Alex's Point Of View

This morning when we woke up, Sam and I decided to drink some coffee if Adam let us or even if he didn't let us. Sam went to sit on the couch and I transformed into Shalimar. I walked casually towards the kitchen but was stopped by Brennan on the way. He looked at me with a guilty look on his face and pulled me aside to talk. He talked with a note of urgency in his voice. I was afraid of him finding out that it was really me instead of Shalimar, so I tried to get away but he mistook that for me being mad at him.

"Shalimar," Brennan said pleadingly. "Please, don't go yet. I really need to talk you badly."

"Brennan," I said. "What's so important that it can't wait until later?"

"Please, Shalimar," he pleaded again. "Don't be mad about what I said last night."

"You said something to me last ni…….?" I trailed off. "Oh! Oh yeah. Of course! Well, um, uh, I-I'm not mad about whatever you said." Then I laughed nervously.

"You're not?" Brennan asked relieved, then he shook his head and said, "Of course you are mad. What I said last night could hurt anyone's feelings. You don't have to act tough."

"No, really," I said, without a clue of what I was talking about. "It's okay."

"Well, thanks for forgiving me," smiled Brennan.

"You're welcome."

As I turned to leave him, he pulled me back again. "Uh, Shalimar?"

"Yes?"

"I have to tell you the truth," he said. "You were brave enough to tell me but I wasn't." Then he said in a very nervous and kind of shy voice, "I-I l-love you, too."

I was shocked. I felt like I've been hit in the face with the full force of a wrestler. My jaw was dropped and I blushed furiously. No one has ever said that to me and I realized no one still has ever said that to me because I was Shalimar right now. I straightened up and cleared my throat, then tried to think of something to say. I knew I shouldn't be the person listening to this, it should be the real Shalimar.

I looked at Brennan uneasily and avoided looking in his eyes. I smiled nervously again and started to back away.

"Um, uh, I-I think I should just go and see what Adam is up to," I said and laughed softly to myself. What I have just learned was big news, but I still had a problem. Shalimar needed to hear what Brennan said. I knew Brennan was watching me walk away, so I transformed back into myself for him to see.

When I had done that, I heard a groan from Brennan and then a grunt of frustration and anger. I quickened my footsteps towards Adam's lab when I heard some pounding footsteps following me. I could tell that they were Brennan's and they didn't sound very friendly. I walked into Adam's room and saw Adam hunched over some folders in front of him. I walked quickly over to him and grabbed his back.

"Please protect me, Adam!" I whimpered. "Brennan's going to kill me!" I told Adam that Brennan had told me something that none of us were supposed to hear or know about when I was Shalimar. In case Adam got angry, I sniffled a little and told him that all Sam and I wanted was some coffee. I didn't mean to find out the secrets that I did find out. But I refused to tell Adam what I had learned and he didn't pressure me to.

"ADAM!" yelled Brennan when he was in the lab staring at me hiding behind Adam. "You got to put those two trouble-makers behind bars or something!"

"Now, now, Brennan," said Adam. "Calm down."

Brennan kept his eyes on me even though when he sat down in the chair Adam offered him. Then, Adam crossed his arms and turned his attention on Brennan. "Adam!" Brennan complained. "You really have to do something about those two."

"So, what did you tell Alex that's so important?" Adam asked seriously with a hidden smile. "Do you want to tell me?"

"Uh, no. There's nothing to tell," said Brennan flatly.

"Yeahhhh," I said rolling my eyes. "You're right, Brennan. There's nothing to tell about your love for Shalimar. Oops! did I said that out loud?"

"Yes, you did!!! And now you're going to pay!" Brennan yelled. "I can't believe you told him!"

Then, Brennan started chasing me around Adam's lab, trying to zap me me with little bolts of lightning. But I dodged them every time, which made him even angrier. He made the bolts of lightning larger, but Adam yelled at him not to, because he might injure me. But Brennan shouted back that was the point.

Adam only watched helplessly and in amusement at the chaos that was happening in his lab. "Brennan! You better stop, 'cause if you want to get yourself killed. Keep up the good work! Just make her mad!"

"Yeah! Don't make me mad!" I yelled at him, laughing out loud.

Finallly, after ten whole minutes, which was boring me to death. Brennan stopped. I also stopped when I noticed that I wasn't chased anymore. I looked at Brennan who was out of breath and was panting and puffing. "Just give me a minute."

An hour later, Brennan started chasing me again. Again, I started to run away but I don't know why. I mean I can take him down easily but my legs started to run when he chased.I guess I enjoy a good chase.

I ran out to Adam's lab and I thought he said 'oh man.' I ran straight to an empty room and transformed.