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James lead Alex back to their room silently, he watched the fourteen year old carefully as he opened the door, allowing Alex to follow him in.

"So this is our room" James said, pointing to the newly added bed in the corner. "That's your bed" He added.

Alex nodded. "Thanks" He muttered.

"Has your stuff been delivered?" James asked, looking around the room for a suitcase.

Alex shook his head. "I've got to go and pick it up from Zara in about half an hour or so" He replied bluntly.

The cherub agent raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you pack?" He asked.

Alex was silent for a moment, thinking about whether James needed to know or not. "MI6 didn't give me time to pack so they've got agents bringing the things I need" Alex replied eventually, studying the room carefully.

James shrugged and moved over to his desk. "I've got homework to do" He said simply, nodding to the pile of paper that was stacked on the table. "You can hang around here I guess"

Alex nodded silently and sat down on the bed, looking through the books that were scattered on James' floor, he picked one up and began flicking through the pages, having nothing better to do.

James began with his maths homework, quickly working out the equations easily and glancing at Alex.

"So" James said casually, Alex looked up and over at him with raised eyebrows. "Where did you learn to shoot?"

Alex looked back down at the book. "Classified" He replied.

James scowled in annoyance. "What isn't classified?" He asked.

Alex shrugged. "Not much"

"What's up with your eyes?" James asked.

Alex looked surprised for a second but it quickly passed. "For the mission" He said eventually. "They changed the colour and made them seem more like yours. Hiding emotions and stuff"

James nodded, continuing with his maths work. "Is it permanent?"

"No"

James waited a few seconds, waiting for Alex to elaborate. But he didn't. "How long does it stay like that?"

"I have eye drops" Alex replied.

"So just a few drops and its back to normal?" James asked.

Alex sighed and closed the book, looking at James when he realised that James was going to continue with the questions until he got some information worth knowing. "No. A few drops each night for about a week" Alex replied calmly. "Then its normal"

James opened his mouth to speak again but Alex cut him off. "James, I'm not here to be questioned" Alex said. "And especially not by you"

The CHERUB agent scowled at Alex. "Just trying to make friendly conversation" James said irritably.

Alex gave him a blank look. "I'm not here to make friends James. I'm here to do my job" Alex felt mean for sounding so blunt, but James had to know. "If your expecting to go into MI5 when your done here you need to know something. Your not there to make friends, your there to do you job to the best of your abilities because if you don't, people will die. You need to be able to follow orders without your emotions getting in the way because if you don't, you'll get caught, and if you get caught, you die. Its the real world, with real men, firing real guns. Friends are not a part of that. Its best to keep your job and your life separate or people will end up getting hurt" Alex told him in an impassive voice, sure he sounded mean and horrible. But if James didn't understand it, the people around him could get hurt. Alex thought about Tom and how he kept his work and his job completely separate, because Alex knew that if he didn't, Tom would get hurt.

James was staring at him with his mouth open as thought he were going to say something but didn't know what to say. Alex stood up and headed for the door. "I need to talk with Zara" He said as he retraced his steps and walked back to Zara's office quickly before James could reply.

Zara looked up as there was a brief knock at her office door. "Come in!" She called as the door opened silently.

Alex slipped into the room. "Has my stuff been brought up yet?" He asked.

Zara nodded over to a small duffel bag. "There" She said, watching as Alex moved over to grab it.

"Alex" She said.

The boy looked over at her. "Yes?" He asked politely.

"Take a seat" She told him, gesturing to the chair in front of her.

Alex nodded reluctantly and sat down in the wooden chair. "Yes?" He repeated.

"Alex. I want to know exactly what you do for MI6?" Zara told him but held up a hand as Alex was about to speak. "And I don't want to hear the word classified in any of your answers" She added firmly.

Alex was silent for a second. "I cant" He said eventually. "I signed the Official Secrets Act" He replied.

"Your fourteen Alex. I need to know what to expect from you" Zara replied. "How dangerous are your missions? Why are you working for MI6? Why am I not allowed your file?"

