A/N: This is my first fic so please be nice! Also, I am English, so please forgive me if any of the American stuff isn't spot on… I've tried my best! And this is set somewhere around book 34ish…well, that's where I've read upto, but it's not exactly set anywhere in particular…
And before I get my ass sued, I don't own any of the characters in this fic, except a couple which I made up, but I damned wished I did coz then Cassie and Jake would actually get together..Sob sob..
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Cassie looked down at her homework, grateful for the fact that she had a free evening to get something done. For once, there was no meeting in the barn; for once there was no mission. She looked up out of her window, and watching the trees swaying in the gentle breeze thought about how much this war was costing her.
'Is it really worth all of this: the stress, the anguish, the endless killing, night after night.' She wondered aloud. 'Is it really worth it?'
'Is what really worth it, dear?' Cassie jumped as she heard a voice from behind her. She quickly spun around, to be greeted by her mum holding a glass of milk and cookies.
'Oh, nothing,' Cassie faltered. She'd never been any good at lying, although all the lies she'd told after being given the morphing power had improved her skills. 'Just this homework. Do I really need to know all of the English Kings and Queens in order to survive?' She asked, hoping her mum wouldn't question her further.
'It's a blessing you're actually here to do your homework, rather than out with those friends of yours. Christ knows what you lot get up to,' her mum replied, placing the milk and cookies on her daughters desk. 'By the way, Rachel wants to see you in the barn soon.' She said as she turned to go out.
'OK, I've got some chores to do down there anyway,' Cassie said, placing her pen down. At least it would give her a break from memorising the order of millions of Edwards and Georges and Richards.
She hopped down the stairs two at a time: she was in a way quite pleased that Rachel, her best friend had come round. She had some news for her.
'Rach?! Guess what!' Cassie said as she approached the barn. She could see no-one. 'Rach?' she called, her soft voice piercing the surrounding silence. Still no answer.
'Rachel?' Only the rustling of feathers could be heard. The bare light bulb lighting the barn started to flicker, making Cassie jump. She looked up to see a familiar falcon perched on the rafters.
'Jake?' Cassie said, confused.
Yeah, that's me, Jake replied. Cassie smiled.
'What are you doing here? I thought Rachel had popped over…'
Where on Earth did you get that idea? Jake asked as he demorphed.
'Mum said… but probably a cover up. You know how much my dad is against the idea of me even seeing a member of the opposite sex,' Cassie said, starting to replenish the water in the cages.
'So.. how are things?' Jake asked casually.
'Fine. You?'
'I've been thinking a lot recently,'
'About?' Cassie said, turning around. Even though the barn was dimly lit, she could still see Jake as clear as day. It had never occurred to her how cute his eyes were, even though they had aged from the endless life-or-death decisions he had made as leader of the Animorphs.
'This whole war. The fighting. The killing. Day after day, night after night.. all I can think about is how much this is affecting us, and is it really worth it?' He collapsed on a bale of hay. 'I keep having nightmares, that one of us gets killed, that one of us gets hurt… and it's my fault. The great fearless leader makes one decision too many. I'm scared, Cass. I'm scared that one day, I'll get it wrong, that one day I'll make the wrong decision, and that that day will be the day that we lose this war. It's insane… four kids, a hawk and an andalite have to save the entire planet. I've thought.. seriously thought about telling people about it, in the hope that somebody will believe us, so that we can let the FBI take over, and leave us to get back to some sort of normality,'
Cassie said nothing. She could tell Jake had been under a lot of stress.. he had changed so much since the start of this war. She put the bandages down she had been using to redress the wounds on a skunk's tail and sat down beside him, putting her arm around his shoulders.
'I just want it to be over,' He said, running his hands through his hair. 'I just want some sort of normality, just for once. What did we do to deserve this?'
