Hey! I am still focusing on Childhood Friends (my other story - .net/s/7829880/1/Childhood_Friends ) but I have a few one/two-shots that have just been lingering around in my head and so I decided to write and publish them to FanFiction! For this one I listened to Take A Chance On Me by JLS and I immediately thought of Fabian singing it to Nina! If you haven't heard the song then you can use this link to YouTube: .com/watch?v=JIzw7BHmkN4

Enjoy…

Take A Chance On Me:

"Nina, there is something I need to tell you and I need to tell you now because it is really, really important." Fabian Rutter was finally manning up to Nina and confessing his true feelings for her. Sure he was nervous but all the other people in the house had assured him that Nina felt the same way! He had managed to walk back home from school with Nina and then pull her into the secret 'Sibuna Hideout' in the forest. His palms were sweating and his heart was pounding. Little did he know that Nina was feeling the same way.

"Go ahead Fabian. What is it?" she was eager to know why he had taken her into the forest to talk to her and it was making her very nervous indeed. She definitely had strong feelings for this English boy but back in America, all of her relationships had ended badly and she had promised herself not to let boys run her life. Nina was sure that Fabian wasn't the type to use her for her body, or cheat on her with her best friend, or break up with her after 1 date in a text message (need I go on?) but she still wasn't ready to trust anyone fully yet. After all, 'loving someone is giving them the power to break your heart but trusting them not to' as her mother used to tell her when she was little. She focused back on Fabian hoping he wasn't going to say what she thought he was going to say.

"Ok well um you see Nina. Over this past um this past year, you and I have *cough* *cough* well we have become good friends – best friends. And well I um, you see I like you Nina." Fabian took a step towards Nina and held her gentle hands in his. Nina was starting to get very nervous now. She liked him she really did, but she wasn't able to go into a relationship yet. She didn't want to hurt his feelings either though.

"Oh no please no." Nina muttered under her breath.

"What?" asked Fabian. 'Crap' Nina thought. 'How do I tell him this?'

"Oh nothing, nothing. You were saying?"

Fabian returned to his train of thoughts on how to tell her when he just gave up and blurted it out.

"Ok Nina I'm just going to come out and say it. I really really like you Nina. I like you as something more than friends. Heck – I think I even love you! All I want is for us to be –" Fabian cut himself off when he saw the look on Nina's face. He turned bright red when he realised that he had just confessed his love to someone that didn't like him in that way. "Damn I've just made a complete fool out of myself haven't I? You don't like me in that way do you Nina?"

Nina had no idea what to do so she just stood there staring at Fabian with a blank expression on her face.

"God I'm such an idiot! Why did I listen to the others? You probably think I'm stupid. Ugh! Never mind. Sorry Nina I'll just go now." He looked at Nina for a while before running off back to the house. Nina knew that she had to explain everything on why she was looking like that at him.

"Wait Fabian! Please, let me explain!" Fabian stopped and turned around to see Nina running towards him. He didn't know whether she was going to say that she actually did like him, or whether he had just made the biggest fool out of himself. He definitely hoped that it was the first one. Nina caught up to him and looked into his eyes. She felt so guilty for what she was about to say to him especially as he was still blushing from her reaction before. She knew how he must be feeling right now but surely it was better that he knew exactly why she was acting like that.

"Look Nina it's ok you don't have to pity me. Sorry about my outburst." Fabian said to Nina but she shushed him by shaking her head at him.

"No Fabian listen, I - I don't know how to explain this but I just can't be your girlfriend. It's not that I don't like you because I do honestly! It's just, back in America the guys weren't as sweet as they are here and - well let's just say that I'm no stranger to having a broken heart. I mean, I've been cheated on before and I've been used for - things - and I promised myself that I wouldn't get into a relationship here. I'm really sorry though because I really do like you."

Fabian sighed in relief for a moment before realizing what Nina had just said – but at least she liked him right? Fabian could feel raindrops starting to fall and knew it would be pouring soon.

"Nina, I would never do anything to hurt you ok? I'm not like those other idiots from America. You mean a lot to me and hurting you is honestly out of the question because I really care for you and I don't like seeing you upset. I wouldn't be able to bear it if I knew you were upset because of me!" He was hoping that she would change her mind. Sadly, Nina just wasn't ready yet.

"Fabian I really am sorry. I do like you – a lot but you should just find someone new. I'm not good for you and you can find loads of better girls than me."

"But I don't want another girl Nina. I want you." While this was going on Fabian was thinking of a plan to get Nina to know he would look after her but it did mean he would have to hurt her first. Nina however, was quite flattered and frustrated at the same time. She had really thought that Fabian would have given up on her and moved on but he was clinging to her like she was the last bucket of water and he was a burning building.

"Seriously Fabian, don't bother on me when all I am going to do is say no because of my past experiences, especially as there are tons of girls dying to be your girlfriend!" Nina was almost on the verge of tears now and Fabian could see that so he had to initiate his plan now.

"You're right Nina. We're not good for each other at all. Maybe I should find someone else." Wow did he feel like a jerk right now.

"What? I mean – um yes! Sophie! Sophie really likes you – um – maybe you should ask her out." She couldn't believe she had just said those words to him but it was for the better.

"I think I will," Fabian began trying to smile at her but failing. "Thanks Nina! See you back at the house." And with that he walked off back to Anubis house leaving Nina sitting there under a tree in the rain not being bothered to walk back to the house. So that is where she stayed for 2 and half hours after Fabian had left her. She was hungry but she didn't want to go back to the house. So she began to doze off there in the grass.

When Fabian arrived at the house he walked into the living room with a big smile on his face. Amber, Alfie, Jerome, Mara, Mick, Eddie and Patricia were all there. (A/N: No Joy in this just because I don't particularly like her – sorry if you do…)

"How did it go dude?" Mick asked. They all knew where he had gone and what he was going to do but they didn'tknow how it had turned out.

Eddie snorted, "Well what do you think he's smiling for? Obviously she said –"

But Fabian cut him off, "No. She said no." Everyone gasped and Amber stood up looking like she was going to cry.

"B – b – but you two are Fabina! You have to be together otherwise I will – I will-"

"You'll what Amber?" said Jerome, "Shower Nina and Fabian with pink sparkles everyday?" laughter errupted around the room.

"You know what Jerome?" Amber began menacingly I think that if Fabina don't get together then I'll have to focus on a new couple don't you? Now let's see, Mick and Mara are already together, Me and Alfie are an item and Patricia and Eddie are bound to be Peddie by the end of the week so that just leaves you all by yourself! But even I can't perform miracles." A chorus of 'ooh's and 'oh no she didn'ts occurred in the room. Jerome grimaced at Amber who just stood there smiling back at him.

"Shut it Millington – nobody cares." Amber smiled to herself knowing that she had reached his sensitive spot. After some laughter everyone turned their attention back to Fabian.

"So if she said no, then why are you smiling?" Mara asked, she was the smartest one in the house but she still couldn't figure it out.

Fabian blinked and then remembered what Mara was talking about – Nina.

"Well," Fabian started, "On your advice, I told Nina how I felt about her and I asked her out."

A squeal came from a blonde in the corner, "Ooh! What did she say?" everyone turned to look at Amber and groaned – she had the memory of a goldfish!

"Anyway…I told Nina that I liked her and asked her to out with me but she said no."

Patricia spoke up, "So what are you going to do then? Mope around in your room? And anyway it still doesn't explain why you were smiling!"

Fabian looked around at his friends and grinned at them. He said four simple words that then caught all of their attentions,

"I have a plan."