I know it's short, but I kind of like the way this ended so I'm leaving it.
Chapter 6
House of Teams
Nina Rutter disappeared before answering my questions about what she meant and without answers I headed back to Mr. Rutter's office. Silently handing him the pen I saw a smug smile on his face as I walked away. Whatever. So he got what he wanted. I did too. Grabbing my backpack from the house I went to first period only a few minutes late. Sarah had a guilty look in her eye, but cruel Alice looked happy that I wanted to leave.
Tough luck kid you're stuck with me yet. Knowing how happy everyone would have been if I left only strengthened my resolve to stay. Maybe I couldn't be part of their mission, but I could be part of my own. And I wouldn't be going at it alone.
Normally I eat lunch alone in the library, but today I went right back to Anubis house and sat down at the table next to Anubis. Everyone else gave me a disgusted look and left to go plot leaving me alone with A.
"I heard you were leaving. Is that true?" he asked. "'Cause if you're leaving because of Sarah I'm going to smack her."
"Nope, you have to deal with me a while longer." With a smile I lowered my voice. "You know how you were mad that they wouldn't let you in on their secret team to fight evil Egyptian gods?"
Anubis gave me a weird look before nodding. Apparently he didn't believe in the Egyptian he was named after but was interested enough to hear what I had to say.
"Well then why don't we start our own team," I whispered showing the silver key. "It gets us into your moms museum where she swears there is another tunnel to the catacombs where they hold their meetings. We could be called... Sibuna Clue. Your name backwards and mine rearranged."
A gave me a 'you kidding look' before speaking. "What the Hell. I'm not going to be the only one NOT involved in something. But one one condition."
Yes! I'd been truly afraid I'd have to done this alone (and that never works in the books) "Anything." As soon as I said it I wondered if maybe anything was the best word. (Especially because Anubis's eyes immediately dropped the pervert.) "But that."
"Fine," Anubis's laugh sounded like thundering angels and I liked it. "All I was going to say is drop the clue and let's just be Sibuna."
"Sibuna it is," I said covering my eye like making a secret pledge.
"You're weird," Anubis told me (Like I hadn't known that already). "But okay. Sibuna."
Maybe it was the oddness getting to my head, but I think I just made a friend in Anubis.