My first Cassie fanfic!!!!!!!!!!! YIPPEE! *Ahem* Diclaimer: I do not own anything that has to do with Animorphs.


"But Mom, Dad why does Jessie have to stay here with us? Why can't she stay with Grandma and Granddad?" I asked.

"Cassie it's best for Jessie to stay here with us. She only has us and her Grandparents. I'm sure she'd much rather be here. And besides my Sister would want Jessie her." My dad replied.

"It's not fair though. Why do I have to share a room with her?" I replied upset.

"Because we need the spare room for when visitors come." My mom gently told me.

I sighed. "Fine whatever. I'm gonna go do my chores now." I mumbled as I headed out the door.

When I got into the barn I looked around. "Where's Rachel?" I asked looking at Jake.

(Rachel's sick and can't come.) Tobias thought-spoke from his perch in the rafters.

"Great. And we went to the movies last night. I hope I don't catch what she has." I mumbled under my breath. As I began to push a pill into a Raccoons mouth.

"Hey Cassie is something wrong?" Jake asked me.

I looked at him and frowned. "My cousin Jessie is coming to live with us. She'll be here in an hour." I replied.

"Your cousin Jessie? Y'alls names aren't much different. Does that mean she's like you Cassie? A tree-hugger?" Marco asked from his spot on a hay bale.

"Me a tree-hugger? As if!"

I turned towards the door and saw a tall half white half black girl with black hair and brown eyes wearing a blue blouse and blue jeans. "Jessie? Your here early..." I said slowly as I closed the Raccoon's cage.

Jessie rolled her eyes. "Unfortunately. Gram wanted to get rid of me sooner. So who are your friends cuz?" Jessie asked.

"That's Marco," I said waving my hand towards where Marco sat. "And that's Jake." I added as I nodded towards Jake, who was pacing.

"Jake huh? Hmm.... Nice to meet you...very nice to meet you." Jessie said softly as she batted her eyelashes.

"Uh...Nice to meet you to..." Jake replied as he sat down.

I frowned at Jessie. "Jessie why don't you go inside and unpack your things?" I asked her.

Jessie groaned as she sat down beside Jake. "Cassie please. Now why would I want to do that when I can be out here with your cute Friend." Jessie said looking at Jake.

Marco laughed out loud. "Oh this should be interesting." He mumbled.

Jessie looked over at Marco and smiled. "What should be interesting?" She asked Him.

"Hm? Oh nothing... nothing at all." Marco replied.

(I don't think She'll be leaving soon so I'm gonna go check on Rachel. See ya.) Tobias said to Jake, Marco, and Me in private thought speak. As he opened his wings and flew away.

I sighed and looked over at Jessie. "Jessie does Mom and Dad know your here?" I asked her.

"Nah I plan on letting them know I'm here in a few hours. My bags are over there." Jessie said nodding towards the barn door where five bags stood. "So...What are y'all doing?" Jessie added.

"I'm doing my chores, which you'll soon help out with, and the Guys are gonna help me right by cleaning out the stahls right?" I replied looking from Jake to Marco than back at Jake.

Jake stood up and grabbed a shovel. "Yeah let's get started Marco." Jake quickly answered.

Marco made a face but got up and began to help Jake clean the stahl.

"You can either help or go inside Jessie." I said faking a smile.

Jessie made a face. "Why would I help clean a stahl? I'm gonna go tell Aunt Michelle and Uncle Walter that I'm here." Jessie replied as she picked up some of her suitcases and left the barn.

"I don't like her. Never have." I said flat out once she was out of ear shot.

Marco stopped what he was doing and went back to sit on the hay bale he was sitting on earlier. "You just don't like her because she likes Jake." Marco replied with a grin.

I felt my face turning red as I looked down. "You know I won't beable to sneak out anymore right? I'll be sharing a room with Jessie." I said trying to change the subject.

"How come you didn't know she was coming til today?" Jake asked me.

"I'm not sure. My parents didn't know how to tell me I guess." I said with a shrug.

"Cassie Come inside now. You can finsh your chores later." My Dad said as he entered the barn. He noticed Jake and Marco and nodded to them. "How are y'all doing?" He asked as he bent down and picked up the rest of Jessie's things.

"Good sir." Jake and Marco said at the same time.

I frowned at my Dad. "Why do I have come in?" I asked.

"Because you and Jessie need to work out where she's gonna put her stuff. Now come on." My Dad replied. He than turned and left.

I sighed. "Well I guess I'll see y'all tomarrow." I said as I slowly headed for the barn door.

Jake and Marco fallowed me. "Cheer up Cassie. I'm sure you'll get to like Jessie." Jake said softly.

I frowned doubting it. "Whatever. Bye." I said as I headed into the house.

THE NEXT DAY

"Cassie hey heard you have a guest staying with you huh?" Rachel said as she walked through the barn door.

"Feelin better huh? And yeah my cousin Jessie's here to stay. Tobias told you didn't he?" I asked as I looked at her.

Rachel grinned at me. "It was just a day bug. And yeah he told me." She replied.

"Hey Rach you ready to go?" Tobias asked as he came in. He was in human morph and his hair was a mess.

I looked over at Rachel eyebrow riased.

"Yeah I'm ready. Though I was hoping to meet Jessie... Oh and we're going to the mall." Rachel said as she walked over to Tobias.

"Hey Cassie Aunt Michelle wants you in the house now." Jessie said as she walked into the barn.

Rachel turned and smiled. "Hi. You must be Jessie. I'm Rachel and that's Tobias." Rachel said nodding towards Tobias.

Jessie frowned. "And I care who you are why?" She replied.

Rachel's smile disapeared. "Hey I was being nice since your Cassie's cousin but now I won't be." Rachel said angerily as she headed towards Jessie fist clenched.

"Rachel calm down. Let's go to the Mall we're running out of time." Tobias said as he grabbed Rachel's arm.

Rachel frowned out Tobias but nodded slowly. "Ok. See ya later Cassie." She called as she and Tobias left.

I frowned at Jessie but than sighed as I headed towards the house.

TOBIAS

AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER

I smiled down at Rachel and squeezed her hand. "How much time do I have left?" I asked her.

Rachel looked down at her watch and sighed. "Ten minutes Tobias." She said slowly. "Why do you have to demorph? Why can't you stay Human?" She asked me softly.

I tensed up hating that she'd asked me that. "You know why. We've been through this more than once Rachel." I said softly.

Rachel let go of my hand and turned her back to me and looked down.

I could tell she was really upset. "Ah Rach please don't be mad." I said softly as I placed my hand on her arm.

Rachel spun around her eyes on fire. "Don't be mad?! Tobias I have every right to be mad! I care alot about you but it's obvious you don't care anout me!" Rachel pratically screamed.

"Rachel You know I care about You but I can't stay human. I have to fight. You know that. I said feeling awful.

"You don't have to fight Tobias! You would stay human if you had a family!" Rachel yelled as she turned and ran off.

"Rachel.. Wait please." I called after her.

She only turned halfway and shook her head. Than she left. But before she turned her head back I saw a tear roll down her cheek.

I felt terrible. I began to demorph. I started shrinking. A sketch of feathers apeared on my skin and turned 3D. I could hear my bones crunching and grinding, And that's when I heard the scream of terror. I turned around and knew I had made a horrible mistake not looking around before I demorphed. Because standing about ten feet away in the bushes was Cassie's cousin Jessie.


Uh-oh Tobias did a no no. What will Jessie do? Will she faint from the horror of morphing? Is she a Controller? And what will happen with Tobias and Rachel? Well stay tuned for the next chapter. XD