MX fic: Picking Up the Pictures (1-?)
Title: Picking up the Pieces
Summary: It's been a year since Emma has joined Mutant X. She has become closer to Adam more than the rest of the team. Shailmar has become very jealous and hurt by Emma and Adam's bond. She feels like Emma has taken her place in Adam's heart. Than something tragic happens to Adam and it's not known if he will make it,. How will Emma survive without Adam? How will Shalimar? Will they be able to pick up the pieces if Adam died? Or will they go their seperate ways never to resolve their issues.
Rating: PG - NC-17
Category: Friendship / Tragedy / Romance/ Smut / Family/ Hurt/Comfort/ Crime/ Angst/ Mystery
Emma looked at the kind faces surrounding her and smiled. She looked back at the cake in front of her that was lit with twenty two candles and closed her eyes and made an wish and than opened them again and bent and blew them all out expect for one.
"The first man Emma looks at will be her future husband." Jesse joked.
Emma didn't look up but slowly and wishfully blew out her last remaining birthday candle. Someday I hope. She looked up and smiled at her four friends from left to right. First was Shalimar her first and only best female friend. We are just like sisters. Than over at Brennan My protector. Than over at Jesse My fellow confused and unsure friend when it comes to our powers. Than over to Adam. My father figure. "Thank you all for this wonderful birthday. You don't know how much this means to me." She said softly.
"It was mostly Adam and Jesse who brought this about." Brennan said with an smile. "They know how to plan a birthday better than I do."
"Same with me." Shalimar shrugged her shoulders slightly.
"Thank you all!" Emma said including all her family in on her heart felt thanks. "Like I said you don't know how much this means to me." She said softly but firmly looking each of them in the eyes one at an time. She didn't need to send an thoughts into their minds for them to know the truth. They could read in her eyes what they needed to know how thankful she was.
Only Adam knew the real truth about Emma's childhood. She told him one night when they were in his bedroom when she couldn't sleep. He had comforted her by holding her close to him and allowing her to pour out her heart to him. He knew this young woman better than he knew the others; even Shalimar who had been with him since the beginning of the Sanctuary and the Mutant X team.
Emma couldn't tear her eyes from Adam as easily as she could with the rest of her family. She also thought of the time in his bedroom in his arms pouring out her heart. It wasn't the last time either. There had been many an night in the past year that I found myself going to his bedroom for his confront. Only he could confront me in the way that I had longed for my entire life. I don't know what I will do when Adam is no longer in my life.
Don't think that far ahead Emma. I am here now and for an long time yet. Don't count your chicken before the eggs are hatched. Adam's thoughts broke into Emma's sober ones.
Emma smiled at Adam to let him know that his cony mentor fore was just that cony. But than sadness filled her face once more as she went back into herself toning out the merriment around the table.
The three young team members noticed everything that was going on but knew that it was not their place to help Emma through whatever was going on inside her. That they should leave it to Adam who knew exactingly what she caved. They went back to eating the cake that Jesse had sliced.
Tonight?
Of course darling. You are always welcomed. You know that.
Are you sure that you aren't busy?
For you I have all the time in the world you know that.
Perhaps you would like to go to sleep?
Would you?
Yes but not alone.
You are welcome with me. Perhaps both of us will sleep tonight.
I hope so.
I know so.
Thanks Adam.
No problem Emma. Adam smiled at Emma who was playing with her fork. "Best eat that cake now before Jesse eats it for you."
Emma smiled and brought up the fork that was filled with the piece of cake to her lips. She looked sideways at Jesse who was eying her piece of cake with hunger in his eyes. She slowly opened her mouth and slipped the fork into it and closed her lips around the fork. She closed her eyes as she enjoyed the sensation of the yellow cake with vanilla icing hit her taste buds.
"Well what do you think?" Jesse asked watching his friend very closely as she took her first bite of her birthday cake.
Emma kept her eyes closed as she tasted every taste that she could from the cake she knew that Jesse had made it for her and she wanted to taste every thing that he had so carefully and lovely put in the cake. She opened her eyes very slowly to find Jesse staring at her. She smiled. "It was wonderful Jesse. You are an wonderful cook."
"Thank you." Jesse grinned as he sat back in his seat and picked up his fork once again. I'm glad Em liked my cake. I'll make her birthday cakes from now on.
Author's Note: I know that Emma's powers doesn't include her being able to read minds; but she and Adam have grown so close to one another that their hearts and souls are as one; so they can hear each other's souls clearly