After the death of the Osirian, the school that the students of Anubis house had learned to call a home had shut down temporarily for about a few years. The property was bought by a relative of the Frobisher-Smythes, and the school was reopened, where much of the previous staff was sought out and asked to come back. Since the days of solving riddles and saving the world, the students who bared a part in living among the House of Anubis -particularly the members of Sibuna- have graduated, gone their separate ways, grown up, and have started lives of their own. Approximately twenty years had gone by, and with the school just getting back into the swing of things, it would appear that the graduates would be returning to Anubis house once again. Only this time, they wouldn't be staying.
"Alright... have you gotten everything packed? Books? School uniforms? Toiletries? What about your jumper, Lily? Oh… I can't help feeling like we're forgetting something…"
"Everything is packed, Mum," a young male voice chirped.
"Mara, relax, even if we had forgotten anything, it's a bit late now. We're nearly there!" The short brunette sighed, propping her elbow up on the car window, her cheek resting against her hand.
"I know… I just don't want them to be missing anything. It's not exactly five minutes down the road, Fabian."
"We're fine. I double checked their bags."
"Triple checked?"
"Quadruple checked. Everything was accounted for." Mara seemed to ease up a bit at that. Perhaps it was just the fact that she didn't want her babies leaving her at such a young age. Then again, she had started to attend boarding school even younger than they did, but that was mainly because her parents were beyond busy and it was better for her education. Plus, if the kids had gotten their way, they would have started attending the instant the school reopened. Mara needed more convincing that it was safe before she let them go. Fabian, having been part of Sibuna from the very beginning, agreed.
Not to mention, Mr. Sweet had personally requested a get together, and gave this year as the perfect time. None of the now adults seemed to mind, as this way, all of their children would be attending the school at the same time. It seemed like the universe was still communicating with them all, in a very intricate and intriguing way. "Alright… I'm just nervous, that's all… I wonder why Mr. Sweet wanted to talk to us."
Fabian gave a shrug as the tiniest bit of an answer that he had. Which, wasn't really an answer at all. "No clue… other than the fact that we haven't exactly seen each other in a while, your guess is as good as mine."
"Well it's not like we never see them, we just don't do it that often…"
"Yeah, but when we do, it's always a few of us here and there." Even so, not even all of their children had met. Only a few of them knew each other, and not one of them knew everyone, other than their names, perhaps.
"Daddy, will Scarlett and Eddie be attending?" Fabian and Mara's daughter asked, looking a bit cheerful at the hope.
"Yes, of course." If anyone would be attending, it would be the son of the Osirian. And the Osirian's daughter, respectively.
"Wait, really? Really really? He didn't tell me!"
"Maybe he forgot, sweetie," Mara offered.
"Or maybe it was a surprise! You never know, James," Lily told him.
"I suppose. Are we almost there?" Fabian, who had been driving, laughed.
"Yes, James, we're almost there."
Just a few steps ahead of them, a small black car pulled into the grounds slowly, avoiding pedestrians and watching out for school teachers. Slowly the car came to a stop. The doors opened, and three teens jumped out, eager to get a look at the campus up close for the first time. "Hey, hey!" their mother shouted after them through her window. "Help your father with the bags!" A tall blonde man stepped out from the driver's side, heading toward the back of the car.
"Ah, let them have a look, Joy." The man heaved several trunks out of the back as the brunette woman stepped out to help him.
"Honestly Jerome they're teenagers, not children. They should know better." Joy hauled the last bag out and set it down, letting out a huff of air. Jerome smiled at the girl, taking her hand.
"Yes, but you should know teenagers don't do what they're told." Joy laughed at him, tiptoeing up to kiss him on the lips. That happened to be the moment that the three teens decided to come back to collect their things.
"Ew, guys, gross!" One of the boys said.
"Parents making out in public, gross!" The other said. Joy looked at her boys, annoyed.
"Be happy we're not kissing you," she told them, reaching for her boys teasingly. The boys jumped back, away from their mom's clutches.
"No way!"
"Not on this face. I have to look good for the ladies." Their sister rolled her eyes.
