Chapter 1
Nina glares at Patricia and Fabian as they walk into the common room holding hands. Fabian had broken up with her earlier in the week for Patricia, as did Patricia did to Eddie for Fabian. Nina isn't usually a jealous type, but seeing Patricia and Fabian together makes anger boil inside her. She's really jealous, but she's not going to act like Joy. That would be going overboard, and friends and trust would be lost in the process.
Nina looks at Eddie. She sees him shooting Patricia and Fabian daggers, too. If looks could kill, Nina and Eddie would be murderers. She sighs and stands up. "Can I talk to you in private, Eddie? It's really important and it can't wait."
Everyone, besides Nina and Eddie, start to whisper to each other as Eddie gets up. He follows Nina into the entrance hall, and he closes the common room doors. "What's up, Nina? Is something wrong?"
Nina shrugs and sits in the chair by the phone on the table. She props her elbows on her knees and rests her chin in her palms. "Listen, Eddie. It's kind of obvious that we're both super jealous of Fabian and Patricia. So, I was thinking, that we could fake date to see if it will make them jealous. We could like hang out more, and then say that we're an item after a couple days. Are you in?"
Eddie smirks and crosses his arms over his chest. Nina notices his shirt sleeves tighten, showing his amazing muscles. He shakes his head in an amused way. "I didn't know you were that devious, Nina. It's very surprising."
Nina laughs and stands up. She crosses her arms, too, and walks up to Eddie. She comes up to his shoulder in her converse. She looks up at him and tries to sound serious. "Are you in or not, Sweet?"
Eddie steps even closer to her. He looks down at her and pokes her in the neck. He laughs. "I'm in, Martin. Be prepared for the best fake relationship of your damn life."
"Oh, I will be. You can count on it."
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The dinner that night is weird for Anubis. The usual chatter, laughs, and food fights are replaced with silence. No one talks, laughs, or even cracks a smile. Trudy notices and finally decides to say something. "What's wrong with everyone? There's usually pudding on the walls by now."
Eddie sighs and puts his glass down. He turns around in his seat and looks at Trudy. "We're just not in the mood, Trudy."
Trudy's eyes widen, and she walks back into the kitchen. She's really confused. Amber usually talks about the newest couple or the best fashion line. Jerome and Alfie usually start the food fights and talk about pranks. Mara and Fabian usually talk about school. Patricia and Joy usually talk about Team Edward and Team Jacob, and Nina and Eddie usually talk about what they miss in America.
Something terrible has to be wrong for them to shut up for that long.
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The next morning, Eddie wakes up with a giddy grin on his face. Today, he and Nina are going to put their plan into action. He gets up, grabs a random outfit, and heads for the bathroom. He changes into some black jeans, a gray v-neck shirt, a long-sleeve unbuttoned turquoise shirt, and black high tops. He fixes his hair and purposely takes forever because he hears Jerome banging on the door and screaming at him. He finally gets finished and walks out, laughing. "Jerry, calm down! The bathroom is now yours!"
Eddie walks up to Nina and throws his arm around her. "Are you ready, Martin?"
"Always, Sweet."
Eddie and Nina walk into the common room, laughing their heads off with Eddie's arm still around Nina. Eddie whispers random words into her ear, and Nina laughs even harder. They continue doing that for awhile, but they still don't get a reaction from Fabian and Patricia!
"Plan two?" Nina whispers into Eddie's ear.
"Plan two."
Nina and Eddie get up and walk into the common room. They start to walk up the stairs toward Nina and Amber's room. "Fabian and Patricia really like each other, or they're better actors than we are," Eddie says with a sigh.
Nina sits on her bed and sighs, too. "We might have to become an item earlier than we thought."
Eddie nods and sits beside Nina. He leans back and lets his feet hang off of the bed. "Yeah. You better text Amber, so she can scream our stupid couple name and announce it to everyone. It'll save us the trouble of getting up right now."
Nina laughs and leans back beside Eddie. She feels Eddie snake his arm around her shoulders, and she blushes a little. She texts Amber.
Hey, Ambs! Eddie and I are dating now! :)
"Neddie!" Nina and Eddie hear Amber scream from all of the way downstairs.
Eddie chuckles. "I think she got the m-"
Suddenly, Amber bursts through the bedroom door. "Are you serious!? Neddie finally happened! Oh my Anubis! I have to start a scrapbook!"
Amber grabs an empty scrapbook, glue, glitter, pens, stickers, and snaps a few pictures of Nina and Eddie. "I'll start it in Alfie's room, so you two can have your privacy." She winks at them before walking out, screaming their couple name again.
Eddie laughs and looks at Nina. "That's the first time I've seen Amber leave a new couple alone. Is she s-"
Nina puts her finger on Eddie's lips. "Shut up! Do not question it! It might not happen again!"
Eddie smirks and scoots closer to Nina. Now, everything from their shoulders down to their ankles are touching. "What are we supposed to do in our privacy, Nina?"
Nina smacks Eddie on the stomach. Her eyes widen when she feels six rock-hard abs. She quickly collects herself. "Save it, Eddie. We'll start the kissing tomorrow and the steamy-almost-sex make out sessions Monday after school."
Hey, guys! I hoped you enjoyed the first chapter of my new Neddie story! Please review, follow, and favorite! I'll love you forever, people! :)
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