Disclaimer: I don't own Mutant X or the characters.
NOTE: I DO NOT OWN GRANDMA ROSIE AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY MOTHER'S STORY.
Chapter 3
"Ya know, Shal. When you ran away from Grandma Rosie's it broke my heart. I didn't think I was ever going to see you again. She told me that you wanted to try being on your own, but that if you ever needed anything you'd come back."
"Yeah, I was going through a lot and I needed a little bit of independence instead of being spoiled all the time. How did you find me though? I only told Grandma where I was going, no one else knew."
Brennan smiled. "After a few weeks Grandma got worried about you. She sent me to find you."
Shalimar chuckled slightly. "She told on me?"
"It was for your own good. I should have smacked you when I found you...working in that rundown hotel just so you could have the attic as a room and the leftovers from dinner." Brennan shook his head.
"I had my reasons though, remember?"
He huffed. "They weren't very good reasons,"
FLASHBACK...9 years ago
Brennan walked through the snow to the building that Grandma Rosie had told him to go to. The place looked awful. He stepped up the stairs and pushed to door open. Walking up to the desk he asked for Shalimar Fox and was led to the attic room. After knocking on the door he waited for a reply. He could hear a bed squeaking as someone got up and the movement as they made their way to the door.
Shalimar opened the door and looked up at him shocked. "Brennan!" She threw her arms around him, happy to see a friendly face, as she tried to hold the heavy blanket over her shoulders.
He hugged her tightly and then pushed her back slightly. "Shalimar, what are you doing? Why don't you come home?"
"I can't Brennan," she frowned and hid her face. "You shouldn't be here. I don't want to hurt you."
"Shalimar, you wouldn't hurt me."
"No. Brennan I might. You need to go."
"Shal, what are you talking about?"
"Go, please."
"I'm not leaving until you tell me what's going on."
Shalimar sighed and let him in.
Brennan stepped across the small room and took his jacket off before sitting down on the bed. "Shal, please talk to me. Tell me what's wrong."
She slowly walked over and sat beside him, leaning against his shoulder. "I'm mutating again. I'm angered much more easily and I just don't want to hurt anyone. I promise I'll come back as soon as I'm through this."
Brennan lifted her chin and caught her eyes. "Shalimar, we'll help you through it. We did it the first time and you're nineteen now. You have better control then you did when you were twelve."
"Brennan, no. I don't feel like I have any more control then I did when I was twelve. When I'm through this I'll come back, I promise."
"Shalimar, I'm not leaving you here." He shook his head as he cupped her face with his hand. "You deserve better than this."
She reached out to touch his face as she nuzzled her cheek into his hand. "I'll be fine."
"You're right." He stood and took his shoes off before sliding under the covers into the bed. "You will be, because I'm going to stay here with you and make sure you're fine."
"Brennan, that's not necessary." She shook her head as she gazed at him.
"Necessary or not, Shalimar, I'm not leaving you here alone."
She smiled. Seeing that his mind was made up and that it was pointless to argue with him she crawled over him and slid into the bed beside him.
Brennan rolled and pulled her against his chest, knowing that the body heat would be enough with the blankets to keep them warm. "Goodnight, Shal." He placed a tender kiss on her head.
She smiled "Goodnight Brennan."
The next morning Brennan tried to slide out of bed without waking the sleeping feral beside him, but his attempt failed.
"Where are you going?" She asked clenching his shirt in her hand.
He smiled and relaxed on the bed again. "I was going to go back and tell Grandma that you were ok and that I was going to stay with you."
"Oh, ok,"
Brennan smiled and slid out of the bed. After putting his shoes and jacket on, he leaned down and placed a kiss on Shalimar's temple. "I'll be back soon," he promised. He smiled as he saw her nod and then left.
END FLASHBACK
"Shalimar when I came back and found that you were gone...I can't even describe how I felt. I was scared, angry, hurt. I didn't understand why you kept running."
"I wasn't running that time," she admitted. "That's when Adam found me. He came shortly after you left. I told the guy at the desk to give you a letter explaining what happened, didn't he do it?"
"No, Shal. I had no clue what happened to you."
She sighed. "I'm sorry, Baby." Leaning up she placed a soft kiss on his lips. "I never meant to leave you without an explanation."
There's Chapter 3. Please review! Only 1 more chapter to go, but I'll have it up soon.
