Summary: If KT's honest, she's been waiting for this day.
Warning/Spoiler: Post-"House of Heroes"
Rating: K+/PG
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Fabian/KT, Nina/Mara, Fabian/Nina

Author's Note: Originally posted 5/8 on tumblr. This is the definition of "spot the Nara" not even a little sorry.

The day Fabian walks in and refuses to meet her eyes, his hands shaking in his pockets, his teeth gnawing at his lip - KT knows.

"So is she just visiting, or is she back for good?" KT takes pride in how steady her voice remains.

Fabian sighs. "You know."

If KT's honest, she's been waiting for this day. For the day Nina Martin walks back in; the day where her and Fabian pick up discarded pieces and begin anew. The day where she's alone once again, and this time it isn't Eddie she needs to be by her side.

But KT knows Fabian doesn't need to hear that right now. "I suspected."

Fabian sinks down beside her on his own bed. "She's coming back for a visit, for graduation."

KT's flipping through pages of a magazine, but the images blur and the words stick together. His hand rests on her knee and she pretends it's not as heavy as it feels.

"She was my first love," he says, his eyes locked upon her face. She's refuses to meet them.

"I know," she says, her finger running down the page. She draws spirals instead of lines because lines would be jagged instead of straight.

"But KT," says Fabian, scooting closer, her legs basically in his lap now. It's hard for her to pretend to ignore him, but her stomach aches; with his hands on her legs, Fabian sighs again. "KT, I'm with you."

"I know." She knows; she really does. But the buzzing in the back of her head never stops; it starts the day Fabian runs his fingers over his telescope and explains the stars. It stays and festers when Eddie and Patricia and Alfie tell her stories of the Chosen One and how she's Fabian's chosen one. It burns and aches and throbs all the time, because Nina Martin is written in every line and crevice of the House of Anubis and in Fabian Rutter's heart. And KT knows it.

"You know," says Fabian, his voice flat and his fingers still clenched against her leg. It's strong and gentle all at the same time - like Fabian, like his hugs and his kisses. "KT, Nina was my first love - "

"I know," says KT and she knows she's interrupting but the green fire has been lit and now it's growing. "You already said that."

"But," says Fabian, ignoring her comment because this the game they play - push and pull, sass and snark, "that's in the past. You, KT. You're my now."

And it's romantic in that Fabian-way, and KT wishes her stomach didn't clench and her heart did stutter and her eyes didn't close. But it does and she breathes deeply. "I know," says KT, closing the magazine. It's dumped aside and she brings herself closer to Fabian. As her hands reach for his hair and shoulder, her thumb running across his forehead, she sighs. "I know," she says again, her voice almost a whisper.

And she thinks that's when Fabian really understands because his hand moves from her knee to her hips and now she's actually in his lap. "You're my now, KT, and just because a girl from my past is coming back to our home doesn't mean I'm going to just forget you. Or your weird tree fetish."

KT tries, for a very brief moment, not to giggle; but she fails: it's their thing, the trees and the apples and making out against the trunks, bark in her hair. "I know."

"You're sounding very repetitive," says Fabian, and despite the slight worry tinting his voice, KT smiles.

"I know," she whispers. And Fabian's eyes narrow and the corner of his lips are tugging upwards.

KT beats him to the kiss first.

A week later, and of course it's when KT volunteers to answer the door that before her stands Nina Martin. There's one suitcase wheeled behind her and another bag on her shoulder. And behind Nina, stands another.

"Nina!" says KT, grinning. "Mara!" Three steps and she's grabbed the latter girl in a hug. "I didn't know you were coming too!"

Mara glances over at Nina, who blushes slightly. "We wanted it to be a surprise." KT notices how their skin brushes together, whether in hands or shoulders or feet.

"Well come in! Everyone's so excited to see you, Nina, and they'll be so happy to see you, Mara!"

KT follows behind the two; there's something about their smiles and glowing eyes that settles KT's stomach and heart. The doubt and fear and jealousy gnawing in the back of her mind finally crumbles; a suspicion instead rises, especially when Mara's fingers sneak behind Nina's hand and swirl slightly. When Fabian grabs both of them in deep hugs, KT just grins and laughs at Willow squealing Mara's name.

If anything, KT can't wait for Fabian to figure it out; his face should be worth it.