"I'll be your crying shoulder, I'll be love's suicide, I'll be better when I'm older, I'll be the greatest fan of your life."
-Edwin McCain, I'll Be
Disclaimer: Let's face it, if I owned House of Anubis, we would be on season like four and the seasons would be never ending!
I held my pencil tightly in my hand. A. C. D. B. A. B. C. A. A. This is easy…
The SAT's are the hardest thing to take. I glance at my cousin Eddie in the corner of the room. He gives me a smile and I can tell he's saying to me, this is the hardest thing I've ever taken. But I know him, he'll do great. He's smart but as his teachers say "he doesn't apply himself."
I look down at my test. From the top of it reading Nina Martin to the bottom where there we still questions, waiting to be answered.
Stop stalling. Time to ace this test.
A few weeks after the SAT's, the letters were arriving. Eddie promised we'd open them together.
"You go first," I tell him, my voice pleading.
"Fine." He mutters, ripping his envelope open. His light brown eyes scan the paper and he smiles, "1545!"
"I knew you can do it!" I shouted, hugging him tightly.
"Come on! Open yours!" Eddie said, already taking the paper out of the envelope. He hands it to me. This letter is a big part of my future. I sighed and opened the neatly folded paper, my blue eyes scanning the paper. I find my score and sigh. "Damn."
"What?" Eddie asked, "What is it?"
"I only scored three points higher than you." I smirk.
"NINA!" Eddie shouted, picking my up and spinning me.
It's time. The biggest step of our lives. Eddie meets me again when we get our letters from University College London. The fourth best school in the United Kingdom. Eddie's father, Eric Sweet, had a residence there that we could stay at together if we got in. It would be great. If we get in.
"You go first." I tell him again.
"What? Why me? I always go first!" Eddie argued.
"Because you're older." I tell him.
"Older freaking my ass." Eddie mutters as he opens the envelope. His face breaks into a wicked smile. "I got in! I got in to UCL! NINA OH MY FREAKING LORD!"
"Well done!" Nina smiled, wrapping her arms around him. "This is great."
Nina looks at the fat envelope in her hands and opens it. "I got in! On scholarship!"
"No way!" Eddie said as he took out his cell phone, pressing number four on his speed dial. "Dad! Get that house ready! Yeah, we did, Nina even got scholarship!"
"Flight 777 to London will be boarding in five minutes. Flight 777 to London will begin boarding in five minutes."
Nina shook Eddie's shoulders, awaking the sleeping boy. He muttered something incoherent as he awoke as Nina pushed up the sleeves to her UCL sweatshirt. "Eddie, we're boarding in five minutes. Get yourself together!"
Eddie, clad in the reversed version of Nina's sweatshirt, began to grab his stuff. The UCL colours were Aqua and Violet and the basis of Eddie's sweatshirt was Aqua, with Violet words and symbols. While Nina's was the reverse. (IDK if they actually sell those, but those are the colours!) As Eddie pulled his backpack on to his back, he whacked someone with it, causing them to crash into Nina, and them both to tumble to the floor with the person on top of Nina.
"Sorry." The guy said with a small laugh playing on his lips, "The bozo hit me with his bag."
"That's no bozo, he's just a pure idiot sometimes." Nina laughed along with him. He got up off her, extending his hand to help her up.
"Nice sweatshirt." He said and Nina finally noticed that his eyes matched the Aqua in his tight t-shirt. A UCL t-shirt.
"Nice shirt." Nina agreed, "Freshman?"
"Yeah." He said, "You guys?"
"I'm a senior." Eddie said puffing out his chest.
"No you're not." Nina sighed, pushing Eddie behind her, "We're freshman too."
"Well," he said, running a hand through his messy dark hair, "I guess I'll see you both around."
"I guess so." Nina muttered to herself as he walked away.
"Dude!" Eddie shouted after him. He turned around and faced Eddie again, "You're British."
