Hey, hope you like the last chapter! Sorry it had a terrible ending.

This one is really long and the ending is going to be leaving you strung out. I hope you like it!

Fabian's POV

"So I was wondering if you would enjoy a picnic this afternoon? I could invite Mara and," I stopped talking because I didn't feel like Nina was next to me. I looked over and she wasn't. My eyes started wandering down the hallway and I saw Nina stopped next to the door of Mrs. Andrews room. Why is she just staring like that? I walked back over to her. "Nina?" I asked her. She didn't even acknowledge that I was talking to her. What's wrong with her. She looks as if she's seen a ghost.

"Nina?" I asked again. She turned pale and her eyes were wide. She was very stiff and as still as a statue. "Nina!" I raised my voice. She flinched finally. She looked at me terrified. "Why did you stop?"

"I don't know." She barely got out in a soft voice. She was still as pale as ever. She didn't look sick, just frightened.

"Hey what's wrong?" I asked her putting one hand on her shoulder.

"I saw something. I don't know what it was." She was saying this in a very soft voice. She looked like she was about to cry. Mrs. Andrews had left her classroom and I know she didn't have anyone this period, so I pulled Nina into her room.

"What did you see?" I asked her.

"You won't believe me." Her eyes started watering. How could I not believe her? She had has the look of pure terror on her face.

"Please, Nina just tell me."

"I saw a figure, I think it was a man in a mask." She explained this long moment from a few minutes ago. She finished with, "My stomach hurts really badly." I almost couldn't believe it, and I probably wouldn't if she wasn't crying and terrified. However, she is, and I do.

"I believe you. How does your stomach hurt?" I asked her with sympathy and concern.

"Like someone stabbed me." She pointed to her lower stomach. I needed to investigate, and it wasn't high on her torso, so I did. I pull up her shirt a tiny bit. Then I saw a giant scratch. I pulled it up more and there were four. They were deep and fresh, but not bleeding. She looked down and covered her mouth. I looked at her face, but mostly her eyes. They were bloodshot red from all of the sobbing that she had done. Maybe she did see a ghost.

"Look you are going to be okay. We have to get to class, don't take this to the teachers unless you know someone did this to you." I paused for a second and thought, "Did someone do this to you?"

"No." She said. She was still sobbing. I brought her head up and made her look up at me.

"Hey, I will help you with this, okay?" I confirmed trying to make her feel comfortable.

"Okay." She nodded at me. I wiped her face because it was all wet from crying so much. Then I gave her a big hug. She hugged me tight. I knew she was satisfied that I believed her, and that I would help her. I knew she was going to be really important in my life now. I hope I would be a big part in hers. I walked her out of the empty classroom with my arm around her. Seeing her like this gave me a fright as well.

When we got into the class everyone was staring at us, because that's what people do when someone walks in the room. However, instead of going back to what they were doing they just kept staring, probably because Nina was previously crying. Patricia just smirked and looked back down at her paper. What a cow. I saw Mara got up and started walking to us.

"Do you want me to tell her what happened?" I whispered to Nina. I wanted to respect her privacy and not tell anyone what happened if she didn't want it, even if it was Mara.

"Not her." She replied with her voice still cracking a little bit.

"Hey what's wrong?" Mara asked with a concerned voice.

"Nina's just a little homesick." I responded for her so she didn't have to lie.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Can't you get ahold of your family?" She asked.

"No Gran's not picking up. It's probably late there anyways." She replied. Mara rubbed her shoulder and sat back down. I picked an empty table in the center and second row pulling a chair out for Nina. I swear this girl has only been here for a day and she is over stressed. When our new teacher came in everyone forgot about Nina being upset, all the girls stared at him. They thought the new teacher, Mr. Winkler, was very attractive, and then there was me staring at Nina. She was facing her head down at the desk and her hands were covering her face. Mr. Winkler came up the aisle next to us and looked at her.

"Mr. Sweet said there is a new girl. Is that you?" I heard him talk softly to her so not the entire class could hear.

"Yes sir." she looked up at him. "How did you know?" Nina asked him.

