Disclaimer: I totally own the Alex Rider series... cause my name's Anthony Horowitz... duuh... - wait, what do you mean he's not a girl? A school girl? He's a successful millionaire living with his family in London? Ehh... :L
Soo... after a LOOOOOOOOOOONG break, I'm back on FF =D God it's changed O.o For the better =) Anyway.. read ahead! This is B for Birthdays :)
B is for Birthdays ^_^
Ian sighed resignedly as he taped the last balloon onto the wall. It was bright red and the words "HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY!" glittered in the sun light. Iain glared at the innocent smiley face printed on the surface as though it had personally offended him. Which it had, in a way.
Today was his nephew Alex's 10th birthday and Ian couldn't have been sadder, which was quite a contrast to Alex's glee. To Ian the time had gone so quickly, too quickly. He missed seeing his little boy (cause Alex was his little boy, even if Ian wasn't the biological father) grow up. Ever since he had started going on longer missions when he employed Jack, his housekeeper, a few years ago, Ian felt as though he was missing out on a lot of Alex growing up and he couldn't help but feel a little resentment towards Jack for being there through all of it. No, Ian wanted Alex to be a young little infant again, where those two could explore life together and take all the time in the world.
Ian sighed again and shook himself together. There was no point dwelling on things that would never happen and he didn't want to be a kill joy by putting a downer on Alex with his sullen mood. Besides, 10 wasn't that old, was it? His little nephew still had the childish innocence in his expression and spark in his bright eyes. Thinking of Alex like that put a small smile on Ian's face and he went back inside to get his carefully wrapped present from the closet where he'd hidden it.
He had bought Alex an authentic Japanese pen knife while he was there a few days ago on his latest mission. Due to his experience and high rank within the company, Ian's request to have a relatively small, quick mission so close to Alex's birthday was granted. Ian had quite easily received the intel from the unnamed agent and - after a staged bar fight - left the country quickly, stopping in Japan to get a little something for his boy. He remembered examining all the different kinds of pocket knives in the secluded stall; Barlow knives, canoe, peanut. He spotted the little pen knife hanging at the back and immediately asked to see it. It had a golden brass handle, perfectly engraved with the Japanese proverb, 'perseverance is strength'. The blade was sharp, but Ian knew Alex could handle it. It was no machete anyway. He hoped Alex would like it, he knew it wasn't an orthodox gift to give a 10 year old. Alex normally liked Ian's gifts though, luckily. However, Ian bought him a new set of water guns (he knew Alex would definitely put those to good use in the coming summer) and a professional football (Alex wanted to be a footballer when he was older) just in case.
He walked back out to the garden, adding his gifts to the small pile from Jack and Tom, save for the pen knife. He would give that to Alex later when his friends had gone home and they were alone. The doorbell rang and Ian went to call Alex and Tom downstairs while Jack answered the door, assuming correctly that it was some of Alex's classmates here for the party. Alex squealed excitedly and raced Tom downstairs, Ian chucking after them. Yes… he thought… 10 wasn't that old.
Okay... well... I know it hasn't really got much to do with birthdays, but it's just a drabble... it's an okay chapter... right? :L
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