Disclaimer: All right I don't own this... But give me time and a little bit of magic and I'll change that!! Evil laugh...
AN: Okay so I don't know if I'm going to continue this but if there's enough interest I will... but let me know please!.. and also my first actual story fic so any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated and one last thing this fic is going to mainly revolve around the crazy characters i made up myself.. but i do have some plans for sequel.. so here goes read and enjoy!!
I was walking home that night with Jamie, the night my life changed forever. It's been almost three years since then and I still can't believe it happened. To me! Me! Of all people! I didn't know anything about leading an army, I didn't know how to fight, I was a pascifist before all this! All I knew about strategy was what I learned from playing chess. However brain stimulating chess is, it's not the best teacher for learning how to fight a war against aliens.
My names Jerryd by the way, as far as you know just Jerryd, no last name. I live in a fairly normal town with fairly normal people if you don't count me and my friends and my ex-boyfriend. And don't get me started on him, he's in class of weirdness all on his own. I do normal chores like doing dishes, laundry on occasion, my room only when mom tells me too after three days of nagging and after the usual disappointment lecture of how I'm old enough to know when to clean up on my own. I go to a boring school with annoying cheerleaders, dumbass jocks, and odd teachers. The only thing fairly extraordinary about me is my height (5 ft 7 by the way), the fact Im native american... Oh and the fact that Im a leader for the human resistance against brain infesting slugs called the yeerks. Other than that I'm completely normal.
I know your probably thinking that I'm insane in the membrane and the people in white with those nice jackets with the arms that cross over your chest and strap in the back are coming for me pretty soon. Gods I hope they would, because then maybe everything I'm about to tell wouldn't be real, that I'm having nightmares that I almost wake from screaming nightly for no reason at all, and maybe just maybe you and your loved ones won't be in danger while you all live blissful ignorance. But until they do come (and I hope they do) please take the story I'm about to tell you seriously because it might just save you from a fate worse than death.
Earth is being invaded. Simple as that, invaded by these strange gray slugs who call themselves the yeerks. Yeah, I know what you thinking. "Ooooh, slugs, whats so scary about that?" Well guess what, these not-so-scary slugs, have the ability to slide into your ear canal and go into your head and take complete control. You have no control over when you sleep, eat, go to the bathroom, even breathe, because the yeerk has taken over and your a prisoner in your own mind, screaming for someone to notice, for someone to help, but noone can. That's because noone can tell because the yeerk can act exactly as you do, have the same mannerisms, even that little specific eye roll that your parents hate so much. So yeah they're not so scary right? And the only thing standing between the yeerks and victory? My friends and me, depressing huh?
So back to that night when my life changed, we were walking home from another stupid slasher movie, after some hilarious commentary provided by yours truly and my significant other, Jamie, or James as I called him. I was the only one allowed to call him James, don't ask why, it's just the way it was. "James,", I said, " you seem nervous," he was twitchy all night, the only sign thats something's off with him, well also the times when he didn't seem completely, I know this sounds even weirder, but not completely solid. Like one time when he was waiting for a phone call from someone named Erek, I tried to hold his hand and I could've sworn that my hand literally went right through his, crazy, right?
"Huh?" he said with a dopey look on his face, he never looked dopey before and right now I was distracted by how cute it looked on him. He kind of smiled and realized what I said. "Oh, its nothing," he began trying to be private. When he's usually trying to be private, I usually left him alone because he worked best alone when under pressure, but I don't know this time it felt like this time he needed help but was afraid to ask. So I decided to push this time, I sometimes wonder what might've happened if I just followed the pattern we set ourselves into.
"You know, if you ever need my help just ask, okay?" I said looking into his eyes. That's when he did his not so completely solid thing again, because I could've sworn just for a second that I was looking at tree right behind him, but there he was again completely there. I just chalked it up to not enough sleep, as usual.
"I know," he said hesitantly. He pulled me closer and kissed me just briefly on the lips, it wasn't much but it was enough for me to realize that something was seriously wrong. Right after he kissed me his phone rang. After it rang he looked nervous, like he didn't want to answer but knew he needed to. "Sorry," he whispered, "do me a favor and stay quiet and stay near me don't wander off please?" It was an odd request, because he knew I liked to stay away from people when they were on the phone because it always felt like an invasion of privacy whenever I stayed near enough to listen, but I nodded anyways trusting him like I always did. He mouthed 'thanks' before he answered his phone. " Yeah," he said in a tone I never heard before it kind of worried me. But the voice on the end filled me with dread like knowing something horrible was about to happen that I couldn't stop.
"Where are you? You're supposed to be here helping with this family," the voice said with venom and with a threat lingering in the air. James squeezed my hand gently, to let me know that everything was going to be okay.
"I'm sorry but my host's mate had plans that conflicted with our plans tonight and if I didn't go then he might've suspected something," James said in that same tone, Host? I thought confused. I almost asked what he was talking about, but he shook his head which stopped me.
