CHAPTER 2: Anubis

Here's chapter 2! I've already got chapters 3 and 4 finished as well, so I'm just working on 5 for ya! :) - Sydney

I pulled my key to the house out of my back pocket and pressed it into the lock, turning the knob at the same time. It unlocked with a click, and the squeaky door opened almost instantly, as it had the day I arrived. As soon as I stepped inside, the familiar smell of expensive wood and the girl's perfume mixed together with the boy's cologne reached my nose, making me smile even wider, if that was possible. Victor knew I was coming, so it wasn't a surprise when he came out of his quarters to greet me.

"Good morning, Miss Martin." the raven man said in his almost monotone voice. I knew he wasn't the sweetest man, but it was comforting to see him again.

"Morning, Victor." I smirked. He smirked back. It had kinda been a thing between the two of us since I gave him that tear of gold. When Victor bade me good night and snuck down to the cellar to do God-knows-what, I checked my phone for the time. 4:30 am. That meant Amber, Fabian, and the others wouldn't be up. That's when I was cut off by a half-suppressed half-not squeal coming from my best British friend.

"Neens! You're back!" Amber almost shouted. I pressed my finger to my lips, and she nodded, mocking me.

"Amber!" I whisper-yelled happily. She embraced me in a tight hug, filling my lungs with her favorite expensive perfume. I heard footsteps coming down the stairs and down the hall as I hugged her, as her loud squeal had woken most of the house up.

"Nina!" they all cried excitedly. Patricia came right over to hug me, followed by Joy, Eddie, Mara, and the rest of the boys. But no Fabian.

"How have you been?" Mara asked.

"Pretty good, you guys?" I wondered. They all replied with a chorus of "good"s and "good but we missed you"s.

"So, uh, what are you doing here at 4:30 in the morning?" Eddie asked groggily, rubbing his eyes with his hands.

"I'm back for good, but I kinda had to sneak out." I whispered, checking over people's shoulders for Fabian.

My housemates muttered things to each other, most likely about why I had to sneak out and such.

"Do any of you know where Fabian is?" I asked suddenly, breaking the silence that had fallen over us.

"Yeah, he's asleep. He had earbuds in 'cause I was watching a movie last night." Eddie explained, gesturing towards his and Fabian's bedroom. I nodded understandingly, but I was really anxious to see him.

"I could go get him if you'd - " my Osirian started, but I interrupted.

"Yes, please!" I said. With that, Eddie nodded and headed off towards his room.

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No One's POV

Back at Nina's Gran's house, the "testers" were searching all over for Nina, even though her Gran held a note from her.

"You aren't going to find her," she told them, "she's gone." The testers sighed, and stalked over to where Evelyn sat at the counter, the letter out in front of her, along with a cup of coffee.

"Alright, then where did she go?" the head tester, Augustus, asked angrily.

"Back to England. And I wouldn't head after her if I were you." the lady answered kindly, a bright smile in her eyes.

"Now why wouldn't I?" Augustus snapped.

"She's got lots of security there. Her friends, her headmaster, and her boyfriend. Her boyfriend especially." Evelyn replied smugly.

"Well why would she go off on us?" a dumber tester, Dave, asked.

"She left her life behind when she came back, and she didn't know it! Nina needs to be around her friends. She needs people who are her own age, not old folks like us. And Fabian. Oh, Fabian. She was going mad without him, and I'm positive him her. They need each other. You can't rip two people apart like that. It hurts."

"Who's this Fabian boy?" Augustus demanded.

"Nina's boyfriend," Evelyn nodded, "just please don't go find her."

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No One's POV

"Fabian, wake up!" Eddie whispered loudly, shaking his friend. Fabian didn't wake up, so Eddie pushed him on the floor. The sleepy boy eyes snapped open, his hand automatically reaching to swat Eddie's head.

"What did you wake me up for? You kept me up all night with your movie!" Fabian yelled, making Eddie cover his ears. Out in the hall, Nina and the others heard him, and laughed.

"You're being loud!" Eddie told his roommate. Fabian nodded in understanding, tugging his bright orange earbuds out of his ears.

"So, uh, why did you wake me up?" Rutter asked, still fighting to keep his eyelids up from his lack of good sleep.

"Oh, right. There's something you - might want to see." Eddie smiled, a fire dancing in his blue eyes.

"Ok-ay." Fabian said, questioning his friend's honesty.

"Come on!" Eddie shouted, running out into the hall, Fabian hot on his heels.

"Fabian?!" someone yelled.

"Nina?" Fabian yelled back.

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Nina's POV

I heard Fabian yell at Eddie, clearly unable to hear much of anything, nevertheless his own voice.

"What did you wake me up for? You kept me up all night with your movie!" my boyfriend yelled. I laughed, as did the others. Just like Fabian to say something like that. And then he started coming down the hall, and I couldn't control myself.

"Fabian?!" I shouted, uncontrollable butterflies flapping around my stomach.

"Nina?!" he yelled back.

"Fabian!" I screamed as soon as I saw his adorable face.

"Neens!" my guy yelled.

"Oh my God!" I cried, happy tears starting to stream down my face. Fabian and I couldn't wait any longer, and we ran towards each other at full speed, crashing into each other and melting into a strong embrace as soon as our skin touched. I smiled into his shoulder, tears falling down onto his shirt, which showed off his defined muscles. I took in his familiar smell of faded cologne and just - him.

"I finally got you back." I wailed.

"I missed you, Nina. So much." Fabian told me.

"I missed you too. More than anything."

"I'll never let you go again, I promise."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

We hugged each other tightly, squeezing every last bit of energy out of the both of us. Amber started crying and squealing, unable to take our cuteness. Alfie faked a barf, and Fabian and I silently laughed. And then we kissed. When our lips touched, it was unlike anything else. Sparks flew uncontrollably, and it felt completely right. After a little while, we pulled apart (much to our dismay), and I fell back into his arms, completely content and happy to be there.

"Do you want to go to bed, Neens?" Fabian asked me, a tired look in his eyes, "Eddie watched a movie on full volume all night and I'm exhausted!" he complained, almost asleep. He looked absolutely adorable being sleepy, like any other boy does. But especially mine.

"If it means we have to be apart, no." I said.

"Then let's fix that." Fabian whispered seductively, picking me up bridal style and carrying me to his room, where we collapsed into his bed. I snuggled into his chest, and he wrapped a comfortable arm around me and pulled the comforter over us.

"I love you." I whispered.

"I love you too, my love." my boyfriend whispered back. He kissed my forehead, and we fell asleep.

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