Secrets
I don't own House of Anubis, I just LOVE the show!
Summary : After the Chosen Hour, another bedroom is constructed to the House of Anubis, for Joy to stay. A new student, Gabby Maxwell, who is also from America, comes to the house and has a secret family past that she doesn't even know about. She is somehow connected to the school, the house, the Frobisher-Smythes, Victor, and the Egyptian gods Anubis and Omniris…
Chapter 1 : New Arrival
Gabby's Point of View
I paid the taxi driver for his service. I rolled my suitcase to the front door. Tangled in a mass of weeds above the front door was a sign. It read Anubis. I placed my hand on the doorknob and slowly opened the door.
The door creaked open. I rolled my suitcase inside. The furniture inside the house was ancient. A short lady with midnight black hair approached me. "Hello, you must be Gabriella!" She said with a smile. "Gabby," I corrected her.
"Oh, sorry love. I'm Trudy, the house mother. I cook breakfast and supper meals in here." Trudy said, leading me into a dining room. "Okay, where should I unpack?" I asked, my eyes then focused on a painting on the wall. I approached it.
I gasped. "It can't be…" I murmured to myself, too quiet for Trudy to hear. "They are the Frobisher-Smythes, the original owners of this house. They passed away many years ago in a tragic accident." She explained a bit on the history of the house.
I nodded, and stared back at the portrait, it was the same portrait that hung in my living room back home. My parents had told me they were relatives, cousins, of my family. They were also g..
I felt a tap on my shoulder. A creepy looking man stared at me, his cold black eyes burning into mine. "You must be Gabriella Maxwell, the new arrival." He said. "Gabby," Trudy corrected. I nodded. "I am Victor Rodenmaar, landlord of Anubis House." He introduced himself.
"Um, hi?" I said, something about him frightened me. He seemed familiar, like I had met him before. "I'll show you your room." Trudy said, leading me into the hallway. Victor stared at the portrait. He had a smirk on his face. The same smirk that I remember now, the smirk that frightened me as a child, in every dream…
The memory flashed inside of my mind. I couldn't exactly remember when, or where, I had met him before. But I know I have, he reminds me of something, something that apparently was fuzzy in my mind, because I couldn't exactly picture what it was.
Trudy finally stopped at a room at the end of the hallway. She opened the door for me. There were two beds, one which was empty, had nothing on it. It was mine. "I'll leave you alone to unpack; the others will be back soon." She said, closing the door.
I unpacked most of my things, my sheets, pillows, and such. I put some of my clothes in the empty drawers. I would unpack the rest later; I needed to talk to my mother. I got my cell phone out of my purse and dialed my home number.
My mom answered. "How has it been so far?" She asked, music was playing in the background. She probably was cleaning, she always listened to her music while cleaning. "Strange, they have a portrait here that we have at home, and there is this strange man named Victor. I remember him somehow, but don't remember why or how..." I said, trailing off, realizing I hadn't made any sense.
"Honey, I'm afraid I can't answer your questions. You would have to speak to your great grandmother, or your grandmother. Your great grandmother lives a mile from the school, in a small cottage in Anubis town, I believe. I would go to your grandmother first, she doesn't have as many answers, but she can tell you how to visit your great grandmother." My mother explained.
What she said shocked me. My parents had told me long ago that all of my grandparents were dead. I had never known any of them, and here my mother is saying they are alive and know answers to questions about this school, and most importantly, this house.
"Mom, I thought you said all of my grandparents were dead?" I asked, confused. She sighed. "You were too young to understand, sweetheart. You needed protection. Now it's your time to embrace your destiny." She said.
"My destiny?" I asked confused. "Honey, I've already said too much. Your grandmother should really be telling you this." She apologized. "But, you left me even more confused than I was before. Mom?"
"Honey, just ask Victor to take you to your grandmother's house. He will know where to go." She said hanging up. "Mom? Mom, don't go! How does Victor know my grandmother?" I said into the phone, my voice raised.
She had hung up. I sighed. I knew that I had somehow met Victor before, but how? She wasn't very specific, and she says Victor knows my grandmother, who I thought was dead! She said to protect me, but protect me from what? Growing up, my parents had always kept my family's past a secret. They had told me only that we were related to the ancient Egyptian gods Anubis and Omniris, along with the Frobisher-Smythes, but how?
I lied down on my bed, my head hurting. Nothing made sense. I tried to take a nap, but then the door creaked open. "Hello?" A girl's voice asked confused. I got up and looked at the girl. "Hi, I'm new, I just transferred here. I'm Gabby." I introduced myself.
"Oh, welcome to the school then. I'm Joy." She said, the confused expression on her face turning into a smile. "Why weren't you at school? Did you just arrive, like, literally, a few minutes ago?" She questioned.
