Disclaimer: I do not own Mutant X. But if I did, I would own Jesse. Duh!

Alright this is more chapters from me. I have received all chapters from my friends. So all there is left to do is to tie the chapters together. Just a note, I have already posted chapters from Dasi, Rosalie, Gelf(Lulu and Shelly are hers, lol) And I am set to post Josh's chapter real soon and Mel 's. I have a plan as to how I will post all these, which is something I didn't have in the beginning after I asked a few people to write a chapter for me.

Thanks to those who wrote for me, you have given me the best writing exercise I could have asked for. It's one thing for me to write something, but it something else to write with all these new ideas coming from you guys. So enjoy the ride!

Skinwalkers: Humans with the ability to shift into wolves. Not mutants!

This goes out to Josh, who emailed me with the nicest note I have ever gotten. This chapter might not have come to life without her. Thanks!

Chapter 18: Emma vs. Jesse.

Jesse was sitting on the couch in the living room watching a movie, when Emma came into the room. "Hey Jess."

"Don't do that to me!" he said as he jumped slightly. "Hey Emma."

"Sorry, thought you heard me coming."

"I forgot you weren't dead anymore." he grumbled.

"Oh sorry. Yeah we didn't have a lot of time to catch up before the first mission went bad."

"Yeah. How's Mike doing?"

"Huh what?"

"Mike your husband, 'to have to hold' mean anything to you?"

"No, I mean yeah of course it did, I just didn't know you knew he was here."

"Yeah he came to see me in the hospital a few times. He apologized for nearly killing me a year ago."

"Oh, I didn't know that, I mean I knew he almost killed you. I just know he went to see you."

"Yeah well he did, unlike you."

"Jesse, I'm sorry I was so busy here, trying to.."

"Avoid me."

"No, I just didn't know if you wanted me there."

"Yeah actually I did want you there, I wanted you here all year in fact. There wasn't one moment that I didn't turn around and think you would be there. But you weren't."

"I'm sorry Jess, I wish there was another way, I wish I could have hidden from Bryce without going through all the trouble of dying."

"There was another way."

"What?"

Jesse turned off the television and stood up, "You could have ask us for help." he said brushing by her and heading to the kitchen.

"Jesse, I wanted to protect you guys, Bryce was dangerous." she said following him.

"More dangerous than Eckhart and Ashlocke?"

"No, not that dangerous. But he had the potential to be."

"So you chose to leave and let a bunch of teenage Skinwalkers in Wolf Lake fight for you?"

"It wasn't like that."

"No Em, it was exactly like that. You turned from your family to let a bunch of strangers defend your life."

"I wish I could change that, I really do."

"Do you know I and the rest of the team would have died to protect you?" he said turning to face her, his blue eyes so sad it broke Emma's heart.

"Jesse, I was aware of that, but I didn't want you guys to die."

"We wouldn't have, we could have helped you. All you had to do was ask."

"Alright I know that now, but last year I was so scared of Bryce. I wasn't thinking clearly or I wouldn't have listened to Adam and Lexa."

"Lexa knew you were alive?"

"Yeah, but just before I left I erased her memory of me."

"I feel like such an idiot."

"You shouldn't."

"Do you know that before you left I was going to ask you out?"

"What?"

"You heard me."

"Would it make you feel better to know that I would have said yes."

"You would have?"

"Yeah, I wanted you to ask me out. I had such a crush on you."

"Well I had more than a crush. I loved you."

Emma looked down at the floor and back up to his eyes, "I loved you too."

"Do you still?"

"For the longest time after I left I did. But hen I had to let you go. I'm married to Mike."

"I know that, I'm in love with Dasi now."

"And I'm happy for you."

"And I'm happy for you, Mike is a great guy."

"Yeah he is. Why didn't you tell me back then that you loved me?"

"Cause I guess I knew you would leave." he said walking away from her.

"Jesse!" she said walking out of the kitchen after him. "How did you know I would leave, that makes no sense!"

"Cause everyone I have ever loved has left me!"

"You not talking about me are you?"

"Of course I am, you, my dad, my mom, Mel..."

"Melodie?"

"Goodnight!" he yelled walking to his room and slammed the door.

Emma stood in the hallway. Her mind was trying to cope with the feelings Jesse had let go on her; Rage, love, hate, hurt, all of them were inside Jesse, just waiting for him to blow up.

'Poor Jesse. I know I hurt him when I died, at a distance I saw the memorial service they held for me and Adam. But Jesse has been left by so many people in his life. I betrayed his trust in the worst way. He trusted me not to leave, and I left.

I know now that I should have stayed, but I can't undo what I did. I go back, nor would I if I could. Mike is my husband, and I wouldn't want to lose what we have. I would have never met him if I had stayed.

But still I'm sorry I hurt Jesse, I'm sorry I hurt them all...

Kinda short I know, but it gives you something. I have a lot more time to write now(Thanks Mom). So expect more updates to come. Thanks again Josh for the note.