"That host's mate has been becoming more troublesome as of late," the voice began I was starting to get worried, more worried than I've ever been, "Daniss 4453 either get rid of him or bring him in, that is an order!" James's face grew very pale when the voice told him bring me in, I looked at him, he was really twitchy and doing the not completely solid thing again. I looked away not wanting to see the truth, at least not yet.
"Yes sir," he said wearily, "I'll get rid of him, it'd be too suspicious if I brought him in," I could feel him looking at me, but I kept looking at my surroundings anywhere but at him.
"How would that be Daniss 4453?" the voice said laced with suspicion and poison, "You know we need more hosts."
"Well he wouldn't be all that useful, he isn't all that intelligent, nor does he have any pull with any of the potential hosts of his age, and he isn't all that connected with the local government," James said it hurt me that he said that. Did he really think that of me? I mean I know I wasn't the best looking or the smartest, or even popular in any way, shape, or form, I was thinking. I couldn't believe he said all these things about me.
"Fine, just get rid of him then, he can't keep forcing you to neglect your duties that you have to the Empire, do you understand?" he demanded. For the first time in a while, I looked at him. He was freaking out, I realized I had been putting his life in danger and I don't know why or from what. I knew tonight would be our last night together even though we loved each other.
"Yes sir, I understand sir," James or Daniss 44 whatever said and he hung up. I looked into his eyes searching for something, anything to tell me that I wasn't being lied to this entire time.
"James, or whatever you're called, what the hell's going on?" I demanded, I knew I didn't sound anywhere near as threatening as that voice did. "What did that guy mean by 'hosts'? Whose family?" I admit, I was freaking out. But you try to remain calm after finding out that the person you've been dating has been leading a dangerous life and kept it hidden from you for who knows how long! "I mean who the hell was he?! What did he mean either get rid of me or bring me in!" After each question, I started to push on him and every now and then hit him, I was getting louder and he looked away. When he looked away, if it was possible he got even paler, then he grabbed me and pushed me into a tree and kissed me hard. I bit his lip and tried to push him away.
"Stop, trying to fight me," he whispered harshly, "I'm trying to save your life, work with me and I promise I'll explain everything," He looked into my eyes, I nodded. He went back to kissing me. I looked behind him and saw two people walk up behind him. Then I felt his wieght lift off of me.
"Hey Jamie, everything okay?" One of them said, he was smiling, but it felt off. I was looking between the two of them. One had baseball cap on with a dark colored t-shirt, and blue jean, the other had glasses on and was basically wearing the same thing. They didn't look threatening but there was something off about them.
"Yeah, Dan, everything was going great until you came along," he said in a joking manner. He smiled then said, "So what was with the whole pulling me off my boyfriend thing?"
"Well, we heard yelling and you weren't at the Sharing meeting either, so we decided to check if everything was all right," Glasses said. He sent a significant look to James, that seemed to be about me.
"Jamie, Mr. Sevik said he wanted all of the senior members at this meeting," Cap said, " He said it was mandatory for all of us to be there," Cap seemed to be the on in charge of the senior members.
"Um, well sorry I didn't know that this meeting was mandatory, but you see it's our anniversary and well I just wanted to spend some time since you all seem to have him a lot lately," I said, covering for James. "It's kind of weird that an organization like the Sharing would have mandatory meeting, right now because it's nowhere near a holiday that I know of," I commented as if I was talking to myself but saying loud enough for everyone to hear. I looked at James, and saw that he was looking at me with what looked like pride and admiration.
"Well, its just we're planning for this trip that only the senior members get to go on," Glasses said a bit afraid. Afraid of what, I didn't know yet, but much to my dismay I was going to find out later that night. Glasses looked at me with suspicion and also some disgust, but I just smiled at him.
"Oh really? so where are you guys going?" I asked cheerily, and anyone who knows me knows that I don't say anything cheerily. Everyone looked at me, apparently they knew me well enough. Well that sucks, I thought, apparently I needed to work on my lying.
"It's just a trip, nothing for you to worry about," Cap said snappily. James sent a look my way saying Just shut up for second, I'll get us outta here. I looked at James and nodded so slightly, that I wasn't even sure if he saw it. Then he sent a small smile my way, and my heart lifted just a bit.
"So Dan, Kevin is there anything else you need to tell me?" James said sending a look towards them. They shook their heads. "Okay then I'll take Jer with me and we'll finish this later," He grabbed my hand and we walked away. I looked at him, realizing that we needed to stay quiet until they couldn't hear us anymore. He leaned into me and whispered in my ear, "Remember no matter what I show and tell you tonight, what we had was real and that I really did love you. " I nodded my head and he kissed my cheek. I didn't realize how hard it would be to remember that simple, yet extraordinary thing.