I do not own the Kane Chronicles. There would be no Anubis-and-Walt-are-the-same-person thing if I did. Now please, Enjoy!

She rested her head on her knees and stared straight ahead at her open closet. In the moonlight room, you couldn't see the contents, but she had every detail of her closet memorized. The inside was adorned with several Egyptian paintings and even more crude sketches, art had never really been her strong point. They were all of the same person. Anubis, the bloody jackal-headed god that infuriated her, was the star of her closet.

It was amazing how many emotions that one guy-, no god, could put her through in a matter of moments. Usually, she was dumbfounded upon first sight. Once she found her ability to speak, the next emotion was usually embarrassment. Just because she could speak, it didn't guarantee that she would say the right things. Then would come the annoyance. This was definitely the most prominent of the emotions he made her feel. He thought he could just show up whenever he liked, speak in riddles and do something really confusing (like kissing her or slow dancing with her) and then leaving like nothing happened. It doesn't get anymore infuriating than that. Once he left, she always felt lonely. She knew she shouldn't. She knew that she should be happy to get that infuriating god away from her, but she never was.

On top of all of these emotions, he made her confused. She was constantly receiving mixed signals from him. One day, he'd steal her first kiss, then ignore her for a week, or anything else he thought could possibly confuse and infuriate her more. Some days, she could barely remember why she liked him.

Then she'd remember his crooked, sweet smile. She's remember the cute way he tilted his head when he was confused and his breath-taking molten chocolate brown eyes. His intoxicating, musky scent, his adorkably naïve personality, and willingness to help her, even if it got him in "trouble", all were the reasons why she liked him.

It all made perfect sense in her mind, at least until two curveballs were thrown in the way, and those curve balls' names were Shu and Walt. Shu was Anubis's "chaperone" meant to specifically keep them apart, and the bloody fool was pretty good at it too. Walt, on the other hand, was increadibly sweet and thoughtful, but he was dying of some ancient curse inflicted on his family, and refused to become romantically involved with anyone on the grounds of "it would be unfair." If Walt ever asserted his claim, she might have been able to get over the perfect, but unobtainable god. Instead, he stayed a martyr, and suffered in silence.

Now, it was like her heart was in a tug-of-war, unable to fully go one way or another. "Stupid, hot, confusing Jackal boy" she sighed. "Constantly messing with my emotions and looking so adorable."

"That's not my name, you know."

She half-screamed before she realized who it was. "Anubis! What are you doing here?" she firmly asked.

"Seeing you, of course. By the way, you're a pretty good artist and I just love your closet." He teased.

Her cheeks flushed red with mortification. "You're not supposed to know about that."

"Well, can't change it now. Come on, I want to be with you for a little bit before he decides to intervene."

Eagerly, she got up and slipped on her combat boots. He hesitantly intertwined his arm with hers and laced together their finger. With a snap of his fingers, a dark, purplish-black portal opened up. Without fear, she followed him through, already knowing where they would go.

When they stumbled out, they were in the most romantic little cemetery in all of New Orleans.

She planned to enjoy the moment, when it could just be the two of them, even though her heart was going to ache in the morning from his absence. There was nothing she could do to prevent it. It would be a lot simpler to turn him away, and find someone else, someone who wouldn't make things complicated. But hey, she was a rebel, always had been, and her and Anubis were forbidden.

For all of you who are like "SHE FINALLY WROTE ANOTHER STORY!" Thank you for being patient with me. Let me know if I should make this a chapter story. This is my first Kane Chronicle fic, so please don't be too harsh, but as always, Please review!