Fabian and Nina finally came out of the bedroom after what felt like hours after deciding it was probably best that they socialise with everyone. As soon as they entered the living room, where everyone was chatting and eating Trudy's delicious food, everyone's heads turned to them.

"Finally!" Eddie exclaimed. "I thought I'd have to sleep out here the living room tonight."

"If you don't behave yourself, I'll make sure you do," Fabian told Eddie.

"You wouldn't do that to me, I'm your favourite roomie," Eddie replied.

"I preferred it when Mick was my roommate," Fabian smirked.

"You wound me."

"Would you two stop flirting for two seconds?" Patricia joked.

"You jealous Yacker?" Eddie smirked at his girlfriend.

"Yeah, no. Nina might be though," Patricia replied. "She just got her boyfriend back and you're already trying to steal him."

Nina and Fabian looked at each other awkwardly, "Uh actually, we're not actually back together…" Nina told them.

"Oh...I just thought..." Patricia trailed off.

"We've decided to be friends for a while," Fabian explained.

"Right, well good for you," Eddie said giving the two a pat on the back.

"Let's all go back to the celebration," Nina said wanting to get the attention off her and Fabian.

"Nina let's talk," Patricia grabbed Nina's hand and dragged her over to the couch.

"You okay man?" Eddie asked his roommate.

"Yeah fine," Fabian replied, giving him a small smile.

"I missed having you around Neens," Patricia told her friend.

"I missed you too, Patricia," Nina replied.

"You know, when you didn't show up, I thought you and Eddie had gotten together over the summer," Patricia admitted.

"What? Why? Didn't the letter explain everything?"

"My dumbass of a boyfriend misplaced it and didn't find until after."

"You know I wouldn't do that to you or Fabian," Nina assured her friend. "Plus everyone knows you and Eddie are perfect for each other."

"Thanks, he's still an idiot though," Patricia muttered. "How was the year you were gone?"

"Sad and lonely," Nina admitted. "Although I did visit Amber twice, which was nice."

"How is Amber?"

"She seems to be enjoying her time at the fashion school. She misses everyone here, especially Alfie."

"Alfie misses her too," Patricia admitted. "He still gets sad about her sometimes. Willow makes him happy though."

"Willow? As in Willow Jenks? Is that why she's here at the house?" Nina asked. She remembered the girl from Isis house. They never really talked.

"She lives here now," Patricia told her.

"So she was my replacement?"

"Well no, she was Amber's, KT was your replacement."

"Speaking of KT, she seems nice," Nina said, looking over Patricia's shoulder at KT and Eddie talking.

"I guess, she did help save the world and everything last year," Patricia admitted. "I don't trust her though."

"Why not? You just said she saved the world."

"She likes Eddie."

"Are you sure?" Nina looked over at the two talking. "They look like just friends to me."

"You haven't properly seen her with him," Patricia said.

"I think you're being paranoid Patricia," Nina answered. The American looked around the room surveying the room of people she hadn't seen in over a year. Her eyes stopped when she saw Jerome and Joy snuggled up in a corner talking.

"Since when were Joy and Jerome a thing? I thought he was with Mara."

"It's a long story," Patricia said. "Jerome was going out with both Mara and Willow. Then they found out and broke up and then somehow Joy and Jerome started dating. I'm not exactly sure on the details."

Alfie and Willow were in the kitchen trying to make new and interesting food combinations.

"Okay Wills, add popcorn and tomato sauce to the list," Alfie told his girlfriend as he dipped another piece of popcorn into the sauce. "Gosh, this is delicious."

Willow giggled at him and wrote down 'popcorn and tomato sauce' on the list. She put the pen and paper down, "Hey, Alf?"

"Yeah, babe?" Alfie answered.

"Do you think I'm...you know...good enough for you?" Willow asked sheepishly.

"Of course you are babe," Alfie told her. "Why would you think otherwise?"

"You used to go out with the Amber Millington. I'm just Willow Jenks, the weirdo whom everyone gives weird looks."

Willow tried hard not to doubt herself or her relationship with Alfie. Sometimes it was just so hard to see herself without all the flaws. When she was with Jerome, she was ecstatic and felt like she was the most special girl in the world. Evidently, she wasn't actually because Jerome had been two-timing her with Mara. She had been someone's side chick which wasn't exactly a confidence booster. If Jerome couldn't love her, then who would?

Then Alfie came along with his weird antics and his overtop personality and brought back the hope that maybe someone could love her, just her and for exactly who she was.

"Willow, of course, you're a little weird," Alfie said, which made Willow frown, "but that's what I love about you. You're over the top, always excited and bursting with energy which makes us so perfect because I'm like that too."

"Amber wasn't like that at all," Willow countered. "You two were perfect for each other."

