Ok my first story no one will probably read this but here goes anyway!

Chapter 1 first meeting

A small boy was running down the hall of a grand palace. He was dressed in a tunic and had a sash of red tied around his small waist. His breast plate was bouncing around and his earrings swinging as he ran away from his friend Mana.

"Atem! Come back here! Why won't you play dress up with me? "

"Because I'm a boy! Boys don't play dress up!" Atem yelled back as he ran into the gardens. He looked around and spotted his friend and protector, Mahad, and hid behind him.

"Prince, what in the name of Ra are you doing?"

"Hiding"

"I can see that, but why?"

"Mana wants to play dress up."

Just then Mana raced into the gardens and Atem crouched behind Mahad.

"Oh come on Atem play with me just this once, please?"

"No!"

"Why not?"

"Because you always make me dress like a girl!"

Mana was about to argue some more when Simon entered. "Prince, you are needed by your father. The royal family of Libya is coming to renew the treaties and you need to be there, so get your crown on and go the meeting room."

"Yes, Simon" Atem replied as he ran to get his crown.

Atem pushed the door to the meeting room open with difficulty. He may have been the prince but he was only a six year old, and a small one for that matter. He entered the room and saw that the royal family hadn't arrived yet. He sat in a chair next to his father, and because the chair was meant for an adult his head was the only thing above the table top. He was getting tired so he rested his chin on the table top and waited.

Then finally the door opened and the royal family walked in though it was hard to call them a family it was only the queen and her son. I mean he might have been the only prince, but at least he had two parents.

His father got up and went to greet the small family and Atem fallowed trailing behind his father.

"Welcome to Egypt, I hope your journey here was a pleasant one."

"Thank you and it was. My name is Nebit, queen of Libya, and this is my son, prince Heba."

"It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Aknamkanon, pharaoh of Egypt, and this is my son, prince Atem."

The two boys looked at each other then Atem walked over and stretched out a hand to the smaller boy. The other prince hesitantly stepped forward and shook his hand then raced back behind his mother again. Then Atem stepped back to his father. The group moved to the table and sat down. Atem didn't understand what they were talking about so he started to look around the room. When he got tired of that he looked across the table at prince Heba. As he looked he noticed that the prince had the same problem as he did when it came to the table height but he had it worse because only his large amethyst eyes were visible above the table.

They looked at each other for about two whole seconds without moving, then Atem pointed below the table and Heba understood. Both princes slipped off their chairs and slid beneath the table and sat cross-legged on the floor.

That was when they both got a good look at each other and noticed their similarities they both had the same tri- colored hair that stood up in spikes that seemed to defy gravity, though Atem had a few blond streaks in his hair that Heba did not. They both had deeply tanned skin, but that was not uncommon, they also both had a small stature for their age. Atem didn't know how old Heba was but he looked about three but knew the only way he could have been brought along was if he was five.

Atem was the first to speak and said in a low whisper so the adults couldn't hear "Hello, my name is Atem."

"I'm Heba" he said in a matching whisper

"How old are you?"

"Five. And you?"

"Six"

"You don't look six." Heba said questioningly

"Well you don't look five." Atem retorted

"But I am five I swear!"

"It's ok I understand what it's like being small."

"Ya it sucks!" Heba whined

"But it helps to have friends like my friends Mana and Mahad."

"I don't have any friends though."Heba said with downcast eyes.

"Then I'll be your friend!"

"Okay, I would love that!"

"Come on! Let me show you the gardens, there my favorite place in the whole palace!" then Atem grabbed Heba's hand and they quietly snuck out of the room without being noticed.

Heba and Atem had spent the whole day together without being missed by their parents. Atem showed Heba around the palace and even introduced him to his friends and Cousin Seth.

They had just left the kitchens, and their arms were full of food they had snuck out and they weren't talking much due to the fact that their mouths were full when a distraught looking guard came round the corner and ran straight into them.

Both princes fell to the floor, the food they had in their arms went flying and Atem nearly choked on the food in his mouth. Atem got up, looked around, and saw that Heba was choking on his food! He ran over to him and started hitting him in the back to get him to spit out the food like his dad had done to him once when he had chocked on a piece of bread. With a giant cough the food that was blocking his air way went flying out of his mouth. He started to gasp and gulp for air.

When Heba's breathing had returned to normal Atem started to ask "are you okay—" but he was cut short when a pair of arms wrapped themselves around his waist and started to squeeze the life out of him. He looked down and realized Heba was hugging him round the middle and had his face buried in his shoulder.

"What's wrong, Heba?"

"Thank you for saving me!"

"Well it's not like I could just let my friend choke."

"Well thanks anyway!"

At that moment the guard that ran into them decided to speak up. "My princes, I'm so sorry I did not see you, but we got worried when the meeting was over and we could not find you, everyone is searching the palace for you. You must come at once with me." They followed without making a sound. Heba still clung to Atem's arm as if it was the rope tying him to the earth.

When they entered the throne room they both saw their parent standing by the throne. The guard spoke up. "My pharaoh, I have found the missing princes!" then the two royals whirled around and ran to their sons and hugged them tightly. When the hugging stopped the scolding began.

"Heba what were you thinking running off like that in a palace you don't know!"

"I—"

"Atem what gave you the idea to go exploring around the palace with a guest, and without a guard!"

"Father I –"

"Furthermore you should not be leaving a meeting with a boy you hardly know he could have hurt you!"

"Mother I just—"

Heba had started crying at this point and started to shrink away behind Atem and burry his face in his tunic. Atem noticed this and got mad 'they are making my friend cry!' he thought then he spoke up "STOP YELLING AT US!" everyone instantly stopped talking. "We were just trying to have some fun! We hate those stupid meetings! We don't get what's going on! We are only kids!"

Their parents' faces softened at this, because they knew what it was like being a kid in those meetings. "I guess we can let you off this time what do you think, Nebit?"

"I think you're right. They are only kids."

"Okay you two can get away with it this time, but next time you won't be so lucky." Aknamkanon said.

"Well, now that we have found my son I think it was time that we left. It has been a pleasure for us Aknamkanon."

"As it has been for us too, Nebit."

Atem went forward, gave Heba a big hug, and asked "will you come back and play with me again some time?"

"Ya I love playing with you today I'll come back all the time to visit" they hugged each other some more and said there good-byes and left.

Atem never saw his little friend again after that day. It had been ten years now and he hadn't forgotten a single moment of that day and he still wished his friend would come back again so they could play, because even though ten years had passed Mana still insisted they play dress up, and she still dressed him up like a girl

okay there's the first chapter again its doubtful anyone will read this but on the off chance anyone does if you make it to this point and are reading these words please please review! I would love to know if this is good or bad. and it would do wonders for my self-esteem just to know that some one acutely read this.