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CHAPTER 10: JAKE
It was about 12:00pm when I woke up.
"Why didn't someone wake me up or something?" I asked Ax. I did not think you wished to be disturbed, Prince Jake.
"Ax, did we miss breakfast?"
I believe we did, Prince Jake. I, however, was not interested when I learned there were no cinnamon buns or cigarette butts or chocolate there. It is strange how not all human flavors taste alike.
"Yeah, really strange, Ax. I wonder why they're not serving chocolate for breakfast." I said dryly.
Ah. Sarcasm?
"Yeah, sarcasm. I'm hungry, and we missed breakfast." Just then.
Jake! It's me, Cassie! Please, please, answer me!
"Ax, is Cassie calling us?" I asked Ax, thinking she was using private thought speak.
Prince Jake, she called out to you, not to me, he said.
Ah. She called everyone. But. Did I really want to talk to Cassie? Did she really want to talk to me, for that matter? After the way I talked about marriage and getting together after the war, and not doing it, I thought she would be angry with me. Was she calling out to me just to chew me out? It didn't seem like Cassie to do that, though. I really needed to see her in person.
I began to morph.
What are you morphing, Prince Jake?
"I'm morphing to roach. I'm hoping I'll geettttoooo-" At that moment, my mouth disappeared.
I'm hoping I'll get to go to second class and see Cassie.
Should I morph, also?
No, morph to human and stay here. I need to see Cassie by myself.
Ah. I think I understand. Then, as an afterthought, he said, Human emotions. So complicated.
I glared at Ax.
He seemed to get the point and began morphing to his strangely handsome human morph.
I scurried out of the room. Man, this was going to take me forever. I realized right then I should've morphed someplace else.
I somehow made it to the second class area. I had to demorph a couple times, just to make sure I wasn't over the 2 hour limit. Luckly, no one was around when I demorphed in between time periods.
I ran into a room in the second class area and started to demorph. Afterward, I walked out and checked a clock. It was around 3:00pm. It made me wonder how I was going back.
But then, I realized my biggest mistake. I didn't know her room number.
I made my way out to the poop deck and sat down.
Good thing I did, because that's where I spotted Cassie. She looked beautiful. The way the sunlight lighted up her whole face and her hair. The way she walked, which was graceful, like a ballerina.
She approached me and stared. Finally, she mouthed, "JAKE?!?".
I guess I smiled. I'm not sure. What happened next was sort of a blur.
She took my hand and led me down the hallway that led to the other 2nd class passengers' rooms. She opened a door and led me into a room that was probably her stateroom.
It was huge compared to mine. I mean, this was huge. Really big. If any other 3rd class person saw this, they would be in awe for the rest of their lives. It was so lavishly done it made me think about how the first class rooms were. No one
Cassie sat down on her bed, took a good look at me, and finally said, "Jake, I've missed you so much! I'm so glad you came up! Wait.how did you get up here?"
"I morphed. Why were you calling me?"
"I needed to discuss how to get off the ship. Even though I've discussed it with Tobias and Rachel, I needed to talk to you about it,"
"Why?"
"Isn't it obvious, Jake? You're our leader. We need you to decide how we'll get off."
"I thought I was finished being leader,"
"Jake, we're all back together again. Just like old times, we need you-" "Not like old times. We grew up. We're older. You guys can make your own choices now."
"Jake, our group needs a leader. We can't not have one. Sure, you made some choices in the old days that almost got us killed. But you also made choices-good choices- and that's what beat the Yeerks. That's what kept us from getting killed. Kept us from going crazy."
"I got Rachel killed."
"It doesn't matter anymore, she's back,"
"But I made the decision. She died because of me," I said bitterly.
"We aren't perfect. We don't live in a perfect world. Warriors, soldiers, fighters, die. You can't expect to enter a war and come out with your hands clean. You're going to make mistakes. It's life."
I nodded. I had been trying to forget about all the pain and suffering that came with my decision to have Rachel kill Tom. Cassie had made me remember. I sighed. I felt the old feelings of regret all over again. But right now wasn't the time to feel sorry for myself.
I pushed away my emotions and looked at Cassie.
"Ok. Ok." I took a deep breath and looked at Cassie. "How do you think we should get off this ship?" "The CALIFORNIAN is the ship nearest to the TITANIC at the time of the sinking. We could morph to birds and fly there."
"Ok. That works. But how do you know where it is?"
"I don't. I guess we'll have to find out." Cassie said. "How would we find out where the CALIFORNIAN is?" "Umm.well, what about the wireless operators? Wouldn't they know the coordinates of the CALIFORNIAN?"
"I guess. So we morph and spy on the Wireless Operators?" "Yep," Cassie agreed. "We'd better tell the others." "Tobias might want to come with us," Cassie said thoughtfully. "He seems to know the most about the TITANIC than any of us do." "Ok. But I thought you said you already talked to Tobias," "He was the one who suggested we fly to the CALIFORNIAN. Maybe he already knows the coordinates." "Good thinking," I told her. "I'd better get back to my stateroom now. Ax is waiting for me," "Stay the night here," Cassie said. "Ax can handle himself." "Are you sure?" "Well.not really.but I mean, c'mon. He's an Andalite. I'm sure he can handle one night by himself." "I don't think he can pass for human," "He can stay one night by himself." "Where would I sleep?" "On the floor. Or sofa. I could lend you some blankets." "Well." I struggled with my decision. Second class was much nicer than third class. Plus, Cassie and I could catch up with each other. "Alright. Let me tell Ax." ********************************
I'm hoping I can get the next chapter done really soon. BTW, just wondering, how do you do Italics and/or bold? I'm just wondering, can you do them on Word? .Anyway, please review? Please? *looks up hopefully* Thankz! Toodles! =)
CHAPTER 10: JAKE
It was about 12:00pm when I woke up.