"Look, Willow," Alfie sighed. "I loved Amber but what matters is right now."

Alfie grabbed Willow's hands and pulled her close.

"Right now I'm with the girl of my dreams. I mean who else would spend their afternoon making weird food combinations with me. You're the one for me."

"You're the one for me too."

"So Neens looks like you'll be sharing with Mara and me," Patricia said as the girls made their way upstairs with their luggage.

"Never thought I'd be roomies with you again," Nina joked.

Patricia, Nina and Mara walked into the room that now had an extra bed for Nina.

"God, I missed this place," Nina sighed as she surveyed the room.

"Well we all missed you," Mara told Nina. "I know we weren't very close before you left but I was hoping since we're roommates that could change."

"I'd like that," Nina smiled at her.

The girls started unpacking all their stuff into the room. It felt good to back in Anubis house. It also felt kind of bittersweet because it was going to be their last year in the house.

Once they got tired of unpacking, they all sat down in a circle on the floor.

"So what happened while I was gone?" Nina asked the other two.

"Where do we even start?" Patricia responded.

"A lot happened I guess,' Mara said. "But what would you expect from a house full of hormonal and angsty teenagers."

"You're right about hormonal, just before I saw Jerome and Joy practically making out on the couch earlier," Patricia said without thinking. "Oh wait, shoot, Mara I didn't even think."

"It's okay Patricia, it's not a big deal," Mara shrugged. "I already walked in on them kissing today."

"I'm sorry about what happened," Nina sympathised.

"Thanks," Mara said. "It's my fault they're even together."

"What do you mean?" Nina asked.

"Well after I found out Jerome had been cheating on me, I was angry," Mara answered. "I wanted to get revenge, so I formed the plan of getting Joy to date Jerome and then she would dump him and break his heart."

"Let me guess, Joy fell for him?"

"Yep, which at first made me mad," Mara replied. "I'd kinda hoped he'd regret everything and come rushing back into my arms. That wasn't what happened." Mara hadn't realized she had started crying until she felt a tear go down her cheek. She wiped it away quickly.

"Eventually I realised Jerome and Joy deserved to be happy."

"Even if you weren't?"

"It didn't matter what I was feeling, they're in love and who was I to stand in the way."

"That's incredibly selfless of you," Nina told her. "If you ever want to talk, I'm right here."

"Me too," Patricia said.

" Let's make a pact," Nina suggested.

"A pact?" Mara asked.

"Yeah, a pact," Nina answered. "The Roommate Pact; we are to have each other's back no matter what and we should always be a shoulder to lean on."

"I like it," Patricia agreed.

"Okay everyone hold hands," Nina told everyone, putting her hands out.

"Wow, you take pacts seriously," Mara laughed but took the other two's hands.

"Do you, Patricia Williamson swear to care for and help your fellow roommates?" Nina asked.

"I swear."

"And do you Mara Jaffray swear to care for and help and your fellow roommates?"

"I swear."

"Now Patricia, you ask me."

"Do you Nina Martin swear to care for and help your fellow roommates?"

"I swear," Nina replied. "So it's settled, the Roommate Pact is official."

Mara smiled at the two girls in front of her. Sure, her ex-boyfriend, who she was still in love with, was dating her close friend, at least she had to people who had her back.

"Nina…"

The room was dark when Nina opened her eyes. She was able to make out Patricia and Mara sleeping soundly in their respective beds.

"Nina…"

The voice sounded familiar.

"Nina…"

Slowly, she found herself getting up from the bed and walking out of the room. It was almost like she was following the voice.

"Find me, Nina…"

She slowly walked down the stairs.

"You're almost there Nina…"

Nina made it into the foyer and looked around. There was nothing out of the ordinary. She walked into the living room and noticed a woman standing in the corner with her back turned to her. She was like a ghost, almost see through.

"Who are you?" Nina asked.

The woman turned around, "We meet again Nina Martin."

"What do you want?"

"I gave you the necklace for a reason," the woman replied.

"So I could come back."

"I needed you to come back for a reason."

"What reason? You haven't even told me who you are."

"Find the box."

"What box?"

"So many questions, dear child," the woman tutted. "All will be clear when you find the box."

"How do I even find 'the box' if I don't even know what it is?"

"You'll find it Nina with the help of your Osirian."

"Eddie?"

"The fate of the world the depends on the both you."

"Why does everything have to be so cryptic, why can't for once someone just tell me exactly what to do."

"It is your destiny to free me, Nina Martin," the woman told her. "Now wake up."

"Why is everything my destiny?" Nina sighed.

"Wake up, chosen one."

"Wake up? What do you mean?"

"Wake up!"

Nina jolted up in her bed.

"I just can't escape can I?"