I know it's a week late. I didn't have much time, since exams are coming up. It's a miracle I even have time to upload this now. I'm running out of written chaps. But a break is coming up, so I'll be able to type more chaps. Enjoy!

The Elites: Undercover Hacker – Chapter Six: Mango Lollipop

Sucking on the mango lollipop I popped into my mouth, I cracked my knuckles and started typing in some computer codes rapidly.

I got lost in my own little world.

"Hey, uh, I think that guy wants to talk to you."

I nodded, ignoring the bright and preppy voice annoying me.

"Seriously. If you don't want to talk to that cute guy, I'll take him."

I am never sitting next to this idiot again. Annoyed, I looked up.

Edward was standing there, looking furious, and tapping at his watch.

I looked at the time. Thirty minutes late!

I gasped and jumped up. I shoved my laptop into my bag and rushed out of the room, only stumbling once.

"I'm so sorry Edward. I just forgot-"

I stopped, realizing that I was talking to his back.

"Can I like, give you my number?" a girl asked Edward, battering her eyelashes.

He grinned. "Sure."

She scribbled down her number and gave it back to him.

Feeling jealous, annoyed, and pissed at the same time, I went in the van, slamming the door shut.

I sulked.

Few seconds after, Edward opened the other door. "Later Jessica!"

"Bye Eddie!"

"And I thought you were in a big hurry," I mumbled.

He faced me. "Look, Bella, you're thirty minutes late! Carlisle's going to kill you! For the past month, you've been tardy a lot of times. If you keep this up, he might kick you out!" he snapped.

"Well, what about that girl? Were you trying to trick her into hacking the government's main computer system? Or were you just flirting with her for the fun of it?" I shot back.

He flinched. He shot me a stony glare, then the rest of the trip was in silence.

Finally, we arrived in the high school's parking lot. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention- I'm taking college already. Genius, remember?

Edward suddenly groaned.

I saw Rosalie rolling on the ground with another girl. Jasper charged another guy. Emmett was delivering a punch to someone, and Alice? Well, since she was always one with the universe, she was standing in the middle, trying to keep the peace.

In short, there was a huge fight.

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"I am very disappointed in you," Carlisle said, looking at each one of us. "Now, if I may, what was the fight about?"

"Um, it was about me," Jasper admitted. "Some guy made fun of my Texan accent. I threw the first punch."

He nodded. "How did the others get involved in this?"

"We helped when too many people ganged up on Jasper," Emmett replied.

"I see. Now, I was told Alice wasn't involved in this?"

"Of course," she smiled. "I don't believe in violence." She patted her heart. "I believe in peace."

Carlisle stood up and slammed his fist down the table. "I don't find anything funny -or peaceful- about this. You've all lost free time privileges for two weeks. Don't you dare violate that, for if you do, you're going to juvie hall where you belong. You are dismissed."

We stood up, and shuffled quietly into our rooms.

I saw a small bag on my bed. I opened it- only to see the world's teeniest shorts.

I remembered Edward's comment about my clothes.

Gah! Did he get this for me?

"You should have bought something bigger," Alice said.

"I know," I muttered.

Alice took her shirt off and place some stuff on her ribs. "It's bruised," she told me.

"Hey, can we come in?" Emmett asked, along with Jasper.

"Sure," Alice answered, not caring she as just in her sports bra.

Jasper sat on the floor comfortably. Emmett pushed off Rosalie's feet and sat next to her. He peeled a banana and started eating it. There we were, one big, happy family.

Now if only Edward was here…

I shook my head.

"Alice, I can't believe you said "I don't believe in violence'," Jasper quoted. "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing!" she defended herself. "We all need to live in harmony. We should not promote violence."

Emmett threw the banana peel at her. "No way dude! We need to get physical! How else can we defend ourselves? There's nothing wrong with standing up for yourself!"

"If that is how you feel, then I thank you for verbalizing it," she said peacefully. "Harmony should live in your soul."

I heard a snort. We all looked at Rosalie. It was obvious she was trying to hold back her giggles, as her shoulder rocked.

We all started laughing. Finally, she couldn't hold it in, and she started laughing, rolling around the floor. Mascara dripped down her cheeks a she laughed. It didn't help that Emmett was tickling her feet.

Soon, we were all hysterical. Tears were already running down my face.

A clearing throat stopped our laughter. "You're all having too much fun for people who just got grounded," Edward said.

"Loser," Alice stuck her tongue out and threw the banana peel to him.

"You little squirt!" he grinned as he tackled her to my bed.

I tried to move out of the way, but I got pinned to my headboard.

"You win!" Alice squealed.

Edward let her go. He faced me, and my throat run dry, remembering our 'fight' a while ago.

"Carlisle wants to talk to you," he told me.

I nodded, stood up and went out the room, instantly missing my other team mates.

I followed Edward into the elevator. He punched some codes, and then we were in.

I swallowed.

We were alone.

In an enclosed space.

I need a mango lollipop.

"Did you get the shorts?" he asked me.

I gulped. "Uh, yeah. They're too small, though."

He shrugged. "The receipt's in the bag. You can exchange it."

"Thanks," I said, as the doors opened.

"Yeah."

We entered a room. Carlisle looked up.

"Ah, Bella. Sit."

I did.

"Now, I've been monitoring you closely. You've proved to be adept at your cover. I'm impressed. However, tardiness is an issue with you. You better do something about that. Now, it's time to move on to your next step in training. Follow me." He stood up.

He reached a metal door. "You're granted access to this room. You're to spend one hour here each day with Seth. He's our computer specialist." He pointed to the control panel. "Type your code here. You may change it, but tell me. Don't tell anyone else your password. Not even Seth."

I nodded. He typed something in, and the door opened.

I sucked a breath in.

Computers lined the wall, along with other gadgets.

"Yo! I heard voices!" A tall, gangly teen walked to us. "I'm Seth. Believe it or not, I'm almost in my thirties."

Whoa.

He looked like he was still nineteen.

"Bella?" he asked me. I nodded. "Boyohboyohboy. I can't wait! What time are you gonna come back?"

"About eight, I guess."

"Can't wait!" he smiled. "Don't forget to bring the caffeine!"

Carlisle shook his head as we went out. "Seth never sleeps. He runs of caffeine. If not for me and Edward, he'd never leave that cave of his." I laughed.

Edward suddenly appeared. "So did you like Seth?"

"Yep," I smiled.

Carlisle cleared his throat. "Now, if I may. Bella, I called you down here to meet Seth. But that's not the main reason why I called the both of you." He paused and faced me. "Bella, in one month, you will go on your first mission together with Edward. He'll be your partner."

Ooh... :) Two more chapters and the actual mission begins! Next chapter... modelling classes!

Answer to last chapter's question: Yes, it is possible, as long as the other half is also guys. :D No one got it right.

This chapter's "question":

This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! But it is highly unusual, though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!

Can you find out what it is? Remember if you do, you will get a longer preview! :)

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Jen