Nina watched as the train vanished from sight she went around to hope to get a taxi.

"Nina Martin?".

"Yep that me" Nina cried excitedly as nervous as she was this was what she wanted.

"Ah, you're American then?" The driver asked he seemed nice enough.

"Yeah how'd did you know was it the accent," She asked.

" No, it was the big American flag on your suitcase" He replied with a laugh.

"Oh right well," Nina said crouching down a ripping off the American sticker.

" Well jump in love," He said before Nina knew it she was in the taxi driving to the boarding school.

"I can't believe I'm going to a boarding school I'm so excited! I feel like Harry Potter" Nina squealed her phone beeped.

"Is that your parents checking up on you?" The driver asked.

"It's my gran I think she misses me already my gran brought me up. I've never been away from home." Nina told him.

Soon enough they pulled up to Anum Boarding School she stared at it in awe.

"It a big place where do you need to be?".

Checking the papers she repeated what the paper said: "It says here I'm in House of Anubis".

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"Move back a little" Patricia said.

"Hurry up," Joy said backing up and screamed and fell on something.

"Oh hey, careful" Fabian said helping her up off him.

Patricia took a photo "This is so my new profile picture" She laughed.

Joy snatched Fabian's book and laughed "The theory of computational intelligence? A bit of light reading".

"Joy, just because it doesn't have Robert Pattinson on the cover, doesn't mean it's not worth reading" Fabian laughed.

They saw a car pull up " I'll take your case around" The driver said getting her luggage.

"Wow welcome to Hogwarts," Nina said excitedly.

"Hey wait up" Nina yelled and started to run after the driver carrying her luggage she ran after him until she ran into a group of students.

"I'm so sorry" Nina apologized and continued to run after the man bringing her bags.

"Who's the American" Patricia asked Joy and Fabian just shrugged.

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Nina just stood there in front of Anubis house until something bumped into her.

"Hey watch it!" A voice called out Nina turned around to see a blonde-haired boy wearing a leather jacket and an ac/dc shirt.

"Sorry, do you live here? I'm Nina Martin."

The boy sighed in relief ''Thank goodness another American your the best thing I heard since I got here, by the way, I'm from American too" He said she giggled and the door in front of them opened by its self.

"Does that normally happen?" Eddie asked Nina just shrugged

"Hello," they said in unison.

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"Hey Joy, look what came this morning," Patricia said holding out a box.

"Yes! Bff night in our room tonight" Joy said gasping with excitement.

"Oh yeah you're on," Patricia said smiling

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"So I've got the perfect plan to get Amber to notice me," Alfie said interrupting Jerome who was talking to another student.

"Hang on Alfie I told you this would cost you a tenner, now do you want the homework or not?" Jerome said the boy handed ten pounds and walked off.

"Shake my hand" Jerome took his hand and shook it and ended up taking a fake hand and called it subtle.

"Why would anyone want to subtle? Jerome?!" Alfie said and ran after him.

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Suddenly the door closed behind them they turned around to see an old man in front of them "Isn't the doorbell working".

" Um no," Eddie told him with one eyebrow up "The door opened up itself".

" Just thought you could walk, straight in." The man said.

"Well that's kind of how we deal with doors in America umm, hi I'm Nina Martin and this is Eddie Miller" Nina introduced as them she put out her hand.

"You two are late...!" he starts to walk around them "Two weeks late" He informed.

"I know, I'm sorry but I didn't find out about the scholarship until-" He stopped her.

"I'm not interested in the reason you guys are late" He sneered suddenly an older light-skinned woman came down the stairs saying.

"Victor! Victor Rodenmaar I hope you're giving our new boy and girl here, the warmest of welcomes! Well, as warm as he gets anyway. Hello, I'm Trudy Rehman, your guy's new house mother! Welcome to Anubis House! It's only slightly spookier than the brochure." Trudy giggle and so did Nina and Eddie.

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They were in Mrs. Andrew's room, Patricia and Joy were laughing Amber was on her phone with her father.

"So today we're going to have as promised, a practice exam!" Mrs. Andrews announced everyone frowned and made upset noises Joy and Patricia rolled their eyes.

