Shalimar stood frozen in front of Emma, she wasn't sure if she should tell Emma about her eye flashing or not. She wasn't sure her friend was ready to hear the reason to why it was happening. Shal knew that it only happens when you are excited but there are two different kinds of excitement. The first kind is when you are fighting and your adrenaline is pumping and the second kind is when you are excited sexually. And she knew from past experience that the redhead definitely was not excited and ready to fight. As she was debating on telling Emma this there was a knock at the door. Before either of them could answer Brennan pushed his way into Shal's room.

"There you guys are, Adam wants..." Brennan stopped mid sentence to look Shalimar up and down. He began to rub his chin as his grin widened, "Nice towel Shal, looking good."

Emma quickly jumped off the bed and stepped in front of Shalimar blocking Brennan's view. Emma said in a low growl, "You were saying Brenn."

Brennan took a step back, "Ease up Em, I don't need you to kick my ass again today...as I was saying...Adam wants you back in the lab to finish your tests."

Emma crossed her arms over her chest and said, "Tell Adam that I will be there in a little bit, okay?"

Brennan rolled his eyes, "Whatever, just to let you know he said now." With that he left the room and shut the door.

Emma turned around to face Shalimar smiling at her. Emma uncrossed her arms and placed them on her hips and smiled back at her friend. "Why are you smiling at me like that?"

Shalimar replied teasingly, "You're just so cute when you get all protective of me."

Emma rolled her eyes and smiled. Shalimar placed her hands on the redheads shoulders and said, "You know, you should go and finish those tests just to get Adam off your back. I know you feel fine, but it would make me feel better if you finished them now."

Emma could feel waves of love and concern coming from Shalimar. She made a mental note to later show the blonde how to hold in her own feelings. Emma narrowed her eyes and said teasingly, "You're evil you know...how can I say no to you especially when you're this close to me and you smell like Jasmine?"

Shalimar winked and replied, "Now you know how I always felt." She took a step back and started to undo her towel. She looked back up to see Emma staring intently on what her hands were doing. "Em, go to the lab...lemme change and I will meet you down there, okay?"

Emma realized that she was staring at Shalimar's hands unwrapping the towel from her body and immediately blushed. Her eyes looked back up to the blonde's eyes and she stammered a reply, "Right...I ah, I'll be ah...Right. Lab. Gotcha." She stole one more glance to where Shal was beginning to open the towel. Her eyes flashed yellow briefly before she turned and left the room. As soon as Emma left Shalimar smirked to herself. She knew that Emma loved her, she could always feel that coming from her friend but now that she has turned feral Shal knew that Emma loved her in a not-so-friendly-way. Shal thought it was funny that Emma didn't know how to control her flashing eyes yet. That was the one thing Shal learned the quickest, she never wanted Emma to know that she was attracted to her. But now that she knew that Emma felt the same way she wondered if anything would come out of it.

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"I'm here Adam!" Emma said cheerfully.

Adam smiled, "I see that Brennan talked you into coming down to the lab."

Shaking her head no, Emma replied, "Actually it was Shal, but I am here nonetheless so let's do it." She hopped up on the chair.

Remembering the conversation earlier with Shalimar Adam said, "Shalimar, right."

As Adam initiated the scan he said, "I am having Brennan and Jesse go look for Tina tomorrow, if they can bring her back here we can have her reverse this mess. I already told Shalimar but I want to tell you too, You two need to stick together to help each other out with your new powers."

Emma smiled, "Adam when do Shal and I not stick together?"

Adam stopped typing on the computer to turn and face Emma, "That is exactly what Shalimar said."

Emma shrugged as she made herself as comfortable as possible in the chair. Emma closed her eyes to try and relax. She heard Adam leave the lab a few moments later. Her mind drifted back to earlier when she could feel what Shalimar was feeling. Love. Emma used to always try her hardest not to bombard Shalimar with her feelings. It made her smile knowing that Shalimar loved her too. She sighed, if only she loved me more than a friend she thought. Since being feral it had become harder for her to hold back and not act on instinct. When she was an empath she could easily hide away her feelings, she had to do that her whole life. Suddenly a familiar smell enter her nose. Jasmine. Her smile widened, "What took you so long Shal?"

Emma opened her eyes to face Shalimar standing in the doorway. Shalimar smiled back and approached the chair. Shalimar took Emma's hand in hers. As their fingers entwined she said, "Em, I have to tell you something..."

"Uh oh, are you about to get mushy on me?" she teased.

Shalimar blushed and averted her eyes. Realizing what she said Emma sat up in the chair as best she could and put her free hand on Shalimar's cheek. With her hand she moved Shal's head to face her. "Shal, I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you, I was only teasing...you know you can tell me anything. Please, what were you going to say?"

Shalimar looked into Emma's deep blue eyes and said, "I love you."

"I love you too Shal." replied Emma not fully understanding what her friend was trying to tell her.

"No I don't think you understand what I'm trying to say..."

Emma gave her a puzzled look as her hand slid from the blondes cheek, "Okay...make me understand then."

"I ah, you see...when your were an empath I could always feel love coming from you to me."

Emma's eyes widened, "What?"

"Not all the time, you hid it very well but it happened most of the time if we were touching, I could feel you, so I know that you love me. Well since you have become feral I feel something else coming form you besides love."

Emma's mouth just dropped open as Shalimar took a breath and quickly said, "Back in my room, your eyes flashed at me twice. And I know why they flashed because I always had to control my eyes when I was around you."

"My eyes flashed? What? What are you talking about?"

Shalimar looked into Emma's eyes and said slowly, "I know you are attracted to me and I am attracted to you. I also know you are in love with me and I am in love with you. So Emma, I love you."

Emma gently placed her hands on Shalimar's face and brought it down inches from her own. "Was I that obvious?"

Shalimar smiled slyly and replied, "Yeah, but I'm glad that you were."She leaned closer towards Emma face.

The redhead closed the small space and lightly brushed Shal's lips with hers. After a couple of slow kisses Emma gently traced her tongue along Shalimar's bottom lip. The blonde opened her mouth in response. As their kiss became more passionate Emma took her hands and ran them through Shalimar's long hair. She playfully tugged at her hair as her mouth kissed along Shal's collarbone. The blonde could only reply with a soft moan. Emma's feral sense picked up Adam about to enter the lab. She let out a low growl and carefully pushed Shalimar back. Shal gave her a puzzled look until she saw Adam walk in.

"Don't worry, the test is almost complete," Adam said as he sat himself down in front of the monitor.

Emma and Shalimar locked eyes. Shal covered her mouth to suppress a giggle and then mouthed to Emma, "Your eyes."

She quickly began rubbing her eyes. She had no idea how to turn on or off the yellowness. She just hoped it worked before Adam saw them. She opened them and looked back up to Shalimar who smiled in approval. Adam turned to face both the girls and said, "I'm glad you two are sticking together."

The girls couldn't help themselves and burst out laughing. Emma was the first to be able to say, "You have no idea." With that they both began laughing again.

End of Chapter 4

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