Author: scarypuffringo
Author's note: Hi there everybody!!!
First I wanna say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Really, thank you!!! You guys are amazing. It means a lot to me that you still want me to continue to write this story. Now I have say that I'm sorry for not posting it on Friday like I promised I would. You're not gonna believe this but I assure you that's the pure true. I was at work writing the last paragraph of the this chapter when a seven year-old boy came in and started asking me question about my laptop. It was the first time he was seeing one. Well the thing is that you can not control the hand of a seven year-old kid. The next thing I know was that he started pushing the bottom and I lost all the chapter. He deleted everything, so I had to write it all over again but there was just a problem... ... I couldn't remember what I had written, I knew the idea but I didn't recall the lines... I'm lame, I know!!
But here it is and I hope you all like. I won't be updating until next year. I still have to do four more tests. I passed the two of last weekend, now I have to keep studying to pass the other four.
Again, thank you very much and all of the comments are welcome people!! I live on your words!!!!!!!!
P.S Sorry for the grammar mistakes in this chapter. I didn't have time read it after I wrote it. So... Sorry....
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"Wake Me Up"
Chapter Five
Jesse drove as fast as he could. He stopped on the same desert road that those four men had blinded him and took him to Adam; there was another vehicle waiting for him there. He grabbed his bags and put them in the car, the next to go was Emma; she was still unconscious. He gently took her in his arms and placed her in the passenger's seat. He absently let a smile escape and couldn't help himself but tuck a piece of hair behind her ear. Shaking his head, he forced himself to focus in what he had to do. He got in the car and drove to the cabin hidden in the woods.
At the minute he got there, he was surprised to see what Adam had done to the place. With Emma still in his arms, Jesse took a good look around. It looked like a high tech lab or something that approached to it. He walked into the only room of the old cabin and gently laid Emma on the bed, making sure she was comfortable. After that he went back in the living room. There was a computer there, a frige full of food, a microwave and tons of supplies that made him realize that him and Emma wouldn't be leaving in any time soon. But there was something else in there that caught his attention. A freezer in the corner. He walked to it and opened it. He was even more surprised to see what was inside. He found medical supplies of all kinds and several tubs with a yellow liquid in it. Jesse frowned as he wondered what that might be but didn't waste his time paying too much attention to it. Jesse still had to check what Adam's last instructions were. He pulled up a chair and turned the computer on. At the minute it was functional a video message appeared on its screen. It was Adam... ... ....
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"Jesse, if you're watching this, it means that the mission was successful. Thank you for doing this. Now, there are some things you need to know about Emma. You need to normalize her temperature. Putting her in a hot tub is gonna help. You need to do it as soon as this message is over. I'm sure you've already found the medical supplies in the freezer. There's a special medicine in there. You need to give it to Emma within every 72 hours. It's something I developed to keep her mutation stable. Without it, the treatment she's been receiving will be good for nothing. It's completely normal for her to stay unconscious for the next 32, maybe 37 or even 42 hours. Her mind is fully awake but her body isn't. I don't know when I'll able to get in touch with you again. Please, do not try to get to me. It would put you and Emma in danger. I'll contact you when it's safe. Good luck to both of you, Jesse. And thank you."
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The message ended and for a instant Jesse feared what future held for him and Emma. He also feared if he would be able to help her recover. But there was no turn back. He knew that he was all she had and that her life depended on him. It sort of made him somewhat special. He couldn't exactly understand what he was feeling at the moment; all he knew was that, whatever it was, it was something very strong and so very real, too real that it even scared him.... ... ...
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Emma was peacefully sleeping, Jesse was watching her from other side of the room. More than 40 hours had passed. The fact that she still remained unconscious was beginning to scare him. He had done everything exactly the way Adam had told him to. He wasn't sure of what could had gone wrong and now all he wanted was to contact Adam but he had no idea of how he could do it. And besides, Adam had given him orders not to even try to. He sighed then sluggishly walked to the bed and quietly sat by her side. How desperately he wanted her to just open up her eyes. Jesse softly removed a piece of hair from her face and smiled. As he sat there and watched her for a little longer, memories of the ones he left behind pained him. He missed Shalimar and Brennan so much... But he had no regrets. He knew that it was the only way he could help Emma. But wandering around that cabin all by himself was beginning to get to him. Jesse wasn't complete sure of his mental health and talking to himself surely wasn't going to do any good. Jesse only sighed as he walked out of the room, leaving Emma there, still sleeping... ... ...
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Lexa made her way into Sanctuary, her face was covered with concern. Brennan saw her come in and went to talk to her right away. "So? What did you find out?"