Nina did a face palm at Eddie's statement of the obvious. The poor guy just nodded his head.
"What are you doing in the States?" Eddie asked, "Not like it's my business, but I'm just curious."
"My family always comes here for the summer. We love New York. But I had to leave early to settle in you know?" he answered simply.
"Cool story bro." Eddie said.
"Flight 777 to London is now boarding. Will all families with small children and first class fliers please begin to board?"
"That's us Neens." Eddie sighed as the guy walked back to his seat. "Sweetie went all the way."
Nina never called him Uncle Eric. It was just too formal. It was always Sweetie. Even Eddie called him that sometimes.
"Awesome, let's go."
"Can I get you anything to drink Ms. Martin? Mr. Miller-Sweet?" the flight attended asked as Nina pulled out her ear buds.
"Umm, a Dr. Pepper for me and ice water for my cousin." Eddie answered, knowing Nina's drink order quite well.
"I'll be right out." She gave them a fake smile and walked off. Eddie checked her out from behind.
"Eww, Eddie she's so fake." Nina sighed.
"Those are the best ones." Eddie smiled.
"You're terrible." Nina muttered.
"Whatever." Eddie said, sitting back and putting his headphones in, blasting Sick Puppies.
"Is that all you listen to?" Nina asked, pulling out one headphone.
"Yeah." Eddie said. "You only listen to that Taylor Fast crap."
"First of all, it's Taylor Swift. Secondly, it isn't crap!" Nina argued.
"That's what you think." Eddie muttered.
"Just six more hours." Nina sighed, sinking back in her chair.
The flight had been less than satisfactory when Eddie wouldn't stop shoving his loud headphones in Nina's ear. Nina was ecstatic to see her uncle, relieved that she wouldn't have to spend any more time alone with her cousin.
"Sweetie!" Nina shouted, running to her uncle and hugging him, "I missed you!"
"I missed you too darling." Eric said with a smile, "Edison! Have you got your things?"
"Yes," Eddie said, lugging four luggage cases, "And all three of the Princess's too."
"The bulk of you things will be sent to the flat when they arrive. Probably tomorrow sometime. You'll have time to settle in before starting school in two weeks." He explained. "Now, I have a few things to discuss with you about the house."
Eddie pulled his suit case and one of Nina's behind him, while Nina pulled her second, and Sweetie pulled the third. They got to his car and he got in the driver's seat, Eddie in the passenger and Nina in the back. "The house is rather big. It has four bedrooms and a guest bedroom. I used to use it as a summer home, but now I really don't use it at all. Since there are so many rooms, I want you both to make a friend and have them live there with you. Now, dorms are an important part of the college experience. I don't want either of you to miss out on that, so that's one reason I want to you have roommates. I also think that Edison will drive you quite insane Nina."
"Hey!"
"He already has."
"Whoa this is sick!" Eddie shouted as he pulled up to the house. Sweetie had given them both directions and the address, then went back to the school he worked at. They were starting tomorrow, so he had to prepare and deal with the students that came early.
"Wow." Nina muttered.
The front lawn of the house wasn't that big, but it was big enough. The house itself though was huge. With its extravagant windows and magnificent door. It was paradise.
"Sweet!" Eddie shouted, "Ironic…"
"Get inside." Nina sighed.
The interior proved to meet the exterior's standards. It was simply beautiful. Nina and Eddie selected their rooms next. Nina chose one with a pale pink paint on the walls and hardwood floors. Eddie's room also had hardwood floors, but had a dark green paint.
"Eddie, this is unbelievable." Nina muttered.
"I know, it's great isn't it?" Eddie sighed.
"We're gonna have a great experience." Nina sighed.
I know, a bit of a crappy first chapter but cut me some slack! I typed the first half on my phone (no spell check!) How did I do? Also, I might pull the plug on Blog About It. It's not getting the reviews I hoped it would. So, yeah. Review please!