Pavel Chekov was in a situation. It was a particularly difficult situation, and he had no idea how he was going to get out of it. From outside the closet doors, he heard the sound of footsteps, and he placed a hand over his mouth to soften his breathing.
The footsteps grew louder, and he closed his eyes, expecting the door to slam open. The person on the other side stopped, and he heard a hand go to the doorknob.
But then another door slammed open, and the hand left. He let a short breath out as the footsteps patted away.
He waited another few minutes until he finally risked standing up. The floorboards beneath him creaked and he flinched, expecting an immediate reprimand. When nothing happened again, he opened the closet doors, and stepped out.
The room in the cabin was plain in every since of the word. The bed was plain, the walls, the... everything. It was made for vacationers who wanted to make something out of it. His feet clad in socks, Pavel made his way to the window, and gazed out.
His eyes immediately caught sight of his best friend, Hikaru Sulu, speaking to their friend Jim Kirk.
It was spring break, and the three, plus a few other cadets had decided to rent a cabin in the woods to spend time getting to know each other, and enjoying nature. Right now, they were in the middle of quite possibly the most intense game of hide and seek ever.
After three rounds of fifteen year old Pavel Chekov coming in first place, the others were beginning to get antsy to beat him.
Jim's eyes left Sulu, and he found himself staring at the teenager they were discussing. The two stared at each other before the young Russian ran from the window. "Sulu! He's inside!" Jim yelled, and they ran back up the steps into the room they'd just deemed empty.
Pavel was nowhere to be found in the room, or even the cabin. He'd just completely disappeared once again. "We're approaching this the wrong way." Sulu said, crossing his arms. Jim sat down on the plain bed, his own arms crossed.
"Then how should we go about winning? Keep in mind we've already found Scotty and Bones."
The two began to pace as they anticipated what their next move would be. The teen had completely dominated the others when it came to hiding, his small frame making it easy for him to slide into barely accessable spaces.
"We need to lure him out..." Sulu mumbled, and Jim smiled as he came up with an idea.
They discussed it in depth, creating the perfect way to find the Russian. Little did they know, hidden in the vent right above their heads, Pavel Chekov was hearing everything. He grinned, coming up with a plan to mess with his friends even more.