OK here goes the next chapter.

The next few days were tense, Emily retreated to her and Shal's room, while the rest tried to take in what they had been told. The day before leaving Jesse came up with an idea.

"Hey why don't we have a leaving party, you know all of us together. We can get Adam to come down."

Lexa looked over the top of the book she was reading. "Adam, here? Jesse I think you've finally lost it."

"No he's right" Brennan said, "I think it's a great idea. I fact I love the idea so much I'll go shopping for the bits." Brennan got up and left the room.

"Em, err what have you been doing to the poor boy?" Shalimar looked bemused by the whole situation.

"Nothing." Emma looked equally as confused as Shalimar.

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The thought had struck Brennan a few days ago, but he just had to find a way of doing, the idea of party was a great place for Brennan to carry out his plan. But first he had to get some help. Knocking on the door of Emily's and Shalimar's room, he pushed the door open.

A small voice said. "What do you want, I said I wanted to be left alone." Emily was sitting meditating with candles around her. Just like her sister Brennan thought. "I heard that!" Emily was now getting up. She looked at him. "Well?!"

"We've decided to have a party tomorrow. All of us. Even Adam will be there. And well I volunteered to get it ready, but well..."

"You suck big time at throwing parties? And you want me to help?" Emily was smiling now. The first smile since that night.

"Well yes. So will you." Brennan pouted

"I'm not Emma, that doesn't work on me got it? But as it happens I will help, for the simple reason that the quicker I get out of this house the better." She walked towards the door "Well don't just stand there move"

Brennan followed Emily downstairs popped his head into the living room to tell the others that he and Emily were heading out. He ignored the cries of "What the hell" and "Seriously" that erupted from the room and started the Helix up.

Earlier that week they had found a mall that had a field next door big enough to land the Helix in at it was here that Brennan put down the aircraft. Despite his best attempts Emily had refused to utter a word during the flight and was now moving slowly towards the exit.

"Hey, before we leave I need to ask you something."

"What?" Emily turned round.

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Emma could here the music playing down on the patio. She hummed the tune to herself. "You have the voice of an angel." Brennan wrapped his arms round her.

"Why thank you." Emma turned and faced him. The kiss was brief but sweet and the sensation ligered on Emma still when she went out to join the rest.

Adam had decided that for his own personal safety he would be in charge of cooking. It wasn't that he feared food poisoning no, all of them could cook well enough to avoid that. It was staying dry that he was more concerned about. Lexa, Jesse and Shalimar were playing a game of who can get the other wettest quickest. And so far each was losing.

Shalimar looked around for second. Beautiful just beautiful. She thought. This is where she belonged this was her pack. She didn't care if they were a bunch of misfits with dodgy pasts, she hereself had one of those, all she cared about was that they were happy and for the moment they all seemed to be. This train of though however was interrupted when a bucket of water was emptied over her. Scanning around she saw Lexa in fits of laughed and pounced.

Jesse loved this more that anything. He wasn't the baby, he had someone to protect and lots of people to play with. You're a bigger kid than me. Hearing the voice in his head he looked around, he saw Shal and Lexa still locked in the water fight, Adam cooking, Emma and Brennan walking out of the house.

"It's not Emma, she's far to tied up to care about revenge at this point."

Jesse turned slowly top see Emily smiling sweetly and for second she looked like an average teenager. Having average fun beating up he average big brother in an average water fight.

"You remember that time we went shopping and you and Brennan drove home fast? Good because here's pay back." Another sweet smile and Jesse landed in the pool with an almighty crash. The shock lasted for about three seconds before a small giggled escaped Emma, followed by everyone laughing, except Jesse who was rather annoyed that amused.

"You know why don't you beat Brennan up fist." Jesse said climbing out the pool.

"Oh I will."

"But not right now, because foods ready." Adam announced.

A lot of plate shuffling, glass clinking and bartering later everyone was seated on the patio enjoying their food. It's now or never a voice inside Brennan's head said. Getting up he coughed for attention.

"I have a rather important announcement to make, it will effect everyone of you."

"Get on with it Bren" Shal threw some bread at him

"Fine fine" he waved his hands in surrender, "I would like..."

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