House of Pharaohs
By Analya-Goddess of Emotions

A/N: Sorry for the unbelievably late update! I had this chapter typed up, but my computer decided that right before I saved, it was a brilliant idea to crash. And I apologize for my really poor writing prior to this chapter. From this chapter on, I will try my best to make the chapters longer and more interesting.

Chapter Four – A Bit of Slytherin Style Stalking

"She must be the one who we're looking for!"

Carter sighed and leaned his head back against the wall. He had just finished explaining what he'd overheard to his little sister, and just as he had expected, she had come to the same conclusion as he had.

"But what is this siboowhatsit?" Sadie questioned, flopping backwards onto her bed.

"Sibuna," Carter corrected. "And from the sounds of it, it's some sort of secret club."

Sadie scoffed. "Are you sure it isn't just going to be them snogging?" She pulled out her wand from under her pillow and began to toy with it. "As fun as that sounds, I really don't feel like watching that."

Carter just shook his head in response. "Well, there's only one way to figure it out."

~HOP~

Eddie's loud snoring wasn't the only thing keeping Carter awake that night. Fabian had said that he was going to meet Nina that night, and he knew that he had to follow the shy boy and figure out what exactly was going on.

Just as Carter was starting to drift off, Fabian's bed creaked, a sure sign that he was getting up. Carter listened for the door to open and close before getting up and swiftly but quietly following. He stuck to moving along the walls like spies always do in movies, and thankfully, Fabian hadn't noticed him yet. The British teen cautiously made his way up the stairs, and Carter followed.

Under normal circumstances, Carter probably would have never been able to sneak out after curfew, judging by the window on Victor's office. But surprisingly enough, the short-tempered old man wasn't there. Quickly, Carter followed Fabian up the stairs, taking care to at least not be noticed. When he had gone through the door going into the girl's dorms, Carter did the same. He continued to stay close to the wall.

"Sadie and Amber are out like a light," Nina told Fabian once he had gotten to what seemed to be their agreed upon meeting place.

"Same with Carter and Eddie downstairs," Fabian told her. Carter snorted to himself.

Nina looked at Fabian with an expression that clearly said. "Let's hurry up. I don't want to get caught by Victor." That must have been what Fabian had been thinking since Fabian and Nina made their way towards a locked door.

Much to Carter's surprise, Nina pulled a bobby pin out of her hair and used that to pick the lock. Once the couple had started going up the stairs, he knocked on the door to Sadie's room and mumbled a "we're clear."

Sadie, dressed in dark pyjamas, came out of the room and nodded to Carter. "Let's do this."

The duo opened the door slowly, Sadie wincing each time the old door squeaked. Carter stuck his head inside before smiling slightly to himself. "It doesn't sound like snogging," he whispered.

Sadie sighed and pushed Carter out of the way as she made her way up the stairs, he bare feet making little noise with the excepting of the occasional creak. When she reached near the top, she motioned to Carter to follow.

Crouching down on the top step, Carter strained to hear what Nina and Fabian were talking about. And to prove his suspicions, they did happen to be talking about them.

"I'm telling you, Nina. They can probably help us find whatever Senkhara wants us to!" Fabian exclaimed, sounding frustrated.

Nina sighed. "I can't let anyone else get in danger. It's bad enough that you've gotten the mark, I can't have the new students be at risk as well!" Sadie scoffed.

Fabian made a noise of indignation. "I can't have you die because of this! We need all the help we can get. With more people searching, there's a better chance that we'll find it."

"It doesn't help that the locket keeps glowing around Sadie. I'm not sure about Carter, but I feel like it would do the same around him!"

"But Nina-"

"No!" Nina's voice had risen an octave higher. "There's something special about these two. I feel that there's something important about them. More important than just saving my life!"

"It's not just your life anymore," Fabian said gravely.

She groaned. "I know, Fabian! But we can figure this out on our own!"

Fabian stood up. "Just… think about it, alright? It may be our only chance."

Sadie and Carter shared a glanced before they snuck back down the stairs, still processing what they'd just heard.