*Patricia POV*

I dragged my suitcase through the huge door that led into the entrance hall of Anubis house. I could hear a chorus of chatting and laughing coming from the kitchen. Great, I am the last one here. Trudy came hurrying towards me carrying a tray of cookies and her arms wide. It was nice to be back.

I was right about being the last one here. Everyone was sitting around the dining table discussing what they did in the holidays. Fabian had spent half of summer staying with Nina and her gran in America. Jerome had gone to Spain with Poppy and his dad. Alfie had joined some alien club. K.T had spent summer in America with her family. Mara spent summer voluntarily writing for a local newspaper. Joy visited her Nan in Scotland. Amber finished her New York fashion school course and decided to come back to come back to Anubis house.

Eddie was meant to spend summer with his mum in America but his mum cancelled at the last minute because she was sick. So Eddie spent the summer staying with Mr Sweet. We spent a lot of time together over summer doing normal boyfriend and girlfriend stuff.

"So Patricia how was your summer?" asked Amber.

"Good what about you?" I asked. Amber then launched into a huge story about fashion school and how she missed home and Alfie. I wasn't really listening, instead I was watching Eddie. He kept nervously checking his phone. Something was defiantly wrong.

Once Amber had finished her incredibly boring story I went over to Eddie to see what was wrong with him. "What's wrong slimball? " I asked as I sat in the chair next to him.

"My mum was meant to call me," he said sadly.

"She probably just forgot," I said slipping my hand in to his. "How about we go and unpack?" He looked up and nodded. I took his had a led him up to my room hoping to distract him. I hated when he worried.

*Victors POV*

Those silly kids had been here for five minutes and were already make too much noise. But that wasn't my only problem. I had lost the ring. The ring was my last hope of creating the elixir of life. Someone must have taken it from my office. No, my office door had been locked and I only I had the key.

Maybe I left it somewhere? I mental retraced my steps. The last place I had the ring was.. was when I was fixing the window in one of the girls bedrooms.

*Fabian POV*

Anubis still didn't feel the same without Nina here. At least I had seen her over summer. My dad had paid for me to go visit her and her gran. It was nice to see her. To see for myself that she was really okay.

"I wonder if there will be a mystery to solve this year?" asked KT when it was just me, KT and Amber in the kitchen.

"I hope so! I don't think Anubis would be the same without a mystery to solve," said Amber.

I didn't feel the same way. I was tired of mysteries. Maybe for me Anubis wasn't the same when Nina wasn't here.

*Patricia POV*

My room looked exactly the same two brown beds, two wardrobes, light purple wallpaper, brown carpet and two bed side tables. Except Victor had finally fixed the window Joy broke last year. Eddie sat down on my bed and started going through my school bag as I unpacked my suit case. I looked over at Eddie who was smiling a photo frame.

It was us a couple of summers ago when I went to America with him. I can almost remember the day like it was yesterday. Eddie's mum had driven us to a lake surround by huge fields. We all spent the whole day there. I liked Eddie's mum she was really friendly. I couldn't understand how she could have ever fallen in love with someone like Mr Sweet. They were just so different.

*Eddie POV*

I couldn't help but smile at the picture of me and Patricia. The only problem was the photo reminds me of my mum. I was really worried about her. I got my phone out an again to see if my mum had called or even text me. I sighed, nothing. Maybe Patricia was right about her forgetting but my mum never forgot to call me before.

Somehow I managed to drop my phone and knock it under Patricia's bed. I extended my hand under her bed, feeling for my phone. I grabbed hold of something that felt like my phone and pulled my arm out from under her bed. I looked at what was in my hand, my phone and some type of ring. It was about a centimetre thick and had something engraved in it. I was just about to ask Patricia if it was hers when the door burst open. I stuffed my phone and the ring into pocket as soon as I saw who it was.

*Victor POV*

The ring had to be in this room, I thought as I burst through the door. Something caught my eye. Eric's son slipped something gold into his pocket. My ring! I opened my mouth to tell the boy to empty his pocket immediately but I stopped myself. I didn't want the children to think I was up to something. Instead I shook my head disapprovingly. "Boys are not allowed in girls rooms after six o'clock," I said sternly.

"We were just about to go eat dinner," said the red headed girl. I turned and walked out of the room desperately thinking of a plan to get my ring back, fast.

*Eddie POV*

I couldn't sleep. I was frightened I would have a nightmare about my mum or Patricia. Two people that I was certain I loved. I pulled the ring out of my pocket and started twirling it around. After, 30 more minutes of boredom I decided to go and get a drink.

I silently as I could I tipped toed down stairs, to the kitchen. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up as turned the tap on. I swear I could hear someone behind me. Just as I plucked up the courage to turn round someone grabbed me. The stranger placed one hand over my mouth and dragged me outside. What was going on?

*Patricia POV*

The sound of someone walking woke me up. For a couple of minutes I tried to drift back off to sleep. But I couldn't. I wanted to see who was walking around the house this time of night. So slipped out of my bed and wondered down stairs.

It was just my mind playing tricks. It wasn't him. But I couldn't be sure. I thought I saw Eddie being dragged out of the house by a man in a long coat. It must just be my mind playing. But I couldn't be sure. I need to check. I didn't want Eddie to get hurt.

*Eddie POV*

I was starting to freak out. I had been kidnapped before but this was different. I don't want to admit it but I was scared. The freaky guy who grabbed me had led me just outside the house. I couldn't see very well but I think we were standing by a ditch.

"Give me the ring!" said the hooded guy. I didn't recognize his voice. I wasn't sure what to do. The ring must be important if he had gone to all this trouble to have taken me from the house. But how did he even know I had the ring? "Did you not hear give me the ring!" repeated the guy. I slipped my hand into my pocket and clasped the ring.

"Why do you even want it?" I asked hoping for an answer.

"That's none of your business. Just give me the ring!" he said. I had to no choice. I slowly took the ring out of my pocket. The strange guy grabbed it from me with such force and speed that I lost my balanced. I stumbled back forgetting the ditch was there.

I feel flat on my back in the ditch. I must have hit my head on something because there was a shooting pain in my temple and my ankle stung .My vision began to blur and the pain in my head increased. I heard someone say my name and then my vision went black.

*Patricia POV*

It wasn't my mind playing tricks after all. I had really seen Eddie being taken.

I had hurried out the front door trying to see Eddie. I caught a glimpse of him out the corner of my eye. He was standing at the edge of the ditch. I tall lean man in a hooded coat was standing in front of him.

I hid behind one of the cars watching the rest of the scene. I could just make out Eddie handing the man something gold. The man then disappeared as quickly as he came. I didn't see what way he went, I was too busy watching Eddie stumble into the ditch behind him.

"Eddie!" I said sounding concerned as I ran to the ditch. My heart began to pound as I got no response. I carefully eased myself into the ditch. "Eddie," I whispered quietly. His eyes were closed. His face was really pale and his head was bleeding like a waterfall. I gripped his hand tightly.

"Yaker," he murmured. I watched him closely his chestnut eyes fluttered open.

"You okay slimball?" I asked.

"Yer…. I bit dizzy," said Eddie clutching his bleeding head.

With my help, he eventually got out of the ditch. I gently put my arm around his waist and guided him back to the house. I eased him down onto one of the chairs by the door in Anubis house. "I am going to go wake Trudy up," I said.

"Don't tell her the truth say I was sleep walking and fell into the ditch," said Eddie sounding slightly shaky. I nodded my head and rushed to Trudy's room. Thoughts swirled in my head. We had been here less than a day and we had already got ourselves a mystery to solve.