Here it is! Yay!

Ok, so I'll tell you now that if one couple has more moments in one chapter than another couple, that couple will have fewer moments in the next chapter. And the couple with fewer moments will have more in the next. So don't feel bad if you feel like your couple got the short stick.

Also, the winners for the best ask out is… Kerome!

Kerome-6

Patrick and Nalfie-3

Joddie-2

Famber and Millow-1

Chapter 4


Monday

KT waited at the entrance to Anubis for Jerome. Everyone else had already made their way to the school, all looking very couply. So much so, that she had to remind herself that it was fake. Fabian and Amber were a mixture of shy love and Queen Millington standard perfection. When she was with Alfie, their relationship was pretty much perfect from what she saw. Well from the outside, but that's exactly what Amber was going for. Her relationship didn't actually have to be perfect, but seem perfect to everyone else. Joy and Eddie were nothing but sarcasm and clever one liners. But they shared a passion for journalism, a passion KT never thought she would see Eddie have.

Nina and Alfie are polar opposites. She had never seen two people so different. Alfie was all about fun and being carefree. Nina was always worried and was all work. KT was interested in how their relationship would turn out. Willow and Mara were just adorable. Mara cared for Willow, and that was apparent. The way KT saw it, their friendship was very big sister protecting little sister. So their relationship should be similar: Mara protecting Willow. Mick and Patricia were fascinating to her in a way. They never talked it seemed, what would they have to talk about? He would talk about sports and she would zone out. But still, ever since they had been paired together they seemed like best friends. So after figuring out everyone elses relationships, what was hers and Jerome's?

She thought about her conversation that she had with Nina, Mick, and Amber. About how none of them were in relationships. The conversation started with KT thinking that they all had an advantage, because they didn't have someone they were currently in a relationship with. That would mean no need to hide any feelings for someone else. It ended with her realizing that because she was the only one who wasn't into anyone in the house, it would only be easier for her. But now that she put more thought into the situation, she thought maybe that would backfire on her. She was the only one who had never been in a relationship. Short dates here and there in America but nothing real. She had no idea how to be a girlfriend. What did she do? Are there shoulds and should nots?

"Hey" Jerome's voice startled her. "I said I would only be a minute"

"You just... interrupted my thoughts that's all" KT said.

"Were you thinking about me?" he teased with a smug smile on his face.

"Sort of... well not really" she said. He put a hand over his heart and gave a hurt face as if he were offended.

"Am I not good for for your thoughts?" he asked. She laughed at him.

"You're ridiculous is what you are" she told him.

"Ok so I was thinking" Jerome said. "And I realized that I know almost nothing about you. I mean, before I almost never saw you because you were running off with Sibuna-"

"You know about Sibuna?" KT stopped short.

"KT, I was in Sibuna" Jerome scoffed. While you were in America being oblivious My life was being threatened by Rufus, twice"

"Rufus?" KT asked. Jerome smirked.

"Ah you don't know about that" he laughed. "He's the guy who's in just about everyone's nightmares. Say his name to the group and just watch their reactions"

"Like how it strained you to even say his name?" KT asked.

"I turned a blind eye to you and your gang this year" Jerome said. "You know for a secret society, you guys aren't very subtle. And as usual, I knew something was up but I didn't push because I didn't want to get kidnapped, again"

"Ok, so you know nothing about me" KT said changing the subject hearing how Jerome's voice was getting lower and lower. "What now?"

"Well now we're gonna play twenty questions" Jerome said.

"Ooh fun!" KT smiled.

"Ok, ready?" Jerome asked and she nodded. "Favorite color?"

"Blue"

"Favorite ice cream flavor?"

"Cookies and Cream!"

"Number one on your bucket list?" Jerome asked.

"Ooh uh... going skydiving" KT answered.

"Favorite animal?"

"Monkey for sure"

"Favorite hobby?"

"Singing" she answered without hesitation. Jerome stopped her. "You sing?"

"Yeah, I wasn't able to do much of it before when I was here but I sing" KT nodded.

"Can you sing for me?" he asked.

"Maybe later" she said. "But now keep going with the game!"

"Oh uh... weirdest dream you ever had?" he asked. She looked at him oddly.

"I had a dream that my stuffed bear came to life and ate me and inside of his stomach was a stuffing version of Narnia" she said.

"When?" Jerome asked.

"Last night" she laughed and he laughed too.

"Ok, if you had to choose between jumping in a big swimming pool of bugs and eating a big bucket of them, which would you choose" he asked.

