Okay, so this is now a Three-Shot. Big Thank You to Nobody Knows but Me for giving me the idea. You're awesome! So anyway, here's Part Deux! Enjoy!

Nina Martin was having a good week. She and Fabian had kissed a couple of days ago and were back to doing everything together. Of course, the stuff they did wasn't as complicated as an Ancient Egyptian Mystery that involved your teachers and an elixir of life. Nina had never had a serious boyfriend before and it wasn't as nerve-racking as she thought it would be. Well, most of it wasn't anyway. The morning of Nina's return to the table proved to be too interesting to be just simple…

FLASHBACK

Nina and Fabian sat next to each other, eating their breakfast, a bagel spread with marmite and butter, and a glass of orange juice. A few of their friends from Anubis house came to join them after getting ready for school. They all greeted Nina nicely, the same as they would have before Joy returned to the house. Speaking of Joy, chaos didn't ring throughout the campus until she, herself, entered the dining room. She didn't really appreciate the sight before her.

"What's happening here?" asked Joy. "Why is the newbie in my seat?"

"She's not a newbie anymore, Joy. She went through more last year than you did. (A/N: Let's say for the purposes of this story, Mick and Mara know about last year's quest, as well.) All that happened to you was that were cooped up in your room for the school year. Oh, poor Joy. Nina's the one who decided to help find you and she didn't know you. The least you could do is show some respect and maybe not act like such a witch like Patricia did when she first met Nina," retorted Nina. Patricia made a face that said What the hell?. "Sorry, I was just trying to make a point."

"Still doesn't give her the right to sit in my seat."

"Um, you know, I'm right here, Joy. You can talk to my face rather than pretend I'm not here. Also, seats aren't assigned, so I can sit wherever I want." (A/N: And cue the background audience's oooooOOOOOO's) Fabian smiled at his girlfriend's courage.

Joy gave a small laugh. "Whatever. It's easy enough to get you to move. Fabes, tell her to move."

"Nope," he replied as quickly as she finished. Her mouth hung open.

"I'm sorry, what? Come on, Fabes. Stop joking around. You're on my side, you've forgotten."

"Since when are there sides, Joy? Nina's done nothing wrong. You're the one whose being disrespectful." He retorted. She scoffed.

"Nothing wrong? She basically took my place while I was gone. Stole my friends and made everyone forget about me." She was starting to move closer to Nina's face. "So, when I got back, I decided to return the favor and show HER what it feels like," she said, completely nose-to-nose with her now. "Doesn't feel so good, does it, Nina?"

Before Nina could respond, Fabian stood up and took her hand in his. "Come on, Nina. We should get to class." Nina, still with a blank look on her face, turned around and went with Fabian. Halfway to school, however, Fabian steered the conversation towards a subject that Nina didn't want to visit.

"Hey, Nins?" he began.

"Yeah?"

"I saw something when we were in the attic last night after you fell asleep." She looked alarmed.

" Oh, please don't tell me there's another quest. I'm still getting over the thought of me being The Chosen One." She gave a small laugh. He loved her smile.

"No, nothing to do with a quest. Uh…" he stalled.

"You okay? You look like something is really bothering you."

He stopped walking and stood for a moment before speaking. "I saw the heart on your stomach," he said cautiously. Her face went as pale as a ghost's.

"Th- that's nothing," she stuttered and began to walk away quickly. He realized he probably should have brought it up when they weren't trying to make it to school on time. He chased after her.

"Nina, wait! Nina, please, just talk to me." She turned around and had already begun to cry. He hated it when she cried. Especially when he's the one who caused it.

"That was then. I feel better now. I'm fine," she stated, starting to sound like she was trying to convince herself rather than him. He sighed.

"Nina, you and I both know that all of this won't be fine until you talk about it." He told her. She closed her eyes and hesitantly nodded. "Okay, come on, let's go back to the house. I'll tell Trudy that you aren't feeling well and that I'm staying to help."

"Okay." He put an around her and hugged her until they were back at the house.

Nina had fallen asleep on Fabian's lap around mid-day after lunch. She was tired and he didn't deny that he knew she would be. After all of that emotion and crying, he's surprised that she could even get up this morning. A couple of minutes passed and Nina woke up.

"So, I suppose you want to talk about the heart now, huh?" she asked. He nodded.

"It would help a lot. Sometimes, if you say what you're feeling, the bad emotions leave with your words." She smiled.

"Since when did you become so deep?" She laughed. He smiled at this.

"My aunt is a psychologist and often practiced her questions and statements on me. Now, being mature, I can say that it wasn't worthless." He joked, and then his face turned serious again. "So, what's going on, then? Talk to me. I am all ears." She gave a slight smile.

"That was before everyone began to see me again. I was upset." She confided.

"When did it happen?" She looked hesitant and sighed.

"Yesterday morning." She admitted. His eyes widened with concern.

"This happened just yesterday?" he asked. She nodded. "I am so sorry I wasn't seeing you. There is absolutely no excuse for me to just-,"

"Fabian," she interrupted. "I already told you. All is forgiven. Can we move on?" He sighed and nodded, smiling as he did so. "Good," she stated and hugged him. He held her back tightly, wishing to never let go.

Fabian stood at his locker, switching his books out for next period when he saw Nina appear at the end of the hallway. She was smiling, even more so when she saw him. They'd been even closer since their talk yesterday and when they looked at each other, everything felt right in the world. However, they weren't entirely aware of the events now taking place in Mr. Sweet's office and that a storm was about to hit.

To be continued… Just one more part left! I'm still writing it but when I'm done, I'll post it. Thanks for reading! ~E