A/N: Hello...hello anybody there? Lol! Guess what I'm back and hopefully I'm here to stay.

I just want to thank everybody who's stuck by this story and have encouraged me to continue, it was only you constant encouragement that allowed me to get this chapter out and start the next one, so I hope you'll enjoy it...

Chapter 6

Sitting in the middle of the cafeteria surrounded by other anxiously waiting relatives Nicole felt all alone, consumed by her thoughts on the latest developments in their on-going fight against Latnok. Was it ever going to end? Would they survive this fight? So much had happened and now they had attacked Jessi proving that nobody in the family was safe.

Staring into her coffee Nicole for the first time had doubts on whether or not Kyle, Jessi and Foss could stop Latnok, she thought that they might need help. She was seriously considering involving the police or maybe the FBI who were better quipped to handle things like this, and at least her family would have some protection from Latnok with the police involved. Oh she knew that it would be a risk approaching the police and the FBI and they would have to be very cautious when explaining Kyle and Jessi's origins and abilities but Nicole was sure that they could find a way round that. She just wasn't sure if Steven and the rest of the family would agree to go to the authorities, not to mention that Nicole definitely knew that Foss would vehemently disagree with any plan that involved anybody else, even now, he considered them knowing to be a big risk but tolerated their input, for Kyle.

Sighing Nicole looked up from her coffee and looked at the clock surprised to see that she had been sitting in the cafeteria for an hour since leaving Kyle, but not knowing how long Kyle would need she decided to give him another couple of minutes before she headed back to Jessi's room. As she waited Nicole ran over possible conversation starters that she could use to broach the subject of going to the police for help that she could use when she next saw Stephen, since she knew that she had to at least have a plan or otherwise Stephen would immediately refute the idea putting them back to square one leaving Jessi, Kyle and Foss to handle Latnok by themselves.

Seeing no way in which involving the police or the FBI could be seen in a positive light, Nicole decided to wait and see what their next move was going to be, maybe Kyle would suggest that they get some help or maybe they already had a plan bring Latnok down and once and for all ending this nightmare. They hadn't had much of a chance to talk about their next move since Jessi had been attacked what with other things on their mind and not to mention the fact that Nicole hadn't seen Foss at all since they brought jessi to the clinic, which made Nicole dislike the man even more, didn't he care at all about jessi or was he just using her to get to Kyle and stay in his good graces..

Getting up from her seat Nicole made her way slowly to Jessi's room wanting to give Kyle as much uninterrupted time with her as possible before she got there. The fact that Jessi was not waking up was causing everybody to grow more concerned and anxious as time went on. They needed her to wake up and the thought that someone as strong and resilient as Jessi giving up was a seriously scary thought causing everyone to panic especially Kyle who had taken Jessi's condition the hardest out of all of them. Causing Nicole to rethink everything she thought she knew about Kyle and Jessi's relationship, but that was not something that she was going to dwell on at the moment as they had far more pressing concerns to think about, for starters, they really needed Jessi to wake up and then they needed to have a plan on how to deal with a bunch of crazy psycho maniacs who had aspirations to use Kyle for nefarious purposes.

When Nicole entered into Jessi's room she found Kyle fast asleep in the chair besides Jessi's bed holding her hand.

Not wanting to disturb Kyle in his slumber, lord knows he needed some sleep so she decided to just wait and read a book until he woke up or it was time to go.

Kyle found himself outside the gym doors at school when he managed to reconnect with Jessi. He stood there for a moment confused, why was Jessi thinking about school, she barely tolerated school. Pushing the doors open he stepped through and realised that he was back at prom and there in the middle of the dance floor was Jessi and she looked beautiful. She stood poised and elegant in an emerald green floor length gown, with a gold trim around the one shoulder strap and along her stomach. Her dress pooled at her feet in a puddle of silk that swished as she moved in time with the music. The lights from the mirror ball reflected off her shiny hair lighting the ringlets that were wound as tight as a spring but fell sleekly down her back. Looking up at Jessi, Kyle was struck by the glow that radiated from her, but what stunned him and held him hostage by the fierce look in her eyes. He felt the heat from her gaze on hid skin, setting it on fire…... Kyle felt his temperature rise and his feet move involuntarily towards Jessi.

