Nightmares- an Alex Rider fic

Disclaimer:I don't own Alex Rider

3:30 am Monday 9th June 2008

Tonight is the fifth night in a row that Alex has woken up screaming in terror and this is the fifth night that I did nothing to help him. Why you may ask. Because I'm too damn afraid that's why. I've known Alex half his life and I've never seen him scared. What changed? Ever since he's been going on these missions for THEM he's changed to quickly for me to keep up. Suddenly he is listless and moody, he can't play on the football team any more because he's missed too many practises and he has too spend every weekend stuck upstairs in his room catching up on all the homework he's missed. It's not fair; how can they do this to him? He's only 14 and yet they can send anywhere they want with one phone call. But the thing that really gets me is that doesn't seem to care any more. He just goes where they tell him to go and does what they say. The spark has left his eyes, the spring has left his step and now he has dark rings around his eyes from lack of sleep from these nightmares. Well I may not be able to stop them coming but can sure as hell help them go away. I'm going to go and comfort him and try to explain to him why I've been so off these last couple of days. Good night, morning, oh whatever diary.

P.S. I went to him and comforted him and he went back to sleep smiling. He's such a sweet kid he totally forgave me for being weird and then he even started apologising for waking me up! I suggested that he take tomorrow off school to catch up on his sleep but he said no he'd rather not miss any more of his education. If he gets much cuter I may have to strangle him. Just kidding! Anyway really must go to sleep now so night.

A.N. So what do you think? Sorry if this has already been way overdone I just felt like writing a little drabble thing. R&R please although presumably the first r is kinda redundant now huh. Anyway enjoy the day you're having and be happy. (Oh yeah I drank way too much fizzy orange stuff before I wrote this so sorry!) P.S. As per Jusmine's suggestion I have changed some phrasing in this story. Thank you Jusmine it does read better now. :D