Sitting in one of the steps of the stair, Lexa answered in a tired voice. "Not much. She won't talk to me."
"Why not?"
Lexa had to ironically snort at his stupid question. "Brennan, Sandy Fetko knows nothing about me. She barely let me explain the reason why I was there. And when I told her that I needed her to tell me everything she remembered about that day that St. Pastor went in flames... ... All I got out of her is that a nurse saved her life. She said it was nurse named Campbell. She couldn't tell me her first name then she politely kicked me out of her house."
Brennan let his hands land on his hips as he sighed in frustration. "Now what am I gonna tell Dr. Palance? That I can't help him?"
"No! We never gave up that easy. Don't be dramatic." She remarked in monotone. "We're going to help Dr. Palance but the two of us can't do all the work." Brennan heard her words, he knew exactly what she meant. Lexa waited for him to say something but Brennan just lowered his eyes to the ground instead. "Did you talk to her?"
"No, I didn't"
"Brennan, do you know how serious this is?" Lexa was about to pour out her reasons when Brennan jumped and didn't let her continue.
"I told you. It's too soon. It hasn't even been a week that Jesse left and you... ... And you... ... You know what I mean. We talked about this." He stated.
Lexa firmly looked into his and retorted. "No, you talked about this. I told you what I think that needs to be done and you just blew me off."
"What did you expect me to do?"
"I don't know? Maybe, act like a grown up. Brennan, I understand that you and Shalimar were close to Jesse but you gotta face the fact that he might not be coming back." Lexa tried to reason but it was no use.
"How can you say that? You don't even know Jesse." Brennan raised his voice a little in annoyance at her statement. "What if all the man need is some time away from this place? What if all he needs is to find a new girlfriend that will help him to get his mind off of the problems a little? What if he walks through that tomorrow, acting like everything was normal. You don't know what's gonna happen."
"Well, you don't know either." Lexa caught the tail of his argument and added her own thought at it. Brennan stopped talking and for an instant his mind agreed with her. "Neither of us can predict what's coming next but we just sit around here and wait until he decides to come back. People lives depend on us, Brennan. You know that..." Lexa finished and Brennan let her words linger in the air as he thought about what she said. "You need to talk to her. I would it myself but you-"
"You don't have to remind me. I know what I said... It's just that, you don't understand, Lexa. I can't go to Shalimar and talk to her abou-"
"Talk to me about what, Brennan?" Shalimar stepped into the scene, repeating the last thing she overheard in a inquiring tone. Brennan and Lexa brought up their eyes to look at her and they both fell in silence after that. Shalimar stood there and watched them for a while. She needed to know what they were hiding from her. "Brennan?"
"Listen, Shal... We... Lexa-" Brennan tried to introduce the subject as carefully as he could. He didn't want her feelings to get hurt. But Lexa had orders to follow and she was running out of time, so she just went straight to the point.
"I told Brennan that we need a forth person here."
Shalimar suspiciously eyed her, wondering where she was trying to get. "We already have a forth person." Shalimar said in a stern, warning voice.
Lexa pushed further. "I know how you feel about Jesse, Shalimar but... The truth is... ... I need someone with me... ... with the computers, I mean. I can't do it all by myself. You and Brennan help me a lot but I need... ..." Shalimar was frozen while she listened to what Lexa had to say. She felt her blood rushing faster through her veins. Shalimar she had to do her best to control her feelings or something tragic could happen. "What I'm trying to say is that there is this guy, he used to work with me... He is an elemental and he's great with the computers. I think we should bring him in."
Shalimar's expression was torn. Brennan tried to read her face, get a hint of what she was actually feeling but then her eyes stopped moving, Shalimar was still. Brennan and Lexa stood there not saying another word, just waiting for her to react... They saw her blink a few times, it was like her mind wasn't even there. She moved her head a little as she slowly snapped out of her trance. "We better go check this St. Ednlkdfls hospital. Brennan, you said Dr. Palance we could, so let's help him." With that Shalimar left the scene. Brennan only watched her, he knew what she was doing and he understood her because he felt the same way. But Brennan also knew that Lexa had a point, they did need someone else there. Not actually taking any sides, Brennan just stood there and before he could leave as well he heard Lexa muttering a few annoyed words.
"I just hope this denying state of hers won't get us killed." Lexa cast a glare at Brennan before exiting the room. Brennan sighed then followed her... ... ...
