First of all, thank you to everyone who reviewed, I really appreciate it. Second, this is the longest chapter in the whole story, but nothing really happens until next chapter, but I hope you enjoy it regardless.

Disclaimer- I do not own House of Anubis

After dinner there's four hours until bed, but that was all the time Fabian needed.

"Nina, do you want to go for a walk?" Fabian asked after he was sure Nina had finished all of his dinner.

"Wait, Fabian, hall now." Amber said before Nina could respond, and she pulled Fabian into the hall.

"What?" Fabian asked in a loud whisper.

"What are you doing?" she responded just as quietly. "Mason cheated on her, you have to give these things time."

"Says the Fabina shipper," seeing the glare he got from Amber, he continued. "Relax, I know what I'm doing."

"You're a boy! You can't possibly know what you're doing!" 'I can't say I didn't see that coming.'

"Oh Ambs, but I do." Fabian said simply.

"Tell me then."

"We're just going to talk that's all."

"That's all?" Amber said skeptically

"Yes. That's all."

"If you guys are done talking, I'd love to go on that walk with you Fabian." Nina said from the doorway. Fabian smiled and failed to hide a blush, while Amber huffed and stormed back into the dining room dramatically, but not before mouthing 'no kissing.' What possessed her to do so, Fabian had no idea. After all, he does know better, but who can explain what Amber Millington does?

Fabian opened the door for Nina, and followed behind her when she walked out. They began to walk away from the houses and the school towards the woods.

"Where are we going?" Nina asked after about five minutes of walking in silence.

"You'll see," Fabian replied. Deciding to actually make conversation he continued. "I
missed you, you know. I think Amber was beginning to get annoyed, I mean, I talked about it so much."

Nina stayed silent for a while and then said "I missed you too," and then she hastily added on, "and everyone else, as well." Fabian didn't even have to look at her to know she was blushing, and he was blushing also.

"There's something that's been bugging me for a while."

"What's that?"

"Why'd you push me….us away?"

"He-he…I can't tell you."

"You can tell me anything, Neens."

"Mason…he said he would…he said he would hurt you. All of you guys." She said quietly, fumbling with her words.

"That's when you should've broken it off with him."

"Then he would've hurt me…more." She added the 'more' part under her breath, but Fabian could hear it, mainly because it was exactly what he was listening for. Instantly, he was fuming, clenching and unclenching his fists.

"What'd he do?" he said venomously. "If he touched you in any way I deem inappropriate, I swear I'll kill him."

"You won't do anything of the sort!"

"If he so much as slapped you, even if it was lightly, or even if it was just once, that's crossing the line." Nina suddenly became very silent, and started to play with her fingers.
"He did! Didn't he?"

"He-he said he was sorry."

"Sorry's not good enough." Fabian growled. Somehow, someway, he would kill him.

"Fabian, you're kind of scaring me." He was broken out of his anger, and thought to himself 'I'll make a plan later. Whether I follow through with it or not doesn't matter, as long as I have a plan.'

"Sorry Nina, I was just a little angry. I can't believe he would do such a thing. I can't believe anyonewould do such a thing. I mean, what kind of person would hit a woman! It's terrible, it's imm-" Fabian stopped when he saw the huge rock he was looking for and he smiled. "We're here!"

"A rock?"

"Yes! A rock! Let me give you a boost!" he said happily, his anger at Mason slowly fading for the time being.

"Okay?" Fabian got by the easiest tree to climb next to the rock and got down on his hands and feet. There was probably an easier way to get her on the rock, but it's how he's done it for years and it was successful most of the time.

"Get on."

"But your shirt!"

"It can wash." With that, she stepped onto Fabian's back, and grabbed the tree branch. When he was sure Nina was holding onto the branch, he crawled out from underneath her feet and stood up. He didn't even brush himself off before he started to help her edge her way across, onto the rock.

"Are you coming up too?"

"Of course!" Fabian said, and he began to scramble up the rock, using nicks in the rock to climb up.

"So why did you bring me here?"

"I don't know. Just to talk I guess."

"What about?"

"Whatever we want."

"Why do you care about me so much?" Nina asked, and Fabian began to panic. He had to trudge carefully, or else Amber would have his head.

"Because…. Nina, I-I really care about you…if something bad were to happen to you… something I could prevent…I couldn't live with myself if I let it happen." It had started out rough, but as he had gotten further along, the word had begun to form.

"But why me?"

"I-I can't tell you."

"You can tell me anything."

"Unless it's in Amber's implied set of rules." Fabian said quietly so Nina couldn't hear.

"What was that?"

"I just can't tell you."

"You can, and you will tell me."

"What makes you think you can get it out of me?" Fabian said with a smirk, making Nina sent a playful glare in his direction.

"Please?" she said drawing out the 'e' like a child would when asking for something.

"Nope."

"Rutter" she warned, and Fabian was really close to giving in.

"Are you sure you want to know," Fabian said playfully.

"Yes!"

"Are you really, reallysure you want to know?"

"Yes! Now tell me."

"Okay, okay. But you have to promise me a few things first."

"Anything! I just want to know!"

"First, you have to promise me you won't hurt me in any way, shape, or form."

"Why would I-"

"Promise?"

"Promise.

"Second, you have to promise you won't let Amber hurt me in any way, shape, or form."

"Why would Amb-"

"Promise?"

"I promise." She sighed.

"Third, you have to promise that you'll remember that you asked for this and I can't be held responsible in any way, shape, or form."

"You say way, shape, or form a lot."

"Yes I do, now do you promise?"

"Yes, I promise! Now tell me!"

"Pinkie swear on all three terms." Fabian held out his pinkie finger and waited until Nina wrapped her pinkie around his.

"Tell me now?" she asked innocently, and he began to wonder how exactly he was going to tell her. After all, it isn't exactly the easiest thing to tell a person. She rested her hand on his arm, and the already many butterflies in his stomach multiplied. 'Well, it's now or never.' He thought. So he took a deep breath and began.

Fun Fact: That cliffhanger is the whole reason this story is not a long one-shot. I'm still open for OCs on my big House of Anubis project, there are numerous spots open and I don't have anywhere near enough, if your interested the link is on my profile. Feel free to leave a review, and I hope you enjoy your day.

~ThatOnePersonWithAFace