Ohhh, so Diego found out! But how? Read to find out!

Normal POV

"Dad, this isn't what it looks like!" cried Flora in fear. How did her father find out?!

"Save it Flora!" snapped Diego with an angry tone at her, making her flinch. She never did anything to make her dad yell at her in such a way.

"Sir, please don't be mad at Flora." Sam started, trying to stick up for Flora. "I was the one who-"

"This doesn't concern you Sam!" growled Diego. "You're lucky I'm in no position to fight you. Get out of here!"

Sam obeyed Diego's command and left, but not before shooting Flora a sympathetic look with Flora giving him a sad one.

Flora looked at the disappointment painted on her father's face.

"Dad..." she started, trying to explain, but Diego cut her off.

"Home. Now. Let's go."

Flora could do very little now, but follow her father back home, hoping that her brothers weren't gonna get in trouble either.

"Do you have any idea how extremely disappointed I am at you right now young lady?" Diego scolded Flora on their way back home as she looked down shamefully.

"Hey guys, what's going on?" asked Manny as he walked up to them.

"Manny, I am so sorry for doubting you." Diego really did own his friend an apology when he was hinting that something was going on with Flora. "You were right on how teenagers always have something on their mind that they hide from their parents because this one did have something she wasn't willing to admit."

Manny looked at a guilty-looking Flora when Diego said those words. In his mind, he was saying "I told you so" but Manny wasn't one to rub something in someone's face. Especially his friends.

"Don't tell me." he replied.

"Oh yeah." nodded Diego, knowing what Manny meant.

"Is everything okay?" asked Shira concerned about Diego and Flora' expressions.

"What happened Dad?" asked Cash.

"I'll tell you what happened. That kid that I specifically told Flora not to see tried making a move on her!" Diego answered venomously.

"SAM!" corrected Flora losing her patience. "His name is Sam, Dad. And it wasn't anything like that at all!"

"Make a move on her?" questioned Bobby. "Like a kiss?"

"No, not like a kiss!" exclaimed Flora.

"He kissed you?!" squealed Shira with delight. Of course she didn't see anything wrong with that considering she knew. "What was it like? Is he a good kisser?"

"We didn't kiss!" huffed Flora, annoyed with her mother sounding like a love-obsessed teenager. "It was far from a kiss! It was not a kiss at all!"

"First of all," Diego began. "Flora, you don't speak to your mother that way. Second, Shira how can you be taking the fact that our daughter might of just been violated so lightly?"

"I wasn't violated!" growled Flora, but Diego and Shira ignored her.

"Maybe because Sam is a nice kid and he would never do something like that?" suggested Shira.

"Wait, wait, wait, you knew about this and you didn't tell me?!" asked an enraged Diego.

"How was I supposed to tell you when you were being so paranoid about it?!"

"What's the matter?" Ellie asked concerned running to the scene with Sid, Peaches, the possums and Granny.

"Why is everyone fighting?" asked Sid. "Is it a debate over whether to kick me out of the herd?!"

"I hope so!" laughed Crash.

"Yep, that would make life so much easier!" agreed Eddie, high-fiving Crash, earning both of them a scolding look from their sister.

"Just kidding!" Crash raised his arms defensively. "Geez, no one here can take a joke!"

"No Sid, it's not that." explained Manny, hearing the sloth sigh in relief. "Just a way heated up argument with the sabers."

"Oh. Well what happened?" asked Ellie confused.

"How the heck should we know?" asked Crash nervously.

"It wasn't because of us, that's for sure!" said Eddie with the same paranoid tone as Crash's. (hint, hint)

"Mom, Dad..." Flora attempted to stop her parents from fighting, but they just told her to stay out of it.

Flora lay down miserably, feeling helpless. As if the fact that her parents were fighting was her fault

"Hey sis, don't worry, it's not your fault." Cash comforted his sister.

"Yeah, this will all blow over soon." assured Bobby.

"Guys, if it's killing you not to tell Dad, you can tell him."

"No. We made a promise and we're not breaking it." declared Cash.

"It's no use if he already knows, you should tell him." insisted Flora. "Don't worry, I'll make it seem like I made you guys keep your mouths shut so you won't get in trouble."

"We're not telling." huffed Bobby impatiently. "We promised that-"

"What good is keeping something from Dad if he already know the secret?!" screeched Flora furiously. Unfortunately, that increased her father's anger as he turned to the teens.

"Oops." she muttered, feeling stupid that she just ratted her brothers and herself out.

"Cash, Bobby, you knew about this too?" Diego asked. He couldn't believe it! It was one thing for one of his kids to be keeping secrets from them, but all three of them?

"Dad, don't blame Cash and Bobby for this mess. I'm the one who made them keep it from you." Flora spoke quickly.

"No Dad. Flora didn't make us. We promised that we won't tell her." said Bobby. "So don't blame her."

"Oh way to go you two!" snapped Flora at her brothers. Normally she wouldn't get worked up over little things, but mob mentality could be a powerful thing.

