I love the reviews. It makes me happy :) So part of this chapter will be shown from Mick's third person point of view. I have shown way too much of Mara and Nina. There will be some more Jerome in this chapter. And Joy! Joy will get to have her view on things. So let's get started!

Disclaimer: Cruelty is thy name! For alas, I have no ownership of thee, House of Anubis. Sadly.

Welcome back to the House Anubis

Stupid Clarke! Who does he think he is? He goes missing for like a week and returns without letting anyone know! No one does that. No one! First he kisses Mara, his Mara, then runs away making Mara chase after him. The nerve. Finally, he goes and gets kidnapped and returns heroic-like making Mara hug him. Hug him!

"Dinner!" Trudy's voice calls, interrupting his train of thought.

Mick ran out only to find his seat taken. By Jerome! Next to his Mara. Nina and Patricia sat on the table's end. On the side of Nina was Fabian and Amber. Next to Fabian and Mara was Jerome. Next to Mara was Joy. On the other side was an empty chair next to Alfie. Alfie was next to Amber. Oh, great. Mick sat down waiting for food.

"Here, we go!" Trudy said bring out delicious food.

Jerome reached over, even before Mick could get something and started serving himself loads of food, one of each, and started to gobble down. Mick was horrified. All that food gone in minutes. The other kids soon followed getting food, that they didn't get to eat. Jerome was scarfing down food as if there was no tomorrow. Mara laughed. Jerome got more. Mick just watched as he ate even more.

"Hey, smileball, same some for us, yeah?" Patricia snarled.

Mara was just giggling at Jerome's behavior. Mick felt his heart become heavy. She never laughed with him like that.

"What are you all staring at?" Clarke asked, though it sounded more like, "Whateryouastafingat?"

"Jerome," Mara said, put her hand on Jerome's shoulder. "Chew, chew, the sallow. Honestly, you're eating worse than Mick." The other Anubis kids laughed. Mick felt himself flush with embarrassment.

"Sorry," said Joy. "you do kinda have bad eating habits, Mick."

Mick flushed with anger. What did Clarke think he was better than the rest of them?

"Hey, Jerome?" Nina started. Everyone jumped. Nina was so quiet. Unlike Amber who aimlessly chattering about David Beckman and how she should be his and not Victoria's. Alfie stopped talking to Jerome about aliens coming to Earth and nudged Amber to shut up.

"Ow! What was that for?"

"Nina," Alfie responded.

"Oh, right."

"Jerome? May I ask you, if I can, who was that man you killed?" Nina asked. She was interested, Mick noted.

Jerome's face paled, which said a lot seeing he was already pale. Mara looked concerned. OK, what's going on? Why was Clarke being so secretive?

"Hey, Jerome? Nina asked you a question," Fabian said. It didn't sound like he was trying to be rude, just trying to get Clarke out of his shock.

His face regained some color. "What? What did you say?"

Mick was beyond angry. What game was he playing?

"She asked you a question, Clarke! So answer it!" Mick snapped.

"I'm sorry, Nina, what did you say?"

Nina repeated herself, "I said, 'Who was-'"

"What is wrong with you?" Mick couldn't take it anymore. He raised his fist and slammed it on the table hard. Everyone blinked, but Jerome. Mick saw him visibly flinch. Wimp, he was scared of him.

"I-I- uh..." Jerome stuttered.

Nina saw and decided against asking again. "I'm sorry, Jerome. You don't have to answer the-"

"No. It's fine."

He was horribly pale. His eyes were dull, his face had dry blood and his hair and clothes were all over the place. It was weird to see him like that.

"OK..." Nina sounded unsure. "Uh, I asked, 'Who was the man you killed?'"

As if Jerome couldn't get anymore paler, he did.

"The man," he gulped and continued. "was working for Rufu- I mean Rene Zeldman." He shivered. The whole table paled in color. What was so scary about Rene Zeldman? Well, besides the fact that he kidnapped Jerome. "His name..." he faltered. "hi-hi-hi-his na-na-na-name w-w-was er, um, uh," Clarke stopped. He looked like he was trying to remember. Clarke shook his head, very confused.

"His name was what, Jerome?" Mara put a comforting hand on Jerome. He stiffened, the relaxed. Anger and jealousy began to cloud Mick's mind.

"The Raven. That's his name." Nina and Mara paled and looked at each other.

"The Raven?" The two asked.

"Yeah, why?"

"Mara, the guy, the Raven, the same one. Remember? Then, the, er," Nina looked over at Mick. He was confused. Mara stiffened. She nodded.

"Nina," Mara began. "You don't think it was the one in the thing, do you?"

Nina looked at the table. She mouthed a word, got up grabbed Mara. Mick was so confused. Then: CRASH!

"Huh? What was that?" Amber asked scared holding on to Nina's arm.

"I don't know, Amber."

The lights flickered and turned off.

"Ah!" a male's scream filled the quiet Anubis House. Trudy voice the was heard.

"Victor!"

Then chaos reigned.

Upstairs, in Victor's office lied an unconscious Victor.

"Victor!" Trudy rushed to the man checking his heartbeat. "He's alive."

"OK what just happened?" Mick asked. All the students had the flashlights on looking at Victor's office.

"Guys!" Fabian called.

"What is it, Fabes?" Joy asked.

"The window," he replied.

The gang went towards the window where it was broken. Mick looked over where he saw Nina and Mara tense up. Fabian seemed to have noticed the two girls' behavior.

"Nina, what is it? Mara? What's wrong?"

Nina looked like she was in a daze; Mara quickly snapped out of it.

"Nina?" Mara asked hesitantly.

"The window... He's been here... Sarah..." Nina mumbled.

"Nina?" Joy carefully walked up to Nina. "Nina?"

Mick was hopelessly confused.

"What is going on?"

"Hush now, Mick," Trudy said. "I'm taking Victor downstairs. I'll be right back."

Victor groaned, "Ugh..."

"Sarah..." Nina murmured.

Mick was trying to get a grip on what was happening. Mick glanced down and saw something shining. Mick felt himself go weak.

Mara gasped. "Mick!" Oh, now she cares.

"Wha-wha-what's shining?"

The Sibuna gang looked and saw Nina's locket shining. The house shook.

"What's going on, Fabian?" Amber asked, clearly scared.

"I think the house is talking," Fabian said remembering that Nina did so by using Sarah's numerology.

"Ugh!" Amber groaned. "I hate it when the house talks."

The house- what?

Mick felt himself go weak. A light began to shine. The house was shaking. Then on the the left side of Victor's office, part of the wall started to move. Wait move? Mick was sure he was mad. The wall moved back a little and when straight up.

"What was that?"

"Mick!" the Anubis kid, except Nina shouted.

"What's happening now, Nina, Fabian?" Joy wondered.

Nina awakened from her daze and said, "I think Anubis wants us to solve another mystery."

"Oh, great," Jerome groaned.

"Uh, guys?" Mick then passed out.

"Huh? I've never seen that before," Nina said truthfully.

"Well this is lovely welcome back," Jerome mumbled.

"Welcome back to the House of Anubis, mate," Alfie said.

"Well time for a new mystery," Nina taking charge. "Take Mick down and help him wake up. We have a mystery to solve. Sibuna?"

"Sibuna!" the rest replied.

It was a welcome back, House of Anubis style.

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