Hello children! Welcome, welcome! Oh gosh I sound like Effie! And you all should know who Effie is.. HEHE. So, here's chappie two!

This chapter is dedicated to drama4lifexoxo, who was my 5th reviewer of this chapter! Thanks :D

Chapter 2

Still Monday, June 18, 2012...

Nina sat there in fright, unsure of why tears were cascading down her cheeks. Who was this boy who had snuck into her home? The boy looked at her curiously, which made Nina extremely uncomfortable.

"P-Please don't h-hurt me…" Nina whispered, in an almost inaudible tone. When the words escaped Nina's mouth, the boy frowned almost immediately. He didn't want to hurt her, he just wanted to know what was happening.

"I'm not going to hurt you." The boy whispered back, kneeling by the closet. Nina scooted away a bit, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "I just saw you through the window, and I was wondering why you were in here. This house is supposed to be vacant, you know." He added, with a small, but gentle smile.

Nina smiled slightly, and rubbed her eyes, and answered quietly "I'm here for a reason. It's a long story. What's your name anyways?"

"Fabian, Fabian Rutter. And I've got time. Who're you?" He replied, still smiling gently.

"Nina Martin. And I doubt you want to hear it. It's rather boring." Nina said, looking down. She had just met Fabian, yet she felt she could trust him. She trusted him enough, to tell him everything. Yet all she knew was his name.

"That's an opinion I doubt I'll agree with." Fabian said, offering his hand. Nina took it hesitantly, and came out of the closet. She hadn't noticed how cute and young Fabian was. She looked at him for a few seconds, and caught Fabian's glance. He smiled again, and Nina took back her hand, looking down.

"So, do you want to take a walk? You can tell me as we walk, yeah?" Fabian asked Nina, who was still looking at the ground.

"Um… Sure. Why not." She answered, looking back up at him. He nodded, and they both headed outside.

They walked over to the sidewalk, and started walking.

"If you don't want to tell me why you're there Nina, I would understand." Fabian said, putting his hands in his pocket. Though really, he was very interested in Nina's story. Nina seemed… Different. He didn't know why, but that's how she seemed.

"I'll tell, but… Can I know about you first?" Nina asked with a smile.

Fabian returned the smile, and replied "For some reason, I thought you would say that. But sure." He didn't have much to tell though. "Not much to know. I'm English, my parents got divorced when I was little, Mum moved here," Fabian stopped to take a breath. "I stayed with my dad, until they sent me to boarding school in Liverpool, so I go there for school, and stay here in the summer."

Nina nodded, walking. "I'm sorry about your parents. But that boarding school sounds cool."

Fabian looked at her, and making him smile again. She looked at him, and smiled as well. They might have even kissed, their eyes had been locked, but Nina wasn't paying attention, and she walked into a pole, and fell.

"Wow, did I really just do that?" Nina whispered, laughing a bit.

"Are you okay?" Fabian asked, kneeling next to her. When he saw her laughing, he cracked another smile.

"Don't laugh at me! I was looking at you, so this is partly your fault!" Nina said, laughing as she sat up. She rubbed the front of her head, and winced a bit.

"Sorry, well, are you okay?" Fabian asked her, still kneeling near her.

Nina nodded, and stood up. She wobbled a bit at first, which lead to Fabian having his arms around her. But she quickly regained her balance. Nina blushed a bit, and quickly got out of his arms. Why was she blushing? They had only just met. But it felt as if they had known each other for quite a bit.

It was silent for a bit, and it was pretty awkward. Nina just kept blushing and looking down, while Fabian was trying to understand why she was blushing. He isn't exactly great with girls. One of his good friends, Joy, had asked him out once. He had stammered and stuttered, and never even got a whole sentence out. She was mad at him for quite a long time. So he tried his best to not get in those types of relationships.

"So… You going to tell me your story now?" Fabian said, starting to walk again. Nina started walking as well, but was still looking down.

"Sure. But like I said, it's boring. And kind of sad, really. I hate talking about it…" She whispered, and he frowned.

"You really don't have to if you don't want to Neens…" Fabian replied. Wait, had he just called her 'Neens'? Where did that even come from? Fabian hoped she wouldn't notice the random nickname.

"I'll tell. Just, let me think for a sec." Nina said, trying to think how to word everything. She noticed Fabian saying 'Neens', but she actually liked the sound of that, so she didn't say anything. Maybe she would say something later.

Nina took a deep breath, and began.

"Once upon a time, there was a girl named Samantha Jenkins, who peacefully lived with her Mom and Dad. One day, they never come home, and she finds out that they were in a terrible accident." Nina started out, already getting bad feelings.

"Wait, Saman-" Fabian started, but Nina cut him off.

"You'll see, just listen." Nina said, going back to her dreary story.

