Chapter 25:

Unshocking

"Son, that is enough" Carlisle told me sternly after 5 straight minutes of laughter.

I couldn't help it. What in the world happened when I was gone? I kept laughing but under control. My laugh soon turned into a chuckle as I got up. I looked at Emmet and Jasper and nearly started up again. Carlisle put a hand on my shoulder and shook his head. I held it in, laughing my head off internally.

"Carlisle, what happened?" I said in a restrained voice trying not to break out into more laughter.

"I don't know, can you please find out" he said worriedly.

He replayed when they ran into his office. I started laughing again and tried to concentrate to read their thoughts.

"They're replaying everything. They were playing War Man 3. Then suddenly, something hit Emmet. Every time they would shoot each other in the game, they would be shot with something so they concluded War Man 3 was haunted" I ended laughing again.

"Edward, it seems maybe our spy paid us another visit" Carlisle theorized.

I stopped laughing immediately. Of course!

"I think that might be true because I'm almost 100% certain I slammed into an invisible Nessie a couple minutes ago and she had people with her"

"Yes, maybe, they must still be upset but we must talk to them. This can't be the way to solve this problem" he said frowning slightly. "I've tried talking to them but they won't snap out of it" he said motioning to Emmet and Jasper. "I think their past being mortified and are just in shock"

"Oh, I totally got this" I said as I dragged Jasper to Alice's room.

Alice was trying to clean up the paint unsuccessfully. Jasper's eyes widened as he took in her pink room.

"Your military uniform was on the floor you know" I whispered to him.

"WHAT!!" he exclaimed snapping our of his shocked state.

He went in and frantically dug through the paint splattering Alice in the process.

"Jasper!" she yelled.

He froze immediately and turned to her.

'Holy!!! Freaking!!! Crap!!!' Jasper thought terrified.

Alice's eyes were pure fireballs.

"I . . . Alice . . . I'm sorry . . . I just . . . " he stuttered for words.

"Jazzy, come here for a second" she said in a 100% lethal voice.

'Edward help!! Anger is rolling off her like crazy. Help me.

"Um . . . Alice, honey, calm down" Jasper said in a soothing voice.

"Jazzy, don't tell me to calm down and come here" she said visibly getting angrier.

"Alice, honey, you really need to calm down. It's okay" he tried once more and I chuckled at his attempt that was sure to just get her more worked up.

"JASPER WHITLOCK HALE, GET OVER HERE!!!" she yelled going over the top.

Jasper whimpered but slowly walked toward her. Alice could be lethal with anyone, even Jasper. Suddenly, Alice had a vision and I ran out, horrified. Seconds later, there was a Thump! and a tearing of clothes. Thank god.

"I'm so sorry" I heard Jasper mumble.

I tuned out Jasper and Alice to save me from permanent scarring. I walked back to Carlisle's study. He lifted an eyebrow but I just shook my head as I grabbed Emmet and dragged him to Rosalie's room. I stopped outside listening to her thoughts.

'What should I wear? The yellow stripped shirt? No. . . . it doesn't go with my bra and then I'd have to wear white pants. Maybe . . .' she went on and on deciding what to wear.

Girls. It's not that hard to throw on a shirt and a pair of pants yet they turn it into an hour long ritual. My best guess was that she probably didn't really have anything on. I shook my head incredulously at what it took to unshock Emmet. Quickly, I opened the door and shoved Emmet in, my eyes closed. I closed the door quickly.

"Edw" she started to yell but was quickly interrupted by Emmet.

"Rose . . . that . . . I" and once again, there was a Thump! and I could hear a couple of things being smashed.

I shook my head and tuned out Alice, Jasper, Emmet and Rose. I walked into Carlisle's study, nodded, and left. I went straight to my room and locked the door. I grabbed one of my CDs and placed it into my stereo system. I didn't realize which one until Bella's lullaby came on as the first track. I groaned and threw myself on my bed. Bella. It was a copy of the CD I got her for her 18th birthday. Would she be in school tomorrow? Would she be angry? Did she still love me? So many questions and no answers.

