Chapter 4

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As all the Anubis housemates walked the short way from the school to the house, Nina and Fabian brought up the back, holding hands.

"Exciting night, huh?" Fabian murmured as they moved forward.

"More like exhausting. Let's just say the proms in America are never like this," Nina said, chuckling slightly.

As they giggled and talked, Amber was making sure she heard every single word. Fabian and Nina were the cutest couple she had ever seen, and she had to make sure they were together FOREVER. And when Amber meant forever, she wasn't talking about Mick and her forever. Because that wasn't even close to forever. She meant the eternity kind of forever. After all, they were perfect for each other. Nina, with her adorable American accent, completely respected (even loved), all of Fabian's intelligence and Fabian, as adorkable as he was, had completely gone head over heels for Nina ever since he first saw her. It was destiny, as she had learned with the Sibuna mystery. Nothing is a coincidence. Everything happens for a reason.

Even when they reached the house, instead of listening to Alfie's stories about his greatest pranks, she was carefully thinking things out. How did Joy fit into the picture? What if she got in between the two lovebirds? The only way to solve this was to meddle. To get Joy a boyfriend, to insure that Fabian and Nina could be totally and completely in love without any troubles.

~~~~~~~House of Anubis~~~~~~~

For one of the first times since arriving at boarding school, Nina was sincerely, truly, amazingly happy. More than happy, actually. More like . It was happening! The boy she had fawned over for the past months had finally fit himself into her world-as her boyfriend, love interest, whatever you wanted to call it. Something was still troubling her, despite all of the good things.

Was it over? The mystery? What about Rufus? Was the Cup of Ankh secure enough? Could the whole thing be over, just like that? The unsettling feeling haunted her as she laughed and smiled, as she slept that night. The next day she was supposed to pack up, and the following day, she was expected at home, in plain old California. Could something even happen, in her last days here? The scholarship thing was only for this year. How could she come back, back to all her new friends, without that? It was the only thing that had brought her here anyways.

"Nina, dear," Trudy called, in her always comforting voice. "Mr. Sweet wants to see you in his office right now."

Nina grimaced. She had known the confrontation was coming, but she still didn't want to face it, face the teachers. She managed to make the short walk take ten minutes, counting each step carefully, walking slowly with a pattern. Soon enough though, she reached the heavy doors of the principal's office.

Tentatively knocking, she heard a brisk "Come in".

"Ms. Martin." Eugene Sweet gestured to the seat in front of him. Nina sat and sank into the uncomfortable surface.

"I will try to make this 'short and sweet' as you children say," Mr. Sweet said, hesitating. "Ah….this whole….incident wouldn't look good for Harrington Preparatory School. I and my fellow colleagues would be willing to offer you a deal of sorts. If you remain silent about the mysteries of the school, we will be willing to offer you a full-time scholarship."

A slow smile spread across Nina's face. "You-you really mean that?"

"I wouldn't joke about such a thing, Ms. Martin. Do we have a deal?"

Nina contemplated. What could happen? She could protect the cup, and be with her friends. She said, "I believe we do."

Nodding his head, Mr. Sweet said," Right, then. Have a wonderful break, Nina, and don't forget your promise."

Nina walked to Anubis House feeling renewed.

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