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Kyle turned around quickly, startled that someone had managed to sneak up on him. The exhaustion and the effect of Amanda's kiss really took their toll. He was beyond surprised to see the woman behind him
"You…why…."he started confused and a little scared that the woman might once again bring problems to his family
" I think you know" she said amused at his confusion
" You are Latnok" he said as his tired brain finally caught up the way she called Jessi. His tone immediately changed and nearly growled when he asked " You are Cassidy's replacement?"
"Hardly" she said once again amused at the defensive stance the boy had unconsciously taken" I am merely here to clean up his mess and to negotiate with you and 7… Jessi"
"You are not going anywhere near…." Kyle took a few angry steps towards the woman but was interrupted when the door opened
"Kyle why are you shouti…" Nicole blanched in fear as she saw the woman. Panicked thoughts of losing her children, her job her whole life went through her head as she thought about how she could possibly explain Jessi's condition
"Mrs. Trager. It's a pleasure to see you again"
"Mrs. brings you here?" said Nicole as she tried to compose herself and think of a way out of this situation
"She is Latnok" said Kyle and Nicole was surprised to hear the venom in his voice. She never thought that Kyle was capable of such hostility
"You are not a social worker?" said Nicole who was also getting quite angry now.
"Oh but I am" responded Constance with a grin" Latnok is not only composed of scientists. They accept everybody who is willing to make the world a better place. And is this not the true calling of any social worker? Now shall we take this inside?"
"If you think I am going to let you in my home…" started Nicole but Kyle interrupted her quickly
"It's ok Nicole. I can handle her" Nicole was worried for a bit as she heard an edge to Kyle's voice that she found strange" and we are not exactly alone" he continued turning his head slightly to the left. Nicole looked to find non other the top of Carol Bloom's head trying to hide in the bushes
Nicole shoulders slumped in defeat and she moved slightly away from the door gesturing that she should come in
Stephen had almost the same reaction as Nicole when he saw Constance. A veritable rollercoaster of panic and shock followed by anger, it took quite a while until things calmed down enough for them to go into the living room. Kyle was very thankful that Lori and Josh went out shopping for a welcome back party.
"Tell us why you are here" said Kyle strictly
"I already told you I am here to negotiate with you and Jessi. Only with you" she said shooting a look at the direction of Stephen and Nicole" You can leave us now"
The reaction was immediate. Nicole 's face was flushed with anger and although Stephen would usually never think of hitting a woman he had some very violent thoughts at the moment
"Why you arrogant…"
"You dare to hurt our children…"
"Your children? Please they are just…."
"…….disgusting. Unethical…."
"why don't those cowards show their faces…."
"Enough" shouted Kyle finally. He was already feeling quite hostile and the chaos in the room wasn't helping him deal with his emotions " You "he said pointing towards Constance "if you are here to negotiate you will show respect for my family" turning to Stephen and Nicole he said with a much softer tone" Could you keep an eye on her? I will go talk with Jessi"
He left quickly before they had a chance to object. He should have known that it was too good to last. Just like everything else in his life even the few moments of peace he had with his family and Jessi were destroyed by the ever present shadow of Latnok in his life. Every step towards Jessi's room was a burden, he wanted to do everything in his power to keep her as far away from Latnok as possible but he couldn't. He knew that Jessi would never allow him to keep her in the dark. And after all that she sacrificed for him the very least she deserved was the truth.
Besides knowing her she had probably listened to every word they said. His face was lit by a smile as he thought of Jessi's habit to eavesdrop on everything. He knew the others were slightly disturbed by it but he found it cute. It was so…Jessi
As he entered the room his suspicions were confirmed. He could see it all over her face that she was quite aware of the situation but as he opened his mouth to speak she raised her finger to her lips giving him the universal signs for shhhh then she pointed at her eyes and at the window. It took Kyle a few moments to figure out that he should adjust his vision but then he saw it. A laser beam directed straight for the house. Someone was using a laser microphone to listen in on their conversations. Enraged his mind went over several scenarios on how to disable it but then he felt Jessi's hand take his.
And he felt something else as well. He felt how they ever present connection grew stronger. As he looked into her eyes he felt her- her emotions, her thoughts. It wasn't the full blown mind melt they have done several times. It was softer but just as intense
"This is new" he felt himself thinking
"It seemed like a better way to go then using sign language. They are likely to monitor the house with thermal cameras as well" she responded and Kyle could feel her smiling and see her body doing it as well
"I assumed you listened to us out there"he continued" What do you think we should do with her?"