"Confidential" Alex said after a brief pause.

Zara scowled angrily at him, she was NOT going to be left in the dark about an agent on one of her own missions. "Alex. As the mission is being handled by CHERUB. I have a right to know about the agents working for me"

Alex held her gaze firmly. "If MI6 didn't give you my file. It means that I'm not allowed to tell you the information that is in it" Alex replied calmly.

Zara sighed and closed her eyes for a second. "Alex. What you said when you came in here. CHERUB agents stick together, none of them will be leaving you behind. You may be MI6's top agent but your fourteen years old and most of the agents on your mission are older than you. Although cherubs are trained to not underestimate their opponents, they will still see you as a fourteen year old and will treat you likewise. Our cherubs always look out for each other, especially younger agents and you will be no exception" Zara told him.

Alex was silent for a moment, mulling over what Zara had told him. "I'm not a CHERUB agent" Alex after a long pause. "I may be younger than they are but I am here for their protection and I will do my job" His voice was hard and impassive. "Your CHERUB agents are there to plant bugs in the house and to listen in on conversations that will give the authorities the information they need to make an arrest. I'm there to protect your agents and to investigate further into SCORPIA's plans. I do not work for you and if MI6 does not seem to think you need to know about me, you do not need to concern yourself with it" Alex stood up, lifting his duffel bag over his shoulder. "If you would excuse me Ms Asker, I'll go back to my room" He added politely, slipping out of the room smoothly, leaving Zara to stare after him.

"Are you sure he said that?" Kyle asked his friend doubtfully as he sat lounging on James' bed.

"That's exactly what he said!" James growled back angrily. He was pissed off that Alex was lecturing him about MI5. The kid was fourteen for God's sake!

Kyle looked over at Kerry, who was sitting silently beside him. "What do you think about him?" Kyle asked.

Kerry frowned, still lost in thought. "I don't know" She murmured before looking up at the two boys. "Maybe...Maybe he has a point" She said uncertainly.

James looked at her incredulously. "A point? The kid's fourteen yet he's talking about this just like all of the other agents we've met on missions. They're all trying to lecture us about how dangerous the world is and how we have to always watch our backs and never trust anyone!" James exploded angrily. "All the agents are the same" He growled.

Kerry raised a perfectly plucked eyebrow. "I think your overreacting" She told him. "And maybe Alex is just talking from experience"

James and Kyle gave her a confused look and she sighed. "Think about it" She said. "Alex is telling you that friends get in the way of you doing your job. Maybe that happened to him. If he works for MI6, he'll probably have some enemies. Maybe they tried to get at Alex through a friend. Like he said, 'Best to keep your job and life separate'. If you made some powerful enemies that would do anything to get revenge, they obviously wouldn't stop at going through your friends to hurt you" Kerry explained, thoughtfully.

The two boys were silent as they mulled over what Kerry had said.

"You think someone tried to get at Alex by hurting his friend?" James asked slowly.

Kerry nodded solemnly.

"Why wouldn't he say anything?" Kyle asked, looking over at Kerry for an answer.

"Maybe, because its none of your business" Came a cold voice from the doorway.

The group looked over to see that Alex was standing in the door frame, his arms crossed over his chest and a duffel bag sitting at his feet.

"But something did happen" James said, it wasn't a question, it was a statement.

"Even if it did it has nothing to do with you" Alex replied in an icy cold voice, picking up his bag and moving over to his bed.

James scowled and looked over at the other two, he waved his arms angrily in the air behind Alex's back, gesturing to Kerry and Kyle how annoying Alex was.

The two smiled at this and stood up. "We'll leave you two alone then" Kyle said as they made their way to the door.

James narrowed his eyes at them. "Yeah, thanks for the help guys" He called dryly as the door was closed.

"So" James began casually, looking over at Alex.

"Your not getting any information James so you might as well shut up and stop trying" Alex said calmly.

James huffed angrily, stalking out of the room to go and find Lauren. He needed to rant and Lauren's room was always the best place to do it.

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