To Run Before You Walk

By

Dragondolphin1990

Chapter 4-A Boring Chapter Where Nothing Important Happens

Disclaimer-I still don't own them, so stop asking!

First, I get sick. Then, I go to the hospital. After that, my parents die. Next, I become an Animorph. Then, I go to Japan. Finally, I meet Akito.

Let's just say that my life isn't that normal.

Tohru sighed, "Well, as long as you're alive..."

"You're not getting rid of me that easy!"

She rolled her eyes, "You're starting to get on my nerves."

"You have nerves?"

She laughed. Yuki and Shigure exchanged glances that said they're crazy. Kyo was nowhere to be seen. Hatori had left. Shigure finally asked what was on his mind, "What happened earlier?"

"You mean the incident with Hatori? Well..."

Tohru said, "You might as well tell them."

"But what if they..."

"They aren't controllers, trust me."

"If you say so... Well, you see, I have the power to become any animal I touch."

"You've touched a leopard?" Yuki asked.

"Yup!"

Shigure said, "I still don't get it."

I paused, "You want me to spell it out for you? The world is being enslaved by an alien race. My friends and I have alien technology that allows us to destroy the Yeerks. Yeerks are the evil aliens."

That got blank stares from Yuki and Shigure. I said, "I don't only become a leopard. It's just my battle morph. I also become a cat, an eagle, a dolphin, and a fly."

"Who would want to become a fly?" Shigure asked.

Yuki asked, "Who would want to become a cat?"

I said, "Flies are good for spying, if you can get over the urge to eat garbage. Yuck! Cats are good to just roam the streets in. They are also very graceful."

Yuki added, "And stupid."

Shigure said, "You should be a dog! Dogs are the best!"

Kyo had appeared in the doorway, "You speak pretty highly of us. Cats, I mean... You aren't half bad."

"Cat's minds are fairly simple, though. That's why it's an easy morph."

"I don't know if that's a compliment or not."

"Neither. It's just the way things are."

He left, "I'm going to the roof."

Tohru went to the kitchen, "I'll prepare dinner now."

I was alone with Shigure and Yuki. I asked them, "Is Akito really as bad as you guys made him sound? He just seemed like a scaredy cat to me."

"What do you mean?" Yuki asked.

I wasn't paying attention to them. I was just thinking out loud, "Or maybe it was just the bear that made him scared. Most people are creeped out by wild animals. Animals are nothing, though. Humans are the ones you should look out for. We can wield weapons and have greater thinking capabilities. We can make plans. Yet, we are still powered by greed and ambition. That's the problem."

"That's deep," Shigure said.

Yuki nodded in agreement. I looked down at the floor, "It's just what I've learned over the years. If more people realized that, the world would be better. I'm not saying we should get rid of wars or anything. All humans have the need for violence every once in a while. If not, we'll forget about the consequences. But there is too much violence going on now, too many battles."

"Battles?" Yuki asked.

"The Yeerks. They create reasons for us to fight them. Many innocent people die and..." I trailed off.

They didn't say anything. I went up to Tohru's room and sat on her bed, thinking.

((Flashback))

"Sarah, there you are. Where have you been?" he asked.

I smiled, "Hello to you, too. I've been around."

"Around?"

"You know, to places. Nowhere in particular."

"Sounds boring."

"It is."

"You want to go to the movies or something?"

"Sure!"

We walked off, headed toward the dollar theater, where Lord of the Rings is still playing. It was a long movie, which we've seen hundreds off times. I fell asleep after the big fight scene. My head rested on his shoulder. His arm rapped around me.

((Another Flashback))

"Now that we're all here, we should decide our next move," Jake said.

I tried not to look at Ax. His Andalite body freaks me out a little. Instead, I found myself staring up at Tobias, who was perched up high, acting as lookout. I didn't listen to what Jake was telling us. My eyes drifted to Cassie then Rachel and finally on Marco. They all seemed to listen intently to Jake, occasionally adding their own remarks. My chin rested on my hand as I daydreamed off things.

((Another Flashback))

We were in the heat off battle. My left arm was bleeding horribly from a wound inflicted by a Hork-Bajir. After the battle, I passed out. When I awoke, Marco was screaming at me, "Morph out, morph out!"

I morphed. It seemed slower than normal. When I was human, I asked, "How long was I morphed?"

Ax said, 1 hour, 52 minutes, and 36 seconds of your time.

Jake corrected him, "It's all of our time."

Yes, Prince Jake.

Jake rolled his eyes. I freaked out, "I was almost stuck like that?"

"Almost," Rachel said.

"That would have been bad," Cassie frowned.

Tobias said, It's not that bad!

((End Flashbacks))

I sighed. It seemed like only yesterday that I was still with them all, that I was with him. I used to think that he was the one, but now I'm not so sure. I whispered, "Marco?"

Yuki just happened to be walking by, "Polo?"

I chuckled, "No, Marco is a guy I knew."

"Oh, so you have a boyfriend?"

"NO! He's jut a friend! Like Jake and Tobias and Ax and you and Shigure and Kyo!"

"I'm not sure who most of those people are, but..."

We were quiet for a while. He said, "Oh, yeah. I'm supposed to tell you that Tohru's finished dinner."

We went downstairs to eat. Tohru and I avoided speaking to each other the entire time. She clearly had something on her mind though, but what? After diner, I mumbled a quick thanks to Tohru and quickly left. I walked to Tohru's room, where I was staying, and lay on her bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking. First, my mind wandered to the Animorphs, then to Marco, then the Sohma's, and finally to Akito.

Akito, a man that I met once, a man that I saved the life of. He's the head of the Sohma family and he's also pretty young. And, easily scared by bears. Most people are. He seems pretty nice. What am I thinking? I just met the man.

Before long, I had fallen asleep. My dreams were pretty normal, Andalites, blood, Taxxons, violence, Hork-Bajir, death, and... Akito? That's strange.

A/N-Um... I'll just end it here... Slight writer's block... I promise to add more, though... eventually. This chapter is dedicated to Crystal56, who gave me the inspiration to write this chapter. Everyone, go read his/hers/its stories right now!