I'm reading a book about Cleopatra... so be ready for a SHITTONNE loads of Rome/Egypt AUs (basically this universe will probably also be in the competition for the one I write for most this).

Warnings for this verse: mpreg, historical!Au, arranged marriages, lewd talks about sex , affairs, lustful men, OOCness, character deaths, basically attempts at being semi!historically-accurate while still involving mpreg and silver-haired males.

If you don't like mpreg but like historical!AUs DO NOT FEAR I am such a history nut that I'll probably be making them as well (especially if people ask me for it winkwinknudgenudge).

Warnings for this word dump: mentions of mpreg, mentions of affairs, arranged marriages

Pairings for this word dump: Riku/Sora, implied Sephiroth/Cloud, implied Leon/Cloud, implied Terra/Ven

"The Nile seems to live up to its reputation as far as your brother is concerned. Shall we test to see if it will do the same for you?" Riku asked as he curved his hand around Sora's waist who had been starring out onto the riverbanks of the Nile they had been travelling down as part of the King's greeting to them.

"We are not wed yet I doubt it would be good for its blessing to spread onto me, my brother is enough," Sora replied, turning his body into Riku to show he appreciated to affection that was offered.

"We will be wed soon enough no-one would notice if you were to conceive tonight."

"But we do not know if we will be wed, our families are already combined through our older brothers what if our parents find a better use of hands?" Sora asked turning to face his fiancé.

"I will admit that I am worried as to why my father has chosen to connect our families at two points," Riku confessed.

"I am worried about what your father plans in general."

"As am I."

A silence filled the air and Sora soon grew restless, breaking from his lover's grasp to move along the railing of the ship. "It'll be fine though, he cannot make any decision the rest of the senate's agreement."

"At least for now," Riku agreed as he followed his lover's path reaching out to him in order to return him to his grasp.

"What do you mean with that?" Sora asked, allowing himself to be tugged back into his fiancé's grip.

"Just that there have been rumours about how much longer the senate will last if he has his way, mixed with his sudden interest in your older brother-"

"Vanitas?"

"Yes. He seems to spend a lot of time with him and now he is moving to connect our families at two points. I think he has a plan for your Alpha brother and one he is not sharing with his sons."

"Ven seems nervous about Vanitas' relationship with your father. I have little to do with my brother these days so I cannot say where I stand on it."

"It is fine, you have better things to fill your time with," Riku said.

"Yeah, like being able to explore the world," Sora replied with a laugh, earning him a teasing jab from Riku. "And of course spending time with you."

"Sometimes I wonder why I agreed to marry you," Riku teased and Sora laughed again.

"Because you love me," Sora replied, "not that we have much of a choice in the matter."

"True," Riku replied and a pause filled the air again until he broke it. "With all that is going on in Rome currently I believe an alliance with Egypt will be a good thing."

"True, I do hope it is the prince who Ven is married to; I do not think the king and him will get on well."

"Yes, I do not believe Leon would much prefer the company of Cloud," Sora tensed in Riku's arms at the comment but the other just laughed. "Yes I have heard the rumours as well. Do not worry though, I shall not tell my brother about them."

Even with the reassurances Sora broke from Riku's grip and headed back towards the lower levels of the ship.

"I did not mean you offence," Riku said and Sora sighed.

"I do not take offence. It is just... that is all I have heard about for the past few days and I wish to hear no more."

"So what do you want to talk about?"

"I don't know," Sora said pausing for a few seconds before breaking out in a grin, "the beauty of the country we are in? I have heard very little of it while here – everyone's much too busy with serious business."

"Then I shall talk of that," Riku replied happily taking Sora back into his arms so they could both stare off into the Egyptian landscape.