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Lexa, Brennan and Shalimar went to St. Pastor hospital. Things there were not pretty there. Brennan was almost killed by a mutant in disguise. This mutant was a patient of the hospital when he was a kid. People believe he died several years ago when the hospital burned into flames. Thanks to Shalimar, they learned that the fire in the past was all a set up and the mutant was now looking for revenge. He was mistreated as a child by the doctor's and nurses of the hospital... Things would had ended up badly if Shalimar hadn't convinced Sandy to come back with her to the hospital... The woman sang a lullaby that stopped the mutant to set the whole place in fire one more time... ... ...
Once the three were back at Sanctuary the awkward silence also returned. When Shalimar was about to go up to her room, Lexa called her attention. "Shalimar?" She heard that and turned to look at her team mate. Lexa firmly stared at her then said. "About what I said before... About Jeremy... ..."
"We're not bringing someone new in the team and that's final." Shalimar coldly stated and began start out again but Lexa's voice stopped her.
"Don't be such a stubborn head, Shalimar." Lexa grumbled and Shalimar spotted her with fire in her eyes. "You saw what almost happened at the hospital today. If we had a forth person with us, things would have been so much easier."
Shalimar tried to look at the situation with indifference. "Lexa, I appreciate what you're tying to do but things turned out okay. Everything is fine. We're doing fine."
Lexa sarcastically snorted a laugh at Shalimar's statement, which brought frowns to both of her team mates' faces. "Oh really? The same way you were doing fine before I came along? Let me ask you something... ... What would have happened to Mutant X if I hadn't filled Emma's spot? If I remember correctly you couldn't even access Adam's files."
Brennan and Shalimar didn't expect her to go that far. Shalimar felt anger rushing through her veins. She started off on Lexa but Brennan grabbed her arm. "Shal?"
Shalimar glared at Brennan and shrugged off her shoulders, making him let go of her arm. "What did you just say?" Shalimar surly asked.
"You heard me." Lexa said, taking a few steps back.
"You're not saying that you're in Emma's place, are you?" Shalimar put on a mean sense of irony as she utter that. "I hate to break this to you, Lexa but you're not in Emma's place. If you were here filling her spot, like you just said, we would have given you her room but we didn't do that." Shalimar spelled that through her clenched teeth. "About you being pat of the team. It was something that happened. One day you landed on our lives with all of your secrets and ended up staying. We didn't look for you and we did not ask you to stay. They only reason we let it happen was because you said you worked for *them*... ... Whoever *them* are." Brennan glanced over at Shalimar, his eyes warning her, asking her to stop. They both brought their eyes back to Lexa who was just standing there, having to swallow all of her pride. Shalimar shrugged and turned to leave again. But before she exited the room, she stopped with her back to Brennan and Lexa and stated her last words. "You're not in Emma's place because no one, absolutely no one, could ever replace her. Emma's is not replaceable... ... ... ... ... Jesse is not replaceable."
After that Brennan and Lexa watched her disappear. Lexa let out a breath and lowered her head. Brennan saw that and wanted to say something to make her feel better. But what could he say? Everything Shalimar had said was the honest truth and Lexa knew that. Brennan stepped to her and even opened his mouth to say something but Lexa didn't even let him begin. "Don't... You don't have. I know what you really wanna do. You can go... Just go see her. I know you want to. Go."
"I'm sorry." Brennan lowly stumbled then went to see Shalimar. Lexa didn't stay in Sanctuary after that. She felt like it was impossible to breath in there. She just got her car and drove off.
When Brennan reached Shalimar's room, he found the door closed. He knocked but he heard no reply. He knew she was avoiding him but he also knew she needed him there by her side too. He turned the doorknob and entered. Shalimar looked up and spotted him with her bleary eyes. "Why, Brennan? Why this always happen to me? I mean... ... Why people that I love always end up dead or leaving me? Why? I don't understand... ... First my parents, then Nikki, Adam, Emma... ... ... And now Jesse too? I'm strong but... ... I just don't know if I can go on alone... I don't think I can do it." Shalimar felt another tear fall from her eye as she said those things.
"Shal?" Brennan called her as he sat by her side, his eyes never leaving hers. He took her hand and placed it within his own. "You don't have to worry about ending up alone. Not as long as I can breath. There is not thing in this life that I know for sure. And it's that I'm never going to leave. Never." His whispered words comforted her in a way he could never imagine. Shalimar wanted to say how much he meant for her but the touch of his lips gently brushing against her made her forget what she was going to say. It was a brief tender kiss that they shared. Brennan pulled back then enveloped Shalimar within his arms, assuring her that, somehow, things would be okay... ... ...
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Jesse was trying to focus on the book he had in his hand but the thought in his mind wouldn't let him. He was too worried about Emma's condition. He even had already tried to wake her up but with no success. Jesse jumped up from the couch when he saw something popping up in the computer screen. He almost stumbled on his own feet when he rushed to see what was going on. It was a ..... Jesse quickly accepted and soon Adam's face appeared on the screen... ....