"Ew neither!" KT exclaimed.

"You have to choose" Jerome said.

"I don't have to do anything" KT said. "What would you choose?"

"Oh I would dive in headfirst" Jerome said.

"Ok but see, that's nasty" she said. "I would dive headfirst into a pool filled with Jell-o"

"Jellow?" Jerome asked.

"Yeah Jell-o" KT said. "You know, the jiggly goodness that come in a wonderful selection of colors and tastes?"

"Jelly?" Jerome asked.

"The stuff you put on bread with peanut butter?" KT asked.

"That's jam" Jerome corrected.

"In America it's jelly" she said. "And jell-o would be your jelly"

"Weird" Jerome said as they walked through the doors of the school.

"Clash of the nationalities"

"Wait, ok, is it true you call fringes 'bangs'?" Jerome asked.

"That depends what a fringes is" KT said. "Is it hair that hangs over your eyes?"

"Yeah" Jerome answered.

"Then yes" KT said. Jerome laughed.

"That's so random, bangs" he said as they made their way into their first class.

"You're late" Jason said to them.

"Sorry Mr. Winkler" they mused and took a seat behind Nina and Alfie.

"We were just about to watch a movie on Egypt" he said. "'The Revelation of the Pyramids'"

"I think we know more about Egyptian culture and history than our own" Jerome said as the lights went off and the movie went on and Jason graded papers on his desk.

Ten minutes into the movie and Alfie thought he would die of boredom. A few people already fell asleep. The only ones interested were Nina, Fabian, and Mara. "This is so boring" Alfie whispered.

"Oh come on" Nina whispered. "Give it a chance"

"We're ten minutes into the movie and I'm not asleep yet" Alfie said. "I think that's giving it a fair chance"

Nina rolled her eyes as Alfie took out some paper and put the Hangman sign on it.

_._._._._._._

"Play with me" he said to her.

"No I wanna watch the movie" Nina said.

"Please?" he asked with a puppy dog face. Amber saw out of the corner of her eye, and knew no girl, weather they liked him or not, could resist Alfie's puppy dog face. It's a gift that both Alfie and Fabian have, and they use it to their benefit.

"Fine" Nina sighed. "Uhm... A"

Alfie wrote the letter A on the side and drew a circle for the head of the man.

"E?"

_._._._._.e._

"Ok, I" she guessed.

_._._._.i.e._

"O" she guessed.

_ o o _ i e _

"Wait a second" Nina said taking the pencil from Alfie.

C o o k i e s

"You guessed it" Alfie chuckled.

"That was so easy" Nina sighed. "Come on do a hard one"

"A hard one? Ok" Alfie thought and smiled.

_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. _._._

"Is that one word?" Nina asked.

"Yeah" Alfie smiled.

"Ok let's start with A"

Antidisestablishmentarianism

A._._._._._._._._._.a._._._._._._._._._.a._._.a._._._._

"Ok" Nina sighed. "E"

A._._._._._._.e._._.a._._._._._._.e._._.a._._.a._._._._

"How about I" Nina said.

"You're predictable"

"What? You're supposed to start with the vowels" Nina said.

A _ _ i _ i _ e _ _ a _ _ i _ _ _ e _ _ a _ i a _ i _ _

"Seriously Alfie, this looks like you just put a bunch of letters together" Nina sighed. "M"

A _ _ i _ i _ e _ _ a _ _ i _ _ m e _ _ a _ i a _ i _ m

Jason cleared his throat, startling the two hangman players. "You should be taking notes, not playing hangman" he said looking at the word. "And the word is antidisestablishmentarianism"

"Seriously?" Nina asked looking at the word and then back at Alfie as Jason walked away..

A n t i d i s e s t a b l i s h m e n t a r i a n i s m

"I would have never guessed that because I didn't even know the word existed!" Nina said. "What does it mean?"

"I don't know, I just heard it in an Eminem song" Alfie shrugged. Nina laughed at him and he couldn't help but laugh back.

"Nina and Alfie no talking" Jason told them.

"Uh, technically Mr. Winkler... we weren't talking we were laughing" Alfie countered. Jason gave him a 'you're pushing it' look.

"Sorry" they said.

"Nina stop distracting me while I'm watching the movie" Alfie said as if he was really into the movie.

"You're joking" Nina pushed him lightly.

"Nina and Alfie" Jason groaned.

"Sorry Mr. Winkler" they said.

