Emma turned back around to face her friend laying on the chair. "Shalimar needs me right now Adam," she said in a softer tone.
Adam nodded his head silently and walked out of the lab. He was not used to Emma being so bold but he realized that was the feral in her talking. He thought it would be best to leave her alone for the time being while he filled Brennan and Jesse in to what was happening.
Once Adam was out of the room Emma could let her guard down. She had used all her might to remain calm in front of Adam but her body was going crazy. She felt like she could run a marathon and still be ready to fight some GSA agents. She wondered if this is what Shalimar felt like all the time. Emma closed her eyes and inhaled a deep breath to try to calm herself. As she breathed in through her nose she could smell the sweet aroma of Shalimar. Her eyes immediately flew open. Smell Shalimar? I can smell Shalimar she thought. She lightly laughed to herself, at least she smells good. Emma softly sighed and pleaded with her friend, "Shal please wake up, I need you." She brushed her fingers through the blonde's hair. Emma knew that because their powers had been switched Shalimar's head was swimming with all sorts of emotions and would be able to feel her by her side.
Shalimar's mind was working but her body just wouldn't respond. She could feel Emma standing right beside her yet she couldn't get her body to wake up. Her mind was whirling with different feelings of comfort, anger, nervousness and love. Shalimar was yelling to her body to move, Emma needs me I have to get up! She could slowly feel her body responding. Her mind fought harder against her lifeless body.
Emma could see Shal's body beginning to stir. "Shal?"
Shalimar's eyelids slowly fluttered open to see the redhead smiling down at her. The blonde smiled and closed her eyes again. "My head feels like it is going to explode."
Emma laughed, "Yeah well my body feels the same way."
Shalimar groaned as all the memories of the morning came flooding back. She covered her face with her hands. "I didn't listen.... I got our powers mixed up, didn't I?
Emma smiled, "Yeah, but you were just trying to protect me like you always do."
"Great, well I guess it's your turn to do the protecting," she replied sarcastically
Emma smiled, "Adam wants to run some tests on us, he says he can reverse this and we can be back to normal."
"First can we can go somewhere and talk about our 'old' powers, I don't know how you dealt with all these feelings running in your head. You have got to tell me how to handle this, I don't even know which feelings are mine and..." Shal shook her head in frustration.
Emma giggled, "Welcome to my old world. Come on lets go outside and get some fresh air, and we can talk."
Emma helped Shalimar up out of the chair and they walked outside.
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After about and hour of explaining their powers in detail Shalimar felt better. She looked at Emma with a newfound respect, she had no idea just how powerful her friend was and how disciplined she was with it. Emma noticed Shalimar completely staring at her. "Are you reading me?"
"No, no...I uh, I was just...looking at you," Shalimar stammered.
Emma giggled, "I was just wondering, I'm not mad if you were, you were just staring at me with this face so I thought that you were trying to read me." Emma's smiled widened, "Do you want to try?"
Shalimar slyly smiled and her eyes lit up, "Kinda, how do I do this again?"
Emma gently took the blondes hand in hers, "Look in my eyes, clear your mind and just try to relax."
Shalimar took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. As she looked deep into Emma's blue eyes she tried to concentrate. After about five seconds Shalimar rolled her eyes and threw her hands in the air. "I give up."
Emma laughed, "Don't worry, it will come with practice and it will take longer than five seconds. We should go inside, you can mediate and I need to go fight some GSA holograms...I have always secretly wanted to be able to fight like you, and I am not going to waste my chance."
Emma started to stand up when Shalimar grabbed her wrist. Shalimar's face turned serious as they locked eyes. "Em, thank you, I don't know what I would without you...I want you to know that."
Emma stood up bringing Shalimar with her. She pulled the blonde into a hug and teasingly whispered in her ear, "Now look who is turning into the mushy one."
At the touch of full body contact waves of emotion flowed through Shalimar's body. She could feel nothing but love radiating off of Emma. She slightly shuddered to what she was feeling, it felt so good and so comfortable, she had never experienced anything like this before. Emma pulled out of the hug and looked at Shalimar with a concerned face. "We should get you back inside, maybe instead of mediating Adam should finish his tests on you."
Shalimar lightly blushed, "Look who's protecting who now."
Both girls laughed and turned to walk back inside. Emma smiled to herself as Shalimar latched onto her arm. It felt good to finally protect her for a change.
Shalimar could feel happiness radiating off Emma. She tightened her grip on the redhead's arm, Shalimar just hoped that it was her that made Emma so happy.
End of Chapter 2
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