Throughout the rest of lunch, Jack repeatedly tried to read Kim's mind, but failed each time.
Kim became aware of Jack's constant staring, but just dismissed him.
He was weird, different, and mysterious, and that's all she needed to know about him.
However, Jack needed to know much more about her.
But this was impossible if he couldn't read her mind. He knew that she did not like him, and that they'd never be close enough to learn more about her if he kept being a jerk to her.
He had to try to befriend her.
During the course of the day, that's what he did.
Jack began being overly polite to her, and tried to lighten the tension between them. He insisted that he helped her around school, which she refused, and sat next to her in most classes, which she had no choice but to accept his offer.
At least it was better than sitting like a loner, again.
His acts of kindness were all disastrous since he had made a bad first impression, so befriending would be hard.
Jack had always been popular, and his kind nature came naturally to him.
But Jack had already jeopardized the chances of them becoming friends. He knew that when she'd find out about him being a spy to the R.A.S.H, they'd instantly become enemies.
He knew that it would be easier on her if she already hated him.
But he still needed to complete the mission.
After a day full of suspicion and secrecy, Kim's first day as a sophomore at her new school had ended.
She had been ordered to go to headquarters, a.k.a the Bobby Wasabi Dojo.
When she arrived, the dojo wasn't as empty as she hoped.
It appeared that a few of her school friends had already signed up.
Jerry was there, Eddie was there, Randy was there, and so was...
JACK!?
This wasn't as easy as she thought it would be.
They immediately noticed her presence, and gestured for her to join them.
'Cover blown' Kim sighed.
"Kim? You do karate?" Jack faked a smile, acting glad to see her.
She failed to reply, as she was too busy stuttering, trying to find a believable excuse.
"So I guess we'll be training together?" He widely grinned again.
"Uh, no. I don't do karate." Kim laughed it off.
"Well why are you here then?" Jack smugly smirked, hoping to catch her out.
"Because... Well, you see... Uh, R-Rudy... is my..." She trailed off. She had no excuse.
"Brother!" A male voice jumped up behind them.
She'd never been so glad to see Rudy.
"Yeah!" Kim cheerfully exclaimed. "How's the new business going, bro?"
"It's going great, sis!" Rudy smiled, putting an arm around her and ruffled up her hair.
Jack raised an eyebrow, and shook his head. He wasn't about to be outsmarted by a girl who was so clueless.
"Oh, brother, dear. You're so delightful." She sarcastically smiled, brushing her hair with her fingers.
"Bring it down a notch." He whispered.
"Right." She replied.
"I'd love to stay and chat, but I have to show my new students around." Rudy enthusiastically cheered.
"Bye!" Kim lightly laughed, and Rudy walked off to the mats with Jerry, Eddie, and Randy, leaving Jack and Kim alone.
"So you're saying that Rudy is your brother?" Jack raised an eyebrow.
"Uh, yeah." Kim's voice got higher as she spoke.
"Really? What's your surname?"
"Crawford." She carelessly told him.
Jack had plenty of information to prove that she was the targeted spy.
She had the same surname as Chuck and Linda Crawford, and Crawford wasn't a very common surname.
"But his surname is Gillespie?" He played along, however.
"No, it isn't." Kim lied, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes it is." Jack nodded his head.
"Maybe we're half siblings." She grinned.
"Maybe? You don't sound sure." He interrogated her.
"I'm sure. We have different...fathers." Her voice raised again.
"You're the worst liar, Crawford." He shook his head, chuckling.
"I'm a pretty good liar, actually...Brewer." She put her hands on her hips. "What's your deal anyway, you bipolar creep?"
"My deal? I can tell when someone is lying." Jack chuckled. "I can read you like a book."
Even though he couldn't use his mind reading abilities on her, she was practically transparent.
He understood her body language, which all confirmed that she was lying.
Her voice got higher as she spoke, she played with her hair and hands, she stuttered, and she tried her hardest to avoid eye contact, and to change the subject.
"You know that's not what I meant." She begun to speak. "So, you were polite in front of my granddad, then you were rude. In front of our friends you're polite, and then BAM! You're an asshole again."
Jack laughed at Kim's curiosity and confusion, and then spoke. "If I tell you my deal, will you admit that Rudy isn't your brother?"
"No." She shrugged him off.
"Why not?"
"Because if I do, you'll blow my s-" Kim recklessly spoke, before realizing his game.
"Your s...? Your secret?" He smirked. This was easier than he thought. He could play her like a doll.
"Did I say secret?" She lightly laughed. "I meant blow off the deal. As in, you wouldn't say what your deal is. But Rudy is my brother, okay?"
"Wow, Crawford, you're an even worse liar than I thought." Jack shook his head, before walking to the direction of Rudy and his friends.
Kim groaned before she made her way to Rudy's office to wait for him.
'That Jack is such an ass.' She thought, and then chuckled to herself. 'Jackass.'
'Why was he interrogating me?' ... 'Should I tell Rudy?'
Rudy walked in, and after he closed the door, he jumped up in the air, clasping his hands.
"This is my best idea yet." He looked dreamily into the sky. "I've always wanted to run a dojo."
Kim smiled at him and lightly laughed.
"It's finally happening, Kim." He shook Kim. "It's finally happening!"
