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Wow! Two updates in one day! I don't think I've ever done this before!

This one will be about why Nina freaked out when Fabian suggested whether it's actually her that's the 'chosen one' and not Joy. It also encompasses what I actually think that the confrontation between the two of them would look like.

Title: Tears of the Chosen
Characters: Nina, Fabian
Pairings/Friendships: Nina/Fabian (mainly friendship)
Rating: K+
Summary: After Nina runs off when Fabian wonders if she is the actual chosen one and not Joy, Fabian comes looking after her. This also encompasses what I think that the discussion between the two about Joy would look like.
Length: 1,104 words
Genre: Angst/Friendship
Warning(s): None
Date of Publication: 16 February 2011
Date of Latest Edit(s): 5 March 2011

Disclaimer: House of Anubis, Het Huis Anubis, Das Haus Anubis and all related characters, plot, scenes, etc. are property of Nickelodeon (USA, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, etc.), a subsidiary of MTV Networks which is, in turn, a subsidiary of Viacom International. I am not making any profit or monetary acquisition off this work. This is purely for fun and another way to show how much I love this show.

Tears of the Chosen

"No!" Nina freaked. "Don't say that Fabian!" With that being said, she stormed out of the room, nearly in tears.

Fabian started after her, and called, "Nina!" However, she would not turn.

Nina ran upstairs to her room and threw herself down on her bed. Pulling her knees up to her chest, she laid her head on them as tears began to fall.

She was so caught up in her culminated frustration and grief that she didn't notice the door squeaking open quietly.

However, she did notice when her bed drooped slightly at the addition of another's weight.

Lifting her head up slightly, she saw Fabian looking at her worriedly. She kept his gaze for a little while but returned back to her former position.

"Nina," Fabian said, "did I do something wrong?" he asked worriedly.

Nina replied stiffly, "It's nothing Fabian."

"Nina, please," Fabian begged, "You have to tell me what's going on! Ever since we had that video chat with Joy in Victor's office, you've been acting so…"

"So what, Fabian?" Nina asked angrily. "How have I been acting?"

Taken aback, Fabian didn't answer for a little while; instead, he just looked at Nina. "So…strange…and withdrawn…" he finished finally.

Nina didn't respond, instead she just looked at him.

"Well, what did you expect from me?" she asked in a near whisper. "Did you expect me to be all happy-go-lucky after that? And everything else since the video chat!"

"Nina!" Fabian frustratedly exclaimed. "What did I do? You have to tell me!" he finished in an almost begging tone.

"I just don't like being compared to others Fabian," she said with tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Nina," he said softly as realization and understanding dawned on him, "I was never comparing you to Joy! And let's face it, you probably are this 'chosen one' and not Joy."

Nina was about to respond and had an angry look on her face, but Fabian continued before she could open her mouth, "Nina, let's look at some tell-tale examples, shall we?" Fabian said with just the right amount of sarcasm. "Firstly, when we tried to open that dictionary, only you were able to use the locket. It didn't work for either Amber or me. You're the ones that these voices keep coming to. You keep having these weird 'intuitions' that are almost always true. You were the one that Sarah said had 'the power.' Do you need anymore?"

Nina didn't respond, but gave him a small glare. She didn't want to be the chosen one! Couldn't he see that?

"Fabian!" She said with a frightened tone, "I don't want to be this 'chosen one'." Tears began rolling down her cheeks again. "I don't want to put you guys in danger."

Fabian put his arms around Nina and replied, "Nina, we all knew the danger that this entire thing would put us through. We joined Sibuna knowing that we were probably going to be putting our own lives in danger. You're not going to put any on us in danger yourself!

"And like I've already promised you before, I will not give up on Sarah, the quest, and certainly not on you!" Fabian reasserted with a determined glint in his eyes.

Nina looked up from her position and gave Fabian a smile. "Thanks Fabes, that means a lot."

Fabian was taken aback and apparently didn't respond quickly enough because Nina looked worried and said, "Something wrong?"

"Fabes," he whispered to himself.

