Here is my second House of Anubis story! Thank you for choosing to read it! Sadly it took me hours to write, partially because I was watching movies with my friend at the same time...but anyways! I have had the idea of using a quiz to show that Fabian likes Nina for a while, but I only just got time to write it. I know that this is cliche, but when I said I was watching movies, I meant Disney movies. We just watched The Little Mermaid, The Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, and now, my favorite, Anastasia! I promise it isn't like any of those movies, just the cliche ending. Anyways, I have wasted your time long enough!

Please Enjoy! ;D

"Come on Nina! Admit it already that you are totally in love with Fabian!"

"Amber! Shh…somebody might hear you!" I quickly twisted towards the door to make sure that it was firmly shut.

"I knew it! You wouldn't be this nervous if you didn't like him!" I watched in dread as Amber began running around the room squealing. Of course she was right. I may have only known Fabian for a few months now, but it was impossible to not fall for him.

The problem was that I was terrified that he might not like me back. Fabian Rutter is an adorably sweet guy, and also my best friend. I trusted him with everything….everything but my feelings towards him.

So that is exactly why I could not tell Amber. Though Amber is a very close friend and my roommate, she is not well known for being able to keep secrets. This is one secret I was not risking getting out. She had been amazing this entire time with the whole Sibuna club, mystery thing, but she was a girly-girl, gossip queen at heart.

"Amber! Fabian and I are just friends. The only thing I am nervous about is Jerome and Alfie over hearing you and planning some prank." I felt bad about lying to Amber, she really was a nice girl. However she immediately seemed to understand. Her face blanked for a moment, as if she was thinking, before her face lit up.

"Oh my gosh! Sorry Nina! Don't worry, you're secret is safe with me." I smacked by head into my hands in defeat. There was no way I would ever be able to convince Amber that I didn't like Fabian. I desperately hope that I am not really that obvious.

I slumped against the headboard of my bed as Amber gleefully took a seat at the end of my bed. Her hands were clasped tight and she was still practically jumping up and down with joy.

"This is just the greatest. Everybody has been talking about how cute a couple Fabian and you would make. Thanks to Mick, I know that Fabian likes you, as if that wasn't already obvious enough, and now I know for sure that you like Fabian!" My eyes widened as Amber talked, but they grew to be saucers when she yelled Fabian's name in her excitement.

"Yes?" My heart literally jumped out of my chest when I heard our door creak open to reveal the curious face of none other than Fabian Rutter. He looked confused, and I figured he had probably been on his way up to talk to someone when he heard his name being called.

My eyes darted to Amber, and I immediately cut her off from talking by jumping off the bed. That look on her face was very familiar. It meant that she would probably tell Fabian exactly why she said his name and there was no way I wanted him to hear that.

"Fabian! Funny, Amber and I were just talking about how we didn't understand the biology assignment. We thought maybe you could help us tomorrow night?"

"We were?" I felt like dying when those words left Ambers mouth.

"Yes Amber. We were." I sent Amber a look and luckily she quickly caught on.

"Oh! Yep! That is exactly what we were talking about. Me and biology do not understand eachother. Now if we were talking about the relationship between David Beckham and Victoria Beckham rather than gross green blob and smelly purple blob, then I would definitely make an A."

Fabian was looking back and forth between us in utter confusion. I fought back a blush, which was really hard because this is Fabian we are talking about. Who wouldn't blush when he has that cute little frown on his face with his perfect wind-swept hair and…and just everything!

"Well, uh, sure. I can help out with biology."

"Thank you so much Fabian. Okay well, I guess we will see you in the morning." I walked forward to close the door, but he quickly stopped me, though a blush was apparent on his face.

"Actually, Nina, I came up here to ask you something."

We stood there staring at each other for a moment, though his eyes darted around a lot.

"Umm, in private." He shot a glance towards Amber and I nodded my head in understanding. "Okay. I will meet you in the common room in five minutes."

He nodded In relief as he pulled the door closed. I stood with my ear pressed against it until I was sure he was half way down the stairs.

"Amber! You need to keep your voice down! He could have heard you!"

"Yes, he could have, but he didn't…unfortunately."

I gave her an exasperated look as I ran a hand through my hair. "Well I better not keep him waiting."

"Hold up, Nina." I turned my head to see Amber grabbing her laptop. She quickly typed something then motioned me over to sit back on the bed. I decided to do as she said. When I looked at the screen I immediately tried to jump back up again.

"Nuh uh. Sit back down." I was sure my entire face was red by now. I looked back at the screen again. The headline read: The 'Does He Like Me' Quiz.

