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At 1305 hours
Friday 14th May
ADAM
As soon as I entered the mansion, I headed for the stairs, hoping to get some sleep
"Adam?"
I turned around to see my girlfriend behind me. I smiled and went to her, hugging her closely. She stroked my hair and kissed me on the cheek
"How are you?" she asked
"Good thanks. Good thing you fired when you did"
She smiled
"Come on, I wanna get some sleep," I said
I led the way to our room and opened the door, as Ashley went inside and jumped on the bed. She patted the space next to her
"You coming?"
"Hang on"
I was rummaging around in my bag, until I found what I was looking for and took it out, hiding it behind my back
"What have you got?"
I went to the bed and climbed on, before taking her hand in mine
"Ashley Michelle Ferdinand, we've been dating for seven months now and I wanna go further"
My throat felt dry as I spoke. Ashley looked at me in wonder
"What are you talking about?"
"I want to know if you, Ashley, would like to be my wife"
I had said these words quickly, but I think Ashley understood. She smiled when I showed her the box and opened it. A golden engagement ring sat inside
"Adam Elfangor Noorlin Berenson, I accept your proposal"
She leaned in and kissed me. I felt overwhelmed, so I kissed her back. I slipped the ring onto her finger, feeling excited and happy inside. It was like I was a dolphin
"You've made me very happy," I said
"I know, since you've made me happy as well. When's the date?"
I thought it over
"It's May now, and with everyone helping, how about, say November the 17th?"
She grinned and kissed me again
"Sounds good, Mr. Berenson"
"When shall we tell the others?"
"Later tonight, when we're all refreshed"
I laid down, as she cuddled up to me, her hand on my chest. I placed an arm around her shoulders and closed my eyes, feeling very happy and dreaming about wedding preparations for November the 17th
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At 1521 hours
Friday 14th May
TOBIAS
I woke up and gently took Rachel's arm off me, before getting out of bed and leaving the room. Rubbing my eyes, I managed to get down the stairs and into the meeting room. But I found that Adam was already there, staring into space
"Adam, what's up?"
He shrugged and took a sip of coffee. I made myself some coffee and sat across from him
"Tell me about your wedding?" he asked suddenly
I was caught off guard here. I wasn't expecting this from him, maybe from Leah or Tori, but definitely not from him
"Why do you want to know?"
"Don't know"
I sighed
"First off, I was still a hawk. I had taken your mother out for dinner when I popped her the question. And ever since, I've been mostly human, still a hawk, but trying to deal with being a human"
"Why didn't you become a human nothlit?"
"I don't know. Guess I still wanted the freedom of being a hawk"
"But you were human most of the time"
"Only at night, I stayed as a hawk"
"Gee, I bet Mom was pleased"
"When I told her I wanted to remain a hawk, but spent very little time as it, she wasn't happy, but got over it"
"And the wedding?"
"All the Animorphs were there, but only Ax and Marco were on my side. Cassie and Jake were on Rachel's side. It was good, we had Rachel's family there, she looked stunning, I only had to demorph three times and I looked good, apparently. One year later, you were born"
"Okay, I didn't need to know that"
"Now tell me why you wanted to know all that?"
He looked away, before facing me with a serious look on his face
"I proposed to Ashley when I returned and she accepted"
If him asking about my wedding was a shock, this was huge. I nearly fell of my chair
"When's the date?" I asked
"November the 17th"
"Oh my god. Your mother is going to hysterical, not with anger, but with joy. Watch out"
He smiled
"I'm prepared for it"
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