It had been about an hour now that Shalimar had been in the room with Willow, and even with your ear to the door, all you could get was a murmur, not even straight words. Brennan gave up trying to listen and left to find Adam.
He was sitting with Jesse and Emma, who were both chattering away about some thing. Brennan caught Adam's eye, and signalled him over. Adam came over towards the front door, where Brennan stood.
"Hey Adam. She's been talking in there for a while now. Don't you think some one should check on her"? Adam nodded, but quickly turned to Emma who was giving Jesse a quick slap on the arm as he laughed it off.
"Emma, can you go check on Shalimar please. Jesse, I want you to go talk with Eddy, see what you can get".
Brennan waited patiently, although he felt slightly angry with Adam for sending Emma. The room emptied, leaving Brennan and Adam alone. Adam turned back to him, and Brennan saw worry in his eyes. He didn't know if their leader knew he was showing it so bluntly or if he was doing it on purpose.
Adam spoke first, a bunch of thoughts coming to his head. Brennan always questioned him about what the plan was, or what went wrong with certain missions, and he knew they all deserved answers.
" I strongly believe now, Eckhart knows about us all, but I highly doubt he knows about all your…changes". Brennan nodded and felt the knot in his stomach loosen. The less Eckhart knew, the better.
"If you can go and see if Lex is Ok with Clark, I'd greatly appreciate it". Brennan nodded, finally realising why their leader had been so worried.
Brennan was out the door in seconds, grabbing his motorbike out of the garage, and roaring it away from the beach house.
He was speeding but reached the town a lot quicker than usual. He slowed down when he got into the town. People who he pasted and knew him from their visit, waved at him. He nodded back to them, and was soon roaring towards Clarks farm.
When he
pulled up, Jonathan came out with a puzzled look plastered on his
face, but that changed when he saw Brennan's face appear from under
the helmet.
"Brennan right, your Adam's friend aren't
you". Brennan nodded and shook Jonathan's hand with gladness.
He climbed
off the bike, "do you know where Clark is?" Jonathan pointed to
the barn, "he's up there with Lex, he arrived around early in the
morning. We let him stay of course".
Brennan nodded, "thanks
Jonathan". He started towards the barn and Jonathan waved him off.
When he went into the bar, Clark heard him enter and came trotting down the stairs. When he saw him, his face light up and his smile shone. "Brennan…". He shook Brennan's hand and Brennan shook it back, but with weary ness, not forgetting the vision he had off Clark.
Lex was next down the stairs, followed by Lana. Brennan had to admit; her being there surprised him.
Brennan went through the same procedure of shaking hands again. Lana hugged him, her smile broad on her face, "hey…what are you guys back so soon for". Brennan shrugged, "Were not back yet. Adam asked me to come check if you guys were ok".
Lana smile
shifted a bit, in question, "why wouldn't we be ok". Lex
quickly stepped in, "Owe, Adam's a very protective person,
especially to his friends".
Clark took Lana back up stairs and
Lex smirked at Brennan. "Well I do admit, it is very puzzling why
Adam would check up on us".
Brennan nodded, "Like you said, he's very protective of friends…he wanted to know if you got here ok".
Lex smirked again, and Brennan got a quick flash of him as a child again. He didn't feel panicked after it, but he didn't touch Lex.
After about 10 minutes of chatting to them all, Brennan said he best be getting back and went out to his bike. Jonathan and Martha, along with the others waved him off.
As he climbed onto the bike, he could suddenly feel some one watching him. He knew it wasn't the others he was picking up on, but some one further away.
He gave a quick look around, but saw nothing. He slipped the helmet on and drove away. He constantly kept his eyes on every thing around him. The feeling of being watched amplified till he felt his eyes glow behind the plastic front of his helmet.
But again…nothing.
He was weary till he drew nearer to the beach house, where the feeling quickly died away. He stopped the bike, and made sure to get a good look around him, and also check his bike over for any bugs. Nothing was on his bike, or around him or the house. Sighing he walked off into the house, unsatisfied with what he failed to find.
As soon as he entered, he saw Adam and Emma in the living room, but no Shalimar. He looked directly at Emma who said Shalimar was still talking with Willow. He asked where Jesse was and Adam said he too was still talking with Eddy. Brennan wondered what the hell thy could be talking about to make it last so long.
"Brennan,
why don't you go talk to Derek, he's awake now. Emma had a quick
talk with Nina, but she wasn't saying any thing. Shalimar and Jess
seem to be getting threw to the others though".
Brennan told
Adam about Lex being ok, along with Clark, and even told him about
feeling like some one was watching him. Adam took great interest in
what he said and nodded, before telling him to go talk with Derek.
