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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

- Aristotle

Chapter Fifteen

2:00 hours left, 5:00 AM

Fabian's POV

I woke up to a light shining in my eyes. When I realized it wasn't a flashlight, I shot up, and turned my head towards the window. I was still on Nina's floor, I never got up. I never woke up! What time was it?

Tears started escaping my eyes when I saw the sun, but my eyes darted to my watch. I had two hours left. Two. Why the heck did I let myself stay out so long?

I blinked my tears away, and grabbed the bat from the ground, quickly writing down the address. My hands were still shaky, but not as much as they had been. The little sleep I had got must have somewhat improved my mental state. But I would have rather not taken it; this just made it harder for me.

I ran down the stairs, nobody was around, not even Amber and Alfie. They must have thought I went to find Nina, and eventually got up and went to sleep. They were probably exhausted, because even with the sleep I got, I was finding it hard to keep my eyes open. The five hour energy did absolutely nothing for me.

I slammed the door open to Anubis, and rushed outside. I had no idea how long the drive would be, I just hoped it was less thantwo hours.

The location was only about an hour away. I wish it had been a bit shorter of a ride, but I couldn't do anything about it. My GPS had led me right to the place. It was an old house, far from any actual people. I shook my head at the location, it was so stereotypical.

I ran up to the door, and to my surprise, it swung right open. I suspiciously and carefully walked inside. It seemed to be a pretty normal house, which shocked me as well. The place seemed so normal, yet I was positive that somewhere Nina was in a chair, strapped with a bomb.

Panic seemed to be rushing over me a lot within the last twelve hours.

I took a deep breath, before I looked around. There were a lot of sets of stairs, the house seemed really puzzling. What way was I supposed to go? The only thing he had given me was the location, it was all I had. I would have to figure it out myself.

I began my way, going up various sets of stairs. Each one seemed led me somewhere else, but none of them brought me to my baby.

Before you say anything, I call Nina 'baby' all the time. I probably started calling her that a while after we started dating, I don't even remember when I did began calling her it. It must have just come out of my mouth, and that's what she became to me. My baby.

She was also my Chosen One, my everything. She had a lot of meanings to me. But not one word could describe the beauty I saw in her.

Eventually, my path led me to a crooked hallway that seemed to go down for miles. There were no rooms down it, and no pictures either. The walls were just blank. And as you walked, the hallway seemed to get smaller and smaller in width.

Just before I could start to become claustrophobic, the hallway ended, bringing me to a room. The walls were completely empty, just like the hallway. The only thing in the room was a black chair that was turned the other way. I bit my lip; I knew who was sitting in that chair.

"I've been expecting you." Mr. A snickered, swiveling in his chair suddenly. He faced me, and I jumped back when I saw him. He still had his trademark hood on, so you couldn't see his eyes. But I could tell he was staring at me.

I would have instantly attacked him, but I didn't have enough energy to do so.

"Where is she?" I shouted, sending him the nastiest glare I could. He only laughed, which made me want to stab him straight through his heart. If he even had one.

"Oh, my dear Fabian, if only I wanted to tell you. Alas, I don't, so you'll have to figure it out. Too bad you have less than thirty minutes left." He bellowed, chuckling under his breath. I couldn't take it anymore, I threw myself at him. I grabbed him by the collar, and punched him straight in the eye. He was able to get out of my grasp immediately after, and my punch didn't even mark him.

He smirked, before pinning me against a wall, and punching me in the jaw. I let out a soft cry, and kicked him in the gut. He still didn't move away from me, just threw another punch at me. I winced; it was definitely going to leave a mark.

"Why are you doing this?" I mumbled, trying to get my strength back. It was working too hot; his hits left me slightly light-headed. But I refused to give up; I would get my Nina back.

"Because Fabian, you know what you're doing. All of 'Sibuna' knows what they're doing. And with that so, why not challenge you? And I applaud you; I've had many opponents. You're the only one who got this far… But too bad, this is where it ends. Your little Nina's death is coming closer and closer. Maybe if you hadn't stopped to attack me, you would have saved her. But alas, your anger got the best of you. You failed."

I tried to lash myself away from him, but he kept a strong grip on me, making sure I couldn't move.

"And yet you continue! In less than twenty minutes, her pulse is going to stop, and it will be your fault." He whispered harshly, sending a shiver down my spine.

There was a long silence, I had nothing to say. But when I did find the correct words to show my aggravation, and slight fear, someone spoke up quietly.

"T-That's where you're wrong." A faint voice whispered nearly inaudibly, making me turn my head.

Nina was standing there, leaning against the wall. She still had the bomb strapped to her, but her legs were no longer bounded together. Her left shoulder was bleeding through her shirt, and she seemed like she was going to pass out any second.

The surprise of Nina's appearance gave me enough time to send one last punch at Mr. A, and he fell to the floor. I kicked him a few times just to make sure he was out, and ran over to Nina.

"How did you get the rope of your arms?" I stammered out, hardly being able to comprehend the fact she was standing right in front of me. I know she was strapped to a chair, how in the world did she get herself free?

"I-I don't know…" Nina murmured, blinking her eyes a few times.

I moved my attention to the bomb; I had no idea how to disable it. But Nina then murmured "He told me that he had a switch for it."

I nodded, glancing around for it. Nina's bomb kept blinking, there was about twenty minutes left. I eventually found the switch near his chair, and switched it off. The clock then stopped, frozen at 0:16:08. And it would never move from that spot, it would forever be stuck at sixteen minutes and eight seconds.

I unknotted the rope around Nina, and moved the bomb away. She didn't say anything, but her eyes watered, and soft sobs escaped her lips. I frowned, and pulled her into a loose hug, not wanting to injure herany more than she was. She flinched slightly, but didn't pull away. A few tears escaped my eyes as well; I really thought that I was going to lose her. But yet at this moment, she was safe in my arms, and I never wanted to let her go.

"I thought you were dead! Nina stated as she sobbed. I rubbed her back softly, and she hugged me tighter.

That's why he had the explosion at the school. He meant for Nina to call, and maybe when she did, that's what triggered it. He wanted to put the blame on her. He wanted her to feel like she killed her friends.

"Shh, none of us are dead, Nina. He just wanted to scare you." I whispered softly, not moving a muscle. She didn't say anything after that, but eventually she let go, and leaned back against the wall, I could recognize the look. She fainted once before in Chemistry, it was the same expression. I knew she wasn't telling me something, but I couldn't figure out what she was hiding.

"Nina? Nina, what's wrong?" I said quickly.

"S-Shoulder, he shot me…" She whispered, before she tumbled to the ground.

Next chapter is the last one! I changed the ending entirely, but I decided for once, Nina would be able to get away herself. They always have the girls be a 'damsel in distress', so why not have her be able to save herself? Though she still wasn't able to get the bomb off herself but she was shot, so come on, can't blame her on that one.

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How did you like the ending though? Would you have preferred Nina being saved completely by Fabian? Maybe if it is wanted enough, I'll post an alternative ending :)

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