~ We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. ~
~ Walt Disney ~
Chapter Fifteen
"Who's been in here?" Victor bellowed, investigating his office as he sped around. He made sure every piece of paper was in place, and that the keys in his cabinet were all there. Nothing was missing, and nothing seemed to be out of place.
Nina was still under his desk, being as quiet as she possibly could. She fidgeted with her hands, she wished Fabian was there with her, putting his hands over hers. She got so nervous so quickly, and right now, she was in a very nerve-wracking position.
Victor sat down on his chair, and pulled himself in slightly, almost on Nina. She stayed quiet, staring at the chair in front of her. She was feeling a bit claustrophobic at the moment, it was really close to her. She couldn't move a muscle.
Fabian and Amber stood in the girl's hallway, unsure of how to get Victor back out of his office, without them getting in trouble. Fabian couldn't do anything at all, he wasn't supposed to be there to start with, just like Nina.
"I should have stayed with her." He whispered, leaning against the wall. He felt like a complete jerk just leaving in there. But he was just so prone to automatically leave.
"Yes you should, don't you want 'Fabina'?" She asked, eyeing him.
"What's 'Fabina'?" He asked curiously, unable to figure it out himself.
"Fabian, Nina. Fabina! Couple name, duh!" Amber said, extending the 'duh' purposely at the end. He rolled his eyes at her, and she giggled.
Back in the office, Victor had dialed someone on his phone, and was now talking to whoever he dialed. Nina listened closely, trying to figure out exactly what he was saying. It was a bit hard, she couldn't hear him very well from under the desk.
"But we need the Cup now, Eric! The day is almost upon us!" Victor screeched into the phone, annoyance in his voice.
He was talking to Eric Sweet, who was the headmaster of the boarding school.
"If we don't find the cup pieces, we will never receive eternal life! And there is only a little more elixir left!" He snarled, getting up from where he was, and began to pace. "You have to drink the elixir from the cup for it to give eternal life!"
An elixir? And eternal life? Where is this coming from?
"The attic has some sort of secret room, but I can't get to it! Only the 'Chosen One' could, but she doesn't even have her locket with her! She claimed she forgot it! We have to retrieve that, Eric!"
Then the attic is where we must go…
Fabian and Amber were still trying to devise a plan, and while they did that, a red-headed student walked up to them, gazing at them suspiciously.
"Uhh… Who are you?" The girl snarled, staring at Fabian. She admitted he was kind of cute, but that didn't mean she would change her attitude for him. She already liked someone else anyway, Jerome Clarke.
"Oh, umm…" Fabian stammered, unsure of what to say. Was this girl going to get him kicked out? He peered over at Amber, who had looked at the girl.
"Patricia, this is my boyfriend from Isis house! And we were kind of having a special moment, so if you could please leave, it would be much appreciated!" Amber stated, taking Fabian's hand for effect. Fabian couldn't help but smile, the way Amber had said it was hilarious.
"Wow, okay. I'm not even going to go into that." Patricia said blankly, turning around, and heading back to her room. Once she closed the door, the two let go of each other's hands, and laughed.
"Nice one, Amber!" Fabian said, continuing to laugh. She smiled.
Victor finally exited the room, after slamming his phone on the desk. He darted downstairs, going right into the kitchen.
Nina got out from under his desk, and stood up, stretching her arms. It felt nice to stand again. She began to walk out, when she noticed the cabinet of keys to the left of her. They all had labels above them, one of them labeled 'Attic'.
Nina quickly opened it, and took it out, placing it gently in her pocket. She then closed the cabinet back up, and rushed out, looking for both Amber and Fabian.
"Guys?" She whispered quietly, hoping it would be loud enough to get their attention. Amber had heard, and she opened the girl's hallway's door, and grinned at Nina, running over and hugging her. Nina laughed, and hugged her back. Fabian smiled at her while they hugged, and Nina shot one back at him.
After letting go, Nina held the key up for them to see. Amber's eyes nearly bulged out of her head.
"Why did you take that? Victor is going to kill you!" Amber whispered harshly.
"He doesn't know I have it, he doesn't even know I exist." Nina stated clearly, showing off her own intelligence. Fabian smiled in approval, and Amber nodded in agreement.
"But what's that even for?" Amber questioned. She had never went into Victor's office, and she didn't recognize the key.
"The attic. I overheard them talking, and apparently the cup is used to drink an elixir. And when it's drunken from the cup, they gain eternal life." Nina answered, putting the key in her pocket. "And apparently there is a secret room in the attic, which supposingly has another locket keyhole."
"Oh, we should go tonight!" Amber exclaimed, putting her hands together. "You guys can camp out in my room until around eleven at night, and then we can sneak to the attic!"
"That sounds good." Fabian said, nodding. "But what about Lilia, Neens?"
"I'll call up Lilia's babysitter, I doubt she minds, even though I have called her quite often lately." Nina responded, already taking her phone out. She only had to send a quick text, her babysitter was Nina's age, and the best way to reach her was through text.
"Sibuna!" Amber shouted suddenly, smiling at the two. They both looked at her confusingly, unsure of what she was saying. "Anubis backwards, duh."
The two laughed, guess it's their new group name.
And… It's over a thousand words! Booyay! I is a happy little duckling now :3 Anyways, hope you enjoyed, and like the changes in this mystery! It took a bit of effort to figure it out, and I have to keep changing things as I go, but it's all worth it :)
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Also, I am working on a new story, it's a working title, but I believe it will be called 'Just a Pawn'! It's another mystery, but one that is very suspenseful, and something I have never written for. More Fabina is involved, meaning a more mature relationship between them :) I also have a beta reader, JaylaHeart, who is helping me out. She's been amazing so far. The story should be out sometime in April, and will have 16 chapters. It's also based on the concepts of 'A Little Birdie Told Me', by Olivia94, it's a Psych story. She gave me permission :D
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