Here's the chapter I've been promicing everyone! Sorry for the late post but I was distracted...by Facebook...for two hours...so sorry. I hope this chapter makes up for it though. You guys have all been amazing with reviews and I really appreciate it :) Now I have a question for all of you-what has been for favorite Fabina moment so far? (yes I know most people spell it Fabiana but I spell it Fabina haha just so I can be more unique :p) But seriously I want to know cuz there are so many great moments and every single one makes me fangirl squeal with pure excitement cuz those two are so adorable together! I can't believe we have to wait until next week for new episodes! It's going to be torture! Oh there I go again with teh rambling...enjoy the story and don't forget to review! :)

Chapter 4

For the next week all Amber could talk about was the dance. Every day she would sit in front of her mirror and try out different hair styles and look at different colors of nail polish. She would always ask Nina about one color or another or which hairstyle she preferred. Nina on the other hand gave the dance very little thought.

Thursday evening Amber was sitting there playing with her hair as usual, when she turned to Nina and asked, "So Nina, any more thought on who you want to go to the dance with? You're running out of time you know." Nina set down her notebook and glared at Amber.

"I don't think I'm going to have a date. If no one has asked me yet I doubt anyone will," Nina responded.

"What about Fabian?"

"Wh-what about him?"

"Don't play dumb Nina. I know you fancy him. And it looks like he fancies you a bit as well," Amber said with a small smirk on her gentle face. Nina's brain scrambled, she had to think of something to tell Amber. She did like Fabian, a lot actually, but there was no way that she would tell Amber that. She would turn herself over to Victor and confess of all the rules they broke before she admitted to liking Fabian. "OK so you won't admit it. But if Fabian asked you would you say yes?"

"I guess so, but I don't see that happening so there's nothing to worry about," Nina said flatly. Amber grinned and went back to taking her makeup off. The grin made Nina feel very nervous. Hopefully Amber wasn't up to anything. Nina wouldn't put it past her.

Nina tried to go back to working on her homework but she couldn't bring herself to focus. Eventually Nina realized that she wasn't going to get it done that night so she put her notebook back in her bag. "I'm going to go get some fresh air," Nina finally said. Amber nodded and Nina quickly crosses the room and stepped out into the hallway. A floor below Nina could hear the grandfather clock chime. Nina checked her watch, it was eight fifteen. She had plenty of time to walk around and clear her head.

In the living room Nina heard the TV. Jerome, Patricia and Alfie were watching a movie and Mara was sitting at the dining room table reading a book. Mick and Fabian were nowhere to be seen so Nina assumed they were in their room. It was too cold to go outside so Nina settled with walking down random hallways to kill time. She had made her third lap around the house when she heard someone walking behind her. "Hey Nina!" Fabian called. "What are you doing?"

"Just walking. I needed to get out of my room."

"Amber driving you mad?"

"Just a little. Every other sentence that comes out of her mouth has something to do with this dance. I don't know how much more I can take." Fabian smiled sympathetically and the two continued walking down the long hallway.

"Hey Nina," Fabian asked after a few minutes. "I was wondering if you would, um, if you would like to go to the dance. With me." Nina stopped in her tracks and looked up at Fabian. He was looking down at his shoes but Nina could see the blush rapidly growing in his cheeks. Nina felt her own face flush slightly and she tried to get control of the butterflies in her stomach.

"I'd like that. I'd like that a lot," Nina managed to say. Fabian's head shot up, a huge smile across his face. Nina couldn't help but smile back.

"What are you two doing wandering about?" a stern voice asked. Nina and Fabian whirled around to see Victor standing behind them, clearly irritated. "It's after nine o'clock. Ms. Martin you should be upstairs. Get going." Nina gulped, waved good-bye to Fabian and ran down the hall and up the stairs. She quickly shut her bedroom door behind her and sighed loudly.

"What happened to you?" Amber asked from her bed. She was sitting underneath her covers, a fashion magazine in her hands. "Your face is all red." Nina stammered for a moment. She didn't want to tell Amber that Fabian asked her to the dance because she wouldn't hear the end of it.

"I was on the other side of the house and Victor saw me and told me to get back upstairs. So I ran the whole way as fast as I could," Nina lied. Well, part of it was a lie. She wasn't on the other side of the house; she had been about three feet from the stairs when Victor found her and Fabian talking.

Amber gave an 'I know you're lying' look and got out of bed. She looked straight into Nina's eyes and then broke out into a big smile. "You just got asked to the dance didn't you!" she squealed. "Tell me everything!" She sat down cross-legged next to Nina on her bed.

"There's not much to tell. There really isn't," Nina protested.

"It was Fabian wasn't it?" Amber was practically bouncing up and down in excitement. Nina looked down at her lap, a blush growing in her cheeks and nodded ever so slightly. Amber squealed and hugged Nina tightly. "This is so exciting! I can't believe this!" Nina rolled her eyes and pushed Amber off her bed.

With a laugh Amber got back into her bed. Nina shook her head and turned off the light and settled into her warm blankets. Just as she was about to fall asleep a loud vibrating sound woke her up. "Amber, who's texting you?" Nina asked irritably.

"Sorry Nina, it's just Mick. He asked me if you were acting strange because Fabian was acting very un-Fabian," Amber said.

"Well tell Mick if he wants to know what's going on he can ask Fabian because I'm going to bed. Goodnight Amber," Nina said firmly. Nina rolled over and shut her eyes firmly, trying to ignore the clicking sound of Amber's texting.

