Hi everyone! This is sorda my valentines fic. The chapters are a bit shorter than my usual length, but I wrote this quite a while ago. Thank you Buffy Summmers for the help! now on with the story.

Title: Desert Rose

Summery: Chris tries getting back to his home useing a portal thats a little unstable and ends up in ancient Egypt. The sisters realize how much they need him when a demon starts attacking Wyatt. And a special thanks to Buffy Summmers who cowrote this with me!

Disclaimer: I don't own scwat

Chapter 1: Portals gone wrong

'Ok, just think about the future,' Chris thought as he stepped through a portal in a brick wall. He landed, tumbling down a sandy hill. After about five rolls, he came to a stop. He sat up, spitting sand out of his mouth, and brushed himself off. He tried getting back up the hill but found it too difficult for his winded body.

"Great! Where am I anyway?" he exclaimed sarcastically, looking at his surroundings.

"Chris! Leo!" all three sisters called in unison.

"Where are they!" Paige asked, aggravated.

"Well, Leo's probably with Chris and only God knows where he's at," Piper reasoned.

"Great. Just great," Paige added.

"So…what? I wander around here in this desert till I dehydrate?" Chris asked a passing tarantula, not really expecting an answer. The tarantula, however, scuttled away. Chris kept on walking, praying that he would find some food or water.

"Chris! Get your…" Piper started but stopped when orbs began to appear. "Thank God! Oh, it's you. Have you seen Chris?"

"Hi, nice to see you too," Leo sarcastically replied. Then at Piper's characteristic glare, quickly answered, "No, I can't sense him. As a matter of fact, that's why I came here in the first place."

Piper sighed, "I'm getting a little worried. I mean it's almost dark and he's never been missing for this long."

"Oh, he'll turn up," Paige said walking towards the door. As she left she quickly muttered under her breath, "I hope."

Chris had seen falcons, bats, asps, tarantulas, scorpions, and scarabs but no water. Finally Chris gave up and collapsed on the spot. He closed his eyes, completely exhausted, not worrying about animals or anything else for that matter…

Chris slowly regained consciousness as he felt a soft tugging at his shirt. When he glanced down, he saw an Egyptian asp, one of the most poisonous snakes in the world, slithering around his body. He was so thirsty and weak, however, he could do nothing. So he had no choice but to let it wrap its long body around him, trying to scare him into a deadly bite. Suddenly it slithered away, and a few minutes later Chris could see why. There were four men carrying a tent-like carriage on their shoulders. Upon better inspection, he could see that there was a beautiful girl in an adorned throne.

"Halt," she commanded as she surveyed his dusty clothes and rumpled hair. She pointed straight at him, "Bring him to me."

Immediately two guards that Chris hadn't noticed appeared from the front and back of the carriage and grabbed him by his arms. They hoisted him into the tent next to her. She had one of the servants at her side bring him a cushion from a compartment in the back wall which was the only wall that was solid. He was pushed on top of the soft surface before the princess placed his head in her lap. Chris was so tired, that before he could protest, he had drifted back to sleep.

Chris woke to find himself in a very comfortable bed with the girl sitting and staring expectantly in a chair placed next to him. She was dressed in a tight cat-suit like dress with a transparent shift over top. Her short dark hair had various gold ornaments woven into it and her soft brown eyes seemed to dance. Her long swan-like neck was so graceful it took his breath away. Her dress was also adorned with many pieces of jewelry depicting such things as falcons, scarabs, and the sun. She offered him a round bowl filled with water, "Here. Drink this."

He gratefully accepted and drank it all. Chris whispered his thanks before a harsh voice called, "Princess Nefertiti! Get in here!"

She hurried out of the room.

Chris could hear the man asking her crudely, "What were you thinking? How do you know he's not a thief?"

"I was thinking that a person was going die alone in the desert and be picked at by the scarabs. And he didn't steal anything. He has absolutely nothing," he heard her coolly reply. "I'm not a little girl anymore, so stop treating me like one."

"I am just trying to keep you safe," the man sounded somewhat deflated.

"I understand your concern, but he's not dangerous," she said firmly. It wasn't long after that she appeared in the doorway. Chris immediately pretended to be asleep. He watched her turn away and walk off to what must have been her own bedchamber. Not long after he finally fell into a deep sleep…

TBC...

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