Note: I had today an incredibly bad car accident! My just 4 weeks old car is damaged beyond repair and so is the BMW, bought a half year ago, which ran into me. Shit happens!
Here are some new chapters anyway!
Chapter 17: Hope
~When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears
You screamed, I'd fight away all of your fears~
The door to the lab opened slowly and Brennan walked in. He still hurt but it got better after Adam gave him a special treatment. The rest of the poison would have to fade away on its own.
The Elemental stopped in front of the bed Jesse was lying on. He quietly looked down at his friend and carefully wiped a single drop of sweat away from his cheek.
The tender caress was enough to awaken the sick Mutant. His eyes opened and he looked drowsily up at his partner.
Brennan took a step back, shocked by the fact that Jesse had actually woken up. A little gasp escaped him, calling Adam's attention to their side.
"Hey, sleep well?"
Jesse nodded slowly. A tiny smile crept over his face when he saw Brennan's face. It came out as more of a grimace, but they knew what he meant. Brennan's voice was a little shaky when he finally spoke.
"When did he wake up? Will he be ok?"
Jesse answered him instead of Adam. His voice was raw and you could hear the strain in it but he continued on anyway.
"I am fine!"
Tired, he closed his eyes, hearing a chuckle come from both men. He smiled again and this time, you could see it clearly.
"I am not ready do die yet!"
He felt Adam's warm hand on his forehead, pressing down lightly.
"That's good news. And I won't let you, Jesse, I won't let you!"
The two men exchanged a look, relief washing over their faces. Jesse's next question distracted them from their darker thoughts and they turned their attention back to him.
"Where's Shalimar?"
He still sounded hoarse but there was something else in his voice. Anxiety? He must have noticed that she wasn't in the lab with them even in his current condition.
"You said you went to get her?"
Adam nodded.
"Give her a little more time. She was overwhelmed by her emotions when I told her you'd woken up."
His blue-grey eyes narrowed a bit before he closed them again. Why would she need time to come and see him? He loved her, didn't she know that?
"I'll go and check on her. If I have to I'll drag her over here, ok?"
Now that sounded like the old Brennan. The way he sounded before everything happened, before they went through all this shit!
Jesse was thankful for his tone. Thankful for things going back to normal even if it would take some time for him to recover.
And he would recover. He had to! He wanted to tell Shalimar so many things he hadn't dared to yet. Mostly, he wanted to tell her that he loved her. He loved her so much it hurt. It hurt more than his wounds or the poison still running through his veins. It was his motivation to go on, to endure the weakness and the pain.
And he would remember the pain they had to go through to find each other even when they were old and grey.
What he didn't know was that the pain wasn't over yet.
It had not even really started….
Tbc.