Feeling like my whole world had collapsed in on itself, I retreated to my dorm room. I had planned on staying inside alone in my misery but Shock wouldn't let me and just as I reached my room he flew over putting himself between the door and me. I tried to argue with him, only to sob instead and he shook his head. Knowing he wouldn't give up I opened the door and let him in, closing it only moments later before I stumbled towards my bed. Practically falling facefirst onto it I began to sob and Shock sighed.
"Its going to be okay, Jessie. I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for Jason's hacking." Shock said, sighing when all I did was sob. "Look maybe we should talk about this when you're not so emotional." He added as I grabbed one of my pillows and proceded to bury my face in it.
"Jason lied to me. I thought he really cared and he does this." I sniffed, realizing that I needed to breathe and as I uncovered my face, Shock hovered beside me. "Why would he chose Dredd over me? We saved him and this is how he replays us?" With a whimper I rolled onto my right side, sniffing as I did.
"Wait a second. Are you upset that he lied or that he's still working for Dredd?" Shock asked and I didn't response, confirming what he originally thought. "So you do like him?"
"That's not the point!" I yelled, momentarily forgetting why I was so upset. "Jason hacked into my private files and then lied about it to my face. I hope Forge locks him up forever, it'll serve him right." I muttered as I lay there, wondering what to do now. After a while I closed my eyes, trying to stop fresh tears from welling up in my eyes. It worked so well that I soon fell asleep despite being so broken up about what the villian had done to me. Once Shock discovered that I had fallen into a doze he rolled his eye at me before carefully covering me with a blanket.
"Why would Jason do this to you? He really seemed to like you and it doesn't make sense." Shock muttered to himself.
Right at this moment, Jason was wondering the same exact thing though for an entirely different reason.
"Come on, I explained what I was doing in there so let me out." Jason grumbled as he stood behind a laser wall. After being caught red handed, Forge had handcuffed him and almost dragged the villian towards the stasis cells.
"The answer is still no. We know you're still working for Dredd so why don't you make this easier and come clean." Forge said, standing within inches of the cell and Jason growled, climbing to his feet and glaring at the Commander.
"For the last time I'm not working for Dredd. And I only used the computer because I wanted to know more about Jessie. If we're going to work together we need to be honest."
"Yeah right, Naught. You're just playing with Jessie's feelings, making her believe you're her friend only to stab her in the back." Jefferson growled, standing next to Kat and Berto. As they watched Jason actually sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"Look I needed her help to escape Dredd and after all this time why would I turn around and stab her in the back? It makes absolutely no sense." Jason argued and Berto frowned before he stepped forward.
"You're a cruel and twisted man, just as bad as Dredd himself." Berto said, glancing up from his portable computer to glare at Jason. "It makes perfect sense."
"I didn't do this for Dredd, I did it for myself." Jason shot back, trying to gather his thoughts. "She knows so much about me and I just wanted to understand her better. You have to believe me." When everyone just stared at him, unmoved he sighed and slowly sat down.
"We don't. In case its slipped your mind you've been working for Dredd even longer than Jessie has been working alongside us here at N-Tek. Jessie would never lie to us and we can trust her...you on the other hand have caused us nothing but trouble." Forge told him and turning his back he walked back to the Com Room, Kat and Jefferson following behind him. The last one to leave was Berto who stared at Jason for a long moment, confused as to why anyone would want to hurt me.
"You're very lucky that Jessie held back otherwise you would just be a smear on the office wall." Berto told the villian who looked up at him. "Idiota." He added before he made his way back to the Com Room, not even sparing the villian a glance. Once again stuck in the tiny cell, or at least that's what he thought, Jason fumed.
"They're the villians, not me." He muttered as he sat on the hard metal bed. "Okay maybe I shouldn't have just hacked my way into the mainframe but it wasn't like anyone would have told me what I wanted to know. If I asked Forge he would have been like 'its classified'."
