Alex Rider: Living with the SAS

Chapter 9

Alex turned around to face the soldiers. She stumbled a bit from the blood loss. Snake darted over to fuss over her. "Come on kiddo. Sit down." He said gently as he guided her to a seat. Snake was removing the bandage round her neck when someone burst through the door, make it two. Every soldier pulled out their guns. "Don't shoot." Alex croaked out when she saw who it was. "Oh my god!" The girl yelled as she ran to Alex. "Who are you?" The sarge asked. They showed their badges. "We're friends with her." The guy - Ash- accompanying the girl - Skylar - said, gesturing to Alex.
Skylar helped Snake bandage her up. "Poor Elsa." Skylar joked. Alex huffed in amusement at her nickname. "So ice queen," Ash started, causing everyone to look at him. "did you do all of this?" He asked, gesturing to the dead men on the ground. "Take a guess. You might get a prize." Alex said. "What are you guys doing here?" Sarge asked, they were all allowed to stay for a bit. "Here to take Alex for a mission, sir." Skylar said. Alex frowned at that. Then asked," what's the mission?"
"But cub! You are injured and still recovering from the gunshot wound!"
"I'll be fine." She said quietly so she doesn't strain her throat. Alex looked at Skylar and Ash for a reply. Skylar and Ash both stood up and stripped off their coats. The some soldiers wolf-whistled at Skylar but it ceased when Alex sent them a death glare that can melt ice and make fire grow larger.
Alex turned back to take in what the mission is actually suppose to be. Short black skirt - skater skirt-, white button down short sleeve shirt with school logo on pocket. "... A school girl?"
"Yep! To be more precise, I'm the slutty school girl. Queen bee. The best! Muhahhaha. You," Alex prayed it would would be something good. "Will be a smart badass."
Alex mentally did a victory dance. Yasssss!!!! Alex smirked, just slightly, to let them know she's okay with that role. Skylar and Ash smiled, they finally saw some emotions. They handed her a bag of clothes. "Change here and now. We've got 30 minutes. A chopper would be here but we wouldn't have time to land it."
"Why in a rush?" Alex asked as she made a move to strip her clothes but froze when she realised something. There are still SAS men in the same confinement. She shuffled to the kitchen -remember they are in the mess hall -.
"I thought you would ask what my role is!" Ash said in mocking pain. "You dumbass. She already figured it out." Skylar said.
"... Ash is the school bad boy, star foot ball player." Alex replied from somewhere in the kitchen. "Awww! No fun! I'm Skylar's boyfriend. Ice queen, you and Sky would be rooming together in the school."
"Why the rush though?"
"This is a protection mission. YOUR principle is a rich boy, school bad boy. He's not the player ones, he is the quiet and mysterious one."
"Ohhhhh! I like that one!" Alex said, "that still doesn't explain the rush."
"He was targeted multiple times, we need to protect him until the agency gets rid of his threat."
"So... Let me guess, I'll have to be friends with rich bad boy and maybe even be his girlfriend."
"That is correct. See! I told you the mission briefing wouldn't need much from us." Skylar said to Ash. "What shoes do I wear?!" Alex yelled. Skylar lifted her own foot. "Um... 5 inch knee high boot?"
"5 inch?!" -look at pic, skylar's right, Alex's left - Alex asked as she walked out. "She's hot. Hotter." Eagle commented. No one reprimanded Eagle because it was a fact. She is hot. Alex sighed as she glared at the 5 inch heels. Then she pulled on the heels and sat down to do her makeup. Winged eyeliner, slight smoky eyes, slight contour, a little blush, red lipstick.
"You live up to the title of number one, most beautiful assassin." Ash commented. Alex smirked and whipped out a dagger strapped to her leg and jerked it at her neck to make a 'you're dead' motion. "Hot. Good! Let's go! Chopper's coming!" Skylar said looking up from her phone. Alex went to grab her duffle bag from k-unit's cabin. Then she hooked it to the wire dropped from the chopper. The man in there pulled it up and dropped the wire again. Skylar went first, then Ash and lastly Alex. She paused at the base before turning around to salute the soldiers. They saluted back and Alex climbed the wire. She's gone... She look so... So upset. She doesn't want to go on the mission. Why doesn't she have a choice? She should have a choice. We still haven't found out how to help her.