Hide and Go Seek

Alice was really strong for such a little vampire.

Strong and determined.

She dragged me through every room downstairs to find Carlisle. We literally stumbled upon a really nice, motherly vampire named Esme. Just like everybody else that day, she looked confused but, if it is possible, she looked confused in a happy, loving way. Alice told her that she'd explain everything later and dragged me up the first flight of stairs.

After every room we passed Alice muttered something like my room, Emmett and Rose's room, Carlisle's office…I soon realized that this was the only tour I was going to get so I listened closer. After she dragged me through the second floor without any luck, she pulled me up yet another flight of stairs.

She stopped in the middle of the hallway forcing me to run into her. She stared at the ceiling for a second before she turned around to face me.

"He's still at the hospital," she laughed. "Whoops!" She grabbed my arm again and started to drag me back down the stairs we just came up. "I guess that was a waste of time…" She stopped in front of the room she said was hers and smiled evilly. "Now, what should we do until Carlisle gets home? ROSE!"

I heard Rosalie fly up the stairs and come to a stop next to Alice. They exchanged some brief comments before they both turned to me and smiled.

Now, just in case you weren't paying attention, here I am in a foreign house in front of a girl's bedroom with two creatures who are specially designed to be amazingly beautiful. This was every man's fantasy, and I was living it, but that tiny voice in my head told me to leave.

Now.

I backed up slowly but they followed my steps. "Michelle, we think you need a makeover," Alice smiled. My eyes grew in horror and I just decided to make a run for it. "Rose! Grab him! He's going to run!"

Too late.

I jumped over the railing and headed out the back door, passing a rather worried looking Esme on the way. I ran into the forest, realizing a bit too late that it was their hunting ground, and they knew it better than I did. The trees were just passing blurs around me. I hadn't run that fast in a while and the feel of it was exhilarating.

After a few minutes of running I found a little town. I could still hear their footsteps behind me so I decided to hide in plain sight. I ditched the sweater and pants because they smelled too much like me. I thanked God for my decision to wear boxers this morning and threw the clothes to the side before I transmuted into Mikey.

I looked down at myself and laughed. An eight year old boy wearing nothing but boxers in Washington. Yeah, that's normal…

Well, it was better than the alternative. I ran at the fastest human speed I could before I found myself outside a Salvation Army. I walked in and started my helpless kid act; begging the workers for at least a shirt. The store owner took pity on me and let me have a long sleeve white shirt and long loose fitting pants. I thanked the man and made a mental note to make a generous donation to them later.

I walked out of the door and saw Alice and Rosalie across the street. They looked like lost tourists. I followed my side walk until I found a dark alley I could watch them from. I smiled as I watched them try to track me. One would point in one direction but the other would shake her head and point the other way. I was so preoccupied with Alice and Rosalie I didn't even notice the two men behind me.

Two hands appeared under my arms and I was lifted six feet off the ground. I turned around to see who had picked me up. My eyes grew in horror.

"Emmett!" I exclaimed, but immediately regretted it.

"Whoa, it is him! Way to go Jasper!" he smiled widely at his catch.

"Alice, Rose, we caught him," Jasper announced. I glared at him. "It's either you or us," he said bluntly.

"And we don't want it to be us," Emmett gleamed. I tried kicking but I was nothing compared to his vampire strength…

Vampire strength.

Duh.

I shifted back into Micheal but could still feel Emmett's hands holding me up. I reached back and grabbed his forearms, lifted both of my legs above my head, and then flung them down. I landed on my hands and knees as Emmett did a forced somersault over me.

Then, I ran. I took the back alleys so I wouldn't be seen. I could hear the light footsteps of Jasper, Alice, and Rosalie as they began to gain on me. I stopped suddenly and transmuted into Michelle. I searched the ground and found what I was looking for. I held my sharp stick and waited for them to come.

I didn't have to wait long. The three of them came so fast they passed me and had to turn around.

Alice looked at my form and her eyes lit up. "You're giving up?" she asked.

Rosalie chuckled, "Too bad, I kinda liked the hunt…"

"Well, I'm sorry but I guess I'm not going to make either one of you happy," I smiled. They stared back at me confusedly. "I've got a proposition for you." Jasper snorted but I continued. "You see this stick?" I asked, holding it up so they could see. They started laughing so hard they had to lean against the buildings for support. I could've made a run for it then but I needed to end this once and for all.

"What are you going to do? Poke us with that until we give up?" Rosalie burst. The others followed.

