WARNING: Contains SLASH (same sex pairing); Jake/Tobias, hints of other slash and non-slash pairings.

Oh, and...I do not own the Animorphs franchise nor it's characters. I also recognize that K.A. Applegate came up with all of the original ideas. Although I wish I owned them. Any of my opinions or thoughts in this fanfiction do not represent that of Ms. Applegate's or Scholastic's views.

Oh and one more thing...This fanfiction doesn't really have any spoilers. Its my fanfiction so I can do whatever I want with the characters even if it wouldn't be somthing they would do in the actual series.

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Chapter 1: Jake's POV

I whistled to myself as I walked down the sidewalk parralel to my house. The sun was setting, a rich purple blanket had covered the sky. Lately, I have been enjoying all isolation that I have been recieving. It was soothing to me; not worrying about the Yeerks, the invasion, just being an average, normal teenage boy. I was yanked back to reality when I saw Tobias walking down the street. He was in human form, something that he rarely ever did on his freetime. "Hey Tobias!" I yelled, waving my hand high in the air. Apparently, he hadn't noticed me for he seemed surprised to see me. "..Hey" he grumbled back. It was obvious that something was wrong. Although I wasn't sure if I wanted to push him. "Whats a matter? You seem...down. Err..more than usual," I inquired cautiously. Upon closer inspection, I noticed his face was tear-stained. "Its...nothing...really," he moaned. "Seriously Tobias, you can talk to me. I want to help you," I probed around, hoping he would give in and tell me what was wrong. "Even if you did know, it doesn't matter, there's nothing you can do to help," he retorted. I stared into his eyes, "I can be a friend. Even if I can't fix anything, it wouldn't hurt to have a friend...one who cares, and will try to lift the burden off your back." I was surprised at the words that were coming out of my mouth, it sounded to sappy for my liking, but he was a friend. Tobias looked up at me, the tears had stopped running but the remains were still there. "Well...its...to put things short...Rachel broke up with me..." he chocked. This came as a surprise to me, "WHAT!? I thought you two were tight. Was something amiss or did this just come out of the blue?" I looked at him, still in shock. "It gets worse, that was last night, in the forest. I was so upset; I couldn't stop sobbing and sobbing. I needed to find a place to rest, my legs were to weak to carry me. I leaned against a tree...and...and...I...fell asleep," he began to sob again. I was a little confused, people sleep, big deal. "And..."I said. "AND I slept for 4 hours, Jake! FOUR hours!" he completely broke down. It dawned upon me, Tobias wasn't in his natural hawk form, he was human Tobias for at least four hours. He was stuck..."Tobais...I don't...kn....I'm sorry." I was at a complete lack of words.

Lightning streaked across the darkening sky. Rain began to pur as if there were no tomorrow. Tobias looked at me, we were both still silent, not knowing what to say. His eyes rolled up and he collapsed onto the wet concrete. "Shit," I muttered to myself. My house was only 30 yards down, ((I guess I could carry him...)) besides, how heavy could he be? I picked him up and flung him over my shoulders, luckily, he wasn't extraordinarily heavy. I walked through the rain, my bones were chilled. I arrived at my house right as the sun completeley set. My parents weren't home ((at least I won't have to do any explaining)). For my parents, since the majority of the time I've known Tobias he's been a hawk, were never aquanted with him, and there might be some explaining to do when I walk in with a boy they've never met.

I carried the still swooned Tobias up to my room. We were both soaking wet. After I arrived to my room, I was about to put Tobias down on my bed, the only piece of furniture in my room besides my desk and desk chair, when I realized that he is going to absolutely soak my bed. I placed him in my chair as I grabbed a couple towels and placed them onto my bed. I took off his shirt, tossing it to the side as I would my own, and I laid him down on the bed. I took a step back and watched him breathing. ((God, he's hott)), my eyes widened in shock as I realized what I just said. ((What was I thinking? He's a...guy. That was odd.)) I looked away, but my eyes forced my head to look back at his body. His golden hair was all over the place, his lean body moving up and down slowly as he breathed calmly. ((Yea...awkward. What I really need is a shower. Yes, a nice, long shower)). I ran to the bathroom, as I arrived I barely stopped to strip off my clothes before I jumped into it. I turned on the water and sighed with relief as I felt the nice, hot, water flow over my back. ((That was a...fluke...yea, a fluke. It doesn't mean anything, it was just a small streak of curiousity.)) I felt better about the incident, mainly because he wasn't in the same room as me.

I got out of the shower and quickly put on a green t-shirt and a pair of fresh khaki pants. I walked back into my room, not really remembering that Tobias was there. To see him in the room startled me, until I remembered what had just happened. By this time, he was awake, sitting on my bed ((he's probably confused)). "Hey Tobias," I sat down next to him, trying to push any thoughts of him to the back of my head. "What....Why...?" he was utterly confused. "You collapsed in the rain, I had to carry you to my place." His eyes lit up as if the whole incident just came back to him. "Yea...I remember." He looked down, as if he were ashamed. "It's ok..." I said and instinctively brushed his golden hair behind his ears. I froze, ((what have I done...)) I was waiting for him to burst out in anger at my rash action, or at least become extraordinarily uncomfortable. He looked up at me in surprise. I braced myself. Nothing happened. A lone tear silently crawled down his face. "Jake, I need to tell you something...something real important. Please don't get mad. And no matter you reaction, please don't think of me any less. I...I...love you." My heart sank, ((what is he saying!? Hah, the poor fool. Too bad I don't love him back, in fact, i'm not even slightly infatuated with him. Ya know why? Because I'm not bisexual!)) Thats not how it came out. "M...e...too..." I chocked out a reply. I was repulsed at what I had just said. ((What is going on?)). Tobias inched forward very cautiously toward me. He brushed his lips gently against mine. He jerked back, in fear I would respond negatively. I didn't say anything, I was speechless. He came back in and kissed me again, still very gentle, but slightly longer. I pushed in closer to him. I wrapped my arm around his neck as our kiss deepened. I opened up my mouth, allowing his tongue to enter. I pushed him down onto the bed, kissing his neck. I had straddled him and continued my feast upon his body. ((I have control, I'm not going to go far...)) "We're not going to take this any further than this...ok?" He nodded in agreement. I heard a noise, the sound of footsteps on the stairs. Before I could react, the door to my room opened.

"What....the.....fuck." said Marco, staring in disbelief.

END of Chapter 1

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Next chapter is going to be even slashier!