"Yeah that's pretty much how Forge works." A voice answered and Jason jumped, ending up on the floor. "Huh not much of a villian if you'd let someone sneak up on you." Shock said as he hovered beside the laser bars.
"For the last time I...look never mind. No one believes me anyway." Jason sighed as he climbed to his feet and sat heavily on the bed, looking down at the floor once he was seated. As Shock stared at the villian he noticed the almost depressed expression on Jason's face and for a few seconds he wondered if the villian was telling the truth.
"I want to know something, Naught." Shock said and Jason glanced up at the Ultralink, curious. "Are you really intending to betray us to Miles Dredd or did you make a mistake?"
"I'm telling the truth. I just wanted to understand Jessie better and now...I've ruined any hope of her or anyone else helping me." Jason muttered as he lowered his head. Eventually the Ultralink spoke and as Jason looked up he was stunned to see the lasers disappear.
"I don't really know if you're being truthful or not but I know there's one person who would know." Shock told him as Jason stood and very causously moved towards the 'door' to his cell. Once he figured out that he wasn't going to be shocked, he moved closer to Shock. "I can break the 'cuffs but if you try to run you'll regret it." Shock warned and Jason just gave him the slightest nod, a little worried as to what that meant. Lifting his hands up, Jason waited as Shock aimed and fired a quick blast of Turbo energy at the handcuffs. The moment they snapped and dropped to the floor, Jason rubbed his wrists then he looked up at the Ultralink.
"So where are we going?" Jason asked as Shock glanced around, making sure the coast was clear then he motioned for the villian to follow. As silently as possible Jason followed, making sure no one saw him and as they hurried down one corridor then the other he soon understood where they were heading. He opened his mouth to speak, only to shut it almost instantasiously when he saw Kat and Jefferson walk past. Quickly he pressed himself against the wall, hoping that they hadn't spotted him and for once luck was on his side as they walked right past too focused on their conversation than someone wandering around N-Tek. Letting out a breath he gave Shock a thumbs up, the Ultralink rolling his eye before he motioned Jason to follow him and after a few more minutes of running they came across the dorms.
"Right now Jessie's inside and she might still be asleep. If not...well I wouldn't like to be in your shoes." Shock explained and Jason adjusted his tie, looking a little nervous though after swallowing he gave the Ultralink a nod. "Okay then you need to speak with her alone. If she doesn't beat you up first. I guess...good luck since you're going to need it." Shock added as he unlocked the door and just as Jason stepped through the door, he closed it.
As the door clicked shut behind him, Jason came to the sudden realization that he was trapped alone with me. At any other time this would have been a good thing though with me in a decidedly bad mood it wasn't really safe for him to be nearby. Still, Jason thought as he slowly made his way towards me, it really was thanks to him that I was in a bad mood. By the time he reached the bed I was curled up into a ball, eyes closed and breathing slow.
"Always sleeping. Still I prefer this to you being mad at me." Jason muttered as he sat beside me, being very careful not to wake me. "Even if you do sometimes snore." He chuckled before he clamped a hand over his mouth, thinking that he'd just made a dumb move. Thankfully for him I didn't stir and he grinned, taking his hand off his mouth. This time Jason decided to keep quiet and instead he silently wondered how to apologize to me.
I still can't believe that everyone thinks I'm the bad guy here, Jason thought as he stroked his chin sparing me the occasional glance. Granted I did use my computer skills to hack into N-Tek's mainframe and get as much information as possible about Jessie though all I could find was info on her parents instead. Forgetting for a moment about being quiet he sighed, confused as to why he felt the slightest bit guilty. But when he looked down at me he remembered I way I'd reacted when I saw him sitting in front of the computer, the images of my mom and dad displayed on the screen. That hadn't made Jason feel even the slightest bit guilty though, it was the way my eyes filled up and my sobs.
