A/N: Sorry I haven't uploaded in soooo long, I've been busy with school as I'm in my last year of sixth form and I suppose it got pushed to the back of my mind but I'm back and it's back! There's a few links in here that I would like you to click on for outfits, you might need to copy and paste.

House of Anubis CHAPTER 20

"Jerome? What's the matter? We were just walking," Mara asked curiously as her and Amber emerged from the trees at the sound of their frantic boyfriends. They both tackled Amber and Mara into tight hugs.

"What is the matter with you two? You're even weirder than usual," Amber demanded.

"Rufus was watching you," Alfie told the confused girls with no subtlety what-so-ever.

"What? He was watching us? How do you know?" Mara asked wide-eyed.

"He texted us," Jerome explained, Mara looked terrified but Amber just looked disgusted.

"He was watching us? What a creep! Why can't he just leave us alone, we haven't done anything wrong and now he's stalking us," Amber ranted, loudly but was stopped by her phone ringing. "Hello?"

"Hello Amber," the person on the other line said menacingly.

"Who is this?" Amber asked unknowingly.

"Don't you recognise my voice?" Rufus asked as Amber looked all around for any sign of him after recognising the voice.

"Why can't you just leave us alone? We don't know anything about the elixir! Why don't you ask Victor? He'll know way more than us, we want nothing to do with it!" Amber yelled down the phone. "You don't scare us, anyway!"

"Listen you little brat! You say another word out of turn you'll have to sleep with one eye open for the rest of your pointless existence so I suggest you keep your mouth shut!" Rufus spat at the blond, he sounded dark and angry now rather than menacing. Amber looked so frightened so Jerome took the phone from her, it was the first time he had seen genuine fear in her eyes.

"Why don't you ask Victor your questions? He knows more than us like Amber said. We don't know anything."

"Oh I beg to differ, Jerome; I could use your service again. Despite everything you were very useful," Rufus explained to his ex-partner.

"I want nothing to do with you; you know I won't help you again!" Jerome was the one yelling now. All the shouting had alerted Victor and he was walking towards the group when he overheard Jerome telling the person on the phone that he should ask Victor his questions.

"What is going on here?" he demanded with his booming voice. "Who are you talking to?"

"Victor, no one," Amber said after some hesitation, she still had the look of complete terror on her face. Jerome quickly hung up on Rufus and they all quickly began to run back to the house before they heard the rustle of someone coming out of hiding in the woods.

"Hello Victor," Rufus said much to Victor's horror.

"Rufus, what are you doing here?" Victor asked confused, "get back up to the house, kids!" They quickly complied and ran to the house and sat in the living room.

"How are we gonna avoid him? He has our numbers and is seemingly watching our every move!" Amber expressed.

"I don't know Amber; anyway let's think about the party; that will keep our minds away from Rufus. Should we each get to pick music or…?" Jerome explained.

"I don't think I'm gonna come, I'm just not in the mood for a party," Mara told her friends.

"Mara, please come; it's only going to be Anubis residents. Please, please, please," Jerome pleaded; she took one look in his eyes and gave in.

"Fine, I'll come for you," Mara smiled and kissed him. They all set up for the party and before they knew it, it was six and the party was starting.

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Amber's outfit: ambermillingtonpartyoutfit/set?id=52698535

Patricia's outfit: patriciawilliamsonpartyoutfit/set?id=52701312

Joy's outfit: joymercerpartyoutfit/set?id=52702570

Nina's outfit: ninamartinpartyoutfit/set?id=52703899

"Wow and you considered not going," Jerome said to Mara as she descended the stairs.

"Shut up, I don't even look nice. Amber picked everything out," Mara explained to her boyfriend.

"I think you look amazing and don't let anyone tell you differently," Amber told her as she appeared at the top of the stairs.

"Thank you Amber I agree," Jerome said nodding as he took Mara's hand in his and the trio waited for Alfie. Jerome frowned when Mick appeared at his, Fabian and Eddie's bedroom door, he was staring at Mara.

"Hey Meathead stop staring at Mara, you dumped her remember?" Jerome called, pulling him out of his trance.

"Whatever Clarke," Mick said, walking into the living room. He went out of his way to bump shoulders with Jerome.

"Hey Alfie," Amber said as she filled with joy at the sight of her boyfriend, she hugged him as Mara made Jerome turn away from Mick. They were on the verge of having a fist fight. They all headed into the living room and Jerome turned on the music, he had been expecting some R&B but apparently Amber had other plans so she had taken the liberty to put her 'Lemonade Mouth' soundtrack into the music system. Amber pulled Mara away from the table where she was talking to Jerome to dance and sing along with her. They were dancing to 'Turn Up the Music' and when 'Somebody' came on they were able to talk.

"I think Mara and Ambs are getting back to how they were before the whole Mick thing," Alfie told Jerome as they watched their girlfriends.

"Best friends again but what about Nina?" Jerome uttered.

"I suppose Amber wouldn't be as close to Nina as she is if she and Mara hadn't fallen out, maybe it was almost like a rebound thing?" Alfie described.

"Amber can I ask you something?" Mara asked quietly, so she wouldn't actually have to ask if Amber didn't hear.

"Yeah sure, go ahead," Amber said as she swayed to the music.

"Are we still best friends? I mean we haven't spoken much since Mick," Mara asked nervously.

"Of course we are Mara, you are the bestest friend I have ever had. I mean what happened with Mick hurt but I got Alfie out of it and he's way better, I didn't love Mick but I do love Alfie," Amber expressed and her and Mara hugged as Nina interrupted them.