AN: Okay, first of all. It has come to my attention that Microsoft Word has been taking away my smiley faces, making me look like a massive bitch. So, sorry… and stuff. Also, thank you to SaneLunatic, Unlucky World Shaker, Luckycharms92 and Winston Stole my Name for reviewing. You guys legitimately make my day (Sad, huh?). :P Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know that this will be the last chapter in this fanfiction, HOWEVER!i()!11! I am already planning a sequel kind of, so don't worry. It won't be GONE forever (HA!). xD
Brianna was sitting cross legged on the middle of her bed, thinking. She had been dreading this, but she needed to talk to Dekka. Her cast had been taken off the day before the helicopter fight, but Brianna hadn't had the heart to tell her to leave. Honestly, she wasn't sure if she wanted her to leave.
But she also had to think about Lil. Her sister hadn't really spoken to Brianna since their fight, silently cleaning, cooking and helping around the house. Brianna still thought it was incredibly surreal having Lil with her again, but the FAYZ had taught her to count her blessings.
Downstairs, she heard someone walk in. If it's Dekka, Brianna thought, she would talk to Dekka first. If it's Lil, she would talk to her. She could tell by the slight limp that it was Dekka.
Fine, if that's how it had to be.
"Dekka?" Dekka looked to Brianna, her expression going from distaste, to hurt, to defeat. "Can I talk to you?" Dekka nodded, and motioned for Brianna to sit down in the living room.
"I'm guessing you want to talk, huh?" Brianna nodded. "Well, go ahead and say it." She cringed a little bit at Dekka's words. She hadn't expected this level of hostility from her.
"Okay, I guess. Dekka, you're seriously my best friend. Whether the FAYZ stays or not. I know that you…" Brianna hung her head. It was like she didn't know how to phrase anything anymore. But she continued nonetheless. "I know that you maybe don't think of me like that. But I want you to know that I do really like you. Maybe not in the same way… Not now anyway, maybe not ever. But if you maybe wanted to stay here… longer. Like-"
"Like move in?" Dekka's eyes looked hard, as if she was trying to stop them from watering. Brianna nodded, and Dekka laughed slightly. "Yeah, that would actually be great." She still looked hurt, but it wasn't anywhere near the breakdown Brianna had been expecting.
"And I still want you to feel like you can tell me anything, okay?" Dekka nodded, and did something she had never done before—she got up and hugged Brianna. She felt uncertain at first, but Dekka was her best friend. She returned the hug, and felt Dekka trembling.
"Are we good?" Dekka let out a shaky laugh and nodded.
"Yeah, we're good."
"So this is it, isn't it?" Caine was lounging in one of the chairs in his new living room. He was sulking, Diana could tell that much. He scoffed, glaring at her.
"For now." He said seriously. Diana laughed, curling her hair behind her ear.
"Oh don't tell me you've got another plan. Haven't you plotted enough for one lifetime?" Caine was angry. He had hated the deal Sam had given him, but with him and Diana near the point of death, they hadn't had a choice. Now they were living next door to a three bar mental kid.
"I said, for now," he snapped, stomping upstairs to their bedroom. Diana considered following him, but she decided against it. She heard a knock at the door, and carefully looked through the window. It was just Sam checking up on them, so she unlocked the door.
"Feeling the need for another check-up?" She said, too tired to sound overly cold. Sam nodded, ashamed by his own lack of trust.
"Yeah," he said, "I just wanted to make sure you were, uh, settling in alright." Diana tossed her hair over her shoulder and gave Sam a cold stare.
"Don't worry Sam. We won't kill everyone. Well, I won't. I can't say the same about your baby brother." She smiled with the same ice cold presence as before. Sam rolled his eyes, looking too tired to care.
"I wish the two of you would cut this out. Right now, I need Caine, and he needs us. Can't you guys just accept that and move on?"
Sam looked at Diana, and although he saw a flicker of something cross her face, her composure remained intact.
"Like I said, Sammy. It's not me you have to worry about."
Sam knew it was a weak alliance, but for the first time since birth, he and Caine were on the same team, and Sam knew that was at least something.
But he also knew that it was also a matter of time until the Human Crew found out. Sam suspected they already knew. And as much as Sam hated to admit it, he secretly hoped Caine would carry out some form of vigilante justice on them.
He made a mental note to make sure Caine got a very small punishment, should that be the case.
But for the time being, Sam had almost everything under control. He walked home, where Astrid was trying to persuade Little Pete to play with some blocks. Without thinking, he pulled her up off of the floor and hugged her.
He wasn't sure how long the two of them stood there like that. Little Pete, as usual, didn't seem aware of their existence. And as far as Sam and Astrid were concerned, the rest of the world didn't exist either.
When he finally broke away from her, he saw that Astrid's eyes were watering.
"I, uhm, I'm going to try and get Little Pete to-"
Sam didn't hear her. Instead, he walked upstairs, opened the door to his bedroom.
And slept.
Brianna saw Lil approaching the Daycare at a painfully normal pace. She nodded to John, who had returned to the daycare part time.
"Lil!" Brianna said, popping up in front of her. Lil looked confused for a moment, then blinked hard, her expression returning to normal.
"Hey, don't blame me," Brianna said, winking. "After all, I am the Breeze." She ran around Lil several times, causing her to look even more confused.
"Bri, I need to talk to you. Seriously." Brianna stopped, and felt a pang of guilt. She didn't like seeming like the immature one.
"Yeah, sure Lil." Brianna felt uneasy having the conversation in public. It made her stomach churn. But Lil didn't seem to mind.
"After seeing you all messed up, I kind of freaked out, I know. But I went to go talk to Astrid to, you know, see what she thought." Brianna rolled her eyes. She wasn't a huge fan of Astrid the Genius, and was kind of annoyed that Lil had gone to her for advice.
"Well, what did she say?" Brianna said, hoping that Lil would catch the hint of annoyance in her voice.
"Well I never really made it that far. I saw the… cemetery in the plaza. It's horrible there, Bri. I guess I realized that if you and everybody else weren't here… the cemetery would be a lot bigger." Brianna nodded solemnly. While her power wasn't exactly a weapon, she couldn't deny it was useful.
"So, where do we go from here?" Lil smiled uncertainly.
"Well, I've already talked to John. We're gonna move into a place near the edge of town. I figured people have enough to worry about without seeing a… kind-of-adult around."
"Oh," Brianna said, disappointed. "So I guess I won't be seeing a lot of you, huh?" Lil laughed.
"Of course you will. I have to help you out at the Daycare after all. I have like a million years of experience with babysitting. And if you ever want to come visit, I hardly think distance will be an issue for you." Brianna felt better knowing Lil would be there to help. She smiled, and wrapped her arm around her big sister.
"Well if you're going to start helping, it might as well be now." Lil shrugged, following her sister towards her new job.
"First things first, do not let the kids get into the hardware store. Trust me."
Drake sat on a lounge chair on his island, enjoying the warm weather. Penny came out to join him, passing him a cold glass of water and sitting across from him, waiting for her next instruction. Drake had quickly realized that Penny's infatuation for Caine had nothing to do with him. Penny was naturally submissive, and would fall for anyone who had power.
And Drake was about to have a hell of a lot of power.
Another Note: Thank you to everyone who has supported me though this process. This is officially the end of my first complete fanfiction, and I can't wait to begin working on the sequel (over the next week or so). Thank you again, you guys know you all rock.