"Maybe I should have just asked Jessie, not gone behind her back. Now I suppose its too late to explain myself." Jason muttered to himself unaware I was slowly waking and as my eyes slowly began to clear I noticed someone sitting beside me. Oblivious, Jason tried to work out his next move and as he stared at his hands for a moment he didn't see me staring up at him. At first I was too sleepy to understand why Jason was sitting beside me but once the fog in my mind cleared my eyes narrowed and my lips curled back. In the blink of an eye I lunged, knocking Jason on his back. That shocked him though he did manage to dodge my hand as I tried to grab him by the throat, quickly moving off the bed and slowly backing towards the door as I shook my head.
"What are you doing here?!" I yelled and he swallowed, looking very nervous as I climbed to my feet and started to move towards him. In less than a minute I had him backed up against the door and after a pause he muttered something. "What?" I growled, fighting the anger that surged through me. Of course my eyes glowed green for a second and Jason blinked, knowing he only had a few seconds at most before I blasted him into the door. Or maybe even through it.
"Shock let me in!" He yelled and I blinked at him in confusion, not sure why my best friend would betray me like that. As I took half a step back Jason smoothed his jacket and giving me the tiniest of smiles, he decided to explain himself. "Look he let me in so I could apologise to you. I wasn't trying to go behind your back but I was impatient, I just wanted to know what I was dealing with by dating you and..." He trailed off as my eyes narrowed and I moved closer, letting out a warning growl. "That wasn't what I meant! Look I just wanted to know you, not just the Turbo user and I should have asked permisson first."
"Those were my parents! They gave their lives to protect me and countless others against Makino. When I saw you using that computer, my computer I just...lost it. I miss them so much and you just..." I sniffed suddenly, reaching up and when I found my cheeks were wet I turned slightly. Hurriedly I tried to dry my eyes, embarassed that I'd cry in front of someone so cold and heartless.
"I didn't even know that was your computer." Jason protested and I growled at him, staring as he tried to move further away. With the door against his back he couldn't move and as he stared at me my hand started to glow. "I'm trying to explain!" He yelled and I shook my head at him, tears now streaming dowm my face unchecked.
"You're not doing a very good job. I thought that maybe you actually cared about me the person, not just the Turbo user. But I guess I was wrong, you're just a jerk who only puts himself first no matter what. Leave me alone before I do something I might not regret." I whispered as my bottom lip quivered, my stomach in knots before I turned around.
Slowly moving towards my bed, just wanting to curl up and forget this day ever happened, I didn't notice Jason still staring at my back. Having realized that I wasn't going to knock him through the door he let out a breath. Then he did something incredibly stupid; he moved behind me and just as I reached the base of my bed his hands wrapped around my waist, pulling me against him.
I yelped, taken completely off-guard by the move. Once I shook off my confusion my eyes narrowed and I turned my head slightly, giving him a glare. "Do you have a deathwish? I said back off and I meant it!" I yelled, trying to lift my hands and let loose with a blast of Turbo energy. Unfortunately for me, Jason had thought his plan through more than I would have believed and he just tightened his grip on me. "Let go of me." I growled as I struggled, knowing full well I could easily have thrown him into the far wall.
"You could easily have broken free at any time." Jason pointed out as he relaxed his grip and I pushed him away, stepping away from him. "So why didn't you?"
"I don't know. Just leave." I muttered, heading back towards my bed and his hand shot forward, grabbing hold of my arm. Without thinking I threw a punch throwing Jason back against the wall and he grunted, momentarily stunned. "I warned you." I whispered as he climbed to his feet and in seconds he transformed to his mecha mode, rushing forward and I cried out as I slammed into the wall behind me. My head throbbing I stumbled to my feet, gasping as he eyed me for a few seconds.
"Hmph you think you can just push me away and I'll leave? You thought wrong." Jason growled, arms crossed against his chest and I narrowed my eyes. I took a step towards him only to fall to my knees, my vision blurring and my legs shaking. Unable to stand I instead tried to glare at Jason who just rolled his eyes at me, moving towards me. Kneeling beside me he lifted me into his arms and moving towards the bed he carefully set me down, trying his best not to laugh at the blush that spread across my face. Seconds later he sat on the edge of the bed, back to his human form and I narrowed my eyes as I moved as far away from him as I could without falling off the bed.
