A/N: Hey guys! Sorry it's been awhile since I have updated anything! My laptop somehow got a bad virus, and I haven't gotten it fixed yet! My Dad is going to take me to the Microsoft store sometime this week to get it looked at! Until then, updates might be less frequent because I can barely do anything on my laptop. Thank you to those of you who left wonderful reviews on the last chapter, they are always greatly appreciated!
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I DO NOT OWN HOUSE OF ANUBIS. IF I DID I WOULD JUST BUY A NEW LAPTOP.
(Fabian's P.O.V.)
"Wow…that's insane! Raymond is such a psychopath!" Mara exclaims
I nod. I told them almost everything that happened to me over the last few months. However, I did leave out the part about being Damian Rogers and having to come back to find the elixir- that would have been too much to explain to Mara and Willow; perhaps I can tell that to Joy later. I told them Jerome discovered me by walking around the place where I was being hidden, and he saw me out and about with Raymond (to help cover the Damian Rogers charade up).
"I just can't believe you're alive, Fabes!" Joy chimes, shaking my arm.
I smile. "I can't either. When I first woke up from my coma, I thought I was dead. I never would have thought I'd come home again."
"It's crazy! We were all at your funeral- we all thought you were gone! I-I I'm still in awe that you're back!" Willow chirps.
"Yeah, Raymond's a good liar. You guys handled me coming back really well. Jerome fainted when he found out."
The three girls burst out in giggles. "Seriously?" Mara laughs
I nod. "Yep. When he saw me, he was out for five minutes."
The girls continue to laugh, until Jerome enters the room. "What's so funny?" he asks
The giggles stop. "Noting, dear." Joy muses.
Jerome sighs, and sits down next to me on my bed. "So, who are we telling next?" he questions
I think. Ideally, I would like to save KT for last, because she is the most important person in the world to me (best for last, right?), so I should tell either Patricia, Alfie, or Eddie…
An idea clicks in my head; I know how I'm going to tell Patricia. But I'm going to need Alfie's help to do so.
I have to tell Alfie next.
"It has to be Alfie." I say
Jerome nods. "Okay, I'll go tell sweetie."
He leaves the room hurriedly. I smile to myself- I can't wait to tell Alfie. Especially since how I'm going to do it just popped into my mind.
"Why Alfie next?" Mara questions
"You'll have to wait and see." I reply
"You're not going to scare him, are you?" Willow asks
I laugh. "Maybe. Or maybe not…"
(Alfie's P.O.V.)
What is going on?!
Did Victor die?
Is Trudy okay?
Did something happen to one of my Housemates?
Millions of thoughts swim through my mind as I run to Anubis. Mr. Sweet called me out of class and told me to hurry to the house as quickly as I could, because something serious happened.
I hope everyone is okay! Except for Victor, I don't really care what happens to him…
I run up the stairs of the front porch of the House, and nearly fall over. I bang on the door loudly with my fists.
"TRUDY! HELLO? WHAT HAPPENED?" I screech.
The door creaks open slowly, revealing Jerome's face. He looks scared out of his mind. "Alfie, keep your voice down! Come in, quick!" he hisses
I close my mouth, and hurry inside. The house is pitch black; no light can be seen.
"Dude, what's going on?" I whisper
Jerome breathes heavily. "You might laugh at me for this…but…uh…I…I-I think there's a zombie in here."
My body goes numb. A zombie? A real life, actual zombie? WHAT?! IS IT A FRIEND OF VICTOR'S? OH MY GOSH WHY IS THERE A ZOMBIE IN ANUBIS HOUSE?!
"W-what?" is all I can stammer.
Jerome places his hand on my shoulder, and forces me towards the stairs. It's so dark I can't see anything.
"So wait, I got called out of school because there might be a zombie-"
"GARRRR! ALFIEEE!" someone suddenly croaks.
I scream off of the top of my lungs, and dive behind Jerome. OH MY GOD THERE IS AN ACTUAL ZOMBIE!
"Alfie, we need to stay calm-"
"WHOEVER YOUB ARE, COME OUT NOW BEFORE I DESTROY YOU!" I shriek
"Gaaaaaaar!" the zombie screams again
I whimper behind Jerome. Even after all of the Sibuna mysteries, this is the most terrified I have ever been in my life.
"Okay listen Alfie. I'm going to turn the lights on, and we are going to slay this Zombie together. On 3?" he whispers.
I nod. "Okay. 1, 2, 3!" I shout
Jerome flips the light switch, and I charge towards the figure on the stair case.