"Yeah, I was unpacking, but I took a break." I said, swinging my feet over the end of the bed. "Oh, cool. Would you like me to introduce you to the rest of the students here in this house?" She offered. "Um, okay," I said, sort of shyly.
Never before in my life had I been shy, but that had seemed to change once being in a new country without my own family. Well, technically my mother had said my grandmother and great grandmother lived here, but I had never met them or even knew they existed.
Joy led me back into the living room. Eight students were chatting and playing around with each other, four boys and four girls. Apparently because of Joy and me, the girls outnumbered the boys in the house.
Eight pairs of eyes immediately focused on me as I walked in the room. It felt, uncomfortable, like all their stares were going through me. I waved and murmured a hello. "This is Gabby," Joy said. Everybody greeted me with a hello. "I'm new to the school, I just arrived a few minutes ago." I said sheepishly.
"Cool, where are you from?" One girl piped up. She had long, straight blonde hair. "Um, I don't know…" I muttered. Again, my parents never told me about my family, except that one minor detail. Everybody burst into laughter. "You sound American, like me. I'm Nina by the way." Another girl said, introducing herself.
"Oh, I thought you meant something else, I'm from America." I said, trying to make it look like I was speaking directly to the girl who had asked me that question. "Oh, okay, I'm Amber. Amber Millington." She said, flipping her hair.
Everybody burst into laughter. I giggled. Nina got up off of the couch. "That is Fabian," She said pointing to a boy with brunette hair. "That is Mara," She said, pointing to a girl with wavy black hair. "That is Jerome," She said pointing to a boy with big hair. "That is Patricia," She said pointing to a girl with colored extensions in her hair. "That is Alfie," She said, pointing to a boy with really short black hair. "And that is Mick," She said pointing to a boy with blonde hair.
"Hi," I said, starting to feel less shy. Getting to know their names helped me feel less nervous in front of them, I'm weird like that. To me, knowing just a person's name helps me know more about them.
They all went back to their conversations. I sat down next to Joy, who was talking to Patricia. They were wearing matching best friend necklaces, they must be really close. "Supper time!" Trudy called from the kitchen, carrying a big pot into the dining room.
Everyone proceeded into the dining room and took a seat. Trudy made spaghetti and meatballs, something I was surprised that they had here in England. The food was very good, better than my mother's spaghetti, but Trudy's meatballs couldn't even compare to my fathers.
After dinner, I considered following my mother and asking Victor to take me to my grandmother's house. But then I decided to ask in the morning, it would be Saturday, so I wouldn't have to deal with school or anything. The curiosity was killing me, I wanted to find some answers.
Night soon came, and I learned curfew here was ten o'clock. Victor showed to be very strict, at ten pm he said "You have five minutes and then I want to hear a pin drop." It seemed creepy, my father had once used that on me when I was grounded for getting a 60 on a test. I hadn't studied well because I focused too much time on hanging out with my friends.
That night, I tossed and turned. It took me forever to fall asleep, it was my first time being away from home. My parents had never let me go to a sleepover at a friend's house, and we had never stayed overnight anywhere. They seemed to be very overprotective when it came to that, but for other things they were completely care-free. I could throw a party on a school night as long as I got a good grade on any tests I had the next day.
I woke up the next morning and decided to straighten my hair. It always makes my hair look longer and better. I can't stand when my hair is wavy, like natural, I think it looks ugly and too short. I did my hair and changed into my favorite t-shirt and skinny jeans. I put on my black uggs.
I breathed deeply. I was nervous about what Victor would say. This house had creeped me out ever since I saw the picture, and the fact that Victor knows relatives of mine that I don't even know is just plain weird. I mean, ever since my parents told me we were related to Omniris and Anubis when I was in 8th grade, my life hadn't been normal.
Starting in eighth grade, my parents had become very overprotective of me. They would still let me throw parties and such, but I couldn't go anywhere without them. I wasn't allowed to even go with my best friend's parents, unless my own parents were there.
I brushed my teeth and opened the door. Joy was still asleep, it was 9:30 am. I walked down the hallway which seemed even shorter than previously, and finally came in front of Victor's office. He was writing something down on his desk.
I went to his door and knocked. "Who is it?" He growled. "Gabby," I replied, my heart pounding inside of my chest. "Come in," He said. I walked in and saw a huge raven on his desk. It was… stuffed. Ew!
"What do you want?" He snarled, grumpily. "Um, my mom said to ask you to take me to my grandmothers…" I said. "I had a feeling you would ask soon…" He said, his sentence trailing off.
So, that is it for the first chapter. I hope you liked it so far! The next chapter will be about Gabby visiting her grandmother. Please read and review! Thank you so much for reading!