Feline, Electric Heat

Chapter 2



Shalimar pulled up to Sanctuary and parked her bike. 'I wonder if Adam is still up' she thought then smiled 'Of course he is'. She made her way inside and to the lab where she knew Adam would most likely be. When she came into few of the lab sure enough there was Adam hard at work on something. She shook her head and entered the lab. Adam heard her entrance and looked up from what he was doing. "Shalimar, what are you doing home. Where are the others?" he asked surprised.



"I left early uh, Brennan knew I left to come back here, " she said putting her hands in her back pockets.



"Something the matter?" he asked stepping around the table closer to her.



She shifted her feet nervously and started pacing to put distance between them. "I don't know, \e ade admitted.

Adam eyed her carefully but didn't say anything.



She had her back to him as she spoke, "Tonight at the club…my senses…I couldn't control them I was sensing everything and…" she stopped to gather her thoughts to figure out how to explain something so foreign to Adam. "It became so overwhelming to the point I almost lost it." She turned and faced him. "Adam I feel like I can't keep a grasp on myself. Everyday I loose a little bit of the grip. I don't know if I can do this."



"What happened?" he asked leaning against the counter.



She shook her head and looked down at her hands, "I don't know how to explain it. One minute I was fine then the next I wasn't. I'm having a harder time controlling my feral side. I'm more territorial, more temperamental, more protective, more…horny I don't know how else to put it!" she blurted the last of her sentence. "Anyway, I was at the bar getting a drink when all the sudden all the pheromones in the place hit me like a ton of bricks."



Adam looked in thought, "When you're senses go in overtime what usually triggers it?"



Shalimar thought for a moment, "Usually some kind of pheromone and I'm usually in a large group of people like tonight."



Adam nodded, "It's as I thought, it seems your last mutation had a lot to do with your nat nee need to procreate. When ever you are around a great amount of pheromones even though you don't automatically pickup on them you still sense them to block them."



"So you're saying my feral side is more hyped sexually?" she asked.



He nodded, "You've reached maturity so you're feral side is wanting to do it's most natural instinct, mate."



"So what am I supposed to do?" she asked incredulously.



"Nothing, over time you will learn to gain control when it happens, " he shrugged.



She closed her eyes and sighed, "I need to get this under control and fast."



Adam eyed her closely. He knew she wasn't telling all that happened at the club. When she came in he remembered her mentioning that Brennan knew she was back. "You wanna tell me what made you really leave, " hked ked softly.



She met his eyes then looked away a little embarrassed by her situation. "I felt guilty, " she said looking at her hands. "I was lost in everything but I was still able to find him through it all. Emma and I were dancing and catching quit a bit of attention I might add when Brennan and Jesse came to our rescue." She looked lost in thought for a moment then continued. "When I saw Brennan it's like everyone else went . I . I almost screwed up big time."



"Something happen between you and Brennan?" he asked carefully so she wouldn't think he was trying ty iny into their relationship.



She laughed cynically, "It amazes me to this day Adam how Brennan a non-feral could effect me like he was a feral." She stopped to find the words she wanted to voice. "His scent is always so intoxicating and tonight with my scenes at full blast it was almost too much for me to handle." She stopped and ran her fingers through her trousled hair. "I almost used him Adam. I was rubbing all over him like I was in heat it was embarrassing!"



"Did he try and stop you?" he asked.



She shook her head, "No, it's weird it's like he knew what was happening. He asked me if things were getting to me."



"Well for starters I think Brennan tries to understand what you're going through. He knows it's tough he realizes that just like him you have to grasp your new abilities, " he offered in defense of Brennan.



"Yeah, but I feel like I'm using him all the same, " she said quietly. "I don't want him to feel like I'm using him." She stared off into a space for a moment.



"Well, how are your senses now?" he asked.



She took a deep breath, "I'm okay I guess."



"You're in a familiar surrounding your feral side doesn't feel the need to reach out, " he observed.



She smiled lightly, "Yeah, until Brennan and the others come in later."



"You sense him don't you?" he asked with a teasing smile.



"I think if I were in a crowd of hundreds or even thousands I could find him, " she smiled. "I mean all of you have a particular scent and I know whose is whose but Brennan's…his is different like…I don't know how to describe it, but when I sense him my heartbeat gets faster and my body temperature rises."



"Ferals are able to sense compatible mates, " he said.



She gave a hearty laugh, "Great, just what I need. My feral side going all 'horny' every time I get around Brennan because he's a good compatible mate."



"It's not just you're feral side Shalimar, " he added.



She lost her smile, "Yeah…I know." She took a deep breath and pushed away from the wall. "I'm gonna go to bed or at least try to sleep. I'm more nocturnal as well." On her way out the door she stopped and lo bac back at Adam. "Can I ask you something?"



"Of course, " he said.



She started to say but at the last second changed her mind and smiled. "Never mind, goodnight Adam, " with that she turned and walked out of the lab.



"Goodnight Shalimar, " Adam said to himself.