"But daddy you need to extend my credit card limit!" Amber yelled into her phone and Mrs. Andrews saw her on it.

"But daddy I've seen a pair of important shoes!''.

Mick enters the room dripping in sweat and Amber glows up from seeing him.

''I have to go daddy I'm in school!" She hung up the phone.

"Mick your back" Amber squealed as he shot a soccer ball into the trash can and made it perfectly Mick made his way up to the teacher.

"Sorry I'm late" He apologized.

"You might have wanted to change first just try not to drip all over the paper," Ms. Andrew's told him.

Amber turned to Mara and said, "Can he be any hotter?".

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" The Anubis estate was originally built in 1890, but it wasn't actually named Anubis until 1922," Victor informed them.

"Of course you know" Eddie mumbled Nina laughed and hit him in the arm.

"I heard that Mr. Miller".

"Oh hush Victor, they, don't care about that boringness, their teenagers! It's all about hormones and vampires" Trudy commented Nina laughed.

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"I can't believe no one's got Joy's home number" Patricia

complained.

"That's because this is her home just call her phone," Amber said in a duh voice

"Amber try to keep up I told you she left her phone behind!" Patricia said annoyed.

"So...Text her" Amber said confidently Patricia pointed to Amber's hand and said out loud.

"Stupidly Leak come on Jerome you known her your whole life!"

"Patricia if I had known something I would tell you to now shut up," Jerome said smirking.

"Wait they already have somebody in her bed," Fabian asked concerned.

"Yeah it was that girl we saw in the taxi and a boy they're American and totally obsessed with it," Patricia said annoyed.

"And Joy just went that's really weird-," Mara said worried but Alfie cut her off.

"Maybe Joy has been abducted by aliens and the new kids are one of them" Alfie claimed.

Everyone started to arguing until Nina and Eddie came in and everything went silent.

"Hi I'm Eddie Miller and I like to kidnap friends and that's Nina" Eddie joked.

"Hi"

"Hi," Fabian said trying to be nice she smiled and said hi back.

"Welcome space twins! bleep! blurb! blah!" Alfie said everyone laughed even Nina.

Trudy came into the common room and yelled "Suppers ready!".

"Mick?!''

''MICK!?" Amber yelled she felt someone tap her shoulder from behind her.

"Mick! Seriously don't do that, I almost had a heart attack" Amber gasped.

In the dining room, everyone was peacefully eating until Alfie started to stuff his mouth with his spaghetti Mara looked disgusted.

" Stop it, Alfie! That's disgusting" Mara said obviously disgusted Jerome laughed.

"Nope! It's delicious this way" He said stuffing his mouth full.

Jerome was about to put food in his mouth when he commented: "Alfie don't play with your food".

Alfie looked up at him then Jerome flung his spaghetti at his face Jerome laughed Alfie took offense. e picked up some spaghetti from his plate and threw it at Jerome but it also got Mara, Jerome got playfully and put his hands in the salad and threw it at Alfie, Alfie then threw food at Nina seeing of she would go along, Amber opened the dining-room door and got hit with flying spaghetti, then she left Fabian got veggies thrown at him from Jerome.

" Guys, really every meal, "Fabian said annoyed Nina put her hair up in a ponytail so no food would get in.

Patricia purposely picked up a pitcher of water and poured it on Nina's lap " Oops, Sorry!"

"Classy Patricia" Fabian said getting mad at her

"What it was an accident!" Patricia said.

"Are you OK?" He asked turned to Nina.

"Yeah! Except! I think clothes are shrinking to my body as we speak" Nina said.

"So Nina! When are you and Wonderboy going to tell us what you know about Joy's disappearance?'' Patricia sneered at Nina.

'Well I guess when I actually know something'' Nina said just standing there.

''Oh come on! One minute I'm next to Joy sitting in class! and the next, SHE DISAPPEARED, and you've guys taken her place, a bit of a coincidence don't you think?!'' Patricia yelled in her annoying British accent.

''I guess it is'' Nina said on the verge of crying.

''Maybe they snatched her and put her in the cellar wwwoooooowww'' Alfie said joking.

''Shut up Alfie! Well...!?''Patricia said.

''Like I said we don't know anything about Joy, or her sudden disappearance'' Nina said defending herself and Eddie.

