Hello Peeps, Some of you may know me from Ted Holmes: Identiy, Ted Holmes: The Beginning and Collin Holmes: Dread but right now say hello to Hide and Seek (Originally called On thr run by TigersRUs)

Anyway here is chapters 1 - 9, Chapter 9 has changed slightly so that it would go with my plans for the story

So Hide and Seek

By YellowOspreyJaguar and TigersRUs

Hope you enjoy

Chapter 1

It was a Friday and on Cherub campus, it was raining heavily. The rain pelted the windows of the main building and most of the pupils in Mr Norwood's geography lesson were bored. At the moment he was droning on about rivers joining up with the sea. James Adams was trouble keeping up with what was going on. He thought longingly of the time in exactly forty two minutes twenty five seconds when the bell would ring, and the lesson would be over at last. He slouched across his desk, head on his arms, half asleep. He was exhausted. James turned his head and realised that Mr Norwood was standing right in front of him. James gave a little wave. Mr Norwood glared at him. He hissed at James.

"Sorry Mr Norwood, I don't understand what you are saying because I don't speak snake language."

Mr Norwood's face turned bright purple and his eyes looked like they were about to pop out of his head. The room fell silent; everyone's attention was fixed on James and Mr Norwood. James tried to look cool and uninterested. He put his hands in his pockets but that only made Mr Norwood angrier. He opened his mouth to yell at James but only shut it again. Then his eyes started to roll around in their sockets. His face flashed white and he fell to the floor. The class gasped and then everyone was talking at once.

"Is he dead?"

"He must be alive because he is moving!"

"You are so dead James!"

"What are we going to do?"

"I'll go and get a teacher from the History corridor."

James stared in disbelief at the man lying on the floor at his feet. He couldn't be pretending, could he? James realised that he was in loads of trouble and did the only sensible thing. He lunged towards the door and ran straight into his handler Meryl who was teaching next door. She tried to stop him.

"Where are you going James?" she blocked the door.

James panicked. "Er….I'm desperate for the loo!" He barged past her. James didn't know where to go but he knew that he couldn't just hang around. He could have killed a teacher! He tried to tell himself that he hadn't done anything but he knew that the comment about snake language had gone too far. By the time he reached the edge of the rugby pitches, he was panting hard. He didn't know what he would do but he needed to run away from Cherub. He collapsed on the grass and thought. In the distance, he could hear ambulance sirens. James grabbed his back pack and took out his notebook and a pen. He scribbled a note to his sister Lauren and put it in his pocket. Then he raced back to the main building. He went in the back way where no one would see him. As he unlocked the door of his room, he knew that he had nowhere to go. James tipped his rucksack upside down and all his books poured out. James knew that he couldn't take much stuff so he rooted round until he found clothes, pens, notebook and some shoes. As he shoved them into his bag, he crossed his room and pulled four cans of lemonade out of his fridge and a few chocolate bars and sweets. He rummaged around in his locker and grabbed his envelope of money and his bank card. James had tears in his eyes by the time he had pulled his door shut. He wanted to say goodbye to Lauren but he knew that was impossible. James dashed up the stairs to the eighth floor and slipped the note he had written under Lauren's door. He couldn't believe that he was leaving Cherub. He knew that Lauren would be sad when she read the note and thought of all his friends who he was leaving behind. He ran back down the back stairs and ran to the gates into campus. He ducked underneath and ran off into the darkness.

Chapter 2

It was only when James was two miles away from campus that he realised that he had nowhere to go and not much food. Sure, he had money but it was likely to get stolen sooner or later. He knew that he had to find a place to stay quickly. He decided that he would have to stay in a hotel so he walked on briskly. After another mile or two, James looked at his watch, it was half past five: dinner time on Cherub campus. He knew that everyone would be discussing what had happened to Mr Norwood. Suddenly, James looked back and saw a teenager dressed in a black hoody and jeans, running towards him. He stepped out of the way politely but as the figure dashed past, he aimed a kick at James. He wheeled around and spoke to James who was clutching his knee.

"What are you doing in our territory?"

"Well, I was looking for a hotel or…" The figure laughed and looked around at his mates.

"Ha ha ha! I was looking for a hotel!"He laughed again. James heard a voice right in his ear mimicking him.

"I was looking for a hotel!" James lashed out at the boy, driving a kick into his stomach. As his foot made contact, his mobile rang. The other members of the gang stopped laughing and roared.

"Get him!"

