A/N: Hey people! So not many people reviewed, even though I had quite a few views and all :( But whatever. I don't have much to say at the moment, but I had time, so I thought, why not?

Disclaimer: Do I look like a 60-year old man to you? Oh, you can't see me. Well, I'm not, so I don't own anything you recognize

"So, Wolf. How have you been doing? Did you ever really get over the kick up your arse up in Brecon Beacons? Been anywhere? Seen anyone? Is the whole unit on rest…?" Alex gabbled happily, trying to diffuse the tension between them, which a knife wouldn't have cut through, it was so thick. Wolf sighed and tried to concentrate harder on the book he was reading. They were on the train, which had departed from London an hour ago. Come on, Wolf. Only two hours to Birmingham. Alex, after getting over the initial disappointment that they weren't staying in London, took on the responsibility of keeping the conversation alive. Seeing as she was travelling with Wolf, this job was unfruitful. Wolf sighed again, clocking the stares he was attracting from the children on the seats opposite. "Cub, shut up. I have a killer migraine, an injured leg and, if I were you, I would keep my guard up for a kick in the balls. Oh, wait, that's right, you don't have any!" Alex dutifully kept quiet, knowing that a kick anywhere by Wolf would see her through with a beautiful number of bruises.

Finally, the pair arrived at New Street Station. As soon as they arrived inside, Wolf shoved Alex's suitcases at her, making her stumble backwards, slightly. "Don't move, Cub. Stay here and phone this number for a cab. Ask for one to Wellington Road. Meanwhile, I need a wee and a tic-tac." He passed a business card to Alex and stormily made his way to the gents. Twenty minutes later, they were in the cab and on their way to Wolf's house. Alex was thoroughly tired, blaming it on jet lag. She leaned her head against the cool, calming glass, promptly falling asleep. Wolf glanced at her, unsympathetically. At least when she was a boy, she had more stamina. He stared along the road until his house came into his sight. " Cub? Get up. We're here." After paying the driver his fees, grumbling about daylight robbery, Wolf led the way to his house, Alex following with her many bags.

Upon entering Wolf's house, Alex noticed that it was very clean and very quiet. She would have expected nothing less of the guy, who most probably had OCD, standing in front of her. However, she didn't expect the sheer amount of… personality the rooms held. Wolf was a cold, distant person. The only emotions he ever showed were anger, annoyance and… anger! Yet the walls were covered in pictures of family, friends, and mostly of K-Unit: at Brecon Beacons, in Wolf's house, in fatigues, in casual clothes. There was one that caught Alex's eyes the most, because there was an extra someone in the background. A small, slight boy, staring at his teammates with an expression of awe mixed with distaste. The other four men were sitting in a cabin, looking angry and fed-up. Alex smiled. The little boy in the corner was her. But why had Wolf kept this picture? His unit looked sour and it included one person who he apparently hated the most in the world. Did it serve as some kind of reminder, or something? Alex's train of thought was interrupted by the call of her name. "Cu-, um, Alex? Come into the kitchen." Alex went into the kitchen, her eyes on Wolf. "Did you want something to eat? Or I could, um, find a movie for you to watch, although they might not be particularly age appropriate…" Alex rolled her eyes. "Wolf, please don't try to be understanding. The whole furious robot thing suits you more. If it's alright with you, I'd rather be shown my room and go to sleep." Wolf looked at her uncertainly. Then he led her upstairs and stood outside a room. "See that, Cub? That is my room and next door is my office. If you value your life, you will never go into either of them. Understand?" She mutely nodded. "Good. Now here," he said, opening another door, "is your room. I used to use it for storage but I've moved everything into the attic. Do what you want with it, as long as you keep it clean." With that, he went out. Alex heard him ring someone on his phone. "Hello? You have got to come here, bring everyone with you. I just can't fucking deal with this…" Alex rolled her eyes again and surveyed the room. It was unlike all the other rooms, with no character, but this was fine with her. It wasn't as if she wanted to be here. She yawned and climbed into the bed. She wouldn't sleep; she would just rest a little bit…

Alex sluggishly opened her eyes, taking in her surroundings with a huge yawn. Then she heard it. A snigger, however faint. She looked over to the end of the bed and shrieked: a man was sitting there, watching her, in the dark! "What the fuck? Why are you sitting here, watching me sleep? Who are you, Edward freaking Cullen?" she yelled. The man turned on the lights and smiled wryly. "Actually, I'm Matthew freaking Cullen. Although you know me as Eagle. Wolf told me to come and wake you up because dinners ready." He stood and watched appraisingly as Alex got out of bed and stretched. "What?" she glared, as she noticed the man was surveying her still. She led the way downstairs, Eagle in tow.

As she walked into the living room, she saw Wolf and three other men staring at her: Ben Daniels, Snake and another, unfamiliar man. "Cub!" said Ben, "Good to see you again. Although you've changed quite a bit since Australia…" he trailed off with a raised eyebrow. Alex smiled at him, then turned to Snake and the new guy. "Hi! Before you start with the whole, "Oh my God! Cub's a girl!" thing, I'll introduce myself. My name's Alex Rider, 17, I am in fact a girl, and I'm going to live with Wolf for God knows how long. I used to live in America, and London before that, and yes, I do know Ben. Nice to meet you again, Snake, and hello to the new guy!" With that, she sat down and glared at Wolf. "Wow," murmured Eagle, "She's capable, feisty and nice-looking too!" Alex switched her killer glare to him. "Right. Thank you, Alex, for that lovely introduction. The "new guy" is Lynx, he came to K-Unit to replace Fox, who went over to MI6".

"I still don't know how they got him to the dark side. I think they had cookies," interrupted Eagle.

"Yes, I'm sure they used cookies, Eagle. Um, I haven't actually made dinner, so we're having takeaway. OK?" Wolf said.

"Thank God," whispered Ben into Alex's ear, "Snake got food poisoning last time Wolf tried to cook." And that was it. Dinner was decided for Alex, whether she liked it or not. Just like her life. She sighed as the SAS troops argued over Chinese or Indian. Get used to it, Alex. This is your new life.

So there we have it, chapter 2! Few questions:

1. What do you think about changing the appearance of Alex? Only, I've always thought of her/him a bit like Effy Stonem in Skins, sarky etc. It might give me a better idea of her character and all.

2. Should she and Eagle have a relationship? Strange couple, I know, but...

Please review and answer these questions, and feel free to give me pointers!

Ta ra from your favourite banana x