''I'll get it out of you... eventually!'' Patricia said in a threatening voice victor walked in.

''Nina! Phone call for you... What's going on?'' Victor asked looking at the absolute mess.

''Nothing! Just Nina spilled water everywhere!'' Patricia replied Nina left with Victor to go to the phone. When they left Alfie and Jerome continued throwing bits of food at each other.

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Mick and Eddie were at the table eating some breakfast and Fabian was setting the table.

In the living room, Amber was reading a magazine sitting next to Mara.

''Mara? Do you think Mick is over me?'' Amber said worriedly.

"no... I'm sure he's not. It's probably just your biological impulses triggering your insecurities!" Mara smartly.

"Okay, whatever that means..." Amber said confused they stop talking when Nina walked in and waved at them They looked at her then got back to what they were doing.

"So what do you think of the new chick," Mick asked Fabian.

"I think the new girl is nice... Looks nice" Fabian said trying to find his words.

"Oh really!" Mick said.

"Joy definitely would have called by now, I'm telling you something happened to her!" Patricia said walking with a bowl of fruit to the table and passing it to Jerome.

"Patricia gives it a break, you driving me crazy!" Jerome said annoyed.

"Jerome! Some of us are worried for Joy, even if your not" Mara said shocked.

"Did you get a response to that email you sent her last night?" Amber asked.

"No.."

"It's difficult when we don't know what else to do," Fabian said thinking.

"Question the newbies! That's what" Patricia yelled like she had a plan.

"They have nothing to do with this Patricia, they just have... Really bad timing" Fabian said defending them.

"What about last night! That business with the mirror" Patricia said Jerome laughed at her.

"Where are the newbies anyway," Patricia asked.

"Going to school early I think" Fabian replied.

"Oh... They're geeks as well as everything!" Patricia complained Jerome laughed again.

"I think it's more about getting away from us" Fabian stated Mara nodded "I mean, we've hardly very welcoming".

" I know, I've been thinking that too. I feel a bit mean" Mara agreed.

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Nina and Eddie were walking to school when an old lady walked up

to her.

"Oh sorry, are you okay?" Nina said as she and Eddie sat down on the bench.

"No, that's my house!" The old lady said pointing at Anubis house.

"Ugh... I don't think so... It's a school" Eddie said

"No, that's my house!" She said again looking at Anubis house confused they played along.

"Okay, it's your house. Kind of suites you" Nina said referring to her age.

"It's you two, isn't it?" The old lady asked with a smile.

" Umm, I'm sorry, I don't know-"Eddie said but was cut off by the old lady.

"Sarah...! Sarah, my name is Sarah!"

"Okay, Sarah, why don't you come inside for some coffee," Nina said and Sarah's face grew scared.

"I can't go in! HE IS WAITING!" Sarah screamed Nina and Eddie shared a look.

"Alright, then why don't you wait here and we'll bring someone back," Eddie said confused and Nina nodded.

"It's not like you to wander around Emily," A lady said.

"That's Anubis house!" Eddie said as they walked towards a picture of it on the wall "She said she used to live there".

The caretaker started laughing and said, "I don't think so... Although, with some of these oldies you never know. Truth is, we know very little of Emily's background, ISNT THAT RIGHT EMILY!".

"There's no need to shout, I'm not deaf you know," Emily said a little mad, and Nina and Eddie smiled.

" Well let's get you to your room, "The lady said and handed Nina back her blazer they followed them into her room " Oh my name is Julie by the way".

"Nice to meet you, Julie," Eddie and Nina said in unison.

"Likewise" Julie laughed.

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Amber went down to Mick's room she opened the door and saw him eating a banana.

"Hey, do you want to walk over to class together?!" Amber asked.

"Sure, oh, by the way, I forgot to give you this yesterday" He handed her his banana Amber looked disgusted.

"A half-chewed banana?" Wow!" Amber said thinking the banana was the gift.

"No this!" Mick switched the banana with a nice box and Amber face grew with excitement.

"Oh, Mick I love it! What is it?" Amber squealed.

She opened the small box in a matter of seconds her face glowed up at a bracelet. "Oh, Mick! you know how I love things on my wrist" Amber said happily she gave him a big hug she was about to kiss him but Mara interrupted.

