As it faces toward me, I take my last look at you.

Nina Martin never thought this would happen, it just, did. First she was walking down into the forest with Fabian, next thing she knew, he was after them. Warning: Not a happy ending.

Disclaimer- I don't own HOA, or any of its characters.

Chapter 1- Before it came

Nina's P.O.V.

Beep. Beep. Beep. Stupid alarm. I need to get rid of that thing. I fling my arm over to hit the snooze button, but I miss and hit a note instead. I don't remember putting anything there. I sit up and take the note off the nightstand. Glancing at Amber, I could see she was still fast asleep. I ran my hand through my hair to see how tangled up it is, and it was a mess. I looked at Amber again, and saw her hair was perfect. How does she sleep without moving? It was always a mystery to me. Ugh, I hate it when I say mystery. I've had enough of it this term. Hell, my whole life is a mystery. Well, I look at the note and it says:

Hey, meet me in the clearing; bring nothing but yourself

Signed,

?

Wow, short note. Who could've sent this? Well, they know about the clearing, so it has to be someone in Sibuna. Who wouldn't want me to bring anything? I have no idea. I put my locket in a secret space, (Under the 8th stair, hehehe.) in case I got in trouble with Rufus or Victor. Then I got dressed, brushed my hair, well at that point I couldn't even call it hair, it was so messed up. I'm walking out the door when Trudy yells, "Hey dearie, you forgot to sign out!" Oh, right. Hey, now I can see who else checked out, and then see who the secret person is. I look at the sheet.

Fabian, 6:30. It's Fabian. Wait, Fabian! ! Well, now I'm all jumpy. I finished signing out and ran out the door, full speed. I didn't stop until I got to the clearing. I didn't see him anywhere, I felt a tap on my shoulder, and turned around to see…