Fabian was walking home from school, alone. He used to have Nina with him as company, but now that they had broke up, he begun to avoid her, even though Jerome and Alfie teased and insulted her for the past few hours.
Fabian wished that he was back with Nina. But what she did seemed to him so bad. He never thought his ex-girlfriend could do it.
Just then, a strong gust of wind past by Fabian, giving him the chills that slowly and creepily ran up to his spine. He tried to move, but it seemed like he's frozen because of nervousness. What was happening?
He noticed a figure a few feet ahead of him. The figure looked like a person, a boy. He was facing Fabian. Fabian tried to call, but he was afraid to.
Somehow, the person seemed clearer, making Fabian to recognize who it was. It was Mico, dressed in a black robe with a hood. What was he doing here? "Hey Mico!" he finally called, but eventually more like a croak.
Mico said nothing, yet he smiled. Suddenly, a gust of wind formed again, wrapping Mico up like he was in a tornado. Fabian stared at it with confusion.
Then a golden light flashed, almost blinding Fabian. He shut his eyes a little. He still wanted to see what was happening. The light stopped, and there was no Mico anymore. There was now Osiris, the Egyptian god, dressed in a white toga. Fabian gaped for a moment.
Suddenly, there was a rustle in the bushes near Fabian. He looked puzzled, but then kept a blank expression when Nina came out of the bushes. She gave a solemn smile, and he was able to move again.
"Okay, what just happened?" Fabian demanded, simply, utterly, dumbfounded. "And Nina, please, don't lie to me."
Nina sighed. Osiris walked over to them. "Fabian, Mico isn't just a normal teenager. He's actually Osiris, who had been changing into human form for the past few days to help me save Amber, who I last seen looking like a statue."
"Wait, how did that happen?" Fabian asked.
Osiris shook his head. "We have no idea. But some gods can do it, but of course, I trust them all. They would never do such thing. It's against the law."
"The only was to break the curse is to find the pieces of the Scepter of Osiris," Nina said. "We need to find the measure of courage, the gem of light, and the ring of love. It's the only thing to make this all go away."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because no one is supposed to know that a god is in human form," Osiris explained. "It's also against the law. But Nina pleaded me to tell you since she feels bad about lying to you for the past few days."
"And the kiss didn't mean anything," Nina interjected quickly. "It was really just an infatuation, really, Fabian."
"Uh, I have to tell you something, people," Osiris said. "Especially to you Nina. I can't go on helping you finding the Scepter. Turning into human form is powerful magic, and has limitations. Fabian must help you. Or you may be put Sibuna together again, with the help of the Osirion. Do your best to help your friend. I know how much she means to you."
"Osiris, are you sure we could do this?" Nina asked.
"I trust you both," Osiris told them. "But please, avoid telling them about me." Then he started to fade away. Soon, he was gone.
Nina looked at Fabian, blushing. She turned away. "I understand if you don't want to help me. It's fine. I'll just do it by myself." She begun to walk away.
Fabian hesitated. Nina still betrayed her. What was he going to do? He had to make a choice.
"Nina!" he called, grabbing Nina by the wrist, and pulled her, making her so close to her. "Even though things had happened a few hours ago, I'll still help you, as your best friend." He gave her a small smile.
Nina locked eyes with him. "Fabian, are you sure?" she asked, uncertain.
Fabian nodded. "Since when did I let you down?" he grinned.
Nina beamed back, glad that everything was fine now. Yet, she wished that they were still Fabina. It seemed like it's going to wait.
