A/N Sorry I haven't updated! I haven't had much time. Plus there have been no new HoA's to get me going/inspired! This is my longest chapter so far, around 2,000 words! So enjoy!

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Mara walked out behind Anubis House and waited for Jerome to show up. He had insisted on doing the nice lessons where no one would find them. As she thought about what to teach him first, Jerome walked around the corner. He was holding a picnic basket and a blanket.

"Brought lunch, like you said to." he said, laying the blanket down.

"Wow, I thought you'd just order a pizza or something." Mara said, looking at the fancy things in the basket.

When they set up the picnic, Mara began her lesson. She decided to just answer any questions he had, and watch what he says and does, and correct it. He picked up a tuna sandwich that was cut into four triangles.

"When we're eating at the table, you shouldn't start food fights." she said.

"Alfie is the one who starts them... most of the time." Jerome said.

"Then you should ignore him and not throw any food back. You don't want anyone getting mad at you because you started- continued, a food fight. Because trust me, guys, and girls especially, don't like getting their clothes ruined." Jerome mumbled something that Mara couldn't understand.

"I refuse to be nice to Mick. You know I loathe him." Jerome said. He almost wished he could have taken that back because she might get mad at him.

"I don't know why you do. But I can help." Mara said. Getting slightly annoyed at the thought of Mick. I need someone to talk to about him. she thought, But who? She shook any thoughts of Mick out of her head.

"What kind of sandwich would you like?" Jerome asked.

"Oh! Um... surprise me." Mara said, she had too many thoughts at one time, and didn't care. Jerome began to make her a sandwich. Mara looked at his sandwich and had an idea. She picked up one of the sandwich pieces and a knife.

"Hey! That's mine. What are you doing?" Jerome looked at the sandwhich as she put it back on the plate. On it, she had lightly cut MICK onto the top. He gave her a questioning look.

"When you are mad at someone, don't do anything rude, mean, or hurtful to them. Instead, you can take your anger out on something else. Pretend your sandwich is Mick-" Jerome cut Mara off.

"What? That's rediculous."

"No, it's not. Right whoever your mad at in or on your food, and eat it. Keep repeating in your mind 'I am eating Mick' or ' I am eating Victor' and you won't actually have to hurt them." Mara giggled at the thought of eating Victor.

Jerome did as he was told. He wrote MICK on his apple and with his spoon in his potato salad. He then picked up his sandwich and repeated in his mind, I am eating Mick... I am eating Mick... I AM EATING MICK. He ferociously shoved the sandwich in his mouth, making a bit of tuna land on Mara's cheek. She screeched in surprise and then started laughing. He also started laughing and wiped the tuna off her cheek. Jerome was dropping food all over because there was so much in his mouth and he was laughing. But that only made them laugh harder.

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Fabian was ready. He had prepared everything. He knew what he was going to do, and he was going to do it on Valentine's Day. The next day.

He was as nervous as could be. His mind was going back and forth between being scared, and being ready. What if she doesn't like me in that way, and it ruins our friendship? Or she gets upset that I didn't tell her before? She can't. It's Nina! She likes me... right? He just wasn't sure. All he was sure about was that he was going to do it. No matter how scared he was.

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Nina knew what she had to do. If Fabian isn't gonna make a move. I will. She wasn't sure though. Does he even like me? If he did, wouldn't he have told me by now? Nina was worried. What if I freeze up? Can't talk? Maybe I should fake something terrible, and see how much he cares... no, that's just lying... OH, this is so frustrating! Okay... I can do this. I can do this.

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Amber sat in the common room, lonely and bored reading a magazine. Mick walked in.

"Oh, hi Mick!" Amber was happier than before. She still had deep feelings for Mick, but wanted him to be happy.

"Hey Ams," he said, "Hey listen, I have a surprise for Mara, do you think you could help me with it? You know, make it more romantic and stuff?"

"Oh. Sure." Amber was glad to help him, but she still missed when he would do romantic things for her.

After talking it over, Mick decided on a picnic. Amber told him what to do to make it romantic.

"Thanks Ams, you're the best!" Mick gave her a hug. Amber smiled.

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Mara was going to the common room when she heard Mick.

"Thanks Ams, you're the best!"

She cracked the door, and saw them hugging. Maybe he has moved on... Maybe I have too... Mara thought. She didn't know what to think anymore.

When they stopped hugging she walked in.

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Later at supper, Mara looked at Jerome and motioned towards Alfie.

"Alfie," Jerome started, "Would you like to hang out later? Play some video games and such?"

Alfie smiled, "Of course! I feel like we haven't hung out in ages!"

Amber squealed with excitement.

"Tomorrow is Valentine's Day!" she sang.

"More like, tomorrow we have more school." Alfie moaned. Patricia and Fabian rolled their eyes.

"Hey, Nina, can I talk to you after supper?" Alfie asked.

"Uh, yeah sure," Nina said. Fabian tried really hard not to be jealous. He better not be asking her to be his Valentine. he thought nervously. Time for the plan to start...

"Alfie, can I talk to you after supper?" Fabian asked.