"Any lady who would want a face like that must be blind... Or desperate." Her brother got furious.
"Sophia!" Joy said, trying to hold back her laughter.
"You're one to talk, you've been chasing after the same person fo-" Sophia ran up to him, clamping his mouth shut with her hand.
"Shut up…" she hissed. The boy instinctively licked her hand, smirking as she pulled it away and shrieked, practically mortified.
"Five years..." he whispered, grabbing his bags.
"Shut up, Isaac!"
"You met what, like, once?" Isaac laughed.
"Shut up!" Sophia kicked him in the shin when their mother wasn't looking, grabbing her things.
"Oh, knock it off, you lot. C'mon, we've got to get your bags, so hurry up and…" Just then, another car pulled up next to theirs. Joy squinted to see who it could be, but when Jerome saw them, he nearly dropped the bags he was holding. "Hey!" Jerome shouted, smiling. It was his best friend Alfie Lewis. Alfie parked and got out, greeting Jerome while Willow helped their daughter with her things.
"Hey buddy!" Alfie rekindled their bromance with a hug, ruffling the blonde's hair. "Still as big as ever, I see." Jerome chuckled.
"Well you know what they say; milk does a body good."
"Oh no- no, I was talking about the hair." They both laughed, patting each other on the backs and giving each other one more hug. It was as if they had reverted back to their school days. Even though Jerome and Alfie had remained very close over the years, they still got excited to see each other again, because it meant they could reenact their teenage years and just have fun.
"Alfie…" Joy called, holding her arms out. "Where's my hug?" Alfie smirked, running at Joy and giving her a big hug as well. Joy screeched, laughing as she hugged Alfie back. "Okay, okay!" she shouted over her laughter. "It's good to see you!" Joy and Jerome's sons immediately followed suit by tackling Alfie, excited to see him.
"Alfie!"
"Hey guys! Long time no see. Oscar, looking sharp. Isaac, the hair is getting better every day, just like your dad's." Alfie gave them each a pat on the back, while Sophia stood by her mother and gave a wave. She was nowhere near as confident or as outgoing or crazy as her brothers. Her brothers always reminded her of a mini Alfie and Jerome, from all the stories their father and Alfie would tell. She was much like her mother, who could contain a bit of a temper, but was rather shy, especially when it came to crushing on boys. A specific boy, in particular. While everyone was catching up, Sophia couldn't help but feel anxious as to when he was going to come. Willow joined in shortly, with her and Alfie's daughter.
"Hey guys!" She greeted with a cheesy Willow smile. Jerome and Joy waved to her. She immediately smothered them in hugs
"Willow! So good to see you again. And Alfina too," Joy said, still a bit shocked at the name choice. "How are you, love?"
"Hi," Alfina greeted, smiling. "I'm alright." Sophia smiled at her, waving.
"Hi Alfina. I didn't know you were coming."
"Of course. I wouldn't miss it." Another car came up, this time it was a cab.
"Oh, that must be KT," Jerome said, looking.
"KT? I haven't seen her in ages. Wow… what a treat that'd be, huh?" Alfie smiled.
"I guess so… I mean, it probably is her, since I don't think any of us would take a cab, necessarily." As it turned out, Jerome was right. The cab slowed to a stop, and KT hopped on out with a young boy who must be her son.
"Hey everyone!" KT yells, rushing over to everyone, holding the boy's hand. "Oh, I missed you guys! Man it's been forever!" KT gave them all individual hugs, letting her son go first. "I can't believe I'm back! This is so crazy… Oh, this is my son, JT. Say hi!"
"Hey," JT greets.
"What does JT stand for?" Isaac asks.
"Jason Tree," the boy answered. The others smile awkwardly, not sure what to think.
"Alright, JT… come with us, our parents are just doing the boring catching up stuff. I'm Isaac. I'll introduce you to everyone else so far."
"Okay," JT smiled, thankful for the amiable behavior. The kids left their parents to have at it, leaning against the cars a few feet away and talking.
