Hey, guys!

First, sooo sorry I haven't updated! I hate to make excuses, but I'm sick, I've had Writer's Block here and there, plus a bit of schoolwork, plus the Halloween party at my school (I'm doing the Haunted House), and I got grounded for a week because I didn't finish my homework and got a notice (which meant no computer, TV, etc.). Again, I'm soo sorry!

Second, This chapter is dedicated to ilovehoa123, angela1997, pieface98, carcar15 (), Fabina3333, ParkBomFan, Star46783, Unhr25, Taser Time (), and Sully Clarke for reviewing 'I Won't Let Go' and guessing correctly.

Third, I wanted to start something new; the first five people to review (you must have an account) will get a sneak peak at the next chapter.

Fourth, I put up the girls' outfits on my profile.

See you at the end!

Disclaimer: I own nothing! :`(

Fabian's POV

"No, I mean, I thought you liked me as...more than a friend." Joy said.

What did she mean by that? She thought I liked her like...I wanted to go out with her? "I don't understand. You thought that I liked you like...ask you out on a date like you?" I asked.

She hesitated for a moment, playing with her fingers. "Y...yeah," she finally said. I could tell she was nervous.

I thought for a minute. I did like her like that, but that's just it; did as in 'the past'. Now, I just thought of her... like a sister. "Oh, well...that's complecated. I...used to, but...I don't anymore," I said cautiously. I didn't want to hurt her feelings, but I can't just avoid the answer. Yes, I liked Joy and was going to ask her out before she disappeared-that night, in fact-but now...she was basically my sister. Now...I like Nina. I've been trying to ask her out, but we get interupted or she ignores me.

Wow. I can't believe it took me this long to realize it. Nina was ignoring me because she didn't want to go out with me. When I asked her out at the table during breakfast, she ignored me then hoped for an interuption so she wouldn't have to answer me-to tell me no.

"Oh, so...you like this...Nina girl now, don't you?" Joy said, bringing me back from my thoughts. She was clearly disappointed.

"Yeah, I do," I told her. She needed to know the truth...and I needed Nina to answer me straight up. Not for her to avoid the ax until I finally gave up on asking her. "But I'm not sure she likes me,"

"You're kidding me, right?" she asked. I looked at with a confused expression on my face. She sighed. "Of course she likes you! How do you not see it! That's why I asked you if you liked me or her! Because I knew she liked you! It's always written on her face!" she said that like it was obvious.

"I don't know," I said sheepishly. "I asked her out once, but she acted like she was daydreaming,"

"Did you ever think that she really was daydreaming?" she asked.

"No," I said, ashamed.

"Well, she most likely was. Here, why don't you go upstairs and ask her, and I'll distract Amber," she offered.

"I don't know," I responded, unsure about whether this was a good idea.

"Come on, Fabes! Just ask her! She'll say yes! I promise!" she told me.

"Alright," I said. "Let's do it," I said. She grabbed my hand and pulled me along.

She dragged me up the stairs and pulled me to Nina's door.

"Okay, now you go hide in the girls' bathroom. I'll get Amber out of the room, and then you come ask Nina,"

"Okay," I said as I walked to the bathroom. I opened the door and stepped inside.

Joy's POV

I knocked on Nina and Amber's door. Amber opened the door.

"Amber! Just the person I wanted to see! I got some new clothes over the holiday, and you just have to see them!" I exclaimed. She squealed and I pulled her into my room.

"Okay, where are the clothes!" Amber said excitedly.

"Amber, they're aren't any clothes." I told her. She looked at me and frowned. Patricia and Mara looked at me, confused. "I wanted to get you in here so I could tell you and Mara and Patricia that Fabian was going to ask Nina out. And I kinda wanted to know if listening in on that is a bad idea?" I said.

They all looked at each other and smiled deviously.

"Nope," Amber said. "I like that idea."

"Me too," Patricia said.

"Me three," Mara agreed. We all tip-toed over to Nina and Amber's door. You could hear muffled voices coming from the other side of the door. I pressed my ear up against the door to listen.

"Yeah, Friday," I heard Fabian say.

"Okay," Nina said. After that, there was only silence.

Amber slowly opened the door and peeked her head in. Her eyes widened and she smiled. With her free hand, she motioned for us to peek with her. We opened the door wider so we could all see. I slowly moved my head in, careful not to make any noise. When I did, I saw Fabes and Nina kissing.

It was sweet, I'll say that much, but I still wished it was me. If only I hadn't disappeared, then maybe that would be me, sitting where Nina was, the love of my life in my arms. Fabian had said that he wanted to talk to me after school that day. Fate sure has a funny way of making everyone else happy and making me sad.

I was glad that Patricia and Jerome were together. Last year, about a month before I disappeared, Patricia had been acting really weird. So I confronted her about it. She told me that she liked Jerome, and that I couldn't tell anyone. So I didn't. I'm glad she has Jerome. At least some of us are happy. Mara and Mick, Patricia and Jerome, Amber and Alfie, and Fabian and Nina.

I was the only one of us that had nobody to call mine.

As I got my senses back, I realized that Fabes and Nina were pulling apart. I quickly whipped my head out of the room and walked with Patricia downstairs. Amber went to see Alfie and Mara went back to our room to finish packing up some things.

"So, you helped Fabian ask Nina out?" Patricia asked me as we walked into the common room. It was empty.

"Yeah," I said. "I did,"

"I thought you liked Fabian?" she said.

"I did, I still do, but he doesn't like me like I like him. He just thinks of us as good friends. There's not much I can do about that. I do feel a little upset about it though. I mean, Fabes did say he wanted to talk to me after school the day I disappeared. And Amber said that he had a crush on me, so he may have been going to ask me out. But now, I'll never know," I said.

