Breaking Point

Disclaimer: I don't not own Kyle xy. Man I'd love to see someone who actually did post something on here...

Chapter 1

Decisions in life affect not only yourself but the people closest to you. Not telling the Trager's about my true life was my decision, it nearly cost me my family. Now they were no secrets left between us nor would there ever be. But my relationship with Amanda was different. She was still living in the dark and at times it seemed like no light would ever pass. Since Madacorp's downfall my life was returning to a somewhat normal pace. Jessi was with a new family that didn't know her dark secrets but that was her burden to bare. Now all that remains with me is picking up the pieces where I left off hoping to make something beautiful from them.

For the first time in weeks all the weight that had been on Kyle's chest about his secrets had lifted. The Trager's after learning about him not only accepted him back into their lives but also help stop Madacorp. Now with all enemies taken care of and Jessi in a new home, Kyle could concentrate on his own. "Penny for your thoughts?" Nicole asked leaning against the door frame with her shoulder. She was dressed in her night time wear meaning she was ready to go to sleep or had awoken from it. Before Kyle reached into his pocket for a penny he glanced at the clock on the wall. The old wooden clock Stephen had given him that once hung in his father's living room. It was a gift for helping him reconnect with his father after so many years of spite. Kyle loved to clock, the rhythm of the ticking made him relax more during the night. Kyle was unable to find any change in his pants pocket pushing himself up from the tub to reach for his wallet on the desk. "Kyle it's a..." Nicole started to say with a smile as a light clicked on in Kyle's mind.

"...figure of speech" Kyle finished the sentence. His usual sheepish smile could be seen across his face reminded Nicole that Kyle was still understanding the world. His progress thus far was beyond anything she ever saw throughout her entire career. Her brain had been rattled over how someone could process so much memory. It taken some time for Kyle to finally admit who is truly was leaving no more unexplained questions. Kyle didn't bother returning back to his tub but instead slid out his computer spinning to face the tired eyed Nicole. Kyle had been focused on the clock he had to do a double turn to see it was past three in the morning. "I'm sorry if I woke you" he apologized as Nicole moved slowly off the door frame stepping into the room. The once famous Stephen workroom had changed dramatically, where once there was a work table now laid a bathtub where he adoptive son slept. Every drawing Kyle had drew since arriving was posted on all four walls, keys to his past, present and future. Now it all seemed so ordinary like the mystery of it all had been sucked away when they learned the truth. But there was no lie about how she, Stephen, Lori and Josh felt about Kyle. They loved him throughout his ordeals and there's now leaving them as a complete family.

"Just wanted to make a cup of tea and saw your light still on. Having trouble sleeping?" she asked moving over next to him sitting down on the edge of the tub. She couldn't tell if Kyle had gotten any sleep at all this evening but by his face he seemed well rested.

"No, just not tired" he explained resting back in the computer chair. Nicole could tell his mind was racing with thoughts well his face remained calm. He was such a remarkable guy man; she still couldn't conceive that Zzyzx, the company that had given so much to Adam's project would want to destroy Kyle. "Thank god for Foss" Nichole thought reaching out to touch Kyle's hand. His face changed only for a moment but Nicole was able to see pain and conflict. Lori and Josh had explained Kyle's Amanda faces but to see one actually happen almost brought out a laugh from Nicole. "What?" Kyle asked returning the smile to his face.

"Your Amanda face is showing" Nicole said jokingly. Kyle had been told on many occasions he wore different expressions on his face concerning Amanda. He was amazed how so many people could pick up on such subtle clues. "Sorry but ever since Lori explained it to me I can't seem to get it out of my head" she explained laughing a little to herself. Kyle laughed with her whether out of understanding or mere generosity so Nicole would feel bad about mocking it. "Kyle I want you to know that what you're feeling about Amanda is normal", Kyle could hear the same tone he had come to know when Nicole was speaking as a therapist then a mother.

I could see what Nicole was trying to accomplish but there was nothing normal about me. Adam had made that clear after explaining my origins. But my quest to have a normal life with Amanda was something I wanted very much. My only problem was that could never happen as long as I continued to lie to her. But if I told her the truth, would she still look at me the same?