"Hi, Mick... Am I interrupting something?" Mara asked

"YES, Mara," Amber said super annoyed.

"NO" He looked at Amber as she said yes.

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Julie had put Sarah into a chair where she placed a blanket over her so she wouldn't get cold.

"There, that's better isn't it Emily," Julie asked Sarah.

"No!"

"Now, do you guys have time for a cup of tea, or something before you get back?" Julie asked.

" Ugh, I doubt anyone would be messing us, thanks that would be nice!" Nina said politely Julie looked at Eddie he nodded.

"Right, I'll back give me a minute and be nice Emily" She left to go get tea.

"I've been waiting so long, keep the secret now it's your guys turn, here take this" Sarah handed, Nina an eye-shaped locket and turned to Eddie.

"I don't have your amulet you have to work for it... Here take this ring it will help you" She said to Eddie he couldn't help but feel disappointed that he has to work to get a stupid amulet he slid the ring on and it glowed purple.

"Keep it well hidden or they'll take it away they take everything away from you in the end," Sarah said seriously.

"Morbid I like it, "Eddie said Nina glared at him.

"Uhh, we couldn't possibly take this," Nina said.

"Of course we can," Eddie said Nina looked at him.

"But you must... It will keep you safe. There's treasure hidden in that house! And only you two have the power to find it and protect it! But you two must be careful there's danger in that house. EVIL! it's a bad house, a dark house" Sarah said worriedly.

"Evil? Spooky yes, but I don't know about evil... Emily, I don't think-" Nina was cut off by Emily.

"Sarah! My name is Sarah! And I know you!" Sarah exclaimed.

"I'm sorry, we know what it is like to miss home" Nina apologized.

"And you know me, Nina and Eddie!" Sarah said.

"How do you know our names?" Eddie asked Sarah completely ignored the question.

"But you must beware the blackbird! Beware the blackbird!"

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She was. Surrounded by Victor, Corbierre, and Sarah, Sarah kept saying beware the blackbird All of sudden Nina woke up. Patricia was above Nina with a feather boa dropping feathers on her face cackling.

"Beware the Blackbird, Beware the black Bird!"

"What, what are you doing?" Nina asked.

"Nothing you woke me up... Beware the blackbird! Aww, newbie are you going to sleep with the light on" Patricia said making fun of Nina.

Everyone was around the table Patricia told them about Nina last Night to Jerome, Alfie, Fabian.

"Ugh, I only wished I could see her face when she woke up covered in feathers," Jerome said laughing.

"I wish I could see you could see the feathers when I stuff them down your throat" Eddie growled.

"Chill dude," Jerome told him "It was a harmless joke".

Nina came into the dining room and sat between Eddie and Fabian.

"So what was this dream" Fabian asked.

"It was so awful and I know they're making fun but it felt so real it felt... Evil" Nina said.

Amber walked in "Anyone seen Mara? She has my hair straighteners" Amber asked.

"Ugh yeah she's with Mick in our room," Fabian said.

"WHAT " Amber screamed.

"Uh oh, green-eyed Monster alert" Jerome joked.

"What? I'm not jealous Why would I be jealous? What is there to be jealous of?" Amber rambled.

" She's helping him with homework that's it, "Fabian said.

" Oh yeah, I know all about that, and it's cool I would help him but I'm just so busy," Amber said and flipped her hair back.

Jerome mocked Amber and pretended to flip his hair back making Patricia and Alfie laugh.

''I've seen you guys haven't snuck out at dawn'' Amber said to Nina and Eddie

''Wow, everyone really does keep tabs on everyone else around here don't they'' Nina asked.

''Fabian said you left for school early, but then you two never showed up for class'' Amber replied.

''Nina and Eddie were helping an old lady cross the road... literally we had a surprise visitor, from the old people's home'' Trudy announced.

''I'm not very good with old people they're all so... old'' Amber said trying to find the right word Fabian choked on some of his OJ making Jerome and Patricia laugh.

''I think that's the point Barbie'' Eddie said.

''Really?'' Jerome asked looking at her like she was the stupidest thing he's ever seen.

''Still must be used to it Trudy said your gran brought you up how about you Eddie'' Amber said.

