Sibuna Sacrifice // House of Anubis Season 4

xxvi || house of nightmares

Fabian, Patricia, Joy and Eddie all shared a look. You could see fear and worry in all of their eyes, they didn't know what was happening to Mara, how to stop it, or if she was even conscious.

"Only twelve will allow such a thing," Patricia stated, obeying the demands of Mara.

"Only TWELVE will allow such a thing," Mara repeated, emphasising the word 'twelve'. She then fell back on her bed unconscious. Then suddenly, before anyone could say anything; the calendar fell from the wall, crashing on the floor.

Everyone looked in the direction of the calendar, they needed to worry about that in a minute. As for now, their main focus was Mara.

"Mara!" Fabian shook her, panicked.

"W-What's happening?" Mara whispered, before sitting up. She was now speaking in her normal voice.

"You were um..." Fabian stuttered.

"Possessed?" Eddie suggested a word for Fabian.

"Yeah..." Fabian mumbled, looking to Eddie, "That."

"I had a nightmare," Mara stated, swinging her feet over the bed.

"We could tell," Eddie weakly smiled.

"So... Um, what's the significance of twelve?" Joy asked, looking to Mara for answers.

Mara shrugged, "I don't know."

"Guys," Patricia spoke in a shaky voice, she was crouched down by the calendar that had fallen on the floor, "You might want to look at this."

She then picked up the calendar, it showed the 12th December, 5 days time. It had blood splattered on it, there was also scratches and tears on it.

"Oh my God..." Mara murmured, walking up and taking the calendar out of Patricia's hands.

"Whose blood is that?" Eddie asked nervously, walking over too. Fabian and Joy followed.

"Maybe its just tomato ketchup," Joy tried to lighten the mood a little.

"Maybe its just symbolic blood," Fabian shrugged.

"Even symbolic blood has to belong to some bod-," Eddie began.

"Shh!" Patricia hissed, stopping Eddie from speaking.

"Patri-" Eddie tried to argue.

"Shut up, Eddie!" Patricia rose her tone, but kept her voice quiet at the same time, "There's someone moving in the corridor," She stated.

Everyone quietened down, listening carefully. They could hear foot steps, except they were getting lighter, it sounded as if the person was walking down stairs.

"Let's go," Joy whispered. 

Mara then placed the calendar down on her bed, then they all rushed to the door and peered round it to see Vincent walking down the stairs.

"Where is he going?" Mara muttered, creeping of of the room and leaning against the opposition wall in attempt to hide herself from Vincent. The others followed her moves.

"Charlie Bennett," Vincent whispered to himself, standing outside Charlie and Jerome's bedroom door. In his hand was a piece of paper. He then walked into their bedroom strapped duck tape across Charlie's mouth, preventing him from speaking and shouting for help. He then tugged him out of the room, "Think it's funny to roam around my cellar do you?"

Charlie had no idea how Vincent found out, or why the others weren't also being punished, but he had no way of speaking back; regardless of what he was thinking.