Hey guys! Here's a new story! I'll probably do a sequel to Butterflies, just…not now! This story is going to be in present time, yet kind of AU. ENJOY!

Nina's POV

I glumly walked down to the dining area and took a seat next to me FRIEND Fabian Rutter and my best friend Amber Millington. Now that we had found the mask, and everything was "perfect," as Amber would say, again we really didn't have much to talk about. I mean, Fabian and I. We bonded over the mystery, but since that was over, what would we talk about? Of course, Amber and I never run out of things to talk about. We're girls, we can NEVER shut up.

I poked around at my food, not really wanting to speak to anyone. I was kind of in a bad mood. "Hey, what's wrong?" Fabian asked me. I loved how he was always caring about me.

"I'll tell you after dinner, just not right now." He nodded slightly, and continued to eat his meatloaf. Dinner, for the most part, was silent. Until Joy walked in. She pranced happily into the dining room, and sat her short skirted butt on the chair next to Fabian. It sickened me to see her cling to his arm like that.

"Hi Fabes! After dinner, you wanna come to my room so we can study?" she asked innocently.

"Uh…sure. I guess." He turned to me. "Hey, Nina, is it okay if you tell me that thing later?" I stiffened, and forced a smile on face.

"Yeah, that's fine," I hesitated. "Because the death of my grandmother can wait," I mumbled under my breath.

"What was that?" Fabian asked.

"Nothing, nothing at all!" He just shrugged and went back to talking with Joy. "Excuse me for a minute," I said, standing up.

"Now, wait Nina, I have some very exciting news for all of you!" Trudy said. She had replaced Vera after Victor learned about her. "Mr. Sweet has allowed each house to go on vacation. I've decided to let you pick where you want to go." I thought long and hard about where I wanted to go then I got the perfect idea.

"I think we should go to Paris, because they have so much culture and history," Mara said.

"No, we should go to New York! Shopping!" Amber squealed.

"How about Atlantis in the Bahamas," I suggested. After exchanging a few looks, everyone in the house agreed to the Bahamas.

"Okay, then its settled. We're leaving for Atlantis the day after tomorrow!" Trudy exclaimed, then happily walked off. After that, everyone left, leaving me to sulk to my room.

"Hey roomie!" Amber greeted. I smiled faintly, then retreated to my bed. "Nina, what's wrong?" she asked.

"Fabian, my gran, everything's wrong!" I exclaimed. "Fabian was going to talk to me after dinner, and I needed to tell him that my gran died. As soon as Joy asked him to do something, he did it. Why does he like her?" I shouted, letting tears escape my eyes.

"Aww, Nina, I'm so sorry about your gran. But trust me, Fabian likes you. He's just a people pleaser. He doesn't want to let you down, or Joy down," she explained.

"But I'm supposed to be his best friend. I should come first! Oh my God, I am so selfish," I said letting more tears sting my face.

"No you're not. You just want him to be more than your friend. And trust me Nina, that will happen eventually. Besides, we're going to the Bahamas. May I remind you, there are beaches in the Bahamas? And when there are beaches, there are swim suits. And when there are swim suits, there are bikinis! You can easily make Fabian drool over you in a bikini!" she laughed.

"Thanks Amber, but I think Fabian is a little more sensitive than to drool over a girl in a bikini," I laughed.

"Are you kidding me? He's a guy! Guy's will drool over any girl in a bikini. You know, unless it's a grandma or an overweight girl, or a guy!"

"That could not be more true. Thanks Ambs, now, let's go get those bikinis," I said standing up and linking arms with her.

"That's what I like to hear," she said. And with that, we left for the mall.

Fabian's POV

I sighed once Joy had left. She's my friend and all, but it's off putting when a girl clings to you like that. Besides, I like Nina. I wish I had the guts to tell her how I felt. Maybe this vacation will be the perfect opportunity. All of sudden, Eddie, my roommate walked in.

"What's up? Thinking of the girls in bikinis or is that just me?" he said.

"No, I'm not," I exclaimed. He put that in my head, now I was thinking of them. Not them, Nina.

"Now you are. I bet you can't wait to see Nina in a bikini!"

"Shut up! What about Patricia? Are you thinking of her," I retorted.

"Whatever. So, what's your plan?" he asked like he knew I had a clue about what he was talking about.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"What's your plan to get Nina back? I swear you Brits don't know the first think about love, or even friendship!" he said.

"I don't have a plan. She doesn't even like me anymore. I broke her heart," I said looking down. I knew she would never forgive me about the whole Joy thing at the ball.

"Dude, I see the way she looks at you. She likes you. And you like her. That's why you need to take your chances, because I guarantee there will be guys eying her in the Bahamas."

"Whatever," I said. Then I remembered Nina had something to tell me. "Gotta go," I said running out of the room. I heard Eddie yell at me, "Go get her," but I chose to ignore him. As I was running, I ran into someone and came crashing down on top of them. I looked down at the person, and it was Nina.

"Sorry," I laughed

"It's okay," she laughed too. We continued laughing until we eventually were just looking into each other's eyes.

"Ehem," someone said. We looked up at Amber. "I hate to interrupt this, I really do, but Nina, we have some shopping to do."

"It's 10 o'clock! You have five minutes, and then I want to hear a pin drop. Ms. Millington to your room. You two, stop fooling around!" Victor screamed.

"Aww, phooey, I guess we'll have to shop tomorrow," Amber pouted then retreated back upstairs.

Nina realized I was still on top of her, because she started acting really uncomfortable.

"Uh…Fabian, you're still on me," she laughed.

"Oh, right, uhh…sorry," I said uncomfortably. I quickly got off her, and was about to go to my room, when I remembered what I had to do. "Nina," I called after her. "What did you want to talk to me about?"

"Oh, uhh…meet me in the attic at midnight. It's kind of important," she smiled then walked away. Whatever it was, I wasn't going to let Nina down this time.

Nina's POV

At midnight, I snuck out of my room, not wanting to be interrogated by Amber. I climbed up the stairs to the attic, surprised to Fabian already waiting for me.

"Hey," he said smiling. I love his smile.

"Hi," I said. There was a comfortable silence as we just stared into each other's eyes.

"Uh, what did you want to tell me?" he asked sitting down, patting a seat for me next to him.

"Oh, right. My gran died," I said sadly.

"Nina, I'm so sorry," he said putting his arm around me.

"It's just, she was my only family left, and now I don't have anyone," I said letting the tears fall freely on my face.

"Hey, look at me," he said. I looked up at him. He wiped the tears off my cheeks, and continued, "You're most definitely not alone. You have me, Amber, Patricia and the rest of Sibuna. So please don't say you're alone." I loved how he comforted me. I loved him.

"Thanks Fabian. I have to get going. I'm really tired." We both stood up. "Bye Fabian," I smiled.

"Bye Nina!" he said. We walked down stairs together, and an awful awkward silence surrounded us. So this is what happens when you break up with your best friend, I thought. If only he knew how I feel.

Fabian's POV

I watched Nina walk down the stairs. She seems so sad about her grandmother. I wish there was some other way I could comfort her besides hugs. But I can't. This is what I get for breaking up with my best friend. If only she knew how I feel.

Ok! That's the first chapter! Let me know if you have any ideas on what I should do! I kind of have this story planned out. Hint: Kind of. It's hard coming up with multi-chapters! Thanks for reading guys!

~Ginger