Chapter 2: A Friend and A Sleepwalker

"Atleast you could have told me!" Another little argue with Amber again, she told me that Jerome carried me to my room when I fell asleep on the table, the time when I was helping him with his song thing.

"Well, you didn't ask me!" We were racing downstairs to check on for supper and the first person I saw was Clarke.

"Whatever Amber…hey guys." I smiled and they were all looking at me, "you didn't ask her what?" Jerome asked.

And I was in the center of attraction, I don't know if I was going to tell them or get rid of it, "well that…she had a session with eggs again, right Amber?" I looked at her. Oh, please, leave me, guiltiness.

"Yeah." Amber Millington saved me!

"Stop fibbing Amber," oh, here goes the whore, I mean Joy. They rhyme! "Afraid to tell everyone?" Joy threaten me, "well, why do I have to if it is not their own business? But if you want, I'll spill, or you could."

Joy just rolled her eyes and sat on her seat. "Come on, girls, it's time for food, stop fighting." Trudy said increasing the content of the table. "Table's ready!" She added.

After supper, I was the only one left in the kitchen because I decided to make coffee and sleep late. I brought two mugs, one for Fabian and one for me, I wanted to surprise him and tell him about the Jerome thing which is actually unimportant information.

I knocked silently and slowly opened the door, I didn't see Mick so Fabian might be alone but…I think I just heard a mug fell and I feel my feet is hot. The two of them stood up, they were shocked as my eyes were opened widely examining on them. I think my jaw is gonna fall on the ground, I saw fireworks in China town, wait, I was in Anubis house, oh, I just saw Fabian and Joy kissing. The other room's door was opened by Jerome and Alfie next to him, Trudy ran immediately to look for it, so as Patricia and Amber.

"Nina, what happened?" Choruses, Fabian's eyes were melting me and my face was like, "why?"My eyes then narrowed and thought of an idea that for now, I will really do it, as in for real; I spilled the other mug to Joy and a little sprinkle to Fabian.

"Congratulations, Fabian and Joy, you are officially can flirt all day and all night long. Unlimited flirts forever and ever." I just left them and I heard Jerome followed me, what the heck? Jerome again?

I locked in the attic, I don't care if Amber freak out, or Victor barge in. I just wanted to be alone for a while.

I'm an idiot person with a sprinkle of so much trust on Fabian Rutter and Joy Mercer on their directing and song thing, I'm such a stupid, idiot, foolish American girl who fell inlove with a British-accent guy who had an ex like Joy Mercer, who is I describe as a… oh, I don't wanna mention it and doesn't have a common sense which can kill her. I want to shout! Hey house, eat me now please, or the two of them rather. I heard footsteps so I looked for a place to hide.

I tried inside the other divided room and covered the broken door with Sarah's portrait so that they'll be surprised. But it was fail. They saw me already. Oh, it's not they, it's he, Jerome Clarke.

"What do you want?!" I almost yelled, "…condolence."

I raised my brow and answered to him right away, "for what? Joy's not yet dead."

"For Fabian, you actually killed him."

I just rolled my eyes and I was surprised that he sat beside me.

"Look at you, Nina, you're crying because of this good boy face which is just a front. I told you, he's a player."

My tears wouldn't stop, so I just started to burst it out to Jerome so that it would stop, "That Joy Mercer, who got a body like an hour glass and caught Fabian Rutter by the mouth, the fake chosen one, the whore, slut, whatever she is, I hate her!"

"Wow, I never thought Nina is a fallen angel." I looked at him, "so you really think I'm a good person? Well I'm not."

"Calm down the beast, Nina. I'm too handsome to be eaten by a beautiful beast."

I just rolled my eyes again and wiped my eyes. I just thought of an idea, "Hey, why don't we change your song, you know Paramore, right?"

"A little, but I'm not like Trixie!"

"Come on."

"Okay, but you'll sing."

"Yeah right.

The next thing I knew was I was sleeping on…Jerome's arms? Oh shucks, we fell asleep in the attic.

"Jerome!" I tried to wake him up, but he's a hard one, I put my palm on his cheeks to wake him. Atlast! He opened his eyes and I think it was 'staring-on-my-eyes' was the thing he was doing.

"We're late for school." I said as I stood up, I offered my hand to stand him up and so we carefully sneak down.

"WHAT?!" Oh, Amber Millington session again :( I'm locked in the bathroom again with her, "at first, Fabian Rutter and now Jerome Clarke, in the attic too!"

"Come on Amber, it's nothing. I don't even know why he followed me there. And why on earth there would be a chemistry between me and Jerome?"

"Hey, do you think I didn't see you look at him in the prom, when he was about to leave?"

