Thanks for the reviews. I really did appreciate them!! I am delighted that you guys like my story so far. For all of you who asked for a longer chapter, this one is.
Chapter 1
Shalimar had been sleeping. Emma crept into her room, she desperately had to speak with her.
"Shalimar are you awake?"
"I am now, what is it?"
"I really need to talk to you"
"Okay, okay, I'm up. What is it?" She said sitting up.
"I think I'm falling for Jesse" Emma started to blush
"Wow, just give it to me straight huh? Okay…..what do you want me to do?"
"I was wondering, do you think that's bad, I mean we are teammates after all. Won't this interfere with things?"
"Emma" she sighed "I don't think that I can help, I-."
"Oh, I know about you and Brennan, come on it is so obvious" Emma interrupted.
"Well then, I guess I can't hid anything from you guys huh?"
"Well I am a telepath after all." She said with a smile on her face.
Shalimar grinned. "Yeah, but you better not be reading me" She said jokily.
"The feelings that you send out when Brennan is so strong, I don't even have to read you."
"Huh" *I didn't even know I was sending out those kinds of messages* she thought. "So, did you come in here to talk to me about Brennan or Jesse?"
"I just wanted you to admit it was all" Emma was smiling from ear to ear as she strolled out of the room"
"Hey, wait a second!! I never said I was in love with him!" She yelled.
Too late Emma was already out the door. Shalimar sat on the bed pouting. She knew she could trust Emma though, she would never betray her.
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They all sat tensed in the meeting room waiting for Adam. He had called them in here telling them that he had to talk to them, and that it was extremely important. They had been sitting there for 10 minutes and he still wasn't around, that wasn't like him. They were getting exceedingly anxious to find out what was going on.
They were about ready to send out a search party, when he walked in with a scowl on his face.
"Okay guys, listen up" he started. "This is going to be dangerous, I can tell you that right now"
"What's going on?" Jesse didn't like where this was going.
Adam sighed "None of you are going to like this" he sighed again. "Eckhart has been capturing new mutants, about ten, right under our noses and for some reason we couldn't detect it. I don't understand why, but we are not going to let it continue."
"What are we going to do?" asked Brennan
Shalimar was worried, something wasn't right. How could Eckhart capture so many mutants and they not know about it?
"We are going to stop them" Adam penetrated her thoughts. "There is supposed to be a pickup tonight, we're not gonna let that happen."
"Damn, it!, how could this have happened" Shalimar voiced what she had been thinking.
Now is not the time to worry about if we could have prevented it or not, we have to make sure it doesn't go on any longer. We have to prevent future mistakes. Right now there is a new mutant that needs our help. His name is Robert Williams." He passed the file around the table and they passed it among themselves. "As you can see, he's 18 and a water elemental" Adam explained. "Jesse and Emma, I need you guys to stay here and help me find out if there is going to be anymore activity. Brennan, Shalimar you both go see if you can find him and bring him back to one of the safehouses. Brennan, I don't have to tell you--"
"Yeah, I know be careful" Brennan finished with a smirk. "Come on, Shalimar, let's go"
"Yeah, yeah… okay" *Something's bugging her* he thought. *She doesn't seem all here, well who would at a time like this* he shook it off.
*God, something didn't feel right* thought Shalimar. She could feel it in her gut. Something was so wrong. She shook it off also, wasn't there something always wrong with these missions. She decided she just had to be extra careful was all. She left to go meet Brennan on the Double Helix.
What did you guys think? R&R Please! Am I making this story too suspenseful? If I am, good, because I always wanted to do that..;) Oh and I'll try and get the next chapter up faster than this one.