A/N: This is one of the most important chapters, even if it seems like a whole lot of fluff. You'll understand later on, but for now, read this chapter or the story won't make much sense.
Disclaimer: I own Sarah, Hope, Bade, Alexandria, and Josh. K.A. Applegate owns the Animorphs and anything relating to the Animorphs.
~~Bade~~
My name is Bade.
Maybe you like my name, maybe you don't. It's an unusual name, maybe because so many people don't like it. Personally, I like it. But if you don't like it, well, you better get used to it because I'm not giving you any last name to call me by.
Anyways, I'm Melissa Chapman's son. Yes, the grandson of the high-ranking controller. He was one of the unfortunate people who died in the war. Mom says he's happier that way.
Apparently, after grandpa died, mom decided to run away and change her last name. She married some guy and got knocked up with me. The guy dumped her. She changed her last name again so don't even think that my last name is Chapman.
So, I was at Josh's party. It was a really cool party. But I was looking for someone in particular. I was wandering around looking for her. Yes, her. I bumped into some other people however.
"Hi Bade. Looking for someone?" Said a Hispanic girl with long black hair and hazel eyes. Sarah. She was her best friend. She would know!
"Hey Sarah. Have you seen Hope around?" I asked her.
"No, but I think she's coming. That's what she said last time I talked to her. Why are you looking for her?"
"Oh. No reason." I think I blushed, but luckily, it was dark.
"Uh-huh. If you really want to find her, go ask Alexandria. She might know."
I left Sarah to go find Alexandria. She might know where Hope was. I finally spotted her from the crowd, "Alexandria, have you seen Hope?"
She looked at me. Alexandria is sort of pretty. She has dark red hair, dark brown eyes, and a lot of freckles. I don't particularly care for her; she'll never compete with Hope. She looked at me and smiled her mouth full of braces, "Bade! No, I haven't seen Hope. Have you seen Josh?"
"Nope, haven't seen him. Tell me if you see Ho-" someone snuck up behind me and grabbed my shoulders.
"Hey! You've been looking for me. How sweet." In case you couldn't guess, it was Hope who snuck up behind me.
"Hi. Just wondering where you were." I said.
Alexandria butted in to our conversation, "That is the prettiest necklace I've ever seen, Hope," Alexandria fingered the necklace, but for some reason, quickly dropped it, "Whoa! That was weird."
"What was weird?" Hope asked.
"Nothing. Nothing at all. I think I'll go find Josh." Alexandria left us alone.
"What was that about?" I asked.
"I don't know. Want to find Sarah?" Hope said.
"Yeah, sure."
* * * *
We found Sarah about half an hour later with Josh. They were chatting casually when we interrupted.
"Hi!" Hope and I said in unison.
"Oh hey, so you found Hope, Bade." Sarah said.
"Hey!" Josh said, probably more to Hope than to me. We don't really know each other.
"Yo." I said.
"Hope, where did you get that necklace? My mom's birthday is coming up and I know she would love one just like it." He started handling and examining it. Then, like Alexandria, he dropped it. He stared at it for a minute, and then said, "I think I'll go find Alexandria."
"Why did he do that?" Sarah asked, obviously a little mad.
"I don't know but that's how Alexandria acted when she touched the necklace," I said.
"Yeah it is. Oh well." Hope said.
* * * *
It wasn't until later that something else weird happened. Hope had just told a joke and Sarah was laughing really hard.
"Stop it Hope! You're killing me," she said and gave Hope a playful shove. Her hand made contact with the necklace. She stopped smiling, "What the…?"
"What?" I asked.
"That felt really weird. Like a shock through my system. It was pleasant though." Sarah said.
"Oh my god!" Hope exclaimed.
"What?" I asked again while feeling very left out.
"I felt the same thing when I grabbed it, but I thought it was just me. I wonder what it is." Hope explained.
"Here, let me try!" I said stubbornly and grabbed it. It indeed was a shock, but a pleasant shock.
Apparently my face looked stunned because a minute later Hope was saying, "You felt it too."
"Yeah," And for the first time I actually really looked at it. It was a sky blue and had mysterious writing on it. Was it…glowing?
"Is it some sort of drug?" Sarah asked.
"No, my parents have had this for a long time. It'd be long dormant by now." Hope reasoned.
"Well, maybe we are overreacting." I said. Everyone agreed.
I still wish we had taken it more seriously.
* * * *
Besides the weird feeling Hope, Sarah, Josh, Alexandria, and I had felt, the party was great. Maybe I thought it was great because Hope and I danced together. Maybe it was because I got to walk her home. It was probably both.
"Bye." I said as she reached her back door.
"Bye," she made herself smile to get rid of her blank face, "I had fun."
"Yeah, me too." I said and she walked through her back door, leaving it slightly open.
I started off home.
A/N: Yes, I put another cliffhanger in. Sorry, I know this wasn't my best chapter, but I wanted Bade to sound different from Hope. Anyways, the next chapter is Rachel's (Hope's mom) POV. I bet you didn't think I was going to give her a chapter but I did. Please review.