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I looked at Anubis. " All ready?"
He looked so gorgeous as he concentrated. " I think so."
I looked at Muffin who was lurking behind Khufu. " Alright,Muffin. Bath-time,kitty kitty"
"Agh Agh "
I groaned. " What is it this time,Khufu?" I was seriously annoyed now. The baboon had made us apply some kind of cat gel to Muffin, then made us wash it again because he didn't LIKE the brand. Then, he brought another one, but after all the work was done, he made us wash it out because he didn't like the SMELL. Finally,he brought one that had a picture of a flamingO on the label. I swear,I caught him trying to drink/eat the gooey-pink stuff. It took us an eternity to convince him that it was not a flamingO(which ended with an O ),but a cat gel, for crying out loud!
Anubis looked murderous. I just hoped Khufu didn't die any time soon with Anubis being the God of death and all.
"What is he saying? Is it another gel again? I prodded. If it was,then I would... miserably, apply cat gel to Muffin AGAIN
" He's saying that we have to get SHAMPOO for the cat."
"WHAT! Shampoo!"
Well, I suppose that is perfectly acceptable for a baboon who made a kid with the blood of the Egyptian Pharohs and a powerful Egyptian god apply CAT GEL to a reluctant cat. Yeah, perfectly normal.
Khufu leapt on to the sofa on which the empty Flamingo-cat gel was lying. " Oh no, you don't" I said and took the bottle away.
" Agh Agh"
"Yeah Yeah. Where do we get this cat shampoo?" I asked the baboon who was staring at me accusingly.
" You'll get it in a mall, dumbo" said Anubis and rolled his eyes.
I smirked. " The God Of Death shampoos cats in his spare time?"
He ran his hand through his raven-black, silky hair. " Ha ha, Now if you please,Lady Kane. We'll go to this mall?" he asked me seriously.
" Are you in THAT a hurry, Mr-god-who-shampoos-cats-in-his-spare-time?" I teased him.
He smirked." Well, if I do remember correctly...we did have a date,was it not?"
That got me,alright. "Uh-yeah..So,what're we waiting for? Let's go" I said sliding out of my chair and 'accidently' elbowing Anubis in the process.
Anubis didn't stop smirking until we reached the mall.
The mall had dozens of people swarming around. I wondered if they all wanted to buy cat shampoo too. You never know what those baboons are planning up next.
I turned to Anubis." Uh..So,cat shampooo? Where do we get that?"
He folded his hands across his chest. "How do I know?"
"Well,you are the expert on cat shampoo..."
Anubis rolled his eyes. " Let's go to some pet shop for Osiris's sake."
See? The cat shampoo expert.
I didn't say anything,though. It suddenly occured to me that he might get annoyed with my continuous teasing. It wouldn't be the first time someone got tired of my badgering.
"Hey, Anubis!"
He glanced at me. "What is it?"
"Can you read minds?"
I looked at his face as I waited for his answer. He looked confused at first, and then even more confused and a little bit curious.
"Of course,not. Why?"
I breathed in relief. No need to worry about him getting his ego inflated with my drool-infested thoughts about him. "Oh,nothing." I said airly.
He looked at me strange and then shrugged. " Okay, here we are, Cutie-Putie Petsie shoppe" he read.
My eyes widened and I looked at the pink, baby-blue board over the shop.
" Right..."
He gestured for me to go inside. A man in a blue parka and red scarf approached us. " How may I help you?"
"We want-" I was about to say, but got interrupted when Anubis spoke.
"Ah,yes..um..to the land of the dead? Lost? Uh..." I whirled around to see him talking to thin air. The salesman was looking at Anubis curiously.
"Psst-What're you doing?" I asked him. Well, he was acting like a lunatic. I thought only Carter did that.
And that's when I heard the creepy voice. " Ssssir..Thee..the lord of the dead,thee bound to serve the deceased. Tis law..What is Sir doing here?
"Anubis! Did you here that? Where's that voice coming from?" I asked him, and edged closer to him.
"Shh..concentrate..see over the illusions..can you see him"? Anubis asked me in a soothing ( kind of) voice. The advice about concentration was to waste, because all I could concentrate was upon the arm Anubis had slid over my shoulder...protectively?
" I don't under-"
"Concentrate,Sadie. Forget the mirage"
" Sir, maa'm. What-How may I help you? Are you alright? " The salesman peered curiously over me with his eyes wide and concerned behind his thick spectacles. And behind the normal man,I saw the...
"Anubis! who's that creepy dude made of gas?"
Anubis chuckled softly. "Creepy dude made of gas?"
"I heard that, m'lady. Tis rudness does not suit young ladies such as thee." said Mr-Creepy-dude-made-up-of-gas-who-spoke-old-English.
Er-okay.." my voice faltered. When I say creepy,I mean CREEPY. He had a head that looked like it was bandaged with toilet-paper, a form that continually flickered, so that he looked sorta like a candle, a dry, rattling, raspy voice which made me think of the way our Maths teacher used to draw figures on the blackboard that made a screeching noise, as though you were scratching your nails on something sharp, and gaunt eyes who's irises were missing. See? CREEPY.
" Sir,I urge thee to come to court at once! I have roamed this very earth for several years searching for the eternal happiness, thy gods have assured good, noble men,such as me.(thinks a lot of himself, doesn't he?)." he spoke seriously and hurriedly "I urge you to come,sir." I thought he was going to tug at Anubis's elbow now. He sounded rather clingy, you know?
Anubis's tone took on a pleading note,that I have never heard. " Look, Sir-whoever you are. I am not in a position to accompany you now. I have other matters at hand."
The salesman looked at Anubis, as though he was mad. " Excuse me?"
The creepy dude's form flickered behind the salesman and turned translucent again. "Sir,nothing is not surely as important as this matter at hand. You surely have a responsibility and duty towards us,you-"
Anubis looked murderous again. "Damn it,Shut up, You!" Anubis's voice could be heard all over the place now. " I am on a DATE here,got it?" he yelled again.
I swear I saw the part where Creepy dude's eyes were supposed to be,flicker. He was taken aback! He was blinking! YAY! GO,Anubisss!
The raspy tone spoke again. "Sir, I-"
Anubis took a deep breath and cleared his throat. " I know what you want. I'll deal with it too. Now, here-" Anubis thrust something that looked like a cellphone at Raspy.
" Tell him I ordered to give you the Special map. He'll take you straight to Osiris where you can be judged."
The raspy tone changed to oily gratitude. "Thank you,sir. I am indeed-"
Anubis cut across him. "Yes, thank you. Goodbye."
The form flickered and turned wispy until we were looking at thin air.
I turned to Anubis. "Whoa! You were awesome!"
He looked surprised and then, smiled. "Thanks, Lady Kane"
I shrugged and almost knocked out the unnoticed salesman's glasses. " Oh..uh..Sorry about that"
" That's not at all a problem,young lady. Are you sure both you and the young man are alright?"
Anubis smiled at the man. " We're quite alright."
" Are you sure? Perhaps, I could...a glass of water works wonders!" he said and hurried into his shop.
I was suddenly struck by giggles. Imagine how we must have looked liked to the man, talking to thin air and all...Oh,dear! He might think we're mental(which I seriously think I am).
Anubis seemed to be having the same thoughts because he took my hand in his (faints) and led me out of the mall.
Thing was, I had this strange feeling we were forgetting something. I racked my brains, but in vain. I couldn't remember what exactly we were forgetting...
A/n- Hmm...Is it shampoo? :D
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