All these chapters have been edited! I don't know if I have edited this one before, but if so, I'm doing it again!
Description: Rufus thought snatching Patricia Williamson for a second time would be easy. But he's dead wrong. After Patricia disappeared last year, Sibuna likes to keep an eye on her. But when Nina's Gran health deteriorates, they can't focus on her, and Rufus takes his chance. But why does Rufus want Patricia anyway? Is it to bribe Sibuna to give up the Cup, or the mask? And what will become with Eddie, when/if Patricia disappears once more?
Prologue - Nina's POV
We are finally on the last task for the mask. Soon, everyone will be curse-free once more, and we can all forget about all this.
We all walk out of the tunnels, still stumbled on finding all the reflectors. At least we had one right now, from Sarah's music box. It's better than nothing. But we still need to find all the reflectors before Victor does.
Even though it was already late, Fabian came into my room, to study the graph for the constellation. We tried to figure it out for about an hour, and then he decided to go to his own room, we did have school tomorrow.
"Sweet dreams, Nina." He whispered, closing the door behind him. I crawled into my bed, and shut off the lights. Amber was already asleep, quietly talking in it. I laughed quietly to myself, and fell into my own sleep.
"Nina, can I have a word with you?"
I was sitting on the couch with Fabian, when Vera came up to me. I had looked over my shoulder, and had quickly gotten up. I wondered if something was wrong. I followed Vera, and she walked me to the hallway.
"Your Gran is back in the hospital. She isn't doing well. The doctor wants you there; she is at the England hospital. I will come if you'd like…" Vera starts out, tears starting to cascade down my cheeks.
I could tell Fabian was watching me, and as soon as a tear escaped my eyes, he rushed over. His voice was full of concern, when he asked what was going on.
"My Gran, she's back in the hospital. She isn't doing well. I have to go." I say, and Fabian nods. He offered to come instead of Vera, and I agreed. Vera kindly called us a taxi and we headed to the hospital.
Patricia's POV
I had no idea what was going on with Nina and Fabian. One second, Nina's on the couch, and the next she is crying near Fabian and Vera. Eddie didn't seem to notice, but he called me over.
"Hey Yacker." Eddie says, with a slight smirk on his face. I blushed a bit, and looked down to hide it.
"Eddie…" I trailed on, until Victor abruptly cut us off, yelling at us to get to school. I rushed over to Joy, who was looking out at Fabian. He was outside, his arm around Nina, tears continuing to flow down her face. What was going on?
"I wonder where Fabian's going." Joy asked me, as we walked to school. She is so obsessed with him. I can't tell her off since we're best friends, but I wish I could. Nina and Fabian have been close for a while now. Joy left, and even though it wasn't her fault, she had no business interfering with them.
As we walked, I noticed that there was a black van parked at the school, which looked completely suspicious. People don't just drive in black vans, they know it makes them look bad. I eyed it as we walked closer to the doors.
Joy had been still going on about Fabian, so I cut her off.
"Yeah, I'll meet you inside. I'm going to, uh, go see whose car that is." I say, trying my best not to sound too peculiar. She shrugged it off, and walked into school.
My instincts told me to stay away from the van. From everything that happened last year, it was a smart bet to stay away. And I know Nina would have either stopped me completely, or came with me. She wouldn't let me go alone. But I had to see whose car it was.
I quickly ran over to the van, and saw somebody sitting inside. It was a guy, who was talking into his phone. I couldn't make out who it was, the windows were mostly tinted. I tried to get a closer peek, but the guy turned to look. I gasped, and swiftly ran off. The face left me worried.
His face looked exactly like Rufus'.
But Rufus Zeno is gone. He drank the fake elixir last year, there was no way he could be alive still. It was impossible.
My heart started pounding, and I sprinted into the school building. Joy was waiting for me, an impatient expression on her face. It faded when she looked at me, my nerves were getting the best of me, and my hands were shaking.
I don't get nervous much, but Rufus Zeno isn't somebody to mess with. He almost killed everybody here last time around. It left us all horrified, and forced us to be more cautious.
"You okay? You seem frightened, and that isn't like the Patricia I know." Joy asked. I lied to her, and said I was perfectly fine. Truthfully, I was scared out of my mind. But I wouldn't let him take me again. I just have to be careful now, Nina and Fabian aren't here to protect me.
I walked into French, and tried to keep my cool. Eddie was already sitting in a chair, and he peered over at me. I took a deep breath, and sat next to him. I tried to hide my fears. That's what I always do, how is it different now?
"Hey, you alright? It looks like you've seen a ghost or something." Eddie questioned, and I smiled.
"I don't get scared, duh."
Class started, thankfully to my advantage. But it still doesn't feel right.
Yay, all edited! This took me awhile to edit, I changed so much. Not really plot wise, just to make it easier to read. And wow, I can't believe this story is nearly a year old, as well as my other ones! It's been almost a year since I got on here! Yay to me!
~JessIsTheBest~
