Stepping into bedroom Alex landed onto his bed and pressed the cold pack back onto his face. Lying on his back he looked at the ceiling, it had intricate little swirls draw onto it almost like the sea. He let his face relax into a smile, as a child he used to lie here while his uncle was away watching the ceiling. He would imagine boats, and pirates and the massive sea monsters.
"ah ha milarties!" The big black pirate yelled, "I spy a ship of girls!" The other pirates yelled.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" They screamed in unison. The two deadly ships spied each other and fired, cannonball's filled the air. Each was battered, they were sinking together. Then a small blonde sea monster sat in-between crying that he couldn't save them. Crying he sank to the bottom. But a blonde mermaid came along and sang to him, made the monster feel happy cared for.
He opened his eyes; the mermaid had never been in his imagination before. But her voice had made him think of somebody. He sighed; between MI6 and this flat he would never have anyone make him feel loved. He mentally shook himself again, agents did not mourn girls. They got on with life, killed some badies. A knock at the door pulled me back, he clambered up and went to our front door. Opening it showed a pretty girl holding a package, she was a head shorter than him and was eyeing the bruise on his cheek with interest. She held the brown box out and not meeting my eyes said,
"It was left at our door. How'd you get that?"
"Thanks," He pulled the package out of her grip and put it down behind our door. Facing her again she muttered,
"In a fight?"
"Of sorts…" he mumbled back.
"Oh!" She gasped, he had caught her interest, "Did you win?" Her eyes were bright and looking straight at him.
He thought back to it, he had won but only cause they were killed. "Yes but…."
"Oh wow!" She exclaimed, she stared at him for a moment and then said hurriedly, "And Mum says you need to come over for dinner again." She backed away grinning at him. He nodded,
"Okay, bye."
"Bye bye." She giggled and walked off. he pushed the door closed.
This was terrible, he thought, Jack wasn't back till 5 and I'm already bored. Landing back onto him bed he thought of sleep, switching the lights off he closed my eyes. Letting his throbbing cheek rest. The box lay forgotten next to the door, which was locked.
Alex's mind was blank as he lay asleep. No nightmares for once. But as the black figure appeared at the door he did turn over. A simple grey letter fell through the letter box, the name 'Royal and General Bank' were clearly displayed on it. Outside the door the figure peered through the door, but nothing happened and they turned away. Another figure had appeared though the second one pulled a gun on the first as the first ducked and also pulled a gun. The first shot at the second who stepped to the side and shot at the first hitting him in the stomach. The first ran up the stairs, avoiding shots from the second and shoved a letter though Alex's door too. Falling to the floor he pressed a hand to his bleeding stomach and crawled to the stairs. The second, who was two steps down, sent a single shot though the first's head. Picking the first up the second walked away and dropped a bottle of Ribena on the floor.
Alex still slept.
His laptop turned on and an email came up from Royal and General Bank. It didn't open, but Alex still slept.
Outside two black cars were shooting at each other and as one backed away a body flopped around in the back. It screeched away down the road, a shower of bullets following it.
Alex still slept.
A woman picked her way up the stairs, avoiding the patches of red littering it. Picking up a single silver disk she sniffed it and sighed. Lifting her heavy bag over the biggest blob of red she put it down next to Alex's door. Pulling out a key she opened the door into the package. Throwing herself against the door it pushed the package and she was able to drag the bag though.
"Alex, I'm home!" She yelled. No response. She could see the light out in his room, her breath quickening she ran inside his room. His dirty blonde hair was across his face and his chest was rising and falling slowly. Asleep. Jack smiled and closed the door again instead looking at the packages, two were R&G she kicked them aside, another seemed blank until she saw a tiny scorpian tattoo in the corner. Jack dropped the letter screaming, a bang from behind her told her Alex was out of bed again. He appeared next to her, a pistol in his hand. Jack stopped screaming and turned to look at him. He was looking at the snake letter, he picked it up, placing his gun in his back pocket. Ripping it open it had one line of writing on it, Jack looked at it for a second and then at Alex. His dark eyes were narrowed in concentration.
UPI,NRYYRT,NR,DVSTRF.*
Then suddenly they opened in understanding. Alex sighed and shoved it into his back pocket. Casting a glance at Jack he smiled,
"Are they Royal and General by any chance?"
"Yes, and please don't tell me the Ribena outside is yours."
"Oh jack! I have been good all weekend and not left the house. As you asked."
"Well who..."
"I'm guessing these two," Alex held up the two letters, "Arrived at the same time."
"AND HAD GUNS!?"
"Jack, I have a gun 24/7, you need to in my life. Cause you can't call it a job."
"Don't tell me school..."
"Nope, they have no idea. Its in my inside pocket Jack!"
"You still going to school tomorrow?"
"Sure, I like a nice normal life. Might as well take the opportunities."
"And please, I ask you, don't spill any 'Ribena'."
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Hey guys, how do you like it? I Felt like writing this one too as a slightly more grown up version of 'Living Dangerous'...
*This is actually a solvable code and will be used later on. (My tip is qwerty=wertyu) :) It shouldn't be too hard but just DM if you are really not getting it. I tested it on my little brother (11) and it took him 15 min. And no offence to him, he isn't the sharpest pencil in the box!Also if you don't like predictable plots then concentrate on the main one cause sub-plots one could be SO predictable but cute!
Loving you all
George xx