He could feel Jessi's hesitation for a moment. She seemed to be disturbed by something but Kyle couldn't tell what. This level of their connection brought along a lot of confusion. She didn't seem too worried about the Latnok agent in the room. It was about something else but before he could dwell on it he heard Jessi's thoughts and her overwhelming trust as she said:
" Talk with her. I believe in you and I am sure you will make the right choice"caressing his cheek she continued and Kyle felt once again the tingling of electricity as she said" It doesn't matter what happens as long as we are together"
Smiling Kyle hugged her tightly. They both needed the reassurance and then he went back to the living room. Which was currently full of tension as Nicole and Stephen were glaring daggers (an expression which he began to understand right now) at Constance. Not wanting to deal with the chaos again he spoke before anyone had a chance to open their mouth
"Speak" he said adding his own glare to Constance
She didn't seem too disturbed by all the negative attention forced on her. In fact once she saw that Kyle came back alone she seemed even more relaxed
" It's rather simple. You stole potentially compromising situation from our facility while we have the power to utterly destroy your lives. If we continue this pointless fight we will all suffer…"
"We didn't start this" Kyle interrupted with audible anger in his voice" It was you. You shot Adam, Cassidy did …."
"Cassidy is no longer with us as you very well know" Constance returned the favor by interrupting him as well. In her case it was more effective because she maintained her composure. In a way it reminded him of Cassidy's behavior which only served to make Kyle more angry. He vaguely wondered if Latnok trained all their employees to behave in such way" And he took quite a few liberties with the power Latnok had provided him. The Council was unaware and does not approve of his actions. And that's why I am here- to negotiate. As I previously mentioned we are at impasse. If we continue this pointless struggle the only things we will achieve is blood and pain on both sides. And Latnok believes in improving humanity. Not engaging in feuds with teenagers"
"If you leave us alone we will leave you alone as well" stated Kyle with disdain in his voice. He didn't want to leave them alone. After everything that happened he would never trust Latnok enough to believe that they would hold up their end of the bargain but still this seemed like the best solution at the moment
"I am afraid it's not that simple" responded Constance with a slight smile
"It's seems very simple to me. Even almost too good for you" said Stephen "You get away with committing countless crimes and ethics violations while our family leads a peaceful life"
"Now now we don't need to open the theme of crimes do we? It's not like any of us have shown much respect for the law" she smirked as she thought of the ridiculous idea that an organization like Latnok-the combined might of the greatest humanitarians and intellectuals the world had ever seen should bow down to some petty laws written by mediocre bureaucrats" You see Latnok has invested quite a lot in both you and Jessi. The combined cost of producing you is over eighty million dollars….. "
"They are human beings not livestock" said an outraged Nicole standing up but Constance ignored here completely
"….and when we add the loss of our Zzzyx facility and our other research station that you destroyed in your confrontation with Cassidy not to mention the data and projects in them and of course the damage you did in Madacorp why the final bill comes at close to quarter billion dollars. This is not something we can forget"
"You want me to pay you a quarter billion dollars?" asked a confused Kyle not really sure what she was talking about
"In a way. We want you and Jessi to come and work for us again." there was a moment of utter silence after she said this but this was soon interrupted
"NO" came the simultaneous reply from three throats but only Kyle continued talking" We have both already been on this road. You will not lure us again and I will certainly not help you"
"We thought you might react like this and that's why we hired Mark as the new director of the branch. Although we have personally found him less then trustworthy due to the help he has provided you we believe that you will find an adequate boss." Kyle opened his mouth but Constance never gave him the chance" As for your lack of desire to help us….well this is certainly unwise. Latnok works to help all of mankind but if you are so unwilling to trust us we are ready to let all the discoveries and research that you and Jessi work on be public property."
"And why would you agree to this?" asked Kyle suspiciously. It seemed to contradict Constance previous statement about Latnok's concern over the financial damage they have caused
"Two reasons. First even if it's available to our competitors we are still the best and will be able to effectively utilize the knowledge. And secondly reputation is as good as money. You discoveries will raise the profile and respect of all our organization to unseen heights But the main reason always remains the same. We want to help humanity"
"Kyle you can't" exclaimed Nicole after a minute of silence where she saw that Kyle was actually contemplating the offer
"The information you have on us is certainly damaging but we will survive this confrontation. Can you say the same about family?" asked Constance with a smirk which quickly faded as she took a step back startled from the hostility of the look that Kyle shot at her. She quickly composed herself and pretended that this never happened.