"Thanks great, Rudy." She smiled.
He always acted so tough and sensible in front of other people, but in front of her, he could be his child-like and fun self. That's what she admired about him.
They had a mutual respect and they both trusted each other.
"Okay, what's wrong?" Rudy sat down in his office chair, and Kim sat down on the opposing side of his desk.
"It's Jack..." She hesitantly spoke. "I think he's onto us."
"What do you mean?" He placed his chin in the palm of his hand.
"I don't know. He's smarter than the rest of them." Kim muttered. "For starters, he acts differently around me."
Both corners of Rudy's mouth began to rise, and he giggled. "Maybe he likes you."
"No. I'm pretty sure it's the opposite of that." She sighed.
"Why? Do you like him?" He cooed again.
"What?... No. Rudy-"
"You hesitated. He's a third degree black belt, y'know." The short man wiggled his eyebrows.
"Wait, what?"
"You're a second degree black belt." He frantically kicked his legs to show his excitement.
"Rudy."
"You could train together."
"Rudy."
"You'd make the perfect couple."
"Rudy."
"Your ship name could be... Kick!" He dreamily spoke, ignoring the girl's calling. "I totally ship Kick."
"Rudy!" Kim broke his daydreaming. "Kick is not going to happen!"
He pouted, and she continued speaking. "Listen to me. He's dangerous to the agency, I can sense it. You need to kick him out of the dojo."
"What? No, I can't do that!" Rudy gasped.
"Why not?" Kim frowned.
"I like him..." He pouted again.
"Rudy!" She clenched her jaw. "He doesn't believe that you're my brother."
"We'll have to convince him. You need to be friends with him."
"Friends?" Kim raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah. It could be good for us- I mean you." He nodded his head. "He's obviously popular, and then you'd fit in better."
"Really?" She sighed.
He nodded his head.
"Fine, whatever you say. But, I'm pretty sure that you just want him to stay because he's a third degree black belt."
"What?" His voice rose.
"I'm going home now." Kim rolled her eyes, and left the room.
For continuous evenings after school, Kim would report to the dojo to discuss missions, mini missions: fight the crime of seaford, and later those nights after the dojo was empty, she'd practice her martial arts.
The dojo students all believed that Kim was Rudy's unskilled little sister. All except Jack, of course.
One night, Kim and Rudy were sitting in his office, when they were joined by Bobby Wasabi, the leader of the government's secret spy agency, and the man who owned the dojo.
"I'm afraid that you can no longer go on your mini missions. They're too dangerous." The large man told her.
"What? How the heck are rescuing kittens from trees, stopping robberies, and helping victims of mugs, dangerous?" Kim frowned.
"It's not that..." Rudy muttered. "The government thinks that they're traps."
"Traps?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, Crawford. An anonymous source has tried to hack into our database." Bobby Wasabi alertly said.
Kim gasped and then Rudy continued speaking. "We're thinking that they're some undercover criminal agency. They know about us."
Her eyes widen, as she listened to Bobby Wasabi's caution. "Your file was targeted, so you're in grave danger."
"Me?!" Kim froze.
"Yes, you. You cannot go on missions, nobody can see you train." The man with long, dark hair pointed his finger at her. "Remember, being discreet is the key."
She nodded her head before she changed into her gi, and trained on the mats.
Bobby Wasabi left his dojo, and Rudy followed a few minutes later, leaving Kim alone in the dojo.
Kim practiced a few different punches, and kicks on a practice dummy.
She roundhouse kicked the dummy's head off, and she heard clapping from behind her.
"Whoa." A masculine voice laughed. "I'm impressed."
She fell to the floor and landed on her butt, instantly recognizing his smug, but attractive face.
"Brewer?" Kim stuttered, as she stood up, and wiped the dust of her white Gi. "It's not what it looks like."
"Really? Because it looks like you're a black belt." He smirked, and pulled her closer to by tugging on the black belt around her waist.
"Okay, so maybe that it's kinda what it looks like..." She innocently giggled, and pushed him away.
"Are you going to tell me why you've lied to us all?" He gave her a look the looked half smug, half parent trying to discipline his child.
"Alright Jack, listen-" Kim began to speak.
"Who said we were on first name basis?" He interrupted her with a smug look on his face.
"Fine, listen up, asshole." Kim spoke, making Jack roll his eyes at her. "You can't tell anyone about this, got it?"
"Why would I agree to that?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Please. I'm begging you. I'll do anything." She sighed, almost ready to cry.
She was willing to do anything to protect her secret.
"Are you giving me permission to blackmail you, Crawford?"
She nods her head slowly, in defeat.
"As tempting as that sounds." Jack sarcastically spoke. "Blackmail is shallow, even for me. And I'd never stoop that low."
Her eyes light up, as she looked at him and smiled. "You'll keep this between us?"
"I'll keep your secret." He nodded, then continued smirking. "I've kept it for a while, anyway."
"Wait, you knew?" She gasped.
"I know more about you than you think." Jack said, before he walked out of the dojo, leaving Kim confused and stunned.
Thank you for reading, and please review if you enjoyed it!
p.s- I am currently in the middle of updating 'I hate you more', so that might be up later today or tomorrow.
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