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Caine's POV

Wow, I thought. I've walked a long way. But I have to find her. Damn. Now that I think about it, I should have consulted with Diana about this. Maybe she would've come with me. Probably not, though. Maybe she could've talked me out of it before it was too late. Oh well. I can see my destination. The shack and the cave seem so close..

Diana's POV

I don't really know why I agreed to help. Well, I do, but the fact that I was helping Astrid, I didn't get. I mean, I was doing this for Caine, and a part of me just wanted to see if Gaia did actually exist in this world too. If she was alive, then me and Caine could be a family. A strange little family. If only we could still drive like we did in the FAYZ, but no. We had to walk.

"Where are we going again?" Astrid asked.

"We're going to the shack." I answered.

"Wait...Hermit Jim's shack?" Sam asked, shocked.

"Yes, Sam. What other shack is there?" I snapped.

"Why would Caine go looking there?" Astrid and Sam both asked.

"Because Gaia was not only our daughter, but the Gaiaphage in human form. The shack is by the cave and the Gaiaphage was in the cave and although it's dead now, that's a pretty reasonable place to look." I replied.

Sam walked ahead, trying to see if he could spot Caine from a distance. I could see that he really cared for him. Caine was also warming up to Sam. It would take a while, but the twin thing was coming together pretty well.

"Diana..?" Astrid.

"Yes?" I answered in a snobby, bitchy kind of way.

"Look, I know we don't have the best relationship and all, but if Sam and Caine are getting along we should too." she said.

Wow, I never thought I'd hear that coming from Astrid.

"Yeah, but there's also a difference between us and them. Sam and Caine are brothers, not to mention twins." I said.

"Don't forget that they're fraternal and almost nothing alike." Astrid replied.

I sighed, "Good point, now where are you trying to go with this?"

Astrid gulped. "Well, I just wanted to get to know you a bit better, but I also wanted to ask you some questions.." she started trailing off.

I sighed again, of course she wanted to ask questions. She IS Astrid the Genius after all. "What are they?"

Astrid seemed confused, "What?"

I shook my head, "The questions, genius. What are the questions?"

She seemed reluctant, but answered anyway, "Do you still think about Gaia?"

Astrid's POV

All I could see on Diana's face was pure shock. But she couldn't mask her feelings.

"Yes..next question." Diana replied.

Ok, this is showing more progress than I imagined.

"Please don't take this the wrong way, but do you actually think she's still out there?" I tried to ask in the nicest way possible.

Diana took a sharp intake, "Maybe..I mean I really wish that she is and that she's the baby she was supposed to be and not the evil thing the Gaiaphage turned her into. But then again, if she was, it's been two weeks and she is just a little baby.."

I could see her point.

"Why do you think Caine is looking for her?" I slowly asked.

"Well I think Caine is trying to be responsible for her, he didn't really get the chance back in the FAYZ. I think he really did try to care for her, but his hatred for the Gaiaphage made it really hard for him. My motherly instincts tried to overcome that, but it didn't work out too well." Diana replied.

Time to change subjects.

"This is awkward, but do you really love Caine?" I asked.

Diana looked taken aback, "Of course I do! This sounds corny, but I feel like we were made for each other."

"That's good." I answered.

Now Diana took the opportunity to ask me a question.

"Now Astrid, do you actually love Sam?" she asked.

"Of course I do, and another reason why we should be friends is because it seems like in some years, we may be sisters in law." I answered.

"I hate to agree with you, but that really seems like a possibility." Diana replied in a, oh my god, in a nice way.

"Diana, we should have a sleepover after this."

"Sure. Let's have it at my house tonight.", and with that, Diana Ladris smiled at me in a nice way which she actually meant to do, for the first time since we've met.