"Your sister? I didn't know you had a sister." Shalimar was hurt that
Brennen had never told her this before - 'I mean, a sister is a big deal!'
But the entire group was in shock, not just Shalimar.
"Since when do you have a sister?" Jesse couldn't believe that the two were related; they looked nothing like each other! 'Well, maybe the eyes - if I could see them.'
Adam sat quietly in the corner, waiting patiently for everyone to calm down. "Brennen, why don't you explain it to them. And guys, let him finish before you interrupt, okay?" The group gave Adam a look, as if to say 'we never do that' and then turned their attentions on Brennen.
"Okay - where to begin." Brennen paused to think of what to say before he continued. "Um.Faith isn't my real sister, just half. My parents got divorced when I was five and my mom remarried when I was nine. Mark was his name, and he's Faith's father, I was ten when she was born. I could never stand him - there was something about him that really pissed me off - he had this eerie thing, I don't know how to explain it. Anyways, we always got in fights - Mark and me, but Faith.Faith and I were inseparable for most of her childhood. I played the older brother, you know, protective and stuff, and she was the one person who I could actually depend on. I mean - she was really smart for her age and could figure stuff out for me. But I couldn't stop fighting with my parents and it drove me away - plus the whole discovering my mutant thing." Brennen took a breath and looked around the room. Silence and anticipation filled the vacant spot. "I, uh started to leave the house, for days at a time. I'd sleep at a friend's house or a shelter, but I'd always go back - for her."
Brennen looked at his unconscious sister on the bed. "We would always go out somewhere - to the movies or the park. And we spend hours talking about nothing. It sounds really stupid - but she was my link to reality, actually more like sanity. She was the one who stopped me form going over board when I couldn't figure anything out. But her dad - he would always pull us apart. I didn't want to leave her - but my visits started to become fewer and fewer - until I stopped going. The world just got to rough, I couldn't be in the same house as her father - and my ability was growing. I just couldn't bring her into my world of hate. Faith was always the good one; she believed in everyone and listened to anyone. I couldn't take that innocence away form her." Brennen had to stop. He couldn't handle even talking about her - the memories were painful and he didn't want to break down in front of everyone.
"Wow.I had no idea. How come you never told us?" Shalimar was still a little hurt. She liked to think that Brennen and her could share anything - obviously not.
"I couldn't. Telling you about Faith would make me realize that I just left her. No goodbye, no brotherly advice - I just stopped going. I knew she would hate me, I promised that I'd come back the last time we talked, and then I didn't. I just couldn't face her." Brennen sighed and turned away - he couldn't stand being in the same room as her, she was the only person that believed in him without a doubt, and he let her down. He hated himself for it and would never forgive himself.
Emma could sense the frustration and hate from Brennen, he obviously felt very strongly about Faith, and Emma really admired that. She'd never seen Brennen like this - it was good to know that his whole childhood hadn't sucked, as he used to say. But now she realized why they never heard about it.because it was all about Faith - and he wasn't ready to deal with her. 'Well ready or not Brennen - here she is!' Emma smiled and gave Brennen a hug before whispering "Maybe she doesn't hate - maybe she understands and just wants you back!" Emma hugged him again and left the room.
Jesse followed suit and as he passed Brennen said "Hey, nows your chance to make it up to her." And left to look up Faith on the index.
Adam just smiled and walked out of the room, figuring that Brennen and Shal would want to talk.
"Brennen.I don't know what to say." Shalimar put her arms around Brennen and kissed his cheek softly. The kiss brought Brennen back to reality, some where he didn't want to be right now.
"Is there anything I can do?" Shalimar turned him around so he looked her in the eye. He shrugged and looked away. "C'mon, there has to be something to take your mind of things." Shal smiled at the subtle hint and waited for an answer.
"Um, there is - would you mind sparing with me? You know, kick my ass for a while and see if I feel better after that?" Shal agreed, though that was not what she had had in mind. And the two left Faith alone to sleep.
Jesse placed the tray of food on the bedside table, Adam had told him to give it to Faith, but she was still sleeping. He looked down at her and wondered why she was here. 'She could be looking for Brennen, but then why wouldn't she have contacted us? Right, no one can. But it seems odd that she didn't try - why was she at the safe house. Maybe she was running, I wonder what from.' Jesse turned away and was taking the food off of the tray when he heard a noise from behind him. He turned around and saw Faith - sitting bolt upright in her bed with fire flowing form her fingers.
