I got inspired to write two stories about Latnok. Since they are kinda small I combined them in this chapter. The first deals with Jackie giving Kyle a scare and some good advice while the second one deals with Latnok's motivation for going after Kyle

Kyle was beginning to enjoy working in Latnok, especially after Jessi joined in. Apart from Nate's constant presence everything was going rather well. After Jessi had realized her confusion about the romantic feelings she thought she had they have been getting along better then ever. He even felt he could share with her his worries about Amanda since Lori and Josh didn't seem to want to listen anymore and Declan usually answered in a very unhelpful way. But Jessi…. she just listened

"And I just don't know how to show Amanda that I still love her" Kyle was talking quietly so that anybody near them especially Nate wouldn't be able to catch more then a few words. Talking actually seemed to make work easier. They still had two days to prepare for the party and it was a surprising amount of work" whenever I see her I still fell that I….Jessi are you ok?"

Jessi seemed to be slightly sick. He hoped she was ok and wondered if the two of them could actually get sick

"I just need to freshen up a bit. I'll be right back" and she took off for the exit before Kyle could determine anything more then her increased heart rate. Strange he wondered if Jessi was nervous about planning the party. He was sure they could do it. He hoped she would be ok. He really wanted her opinion on his last plan concerning Amanda

"Kyle can we talk ?" Kyle turned around to see Jackie. She seemed to have a concerned expression on her face

"Of course Jackie" said a smiling Kyle. He liked Jackie. She was one of the reasons he gave Latnok a chance. But then he saw that Nate one of the reasons why he was still feeling uncomfortable here come closer as well. And so he added with as close to hostility as he could bring it " This is a private conversation Nate"

"Oh yeah as if I am missing this trashing" said Nate with his disgustingly arrogant smile

"Trashing" said a puzzled Kyle

"She "said Nate slowly as if talking to a child" is going to lecture you about being such an asshole. Oh man and they call me a bastard. This will be so good"

'What?"said a completely bewildered Kyle as he sensed that Nate as actually telling the truth. Had he done something to offend Jackie?

"Nate it's 12 pm. The girls from Zeta Teta Gamma are sunbathing on the eastern lawn at the moment. Why don't you go check them out?" suggested an annoyed Jackie

Nate was paralyzed for a moment as his libido fought his ego in an epic battle. Seeing his opponent humiliated versus seeing Zeta chicks. It's was a really hard choice

"Josephine still hasn't learned that doing it topless it's against school regulations" added Jackie knowing which buttons to push. Nate's ego finally losing the battle reasoned that he could always hack the security cameras and look over at what he was missing here. And then after checking his breath he quickly headed to the eastern lawn

"Jackie what is this about? " asked Kyle who was still confused over what was happening

"Kyle I know that we haven't known each other long and I shouldn't be interfering in your private matters but what you re doing to Jessi is just cruel" Kyle wa surprised by the slight hostility in her voice

"What am I doing to Jessi?" he didn't understand her at all. He and Jessi have been getting along better then ever

"Kyle it's obvious to anyone with eyes that she is into you. Talking with her about your feelings for another girl is well …. How would you feel if that Amanda girl started talking to you about how great Nate is?" Kyle scowled at this image

"Jackie I think you misunderstand the situation. Jessi is not into me. She told me so herself"

"Really and why did she tell you this?" Kyle wasn't sure but the way she said it seemed to sound slightly sarcastic

"Well she thought she had feelings for me but she realized that those weren't really romantic feelings "

Jackie slapped herself on the head looking irritated

"Let me guess this was after you told her that you see her just a friend right" Kyle's eyebrows rose in surprise wondering how she could possibly know that" Don't bother answering that. Man when Cassidy told us you led a sheltered life I never thought it would be this bad. Look forget what she told you. She does like you" seeing Kyle starting to object she added" yes I am sure. So you really need to stop twisting the knife with talks about Amanda .Your friends line probably crushed her enough already

Kyle was shocked for a moment. His senses told him that Jackie was indeed telling the truth. Could he really have been so blind?

