Takes place after the Encanto has been rebuilt.

Luisa edged along the upper level of the encanto, eyes darted from left to right as she tried to catch a glimpse of any of her family members.

She had a feeling like a belt across her chest as she tried to keep her breathing level. While doing this she berated herself, it was a simple game of Hide And Seek, for goodness sake, nothing to worry about! The only reason she was seeking in the first place was because there were limited places for a women of her generous proportions to hide - unless she emptied an aguardarropa* or something. [And the clothes everywhere would be a dead giveaway to everyone]

She heard giggling and stopped dead, straining her ears to identify it. A second voice shushed the first, which just caused the first to giggle even more. Luisa smiled as she recognised Antonio and Mirabel's voices.

"¡Antonio, nos escuchará!*" She heard Mirabel hiss.

Smiling Luisa headed over to a pair of massive plant pots which her family members were hidden behind. With something of a flourish she lifted them both up [one in each hand] and smiled at her sister and youngest cousin. "¡Te encontré!*" She declared.

Mirabel rolled her eyes and said, mock-annoyedly to Antonio. "I told you to be quiet!"

Antonio giggled and shrugged.

"Come on." Luisa said, picking Antonio up and putting him on her shoulders. "Let's find the others."

By 'the others' she meant Camillo and Mariano. Mariano having been guilted into playing with them by Antonio's puppy dog eyes.

"Camillo will probably be in plain sight." Luisa said, thoughtfully, wishing the tight feeling in her chest would go away. "As for Mariano he's quite tall. Maybe a wardrobe or something?"

Mirabel nodded and Antonio giggled.

They searched for another fifteen minutes before a soft. "Hey." Caught there attention and they saw Tío Bruno walking towards them. Despite having lived with them for over a year now, he was still quite jittery and didn't seem to like making direct eye contact. Pepa and Julieta had assured them this behaviour was normal for him. "Are you looking for Mariano?"

The children nodded.

Bruno nodded then "The pictures crooked." He said, randomly, before gliding past them.

Luisa stared after him in confusion, wondering [not for the first time] if there was a possibility he was on the Autistic Spectrum. There was a silence then Mirabel suddenly grabbed her sisters arm and said, excitedly. "The tunnels!" And she ran of at the speed of light, Luisa following her.

They made it to the picture that Bruno was talking about, the one that allowed the easiest access to the tunnels. Mirabel lifted Antonio up so he could push the picture aside and a crumpled and slightly dusty Mariano grinned at them. "Ah, you found me!" He said, in mock outrage.

Antonio giggled and patiently waited for Mariano to un-curl himself before hugging him.

"Who's left?" Mariano asked, clapping his hands together.

"Camilo."

Mariano gave an grin and said, mysteriously. "Oh, I think I know where he is. Follow me!" And he led them all back down the stairs, passing Alma as they did so.

"Last I saw him he was in here." Mariano explained, as he guided them into the kitchen. He stopped dead, Luisa was temporarily confused before she saw exactly what had made him stop.

Dolores and Mariano were in the kitchen, having just been in the middle of having a laugh.

Luisa rolled her eyes and pushed the other Marianio's shoulders. "Te encontré*." She said, flatly.

The other Mariano shrugged and turned back into Camilo. "Worth a shot." He said, grinning widely. "And YOU-" He pointed at Mariano accusingly. "Were meant to be playing with us!"

"I was." Mariano agreed. "But then Dolores asked me for some help. Sorry - maybe next time though?"

Camilo rolled his eyes. "I'll hold you to that." He said, warningly.

*Wardrobe

*Antonio, she'll hear us!

*I found you!

*Found you