Chapter 1

Koraleene skipped into the Museum her uncle worked at, hoping to surprise him with dinner. Her Aunt sent her to deliver the food to him, and she gladly excepted, she loved any opportunity she got to go down to the museum after dark and see her friends. They made her happy, and made her forget about the terrifying events that plagued her past.

Koraleene was a 15 year old brown haired blue eyed angel as most would put it. Her hair was long a dark brown color like chocolate was slightly curly and went down to her knee's, her blue eye's were bright and had flakes of purple in them.

She rushed into the museum from the door through the back, the one she knew Larry always kept unlocked just incase. She rushed upstairs and into the main lobby, she was shocked when she seen all the moving crates, but soon forgot when she heard.

"Koraleene it's great to see you again!" A male voice she recognized as Aukmenrah. She turned and smiled at him. She secretly had a crush on him, but knew it would never be returned.

"Hi Ak." She said shyly, keeping her eye's on the floor. "Do you know where my uncle is?" She asked keeping her expression the same.

Aukmenrah smiled down at her, he liked the reaction he got out of her, in truth he thought she was cute, but that was as far as his feelings went for her. He really just wanted to make sure she was taken care of.

"I think he's with the huns, can I walk with you?" He smiled at her, watching her cheeks flutter pink, he loved that. She nodded keeping her head down, her long hair covered her face. Aukmenrah took a hold of her hand, and pulled her gently towards the Hun exhibit.

"Larry someone is here to see you" Aukmenrah announced as they entered the exhibit room, it was empty except for the confused Huns and her uncle.

"Koraleene! What are you doing here?" Larry asked upon seeing his young niece.

She looked up at him flipping her hair back smiling happily.

"Auntie wanted me to bring this to you!" She chirped holding out the bag of goodies. "She knew you were here and thought you would want it" She added.

"Oh thank you sweet heart" He said happily taking the bag and looking at it's contents.

"Tell her I said thank you" He added, expecting her to leave.

"Uncle Larry, what's going on? Why are all the rooms empty?" She asked her big blue eye's full of concern.

"Well, some of the exhibits are being replaced" Tears instantly flooded her eye's as he continued. "Don't worry I'm going to do all I can to keep them here." He said strongly.

She sniffled, Aukmenrah put his hand on arm around her comforting her.

They hung out together for the rest of the night, Aukmenrah took her back to his tomb and they sat on the floor and talked. They talked about everything, he talked about his past and she talked about her future they both shared secrets they had never told anyone.

"Ak. I love you" Koraleene said looking into his eye's seriously.

"Why?" He asked her looking right back into her eye's. "What makes you love me?" He questioned again.

She paused for a moment. "Who you are." She answered looking away from him.

Ak. Sat up looking at her. "We can't be together. We can never be together" He said forcefully.

She looked over at him. "Why not?" She questioned.

"Because your human and I'm not" He added standing up.

"We could make it work" She persisted.

"No it could never work between us" He said getting angry.

"We could!" She said sadly sitting up looking at him.

"No! Because I don't love you!" He yelled at her. Her eyes flooded over with tears. He felt guilty because he was indeed starting to feel something real towards her, but he figured this was the only way to get her to let him go.

She stood up gave him one last look, a look that would haunt him forever. She turned away quickly running, but he heard the sobs that escaped her.

She ran to the main lobby in time to see the sun come through the windows and everyone or she it be everything now turn still.

"Sweetie what's wrong?" Larry asked her worried.

"Nothing can we just go home?" She asked through her sniffles.

"Yeah, do you want to stay with me or your aunt?" He asked.

"Can I stay with you? I just want to go to sleep" She said looking up at him with her heart breaking eyes.

"Of course come on" He said taking her hand and pulling her towards his car.

When they got back to Larry's apartment Koraleene went straight to the room Larry had set up for her. She layed down and cried herself to sleep.

Later that Night

Koraleene woke to her Uncle's phone ringing, she wiped her eyes gasping at the sharp piercing pain. Her eyes were raw from crying. Even just thinking about him brought the tears back, but she quickly willed them away when she heard her Uncles frantic voice.

"Jed? Jed?" He repeated.

"What's going on Dad?" Her cousin Nick asked from the table.

"Something's wrong!" He said grabbing his coat.

"Uncle Larry?" Koraleene asked from the hall.

"Come on we've got to go, Nick I'm dropping you off at your moms Koraleene your coming with me" Larry said urgently.

"Where are we going?" Koraleene asked with a soft sad voice.

"Were going to the Smithsonian." Larry said dramatically as they rushed out of the apartment.