"No, but I can poke myself," I started. They looked back up at me. "Well, not really poke, more like stab," I continued. I steadied the stick's sharp end on my arm. "Right here."

They stopped laughing entirely.

"So what? Who cares if you're emo?" Rosalie started. She tried to sound uncaring but there was a definite surge of fear in her voice. Both Jasper and Alice stared at me with wide eyes.

"Oh, I think you care. You see, at this moment I am human. I have human senses, human needs, and human blood." They winced at the word. I continued, "You three, on the other hand, are vampires. I know you're thirsty; Alice told me as soon as I got in the car." Rosalie glared at Alice before looking back at me. "Now, what would happen if I spilled some blood and shifted back?" They looked horrified. I smiled. "Well, naturally you'd want some of that blood but you couldn't have it because in my vampire form I don't bleed. I don't think it'd be such a good idea to go on a feeding frenzy in such a little town." I sighed. Technically I held the whole town hostage because I didn't like makeovers.

"Name your price," Alice stepped forward.

"Nothing much; just no makeovers." She nodded. "And don't bother me while I'm sleeping." She nodded again. "I think that's it."
"Fine. No blood," she replied. I nodded and threw the stick aside.

"Dude, you're one hell of a fighter," a voice from behind me stated. I whipped my head around to see Emmett standing there.

Jasper smiled. "He got beat by a girl."

"He was a dude at the time!" Emmett countered and I smiled. I shifted into Micheal and nodded to the forest.

"Ready?" I asked. Emmett gleamed.

"That really is cool you know. I was going to tell you before but I was kind of busy. You know, when you hurled me through the air…" Jasper and I started laughing while Rosalie glared at us.

"C'mon guys, Carlisle's home!" Alice grabbed Jasper's hand and they went off into the forest. Rosalie and Emmett followed not too far behind. I walked after them but started to run when I lost sight of them.

I caught up to Emmett and Rosalie easily; I had always been the fastest member of my coven. I started to pass them when Emmett pushed himself faster.

I accepted his challenge.

We raced through the forest. Emmett looked like he was straining himself to go faster but his face lit up at the thought of beating me. He somehow managed to get a good 20 feet in front of me before I started to really push myself. I slowly gained on him and passed him completely leaving at least 30 feet between me and him at all times. The trees started to thin out and I saw the clearing ahead. I smiled and continued faster, even passing Alice and Jaspers' white blurs. I skidded to a stop when I reached the middle of the clearing and waited for my opponent who trailed not too far behind.

"Whoa, you're almost as fast as Edward," he breathed. Almost? Hmph, I won't believe it 'til I see it.

"If I knew you were that eager to see Carlisle I would've driven you to the hospital," Alice smiled. Jasper nodded.

Not a second later Emmett was on the ground with Rosalie standing over him. "You left me for him?!?" she shouted, pointing at me.

"I didn't leave you," he stated but stopped when Rosalie punched him a second time. He started again, "I didn't leave you for him; I had to protect my pride! He challenged me!"

"I didn't challenge anyone," I shot back quickly. I did not want to be at the receiving end of Rosalie's anger.

"Now, now, children," a voice called from the house. "Stop your bickering and introduce me to your new friend."

I turned to the house to find the man I had seen in so many pictures I thought I knew him personally.

"Carlisle…"

Author's note (you should read these, i know you aren't)

that was fluff.
i knew it was fluff even as i was writing it.
:P
i am personally ashamed,
but i figured
he can't just meet Carlisle,
he should have to fight for the opportunity to
or something along those lines...
:D
i just figured that Alice would want to get her hands on michelle as soon as possible,
especially since Bella is currently unavailable at the moment...
Emmett and Jasper are going to get it big time...
:(
i knida feel bad for them...
maybe i'll make a one shot for them and their payback against Micheal...
that should be interesting...
...
-daydreaming again-
so my parents said i had to get a job and i'm like NO-EEWW (no)
but yes.
i have to.
so if you ever see a depressed person working at mcdonalds ask her what micheal will do next.
:D
if you actually do that you should send me their reply in a review
that would be wonderous...
:D
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i forgot what i was going to put...
...
if you can find the mistake i made in the story i will set up a tribute to you in my next update
:D
i didn't realize it until i had already written this and updated that last chapter,
when i looked back i was like
"how can anybody not notice this?!?!"
then i realized that i hadn't posted it yet...
...
FIND THE MISTAKE!!!
it will make me muy happy
(i don't know spanish...)
as always,
twilight and all of it's contents, characters, events, and everything else belongs to Stephenie Meyer and i am way too tired to think of anything cleaver to say about it...
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