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Jake POV
I looked around for a moment. I was looking for and Ariadne. Rachel had told me she would be here and she wanted me to talk to her. I wasn't too sure I wanted to. She seemed like someone who would be angry with me about not telling Tobias or anybody else about them being sibling. I wasn't too sure I approved of Tobias telling Ariadne about everything. At least he hadn't mentioned the Chee.
I had talked to Cassie too. She had said to be careful with her. She had thought Ariadne had the air of someone who I had a deal to make. She said not to make ANY decision without telling the other Animorphs. I sighed; Cassie was suspicious about me keeping Ariadne a secret too. Rachel been just plain cold to me. Tobias had ignored me mostly and Ax was…well, Ax was neutral.
Suddenly, BAM! I was on the floor.
Ariadne POV
*~*Flashback*~*
I had declined Jason's offer to drive me to the school. I didn't feel like being with people right then. Why go to the dance at all if I didn't want to be with people, then? I really didn't know. I guess I really just wanted to see who this 'Jake' was. I could tell he was someone important in that little group. Who he was exactly though, I really didn't know.
I was really freaked by the appearance of Visser One. I knew I should have gotten out of town quickly but I couldn't. I couldn't leave the only real family I had. Or could I? I didn't know them very well…and I wasn't sure if they ever liked me at all. And if they didn't want me they could…get rid of me. I gulped. I hoped they wouldn't go THAT far.
As I neared the school, my fears increased. I wasn't sure what I would find there but I was sure it wouldn't be anything I expected. And I was right…mostly.
*~*Back to the Present*~*
BAM! I was suddenly on the floor and getting squished by some guy I bumped into. He got up and so did I. I looked at the guy and smiled. He was cute. And normal…I really wished right then I could be just any new girl that decided to come to the dance to meet some new friends. But I wasn't. And I had to face that fact, not try to change the unchangeable.
Then, out of nowhere, the guys said "Hello…Ariadne."
I don't know if I looked surprised or not, but I hope I didn't look surprised. It took about a minute or so before I came to my senses and figured out who this kid was. "Hi…Jake. Well, we'll have to talk later. I have to go." I was lying, obviously. I had nothing to done wait for the unexpected. But I had to get away from Jake. So I turned and started to walk away.
But suddenly he grabbed my arm. I turned and glared at him "What do you want?!" I pulled my arm out of his grip. He ignored my anger and pointed to another part of the room. I was about to say something like 'I was just going to look at that wonderful looking corner'. But then I saw her.
She was just standing there, looking a bit lost but altogether unwilling to ask anyone anything. She looked…like me. Actually more than just like me. She looked EXACTLY like me. She was Alyachies.
Alyachies POV
I wasn't sure why I was even there. I didn't go to the school and I sure as hell wasn't invited. But I felt if I was ever going to find any type of family that I ever had, I would fine it here. Visser Three had said my family was all died and that Visser One had killed them.
I wasn't sure if I trusted Visser Three any more. Maybe I had NEVER trusted him. Then in the middle of my thoughts, a shout ran out.
"Ariadne! Over here!" A blonde girl waved to me. My first thought was "Who is this girl?"
When she reached me I began "My name's not-"
But she interrupted me "Ariadne…Why'd you change-" She turned and was about to say something but then stopped. I followed her gaze and saw a girl and a boy getting up from a fall. I couldn't see them very clearly.
Then the girl turned around again to look at me "Who are you? No, wait. Just stay here. I'll be right back."
She starts to walk towards the girl and the boy but I grabbed her arm "Could you tell me what your name is?"
In one quick movement, she pulled out of my grip and said "Rachel. Remember that." With that she walked away towards the kids.
I turned and saw the kids looking at me. I stared back even if I couldn't see them too well. I took a deep breath and walked to a refreshment table nearby and kept an eye out for the girl name Rachel.
JAKE POV
It couldn't be. Not her twin! Not here! There were most assuredly Controllers everywhere and they might be on lookout for Ariadne. And Rachel had told me Visser One was out herself to find Ariadne. Ariadne must have had SOME kind of power that even SHE was aware of. But whatever it was we would have to find out soon.
It was at that time that I noticed that Rachel walking towards me. When she reached us she said "Guys! It's Alyachies! She's alive. She can tell us all types of things about Visser Three and stuff-" she would have gone farther but Ariadne covered her mouth with her hand "Not so loud, Rachel. Let's leave for Cassie's barn now and we can talk calmly there. Let's go now. Rachel, you deal with my twin. She'll trust you slightly more than us."
With that, Ariadne grabbed my arm and pulled me towards where Cassie was standing talking to Ax and Tobias. As she saw us approach she smiled. I knew she wouldn't be smiling in a little while.
CASSIE POV
As I saw them come closer, I could see Ariadne was confused and that Jake was concerned. Araidne walked at a quick pace and reached me before Jake. She got close and whispered "It's Alyachies, she's here…"
I felt my eyes widen "What?" I whispered back "How? Why? Is she a Controller?"
Ariadne shrugged in response "I don't think so...but maybe. I haven't really had time to find out. Rachel's with her right now. We're leaving for the barn….Now. Sorry to cut your little dance short but…."
I shrugged "It's OK. I wasn't exactly having the time of my life here." Even if it would have been better if Jake danced with me, I thought in my head.
Ariadne laughed, "You guys crushed on each other or something?" She stopped when she saw me staring at her weirdly. "What's YOUR problem?"
"I-I didn't say that out loud…" I said quietly
"What do you mean?"
"I said that about dancing…uh…in my head."
"You did?" She frowned, looking confused. I nodded.
Suddenly Jake grabbed both our arms "Guys…we have to go…now…"
I looked at Ariadne for a moment. It seemed I found the Vissers' reason to want Ariadne and her twin.
