CHAPTER 2
Drake couldn't stop the smile playing on his lips as he held his favourite gun to Sam Temple's girlfriend's head. This was going to be fun, very fun. He leaned back in his seat as Panda drove the SUV back to Coates Academy, and watched the fear on the girl's face. Then he imagined all the different ways he could murder her, with Sam watching of course, and then Sam. He sighed contentedly, Drake's life was good. With no adults around, he could do what he wanted with no one to be able to do anything about it. Except for Caine of course, but Drake would deal with him soon enough. Then it would just be Drake and his gun. And the bloody corpses of the kids of the FAYZ.
Panda pulled in to the driveway of the castle-like boarding school and Thea couldn't help thinking of herself as a damsel in distress, and hoping against hope that her knight in shining armour would come and rescue her. Although, she thought, that was probably their plan. The car stopped and Drake jabbed the cold metal into Thea's back. She fumbled with the door as her hands were shaking and heard Drake click the safety off. She panicked and finally found the handle and yanked the door open, shakily jumping to the ground. Drake landed like a cat behind her and she shivered as he pressed the cold barrel to the back of her neck. She walked to the large main doors that the thug Panda had opened ahead of her. He didn't look that bad. He was big and scary-looking, but something told Thea that was just skin deep. Still, she didn't exactly think he'd be her ticket out of here. He'd dance to the Birdy Song if Drake told him too.
Thea followed Panda down the corridors to a door saying 'Head' on it. She remembered the feeling dread she would have back at school when she was told to go and see the Head teacher, and laughed inwardly as she realised she had the same feeling now. But now she yearned for the days where the worst that could happen to you was expulsion. Now she was dealing with life and death. Panda knocked and after a few a seconds, a tired sounding 'Yes' came from inside. Panda opened the door and Drake increased the pressure on his gun, forcing Thea to walk in after him. Panda moved out of the way and Thea saw Caine Soren reclining in a big leather chair, his feet on the desk in front of him. She heard the door close behind her but didn't dare turn around, didn't dare do anything that might give Drake an excuse to pull the trigger. Not that he needed an excuse…
"Well, well, well…" Caine said, grinning from ear to ear. "If it isn't my brother's little girlfriend. Thanks for coming by, I think it's a good idea for us to get to know each other before you become my sister-in-law." Thea glared. "Ok…seems you don't have a sense of humour…well, neither does Sammy so I suppose you're pretty suited." Thea grit her teeth, and waited for him to cut to the chase. Caine seemed to get bored of her, and turned his attention to just behind Thea, where she guessed Drake was standing from the feel of the gun on her back and the breath on her neck. "Well done Drake, was my brother there at the time or was she a sitting target?"
"He'd just left." Drake replied bluntly, Thea guessed by the tone that he was angry at his work being undermined. Caine nodded.
"So it should be a little while before he comes and joins the party. Which means a bit more time for you to know your little boyfriend's still alive before I kill him in a way you could never possibly heal in a thousand years. Oh yes, we know about your little power, Sam wasn't the only reason I asked you to come on by." Thea increased her glare.
"Sam would kick your ass any day Caine!" She said angrily and watched his eyes glitter dangerously. He raised his hands instinctively but reluctantly lowered them again. He forced a smile.
"We'll just have to see won't we."