Chapter 11

Emma walked fast not quite knowing where she was going, her vision was blurry as tears stung her eyes. Rounding a corner she smacked into someone, suddenly falling to the floor it was like all of her energy had been sucked out of her. Looking up she could just make out the shocked face of Brennan.

"Emma!" Shalimar's voice echoed from down the hall. When she saw Emma on the floor she quickly approached her. Bending down she tried to reach out for her but had her hand slapped away.

"Don't fucking touch me." Emma sobbed. Jesse had now joined Brennan and both stood confused at the revelations going on before them.

"Emma please. I didn't want to. Please. You have to believe me." Shalimar, who had also started crying, sobbed.

Adam made an appearance when he heard shouting.

"Emma, what are you doing out of bed? You shouldn't even be able to walk yet. Brennan take her back to her room." He commanded. Brennan reached down uncertain what to do, Emma and Shal were both crying their hearts out, maybe he should let them sort things out.

"Erm maybe Shal should do this?" He said to no one in paticular.

"No." Emma snarled, "I don't want her anywhere near me." Everyone was shocked at that but Brennan obeyed and picked her up planning to take her to her room that she shared with Shalimar.

"No take me to my old room." Emma asked. Shalimar started crying harder at hearing this, "Emma please you have to let me explain." She cried, sinking to the floor, but Brennan had already taken her away.

"Shal?" Jesse asked catiously bending down trying to comfort his friend. Shalimar backed away at first but then clung on to him like a lifeline. Adam watched not knowing what the problem was and not knowing what to do. Jesse carefully helped Shal to where one of the couches was and carefully sat with her while she cried. After a few minutes she suddenly looked up to see Alex standing in one of the corners. She swiftly jumped to him pinning him against the wall with one hand.

"What did you do?" She shouted her voice full of anger. When all she got from him was a smirk she delivered a sharp left hook that connected with his jaw. Adam and Jesse quickly ran over trying to pull her away but she put up a good fight.

"No he did something. I know it." She said with Jesse trying his best to restrain her.

"Shalimar you have to calm down and tell us what happened. He's not going anywhere." Shalimar looked over to Adam and shrugged Jesse off.

"He did something, im not sure but it was like all the energy, no more like all my will was just sucked out of me and I couldn't move." She said to them still glaring at Alex.

"So what does this have to do between you and Emma?"

"He kissed me when I couldn't move and Emma saw us." She said a lot quieter.

"But that's impossible Emma shouldn't even be able to get out of bed yet, never mind walk all the way here." Adam said.

"Well she did, and my bet is that he has something to do with it." Shalimar said pointing at Alex.

"Shalimar I want you to go to your room and stay there until I tell you." Adam demanded.

"What! No way. Im not going anywhere until he tells me what he done." She shouted.

"Shalimar GO. Me and Jesse will deal with this." He said angrily. Reluctanly Shalimar exited the room.

""Right. What did you do?" Adam shouted at Alex. Jesse was shocked he had never seen Adam this angry before.

"I didn't do anything, I kissed her and she kissed me back. I never done anything else to her." Alex said calmly.

"Some how I think your lying." Jesse added.

"And how do you know that?" Alex asked.

"Because Shalimar would never kiss you voluntarily. She loves Emma too much and everyone could see that she hated your guts."

Back in Emma's room, Brennan was still holding a sobbing Emma.

"Em, what happened? Why are you so upset? What did Shal do?" Brennan asked still no idea of what had happened.

"She was kissing him." Emma spat out. Brennan looked shocked.

"Who Alex?" Emma nodded.

"Why is he here? Who is he any way?" She asked.

"Shal never told you?" Brennan asked. Emma shook her head, "He's um, Shal's ex, well I would say more than an ex, he was her first love." He didn't think that it was his place to tell her but she had a right to know after what had just happened.

"How could she not tell me this? How could she do this to me?" She said starting to cry evenharder.

"I don't know." Brennan whispered into her ear pulling her closer.

"Your powers. You say that you can sense things like power and strength. Is that all you can do?" Adam asked Alex.

"Yeah. I mean what else could I do?" Alex said unconvincing.

"You lying" Adam said with no emotions. "I think that your powers have evolved and your not telling us. I think that some how you managed to manipulate Shalimar into kissing you."

"No. I'm not lying my powers have not evolved. I don't know what your talking about. Why don't you just accept the fact that we kissed under normal cercumstances." Alex shouted.

"Fine." Adam said starting to walk away, "Jesse keep an eye on him, make sure he doesn't try to leave."

Adam knocked on Emma's door before enetering. Brennan excused himself and gave them some privacy.

"I know this is a stupid question but how are you doing?" He asked concered for the youngest member of him team.

"I want to leave." Emma said sitting up, she looked at Adam who she could tell was hurt, "Not for good, just so I can have some time to myself. Please Adam."

"If it's what you want then I can't stop you. But not yet I want you to stay in this bed until I say otherwise. You can leave in a few days."

Emma nodded. "Could you do me a favour?" She asked. When he nodded she continued, "Don't tell anyone and try and keep Shal away."

"I'll try my best but don't you think you should talk. I think that Alex may have more to do with this."

"I don't know any thing right now I just need to be alone to think." Adam nodded before leaving her to think.