"What did we do?!" asked Bobby.

"I specifically said that I'm gonna tell in a way that's not gonna get you in trouble and you guys just set yourselves up for it big time!"

"Oh I'm sorry, I thought you were our sister Flora, who APPRECIATES THE FACT THAT HER BROTHERS ARE TRYING TO HELP HER!" Cash spat with sarcasm and emphasis.

"I'm not saying I don't appreciate it, I just don't want you getting in trouble for it! That's a whole different thing!"

The teens continued their fight until Diego roared, "QUIET!" which ceased their feud. He once again spoke. "It doesn't matter over whose fault it was or who didn't tell me anything! Now, can everyone please leave for a few minutes while I talk to Flora? Alone.

The rest of the herd walked away, leaving only Flora and Diego. That didn't mean that they completely left. They hid behind the thick, tall shrubs and were listening to what they talked about.

"Now, first thing's first. How did I find out?" began Diego. "Well let's just say that sometimes it pays for possums to be annoying pranksters and huge blabber mouths."

Ellie glared at the possums who just grinned and laughed nervously.

"Second," continued Diego. "I trusted that you won't see Sam again and what did you do? You disobeyed me. What do you have to say for yourself Flora?"

"Not much." muttered Flora feeling guilty.

"You're grounded for six months."

"What?" Flora understood that Diego was mad at her, but she thought that was way to harsh for her. Even if she did go behind her father's back.

Shira felt the same way when she heard of it.

"And," Diego still wasn't finished. "Since you obviously can't be trusted anymore, you're not going anywhere unless you're with me."

"What?!" gasped Flora even more enraged.

"And me only."

"Dad that's so unfair!"

"Life is unfair Flora. We all find out the hard way."

"You can't do this to me!"

"I can and I just did. I'm your father Flora and I decide what's best for you."

"But Dad-"

"No buts!"

"Fine. Then how about an 'I HATE YOU!'?"

Diego said nothing. Instead he just stood there frozen with a hurt look while Flora ran off crying.

"Didn't work out to well huh?" asked Shira sympathetically nuzzling Diego.

"You heard her Shira." Diego's voice began to break.

"Diego, she's just angry. Believe me, I went through this with my Dad a lot of times."

"What do we do now?"

Shira sighed. "Give her some alone time I guess."

"But Shira-"

"She'll be back before morning. You'll see. Flora just needs some self-soothing and we both agreed that we'd leave her to it if she needs to."

"You're right." Still Diego couldn't believe what Flora had said to him. He didn't mean to get her all wound up like that/

Flora, I'm just trying to protect you. He thought.

Feeling like there was nothing he could do, he followed Shira home, hoping that Flora will be home once he wakes up so he could talk to her.

"Sam!" Flora called out to her friend. With all that fighting going on at home, she felt that Sam was the only one she could turn to. "Sam where are you?"

No answer.

"Sam, I don't care what my Dad says or thinks of you. You're the only friend I've ever made. You're the only one who actually understands me and makes me feel that I'm more than just the weirdo without fangs!"

Still no reply.

"Sam, please come out." Flora begged silently. She was about to give up and cry when she remembered...

Flashback

"Yeah I know it's not the best place to live in, but I try to make it work." replied Sam a little embarrassed by the place's lack of character. "But whenever you need me, you know where to find me now."

End Flashback

Of course! All Flora had to do to find him is just go to where he lives. He should be there!

Oh I hope he's there! Thought Flora to herself.

"Sam?" Flora searched for her friend hoping he's there. "Sam come on! I've searched everywhere for you. Tell me you're here, please!"

When Flora was about to give up and head home, she heard rustling from the bushes.

"Sam?" she asked hopefully.

A saber did jump out however, but Flora immediately knew that it wasn't Sam. Once she saw the light brown saber jump out (Gah! I'm getting too specific with colors again! What's wrong with me?!)

she immediately trusted her instinct and ran as fast as she could. She saw the other saber gaining on her, but she couldn't just give in.

Then, the thing she was fearing that most came true. Well, half of it.

Without warning, the brown saber tackled her and roughly pinned her down to the ground so that she won't move. She had to admit she was relieved that that was all he did and he didn't kill her right away or something.

"Let go of me!" snarled Flora to no avail.

"I'm afraid I can't do that miss." smirked the saber mockingly.

"What do you want with me?"

"Stop sassing. No one likes a feisty female."

"Good job Oscar." praised another saber walking up to the one who pinned Flora. This one had a dark orange pelt and much thicker fur. "Nice catch too."

"Thank you Soto." Oscar smirked once again with pride.

Soto lowered his head to Flora.

"What a nice surprise." he sarcastically scowled.

Poor Diego! :'( That must have hurt real bad! And not to mention, poor Flora for getting captured by Soto and Oscar! What will happen now? And where could Sam be?

Well got half of the turning point done! And a long chapter as promised! Now stay tuned for the other one!

Was that too much anger added in for a fight? Please do be honest! I know I say all the time, but please do. Please review! ;)