"You will be, you guys have detention after school" he said. They groaned as the class ended. Amber jumped up from her sleep and gathered her stuff. Nina and Alfie were just about to leave together when Amber hooked with her arm. They left Fabian and Alfie to shrug and talk.

"So do you wanna hang out this afternoon?" Amber asked. "After school?"

"Can't I have detention" Nina said.

"What? You? You have detention?" Amber asked.

"It's not like I haven't gotten a detention before" Nina shrugged getting the right books out of her locker for her next class.

"But that was for snoopy stuff!" Amber narrowed her eyes at her. "You're not doing anything snoopy without me are you?"

"No" Nina rolled her eyes.

"Good. I just can't believe you got detention the day barely started!" Amber sighed.

"Well we did" Nina said.

"We?" Amber asked. "As in... you and Alfie? geez the project hasn't even started for a whole day and already he's rubbing off on you"

"No one is rubbing anything on me" Nina insisted. "We were just talking and Jason got angry and gave us a detention. What's the big deal just hang out with Fabian"

"You know I'd love to" Amber said.

"But?"

"But... he wants to study" Amber said.

"So?" Nina asked her.

"Well my idea of study dates are probably much different than his" Amber lowered her voice and actually looked scared. "His probably involve actual studying"

"Well maybe that's a good thing! It couldn't hurt to bring your grades up" Nina told her.

"Ok well what are your study dates like? You know... when you were with him" Amber asked, looking uncomfortable when she said 'with him' as if it actually hurt to think about. Nina applauded her on her acting.

"Fifty percent study, fifty percent date" Nina smiled.

"Only fifty percent date?" Amber groaned.

"Hey, boyfriends are fun but school is important" Nina told her.

"Yeah, yeah sew it on a pillow" Amber rolled her eyes as they stepped inside their next class.

"And now, the worst class of the day" Joy slumped walking through the doors of the French class.

"Why is it the worst?" Eddie asked.

"Because I speak English" Joy said. "That's all I'm able to speak"

"I could help you if you want" Eddie asked. Then his eyebrows rose. "I'm offering to help someone with school stuff. Why I am offering to spend more of my day doing school work?"

"Maybe because you care about someone and don't want to see her fail French" Joy smiled at him.

"Who?" Eddie teased. Joy punched his shoulder. "Ow ok I'll help at a small price"

"Oh gosh what's your price?" Joy asked.

"You have to eat a meatball hoagie with me" Eddie told her. Ever since he made the 'boy sandwich' he's tried to tell her that she shouldn't knock it till she tried it.

"Seriously?" Joy asked.

"Seriously" Eddie smirked.

"Fine" Joy smiled. Eddie smiled back.

"You know I would help you either way right?" Eddie asked. Joy nodded. "So really you're eating the hoagie because you want to"

"No I don't!" Joy protested.

"Admit it Mercer!" Eddie said. "I know it's the truth!"

"I'll eat it for you" Joy rolled her eyes. "Just like you'll help me with my French for me"

"Ok, that's a deal" Eddie said. Their new French Teacher, Mrs. Stephens came in. She identified as Madam to the class. She was old and often bitter about everything. She had been at a preppy more famous school teaching French with a higher salary before she got fired and came to their school. So no one really blamed her for being bitter, but that didn't make her class more enjoyable.

"Sit down!" she barked, thought everyone was already seated. "Pass your homework to the front of the class"

Everyone sent in their homework, passing it from desk to desk until it reached the front. She snatched the papers and slammed them on her desk. She began to write on the board and underlined it.

'I speak French'

'She eats lunch'

'His mom does laundry'

"Translate these phrases in your notebooks" Madam instructed. They quickly wrote the phrases down and translated what they could. Joy was struggling on the first one, which Eddie saw. She knew how to say French, and I, but speak was the word she couldn't remember.

"Je Parle" Eddie whispered as quietly as possible. Joy looked at him and wrote: 'Je parle le francais'

"Is it... Il mange le... le..." Joy thought.

"Elle is she, Il is he" he told her.

"Elle mange le... chaussures" she guessed.

"I don't think she eats shoes" he laughed quietly. She laughed at herself.

"Dejeuner" he told her. She was about to write when Madam slammed her hand on her own desk.

"Times up" she said. "Let me see your books"

They handed her the books and she graded them in record time. Few people, Nina, Mara, Eddie, got A's. Few people, Fabian, Jerome, KT, Alfie, got Bs. Few people, Mick, Amber, Willow and some others in the class, got Cs. Joy got a D minus for only translating the first phrase.

