Pharaoh down
In the palace in Egypt sat Pharaoh Atem, not on his throne but in his bed , the King was sick , which was a very rare occurance , he was usually fit & well, but today he couldnt even get up to do his duties. everyone was worried about him, they had never seen their king sick before , Mahad & Seto had been tending to him but now it was Lorettas job to do the night shift, it was going to be a long night. Loretta remembered back to when she was younger seeing her sisters & Brother sick but this was different, this was her husband , the King of Egypt "Atem...How are you feelin" said Loretta as she sat a cold cloth on his forehead "I -coughcough- feel alot better" said Atem as he tried to get up "oh no you dont Mr. lay back down, here, i know what will help you" said Loretta sitting closer "now just relax, hopefully this will help you get to sleep" she began to massaging his chest , she knew that was what he liked , there had been situations before where he was really stressed or nervous & Loretta only had to massage his chest in a certain spot & it calmed him down. Eventually after a few minutes he was finally asleep , "hopefully he stays asleep now" sitting for a while & watching him as he slept , he looked so different without his crown on, she was used to seeing him in all his jewellery & now he just looked like everyone else , except the black & magenta spikey mane. Feeling weary herself she curled up & lay beside him , she had only just gotten to sleep when she noticed something wasnt right Atem was quiet, too quiet "Atem...hey speak to me Atem...oh no i need to get Isis, this isnt good" said Loretta as she hurried out the door , before long she ran into Isis "My Queen are you ok..." "I am fine, the Pharaoh on the other hand, is not , hes stopped breathing & i need your help" "It will be ok , i will help" getting back to the room Loretta & Isis walked in to find Loretta's side of the bed splattered in blood , the good news was that he was breathing again but now he was choking "Hurry Isis get something for him , so he can at spit out whats in his mouth" "Um..." said Isis as she panicked , it was too late , having had so much blood in his mouth made him throw it up on the floor. Patting him on the back made him bring up more but eventually it was enough to stop him from choking on what remained in his throat "T-thank you L-Loretta...argh my side" he said wrapping one arm around his middle "Atem...whats wrong" "I-its my ribs they hurt..." "I bet he has broken ribs from coughing, i will go & get a bandage to wrap around your chest to help you Pharaoh" said Isis as she left the room, sitting closer Loretta snuggled into Atem putting the side of her face in the crook of his neck & silently crying "Hey, Loretta...whats wrong" he said placing his hand on her back , gently rubbing it "I was so worried about you, i get really worried now after what happened to you last time" "I will be fine Loretta dont worry , oh here comes Isis" "Im sorry my Pharaoh if i interupted anything" she said with a blush "No, its fine , i was just talking to Loretta is all" "Sorry Isis i'll go..." "Its ok my Queen you can stay, i only need to wrap the lower half of his chest & then you & the Pharaoh can have your privacy" "Im just going out on the balcony , i need some fresh air" said loretta as she stumbled towards a pillar "Loretta!...Isis...catch her quick, shes going to faint" just as Loretta fell Isis caught her stopping her from hitting her head on the side of the pillar "Oooh ow" said Atem as he got out of bed , still holding his ribs with one arm "Is she ok Isis" "she is now my Pharaoh, i will leave her with you" "Thank you Isis & goodnight" "Good night my King" waiting till Isis had gone out the door Atem leaned over & kissed Loretta on the forehead , caressing the side of her face "Loretta my darling...are you ok...please open your eyes" "Atem...is that you...where am I" "you are still in our room , you went out for air but collapsed, are you hurt" "I think im ok , i think seeing the blood made me faint" here let me help you" said Atem standing up & putting his hand out for her "I can do it , really im fine plus i dont want to hurt you" said Loretta as she got up & gently caressed his now bandaged side.
