Double Blow

A/N: Dedicated to jessiewrite, one of my FAVORITE authors! Thanks for supporting Jessie! And thanks SO MUCH for the reviews! Sorry it took so long for this update, but my wifi broke down. Thanks AGAIN for all you reviewers! It REALLY meant a lot! THANK YOU SO MUCH! And….enjoy.

Fabian's POV

It hurt me. To see Nina like this. Lost, and Broken. Reliant on me. I didn't mind, of course, but it messed me up almost, to see brave, kind Nina in so sad. I couldn't even imagine her pain. Her parents were gone, and now her Gran. But that wasn't the worst of it. I had offered to tell Nina the second piece of bad news, and Trudy had agreed. But I decided to wait until she'd calmed down a little until I told her. So I waited. I waited until she sat up straight, wiped her nose on her sleeve, and looked at me with her tear-stained face. I handed her the glass of water Trudy had given me, and she sipped it gratefully.

"Thanks Fabian." She sniffled. "I don't know what I'd do without you." A tear slipped down her cheek again, and she moved quickly to wipe it off. I decided that I needed to tell her now, rather than let her live under the false hope that everything would be okay.

"Nina. I need to tell you something." I said, taking a deep breath. She nodded, and she knew something bad was coming. She was a smart girl, and I sounded like I was about to cry, which was true. I hated seeing her like this SO much!

"It's about your grandmother's will." I started, and mentally forced myself to keep going. "Your new Guardian was supposed to be your Grandmother's friend Cheyanne, but, as you probably know, she died about a week before your Grandmother. Since you have no other family, Social Services have no choice but to…" At this point, a tear slipped down my cheek, and my throat was tight, "Send you to a foster care family"

She gave a little gasp, and then released the tears she'd been holding back since I started. Her body was wracked with sobs, sobs I had caused. I stroked her hair, and tried to hide my tears. Nina didn't deserve this. No kid did, but a double blow like this? No, a triple blow. Her parents had also died before. And now she also had to leave a place she loved, and all the people she loved. And it wasn't fair for her, or me. I didn't want her to go. She shouldn't have to go. She was here on a Scholarship, and it wouldn't cost her new family any money!

"Maybe, maybe my family will let me stay here," Nina whispered, sitting up a little with my help.

"Maybe Nina." I replied, putting an arm around her, hoping so hard that she'll stay.

She leaned against me, and I stroked her hair.

"It'll be okay Nina, I promise. Just because you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel doesn't mean it's not there. Things may seem bad now, but they'll get better," I told her, trying to sound confident, but my voice shook as I said it.

A/N: Okay, just so you don't think I'm LAME and Cheesy, when Trudy walked into the kitchen to get the water, Fabian asked what was wrong with Nina. Trudy told him, and he asked if he could skip school to be with her. Trudy said yes, because this might be the last time he could spend time with Nina, and Fabian asked why, and then Trudy said because she had to go into the system, and that Trudy had to tell her, and Fabian offered, and Trudy agreed and said he might as well bring up her water, and that she would come in to check on them throughout the day.