Cassie tightened her grip on him. 'We can be normal. Next week… the dance at school.. a special mission. For all of us. Just to wind down, chill out a little. We've had a lot of missions recently.. I think we all deserve a break. Find yourself a girl, and we'll have the time of our lives.' She said, desperately wishing she'd be that girl Jake would "find". 'Ax can come, Tobias… We can even let Marco come along… if he promises to behave,' Cassie joked. Jake smiled.
'Yeah. I guess. Alright then, a special mission. On Cassie's request,' Jake stood up. 'Thanks, Cass.' He turned to leave.
'Jake…' Cassie stopped him. 'Don't call me Cass,' She smiled. Jake froze, mouth open.
'Jake?' he jumped as Cassie brought him back down to earth. 'Weren't you on the way out?'
'Oh, yeah,' Jake said, a little embarrassed. He turned and walked out of the barn in a more cheery mood than he'd walked in with.
The next day at school, Cassie was at her locker. People were jostling around her, all she could hear were invitations to the dance. Cassie sighed.. she wondered if Jake would actually ask her. Her thoughts were interrupted as she spied him talking to Jodie, a blonde girl in her class, and very pretty. Jake smiled at Jodie, and then she walked in Cassie's direction.
'Got a date for the prom?' She asked, teasingly. Cassie's heart sank.. she knew Jake had asked her.
'I might not even go,' she mumbled. 'Why, who's asked you?'
'None other than Jake Berenson!' she squealed. 'How cool is that! Cutest guy in the school!' Cassie gave a half-hearted smile, but inside her heart was breaking. Jodie bounced off, obviously pleased. Cassie glanced up at where Jake was, and he caught her eye. She turned away.
'Obviously I was mistaken,' she mumbled, fiddling around with her locker.
'Mistaken about what?' She heard a familiar voice behind her. It was Rachel.
'Oh nothing, just.. Jake's asked Jodie to the prom next week. I guess I just had my hopes up too high,' she sighed. 'Come on, we'll be late for math.' She said, trying to avoid the subject.
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What dya think? Be honest, but be nice also J
There will be more chapters coming up, but.. I have to write them first… believe it or not it does help.. lol, J
And before I get my ass sued, I don't own any of the characters in this fic, except a couple which I made up, but I damned wished I did coz then Cassie and Jake would actually get together..Sob sob..
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Cassie looked down at her homework, grateful for the fact that she had a free evening to get something done. For once, there was no meeting in the barn; for once there was no mission. She looked up out of her window, and watching the trees swaying in the gentle breeze thought about how much this war was costing her.
'Is it really worth all of this: the stress, the anguish, the endless killing, night after night.' She wondered aloud. 'Is it really worth it?'
'Is what really worth it, dear?' Cassie jumped as she heard a voice from behind her. She quickly spun around, to be greeted by her mum holding a glass of milk and cookies.
'Oh, nothing,' Cassie faltered. She'd never been any good at lying, although all the lies she'd told after being given the morphing power had improved her skills. 'Just this homework. Do I really need to know all of the English Kings and Queens in order to survive?' She asked, hoping her mum wouldn't question her further.
'It's a blessing you're actually here to do your homework, rather than out with those friends of yours. Christ knows what you lot get up to,' her mum replied, placing the milk and cookies on her daughters desk. 'By the way, Rachel wants to see you in the barn soon.' She said as she turned to go out.
'OK, I've got some chores to do down there anyway,' Cassie said, placing her pen down. At least it would give her a break from memorising the order of millions of Edwards and Georges and Richards.
She hopped down the stairs two at a time: she was in a way quite pleased that Rachel, her best friend had come round. She had some news for her.
'Rach?! Guess what!' Cassie said as she approached the barn. She could see no-one. 'Rach?' she called, her soft voice piercing the surrounding silence. Still no answer.
'Rachel?' Only the rustling of feathers could be heard. The bare light bulb lighting the barn started to flicker, making Cassie jump. She looked up to see a familiar falcon perched on the rafters.