'' I don't want to talk about it'' Eddie snarled.

''Ok...'' Amber looked at Nina.

''What happened to your mom and dad?' 'Amber asked

''Uh oh, Amber queen of tack'' Jerome said sarcastically.

''They died in a car accident'' Nina said all sad.

''Oh... that's awful'' Amber said sorry that she even asked.

''It was a long time ago my gran and I are really close'' Nina said.

''So how come she packed you off to some big bad boarding school halfway around the country'' Patricia sneered.

''Patricia! DON'T BE SUCH A WITCH! I KNOW YOU ARE UPSET ABOUT JOY WE ALL ARE BUT THERES NO NEED TO BE TAKING IT OUT ON NINA AND EDDIE'' Fabian yelled.

''YEAH WELL, ITS SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAS FORGOTTEN ABOUT JOY EXPECT ME'' Patricia yelled and stormed out.

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Amber went up to her room to find Mara to confront her

''I'm fed up with you hanging around with Mick, that's what's wrong'' Amber told her.

''Then talk to him about it he's the one who keeps asking for help'' Mara said.

''With his homework, I know! you helped him out all last night and then i found out you've been buddy studying this whole morning! I know you fancy him Mara'' Amber complained.

''I do NOT!'' Mara screamed.

''Why what's wrong with him'' Amber asked.

''Nothings wrong with him, just-''Amber cut her off.

''Everyone fancy's Mick, what makes you different?'' Amber asked.

''He's going out with you! so I'm, not interested'' Mara replied.

''But you might be if we weren't going out?!''Amber asked.

''That's not what I said'' Mara screamed.

''You have no idea how difficult it is to be one half in half in a couple of Mara'' Amber said.

''Your right I don't'' Mara said sadly.

''I have a lot of sympathy for Victoria Beckham''.

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''Your biology assignments please!'' Mr. Sweet yelled as all the students started to get up ''And no excuses this time!''.

Mick handed him his assessment and he looked surprised. Mara was sitting next to Amber crossing her fingers. Amber looked annoyed, Patricia, Alfie, and Jerome all high-fived.

''Nice one'' Jerome smirked.

''Your so much gothier than I thought and I already knew you were a steaming goth pixie'' Alfie laughed.

Patricia quickly ran up to Nina and Fabian.

''Hey... Nina and Eddie, I just wanted to say, sorry about breakfast'' Patricia apologized.

''It's fine,'' Nina lied with a smile.

''A little teasing helps the tea and toast go down''.

''I think it is about time we welcome you and Eddie into school properly'' Patricia said, with Jerome and Alfie nodding behind her, ''The traditional way''.

''What are you talking about'' Fabian asked shaking his head.

''Alfie,'' Patricia continued like Fabian didn't exist'' Why don't you tell them about the initiation ceremony''.

''Oh, I've got to hear this'' Eddie, who was sitting across the room with a grin ''Go on. What do we have to do?''.

''Yeah, Every new person that goes to this school has to go through... Initiation Ceremony'' Alfie said grinning.

''Since when?'' Fabian cried.

''Sounds fun. what do we have to do?'' Eddie said intrigued.

''Well weasel you and Nina have to sneak into old Victor's Office and steal the attic key then you have to bring something from the attic back'' Patricia explained.

''Really you don't have to do this'' Fabian insisted ''There is no such thing as an Anubis house Initiation.

''Don't worry about it,'' Eddie said with a smirk '' Nina and I will have lots of fun''.

''Yeah, sounds like fun'' Nina lied.

So Nina's and Eddies' initiation will take place tonight at midnight,'' Patricia confirmed causing Alfie to rub his hands together in an evil way.

''The Witching Hour,'' He reminded her ''How Perfect''.

''Cut it out Alfie,'' Fabian groaned causing Jerome to roll his eyes.

''Tell me Fabian does it ever get annoying to always be the one saying 'cut it out' or 'that's not right fun is bad'' Everyone laughed at Jerome's joke.

''No" Fabian told him.

''You must be mad'' Jerome replied.

''What do they have to do'' Amber asked.

''Go up in the attic and bring something down to prove the went'' Alfie said with a grin.

