Okay- I know I really shouldn't be uploading ANOTHER story at the moment, but this one not only will you guys be conting on it-but another friend of mine will too! So really-it's not THAT bad. And plus- this is my first 'Host' story. I abosouluty LOVE the host- i wish stephanie meyer would write another one, like a sequal...Right summary time!

SUMMARY- Alex is a quiet eight grader who's favorite book is The Host by Stephanie Meyer. But her and all her friends would have never guessed that it would turn real...yes our worst nightmare..the souls really have invaded earth! With some help from her friends, she and 61 other kids ranging from high-school to kindergarden make it through the attacks, and when Alex is suddenly pushed into leadership because she's the only one that knows what to do, her life is turned upside down. Even AFTER they find a big enough shelter, there's always a problem...tratiors, crazed middle schoolers, a unknown beast, high annoyingly squeakey voiced friends- you name it!

NOTE: all the people in this story are people I know- but I have changed their names...so if anyone seemes weird or something to you- well that's because I just really know some odd people! And all the things in here are relections of how they act and yah...

Disclamier: I do not own the host, and I am not stephanie meyer- but I do own some of this plot and all the characters (Kind of...)

Chapter One: The Coming

I knew that they were coming, long before anyone would try to listen. It was written so clearly, but everyone was blind to the ink.

Their coming wasn't quite how I expected it, but then again my only information didn't give out thing like that. It gave the aftermath, and it was scary.

They came slowly, starting at California making their way across the states with confidence, their wrath sinking into every crack in the earth. I had no doubt that after us, they'd go for the rest of the world.

Everything- all held up in one book. The answer to our prayer's and the way to survive; and I'm the only one in my school that's read it.

Yes, way back I did do a book review on it, and people listened but of course didn't really hear what I was saying. Back then I would have never thought that it would come true. Back then we didn't know a lot of things.

Now you may have a lot of questions; who are they, what book, what knowledge?
They are souls, aliens from another planet. The book is The Host, by Stephanie Meyer. And the knowledge is every sentence in that book, telling us all about these 'souls'.

As if Stephanie was a physic, everything in her book matches these souls. Down to the very last detail.

And as soon as we heard, we started taking precautions. Such as deciding what we would bring to safety, if we made it. And knowing that our school would be our meeting place. We would have never been able to guess what would happen.

It was a normal day; well no day anymore was normal. We were always tense and on edge waiting…and then the loud, shrill siren blasted through the small town of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Every one dropped what they were doing.

I ran upstairs and grabbed my tiny bag. It didn't hold much, it couldn't. Just a few special things. It hurt to leave my room, so much more things I wished that I could bring with me. But they were mostly heavy things. But in case we had to run, we had to carry light.

A sharp searing stab of pain cut with razor sharp claws through my body, leaving my house that I had grown up- lived in for almost ten years…it was June right now.

And then running down stairs my mother, father, brother and sister and I got to our school were already there was a nervous buzz hovering in the air.

Hot fear churned in my stomach, and I bit my lip so hard that it drew blood. The tangy flavor didn't distract me as much as I would have liked.

"Alex!" I turned around, and my brother did the same as one of my friends Kenzie ran over to me with her two younger brothers. Her face was plastered with fear.

"Oh Alex!" She cried, embracing me in a hug. I hugged her back.

"It's okay Kenzie." I tried to comfort. She looked up, a sympathetic look on her face.

"You know that's a lie." She answered hoarsely, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

"Of course…" I agreed. I looked around the crowd of gathered people.

"How many people are here?" I asked. Kenzie shrugged.

"I don't know." She snorted.

We were both quiet for a second, and I closed my eyes feeling a wave of worry lap at my brain. What would happen? Our school was small, three levels with one hallway in each. Although the school was our safe place, I really couldn't imagine myself being safe there. They would find us easily. Kenzie suddenly broke my thoughts.

"You were right." She whispered, "Everything in that book was right. You knew." She confessed. A nodded.

"Thanks, and if we survive today, I know what we'll have to do." I said.

"I'll believe you this time. Just look where not believing has gotten us." Kenzie said with a small laugh. I didn't join her.

"Even if the whole town had listened, it wouldn't have done much good." I said with a sigh.

"You know, I'm sort of interested to see who's all here." Kenzie admitted. I laughed.

"Then let's go see!" I started walking through the crowd. For ten minuets we walked around, seeing people from our school and not alike. By the time we were done and our teacher started letting us in the building we estimated that there were 645 people here.

You want to know why we started going in the building? It's because we could tell that they were coming. It was first a dark black line on the horizon and following it was a low crunching sound.

Although souls were supposed to be nice and kind, they could be mean when the seekers came for us.

Then there was a buzzing sound, the whirl of helicopters, as they grew closer. Now everyone was in a mad hurry to get into the building, a lot of screaming and running.

Kenzie grasped my hand tightly, and a squeezed back. She gave a thin smile, but I knew it was fake.

We piled into the school, being pushed and shoved by various people. It was crowded and a worried cloud hung over all of our heads.

