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And Sabsi13: Don't worry, this won't be romance, I don't exactly enjoy the romance section much so it won't be like that :) Or at least not this story I have plenty of others and a few include romance, but I don't think it would be smart to post all of my stories online ;) I think I would end up with over a hundred :) Oh, and by the way: THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR BEING ONE OF MY MOST LOYAL READERS AND REVIEWERS! You are amazing and people like you are what inspire me to update ASAP! :)
IMPORTANT: Alright, so if you don't get an update before the 2nd of January, you won't get another for three weeks :( Sorry but I'm going to the beach and there's no internet, no cell phone coverage, and I'm banned from bringing my laptop :(
But on the bright side, I get to wake up at midday every day, eat pizza for breakfast/lunch and then spend the entire day either shopping in town, tanning, watching hot guys surf, tanning, attempting to fish but then screaming at my friend's dad to 'LET IT GO' when I actually catch something, swimming with dolphins, tanning, modelling for photos because my friend got a new camera, tanning, listening to awesome music, tanning, meet some hot guys ;) tanning with hot guys, eating ice creams, taking long romantic walks to the fridge to get me another soda :), finding something really funny and start laughing, which causes my other friends to laugh and then roll around on the floor for the next ten minutes as we laugh at the fact we're laughing and meditating in the evenings to calm down enough to actually get to sleep. So yes. I will be a busy girl for those three weeks ;) And I also think that I'll look really weird with dark brown skin from tanning but then bleach blond hair ;)
Alright, so here's your next chapter and because I haven't done it in a while: I DO NOT OWN ALEX RIDER :( Because YET AGAIN Santa denied me of the thing at the top of my Christmas list.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! :) I HOPE ALL OF YOUR WISHES CAME TRUE! *grins evilly* AFTER ME! :P New Zealand is one of the first countries to celebrate xmas because of the international date line! :P All you guys in Britain and Europe are about twelve hours behind us :D! (just a little bit of knowledge for you there)
Right, so I'm just gonna jump right in on the action now. So I hope you enjoy it because personally I find the waiting around part of the CHERUB books kinda boring.
And I'm sorry if I'm changing your perceptive of anything but I just decided that I needed to get some action in and so I have done this. Please don't be angry at the change of direction this chapter does :( And just because I haven't said it. I DO NOT ACCEPT FLAMES!
I have a little rant right here after I was reading this amazing story written by an amazing author and she got all of these jackasses saying mean things that are just horrible. It could also be taken as a bullying rant, because that's all flamers are: bullies.
So I am ranting here.
***Swearing in the following paragraph (If you don't like swearing, just jump down to the little *** and there will be no more swearing unless you are warned :)
If you're a flamer, you can take out two ribs and fuck your face :) Because I don't want to hear what you have to say and I really don't care :) Nobody likes you and you will never get laid.
By the way, no flames about my flame on flamers :) I know it wasn't exactly politically correct, but I don't do politically correct, it's boring. Nobody likes to get flames, because it just makes you feel bad and it doesn't help anybody, it's just a putdown.
If you don't like what I have to say here, you can go find yourselves another story to read, because I'm putting this up for those who have been effect by flamers, whether you are the victim or the flamer. Not so that people can be bitches and say bitchy things because there's a place for that and it's called HIGH SCHOOL.
***You're safe to read***
Sorry about that little rant right there. I'm not going to name the story, but this wonderful author was getting these horrible comments on how her story "sucked Sh*t" and how she "shouldn't bother continuing that cr*p" If you've ever said something horrible about another story that is just plain mean, (not constructive criticism) you know who you are. Remember, those sort of reviews are bullying, and bullies are just insecure meanies who feel good about putting others down. For those authors that have been effected by flames DON'T LISTEN TO THEM! It's different when it's constructive criticism that will help you improve your writing skills and help you with plot, but when the comments are just horrible put downs you can ignore them because (if you read the paragraph above) you will realise what idiots those flamers are and how they are stupid and mean and their opinion doesn't count because no one likes them :) Remember, there are people out there who will enjoy your stories, whether they review or not, and there are people on fanfic (like me) who will not tolerate horrible flames and will not hesitate to tell the flamers to F*ck off :)
Anyways: ON WITH THE STORY!
There will be swearing in this chapter :)
Things were running smoothly for the cherubs and Alex as the weeks went on, they hung out with their targets at lunch times, befriending them and gaining their trust much quicker than normal.
That was the problem.
