Ok, so in this chapter I'm dealing solely with Lindsey, Tristan, and Alex. Caleb, Noelle, Cara, and Sebastian are still (currently) undecided. WOO! It's going to be a long, revealing night. Lots of dialog in this chapter…
Note: I have decided that not all of them will be hybrids. I got an overwhelming amout of reviews for each. 4 suggestions for Cara, 3 for Sebastian, 3 for Noelle, and 2 for Caleb. The votes are in and it looks like Caleb and Noelle are going to be the odd ones out. Sorry guys. They actually told me they wanted to be squirrels in my story…
Disclaimer (I haven't done one of these in a while): I own nothing except for that of which I do. (Jack came up with Tristan's hybrid animal so I don't really own that either)
"Ummm…"
"C'mon, spill! It's a dare" Eagle was waiting with baited breath.
"Yeah Alex, let the cat out of the bag" (Thanks Jack ;D) Caleb said winking at him.
"Oh shut up." Suddenly Lindsey had an epiphany.
"Woah, wait! They don't know about" she looked around and stage whispered. "us?" (ONE DIRECTION SONG!)
"What?" Fox asked.
"Hybrids and all that jazz…" She said with wide eyes as if she couldn't believe they didn't know.
"You knew?"
"Yeah… I grew up with them. Everyone, except you guys apparently, knew." Snake facepalmed.
"How did you guys know and we didn't?"
"Totes obvs…" Lindsey said pulling a gossip magazine out of her shirt and chomping down on some gum.
"Where did you… oh never mind." Lindsey started to pull down the back of her shorts. All the adult males in the room made noises of objection.
"Chill…" A brown, furry tail poked out of the back of her shorts. "You guys aren't too bright… I mean seriously, Alex guessed the first day. But we did grow up together…" Her tail was slightly curled at the end like a monkey's. She suddenly threw her magazine at Fox and slid under the closest bed. Nobody chose to bother her.
"Your turn Alex." Eagle said in a patronizing tone. Alex sighed and let the ears on top of his head stand up. He also let his tail stick out of the hidden flap he had cut into the back of his pants.
"Oh snap!" Cried a voice from under the bed.
"Isn't that just a purrfect scene" Caleb snickered. Alex glared at him.
"You have cat to be kitten me, Caleb. Is that the best you could do right meow?" Noelle said, still perched on his lap.
"Like you're ones to talk." Alex said hinting at something else. They shrugged.
"Why doesn't anyone make a monkey pun? I feel left out."
"Well maybe if you stopped hiding under beds that wouldn't happen as much." Sebastian finally chimed in.
"Whatdaya mean? I'm not under the bed…" This time the voice came from the ceiling. "few things you should know about monkeys, we're fast and good climbers. SHAKABLOOEY!" She dropped down only using her tail as support.
"You are one special cookie" Cara muttered.
"Rainbow!"
"What?"
"Rainbow cookie!"
"Ok…" Lindsey yelled something undecipherable and went back under the bed.
"Quick! Someone barricade her in!" The grabbed all the pillows and stacked them around the sides of the bed. They all leaned up against the pillows so there was no way she could escape.
Tristan suddenly started twitching.
"You ok bro?"
"Is there a full moon tonight?"
"Oh crap dude, there is…" The teen's eyes went wide. Tristan bolted out the door with the rest of the people on his tail (snicker). He ran into the woods and stopped in a clearing. Climbing up on a rock he tilted his head back and howled.
"OOOOOOOoooooooooooooOOOOOooo ooooooo"
"Um… is that normal?" Wolf asked pointing at the boy.
"Sort of…"
"We call it 'his time of the month'." Caleb snickered.
"You know, I don't think I've heard a single non-perverted thing come out of your mouth since I've met you." Caleb smiled and bowed at the unit.
"Thank you gentlemen, I try" Cara stood to the side gazing at Tristan with a sort of wistfulness. Sebastian hung at the very back of the group. When he was certain no one was looking, he slipped into the shadows.
Alex walked up to Tristan and grabbed him by his ear.
"C'mon Wolfie, it's time to go back to the cabin." They walked back slowly and quietly.
"So, does this make you and Tristan related?" Noelle asked Wolf.
"How old are you?" Wolf asked baffled at her childlike demeanor.
She tilted her head as if she was thinking. "15" The unit stopped in their tracks.
"You're 15?"
"15 years, 7 months and 9 days." She said with certainty.
"Are all of you 15?"
"I am!" Caleb said.
"No dip Sherlock. I was talking to the rest of them" He gestured at the other five teens.
"No, we're all 16" Lindsey said, as if that made it all better.
"Still underage!" Snake yelled.
"Not in certain parts of Mexico…" she trailed off, lost in thought. "Fun times."
"Anyways…" Wolf did a quick head count. He stopped and counted again. "Number off" he said in concern. The teens counted off. The numbers stopped at seven. "Alex?"
"here"
"Cara"
"here"
"Lindsey"
"DRUM SOLO! Bum pa tum tum pa tum bum ta!"
"Ummm… Caleb"
"Present."
"Noelle"
"Yes-i-diddly-day"
"Tom"
"Woof…"
"Tristan" a semi-howling noise was heard. "Sebastian?"
"…" No answer.
"Sebastian!?" Still no answer. Where did he go? Wolf breathed in deeply and tried to keep from having a panic attack.
"Has anybody seen Sebastian recently." No one offered up anything so they went back to the clearing. Nothing but moonlight.
Tristan kept twitching, trying to get back up on his pedestal and howl some more. Alex held him firmly by the ear.
There were no tracks. Tom used his super-duper dog smelling to sniff for his scent but nothing was there. Lindsey climbed up in a tree and tried to scout out the land from above but there were too many interferences. Even Alex, the all powerful tracker, couldn't find anything.
"Oh snap" Lindsey said hanging upside down again. "What are we going to tell his parents?"
"I don't know…" For the first time since Alex had known him, Wolf let just a sliver of fear peak through. Sebastian was gone and nobody could help him.
Where's Sebastian!? Oh snap! So anyways… if this helps, I will put a little key thing at the end of every chapter saying who is what, ok?
Alex- cat
Tom- puppy
Lindsey- monkey
Tristan- wolf
Caleb and Noelle- uncertain
Cara- uncertain
Sebastian- uncertain
Ohhhh… it's like a mystery! Remember to vote! I love you all! I think that once everyone reveals their um… more interesting qualities it would be fun to have a talent show! WOO! Think about it, Alex going acrobatics and Tom playing fetch or something… wouldn't it be cute!?
Love ya all! Please review!
Double-oh-nothing
p.s. sorry if the whole 'British slang' thing is off… I'm from the USA… the smack dab middle of it. Which means I use 'y'all' and 'a'int' a lot. Can't help it… I'M AN OKIE ALL THE WAY BABY! YAHOOO!
