WARNING- JOY HATING CHAPTER!
Chapter 2- Well, that secret lasted long…
NINA'S POV
As I lay in my bed that night, I thought of four things. One, what was Fabian going to tell me before he left a year ago.
Two, did he still like Joy, because it's pretty obvious that she likes him.
Three, who was Dave? Was he David King? The famous music producer that's Brad Kavanagh?
Finally, four, was Fabian Brad? I sighed, maybe Fabian is. But how would that work? It wouldn't. If the wrong people found out than that would mean…
I got out of bed quietly, I had to ask Fabian. I grabbed my phone and texted Fabian quickly.
(A.N. Italic-Bold= Nina. Underlined-Normal=Fabian. Okay?)
Fabian r u up?
Yeah, y?
Meet me by the attic door?
Like old times?
Yeah, sort of, I have to ask you something….
Ok, but I have something to tell you…
See u in a few
K
I crept to the attic door and waited a minute. Fabian walked up to me. He was in black PJ pants and a black jacket… That really doesn't seem like Fabian at all.
I chanced a glance down at myself. I was in short white shorts and a sky blue tank. I guess I wasn't in my usual PJ's either…
"Hey," He smiled.
"Hey," I said. I took the bobby pin out of my hair and inserted into the lock.
After a minute the door was open and we were safely inside, and away from Victor and Joy. I sat on the ground and he sat right beside me.
"So, what did you want to ask?" Fabian questioned.
"Well, this is going to seem really far fetch…" I started.
"Nina, we found the key to immortality, nothing can be more far fetch sounding than that."
I smiled. "Well, I think your Brad Kavanagh." I said. I closed my eyes and waited to hear his laughter. When I didn't hear any, I opened my eyes. He was looking at me, smiling.
"Well, if anyone was going to guess it. I knew it would be you."
"Wait, you are?" I asked, stunned.
"Yeah, that's where I went for the year."
"So you wanted to be a super star?" I asked, that didn't sound like Fabian.
"No, actually, I never did."
I gave him a questioned look.
"See, I was just to go on a year vacation with my family around the world. We first went to a karaoke bar and Felicia got me to play the guitar and sing. My dad was shocked. And well, long story short; he got me a contract with David King, and Brad Kavanagh was born."
"So Brad Kavanagh is a fake name?" I asked.
"No, Brad is my middle name and Kavanagh is my mother's maiden name." He sighed as his phone buzzed. He looked at the screen for a milla-second and closed his eyes.
"What?" I asked, when he said nothing I said, " Fabian, I think of you like a best friend, there is no way I would blow a secret at all."
He glanced over at me, "Nina, I think of you as a best friend as well. It's just…" He sighed again and said, "My dad is having Dave blow my cover so I can have 'good' publicity. I'm never going to be alone, after tomorrow."
"Oh," I said, "But you can always come up here." I smiled.
"Yeah, guess I could, but it might get lonely." He shot me a look.
"I'll come up with you anytime, you know that, Fabian." I said and yawned.
"Come on, we better get you to bed."
Just as we got up, we heard Victor's heavy footsteps and his office door slam shut.
"Well," Fabian said, sitting down, "Guess we're stuck here."
I sighed and sat down beside him, cold. He felt me shiver and unzipped his jacket.
"Here," He slipped the jacket over my shoulder and I slid closer. He was in a tight black tee and his arms were ripped.
"So, how's the life of a super star?"
"Oh you know, killer headaches, screaming fans, concerts, the whole deal."
"Was it fun?"
"Well, at first it was fun, but I always ended up missing this place. You, the Sibuna gang, I think I might have even missed Victor's nightly speech." We laughed, quietly.
And we talked, about what he missed, about the places he saw and finally…
"So, do you have some super-secret girlfriend that the press hasn't found out about?" He smiled, sweetly at me.
"Nope, no girlfriend. What about you? A boyfriend for Nina Martian?"
"What? Oh, no." I said, super glad he couldn't see my blush.
It's not like I haven't been asked, it's just I didn't want to date. Amber said it's because I had a big crush on Fabian and I couldn't imagine myself with anyone else.
But I really just didn't want to date…
I put my head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arm around me, and I fell asleep, wishing that Saturday would never come.
MORNING
The next morning I woke up to sunlight.
"Morning," I yawned, snuggling deeper into Fabian's arms.
"Morning," Fabian said, smiling down at me.
"NINA!" Amber said, walking up the stairs. Fabian and I sprang apart.
"Up here!" I said, in a hushed whisper. Amber and Patricia came running up the stairs.
"Victor went to the school to talk to Mr. Sweet. But he said we all need to go to the school in 45 minutes for an assembly."
Fabian and I shared a quick glance and we both got up.
"Wow, Fabian, you look…" Amber started looking over Fabian's dark clothes.
"Non-geek?" Patricia offered, Amber nodded.