"Hey!" Jesse jumped back as the fire grew. "I'm.I'm a friend." Jesse was trying to calm down Faith, who was scared.
"A friend of whos? Cuz you aren't one of mine !" She had him there, but Jesse was now trying to save his life as the fire grew into a ball.
" A friend of Brennen's." Jesse relaxed as the fire went out and Faith sat back in shock.
'Oh my God! I found him.just in time too.' Faith broke out in a huge smile and got out of bed. She had to sit back down again though, because she started to spin and she had a massive head ache. "What happened?" She turned to face the stranger that claimed to be her brother's friend.
"You put out that huge fire at the safe house.and then you passed out. So we brought you back here to rest." Jesse helped Faith up and for the first time realized how good she looked. She was wearing red jeans and a black top with fire running up the sleeves.
"You must really like fire." Jesse sommented as he nodded at her shirt.
Faith blushed before answering, "yeah well, you can say I thing for it. Now uh, where would Brennen would be?" Faith's eyes swept over Jesse as he lead her out the door and she couldn't help but notice his muscles under the black t-shirt he was wearing, or how his blonde hair really accented his crystal blue eyes. A shiver went up her spine as Faith followed Jess down the hallway.
"Oh, by the way, my name's Jesse." He slowed down so that they were walking side by side, and turned to look at her. "I know your Faith and obviously can control fire, so I thought it was only fair ro you to know the same."
"But I don't." Faith smiled at the confused look on Jesse's face, "I mean, I don't know what's so special about you."
"Oh, I can uh, make myself solid - like this" And Jess demonstrated, "Or I can faze out - like this." And Jesse demonstrated again. When he flashed Faith a smile, she couldn't help but smile back. "Here we are, he should be in there." Jesse motioned to the kitchen and Faith froze. "What's wrong?"
"I haven't seen Brennen in six years. What do I say?" Faith looked nervously up at Jesse and he could see the concern on her face.
"Just start with hi." And Jesse guided her though the door with his arm.
"Since when do you have a sister?" Jesse couldn't believe that the two were related; they looked nothing like each other! 'Well, maybe the eyes - if I could see them.'
Adam sat quietly in the corner, waiting patiently for everyone to calm down. "Brennen, why don't you explain it to them. And guys, let him finish before you interrupt, okay?" The group gave Adam a look, as if to say 'we never do that' and then turned their attentions on Brennen.
"Okay - where to begin." Brennen paused to think of what to say before he continued. "Um.Faith isn't my real sister, just half. My parents got divorced when I was five and my mom remarried when I was nine. Mark was his name, and he's Faith's father, I was ten when she was born. I could never stand him - there was something about him that really pissed me off - he had this eerie thing, I don't know how to explain it. Anyways, we always got in fights - Mark and me, but Faith.Faith and I were inseparable for most of her childhood. I played the older brother, you know, protective and stuff, and she was the one person who I could actually depend on. I mean - she was really smart for her age and could figure stuff out for me. But I couldn't stop fighting with my parents and it drove me away - plus the whole discovering my mutant thing." Brennen took a breath and looked around the room. Silence and anticipation filled the vacant spot. "I, uh started to leave the house, for days at a time. I'd sleep at a friend's house or a shelter, but I'd always go back - for her."
Brennen looked at his unconscious sister on the bed. "We would always go out somewhere - to the movies or the park. And we spend hours talking about nothing. It sounds really stupid - but she was my link to reality, actually more like sanity. She was the one who stopped me form going over board when I couldn't figure anything out. But her dad - he would always pull us apart. I didn't want to leave her - but my visits started to become fewer and fewer - until I stopped going. The world just got to rough, I couldn't be in the same house as her father - and my ability was growing. I just couldn't bring her into my world of hate. Faith was always the good one; she believed in everyone and listened to anyone. I couldn't take that innocence away form her." Brennen had to stop. He couldn't handle even talking about her - the memories were painful and he didn't want to break down in front of everyone.