Coming to face to face with Jessi again made Kyle nervous. Would he be able to get through to her, what would happen next?

"Hi" whispered Kyle...

Jessi knew what Kyle said was true, they needed to finish what they started or Latnok would never leave them alone if they didn't. But she was tired of fighting, tired of struggling; she just wanted to be free. That's why she knew that she had to go back and to do that she had to leave her safe haven and fight for her freedom. So turning to Kyle she looked at him as he waited patiently for her to decide what to do, and after a moment when she was a hundred percent sure that what she was about to do was the right thing, and she gave him her answer.

"Fine, I'll come back. But I need time before we go after Latnok again, I need to..." she trailed off as she tried to find the right words to describe what she needed.

Kyle sensing this waited for her to finish not wanting to interrupt her as she laid out her terms for coming back. He would wait forever however long it took her to find the right words, he was just glad he had managed to convince her to come back. Kyle's patience paid off as Jessi continued.

"I need time Kyle, to recuperate both physically and mentally, I need to breathe and take a break from all the fighting."

Nodding his head in understanding Kyle felt unbelievably sad at seeing just how much Jessi was hurting, her eyes were sad and come to think of it he couldn't remember a time recently when her eyes had been anything but sad. He missed the fire that had always been present in her eyes an indication of her feisty spirit.

All Kyle knew was that he would do anything to have her eyes sparkle again with vitality even if it meant they took a little holiday away from the fight against Latnok. If he was honest with himself a break would not only benefit Jessi but the rest of the family and give them time to regroup and form a plan on how they wanted to deal with Latnok. It was a way to also remind them all of why they were fighting so hard to stop Latnok from wining.

All they needed was a safe place to rest and Kyle had just the place, but before anything could happen they needed to leave Jessi's subconscious.

"If that's what you need, then that's we'll do. I'll see you when you wake up"

With that Kyle stopped dancing and slowly backed away from her as he slowly let go of their link allowing him to wake up.

Breathing deeply Kyle opened his eyes slowly Kyle lifted his head from its resting place and stretched, he felt like he had just woken up from a peaceful sleep; their connection felt so right that he felt rested and calm but that could also be because he knew that Jessi would be coming back to them.

Kyle ignored the looks he was getting from his family and Amanda, who unbeknownst to Kyle had been keeping vigil over both them as they connected, watched Jessi closely hoping for some sign that she had decided to come back to them.

Lori on the other hand was not prepared to wait in silence decided to question Kyle about what exactly he had been doing but before she could even open her mouth a groan from the bed made her jump and turn her attention to the figure in bed along with the rest of the family.

In stunned silence everybody glued their eyes to Jessi, eagerly watching and listening for another sign that she was waking up from her coma. This was what they had all been hoping and praying for. Were their prayers about to be answered? All they needed was for Jessi to open her eyes and let them know that she was still with them.

The Tragers and a reluctant Amanda simultaneously moved closer to Jessi's bed and stood next to Kyle to eagarly await for next sign that their prayers had been answered.

The receipient of their attention didn't disappoint. She offered them another groan and a flutter of her eye lashes as she tried to open her eyes. Closing them again she valiently fought to give them more hope.

Letting out another groan Jessi tried to wake up but wakefulness came at a price, the pain from her injuries made themselves known to her as she slowly regained consciousness dulling the effects of the morphine and causing her to experience a tremendous amount of pain.

Quickly realising that moving was not an option, Jessi decided to content herself with just moving her head and letting Kyle know that she's back and she would fight,. She had left safety to come and fight for their freedom and future just like she promised him she would.

Finally managing to open her eyes , jessi tried to focus in on Kyle barely noticing the other people in the room. She had come back for Kyle and their future and in that moment she needed to see him, gain reasurrance that she had made the right decision and let him know that she would fight.

Jessi tried to speak but her mouth was so dry that all she managed was a croak.

"Here" came a soft voice making Jessi jump, Lori offered her a straw with a cup full of water to wet her throat. Taking a sip Jessi glanced around finally noticing that the room was full of people making her slightly nervous. So instead of focusing on them she turned her attention back to Kyle who she felt safe with and was the one she really needed to talk too.

"Jus...just like I promised" whispered Jessi before she finally succumbed to sleep.

A/N: That's if for now folks, hopefully it won't be long before the next update. Please review and let me know what you think.