This is totally not based on real events. Totally.

My name is Marco. And I wasn't sure exactly why, but I was sitting on a chair in the kitchen, with my father and step-mother standing in front of me with their arms folded. It wasn't a look that really worked for my dad. But being a math teacher, Nora pulled it off well enough for both of them. "Marco...we need to talk about something," my dad began.

"What is it, dad?" I asked. A hundred things raced through my head. What could it be? Was it my grades? All the time I was spending out? Were we moving? What was it.

"I was running low on socks, so I was looking for some in your room and I found something."

OH GOD. Now it was a million things racing through my mind. What did he find? Did he see the history on my computer? Those magazines under my bed? (Give me a break, with all the time I spend Animorphing, I don't have time to find good places to hide my...literature) Rachel's panties (long story there, I'll tell you later)

"I think it confirms something I've suspected for a long time, but I'm going to ask you anyway," my dad continued. "I need you to be honest with me, Marco."

I swallowed hard. What did he find? Was it the other magazines? I was just holding those for Ax. He picked them up by mistake. He told me he thought they were something else and didn't know what to do with them so I was keeping them here. I'm not into that kind of stuff, no matter what other writers might tell you.

My father reached into his pocket and pulled out a little plastic baggie. Inside were some hairs. No, I realized, not hair. Fur. Fur from one of the animals I morphed. "Dad, I can explain that," I lied.

He nodded. "I hope so. Nora and I have suspected this for some time, but we want you to be honest, so I'm only going to ask you once, Marco. It's very, very important that you tell us the truth."

"Sure dad. What do you want to know?" I asked. I was trying to remember my emergency escape plan. If they were Controllers and I was busted...If they knew I was an Animorph...

"Marco..." My dad took a deep breath. "Are you a furry?"