"Next time" she told Joy. "Try paying attention in class"

When she was out of earshot, Joy whispered: "She hates me"

"She hates us all" Eddie reassured her.

"She hates me the most" Joy groaned and sank in her seat for the rest of the class. After class Patricia went to Mick at his locker.

"Want to do something at lunch?" Patricia asked him.

"Really want to" Mick said. "I can't"

"Why?" Patricia asked.

"Training" He said. "I have to train at lunch"

"Why can't you do that after school?" Patricia asked.

"I can't I have football practice but as soon as I'm done I'd love to hang out with you" Mick smiled. Patricia smiled back, but as soon as he wasn't looking it faltered. She decided not to let it bother her.

The rest of the morning classes went on uneventfully and Willow, as always, was happy lunch was finally there. She Put her books in her locker and quickly skipped over to Mara and dragged her away, similar to what she does with Alfie all of the time during this time, excited to do something other than be in a room surrounded with books and making her brain hurt.

"Do you want to eat in the library?" Mara asked. Willow stopped short so fast, Mara ran right into her.

"The library?" Willow asked. "Do you spend your whole day doing school stuff?"

"No" Mara defended herself. "Why what do you wanna do?"

"I don't know, just have fun" Willow shrugged. "Run around campus with my socks and shoes off so I can feel the grass! Have the wind hit me in the face! Do cartwheels around campus! Have fun and be free!"

"Wouldn't people stare?" Mara asked.

"Maybe, but who cares? Let them be boring" Willow laughed. "Do cartwheels with me"

"Uh... maybe later" Mara said.

"Why? Don't you like doing cartwheels?" Willow asked. Mara looked at her feet. "YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO CARTWHEELS HOW DO YOU LIVE?"

"It's kind of easy if I have air, food, and water..." Mara mumbled.

"I'll teach you!" Willow smiled. Mara shook her head.

"The ground is way too hard I could hurt myself" Mara refused.

"Please? I really wanna do cartwheels with you" Willow said. "And I'll spot you so you don't fall"

"I... ok fine" Mara said taking off her socks and shoes like Willow did and stood by her. Willow stood behind her.

"Put your arms up and be prepared to catch yourself" Willow instructed in an interestingly commanding voice. Mara followed her instructions and slowly began to get worried.

"I thought you were catching me!" Mara told her.

"I'll catch you if you need it, I'll be guiding you" Willow said. "Showing you the steps"

"Ok" Mara said still worried. Willow put her arms on Mara's waist.

"Ok, now, do you know how to do a handstand?" Willow asked.

"Sort of, I mean I can go into it but I can't stay up" Mara said.

"Well good that's the important part" Willow smiled. "Act as if you're going into a headstand but sideways. So push off with your inside foot, this one" she patted Mara's right leg. Mara nodded. "You're an expert on momentum right?"

"Yeah" Mara said. "I mean I guess, I know how it works"

"Ok, then when you push off, use the momentum of the push that gets your feet in the air and keep going until you land on your feet" Willow said.

"Ok, I think I got it" Mara said.

"Ready?" Willow asked.

"As I'll ever be" Mara answered. Mara leaned into a lunge position with her right leg bent. Then she pushed off, sending her in the air. Willow kept her hands on Mara's waist, adjusting them for the best position to keep both of them safe. Mara let out a weird scared sound when she got to the halfway point.

"I got you, you're safe" Willow reassured her. Willow guided her to the ground and Mara was very happy to be back on her feet.

"Oh my gosh" Mara said once feeling safe.

"See you did it!" Willow smiled. "Wasn't it fun?"

"Fun?" Mara asked.

"You know what your problem is?" Willow observed. "You don't like going out of your comfort zone"

"Nope, I'm perfectly fine in my little box of comfort" Mara agreed.

"But life's not fun if you stay in a box" Willow said. "Do it again, and try to have fun"

"I can't have fun because the entire time I'm afraid I'm gonna break my neck" Mara confessed.

"Ah, so we have problem number two" Willow said. "Trust"

"I trust you!" Mara said.

"If you trusted me" Willow started. "You wouldn't fear that you would fall"

"I-" Mara started, but it was true.

"Trust me" Willow told her. "Do you trust me?"

"Yes" Mara said turning away from her and putting her arms up. Willow pushed her hands down lightly and turned her around. She put her hands on Mara's shoulders and looked her in the eyes.

"Do you trust me?" Willow asked. Mara nodded.