"Thank you Nicole for your comfort" Kyle said. Although she had meant well, Nicole didn't instil much confidence into Kyle about his feelings at the moment. But right now Kyle knew she was tired leaving this conversation to be continued at a later time. They hugged briefly before she asked Kyle to try and get some more sleep since he had school in the morning. "I'll try" he promised her as she waited until he climbed back into his tub before she turned off the lights then closed the door. Kyle picked up on every noise in the house including Nicole's footsteps back up to her room where Stephen was sleeping soundly. Even the rhythm on the wooden clock on the wall didn't seem to be helping Kyle fall asleep. Knowing in a few hours he would need to be awake to get ready for school, Kyle decided to focus on something that made him happy yet pass the time. Closing his eyes and allowing his mind to clear of all distraction no matter how small they may be, he found himself falling into a relaxing state. Carefully just as before Kyle allowed his sense of hearing to increase dramatically. At first only the same sounds of the house could be heard as he dove deeper into concentration.

I had done this many times before. My ability to find a deep state of relaxation allowed me to focus on whatever noises I wanted to hear. My thoughts were solely on one person, the one heartbeat I wanted to listen to for the rest of the night.

Amanda's heartbeat indicated she was sleeping peacefully. This brought a smile to Kyle's face as he slowly slide further down into his tub. Each beat gave Kyle a greater sense of admiration for the girl next door. Before Jessi's disappearance, Amanda had been planning on telling him she had been accepted to a musical school in New York. Through out his discovery with Jessi's of Adam's body to taking down Madacorp she had had a change of heart deciding to stay in Seattle. Kyle recalled hearing the argument between Amanda and her mother, in fact his name had been brought up so much he wasn't sure if Amanda's explanation about leaving school behind was entirely truthful. Mrs. Bloom had banned Amanda from seeing Kyle except for school promising her daughter that she was throwing her life away. The following days after Kyle had kept his distance from the Bloom household for fear of aggravating Mrs. Bloom. It took Amanda's kind words of encouragement that as long as she had him in her life she would be happy. The rest of the night melted away as soon Kyle heard Nicole's familiar voice telling him to wake up. At the same time Kyle heard the recognizable heartbeat of Mrs. Bloom waking her daughter for school. Kyle opened his eyes slowly allowing the sunlight to filter in before climbing out of the tub anxious to see Amanda at school.

"What's with your goofy grin?" a semi clothed Josh asked from outside Kyle's room. In one hand was a piece of toast and in the other was a shirt.

"I listened to Amanda's heartbeat all night" Kyle explained. Josh intrigued shoved the piece of toast into his mouth before throwing the short over his left shoulder. Kyle watched as Josh turned away without response before yelling throughout the house.

"Lori, Kyle's got a new Amanda face".

The front doors of school offered me something more then anyone could imagine. Each day at school was a new day of learning about social interactions, friendship and belonging. While others worried about passing a test or finishing a project, I allowed myself to embrace the very walls that almost rejected me.

Josh had been kind enough to make sure Kyle didn't have the same goofy smile when he arrived at his locker. "Kyle since accepting you as an extraordinary human rather then an alien I feel I need to stress the importance of style" Josh said spinning the lock on his locker. Kyle could hear each time the lock found the correct groove allowing Josh access to his belongings. 12-47-17, the combination to Josh's locker was now stored deep somewhere inside the giant vastness of Kyle's brain.

"And what would you know about style?" Andy asked stepping out from around the corner. Kyle could hear the change in both their heartbeats when there eyes met finding it similar to Amanda's whenever they were together.

"Believe it or not in my household I am the only one with it" Josh gloated using the tips of his fingers to brush his right shoulder of dirt. Kyle amused by Josh's cleanliness imitated the action on his own shoulder. "What are you doing?" Josh questioned raising both eyebrows as Andy giggled.

"I was cleaning off my shoulders as you did" Kyle replied looking at Josh for approval. Andy patted him on the shoulder before walking away mumbling leaving Josh red faced.

"Dude what I was doing was showing Andy that I'm suave, I didn't actually have any dirt on my shoulder" Josh tried to explain but the process was already lost in Kyle's eyes. Kyle was perplexed by Josh's cleaning action for Andy.

"But if you both have the same feeling for one another then why were you trying to impress her further?" popped another question out of Kyle's mouth. If at all possible, Josh's face seemed to glow a brighter shade of red. Josh slammed his locker door shut before storming off also muttering incoherent words Kyle didn't wish to try to understand. Following behind a ground of ninth graders back to his locker, Kyle couldn't help but notice that after every seven steps they turned to glance at him before giggling amongst themselves.

