AN: I wrote this 5 years ago, and posted it on Tumblr. It's unfinished, so I'd like to change that... that is, if I have some readers. c:
So please let me know what you think. Again, it's old, but I want to keep it like it was originally written - at least for now.

The students began shuffling onto the school grounds, running up to join their friends or looking around nervously trying to figure out where they're supposed to be. A black cab pulled up in front of the main door. Meanwhile, the Anubis students were bringing their bags in through the front door as they arrived.

"Trudy!" Alfie shouted, leaving his bags by the door and headed for the kitchen.

"Oh Alfie, all you ever do is eat!" Willow complained lightly, a smile on her face, Fabian beside her chuckled. "He's almost as bad as Mick."

"Almost," Jerome was helping Joy bring in her bags, along with his own. She walked in with a large suitcase.

"Be careful with those, I have some breakable items in there," she cautioned.

"And you're almost as bad as Amber, what's in all of these?!" Jerome set the bags down and rested on the stair railing. Joy raised an eyebrow at the comparison. He was yet again comparing her with Amber, but she knew this time he wasn't saying it to make fun of her.

"I went on a bit of a shopping spree this holiday, and I couldn't decide what to take with me so I took it all."

"Oh cut it out, that is NOT what happened!" Patricia and Eddie were making their way through the door now, both laughing in their own little world.

"No, no, it's true! Here, I'll show you proof," he rolled his sleeve up to reveal a red line going up his arm.
"See, I had stitches there. Believe me now, Yacker?"

"Hey guys!" Fabian greeted them, and patted his best friend on the shoulder.
"So how was your holiday?"

They made their way into the living room with the others while they talked about their summer break. KT made her way down the stairs, having already put her things in her room. She walked into the living room, joining the rest of the students, waving to everyone, and shut the door behind her.

"Hey guys, did you know there are 3 beds in each room upstairs?"

"Really?" Joy asked curiously.

"Yeah, and considering Mara got accepted to that geek school on that science scholarship, I guess we'll be expecting two new girls this term." Patricia said.

"Every new kid that comes along, you end up despising, Patricia. I feel bad for them already," said Jerome. Joy nudged him in the rib.

"Oh shut up," Patricia made a face at him. Eddie laughed, holding her hand harder. He was glad to have his girlfriend back. He was glad to have his friends back, too. He was afraid he never would again.

While the students were in the living room, chatting happily, the front door creaked open.

"Why couldn't Daddy send the limo to get us? I mean hello, fashion designer here."

"I doubt anyone even saw you, Amber. I didn't see anyone I know when we stepped out of the cab."

"But Neens, I've been driven to the school in my limo EVERY year. It's like a tradition." Nina smiled and shook her head. She missed Amber and the school. Sibuna. Fabian… The thought of seeing him again made her nervous. "It'll be alright you know, he misses you too."

"That may be so, but what if he moved on like I told him to? I can't believe I wrote that to him. But I had no other choice at the time…"

"It'll work out. Trust me. Now let's go put our bags away in our room. OUR ROOM!" Amber squealed. She missed sharing her room with Nina, she was like her sister.

"Shhh! We don't want them to know we're here yet, remember?"

"Oh right….Sorry." They quietly made their way up the stairs. It wasn't easy with all of Amber's suitcases.

"So, who do you think the new girls will be?" Alfie asked.

"PLEASE, not another American with powers." Jerome held his hands together in a begging motion, he cracked a smile toward KT and Eddie.

"And what's wrong with American's, Jerome?" KT asked, crossing her arms and smiling at him. She found his tone amusing. Eddie smiled. Even though he had many reasons not to, he loved being the Osirian.

"It's just…haven't you guys noticed every new kid is an American? And every American that comes has some weird tie to all the Egyptian stuff." That hit a nerve. Fabian cleared his throat and shifted in his seat. Even now, he hates hearing anything that reminds him of her. Joy noticed Fabian's discomfort. As much as she loves Jerome, she still has a place in her heart for Fabian. After the chaos from last term, she was explained to that that wasn't really Fabian who said all of those cruel things to her, and was able to pretend like it hadn't happened.

"Isn't it funny how there's still so much we don't know?" Joy said, hoping to ease the conversation to a different topic. Fabian still looked down uncomfortably. He began toning everyone out, thinking about his memories with her. Eddie was his best guy friend, and he didn't want him to leave. But at the same time, he wanted Nina to be there instead. Mara was a good friend to him, but he just couldn't get himself to move on with her. Fabian looked up at his friends laughing and talking, and quietly left the room.

"Come on Amber," Nina and Amber quietly walked down the stairs, still hearing chatter going on in the living room. Fabian had just shut his bedroom door.

"Everyone sure sounds happy," Amber commented.

"Yeah, they do, don't they?" She was really beginning to think her friends didn't miss her as much as she missed them.

They tiptoed out the front door. Eddie noticed Fabian had left the room. He got up, and quietly said, 'be right back' to Patricia as he left the room. He felt as if something was pulling him toward the front door, but when he looked he saw nothing there. He slowly opened the door to his bedroom, and saw Fabian on the end of his bed with his head in his hands.

"Dude, what's wrong?" he asked as he went over and sat on his own bed.

"Nina," was all he could say. "Ahh…" Eddie understood. After what he went through last year with Patricia's soul being taken from her, almost as if she wasn't there at all, he could understand Fabian's pain.

"We never figured out what 'danger' Nina was referring to when she said the Chosen One and Osirian couldn't be together. Maybe we could find a way around it, so she could be here too. I'm sure by now her Gran's okay." Fabian never bothered to look up while he spoke. Seeing everyone happy with someone was a constant reminder to him.

"Why don't you message her then, buddy? It's what, 6 in the morning where she is? She'll see your message in a few hours when she gets up."

"Yeah…yeah…maybe somehow we could figure it out together. Thanks, Eddie." Fabian smiled at Eddie, but it didn't reach his eyes.

"No problem." Eddie got up and pat Fabian on the shoulder and started for the door.
"Hey. Don't worry, you'll see her again. And if I can, I'll help you two figure it out." Fabian nodded and reached for his laptop. He hadn't checked Nina's profile in months, he was afraid of what he might find there. He took a deep breath, and went to her profile. He saw her "single" status first, and exhaled in relief. Then he started browsing her pictures. He saw she got to spend the summer with Amber in New York, and smiled. He was happy that they could still stay together. He just wished he could be with her too. As Eddie walked down the hall, back toward the living room, he heard a voice whisper, "find her."