Chasing shadows

Steve had stayed with Kyle, just to make sure things were finally going back to some sort of normalcy with him. In the worst case scenario, he’d knocked him right back out before anything could get out of control. And, as he began to stir, the man stood from his seat, watching over him with an intense glare. And, his words startled him in the short weak moment. “Kyle—” Steve muttered, a short gasp leaving him. “You’re in the infirmary. A special room because of— well, because we weren’t sure if you’d still be under the Dougal influence.” He stated calmly.

Bailee & Kyle | I missed you

“I’m boring because I won’t have sex with you. Wow way to win a girl over, I’m surprised you don’t have a harem of women lining up outside your door. Same side or not, watch your tongue before I watch it for you. Clara is still my flesh and blood and I’ve spent almost thirty years caring about her.”

Steve narrowed his eyes at the young man, before he went down, a final breath leaving him in that last moment. “Stay down kid.” He uttered back, his chest heaving as he had given a full force hit, hoping to keep Kyle down and out before he had a chance to teleport anywhere else. And perhaps get him back on track to regaining his own thoughts.

“I’d like to see you try.” He growled. He didn’t need to rescue her from Hydra a second time, but it seemed like he had to rescue her brother. His stomach dropped at Kyle’s words. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry I couldn’t get to you in time. I should have tried harder. Did they really? Do they have some brainwashing inhuman at Hydra or are you just under Zadrian’s control?”

Bailee shook her head, feeling like she had personally let him down. Not that this was the case, but Kyle deserved to be back at SHIELD, safe and sound from those damn Dougals. “I don’t have to deal with this. I just want you back to normal— and I’m not going to stop until this is fixed.” She struggled relentlessly as she watched him. There was no way she could fuck him in this state, even if the bad boy act was sexy, he still wasn’t the Kyle she fell in love with, and she didn’t want to do that to him. “I’m not going to sleep with you.” She murmured, though her heart was racing at the thought. “And I’m not going to yell at you. The last thing I need right now is for you to be angry with me. Who knows what you’re capable of.”

“They’ve really gotten inside your head, haven’t they?” Steve wondered outloud as he watched the kid disappear and figured he was behind him again. Turning, he saw Kyle grabbing the table and Steve braced himself as it came at him with full force. Knocking him off his feet, Steve fell for a second, catching his breath before he grit his teeth. “That’s it Michaelson!” He yelled back, before he jumped back up and ran full speed towards the student, ready to take him down. 

The punch had come expectedly, Kyle using his teleporting to his advantage, and being able to be anywhere in one second. And the hit got him right in his back, making the man cringe slightly before he swung right around to meet his student, a full forced fist taking aim as he slammed into him in the spin. “You can’t have her. Not unless you’re staying here and getting a few psych evals.” He furiously yelled back.

“I— I don’t believe that for one second.” Bailee tried still, an added gulp catching in her throat as she continued to stare up at him. Kyle had always been a good guy, and she was convinced that he had only been trying to become better. A sudden heat fled to her cheeks and her heartbeat picked up. “You still have all of your past memories Kyle, why don’t you tell me if you think it’s jealousy after everything we’ve gone through together.”

Steve managed to call in his location, with back up on the scene, prepared to take April deeper underground in the bunker to a far hidden place. There was much else they could afford to do, but, with Kyle on the inside, Steve knew this was going to wind up being him verses his mentee, a kid that he had hopes and dreams for. Running down the hall, he quickly managed to scope through different areas, making sure Kyle hadn’t made it there yet before he got word from security that Kyle was already at his sister’s room. A short agitation drove Steve around the the base in a swift movement before he appeared at the door to open it up. “She isn’t yours for the taking.” He muttered.

“Yeah.” Bailee sternly stated, not regretted what she had called the woman. “Zadrian is no genius! He’s a monster! He’s done terrible things to people, innocent lives are being ruined because of him— Please, look at yourself. This is not who you are!” The young woman let her eyes fall across his as her face paled with an intense jealousy. And, before she had a chance to stop herself, words came flooding out. “Of course. You would sleep with everybody else.”

“Okay. I know better next time not to ask then. I don’t need to deal with this. Have fun dealing with other nurses. If you get tired of them being too rough and jerks to you, then let me know.”

Steve had long gone to get himself prepared for Kyle coming inside. An alarm began to ring through the halls, telling everyone to get to safety, take cover and seek refuge in any sort of safe area. Meanwhile, Steve plugged in his comms and readied himself. “You’ve given me no other choice.” He whispered into the comm connected to the speaker. “And you’re not going to kill anyone else. Not on my watch.”

“What happened to you?” He asked. “What happened to you that made you turn your back on SHIELD? And your sister?” He added. “I’m sure she certainly loves SHIELD after they rescued her from being someone pet.” Kyle had told him awhile ago that he had to be indifferent, always, to control his power. Theon was going to try and pick at him until he finally confessed what really happened.

“The Dougals, of course,” she said as if there was another alternative. Powerful family, HYDRA pull, recruitment was a given with them. As he stepped closer to her she rolled her eyes. “Down boy. As much as I am estranged from Clara she is still my sister. Also I’m not taking in her sloppy seconds. Not to mention, I kinda hate you.”