Joy's P.O.V.
Nina. I haven't even met her yet and I already don't like her. Fabian seems to fancy her, though. That's what bothers me. He liked ME. He was supposed to fix his hair for ME, get ready for movie night with ME, and fall head over heels for ME! Then I saw her. Nina. She had dirty blonde hair that fell down her back in waves and a petite frame with emerald eyes. I had to admit, she wasn't bad looking. But, I had chocolate colored hair with matching brown eyes; at least I wasn't a giant for my age. Nina was tall, too tall in my opinion. I locked eyes with her and she came over to me, smiling with the biggest fake smile ever on her face.
"Hi Joy," she said in a false cheery voice, "I'm Nina! I'm an American student here on a scholarship. I love Anubis House and I'm so glad we got you back!"
She leaned in to hug me, but I wasn't willing to go that far.
"Look, drop the act. You don't know me at all. Let me get this through your head: one, Fabian is my boyfriend, not yours. Two, you are not my replacement so don't act it. And three, we are not friends, we are not 'buds' and just back off."
I hope I made myself clear. She wasn't going to steal my life. My school and social lives were going to stay the same. Always. Most importantly, Fabes was not going to forget me. I smiled as I entered the living room to discuss our movie for tonight.
Patricia's P.O.V.
Joy walked into the living room with a smirk on her face. It's a little strange. For some reason, she's changed. Ok, yeah, she was just yanked from her life into a world filled with mystery, but it's not that kind of change I see in her. She's...more confident. Don't get me wrong, confidence is a good thing, but cockiness isn't. Whatever it is, I don't like it.
"Joy, what's with the attitude?" I asked, scowling at her.
"Nothing. Just having a really good day." She plopped on the couch and began to read a book. Wait a second? Joy reading a book that wasn't related to Twilight? There's definitely something going on.
I walked over to her and looked at the cover. It read The Troubles of Trent Malone (btw this is not a real book). Huh. Weird.
"What'cha reading Joy?" I asked her in a casual tone as I plopped next to her on the couch, hoping not to arouse her suspicion.
"It's a book about a girl named Diana who had boyfriend named Trent. They broke up and then he started to like another girl named Terrie. It's all about how Diana tries to win Trent back. It's really good," she replied, eyes still fixed on the book.
"And this has nothing to do with your troubles with Fabian Rutter?" I growled, angry at where this was going.
"Of course it does. I'm using the ideas from the book to write my own plans for getting Fabes back," she replied happily.
"Ok, I know you're not going to like hearing this, but Fabian isn't interested in you Joy. He's crazy about Nina," I said knowingly, having a feeling this wasn't going well.
"So? I'll find out what makes Nina so irresistible to him, then kick it up a notch to get him back to where he used to be: the palm of my hand."
Oh no. Joy had a revenge plan. No wonder she was smirking. Phase 1 is already in effect.
Nina's P.O.V.
I stood there in the hall, still letting everything Joy said sink into my brain. I knew it. Jabian wasn't as dead as I thought it had been. Look at me, evolving into a little Amber! Wait a second, Amber! Amber said they weren't dating! Someone's lying here. Probably Joy. She'd do anything to get Fabian and everyone knew that. I guess that's what Fabian needs: a strong, responsible girl who will do anything for him, even if it means being...mean? That doesn't sound like the Fabian I know and love. Maybe I should just talk to him. Tell him everything: the way I feel about him, the way I feel about him and Joy, the way I love it when he smiles at me...ok, he doesn't need to know that, but he has the right to know how I feel. I walked up to Mick who was sitting on the couch.
"Hey Mick, where's Fabian?" I asked, then realized who he was sitting next to. Joy. She gave me the death glare. I gulped.
"He just got out the shower so he should be in our room." Mick replied with a wink through a mouthful of...whatever he was eating. He was always eating something...
"Thanks." I started to walk towards Mick and Fabian's room, but I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. One minute I was looking through the doorway wondering how I would word my confessions, the next minute I was face down on the carpet, wondering how I got there.
"Whoops," I heard an all too familiar voice sneer. "Watch where you are going, girl."
Patricia looked at me and ran to help me get up. Oh, my face sure did hurt. I may have gotten a brush burn. I hope I look ok for Fabian's sake.
"What happened? I don't even know how I ended up on the floor," I mumbled as I regained my balance.
"It was Joy. She...stuck her foot out and tripped you. What has gotten into her?" Patricia commented angrily.
"It's ok. It was probably just an accident. She just didn't see me coming is all," I said, trying to see the bright side of this. But I knew, not too deep down, that Joy did it on purpose.
I walked over to Fabian's room and paused before I knocked on the door. What if he didn't like me back? I would look like such a fool! I lifted my hand to the door, then lost my nerve. I have to do this! I lifted my hand and brushed the door, then jerked my fist away. Ugh, why was this so hard? Fabian's my best friend! BEST friend! I can just talk to him.
I saw the door swing open and froze as I met those crystal blue eyes that made those butterflies take flight every time.
Ok, so this was sort of a filler chapter to introduce some Joy drama. Sorry, but Joy is gonna be a little evil when it comes to Fabian in my story. Just adds a little more Nina/Joy drama. Next chapter is going to have Fabina fluff, so WARNING! Or, should I say for all those Fabina fans, CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT CHAPTER!
Expect my next update to be around Sunday, September 8th. This week is a little busy for me. Thanks for reading and please review! I love to know what you think and ideas that could improve my story!