I heard a faint Boom! in the distance. I went to my room just in time to see a blue flare shoot up. At first I wondered about the Masons/Swans. My thought went back to our capture the flag game. I quickly dismissed the thought. I'm being paranoid. I thought as I once again flopped down on the bed. I closed my eyes as the tracks continued. I distinctly heard a heartbeat a couple of minutes later. I looked thought my window and saw Nessie come out of the forest next to our house. What the? She had a vest on for some reason.

I ran down stairs and was quickly followed by everyone but Esme. I put a finger to my lips as I walked, motioning for them to wait. I came up behind her quietly.

"Nessie?" I asked as I placed a hand on her shoulder.

She gasped and whirled around in surprise shooting me with a ray of purple paint balls.

NPOV

"Okay, obviously you're ready. Now, you all know the rules. You may hit anybody anywhere but watch your shots. Will, Melinda, you guys may not keep up a constant shield and neither will I. I shall try not to read your thought but I shall still shield you mentally . . .incase" mom ended.

"Incase" we repeated, understanding.

"Okay" she said as she put a flare on the ground and set the timer to 30 seconds.

"We have 30 seconds until it shoots off. When it does, the game begins" she said but I was already running behind Will who ran off.

"Abandoners!" she called and I just laughed.

I felt a BOOM!! and I saw the blue flare shoot up into the sky. The game has begun. I followed behind Will closely. For some reason, survival or natural instincts or what not, I jumped up onto a tree and saw horrified as lightning penetrated where I had just stood seconds ago.

"Come out Nessie. I can hear your breaths and heart beat" Will said as he turned around slowly.

Horrified in a game type way, I let 20 paintballs loose all over Will's shirt. This got him flared up.

"Ness" but his complaint was cut short when a paintball landed in his throat.

He coughed for a few seconds before finally chocking it up. It was an accident. Sort of. I was aiming for his shirt but I lifted my arm to brush away a fly and positioned wrong so in my defense, it was the fly's fault. In Will's eyes . . .well . . . that's a different story.

"NESSIE!!!" he yelled.

I could hear the electricity crackling around him but I was already running, not bothering to turn around and look. I ran and ran and ran, not bothering to see if he was chasing me. At some point, I lost him. I climbed into a tree to do surveillance. I scout the tops of the trees but couldn't see anyone. Just as I landed, I was hit with paintballs in my back making me shoot forward.

I touched my back and then looked at my hand. It was orange . . . Sophie. I quickly hid under the leaves near me. Sophie walked up menacingly toward my hiding spot. I was about to shoot her when I was propelled up by water. I turned just as Melinda shot me with a couple of yellow paintballs. Sophie hit me in the back with orange paintballs. They teamed up on me!! I used the height to my advantage and twirled, avoiding Mel's and Sophie's shots and at the same time pelting her and Sophie. I jumped onto a branch just as the water died down.

I jumped from treetop to tree top, looking back cautiously each time. After I was 99.9% sure Sophie and Mel were not following me, I jumped down. I concentrated really hard as I tried to detect any nearby movement. Suddenly, my vision blurred. I rubbed my eyes viciously. When I opened them again, I saw everything closer. My contacts! I never took them out. They just deactivated. I zoomed out to regular vision.

I saw a red tint come up behind a couple of leaves about 20 yards away. Someone was using their ability. I think Alex was red. That means he's invisible. Oh, crap! I backed away quietly and slowly hoping he hadn't noticed me. I slowly put one foot behind the other, avoiding stepping on twigs or dead leaves. I kept walking losing account of time. Left, right, left, right I repeated as I backed away quietly. I didn't notice that I had left the forest and was in front of the Cullen's house. I was totally out of it. Survival ( really game) instincts taking over. I slowed, zooming in on the red tint. Yellow and orange were starting to show. Crap. Sophie can probably feel me and Mel will kill me. I backed up again but noticeably slower. I was so out of it, didn't even smell the Cullens behind me nor did I see their colors.

"Nessie?" someone asked as they placed a firm hand on my shoulder.

I gasped and whirled as I let loose as valley of purple paintballs on the surprised Edward Cullen behind me.