"Why can't you leave me be? You're still working for Dredd." I mumbled as he moved closer and I snorted at him, feeling really worn out.
"Why does everyone keep saying that?" Jason complained as I eyed him, making sure he wasn't going to move closer. "Its not true. Even Shock knows I'm not lying or he wouldn't have let me out."
"He...did?" I muttered, raising an eyebrow and Jason gave me a nod. "Why would he do that?" I said as I made myself comfortable, letting my legs dangle other one side of the bed. "How do I know I can trust you?"
"I know your identity. If I was still working for Dredd, he'd be hunting you down right now. But he's not thanks to me." Jason answered and I shrugged, not really sure why I was actually letting him explain himself. Though I suppose I really did want to trust him despite everything he'd done to me in the past.
"I...I don't know anymore." I sighed as I looked at the floor, not even noticing when Jason moved closer to me, resting his head against mine. Unable to figure out why I was letting him get this close, without knocking the villian through the wall, I sat there in silence.
I did care about Jason but after finding him hacking into my computer I wasn't feeling so forgiving right now and I'm sure he knew, judging from the way I stared at the wall rather than look at him. Not paying attention proved to be a mistake when I felt Jason grip my shoulder and before I could work out why he pushed me down on my back.
I let out a surprised yelp as he pressed one hand against my shoulder, pinning me and before the shock wore off he leant down. Suddenly I felt his lips against my neck, a light kiss pressed against my bare skin before Jason kissed me a little harder this time. Not sure how I should react I lay there, staring as he kissed the base of my throat and for the next few seconds I realized that I should have been angry, that he was just using me. Then he licked my throat, his tongue hot and wonderful against my skin and I rested my head against the blanket, letting out a low groan and Jason paused.
"Do you like that?" Jason asked only to chuckle when I turned my head slightly, trying to hide the blush that crept across my cheeks. "If I'm making you uncomfortable, just sya so." He added, leaning towards my neck again and as I stared at the wall I shuddered as he kissed me again, his hand slipping off my shouder only to slide behind my head. Jason kept on kissing me, having no intention of stopping and when his other hand reached down and gripped my backside I gasped.
"Oh Jason..." I groaned, eyes closing and he smiled, his mouth finding mine and as we kissed I felt his tongue flick across my lips. I knew what he wanted and almost instantly I opened my mouth, my groan muffled as his tongue slipped inside. As our tongues met, Jason ran the tips of his fingers across my backside and I groaned the sound muffled as he explored my mouth. For the next minute Jason squeezed my backside as his tongue wrapped arund mine, leaving me groaning. When he finally released my mouth I shuddered.
"I...what are we doing?" Jason asked staring down at me as I gasped, watching as my eyes slowly opened and focused on him. "Jessie...I'm sorry." He sighed as he sat up, breathing a little hard himself.
"Its okay. I do like you." I whimspered as I sat up and Jason stared at me, orange eyes looking into mine. Sighing I leant closer and nuzzled his neck, trying to make him undertsand just how I felt. When he continued to stare at me, looking very confused I reached up and pressed my open palm against the left side of his head, opeining my mouth and he gasped when I kissed his neck.
"Jessie?" He whispered before my mouth closed over the right side of his neck and he groaned, eyes briefly closing as I gently sucked on the pale skin of his throat. When Jason didn't push me away I nibbled his throat and he tilted his head back, relaxing as I kissed and licked his neck. Pretty soon he cupped my chin, tugging my mouth towards him and giving me the most amazing kiss. It left us both gasping and I just know I had a smile on my face since Jason grinned at me.
"Jason...um I think I do like you." I whispered and he laughed which wasn't quite the reaction I was hoping for. But then he moved closer and when he kissed my neck I sighed, his lips feeling amazing against my skin. Now that was the reaction I was aiming for, I thought before he pushed me backwards onto the bed.