"Well, sure. Make it quick though, 'cause I have to talk to Nina." Alfie said, confused. Fabian nodded his head and Nina gave him a puzzling look.

Mick looked at Fabian and grinned. Fabian mouthed What? and Mick mouthed Nothing and smiled again.

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After supper, Alfie went into the kitchen with Fabian to talk.

"What's up?" Aflie asked.

"I think you should do something really romantic for Amber," Fabian said quietly.

"What for?" Fabian rolled his eyes.

"Valentine's Day."

"Oh. OH! I get where you're going with this. And I like it!" Alfie smiled.

"Okay, we'll discuss the plan later, in your room, okay?" Fabian crossed his fingers and hoped his plan worked.

"Yeah! Later. Now I got to go talk to Nina." Alfie started to walk away but Fabian grabbed his arm.

"About what?"

"Oh... I'll tell you later!" and Alfie left. Fabian sighed. His plan may have failed. Alfie was off asking Nina to be his Valentine, and he was sure she would say yes because she felt bad for him. Nina is so nice. He thought, and smiled as he walked out of the kitchen.

"HEY!" Mick came out of nowhere and put a hand on Fabian's shoulder. "Look who's trying to get Alfie away from his girlfriend!"

"What are you talking about?" Fabian asked.

"I heard you talking to Alfie. You want him to go out with Amber, so that he won't try and date Nina, and then she can be with you." Fabian didn't know what to say. Sometimes Mick was smart, but it wasn't always in a good way.

"Yeah right! Me and Nina? PSH! That's... rediculous..."

"Shut up mate. Everyone in the whole school knows that you like Nina, and she likes you." Mick smirked. What a chicken, he thought. Inside, Fabian smiled at the thought of Nina liking him back.

"...You... Really think she likes me?"

"Oh YEAH mate! You've deffinately got a shot. Go for it!" Mick gave Fabian a hard pat on the back.

"So, if I did like Nina, would playing her a song on the guitar work?"

"Well... Maybe?... No, not really," Mick said, "Girls like strong and buff guys. They also love compliments. They like the whole, bad-but-sweet boy thing." Fabian nodded, slightly confuzed.

"Good luck, mate." Mick gave him another hard pat on the back and jogged out of the room.

Really? I should probably start working out... Fabian thought nervously, and it's true, girls love compliments... He decided to work on a new plan.

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Patricia sat on her bed, waiting for Mara to come back from the bathroom. Mara opened the door and Patricia instantly shoved a piece of paper in her hands.

"Read this." she said.

"Okay?" Mara said, confused. She read the note out loud.

"Patricia,

Will you be my Valentine?
We haven't talked much, but that's fine
You don't have to be my girl
But I just wanted to say, you complete my world.

See you in the halls,

Love, Brad"

Mara gasped, "Brad? Brad K.? From school?" she asked excitedly.

"Yeah! You see, on Friday, on the way back to the house, I remembered that I had left my notebook in my locker. When I went back, this was in there. I think I was supposed to find it tomorrow."

"Why didn't you tell me about it?" Mara asked, still excited.

"I don't know... I'm nervous. I'm not sure if I like him."

"Really? Every girl at school likes Brad. Except for the one's with boyfriends. But then again you aren't really the boy-crazy type."

"Exactly! I mean, I guess it'd be fun to have someone to dance with at the Valentine's Day Dance tomorrow night, but... Well, if I mean that much to him, why not. And it'll give me a chance to make those snooty cheerleaders mad." Patricia grinned evily. Mara laughed.

"That's more like the Patricia I know."

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Fabian was in a deep sleep. He was having a dream that Nina and Alfie were dating, Mick and Amber were back together, Patricia was dating some random guy from school, and the weirdest couple, Jerome and Mara.

"Look at the loser who can't get a date!" Jerome laughed at Fabian.

"HA HA. You'll never find love!" Patricia spat. A tear ran down Fabian's cheek.

"What's the matter? Gonna run home to your mommy?" Mick made fake crying noises.

"I bet his mom doesn't even love him!" Alfie yelled.

"Yeah, why don't you cuddle up with your science book and and suck your thumb like usual!" Mara laughed.

They were all laughing and pointing. Even Nina. Fabian started screaming and crying.

"STOP IT! PLEASE! STO-HOP!" But they wouldn't.

"Fabian, I can't believe you were dumb enough to think that I would like YOU. You're just a worthless piece of nothing!" Nina finally yelled right in his face.

"NINA!" Fabian woke up frightened. He woke Mick up.

"What's wrong?" he asked, startled. Fabian looked at the clock. It was 2:27.

"Uh, just a bad dream. That's all." Fabian said.

"You had a bad dream about Nina?"

"I never said anything about Nina..."

"Uh, I know why I woke up, because you yelled 'NINA!'"

"Uh, n-no I didn't... I said 'NOOOO!'" Fabian tried. Mick shook his head.

"Go back to bed, and this time, have good dreams about her."

Mick fell right back to sleep, but Fabian ended up being awake until 4:00.

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A/N Soo? What did you think? No one has really voted on my poll... Oh well. Love you all, hope you liked it!

~Peace