The time was 11:32pm and Alex Rider couldn't sleep. He lay stiffened in the dark, left hand closed around a knife. He couldn't stop worrying about what secrets Tom would tell his new friends. He knew he had sufficiently scared Tom enough for him to not reveal anything life changing, but he still worried. If his classmates knew, they would become targets for Scorpia and all of the enemies Alex had made. He wouldn't particularly mind someone like Jamie getting hurt, but the boy with pretty eyes in his class was innocent and, Alex noted, extremely handsome.
Speaking of Tom, Alex hated scaring him like that. He had felt disgusted at himself for being the reason Tom had been crying, and for being the reason Tom had that particular look on his face. there is nothing I can do to prepare for tomorrow anyway, Alex reasoned with his uncooperative brain. Alex flipped his pillow to the cold side, and tried to sleep.
"Alex!" Jack yelled from downstairs "Breakfast is ready."
Alex pulled himself out of bed and walked downstairs. He was exhausted. He hadn't slept all night, the worrying and nightmares kept him awake. "
"Hey Alex" Jack said as he entered the kitchen "You look like a panda with those circles under your eyes, you need to get more sleep."
Jack passed him a bowl full of cereal and sat down.
"So, Alex," She said, resting her pink-socked feet on the nearby chair. "You were acting weirdly when you came home yesterday, what's the matter? Did MI6 contact you again? because you know I am more than willing to visit them and give them a piece of my mind if they did."
Alex laughed, spoon halfway to his mouth. "No Jack, just teachers being dumb. There's nothing to worry about. I promise." His fingers were crossed behind his back.
Jack just nodded, a frown marring her face. " Alright Alex, but tell me if you need help. Alright?"
Alex nodded. He finished his breakfast and ran out of the house, grabbing his rucksack as he did so.
"Rider!" The call echoed through the crowded school halls. "No running in the corridor! If I see you doing it again that will be detention."
"Sorry Sir!" Alex called back, already starting to run again. He was late for his next lesson, and he's pretty sure the teacher wouldn't believe him if he said it was because he was checking the stitches on the wound from his latest mission.
Speaking of mission, MI6, true to their word, had not attempted to contact him since his last mission. Alex was glad, Nightshade had scared the hell out of him, and he wasn't sure he could stand another life-defining, save the world or everyone dies kind of mission. He knew that this grace period was just for a short while, but he really wished it was permanent. He would miss the adrenalin, and the feeling good for helping people. He most definitely not miss the pain, the fear, the screaming in the dark as masked figures tortured him. He would not miss the look people gave him as he shot into their heart. The look of pain, and betrayal and the utterly human instinct to cradle the place where the bullet entered, drawing their knees up to their chest, and hugging themselves tightly. Alex relived all his murders in his dreams each night, being unable to do anything but pull the trigger.
A voice jolted him out of his daydream. "Alex?" The voice said, "Are you ok? you just kind of stood there, and your eyes were all weird and blank." The voice belonged to Isaac, one of the more artsy students. Alex blinked and shook his head. He smiled a weak smile.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, Isaac, just a bit tired." Alex said. "Leave me alone."
Isaac blinked his bright blue eyes. "Ok" He said, "Sorry"
Alex ran a hand through his hair, and rubbed his eyes "Look, don't worry about it, sorry for being so rude."
Alex yawned and set off for class.
an: Hello lovelies! What do you want to happen next please give me ideas, I'm suffering through serious writer's block at the moment. Also, if u write fanfics, and have an incomplete one at the moment, GO UPDATE IT! I've been waiting for this fanfic to be updated for foreverrrrrr and it's really annoying. Don't forget to review and follow lovelies. xxx
