Author's Note: Hello all my dedicated readers! It is I! Yes, I have returned from a galaxy far far away to pick up on this little tale. Your cries have finally been heard. Of course, I've been gone for a month on vacation, so I haven't been able to post even if I wanted too. But, here it is. Kind of cheesy at parts, but oh well. Enjoy! Read and most definitely review!

House of Happenings

The entire class was surprised to find Ms Valentine standing at the whiteboard that morning. Teachers usually didn't last long, especially the history and drama ones for some reason, and no one had seen Ms. Valentine since a few terms back. Now with Ms Denby having followed the tradition and mysteriously disappeared after last term, Ms. Valentine was back. She smiled cheerfully at the Anubis residents as they walked in, happily noting Eddie's arm draped across Patricia's shoulders, and Nina and Fabian holding hands. She hadn't been unaware of all the drama that had been going on between the Anubis residents her last term working there, and she was happy to see it had all worked out. Once everyone was assembled and seated, Jerome having raced in out of breath and with the face of the rabbit, introductions to the new students were made and the class began.

Once the bell rang, the students scattered, most of them headed for the lounge/theater. Fabian and Nina sat down together on the low sofa, and the others perched themselves here and there. Nina looked around the room, smiling. There was the Frobisher shield Jerome had won with a little help from Amber in a ping pong tournament, the old poster from her play her first term, and the stage where she'd once hidden the cup of Ankh and where she'd danced with Fabian, and shared their first kiss in the middle of the prom.

Eddie and Alfie exchanged glances and they both opened their mouths to either say something stupid, or begin singing something idiotic, but a commotion emanating from the hall checked them. Sharing confused looks, the 6 students rose and headed for the hall. There, surrounded by a crowd of students was Jerome sprawled on the floor his head in the trash can. Alfie was laughing as he bent down to help up his roommate and the other Anubis residents, try as they might, couldn't keep at the very least amused grins off their faces. Nina felt a sharp elbow dig into her side pushing her closer to Fabian, not that she minded that. She let out a slight "umph" as the owner pushed them self out into the center of the circle.

"Caught you!" Poppy cried triumphantly. Jerome glared down at his sister as Alfie brushed the various pieces of trash stuck to his clothes. He pointed at her accusingly.

"I thought we agreed," he said sharply, "you stay away from me, I stay away from you."

"Well, that's what you thought," Poppy said, the distinctly Clarke grin on her face, only one of many things she shared with her older brother. "Dad said we were supposed to get along this school year."

"He also told me to stay out of trouble, and we both know that's not going to happen."

"What is the meaning of this?" a sharp, authortive voice demanded. The students quickly cleared out, leaving Poppy, Jerome, and Alfie to face the inquiries of the school head master.

After classes were done for the day, Fabian pulled Nina away from the rest of the group and the two began walking towards the woods. A few of the other students exchanged glances, but no one said a word. Nina was a bit surprised herself, but pleasantly so. She still couldn't believe she was back. After everything that had happened, she'd been so sure she'd never see this place again. Sometimes it felt good to challenge those who claim to know what's best. Even if it is someone who probably does. Nina shoved all thoughts of Sarah's waning out of her mind, not wanting them to spoil things. Suddenly, she realized she and Fabian had stopped, and were standing in the Sibuna clearing. "Fabian, what are we doing here?" she asked, looking around curiously.

" Look at the clearing closely, what do you see?" Fabian replied, not answering her question. Nina looked. The logs they'd sit on were still there, the rise, and the trees... and suddenly, it all seemed much more sinister. The dream...

"The dream really was more then a dream wasn't it?" she said softly. Fabian nodded.

"I've been visiting this place a lot, since you'd left. At least, when I had the time... anyway, the last time I came here, just before the end of last term, there was a darkness here, it felt angry. I can't really explain it... "

A wind rose up just then and Nina felt a chill crawl up here spine, she clutched Fabian's arm. "Let's go," she said, already dragging the surprised Fabian away.

TBC