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Save The World, Lose The Guy – Created by Deadly Monkey With A Flame (a combination of the writers "Deadly Flame" and "Monkey with a pen."

Chapter 1 - One supposedly normal day

Alex Rider walked out of school with his best friend, Tom Harris. He was so excited to be out of school for the summer. Alex unbuttoned the top two buttons of his white shirt and loosened the scarlet tie around his neck. He unchained his bicycle from the bicycle shed behind the school and pedalled home with Tom.

"There's a football match later at the school. I'm playing. Do you want to?" Tom asked.

"Sure. Who are we playing?"

"The girls' team."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah. They think they can beat us. They said that they have a new girl who's pretty incredible."

Alex laughed. When he was nearing his house, he passed a house where a brown-haired girl was practicing bouncing a football on her toes and knees in the front yard. The girl looked up and caught Alex's gaze. She smiled at him and went back to practicing. Alex nearly lost his balance on his bike.

"Who's that?" Tom asked.

Alex shrugged. "I don't know. I've never seen her before."

"She's hot."

Alex smiled and shook his head. Five minutes later, he arrived home and hopped off his bike. He waved to Tom who continued pedalling down the road. Alex went into his house and dropped his backpack in the living room.

"Hey, Jack," Alex called.

"Hi, Alex. How was your last day?"

"It was good. I'm going to play football with Tom and the other guys later."

"Great. There's a letter for you. It's on the coffee table."

Alex picked up the envelope and tore it open. He unfolded the letter and skimmed over it. He frowned. It was from John Crawley. He worked for the Royal and General Bank, which was just a cover for MI6.

"I have to go see Mr. Crawley," Alex told Jack Starbright as she walked into the living room.

"Why?"

Alex shrugged. "They probably have another mission for me."

Jack sighed. "Why won't they leave you alone? Oh well, come on. I'll drive you."

"It's okay, Jack. Don't worry about it. I'll take the tube." Alex walked out of his house to the train station and boarded the next train to Liverpool Street. Once he arrived, he entered the Royal and General Bank.

"Mr. Crawley wanted to see me," Alex told the receptionist.

Just then, Mr. Crawley walked into the lobby. "Hello, Alex. Please come with me. Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones are waiting in the conference room."

When Alex stepped into the conference room, Alan Blunt and Tulip Jones sat side by side at the oblong table. There was a girl about Alex's age standing in the corner with her back against the wall. She was slouching a bit and had her hands dug into her pockets. One word came to Alex's mind: sexy.

"This is Georgina Thomas," Mrs. Jones said.

Georgina looked up, and her dazzling emerald green eyes transfixed on Alex. She was beautiful with dark blonde hair that was naturally highlighted with blonde streaks that shone in the light. She smiled at Alex, and he felt his knees go weak. Georgina had to be one of the most beautiful girls he had ever seen. As Alex watched, she stood up straight. She was shorter then he was, standing just above his shoulders. Georgina was slim and wearing a dark purple top that clung to her well-defined body.

"Um…hi, Georgina," Alex said, offering his hand to the girl; she smiled again and shook it, her hand fitting perfectly into his.

"Hey, Alex, nice to meet you, and call me George, please."

"Well, now that introductions have been made, down to business," Mr. Blunt said in his usual bored tone. "Alex, Georgina is your new partner."

"Partner?" Alex questioned.

"Well, weren't you the one storming into my office last month, ranting about how much you hated working alone?"

"Yeah, I guess so."

"Good. You scared me there for a moment. I thought I was having a senior moment."

Alex raised his eyebrow. Was Mr. Blunt trying to be funny? If so, it wasn't working.

"Anyway," Mrs. Jones cut in. "I've already spoken to Jack about Georgina staying with you for a while."

"She's going to be living in my house?"

"You need to get to know each other."

Alex blushed, but felt happy. This day could only get better. It was the last day of school for one. Then he had seen two hot girls within half an hour, and one of them was going to live with him for a while. For the first time in his life, he felt like James Bond.

Alex sat down on the grass and stretched his legs. He smiled to himself. It felt nice to be a normal kid.

"I wonder if I can get some phone numbers," Tom mused.

Alex ignored him. He scanned the crowd of girls for that brunette he had seen on the way home. He was hoping that she was the new girl Tom had mentioned. A few minutes later, the team captains walked out of the field and shook hands. The players huddled around their captains.

"Alright," Oliver, the team captain, said. "I don't care who covers who, but Rider gets the new girl."

"Why Rider?" Michael complained.

"He's the best player we have. We're not losing to the girls' team."

"I thought this was just for fun," Tom said.

"Yeah, but I made a deal with Amy. If we lose, I have to take her out on a date."

The boys cracked up.

"I think I want to lose on purpose," Alex laughed.

"I'll kick you off the team, Rider."

The players took their positions on the field. The "referee" flipped a coin – boys had possession of the ball first. The "referee" blew the whistle and the match began. Oliver passed the ball to Alex. Alex passed to Tom. Tom passed to Jared. Jared back to Oliver. Oliver back to Alex again. Alex trapped the ball and went for the goal. His shot was blocked by the goalie. The goalie punted the ball down the field. A brunette girl jumped out above the crowd and trapped the ball on her thighs. She dribbled the ball down the field, passed it to a blonde girl and ran toward the goal. Alex recognized the give-and-go strategy. He also recognized the girl as the one he had seen on the way home. He caught up to her to block the pass. The next thing he knew, the ball was flying past him into the goal. The brunette stood beside him grinning. Alex was in disbelief. This new girl really was incredible.

"Nice shot," Alex said to her.

"Thanks," the girl said brightly in a distinct American accent.

"Did you just move here?"

"Yeah. I just transferred from New York."

"That's cool. Oh, by the way, I'm Alex. Alex Rider."

"Camryn Albright."

Suddenly, Alex saw George sitting on the bleachers watching the match. He smiled and waved to her. She smiled and waved back.

"Is that your girlfriend?" Camryn asked.

"Huh? No, just a friend."

"She's cute. You should ask her out." Camryn headed off down the field toward her team. Alex was left dumbfounded.

What the hell…? He thought.