When KT came down for school the next morning, people were surprised to see she was wearing a very short skirt, cool tights, black boots and her hair had been straightened. She was wearing more makeup than she ever had and she had a bored expression on.
The others stared at her, wide-eyed.
"You look lovely, KT." Trudy said hesitantly. "But I like your hair better curly."
KT shrugged. "Oh well. It was childish." She replied, leaning over and grabbing an apple.
"I think you look nice." Nina offered.
"Thanks, but I don't really care. I'm no third wheel, so your opinion really doesn't matter to me." KT said, and with that she left, biting into her apple.
"That was rude." Nina said.
"Well, what do you expect?" Patricia said, getting up. "You just barging back in like that made her think she was worthless." She grabbed her bag and left for school, trying to catch up with KT.
"Hey, Patricia." KT said, as Patricia caught up.
"You alright?" Patricia asked.
"Kinda."
"Fabian's worried about you." Patricia said. "He wouldn't sleep last night, according to Eddie, and he kept saying how angry he was at himself for hurting you."
"It's not his fault." KT whispered. "It's Nina. It's mine, really, for thinking I was anything more than a replacement."
"KT, you aren't a replacement. You belong here just as much as Nina does." Patricia said.
/
"KT!" Fabian said, catching up with her. "Can we talk?"
"Yeah, I guess." KT shrugged.
Fabian dragged her into an abandoned classroom and closed the door.
"You're not a third wheel." He said. "You're so, so special. You belong here."
"Nina's perfect." KT said simply.
"So are you." Fabian argued.
"That's not true, Fabian." KT responded.
"It is to me." Fabian replied.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means I think you're perfect."
"Not as perfect as Nina."
"More perfect than Nina."
"That's just silly."
"KT, you're beautiful and special and perfect in every way."
"Don't lie."
The argument/debate was cut off by Fabian slamming his lips against KT's with a surprising force. She kissed back hungrily, throwing her arms around his neck. Suddenly she was sitting on a table, her legs wrapped around his waist, and they were attempting to remove each other's clothes.
"WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU TWO DOING?!" Mr. Sweet yelled, causing them to jump apart.
KT jumped down from the table sheepishly, doing up the buttons on her blouse that Fabian had undone. He fixed his hair and did up his buttons too.
"OUT!" Mr. Sweet shouted, and the two scampered outside, giggling, with slightly ruffled hair and bruised lips.
"Catch you later." KT said, smirking.
"And we'll continue that." Fabian said, pointing at her and walking to class as the bell rang.
/
"Mr. Sweet caught you making out with Fabian?!" Patricia burst out laughing as she and KT gathered their things.
"Yeah! We had ruffled hair, bruised lips and buttons undone from our shirts." KT giggled.
"That's insane!" Patricia said, as they walked out together. "He caught me and Eddie at it once. It was so awkward."
"Even worse, cos Eddie's his son!" KT laughed.
Patricia froze just outside of the classroom, staring ahead. "Oh no."
KT followed her gaze and what she saw made her heart shatter.
Nina had Fabian up against the lockers and she was practically sticking her tongue down his throat, just as KT and Fabian had been earlier.
KT's smile died on her lips and hurt ran through her like blood. She began to shake, tears welling in her eyes.
Nina pulled away and waved at KT, smirking. Fabian was attempting to move Nina away from him, but KT had already seen red. She stalked towards Nina and threw the American girl back against the lockers, digging her nails into Nina's arms as she pinned her. Nina threw KT back and slapped her, and KT shrieked and punched Nina, hard.
"No!" Fabian yelled, but it was far too late.
KT and Nina were so busy fighting, they didn't notice Mr. Sweet and Victor approaching.
"Stop that, NOW!" Victor yelled.
KT was taken off guard, but Nina didn't hear him. She pushed KT hard, and the latter stumbled back. Nina ran forward and pushed her again, way more roughly than anyone knew she could.
KT slipped and fell, smacking her head on the wall.
"KT!" Patricia appeared beside her, along with Eddie, Mara, Joy and Jerome, but they were all blurry.
"KT, are you oka…"
But their voices faded and KT blacked out.
/
When she opened her eyes, she realized she was on the Anubis couch. She moved the bag of frozen peas from her forehead, and winced when she felt the bump there. She sat up, looking around. She spotted Jerome and Joy at the dinner table, and they got up instantly, going towards her.
"Are you okay?" Joy asked.
"Mmhmm. Fine. Where is everyone?" KT asked.
"All in their rooms. Victor sent us all to our rooms, but then went out. Jerome and I snuck out to talk, and kind of keep an eye on you." Joy explained.
"I suppose I got blamed for everything?" KT asked bitterly.
"Nope, actually." Jerome grinned. "Nina got blamed for most of it, because everyone else in Anubis backed you up and said she provoked you. Even Fabian."
"Fabian?" KT sighed. "He'll hate me."
"No, he doesn't. He got so mad at Nina…after he'd finished washing his mouth." Joy laughed. "He's in his room, alone. You should go see him."
"But…"
"Don't be scared." Joy said.
"He wants to talk to you." Jerome added.
KT nodded, put the bag of frozen peas down and exited, slowly walking towards Fabian's room. She hesitated before knocking.
"Unless it's KT, go away." Fabian said, from inside.
KT smiled and opened the door, stepping in. When the door shut, he looked up. She noticed instantly that he'd been crying.
"Oh, Fabes…" KT whispered softly. She walked over and sat on his bed, holding his hand tightly in hers. "Why have you been crying?"
"Because. Nina made me think I lost you." Fabian said.
"You'll never lose me, Fabes." KT said. "I'll always be by your side, no matter what."
"KT…I really like you. As more than friends. So…would you be my girlfriend?" Fabian asked.
"Of course." KT grinned, and she kissed him.
I know this has all happened too fast! Trust me, it's part of the storyline. :)