"But I do simply want to be friends with Jessi" said Kyle confused on how to handle the situation

"Do you? You seem very comfortable with her. And I saw the way you were staring at her yesterday when she came with that sexy top" said Jackie winking which just further confused Kyle

"But I love Amanda" Kyle settled on the one thing he could be sure at amidst all the confusion

"Ohh boy . You are really new at this aren't you?" taking a deep breath Jackie prepared for a big speech" Look Kyle I've had a lot of relationship. I mean A LOT. And you can have feelings for two people at the same time" Kyle frowned as he was reminded of Declan's words" they won't be the same because each person is unique and we love them in a different way. Of course you have to decide for one girl otherwise you are A DAMN FILTHY BASTARD THAT LEADS ON PEOPLE AND THEN LETS THEM PAY THE HOTEL BILL WHILE HE IS GROPING AROUND SOME BRAINLESS FLOOZY "Kyle winced slightly scared at Jackie's sudden outburst. It was quite unexpected " but yeah you can have feelings for more then one person. Besides you are not dating Amanda anymore. She is going with remember? And Jessi seems nice, weird but then again you are both kinda weird. It's not like she is some FILTHY WHORE from TIJUANA that you picked up in a SLEAZY STRIP BAR. And she genuinely seems to care for you. "

Kyle although feeling slightly terrified at the combination of shouting and gentle words actually thought about it. He had never even considered that he could have romantic feelings for someone other then Amanda . And when he thought about it he didn't feel the same things for Jessi that he felt for Josh, Lori, Declan and his other friends. So he asked the obvious question

"But how will I know?"

"Start with going for a coffe. Just the two of you, no talk about Amanda." said Jackie who to Kyle's relief was once again in her cheerful personality "And here she comes. So remember what I said"

Seeing Jessi come back Kyle actually felt his heart start to beat faster. Could this be a sign?

"Sorry about that" said Jessi who still looked slightly sick" You were saying? What is your new plan about Amanda"

"I think we talked enough about Amanda. Do you want go for a coffe? It might be refreshing for both of us" the change was extreme. Jessi went from looking sick to an extremely happy smile that he had seen only a few times in just 0.3 seconds

As he was walking towards the cafe he couldn't help but notice three things. Jessi's smile , his own sweaty palms and the sound of his pounding heart.

Mark was in Cassidy's office observing Kyle. And once again he couldn't help but wonder the same question. Now that he finally had fulfilled his assignment he decided to find out once and for all

" Why him?"

"I beg your pardon" Cassidy responded in his annoying British accent.

"Why chose Kyle? Jessi beats him at every test, she is smarter, her powers are more advanced and she would actually be happy to be here and compete with the others. Three would have been no need for all of these games and you would have still gotten the super genius you desire. So why chose him?"

"Mark what do you think will happen if Kyle turns against us. If he feels betrayed or hurt and decides to go against us"

"I don't know. Probably leave you behind and go back to his family. Involve the police. Maybe run away"

"Yes this is also what we thought. Now what do you think will happen if Jessi turns against us?"

Mark winced as he remembered the security footage from when Kyle and her rescued Amanda. And the reports he read on the hunter. He really didn't want to be on Jessi's bad side. But he was a nineteen year old kid. H expected something more from a cutting edge secret society

"Are you telling me that Latnok is scared of Jessi?"

"Terrified is more like it mate" Cassidy seemed amused by it." They of all people understand just how much damage a single man or in this case a girl can do. This was the point of the test. We took was the most precious thing to Kyle- his girlfriend, we tied him up and made it seem like we were going to cut him open. All of this and the boy wouldn't even throw a punch. He is harmless. But Jessi well as someone who was personally threatened by her I guarantee you she is anything but harmless. I've met a lot of dangerous people and I can tell that when she makes a threat she means it. If it comes to it she will slaughter us all and raze every Latnok facility to the ground"

Cassidy laughed once again seemingly amused at how fierce the girl was and looking unconcerned about himself. Mark also smiled. Cassidy thought he was very smart. Not when it came to science but to people. He thought he could always get on top, to manipulate everybody. But in his arrogance he had made a big mistake. He shared too much info. Now Mark knew one of Latnok's weaknesses. He was getting rather tired of being their pawn. When Cassidy ordered him to dump Lori it was almost the final straw. But he knew he couldn't go against Latnok. They would destroy his future. However if he had some kind of leverage, something to make sure they wouldn't touch him….maybe pursuing a friendship with Jessi was just what he needed. She was after all the adopted sister of Lori. This seems like a solid base for a friendship

And just to test his little theory and partly because Cassidy's laugh was getting on his nerves he couldn't help himself but say

"Well speak of the devil. There is Jessi. She looks quite angry doesn't she?" Hearing Cassidy's laugh stop abruptly and seeing him go white as a sheet was a sight that Mark would treasure for years to come "Oh no. Sorry my mistake. It's Holly. They do alike don't they? I think Nate got into her lab again.

Oh yeah. Jessi was THE person to hang around with

Once again I hope you enjoyed it. This will probably the last of these short fics for a while and now I'll be concentrating on my other stories.