Derek's room
As Brennan entered, he could feel hatred greet him in an instant. It was Derek, who was doing it, and when Brennan looked at him, he saw just as much hate blazing in Derek's eyes, as there was clogging the room.
However, Brennan wasn't in the mood to back down, and walked towards Derek, pulling a chair over and sitting on it backwards.
Derek sneered at Brennan in disgusted, and instantly, Brennan knew Derek had some thing to say…he had lots to say.
"You're
a disgrace to our kind. Serving a human. I'll never understand why
you chose him either. So caught up in him self he forgets about you
all".
Brennan didn't do any thing but stare at Derek, which
seemed to add to his anger. But what he said next, made Derek lung in
his seat and battle with the restraints.
"Hugh…. remind you of any one else's leader".
Derek was furious, even though on some level, Brennan had caught him by surprise. Brennan was known to be the loose cannon of the team, the one whose temper would flare at the mere mention of some thing back about their team. But the way he was acting now…was not right.
Derek
studied Brennan for a few minutes of silence that stretched out
between them, till he realised, Brennan was doing the exact same.
"What do want from us? Is not enough that we lost to you…now you
hold us all captive".
Brennan sat back with a sigh; " We just want you in arm's reach". At that, Derek smiled, "Your leader afraid we may get him when his back is turned…. You know your leader cares nothing for you all".
Brennan felt tension in his shoulders tighten. He did doubt Adam's actions some times… but Derek already knew that. Brennan couldn't… wouldn't put aside the thought that Derek may know every thing about the team, and all their…glitches.
"Adam does what he need to…for the team. Not like you can say the same".
A knock was heard on the door, and Shalimar stuck her head in. seeing Brennan sitting there, arms crossed and the slight annoyed expression on his face made her quickly back out the room with a apologetic smile.
Derek smiled to him self as he saw Brennan's reaction as to who had came through the door, change slightly. He knew how to get Brennan to act right. It may cost him a few hits…but it would be worth it. At least then he would be able to read Brennan more easier, like he used to be. But some thing about the way Brennan looked back at him, made his thoughts crumble. The had all changed. Not in appearance…but in them selves. He suddenly realised all his old tricks would not help him, and his old scowl returned.
Brennan repeated his words from before, "Adam does what he need to…for the team. Not like you can say the same".
Derek shook his head, angrily at Brennan. " Sifer runs the team, Not, me…" but he only realised his mistake when Brennan's expression changed. His face was no longer a cold stare, but a smirk that annoyed Derek beyond belief.
"so Sifer, tells you what to do 24/7… tells you how to do it…and then complains". The last part Brennan made sound more like a question to Derek than any thing. He didn't want to keep annoying him, but he deserved it for what they were doing.
Derek was annoyed now, not really about answering all the questions… but that they were quickly being turned on him and their leader.
How dare he question Sifer…? Why would he… he already questions his own leader.
Derek glared at Brennan, anger sizzling the pupil of his eyes. Brennan didn't show any sign of weakness, nor fear. He just sat, giving the same look right back. In his response, Derek sat back with a jolt. Brennan leaned forwards to match Derek's glare and a blaze of anger flew across his eyes…. the feral, was out of its cage.
Derek looked at those eyes, those golden eyes, and fear hit his throat so hard a groan of shock seeped threw.
He's…. he's not, suppose to be…the women is…. but he.
Brennan sat back in Derek's reaction to his eyes, and felt the feral hammering at its door to be free again. His head pounded, but first, matters needed to be dealt with.
"Your…not suppose to be…be…"
Brennan finished off Derek's words for him, " Be feral… ye, that's thanks to your friend…Sifer. When I woke up that morning, a scent had lingered…I didn't notice it at first, I was more distracted with all the other…changes. There was a little commotion just as I was picking up the smell…. But hey, if you think that Sifer is a great leader, I cant change your mind".
Brennan got up from his seat and went towards the door. He wasn't waiting for Derek to suddenly just tell him every thing… but he would expect some feed back off Derek.
Before his hand touched the door handle, Derek called him.
"Brennan…." His voice was low, but at a dangerous tone, more of a… reasonable tone. Brennan turned back to Derek who was looking deep into him, as if trying to search him for any trace of what he had told him was false.
After a few seconds Derek spoke again, "…how do you know it was him?" Brennan considered just leaving and telling Adam Derek had finally started to talk… but Derek's eyes held a tone of pleading that Brennan knew he would never admit it.
Going back to his abandoned seat, he sat down facing Derek.
" He left his scent… and when we met up with you guys today… the wind didn't exactly stand still".
