Chapter Two
A few hours and four movies later, the storm had died down giving a grace period for the area it reigned over. However another type of storm was burring. With the credits from the last movie were rolling, the two of them had fallen asleep on each other. They ere bother slouched in the couch blankets still wrapped tightly around them like a cocoon. Shalimar was curled up against Jesse with her head resting peacefully on his shoulder, while Jesse had his feet propped up on the coffee table and his head was rested on the top of her head. Else where, Brennan and Lexa were in the kitchen debating on who was going do what for cleaning the mess they had make.
"Do you think they are done watching the movies?" Lexa asked.
"Yes, but they are probable asleep. They always are." Brennan smiled.
"And I guess you just leave them there?"
"Yep."
"And are you sure they don't have a thing for each other?"
"Are you crazy? Shalimar and Jesse? Lexa that would be down right disgusting. They are brother and sister. And there is no way to prove otherwise." Brennan said very boldly as he grabbed some dishes and placed them in the sink.
"And you know that for a fact?"
"Yes, yes I do. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to bed." Brennan got up and headed to his room.
"Get back here sparky. You are not sticking me with all the cleaning!" Lexa demanded but it was no use Brennan was already in his room. "Fine I guess he'll have a fun time washing dishes tomorrow." Lexa put away all the food and put the leftovers in the fridge leaving the dishes and cleaning of the tables for Brennan.
As Brennan lay down in his bed, he thought about what Lexa had said. Now what if something was going on between the two? And this whole movie thing was just a cover-up? 'Nah, that can't be possible.' But Lexa had planted a seed of dout in him and it was growing with each passing moment. He quickly got out of bed and headed down to the lounge.
Shalimar woke up not to long after Brennan headed to his room. When she realized that the rain had stopped. She slowly sat up and without trying to wake Jesse up, left the couch. She made it half way to the door before Jesse woke up.
"Where are you doing Shal?" Asked a tired Jesse.
"I'm going to my room to sleep."
A yawn slipped from his mouth followed by a "Why?"
"Because me and Brennan are going out tomorrow morning."
"But we always go out all day afterwards." Jesse threw the blankets off him as he sat up.
"I know, but I promised Brennan." The storm outside started to build up as it got ready to release it's furry as well as the storm that was burring inside Jesse.
"But this something we always do, he'll understand. He knows our little traditions."
"Jesse it's only this one time, chill. We do have other things that-"
"No we don't. We aren't that close anymore. I mean this movie thing, is the only thing that we still do. You blow me off and go hang out with Brennan now." Winds started to pick up speed so did the waves. The mighty strength and height of the waters beat on the rocks and shore in Jesse's soul.
"That's not true."
"You go to him when you need a shoulder to cry on. You go to him if you want to spar. You go to our favorite clubs with him and leave me standing. Face it Shal, you are replacing me with him."
"Jesse where is this coming from? I am not replacing-" By this time Jesse was standing across from Shalimar with the coffee table in between them.
"If you're not replacing me, then that means, you care for Brennan way more then you care for me."
"Jesse I'll always care for you. You are my friend-"
"Friend?!" And if it was like the storm was on cue, thunder cracked right over Sanctuary giving the place a quick shake. The rain was poring down and inside Jesse own storm erupted. His eyes flashed like lighting and his voice was booming like the thunder around them. "So now I've be downgraded to friend? I thought I was your brother or at lest your best friend."
Brennan walked up to the door but did not go in. He heard them talking and it didn't sound good. In fact it scared him a bit, because if he didn't know any better, he would say that Jesse had the power to control weather.
"You are my brother, Jess. I'm always here when you need me."
"Yeah right, even thought I need you, you are with him-"
"When? When am I not there for you?" Shalimar herself was getting angry. What gave Jesse the right to questioning her loyalty?
"When Adam and Emma die, you not once come and asked how I was handing it. I had to deal with their deaths all by myself. No one to cry to, because you were out drinking with Brennan."