Alex didn't trust it, with everything going so well there had to be something to go wrong. He was tempted to voice these thoughts to Zara, but he knew the woman would have brushed it off as paranoia.
But he wasn't being paranoid if the danger was real.
Alex sighed to himself and looked around the dining room table at his temporary 'family', to anyone watching they were like any other family.
Kyle looked bored out of his mind, shovelling his food into his mouth so that he could escape the social environment that his parents created as they 'tried' to start a conversation with him.
James was texting under the table while shovelling food into his mouth at the same time.
Kerry was chatting animatedly with her parents about her day, how she aced the pop quiz in English, and how her friend Melanie had invited her over for a slumber party tonight and how they were going to paint each others nails, and do each others hair.
Lauren was quiet as usual, eating her dinner while still paying attention to the conversation at hand. She said once that Katie had invited her over tonight to stay over which Zara and Ewart agreed too.
Alex glanced at Kyle, the CHERUB was acting his part well, but it wouldn't be hard to look bored out of your brain while having to listen to the conversation that was happening now.
Kyle sighed and took another mouthful of his dinner. Every now and then Zara would direct a question at him to make sure he was paying attention and to his satisfaction, his one worded answers were definitely helping him, no one would miss him if he just got up and left to meet George for a party that was happening down the street. It was going to be huge, and most of the neighbourhood kids would be there, George had been invited along with a few of his friends because of his father. The guy hosting the party was keen to get in with Mr Jonathan's business, all he had to do to prove himself was show the man he could sell whatever products the man gave him, in this case it was a designer drug, ecstasy mixed with a bunch of others. Kyle had planned for it, George's father had tipped him off to not drink anything, just encase the host decided to start spiking the drinks. It wasn't unheard of for the host to put a dash of the drug in drinks to get his customers hooked and always coming back for more, it was a commonly used way to get teenagers hooked.
"I'm going out' Kyle stated as he stood up.
"Don't be out too long!" Zara called after him, she knew exactly where he was going, and although she didn't like letting the CHERUB go off to a party where there would definitely be alcohol, it was for the good of the mission, so she let it be.
Not long after Kyle had left and Kerry had taken Lauren over to the Jonathan's home the doorbell rang.
James jumped to his feet and walked over to answer it, looking over to see himself staring at Michael.
"Hey Mike" James grinned. "What are you doing here?" He asked.
Michael shrugged nonchalantly. "That party that's going on down the street, I got invited because my Dad knows the guy. It'll be huge and all the seniors are gonna be there, we'll be the only sixteen year olds there. Mostly it'll be last years drop outs this years drop outs and a whole bunch of college kids" He grinned. "So I wanted to know if you were interested"
James nodded. "I'm up for it" He said. "Are we leaving now?"
Michael shrugged. "The host is looking to go into business with my dad" He explained, knowing that James had a good idea about what his father did. He had hinted it more than once.
James glanced into the house and closed the door behind him so that no one would hear them. "Your Dad's into drugs isn't he?" He asked in a low voice.
Michael grinned and nodded. "This huge empire, he has tonnes of people out selling for him, but most of the money always comes back to us, which Dad puts into housing investments, to keep the cops off his case. He has heaps of other businesses too, most of them aint legal, but he's always got someone else overseeing progress, and keeps his tracks covered so that if things go south he can't be associated"
Instantly James was reminded of one of his first missions, where he had to befriend Keith Moore Junior. The cases were so similar it was weird the only thing different was that Kyle and Alex were now here. And now it was far more dangerous, Neil Jonathan was a director of SCORPIA and had his own branch of the company, which involved drugs.
"Your dad sounds like a smart man" James grinned. "Are we going?"
Michael frowned slightly. "If your little brother found out about this, what would he say?" He asked.
James shrugged. "Nothing, he might be a smart kid, but he wouldn't tell anyone if that's what you mean. If anything, he'd want to get in on it" He would be going out on a limb there, but if he could get Alex working for one of Mr Jonathan's businesses, it would be great for the mission. Keeping Kerry friends with Melanie while Alex gets on the good side of Mr Jonathan would move the mission on quicker and they would get much more information on how the empire worked and how to cut it down by arresting the right people. "Why?" He asked.
"Dad is looking for some new recruits, you know, take the package to the customer and bring back the money. Apparently he saw your little brother in sports class and said something about athletic talents wasted, he asked me about him, so I told him what you told me"
James nodded, remembering the conversation on his first day.
