A/n: Yes! The next chapter is out! And it was pretty quick wasn't it? Anyway, I hope you guys like the next chapter, please, please, please review and tell me what you think! I'll try to have the next chapter out next weekend too, but it depends on how busy I am. And on another note, don't be to disappointed with the lack of interaction between other characters, this chapter was suppose to center more on Caine/Isabell/Diana/and Drake.
Immortal fear, that voice so clear
Through broken walls, that scream I hear
Aiden Lyrics ยป Cry Little Sister Lyrics
Isabell watched as Caine grabbed Diana gently by the arm and pulled her into the empty hallway. Deciding to tread lightly on the situation, Isabell quietly moved out of the office and into the hallway where Caine and Diana were just settling into an argument.
"She's your little sister, why should I have to babysit when there's nothing for me to gain from it?" Diana asked, a sneer etched on her lips.
"Because she needs to make a friend here, and I also want you two to get along. If things work out my way then you two will be spending a lot more time together soon." He explained.
"I thought you didn't want anyone to find out what her power levels are, and wanted to keep her out of this?" She asked.
"I do. Just because you two are roommates doesn't mean you have to drag her into this, I doubt she really has much of a level anyway," Caine said, "Please, Diana, do this for me. I don't anyone taking advantage of the fact that she's my little sister and its not like I can watch out for her 24/7." He explained further.
Diana let out a great dramatic sigh, "Okay, I geuss it would totally suck for everybody if Drake managed to become the ring leader," She said and flashed Caine a long, slow smile, "Unless you were talking about someone else taking advantage of the situation." She flipped her long, dark hair and chuckled merrily at her own joke, and for the second time in one day, Caine's attitude surprised her. You would naturally assume that Caine would flip and show her who was in charge, but instead he merely looked uncomfortable for a few seconds before reaching out with a trembling hand and brushing the stray hairs from her face.
Deciding to make her presence known, Isabell coughed loudly into her hand before stepping out from behind the staircase, "Caine, can we go eat? I'm starving." She said, instantly breaking the connection between Caine and Diana.
"Oh, yeah, Diana can take your things up to your room while I show you to the cafeteria." Caine said, ignoring the dirty look Diana flashed his way. He thrust the school uniforms into her arms before striding up to Isabell, swiftly taking her hand, he began to lead down through a new hallway, leaving a fuming Diana to herself.
"And don't worry about your luggage, I already made sure it would be delivered to your room." He continued with a smile, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze.
"Caine, what-what was it that you and Diana were talking about? Before I interrupted?" Isabell asked timidly, her hand tightening around his as she watched his smile fade.
"It doesn't matter. Let me rephrase that, its not something that matters to you." He answered sharply but made no move to remove his hand from hers. They continued the rest of their short journey in an awkward silence, glancing at each other but neither made any move to speak until they had finally reached the cafeteria. Caine turned to smile at her, giving her hand another reassuring squeeze and knowing that that was as much of an apology as she would get out of him, Isabell smiled back.
"Don't be intimadated by it, it's not really as formal as it first looks, okay?" Caine spoke softly as they hovered by the double doors that seperated them from the cafeteria, or the dining hall as most of the teachers referred to it as.
"Oh come on, Caine, it's not like your going to open the door and reveal the lost treasure of old." Diana snorted from behind the pair, "Stop trying to be so dramatic and open the freaking door." Caine scowled for just a second before he smiled down at Isabell once more and opened up the door, holding it as each girl made their way inside.
"Wow... I-It's so big." Isabell muttered as she gazed around the nearly full dining hall. It was so open and airy, the windows were tall and gave a nice view of the landscape off the hill, and most of the doors were high arches decorated with Spanish tiling. But the thing that drew in her attention were long, heavy, dark wood tables that appeared to be seating about sixty students each, and all students were wearing their uniforms.