''Sure, why not?'' Nina lied ''It's not like it is...''

''Totally Haunted'' Amber assured Nina.

''Well I love a good ghost'' Eddie announced'' But if you're too scared to Nina I'll go up alone''.

''Of course, I'm not scared of some ghosts'' Nina said ''But how are we supposed to get up there when Victor keeps it locked?''.

''Simple There's a key box on the wall in Victor's office one of you distracts Victor and the other steals the key'' Patricia explained.

''Easy,'' Eddie said smiling at Nina.

''Victor! Victor! Where are you? You were supposed to help me bury all the body's even Joy's! Help all these dead people can't carry themselves''.

Nina using Eddie's excuse used that as the perfect opportunity to Sneak into Victor's office, she quickly grabbed the master key struggling to find the right one that opened the thing with the spare keys in them she found it, she put it in her pocket and locked up the cabinet then running out of the office with the master keys in hand Victor was coming upstairs with Eddie by the ear. when she realized she still had the master keys she ran back into his office and placed them on his desk, but on the way out she hit corbierre with a gasp she caught the raven then Victor came in with a confused face.

''Miss Martin why are you in my office'' Victor asked.

''No I was doing homework when I heard something about bodies'' Nina lied

''Yes Yes'' Victor told her absentmindedly ''Well I was about to lock Eddie in the cellar but it's nothing EVERYONE GET TO THEIR ROOMS RIGHT NOW''.

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Nina was walking down the hall when a voice said ''Hey, Nina you got the key right?'' behind her she turned around to see Eddie.

''Yeah, it's under my pillow'' Nina assured him ''Victor didn't punish you too bad right?''.

Eddie waved it off like he had worse'' I had to scrub a few toilets with a toothbrush, and you won't believe the kind of stuff I found in the girl's corridor, but I'm ready for our attic trip tonight. it should be fun... Anyway since your a girl do you know if Amber flirts with everyone else as she does with me?''.

''Apparently Mick gave both Amber and Mara the same bracelet,'' Eddie explained with an eye roll ''She gave it back to him and told me how she likes American boys better''.

''Maybe she was just trying to make Mick jealous or something'' Nina suggested with a shrug before taking her seat and turned back to Eddie

''Just don't play into it alright. The only one that will end up hurt is Mick and he is your roommate''.

''Never dream of it'' Eddie responded leaning back in his chair '' Besides I don't do dumb blond Barbie's''.

Nina was about to defend Amber's intelligence when a voice from behind spoke, ''All the worlds a stage''.

''Turning around they noticed a guy in the back row with a book in hand ''And men and woman merely players,'' He concluded stepping and front of the room he continued, ''Hey, my name is Jason Winkler and I'm your new history teacher. '' He chuckled a bit all the girls were drooling over him before finishing ''I'll also be teaching drama''.

''You're Mr. Flemings replacement,'' a clearly awed Mara asked.

''Yeah, that's right'' The young teacher responded with a smile as he made his way to his desk.

''Wow, I'm so pleased that he had a heart attack'' Amber's words were inappropriate and everyone laughed, and then she released what she had said ''Sorry, that did not come out right''.

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Nina was fiddling with her locket when Fabian noticed ''That's nice, does it have a photo inside'' He whispered.

''NO'' Nina snapped.

''I'm sorry I was only making conversation'' Fabian said embarrassed Mr. Sweet heard them talking and turned around to them.

''Mr. Rutter,'' He said '' Silentus est aureum silence is golden''.

''Mr. Sweet'' Patricia said ''I've been meaning to ask you about the school photo''.

''I fail to see how that applies to pascal's law'' Mr. Sweet answered.

''Why has Joy been erased from the photo?'' She asked.

''Okay, someone needs to get her meds checked out'' Eddie muttered from the other side of the room.

''Uh oh crazy conspiracy alert,'' Alfie laughed.

''That is a ridiculous notion Patricia'' Mr. Sweet answered calmly.

At the end of class, Nina was gathering her books when she saw Fabian leaving the room she dashed over to him ''Fabian wait! I'm sorry if I acted weird before you've been so nice to me and it was kind of...''

''Rude?'' Fabian suggested rudely.

''Well I was going to say snippy but yeah rude works too'' Nina said.