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Beep. Beep. Beep. Nina robotically reached for her alarm clock and hit the off button. Opening her eyes slowly she stretched and sat up. The cold air sent shivers down her spine and she reached for the hoodie at the foot of her bed. "I hate your alarm clock," Amber muttered from her bed. With a shrug Nina climbed out of bed and began rummaging through her drawers for something to wear to school.

"Don't we have that biology test today? Nina asked. When Amber shrugged Nina began digging through her bag and found her day planner. "Yeah it's today." Nina found all her clothes and made her way down the hall to the bathroom—luckily she was the first one there that morning. Turning the cold water on, Nina splashed her face repeatedly until she was side awake. Patting her face with a towel the realization of what happened last night hit her in the face. Fabian had asked her to the dance.

"Whoever's in there better hurry up! We don't have all morning," Patricia's sharp voice called from the other side of the door. She wasn't much of a morning person.

"I'm hurrying I'm hurrying," Nina muttered under her breath. She threw on her uniform and quickly got ready. As she opened the door to the bathroom Patricia shoved past her in a rush.

"Took you long enough," Patricia spat. With a huff she slammed the door and Nina shook her head and walked away. Nina grabbed her bag and threw it over her shoulder. Amber wasn't in the room which was strange because it always took her forever to get ready.

Just then an ear piercing shriek filled the entire house. Nina jumped in the air and ran down the stairs to find the source of the shriek. As she rounded the corner she smacked straight into Fabian and the both fell to the floor. "What happened?" he asked.

"No clue. But that shriek sounded a lot like Amber," Nina responded. Fabian stood up and held out his hand to Nina. She took it and he lifted her to her feet. The sound of sobbing floated in from another room so Nina and Fabian went around to search. Eventually they found the source of the sound. Amber was sitting on the floor of the laundry room, clutching a pink blouse. Trudy was crouched in front of her, trying to calm her down.

"Amber what happened?" Fabian asked. They both sat down next to Amber as she continued wailing. She held out the pink blouse to Nina who took it in her hands.

"Amber, is this…part of your uniform?" Nina asked wearily. Amber nodded and continued to sob. Nina wrapped her arms around Amber in a secure hug. "I'm so sorry Amber."

"I wonder how this happened. I just did Amber's whites yesterday. What could have happened? All of them are like this," Trudy said to herself. Fabian looked over at the washing machine and frowned slightly at it. He stood up, opened the door and reached inside.

"I think this might have something to do with it," Fabian said. In his hand was a single red sock. Nina and Trudy both stared at the sock in surprise. Trudy was always so careful with the laundry. She would never let something like that get past her.

Amber then straightened up and looked at the sock in Fabian's hand. "Let me see it," she demanded. She took it in her hand and rage slowly began to flare in her eyes. "Jerome. Jerome is the only person here who has red socks like this. He's dead. Totally and utterly dead." Amber's sadness was slowly turning into fury and Nina backed away before she exploded.

"Now sweetie I'm sure you're mad. And I'm almost positive this is Jerome's sock. I saw it in the basket yesterday. But before you do anything that'll get you into trouble you need to go find a uniform to wear. You don't want to be late for school now do you?" Trudy said in her usual peppy attitude. Amber wiped the tears off her face and stood up.

"Amber if you don't have another blouse you can you one of mine," Nina said as Amber left the laundry room. She gave a small nod and walked out. Her sniffling could be heard down the entire hallway. Trudy then ushered Nina and Fabian out of the laundry room and back into the living room. Mara and Patricia were sitting there talking about the biology test when they saw them come in.

Mara smiled and waved at them but Patricia simply glared. "And a good morning to you too," Nina said as she sat down. Jerome, Mick and Alfie soon joined them at the table. Amber arrived shortly after wearing one of Nina's blouses. She walked over to Jerome and smacked him hard in the arm.

"What was that for?" he asked as he rubbed his sore arm.

"For ruining my school clothes. Mess with my stuff again and it'll be a lot more than your arm that's sore," Amber said angrily. Jerome snickered and then took a big bite of eggs. After breakfast Nina and Fabian ducked out of the building as soon as they could. They were trying to avoid Mick. Fabian never told him what had happened the night before and apparently neither had Amber. Luckily the laundry fiasco distracted everyone during breakfast but neither Nina nor Fabian wanted to take any chances.

"You know, we might as well tell the others. They're going to find out tomorrow anyways," Nina suggested as they walked along.

"You're right. The question is how do we tell them?"

"I don't think it matters. Once Jerome and Alfie find out we're never going to hear the end of it," Nina said as she pondered. Once those two found out both her and Fabian would be subjected to endless teasing. As they neared the school pounding footsteps behind them made Nina and Fabian turn. Jerome and Alfie were tearing across the grounds at top speed. They didn't seem to notice Nina or Fabian as they came closer and closer.

"Look out!" Fabian shouted. He grabbed Nina and pulled her out of the way of the racing boys. Somehow he lost his footing and the both them tumbled to the ground in a heap. "You know, we really have to stop doing this," Fabian said as they tried to untangle themselves.

"Tell me about it. Hold on, I think my bag is caught on your arm," Nina responded. Somehow they managed to get untangled and then sat on the damp ground laughing. "If the day before the dance is this crazy, I'm interested in seeing what tomorrow will be like." Fabian chuckled and scrambled to his feet.

"You're right," Fabian agreed. He extended his hand out to Nina and lifted her to her feet. But this time he didn't let go of her hand until they got into the school.