"I trust you" Mara nodded. Willow smiled and turned her around. Mara went into the lunge position again with her arms up. Willow held her and squeezed ever so slightly so Mara knew it was ready to push off. Mara pushed off and quickly went in the air, not hesitating like she did the first time. She went through smoothly and landed on her feet without a stumble. When she was done, Mara raised her fists into the air: "Yes!"

"You did it! You really, really did it this time, and it was mostly you!" Willow hugged her as she did a happy dance. Mara stopped dancing and hugged Willow back. Then Willow did something pretty surprising, she cupped Mara's face and kissed her right on the lips. Mara looked at her surprised. She knew she had to do it for the project but it was unexpected to her.

"Wha- wow um" Mara said not quite over the shock. Willow stepped back.

"Should I have not..." Willow asked. She also had the project in time, and thought it was the right timing. Mara got over the shock and smiled at her.

"No, it just surprised me" Mara said. Willow smiled a little, and Mara felt bad. So she kissed on the cheek and Willow beamed. "C'mon before we're late to class"

After school, everyone walked back, in pairs, to Anubis. A few people noticed how some of the students seemed to be confused as to how the couples changed so quickly, and in most unexpected ways. They ignored the looks and went on with the project, which so far has become a lot more fun than they expected. Especially for pairs that didn't really talk much, like Mick and Patricia. Or like Nina and Alfie. Or like KT and Jerome. As they got closer to the house, they saw Mr. Sweet standing there. Eddie wondered what he could be there for, until he notice what was next to him. Eddie's jaw hit the ground when he saw the shiny new motorcycle.

"Holy-" Eddie breathed out running to it. The others followed closely behind him.

"This a gift, for working hard to get your licence" Mr. Sweet said. He handed him a helmet. "As long as you always wear this"

Eddie laughed and took the helmet. He looked at the bike, extremely happy at the moment. "Thanks"

Mr. Sweet smiled. "Well, go for a ride now!" he said. Eddie took the other helmet that was sitting on the seat and looked at Joy.

"Has room for one more" he said. Alfie jumped up and grabbed the helmet.

"Thanks buddy!" Alfie smiled. Joy walked up and snatched the helmet.

"I think he was talking to me" Joy rolled her eyes. Eddie hopped on, and Joy climbed on behind him, holding onto him. Eddie looked at Patricia for a moment. Patricia knew what that look was for. Eddie told her a while ago that when he got a bike, that she would be in Joy's place. But right now, that spot was reserved for her best friend. At least for two weeks. So she smiled as if it didn't bother her. Eddie knew it bothered her, but neither could say something. All of the adults knew about the project, including Mr. Sweet. Just the look they gave each other could cost them points. So Eddie put on his helmet and started the engine. And took off.

Joy was at first a little scared. She held on to Eddie tightly for her life. Eddie laughed at her. "I can't drive if I can't breathe" he joked. She rolled her eyes and let go, but only a little bit. After riding for a little while, it just became exhilarating. They rode all around town and Joy actually put her arms in the air, enjoying the ride. She screamed and shouted and Eddie laughed the entire time.

"This is amazing!" Joy shouted. After driving around for a while, they stopped at a park Eddie parked the bike and he and Joy just took a rest in the grass. It was freshly cut and a little damp but they didn't mind. She rested her head on his chest and fell asleep that way. They stayed like that, and they didn't know how long. But when he saw the sun was going to set soon, he thought it would be a better idea to head back. So he woke her up and motioned to the bike.

"Come on" he said getting up.

"Wait!" Joy called.

"What?" Eddie asked. She walked to him, stood on her toes, wrapped an arm around his neck and pulled him towards her slowly. He met her halfway until their lips connected. She pulled away, smiled, and ran to the bike.

Amber walked down the steps with her books and to Fabian's room. He let her in and smiled. She smiled back and sat cross legged next to him. "So what are we starting with?" Amber asked.

"What do you wanna start with?" Fabian asked. Amber thought.

"Art?" she asked. He laughed.

"How about... how about chem?" he asked.

"Ugh" she said. "I hate that subject.

"Ok, language arts" he suggested.

"Hate that too" Amber said.

"History?"

"Hate it"

"French"

"Hate it"

"Maths"

"Hate"

"What do you like?" Fabian asked.

"Uh... art" Amber smiled. Fabian couldn't help but smile back at how adorable hers was.

"Ok how about we do Language arts? I mean, it was an easy assignment" Fabian shrugged. Amber sighed and nodded. "Ok, did you read the last act she assigned of Othello?"

