Here's my Peddie multichap for y'all! :D I promise that this one will be good! Here goes the first chapter!

P.S. I totally called Rufus being the Collector. I knew it. Done.

I don't own House of Anubis.

Yes I do.

No. I'm kidding.

THEY WERE SLEEPING TOGETHER.

Okay, well that sounds kind of bad. They weren't… you know… but they were sleeping, and Mara's head was resting sweetly on my boyfriend's shoulder. And he was leaning in towards her!

At first I didn't notice them, but I was fleeing quietly from the tunnels, a step behind everyone else, when Alfie, being the idiot he was, stopped in his tracks right there. I guess he saw them first, because he stopped in shock. (Okay, so he was probably not too worried about the fact that they were together, more like the fact that they were there in the cellar, but still!) Of course, I couldn't stop in time, and barreled full- force into him. That's when I turned my head, ever so slightly.

"Hey!"

I couldn't help yelling out; I mean, what was I supposed to do? It was instinct!

"Patricia!" Alfie hissed, then grabbed my wrist painfully tight and dragged me out of sight, which was a good thing seeing as I would have stood there, rooted to the spot and fuming if he hadn't. I was barely aware of Amber squealing behind me as she pushed me lightly forward, trying desperately to go faster than she was already, being stuck at the back and all.

I felt numb shock. What was the Cockroach doing with Mara?

As we crept quietly and hastily up the stairs, I could hear Eddie and Mara's voices, high and afraid as they discussed the "phenomenon" they had just witnessed: us.

My breathing was becoming heavier, and not from the running. As the stone walls of the cellar flitted past us, I began to regain some of my senses. Anger, frustration, desire, depression, and jealousy all exploded in my heart at once, causing a very unpleasant drop of the stomach and tightening of the throat.

"Did you see them?" I whispered, apparently too loudly, to the others in the group. I needed someone, anyone to answer me, but all I got in response was a chorus of "SH!"'s. Did nobody else care about this? It was kinda a big deal, yeah? My boyfriend was potentially cheating on me! My boyfriend. My Cockroach.

My Eddie.

Alfie held on to my wrist with an iron clutch, as if I was some toddler who might wander off. I hated how they treated me like I was some irrational, acts- on- impulse- psycho maniac. I have a brain, I don't just go off and do things whenever I feel like it!

I allowed myself to be dragged back to Nina and Amber's room as my emotions built up, bubbling inside my chest, but once the door was shut and I was sitting on the squeaky bed, I let it all go.

I jerked away from Alfie roughly.

"I can walk myself, you know, guys."

Nina frowned, and all the others made faces of confusion; apparently no one understood why I was so mad. Are you KIDDING me?

Before I could speak, Amber piped up in her matter- of- fact voice, and said critically, "You know, Patricia, I think you should really learn to control your emotions a little better. Think before you act, Patricia, think before you act."

I exploded in a harsh tone, "Amber! Don't tell me-"

Everyone once again cut in with angry shushes. I softened my tone, but I wasn't any less INFURIATED.

"Don't tell me to calm down! Did you see Eddie and Mara? They were… they…"

I looked down into my lap as hot, flustered tears pricked my eyes, suddenly unable to find any words. I have never been so thankful for the cover of night. Hopefully no one could see me in the dark, because there was no way I would be able to control my tears this time.

There was an excruciating silence as I tried desperately to mute my sobs as tears ran down my face. I held my breath, but that only made me feel as if I were going to explode with tears, so I just breathed heavily as they trailed down my cheeks.

What was that I had said at the start of term? Something about slapping me if I ever got so desperate over a boy? Yeah, well guess what? It had happened. I had gotten soft at some point, because now I was suddenly crying over stupid Eddie, and I couldn't stop the tears. Since when was it so easy to make me fall to pieces like this? Me!

The bed creaked as Nina sat beside me. Her voice had a sort of mask, where it was gentler and softer than normal. I hated when people babied me, but I seriously doubted that I could talk without my voice breaking right now. Besides, I didn't really have anything specific to say, so I kept quiet as Nina attempted to persuade me that everything was fine.

The rest of the room was still deadly still as Nina spoke. I guess it sort of freaked everyone out that I was so upset.

Yeah, everyone. Surprise; Patricia Williamson has emotions, too! Wow. Interesting concept.

"He was probably just trying to make you jealous, Patricia," Nina cooed.

Yeah, right. As much as I wanted to believe that, my common sense stepped right in the way. It couldn't be true. If he was trying to make me jealous, why was he down in the cellar, sleeping, instead of flaunting his friendship with Mara in my face? It didn't make any sense.

"Yeah, Nina's right," Amber added on helpfully, suddenly empathetic. "You know, they probably just fell asleep while… ghost hunting." She put air quotes around the last two words suggestively, and I could hear a whack as Alfie slapped her shoulder. I guess she thought she was being helpful by suggesting that my boyfriend was cheating even before he fell asleep with another girl.

"What?" Amber mouthed to Alfie, then Fabian, who rolled his eyes and directed his pitying attention back to me.

Grr.

I hated when people looked at me like Fabian was… like I was just so pathetic. I wasn't pathetic, and I didn't need comforting!

But still… the image of Mara and Eddie, cuddling up together… I don't know, it just stuck in my mind. I felt a sudden pulse of hatred towards them both.

"Okay," I said, wiping the tears from my cheeks and putting on a fake smile and happy tone. "You guys are probably right. Thanks."

Everyone talked at once, loudly attempting to make me feel even better by putting on cheery voices.

I didn't drop the happy attitude until I had filed out the door along with the rest of the Sibunas, besides Nina and Amber.

Ghost hunting, huh? Well... if Mara and Eddie wanted a ghost so badly, I guess I'd just have to give them one…

No! Patricia! What are you going to do?

And aw, they made up, guys! :D I wanted them to kiss again, but they didn't! D: They're gonna make us wait again! :0 Stupid, brilliant writers….

R E V I E W !