"Attack!"

James did the only sensible thing and ran.

Meanwhile, on Cherub campus there was only one thing that everyone was talking about over dinner.

"God! James is still not answering his mobile!" Lauren Adams said frustrated.

"Do you think he could be ignoring you deliberately?" Rat asked. Lauren shrugged.

"I dunno. I mean, well he could be in trouble. I don't know what to do? Maybe I should show someone his note."

"What note?"Gabrielle asked.

"He left it in my room, look I'll read it to you:
'Lauren, I have done something really stupid. I think I killed a teacher. I can't face the consequences so I have run away from Cherub. I love you and I hope that we can meet again sometime, James.'"

"Did he tell you where he was going?" asked Kerry.

"Should we try to find him?"Bruce said.

"Don't be stupid! We all hate him!" Bethany exclaimed. Lauren gave her a cold stare.

"He is my brother, Bethany!" Lauren said icily. "I'm gonna leave a message on his mobile."

"Hi James, We are all really worried about you, please come back to campus soon. Everyone knows what happened and Mr Norwood is recovering quickly with no harm done. We know it was an accident. Love, Lauren."

James' phone rang again. He suddenly realised that it would be possible for Cherub to track his mobile so he pulled out the SIM card and stamped on it. It shattered into thousands of pieces. Then he walked quickly into the nearest town centre and bought a new SIM card. After a long search, he came across a small bed and breakfast. He went inside and came face to face with a woman.

"My name is-"

"James!"

Chapter 3

James stared at the woman. Something about her made him wonder if he had met her before. She spoke to him.

"James Wilson?"

James looked confused and then the penny dropped. This woman was-

"James, don't you remember me? I'm Jo."

James realised that this was Jo, the woman from the mission he had done with Ryan Quinn. Jo had probably got released from prison early, or maybe she had escaped.

"Do you want to stay here? The price is ten pounds a night and breakfast is included."

James thought that the price was very cheap so he decided to stay there. Jo led him upstairs to a small room in the attic. It was a basic room with a bed, wardrobe, small table and chest of draws. There was a small bathroom next door with a toilet, sink and shower. Jo gave him a folder with information in and left him alone. As James flicked through it, he noticed that all the rooms on the second floor were 'strictly out of bounds'. He realised that the second floor was just below his floor. He was slightly curious so he cautiously left the room and walked down the stairs. When he arrived on the landing below, he came face to face with Jo. She was smiling.

"Hey, is everything alright?"

"Yeah. I'm just going down to the lounge."

"Oh. I'm sorry, you can't go in the lounge tonight because there is a meeting on. I am just going there now." She walked down the stairs and stood at the bottom, waiting for James to go upstairs again. He went up and looked down through the banisters. Jo couldn't see him so she signalled to someone on the second floor who grunted and went down to the meeting. He turned around when he got to the bottom and jams saw his face for a moment. He gasped and the man turned and ran back up the stairs. James pretended to be trying to open his door as the man reached James.

"What the hell do you think you are doing?" James signalled at his door and rushed in. A wave of relieve flooded over him as he collapsed on the bed. Thank goodness, the man hadn't recognised him!

Chapter 4

As James lay thinking about the man, he hoped that he hadn't recognised him. He now knew that something was not right about this bed and breakfast. Why was his uncle Ron staying here on the second floor? And why did he have to go and have a meeting with Jo in the lounge. James knew he was in danger but he couldn't walk out because Jo would stop him. Without thinking, he dialled the 24 hour control room at Cherub.

"Hello, Unicorn Tyre Repair, how can I help you?"

"Hi, agent 1203 here. I need assistance urgently!"

The he remembered that he was on the run and quickly disconnected the call. Now Cherub would know where he was! He slammed the lid of his phone shut and threw it on the floor. He packed his stuff into his rucksack and unlocked the door. He raced down the stairs at top speed only stopping to pull his bag over his shoulders. He reached the door at the bottom of the stairs and was just opening it when someone put a hand on his shoulder.

"Not so fast!" Jo said.

Chapter 5

Jo grabbed him round the waist and pulled him up to the second floor. He tried to struggle but soon realised that it was no good; Jo was too strong. She bundled him into a room and pushed him into a chair. Ron came over and spoke gruffly.

"Oh, what you doing here you piece of slime?"

Jo looked puzzled. "You know 'im then?"

Ron laughed. "Know him? My daughter's brother this lad is."

