A/N: I am so sorry guys! I never forgot about this story I swear...I love it too much to do that... Anyways I kept trying to write this chapter but kept writing myself into a hole...and it wasn't till last week I remembered I had a beta Reader (one who wasn't very happy at me at that) And she helped me out a lot so Thanks young justice fanatic You are definitely the best Beta.

Disclaimer:…Err…Yup! I'm American so no I don't think I own Alex Rider

~Alex P.O.V~

I sat in a booth in a small café waiting on Tom to show up. We had agreed last night to meet before school; honestly I was fine with that too. I mean it got me out of Wolf's house earlier than expected. Yesterday he was irritated not that it bothered me, it was just childish and immature….Ok ya it did bother me. I mean he's was meant to be a trained soldier but his so….Unprofessional.

~Flashback to yesterday~

I yawned and stretched. I had been doing some research…it seems my good friends at Scorpia weren't as gone as MI6 lead me to believe. I had been at it for hours now it was nearing three-o'clock in the morning and I had little information from all the time I have been working.

There was a clang then the sound of glass smashing. Instantly I was creeping down the stairs, a pen in my hand….ok so it wasn't the best weapon and I probably should have token then time to actually take out one of my hidden gadgets, but I didn't. Wolf was out still…and I figured he was with a girlfriend or was he gay?

When that thought crossed my mind I shivered. I had a high suspicion that at least two members of K-unit were gay but I just hoped I wasn't living with one….I don't know how id react to walking into the living room or kitchen and they were kissing…that would be more awkward then the time Tom and I walked into our history and Spanish teachers making out.

Shaking the thought out of my head I turned my attention to the task at hand. I could hear a string of muttered swear words. Whoever was in this house I didn't like and I highly doubted they were friendly.

A light flicked on and I saw a shadow of a man holding a knife. That's when I lost it. My mind went blank and I could feel myself become that cold heartless assassin I always known I truly was.

I moved swiftly, silently, and with a deadly purpose.

He didn't see me coming. My roundhouse kick landed squarely on his chest. He let out a groan and stumbled a little.

"Holly-"Said a voice from the other side of the room. "Cub?" I glanced at the man talking quickly, but did not actually pay him that much attention. My focus was on trying to figure out who my next attacker would be.

"Why why you little bastard." The man who was just on the receiving end of my kick whizzed. The way he talked he slurred his words….he was defiantly drunk.

Why were they drunk? They were defiantly bad at what they did….i mean what kind of ruthless assassins were they to be drunk on the job? That was a sure way to get themselves killed. Either by me or by their employer.

While I was thinking about that someone had the nerve to taze me. I heard a shout of "Eagle! What did you do? He is a kid!" Someone shouts.

~End of Flash back~

"Alex!" Tom said breaking me out of my thoughts. I looked up to see him sliding across from me, with a big grin on his face. "I haven't seen you since you left, how are you? You look like crap."

I rolled my eyes at him. "It's good to see my jerk of a friend too; you look…well Oh dear Tom! Is that mascara you're wearing? What have I told you about getting into your mothers make up?" I said in fake shock as I shook my head.

"Shut up, and let's order." Tom growled as the waitress came over.

After the waitress took our order we started catching up. I wasn't totally interested in all the "whom dating whom, and who filled Headmaster Bray's office with chickens."….well actually that one was really interesting. I tried to be, I really did.

"Alex are you listening? It's better to be caught up then to really look dumb today at school." Tom told me pointing his fork at me.

"Ya Mr. Bricks and Ms. Gand had a big ugly brake up in front of the whole school." I said taking my a bite of my toast. "Never thought they would break up. I could have sworn we saw him picking out the ring a few months ago."

"We did, she broke up with him before he could ask." Tom said. "The poor man hasn't been to work since the day before last, when it happened." I nodded. Hopefully the school would be more concern with that then me coming back.

"So…how's the new guardian?" Tom asked with a grin.

"Well so far, I've been tasered, he has a bruised rib, and his friend Even or Eagle ended up getting a concussion when I dropped a vase on his head when I woke up for revenge. Anyways, I'm counting the days till Ben's back." I shrugged.

"I hate to be them." Tom said shaking his head. "You know you could always come stay with me?" He offered.

I thought about that for a second before shaking my head. "No, I don't want to make trouble, and besides this way we could have some fun."

"Ya I guess you're right," Tom said getting up. "Anyways, we have to get to school." I growled but we paid and left heading for school.

~X~

Tom and I walked into the courtyard of the school. It seamed weird to be back. The first few people who noticed me went wide eye and then the whispers started. Oh I do love when they whisper.

After leaving the office getting all the formalities out of the way, I stopped by my new (also my old one) threw a few books in then headed for my first lesion of the day-Maths. I was already ten minutes late meaning I would have to interrupt the class walking in. Oh aren't I lucky?

I knocked before entering, "Hello Mr. Donovan." I said putting on my best smile. I handed him my time table, showing I was in his class again. "Where would you like me sit?" Mr. Donovan looked a little shock to see me again.

"Why don't you sit in your old set by the window." He said handing me back my times table and the work sheet we were working on. I made my way there hearing the other kids talk to each other, they said mostly the same thing. "So the druggy's back? " or "I bet he got kicked out of reform school" The only thing that really bother me was the word druggy. How dense could they be? I may have suicidal tendencies…or had them anyways, but I would be dead if I was high. I don't want to go down unable to fight. That's not the Rider way.

