Twin Things

Chapter 1

(A/N: The beginning of this is kind of crappy and I apologise for that. I didn't know how else to start it. I might come back and fix it later)

Vivian Rose had thought that after everything that happened last year that the universe would cut them all some slack and just let them live out their lives normally without any more ancient Egyptian drama, but no. This year had to be just as chaotic, if not more so.

I mean, it started off happy with everyone reuniting and Joy officially joining them back at school. But that all changed when Nina accidentally knocked two old dolls over in a panic to hide the Cup of Ankh from Victor – causing both their faces to break off and fall to the floor – and she overheard one of the dolls tell him a riddle as she was leaving the attic. She immediately enlisted Fabian and Vivian (aka her 'Soulmate', which was a little weird for them at first because to them soulmate meant destined lover, but they quickly realised it didn't have to mean that for them and instead just meant they were destined to be together as friends) – to help her solve the riddle.

There was a pause of normalcy in their daily routines, before Nina found herself tasked to find the Mask of Anubis by an ancient Egyptian spirit named Senkhara or forfit her life – Vivian immediately knowing what happened due to a dream she had where she saw Nina interacting with the spirit that same night – who soon cursed the American out of spite.

Fabian and Amber ended up joining the duo in their search for the mask, Fabian and Vivian soon also carrying the Mark of Anubis on them due to Senkhara cursing them in an effort to get Nina to hurry up and find the mask, threatening to do the same to Amber if Nina didn't hurry up and find it.

"Talk to Fabian? Please?" Joy asked Patricia and Vivian as the three girls walked through the student lounge.

Vivian would be with Nina, Fabian and Amber at the moment as they were searching for the book they were missing to complete their latest puzzle. However, Patricia just about dragged her to school that morning – sending her a silent look of help as Joy was throwing all kinds of questions and ideas at her in an effort to find a way to win over Fabian – so, she sent the trio a quick apologetic glance, of which they returned with looks of understanding and silently promised to fill her in on the details of what they found later.

"I just need to know are they on? Or are they off? And be subtle." Joy told the two girls with her, who both gave her a look. "Okay, scratch subtle."

The trio shared a laugh at her last words and Vivian was about to respond to her, when she was suddenly halted in her tracks as she felt her leg collide with something.

The boy whose feet she had collided with jolted awake from where he was sleeping on the couch, another boy who looked remarkably similar to him – save for the fact his hair was sandy blonde and not dark brown – sitting on the ground beside him.

"Geez, be more careful, will you?" Vivian lightly scolded, though it was more herself she was saying that to than him.

"You woke me." The brown haired boy replied, following his words with a yawn.

"Yeah, well student lounges are for lounging, not sleeping." Patricia piped in. "Clue's in the name."

Joy simply smiled in amusement at her friend’s attitude, sharing a brief knowing look with Vivian as they both sensed an argument brewing.

"Okay, we were on a plane for eight hours, and then we were on a train for four more," The blonde boy explained as the brunette on the couch sat up.

"And now we're in bores-vill UK, and I don't need a lecture. Okay, Hermoine?" The brunette finished.

"Great, that's all we need. Another couple of patronising Americans whose only reference to the UK is Harry Potter." Patricia responded in annoyance.

"Who are you two anyway?" Vivian asked curiously.