Who Are You? (A House of Anubis fanfic)

Ignorance and the first meeting for the Bid for the exhibition

Jerome was helping Alfie with the photo shoot. I stayed because I told Alfie I'd help him. He did a bunch of stupid poses, including one where his foot was towards the camera. Gross. 

"Hey Jerome, how about we try having him in some classy photos?" I suggested. He looked at Alfie and laughed. "Alfie? Classy? That's really funny Violet." he said, continuing with the photo shoot. After we were done, Jerome went to put the photos on the computer to be able to send them. 

"I thought it was a good idea, if it helps. Maybe we can do some of those classy shots?" he asked me. I grabbed a tux from the costume department that fit him and helped him prepare to the best of a girl's ability before taking some photos on my phone and emailing them to Jerome. 'Try using some of these. They might do better than some of the ones you took.' I wrote with it before sending it. Alfie put his arm around my shoulders before we left for class. I removed Alfie's arm a little bit before we got to class. 

"Was there any mention from Victor's doll about the mask of Anubis?" Fabian asked. "No, but just this tears of gold again. You think the two are linked?" Nina asked. Fabian considers this. "Umm... Guys..." I start before Mr. Sweet cuts me off. 

"Before we begin Biology, I have an important announcement. We have been asked to present an official bid to host a prestigious exhibition." Mr. Sweet starts. "Yes, the touring Treasures of Egypt. It is absolutely imperative that we win." Victor said. 

"So, I need volunteers to help us prepare the bid." Mr. Sweet said. Mara, Fabian, and I all raised our hands immediately. "Fabian, excellent." Mr. Sweet said, taking note. Joy then raises her hand. No fucking way. I will not allow that bitch to fuck things up. "Ideally, I'd like three from each class, so one more." Mr. Sweet said. Fabian gets Nina's attention to raise her hand to volunteer. I was also chosen. "Joy, perfect. And there's my three." Mr. Sweet said. Nina slowly put her hand down in disappointment. 

"Don't worry Nina. I'll make sure Joy stays in line." I said. "Thanks, but I'm going to talk to Mr. Sweet anyways to try to convince him to let me help." Nina said. "We make a good team, don't we Fabes? Must be all that stuff we have in common." Joy said before she turned back around. 

"First meeting, five o'clock this afternoon. Frobisher Library, thank you." Victor said before leaving. "There's definitely something Victor wants in that exhibition. I need to get on that team." Nina said. After classes, Nina went to talk to Mr. Sweet. I, however, went to Victor to ask him something. 

"Victor, do you think it would be okay if I went to the library now? You know, to get a jump on things?" I asked. It was three o'clock now, so I'd be able to clean up a bit. "Yes, yes. Go ahead." he said, shooing me off. 

I walked over to the library to check things out. I figured I'd start cleaning off all the dust from these shelves and whatnot, to make sure it was clean for when the others get here. About an hour later, Fabian came in and started helping me with preparing the library. 

"Fabian, you do know that Joy only joined the team to try to get to you, right?" I asked. I knew Joy enough to know that's what she's trying to do. "Yeah. She won't though. Violet, do you think I'm a pushover?" he asked. "A little bit, but that's because you're shy and slightly indecisive. I think it would help if you gained a bit of confidence, but still the respectable man that Nina fell in love with. Why?" I said. "Because Nina's gran said I needed to work on being more assertive and I don't know how." he said. 

"Well, it would help knowing what you want in life, especially in your relationship with Nina. Otherwise, you run the risk of losing her." I said, continuing to clean off the dust. "How is it that you know all of this and yet you're not in a relationship yourself?" Fabian asked. 

"Guys just don't have interest in girls like me. They go for the prettier girls, like Nina, Amber, and Mara." I said. "You are pretty though Violet. Others just don't see it." he replied. "Just... don't worry about me, Fabian. Worry about your relationship with Nina." I said. 

Joy then came in, along with Mr. Sweet and the other volunteers. Fabian is looking at something when Joy walks over to him. "We must be the first people to set foot in Frobisher Library for decades." Joy said, looking at something next to him. "Yeah. Joy, do you think I'm a pushover?" Fabian said. Joy bites her lip and shakes her head. Fabian sighs. 

"It's... Nina's gran thinks I need to step up my game and... I didn't realize I had a game to step up." Fabian said, concerned. "Well, if you ever need to, practice your chatter skills, you can always practice them out on me." Joy said hopefully. That sneaky conniving little bitch. She's definitely trying to pull something. Fabian walks away from her. Go Fabian! 

"Thank you everybody. Well, this is where we propose to host the exhibition." Mr. Sweet said. He blows dust off of a bookshelf that we hadn't gotten to. "Well, needs a little bit of work, of course. I was thinking along the lines of some photographs and a speech about the history of the library and the estate." Mr. Sweet said. 

"Shouldn't it be something a bit more dynamic, Mr. Sweet? Like a film?" Joy said. "Well, we haven't got the money for that kind of thing." Mr. Sweet said softly. "I'm sure we can reallocate some money from somewhere." Victor said in response. "Well... Yes, I suppose a movie is quite a good idea." Mr. Sweet seemed rather surprised, but pleased. 

"Sorry I'm late Mr. Sweet." Nina said, running in. "If you cannot turn up on time, you may as well go now! We must win this bid! I demand total commitment!" Victor said. Joy looks over at Nina. Oh great god Anubis. What is she thinking? 

"Wasn't it three volunteers per class? I don't remember you volunteering Nina." Joy said. What a bitch! "Neither do I. You may go Miss Martin." Victor said, totally dismissing her. "Nina. She should stay Victor. She really knows her stuff on Egyptian history." Mr. Sweet muttered under his breath to Victor. "It-It's alright Nina. You can stay." Mr. Sweet said. 'Thank you.' Nina mouths before glaring at Joy. I glared at Joy too. Fabian smiles and Joy frowns. 

Fabian and Nina are upstairs looking through the catalog and a book about the exhibition and the mask. I already know exactly what the mask is and the connection to tears of gold. I go upstairs to help them. Fabian said something. "It contains every item in the expo, so maybe we can find what Victor's interested in." Fabian said. "Nice." Nina said. 

"Are you still carrying the cup around?" Fabian asked. I looked at Nina in shock. I thought she left that back at the house last night. "No, I managed to put it back in the attic. It's safer there." Nina said. She turns the page in the book. 

"Fabian, look at this." Nina said. "The mask of Anubis is a mythical mask worn by the high priest of Anubis, the god of death. Legend has it that when worn at the funeral of pharaohs, the mask used to weep tears of gold." I restated. I mean, it's not like I didn't try to say this before. 

"Now do you believe me? How could I have known any of this? If Victor's after tears of gold, that means he needs the mask too." Nina said. Nina then starts freaking out, as if she can hear a spirit that nobody else can hear. Wait a minute, I hear her too. "Find it. Find it." the spirit said. "What is it? What's wrong?" Fabian asked. The spirit laughs. "It's me against Victor, Fabian. My life really is in danger." Nina said. 

"I could've told you about the mask and the tears of gold. It was something that my parents made me study all the time when I was little. The Mask of Anubis, the cup of Ankh that you guys put together last year, the Chosen One. Anything Egyptian you want to know, I'm your girl." I said. "Really?" Fabian asked. I nodded. "I guess all those years of torture from my parents is really going to pay off, huh?" I said. He nodded.