The next morning
Hey Loretta...time to wake up sweetheart , you have a meeting to do today" "hmm...oh yeah...ok im getting up" said Loretta still rubbing her eyes "Are you ok...I can do the meeting if you want -coughcough-" "No Atem you are in no condition still to do anything , you stay here & rest" "Thank you Lore-coughcough- Ow!" "Atem!..." "its ok im fine i forgot about my ribs". After getting dressed & doing her hair Loretta was ready to go , this was going to be hard for her not having Atem by her side but she knew she could do it "bye Atem , i will see you later" she said as she gave him a kiss then left "Good luck Loretta" . walking down the hall Loretta started to get herself prepared "oh man i forgot to ask Atem what this meeting was about...maybe Seto will help me he usually knows what is going on..." asshe was walking along thinking she bumped into the person who she was actually looking for "Oh seto, um...you wouldnt happen to know what this meeting is about do you" said Loretta sheepishly "Morning Loretta, yes i do , we were going to be talking about Atem being so sick & we are getting a new a man to join the Palace Guard" "oh thank goodness, thank you seto , yes im really worried about poor Atem...oh really? who?" "You will find out soon enough" "Well if i have to announce it i need to know who it is Seto" "I will do it Loretta , i know you are the Queen but this is a surprise for you" "what do you mean surprise..." "you will see..." said Seto with a smirk. Without either of them realizing they had made it to the throne room "Here Loretta you first..." he said opening the door for her "Thank you Seto" she said as she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek as she walked past "Good Morning everyone..." "Morning Queen Loretta..." said everyone as she walked past them to sit on Atems throne "woah this feels weird sitting here...Ok lets get started...I dont know wether some of you heard or not but Atem err i mean the Pharaoh had abit of trouble last nite & now has a broken rib, which Isis bandaged up for him, but he is getting better but probably wont be up doing his duties for at least untill the end of the week, so i will be taking over in his place temporarily. Now Seto you had something you wanted to say" "Thank you my Queen , yes i am proud to announce that we have a new trainee memeber joining the royal guard, please welcome...Prince Amenhotep" said Seto pointing his towards the door "What! No way, Amen' " "Good Morning Mother, Uncle Seto" "Dont worry Loretta he wont be fending off evil doers just yet he will only be watching & observing for now untill he gets a little bit older , but he will have someone to look after him & train" "Thank Ra, Amen' was this your idea?" "No Mother , Father told me i should , so that when i become Pharaoh i know every memeber of the guard, like he does" "Oh did he now" said Loretta with a smirk "im going to have to have a word with your Father...Is that all Seto?" "Yes my Queen , unless there was something else then i will let everyone know" "Thank you everyone , you are dismissed enjoy the rest of your afternoon...now i better go & check on Atem" "Where is Father, Mother , i havent seen him all morning" "im just about to go & see him do you want to come with me Amen' " "Is Father ok , Mother?" "He is but he needs alot of rest before he is completely well" getting to his room "now ssh your Father might be asleep" she said walking in quietly. Sure enough he was asleep , soft snores could be heard coming from him as he slept "It looks like your Father is asleep , i will get you once he wakes" "Ok , thank you Mother" whispered Amenhotep as he walked out "I cant believe my little boy is growing up" thought Loretta as a tear came to her eye.
An hour or so later Atem began to wake up albeit with a cough & a splutter "Hey Atem, have a good sleep" said Loretta rubbing his chest "Mmmm...oh yes it was good thank you...how did the meeting go" "It was good, rather easy actually...by the way Atem you never told me Amenhotep wanted to join the royal guard"
"Oh yes...he actually came & spoke to me the other day, but didnt want me to tell you" "Im glad he's taking his role as Prince seriously...unlike his Father" Loretta said with a smirk "Now what is that suppose to mean!" sitting up in bed crossing his arms across his chest. Realizing what she had just said Loretta started to feel really bad about what she had just said to the now cross looking Pharaoh. "Im sorry Atem i should'nt have said that...I know you took your role as Prince seriously" "Thank you, Loretta" said Atem now with a smirk on his own face "Hey...how are feeling now , you look alot better?" "Im feeling alot better too, thanks to you for looking after me I think i'll be back to my duties in the morning" "Thank Ra...its only mid morning & im already exhausted" said Loretta as she fake fainted onto her back down onto the bed landing in Atems lap. Feeling slightly worried for a second but noticing her starting to giggle Atem couldnt help but let out a chuckle which turned into a full on laugh , only problem now, was he couldnt stop laughing, which wasn't like Atem , he was usually very solemn but today he was happy & he wanted to show it , being that it was only him & Loretta, he was free to show his emotions more so than he could when he was infront of his royal court "Aww Atem, its so nice to see you so happy" said Loretta cupping the side of his face with one hand , looking up at him as he regained his composure "Being with you makes me happy, Loretta" he said smiling back placing his hand ontop of hers, tilting his head & looking into her eyes "why is it that when i look into her eyes it makes me want to kiss her" "whats wrong Pharaoh...scared" Loretta knew full well what Atem was thinking, now it was her turn to entice him "I...I cant..." he said turning his head away " sitting up & placing her hand under his chin, facing him "Atem...whats wrong, look at me" sighing "Im sorry Loretta...i dont want to make you sick as well" "Hey its ok , dont be sad Atem...its no big deal, I still love you...no matter what, remember" showing him the ring on her hand that he gave her. Taking her hand in his , "yes i remember, I love you too" just then a knock cam at the door "Mother, is Father awake yet" "Amen' is that you...come in" "Hello Son..." "Father...you're ok" said the young boy as he ran up, throwing his arms around Atem's neck "take it easy Amen' your Father still isnt 100% yet" "Its ok Loretta, Im so proud of you Amenhotep" "Thank you Father" said the young Prince with a short respectful bow of his head.