He woke up drenched in sweat, heart beating fast. Reliving the moment of the explosion in his dream. He half expected to wake up to his old life and all that had happened was a bad dream, but he was greeted with his heightened hearing and night vision, conforming the unfortunate situation that he experienced.

Kyle gave up after several attempts to go back to sleep when his stomach growled for food.

He rummaged around the kitchen in darkness. He ended up with six fried eggs and six pieces of bacon, after that he made two toasted peanut butter with strawberry jam sandwiches along with a tall glass of milk.

By the time Jacob woke up, Kyle had showered and was back in the kitchen making coffee.

"Kyle?" Jacob said as he entered the kitchen.

"Good morning," Kyle replied.

He must've had a difficult night,"You're early," Jacob said opening the refrigerator.

"Couldn't sleep, coffee?" Kyle said. I was reliving the moment.

"Yes, plain. Do you want some cereal?" Jacob answered while he grabbed the milk box.

"No thanks, already ate," Kyle answered as he poured coffee.

Kyle seems pretty composed after all that happened, I expected some sort of break down by now. "How do you feel?" Jacob said while grabbing a cereal box from one of the cupboards.

Messed up! In pain, "Still trying to get used to this body and the heightened senses. I found it difficult to sleep straight" Kyle said as he placed the two cups of coffee on the counter then made himself comfortable on one of the stools.

His doing a good job in hiding it, "Don't worry you'll adjust to it, you just need some time. When I come back we will go and buy some clothes and get you a cellphone" Jacob said as he carried his bowl of cereal to the counter.

"Probably a hair cut too" Kyle replied as he ran his fingers through his hair. It was short but needed to be styled.

Good, he's trying to move on, "Sure, Terrence will come by later at night. He will also bring your ID" Jacob said as he sat on his stool.

"What is my family name?" Kyle asked.

"Hayes, it belongs to your biological mother," Jacob answered.

"Any info regarding the biological father?" Kyle made sure to address them that way since he did not feel any affection towards them, he was incapable of having any towards anyone with the current void and constant ache somewhere inside him that hummed like a background music.

"I don't. She never spoke of him," Jacob noticed Kyle's choice of words. He didn't expect Kyle to have any affection towards his biological parents after all it is Blythe's consciousness inside him. Somehow he felt sad, he longed for a family member's affection. He considered Kyle the remaining family he had.

"Age?" Kyle asked.

"22, your turning 23 on November 4," Jacob said.

"Almost same age as my old body," Kyle observed then took a sip of his coffee.

"Yes, that is one of the reasons we were able to transfer your consciousness," Jacob said as he took a spoonful of cereal.

"What will I do after you guys are done with the tests," Kyle asked.

"I'm not sure, but will talk about it with Terrence," Jacob replied.

Kyle occupied himself with watching random channels on TV while waiting for Charlotte. He tried his best not to let his emotions resurface, but he found himself a handful of times staring blankly at the TV screen not paying attention to what was being played. At some point he went back to his room and tried to sleep, he could not bare the silence of his room, although he overheard others from outside, soon he was back switching channels on the TV.   He avoided the news channels, not wanting to deal with the aftermath of the tragedy that happened at sea.

At noon he heard her get out from her car and walk towards the house. He was somehow relieved in not being alone for the rest of the day.

Charlotte had her own keys, as she opened the door and entered, Kyle was already eyeing her left hand that carried a large apple pie in a paper bag.

Charlotte was dressed in a tight white collar shirt that was opened up till the third button showing her cleavage and the sleeves were folded. The outline of her black bra could be seen through her shirt. She wore a pencil cut skirt that stopped three inches above her knee. She wore black two inch heels.

"I brought an apple pie," Charlotte said with a grin and walked towards the kitchen.

Such a revealing top."I noticed," Kyle said as he followed her to the kitchen but kept his distance.

"You must be hungry!" Charlotte said while she sliced the pie.

"Yes, I am," Kyle said as he watched her put the pie slice on a plate.

"Here!" Charlotte placed the plate with a fork on the counter in front of Kyle.

"Thanks," Kyle replied.

By the time Kyle had finished eating his second slice of pie, Charlotte had finished making three Turkey sandwiches.

She gave two of the sandwiches to Kyle. She sat across him and ate her sandwich in silence. Kyle did not bother to start a conversation.

After their meal they went down to the lab. She told Kyle to sit on one of the laboratory chairs while she gathered what she needed for the tests.

Charlotte sat on one of the chairs beside Kyle and motioned him to face her. Kyle thought he saw a light smirk on her face but it was just for an instant.

As they faced each other Charlotte pointed a small flash light at Kyle's pupils inspecting them. Then she reached for her notebook. Her pen that was wedged between the pages slipped down as she opened the notebook. It landed on the floor between them. She immediately bent down to grab it.

