Soon we will be able to return to our normal lives… Though they were never really normal, were they?

~ Unknown ~

Chapter Twenty-Two

"Nina, you look so pretty!" Amber chirped, going over to Nina, and fixing her hair. They were all dressed up, there was a dance at the school today, which was perfect for them. The whole house would be empty, other than the teachers, and Delaney.

Fabian smiled as Nina thanked Amber. Nina looked beautiful, her long dirty-blonde curls were overflowing over her shoulders, and her dark blue dress matched her sparkly blue eyes. They had dressed up so they could fit in, so everyone thought they were students. Amber had suggested it to them, and they agreed.

"Okay, the dance doesn't start for about an hour, but all the teachers have already left for setting up. And I'm pretty sure they'll all be back here tonight." Amber stated, smiling at them. "But I told the other students at Anubis about you guys, not about the mystery, and they all wanted to meet you two!"

"What did you tell the students exactly, Amber?" Nina asked curiously, wanting to know what the blonde said to them. Anything about Delaney, or even Lilia, could easily put them in danger.

"I told them that you guys are my best friends, and both of you are detectives!" Amber cheered. "I wouldn't say anything about the mystery like that, though."

"Well, let's meet them then! That shouldn't be a problem." Nina responded. "Are they all in the house?"

"Yeah, everyone's already dressed up, they are just waiting in the living room! Trudy, our house-mother who left earlier, made us a bunch of snacks!" Amber exclaimed, grabbing Nina's arm. "Let's go!"

The trio went into the house, and Amber led them both to the common room, where six other students sat, all quietly chatting to each other. Amber cleared her throat, so everyone would look up. She grinned, and pointed to Nina and Fabian.

"Guys, this is Nina, and this is Fabian." Amber declared, pointing according to their name. "They were admitted to come to the dance, I asked Mr. Sweet! Though he said no, so I threatened to have my daddy stop the donations to the school… But it worked, so here we are!"

Nina and Fabian both waved, smiling slightly at them all. They all smiled politely back at them, and waved as well.

"Okay, so there is Mick, Mara, Alfie, Jerome, and Patricia! Mick and Mara are there," Amber said, pointing to a couch, where an Indian-looking girl sat, holding hands with a short blonde-haired boy.

"Then there is Jerome and Patricia," Amber stated, pointing to the other couch, where a girl with red hair and a purple hair extension sat, next to a boy with blonde hair. Patricia laughed as Jerome stuffed a cookie into his mouth, and then into hers.

"And that's Alfie, my beau!" Amber giggled, going over to the chair Alfie was sitting in, and kissing his cheek. The dark-skinned boy smiled at her.

"Well, it's nice to meet you guys!" Nina said clearly, before her phone started ringing. She quickly took it out, and answered it. It was from an unknown number, she had no idea who it could be.

"Hello, who is this?" Nina asked, making both Amber and Fabian gaze over at her. There was a silent pause, before the person on the other end replied to her.

"Nina, its Delaney." Delaney breathed, she was in hiding at the moment. She was nearly unable to take the call, but she managed to. It was really important, she had found out what Nina was doing, and she didn't approve of it. She didn't want her best friend getting hurt because of it.

"Delaney?!" Nina shouted, causing the others to look at her. She blinked a couple of times, before walking out of the room, and into the hallway. Fabian followed her, and Amber went as well, but Mara stopped her.

"What's going on?" Mara asked softly, curiousness dancing through her eyes. Amber bit her lip, trying to think of an excuse.

"Um… Well Delaney is Nina's friend, who moved away, they don't get to talk much." Amber uttered, quickly going into the hallway. Mara shrugged, and took her seat back next to Mick.

"Hi Nina…" Delaney whispered, as Nina's eyes teared up slightly. She missed her best friend so much, it felt nice to hear her again. "I heard what you guys are doing…"

"Huh?"

"Nina, I was in the house a couple times, and I know what you're doing. But… please don't. It's far too dangerous." Delaney answered.

Nina eyed Fabian, and said "Delaney, we have to do it. You don't understand…" Nina whispered.

"No, don't Nina. I'll be fine, trust me." Delaney said. "The teachers can get their eternal life, and I can go home."

Nina frowned, staying silent for a minute. Delaney didn't know what those scales meant, she didn't know what would happen. She didn't know that if those teachers succeeded, that she wouldn't be coming home afterwards.

Fabian asked her what they were talking about, and she shushed him. He sighed, looking down at his feet. He was all dressed up tonight, wearing a classic black tux, and his black dress shoes. He didn't have anything else, that's all he wore for formal occasions.

"Delaney, have you seen those scales in the basement?" Nina inquired quietly.

"Yeah, what about them?"

"Those scales… They have the students' names on them, including yours. On the other side of those scales, is a teacher's name. If that teacher drinks from the cup, that student will die…" Nina murmured, biting her lip.

Delaney didn't comment after that, she didn't know.

"I have to go Nina… But your sister is safe, if you were wondering. For now…" Delaney said, and then hung up the phone. Nina stood there stunned for a sec, then put her phone away.

'For now'? What does that mean?! They better not hurt her…

Nina glanced at Amber and Fabian, who were both waiting to find out what the call was about.

"Delaney didn't want us to go through with our plan, she heard, but I told her about the scales. And apparently Lilia is fine, for now…" Nina responded. She looked at the ground, all of this was so nerve-wracking for her.

"Nina… She'll be okay, I promise. So will everyone else. Our plan can't fail." Fabian replied, pulling her into a hug.

Amber giggled softly, and whispered 'Fabina', even though it wasn't exactly the most appropriate time to slip it in.

So, last chapter is ahead, woowoo! The epilogue is after, but you know xD It should be pretty long, it's nearly half a page on my outline, beating all the other chapters. I am so excited to write it, defiantly since there are so many twists! You'll be happy with the outcome :)

And yay, I am pretty sure this is a thousand words! Hahahahahahaha, yes.

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