"I can ask him" James said slowly. "But you've got to remember, this is my little brother. I don't want him getting hurt" He explained.
Michael nodded. "If he's a smart kid he won't. He'll get paid good money and he can save it if he wants, most of the other kids spend it on getting their next fix, but the problem with them is that you can never trust them with a lot, because they often aren't getting the full package to the customers"
James knew he had to act hesitant to jump in on the opportunity so he nodded. "I'll just get him" He said, opening the door to allow Michael into the house.
"HEY ALEX!" James hollered up the stairs.
A blond head appeared at the top of the stair case. "What?"
"You keen to go out tonight?" James asked.
Alex cocked his head in confusion. "Why?" He asked.
"You and I have been invited to a party" James replied, jerking his thumb at Michael.
Zara appeared in the doorway. "I hope its non-alcoholic" She said sternly.
James nodded, knowing that Zara knew exactly what party they were going to. "Yeah, it's just a house party, invite only" He lied.
Nodding her consent Zara disappeared back into the kitchen.
Alex jogged down the steps and looked up at Michael. "Why am I invited?" He asked.
"I'll tell you on the way there kid" Michael replied casually, swiftly leaving the house.
Alex looked expectantly at James, who shrugged at him and the two 'brothers' followed Michael onto the footpath.
"The host of the party, Jack Ambridge, wanted to talk with you about a job" Michael said.
Alex raised an eyebrow. "Job?" He asked.
Michael suddenly looked serious. "You're a smart kid, aren't you?"
Alex continued to watch him hesitantly but gave a small nod.
"Are you a fast runner?"
Alex looked confused now. "Yeah, sprints and cross country" He said slowly.
"Can you fight?"
Alex blanched. "Yeah. Why?"
Michael nodded. "You aren't going to run off to the cops?"
Understanding suddenly dawned on Alex's face. "This is about that drug dealing thing, right? You want to recruit me as a delivery boy"
Michael shrugged. "That depends on whether you're going to nark or not"
Alex snorted. "Mate, it'd be great to get a job there. Pays good money, I can save up for a car"
Michael glanced at James over Alex's head. "You think he's up for it?" He said in a teasing voice.
James pretended to think for a moment. "I don't know Mike, maybe he's not"
Alex took in the situation, if James was trying to get him into business with Neil Jonathan he would have to act as though he wanted it bad enough to kill.
"James" Alex groaned, recognising the teasing tone in the older boy's voices. "Don't be a dick"
James laughed, grinning at Michael. "That sounded a bit like whining to me Mike, Jack won't want to hire a baby now would he?"
Michael laughed. "No, maybe the deal's off"
Alex turned to grovelling. "No, please, I need that money" He pleaded. "I'll do anything"
Michael grinned maliciously. "Anything?"
Alex didn't like where this was heading for him but he nodded hesitantly all the same.
"Back off my sister" Michael challenged.
Alex allowed his face to fall as though he were upset. "What?" He asked.
James chuckled, nudging Alex's side. "Who do you think he wants the car for?" He grinned.
Alex growled at him and crossed his arms over his chest, this was just a test and he knew it. "Why?" He asked. "Do you want her to get back with that Edmund guy again?" He asked, referring to Melanie's previous boyfriend, who was more interested in getting into her pants than getting into a good relationship.
Michael faltered a bit. "Touché" He said eventually before breaking into a grin, laying his arm over Alex's significantly shorter shoulders.
"I think I might like you kid" Michael laughed as the three walked down the streets and towards the thumping music that was growing louder and louder.
Kyle looked over at George, who was currently smoking something that the CHERUB could only describe as 'Unidentified'.
"Dude, this sh*t is f*cking insaaaane" George slurred, taking another long whiff before passing it along to the next stoner beside him.
Kyle grinned lazily at him, giving off the impression that he was completely high so that he wouldn't have to actually smoke any of the stuff.
The party was huge, drinks were being served by the host Jake Ambridge who was discreetly slipping large amounts of his newest drug into a few of them.
Suddenly Kyle glanced over at the door to see James and Michael enter, following behind them was, to his discomfort, Alex.
Kyle laughed which turned into a cough as one of the other boys took a long whiff of the substance before glancing back at Alex, who was much younger than everyone else at the party.
'What the hell is James thinking?' Kyle wondered irritably, he knew Alex could look after himself but it didn't stop him worrying about the younger boy.
Michael led the two 'brothers' towards Jake Ambridge, who was a large man in his twenties with broad shoulders and a wide grin on his face that screamed 'I'm here to sell you something'.