Kyle had to push his chair few inches back as she was too close. He saw more of her cleavage as she bowed down to grab her pen. She did not bother to cover her cleavage, it seems she did it on purpose.

Kyle was a bit uncomfortable being with her that close. He sighed internally and hoped she would get done with the tests.

She measured his blood pressure and listened to his breathing through the stethoscope. He was getting irritated by her closeness as her face was 5 inches away from his face and her left hand was under his shirt as it navigated the Chest-piece around his chest. At this point he regretted looking forward to having the tests with Charlotte.

Kyle wanted to push her away. She took forever listening to his heartbeat. He didn't appreciate his heightened sense of smell as he could smell her scent and her breath. Nor his heightened sense of hearing as he heard her breathing as if she was breathing near his ears.

After few minutes Charlotte was satisfied and was back writing in her notebook. She told him to stand up and lean his back against the counter. This time Kyle saw a slight closed lip smile from Charlotte.

Both were standing now for few seconds then Charlotte moved to stand in front of Kyle facing him.

"I am going to check your muscles," Charlotte announced and gave a tight lip smile.

"Uh...Ok" Kyle said hesitantly as he became weary of her smile. He just wanted to finish with the tests.

He did not like her smile as if she was hiding something although she looked harmless with that curly blond hair that was tied in a pony tail except for the one lock of hair that dangled lose around her face and that green eyes that were so calm.

Charlotte got too close to Kyle's body, just a few inches apart. Kyle could feel the heat from her body then he felt her right hand on his left shoulder while her left hand was on his chest as it traveled slowly down to his abs.

Kyle was more irritated by her closeness and contact. He somehow slowed his breathing as his muscles tensed up with her touch. He was looking away across the lab with a crease starting to form on his brow. He disliked how his body reacted to her touch and had a hard time staying calm. He didn't know why his body was attracted to her physically even though he willed himself otherwise.

"Kyle!" Charlotte whispered looking up to his face as she called his attention while her hand was now resting on his lower abs.

I need space, "Are you done?!" Kyle asked with a clenched jaws then glanced at her. His heart was beating faster now as Charlotte's hand was left resting on his lower abs.

As soon his eyes met with hers, Charlotte's grab tightened a bit on Kyle's shoulder as her body inched closer to his. She felt him trying to put distance but with no use as he was leaned back on the counter. Her left thigh raised between Kyle's legs while her hand traveled lower to his crotch.

Kyle's eyes widened as he felt her hand traveling down while her thigh inching closer.

"Stop!" Kyle demanded as his right hand grabbed Charlotte's left hand stopping it traveling down further.

Although Charlotte hand was stopped her thigh wasn't. Before Kyle could push Charlotte's away her thigh brushed lightly against him.

Kyle winced slightly from the contact then he pushed Charlotte away just enough to send her two steps back.

"What are you doing?" Kyle said with an irritated tone and a furrowed look.

"Testing your muscles," Charlotte replied then chuckled.

"That did not look like you were testing my muscles," Kyle said with growing irritation.

"Oh," Charlotte smiled with her teeth showing.

Kyle saw her smile like that for the first time and was alerted. Although her smile was angelic and innocent her overall demeanor said otherwise. Her eyes sparkled hiding the cogs and wheels turning with her evil schemes.

"Kyle relax, I didn't mean to anger you. I was just making sure everything functioned as it should," Charlotte said calmly as she sensed Kyle losing his patience. She obviously found it amusing to tease Kyle since he used to be in a female body.

"They function well, satisfied!" Kyle said with irritation and anger in his voice.

"Where are you going?!" Charlotte asked as she saw Kyle leaving the lab.

"Leave me alone!" Kyle demanded.

Kyle left the house not minding where he headed to. All he wanted was to be out of Charlotte's sight. He now clearly hated her and her actions reinforced his distrust towards her.

Kyle was dressed in black T-shirt, grey sweatpants and black slippers. He was stretched on the grass under one of the campus trees. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the light breeze as irritation and anger left his body.

He was still adjusting to his body and did not appreciate Charlotte's actions and hated how his body had responded. He somehow knew that his body had reacted normally but still he did not like Charlotte being the one to make his body act that way, especially so soon after losing his family. It was just too much for him to handle. He was uncomfortable with the unfamiliar physical reactions his body portrayed when he was close to Charlotte, or any other female, he suspected.

He made a mental note to keep distance at all times from Charlotte and  to put his guard up whenever she was around.

"That evil woman," Kyle murmured to himself. She doesn't care about the shit that I've been through. The void and

"He is hot!" Kyle overheard a girl in the distance.

"Who?!" Another girl asked.

"Over there! Under the tree. The one with black shirt," the first girl replied.

"Yeah! He is hot" the second girl agreed.

"Do you think he is from here?!" The first girl said.