Nina gave Fabian something between a glare and a heartbroken look. "'Fabes! Hi…'" she quoted and then went back into her hands.

Fabian started at Nina puzzled for a few minutes. Is that what this entire fiasco was really about? Was she jealous about his and Joy's supposed 'relationship'? Well, now was as good a time as any to find out!

"Nina," he approached her softly, "are you…jealous…?"

Nina refused to either look up or respond.

Hesitantly, Fabian moved closer and lifted her face to meet his. "You have nothing to be afraid of," he said quietly.

"I'm not afraid!" She snapped. "Do you think I'd be able to go through all this crap and all these life-threatening situations if I was? I am not weak, Fabian! Never was, and I will most certainly never will be."

Fabian was taken aback and quite stung by Nina's outburst.

Nina shook herself from Fabian and stormed out of the room.

Fabian took a minute to himself but eventually went back to his own room.

Picking up his guitar, he began absentmindedly strumming some chords.

As he got through a song, Nina came in. He quickly put his guitar down and looked at Nina worriedly—afraid she would blow up on him again.

She just looked at him for a little while, then spoke, "Look, I'm sorry Fabian. I didn't mean to blow up on you earlier. I've just been extremely stressed and tired lately, and I took it all out on you."

Fabian responded, "Don't worry about it, Nina. But," he said and Nina stiffened, "I do want to know something: Why do you always get so worked up whenever Joy is mentioned?"

Nina remained stiff, but she did answer, "It's nothing major. It's just that every time she comes up, you seem to look at me as though you're worried I'm about to explode. It's getting a bit old." Nina interrupted before Fabian could respond, "I figured that the two of you were 'really close' and I honestly don't care Fabian, it was between you two. It doesn't concern me. Can you please just stop treating me as though I am jealous of her, because I'm not."

Fabian waited a moment to let that all sink in and then responded, "Nina, there was nothing between me and Joy." He said gently, "Think about it. If we did have anything between the two of us, wouldn't Patricia have said, 'Fabian, she was your girlfriend!' or something similar? The two of us were just close friends in that we were like each other's non-existent siblings. We supported each other, and Patricia was always there."

Nina didn't respond for a little while and, instead, just started at him. "Thanks for that," she finally said. "However, I didn't really ask for any explanation, but thanks anyway. It means a lot to me that you want me to know your past," Nina finished with a smile.

Fabian returned the smile and Nina left his room.

The sun for both of them had risen a long time ago, but their happy sunset hadn't arrived yet; however, it might just be around the corner…

Disclaimer (Part II): House of Anubis, Het Huis Anubis, Das Haus Anubis and all related characters, plot, scenes, etc. are property of Nickelodeon (USA, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, etc.), a subsidiary of MTV Networks which is, in turn, a subsidiary of Viacom International. I am not making any profit or monetary acquisition off this work. This is purely for fun and another way to show how much I love this show.

So, yeah, I really don't see anything too dramatic happening when Nina and Fabian finally discuss his past with Joy, honestly.

To be honest, I think the entire Joy/Fabian 'relationship' is completely one-sided—Joy's side. If Fabian had liked Joy, wouldn't Patricia have said something to that affect when she spoke to him on Monday's episode over Alfie seeing Mr. Mercer in the cellar? I mean, when you're that high on adrenaline, you really can't think straight enough to lie effectively.

Also, I think that Nina has accepted that Joy and Fabian did have a past, but she's not going to do anything about it. Why? Because she knows that it's none of her business—even if they had been romantically involved.

So yeah, all that dramatic love-triangle bull-crap in the House of Anubis fandom is just that: bull-crap. (I'm avoiding the use of profane language because I want to be able to keep the rating where it currently is.) The 'authors' of these so-called 'stories' drive the characters completely out of character, change the entire plotline of the canon, and put in self-inserts! And it drives me insane!

Anyway, enough ranting for one day!

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Early-Birdie-Girlie: (Chapter III) Haha, yeah, Nina does seem pretty nocturnal thanks to all the night-time trips haha.