"Jesse?" Adam called.
"Adam, thank God! Listen, I..." Jesse didn't want to waste any time with small talk, he wanted to find out what was wrong with Emma, why she was still unconscious. "Adam, there's..."
"How you're doing, Jess?" Adam interrupted him in a very calm voice.
Jesse snapped a little in annoyance and tried to speak again. "I'm fine. Adam, I don't t-"
"Sorry, I didn't contact you sooner. Eckhart saw the surveillance video. He saw you. He's pretty sure that I was responsible for that. And he's a hundred percent right. But I had to do my best to make him think otherwise. I know he's not fully convinced that I had nothing to do with that but he's..." Adam was caught up in his explanation of how things were being played out with Eckhart that he didn't even noticed how impatient Jesse was.
Jesse couldn't listen to that anymore so he made a move. "Adam?" Jesse called in a warning tone. Adam stopped and realized the serious look on his face.
"Oh! Sorry, Jess. Tell, me... How's Emma doing? Where is she? Let me talk to her. I don't have too much time."
Jesse sighed and reported what was going on with her. "Finally! I'm dying over here and all you could talk about is Eckhart. Adam, Emma isn't awake." Adam heard him and paused for a minute.
"What you mean, she isn't awake? She's unconscious? But that's not possible..." Adam fell into a wondering state. He searched his brain, trying to find a reasonable explanation for what Jesse had told him. Stuttering a little, Adam spoke again and now he's own face holding a slight seriousness that wasn't there instants before. "Wait. This can be completely normal. Listen, Jesse. You gotta tell me... Did you notice anything unusual about her. Her sleep is troubled? She whimpers? Anything like that?"
"No, nothing. She's peacefully sleeping. She barely moves on the bed. That's why I'm so concerned, Adam. There must be something wrong with her. You need to tell me what to do." Jesse's voice gave Adam the feeling that he was terrified with the situation. Adam cleared his throat then tried to clam him down a little.
"Jesse, I wish I could tell you what to do but I can't know for sure what's going on in Emma's body. I can guarantee you that her mind is fully awake. That's what intrigues me the most. Anyway, there isn't much that any of us can do right now. I ask you to be a little more patient and wait." Adam, as usual, used the reason as his friend to get things under control or at least make them look like they were under control.
"Wait?" Jesse snapped back with a frown.
"I know this is frustrating for you. I don't for how long this line will be safe, I need to log off now. I will review Emma's file and try to find out what might be wrong with her. I'll contact you soon." The second later Adam had said that the window in the screen shut down. Jesse heavily snorted then get off of the chair. He looked through the window and saw that the darkness had taken over the woods. Jesse cast a glance at the couch where he was supposed to spend the night but he knew in his heart that there was no use in even trying to get some sleep. He couldn't get his mind off of Emma. He was concerned about her life. Jesse closed the window and went to the bedroom and grabbed some clothes then he walked into the bathroom and took a long cold shower... ... ...
Jesse walked out of the bathroom, threw the wet towel on the couch and made his way back into the bedroom. He grabbed a chair, put it next to the bed then placed himself sat. His eyes studied Emma's face very carefully. Her hair was no longer red, it was brown again and it was way too much longer than the last time he saw her. He thought that she looked beautiful... ... Jesse took her hand let his thumb run through her smooth skin, at that moment he cast a silent prayer, hoping his wish would come true soon. With a half smile on his face, Jesse let go of her hand and crumbled backwards in the chair, his eyes never leaving her figure... Watching her lying there was amusing to him, he felt good inside, he couldn't understand why. All he knew was that he some kind of peace invading his heart and before he could notice, Jesse fell asleep, sitting in that chair... ... ...
Breathing in deeply then slowing stirring, she opened up her eyes. She couldn't open them completely because the light in the room was somewhat hurtful. It had been too long since the last time her eyes saw the brightness of the light. Blinking a little, her eyes soon adjusted to the light. The blurry image in front of her eyes soon became more and clear. She couldn't believe in what she was looking at. A face, a familiar face, a face that she missed badly. It couldn't be true, could it? Could Jesse actually be right in front of her very eyes? Was it real or was it just another dream?? Feeling the need to make sure it wasn't a product of her mind, she slowly lifted her hand and reached to touch him. It hurt as she did it, her entire body hurt as she moved. The minute her hand softly touched his arm, she knew it wasn't a dream. Jesse jumped up in the chair when he felt the warmth of her skin touching him. His eyes shot up opened and his wish was heard. Jesse saw the deepest blue eyes staring right back at him; she was awake, Emma was awake. Jesse wasn't sure if he was breathing or not but he knew that he wasn't moving much. Emma managed to sat on the bed. "Jesse..." She uttered his name in hearty tone then Jesse watched tears roll off of her eyes. It pained him so much so see her. Jesse popped up from the chair and sat on the bed, wrapping his arms around Emma's body. She rested her head on his shoulder and clutched tightly at his body... ... ... She silently cried as he held her... ...