"We will do it" said Kyle finally with disgust in his voice. He quickly shook his head silencing the objection of Nicole and Stephen. This was a conversation for another time" But we will not be manipulated. We WILL hold you to your word"
"And we will always keep it" said a smiling Constance" Well thank for the hospitality but now I must bring the fortunate news to council so I will have to take my leave"
"I will walk you to the door"
"How very kind of you" said Constance with a smile that continued to make Kyle angry.
"I just want to make sure you leave"
Kyle gestured for Nicole and Stephen to stay behind. He wanted to do this alone. It took them almost twenty seconds till they were out of the house but they seemed like an eternity to Kyle. As they finally made it outside a black car was already waiting to take Constance back
" I am glad we managed to establish a nice working relationship today" said Constance offering him her hand
Kyle grasped her hand with quite a lot of force and instead of shaking he pulled her closer to him and until they were almost face to face
"Not yet" he said in a voice that could be described almost as sinister" we have yet to establish the most important rule of all. If you ever think of threatening my loved ones again you will pay. Do you understand?"
"Will I now?" Constance tried to be flippant about it but she wasn't quite sure if she managed to fake it well enough. She gained some of her confidence back as she remembered the boy's psychological profile. Confident that he was bluffing she continued" And you will do what? Send your little killer girlfriend after me? Even if you think you can…."
And then she winced as his grip on her hand became intensely painful
"The same goes for insulting Jessi." said Kyle in the same tone" And no. I won't kill you. My research shows that death is not quite as motivating for humans. Now pain the other side" she winced again as he squeezed her hand even tighter to impress his points" This is what people truly fear. My knowledge of biology and psychology is matched only by Jessi. On the top of my head I can think of one hundred and forty seven ways to make you wish you were dead." Seeing the look of genuine fear in her eyes Kyle continued" I have also studied on a variety of organizations. People like you are expendable. If it it's serves to preserve their relationship with me Latnok will accept your loss. So for your own good you will do everything in your power to make this "working relationship" you seem so fond off truly work. Do you understand?"
Constance swallowed nervously. This was not how it was supposed to go. She didn't know for how much longer she could control her fear. Gathering the last shreds of courage she had she made one final attempt to make Latnok proud
"You are bluffing"
Kyle smiled and ran his fingers almost gently over her throat, a gesture which although painless scared her far more then his physical display of strength from before.
"Do you really want to find out? he asked once again in a very calm voice that made him sound quite dangerous. Noticing that her hand was finally free Constance mustered up whatever dignity she had left and tried her very best to walk and not run to the car. But just as she was entering Kyle called out to her again" Constance. If you don't want to find out a bit too soon I suggest you remove the surveillance from my house. I give you four minutes"
Constance didn't look back at him. She merely entered the car as fast as possible and began franticly making phone calls. This was not how it was supposed to go at all
Meanwhile in her room Jessi looked very worried as she replayed the conversation she just heard in her mind. This was wrong.
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And this is a wrap up for this episode :) Hope it wasn't too boring
And don't worry guys. I have far too much respect for cannon to suddenly make Kyle go so OOC. There is a reason for his behavior and it will be explained and resolved hopefully in the next chapter. Let's hope I can pull it off. Haven't tried exploring psychological problems till nowI hope I didn't screw up too much the reintroduction of Latnok back in Kyle's life but I needed to find some balance. Some logical reasons as to why Kyle and Jessi will be able to coexist with Latnok for a while. Otherwise I would have had to either destroy Latnok or put Kyle and Jessi on the run. And both of these options would screw up the season
Sorry it took me so long to write this one but the heat has been really getting to me and I was feeling somewhat uninspired.
As for the woman this was a minor character introduced in the episode Lockdown I believe. She was a Latnok agent posing as a social worker who inspected the Tragers. She seemed like a good choice to use since he looked like a believer in the cause and also because I didn't want to introduce another new character So I thought that for this job Costance will be perfect. Sorry it wasn't someone more exciting :)
By the way sorry if there are a lot of mistakes in this chapter but it's almost 12 am and since the next few days I will be very busy I wanted to finish it today instead of leaving it for Friday
Bilbomaster – Sorry. Nothing quite so interesting. I may bring back Emily later for a small cameo but Grace is going to get a more let's say unusal introduction to Kyle :)
Lucian- Glad you liked them :) I hope this is soon enough
Catherine- Thank you. I am glad you liked it :)