Looking down at her pink gem-studded black tank top and matching mini-skirt, Isabell suddenly felt way out of place. She was definitely the most colorful person standing or sitting in this room, and that included all the teachers. Suddenly, she felt a large hand settle on her lower back and looked up to find Caine grinning down at her.
"Don't worry about it, you look cute, just like a little thirteen-year-old should look." He teased and bumped his shoulder into hers as he walked past her to one of the less crowded tables.
"Hey! I'm almost fourteen you know!" She yelled and skipped to catch up with him, ignoring Diana who rolled her eyes and took a seat at the near the end of the long table, next to several other kids who had gathered at the end. Caine just smiled and shook his head as he sat next to Diana, pulling out the chair next to him and motioning for her to sit.
"Come one, I'm going to indroduce you to some people." He said as she sat and waved his hand to a nervous looking fifth grader with big glasses and messy blond hair who scampered out of his seat with a nervous little squeak immediately.
"That was Computer Jack, he was gifted with a knack for all things electronically." He explained and pointed to the boy across from her, "That's Drake Merwin, the one across from me is Andrew, then there's Brianna, Taylor..."
Isabell could faintly recognize the sound of her brother talking in the background but her gaze was glued to the boy Caine introduced as Drake. He couldn't be any older than 14, had shaggy, sandy blond hair, hard, mean eyes, and a smirk plastered on his lips. She knew from the start that there was something wrong about him, something dangerous, and though there was a nagging feeling in the back of her mind that being dangerous was a bad thing, for the moment it just made him all the more attractive. Catching her eye from across the table, Drake's smirk widened and a glint of something flashed through his eyes.
"So, Isabella, wasn't it?" He asked, interrupting Caine's list of introductions, "Has your big brother made Diana the witch see if you have any powers yet?" He continued as everyone else at the table stopped conversing to watch. It was a known fact to all the kids that had powers that Caine didn't want Isabell a part of it, Drake's open defiance would surely earn him a punishment later, but for now Isabell was just confused.
"Um... Sorry, but what?" She asked, her cheeks flushing when she noticed all eyes at the end of the table was centered on her and Drake. Luckily, Caine interfered before Drake had a chance to explain.
"I already told you, she isn't to know about that!" He shouted, pointing a finger at Drake, and oddest thing was that behind his words there was a underlying power, one that lingered in the air and rattled the glasses as he spoke; even Isabell noticed the change of demeanor once Caine's hands were in the air.
"Oh, so your going to lie to her?" Drake asked cheekily, just absolutely loving the way Isabell's eyes narrowed on Caine the more he spoke. Then, just as Caine had lifted both hands to Drake, Computer Jack reappeared next to them, trying desperatly to juggle three plates loaded with food without dropping them.
"U-Uh, Caine?" He squeaked, looking paler than usual, "I-I got all the food you wanted." He finished and nearly jumped three feet when Caine turned his furious gaze onto him.
"Well? What are you waiting for, give it to us!" Caine demanded, shooting Drake a lethal stare from across the table, they would definitely be finishing this later.
The entire rest of dinner was terribly awkward, the tension from the earlier argument between Caine and Drake still hung in the air, Diana kept picking a fight with anyone that would mouth back at her, and the rest of their little group was so afraid to set Caine off again that barely anyone spoke, and when they did it was always in hushed whispers. By the time dinner was over, Isabell was just about ready to start tearing her hair out, this was not the way her and Caine's reunion was supposed to turn out. They were supposed to be having fun together, not get stuck in a rut of awkward tension.
"Isabell, do you want to go for a walk with me? I could show you around a bit." Drake asked, snapping Isabell from her thoughts. She stood, ignoring the rolling waves of anger emitting from Caine and Diana's snide look, she took Drake's offered hand with a charming smile and batted her eyelashes up at him.
"I would love to go on a walk with you, Drake."
A/n: So? Did you like it? Please, please, please review and tell me what you thought! The more reviews I get the faster I update, hint, hint.