"Emma..." He sweetly whispered in her ear then felt her tightening her grip at him... ... ...
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Author's note: Hi there everybody!!!
First I wanna say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Really, thank you!!! You guys are amazing. It means a lot to me that you still want me to continue to write this story. Now I have say that I'm sorry for not posting it on Friday like I promised I would. You're not gonna believe this but I assure you that's the pure true. I was at work writing the last paragraph of the this chapter when a seven year-old boy came in and started asking me question about my laptop. It was the first time he was seeing one. Well the thing is that you can not control the hand of a seven year-old kid. The next thing I know was that he started pushing the bottom and I lost all the chapter. He deleted everything, so I had to write it all over again but there was just a problem... ... I couldn't remember what I had written, I knew the idea but I didn't recall the lines... I'm lame, I know!!
But here it is and I hope you all like. I won't be updating until next year. I still have to do four more tests. I passed the two of last weekend, now I have to keep studying to pass the other four.
Again, thank you very much and all of the comments are welcome people!! I live on your words!!!!!!!!
P.S Sorry for the grammar mistakes in this chapter. I didn't have time read it after I wrote it. So... Sorry....
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"Wake Me Up"
Chapter Five
Jesse drove as fast as he could. He stopped on the same desert road that those four men had blinded him and took him to Adam; there was another vehicle waiting for him there. He grabbed his bags and put them in the car, the next to go was Emma; she was still unconscious. He gently took her in his arms and placed her in the passenger's seat. He absently let a smile escape and couldn't help himself but tuck a piece of hair behind her ear. Shaking his head, he forced himself to focus in what he had to do. He got in the car and drove to the cabin hidden in the woods.
At the minute he got there, he was surprised to see what Adam had done to the place. With Emma still in his arms, Jesse took a good look around. It looked like a high tech lab or something that approached to it. He walked into the only room of the old cabin and gently laid Emma on the bed, making sure she was comfortable. After that he went back in the living room. There was a computer there, a frige full of food, a microwave and tons of supplies that made him realize that him and Emma wouldn't be leaving in any time soon. But there was something else in there that caught his attention. A freezer in the corner. He walked to it and opened it. He was even more surprised to see what was inside. He found medical supplies of all kinds and several tubs with a yellow liquid in it. Jesse frowned as he wondered what that might be but didn't waste his time paying too much attention to it. Jesse still had to check what Adam's last instructions were. He pulled up a chair and turned the computer on. At the minute it was functional a video message appeared on its screen. It was Adam... ... ....
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Emma was peacefully sleeping, Jesse was watching her from other side of the room. More than 40 hours had passed. The fact that she still remained unconscious was beginning to scare him. He had done everything exactly the way Adam had told him to. He wasn't sure of what could had gone wrong and now all he wanted was to contact Adam but he had no idea of how he could do it. And besides, Adam had given him orders not to even try to. He sighed then sluggishly walked to the bed and quietly sat by her side. How desperately he wanted her to just open up her eyes. Jesse softly removed a piece of hair from her face and smiled. As he sat there and watched her for a little longer, memories of the ones he left behind pained him. He missed Shalimar and Brennan so much... But he had no regrets. He knew that it was the only way he could help Emma. But wandering around that cabin all by himself was beginning to get to him. Jesse wasn't complete sure of his mental health and talking to himself surely wasn't going to do any good. Jesse only sighed as he walked out of the room, leaving Emma there, still sleeping... ... ...
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Lexa made her way into Sanctuary, her face was covered with concern. Brennan saw her come in and went to talk to her right away. "So? What did you find out?"
Sitting in one of the steps of the stair, Lexa answered in a tired voice. "Not much. She won't talk to me."
"Why not?"
Lexa had to ironically snort at his stupid question. "Brennan, Sandy Fetko knows nothing about me. She barely let me explain the reason why I was there. And when I told her that I needed her to tell me everything she remembered about that day that St. Pastor went in flames... ... All I got out of her is that a nurse saved her life. She said it was nurse named Campbell. She couldn't tell me her first name then she politely kicked me out of her house."
Brennan let his hands land on his hips as he sighed in frustration. "Now what am I gonna tell Dr. Palance? That I can't help him?"