"I have so much to tell you guys! I've been traveling all over North and South America. I've taken JT with me a bunch, too. That's where I came up with name, actually, while I was traveling. The nature was so beautiful there."
"Whatever makes you happy, girl," Joy said, giving a hug to KT. "Hey, has anyone seen Mara and Fabes yet?" Most of them shook their heads. "I haven't seen Fabes in forever. Honestly I thought they were going to beat us here."
"I'm not surprised," Jerome shrugged.
"Why's that?" Willow inquired, tipping her head to the side, her brows furrowing.
"Because he married Mara. The Queen of needing to be 150% prepared for anything and everything." The others shared a small laugh in good fun.
"Did they mention anything to you guys?" Alfie asked. The adults stood around sharing blank looks. "I think I got a text from Patricia earlier. They're running behind."
"Mm, yes I got that as well," Joy confirmed. "I hope Mara and Fabes get here soon, I think Sophia is hoping to see James again," she laughed, looking back at her daughter. "And I know she's dying to see Scarlett." Sophia and Scarlett have been best friends for a while. Joy and Patricia were pregnant with them at the same time, so they grew up knowing each other, essentially. They would write to each other constantly, especially when Eddie and Patricia moved back to the states for a few years, and even spent a few weeks with them in America. Sophia knew James from going to several parties at the Rutter household.
"I'm sure Fabian is going exactly the proper speed limit, so with that in mind, he should be here in… Oh, less than an hour," Jerome teased. Joy playfully pushed on his arm.
"Did someone say our names?" a familiar male voice called. "Hey guys!" Fabian and Mara hugged their old friends while their kids went straight for the group of teens and mingled with the others.
"Fabes!" Joy nearly squealed. She gave him a big hug, and Mara too. "I was just saying that I thought you guys would beat everyone!"
"If only," Fabian said, jokingly.
"Hi Sophia," James called as he and his sister joined them. Sophia was a bit caught off guard.
"Oh-! Hi James," she laughed. Isaac gave her a look which she caught in the corner of her eye, and kicked him.
"Wow, long time, huh? I can't believe it…" Fabian gasped, looking around in awe. What they did with the place was impressive. As they all stood around catching up, they almost didn't notice the red car pulling into the school grounds. None of them could clearly see who it was through the windows, but there was a hunch. They car parked a little bit away from the others. A door opened, and a leg stepped out of the vehicle. The campus would know those boots anywhere. Patricia Williamson was back.
Now Patricia Miller, the fiery redhead stepped out of the car in a dark colored tank top and a black mini skirt, fishnet stockings included, with her famous boots on and black sunglasses. Swung over her arm was a medium sized dark purple purse. She looked very sexy, and she clearly knew it. Behind her trailed two kids. A boy who looked a lot like Eddie, and a mini Patricia. They filed out of the vehicle and headed over to the big blob of people while the strong dirty blonde grabbed bags.
"Guess who's back?" she shouted from a good few feet away. The others turned to see her and got excited, shouting things like 'hey!' or 'there she is!' and things of that nature. "You know I'm not much of a hugger, but aw what the hell, why not?" she said, smiling, hugging her friends. Eddie soon joined them and did the same.
"You look good, Patty!" Joy complimented.
"Well look at you! You've had three kids and are looking fine yourself! I've only had two, and that's quite enough." Both girl's laughed as Eddie joined them.
"Who let the rebellious American back in?" Fabian teased, hugging him.
"Hey, Fabian! Good to see you, buddy!"
"Dad, are we going now?" the younger blonde asked.
"Not yet, bud, chill for a minute, yeah?" He shrugged. It didn't matter to him. The teens joined the rest of the kids while the adults talked.
"Hey," the dirty blonde boy said, standing next to his sister. Scarlett gave a small wave, crossing her arms over her chest. The other kids said hi and whatnot back, smiling. "So… this is everyone, right?"
"I think so," Alfina nodded.
"Alright. I know you," Eddie smirked, staring at James.
"Do you? I wouldn't know through your lack of texts!" James teased, hugging him.
"Sorry…" the dirty blonde laughed. "I wanted it to be a surprise." Isaac stepped forward, clearing his throat.