When I notice it, I freeze. What the…
He has his same brown hair and blue eyes. He's smiling at me the way he always used to when I would do something to make him laugh. He's wearing the same clothes he was wearing when he was shot…
It's Fabian.
Oh my god…THE ZOMBIE IS FABIAN!
FABIAN IS A ZOMBIE!
I scream loudly, and charge at my friend's walking dead body. How did Fabian get turned into a zombie after he died? Is this another freaky Sibuna mystery or something?
He puts his hands out in front of him as I am about ready to attack him. "Whoa, whoa, Alfie! Calm down!" he says, clasping my wrists.
I pull my arms away from his grasp. "GET YOUR ZOMBIE HANDS OFF OF ME!" I yell
Zombie Fabian throws his hands up in surrender. I'm about to knock him down, when I hear various giggles behind me.
I turn my neck to see Jerome, Willow, Mara, Joy, and Trudy all laughing hysterically. OH MY GOD WHAT IS THIS?!
"What…" I stammer.
Jerome pulls a rolled up newspaper from his pocket, and hands it to me. "Take a look at this." He says, patting my arm.
Amid the continuing giggles, I read the newspaper.
LIVERPOOL BOY FOUND BEING HELD HOSTAGE AFTER BELIEVED TO BE DEAD FOR FOUR MONTHS
Last night, Liverpool detective Gary Murphy discovered Liverpool native Fabian Rutter (17) was being held captive by Raymond Zeno for ransom. A few months ago, Raymond's nephew Cory shot Rutter, and killed him. However, Raymond was able to revive Rutter in secret with the hopes of using him as ransom to get money from his parents…
My eyes bulge out of their sockets. What?!
I drop the newspaper, and stare at "zombie" Fabian. He…he wasn't really dead?!
"Is it you?" I murmur.
He nods. "Hey Alfie."
I don't believe this! I watched that bullet pierce his body, and I was in the hospital room with him when his heart monitor flat lined!
I touch his arm. His skin is warm, and feels like it is alive. Like he's alive. Is he really alive…?
"B-but this doesn't make sense! I watched you get shot! Dude, I was in the room when you died! A-and I was at your funeral-"
"Did you ever see my body again after they reeled me out of the room?" he questions, interrupting me.
I think back to that night. Everybody was screaming and crying…I do remember watching the doctors cover him in a white sheet, and wheel him out of the room. So what happened after that?
"N-No." I stammer.
Fabian- zombie Fabian smiles. "Of course you didn't. Listen Alfie, it's complicated what happened to me, alright? Raymond Zeno, you know the guy who tried to kill us?"
I nod. "Yes, I remember him quite well."
Fabian smirks. "I thought so. Anyway, he managed to revive me seven minutes after I died. He had his helpers- AKA my nurses kidnap me from the hospital after I had been brought back, and then they took me into hiding. They nursed me until I was almost one hundred percent well again. And then…"
He looks past me nervously, like there's something he doesn't want to tell me.
"Then Jerome figured out that I was alive, and helped me escape from Raymond. He killed him last while he helped me escape to get to the police. Alfie, I was never really gone. I've been alive this whole time…" he whispers
I stare at him. He doesn't seem so zombie like any more. Could he be telling the truth? Is this really Fabian? Is this really my Fabian talking to me, telling me that he was never gone?
"I-I..I don't believe you." I stammer
He looks down at the ground anxiously. Then, he snaps his head back up. "I had a feeling you would say that." He murmurs
He leans his mouth against my ear. "If I wasn't Fabian, how would I know that when all of us in Sibuna last year had to admit our worst fears, yours was-"
I pull away before he can finish. If he wasn't Fabian, he would have no idea what Sibuna is, or even know that we had to confess our fears. He just confirmed it: he is Fabian. He's back, he's alive!
I jump on to him, nearly knocking him over. "FABIAN!" I screech
Everyone claps behind us. Oh my god, he's actually alive!
"I missed you Alfie." He whispers
I wrap my arms tightly around his neck, and nod. "I missed you too, more than you can imagine." I reply
He leans his head against mine. "I'm sorry I was gone-"
"It's not your fault, man. I just wish I had known Raymond had you."
He nods. "It's okay, it took Jerome a while to figure it out too."
I break away from our hug, and stare at him quizzically. "Wait, how did Jerome figure it out?" I ask
Fabian quickly puts his hand over his eye, and jerks it back down. "I'll explain everything in more detail later. I promise." He whispers.
So this was Sibuna related, eh? Of course it was…
I reach forward and pull him into another hug, thrilled to have him back in my life again.