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Scars

"Alex, come on! We're going to be late!" This was Tom, Alex's best and only friend. Today the sixteen-year-olds were starting a new unit in P.E. The gym teachers said it was going to be a surprise. Tom was hyped but Alex was nervous. Alex was just arriving back after another mission; he had spent two weeks in the hospital thanks to another bullet wound. This was his third since he was fourteen. It seemed like forever ago that Alex was recruited into MI6. Although outside he only aged two years inside he aged at least twenty. He had seen things no one would ever want to see and felt things people had nightmares about. He had been tortured more times than he could count, been shot at more times then there are planets in this solar system and killed more than once.

"Okay I'm hurrying. " Alex rushed to keep up with his overly eager pal. First through sixth hour passed in a blur. All too soon it was time for P.E. When they entered the gym teachers were all smiles. Uh oh that cannot be good.

"Today, class we will start our swimming unit. I trust all of you got your swimsuits at the beginning of the year and they are in your gym locker." There were several nods through the crowd.

"Ok go get changed and meet back here. When you get back I will be introducing our guest teachers." Alex got dressed hidden behind the lockers. He pulled on his school trunks and then a t-shirt to cover his chest. Then he headed out to the swimming area with the rest of the boys who were looking forward to the girls being there. Unfortunately for them the school had issued a one piece.

"Class this is one your guest teachers, you can call him Mr. Williams." 'Mr. Williams' turned around and Alex almost gasped out loud as it was he only whispered one word.

"Snake?"

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Tom turned to look at Alex

"No way! You don't mean Snake as in SAS camp Snake do you?" Alex just nodded.

"Wait, he said guest teachers' right?"

"Yeah, why?" Just then a man came bursting through the doors and Alex dropped his head into his hands.

"This man is Mr. Smith." 'Mr. Smith' was rushed looking but he also looked like he was having the time of his life.

"These men are from the SAS I suggest you stay on their good side." Everyone started muttering.

"Why are the SAS teaching us to swim?" Said a petite girl named Miranda.

"Some great idea your headmaster had." The gym teachers looked like they were going to enjoy watching them get tortured.

"Now line up." Snake commanded. The children scrambled to do as the soldier told. Snake walked down the line and as he got to Alex he told him to take his shirt off.

"Kid, wearing a shirt will just slow you down in the water so take it off." Alex looked nervous but did as he was told. Upon removing his shirt he heard his classmates start talking again and Snake draw in a breath.

"What's your name?"

"Alex Rider" replied said boy.

"Well Alex Rider will you mind telling me why you have three bullet wounds. One which is still quite fresh from the looks of it. How the heck did you manage to get yourself shot in the heart, shoulder and stomach all at different times?"
"I can't tell you that."

"I think you can."

"Hey Snake, you know why this boy looks familiar? He's cub!" Eagle had finally joined the conversation. Eagle ran over and squashed him in a hug.

"Cub, where have you been? It's good to see you again." By now Alex was blushing rather profusely. He wasn't use to having everyone stare at him while his secret got out. Snake decided this was not the best place to talk.

"Sorry got to go. We'll be here tomorrow." With that Eagle grabbed Alex by the arm and followed Snake by running out the door.

"WHERE THE HECK ARE WE GOING?" Alex yelled while still being towed at a million miles an hour.

"Shhh Cub, no yelling in the hallways."

"I don't even have a shirt on." Alex said "It's not like you can take me anywhere, seeing as I'm half naked and covered in scars." This stopped Eagle. He looked at Alex curiously. Alex tried to make a break for it. He wasn't going to be towed around town with this buffoon. But unfortunately for Alex the big SAS man was faster. He grabbed Alex and slung him over his shoulder.

"What the heck are you doing?"

"Making sure you don't resist." Said Eagle with an evil smile, they walked out to a car with Alex red in the face from a mixture of embarrassment and anger. They set him down in the back and were on their merry way.

"Where are you taking me?"

"My house," Said Snake.

"Why your house?"

"You need to be checked out by a medic."

"Plus Cub, we can play games and eat candy."

"At Snake's house?"

"Yeah, didn't you know? Snake has an adopted sixteen year old and a five year old."

"Oh,"

"Okay we're here," They had arrived at Snakes house. It was a normal looking house not one in which you would say 'I think a deadly soldier lives here.' They went inside and Snake made Alex sit on the couch, there he looked at Alex's chest. He saw all the burns and mutilated flesh on his back and winced.

"What happened here?"

"I played with fire on one of my missions"

"Oh" was the only response. Snake looked at the bullet wounds and tsked

"Who gave you these?"

"Classified," Snake looked angry. But he tried to contain it.

"This one looks nasty, what are you doing back at school so soon? I say this can't be more than three weeks old."

"Two," Alex said

"WHAT?" Now Snake looked furious "Who sent you back to school? I want to have a word with them."

"Good luck"