''It's okay'' Fabian told her with a smile ''Look you're not seriously going to go through with this initiation, are you? You don't have to you know''.

''Yeah, I do They'll never let me live it down if they know I'm scared'' Nina told him honestly.

''She's right'' Eddie said walking next to them ''Plus it will be fun a Dark off-limits, haunted attic? what could be better?''.

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Alfie took a deep breath and opened his mouth after concentrating. then smiled while making a buzzing noise going around the room like crazy with his hand going up and down like an injured bird. everyone was laughing especially Jerome.

Amber could care less, she was reading her magazine and was planning on a way to make Mick jealous of her. Alfie suddenly bumped into Amber's seat she got mad and hit him with her Magazine.

''Thanks, Alfie!'' She said mad.

''Wait are you even pretending to be'' Mr. Winkler asked.

''Mosquito in a spin dryer!'' Alfie replied with a boyish giggle ''Isn't it obvious''.

''No, now for something a little bit more serious... Shakespeare, Romeo, and Juliet. Timeless. Tragic. Tedious.'' Mr. Winkler described the book to the class.

Amber turned to Nina ''See, I knew I was right, there's an article in here that says if your boyfriend isn't paying enough attention to you, then you have to flirt with someone else to make him jealous'' She told her Mr. Winkler passed by Amber and Nina and noticed her magazine.

''Swap please Amber'' He said and handed her a copy of Romeo and Juliet for her magazine that she gladly gave up after a chat.

''Do I have to sir?'' She asked he nodded and Amber gave it to him.

Amber and Alfie were on stage getting ready to react to Romeo and Juliet.

''Oh Romeo, Oh Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? deny thy fatherland refuse their name. if that will be not sworn my love, and I no longer be a Capulet.'' Amber started.

''Shall I hear more, or shall I speak of this?!''.

''but is thy name that is my enemy'' Amber turned to Mick and then she knew how to make him Jealous ''thou art... thou art truly the most yummiest boy I have ever seen Romeo'' She looked at Mick again and pulled Alfie into a tight kiss it was so long Mr. Winkler had to break them up.

''That's not in the script Amber,'' He told her steadily.

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Patricia, Jerome, and Alfie all hovered over Nina and Eddie with flashlights.

''Are you Nina Martin and Eddie Miller?'' Patricia asked in a ghastly voice.

''Um, yes'' Nina replied unsure of where this was going.

''No, actually my name is Edison Sweet and I'm the headmaster's son,'' Eddie replied sarcastically. ''Of course, my name is Eddie Miller!''.

''Is there anyone here who can confirm this?'' Patricia continued and ignored Eddie.

''me..?'' Nina suggested.

''Are you for real?'' Alfie said to her and Jerome laughing.

''SHHHH! Nina Martin and Eddie Miller, you are here to prove you are brave enough, to live at Anubis house! Swear on the graves of all your ancestors.. that you will never! EVER! tell a living soul about tonight''.

''We Swear that we will not tell a living soul about tonight'' Nina and Eddie said flatly Patricia led into the hallway.

''Oh spirits of Anubis house guide the new kids on their initiation and keep them from harm in the haunted attic,'' Patricia prayed ominously.

''Come on, this is ridiculous,'' Fabian pleaded ''You've had your fun now let's go back to bed''.

'' I'm not going back to bed,'' Eddie assured them ''I'm doing this. you coming to Nina?''.

''Why not'' She told him.

Unlocking the door with the key she had stolen, followed her up in just as Nina and Eddie were about to go up They heard the door slam and lock Nina tried to open it.

''Unlock the door Patricia'' Eddie said annoyed through the door.

''Not until you tell us what you know about Joy's disappearance!'' Patricia exclaimed.

''Cut it out Patricia'' Nina said ''We don't know anything!''.

''Then you'll have to stay in there till morning'' Patricia said in a baby voice.

''Come on Eddie, let's go get our objects'' Nina said.

Eddie was about to reply when he heard a new voice coming from the other side of the door ''What's all this noise?' 'Victor asked.

''Hide!'' Nina mouthed to Eddie as they dashed up the attic to find a place to hide

and to make it worse, Victor's footsteps were getting closer.