Here you go, chapter two! Bottom will have Shirtless Anubis Awards (SAA for short) Ha ha, nice name right? I know this has taken a while, but I have been workin' on improving my work ^^ Hope it was worth the wait (…probably not). OH! And this'll be the only chapter with SAA's kay? I just don't want to bribe people for a review (I mean WTH was I thinking?) so sorriez bout that :/
Miss Kane, wake up.
I frowned and snuggled into the bed of flowers. How in the Duat had they not wilted by then? I heard snarling noises and snapping teeth. I supposed it was just Anubis in jackal form; he had gotten fond of doing that to scare me. The whines and growls were getting pretty loud.
Anubis' voice came a little more persistent. Miss Kane I really suggest that you get up.
"What do you want, Anubis?" I asked aloud. I sat up and whipped around, the beast that was crouched by my flower bed was no jackal, "Why hello there!" I squeaked, "Welcome to Isis' Garden! What can I help you with? Perfume, medicine, bouquet…" I took a whiff of its breath, "toothpaste?"
It was at least ten feet tall, with eyes like red pits of anger holding no promise of mercy. It was dog-like and had midnight black fur that clashed with the morning sun. It had huge yellow teeth that reeked of rotten meat and blood. Its claws were as long as my forearm and could've ripped me in half with one swipe.
It growled at me and I swallowed hard, "No toothpaste? Shame. You could use some." I commented, waving a hand in front of my face to block the reek.
Apparently he didn't like to talk about dental hygiene, he lunged at me. I jumped off of the bed and it ripped the flowers where my head had been a second ago. I looked around at the room for any weapons, but there were none…unless you counted that slop that Isis made me drink.
That's it, Sadie! Anubis encouraged. Use the medicine!
I really didn't see the use in giving it a potion that healed it, but who would dare argue with a god? I leaped over a table full of medical doo-dahs and grabbed a bottle of the vile liquid. I struggled a bit with the cork at the top, and the beast attacked again. Its ugly face was mere centimeters away from mine before it stopped in mid-air, it was being held back by something.
I peered around the massive bulk and saw four jackal-headed warriors pulling and attacking the monster. I thanked Anubis in my mind and poured the entire content of the bottle down the beast's maw. Its ears began to steam, its eyes began to water, and the warriors disappeared. I simply held the bottle with a dumb-struck look on my face as the mighty beast disintegrated into a column of smoke.
Well, that was interesting. Anubis started. Lovely way to start the day.
I nodded, knowing that he couldn't see me. His form shimmered into view, gorgeous as always, "Desjardins has begun to send reinforcements; and I don't want to meet another one of those things, so let's go." He said.
How could I have argued? It was the early morning and we had already been attacked by a monster, "Where are we going to go?" I asked curiously.
"To be honest, I'd never thought of that…maybe Carter's?" he suggested, holding his hands up.
I thought about it, "Yeah sounds okay. We'll have to pretend like I'm not being a host to a death god." I said, frowning, "How am I going to do that anyway?"
He examined a wilted flower, bringing it back to life with a touch, "Simple: Don't say anything about it." I was staring at him in disbelief, "I think it's a good plan." He said, frowning also.
I walked over to him and the flower, "It's not that; how did you bring that flower back?" I demanded, gesturing to the revived carnation.
He shrugged, "Just because I'm the god of death doesn't mean that I can't work life magic." He spoke as if it were no big deal, like he walked around reviving flowers every day, "That's not the point anyway, Miss Kane, we need to devise a plan to stop Desjardins. What did you even do to anger him so?"
I stomped my foot in frustration, "That's the thing, I don't even know why! Oh, and who said anything about 'we'?"
"If you don't want my help, that's fine. I was just saying-" I cut him off.
"Look, Death Boy, we need to get a move on. Teleport us there, get a boat and sail us there, get a plane and fly us there, I don't care, just get me to Carter!" I snapped.
He nodded and disappeared, essence floating back into me. I found myself saying spells too advanced for my learning, "Ali Maka Hi Wew Na Mi." (A/N I COMPLETELY made up that terrible spell, can't you tell?) I chanted. As soon as I said it, all nearby shadows swirled together, creating one giant shadow. It wrapped me in a black blanket and pulled me into the underworld.
I saw glimpses of the underworld, old and new, and felt a wave of nausea. The shadow then pulled me up at the feet of none other than Carter Kane.
What was that? I asked Anubis, stumbling over Carter's skating shoes.
Shadow traveling; a popular Greek form of travel for Hades and his children…when he had them. He informed me.
Carter embraced me tightly, "Sadie! You've been missing for two days, where have you been? I told you not to go to that party so late at night!" he started out worrying over me and ended chiding me unnecessarily.
I pushed myself out of his grasp, "Gosh, Carter, I'm fine! Anubis came along and…helped heal me." I ended lamely.
He eyed me suspiciously, "Then what are you doing here and how were you hurt, you have no injury marks." There he went, acting all professional again.
I plopped down on the couch and began eating a Poptart, "Anubis ported me here and left," I lied, "Desjardins is real peeved at me and his minion-shabti people almost killed me. Like I said, Anubis helped heal me." I looked down at my Poptart in dissatisfaction, "Carter, this isn't a Poptart."
He looked at me strangely, "Umm, yes it is. Sadie, did you hit your head?"
"Yes, multiple times, but this isn't a Poptart."
Anubis now spoke to me. Yes, Miss Kane, it is a Poptart.
"Lies!" I yelled, "Poptarts have sprinkles! WHERE ARE THE SPRINKLES, CARTER, TELL ME: WHERE ARE THE SPRINKLES!"
Yes, Isis failed to mention that the vile medicine had shocking side-effects. Like, you know when you see a commercial and it's for the most PERFECT medicine ever that can help any ailment you have; then it lists all the side effects like: Explosive diarrhea, internal bleeding, cancer, tuberculosis, hallucinations, fainting, bleeding through the eyes, and death. Well that's how I felt, perfectly fine, then completely loony.
I lunged at Carter thinking: I've really lost it, haven't I?
The last thing I heard before colliding with the cold tile floor was. Yes, Miss Kane, so it seems you have.
Yeah, it's short, I know, DON'T HURT MEEEE! I've just been working on the actual plot and I can't seem to keep my thoughts at bay. Oh well, maybe the next chapter will be better…I ALMOST FORGOT!
SAA Awards To:
JapaneseFightingSquirrel (Ha, awesome name XD)
sadiekane1221 (I'll do what I can)
Amethyst913 (Yeah, I didn't think Sadie would get beaten up that easily either… I just needed her harmed to near-death [gee I sound friendly don't I])
And
Non Malum
There is a special award called the…. COOKIE AWARD! With one recipitant (I made up that word):
Shortstack Girl
R&R PEOPLE! I promise to try and update soon!