"What? It was just…I'm aware of Rufus might kidnap him or something."

She just rolled her eyes, "but I can help you to him, I have his Frick." She grinned. Yeah, the Frick and Frack best friends forever. Alfie was Frick and Jerome was Frack.

"Urgghh, whatever Amber. I have to go, I'm going to school early, I have to rehearse with Jerome—" Oh fudge, "oh I mean with some random guys that I will help, yeah." And so I took the chance to run downstairs.

As I was walking down, I heard Patricia and Joy fighting again,

"Joy, why are you so like that? You're not the Joy I knew before!"

"It's because she steal him and brag him away from me. And you know what Patricia? Go on with that American girl, I don't need you anymore, you Goth!" Can I just rewind that again? Patricia left and slammed the door, "Whatever." She whispered as she headed to the dining area and sat. I walked down immediately to have a little conversation with Joy; I think a little fire for Patricia.

"Hey, Joy, why were you so mean to Patricia?" 50% yelling and everyone looked at me, "it's none of your business."

"Yes it is, she's my friend, and a real friend doesn't leave her friend even though she has a boyfriend or someone to flirt with!"

Joy stood up and was about to speak when Fabian interrupted, "Guys, stop it!" I glared at her and just left them.

Poor Patricia, I know she was mean sometimes but she's a good and loyal friend. I wish I could find her now. I was washing my hands in the bathroom when I heard someone was sobbing in one of the cubicle. I entered the empty one and check out who's on the other side and it was confirmed that it was Patricia. I went out and knocked on her door, "Patricia, I know you're in there, come on." She opened the door and I saw her face was full of tears, she hugged me and cry like a baby. I rubbed her back with the chorus of, "it's okay."

"I think Sibuna's falling because of her; you and Fabian was the worse because you two started this mystery thing."

"Don't worry, we'll fix this." We let go and I wiped her tears, "the Patricia I knew was she stood up without her best friend and became an independent person. You are brave, Patricia. You were enslaved by Rufus but you're still alive. And this is a non-living-death-taking, so I have a faith on you."

"Thank you, Nina." We both smiled and left the bathroom.

After class, I was fixing my stuff in the locker when a familiar voice came in;

"…Nina?" Oh, it was Fabian Rutter. I just looked at him with a brow raised.

"Can we talk for a second, please?" I'm giving him a chance.

"I'm sorry, Nina, Joy kissed me and—"

"I want to hear the whole story, why was she there, why was she helping you with your song, I'm excluding the directing and why were you a total pushover."

"Yeah, I accept it, I'm a total pushover, it's just, I know you know about us 16 months ago, but it's over now for me, but not for her. I already talked to her about this but she just smiled."

"She smiled? Okay, I'll talk to her; let's see if she can smile at me." I walked as fast as I can to look for her, and I found her in the bathroom, and good thing, Fabian Rutter won't be able to stop me.

"Hey, Joy. Why so flirt? I mean, yeah, we're over but we're back again just now," I totally can't believe I just said that, I think Fabian heard that, "why do you keep on pushing yourself to Fabian if you already know that you cannot have him? Are you that stupid or an idiot?" Amber and Patricia were on my side, Mara was neutral, and the Anubis boys were at the door, shocked on what I said about me and Fabian were back again which is not.

"Joy, for Isis' sake, I need your answer!"

She just raised her brow and stitched her mouth. Dang it, she's mute now.

"Urggh!" My final word and left her.

I grabbed Fabian to the science lab and, "If you wanted us still together, you keep your distance from her and remove that total pushover attitude of yours."

"Who are you?" "Are you asking me?" "What have you done to Nina?"

"Excuse me?"

"You're not the Nina I knew; she was kind and doesn't know words like that."

"I just learned a lot from being good, Fabian, and I'm telling you, good people are very different when they revenge."

I stayed in my room the whole afternoon, practicing the song, listening to music, playing taptap, looked at the lonely ant on my table, until my bored-ness died because of a knock. It was Mick, just coming by.

"Hey Nina, can I come in?" "Sure."

He sat on Amber's bed and started the conversation, "what happened lately? Why were you yelling at Joy and throw words like that?"

I sighed, "I don't know, Mick," I face-palmed as he stood up and sat beside me.

"That's not the Nina I knew 12 months ago, Nina was kind, forgiving, and like an angel."

"Yeah I know, it's just, I don't know what to do with Joy. I'm just afraid to lose Fabian."

He rubbed my back, "and she dumped Patricia this morning which made me madder. I think you should talk to Joy."

"I already did. She still loves Fabian," "and what will I suppose to do with that if he's mine?"

"Let go for a friend?" "Wait, she's not even my friend. And if she's a friend, she won't do that."

"Well, if you are really a friend, you won't ask something back."

