Hey guys,

So if you haven't read my first Ahk/OC fanfic, please read it. I don't usually advertise my other fanfics but I can honestly say that so far, that is my favourite fanfic. It's called the Thing about Night Time Studying and I loved writing it and I hope I enjoy this fanfic as much as that one.

For my older readers, thanks for reading this new fanfic. It will be kinda the same as TTANTS but I will try to make is original and a little different.

Hope you enjoy this fanfic!

~ Harmony xxx

Chapter 1: Nerd Tour

"Hey Andy! I'm going out. Lunch is on the table!" My dad, Larry, called out.

"Yeah, ok… I'll head to Erica's now. Love you dad and I hope you find something today." I said in my usual optimistic voice.

I was Larry supporter through and through and I made sure he had someone who could help him when needed.

My life hasn't been privileged in anyway. I have always worked hard whenever I can and brought the positive energy home. Larry of course appreciates it.

I grabbed my backpack and ran to the kitchen were Larry left a tuna sandwich… probably the only thing he can make without burning it or setting the apartment on fire.

I walked out of the building after putting my lunch in my backpack. I pulled on my beanie and zipped up my jacket as I walked to the nearby subway station.

It was a usual Thursday morning in the sense I had to take the subway to school

I spent Wednesday and every other weekend at Larry's with my little bro Nick. He goes home before me because Erica drives by his school.

I go to a different school to him because I got a scholarship. Thank god for that or Erica would have to do extra hours just for me to go to school and Larry would REALLY need a stable job!

I got off the subway and walked another half mile before arriving at the school gates. I walked straight to my locker.

I walked out of school with my friend Marilyn. She was one of those girls who just read non stop. She almost got run over by a car once when she was just about to finish Jane Eyre.

"No book today?" I said, surprised.

"Yeah well… I couldn't pick anything up that great today. Dad opened pretty early and load of people were already in the shop."

Marilyn's mum was apart some huge global business and travelled often. She spent most time with her Dad who ran a second hand bookshop.

"I'm sure you have read all the books in that store anyway!" We started laughing.

We walked to the subway and stopped at the nearest station to the Natural History Museum. We walked about another half mile before reaching the museum.

We walked up to the statue of Teddy Roosevelt. I smiled at Marilyn as we both said:

"Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground."

"Believe you can and you're halfway there." We turned to see Rebecca behind us.

"Hey girls. You finished with your new book Marilyn?"

"Yeah but I didn't get to grab one today cause dad opened up early and people were already in. I had almost forgotten what its like above the books pages." Marilyn said jokingly. We laughed.

"So you want to usual nerds tour?" Rebecca asked. We nodded with huge smiles.

Rebecca was the receptionist at the museum and was really kinda a friend to Marilyn and I. We didn't have many friends at school but no one actually bullied us or stuff like that. We just kept to ourselves. No one stared at us when we always answer a question or laugh at some cheesy joke the teacher has made. It's a fair community at school and I loved it like that.

"Ok so first up, who wants to ask Teddy a question?" We do this thing where we go to a exhibit and ask them a question that we would ask them if they were alive. They do that stuff on school tours and all but the person leading the tour answers the question. Our questions are slightly different.

"Mr Roosevelt, did they name the teddy bear after you because you shot a lot of bears or because you had a collections of stuffed bears?" Marilyn asked innocently. I cracked up with laughter. Rebecca smiled and said:

"It's because he refused to kill a bear cub."

"Really?" We said in unison.

"In a bear hunting trip to Mississippi in 1902."

"Cool…" I breathed out.

Next stop on the nerd tour was the Diorama room. I saw an older man and Larry there.

"Hey Dad! What are you doing here?" I called out.

"Hey… Andy I'm trying out for a night guard position!"

"Really? I didn't think you were into that stuff." Larry often teased me for being into history and going to the museum in my spare time. It was a quiet place to learn… my favourite type of place!

"I'm not but they had an opening for a job so I thought, why not?" He waved goodbye and we approached the dioramas.

"The Mayans still give me the creeps…" Marilyn said with a slight shudder as she glanced over to the mini Mayan exhibit.

"Marilyn, your boyfriend is waiting!" I teased. She went bright red… ok she didn't but I bet she did mentally.

"He is NOT my boyfriend!" She shouted in protest. Rebecca started laughing.

"I do agree though, he has very nice hair!" Rebecca stated. I looked at her shocked.

"Not you too! Jedediah Smith, what have you done to my friend and my favourite tour guide!" Both Rebecca and Marilyn started laughing.

"Adrienne Jean Daley! How dare you suggest that myself and the lovely educated Rebecca-" She placed her hands outwards in a presentative way to Rebecca.

"Would fall in love with a miniature version of a leader more than two centuries old!" Marilyn said sounding completely outraged. I laughed yet again.

"Ok, moving on!" Rebecca said motioning to the right. We walked up the museum's marble stairway to Rebecca's favourite exhibit, Sacagawea.

"Rebecca, please spare us the story! And the new edition of your essay like book! We have to see the other exhibits too!" I said in a pleading voice. She laughed yet again.

"Fine! But on the condition that we spend more time in the Hall of African Mammals or Ahkmenrah's tomb."

"Ahkmenrah. Haven't seen him in a while!" Marilyn said. I nodded in agreement.

We walked away from Sacagawea although Rebecca gave a longingly look.

We reached the Hall of African Mammals we skimmed past all the exhibits, imitating their calls of destress and facial expressions.

We then walked to the Egyptian Pharaoh's tomb. I sighed as we walked in. I was a huge fan of Ancient Egypt. I loved learning about all the myths and all the stories and gods and it was just a culture bursting with ideas, I loved that.

"Ahkmenrah was the fourth king of the fourth kingdom. He was one of few Pharaoh to succeed the throne despite being the younger child. He died before producing an heir and his older brother, Kamunrah, succeeded him. Kamunrah's reign was considered one of Egypt's bloodiest and cruelest times and was considered as the storm following the calm and peaceful yet short reign of Ahkmenrah. This tablet was believed to be magical and held the ability to bring Ahkmenrah back from the dead which obviously isn't true as he is still dead in his bandages." Rebecca said motioning to the Sarcophagus.

"Hey Andy, it's your-" I put my hand over her mouth to prevent the sound from coming out her mouth.

I stared at the beautiful room for a few minutes before we walked out of the room and I whispered to Marilyn.

"My boyfriend is better looking than yours!"