"I was thinking bout you, thinking bout me, thinking bout us, what we gonna be. Open my eyes, it was only just a dream."

-Nelly, Just a Dream


I don't own House of Anubis


Nina tossed and turned that night in her bed. While thoughts of how the glee club hated Neddie filled her head…


Nina woke up the next morning in the bedroom she shared with Joy. Wait Joy? She always shared with Patricia and Mara… Joy smiled at her and said, "Ready to start another day of dumping dorks in the dumpster?"

"Huh?"

"Nina, you're used to this." Joy said with an eye roll, "We'll get Amber up and watch Eddie dump people in the trashcan. I know it's not the best thing to do, but it's what we have to do to stay popular."

What?

Oh my god.

She was popular.

Was her entire freshman year a dream (half of it I mean)? Or was this a dream?

Whatever it was, Nina was going to embrace it.

When they got down to the table, Trudy served them breakfast and a guy with glasses came in.

Whoa, was that Fabian?

"Fabian?" Nina questioned. He looked up startled.

"I already said your boyfriend can put me in a dumpster. No need to ask again." He said.

"No, I wanted to talk to you." Nina told him, "Can't we be friends?"

"Not according to your social standing."

"Who cares about-"

"Nina!" Joy shouted, "Stop talking to the dork and get over here."


Nina walked around afterschool, not really enjoying being popular. She'd watched Eddie dump about a dozen kids in the dumpster and she felt terrible. She'd managed to save Fabian though, which made Eddie angry. Then Nina heard it…

Glee.

She looked in the auditorium, where Jerome, Alfie, Patricia, Mara, and Fabian were performing. It sounded great. She didn't know the song, but it was… wow. She walked in as the song ended and she heard Mr. Winkler start to speak, but she interrupted by clapping. Everyone looked at her.

"What song?" she asked.

"Drive By, by Train." Jerome answered.

"It's great," Nina smiled, "You guys are great." Since she'd never been able to do this… "Can I try out?"

"Really?" Mr. Winkler asked.

"Yeah." Nina nodded, "The song I want to do is a duet, can I have help?"

"Sure, what song?"

"For Good, from Wicked."

"Fabian, go." Mr. Winkler said.

And they did it. They did a great job. While singing the song, Nina realized that she didn't feel the way she did about Eddie, the way they described it in the song. But she did about Fabian. The song ended and Nina stared into Fabian's eyes. This was the real him, his true colors.


Nina jolted up.

So it was a dream.

But it was real.


"Eddie!" Nina shouted with a smile, "I want to break up."

"What?"

"Eddie, no one likes us as a couple anyway." Nina sighed, "I know you've had feelings for Patricia. Go get her."

Nina walked away from Eddie, leaving him stunned in her wake.


"Mr. Winkler, I think that Eddie and Patricia should do the duet at Regionals." Nina announced in glee club.

"I guess so…" Jason said, surprised.

The whole club stared at her wondering why she was so happy.

"So, we heard you and Eddie broke up…" Jerome said.

"Yup."

"Why so happy?"

"Because I've realized something," Nina said standing up, "Everybody has their true colors, we just sometimes don't show them! So, I've decided that we should all be ourselves here. No secrets, no lies."

"I second that." Fabian said standing up.

Soon everyone was standing.

"So guys, any secrets?" Nina asked.

Fabian raised his hand, "I wear contacts."

"I didn't know I could sing until I sang at my audition." Eddie said.

"I wore braces." Amber added.

"I hated the color black when I was little." Patricia smirked.

"I couldn't read until I was eight." Mara smiled.

"I was convinced that I was a girl until I was 10." Alfie said sheepishly.

"I wanted a Barbie DreamHouse when I was 13." Jerome admitted.

"I started playing football when I was 14." Mick sighed.

"I'm pregnant."

Those who didn't know, turned to Joy in surprise.

"What?"


Ohhh! Cliff! Not my best chap...