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The rest of the day is quiet. I listen to Caine's plan, eat something, terrorize a few kids. But mostly stare smiling at Diana. She avoids my gaze, but she knows that in less

than a day Caine and Sam will be gone and I'll be free to do anything I want to her. Anything.

And who knows, maybe during Caine's taking over of Perdido Beach, I could even get to Sam and Astrid.

That night, however, somebody knocks on my door.

I wake up all sweaty from my dreams full of blood and of a horrible, bright green light and growl: "Who's there?"

"Uhm… It's Panda. I… Howard has seen… Computer Jack just ran away."

"What!?" I stand up immediately and putting on clothes. The only disadvantage I've found so far about the tentacle is that it's almost impossible to get dressed without

tearing up the t-shirts.

Panda and me get in the car as soon as possible, but after a brief car chase, the creepy nerd manages to disappear.

"Fuck." I curse, kicking the dashboard. Panda jumps, scared, then stares preoccupied at my tentacle. I'm holding it on my lap, and sometimes it twitches involuntarily. I find

it fascinating.

"How could you lose him?" I snarl.

"It's not my fault, Drake!" Panda protests weakly.

"Oh, shut up." I sneer. All my good mood is gone.

"Computer Jack... He was going too fast. And it's really, really dark."

Yeah. Really dark.

I feel a shiver running down my spine and unwillingly think that he doesn't know anything about Darkness.

While we come back to Coates Academy, I realize that there's something odd in my head. Okay, well, odder than usual. I feel colder, more distant. I try to think as little as

possible about the Darkness. And, though there's a part of me that doesn't want to admit it, I'm a bit scared by it. I admired its power, but I'm also upset by the way it

ravaged my mind.

Caine is waiting for us with his arms crossed. "Well?"

"We lost him." Panda admits, lowering his head.

"You lost him, moron." I snap.

"Where was he headed?" Caine asks.

I stop listening to Panda's pathetic explanation and look around. Must be five in the morning. I'm tired, but I don't want to sleep: I could dream the Darkness again. Panda

goes away limping and I turn around to watch Caine.

He's nervous, and as usual he's biting his nails. After all, tonight is the Great Night. He may disappear in a few hours. It's pretty nice if you think about it: Sam and Caine

vanish, their power fades away with them, and I become the owner of the Fayz. I should be cheerful and ready to battle, instead I feel tired and tense.

I raise my head, and catch Caine staring at me.

Our eyes meet.

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I don't know how we ended up in my room, but here we are, kissing, biting each other's lips. It's happening so fast, I almost can't believe it.

He takes off my t-shirt and starts to play with my breasts, kissing my neck. I sigh, trying to resist the temptation to bite his neck until he screams and bleeds.

Caine almost throws me on bed, where I land violently, biting down a moan of pain while my tentacle almost whip me by accident. Without delay, I start undressing, taking

off my bra and my pants, until I'm completely naked.

I sit up and look at a shirtless Caine, who is staring at my body. He's got quite a dumb face in this moment.

I arch the eyebrows, and slowly spread my legs. Caine kneels between them and began to kiss my thighs. It's not a bad feeling, but he stops almost immediately, begins to

mouth my belly, then my breasts.

I gasp when he bites lightly my neck, but it's not ecstasy, it's annoyance.

My body feels hot and excited, and more than ready to this, but my mind is not here. You see, it's not disappointment. I never really thought about this. Never had

romantic ideas about losing my virginity with someone special or nonsense like that. But when I try to find the places in my head where… Where I felt a slight liking for Caine,

it's like they're gone, replaced by something atrocious and green.

"Caine…" I pant. "Caine, wait."

"What?"

"It's just… There's… " I mutter.

He starts fumbling with his pants, taking them off with a few unceremonious kicks.

"What? " He asks, irritated. "We need a condom?"

"No." I snap. "No need of that." I'm pretty sure all the radiations made me sterile. Not that I care: I hate children, and toddlers even more. Also, I've heard

that the first time you never get pregnant.