"No! We never gave up that easy. Don't be dramatic." She remarked in monotone. "We're going to help Dr. Palance but the two of us can't do all the work." Brennan heard her words, he knew exactly what she meant. Lexa waited for him to say something but Brennan just lowered his eyes to the ground instead. "Did you talk to her?"
"No, I didn't"
"Brennan, do you know how serious this is?" Lexa was about to pour out her reasons when Brennan jumped and didn't let her continue.
"I told you. It's too soon. It hasn't even been a week that Jesse left and you... ... And you... ... You know what I mean. We talked about this." He stated.
Lexa firmly looked into his and retorted. "No, you talked about this. I told you what I think that needs to be done and you just blew me off."
"What did you expect me to do?"
"I don't know? Maybe, act like a grown up. Brennan, I understand that you and Shalimar were close to Jesse but you gotta face the fact that he might not be coming back." Lexa tried to reason but it was no use.
"How can you say that? You don't even know Jesse." Brennan raised his voice a little in annoyance at her statement. "What if all the man need is some time away from this place? What if all he needs is to find a new girlfriend that will help him to get his mind off of the problems a little? What if he walks through that tomorrow, acting like everything was normal. You don't know what's gonna happen."
"Well, you don't know either." Lexa caught the tail of his argument and added her own thought at it. Brennan stopped talking and for an instant his mind agreed with her. "Neither of us can predict what's coming next but we just sit around here and wait until he decides to come back. People lives depend on us, Brennan. You know that..." Lexa finished and Brennan let her words linger in the air as he thought about what she said. "You need to talk to her. I would it myself but you-"
"You don't have to remind me. I know what I said... It's just that, you don't understand, Lexa. I can't go to Shalimar and talk to her abou-"
"Talk to me about what, Brennan?" Shalimar stepped into the scene, repeating the last thing she overheard in a inquiring tone. Brennan and Lexa brought up their eyes to look at her and they both fell in silence after that. Shalimar stood there and watched them for a while. She needed to know what they were hiding from her. "Brennan?"
"Listen, Shal... We... Lexa-" Brennan tried to introduce the subject as carefully as he could. He didn't want her feelings to get hurt. But Lexa had orders to follow and she was running out of time, so she just went straight to the point.
"I told Brennan that we need a forth person here."
Shalimar suspiciously eyed her, wondering where she was trying to get. "We already have a forth person." Shalimar said in a stern, warning voice.
Lexa pushed further. "I know how you feel about Jesse, Shalimar but... The truth is... ... I need someone with me... ... with the computers, I mean. I can't do it all by myself. You and Brennan help me a lot but I need... ..." Shalimar was frozen while she listened to what Lexa had to say. She felt her blood rushing faster through her veins. Shalimar she had to do her best to control her feelings or something tragic could happen. "What I'm trying to say is that there is this guy, he used to work with me... He is an elemental and he's great with the computers. I think we should bring him in."
Shalimar's expression was torn. Brennan tried to read her face, get a hint of what she was actually feeling but then her eyes stopped moving, Shalimar was still. Brennan and Lexa stood there not saying another word, just waiting for her to react... They saw her blink a few times, it was like her mind wasn't even there. She moved her head a little as she slowly snapped out of her trance. "We better go check this St. Ednlkdfls hospital. Brennan, you said Dr. Palance we could, so let's help him." With that Shalimar left the scene. Brennan only watched her, he knew what she was doing and he understood her because he felt the same way. But Brennan also knew that Lexa had a point, they did need someone else there. Not actually taking any sides, Brennan just stood there and before he could leave as well he heard Lexa muttering a few annoyed words.
"I just hope this denying state of hers won't get us killed." Lexa cast a glare at Brennan before exiting the room. Brennan sighed then followed her... ... ...
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Lexa, Brennan and Shalimar went to St. Pastor hospital. Things there were not pretty there. Brennan was almost killed by a mutant in disguise. This mutant was a patient of the hospital when he was a kid. People believe he died several years ago when the hospital burned into flames. Thanks to Shalimar, they learned that the fire in the past was all a set up and the mutant was now looking for revenge. He was mistreated as a child by the doctor's and nurses of the hospital... Things would had ended up badly if Shalimar hadn't convinced Sandy to come back with her to the hospital... The woman sang a lullaby that stopped the mutant to set the whole place in fire one more time... ... ...
Once the three were back at Sanctuary the awkward silence also returned. When Shalimar was about to go up to her room, Lexa called her attention. "Shalimar?" She heard that and turned to look at her team mate. Lexa firmly stared at her then said. "About what I said before... About Jeremy... ..."
