~ We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the hero of your own story. ~
~ Mary McCarthy ~
Chapter Fourteen
"Is the coast clear?" Nina whispered, standing behind Fabian, who was peering into Anubis house. They were going in again, to see if they could find anything. But if someone like Victor was around, or any of the other students, they would have to leave.
"Seems like." Fabian answered quietly, opening the door completely, and stepping inside. Nina followed in after him, and shut the door softly.
"Fabian, Nina!" A familiar sounding voice squealed, running over to them. It was Amber, her long blonde hair were now in two side braids. She grinned.
"You guys came at the perfect time! Everyone is at the school for some sort of assembly, that wasn't mandatory! I was just hoping you guys would come!" She cheered, clapping her hands together. Nina giggled at her silliness, while Fabian smiled at Nina's cuteness. The two girls were both acting little kids.
"So, idea! You should try checking Victor's office, nobody is allowed in there, I'm sure he's hiding something." Amber told them, the grin staying on her face.
Behind all her ditzy-ness, Amber was really showing herself off as being intelligent. She had led the duo to the cellar yesterday, and now she just gave them a starting point for their investigating of the day.
"We defiantly should!" Nina announced, looking upstairs. She could see his office, there was a giant window in front of it. Fabian agreed.
"But I'm only going to help if you'll let me join this little group of yours! I want to help find your friend too!" The blonde suggested.
"I thought you were already in!" Nina laughed, agreeing with Amber. Amber clapped her hands again, jumping up and down slightly. Fabian chuckled at the girl. "Well, let's go!"
The trio walked upstairs to his office slowly, double-checking that nobody was around. Thankfully, there wasn't. They were all at the assembly that Amber told them about.
"Okay, I'll guard the door, you two go find something!" Amber stated, opening Victor's office door. They both nodded, and walked inside, glancing around.
The first thing that caught Nina's eye was a stuffed bird, perched on a stand near the desk. She bit her lip, and walked over to it, trying to get a better look. It was actually a stuffed raven, who had a name tag on, that said 'Cobierre' in fancy handwriting.
"Well that's not creepy at all." Nina commented, stepping away. Fabian smiled and laughed at her.
"Not creepy once so ever." Fabian stated, keeping the smile and continuing to search. He went over to the desk, and sat down in the chair. Victor's desk was covering in papers, just like his was.
But something stood out, it was some type of journal. Fabian slowly picked it up, not wanting to damage it. It was small, a pocket-sized journal, they were usually used to note-taking. He opened it, and flipped to the end, reading it carefully.
It took me ages to find the girl, yet she is showing to be useless! While we work hard trying to find the Cup pieces, she just sits there, doing nothing! And she claims she doesn't even know what the Cup is! Of course she knows, she is the 'Chosen One'! This one is very stingy.
"Neens, check this out!" Fabian murmured, looking at the page. This just proved their predictions correct!
Nina didn't notice the nickname, but went over to him, and read the page he was looking at. Afterwards, she looked at him.
"This means we're correct!" Nina exclaimed, smiling happily. They actually had a real answer! And they knew who had Delaney now! They were so close!
"Yes, and hey, check this out." Fabian commented, pointing to the page next to it.
The only thing we know about the pieces at the moment are that they are in Anubis house somewhere…
"There in the house?! This is-" Nina was cut off by Amber, who peeked her head into the office.
"Guys, someone is coming!" Amber whispered harshly. "Hurry up, it's probably Victor!"
Fabian put the book down quickly, and tried to set everything back perfectly, and darted out of the room, not taking Nina with him.
Nina had responded too late, and she had no choice but to dive under Victor's desk, a very risky move. If he sat at his desk, there was a big chance that she would be caught. And if she was caught… She could never get Delaney.
Amber had no time to grab Nina, so she pulled Fabian into the girl's hallway, closing the door behind them.
The person reached the top of the stairs just after Fabian and Amber moved. The figure noticed that his office door was opened, and a nasty look came on to his face, and he shook his head, storming into his office.
Victor knew something was up.
So many cliffys in this story! Not major ones, but ones that leave you at least a bit curious :*) Titter, I love knowing what happens while nobody else does. Makes me feel special :)
Remember, shoot a review, and I'll send back a preview! If you are one of the seven people reading 'And A Hint of Love', it will be updated Wednesday, I was sick, so I didn't get the chance to write the next one-shot. I'm still sick, but... Yeah. Geeez, second time I got sick during this story. Creepy.
~JessIsTheBest~