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Chapter 2 is the first episode of the 2nd season!
This takes place in the first half of the episode
I hope you like it!
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xXx Tiana
'Look Shalimar; if you wanna break something, fine. Just don't do it in here.' Adam softly told her off. Shalimar flashed her eyes at the back of his head, then looked at Brennan and walked out of the new lab.
Brennan shook his head, looking in disbelief at Adam.
'What?' he asked when he saw his face.
'You piss her off, I have to deal with it.' Brennan got up as he heard Adam chuckling wryly and headed in the direction that Shalimar had gone. On the way to her room, he passed a broken glass article that Shalimar must have smashed after storming out of the lab. Walking around the shattered pieces, he shook his head as Jesse passed by, about to say something about it.
'Don't even ask bro.' Brennan warned. Jesse just nodded and looked at him curiously. 'You seen Shal?'
'Nope. But I have heard her.'
'I'm surprised that you didn't.' Brennan looked at him confused. 'Her door - she slammed it pretty hard.' Jesse chuckled. Brennan sighed. Shalimar is really pissed off.
'Thanks.'
'You won't be thanking me if you go after her.' Jesse advised.
'I'll take my chances.' Brennan replied over his shoulder as he headed off to see Shalimar.
Brennan knocked on her door but received no response. He could here her footsteps inside so she couldn't have been sleeping, so he tried a second time. The footsteps stopped momentarily but began quickly again. Knocking a third time, Brennan's patience began to wear thin. When she didn't respond nor stop, Brennan opened the door himself, surprised that it was hadn't been locked if she had wanted to be alone.
Shalimar stopped mid-step and turned on her heel to face him. She knew it was Brennan; she could've sensed him far a mile away.
'What the hell do you think you're doing?' she snapped, eyes narrow and flashing in anger. Brennan didn't flinch.
'I came to see you.' He simply said.
'I didn't say you could come in. I could've been doing something private, or, or, naked for all you know.' Brennan crossed his arms, smirking.
'Yeah, tell me about it.' He murmured, a grin breaking onto his face. Shalimar scoffed.
'What do you want anyway?' she spat. Brennan's grin faded and he looked at the feral. He hair was all pushed over one shoulder, her foot was tapping impatiently and her hands were shaking. Brennan's eyebrows furrowed when he saw her hands. Why is she shaking? She can't be that angry he thought.
'Like I said, I came to see you.' Shalimar hadn't seen his changed expression, or she had and didn't care about it.
'Well, I don't wanna see you!' the emphasis on the last past caught Brennan off guard.
'What? What have I done?' he asked, trying, failing slightly, to keep his anger in check.
'What have you done? Let's see Brennan!' Shalimar yelled sarcastically. 'I dunno. Could it possible have something to with Adam wanting to save Ashlocke?'
'What have I got to do with that?'
'You were there when Adam explained it. I didn't see you having problem with it.' Brennan quirked an eyebrow, confusion gone and shock taking it's place now.
'That's cos you were kinda handling it all by yourself Shalimar.' Shalimar growled in frustration. Why is it so hard for everyone to see? Ashlocke is better off dead. She closed her eyes and sighed, knowing that she was taking out all of her anger on Brennan. Raising a shaky hand, she rubbed her temple to help clear her mind. Finally, she opened her eyes to see Brennan looking at her, concerned.
'God, Brennan. All I want is to get rid of him, you know? And I thought that my boyfriend would support me on this.' She said, dropping her eyes from him afterwards. Brennan was even more shocked.
'You don't think that I agree with Adam, do you?' Shalimar shrugged, too tired to fight anymore. 'Shal, I want what you want. I want him gone. Do you think that I would've came after you this morning if I didn't?'
Shalimar nodded before the two of them where in silence for a moment. She sighed and looked upwards, wanting the tears to stay back.
'I know. I'm sorry. It's just – everything's getting to me. And now Adam…' she trailed off as she walked backwards to sit on her bed. On her high bed, she was the same height standing as she was sitting.
Brennan walked over to her, placing one hand on her thigh, the other playing with her hair.
'I just want him gone.' She couldn't hold the tears back any longer. 'Out of my head, out of my room, out of my life.' She choked out. Brennan was surprised by her words. Out of her room? He thought as he wrapped his arms around her waist, allowing her to cry into his shoulder. What does she mean?
As her tears subsided, she wrapped her arms around Brennan's neck, resting her head on his shoulder still. Brennan gently placed his chin on her shoulder. Kissing her hair and neck sweetly he asked her,
'Shal, what did you mean when you said 'out of my room'?' he felt Shalimar stiffen a bit in his arms.
'Ah… nothing.' She whispered, hesitating, without moving her head.
'Shalimar…' Brennan asked again, a bit more worried. Shalimar just turned her head into his shoulder, pressing her face into it, shaking her it 'no'. Brennan sighed. Holding her fir a while, he gently kissed her neck again before pulling away a bit so he could see her face. 'Honey, what did you mean?' Once again, she shook her head.
She didn't want to tell him because she knew that it would piss him off even more, if it were possible.
'It was nothing.' Said repeated. Unfortunately for her, her eyes brimmed with new tears at the thought of him there. She kept then back this time, but Brennan had noticed them.
'No it wasn't. Shal, look at me.' He placed a hand on her cheek to make her look. 'What's going on?'
Shalimar sighed, nodding as if to say, 'alright I'll tell you.'
'Earlier, when I was resting. I thought it was a dream.' She moved her hands down a bit to rest on his chest, avoiding any eye contact now. She sighed again. 'He was sitting in that chair. I could sense him, like, like he was really here, Brennan! He was so calm; it was scary. Then Emma came in, and, and when I turned back, he was gone.' Shalimar told him, only choking a couple of times in the process of doing so.
She finally looked into his eyes.
'Why didn't you tell me?' he asked, somewhat hurt. Shalimar shrugged
'I was scared.' She whispered. 'I didn't want you to think that I was weak.' She finally admitted.
'I understand scared, but weak? How does he make you fell weak?' Brennan asked, careful not to say his name. Shalimar detected some of the anger breaking through his words. She hesitated for a moment before telling him.
'He's in my home, Brennan. The one place that I can feel safe, and now he's taken that away from me too.'
'No, Shal, he hasn't. he only can if you let him. Ashlocke can't get to you in the Sanctuary, however powerful he is. You know that. You are safe here.' Shalimar buried hear face in his chest. 'And you will be for as long as I'm here, ok?' Shalimar nodded as Brennan held her tight.
As Shalimar's arms around his neck grew lax, Brennan looked down to see that her eyes were closed. Gently, he slipped an arm under her legs as he got onto the bed. Lying back, he brought Shalimar with him so she was laying on him. Immediately, her arms went around his waist.
'I'm sorry I snapped at you before.' She murmured. Brennan kissed her head, one hand in her hair.
'It's ok, baby, it's ok.' He whispered back. 'I promise, we'll take care of him for once and for all.' Shalimar looked up at him before leaning down to kiss him. When they broke apart, she looked into his eyes.
'I know you will.' She smiled for the first time all day. She laid her head down again on his chest. 'As long a I'm with you, I'm safe.' She whispered. Brennan smiled into her hair, gently stroking her back as she started to fall asleep.
'Shalimar?'
'Hmm?'
'I could never think that you're weak.' He told her. Shalimar smile before snuggling in closer to him, as if it was possible, and fell asleep knowing that she was safe in Brennan's arms and away from Ashlocke's control.
SO?
That was my second chapter – what did you think?
I'll try and get the next one up by Sunday – but the more reviews I get – the faster it will be!
xXx Tiana
