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| "She bids us to follow her," he said. Without any argument the group agreed, and the hardest part of the journey was at hand, for little did they know that Alex was in grave danger, as was his rescuer Gabrielle, and both would need help before the rise of the next full moon, in a weeks time. Heidi Rittner ([email protected]) February 27, 2002 Nefret studied the group of people who would be her companions for a while. It took her not even a minute of observation before she knew a little about each person�s character. She watched as Rick helped his wife onto her camel. Anybody could see how much in love the couple was. She was envious that the soul mates had found each other because she just somehow knew that none of the men in ancient Egypt could possible be her soul mate. Back in her time, men did not tolerate woman such as herself. She was too self-reliant and would never be one of those weepy women who lived to serve their husbands. Her thoughts were interrupted as her gaze met the warriors. He was not as easy to read as the others. He always kept an expression as if he were bored and it was impossible to know what he�d do next or what he was thinking. He kept his gaze locked on hers and began walking over to her. Her heart did a little flip and once again, she was surprised at the effect he had on her. He held out his hand to assist her onto her camel. In usual circumstances, she would have pushed the man�s hand away and been offended that he thought she couldn�t do it on her own, but she couldn�t resist the opportunity of touching him. She placed her hand in his and got up onto the camel. From the moment they touched, it felt as if currents were running between their joined hands. As she continued to look into his dark brown eyes, a sudden thought came to her mind. Maybe she was correct about not having a soul mate in ancient Egypt. Maybe her soul mate wasn�t from her time, but from the future, and quite possible, maybe he was standing near her now holding her hand. The thought so surprised her that she abruptly yanked her hand out of his. Ardeth watched as her expression turned from appreciation and happiness, to deep thought, and then, abruptly a look of shock as she snatched her hand from his. She immediately put a smile back on her face and said a quick �Thank you�. He gave a nod and smile and in a swift flowing movement, was sitting atop his camel. This woman, he thought, was definitely fascinating. It would keep the journey interesting and he felt he�d never tire of her company. He watched as she took the lead. �By Allah, she is the most beautiful creature with her dark hair in ringlets and those emerald eyes, and such spirit!� he thought to himself. Rick, Evie, and Jonathan had observed the whole interaction. The first two exchanged knowing glances while Jonathan rolled his eyes. Rick smiled as he recalled his and Evie�s first few weeks together. His smile broadened at the thought of being the observer this time around. Rachel ([email protected]) February 28, 2002 Gabrielle left for a little while, as Alex sat huddled under a tree. After a few minutes, as he got his breath back and tried to relax, although he was shivering from lack of clothes and the cool Egyptian night, Gabrielle came back, with some food and a jug of water. "Did you get fed well?" she asked as she handed him the jug and he drank to his heart's content. "Not...not really" He answered as he wiped off the access water that was dribbling down his chin. He took a piece of bread and started choking it down, it was obviously old and almost hard as a rock, but it would do. He hadn't eaten since the 'breakfast with the Pharaoh'. "By the way, he said as he put down the food, thank you for saving me, and if you don't mind my asking... who are you?" "My name's Gabrielle." Was all she answered as she got up and pulled Alex up by the arm, "Put this on your shoulders, put up the hood, and try to remain anonymous." She said as she handed Alex a large black robe which hung to the ground. He put on the robe, and covered his face with the hood. "Where are we going?" he asked. "Home," She answered. They set off into the night, across the dunes of sand. ~*~*~*~*~ "WHERE IS HE?!" Nephthys shrieked when they awoke an hour ago. Her and Seth looked high and low searching for the boy. "If we lost the boy, we lost our only chance for another 50 years!" Seth snarled at Nephthys. "I thought you were watching him!?" "I was! Until I fell asleep!" She screamed back. "Well we have to get him back! I'll go take care of the Pharaoh, you get the boy! Got it?" He confirmed. "Yes, make sure you do it right this time... I don't want to be waiting around for another fifty years." With that she left the room, down the hallway and out of the temple in search of 'the boy'. Milo ([email protected]) March 2, 2002 Alex, Gabrielle, and the man, whom Alex had yet to know his name, trudged on for a few more hours, stopping to rest although it was clear the older two did not need it. But Alex did. He was tired and his whole body ached from running. But soon they reached their destination, a small town inhabited by very joyous people who, although were most obviously poor, always wore broad, cheerful smiles. "Where are we?" Alex asked his companions. "This is the outcast city of Teh-Suup-Suh." The man replied. Alex's heart skipped a few beats when he did not see Gabrielle. He could not imagine being alone in this city with only the man whom he didn't know his name. But he quickly spied her, speaking cheerfully with a few townspeople. How could she be so cheerful after all that has happened? They'd been running for hours and it seemed to not even faze the young woman. |