Disclaimer: I don't own House of Anubis

Joy woke up to the beeping of her alarm clock. She sleepily turned it off and greeted her roommates, "Good morning Mara, 'morning Patr-"

"Why are you saying good morning to Mara?" Joy heard. Her attention turned to Patricia, lazily sitting up in bed.

"Well for one thing she sleeps-" started Joy. Her eyes fell onto her location.

"Patricia?"

"What."

"Why are we in Nina and Amber's room? And why do I have Bunsie-Buns? Didn't Victor set her on fire last year?"

Patricia gave her a confused look, "Okay, first of all, why would Victor set Bunsie-Buns on fire? Second, Amber's in her dorm with Mara. Third, who's Nina?"

Joy's jaw dropped. Were they playing a joke on her? "Patricia," she started cautiously, "Where's Eddie?"

"Who?" Patricia questioned with genuine confusion, "Are you alright, Joy?"

"I must be dreaming," muttered Joy, getting out of bed. She walked into the hallway and spotted Mara and Amber coming out of 'their' room.

"Hey Joy," greeted Amber.

"Amber, where's Nina?" Joy asked quickly.

"Who's Nina?"

"Ugh! Alright, you can all come clean now!" Joy shouted at thin air, earning her concerned looks from Mara and Amber. "I know, I've been pranked! Nina, Eddie, you can come out from the attic!" Two doors opened, Patricia coming out from their room and Victor from the hallway.

"What is all the ruckus, Ms. Mercer?" questioned Victor.

"Everybody's on this prank, Victor," said Joy, "Is Nina or Eddie downstairs?"

"Our new students?" questioned Victor, "They'll arrive in the afternoon. How do you know about them?"

"New students?"

"And speaking of new vermin, I forgot to tell Trudy about the new room arrangements," said Victor, leaving.

"Patricia pinch me," muttered Joy after Victor left.

"Huh!?" Patricia said, taken aback, as were Amber and Mara.

"Never mind getting pinched, slap me," commanded Joy.

"Joy, I'm not sure that-" started Mara.

"Just do it!" shouted Joy. Patricia smacked her hard. Nothing happened.

"Nothing's happening," said Joy, "Slap me harder."

"I don't think it's a good idea, Joy," said Amber, not wanting anybody to get hurt.

"Yeah, why don't you go get ready for school, we can sort this out in breakfast," convinced Mara.

"Yeah, okay," mumbled Joy. She entered the bathroom as Amber and Mara threw Patricia a perplexed look. Patricia shrugged and followed Joy.

Mick awoke at the sound of Fabian's alarm clock. "Turn that annoying alarm of yours off, Fabian," mumbled Mick sleepily, throwing a pillow across the room.

Wait. Fabian?

Mick's eyes flung open and he sat straight up. The alarm stopped and Mick saw Fabian's arm retreating.

"Well good morning to you too Mick," yawned Fabian, getting up.

"Aren't I supposed to be in a hotel?" Mick thought aloud.

"Why would you be in a hotel?"

"Because I was visiting and Victor didn't give me permission to stay here for the night."

"Why wouldn't Vic-"

"And why are my things here?"

"What do you mean, your things have alwa-"

"Shouldn't Eddie's stuff be here?"

"Who's Eddie?"

Mick stopped abruptly and eyed Fabian, "What do you mean who's Eddie?"

"I mean I have no idea what you're going on about," said Fabian looking through his dresser.

"Eddie, he's your new roommate after I moved to Australia," replied Mick, "Ring any bells?"

"Why would you move to Australia?"

"Fabian what year is it?"

"2011."

"Exactly, and on- wait did you just say 2011?"

"Yes," said Fabian tossing some socks out of his dresser.

"But it's 2012."

Fabian turned around with his eyebrows raised, "Mick, I'm pretty sure it's 2011 today. Well, it's was New Years last night and that was 2010, but I'm pretty sure we're in 2011 right now."

"Yesterday was New Years?"

Fabian face palmed, "Yes Mick, yesterday was New Years. Anyway, I don't know who's Eddie, or why you think you've moved to Australia, or why you even think it's 2012. But all I know is that we're in Anubis House and we're not in a hotel."

"Fabian, where's Nina?"

"Not this again," muttered Fabian, "Who's Nina, Mick?"

"Your girlfriend," Mick replied. Fabian looked shocked at his answer.

"Mick, I don't have a girlfriend and I don't know who this Nina is," answered Fabian.

Mick's jaw dropped, "You mean you don't know the person you kissed at the prom when you were elected Prom King and Queen?"

"Mick!" Fabian exclaimed, "As you can see right now, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. And why would we have a prom where me and this random girl you've obviously made up, be elected King and Queen."

Mick sat up in his bed and mumbled to himself, "I need to wake my self up. Maybe it's just a dream. Yeah, a dream. Cold water, cold water will do."

Fabian stared at his friend clearly concerned, "Mick? Are you alright?"

"Peachy," grunted Mick as he left for the bathroom.

Mick entered the kitchen and counted the chairs. The table should have had 9 chairs, but instead, it only held 8. Where Nina usually sat, Mick spotted Joy on the seat staring at her cereal bowl.

"Joy?" Mick croaked, tying his tie. Joy looked up, surprised by his sudden appearance.

"Um, hi," she said, and went back to staring at her cereal. Mick sat next to her, 'causing her to look up.

"Mick, you don't sit there," she whispered, turning her attention back to her cereal.

"Do you know who Nina and Eddie are?" Joy's head snapped up, bewildered.