"Then what's the matter?"

I open my mouth to explain, but then I realize who I am talking to.

He is like me, isn't he?

Caine doesn't want to hear what I want to say. If I were a guy and the girl under me started to babble sentimental bullshit, I'd shut her mouth with a nice punch. And after

all, is that important or interesting? The Darkness healed my arm, but also took parts of my mind away. I feel distant. I don't even know what I feel for you anymore. I don't

know if I feel something other than sadness and rage and hate…

God, I'd slap myself. I'm turning into a weak idiot.

"It doesn't matter. Go ahead."

After this there's pain between my legs and I hug him with just an arm, while he moves on top of me, inside me. I don't like this position, I feel too squashed, too dominated.

He thrusts in and out, and I close my eyes, thinking vaguely that if he mutters Diana's name while he climax I'll strangle him with my tentacle. I'm almost hoping for it. If sex

is this, I can't see why everyone always makes such a fuss about it.

Finally he spends himself inside me with a strangled sound. Caine doesn't say any names, he seems lost in himself.

Predictably.

The afterwards is awkward, but luckily short.

He pulls out and rests briefly beside me, before standing up.

I sit up, trying not to grimace in pain, and look at him while he dresses up. "This changes nothing." I clarify.

"I know. And… Uhm, you…"

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." At least until I understand how to use this against him and Diana.

"Thank you. For this and for… Well… I needed it."

I make a sarcastic nod. Caine half smiles and strides out of the room, closing the door behind him.

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I manage to sleep a few hours, and I don't dream. Maybe it worked: maybe I needed it too. I realize it doesn't matter what I feel for Caine: he will be gone in a few hours.

That afternoon the plan is set in motion we head towards Perdido Beach. With the coyotes, I reach the Day Care.

I step into the room, and Mother Mary almost growls when she sees me. She seems disgusted and frightened.

I adore that look on her skinny face.

"Danielle? How dare you scare these children this way!?" My tentacle cuts her cheek and she almost shriek in pain. Mary touches the wound on her face, stunned.

"Shut up, skank." I hiss.

"Caine won't like this." Mary tries to warn me. I almost roll my eyes, feeling the growing impulse to shut her mouth forever. "He always said he'd keep the children safe."

"Oh, trust me. You'll all be safe. As long as you keep your mouths shut and do what I say."

"Get these animals out of here. It's almost bedtime."

My whip snaps from the floor and wraps itself tight around Mary's delicate throat. She gasps, digging her fingernails in my flesh, but I pretend not to feel the pain.

"Which part of 'shut up' do you have a problem understanding, you stupid skank?" I yank her closer to me, and I smell her breath; oddly, it stinks like puke. "You're getting

all red in the face, Mary. Now, you need to understand something, Mary. These dogs, as far as they're concerned, all these little kids are just so many hamburgers. You get it,

don't you, Mary? They'll eat them, just like they eat rabbits." I smile when her brown eyes get bigger. She nods and I unwrap my tentacle from her throat.

"What do you want? Danielle, you have to get these coyotes out of here. You can have me as a hostage. But the children don't know what's happening and they are scared.

Drake, please, I..."

I roll my eyes again. Why is she still talking? Should I cut off her tongue?

"Hey, Pack Leader. You guys won't eat the kids, will you?"

"Pack Leader agreed. No kill. No eat."

"Good dog. Until…"

"Until Whip Hand say."

I smile, showing my teeth. "Whip Hand. That's their affectionate name for me. Aren't they cute?"

Then a child caresses one of them, and Mary almost jumps in fear.

"Don't get too close." I say, coldly. "Good doggie may get hungry."

WARNING: Genderswap, unprotected sex between underage people (they're both fourteen). So, uh, maybe this chapter is rated M. And just to point it out … The first time you CAN get pregnant.

I was very insure about this plot point... So... Tell me what you think about it!