A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, I'm so grateful and I love all of you who did; well sorta, you know what I mean

Note: Shal's mother is still alive

Recap: "I killed her" she screamed, before running out of the room with the picture in hand.

Chapter 16: Dana's Grave

Jesse and Emma just gasped at what they heard and as Shal ran out of Sanctuary without even saying a word. Brennan just walked to the doorway and bashed his head on the doorframe more than once.

"Maybe I should go" enquired a very worried Jesse.

As Jess started to walk away Emma's hand landed on his shoulder, and stopped him.

"No, this is something between me and Shalimar" Brennan responded, he really wanted to know how she thought she killed her sister, Dana.

Brennan walked out of Sanctuary and uploaded Shalimar's com-link signal into his navigation system and drove out of the garage.

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Shalimar ran until she reached the opening to the cemetery, where Dana was buried. Shalimar entered the cemetery and soon found a gravestone that said 'Dana Fox – a beautiful little 6 year old-'. She kneeled down in front of the grave and didn't care that anyone could see her crying.

"I brought you a present" Shal said to no one specifically, except the grave.

No one specifically answered, but then no one was supposed to. Shalimar couldn't sense the person that quietly walked up behind her and she seemed a little angry. Shalimar placed the picture on the top of the gravestone and wiped away her tears, only to be accompanied by more.

"I'm sorry I haven't been here in a while, but I had some things to deal with, and I was also banned from coming to see you" Shal said again to the gravestone.

"Then why are you here?" a familiar voice angrily stated from behind her.

Shalimar whirled around and jumped on her feet. "Mom" she whispered. "Why are you here, if you've been banned?" her mother asked again. "Could ask you the same question" Shal stated as she crossed her arms around her chest.

"Well why shouldn't I be here, she is my daughter after all" her mother firmly of stated.

"If I'm correct, Dad banned you as well, but you're the one who banned me" Shalimar reprimanded.

"Ah, but your dad is dead and I'm still alive, so that rules out your dad's rule and mine is still in the air" the mother corrected.

"Well if you don't want me here, you know what you can do?" Shal asked her mother.

"What" her mother asked confused.

"Bite me!" Shalimar said in anger.

That's when the fight started Shalimar blocked a few punches and kicks from her mother and took a few as well. Brennan showed up right behind Shal's mother but Shal didn't see him, she was too caught up in the fight. Shalimar was kicked in the stomach and fell and hit the gravestone. Her mother took out a knife and grabbed Shal by the shirt.

"I'm going to take your life just like you took away Dana's" her mother snapped.

"If I remember correctly, I wasn't the only party in her murder" Shal snapped back.

Her mother moved the knife to Shal's neck and that's when it happened she was hit with a bolt of large voltage electricity. Her mother stood up and pointed toward Brennan in fear, and then ran away.

Shalimar just grabbed her throat and started coughing while Brennan ran to her side. After Shal was finished coughing she started crying into Brennan's chest.

2 Hours Later…

Brennan returned to Sanctuary with Shalimar asleep in his arms. They had gone to a diner and Shalimar told him the story of Dana's death and how it happened. How Shalimar was only 8 and how her mother told her it was for the best. Of course Shalimar had thought that her mother was always right at the time. After Shalimar did what her mother told her too, that's when the beating started and then two years later she was placed in that institution.

Shalimar didn't really want to tell Jesse and Emma how Dana died or how she supposedly killed her. So she begged Brennan to do it and he agreed.

Brennan gently laid Shal on his bed, since it was closest to the way they entered. He then left to find Jesse and Emma and told them the story.

Back in Brennan's Room…

Shalimar shot up only to notice that she was sweating. She moved to the bathroom and splashed some cold water on her face. Brennan returned to his room and found Shal in his bathroom. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she leaned her head into the crook of his neck.

"Did you tell them?" she asked.

"Yup, everything" he answered.

"Thank you" she appreciated.

"I'll do anything for you, you should know that" he answered.

"Yeah, I know" she said as she turned around and kissed him passionately.

The kiss was very, very heated and Brennan led Shalimar to his bed and fell on top of it. With Shalimar on top of him, they took each other's clothes off and both fell asleep, only to dream of peaceful things together.

A/N: I'm done this chapter; sorry it wasn't as long as the last one. But I only need to write one more chapter til' this story is done. REVIEW, REVIEW, DON'T LIKE IT… DON'T REVIEW!