Kyle XY: Epilogue
Kyle could not believe what he had just heard. The words I'm your brother echoed through his mind catching him unbalanced. The possibility of Cassidy being his real brother just seemed so outrageous. When it came to blood relations, all he knew was that Adam Baylin was his biological father. There was no other information concerning who his mother might have been or any other siblings he might have. Truthfully, the thought never really crossed his mind seeing as how unorthodox his 'birthing' was. Adam also could have hidden this from Kyle as a means to protect him from the truth or might had been unaware of the fact himself.
Kyle tightened his grip on Cassidy's neck. He began to analyze him, trying to find if there was any legitimacy behind those troubling words. From what he could tell however, Cassidy seemed to be telling the truth. His heartbeat did not waver, and the tone in which he spoke, Kyle could not sense any dishonesty hidden behind his voice. With that conclusion, Kyle slowly released his grip on Cassidy, pulling him away from the shattered frame of his patio door.
"If you really are my brother," Kyle started, the words tasting bitter in his mouth, "then why? Does family mean that little to you that you'll hurt my friends, my family, just to get to me?" He began thinking of the Tragers', how they took him in and cared for him as their own. He could not imagine ever putting them in harms way for his own benefit. They were everything to him.
Cassidy gently rubbed his neck as he began to breath heavily, coughing in between gasps. He looked up at Kyle with sullen eyes, discreetly searching for the taser he had not moments ago. Unable to find it, he thought it better to just stall for the moment and figure a way out of his predicament.
"It's nothing personal mate, strictly business," Cassidy replied hoarsely still rubbing his neck. "You're the key Kyle, what Latnok has worked all these years to get. So my methods are a bit eccentric, but they produce results." He stood up straight and cleared his throat. Cassidy looked sternly into Kyle's azure eyes and in a deeper tone he stated, "You cant achieve a dream without making sacrifices."
The phrase fell heavily into Kyle's ears as if Cassidy had that drilled into to him for years by his superiors. Then from his backyard, Kyle heard the rushing footsteps of a familiar person. By his heartbeat he could tell it was Tom Foss all the while realizing that Cassidy was unaware. When he was in view, Kyle noticed that Tom had a pistol at the ready with a suppressor attached to the barrel. When Cassidy turned to see what Kyle was looking at, Tom fired a round into his leg. He buckled forward and he fell hard on his knees screaming a curse. Tom rushed in and with the handle of the gun, rammed it in the back of his head knocking Cassidy out.
Kyle watched as the scene unfolded with a surprised looked etched on his face. It happened so fast he barely moved out of the way when Cassidy fell forward. He looked back to Tom relieved that he hadn't killed him. He had more questions for Cassidy that he would like answered.
"Tom," Kyle began quietly, "if you hadn't come, I...I don't know what I would have done. For a moment, I wanted to hurt Cassidy so bad. I never felt so out of control, I almost lost myself to it." He looked down to Cassidy and then turned to Tom. He watched him cover the wound with a rag he grabbed from the kitchen counter to stop the bleeding. The anger that was bubbling within Kyle was so alien to him. Never has anyone pushed him so far that he felt so unlike himself. When Cassidy threatened to harm his family, something inside Kyle snapped, some primal instinct to protect his loved ones from harm. He was treading new waters he never imagined he would encounter. Kyle really was changing, just as Nicole said.
As Tom finished tying the knot around Cassidy's leg, he holstered his pistol at his hip. He stood up and averted his gaze towards Kyle straight into his cobalt eyes. For a split second he saw his friend Adam in Kyle's gaze, almost forgotten how much the two were so alike. However, he also noticed how much Kyle changed and what the pressure from having to protect his family was doing to him.
With a sigh Tom replied, "you better go. I heard your family saying they were going to meet you at The Rack. I'll clean up as much as I can here."
"What about Cassidy? What are you," before Kyle could even finish his sentence Tom reassured him that he would handle Cassidy, possibly take him to one of the hideouts he used when traveling with Adam.
"I'll keep an eye on him, see what he knows. Now go," Tom placed Cassidy over his shoulder and proceeded to carry him to his van that he used to surveillance the Trager home. He bound Cassidy's arms and legs then walked back to the house.
Kyle watched as Tom carried him away. He was glad that Cassidy was out of the picture for the time being. However, he knew that he would have to deal with him soon and wasn't looking forward to it. Kyle dusted himself off and thanked Tom as he left. For a moment he couldn't shake the feeling that his home wasn't as safe as it used to be. Cassidy so easily manipulated his family to leave their house and then broke in and attacked him. He was glad it was him that found Cassidy and not someone else he cared for. The situation could have easily turned for the worse and thankfully Tom was in the neighborhood keeping an eye out for them. Kyle was just glad he had someone else he could trust outside his family to help him. He didn't like involving the Tragers' more than what was necessary.
