A/N: This my first story and I just turned 13 not too long ago so if there is anything you think is wrong with it please review nicely? Pretty please?
Disclaimer: I do not own Alex Rider or any of the characters from the books. It all rightfully belongs to Anthony Horowitz. I only own my OC, Catrina Howell who will be appearing in later chapters.
Chapter 1: A new and old life
Somewhere in Liverpool…
In the house of one Benjamin Daniels, more commonly known as Ben, one Alex Rider was rudely woken up from his slumber by said person.
"Rise and shine sleepyhead! The day isn't getting any younger," Ben said cheerfully. Apparently, he was a morning person. Alex groaned, "I'm awake! I'm awake! How can you be so cheerful at," he glanced at his clock, "7 in the morning?" Obviously, he was NOT a morning person. "Just get up, get dressed and let's have breakfast before the food gets cold or I faint from hunger." With that, he put a hand to his forehead and feinted fainting. Alex laughed, "Alright, now if you would just get out so I can get dressed? Or do you swing that way?" "Ew, no! I'll meet you at the dining table." Alex laughed again. It was so easy to get him out of the room.
After he got dressed, he went down and found Ben already tucking into his breakfast. "Hey! I thought you were waiting for me" he said indignantly. "Too bad, I was starving" Ben replied. As he sat down to eat his breakfast, his eye caught the date on the calendar. February 13. With a start, he realized it was his birthday. He was 16 now, his first birthday after Ben took him in and became his guardian. He could still remember vividly how lonely it felt in the house in Chelsea after Jack's death. When Ben had found out that he lived alone there he had offered to let him live with him. At first, he had declined but after they spent more time together, Alex saw Ben as an older brother he never had. After months of contemplating, he finally decided to take him up on his offer of living with him. Now, everything in the house in Chelsea was left to collect dust.
Thinking about Jack's death made him lose his appetite. After a few mouthfuls of food, he announced that he was done. As he was washing up, Ben's phone rang. He answered the phone and went out to the living room. From the kitchen, he could only hear Ben's reply, "We'll be right there Mrs Jones. We'll take the Tube." That last comment made Alex smile. Ben was obviously learning from him. "What does Mrs Jones want from us?" he asked Ben after he hung up. "I don't know but the sooner we get to the Royal and General, the sooner we get some answers."
A/N: Virtual cookies to anyone who can guess who my OC's father is.