"Othello" Amber asked trying to remember what it was. Fabian rolled his eyes.

"Have you begun to read it?" Fabian asked. Amber looked sheepish. "Ok the assignment is to write a paragraph of what happened in the last scene"

"Ok so what happened in the last scene?" Amber asked.

"Iago got Cassio drunk" Fabian said. "Which ultimately made him lose his position as Othello's right hand man"

"Why did Iago do that?" Amber asked.

"Because Iago wants Cassio's job" Fabian explained. Amber nodded. "You can write as Othello"

"Well... how..." Amber was confused and frustrated and the study 'date' had only begun. Amber decided it was time to turn it into a 'study' date. So she scooted a little closer to him, and he barely noticed because he's Fabian. And when she laid her head on his shoulder he didn't flinch. But it made a difference to her. She was suddenly more comfortable and relaxed. And whatever stress the day gave her she was gone when his warmth wrapped around her. And just like that, things became a little more clear, and she could concentrate more. "So... I would be writing how Othiellom feels about Casido?"

"Yes you would be writing about how Othello feels about Cassio" Fabian chuckled. Amber got out her laptop and started typing, with Fabian's help.

Nina and Alfie had been sitting in detention for about fifteen minutes. The rules were to not do anything. They just had to sit and be bored. And boy were they. Their detention was monitored by Ms. Muller, the teacher for language arts. There were few people in there, five including Nina and Alfie to be exact. Nina sighed and put her head down.

Alfie noticed this. He was used to detention. Granted Jerome was usually the one sitting next to him. He usually either slept, thought about life, or about the next prank that would land him in that same place. He decided he didn't want Nina to be bored. So, as subtly as possible, he inched his foot closer to Nina's, and tapped it before it retreated back to it's previous spot.

Nina smiled and kept her head down as she moved her foot towards his, but he surprised her by meeting it halfway and tapping it. And just like that they were in an all out footsy war. Their bodies torso up were as perfectly still as can be, not wanting Muller to notice, but their legs and feet were moving around as if it were some were interpretive dance.

When Nina accidentally tickled him, he had to fight to keep his poker face on and bite his tongue so he didn't laugh. The look on his face because of this was priceless. So Nina kept it up. Alfie held his breath and he had a goofy grin on his face. Alfie felt it was time the he stopped being the victim of the footsie game, and had an idea. He knew that the back of the knee is a big tickle spot on most people. And he reached down with his hand and tickled there. She let out a small yelp, that barely attracted Muller's attention, and gave Alfie the 'you win' look. Alfie looked smug and Nina rolled her eyes. About ten minutes after their game, just as Nina was about to fall asleep, Muller got up.

"Don't move" she said making her way to the bathroom. As soon as the door closed, low murmurs were heard.

"You cheated" Nina said immediately in a low voice.

"You're the one that started the tickling thing" Alfie pointed at her. "I just finished it"

"Oh no, this is far from finished" Nina locked eyes with him and smirked.

"Oh really?" Alfie smiled.

"Really" Nina raised her eyebrows in a challenging way. Muller walked through the door and looked at the two.

"Stop flirting!" she barked. Nina and Alfie backed away from each other, unaware that they were quote unquote 'flirting'. "You can leave now, detention is over"

Everyone happily got up and left the room. Alfie stood at the entrance to the school and looked over at the path to Anubis house and back at Nina.

"Race you?" he asked. She shook her head.

"Nope" she said.

"Chicken?" he asked.

"Not a big fan of running" Nina shrugged.

"C'mon, please?" he asked, using the puppy dog face.

"That face needs to stop!" Nina said. "Fine"

"Ready? One... two..." Alfie counted off. "Three!"

And they were off, with Alfie already in front. But Nina wasn't far behind him. And then there was something about his running that struck her. The way he constantly looked back to see how far behind she was. The playful look on his face. She couldn't remember what was so familiar about it, and she had the most annoying deja vu. She racked her brain the whole time trying to figure out what it was. When they made it to the door, Alfie slapped his hand on it breathing heavily with a triumphant smile. He was ready to boast and gloat, playfully of course, until he saw the look on Nina's face. It looked frustrated and determined.

And then she remembered. One of the first days that she had been in Anubis house, she remembered Alfie stole Jerome's shoe and was running away from him. She and fabian had been talking and they ran beside them that day. And then it was as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, because she finally figured it out.