"I was hurting to you know, I need a few drinks."
"And you think I was just peachy and didn't need to drown out the pain?"
"I guess-"
"Where were you when I need help to walk and get to my room after my powers abused my body when I phased the helix in Kovackstan?"
"Umm…"
"You were with Brennan telling him for the thousandth time how happy you were for him."
"Well I was, what he did was very brave."
"And me phasing that huge hunk of junk under pure presser, lungs about to collapse wasn't brave?"
"That's not what I'm saying."
"Yeah you are. You say you'll be there, but when ever I need you or anybody, where…where are you?" And just as quickly as it came, the storm died, leaving Jesse's voice to a steady rainfall.
"…with Brennan" Shalimar said softly. Brennan lend against the wall. His worry about Shalimar and Jesse just changed. They weren't tighter, they were falling apart. And they way he was hearing things, it sounded like it was his entire fault.
"You were with Brennan. Well I'm tried of pretending that nothing has changed." Jesse said moving from his grounded spot to the door, but was stopped by Shalimar.
"Jesse cant we talk about this?"
"What is there to talk about? You obviously care more about Brennan then me. But I'm tired of beginning pushed aside and forgotten. I'm out of here."
Jesse got up from the couch ad walked out of the room. Brennan tried to make it look like he wasn't listing in, but it didn't work.
"She's all yours." That's all he said before he went into his room.
Brennan slowly made his way to Shalimar, who was clasped on the couch, crying like someone had died. But someone did die. That thing that she had with Jesse-that family link, was dead.
"It's my entire fault, Brennan. All of this was my fault." She cried in his arms, "Everything that he said was true."
"Its ok Shal, he'll forgive you."
"But what if he doesn't?"
Jesse slammed the door to his room, he was pissed and felt so betrayed that those feelings came out with a few tears of frustration. He began pacing around his room trying to sort out his thoughts. 'Why did I yell at Shalimar? Were did that come from? But it needed to be said, it was a long time coming. It's all true, she said so herself. So were dose that leave me?'
"Dammit to hell!" Yelled Jesse as his hand formed into a fist and with out thinking sent it flying into the wall beside him. He looked at the way, the punch made a small dent in the wall. Then he looked at his hand, already cursing himself for not massing. But he pushed the pain away and reached for his duffle bag.
Lexa woke up when she heard a door slam, but it wasn't until she heard the bang of Jesse's fist coming in contacted with the wall. When she walked into his room she was shocked to see a total mess, it was like a hurricane came ripping though his room. But even through the mess, Lexa couldn't help but catch the pain in his eyes.
"Jess, are-"
"Go way, Lexa." Jesse said with so much bitterness, hoping that she would get the message and leave. He just wanted to be left alone, but that didn't happen.
"Jesse what happened? I've never seen you like-"
"You just came to see me cry?"
"No, I'm just a bit worried."
"Wow, Lexa Pierce worried about someone else for a change." He said with sarcasm, as he grabbed the duffle bag and headed out.
"Where are you going?" Lexa said blocking the door, she already forgave him for that comment that he made, because she knew that he didn't mean it.
"None of your business, now move."
"Not until you tell me what's going on-" Lexa was cut off when Jesse phased through her and headed to the garage.
"Jesse wait! Why are you leaving?" She said as she cased after him.
"I'm not needed here any more, Lexa." Jesse starting up the Mustang.
"You once told me that you had found something here-that the first time in your life you fix in. Now I don't know happened between you and Shal, but you still belong here. Your still apart of this-family…Just promise me that you'll come back?"
"…I promise." With that he drove away into the dark stormy night. Lexa headed back and found Brennan coming out of Shalimar's room. It was there when she told him about Jesse's plan on leaving for good. But Shalimar had listened in, and anger consumed her. She got angry at Jesse for doing something so childish, something so stupid, like running away.