CHAPTER 12

A/N: Sorry it's a bit short but needed to update. The next chapter will be longer.

Perdido Beach: the name of the beach town a few miles away from Coates Academy. The town that Caine and co. had just taken over. Ally guessed she was a part of the 'co.' now as well. She had to admit, they'd done a really good job. They hadn't used a violent approach like she'd expected and she was sure Drake wanted, but Caine had managed to build up everyone's trust in that oh-so-charming way of his and now the whole population of Perdido Beach was practically kissing his feet. They'd rehearsed it for hours, the taking over of the town and so Ally was glad it had all worked out as otherwise they would probably have needed a plan B and if she had to sit through another rehearsal she thought she would have to kill herself. Just then the door of the mayor's office that Caine had taken over and left Ally in opened and Mr Soren himself walked in. She bowed down to him sarcastically.

"Hello Oh Great One, what an honour it is for you to grace me with your presence." She said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Caine ignored her.

"C'mon, I've found a house." He said excitedly and Ally raised an eyebrow.

"And how does that affect me?" She said boredly, bit Caine refused to have his mood dampened by anything Ally said.

"Because, you're gonna live there too! I got us the best one!" And then he gestured for her to follow him as he started back out of the office. But Ally stayed where she was.

"Woah, I'M gonna share a house with YOU? Why the hell would I want to do that?" Caine stopped in his tracks and when he turned round his expression looked almost hurt.

"Um…because I'm the only person here you know? Because I'm the most powerful person here and therefore by sticking with me you'll be in the safest position? Because I found us the biggest house in town? Because we're childhood friends?" Ally laughed.

"Oh come on Soren, you're the last person I'd want to share a house with! Yeah, I know you, I've known you for just over a week, and in that time you've managed to ruin my whole life. I would rather have the smallest house in town-no, I'd rather live on the street than share a house with you. And childhood friends? I must have been a very bad-tasted child. Either that or I just stupidly fell for your charade like the rest of this dumb town." She glared at him and waited for the anger to come. But instead he just looked really hurt, making Ally feel really bad. But she forced herself to remember the reason for her hatred. Caine didn't say anything for a while, then he sat down on the sofa and rubbed his head with his hands before looking up at Ally. He patted the sofa next to him and after a moment of hesitation she reluctantly went and sat next to him, on the very far end of the sofa. He turned to her and sighed.

"Look…Ally…I'm sorry for whatever I've done to upset you but can't we just move on now? I'd really like to have you as part of my team and…as a friend. What do you say?" He smiled his Hollywood smile at her and she raised an eyebrow back disbelievingly.

"'Whatever you've done to upset me?' Caine you ruined my life and got me stuck in some FUCKING DOME with a bunch of kids who I've never met before and…you. I don't think that's really something I can forgive you for…" And with that she got up from the sofa and went to walk out of the office. But she never did because as she reached for the door handle, she froze in her tracks and found an invisible force pulling her back across the room. She came to a stop in front of Caine who was now standing.

"I didn't make this happen. It just has. And now it has, we may as well make the most of it. So you can put your silly little problem behind you and join my side for good, or I can dispose of you the same way I did with the freaks that were against me at Coates, and the same way I'm going to do with anyone who fights against me here. And trust me; it won't be a happy ending. So, I'm going to go to our house. Are you coming?" He fixed her with a piercing look.

"Let's go." Ally said reluctantly and Caine nodded.

"That's what I thought." And he marched out of the office, Ally by his side.