"Hi, I'm Chastity." The girl in front of me said turning around. She was new. "It's nice to meet you, did you just move here?" She asked.

I looked at her shocked that she was talking to me, she must not have known who I am. "Alex Rider, and no I just moved back. I spent sometime over seas." I smiled. Ian always taught me to respect women…unless that woman is a crazy killer.

"Oh you're that guy." The girl said and turned around.

"Gee what do people say about me know?"

"Oh that you're a crazy lunatic sent to the nut house for trying to ride a turtle saying it was your magical unicorn." Tom grinned from right next to me. "Oh wait that's what I said."

"You're the one that needs to go to the mental institution Tom." I said before turning to the board.

The rest of the morning went very much the same way. I would go to class and there would be kids talking about me, I'd try to learn something, but sadly no one seemed like listening to the teachers, and the teachers not caring about there lesions, wanting to listen on the kids ideas. By the time lunch came around I was itching to just skip the rest of the day, but I knew that wouldn't be a good idea.

"Was it me or was class uneventful?" Tom asked. "I mean was was the point in going to school today if we're not going to learn anything?"

"It's only that way to you Tom." I shook my head sitting down at an empty table. The conversation turned elsewhere. I felt even if it was just for a little almost normal. That's what I like about Tom; he helps me be who I once was.

I was having a pretty good time before this kid and his goons came over. I noticed them heading our direction immediately, but I tried my best to ignore them not wanting confrontation. Unfortunately they did. "Rider." The one in the middle sneered, I recognized him as Matt Skones. "What are you doing back? I thought it was clear no one wanted you here."

"My foreign exchange program had to be cut short when my host families daughter got fatally sick." I said referring to my cover story. "I didn't want to be a bother so I left early." I said pretending to shrug it off. Though I knew it was my fault Sabina was dead. It stung to think about her.

"Ya right likely story." He laughed. "They probably casted you out when the girl got hocked on drugs thanks to you."

I wanted to kill this kid, he had no idea what happened. "Why do you think I do drugs?" I asked. "Do I look that dumb to go anywhere near them? I don't want to fuck up my life, No. So would you mind laying off me?" I asked getting to my feet. I wasn't trying to be intimidating…I just happened to come off that way.

I turned about to walk away when the little freak punched me in the eye. I so do not need a black eye at the moment. "I don't care, you don't belong here anymore. Find another school to infect." He yelled.

A teacher came a moment later, good thing too. He escorted us to Headmasters brays office. Matt was putting up a fuss the whole way, acting like a ten year old trying to weasel his way out of something and failing miserably.

To say the Headmaster wasn't fond of seeing me was an understatement. "What exactly happened?" He asked us once we were sitting. The teacher who brought us here was about to speak before the Headmaster stopped him. "I want to hear from them."

"Rider just came up to me and my friends and started harassing us." Matt lied. I growled inwardly. Did he really think I would take the blame? That little rat! "He was threatening us!"

"And how did he end up with a nice bruise forming around his left eye?" Brays asked.

"He was going to hit my best mate so I defended him."

Brays turned to me finally and asked. "Is that true?" He asked

"No sir." I answered.

"Well it would seem it would be your word agents his Mr. Rider." He said. While his back was turned Matt smirked at me. "Though it seems Mr. Fray has seen everything, so Mr. Fray care to shed light on what really happened?"

"Yes well, Mr. Jones and his friends went up to Alex and his friend Tome Harris. They basically told Alex that he was unwanted at this school and he should leave. He also said some rather nasty stuff accusing Mr. Rider off selling drugs and things. Mr. Skones was the start of everything and when Alex tried to leave the situation Matt acted out violently." Mr. Fray said. Thanks goodness he told the truth.

"Very well Alex, I want you to take the rest of the afternoon seeing as there are only two classes left in the day. Mr. Skones I will be informing your parents and your discipline will be discussed with them." Headmaster Brays said. I knew my dismissal when it came, so taking the opportunity I left.

I sighed. I didn't really want to go back to Wolf's but I knew it would probably be the best place to go. I grabbed my books from my locker and headed home. Like that place will ever be home.

~X~

I opened the door to the town house hoping no one would be home. Obviously it wasn't my lucky day. The whole K-unit was there.

"Cub?" Snake asked seeing me inter. "Isn't it a little early to be home from school?" he asked me.

"About two hour's early." I answered as I pushed pasted him.

"Why are you home?" Wolf growled as he came into the entry hall. "And why do you have a black eye!"

"A guy found he had an issue with me being at the school, he made it known." I answered heading up the stairs.

"Fighting in school is not a good thing!" Wolf yelled fallowing me up angrily. "Are you in trouble?"

"No. They guy punched me when I was walking away, a cowered move." I hissed. "I didn't fight back, the Headmaster sent me home because the meeting in his office lasted a while. He thought it best for me to leave early." I slammed my door in his face saying that the conversation was over and he was not welcomed in.

I walked over to the desk, I was pissed. I would welcome an idiot right now to try to come kill me. I needed to blow off some steam, but since there aren't any around that I know of I settled for homework.

A/N: Ok so what do you think? Probably not my best work, but that's ok! If anyone has any suggestions or ideas that they want to put in, tell me.

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