A/n: I decided to try something new as I normally write fics for ADJL. Since I love the Animorphs series I decided to give this a go. This fanfiction takes place before they are living in the woods but after the whole David incident. Maybe about book 33? Ok, well enjoy.
Usual disclaimer stuff,
Animorphs is copyright KA Applegate.
As If By Magic
Chapter 1
My name is Tedahko.
Just Tedahko. Please, don't ask. My parent's had interesting tastes in names. I could tell you my whole life story, but well, to be quite blunt you wouldn't believe me. So I'll just say this: You think this world is an interesting place? Environment, culture, history and science. This world has a lot of stuff to be interesting for. But there are some things beyond ordinary people's understandings. Some things that nobody would believe. Some things people would lock you up in the nut house for if you ever claimed it. And, I guess that's ok. Maybe humans just aren't meant to know these details. Maybe it's better if they are never known. And alas, it might stay this way for eternity.
I had just arrived in town. The town where an old family friend was who would take care of me until I sorted stuff out. Both my parents were now dead. It's a long story and I don't really like to talk about it. I guess I have always been a sort of loner. I jumped out of the taxi, paid the driver and took my suitcase out of the boot. The taxi drove of and I dragged my heavy suitcase to the door and pushed the doorbell.
I waited patiently for about ten seconds. The door opened and there stood a boy about my age with browny-blonde hair.
"Hello Tedahko. Long time no see," the boy said.
"Hello Erek," I said. Erek was exactly how I remembered him when we played together as little kids. My mother and his father knew each other and were quite good friends. Erek opened the door for me and offered to take my suitcase. I agreed and Erek lifted the suitcase up with no trouble at all. I looked at him wide-eyed. I couldn't even drag the suitcase along the ground, let alone lift it.
"I'll show you to your room" Erek said. We went up the stairs and into a room with a single bed, wardrobe and mirror.
"It's nothing fancy but its still Ok right?" Erek asked me.
"It's fine Erek," I said as I sat down on the bed and began moving in my stuff.
Erek nodded, "Ok, I'll just go and let dad know you're here." I went over and looked at myself in the mirror. I'm a nice looking girl. I mean, I'm not beautiful but not ugly either. I had short messy brown hair with streaks of red through it and brown eyes.
I heard footsteps coming up the stairs and stopped looking at myself in the mirror and continued to unpack my stuff. Erek knocked on the door and cautiously poked his head through.
"Ok. Dad knows you're here now. Let's get ready for school."
Argh, I had forgotten how early in the morning it was. It seemed midday already, but it was only 7:00am. I let out an unenthusiastic moan and began packing my books into my bag. Erek wasn't going to the same school as me so I had to spend my first day alone. What a horrible day this going to be.
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I walked down the hallway and crammed my books into my locker. I was already beginning to feel lonely. Though I had only been in town a few hours, I was now in the place I least wanted to be. School. An African-American girl and a blonde haired girl walked up to were I was at my locker.
"Hello, are you new?" the African-American girl asked.
I nodded, "Yes, it's my first day."
"I'm Cassie and this is Rachel."
The girl who I presumed was Rachel said hello.
"Hi," I replied back. People here were making an effort to make me feel welcomed. I appreciated that.
The bell rang and I went into English class which I had with Cassie. The class room wasn't too crowded, just scattered with a few students. The teacher came in to read out morning notices.
"Good morning class. We have a new student today," he said. He signaled me to come out the front.
"This is Tedahko. She moved here from up the coast."
The class muttered a mix of groaning and hello and I went to take a desk beside Cassie. Just my luck, I accidently knocked my pencil off my desk. A Hispanic boy who was sitting at the desk next to me picked up the pencil and put it back on my desk.
"Don't need to thank me, I know, I am just plain wonderful," he said cockily, "I'm Marco."
"Tedahko," I greeted. Well, he was sure of himself. I smiled at just shook my head at his so called wonderfulness. The teacher now began blabbering on about how we had an English project to start on and he would be choosing partners. I got put with this kid called Phillip who was for some unknown reason was eating, or at least attempting, to eat a pencil. Wasn't quite sure I was pleased about that. Something seemed a bit off about the Phillip kid.
Second period was science. We didn't have much work, just watched a movie and wrote down notes. I was in this class with Rachel, Marco and the pencil-eating kid Phillip. Marco made lame jokes about the movie (or rather documentary because it was scientific) Rachel threatened to punch Marco's face in and Phillip kept on complaining that every theory in the movie was incorrect. Yeah, sure. This from a kid who eats pencils.
At Lunch I was invited to sit with Rachel and Cassie. I was glad they were treating me friend even though they had only known me a matter of hours. I was never really close to anybody at my old school. I had Erek as a friend, but that was about it. I always felt there was something strange about Erek though. He seemed to act a lot older than his age.
We sat quietly at the lunch table while eating our food.
"Sooooo…" Rachel spoke up. Cassie looked up from her food tray nonchalantly.
"What sort of things you into Tedahko?"
"A variety. I like shopping."
"Really? Me too!" Rachel said grinning a beautiful smile. Rachel looks like one of those cover girls you see on magazines.
"Do you do gymnastics?" She asked.
"Not gymnastics, but I know kung fu and have a black belt in karate."
Rachel looked at me in awe, "Wow, something tells me we are going to be good friends."
Cassie laughed, "Rachel and a girl who has a black-belt. Nothing good can become of this."
Our conversation was interrupted by a loud bang across the lunch room. A rather big kid, that sends of an 'I'm-a-bully' vibe had Phillip pinned up against the wall. A brown haired boy whom I didn't know and Marco rushed over.
"Hey dude, what's your problem?" Marco demanded.
"This punk thinks he can just take my lunch off me!" the guy said, "and I'm about to prove him wrong."
I wasn't to happy about anybody getting pounded in. I didn't really like violence. I focused my mind on the bully. I recited the words and over in my mind.
WHAM! The Bully flew backwards through the air and flipped back over a lunch table. Phillip, Marco and the other kid stood there just staring with open mouths, having no idea what had just happened.
So my name is Tedahko;
And I am the last user of magic on earth.
A/n: Yay! Chapter one is done! Should I continue on? Any ideas on what should happen in the next chapters are very much appreciated.
Hope you're enjoying the story. Review please! It makes the world go round.