Chronicles of the Nile 1

Characters: Jono, Set and Atemu

Pairings: none

Warnings: none

Rating: K

Summary: A chase and the aftermath.

Nicknames

Jono ran as fast as he could, the sound of Set's steps coming from right behind him. When the blond came to a corner he thrust his hand out and grabbed the brunet's wrist.

"This way!" Jono hissed and pulled the priest student with him as he ran down a corridor that would lead the two outside. Jono noticed Set hesitate for a brief moment and yanked the other with him to the water. No one would look for them in the bathing area.

Set was the first to resurface. His head quickly turned from side to side. Satisfied the brunet noticed that there was no one in sight. A splash informed his that Jono had come up for air aswell.

When Set turned to glance at the blond he could not help but burst into light laughter. Jono tried to push his wet hair out of his eyes, having little success, and huffed indignantly: "What's so funny?"

Set's laughter quieted down into snickers as he pushed the blond bangs away from brown eyes. With a small smile he said: "You look like a drowned desert fox."

The comment got the priest-to-be a punch on the shoulder when Jono started complaining about being referred to by such a degrading name. Set stopped listening to the blond rant, not bothering to pay attention, but he did catch the last sentence of the other's tirade: "And who are you to talk you gecko?"

Deep blue and golden brown met in a brief clash as Set growled: "What was that bit about geckos?"

Jono grinned brightly before replying: "It got your attention, didn't it?" and sticking his tongue out at the brunet.

"Ah, there you two are", the sound of a familiar voice turned to duo's attention to the shore where Atemu was standing and grinning at them.

"The teacher had to cut my lesson short when baby crocodiles took over the room", the young pharaoh explained, his grin never faltering. "Do you have any idea who might have been behind such a prank?"

"Most certainly not us", Set said with a perfectly straight face. "I wouldn't be caught dead taking part in such activities."

"Maybe it was Teana?" Jono suggested with an innocent smile. "You know how that girl is."

"Oh, yes", Atemu said with a serious nod. "She's always doing things like this."

All three boys were quiet for a long while. Finally Atemu decided to break the silence by jumping into the water, joining his friends in the joy of having squeaky sandals for the rest of the day.

"Thanks", he said to the other two when he had resurfaced.

"Anytime", Set said with a twitch of a smile. "You can always count on me and fox to get you out of anything."

Once again the brunet was punched on the shoulder as Jono shouted out: "Gecko!"

The End