"So, little Samantha had to go live with her Gran, because her parents had passed. Her life was pretty normal, until a few months ago. A few months ago, Samantha's house caught on fire, when she was out, talking a walk. By the time Samantha returned, her house, and Gran, were burned to the ground." Nina said, a few tears cascading down her cheeks. "Samantha didn't want to go to an orphanage, so she decided to kill off 'Samantha Jenkins'. She changed her name to Nina Martin, changed her black hair to a light brown, and let her tan fade."

Fabian was listening, making sure not to miss one word. He couldn't believe what she was telling him.

"With Samantha, now Nina's house burned down, she had nowhere to go. That's when she found a small abandoned house that was all boarded off. She decided she would stay there, since that's the only place she could go. So now she lives there, and until she is eighteen, that's where she shall be." Nina finished, wiping tears away.

Fabian was speechless. What was he supposed to say? He hadn't expected her to say any of those things. He just thought that she had run away from her parents after some sort of fight. Not that she had to live there to stay out of an orphanage.

Fabian stopped walking suddenly, making Nina stop as well. She looked over at him, and saw he was sitting on the ground, looking quite… Angry.

"Fabian? Maybe I shouldn't have told you…" Nina whispered, sitting a bit away from him, unsure of how he might act. She didn't know how he dealt with anger. Maybe he hit things, or people. She didn't know.

"I just… Do you go to school Nina?" Fabian asked her, looking right at her.

"No, Nina Martin was never registered for school. And Samantha's dead." Nina whispered, wiping another tear off her cheek.

"How do you live in there though, Nina? I know I just met you, but… I'm worried. Won't you get sick in the winter, when it gets really cold?" He asked, still looking at her.

"I don't know. But I don't want to go to an orphanage. I'll figure something out, I always do… You don't have to worry about me." Nina answered softly, starting to play with her long, frizzy hair. She couldn't afford a straightener, or really any hair products, so she couldn't do much about it. She hated it, it looked terrible. She looked like a homeless girl.

But technically, she was one.

Lost in her thoughts, she never noticed that Fabian's had scooted near her.

"Nina? Did you… attend your own funeral?" Fabian whispered.

Tears started pouring down her cheeks again.

"A-Almost nobody was there. I-I have n-no family, and I only h-had a couple of friends a-and…" Nina cut herself off, sobbing from remembering. She had hidden behind a tree during her funeral, since it was the same time as Gran's.

On Gran's side, many people were there. Her friends from the senior center, old school friends, just plain friends. On Nina's side, two of her friends sat there, without their parents. Nina was one of those kids who were bullied a lot, because they weren't popular.

Fabian hesitantly hugged her, and Nina, just needing comfort, buried her head in his chest. She hated her life, then and now. She wanted things to be normal. She wanted a family, a home, friends, and a life. But she had none of that.

"Shh… I'm sorry I brought that up… Shh…" Fabian said, holding Nina close.

How were they so close already, when they had only met each other maybe an hour ago? Fabian wondered that, but didn't really care. He liked Nina, she seemed nice, and friendly. Innocent, and a bit naïve maybe. But he liked her.

Fabian's phone rung a few minutes later, causing Fabian to let go of Nina.

"Hello?" Fabian answered, after he had taken out his phone, and put it up to his ear. "Mum, I'm sorry! I met… a friend, and she's kind of upset, so I just…"

Nina listened to their conversation, even though she knew she shouldn't. That was eavesdropping, wasn't it? She hated things like that, rude things.

"Mum, please. I just met her. But, could she maybe sleep over tonight? Just tonight? Her parents are um… out of town." Fabian whispered into the phone, probably trying to stop Nina from hearing. She could live by herself, Fabian didn't need to worry! She had done it for months.

"Thanks Mum, and yeah, we aren't far. We will be there soon, yeah?" With that, Fabian hung up. He looked over at Nina, who had been staring, but now was looking away and whistling casually.

"Nina, I'm going to have you stay at my house tonight if that's alright. I know you have been living on your own, but I thought maybe a change would be nice…" Fabian said.

Maybe a warm bed would be nice. Even in the summertime, the house wasn't very warm. She would shiver half the night.

"Where would I sleep?" Nina asked, curious if maybe she would be in Fabian's room. That would just be full of awkward.

"Oh, just on the couch, we don't have a guest room. But it puts out into a bed." Fabian replied.

"Okay, fine. I'll come. It'll be a change." Nina said with a smile.

"Good, now let's go, my Mum's already mad enough as it is.

Nina nodded, and they started back on their way to Fabian's house.

I hope you guys don't think this is rushed! But I don't, I think if Nina was in that sort of situation, Fabian would be comforting, and offer a night at his house. And his mom's there anyways :X Sooo, what do you think so far? Do you think Fabian's and Nina's relationship is rushed, even though they aren't even really good friends yet, or anything more (even though they almost shared a kiss)? Or was it good that way, because it would be something Fabian and Nina would end up like? Reviewwww! My next chapter will be dedicated to… the person who guess' my favorite HOA character first! :)

~JessIsTheBest~