"Amber this is ridiculous. A quiz can't tell me whether Fabian likes me or not!"

"It won't hurt to try. Anyways, I'm curious to see the results. Questions one: When you look at him what does he do?"

I scanned through the answers as fast as I could. 'He never looks at me.' That definitely wasn't it.

'He smiles a little and then looks away.' He certainly has done that before. The first time was my second day at this school. I had been reading in the common room and he had been building a house of cards at the eating table. We both glanced at each other at the same moment and he had given me a shy smile before turning back to his cards. I didn't bother reading the other options; I just pointed at that answer.

Amber smiled happily. "Question two: When the two of you talk, how does the conversation start?"

The answer options were pretty standard: friendly hello, never spoken before, he stutters. The options which seemed the best choice was 'It depends. We talk a lot, sometimes I start it, sometimes he does.' This was true enough, especially since Fabian and I are best friends.

Amber clicked that option then continued. "Question three: What is his body language like when he's around you or talking to you?"

I sighed loudly. "Do we really have to finish this? Amber just nodded her head exuberantly.

'He seems distracted or looks at his watch a lot.' Definite no.

The next one said something about him staring at my lips. I blushed. If he ever had, I never noticed.

After that it said that he talked to me like I was one of the guys. I've had guy friends before so I knew what it was like when a guy treated you like one of the guys. I can't remember a time when Fabian had ever acted like this though.

'He touches me on the arm or shoulder sometimes when we talk.' There was this one time, right after I had told Amber about the mystery, when I thought Fabian might hold my shoulders to comfort me, but he had pulled away almost immediately. There were a few other occasions where we has brushed arms or hands, but Amber didn't need to know that.

The last option said: 'He leans toward me and seems to be a really good listener.' Now that was true. Every single time we find a new clue or sometimes when we are just talking, Fabian always leans forward in order to give me his complete attention. Amber grinned joyfully when I pointed at it.

"Question four: How do his friends treat you?" Amber rolled her eyes as if this was a wasted question.

I considered the possibility that the only reason everybody at the House of Anubis was now my friend because Fabian had broken the ice by befriending me first. My first few days at this English boarding school had been spent friendless with everybody either ignoring me or interrogating me.

So I easily picked the option which read: 'They have been nicer or talking to me more lately.' I laughed when I saw that Amber already had it checked off.

"Final Question: More about his behavior around you." Amber stared confusedly at the screen. "But that isn't even a question." I smirked as she had another one of her blonde moments.

'He is shy and quiet around me.' Fabian was a naturally shy and quiet person, but I doubted that the question meant his personality

'He acts like I don't exist.' Next option

'He jokes around with me a lot, in a nice way.' Fabian and I were friends so we did joke around a lot, however I still got the feeling that the quiz was asking about unusual behavior for him.

'He curses and swears a lot.' I can't even remember a time when Fabian has ever used fowl language so I will label this as a firm no.

'He seems to act normally when we're in a group of people, but if we're alone, he seems kind of nervous.' I really had to think about this option. At school or at dinner, Fabian and I were always friends with no awkwardness. But then there were those rare moments, especially when we were in the attic alone, where something was left unsaid. It was strange, so I picked this option.

Amber was practically glowing with excitement as she moved the cursor over the submit button. It was short and asked no real, pertinent questions so I doubted that the answer would be correct. Secretly, however, I wished that this ridiculous quiz would give me some good news.

"And now….for the moment we have all been waiting for…" I glared at Amber as she turned the laptop away from my view so that she was facing me.

"Come on, Amber. Just read it. I still need to meet up with Fabian." I would never admit it, but I held my breath as I heard the click meaning that she had submitted my answers.

And then she spoke. "You're score is 21, ranking in the 20 or higher category. If you ranked this high, the guy is DEFINITELY interested. He is showing many or all of the signs of being interested in you. Whatever you've done right up to this point, don't stop! It sounds like he's practically drooling over you."

Amber was squealing as she stopped reading, but I sat there in a trance. "That can't possibly be all it says!" I grabbed the laptop and swung it back so I could see what my results were. Sure enough, they read exactly as Amber had said, minus the loud squealing of course.

Amber was cheerfully clapping her hands chanting over and over again, "I knew it! I knew it! Yes, yes, yes!" I just stared at her.

"How can you be so happy! This doesn't prove anything! I have to go meet Fabian."

I stood swiftly, brushing by her on the bed to reach to door. I blinked the tears out of my eyes, unwilling to go meet Fabian looking upset. It wasn't his fault that he didn't like me. Just like it wasn't his fault that he was so irresistible.

