Welcome to Life After Death, the sequel to Unexpected Love. This story will be done in 3rd person unlike the first one which was done in 1st person. I tried doing this in 1st person, but it just didn't work that well. I hope you all enjoy this as much as you did the first one.
He saw the frantic look in her eyes as she screamed his name. He turned around only to feel pain in his lower stomach. He looked down and saw blood dripping down as the sword was pulled out. He looked up to see his brother's evil smirk, and then fell to the ground.
Nubia rushed to his side, tears streaming down her face. He had cheated death twice before, but he knew he would not survive a third time. Nubia knew it as well. He could see it in her eyes.
She spoke to him, but he didn't know what she was saying. All he heard was his heart slowly fading away. There was so much he wanted to say; so much he still wanted to share with her. It pained him to leave her alone, but it was out of his control.
With the last of his strength he said, "I love you." Then everything faded into darkness.
He went to sit up, but his head connected with the lid to his sarcophagus. He cursed as he rubbed his head. He sometimes forgot about that. He opened the lid then climbed out.
It had been so many centuries since he last saw Nubia, but he dreamt of her all the time. He also dreamed about Bakura, Khufu and even Ava. He missed them all very much. He wondered what happened to them. Did his sons grow up to be fine princes? What did Ava do with her life? Did Nubia remarry? It pained him to think about, but he knew she couldn't mourn him forever.
The young pharaoh made his way to the lobby where a game of soccer was held. It was his turn to play tonight, but he didn't feel like playing. His mind was on one thing and that was his wife.
"Hey Pharaoh, are you going to play?"
"Not tonight." He answered without looking at the small cowboy.
Jed looked at the young pharaoh and noticed the sadness not only in his voice, but also his face.
"Something on your mind?"
Ahkmenrah didn't answer right away. None of the other exhibits knew he had a wife or even kids. He didn't want to say anything because then everyone would start asking questions that he didn't want to answer yet.
"No." He finally answered. "Nothing is on my mind."
Jed didn't believe him, but he didn't press the subject.
Ahkmenrah only stayed out in the lobby for a few minutes before he went back to his room. He always had dreams about Nubia, but he never dreamed about his death. He felt bad for leaving her, but he had to protect her and his kingdom.
When he got back to his tomb he glanced up at his tablet. The others thought it only brought them to life at night. They had no idea the trouble it caused.
"Hey, where did Ahk go?" Larry asked as he walked up to Jed.
Jed shrugged. "I don't know. He said he didn't want to play then left."
"He looked sad." Octavius added.
Larry went to go check on the young pharaoh. It wasn't like him to be anti-social. When he got to Ahkmenrah's tomb he saw him looking at the tablet.
"Hey Ahk, what are you doing?"
The pharaoh turned around and Larry saw he did indeed look sad. Larry had never seen him look so depressed.
"I just felt like being alone."
Larry could sense that he didn't want to talk so he wasn't going to press the subject.
"Well, I'm always here if you want to talk." Then he left.
Ahkmenrah sighed as he sat down. He always tried not to get depressed around the others. He didn't want to explain that he had a wife, just thinking about Nubia made him sad. He knew he would be worse if he talked about her. He was also sad because he didn't get to see his children grow up. He feared his sons would fight like he and his brother did. He will never know if that fear was right.
The other exhibits were worried about Ahkmenrah. He hadn't been out of his tomb for most of the night. When one of them tried to talk to him, the pharaoh would just ignore them. They eventually gave up, but didn't stop wondering what was wrong. When the sun rose Larry was hoping that Ahkmenrah would be in a better mood tonight.
He could remember the first time he saw her. The first time she got off the horse and looked right at him. She was so beautiful, but he never thought he could love her. Their marriage was arranged to stop the war, a war that had been going on for too long. He did what he had to for his people.
Falling in love took him by surprise. She wasn't like any other princess he had met. She didn't like being the princess and didn't like to do what royals usually do. She also knew how to defend herself which not a lot of women did. She didn't like anyone to fight her battles for her.
He wasn't sure exactly when he fell in love with her, but he knew when he realized it and he was sure that Bakura helped him with that. When Bakura came he was jealous. Nubia and Bakura had known each other since they were kids and he knew that Nubia loved Bakura. He realized how jealous he was becoming and realized that he loved Nubia, but he didn't know if she would feel the same.
He was away from her, dealing with an uprising and he couldn't wait to get back to her. When he did come back he found out that Nubia was kidnapped and he feared that he would never see her again and never get the chance to tell her that he loved her. However, thanks to Bakura, Nubia was saved and they finally confessed their feelings for one another.
They had a family together. They had two sons and an adopted daughter, but that was soon taken away from him. He didn't get to see his sons grow up. He missed out on their life. He hoped that Nubia was all right raising them by herself. Nubia, what happened to her?
Rebecca was working at the front desk of the museum. Larry had told her about Ahkmenrah earlier that morning. She was wondering what was wrong with him as well, but she knew he wouldn't talk to anyone until he was ready.
She was just getting ready for a tour group when Dr. McPhee came up to her with a smile. "I have some good news. We are getting another exhibit."
"That's wonderful. What is it?"
"Her name is Nubia and she is the wife of the pharaoh Ahkmenrah."
"They found his wife? That's great."
Rebecca was the only one who knew Ahkmenrah had a wife. She loved history and when she was researching about the pharaoh she found that he had a wife and three children. She asked him about it, but didn't want to talk about it. He asked her to keep it a secret until he was ready to talk and she promised she wouldn't tell anyone. The only thing she didn't know was how she died. In all of her research she couldn't find it.
"Yes, isn't it amazing? They found her a few months ago and have been doing autopsies to see how she died."
"How did she die?"
"It appears that she was in a battle. There was a slash on her back and leg so she probably died of blood loss."
"That must have been some battle."
"Yes, but I thought women for that time weren't allowed to fight."
"They weren't."
"I guess it will forever remain a mystery." Then he walked off.
Or until she gets here. Rebecca thought.
Rebecca now understood why Ahkmenrah was depressed. He was thinking of his family. She couldn't wait for tonight so she can tell him the wonderful news. He'll be so happy.
She wanted to tell Larry about the new exhibit they would be getting, but she wanted Ahkmenrah to be the first to know. She could hardly contain her excitement. When she and Larry went out to dinner before going to the museum she was smiling and practically bouncing out of her chair. He asked her what she was so happy about, but she kept her mouth shut until later that night.
Rebecca went straight to Ahkmenrah's tomb when they got to the museum. The sun soon set and Ahkmenrah stepped out of his sarcophagus; he was surprised to see Rebecca there.
"Rebecca, is something wrong?"
"No, everything is perfect. I got some good news today."
"Did Larry finally propose to you?"
"No, its better then that."
"You're pregnant?"
"Better. We are getting a new exhibit and it's your wife."
"Nubia? Nubia is coming here?"
Rebecca nodded. "Isn't that wonderful?"
"What about my children?"
Rebecca's smile faded. "There was no mention of them."
"So they aren't coming? It is just Nubia?"
This wasn't the reaction Rebecca was expecting. "I'm sorry."
"I am happy that Nubia is coming. At least I will get to see her."
Rebecca soon left to tell the others about the new addition to the museum. Ahkmenrah was happy that Nubia would be coming, but he was sad that his children would not. He wanted to see how they grew. He would just have to ask Nubia how his sons grew up to be and what Ava did.
After a few minutes of thinking it finally sunk in. Nubia was coming to the museum. He would finally be with her again. A smile appeared on his face as he thought about seeing her again. He couldn't wait for that night.
So there was the first part. It was mostly a recap, but the next one will be better. :)
