MARCO
She was so hot.
And smart too! How often do you get that lucky? Most hot girls are brain dead, with the exception of Rachel, who's just plain psycho.
And she so wanted me.
"I've got to go," Alanna said, not even bothering to look at her watch. She rarely did, but she always seemed to know what time it was. Kind of like Ax, only on her it was so much cooler. "The Kesals like me back for 'dinner time'." She made a face, and started to move towards the exit. "It was nice meeting you guys," she said to Ax and Bird-boy, but she was so waving good-bye to me.
"You think I should ask her out?" I said the moment she disappeared.
I expected to be greeted by enthusiasm. After all, she was pretty good friends with Cassie and Rachel, and it was obvious that everyone liked her.
"She could be- you know," Jake said slowly.
"She's not," I snapped.
"How can you tell?" Rachel said pointedly.
"You're her friend- you think she is?" I asked her.
"We don't know," Cassie said. She looked concerned. "You can never really tell, Marco, you know that. None of us want her to be a-" she lowered her voice, "Controller, but you can never be too sure."
"Me and Ax can keep an eye on her for a couple of days," Tobias said. I bristled. Why did he always get to watch my potential girlfriends as they ate, drank, walked, talked-
Undressed…
"I'll help," I said automatically.
Rachel made a rude noise. " So you can watch her change."
I feigned insult. "Is that what you think of me? I just want to make sure the object of my affection is purely human."
"She seemed nice, ice," Ax said. "But I must wonder- do most humans act that way?"
"What do you mean?" Cassie asked.
"She was just so… quick. Ick, ick. So… I do not know. Perhaps it was just my imagination."
"She's smart," I bragged.
Tobias shook his head. "Funny, I would've thought she was dumb, if she was attracted to you."
I glared at him. "Aren't you supposed to be in a tree somewhere, serenading your sweet Warrior Princess with bird song?"
Rachel flushed deeply, hitting me on the arm. Hard. "Ow," I whined. "That wasn't nice."
"We'll have time to argue about Alanna later," Jake cut in. I made a face. Arguing was better than the alternative. "You remember what Erek told us. The Yeerks have some kind of new fighter. Something stronger than the Hork-Bajir and more dangerous."
"Erek didn't help us much," I said. "It's top secret, so not even he gets to know what's going on."
"So it has to be big," Rachel said. "I say we go in and crush whatever it is, before it gets us."
"Big surprise," I muttered.
"Whatever we do, we have to do it quick," Jake said, glancing around and lowering his voice. "There's a big Sharing meeting tomorrow night, and the Visser will be there. With whatever it is. I'd say we need a spy mission."
I groaned. Spy missions only meant one thing- we were going as bugs.
She was so hot.
And smart too! How often do you get that lucky? Most hot girls are brain dead, with the exception of Rachel, who's just plain psycho.
And she so wanted me.
"I've got to go," Alanna said, not even bothering to look at her watch. She rarely did, but she always seemed to know what time it was. Kind of like Ax, only on her it was so much cooler. "The Kesals like me back for 'dinner time'." She made a face, and started to move towards the exit. "It was nice meeting you guys," she said to Ax and Bird-boy, but she was so waving good-bye to me.
"You think I should ask her out?" I said the moment she disappeared.
I expected to be greeted by enthusiasm. After all, she was pretty good friends with Cassie and Rachel, and it was obvious that everyone liked her.
"She could be- you know," Jake said slowly.
"She's not," I snapped.
"How can you tell?" Rachel said pointedly.
"You're her friend- you think she is?" I asked her.
"We don't know," Cassie said. She looked concerned. "You can never really tell, Marco, you know that. None of us want her to be a-" she lowered her voice, "Controller, but you can never be too sure."
"Me and Ax can keep an eye on her for a couple of days," Tobias said. I bristled. Why did he always get to watch my potential girlfriends as they ate, drank, walked, talked-
Undressed…
"I'll help," I said automatically.
Rachel made a rude noise. " So you can watch her change."
I feigned insult. "Is that what you think of me? I just want to make sure the object of my affection is purely human."
"She seemed nice, ice," Ax said. "But I must wonder- do most humans act that way?"
"What do you mean?" Cassie asked.
"She was just so… quick. Ick, ick. So… I do not know. Perhaps it was just my imagination."
"She's smart," I bragged.
Tobias shook his head. "Funny, I would've thought she was dumb, if she was attracted to you."
I glared at him. "Aren't you supposed to be in a tree somewhere, serenading your sweet Warrior Princess with bird song?"
Rachel flushed deeply, hitting me on the arm. Hard. "Ow," I whined. "That wasn't nice."
"We'll have time to argue about Alanna later," Jake cut in. I made a face. Arguing was better than the alternative. "You remember what Erek told us. The Yeerks have some kind of new fighter. Something stronger than the Hork-Bajir and more dangerous."
"Erek didn't help us much," I said. "It's top secret, so not even he gets to know what's going on."
"So it has to be big," Rachel said. "I say we go in and crush whatever it is, before it gets us."
"Big surprise," I muttered.
"Whatever we do, we have to do it quick," Jake said, glancing around and lowering his voice. "There's a big Sharing meeting tomorrow night, and the Visser will be there. With whatever it is. I'd say we need a spy mission."
I groaned. Spy missions only meant one thing- we were going as bugs.