This chapter is dedicated to 'DefinitionOfAWriter', who is the writer of the fantastic story 'Scarred'! She is one of my favorite people on here, so check her out! :)

This story might switch point of views a lot, just warning you. Pay attention to the POV!

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

- Sally Ride

Chapter One

Nina's POV

After beating Fabian's butt in our snowball fight, I had made my way to my room, where Amber was sitting on her bed. She was mindlessly flipping through one of her magazines, circling things every now and then as she switched pages. I smiled slightly, and went to my bed, bringing my bag with me.

"So, I see you and Fabian were getting all feisty." Amber commented, right before I could get my homework out. I moved my gaze to her, and she grinned, putting her magazine down.

"Feisty? You mean us attacking each other with snow?" I questioned back at her, raising my eyebrow. How did she even know about that, was she watching us? I knew for a fact she left the school before us, and she never passed us during our fight.

"Mmhmm." Amber stated, nodding her head. "We were all watching you guys; Jerome actually started betting on who would win."

I don't know why, but that actually really ticked me off. They seriously had to watch us, making bets while we tried to have some fun? I never knew they were watching, and I doubted Fabian did either; we were too focused on the game.

"Seriously?"

"Well, yeah! I was the one that brought them over; they needed to see all the 'Fabina' cuteness! It really was adorable." Amber replied, smiling. I shook my head, and put my backpack down on the floor. I swiftly stood up.

"I didn't mean to upset you, Neens. I hope you know that." Amber said quietly, glancing towards me. I knew she didn't mean to take away our privacy, she was just being… Amber. I couldn't stay mad with my best British friend, and I smiled slightly.

"Its fine, Amber. I'll be back, yeah?" I said, and she nodded. I exited the room, and glided down the stairs. With the snow, I was definitely going to go back outside. Maybe I would take a walk, so I could admire the peaceful weather. My homework could wait.

I took my jacket from the rail, and slid it on. I had put it there to dry, since it had gotten wet from the snow. I was only inside for only about twenty minutes, and it seemed to already be dry.

Before I could step outside, two arms snaked around me. I gazed up, smiling at the familiar face. He returned the smile, and kissed the top of my forehead. I could feel my cheeks burn up, but I didn't glance away.

"Hey Neens. Where are you goin'?" He asked, keeping his gorgeous smile in place.

"Outside, on a walk. Do-"

This always happened. Someone interfered. Before I could ask him to tag along, Joy sprang into the room, sending her own glare right towards us. It was more directed towards me, and I knew the reason why. She was so jealous, and she wouldn't move on. Fabian told her she needed to let him go, but she refused to accept that Fabian was taken.

"Fabian, I need you!" Joy shouted, putting on her fake, polite smile. Fabian sighed, and moved his arms away from me, turning around to face the rude brunette-haired girl. I turned as well, biting my lip. Her glare was now gone, only sweetness remaining.

Fabian gazed over at me, and I nodded for him to go. It wasn't his fault, it was hers. She always did this, she always broke us apart. It bothered me, but I was never going to stand up to her. She had made my life a living hell before, and I didn't want her to do it again.

Fabian kissed my cheek before following Joy. I frowned slightly, and headed outside, closing the door quietly behind me.

The snow had stoppedfalling, but the ground was covered still in a white blanket. I smiled;the snow was just so pretty. It made the whole area sparkle, and seem more scenic.

I instantly wondered how the nearby forest looked with all the snow. I knew the trees didn't have any leaves, but it was probably still beautiful. I decided to take my walk out there, so I could see what it all looked like.

I quickly switched my path, and made my way to the woods. Unlike in the summer, the ground wasn't muddy. There was only snow, which didn't bother me. I had my boots on, so it made no difference in my walk. I just admired it.

The forest did look beautiful with all the snow. It started lightly snowing again, creating the most picture-perfect nature scene. I wish I had brought my camera; it was such a flawless shot.

After the second mystery, and Senkhara was banished, I eventually enrolled myself into the school's photography class. Fabian had joined with me, even though he didn't exactly favor the skill. But he claimed he wanted to be with me, so he didn't mind. And half the time we were doing partner projects, so he managed.

Just in the few months I had been with Fabian, a lot of things changed for me. After the mystery, I was a bit down, and a bit overly cautious with things. Fabian thought it was a bit of post-traumatic stress disorder, but I believed it wasn't that serious.

Eventually, while we dated, all the scary feelings went away. I just forgot about them, they didn't matter. Senkhara was gone, and she took Rufus with her. There was nothing left to worry about.

As if irony was waiting to strike, a rustle suddenly came from the bushes behind me. I jumped slightly, swiftly pivoting my feet, to see who was there. I didn't see anyone though, the forest seemed empty.

If you ever played Slender, then you can realize how scary it is to feel hunted. Imagine it in real-life.

When I turned back around, about a few feet away, a guy in a hoodie stood. You couldn't see his face, similar to the guy in Assassin's Creed. I screamed, before running out of the woods, unsure of why the guy was there. He hadn't said a word, nor did he follow.

He watched as Nina ran away, cursing to himself. Why did he think that would work? Of course she was going to leave, she wasn't going to stick around and let him attack! What kind of fool was he?

He had managed to give her quite a scare, which was the only thing he was thankful for. Though he was also thankful that he had created a back-up plan to fall back on, which he would resort to soon.

The game was about to begin.

As we see, chapters will probably be around 1000 words. It is a shame, when I was writing 'House of Delusion', each chapter was 2,000. What do you guys think, are these sized chapters okay? I think quality is more important than quantity. But I want to know what you think!

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Also, another new thing shall start! If I reach a certain amount reviewers (set by me), the story shall be posted early (probably a day or two, depending on how many we get ;)). As of now, the story will be updated WEEKLY, every Thursday. If we get to the review goal, it will be posted either Tuesday or Wednesday. Are you getting the trend that reviews make things better? ;)

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Next update: May 30th, 2013

Early Update: May 28th or 29th, 2013

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