"You've got nice eyes"

"They're just eyes"

"I love your hair. It's so soft..."

"That's cause I blow-dried it before I got here"

"And you've got such a pretty..."

"Let me guess, you're always this 'warm' towards girls?"

"That's what Rachel would tell you, but don't listen to her"

"Ladies man huh?" I raised an eyebrow, smirking a little.

"You know it baby"

"How many times to I have to tell you, I'm not a baby" I said with a hint of humour in my voice.

"What, can't take a compliment?"

"Oh, I can. Just not overwhelming compliments, all from the same guy that doesn't need to flatter me"

"Ouch! That hurts" he pretended to be hit in the heart, leaning back in his seat a little.

"Very funny. Has anyone told you that you've got nice eyes?" I asked. His eyes, honestly, were gorgeous. Soulful eyes, Amanda would call them.

Again, it looked like I'd hit him over the head with a brick. He seemed to quickly recover, putting on a smirk.

"Actually, I have many female admirers"

"Oh really?" I laughed, finding I couldn't hold it in anymore. We were actually at McDonalds, or Mickey D's, as he liked to call it. We were sitting facing each other in one of the booths, and having just finished eating, he was already putting on that 'witty charm' that Rachel had warned me about a few days before.

Two weeks had passed since I went wind surfing without a parachute. Lowri and the others hadn't stayed on earth for long.

"We have to go back home to get my ship repaired to its former self, as well as to bury these lost souls" Lowri had said. He had lost over half of his crew, and all of us, even the Animorphs, had payed our respects to the dead. Talia could not, since she was badly injured by a console almost exploding in her face. Rachel had pulled her back, but barely in time, and it saved her life.

They had done their best to repair the ship, leaving the fighter for Ithiell and the others to get home in.

But not before I caught Rtaia and Ax said goodbye to one another, with Rtaia gently touching his cheek before joining her brother on the Aerionna. Tobias later told me that that's how Andalites kiss. Hmm, I wonder if Rtaia knew that.

But nothing was more rewarding than seeing my mother and two little sisters again that night. I'd got home, barely in time, and slept in the rented car on the way to the airport. As soon as I saw them coming through the terminal, I felt like someone had stuck me with an adrenaline rush. I hugged Phoebe like there was no tomorrow, nearly squeezing the life out of her, and I hugged my mum a little more gently. Tina (who was actually Ryan's twin) first snubbed her nose up at me, but then came and hugged me like she hadn't seen me in months. Well, a month would probably be about right.

Then Marco had decided to push the date, and with my parents being so protective of me, they'd actually asked to meet him before the date. Thankfully I got him out the door before they gave him the 'third degree'.

Now, we were sitting across from each other, as Marco held my hand and told me how 'beautiful' I was. But I know better. Beauty has nothing to do with the heart.

We left McDonalds, heading for the movies, and Marco kept hold of my hand. Almost as if he thought I was going to try and jump out of another plane or something. Hah! Fat chance!

"This has been nice so far. Really... normal"

"Normal? Well, I thought since you were with me it'd be a rollercoaster ride, a mad..."

"But I like normal" I said, entwining our fingers. I felt him tense up a little, then relaxed and smiled at me.

"That's good. I like normal too" he said, turning into the sweet guy that had held me as I shook in the fighter. We walked along, until we got to the cinema, and I caught a glimpse of Rachel going into The Gap.

"That girl's a shop-o-holic" Marco said, noticing the same thing I did.

"Hey, don't be surprised if you see me with her in the next few months. I like to shop too. All Amanda's influence, you can count on that" I smiled, and he shook his head, smirking.

"What have I gotten myself into?"

"Something really good" I said softly, leaning over and gently kissing him on the lips. As I pulled away, I saw him looking at me in utter shock.

"Whoa- huh?"

I shook my head, smiling and pulling him along.

"Come on then, let's go see and old sci-fi"

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Hey guys, whatcha think? Good? Bad? Needs improvement?

I'm also thinking about making a sequel to this one. Any takers?

Tell me what you think, I'm feeling really good at the moment. :)