Maybe it was her own small celebration for getting rid of her head ache. Maybe it was to wipe the worried look off of Alfie's face. Or maybe she just remembered the requirement. But she smiled and kissed Alfie on the lips, only for a few seconds, and went inside leaving him shocked and confused.

"You know, it's not fair that you know more about me now, but I don't know much about you" KT said to Jerome. "I think it's time for round two of twenty questions"

"Oh really?" Jerome asked. "Ok, go"

"Ok I guess we'll start with the easys" KT said. "So favorite color?"

"Uhm... blue" KT rose her eyebrows.

"That's-"

"The same as your, I know" Jerome laughed.

"Ok favorite uh subject at school" KT asked.

"Lunch" he smiled.

"That's not a subject!" KT exclaimed.

"Says you" he smiled.

"Favorite animal?"

"So now you're stealing my questions?" Jerome teased.

"These are general questions!" KT reasoned and pushed him lightly. "You don't own them"

"Fine uh I would... steal your monkey" he smirked.

"No I wouldn't let you!" KT exclaimed. "Plus, you couldn't handle a monkey"

"Sure I could, I have an Alfie" Jerome laughed.

"He would jump on your back and mess up you hair" KT said doing just that then whispered in his ear. "Could you handle that?"

"I can handle some messy hair" Jerome said shaking a little to try to get her off of him. "Can you?"

"Every girl's experienced a bad hair day, trust me" KT said hopping off.

"Continue with the questions or it will be the second round we didn't finish" Jerome said.

"Ok... Where do you wanna travel to?" KT asked. He thought.

"Don't get cocky" he started.

"You wanna go to America don't you!" KT laughed.

"I said don't get cocky!" Jerome warned. "But I kind of always wanted to go to New York. Just to see what the hubbub about."

"Join the club" KT said.

"You've never been to New York?" Jerome asked.

"Nope. Gas prices, car malfunctions, too many complications" KT shrugged.

"Ah" he sighed. "Well maybe we'll go together some day" he smiled. She smiled back and nodded.

"Maybe" KT said. "So how many questions is that so far?"

"Four" he laughed.

"Seriously? That's it?" KT asked in disbelief. "Alright, most surprising gif you've ever gotten"

"Surprising? Nothing surprises me" Jerome said.

"I don't believe you" KT said.

"It's true, after what I've gone through, nothing surprises me" he said honestly feeling that way.

"What have you gone through?" KT asked.

"Well after my best friends abandoned me for the beginning of the scooby gang, I decided to team up with this guy named-" Jerome's story was cut short by an ironically surprising kiss.

"Did that surprise you?" KT asked. He rolled his eyes.

"Congratulations I bet you feel really accomplished now" KT smirked in answer.

"Very accomplished" she smiled.

As soon as Mick walked through the door, Patricia jumped up to greet him. She had been feeling particularly lonely that day. He smiled at her. "Hey"

"Hey, wanna watch a movie?" she asked.

"Sure, I'll just take a shower and-" he started.

"Shower later" she told him.

"But I'm all sweaty" he said.

"I don't care" Patricia said.

"Really?" Mick asked in disbelief. "Amber thinks sweat is gross and Mara's all about hygiene so..."

"Do I look like Amber or Mara to you" Patricia asked eyebrow raised.

"You most certainly do not" Mick said.

"Exactly, I just want to spend time with you. So wash your face change your clothes and meet me in my room" Patricia said. Patricia had always made fun of Mara and Amber for being the needy girlfriend that always had an iron grip on Mick's testicals, bust now she saw why. He was gone most of the day. And it really bothered her. So she was inexplicably excited to finally just sit back and watch a movie with him. And she didn't care what movie.

"Hey" Mick said coming into her room no more than ten minutes later. "So I brought up my DVDs"

"Ooh" she said looking at them. The second and third Harry Potter, and Skyfall. "You're collection is huge, how am I going to pick?"

"Well someone's feeling sarcastic" Mick said.

"Only everyday of my life" Patricia chuckled. "What's Skyfall about"

"It's a Double Oh Seven movie" Mick said. Patricia looked confused. "James Bond?"

"Oh... Ok well then let's watch it" she said.

"Have you ever watched a James Bond movie?" Mick asked putting it into her laptop. She shook her head. "You won't get a lot of the references then"

"It won't bother you that you might have to explain them to me will it?" Patricia asked.

"No" he said/

"Good, because you'd just have to suck it up and do it anyway" Patricia said. Mick laughed, the type of laugh you just have to throw your head back twenty minutes into the movie, Mick was exhausted, but stayed up for Patricia. She was laying next to him with her knees to her chest and her head on his shoulder.

