The Hunting (A House of Anubis Story)

Chapter 18

Nina POV

It was a forceful kiss, desperate with love and fading worry.

"You could have died," he muttered against my lips.

"Can't get rid of me that easily," I smiled jokingly.

"Please don't joke about that," he begged.

"Sorry, I'm kind of used to it so I joke about it sometimes," I replied sheepishly.

"That bothers me even more. That you're used to almost dying," he uttered.

"Actually, I'm not that used to the situation that happened today," I told him honestly. He shook his head at me as the door to his room opened.

"Am I interrupting?" Eddie questioned as he stepped in.

"Yes actually," I smiled sickeningly sweet.

"Sorry but we got a file on the new recruits we're training first. I thought you'd might wanna be there when KT and I open it," he told me as I got up. I followed him to the living room where the rest of Anubis was.

"Let's see who these kids are," I groans as I sat on the arm rest. Eddie threw me one of the three folders as I caught it with ease.

"Ready?" KT asked, looking to Eddie and I. We nodded as we all opened the files quickly.

"Dexter, he looks like a weirder version of Fabian," Eddie groaned.

"Erin, she looks like a Mara," KT spoke softly.

"And Cassie, she's a worse version of Amber," I sighed.

"Hey!" Amber shrieked at me.

"Do you think you can train them?" Patricia questioned after telling Amber to shut up and sitting down beside Eddie.

"Never judge a book by its cover, but I can at least tell it's going to be hard," Eddie told her as her face twisted in confusion.

"How can you tell?"

"Hunting isn't a family business for them. When you aren't born into it, it's a lot harder to grasp," he explained as she nodded.

"Speaking of hard to train, have you heard from Beat?" I inquired.

"No and I'm happy I haven't!" Eddie shouted.

"Take a chill pill, just cause you don't like her doesn't mean you need to get all happy that she hasn't called," I replied.

"How can I not be happy? Every time she's around or she calls I almost die!" he screamed.

"Well that's your fault," I muttered. He rolled his eyes as the rest of the house watched us with amusement.

"They're always like this," KT whispered to Joy as she nodded.

"No we're not!" Eddie and I shouted simultaneously. Everyone laughed as I rolled my eyes.

"Who's Beat?" Amber questioned.

"She's my childhood friend and she's also a hunter," I told her.

"Yea, a trouble making hunter who likes getting in trouble and almost killing me," Eddie added.

"Sounds amazing," Patricia grinned. Eddie nudged her as KT turned to me.

"Are we ready to begin training these newbies?" KT asked.

"Yea, we should be ready. It's just a matter of when we begin," Eddie butted in right when I was about to talk. I glared at him as a thought came to my mind.