'Jake?' Cassie said, confused.
Yeah, that's me, Jake replied. Cassie smiled.
'What are you doing here? I thought Rachel had popped over…'
Where on Earth did you get that idea? Jake asked as he demorphed.
'Mum said… but probably a cover up. You know how much my dad is against the idea of me even seeing a member of the opposite sex,' Cassie said, starting to replenish the water in the cages.
'So.. how are things?' Jake asked casually.
'Fine. You?'
'I've been thinking a lot recently,'
'About?' Cassie said, turning around. Even though the barn was dimly lit, she could still see Jake as clear as day. It had never occurred to her how cute his eyes were, even though they had aged from the endless life-or-death decisions he had made as leader of the Animorphs.
'This whole war. The fighting. The killing. Day after day, night after night.. all I can think about is how much this is affecting us, and is it really worth it?' He collapsed on a bale of hay. 'I keep having nightmares, that one of us gets killed, that one of us gets hurt… and it's my fault. The great fearless leader makes one decision too many. I'm scared, Cass. I'm scared that one day, I'll get it wrong, that one day I'll make the wrong decision, and that that day will be the day that we lose this war. It's insane… four kids, a hawk and an andalite have to save the entire planet. I've thought.. seriously thought about telling people about it, in the hope that somebody will believe us, so that we can let the FBI take over, and leave us to get back to some sort of normality,'
Cassie said nothing. She could tell Jake had been under a lot of stress.. he had changed so much since the start of this war. She put the bandages down she had been using to redress the wounds on a skunk's tail and sat down beside him, putting her arm around his shoulders.
'I just want it to be over,' He said, running his hands through his hair. 'I just want some sort of normality, just for once. What did we do to deserve this?'
Cassie tightened her grip on him. 'We can be normal. Next week… the dance at school.. a special mission. For all of us. Just to wind down, chill out a little. We've had a lot of missions recently.. I think we all deserve a break. Find yourself a girl, and we'll have the time of our lives.' She said, desperately wishing she'd be that girl Jake would "find". 'Ax can come, Tobias… We can even let Marco come along… if he promises to behave,' Cassie joked. Jake smiled.
'Yeah. I guess. Alright then, a special mission. On Cassie's request,' Jake stood up. 'Thanks, Cass.' He turned to leave.
'Jake…' Cassie stopped him. 'Don't call me Cass,' She smiled. Jake froze, mouth open.
'Jake?' he jumped as Cassie brought him back down to earth. 'Weren't you on the way out?'
'Oh, yeah,' Jake said, a little embarrassed. He turned and walked out of the barn in a more cheery mood than he'd walked in with.
The next day at school, Cassie was at her locker. People were jostling around her, all she could hear were invitations to the dance. Cassie sighed.. she wondered if Jake would actually ask her. Her thoughts were interrupted as she spied him talking to Jodie, a blonde girl in her class, and very pretty. Jake smiled at Jodie, and then she walked in Cassie's direction.
'Got a date for the prom?' She asked, teasingly. Cassie's heart sank.. she knew Jake had asked her.
'I might not even go,' she mumbled. 'Why, who's asked you?'
'None other than Jake Berenson!' she squealed. 'How cool is that! Cutest guy in the school!' Cassie gave a half-hearted smile, but inside her heart was breaking. Jodie bounced off, obviously pleased. Cassie glanced up at where Jake was, and he caught her eye. She turned away.
'Obviously I was mistaken,' she mumbled, fiddling around with her locker.
'Mistaken about what?' She heard a familiar voice behind her. It was Rachel.
'Oh nothing, just.. Jake's asked Jodie to the prom next week. I guess I just had my hopes up too high,' she sighed. 'Come on, we'll be late for math.' She said, trying to avoid the subject.
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What dya think? Be honest, but be nice also J
There will be more chapters coming up, but.. I have to write them first… believe it or not it does help.. lol, J