: : Summary : : A story set in ancient Egypt oh how Nefertiri met her med-jai lover. Slightly different from the ancient Egyptian scenes from the movie! enjoy : )
A few weeks had past since that tragic night and Nefertiri soon found herself on the path to recovery. Nefertiri still grieved for her father but the support she received from everyone around her allowed her to cope with everyday tasks. The first few days after her father�s death had been the hardest, battling her emotions while at the same time dealing with palace business that she had now inherited had all been too much for her, which had resulted in locking herself in her chamber for days at a time. Only Aanen was allowed to enter her chamber during her days of rest. He had managed to keep everything under control after speaking to the governors about the new problems that the kingdom now faced.
Egypt couldn�t be seen as weak to anyone. Rebels were in strong force near by and any mention of a weak and distraught palace was a major thereat to the country. Nefertiri had to be strong for herself and for her home. Her father had built such a strong, beautiful place, which she would not allow to fall because of her grievances.
On the fifth day of her solitude Nefertiri called for Aanen. It was very early in the morning the sun barely entering the sky, the birds and the creature�s still slept, while the Nile remained empty. Her thoughts were disturbed as she heard Aanen knock at her door. �Aanen?� calling out to make sure that it was him. She had strictly ordered that no one was to disturb her unless she requested them which was extremely rare, even the servants were made to leave food outside her door.
�Its me� Aanen entered her room, walking towards her, greeting her in an embrace �Is something wrong?�
�No, No it�s just that I�ve come to a decision and I wanted to know what you thought about it�
�Sure, what is it?� Nefertiri had a speech planned about how she wanted to move on, leave her chamber, start a new chapter in her life. She could not grieve for her father all her life she needed to start getting on with her own, yet none of it seemed to escape from her mouth. Saying the words would make everything final, would moving on mean that she had accepted her fathers death? Would she soon start to forget about him as her life started the blossom the way she had wanted?�
�Nefertiri?�
�I'm sorry�I thought I was ready��
�Ready for what?
�To move on, to start a new, for us�
�Us? what do you mean �your not ready�for us�? I know that it�s a bit confusing and some aspects complicated but I know that we can get through this together, right? I mean we love each other�� Nefertiri knew that he was right, they loved each other but would that love start to block out the love she has for her father? she couldn�t take that risk, yet she didn�t want to loose Aanen, he was all that she had left.
Fear of loosing the only man she had ever loved Nefertiri spoke her fears �I'm scared�
�Of what?�
�Forgetting him, moving on with my life, yet if I stay like this I risk loosing you and I cant do that�
�I know that it is hard for you, and I know how much you loved your father and�., but I promise you will never forget him�
�What if I can�t remember what he was like, or what he did?�
�You can never forget, you just have to look out your window, walk down the corridor and you will see what your father accomplished, how beautiful and rich Egypt is�
Since her father�s death all she had done was look out her window, constantly playing the events over and over again in her mind. If only she had shouted sooner, if only she had acted on her instincts then she knew her father would still be alive. Every night she stood on her balcony yet she never noticed how strong Egypt had become, nor had she remembered that she was now the ruler of this kingdom, and the authority, pleasure and power that came with this new title�
Sorry it has taken me so long to get this chapter up! Im also sorry about how short it is... I did stop writing this story for some time and felt that I needed a chapter to help me find out where I want things to go and how it should end....
Chapter 7 hopefully coming soon