*sigh* this one is shorter than usual..... way shorter....


Alex woke up to bright lights and a nurse writing on a chart. "Where am I?" Alex hissed out. The nurse jumped away from him obviously startled and afraid. "Your I-in a safe house. Y-you were sh-shot." She managed to stutter out and then hurried out of the room. Alex groaned. This probably meant he would have to deal with blunt telling him all about stupid shit he did not give a fuck about. However, this time Alex Rider was wrong. Because it was not Alan Blunt who walked in, it was Ian Rider.

Alex hissed in anger and went to attack him only to find that he had been restrained. "Don't move you could hurt yourself." Ian murmured reaching out to stop his nephew from moving.

"Why the hell would you care? You're the reason I am here! You are the reason I been through hell! So why the fuck would you care if I hurt myself!" Alex snarled. Ian looked as if Alex had just slapped him. Then he shook his head. Maybe he should leave for now; it could not be healthy for Alex to be so wound-up after his injuries.


Outside…

Ian walked out of Alex's room looking stricken. "I take it he's very unhappy?" Ben Daniels, a man that they had just recently met after K-unit had called him, asked softly. Ian didn't say a word he just sat down and put his head in his hands. No one said anything for a while sensing that

Ian need some time to think.

"He blames me. And honestly, there is no reason why he should not. I did train him and it is my fault that he has been put through this. I'm the reason he's like this." Ian whispered pain clearly on his face and horror was there too. Horror at what he had realized.

"Don't you dare blame yourself for this Ian! He did this to himself! He chose to act the way he did." Yassen growled. Truly Yassen liked Alex, well the old Alex, but he couldn't stand what the boy had become, filled with rage and hatred. It just was not Alex anymore. Yassen watched Ben Daniels stand up move towards the door, take a deep breath, and enter the room closing the door behind him.


Inside Alex's room

"Ben. I did not think I see you here of all people. Then again I didn't plan to see Ian either." Alex remarked. Ben shook his head. He knew the old Alex was still in there somewhere. Perhaps a bit more scarred. But definitely still there, if only he could find a way to get to him. "So tell me is the rest of K-unit here as well or is it just you?" Alex questioned.

"All of K-unit, Ian Rider, and a few others. Why do you want to know?" Ben said softly. Alex just smirked at first.

"Because I need to know how many people I am going to have to kill. "AAlex replied still smirking, his eyes glowing with a strange look in them. Ben stood up and swiftly left, practically slamming the door behind him.


So how was it? Bad? Good? Okay? Well I hope you liked it and I will try to post soon, but my updates will be farther apart since I have found it harder to write this and keep up with my classes. Nevertheless, I will try! Please Review!!! ~Alexa