Cassie stuttered. "Oh my god .." She whispered. After she had splashed her
cappuccino all over Jake.
"What a nice greeting!" Jake said, sputtering. Cassie smiled, truly sorry.
"Oh .. Sorry .. Jake? Is it you? Really you?" Cassie almost feinted at the sight of him. She leaped, and hugged Jake.
"I'll-forgive-the-coffee-thing-if-you-let-me-breath." Jake gasped. Cassie quickly let go, and stood there smiling.
"Yes. It is me," Jake said. Cassie couldn't help but notice his dark brown eyes were so much more cheerful. The last time she had seen him, they were cold as ice. Now, they were like a warm blanket on a winters day.
"How? We all thought you were dead! Where is Marco? Tobias? Everyone? Is Ax all right? Tell me what happened! Jake, this is so indescribable!" Yelled Cassie, spilling everything at once.
"Hey, hey! It's me .." And suddenly his eyes turned cold and empty again, like endless windows of sorrow. "We need to talk."
"Come in! I'm sorry! Come in!" Cassie said hurriedly, still very overjoyed, and was struggling not to burst.
Jake smiled, and came in. He ducked under the low doorway, emerged, and looked around. "Just like you, Cassie! Look at all of these plants ..." He whispered, still gazing.
"Yeah," Cassie said, smiling uncontrollably. How could it possibly be? Jake was supposed to be dead! "This is amazing .... please sit down," Cassie whispered after a long silence, indicating a chair.
"Thanks," Jake said, and sat down. He and Cassie stared at each other for a while. Then, Cassie took a seat, and the questions began.
"How did you DO it?" Cassie said breathlessly.
"Well, it's sort of a long story. A longer story than what I would be able to tell," Jake said, shaking his head.
"If you can't tell me, then I'm going to sit you down at a computer, and you are going to write the WHOLE thing---- word-by-word, everything!" Cassie said enthusiastically.
"Yes, well, lets not do that now. Before questions, I'm going to take you somewhere," Jake said, and got up.
"Okay, but I'm still in pajamas!" Cassie said, and suddenly she was embarrassed.
"Then get changed, and put on your morphing suit. We're going to fly there," Jake said, and a grin spread across his face. Cassie jumped. Jake hasn't morphed since ... forever. He must have changed.
Cassie smiled, and walked into her bedroom, shutting the door (and locking it) behind her. She changed into her morphing suit, and after five minutes, came out to see Jake. He had been examining all of the exotic plants in her kitchen.
When Cassie came out, he grinned, and opened the window. He took off his jacket, and underneath it (Cassie hadn't even noticed) was his suit.
First, on Jake, the feathers appeared. Even though Jake was different, his morphing was still very gross. Then, lastly, after everything, his warm brown eyes turned a sickly yellow. He was a falcon once again.
Cassie was already an Osprey by then, of course. Jake spread his wings, and flew out the window. Cassie paused, and then she followed.
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"What a nice greeting!" Jake said, sputtering. Cassie smiled, truly sorry.
"Oh .. Sorry .. Jake? Is it you? Really you?" Cassie almost feinted at the sight of him. She leaped, and hugged Jake.
"I'll-forgive-the-coffee-thing-if-you-let-me-breath." Jake gasped. Cassie quickly let go, and stood there smiling.
"Yes. It is me," Jake said. Cassie couldn't help but notice his dark brown eyes were so much more cheerful. The last time she had seen him, they were cold as ice. Now, they were like a warm blanket on a winters day.
"How? We all thought you were dead! Where is Marco? Tobias? Everyone? Is Ax all right? Tell me what happened! Jake, this is so indescribable!" Yelled Cassie, spilling everything at once.
"Hey, hey! It's me .." And suddenly his eyes turned cold and empty again, like endless windows of sorrow. "We need to talk."
"Come in! I'm sorry! Come in!" Cassie said hurriedly, still very overjoyed, and was struggling not to burst.
Jake smiled, and came in. He ducked under the low doorway, emerged, and looked around. "Just like you, Cassie! Look at all of these plants ..." He whispered, still gazing.
"Yeah," Cassie said, smiling uncontrollably. How could it possibly be? Jake was supposed to be dead! "This is amazing .... please sit down," Cassie whispered after a long silence, indicating a chair.
"Thanks," Jake said, and sat down. He and Cassie stared at each other for a while. Then, Cassie took a seat, and the questions began.
"How did you DO it?" Cassie said breathlessly.
"Well, it's sort of a long story. A longer story than what I would be able to tell," Jake said, shaking his head.
"If you can't tell me, then I'm going to sit you down at a computer, and you are going to write the WHOLE thing---- word-by-word, everything!" Cassie said enthusiastically.
"Yes, well, lets not do that now. Before questions, I'm going to take you somewhere," Jake said, and got up.
"Okay, but I'm still in pajamas!" Cassie said, and suddenly she was embarrassed.
"Then get changed, and put on your morphing suit. We're going to fly there," Jake said, and a grin spread across his face. Cassie jumped. Jake hasn't morphed since ... forever. He must have changed.
Cassie smiled, and walked into her bedroom, shutting the door (and locking it) behind her. She changed into her morphing suit, and after five minutes, came out to see Jake. He had been examining all of the exotic plants in her kitchen.
When Cassie came out, he grinned, and opened the window. He took off his jacket, and underneath it (Cassie hadn't even noticed) was his suit.
First, on Jake, the feathers appeared. Even though Jake was different, his morphing was still very gross. Then, lastly, after everything, his warm brown eyes turned a sickly yellow. He was a falcon once again.
Cassie was already an Osprey by then, of course. Jake spread his wings, and flew out the window. Cassie paused, and then she followed.
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