"So, I assume we should get out the introductions and what not, yes? We all know at least one person here, correct?" Most everyone nodded, except for JT.
"I think I'm the only new one," he chuckled.
"No worries, mate, that'll change. Alright, well, here we go. Hello everyone. I'm Isaac, that's my twin, Oscar, and our sister Sophia. Sophia's cr-" Sophia jabbed him in the stomach with her elbow, knocking the wind out of him briefly. Oscar rolled his eyes, laughing.
"I'm James, and this is my twin, Lily." Lily waved and said hi with a smile as well. "Next?"
"I'll go. I'm Eddie, Junior, but, Eddie is fine."
"And I'm his sister. Scarlett." Isaac, who seemed to get his breath back, cleared his throat. And continued. "This is Alfina, and Tree, as well," he presented them. His eyes landed on Scarlett and her hair. "Why is your hair so red? I don't ever remember it being that color…" he commented, looking at it weird. Scarlett raised a brow, looking at the boy.
"Why is your face busted?" Isaac, very much confused, gave her a stranger look.
"It's not." The next thing he knew, the girl's fist was in his face.
"Do you want it to be?" she threatened. The boy's eyes widened like an owl's. He backed away slightly, shaking his head. Scarlett put her fist away and Eddie awkwardly chuckled, trying to clear the tension.
"Sorry about that, she's usually friendlier than that," he explained, throwing Scarlett a look. She merely shrugged. "So are you guys all in Anubis?" The other kids nodded. "Awesome! So are we. Look's like we all took after our parents, huh?" Oscar spoke up.
"Actually, I'm in Hathor," Alfina mentioned. JT sat up, looking over at her.
"Really? Me too!"
"Really? Oh my gosh! That's awesome!" The two of them bonded over that for a moment, before they were brought back into the group conversation.
"Well as long as there's cute girls, I'm don't care what house I'm in." Some of the girls rolled their eyes. He shrugged it off. Taking a look around, it was pretty clear which kids belonged to which parents. The looks said a lot about them.
Eddie Miller Jr looked just like his father. Dirty blonde hair, big gorgeous brown eyes, and the tall factor definitely. He had the same skin tone as his father, and even a bit of the American accent in there. Personality wise, they could have been clones. You couldn't leave him alone with a freshly stocked fridge for more than a minute. After all, his nickname was Pancake. He was friendly, but also had a bit of his father's tude to him. Being defensive was also a trait he gained from his father, and it came in handy often. Eddie was also very protective of his sister, Scarlett. He was sixteen, and she was fifteen, although Eddie treated her like she was much younger at times. Scarlett Miller was a complete miniature version of her mother right from the looks down to the personality. There was no denying that they were mother and daughter, and some people often mistook them for sisters because Patricia looked younger than she was. Scarlett could definitely take care of herself. It wasn't that she didn't appreciate what her brother did for her, but she found the way he went about it at times completely annoying.
Now, onto the Clarke siblings. Isaac and Oscar were twins, but not identical. Isaac looked like their father with the blonde hair and good looks. Blonde, blue eyed, and mysterious. What he likes to call, a triple threat. Oscar however, looked like their mum. Brown hair, light brown eyes. He was a bit of a hopeless romantic, and yet a flirt. He was the sweeter of the twins, definitely. Oscar was also easier to approach, whereas Isaac is the kind of guy that you're not sure if you should trust. They were both sixteen as well, and like Scarlett, their sister Sophia just turned fifteen. She had light brown hair like her mum, but blue eyes like her dad. She was very sarcastic, but friendly, sweet, and sensitive as well. She inherited the better halves of both of her parents, thankfully.
Alfina was a mocha girl, having the parents she did. She was very funny like her father Alfie, but also kind of free spirited and kooky like her mum Willow. She was what kids would call a flower child. Sort of there, but sort of not, you know? She instantly bonded with KT's adopted son, JT. Even though JT was adopted, he kind of did resemble KT. He was adopted as a baby, so he grew up with KT, traveling all over the Americas at the young age of four and beyond. JT didn't care where he came from or that he was adopted. He had a mother who loved him, which was all he needed.