"This is the longest intro into a movie ever" Patricia said. "Are they using the entire song?"

"Yeah they are, it's cool" Mick said.

"It's stupid" Patricia said.

"Well it's just one section of the movie" Mick said.

"A very long section" Patricia complained. It didn't bother Mick, he just laughed it off. Now completely into the movie, Patricia couldn't wait for it to be over so she knew everything, but never wanted it to end at the same time. "There's something going on with Bonds and that girl, his partner"

"Nah, he's just naturally flirtatious' Mick said.

"Naturally flirtatious with her. Are they gonna hook up at the end?" Patricia asked.

"Not telling you" Mick said. "Not telling you anything"

"Why not?" Patricia whined.

"Because it ruins the movie!" Mick told her.

"I'll just look it up on Wikipedia" Patricia took her phone out, but before she could even turn it on Mick snatched it from her. "Give me my phone!"

"After the movie's over" Mick said.

"I can't enjoy the movie without my phone" Patricia said.

"I guess you're just gonna have to learn" Mick shrugged. Patricia reached for it but Mick held it back. When she was close to getting it he hopped out of bed and ran away. She wasn't more than two steps behind him.

"Ugh!" Joy yelled at them. "Why are you stomping around the house like a bunch of Gorillas?"

"He stole my phone!" Patricia pointed at Mick.

"Stop it!" Joy yelled and retreated to her spot in the living room.

"Ok, if you give me my phone, I won't look anything up on Wikipedia" Patricia reasoned.

"No" Mick smirked.

"Why not!" Patricia exclaimed.

"I like seeing you annoyed" Mick shrugged.

"Why?"

"Because... it's cute" he admitted. She stopped reaching for her phone and looked at him. Trying to figure out if he was just saying that for points, or if he really believed that. It annoyed and flattered her, because she hates being cute. One of those feelings only one other person could give her. And then he kissed her, and once again she was wondering if it was for the project or for him. She thought that would be one thing about the assignment that would nag at her for a while. What part of it was real, and what part was fake? She felt eyes bearing into the back of her head. She knew whose eyes they were. So she reached for her phone and pulled away from him, sticking her tongue out and racing up the stairs.

Mick watched her retreating figure and turned around to see Eddie. They stared at each other for a while. Not saying a word. Not a single word. Because neither of them had to. Mick just kissed Patricia. Eddie wasn't sure if she was his girlfriend or ex girlfriend. But Mick kissed her. But that's not the bad part. Mick knew why Eddie was looking at him like that. It's because he enjoyed it. And Eddie knew it.

"It is ten o'clock!" Victor's annual chant called. "You have five minutes, and then I want to hear a pin… drop"

Mick and Eddie both made their way to their room and were surprised to see a sleeping Fabian and Amber surrounded by books and papers. Fabian was laying sideway with his face on his Science homework and Amber was on top of him with the Othello book in her hand. Eddie nudged them with his foot and they both simply let out a muffled groan. So he kicked them a little harder and they woke up.

"What time is it?" Amber's worn and tired voice asked.

"Ten o'clock" Mick answered. Fabian woke up a little more after hearing the curfew and realizing he wasn't dressed for bed, and he also didn't brush his teeth. Amber awoke a little realizing she wasn't even in her corridor. She rushed up and gathered her papers and books and was about to leave before turned back and gave Fabian a quick kiss before running out and saying 'good night' in the process.

The kiss was very casual. As if they did it every day, as if it were nothing. So much so that Fabian barely realized that it happened, also because his brain was a little foggy from being sleepy. Once he finished getting ready for bed, teeth brushed, night clothes on, he remembered there was one last assignment he forgot to do. And because he was a good friend, he wanted to make sure Eddie and Mick hadn't forgotten as well. He threw a pillow at Eddie, and tapped Mick.

"What?"

"What"

"Did you do your journals for theater?" Fabian asked. They shook their head and each reached for their journal. Fabian reached for his, and begun writing.


NEXT CHAPTER IS ALL JOURNALS!

So… What was the highlight of the chapter for you?

And… Who's your favorite couple? Anyone's favorite's change?

Patrick- 20

Nalfie- 13

Famber- 12

Joddie- 5

Kerome- 3

Millow- 2

Note: If you were wondering why there were dots in between the lines in the hangman scene, it's because FF wouldn't let it show up right without them unless there were enough letters (or punctuation) in between.