Hiya,

Sorry its taken so long, our school computers went weird coz one of the teachers kindly decided to download a virus. So no internet, and the computers stopped taking memory sticks. So i had to write it all at home. Hope you like it. (Ichihime, when i say "OMG" i mean "Oh My God". I just thought "OMG" makes more of a statement, sorry to confuse you.)(I hate purple gorillias, yes these girls definatly are crazy lol)(Cherise ever heard of Poetic license also called Artistic license, look it up brainbox!)(Anna same to you and your not forgiven) Thanks for all the reviews and the next chapter should be up by Thursday.

Chapter 6

Ignoring the giggling group behind them the two girls ran off across the field.

"Hey" Melissa smiled as she caught up with Alex. Alex looked at her, wary and alert, nothing new there Melissa thought, as he said a guarded

"Hi"

"Hey wait up, I m not that fast" Angharad yelled as she came stumbling up behind them. Melissa laughed as her hand went out instantly to steady Angharad, a result of hanging around her for 4 years while she tripped over her own feet as well as down all the stairs she could find. Alex looked at them both as if they were mad, in truth he had no idea who they were, he recognized one vaguely form his P.E class when he was in it, but the other was completely unknown, he turned his gaze ahead keeping them in his provisional vision.

Luke still stood at the edge of the field waiting for him. He raised his eyebrows at Alex, who shrugged.

"I don't think you take drugs, Alex" Alex's head snapped around to look at the one who had just spoken, she was the one in his P.E class; he hadn't been expecting anything like that.

"Blunt and to the point, Melissa" Angharad muttered under her breath but they all still heard. "What's wrong with that?" she asked blankly, Angharad sighed and turned to face Alex

"We wanted to ask you something" Alex's face closed down and he became more alert. Melissa and Angharad watched it all; they had been expecting something like this.

"O.K that was weird" Melissa stated, feeling the need to break the awkward silence, "you're not normal, you know that, right?" Melissa joked. You don't know how much Alex thought bitterly, he was about 20 feet from where Luke was waiting for him and wondered if these girls were going to follow him all the way to the changing room door.

"So you're not going to answer any questions?" Angharad said "you don't even know what they are yet" Alex didn't even look at her

"We kind of knew that already" Melissa pointed out. "Got that from all the questions running around the school that you just left hanging, can't blame you though, I wouldn't dignify some of those rumours with an answer either." Alex was still completely confused, why were these girls talking to him.

"Your not going to answer questions so let me tell you what I know" Melissa stated "you used to be number one on the football team, you go away for long periods of time and nearly always come back injured. You don t take drugs except the usual painkillers or maybe not so usual painkillers, I don't know. You re not a member of a gang and every time you go away you come back looking slightly less happy and less talkative. Not that you talked much before your uncle died, you always were a very private person but you haven't said two words throughout this entire convocation. You avoid everyone except Tom and now Luke." Melissa simply stated the facts she knew.

Alex frowned at her, he had no idea how she knew that or if she was just guessing, but he had only started talking to Luke today so she must have been watching him, the thought made him uneasy.

"Yeah, so just stopped by to tell you that, and for gods sake just tell people you don't do drugs because we need something new to gossip about, because your old news" Melissa joked laughing as she started to run back across the field. Alex watched as the other girl, he still didn t know her name, sighed and muttered

"Sorry, she's just eaten a green apple" and ran off after Melissa.

"What was that about" Luke asked as he watched the 2 girls retreating across the field back to where their friends were waiting, two of them holding bags out as if about to drop them on the floor.

"I honestly have no idea" Alex said now extremely confused. They walked to the changing rooms, Alex deep in thought and Luke nearly tripping up every 2 seconds as he craned his neck to see the girls, who were now walking out the gate, and to try and see where he was going at the same time. A completely impossible task Alex thought as he grabbed Luke's arm and pulled him out of the way of the post he d been about to walk into.

"Thanks" Luke muttered slightly embarrassed, but that didn't stop him turning his head to see if the girls were still in sight, Alex smiled his half smile, teenage drama, how he wished it was his biggest worries.

"Jack, Jack I'm home" Alex's yell echoed round the house as he shut the front door and dumped his stuff by the stairs, he'd move it later. Alex stopped taking out his homework and stood immediately up straight, scanning the room for threats. His instincts were telling him something wasn't right, like a sixth sense in a way, they kept him alive and mostly safe.

"Alex" Alex had seen Jack enter the room but was ignoring her for the moment. "Alex" Jack said again she watched him relax and turn to her.

"Yeah?" he said distractedly

"Dinners at 7"

"O.K" she sighed as she turned and went back into the kitchen.

Alex was still stood there, still as a statue, the impulse to run or duck had gone, but the instinct that scream in his head, Danger, hadn't quite faded though. He walked though the whole house examining everything, someone had been here he was sure, yet nothing seemed moved or out of place. This had to have been a professional then he thought darkly as he reached his room.

He opened the door and looked around; every thing was exactly where he had left it earlier that day. He sighed, who ever had been here was gone now, but what had they wanted. He went back to the hall picked up his homework and then sat at the kitchen table talking to Jack while he tried to concentrate on his maths.

Dinner was very quiet that night, on Alex's part anyway. Jack made a few comment but failed to draw Alex into conversation and so gave up and happily chatted to him about her day. As soon as dinner was finished he helped clear up and made his escape to his room. He sat and finished his homework then wasted time on MSN talking to Tom and surfing the net.

When it was late enough to justify going to bed he said goodnight to Jack, got into bed and fell asleep with a sense of foreboding.