"Anyway, Fabian, Trudy made a special breakfast to welcome you back." Patricia said, than both girls gave me a look that said, You are telling us what happened after breakfast.
I looked down and walked out, Fabian closely followed and I could hear Amber and Patricia having a hushed conversation.
When we walked into dining room, everyone at the table was shocked.
Fabian waved to them and walked to his room.
"You know," Amber said, sitting next to me. "He's acting super weird."
"Yeah, he is." Patricia said, sitting next to Amber.
Just than Fabian walked back in. He was in black skinny jeans, a black top, and had on a silver chain belt. He grabbed an apple and sat down.
"Did you suddenly go Goth?" Jerome asked.
"No, my brothers finally got a hold of me."
"You mean, Ethan, Mason, and James?" Mick asked.
"Yeah, the only brothers I have." Fabian's phone started buzzing and he groaned. He picked it up.
"Hey," He smiled, apologetic, picked up the water bottle and said, "Yeah, I'm going now." The front door opened and shut.
"Well, that was weird." Alfie said, than shoved pancakes into his mouth.
I got up and walked up the stair to my bedroom to change…
I walked outside to see Fabian running, I ran towards him. (Nina's outfit, is on my profile. Also, Patricia's, Mara's, and Amber's. )
"So, why is the super star running?" I asked.
"Courtney, Dave's assistant, wants me running so, when people find out…" He let his voice trail off.
"So, you have to run in your clothes?" I asked.
"Yeah, pretty stupid, but I can get a good two miles without breaking a sweat."
"And that is...?"
"Running for my life, from crazy girls." I smiled as I joined him in his run. We slowed down to a walk in a few minutes.
"So, Dave is going to blow your cover at the assembly."
"Yeah, you can say goodbye to a quiet life. Paparazzi will be interviewing everyone, taking pictures, and trying to catch me slipping up."
"NINA! FABIAN!" Amber screamed at us. She came running up to us from behind.
"Where have you two been?" She demanded.
"Oh, just walking." Fabian said.
"Okay-" Amber said, pulling out the 'Y'. "Anyway, Nina, I signed us up!"
"Up for what?" I asked, as she fell into step beside me.
"The Beauty Pageant!" She squealed.
Fabian stared wide-eyed at us.
"Amber, I'm not pretty." I said, kicking some of the rocks on the path.
"Nina Martin, you are surely pretty. Beside, we need all the people on our side. Joy and her mean little pack all entered. Patricia is doing it too."
"How did you get Patricia Williamson to enter a Beauty Pageant?" Fabian asked, still a little dazed.
"Oh, Joy said something to her, which made Patricia really mad."
"I thought Patricia and Joy were best friends." Fabian said as we walked up the steps to the school.
"Nope, Joy is super mean. She is even meaner than the time Patricia was angry with Nina." Amber explained.
"That bad?"
"Worse, she and her little group are out to get all of the house of Anubis members, especially me." I said. Fabian looked at me sadly.
We walked into the gym in silence and sat in the very back with the other House of Anubis people. (Except Joy, she was with her group.)
"So, anyway," I said as I sat between Amber and Fabian, "What did Joy say to Patricia?"
"The witch," Patricia said, (who was sitting next to Amber.) "Said that I was ugly and shouldn't even bother with the contest because the judges would just kick me out for how ugly I am."
"Patricia, you most certainly are not ugly." I said, smiling.
"Attention!" A voice said and Fabian looked at the ground. A man in his early thirties with a black, flat brim hat, black glasses, and was in expensive clothes stood by the microphone. "I'm David King, owner of King records, now I'm here to tell you about that beauty pageant that's happening next week. We will have three judges judge the girl in 7 categories…"
Than he went off about the categories and the rules.
"Now, who here likes Brad Kavanagh?" Girls screamed and yelled, this included Amber.
"Well, he's in this very room!"
Girls looked around wildly.
"Here we go." Fabian murmured.
"Fabian Rutter, get up here!"
The whole room went dead silent. Fabian got up and walked to the front.
When Fabian got to the front Amber jumped up and yelled, "You have got to be kidding me!"
"Thank you, Amber." Fabian said, shaking his head. He walked to the microphone, picked it up, glared at Dave, and spoke. "Yeah, sadly I'm Brad."
"How can you be Brad?" Someone yelled. The gym door flew open and in walked in Brad Kavanagh own band players.
"Wow, Fabian, preppy school, really?" The guitarist asked.
"Yeah, preppy school, Todd." Fabian said.
Todd walked over and took the Microphone from Fabian. "Yeah, now, who here wants to hear us play?"
The room erupted with cheers and the band started playing the starting of 'Right Time'.
The whole house stared, shocked, except Amber, who looked sick.
"What's the matter?" I asked, as Fabian sang.
"I thought Fabian was hot! I'm scarred for life!" I shook my head…
Well, Do you like it? Hate it? (Sorry, I'm not a Joy-hater, but there is a back story to why Joy got so mean, so you know...) COMMENT!