That left just Lily and James now. Lily and James Rutter were also twins, but they kind of did look similar. Both of them looked a little like both of their parents. They were both also really smart, like their parents. Lily had the bluish eyes from her father, that sometimes changed colors and James got the dark eyes from his mum. James resembled Mara a bit more, whereas Lily resembled Fabian a bit more. Lily had darker hair whereas James had sort of a lighter color. Both of them were fifteen, almost sixteen. They look out for each other a lot, and can tell what the other is thinking just by the looks they make. A little bit of twin telepathy, if you will.
The adults soon called to the kids, telling them it was time to go settle in. They all followed, grabbing their bags, eager to get to Anubis. Alfie, Willow, and KT decided that they would walk with the others to drop the lot off at Anubis, then head over to Hathor to drop off Tree and Alfina. When they reached the house, all of the adults got a little sting in their chests, the memories flooding back to them all. To their surprise, Trudy was still the house mother. She came out to greet the newbies, expecting to see whole new faces, but was pleasantly surprised when she realized who else was here.
"Oh my goodness!" she exclaimed. "Oh I can hardly believe it! All my old lovelies, back again. All grown up! And bringing me my new lovelies!" Trudy hugged all of her old lovelies, smiling as a few tears dripped down her face. "Oh, well now I can be sure that we'll all get along now. Hello, dearies," she greeted to the teens. "I'm Trudy, your house mother! I made lots of goodies so help yourselves, dearies." They all smiled, said hello, and then went for the goodies. They would do room assignments later.
Also to their surprise, Mr. Sweet made a little guest appearance a few minutes later. "Hello, everyone!" he greeted.
"Dad!" Eddie said with a smile, hugging his father. Little Eddie and Scarlett heard the news and rushed over.
"Granddad!" they called, going over to hug him. Eric hugged them back, smiling.
"Hello, everyone! I hope you're satisfied then Trudy. Made the housing arrangements myself. I knew you'd like them." Trudy blew Mr. Sweet a thank you kiss, going over to meet all the new housemates. "And hello to you all too. It's been too long." The adults said hello to Mr. Sweet and had a bit of a reunion. Little Eddie and Scarlett had left again to join the others.
"Your grandfather is the headmaster?" Isaac asked the two of them in disbelief. Scarlett answered him.
"Yup. And don't worry, that won't stop me from giving you a bloody lip if you get too close," she told him, walking away to join the girls. Once again, Isaac's eyes widened in shock. He turned to Eddie.
"You're sister is something, eh?" Eddie nodded, watching her and then looking back at the boy.
"Yeah..."
"But she's kind of cute." Eddie glared at him when his head was turned.
"Hey, dad, what was this special occasion you brought us all here for?" Eddie Sr. asked.
"Oh, right, that. I need to talk to you all. About the history of the school, and, well… I think you know where this could be going." The others nodded in understanding. "Shall we say… tonight? After dinner?"
"Sure, that sounds fine. Guys?" Eddie turned to them. They gave their consent.
"Excellent. I will see you all in my office at that time, then. It shouldn't be long, I apologize if this is last minute, but it concerns the future of this school. That's all."
"Sounds good, we'll be there, Mr. Sweet," Fabian nodded, speaking on behalf of the original members of Sibuna.
"Please, Fabian, it's Eric now." Fabian smiled, nodding.
"I don't mean to break up the welcome wagon and all that, but we should be get going," Patricia stated.
"Ah, I understand. Places to go, things to do. It was so lovely to see you all again! Hope to be seeing you again soon, eh?" Mr. Sweet chuckled. "Well, off you all go then. Go on. They're in great hands." The headmaster smiled, assuring them. Patricia gave her father in law a kiss on the cheek, before the others said their goodbyes. The parents all waved goodbye to their kids, having given them their lecture speeches on the ride there. The kids waved bye back, and the next thing they knew their parents were gone. They'd be in boarding school for the next few years. The next stage of their lives was all starting now. As for the new mystery of Anubis House, the surface has only been scratched.
