Chapter 7Sam was still fuming. All he had wanted to do was help Diana. What was so wrong about that?Of course he missed Astrid. He missed her day and night. But digging slit trenches and getting supplies from the train and helping Diana; they all took his mind off her. He hated obsessing over her the way heard a knock at the door, but didn't answer. He wanted to be left alone so that he could calm opened the door. "Sam?" He ignored her. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it." She said. "I guess I'm just upset a lot these days."Sam still didn't look at her. "Yeah, you're not the only one."She came and sat down on his bed. "I really am sorry." She said looked up. "It's OK. It just hit a nerve, that's all."She smiled at him, and they sat in silence for a while. "Anyway, I'm OK with Diana staying here." Dekka said. "But I think she heard us arguing."Sam looked at her. "How do you know?"She shrugged. "I mean, I don't know for sure. But she went for a walk just now. I saw her going to the forest.""To the forest?" He asked. "Did she look upset?"Dekka shrugged again. "I'll go talk to her, if you like.""Really?" Sam asked, surprised she even offered. Dekka smiled. "I guess the least I can do is try and make an effort. We're going to be living together, after all." She stood up and smiled. He was glad he had a friend like found him waiting for her by a tree. He still had Toto with was staring at her accusingly. "When did you find out you were pregnant?" He asked bluntly, skipping any glanced at Toto. He would sell her out if she lied. But what did she have to lose by telling the truth? "When we were on the island." She said confidently. She didn't want Caine thinking she was weak."That is true." Toto looked confused. "That's impossible. You couldn't have known then."Diana didn't answer. She didn't want Caine to know that their baby had a power."How did you know?" He said more took a deep breath. "I felt it." They both looked at Toto, who nodded looked suspicious. "What do you mean, you felt it?"She shrugged, trying to look casual. "I just felt it was there.""Is that the full truth?" He asked. Diana nodded. He came a step closer. "Say it." He ordered."Yes."But Toto shook his head. "No, that is a lie."Diana sighed. "Caine, what are you doing here? You're not supposed to come to the lake unless there's an emergency."He smiled slyly. "I never do what I'm told."Diana shook her head. "I'm happy here, Caine. So leave me alone." She turned to walk away, but he quickly grabbed her arm."You're coming back with me." He said snatched her arm back. "No! After the way you treated me, you seriously think that I'm going to go running back to you?"Caine was getting angry. "I saved your life, more than once!" He shouted, not caring if people heard. He could easily deal with eavesdroppers. "Diana, you're carrying my kid. And if you're not coming with me willingly, I'll just have to force you." He raised his hands towards her. She tried to back away in time, but suddenly she couldn't move her pulled out her gun from her back pocket and pointed it towards him, taking off the safety lock. "Put your hands down." She said, a bit more shakily than she laughed at her. "You're not going to shoot me, Diana. I'm the father of your child.""No," Diana said angrily, "as far as I'm concerned, you have nothing to do with my child."Caine looked furious at first, but then he stared at her daringly. Daring her to pull the suddenly Caine started floating. Diana looked around and saw Dekka behind her. Dekka raised Caine high enough that if he fell, he would be badly injured. "Try anything, and you fall." She shouted up at him."What are you going to do, keep me up here for the rest of your life? Put me down, Dekka." He said firmly."Only if you get out of here and leave us alone." Dekka called up to smiled. "Fine." He turned to Diana. "Keep your gun ready." She whispered. Diana held it tightly, and Dekka dropped rather than placed Caine back on the smiled at happened in an instant. He threw both Dekka and Diana backwards, and as soon as Diana was on the ground he levitated the gun away from her. Then he held both Diana and Dekka in place, so that neither of them could move, and Dekka couldn't even move her hands to face him."Diana, you're coming with me." He said in a low of them even noticed that Toto had definitely didn't like Caine. And as he walked away from the forest, Spidey told him that he should get help. He had heard about Caine hurting people, and he didn't want to see those girls get hurt. "Yes, I agree." Toto told he went to Sam's boat and knocked on the door.A boy called Edilio answered. "You're Toto, aren't you?" He said."That is true." Toto replied. Edilio went and brought Sam, who looked surprised to find Toto there."Hey. Are you OK?" Sam shook his head. "I don't think so. Caine is in the forest with Diana and Dekka."Sam looked shocked. "Caine?" Toto nodded. Sam quickly leapt off his boat and headed towards the found the three of them easily. It looked like Caine had a hold of both Dekka and Diana. Sam stopped himself before he went charging in there. If he went from this angle, Caine would see him Sam ran quickly around the edge of the forest so he could come in from and Dekka saw him, but they both cleverly pretended not to. Sam was about to hold his up towards Caine, but then decided to take a more direct put his hand on Caine's head. "Let them go, Caine." He laughed. "I'm not leaving just yet, brother.""I can fry you in a second. I suggest you go. Now." He said more authoritatively. But Caine made no sign of stopping. "Look, Caine," Sam said, "you have the town. I have the lake. That was deal."Caine still didn't move. "Diana wasn't part of the deal. She's with me." He said sighed impatiently. "I don't love you anymore, Caine. I don't think I ever loved you. But even if I did, I still wouldn't go with you. You're sick and evil and twisted. And I don't care what you say; you're not the father of my child."Caine stared at her for a while. At least a few minutes. Sam wasn't sure if he was going to hurt her or not, but he was ready to act if he Caine let Dekka and Diana go. He turned to Sam. "Look after her," he said quietly, only for Sam's ears. Then he walked away, just like watched him go until they could no longer see him. He had looked defeated, but Sam knew that Caine was never defeated for long. Sam turned around. "Are you OK?" He asked both Dekka and Diana. Dekka nodded, Diana didn't say was glad that Toto wasn't around when she said that she didn't love him.
