A/N & Disclaimer: Anubis is the only character I used from Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles. This character is purely Rick Riordan's creation (well technically he is created by the Egyptians, but his personality and features are purely Rick's creation). I do not own this character.

I woke to my name being whispered.

"Helen… Helen."

I looked around my room. The moon casted shadows through my window leaving my mind to wonder what was hidden within the dark corners. My eyes wandered over to my door which was sealed shut only allowing the hall light to stream through the bottom.

I lied back down staring at the ceiling. Lines swirled and shimmered above me, like the sun reflecting off the water.

"Helen."

My head shot up and I turned to see that the swirling lines were only a reflection of what was behind me. My once sea green wall was now a swirling gray hole that seemed to be pulling me into it.

The blankets became tangled with my legs as I backed up against the foot of my bed.

"What the…?" I stared questioningly at the wall. This is only a dream… nothing else… I told myself silently as I moved closer to the wall.

My curiosity took over and I stretched out my finger as if to push a button.

"Hele-"

And that's all I heard before I was sucked right into the vortex.

I fell onto a cold stone floor face first. [Now that I look back I realize that my skull must be thick because I dropped from like eight freaking feet!] My lungs gasped for air filling my lungs.

I glanced around at my surrounds. Panic filled my mind. What used to be my small bedroom located in a small town of Pennsylvania was now a long, dimly lit hallway. The hallway was completely stone. It seemed to intersect another hallway further down.

I stood up only to realize that there was one more different thing besides my surroundings and location. In place of my ratty, old, sheep pajamas was a short, white dress. Egyptian bangles ran up my arm and my messy, nearly black hair was neatly braided down my back.

"What kind of dream is this?" I muttered.

Voices echoed throughout the corridor. I hesitated. Where should I go? Should I hide? Hide? But what if they can help me?

In all my confusion I only managed to trip over myself and land flat on my face… yet again. [Common Helen, you're making a habit of this. Get it together.] I quickly stood up and made my way down the corridor in the direction I thought wasn't where the voices were coming from.

My sweaty feet made noises as I shuffled near the intersection. Where was I going and what was I doing? Well, lets just say I'm not always incredibly smart and good at decision making.

At this moment a figure appeared around the corner. I pressed my body up against the stone wall hoping that my body would be hidden in the shadows. Fortunately I was short enough so that my head was just below the source of light shining through the tall window. My heartbeat seemed to race a million miles per hour. My clammy hands gripped the stone bricks behind me.

The figure talked smoothly to a man several feet behind him.

"The Hall of Ma'at-"

The Hall of Ma'at? Where have I heard that before? The thought itched at the back of my mind.

"Do not worry about his death. It is my duty to see through that his funeral and afterlife are executed right."

"Of course my god, Anubis." The man lagging behind gritte through his teeth.

The one called Anubis passed through the light right in front of me. Right where I could get a good look at him. I held my breath. The figure was a guy. And not any guy. An extremely drop dead gorgeous guy who was tall with shaggy, black hair. The boy had a pale complexion. My mouth fell open. The man glanced at me and seemed to hold my gaze. But what seemed like an eternity was merely a second, barely even a glance. However, in that second I felt like this boy suddenly knew all my secrets. It was like he knew I was there the entire time.

I watched him walk further down the corridor while talking with the man. A pair of warm, brown eyes burned my memory and just like the first time when I heard it, a soft voice in the back of my head whispered-

"Helen…"