"Why didn't someone wake me up or something?" I asked Ax. I did not think you wished to be disturbed, Prince Jake.
"Ax, did we miss breakfast?"
I believe we did, Prince Jake. I, however, was not interested when I learned there were no cinnamon buns or cigarette butts or chocolate there. It is strange how not all human flavors taste alike.
"Yeah, really strange, Ax. I wonder why they're not serving chocolate for breakfast." I said dryly.
Ah. Sarcasm?
"Yeah, sarcasm. I'm hungry, and we missed breakfast." Just then.
Jake! It's me, Cassie! Please, please, answer me!
"Ax, is Cassie calling us?" I asked Ax, thinking she was using private thought speak.
Prince Jake, she called out to you, not to me, he said.
Ah. She called everyone. But. Did I really want to talk to Cassie? Did she really want to talk to me, for that matter? After the way I talked about marriage and getting together after the war, and not doing it, I thought she would be angry with me. Was she calling out to me just to chew me out? It didn't seem like Cassie to do that, though. I really needed to see her in person.
I began to morph.
What are you morphing, Prince Jake?
"I'm morphing to roach. I'm hoping I'll geettttoooo-" At that moment, my mouth disappeared.
I'm hoping I'll get to go to second class and see Cassie.
Should I morph, also?
No, morph to human and stay here. I need to see Cassie by myself.
Ah. I think I understand. Then, as an afterthought, he said, Human emotions. So complicated.
I glared at Ax.
He seemed to get the point and began morphing to his strangely handsome human morph.
I scurried out of the room. Man, this was going to take me forever. I realized right then I should've morphed someplace else.
I somehow made it to the second class area. I had to demorph a couple times, just to make sure I wasn't over the 2 hour limit. Luckly, no one was around when I demorphed in between time periods.
I ran into a room in the second class area and started to demorph. Afterward, I walked out and checked a clock. It was around 3:00pm. It made me wonder how I was going back.
But then, I realized my biggest mistake. I didn't know her room number.
I made my way out to the poop deck and sat down.
Good thing I did, because that's where I spotted Cassie. She looked beautiful. The way the sunlight lighted up her whole face and her hair. The way she walked, which was graceful, like a ballerina.
She approached me and stared. Finally, she mouthed, "JAKE?!?".
I guess I smiled. I'm not sure. What happened next was sort of a blur.
She took my hand and led me down the hallway that led to the other 2nd class passengers' rooms. She opened a door and led me into a room that was probably her stateroom.
It was huge compared to mine. I mean, this was huge. Really big. If any other 3rd class person saw this, they would be in awe for the rest of their lives. It was so lavishly done it made me think about how the first class rooms were. No one
Cassie sat down on her bed, took a good look at me, and finally said, "Jake, I've missed you so much! I'm so glad you came up! Wait.how did you get up here?"
"I morphed. Why were you calling me?"
"I needed to discuss how to get off the ship. Even though I've discussed it with Tobias and Rachel, I needed to talk to you about it,"
"Why?"
"Isn't it obvious, Jake? You're our leader. We need you to decide how we'll get off."
"I thought I was finished being leader,"
"Jake, we're all back together again. Just like old times, we need you-" "Not like old times. We grew up. We're older. You guys can make your own choices now."
"Jake, our group needs a leader. We can't not have one. Sure, you made some choices in the old days that almost got us killed. But you also made choices-good choices- and that's what beat the Yeerks. That's what kept us from getting killed. Kept us from going crazy."
"I got Rachel killed."
"It doesn't matter anymore, she's back,"
"But I made the decision. She died because of me," I said bitterly.
"We aren't perfect. We don't live in a perfect world. Warriors, soldiers, fighters, die. You can't expect to enter a war and come out with your hands clean. You're going to make mistakes. It's life."
I nodded. I had been trying to forget about all the pain and suffering that came with my decision to have Rachel kill Tom. Cassie had made me remember. I sighed. I felt the old feelings of regret all over again. But right now wasn't the time to feel sorry for myself.
I pushed away my emotions and looked at Cassie.
"Ok. Ok." I took a deep breath and looked at Cassie. "How do you think we should get off this ship?" "The CALIFORNIAN is the ship nearest to the TITANIC at the time of the sinking. We could morph to birds and fly there."
"Ok. That works. But how do you know where it is?"
"I don't. I guess we'll have to find out." Cassie said. "How would we find out where the CALIFORNIAN is?" "Umm.well, what about the wireless operators? Wouldn't they know the coordinates of the CALIFORNIAN?"
"I guess. So we morph and spy on the Wireless Operators?" "Yep," Cassie agreed. "We'd better tell the others." "Tobias might want to come with us," Cassie said thoughtfully. "He seems to know the most about the TITANIC than any of us do." "Ok. But I thought you said you already talked to Tobias," "He was the one who suggested we fly to the CALIFORNIAN. Maybe he already knows the coordinates." "Good thinking," I told her. "I'd better get back to my stateroom now. Ax is waiting for me," "Stay the night here," Cassie said. "Ax can handle himself." "Are you sure?" "Well.not really.but I mean, c'mon. He's an Andalite. I'm sure he can handle one night by himself." "I don't think he can pass for human," "He can stay one night by himself." "Where would I sleep?" "On the floor. Or sofa. I could lend you some blankets." "Well." I struggled with my decision. Second class was much nicer than third class. Plus, Cassie and I could catch up with each other. "Alright. Let me tell Ax." ********************************
I'm hoping I can get the next chapter done really soon. BTW, just wondering, how do you do Italics and/or bold? I'm just wondering, can you do them on Word? .Anyway, please review? Please? *looks up hopefully* Thankz! Toodles! =)