Over the roar of the crowds, I heard Jasper's voice. Jasper was short, although in our class, had blue eyes and light brown hair. He was a good friend…Well when I heard his voice, Kenzie pulled me to him.

Standing by him, okay more like searching for something, was the freshman boy and his best friend Dylan.

Dylan's short black hair was spiked and his deep brown eyes were worried.

"Jasper…" I panted. Jasper glanced at me, but nothing more. Instead he worriedly tugged on his duffle strap. Around us, a crowd of kids had gathered. They were all wearing mostly the same expressions, and most were close to tears.

We stood in the center of the school, the gym doors to our right, the lower level stairs behind us and the 2nd level stairs to our right. We were stuck.

But not for long. Like a light bulb going off above Dylan's head his eyes were suddenly bright.

"Jasper, Alex, Kenzie," He called over the roar, "Follow me!" Then he bolted down the stairs, and we followed. I was aware of a wave of kids following us.

We reached the middle level hallway, green painted lockers lining the walls.

With fearful, jerky movements Dylan grabbed the door to the Social Studies room, and I heard the click as a door being opened. Without waiting for Jasper, he ran into the room, dodging chair and tables.

A white painted wooden bookshelf was at the end of the room, on the west side. I really didn't know if anything was ever behind that, but Dylan did.

I logically thought we should pile into the closet just a few feet away, but then again that would be a poor hiding spot. It wouldn't take them long to find us.

I turned back to the bookshelves that Dylan had pushed aside and was standing in front of a white wall.

"Dylan!" Jasper hissed, "That's just a wall!" Dylan didn't look at him just held up his hand.

"Shut up Jasper!" He mumbled. Jasper gave a huff and stood by me. Dylan ran his hands down a dent in the wall, giving a satisfied grunt as he caught his fingers under something. We all watched him with deep curiosity as he pried open a door.

Now that I knew where the door was, it was all to clear that it was there. But before it would have seemed like an empty wall. The door gave in easily, swinging open with a creak. He turned back to us.

"What is that, Dylan?" Kenzie asked, disgust tinting in her voice. Dylan rolled his eyes.

"Just get in!" He commanded. Kenzie eyed Jasper and me but was the first to tenderly step inside. There was a wall of cables hanging down, and she pushed them aside to reveal a deep dark gaping blackness.

She walked into it, although I detected the slightest bit of worry. I stepped forward next, and was about to step in when the door started to swing close. I caught it and held it back.

Dylan came to stand beside me, and I could feel his hand almost touching mine.

"Go in Alex, I'll hold the door." He offered. I was about to let him but then I looked at all the kids waiting. And then the open door leading to the hallway, and then the sliding wall to my left.

"No. I'll hold the door and make sure they all make it in. You lock those two entrances," I said nodding to both the openings, "The best you can." I told him.

I could see that he knew I was right, but he locked his jaw for a quickest second before nodding.

Just as Jasper darted forward, the lights flicked out. Although the window gave us a little illumination, it wasn't nearly enough to stop some kids from whining in fear.

Jasper looked at me before running into the opening. Then another kid came.

I kept count as each head passed me. Five, ten, twenty…they just kept coming. I could hear the shifting of desks and chairs and Dylan shoved them in front of the openings. Soon, it was just Dylan and I standing in the room.

He came over to me. We both heard the footsteps of the seekers above us. He looked at me.

"Get in Alex." He whispered. I looked at the bookcase beside me.

"What about the book case?" I asked him. He sighed and flinched. Then with a long look at the ceiling and then at the doors, I understood in an instant what he was going to do.

"No Dylan!" I cried. "You can't!" He gave a pained chuckle.

"Somebody has to move the bookcase back in front of the door, Alex." He said. I narrowed my eyes.

"Please don't…you don't know what you'd be giving up." I begged. He gave a shrug.

"I'll…I'll be fine. I'll hide in the closet." He jerked a finger at the closet.

"You know they'll find you right away." I whispered, looking down at the floor. He bit his lip because he already knew.

We heard the thundering footsteps come down the stairs.

"Just get in, Alex." He hissed. I raised my chin.

"Not unless you do." I insisted. I wasn't leaving him behind.

"Alex," He moaned, "Don't do this to me. Just be safe with the rest."

"I'm going to stay out with you…better decide quick Dylan." I said, "The clock is ticking away."

He glanced back at the door.

"You can't even see the door in the wall- please Dylan we'd be fine." I told him, "Even without the bookcase."

The footsteps sounded right outside our door. He sighed and took something out of his pocket and turned it on. It was a flashlight.

"Come one." He whispered. I nodded and stepped into the tangle of cords, and he followed.

I pushed the cords aside and stepped back to let him pass. The light flashed and I saw a black wall.

He pulled the door behind him shut and using his flashlight quickly did something that I assumed was locking it.

Just as we heard the seekers bust down the door to the classroom, Dylan clicked off the flashlight, and we were plunged into darkness.

Ohh, first chapter! How'd ya like it? Good bad or what? I know it might not be very good but yeah...and just so you know the POV is always Alex's, or my characters...mmmkay? If you like it- i'll update every friday...and I want to so press the little review button and we can all be happy!