The stairs creaked as I all but slid down them. I realized that the quiz had taken a bit longer than five minutes and I felt terrible for making Fabian wait. I briefly questioned what he needed to ask me in private, but I brushed the thought away as I walked into the common room.

He was sitting there, on one of the couches, completely oblivious to my presence. He was gripping his head in his hands which I took to be a sign that he was both nervous and possibly panicked. I rapped my knuckles across the door frame to alert Fabian to my presence. I fought back a laugh as his head shot up.

"Nina!"

I smiled at him, praying that it didn't show any signs of my inner turmoil. "You needed to speak with me?" I was reminded of the answer on the quiz when he glanced down at his hands before looking back to my face with a small smile.

"Nina Martin, would you fancy going for a walk with me?"

I giggled behind my hand as I shook my head yes. "Fabian Rutter, I would very much fancy joining you for a walk." He sighed in relief, then as an afterthought, he offered me his arm which I gladly slipped mine through.

I relished the cool breeze on my face and flowing through my hair. I shoved all thoughts of the quiz and the horrible thoughts of Fabian not liking me to the back of my mind as we strolled across the campus. I noticed Fabian fidgeting nervously, which again brought the quiz back to the front of my mind. Fabian really did get nervous whenever we were alone like this. I wasn't sure whether this was a good or bad sign. Boys truly were puzzling.

To distract myself from thoughts which would damper my mood, I turned my head up to face Fabian. He had his eyes squeezed tight and his lips were moving with no sound coming out. It looked like he was preparing to say something, something very difficult to say.

I rested my hand on his shoulder. "Fabian." His eyes snapped open, making contact with mine. "Why did you want to talk to me?"

I felt a shudder run through his body, and I fought back shuddering as well. He wore his thinking frown for a moment, then a flash of disappointment, before he adorned his happy face. "I thought we could talk about this whole mystery, like in the beginning before Amber and Patricia."

"I would love to discuss the mystery with you Fabian." He smiled in relief. "Except first, I want to know why you really wanted to talk to me." I watched as his face fell back into panic. "Please…" We stared at each other, locked in the moment with the wind blowing around us. It was so tempting to lean up and claim his lips, but there was no way he would want me too. I was only a friend to him.

His arms enveloped me, pulling me close to him without an inch of space between us. I gasped in shock at his quick actions. I attempted to turn my face up to see his, but his words stopped me. "Don't Nina. I need to tell you something, but there is no way I have to courage to tell you if I am looking at you."

I stopped struggling against him, and instead wrapped my arms around his back. I could feel him relax a bit as he sucked in deep breaths of the cool winter, almost spring, air. I waited patiently for him to mentally prepare himself. I could wait forever in his arms, as cheesy as it sounds, I knew it was true.

"Nina. We have known each other for a few months now. You have become my best friend. I trust you more than anybody I have ever known before. I knew from the moment I saw you, well maybe not that exact moment, but well, I knew you were special. Sheesh, now I just sound corny."

He stopped talking, most likely out of frustration. I rubbed soothing circles on his back, urging him to continue. He took a few deep shuddering breaths before plowing forward. "Nina you are an amazing girl: intelligent, witty, beautiful…What I am trying to say is, Nina Martin, I like you…a lot."

I felt his body completely relax as if a heavy burden had just been lifted. "I know." I hadn't meant to speak aloud, but it just slipped out. He pulled back a bit to look at my face.

"You know!" I bit my face as I stared up into his skeptical face. I nodded, not entirely trusting myself to speak just yet. "Care to explain?"

I refused to look into his eyes, choosing instead to look at the grass beneath our feet. "Amber?"

He gave a breathy chuckle. "How did Amber know?"

"Well she sorta made me take this quiz online called 'Does He Like Me?' She was positive that you liked me though, which is kinda why she was squealing your name."

"How could a quiz possibly tell a person whether another person likes them!"

I grinned cheerfully up at him. "That's what I said!" We both laughed, forgetting entirely about Fabian's confession a minute earlier. It took forever for the two of us to control our fit of laughter, and by the time we stopped, I found that we were lying next to each other on the ground. We were both on our backs facing the sky, grins spread across our faces.

I rolled over, leaning on one arm, to face him. "So you like me?" He immediately turned a flaming red as he adopted the deer in the headlights look. He didn't look at me, much to my chagrin, but he did nod.

"Well that's good." I rolled back to the grass, switching my gaze from Fabian to the clouds above. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Fabian turn his head towards me, but I was unable to see his expression. "I like you too, Fabian."

I allowed a smile to bloom across my face when Fabian scooted closer to me and enveloped my hand with his.

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