A/N: Yeah, kinda late. Got all up into watching a documentary and lost track of the time. So, yeah, here we go...
The next day, after school, everyone was packed into the living room, talking gossip, and all that other stuff. Fabian was still acting as if nothing was wrong. Well, of course nothing was wrong, Nina was alive for crying out loud. Fabian sat down at the table and began to take out some homework that was piled up on him like no tomorrow. When Patricia saw him sit down, she nudged Amber and gave her the sign. The sign that meant that it was time to interrogate the boy and find out what he's hiding. Amber nodded their head and they both got up and walked over to the table. They both sat down so that Fabian was between them. When he finally realized that he was being watched, he looked up to see a serious Amber and Patricia.
"Umm... hello?" Fabian said confused.
"Yeah, hi." Patricia said.
"Umm, what is it that you want?" Fabian asked.
"Well, really we just wanted to ask you a question." Amber said.
"Alright, I'm all ears." Fabian said ready for what they wanted to asked.
"Uhh..." Patricia began. She became hesitated to ask the question. She wanted to listen to Mara about not to get him mad, but she needed to know. She decided to try a different method to try to get it out of him, but to also ask him gently, so he doesn't feel uncomfortable about it. She knew Mara could do just that. "Mara." Patricia called. Mara walked over to them and sat down in the chair next to Patricia.
"Yes, what is it?" Mara asked. Patricia whispered in her ear what she wanted her to ask. Mara looked at Patricia as if she was crazy or something, this was their problem, not hers. But she chose to go along with it, since she was known for helping friends in need. "Umm, Fabian." Mara began. Fabian was listeing intently about what Mara had to say. "We were kinda wondering what you knew about Nina." Fabian was caught off guard and stared at her. "We don't mean to put you on the spot like this, we just wanna know how you feel about all this, well mostly, we think you're hiding something. Do you understand?"
"I understand..." Fabian said lost in his thoughts.
"Well?" Patricia asked now interested.
"Then can you tell us?" Mara asked in the nicest tone she could pull off.
"I can't." Fabian admitted.
"What?" Amber asked disbelieved.
"Why not, Fabian?" Mara asked.
"Victor." Fabian said. The girls looked at each other confused about what Fabian said. What did Victor have to do with all of this? Fabian knew they would want more out of him so he packed up all his stuff and got up from the table. He went into the kitchen and grabbed an apple and some bread. He was about to walk out of the living room until Amber stopped him.
"I can't believe you." Amber said through clenched teeth.
"Amber, wait, I can explain." Fabian said.
"Then explain it now." Patricia said.
"Well, not in front of everyone." Fabian said in an obvious tone.
"Oh, forget you." Amber said storming out of the living room.
"Amber, come on." Fabian said. He looked at Patricia and shook his head disapprovingly. He walked out of the living room and Patricia just let her anger get the best of her.
"Oh, yeah? Well, you can keep your little secrets! We don't care! You jerk! You ingrate! Well, guess how I feel about all this, huh? Nina can go rot in that attic for all I care, that's right!" Patricia shouted. Mara looked at her with a sympathetic gaze. "What are you looking at?" Patricia asked rudely.
"I'm gonna miss her too." Mara said. Patricia saw that she had been found out. She scowled at her friend and shoved her away from her. Mara shrugged her shoulders and decided to leave Patricia alone.
As Fabian walked towards the stairs, he saw that Amber was stting on one of the steps, wiping her eyes. Fabian sighed, now knowing that at least Amber had to know about Nina, but he just couldn't do it.
"Amber, I'm sorry, but-" Fabian tried to say, but was cut off.
"I thought you were a part of Sibuna." Amber said.
"I am. It's just that-"
"Well, remember the pact we made. How we'll tell each other everything no matter how horrible it may sound."
"Amber, just listen to me-"
"No, you listen. Everyone's saying Nina's dead. Then you walk in one day and say she's alive. Tell me the truth, Fabian. Is she alive or not?"
"I wish I could tell you-" Fabian was cut off again by Amber's scoff.
"Forget you." Amber said walking up the stairs.
"Amber, wait!" Fabian pleaded. Amber ignored him and he heard her door slam shut. Fabian sighed, now knowing that he couldn't keep this secret forever like he and Nina planned out. He knew what he had to do.
Later that evening, dinner was about to be given out. Everyone was anxiously waiting, but Amber wasn't part of it. Fabian walked up to her room and knocked on the door and when he heard no response, he opened the door and walked in. What he saw was Amber looking out her bedroom window. She knew it was Fabian from the moment he opened the door.
"I'm so confused..." Amber said not looking at Fabian.
"Come with me." Fabian said. "There's something I should show you." Amber followed Fabian out the door towards the attic. Her experience will be something she would never forget.
A/N: Get ready for the next chapter viewers! Oh, yeah, I keep on putting this off, I'm sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes throughout this story. I can look over these prewritten chapters a million times and there'd still be some grammar/spelling mistakes. Yeah, I'm cursed. Sad story... Please review!