"I don't know! I don't remember seeing him here before," the second girl replied.

"I hope to see him often, he makes the view better," the first girl said then chuckled.

"Agreed," the second girl said then chuckled as well.

Kyle sighed, he hoped to have some peace of mind but his hearing prevented that as he picked up different conversations going around him. Having female admirers was not helping his situation. After an hour he stood up and decided to walk.

This must be the hospital that I died in, Kyle stopped as he saw the hospital from the corner.

He turned back and went in an opposite direction not wanting to face what happened to him without the risk of having an emotional breakdown in broad daylight. He couldn't allow that to happen especially with the void and constant ache he felt inside him.

After half an hour of walking Kyle was back at Jacob's house. He found Charlotte where he had left her in the lab.

"Let us continue with the tests, but don't dare test my muscles that way again!" Kyle said standing at the bottom of the stairs.

"Deal," Charlotte said with a smirk on her face.

Jacob returned at 5 p.m. with Chinese takeout, after eating Jacob and Kyle went out as planned.

Jacob needed a break after going through several shops buying clothes, shoes, a cellphone and the headphones which Kyle made sure not to miss out.
They left the shopping bags inside the car as they headed towards Jacob's favorite coffee shop.

"The coffee here is good," Jacob said while he waited to take his order.

"I'll have a plain americano," Kyle said then headed to the only vacant table at the center.

"Check him out!" Kyle overheard the girl seated next to the wall on his right.

"Where?!" One of her friends asked. Kyle thought she sounded familiar.

"Oh, I saw him. The one in black!" Another girl said.

"Wait, he is the one from earlier!" A fourth girl said.

Kyle was now sure two out of the four girls where in the campus ground looking at him.

"Yeah, your right! I guess he is from here," her friend replied.

"You know him?!" One of the other two girls asked.

Kyle ignored their conversation as Jacob arrived with the coffee.

"You seemed irritated, is something bothering you?!" Jacob asked after sometime talking with Kyle about the experiment and his abilities.

With a sigh Kyle leaned closer to the table. "Those girls near the wall on my right have been eyeing me from the time we entered" Kyle said with slight irritation in his voice.

Jacob glanced for a moment at the direction which Kyle mentioned and found the four girls looking at Kyle from time to time and smiling to each other.

"It seems you have admirers. But I don't see the point in getting irritated," Jacob said with an amused look. He forgot about Kyle putting on a mask of acceptance, hiding his true feelings and concerns.

"I'm not used to girls looking at me in that way. I used to be straight in my past life!" Kyle said then noticed Jacob's expression becoming inquisitive.

"Don't get me wrong! Even though my mind finds the attention from them odd but my body welcomes it," Kyle explained realizing that Jacob thought of him being gay.

"That is good to hear" Jacob said with relief showing on his face from the knowledge of Kyle's acknowledgment of his male urges but still confused of Kyle's irritation. Clearly he doesn't fully comprehend the feelings of being in a different body especially the opposite sex.

This must be all new to him. "Just relax, you will get used to girls looking at you in that way," Jacob said while glancing where the girls sat.

"Professor, my heightened sense of smell isn't helping the situation!" Kyle said with a sigh.

"What do you mean?!" Jacob said with curiosity. He knew Kyle had good sense of smell and with ease could smell their scent and even their shampoo from this distant.

"I can smell them! Their scent is filling this place. And one of them is at her highest estrogen level," Kyle answered. He confirmed of his heightened senses where to blame of how his body reacted earlier with Charlotte. He realized that after several close distance encounters with female clerks and store staffs who secretly admired his physique, he didn't fail to notice them as his senses somehow alerted him.

"Oh!" Jacob said then after a moment he spoke again "And your increased male hormones doesn't help."

Jacob realized the heightened strength of Kyle's body and permanent toned muscles came with the price of having the testosterone in a permanent high level than the average as well as the male sex hormone DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) due to the genetic alteration made on the adrenal gland.

Although Professor Jacob managed to remove all the negative side effects of having high testosterones but the high levels of DHEA was left alone and could not be helped since the adrenal gland produced both hormones at the same levels.

"I've been having difficulty in closed spaces all day long," Kyle admitted.

"C'mon, I think you need fresh air!" Jacob said while standing up.

"Feeling better?" Jacob asked Kyle as soon as they were in the car with the windows rolled down.

"Yeah, a lot better!" Kyle said now relaxed.

"You just need some time to adjust. You've good control of yourself! If you haven't told me of your urges I wouldn't have noticed," Jacob said while driving.

"There is no way in hell I would embarrass myself if that's what you mean!" Kyle said with a smirk.

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Author's notes:

Hi guys! What do you think of Charlotte? She look harmless but when she smile she seems to have hidden intentions.

I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter!  If you do pls consider voting.

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