"Well, I don't want to make you upset or anything, but when Fabian and Nina saw each other for the first time, it was like Fabian was in a trance or something. Remember when Nina ran into me her first day, Fabian stayed back a moment and stared at her?" Patricia said as we plopped onto the couch.

"Yeah, I remember. It was a bit awkward, wasn't it?"

"Yeah. At least we found you, I was worried sick,"

"I was worried about you, too," I told her.

"You were? Why?"

"Because, you're my best friend. I was worried that I would never see you again, that we would never do anything together again. I was worried that you would become closer to one of the other girls and forget about me. I was worried about how you were holding up,"

She took my hand. "You'll always be my best friend, Joy. I could never forget you," she said. I smiled and hugged her.

~Amber's POV~

I was picking out my outfit for tomorrow. Then I remembered that I would only wear it for a few hours, after school.

"Oh no!" I sighed, flopping onto my bed.

"What's wrong?" Nina asked.

"I just realized that I won't be able to wear a cute outfit all day tomorrow! I can only wear it when we bet back! And by that time it will be a total waste to wear anything super cute. I'll have to find a regular cute outfit, not one that is super cute, which will be really hard because all my clothes are super cute..." I trailed off.

She smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Anyway," I began. "What are you doing this Friday?" I asked, hoping she would tell me, even though I already knew.

"Why?" she asked, cautious. She stared at her shoes.

"Because," I said, standing up and walking over to her bed. "I was wanting to shopping with you."

"I can't, Amber. Maybe next weekend?" she offered. She went back to the magazine she was reading. Oh, silly, silly Nina. You can't get rid of me that easy.

"What are you doing?" I asked her.

"Just...have plans is all," she stated, avoiding my gaze.

"Nina, come on, you can tell me anything,"

"It nothing interesting, Amber, really," she said. Was she saying that her date with Fabian wasn't important?

"Are you saying that your date with Fabian isn't important?" I asked. I was tired of her going around in circles, avoiding my direct question.

She stared at me with wide eyes. "Wha-how did you know about that?" she asked, a smile creeping onto her face.

"Joy, Patricia, Mara, and I were eavesdropping on you guys," I admitted.

"Amber!" A look of annoyance covered her face.

"Sorry! It was Joy's idea! In fact, she's the one who convinced Fabian to come up here, too!" I told her.

Someone knocked on our door. "Come in!" Nina shouted.

Alfie came in. "Time for supper! Better get down there before Mick eats it all up!" he joked. Nina smiled and rolled her eyes at his comedic comment. I smiled and shook my head.

I stood up and hooked my arm through Nina's. The three of us strolled downstairs and into the dining room.

Nina took her place at the head of the table, and I sat on her left.

~Next day: an hour before dawn~

Nina's POV

"Amber. Amber!" I whispered. "Amber!" I shook her. She let out a tired groan.

"What, Nina?" she asked tiredly.

"Fabian and I are going to check out the clue and we need a lookout," I said.

"Fine," she moaned, pulling off her eye mask and standing up. "Just let me change."

~Five minutes later~

"What took you guys so long?" Fabian asked when we met him at the bottom of the stairs.

"Amber took forever to get ready," I told him.

"Well, I'm sorry it takes me so long to get beautiful," she said, clearly annoyed. I rolled my eyes.

"I'm not a morning person either, Amber," I told her.

We finally made it to the old warehouse, and I opened it.

"Okay. Amber, you stay out here and keep watch. Fabian and I will check out the hieroglyphics."

"Okay," she said groggily. You would think after seven miles on foot, she would be awake. Guess not.

Fabian and I stepped into the long hallway, the door open. We saw the sun start to rise. A second later, the sun shone through the open door, and revealed a hidden message. It said "Someone is watching. He's always watching. His black eyes always watching you're every move, even when you're outside. He's the eye in the sky. He must be destroyed."

"Um, okay..." Fabian trailed off. I took a picture of the message on my phone. A second later, the message was gone.

"Guys, we should get out of here! I hear something!" Amber yelled in a whisper. Fabian and I quickly got outside and the three of us went to the other side of the warehouse. We heard the door unlock and someone step inside. Carefully, I peeked around the corner. I didn't see anything. I motioned to the others and we sped away as fast as we could.

When we got back to Anubis, we were all panting. We had to calm ourselves and get our breathing under control before we snuck back inside. Amber and I slowly crept up the stairs. Victor was still asleep in his office, so we quietly opened the door to the girls' corridor. We walked quickly back to our room and hopped into bed to try to get a few more minutes of sleep, with it being the first day of school and all.

I fell asleep almost instantly. Then, I saw clouds. I realized I was walking on them. I wasn't falling through them, which was odd, because clouds are just water vapor. Then, the whole background changed. I was standing on one side of a waterfall, on a ledge jutting out from a cliff. I stood up and looked through the water. I could faintly see an image. It was a man. Slowly, the image became clearer. I didn't know who this man was, but I felt like I vaguely rembered him from somewhere. So, I took a chance.

"Dad?" I asked. The man smiled at me, and nodded. I smiled back at him.

Then, the image was replaced with a woman. "Mom?" I asked again. She nodded and smiled. I smiled back at them.

Then I saw my gran. "Gran," I said. She smiled.

The image changed to show all of them, together. Then Sarah appeared. "Sarah," I said, smiling again. The image then showed all four of them. Sarah's arm was around my mother, and a wave of understading washed over me: Sarah was my grandmother.

And that raps up another chapter! Again, sorry for the wait, but I updated and I promise the next chapter will come sooner.

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