"Just a lucky guess." he smiled at her and patted her back. "Cheer up. I'm new too. We have something in common." After he finished his sentence he walked to the front of the classroom and started his lesson. After this class I showed her to each of her or our classes and then we parted since she has an athletics period. Man, that Nina is perfect. She is a good student and athlete. I went back to the house and changed out of my uniform. I put on a pizza T-shirt and pajama pants, because it was hot and I am really stressed after today. I heard a knock on my door. When I went to open it, it was Mara. I let her in.

"Hey." She said to me.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Is something wrong with Nina that you aren't saying?" She asked me. My heart started to race I really didn't like lying and especially to Mara right now, considering that she is replacing Patricia at the moment.

"No." I tried to say slowly and calmly. I thought of something else to say to make it seem real. "The thing is she is having doubts about coming here. She misses home and I am trying to help her and make her feel better." I got out. Oh dear, maybe it sounded like I liked her in the way I had put it.

"Oh I see." Mara said. "Well Trudy made sandwhiches so you had better get some before Alfie…" She trailed off in sorrow. I am positive she forgot that he had left. Mara and Alfie were like siblings.

He messed around and made fun of her and she just got mad in a funny way and told him to stop, trying to be serious of course, and most of the time it ended up with her winning. The air got thick from that moment on and I had to break the ice before she started tearing up.

"So does Amber need help moving her things?" I asked so things would stop being so awkward.

"Yeah she does. She has too much stuff. And the princess can't do any work now can she?" She said smiling probably trying to accomplish the same as I am.

"Of course." I replied walking out of the room leaving Mara there with her thoughts. That was probably a bad idea but at least we wouldn't have to stand there with silence and racing minds. No, I couldn't let that be so I raced up the stairs to her room. Amber was trying to drag a dresser of her things out of the room. Before she broke her back, I went over there and picked it up for her.

"Thanks" Amber replied.

Nina's POV

It was so cold at first. I opened my eyes to see the clear bubbles rising to the surface of the water. The sound of silence helped my mind to think about my streamline. I kept my arms tightly against my ears and then dolphin kicked to the surface. I pulled and then my streamline turned into a freestyle warm up. I took a breath of air and repeated the pattern of breathing every four strokes. I was the only person in my lane because the coach wanted to see my times for my starting day. Like always I began to have the warming sensation after I did my first flip turn. After I came out of my stream line and swam to the other end of the pool the coach blew his whistle. I was wondering what he was doing because I had only done a fifty and he was already stopping us. When I stopped, took my goggles off and looked up at him, he was staring at me.

"What in the bloody hell was that?!" He screamed in my direction.

"I'm sorry sir what did I do wrong?" I asked him puzzled.

"Well first off, congratulations on getting a 45 second fifty. Second, how did you do that?" He asked me. I was surprised as I climbed out onto the deck.

"Well you guys aren't doing the strokes correctly." I told him as I looked out over the team while they were doing their 400 IM warm up. I explained the proper ways to do all of the strokes to him.

"Oh wow. I didn't realize we were doing them wrong. I just thought we sucked." The coach told me. "No the only good swimmer here is Mick Campbell but he's not on the team. He's good at every sport."

"So I've heard. We live in the same house."

Well that makes sense, you both are very talented."

"Thanks." I said. He told everyone to get out and practice was ended for today. After I had gotten changed as quickly as I could I walked out of the pool gate to see Fabian there. That made my day. His cute face smiling at me with his glowing, white teeth. His cheeks were rosy as I have always seen them. I looked at what he was wearing and I started laughing.

"Who leaves the house in PJ's?" I asked him tugging the side of his pants.

"Hey!" He responded chuckling pulling my hand away. "So, how was it?" He asked me.

"It was cold. Coach made me get out and explain everything to him. Apparently he doesn't know the correct way to do any of the stokes." I laughed.

"I will take you word for it. This school is awful at sports." We laugh way too much. We stopped talking for a second and looked into each other's eyes. Gosh, I want to kiss him so badly, but I already made a move and he still hasn't. He broke the silence.

"So, have you thought about today?" He asked me. I completely forgot about it.

"Not so much. I have been having fun at swim explaining stuff." I had to lie. The only time I forgot about it was right now because I saw him and it made me feel better.