"Pay no attention to them" Kyle heard Amanda say as she suddenly appeared beside him. He beamed her with his smile allowing his hand to fall from his backpack strap to his side. Amanda didn't miss a beat wrapping his fingers with his continuing on down the hall passing by Lori and Hilary.

"You remember that semi crush I had on your half brother?" Hilary asked gently applying cherry lip-gloss to her lips. Lori closed her locker catching a glimpse of Kyle turning the corner hand in hand with Amanda. "Well I'm over it" Hilary assured her best friend eyeing a senor who happened to walk by with a few friends. Lori caught her friend's eye wandering as she rolled her own but not before doing the same. As if on cue, Declan dropped his bag down beside Lori's foot nearly knocking her over in the process.

"Hey trying to fish here!" Lori yelled as the three senior's that had passed by walked away leaving her unnoticed.

"Next time wear one of those goofy hats" Declan suggested with a smirk before picking his bag back up from the floor. "And good morning to you both" he added before walking off in the opposite direction that Kyle had gone. Lori could only hold her stare to the back of Declan's head for so long before other students got in the way. The first class bell rang sending more frustration through her body.

"I hate Monday's" Lori stated before she and Hilary walked off to English.

Kyle sat alone at one of the tables in the cafeteria writing his essay assignment given last class. He was on the last paragraph when he felt a strange sensation at the back of his head telling him Jessi was near by. No sooner had he lifted his head from the paper did Jessi sit down directly across from him. "Hi" she said smiling politely. It had been a week since they last saw each other, before that had been at Madacorp where Jessi chose to save Kyle from the C.I.R machine. She had dropped by his window late one night apologizing for her earlier behaviour and betrayal. Kyle accepted it with ease as he did everything else knowing that she had been under control of a man on a dangerous agenda. Stephen reported that Emily Hollander was now filling in for Mr. Ballentine who was dismissed by Madacorp. Kyle wanted to ask Foss about the man's background but hadn't had the chance. Foss was busy relocating Adam's wounded body to a secure location leaving Kyle time away from training.

"Hi" Kyle repeated placing his pen down onto of his assignment giving Jessi his full attention. Today was her first day back at school since her move in with her new foster family. She had asked them to give her time to adjust to the new situation when in fact she had been hiding. It was her belief that people at school would still see her as the girl whose fake sister through a tantrum at The Rack. Kyle could already tell a difference in Jessi even if she didn't notice.

"I want to train like you did with Foss" Jessi said abruptly still keeping some traits from her former self. "Will you train me?" she asked.

Jessi's eagerness to learn reminded me of when I first encounter Adam Baylin. Nothing else on my mind was more important then to learn everything about who I was and what I could do. In the end I was able to learn those answers turning my life in a different direction. With Foss's help I could start to see my many different abilities but it also put a strain on my personal life. My fear was that if I started to train Jessi, I would see the same results.

Kyle hesitated to answer leaving them both in an awkward situation. "You think it's a bad idea" she said visible upset. "Even after I helped you at Madacorp you refuse to return the favour?" she demanded.

"Jessi I do want to help you learn more about what we can do and who you really are…" but Jessi had already pushed back her chair standing to her feet. Kyle had plan to follow her when Lori and Amanda arrived at the table carrying their lunch trays.

"Jessi's back at school, yay" Lori said with her usual sarcasm leaving Kyle's heart to drop in his chest. Her ill feeling towards Jessi for her assault was reasonable and just but Jessi had been programmed to break apart Kyle's family unit.

"Damn I forget my fork" Amanda said to herself.

"Lori I know how you feel about Jessi but she's not the same person she use to be" Kyle pleased the moment Amanda had stepped out of ear shot. Lori looked back to Kyle sighing in defeat having already had this discussion.

"I know but even with a different personality she still wears the same face. I guess deep down I'll always have this feeling but I promise it won't affect your relationship with her" Lori promised as Amanda return by Kyle's side with a fork and napkin in hand.

Lori's promise made me feel better about the current situation. I knew that in time things could improve, change isn't always easy but it helps to start in small steps. I still couldn't help but wonder when Foss would return or if Adam would even heal himself completely. But the moment Amanda's hand touched my arm the thoughts seemed to evaporate.

"Penny for your thoughts?" she asked as Kyle responded with a sweet smile.