Summary: When Nina arrived at Anubis House, they all thought she was a normal teenage girl who lived a normal teenage life. But soon, everyone finds out that's not the case. The secret Nina's been keeping is far from what they expected. A special someone causes pain, shock, anger, fear, and regret among the residents of Anubis House. And this someone will turn house upside down.
Hey guys! I know I shouldn't be posting another story, with all the others I have to finish, but I wanted to publish it before season 3 came out. I had this written in like March, but I didn't find it until recently.
Trudy is the house mother in this. No Mick. A little OOC. Right after season 2. But before season 3.
**Grammatically errors should have all been fixed.
The clock ticked faintly in the silent room. The squeaking of a number two mechanical pencil echoed as it scribbled on lined paper.
Amber Millington tapped the eraser end of her pencil on her desk as she stared down at the test in front of her. Joy glanced at the blonde next to her in annoyance before turning back to her test.
Patricia, head propped up against her palm, wrote lazily wrote on her paper as her boyfriend by the name of Eddie Miller, sat alongside her, his head resting on his folded arms, napping quietly on his unopened test booklet.
Jerome's eyes scanned his paper, his eyebrows furrowed in deep concentration. His mate, Alfie, sat beside him, writing so ferociously his pencil may as well have caught on fire.
Mara and Fabian, their faces relaxed, smoothly wrote in their booklets. Next to her boyfriend, Nina bit the nails of her right hand as she wrote with her left, her face covered in uncertainty.
"Time," Miss Valentine called from her desk. Each of the students dropped their pencils, letting out an exaggerated breath. Well, all apart from Fabian and Mara.
"Pass your test booklets up," the young teacher instructed. She walked up to the first row, hand out, waiting for the thick packets to be placed in her hand.
Closing her test booklet, Patricia slapped her sleeping boyfriend on the arm, causing him to jump up in alert.
Nina reluctantly passed up her test, along with others, and sighed. 'I failed it, I know it,' she thought.
"Alright," Miss Valentine said, collecting the last of the tests, "You have the rest of the period to talk. Keep your voices down as there are other classes testing and no horse playing." Miss Valentine eyed Jerome and Alfie.
Nina and Fabian turned around in their seats and faced Amber and Joy as the classroom erupted in excited chatter.
"How do you think you did?" Nina questioned her friends. By the content looks on their faces, it was pretty obvious they did a good job.
"I think I did well on the first section," Joy admitted. "But on the essays, I'm pretty sure I failed."
"I think I did a pretty good job on the essay," Amber commented. Fabian raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"What was your prompt?" he asked, curious to how Amber Millington would have passed. He wasn't judging her, but he knew English was Amber's hardest core subject.
"Uhh... explain how you would sell a new product to a consumer," Amber answered. Fabian nodded knowing Amber would breeze through that as she talks about new beauty products to her classmates all the time.
"I think I bombed it," Nina admitted. Joy scoffed.
"You've been studying for this midterm for weeks," the brunette said, "There's no possible way you could've failed it."
"Yes, there could have," the American replied. She exhaled loudly, throwing her head back. "Why do essay have to count for a large portion of your grade?" she asked to no one in particular.
A soft knock came from the door. A young girl, around the age of fourteen, entered the classroom holding a bright orange note in hand. She walked up to Miss Valentine's desk and handed the paper to Miss Valentine, whom was grading exams. The girl exited the classroom as Miss Valentine skimmed over the note.
"Nina," she called. "Mr. Sweet would like to see you."
"Oooooo," the class sang. Nina stood, collecting her items, her eyebrows furrowed. She walked up to front desk, grabbing the note Miss Valentine held out to her. As she headed to the door, she noticed her friends giving her a questioning look. The dirty blonde shrugged in response as she exited the room.
Nina knocked on the door of the Headmaster's office. She waited patiently before hearing a faint, "Come in."
Nina opened the door, revealing Mr. Sweet and, surprisingly, her guardian and grandmother, Evelyn Martin.
"Nina, take a seat," Mr. Sweet told Nina, whom still lingered in the doorway. The dirty blonde obliged, shutting the door behind her. With small, hesitant steps, Nina made her way over to the cushioned seat next to her gran, directly in front of Mr. Sweet's desk.
"Nina-"
"Am I in trouble?" Nina interrupted the headmaster. The upbeat headmaster let out a soft chuckle.
"Of course not," he said. Nina's tense shoulder's fell in relief.
"But, there is something we need to talk to you about," Eddie's father stated. He nodded towards Evelyn, signaling her to begin.
"Sweetie," she began. Nina looked towards her elder. "Ginger and I are going to be traveling for a while in celebration for our retirement."
"How long?" Nina pondered, wondering how this was relevant to her.
"About three weeks or so," Evelyn answered. "Now, I could only afford transportation, food, and hotels for myself, so I've decided to bring you a little surprise."
"What?" Nina asked. Mr. Sweet picked up his telephone.
"Bring her in," he said into the phone. A few seconds later, the door opened. A short, pale, middle-aged woman with soft ginger curls entered the room, leading a small girl. The girl, a toddler, had thin, straight, shoulder length, dark blonde hair, and shining hazel eyes. Her small thumb was placed protectively in her mouth as she toyed with the hem of her bright blue dress.
"Izzy," Nina breathed. She rushed out of her seat and crouched down in front of the young girl, engulfing her into a tight, but careful hug. Nina's body shook slightly as a stream of tears ran down her face. The toddler, Izzy, wrapped her small arms the best she could around Nina, a bright smile on her face.
Nina lifted Izzy into her arms as she stood up and placed her on her hip.
"Gran," Nina stated, focusing her attention on Evelyn. "What are you-"
"I figured since I'll be gone and you haven't seen Isabelle in a while, this would be a great opportunity for you two to spend time together," Evelyn explained. The corners of Nina's mouth turned upward as her eyes sparkled in tears.
"Thank you, Gran," Nina smiled then tenderly kissed Isabelle's soft mane. Suddenly, an important thought ran through Nina's mind.
"Wait, but what about Victor?" Nina asked, remembering her strict caretaker.
"Already taken care of," Mr. Sweet answered. "Now, go. Spend time with that adorable little girl before I steal her away from you." Nina eyed her headmaster, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion and shocked.
"Y-You're letting me skip the rest of the school day?" Nina questioned in disbelief.
"Yes!" Mr. Sweet exclaimed. "Now go before I change my mind." Nina quickly planted a kiss on her grandmother's cheek and hurried out of the room.
Shutting the door, Nina stood in the quiet, empty school hallway, looking at the beauty that she held in her arms. Nina's green gray eyes briefly met with Isabelle's hazel ones before the younger girl closed her eyes.
Nina smiled warmly as she felt Isabelle rest her on the crook of her neck. Nina gently placed her head on top of the little one's, enjoying the moment she had been wishing for since she arrived back at Anubis House.
Nina heard a soft voice mumble in her ear. "Mommy, I miss you." Tearing started pricking at Nina's eyes as a small smile spread across her lips.
"Mommy missed you, too." she said. "Mommy missed you, too."
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