A/N: Here's the third chapter of this I hope you enjoy it please review.

Chapter Three: What Now?

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"I'm your what now?", "She's your what now?" both O'Connell siblings ask at the same time, and both aiming guns at the woman that proclaimed to be a goddess. The woman just grinned, and said, "You both heard me, and oh my you are stunning this time around; not that you aren't beautiful in every lifetime."

Anxiety rippled across Cassandra's nerve endings as she became very aware of her brother's presence as Bestet reached out, and gently traced the outline of her face with her middle finger. She took a stray ginger lock and moved it behind her ear, and rested her hand against the fluttering pulse at her neck. "Darling, why are you shaking?" The goddess asked concern lacing her voice, and she watched as the young girl's eyes darted to the man in the room.

"Alex I- please you can't tell." She whispered trying to swallow her tears and keep from breaking down in front of the woman and her brother.

"Tell people what Cassie about your inclinations towards women I knew that already."

"You what?" Cassandra choked out a traitorous tear spilling down her face.

"Since the first time I saw you look at Annabell, It was the same look dad gets when he looks at mum, and I knew, Cassie it will be alright I promise old bean." Cassandra threw herself into her older brother's arms and held him tightly to her, and he did the same feeling her shake through the overwhelmed sobs. Bastet watched the touching moment, and when the siblings part Cassandra sniffled, and Alex wiped away her tears. Feeling very aware of the audience in front of him.

"Darling, are you feeling better?" The self-proclaimed goddess asked worry set on her features, at the young woman's nod she says, "That's good," then added, "Now please tell me what Nefertiri and her pet Med-jai are doing in my throne room?"

"You mean our parents?" Alex asked confused and slightly amused that anyone would dare refer to his father as a 'pet'.

"Of course she is your mother in this lifetime, and she'd with a Med-...Wait why does this sound familiar What are their names dearest?"

"Evelyn, and Richard O'Connell."

Bastet threw back her head and laughed loudly, and Cassandra couldn't help but be mesmerized by the sound, and she relaxed her hold on her gun slightly. Alex noticed the awe on his sister's face and tightened the grip he had on his gun. He was not going to let this potential mad woman harm his family.

"Calm down boy I'm not going to hurt her," Bastet said when she got control over herself once again then continued, "I wonder if Anubis planned this or if he chose at random this lifetime?" The goddess seemed to muse to herself then Cassandra asked, "Anubis is real?"

"Of course he's real my love."

"I'm not your love can you prove what you're saying?"

"Of course I can. Close your eyes darling." The supposed goddess asked and Alex looked over at his sister as she scoffed and refused,"I'm not that stupid lady."

"No, you never were darling." Bastet was smiling at her soulmate. She reached out and was thankful when the younger woman did not shrink away from her, "Hold still at least please." When she noticed the younger woman nod slightly she touched her fingertips to Cassandra's temple and watched as her brown eyes fluttered closed, and a gasp escaped her thin lips.

Flashes raced across Cassandra's brain, a black woman a few shades lighter than Bastet embracing the goddess in a tight hug, kissing feverishly against a wall in the temple she was currently standing in. The throne room looked brand new, and Cassandra yanked back away from Bastet and collapsed into her brother's arms. "Wh-what the hell was that?"

"Images from our first life together."

"Y-you're lying you have to be, this has to be some kind of trick," Cassandra said ignoring the way her heart ached when she noticed the hurt flash in Bastet's eyes.

"What could I possibly gain from lying to you, and how could I have shown you these images, why are you always so stubborn," Bastet said pinching the bridge of her nose in irritation.

"Look, ma'am, my sister is done talking to you," Alex said placing himself slightly in front of her to shield her if the woman decided to get violent.

"I already said I wouldn't hurt her I was never able to cause you harm even when I found you too late and you were already with someone else," Bastet said quietly reaching out to her. Then they heard a crash from the throne room and Bastet groaned with annoyance, "Nef never could leave well enough alone," then she clapped her hands together and grinned wickedly, "Shall I go meet my new in-laws."

"NO!" The O'Connell siblings shout simultaneously.

"Why ever not they seem so very pleasant," she said grin still firmly in place.

"Please you can't; they can never know about you or this supposed connection we have," Cassandra said grabbing the woman's warm calloused hand and ignoring the small zip of fire that ran up her arm.

"Alright I won't tell them, but I want to get to know you better," she said intertwining their fingers and pulling her a little closer.

"I'm not going to let you blackmail her," Alex growled.

"That is not my intention. I simply want to know this incarnation," Bastet said staring deep into Cassandra's eyes. Cassandra was getting lost in the dark eyes of the goddess.

"I- god I want to know you too, but how?"

"I will come see you tonight at your hotel please tell me I can see you."

Now Bastet was surrounding Cassandra making the youngest O'Connell'brain foggy, as she yearned to lean into the slightly taller woman. Just a few inches and their lips would touch...

"Ahem," Alex cleared his throat breaking Cassandra's haze. She stepped away from Bastet and her head cleared. Agitation wormed its way through her system, "Am I always going to be this way when you touch me?"

"What way darling?"

"I don't know, out of control."

"No, your soul feels drawn to mine but that does fade you usually do not fight me this hard," they then hear another faint crash and a loud curse from the throne room, "but if you do not get them out of my throne room I will not be responsible for my actions."

"Deal we'll get them out I'll meet you tonight at nine please be alone I do not wish to wait," then Bastet leaned down and pressed her lips to Cassandra's forehead. Then she poofed and Cassandra stumbled a little. She felt her absence keenly and heard a small whimper escaped her lips.

"You all right old bean," Alex asked supremely worried about his baby sister.

"Y-yeah I'll be fine, let's just get our parents out of their before Bastet doesn't have a place to sleep."

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A/N: I'm Sorry that it took so long to update this.