Jake POV
I looked around for a moment. I was looking for and Ariadne. Rachel had told me she would be here and she wanted me to talk to her. I wasn't too sure I wanted to. She seemed like someone who would be angry with me about not telling Tobias or anybody else about them being sibling. I wasn't too sure I approved of Tobias telling Ariadne about everything. At least he hadn't mentioned the Chee.
I had talked to Cassie too. She had said to be careful with her. She had thought Ariadne had the air of someone who I had a deal to make. She said not to make ANY decision without telling the other Animorphs. I sighed; Cassie was suspicious about me keeping Ariadne a secret too. Rachel been just plain cold to me. Tobias had ignored me mostly and Ax was…well, Ax was neutral.
Suddenly, BAM! I was on the floor.
Ariadne POV
*~*Flashback*~*
I had declined Jason's offer to drive me to the school. I didn't feel like being with people right then. Why go to the dance at all if I didn't want to be with people, then? I really didn't know. I guess I really just wanted to see who this 'Jake' was. I could tell he was someone important in that little group. Who he was exactly though, I really didn't know.
I was really freaked by the appearance of Visser One. I knew I should have gotten out of town quickly but I couldn't. I couldn't leave the only real family I had. Or could I? I didn't know them very well…and I wasn't sure if they ever liked me at all. And if they didn't want me they could…get rid of me. I gulped. I hoped they wouldn't go THAT far.
As I neared the school, my fears increased. I wasn't sure what I would find there but I was sure it wouldn't be anything I expected. And I was right…mostly.
*~*Back to the Present*~*
BAM! I was suddenly on the floor and getting squished by some guy I bumped into. He got up and so did I. I looked at the guy and smiled. He was cute. And normal…I really wished right then I could be just any new girl that decided to come to the dance to meet some new friends. But I wasn't. And I had to face that fact, not try to change the unchangeable.
Then, out of nowhere, the guys said "Hello…Ariadne."
I don't know if I looked surprised or not, but I hope I didn't look surprised. It took about a minute or so before I came to my senses and figured out who this kid was. "Hi…Jake. Well, we'll have to talk later. I have to go." I was lying, obviously. I had nothing to done wait for the unexpected. But I had to get away from Jake. So I turned and started to walk away.
But suddenly he grabbed my arm. I turned and glared at him "What do you want?!" I pulled my arm out of his grip. He ignored my anger and pointed to another part of the room. I was about to say something like 'I was just going to look at that wonderful looking corner'. But then I saw her.
She was just standing there, looking a bit lost but altogether unwilling to ask anyone anything. She looked…like me. Actually more than just like me. She looked EXACTLY like me. She was Alyachies.
Alyachies POV
I wasn't sure why I was even there. I didn't go to the school and I sure as hell wasn't invited. But I felt if I was ever going to find any type of family that I ever had, I would fine it here. Visser Three had said my family was all died and that Visser One had killed them.
I wasn't sure if I trusted Visser Three any more. Maybe I had NEVER trusted him. Then in the middle of my thoughts, a shout ran out.
"Ariadne! Over here!" A blonde girl waved to me. My first thought was "Who is this girl?"
When she reached me I began "My name's not-"
But she interrupted me "Ariadne…Why'd you change-" She turned and was about to say something but then stopped. I followed her gaze and saw a girl and a boy getting up from a fall. I couldn't see them very clearly.
Then the girl turned around again to look at me "Who are you? No, wait. Just stay here. I'll be right back."
She starts to walk towards the girl and the boy but I grabbed her arm "Could you tell me what your name is?"
In one quick movement, she pulled out of my grip and said "Rachel. Remember that." With that she walked away towards the kids.
I turned and saw the kids looking at me. I stared back even if I couldn't see them too well. I took a deep breath and walked to a refreshment table nearby and kept an eye out for the girl name Rachel.
JAKE POV
It couldn't be. Not her twin! Not here! There were most assuredly Controllers everywhere and they might be on lookout for Ariadne. And Rachel had told me Visser One was out herself to find Ariadne. Ariadne must have had SOME kind of power that even SHE was aware of. But whatever it was we would have to find out soon.
It was at that time that I noticed that Rachel walking towards me. When she reached us she said "Guys! It's Alyachies! She's alive. She can tell us all types of things about Visser Three and stuff-" she would have gone farther but Ariadne covered her mouth with her hand "Not so loud, Rachel. Let's leave for Cassie's barn now and we can talk calmly there. Let's go now. Rachel, you deal with my twin. She'll trust you slightly more than us."
With that, Ariadne grabbed my arm and pulled me towards where Cassie was standing talking to Ax and Tobias. As she saw us approach she smiled. I knew she wouldn't be smiling in a little while.
CASSIE POV
As I saw them come closer, I could see Ariadne was confused and that Jake was concerned. Araidne walked at a quick pace and reached me before Jake. She got close and whispered "It's Alyachies, she's here…"
I felt my eyes widen "What?" I whispered back "How? Why? Is she a Controller?"
Ariadne shrugged in response "I don't think so...but maybe. I haven't really had time to find out. Rachel's with her right now. We're leaving for the barn….Now. Sorry to cut your little dance short but…."
I shrugged "It's OK. I wasn't exactly having the time of my life here." Even if it would have been better if Jake danced with me, I thought in my head.
Ariadne laughed, "You guys crushed on each other or something?" She stopped when she saw me staring at her weirdly. "What's YOUR problem?"
"I-I didn't say that out loud…" I said quietly
"What do you mean?"
"I said that about dancing…uh…in my head."
"You did?" She frowned, looking confused. I nodded.
Suddenly Jake grabbed both our arms "Guys…we have to go…now…"
I looked at Ariadne for a moment. It seemed I found the Vissers' reason to want Ariadne and her twin.