"Wow.I had no idea. How come you never told us?" Shalimar was still a little hurt. She liked to think that Brennen and her could share anything - obviously not.
"I couldn't. Telling you about Faith would make me realize that I just left her. No goodbye, no brotherly advice - I just stopped going. I knew she would hate me, I promised that I'd come back the last time we talked, and then I didn't. I just couldn't face her." Brennen sighed and turned away - he couldn't stand being in the same room as her, she was the only person that believed in him without a doubt, and he let her down. He hated himself for it and would never forgive himself.
Emma could sense the frustration and hate from Brennen, he obviously felt very strongly about Faith, and Emma really admired that. She'd never seen Brennen like this - it was good to know that his whole childhood hadn't sucked, as he used to say. But now she realized why they never heard about it.because it was all about Faith - and he wasn't ready to deal with her. 'Well ready or not Brennen - here she is!' Emma smiled and gave Brennen a hug before whispering "Maybe she doesn't hate - maybe she understands and just wants you back!" Emma hugged him again and left the room.
Jesse followed suit and as he passed Brennen said "Hey, nows your chance to make it up to her." And left to look up Faith on the index.
Adam just smiled and walked out of the room, figuring that Brennen and Shal would want to talk.
"Brennen.I don't know what to say." Shalimar put her arms around Brennen and kissed his cheek softly. The kiss brought Brennen back to reality, some where he didn't want to be right now.
"Is there anything I can do?" Shalimar turned him around so he looked her in the eye. He shrugged and looked away. "C'mon, there has to be something to take your mind of things." Shal smiled at the subtle hint and waited for an answer.
"Um, there is - would you mind sparing with me? You know, kick my ass for a while and see if I feel better after that?" Shal agreed, though that was not what she had had in mind. And the two left Faith alone to sleep.
Jesse placed the tray of food on the bedside table, Adam had told him to give it to Faith, but she was still sleeping. He looked down at her and wondered why she was here. 'She could be looking for Brennen, but then why wouldn't she have contacted us? Right, no one can. But it seems odd that she didn't try - why was she at the safe house. Maybe she was running, I wonder what from.' Jesse turned away and was taking the food off of the tray when he heard a noise from behind him. He turned around and saw Faith - sitting bolt upright in her bed with fire flowing form her fingers.
"Hey!" Jesse jumped back as the fire grew. "I'm.I'm a friend." Jesse was trying to calm down Faith, who was scared.
"A friend of whos? Cuz you aren't one of mine !" She had him there, but Jesse was now trying to save his life as the fire grew into a ball.
" A friend of Brennen's." Jesse relaxed as the fire went out and Faith sat back in shock.
'Oh my God! I found him.just in time too.' Faith broke out in a huge smile and got out of bed. She had to sit back down again though, because she started to spin and she had a massive head ache. "What happened?" She turned to face the stranger that claimed to be her brother's friend.
"You put out that huge fire at the safe house.and then you passed out. So we brought you back here to rest." Jesse helped Faith up and for the first time realized how good she looked. She was wearing red jeans and a black top with fire running up the sleeves.
"You must really like fire." Jesse sommented as he nodded at her shirt.
Faith blushed before answering, "yeah well, you can say I thing for it. Now uh, where would Brennen would be?" Faith's eyes swept over Jesse as he lead her out the door and she couldn't help but notice his muscles under the black t-shirt he was wearing, or how his blonde hair really accented his crystal blue eyes. A shiver went up her spine as Faith followed Jess down the hallway.
"Oh, by the way, my name's Jesse." He slowed down so that they were walking side by side, and turned to look at her. "I know your Faith and obviously can control fire, so I thought it was only fair ro you to know the same."
"But I don't." Faith smiled at the confused look on Jesse's face, "I mean, I don't know what's so special about you."
"Oh, I can uh, make myself solid - like this" And Jess demonstrated, "Or I can faze out - like this." And Jesse demonstrated again. When he flashed Faith a smile, she couldn't help but smile back. "Here we are, he should be in there." Jesse motioned to the kitchen and Faith froze. "What's wrong?"
"I haven't seen Brennen in six years. What do I say?" Faith looked nervously up at Jesse and he could see the concern on her face.
"Just start with hi." And Jesse guided her though the door with his arm.