"Well I'm glad." He smiled at me and gave me a shoulder hug. I think he thinks of us only as friends. We started walking back to the house. As we were coming up towards the circle I was dropped off at, what looked like a black cab came up. It stopped as we were crossing its path. When we walked past the car I heard someone get out of it.

"Hey!" I heard a boy yelled, in an American accent too. I turned around to see a boy with dirty blonde hair and deep blue eyes like mine come out of the car.

"Yeah?" I asked him. He looked puzzled probably because the chances of seeing another American in Britain is very slight when you are at a boarding school.

"Hey do you know where Anubis house is?" He came jogging up to us. I was surprised. Another American going to the same house as I am in.

"Yeah we are going there right now. We live there." Fabian responded before I could. "Do you want us to take you there?"

"Sure that would be great." He smiled with a tone of convenience in his voice. He jogged back over to the cab and grabbed his suitcase and tipped the driver. He boy was tall and he was very buff. It was weird that we kind of have the same features but I guess it doesn't matter. Americans can look alike, I mean we are both white. He came back over to us. "My names Jonny."

"I'm Fabian, and this is Nina." I waved at him.

"So are you American?" He asked me.

"Yeah, it's funny cause I got here yesterday." Jonny looked surprised.

"What a coincidence." He said. "Do I know you from somewhere?" I laughed.

"I don't know maybe. What state are you from?" I asked him.

"Cali." He responded.

"Well that's funny so am I. Maybe we do know each other." This is very coincidental.

"Ha. Okay, well we can figure it out later. So how does this work? Do I just go up to the door and say 'hey what's up?' and I'm in? Or what?" He asked.

"Well did you have a scholarship?" Fabian asked him.

"Actually yeah. I called the school this morning and they switched my house to this place because it has an opening now." He responded to Fabians question.

"Yeah." I said trailing off.

"Hey it's okay." Fabian squeezed my shoulder to the opposite side of him.

"What's wrong?" Jonny asked, he sounded concerned. I really hope he's not like Fabian and I'm going to fall for him. I like Fabian.

"Nothing, It's just that, that opening is probably my fault."

"No, it's not." Fabian said trying to reassure me. But I just have a big feeling that it is.

"Well hey. It's okay, at least you help one person out if it is. Now I don't have to share a room with two other people, only one. Plus the principal told me that this is one of the nicest houses." Jonny said trying to cheer me up. I think I am going to like him.

"Yeah listen to Mr. Optimist here, he knows what he's talking about." Fabian said agreeing with him.

"Thanks guys." Fabian gave me another side hug. I wonder if side hugs are his thing. We walked up to the house.

"I will warn you, Victor is not pleasant. He is like the warden of the place. 10 o'clock is the curfew, don't be out of the house by 9 and no going near the cellar or attic doors. If you stay to those rules you will be golden. Plus I don't think I have to warn you about respect because you don't seem indecent." Fabian warned him.

"Thanks man." Jonny patted him on the shoulder and then grabbed his suitcase handle ready to go in. We entered the house.

"Oh by the way, your stuff is here now and Joy's was picked up by her parents this morning and so was Alfie's. Amber has moved her things so you can go setup you stuff in Mara's and your room." Fabian is like a saint. I swear he has been nothing but good to me. I just wished he liked me. "You can go set up whatever you have in your room. I will go call Victor to tell him you are here." Fabian turned around to head up the stairway.

"No need Mr. Rutter, I'm already here." Victor came out of the living room. "Mr. Skidmore, right this way. Now I don't want any-" Jonny cut him off.

"No basement or attic, am I correct sir?" He asked Victor. Fabian and I were both very surprised. I think we both were contemplating on if Victor was going to be ecstatic or irate.

"Mr. Skidmore," Victor paused for a moment as Fabian and I glanced at each other, "I am impressed." We both sighed with relief. We just saw Jonny smiling at him. "Your stuff to this room, supper will be ready in two hours." Victor walked away in a calmly fashion with his hands behind his back folded. He nodded at us with a slight smile and went up the stairs. I think he just got put into a very good mood. I heard him close his door.

"Wow." Fabian and Myself both said simultaneously. Then we both laughed.