"We're not bringing someone new in the team and that's final." Shalimar coldly stated and began start out again but Lexa's voice stopped her.
"Don't be such a stubborn head, Shalimar." Lexa grumbled and Shalimar spotted her with fire in her eyes. "You saw what almost happened at the hospital today. If we had a forth person with us, things would have been so much easier."
Shalimar tried to look at the situation with indifference. "Lexa, I appreciate what you're tying to do but things turned out okay. Everything is fine. We're doing fine."
Lexa sarcastically snorted a laugh at Shalimar's statement, which brought frowns to both of her team mates' faces. "Oh really? The same way you were doing fine before I came along? Let me ask you something... ... What would have happened to Mutant X if I hadn't filled Emma's spot? If I remember correctly you couldn't even access Adam's files."
Brennan and Shalimar didn't expect her to go that far. Shalimar felt anger rushing through her veins. She started off on Lexa but Brennan grabbed her arm. "Shal?"
Shalimar glared at Brennan and shrugged off her shoulders, making him let go of her arm. "What did you just say?" Shalimar surly asked.
"You heard me." Lexa said, taking a few steps back.
"You're not saying that you're in Emma's place, are you?" Shalimar put on a mean sense of irony as she utter that. "I hate to break this to you, Lexa but you're not in Emma's place. If you were here filling her spot, like you just said, we would have given you her room but we didn't do that." Shalimar spelled that through her clenched teeth. "About you being pat of the team. It was something that happened. One day you landed on our lives with all of your secrets and ended up staying. We didn't look for you and we did not ask you to stay. They only reason we let it happen was because you said you worked for *them*... ... Whoever *them* are." Brennan glanced over at Shalimar, his eyes warning her, asking her to stop. They both brought their eyes back to Lexa who was just standing there, having to swallow all of her pride. Shalimar shrugged and turned to leave again. But before she exited the room, she stopped with her back to Brennan and Lexa and stated her last words. "You're not in Emma's place because no one, absolutely no one, could ever replace her. Emma's is not replaceable... ... ... ... ... Jesse is not replaceable."
After that Brennan and Lexa watched her disappear. Lexa let out a breath and lowered her head. Brennan saw that and wanted to say something to make her feel better. But what could he say? Everything Shalimar had said was the honest truth and Lexa knew that. Brennan stepped to her and even opened his mouth to say something but Lexa didn't even let him begin. "Don't... You don't have. I know what you really wanna do. You can go... Just go see her. I know you want to. Go."
"I'm sorry." Brennan lowly stumbled then went to see Shalimar. Lexa didn't stay in Sanctuary after that. She felt like it was impossible to breath in there. She just got her car and drove off.
When Brennan reached Shalimar's room, he found the door closed. He knocked but he heard no reply. He knew she was avoiding him but he also knew she needed him there by her side too. He turned the doorknob and entered. Shalimar looked up and spotted him with her bleary eyes. "Why, Brennan? Why this always happen to me? I mean... ... Why people that I love always end up dead or leaving me? Why? I don't understand... ... First my parents, then Nikki, Adam, Emma... ... ... And now Jesse too? I'm strong but... ... I just don't know if I can go on alone... I don't think I can do it." Shalimar felt another tear fall from her eye as she said those things.
"Shal?" Brennan called her as he sat by her side, his eyes never leaving hers. He took her hand and placed it within his own. "You don't have to worry about ending up alone. Not as long as I can breath. There is not thing in this life that I know for sure. And it's that I'm never going to leave. Never." His whispered words comforted her in a way he could never imagine. Shalimar wanted to say how much he meant for her but the touch of his lips gently brushing against her made her forget what she was going to say. It was a brief tender kiss that they shared. Brennan pulled back then enveloped Shalimar within his arms, assuring her that, somehow, things would be okay... ... ...
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Jesse was trying to focus on the book he had in his hand but the thought in his mind wouldn't let him. He was too worried about Emma's condition. He even had already tried to wake her up but with no success. Jesse jumped up from the couch when he saw something popping up in the computer screen. He almost stumbled on his own feet when he rushed to see what was going on. It was a ..... Jesse quickly accepted and soon Adam's face appeared on the screen... ....
"Jesse?" Adam called.
"Adam, thank God! Listen, I..." Jesse didn't want to waste any time with small talk, he wanted to find out what was wrong with Emma, why she was still unconscious. "Adam, there's..."
"How you're doing, Jess?" Adam interrupted him in a very calm voice.
