A/N As much as I wish and dream I owned the books and had all that money I don't oh well. I promise that 16 is a really long chapter (note that this is chapter 15) So there is hope for me well please enjoy the 15th level of Alex Rider fluffy land.

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Pretend Relatives

Chapter 15

As it ended up Jack got them a bunch of pillows and blankets so that the Unit could sleep on the floor in the living room. If any of the people sleeping upstairs felt like it they could have come down stairs to find out that the K-Unit was on watch. They would rotate one person at a time.

Snake had first watch because Jack made hot chocolate and sat up with him in the kitchen. They just seemed to talk endlessly mostly ending with laughs, the other people in the building wondered if any of the hot chocolate was being consumed.

Alex sat near Janelle's bed till she fell asleep again and even after that he waited for her to reach a deeper form of sleep remembering all of his nightmares. Never would he wish so much distress on even his worst enemy. The last thing he wanted was for Janelle to share in that experience.

The only problem was that he fell asleep his head resting on the edge of her bed. This wasn't really a problem till Jack decided to go to bed and before she did that she went to check on Alex. When she realized he was not there a dead waking scream erupted from her lips waking the whole house. In two seconds the four SAS men had swarmed upstairs checking every room. Janelle had been awoken by the scream and sat straight up in bed. Alex grabbed her trying to get her to calm down Fox burst into the room and caught sight of them he yelled back over his shoulder

"Their okay he fell asleep in here." He walked over and tousled Alex's hair a small smile on his face.

"Hey kid don't do that you scared the crap out of us." Jack rushed into the room and almost hit him before hugging him.

"Alex Rider, don't you ever do anything like that to me again." Janelle looked at them and almost choked as she tried to laugh mid-yawn. Alex whipped his head around and reached out towards her to help till he noticed she was laughing. A glare swept over his face like a cold front.

"Oh nice Janelle, kill yourself while you laugh at someone." Janelle snorted and coughed a few more times till she waved her hand towards Jack and Alex who were just staring at her.

"You two are so funny. Even when we have been shot at hid in a secret lair and had our house stormed by four men who are old pals of Alex's. I can't believe how sane you are after all of that." Janelle leaned back against the head board of the guest bed.

She looked old like the whole day added years onto her age. Slumping into the head board and bed, she seemed to lose all power to hold herself. Jack looked at Alex and gave him a shove towards Janelle the hurriedly got up.

"Well I have to get to bed unlike you spry young people I am an old lady who needs her beauty sleep. Sweet dreams you to." Jack seemed to float out of the room leaving Janelle with Alex.

Alex bit his lip sympathy washed over him like a huge wave out on the ocean. Sneaking a glance he saw Janelle was staring worry eyed at the window, which Ryan had disappeared through what seemed like years ago. That's when it dawned on him. She thought that the attack was for her and that the K-Unit was coincidence even though he told her he was a spy she still managed to blame it all on herself. Slowly he scooted up next to Janelle, he slipped an arm over her shoulders and she rested her head on him shoulder.

"Alex." Her voice seemed to crack with emotion. "I am so sorry. This whole thing is all my fault if I only… I mean I could have… I should never have…" Tears streamed down her face as she buried her head back into his shoulder. Alex had to hold himself back from stiffening up like a board. The guy in him screamed 'AH! GIRL CRYING!!' The spy part said calculated. 'Stay with your cover. ALEX! Take control of the situation stay with your cover.'

The spy like many other times in his life won, but unlike other times it wasn't as sure a thing that the spy would win the normal guy almost won. This was the effect that one girl could have on him.

That same girl was crying into his shoulder right now and blaming herself for everything that happened today. He looked down at her shaking form as her tears formed a wet spot on his shirt. Everything she did seemed to impact him in some way. Slowly he rubbed circles on her back just as Jack would to him when he would wake up in the middle of the night with night terrors or was sick. Slowly the tears died down to a small whimper till she was silent and motionless.

Alex twisted his head to see that her eyes were shut and her mouth was drooping open a little. He almost laughed when he thought about teasing her tomorrow about drooling but then he noticed that if she drooled his shirt would be where it landed. Slight disgust filled him but the he thought about everything else he had gotten into and drool seemed like child's play.

Slowly he sunk down from his sitting position till his head reached the pillow so that Janelle's head was slightly on his chest. She mumbled a little when he moved but just went back to sleep once he stopped moving. In this comfortable position Alex started to relax and soon fell asleep. He didn't hear Jack sneak in and peek on them with Snake leaning in the door frame over her.

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i: Yeah I decided that because there isn't much to go on for K-unit from the books I could have them be who ever I wanted. Yeah all of the depressed Alex Rider stories were well depressing so I thought I would give the poor kid a break. I am glad that you like it. Thanks for the review.

hello93bye: lol I am glad my craziness pleases you lol thanks for the review and here is an update just for you (and all my other readers)

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