After a few more seconds, Derek's head fell, and a stabbing feeling in his gut only signalled one thing… he had been betrayed. Brennan saw the emotion preying on Derek but knew, Derek and the others had chosen their own way… but it wasn't too late for them to choose another.
Brennan hadn't realised how long he'd been sitting with Derek, till he looked at his watch. He suddenly remembered a certain blond, who had popped her head in to check on him. He suddenly wanted to go see her, ask her what was wrong. When he saw her on a glance, he thought he saw her eyes that shone with a heavy emotion. He felt a weight of some sort start to drag him down and decided he needed to start wrapping it up.
Derek's voice cut through his thoughts, " But Sifer… he couldn't have". Brennan shook his head, Derek was still denying it. "if you need more proof on Sifer… you were there to witness one of his tricks". Derek looked confused at Brennan.
" What?"
Brennan nodded, feeling a quiver of confusion and sadness that must be radiating off Derek. "Adam would never, EVER, abandon us in battle. He'd fight to the death right beside us. Even though I question him… I trust him with my life, and every one else's of the team. I know I can count on him to get things done, no matter the consequence…. And Sifer left you".
Derek suddenly realised what Brennan was saying and the anger mixed with the rage of betrayal.. and suddenly… Derek felt the abandonment, sink its teeth into his mind.
Brennan waited for Derek to register what he had said, and then continued, " He's not fit to lead your team Derek… you know that. I'm pretty sure if the others had their own thoughts on him, they would think the same".
"A leader never leaves his team in battle, alone and defenceless….and Sifer just ran off. He left you all to fight on your own… so what are your thoughts on him now Derek".
When Derek looked up at him, his eyes were a molten mixture of blazing emotions that spread like wild fire all over Derek. Brennan saw none of it was directed at him… but at Sifer…. and suddenly. He pitied Sifer at that moment, because when he met up with his old gang… he was going to get a nasty surprise.
Brennan stayed with Derek, till his temper cooled, explaining things to him. He knew very well what Derek was feeling. The feeling had over come him plenty of times, and the others helped straighten his head out.
When Derek was settled, he left, telling Adam in a rush what had happened and went off in search for Shalimar.
He went to her room, and leaned forwards to knock on her door, but froze when he heard muffled crying. He felt his heart quiver at the thought she was hurt and knocked lightly on the door. Instantly the crying stopped.
"… hold on".
Brennan didn't need much more than that, to know that tone of hers that said she's been crying softly, and not as heavily as he thought.
The door opened and there stood Shalimar. Her eyes were glazed with water and he suddenly wished he could take away any thing that was causing her this pain.
"Shalimar…. What's wrong".
She allowed him to come in and sat down on her bed after closing the door. She took a deep and shallow breath that did nothing to calm her down. Brennan waited and watched, all the time his heart was being weighed down again.
She looked
up at him and saw the sadness grow on his face. She wished she knew
how he felt… but she didn't have Emma's old powers. She
couldn't wait till they got their old powers back.
Brennan saw
some regret in her eyes, and a itching feeling on wanting to know
some thing, crawled his skin.
"Brennan… Adam, said…Adam said".
Brennan pulled her into a hug before she could crumble by her self. As soon as her head pressed against his shoulder, he felt her start to shake, and heard her cry.
She was pouring all her emotions out with tears, and another emotion grew like a flame given more life as she realised who was holding her.
After about 10 minutes of sitting there together, she pulled back slowly. Brennan rubbed the tears away from her face and smiled, "what's wrong Shal".
Sighing, she said what had just fed to the feeling of sadness. " I was down when I left Willow… but Adam said… we may, not get our old powers back". She looked away like it was some thing to be ashamed off.
" Shal… that's nothing to be ashamed over. Hell if Adam had done the same thing to me, this situation may be the other way around".
She laughed as Brennan's lower lift started to quiver and smacked his arm. She always liked it when he turned a sad situation into a much clearer one, with laughter…she liked the thought he could make her laugh.
"so… did you get any thing out of Willow".
Shalimar's mind seemed to freeze at the reminder, Willow had told her about what Sifer was planning to do, and also said Nina knew a lot more…but she's never crack.
She also told her about a certain situation that Shalimar found her self in also.
" Ye… she told me Sifer was going after Adam and Eckhart, he wants revenge". Brennan nodded, " After my little talk with Derek, I think he may want revenge on Sifer". He finished off the sentence with a little laugh.
Shalimar laughed also.
Brennan suddenly sat up straight, and the sudden smile on his face, startled Shalimar.
"Brennan… talk to me… your freaking me out".
Brennan smiled wide and grabbed her hand before pulling her out of her room towards where he could sense Adam.
" I think I just found a solution to our problem Shal".
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