"So everything about the Wilson family was a lie?" She rounded on James. "You aren't really James Wilson? You're an imposter!"

James tried to speak but Ron kicked him hard. "Don't listen to a word that comes out of his filthy mouth! He is an idiot!"

"What?" Jo seemed in a shock, "I thought he was real!"

Ron shook his head. "Nah, he is and only ever will be James Choke. The idiot, the dimwit, the stupid boy, …"

"I'm not doing anything to you! Please, let me go!" James was desperate.

Jo shoved him in the stomach and he doubled over.

"You're gonna tell me everything, James, or whatever your name is." She said.

James tried to argue but Ron planted a hand in his face. He went out of the room to get some rope to tie James up. Jo stayed in the room, watching James closely. Suddenly James made a dash for it.

Chapter 6

Hi! This is TigersRUs again with the next chapter of On the Run. I hope you enjoy it.

James had formed an idea in his brain. He would make a run for it, and hopefully get out of the door before anyone saw him. He knew it would be tough but James hoped that his karate and judo belts would help him escape. James got as far as the door before Jo reacted. She yelled for Ron to come and James heard heavy footsteps coming down the stairs. Knowing he only had seconds, he got outside the door and turned the key. Then he got into a position to defend himself. He was please when the face of an old man came over the banisters but his happiness didn't last long. Ron barged himself down the stairs, knocking the old man out of the way. James turned and fled out through the back door and into the overgrown garden. To his horror, when he reached the back gate, he found that it had been locked with a strong padlock.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw Ron racing towards him. Briefly he remembered back when his mum was alive and Ron beat him up. With a surge of sudden strength, James launched himself at Ron with all his might. Ron reacted by slamming James down on to the hard ground and started laying punches into him. When it looked like it was the end for James, he saw an opportunity and threw a strong punch. The palm of his hand hit Ron in the nose and it started bleeding heavily. James used the last of his strength for racing to the fence and leaping on the top of it. He looked back at Ron who was swearing at him through his hand over his nose. He jumped off the fence on the other side and went to the nearest park. He sat on the kiddies swings until a mother with three kids came and kicked him off. James knew that he would need a place to stay for the night but he had no money or a change of clothes with him. He considered going back to Cherub but then decided that he was probably expelled by now. He sat on the wall and thought hard about his situation. Then he got up and walked away.

Chapter 7

James knew he only had seconds before Ron or Jo would be on his back and as it was getting dark, he knew he was vulnerable, in a place he didn't know. He glanced at his phone and saw that he had three bars of battery and guessed it would last for a couple of hours. He wondered who to call, and decided on Lauren, after all, she was his sister and she had tried to contact him so maybe she wouldn't still hate him. James dialled in a number and heard the first ring.

And the second.

And the third.

Then a recorded voice message came on saying that he couldn't reach Lauren at the moment but could he leave a message which she would reply to as soon as possible. James started to speak.

"Lauren, it's me, James. I am probably in so much trouble about Mr Norwood, but I really need some help. I have got no money and nowhere to stay for the night. Please can you call me or something."

He slid his phone shut and pulled up his hood to keep out the cold. James wondered round the city back to the park he had found earlier. He hid in one of the tunnels to try to stay warm.

Meanwhile, back at campus, Lauren was sitting in Rat's room with some of James' friends. Her mobile was on vibrate in her coat pocket on the back of her chair.

"Where do you think he is?" Bruce asked.

Lauren shrugged. "I have no idea. He didn't say or anything in his note."

"Umm... do you think James thought he had killed Mr Norwood? Cos I thought he had a heart attack." Kerry said.

"Yeah, that's what they told us at dinner." Gabrielle added.

Lauren wondered whether James had listened to her voice message yet, and whether he had replyed. She took her mobile out of her pocket.

"James has left a message." She whispered.

After about half an hour, James' phone screen lit up with the message Lauren calling. James pushed the green button and lifted the phone to his ear.

"Hi." He mumbled.

"James! Where are you? Everyone is talking about Mr Norwood. Why didn't you reply to my message I left you?"

"I'm in this park a few miles away from campus."

"Come back to campus!"

"I can't Lauren. I'm in far too much trouble. I killed a teacher. I must be expelled..."

"No James. No one thinks it's your fault. Meryl hasn't even found out you're not here yet. If you come back now then no one will know."

"i don't have any money or anything, so I can't get back to campus."

"Umm... one of us could come and get you, or Kyle could pick you up couldn't he?"