"Jake, this is Alex" He said. "You wanted to see them?"
Jake nodded. "Yeah, your father wanted me to discuss some business with you guys" Jake's grin turned almost feral. "Give me ten minutes, just head out to the back room and have a drink or two so I can get things sorted so we can have a little chat"
Michael nodded to them snatching up two drinks and glancing at Jake. "You got any water?" He asked, nodding his head at Alex.
Jake grinned again before moving away from the table for a few moments before coming back and handing over a paper cup.
Passing over one of the cups to James and handing Alex the water, Michael led the two past the partying teenagers who were literally falling over each other as they attempted trying to move on the dance floor.
Michael stopped near the edge of the house and took a long swig of his drink, watching James as he did the same. Alex took a few sips of his water and looked over at Michael again to see what he was going to do.
Michael grinned at them. "I think I saw your brother here" He said loudly over the pounding music.
James nodded. "Was he with the stoners, high as a kite?" He asked.
Michael laughed. "Yeah, I think George found some new substance and mixed a whole bunch together"
James laughed and looked over at Alex, who took another sip of his drink.
Alex swallowed heavily, his throat felt parched as he took another drink of his water. His head was beginning to thump painfully and he winced slightly.
"You ok?" James asked, noticing that Alex's face turned a few shades whiter than it usually was.
Alex blinked up at him, his pupils had grown large as he looked blearily up at James. "I dunno" He slurred.
James felt a pang of worry.
"Oh sh*t" Michael laughed. "Someone stoner must have spiked the water"
James scowled at him before turning back to Alex. "Alex, what do you feel like"
Alex swayed slightly on his feet. "I feel like I could fly" He smiled, holding out his arms. "Whoosh"
Michael laughed putting an arm over Alex's shoulders and steering him towards the back of the room. "Come on kid" He said, grinning back at James. "There's a faucet in the back room where we're meant to meet Jake. I'll take you guys over there"
James nodded and followed Michael to the far door where he pulled out a key from his pocket and allowed them to enter.
The room was dark when James entered he looked over to see Michael guiding Alex into the room.
"Later" Michael grinned maliciously at them before slamming the door closed.
It took James a second to realise what had just happened before he leaped over to the door and jiggled the handle, which was locked.
Cursing in a few languages James banged his fist against the wall. "MICHAEL!" He growled.
"Yeah James? What's up?" Michael asked innocently from the other side of the door.
"Let us out" James said.
"Nah, I don't think I will. I mean, I can't have you running back to CHERUB to tell them all about my Dad, right?" Michael replied.
James froze, how did he know about CHERUB at all?
"What are you talking about?" He asked.
Michael growled. "Don't play dumb with me James Adams, my Dad has a lot of contacts in a lot of places. SCORPIA has known about CHERUB for years. One of the board members used to be a CHERUB. We've known all about you guys and your 'mission' since you got here"
James gaped at him, unable to comprehend what Michael was saying. NO ONE knew about CHERUB. It was one of the best kept secrets Britain had.
"Surprised James?" Michael teased. "I bet you are. Your sisters reacted the same way when dad confronted them"
Anger welled in James' chest, there was NO WAY in HELL that he would sit here and listen to Michael talk to him about Kerry and Lauren being caught.
"But don't worry, they haven't been physically harmed at all" Michael laughed. "My dad isn't that heartless. Besides, Mel and Katie have no idea what Dad does for a living. We wouldn't want them to get suspicious now would we?"
James growled. "I swear, if you hurt them at all-"
He was cut off by Michael laughing. "But you're the reason they're getting upset" He crowed. "Poor Kerry and Lauren, their family is moving back to England and they won't get the chance to say goodbye to their friends. Your mother will take them back to CHERUB campus for safety where they will all be updated on your condition when dad's started on you. What's the point of capturing spies if you don't get any information out of them"
James gulped, he meant torture.
"And we obviously had to drug the kid, Agent Rider has this annoying habit of escaping. My dad learnt that from SCORPIA"
James moved over to Alex and tilted his chin up to look at his pupils, which had grown larger and now completely covered his irises.
Sinking down the wall James put his head in his hands. It was hopeless, Jake would be in here soon to 'deal with them', the mission had failed, and Alex was completely useless.
This was very bad.
Did you like it? This last part might not be that good because I wrote it all out, clicked save and the page didn't reload, so I had to type it all up again :(
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