Egypt - 1089 B.C

The sun was beating down on the pharoah's palace in Cairo, Egypt. Two teenagers were sat by a fountain, talking between themselves as they cooled their burning skin.

"So..." the male started. "How have you been?"

"Ahkmen, you ask me that every time I visit." the female smiled. "And the answer is always 'fine'."

"I just like to know how you are feeling, Cleo." Ahkmenrah shrugged, gazing at his best friend.

"You do not need to make things awkward with small talk." Cleopatra turned her head to meet his eyes. "We are arranged to be married in two years."

"Because my mother and father think I need a queen by my side." Ahkmenrah chewed down on his lip, his fingers grazing the water's surface.

"There is nothing wrong with a queen, Ahkmen." Cleopatra sighed. "You need me to keep you grounded so you don't end up like your brother."

"I will never be like him." His tone turned sour at the mention of his older brother. "Never in a thousand suns."

"Good." Cleopatra smiled. "Because I'd have to kick your butt if you even tried to be."

"I know you would." Ahkmenrah chuckled.

The boy prince slowly moved his hand towards the exposed shoulder of the girl in front of him, the coolness of the water soothing her flaming skin. Droplets trickled down her arm, making a slight sizzling noise as they traveled down her appendage.

"Maybe between these two years, we'll fall in love." Cleopatra moved her long, dark hair to flow down her back. "That'll be convenient."

"Maybe." Ahkmenrah mischievously smiled. "Just maybe."

Egypt - 1088 B.C

"Why does he get everything?" Kahmenrah muttered to himself. "He gets the throne, the tablet, the girl. Why do I never get anything?"

Cleopatra pressed herself against the wall just around the corner from her soon to be brother-in-law, eavesdropping on his angry monologue.

"Maybe I should just take the throne and tablet forcibly from him." Kahmenrah kept going. "I don't need a queen. I'm a great person all on my own."

"Not if I can help it." Cleopatra whispered to herself, moving in the direction towards the courtyard to distance herself from the irritable oaf.

Egypt - 1087 BC

"Tomorrow is our wedding day, Cleo." Ahkmenrah sat with his bride-to-be on his bed, holding her small hands in his large ones.

"These two years have gone fast." Cleopatra sighed, looking at the boy she had fallen for.

"I think it's safe to say we are in love, is it not?" Ahkmenrah smiled softly.

"Very safe." Cleopatra's mouth stretched into a grin. "But let's save those declarations for the big day, huh?"

"That would be very smart." Ahkmenrah chuckled.

"Goodnight, Ahkmen." Cleopatra pushed her hands into the bed, lifting herself up.

"Goodnight, Cleo." Ahkmenrah smiled again, bidding her farewell with a kiss on her forehead.

This is just a small introduction to my OC, Cleopatra II. I've had this idea in the works for only a few days but I do want it to be great. The next chapter will be more detailed as it will describe their wedding day and the night (it won't be sexual, I can guarantee). Only three flashbacks isn't much of an explanation but there will be more flashbacks as the story goes on!