"Yeah, good idea. I'll call him now, I'll phone you back when I know what's happening!"

James ended the call and started to call Kyle.

"Hello?" Kyle said.

"Hi Kyle, it's James."

"Oh, hi James! I heard about Mr Norwood and thought you might call me sometime."

"Yeah, can you pick me up? I need to get back to campus before anyone realises I'm not there."

"It's a bit late for that, dude. Everyone knows you're not there."

"No I mean none of the staff know I'm out."

Kyle laughed. "James I think they all know. Meryl was the one who told me. She wondered if I knew where you are!"

"Oh." James knew he was in big trouble, again.

Chapter 8

James stared at the phone in his hand for a second before hanging up on Kyle. He knew Kyle would probably try to phone him back, but he didn't have enough money to buy a new one so there was no point smashing it up. He had no idea what to do next, so he just waited. Soon enough, his phone lit up again, and James saw that Kyle was calling him.

Reluctantly, James answered the phone.

"Hello James." It was Meryl's voice. James panicked.

"Ummm... what do you want and why are you on Kyle's phone?"

"Kyle told me you tried to contact him. James, why did you run away? You are now in more trouble than you would have been for winding up Mr Norwood."

"You mean he's not dead?"

"No. He's fine, he had a heart attack but you didn't kill him. You just wound him up."

James suddenly remembered about Jo. "Uh, Meryl, can you come and pick me up and take me back to campus. I need to see one of the mission controllers immediately."

"Where are you?"

"I'm in this play area near campus. It's called toy zone playground."

"I'll probably be there in 15 minutes."

"Thanks."

"Oh and James, before you go, you are in big trouble. See you in a few minutes."

"Bye." James decided to call Lauren to let her know what was happening. He dialled in the number and waited for the phone to ring.

The phone didn't ring and James soon realised that he had no credit left. It was annoying, but he would see her in less than half an hour so he didn't worry about it.

About ten minutes later, a car pulled up at the entrance to the playground. James saw Meryl sitting in the front passenger seat and flung open the back door.

"Cheers for picking me up." He said. As James did up his seatbelt, he saw Kyle was not in the car, and Meryl had a gun pointed at her back. The lady driving the car turned around and smiled at James, whilst pointing a gun at his head.

"Hi James. We finally caught up with you!" Jo said.

Chapter 9

James looked at the gun and worked out his chances of being able to escape before Jo or her sidekick caught him. He knew that he couldn't phone anyone so his only chance was to wait for someone to call him. He looked up and saw that Jo still had a gun pointed at him.

"What do you want with me and why have you caught Meryl?" James asked.

"We followed you and saw the number you typed into your phone. We tracked the signal and found Meryl. Your other friend got away and that's why we needed to get you."

James knew that his friend must be Kyle so Kyle might be trying to save them. He slid his hand into his pocket and turned his phone to vibrate so Jo would forget about it. Jo passed her gun across to the man in the back and drove off. They drove in silence for ten minutes before they reached a sharp corner. When the car drove round the corner, they saw a line of police cars waiting at the end of the road with portable speed cameras. Jo swore as a policeman waved to them to stop. He leaned in close to the window and saw the guns. The policeman called his colleagues over and they pulled out their guns.

"Get out the car with your hands on your head." The nearest policeman yelled.

"Fat chance of that." Jo muttered. She grabbed the gun from her friend and aimed it at the policeman. "Stand back or I'll shoot you!" she said.

The policeman fancied his chances as he smiled back at Jo. "Now, now princess you aren't going to really shoot that are you?" The policeman chuckled as he held out his hand so that Jo would, hopefully, place it into his hand.

Jo growled back at the policeman and lowered the gun so that it was pointing at the policeman's leg. She pulled the trigger and let the bullet be released to only be embedded within the man's left leg. "Don't test me, sweetheart!" Jo sneered back.

The policeman cursed and fell onto the pavement clutching his leg, he never thought she would actually shoot him.

"Are you goin to get in my way?" She asked the other officer fiercely and was returned with a nod meaning 'no'.

Jo smiled as she stepped back in the car, they would get their way no matter what...

Like I said I did change chapter nine, but I did have permission to do that and I would ask to tell others who have been reading on the run and point them out so they know where it is.

Anyway I hope you enjoy it and Chapter 10 will be up as soon as I can but that might b a while since I have options for the rest of this month, assessments and catch-up work :( :( :(

Best wishes YOJ :D