"How did you do that? I think that was the best mood I have ever seen him in. And I have know the old fart for years!" Fabian laughed.

"It's a personality thing that I do. Basically, it's a gift." Jonny responded.

Fabian and I both looked at each other in awe.

"Sandwiches?" Fabian offered.

"Sure, I'm starving! That flight was so long." Jonny said.

"I know. I'm still jetlagged." I included. We walked into the dining room and there were two plates of triangle sandwiches. Oh Trudy is delightful. After we grabbed lunch Fabian and I sat down next to each other on the couch while Jonny went to set up his part of his room.

"So what do you think of him?" I asked Fabian.

"I think that he is a god." We both started laughing.

"Those sandwiches were awesome." I complimented the food.

"Yeah, since you like Trudy's food so much, how about a picnic? Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and around 75. Perfect weather. Would you fancy it?" Fabian asked me.

"Of course." Did he just ask me out on a date?! Should I bring up Mara? Wait… Should I asked if it's a date?

"Do you mind if I ask Mick and Amber to join us?" It is a date! Crap should I say no?

"Um, is it either that or just the two of us?"

"Yes" Ah! Be cool Nins! Be cool.

"Well if you want to then that's fine. I have to go take a shower." I got up and exited the room. Was that too subtle?

Fabian's POV

"Bloody hell, what does that mean?" I whispered to myself.

"What's that?" Mick came into the living room with Amber following him.

"I asked Nina if I should invite you two on a picnic date. She asked if it was a date basically and when I said yes, she responded with 'If you want to then that is fine'. Is that really what she means?" I asked Mick.

"Of course not! If a girl says 'okay fine' or 'if you want to' then it's the probably not what she wants. You take her yourself, all alone. Only the two of you." Amber said. Thank god for a girl translating girl logic.

"Just please don't tell the whole world I am taking her on a date Amber."

"Oh don't worry. My lips are sealed." Amber said and I rolled my eyes because now I knew everyone would know.

It has been an hour since Nina has left and Trudy had just stuck the chicken in the oven. I heard the shower turn off a while ago. I wonder if I should go check on her. But would I seem protective. Gosh I have never been in a relationship, I don't know what I'm doing. I shook my head and covered the stress in my eyes, because stress on my face looked like I was constipated instead of troubled. I heard someone walk into the room.

"Hey bud what's up?" It was Jonny I could tell by the accent. I looked up at him and he hit the arm I was holding my face with.

"Nina." I told him.

"What's wrong with her?"

"Nothing, it's just I like her and I asked her to a picnic. But she told me it's okay if I bring Mick and Amber, my friends who are dating. She said it's fine and to do what I want." I explained to him.

"Yeah, first of all, don't do that. Act assertive but only in the way that you know will impress her. Girls are a maze. Half of the time they use reverse psychology, you have to figure out when that is. Here a tip, whenever a girl says fine or do what you want, don't. Do the opposite of what she says fine and never do what you want." This guy is a life saver. I know that what he is saying is confirmed by what Amber said.

"Thank you!" I held my hands out like I was praying. He sat down next to me and patted my back. "Should I go check on her she has been gone for about an hour and a half and the shower turned off 45 minutes ago."

"You shouldn't worry about it. Girls take a really long time to get ready. My girlfriend always did." He responded. I wonder how that went.

"I'm sorry about that." I told him. He probably had to leave her.

"Nah, it's cool, she cheated on me." My eyes widened as a surprise. I was wrong.

"You think all girls are alike?" I asked him, scared for my will.

"Definitely not, and I think Nina is nice. She is really not like my ex. She doesn't even dress like regular Californian's do, she dresses like a good girl." He finished. I am glad. "Good luck bro." He patted me on the back.

"Okay well I am worried about her because she has a bad feeling and almost passed out earlier." I told him.

"Oh wow. I'm sorry. Yeah you should go check on her." He said surprised. I got walk and went to walk up the stairs, then I heard a loud thump on the floor upstairs. I ran into the girl's corridor and knock on the door to the lou. I heard no one answer.

"Nina! Are you in there?" I asked through the door. I heard the water on the sink was running so I just decided to walk in. Nina was lying there on the floor unconscious.

See what happens in the next chapter!