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Chapter 2: Coy Night

As soon as I was a step away from walking into the land of the living, I felt the cool breeze of the air brush against my face. Far much cooler than usual, but that was only because I have human skin now. It most certainly will take quite some time to get used to this new face and body, but I doubt things such as the weather will phase me. The thing that matters now is approaching this peasant without frightening him. I then shook my head briefly and took a small, deep breath. I watched him carefully as he moved his hands into the water and cupped some of the sparkling liquid before bringing it up to his chest.

Without myself knowing it, I unconsciously took a step forward and immediately felt the small gust of wind of the portal closing behind me quickly.

I didn't dare to turn around and watch the bridge vanish. I knew mother had set up a way for me to "not" keep it open, but never mind that-, "The water is so luke, tonight" my ears suddenly twitched to the light, yet airy sound of the boys voice. Soon afterwards he softly began to hum and sway his hips from side to side, making the water swish against his damp body.

A dancer? It's quite possible he could be a dancer for the pharaoh. ... But the smoothness in the way his hips sways could be moves used to comfort the deceased. So he could be a funeral dancer. The corner of my lips had almost, slightly, curved into a small smile as I watched him dance. The way he's careful with his hips; not making his movements too strong, but enough to be gentle and graceful. But the way he roll his hips into those dips are quite captivating-.

Before I could think much further, my eyes widened once I saw him getting ready to step on a slipping-stone. So I quickly came over as soon as he stepped on it. "W-Wah-! Umpf!" Grabbing the boy by the arm, I pulled him over to me, making him fall out the water. His body remained tensed as he clung onto me. So I took the time to finally say, "This mere save won't be my repayment to you." I calmly told the bluenette.

As soon as I did, he carefully moved his head and looked up to me, slowly opening his Crystal-like blue eyes. Within a second, his eyes snapped all the way open. Sensing his heartbeat pick up speed, I wasted no time bringing up my right hand, gently placing a finger on his lips. Soft lips. "You know who I am, but you are to not say my name. ... I'm not here to take your soul, nor do harm. I've been sent by Nephthys to reside with you till I am allowed back into my realm. You are to address me as Akaito outside, but you're allowed to address me by my proper name within closed doors. Is that understood-?" I explained to the boy. But by the time I was finished, he frightfully stared at me for a minute in silence before making a small gasp, fainting, and making me catch his body once more.

As far as I can feel his heart, he should awake in a couple of minutes. Till then, I should carry him inside his home. I thought to myself as I stared off to my left to see a small house by the river. Mother must've chosen him due to his discreet location. Although it's far from the main land, it's still bad for him to say my name outside.

It didn't take long for me to carry his body towards the house and walk inside.

There wasn't much to his home, but it was oddly enough for a lone being such as this one. A single cotton love-seat sat in the middle of the space with a brown folded-up cloth lying on the end of it. The structure of the house was rounded, being made of white stone. To the far left was a fire pit with a medium-sized pot on top of it. But on the walls grew grape vines across it. But subside from the simplicity from it, I walked over to the single love-seat and gently lied his body onto it.

"My, what turn of events fell upon you, great Anubis." My ears twitched to the familiar sound that came from behind me. I didn't have to turn around to know who it was that had spoken. Hathor. Or should I say, Meiko... I gave a heavy sigh till a saw her walk up to the love-seat where the boy was laying, and sat on the edge of it. "Thoth would've came down to say hello, but he's too busy helping out your father make scriptures. But I must ask why did your mother assign me to only talk to you? That and the obvious fact that she has sent you to the world of the living!" The brunette whispered loudly to me. "But I must say that I approve of your new form."

"My mother wouldn't tell me her reasons, and I sense foul play. I fear that I will have to weigh her heart and feed it to my pet." I scoffed beneath my breath as I kept my focus on the boy. "I don't understand why she'd make the goddess of love talk to me, along with Thoth. Is she trying to tell me something?" I rhetorically questioned.

Meiko waved her hand, making a small feather fan appear in her hand. As soon as it did, she then began lightly fanning the unconscious boy. "I sensed a line of toxicity towards love with her, but you and I both know how our powers aren't entirely effective with other God's. Nonetheless, it's nothing good. The only approval I must say is that she chose a great heart for you to reside with. ... He's an innocent and loyal little thing." She muttered.

"I'm aware of this. ... I felt the lightness of his heart as soon as I carried him inside." I whispered back. "It was light like a child's heart. ... Something so undeniably pure could become an assistant in his afterlife. But subside from that, I think it'd be good if you'd stay to help calm him down. I think it'd ease him to see the goddess of love, than a being such as myself."

"You are the God of death, the underworld, and the God that directs the deceased to their chosen paths. You are highly respected upon, and humans build statues after you. His heart races with fear, confusion, and admiration towards you. ... I'll stay to help calm him down, but I'll have to depart soon and attend to the humans needs. Yuma should be down to visit if needed." She lastly said.

I simply nodded my head and eyed the boy for a few more seconds before I turned away from the two. I walked over to the corner and grabbed the empty vase. "I'll bring water. He should be waking up in a second." I lastly said before I stepped outside.