"How do-"

"So you do know!" exclaimed Mick, hugging her. They pulled apart, faces red.

"How come everybody else doesn't?" questioned Joy.

"I don't know," replied Mick, "I talked to Fabian today and he said that it's 2011."

"2011?" said Joy, puzzled, "Are you sure?"

"No. That's what Fabian said," Mick responded, "But I don't believe it."

"Mick, what if we were sent back in time?" Joy suggested.

"Why would you say that?" Mick asked, "I'm pretty sure they're all on this prank."

"No, I talked to Victor and he said Nina and Eddie were new students arriving this afternoon," said Joy. Before Mick could respond, everyone else - save Amber - entered the room.

"Uh, Mick?" Fabian said, approaching them.

"Yes?"

"What're you doing in my seat?" Fabian raised an eyebrow.

"You're seat," repeated Mick, and he looked at the spot he was sitting at, "OH! Yeah, this is your seat. My seat is over there next to Mara… yeah." Mick scooted over to his seat that was between Patricia and Mara.

He caught Mara looking at him, and he didn't want to feel awkward when he remembered he probably hadn't dated her yet. "Um, Hi," greeted Mick. He heard Jerome snicker and mutter 'smooth'.

"Beau! I thought you'd be jogging!" exclaimed Amber as she walked in. Mick's mouth formed an 'O' remembering he had dated Amber around this time. Amber came up to him and kissed his cheek. His face flushed and caught Joy looking murderous. Technically, he hadn't asked her to be his girlfriend yet and she was supposed to be head-over-heels for Fabian about now.

"I liked it better when he was jogging," Jerome whispered to Alfie, "At least he wasn't here eating all the food."

"Shut it Clarke," retorted Mick, and made a split second decision of not adding another come back. Jerome snorted and went back to Alfie, planning how to prank Victor.

Amber spoke again, in her seat, casually applying her lip gloss, "So Beau, I was thinking, before you go to practice today, I was hoping we could go on a date in town."

Mick's head snapped up, and he looked at Joy who looked like she really wanted to kill Amber right now. Joy's eyes turned to him, challenging his answer.

"I don't think I can Amber," he stuttered, "Why don't you take Alfie instead?"

Patricia did a spit-take on Jerome at that suggestion. Alfie did a double-take at Mick. "What?" Amber and Alfie asked in unison.

"Just a suggestion," muttered Mick. The silence that fell broke when Jerome and Patricia started laughing. They thought it was all a joke.

Pretty soon, it was time to leave. Mick was, unfortunately, the last one out of the table. He found Mara exiting the front door with Amber. Mick approached them and greeted, "Hello ladies."

"Hey Beau," said Amber.

"Um…" Mick turned to Mara instead, "I need a tutor in Biology, come by my room at 5 o'clock, yeah?" He didn't wait for a response. Mick just left the two girls and found another pair, walking ahead of them.

He jogged up to Patricia and Joy and said, "Patricia, I need to speak to Joy for a moment, do you mind if I borrow her?"

"I-"

"Thanks Patricia!" Mick said as he had already grabbed Joy. Patricia huffed and headed to school. Those two were acting weird this morning and Patricia hoped that it would wear off in the afternoon.

Joy found herself dragged behind the others by Mick. Joy huffed, "Shouldn't you be with your girlfriend?"

"I am," Mick replied.

Joy rolled her eyes, "Whatever."

"Look, I'll break up with her, you can't blame me for dating her in the past, can you?"

"…No."

"Good. Now what are we going to do?"

"I think we should wait for Nina this afternoon."

"How about Eddie? He came next year."

"I think I heard Victor say that Eddie was also coming. Perhaps he's arriving with Nina!" she exclaimed.

Mick hesitated before asking her, "Are you going to go missing again?"

Joy paused, then answered truthfully, "I don't know."

"Why did you go disappear in the first place?" Mick asked.

"It's a long story," Joy replied.

"Try me," Mick challenged, "I'm not as dumb people think I am. Heck, I even got an A- on one of my papers."

Joy raised an eyebrow, "I'm serious, it's a very long story."

"School doesn't start for another 15 minutes, we have French together," stated Mick.

Joy smirked, "Fine, brace yourself."

"I gotta sit down," said Mick. Joy smiled and Mick rested his bottom on a near-by chair.

"So wait," started Mick, "You missed out on almost a whole semester because your father thought you were the Chosen One."

"Uh huh."

"So who's the real Chosen One?"

"Nina. Eddie's her Osirian, she says," Joy answered.

Mick leaned back on his chair, "And we didn't know about the mystery because…?"

"Don't ask me, I think it was to protect you though," said Joy, "Plus, did you know they were given this tattoo thing by an evil spirit? I actually died because that spirit lady shot a blast of lightning at me."

"Whoa," muttered Mick, "I'm very confused."

"I'd like to tell you more," said Joy, "But I wasn't there for most of the mysteries."

"This is a weird school," mumbled Mick. Joy nodded her head in agreement. The bell rang and everybody flooded in.

"You don't mind if I sit here, do you?" Joy pointed at the chair next to Mick.

"Not at all," Mick replied. The Anubis House residents came in and saw their friends together, which was an odd site since the two barely interacted with each other.

Patricia came in with the BFF Box Set in hand and spotted Joy sitting by Mick. She found a chair by Mara and asked, "What's up with those two?" Mara only shrugged as Mrs. Andrews came in, beginning their lesson.

I have my first day of school tomorrow so I should post this up. The sooner, the better.