I sighed and a silence was spilled.

"I'm just being a friend, Nina."

Supper was silent. I guess I'm being Patricia 10 months ago, when she spilled water to Amber and now I spilled words to Joy. I don't know.

I was the first to finish my meal and put my plate on the sink. I walked upstairs and headed to the bathroom to brush my teeth. I heard footsteps coming and it was Amber,

"Why do I feel so Patricia?" She sighed.

"No, you're not, Nina, you're being a friend. The problem is Joy and you were just being Fabian's girlfriend."

"Maybe," I spilled on the sink and wiped my face, "Amber, would you sacrifice the person you really love for a long time just for a friend?"

She answered after seconds as she sat on the cover of the toilet, "Well, it depends on which friend."

"What if…his ex?"

"Nina, don't give up Fabian for Joy, don't be such a stupid."

"Then what will I suppose to do? That's the only choice I have to stop this issue. And Fabian…he was shocked about me changing. But I am not changing; I'm just showing the true Nina which is not good all the time."

"You have a point, but be careful with your decisions, Nina. Some decisions might take forever and you might regret it."

She has a point, she's smart sometimes. Thanks to her advice and Mick's. I walked in my room and I sat down on my bed, reminiscing what happened lately, I think I'm being a bad person now, and I think I need to remove the cause of my being a bad girl; Fabian.

I was standing on the fields, far away from me I saw a couple having a picnic, the girl was facing me and the guy was facing on the opposite direction. As I examine them, the image was getting close to me the girl was someone familiar to me and I was surprised that from her smiley face she saw me and her smile faded. The guy was shocked at her expression and attempted to look behind him, and I saw his eyes, the eyes that I used to look when he's serious on the mystery, and the eyes that I fell inlove with. It made my heart break, my tears fell on my cheeks and then I felt someone held my hand, I looked beside me and it was…

I was dreaming. It was a dream. I use dreams as a guide and I guess it was a sign of letting go of Fabian. I didn't notice that my eyes were crying already. It was 3 in the morning and I don't believe that ghosts come out at that time, so, I walked downstairs to have some time with myself. I cannot sleep anymore, but I wanted to sleep, so I guess going out in the room is better.

I sat myself on the couch and think about my dream again. "Nina?" I heard a voice from the kitchen.

"It was 3 in the morning, you woke up early?" He walked towards to me and took a seat. He examined my face and guessed that I cried.

"Fabian, I wanted to have a clear break-up."

"What?"

"It's just…Joy. I can't handle it anymore—"

"You are giving me up for her?"

"It's okay, it's like when Sibuna recruited and sacrificed our most important thing."

"But—"

"It's okay Fabian," I held his hand, "I already dreamed about it. You and Joy will be together. And I guess there'll be no problems with that."

He kissed my forehead, kneel infront of me and hugged me, "I love you, Fabian, but I guess it's the right thing."

The next thing I knew that I was alone again. It was already 4:30 and I am waiting who's coming next. I thought about what happened again; memories; one by one fading into ashes and ashes fly far away that cannot be reached again and will never come back to be made again.

"Nothing is certain." I whispered to myself.

"Some things are certain." And my time in waiting wasn't wasted.

"What are you doing so early?" Very British, Clarke.

"Ahm…Nothing! I was just…sleepwalking and then I woke up here."

"You're a good liar, Nina." He said and then walked towards me.

He took a seat beside me and I felt something, something that made me recall my dream lately.

"I broke up with Fabian an hour ago."

"By sleepwalking?"

"No. He was awake and then I took the chance to tell him."

"Oh…" Jerome went silent for a while. And then he took both my hands and I guess he's going to…

"Okay, Nina, hold your hands together like couple-ish holding hands." Okay, I did what he said.

"Imagine, your right hand was your hand and the left one is Fabian's. You both held at each other for a very long time like you were both attached by glue when Joy," he inserted his right hand between my hands and my right hand was separated as he held my left hand, "slipped between of you and dragged Fabian away." He was actually holding my hand, it was the first time but I kind of felt that hand in my dream. So…Jerome was the guy who was standing beside me?

"Dragged him away? No, you're wrong. I felt that I dragged him in the first place and she just wanted Fabian back which he really is belongs to her."

He was staring me right in the eyes when his face was about to come closer to me. A kiss?

"What are you two doing?" Amber Millington, thank you for interrupting. We were surprised and we stood up to separate, so as our hands.

"Sleepwalking?" I suggested, Jerome agreed with me, "oh, I'm sorry, I just interrupted you. Go on, continue your couple-ish flirting. Bye." Amber Millington ran upstairs with a smirking smile. But I guess I just want to act normally like nothing happened before the sun rise.

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