Jesse snapped a little in annoyance and tried to speak again. "I'm fine. Adam, I don't t-"
"Sorry, I didn't contact you sooner. Eckhart saw the surveillance video. He saw you. He's pretty sure that I was responsible for that. And he's a hundred percent right. But I had to do my best to make him think otherwise. I know he's not fully convinced that I had nothing to do with that but he's..." Adam was caught up in his explanation of how things were being played out with Eckhart that he didn't even noticed how impatient Jesse was.
Jesse couldn't listen to that anymore so he made a move. "Adam?" Jesse called in a warning tone. Adam stopped and realized the serious look on his face.
"Oh! Sorry, Jess. Tell, me... How's Emma doing? Where is she? Let me talk to her. I don't have too much time."
Jesse sighed and reported what was going on with her. "Finally! I'm dying over here and all you could talk about is Eckhart. Adam, Emma isn't awake." Adam heard him and paused for a minute.
"What you mean, she isn't awake? She's unconscious? But that's not possible..." Adam fell into a wondering state. He searched his brain, trying to find a reasonable explanation for what Jesse had told him. Stuttering a little, Adam spoke again and now he's own face holding a slight seriousness that wasn't there instants before. "Wait. This can be completely normal. Listen, Jesse. You gotta tell me... Did you notice anything unusual about her. Her sleep is troubled? She whimpers? Anything like that?"
"No, nothing. She's peacefully sleeping. She barely moves on the bed. That's why I'm so concerned, Adam. There must be something wrong with her. You need to tell me what to do." Jesse's voice gave Adam the feeling that he was terrified with the situation. Adam cleared his throat then tried to clam him down a little.
"Jesse, I wish I could tell you what to do but I can't know for sure what's going on in Emma's body. I can guarantee you that her mind is fully awake. That's what intrigues me the most. Anyway, there isn't much that any of us can do right now. I ask you to be a little more patient and wait." Adam, as usual, used the reason as his friend to get things under control or at least make them look like they were under control.
"Wait?" Jesse snapped back with a frown.
"I know this is frustrating for you. I don't for how long this line will be safe, I need to log off now. I will review Emma's file and try to find out what might be wrong with her. I'll contact you soon." The second later Adam had said that the window in the screen shut down. Jesse heavily snorted then get off of the chair. He looked through the window and saw that the darkness had taken over the woods. Jesse cast a glance at the couch where he was supposed to spend the night but he knew in his heart that there was no use in even trying to get some sleep. He couldn't get his mind off of Emma. He was concerned about her life. Jesse closed the window and went to the bedroom and grabbed some clothes then he walked into the bathroom and took a long cold shower... ... ...
Jesse walked out of the bathroom, threw the wet towel on the couch and made his way back into the bedroom. He grabbed a chair, put it next to the bed then placed himself sat. His eyes studied Emma's face very carefully. Her hair was no longer red, it was brown again and it was way too much longer than the last time he saw her. He thought that she looked beautiful... ... Jesse took her hand let his thumb run through her smooth skin, at that moment he cast a silent prayer, hoping his wish would come true soon. With a half smile on his face, Jesse let go of her hand and crumbled backwards in the chair, his eyes never leaving her figure... Watching her lying there was amusing to him, he felt good inside, he couldn't understand why. All he knew was that he some kind of peace invading his heart and before he could notice, Jesse fell asleep, sitting in that chair... ... ...
Breathing in deeply then slowing stirring, she opened up her eyes. She couldn't open them completely because the light in the room was somewhat hurtful. It had been too long since the last time her eyes saw the brightness of the light. Blinking a little, her eyes soon adjusted to the light. The blurry image in front of her eyes soon became more and clear. She couldn't believe in what she was looking at. A face, a familiar face, a face that she missed badly. It couldn't be true, could it? Could Jesse actually be right in front of her very eyes? Was it real or was it just another dream?? Feeling the need to make sure it wasn't a product of her mind, she slowly lifted her hand and reached to touch him. It hurt as she did it, her entire body hurt as she moved. The minute her hand softly touched his arm, she knew it wasn't a dream. Jesse jumped up in the chair when he felt the warmth of her skin touching him. His eyes shot up opened and his wish was heard. Jesse saw the deepest blue eyes staring right back at him; she was awake, Emma was awake. Jesse wasn't sure if he was breathing or not but he knew that he wasn't moving much. Emma managed to sat on the bed. "Jesse..." She uttered his name in hearty tone then Jesse watched tears roll off of her eyes. It pained him so much so see her. Jesse popped up from the chair and sat on the bed, wrapping his arms around Emma's body. She rested her head on his shoulder and clutched tightly at his body... ... ... She silently cried as he held her... ...
"Emma..." He sweetly whispered in her ear then felt her tightening her grip at him... ... ...
TBC