A/N: I would just like to admit I made a mistake. It shouldn't have been Marco the optimistic but Marco the humorous. Sorry.
Disclaimer: Even though I hate to admit it, the Animorphs and anything relating to the Animorphs are the property of K.A. Applegate and not me. I sort of own Hope, Josh, Bade, Alexandria, and Sarah however.
It was a nice evening. You know the kind where you just want to take a walk on the beach or go to the movies or just do whatever. In my case, "whatever" would be a killer party.
A couple of guys from school were hosting it. I only know a few people in town considering the fact that I just moved here a couple of months ago. Plus, I suck at names. Somehow, I knew one of the guys though. Josh. Nice guy. He was in my algebra class. My best friend Sarah has a crush on him. Alexandria, my lab partner, also has a crush on him.
I can kind of see why they would have a crush on him. He was pretty good looking if you go for that tall, dark, handsome type. Minus the tall. Picture a guy with really short black hair, ebony skin, and brown eyes and you've got Josh.
He's really the quiet type…until about five seconds after you meet him. Then he can talk your ear off. But somehow, he has this weird ability to always keep you interested in the conversation. I mean, in the middle of a talk about computers he'll say something like, "Thus I saved the world" to shock you back awake.
Anyways, where was I? Oh yeah, I was going to go to a killer party that night. I mean, this was like, the party of the century. So, of course I was a little nervous.
Okay, maybe a lot nervous.
Maybe I wouldn't have been nervous if Bade wasn't going to be there. Bade is a kid at my school. He wasn't like Josh really, he was the quiet type. I mean, he was quiet after five seconds from when you met him. Heck, he was quiet ten seconds after you've met him, something Josh could never pull off. Plus, he can always make me feel better. I guess you could say I like Bade.
Like, of course, being a shallow way of putting it.
So, now that I'm back on track…I was getting ready for the party that night. My parents knew about and through much begging, whining, and false promises, I was allowed to go. I had just finished putting on my makeup and I needed someone's opinion.
"Mom!" I yelled.
About a minute later, she was standing in the doorway.
My mom is gorgeous. I mean, I'm not ugly. I'm just saying that I look pretty plain next to my mom, not that I care what I look like. I'm a tall, skinny girl with wavy dark blond hair, slightly tanned skin, and bright green eyes. Well, it'd be incorrect to call them just bright green. Bright green is the base for both eyes while one eye has traces of blue and the other has traces of brown.
What surprises people most about my mom is that she's a fighter. If you cloned my mom and used the clones as soldiers, they could wipe out entire species in days.
Which leads me to wonder why she wasn't in the war?
"What is it, Hope?" she asked.
"How do I look?" I asked brightly, posing for her.
She giggled, "Well, Hope, you would look better if you put some clothes on."
I started laughing. I was in my bra and underwear because I was afraid of getting mascara on my clothes.
"Well," I asked, "Can I borrow some clothes and stuff?"
"Yeah," she said, "But return it."
So I was digging through her closet when it happened. There it was under all her clothes.
I had already found a sparkly green halter top and denim shorts and was looking for something to go with it.
That's when I found mom's blue necklace.
A/N: Mwahahaha! Cliffhanger! You'll find out more in the next chapter. This one was basically here to add suspense and to explain some of the characters. Oh, and in case you haven't figured it out yet, there will be a little relationship between Hope and Bade and there will be a sort of love triangle consisting of Josh, Alexandria, and Sarah. Anyways, please review. And I promise there will be more action in the next few chapters.