Happy New Year Everyone! Hope 2015 is better for you than 2014... :)

Over the next few months, my visits to the young pharaoh increased and we would pass the time by exchanging childhood stories.

I would tell him some Dreamtime stories my mother would tell me and he would tell me some of the stories he heard as a young boy.

It was 23rd of December when I went to Ahkmenrah and explained Christmas.

"It's in two days, you heard of it?"

"Oh yes, while I was here, I could hear them singing songs and some loud noises…" I laughed.

"Those would probably be Christmas Crackers. You and another person pull it and you get these small prizes. Come tomorrow night, my dad, Nick and I will be here…"

"I think I will be fine…"

"There will be a need for a DJ sometime before we decorate the tree!" A smile grew on his face.

"I think I will attend." Silence was casted between us and we looked away from each other.

I was scared to catch his eye but I glanced back to see what he was doing. A few times I caught him looking at me and smiled awkwardly before looking back down at the ground. I then blurted out:

"You remember a few months back when my friend, Avalon-"

"JESSIE!" Larry was coming down the hallway. I sighed out in frustration. I needed to tell him the truth!

"Jessie, oh Hey Ahk…" I smiled at Ahk and hugged him and said "See you tomorrow for Christmas Eve!" He smiled and I was off with Larry for the final check up.

"What are you doing, Jess?"

"Making presents for the exhibits… I had done a few earlier but I haven't finished Ahk's or Teddy's"

"What have you got for the others?"

"For Sacagawea, I made this necklace." I showed him a small package wrapped in tissue paper.

"For Jed and Octavius I got them I knew sports car… You think they will like a Ferrai?" Larry laughed.

"Probably, Rexy will have to keep up with that one!"

"For Rexy, I got him a huge squeaky toy." I showed him a huge package wrapped in tissue paper.

"For Attila I got this magic kit. For Dexter I got a chess set so he can do something useful." Larry laughed again and I joined in a little.

"For Teddy I found a sander for his sword… it is getting really blunt. For Ahk, I made this!"

I pulled a brown package from underneath and there was a spear inside.

"His old one isn't with him so I thought why not?" Larry looked impressed.

"Ok, wrap it up. We are going to the museum in 10." I nodded and continued wrapping Teddy's and then moved on to wrapping up Ahk's.

"Ok, so the tree is in the back. Attila, you and your Huns got and get it. Teddy you may need to help them and if need be you can get Tex to pull them, there is some string in the back."

"Will do Lawernce."

"Sacagawea, you and Jessie will find the decorations next to the tree. Ahk, go and help them and be careful they break easily."

"Sure Larry." We all said. Ahk and Sacagawea followed Teddy and the Huns.

"Ahk, go ahead and see if there are some brown boxes labeled decorations. Jessie and I will catch up." She smiled and Ahk walked a little quickly, giving us both a charming smile.

"I know you two like each other." I giggled and looked at Sacagawea who was smiling back.

"I do. It's strange thinking of him as more than 3000 years old... but I still like him yes."

"I think he likes you a lot. He has been visiting me recently whenever you were with the miniatures or whenever Teddy and I pass. He asks something's about you like "Is she interested in Ancient Egypt?" or "Has she ever spoken about me?" I answer truthfully." She said giving me a authority like look which is very rare on Sacagawea's face.

"He does think highly of you though. I am fine with it but what would Larry think?" We were in the storage room and Ahk had located the boxes of decorations.

"I will break it to him slowly and probably at the museum. Would you back me up?"

"Everyone would. I think even Larry knows now that you two think fondly of each other."

We nodded at Ahk and picked up a box each.

"There are about 9 boxes so three trips for all of us."

"This is exciting." Ahkmenrah was literally bouncing. He had a childish smile on his face and he was humming some carols he had heard often like Jingle Bells and Away in a Manger.

I wanted to tell him the true meaning of Christmas but I thought it would dampen his spirits a bit.

After the nine trips, we had been successful in only breaking three bobbles, all by me who wasn't looking and tripped when I was getting a few bobbles out. I was fine but the bobbles were more or less broken.

Once we had decorated the tree (Dexter put the star on top) I placed my presents under the tree and watched Ahkmenrah's eyes got wide at his.

"Tomorrow morning my friend." Ahkmenrah pouted and I sighed. I walked up to dad who was talking to Teddy in a hushed voice.

"Dad…"

"Jessie, ask Ahkmenrah to get his tablet… please." I nodded and walked back to Ahkmenrah.

"Ahk, dad wants you to get the tablet… please." Ahk nodded and ran down the hall.

He returned with a familiar golden tablet that made me smile. It was because of this tablet I loved Ahkmenrah; it was because of this tablet I had a mother; it was because of this tablet I had friends.

Ahkmenrah held it tightly as Larry said something to him. He nodded and smiled.

"EVERYONE! Everyone… Ahkmenrah may know how to keep you alive for tomorrow during the day... BUT!" Everyone went silent.

"If you hear me yell 'HIDE' hide, ok? Dr McPhee may come but I want you guys to experience a real Christmas so everyone go to sleep. Jessie, Nick sleep somewhere, I don't care where but go to sleep while I stay up, ok?" We nodded.

"Hey, you wanna sleep on the wheelies?" I asked Nick and raced to them and took all three but I ran too him.

"Not that one please. I wanted to take it somewhere else…" He nodded and made himself comfortable.

I dragged the wheelie Ahk had been examining the night I asked for his help.

I went to Sacagawea's exhibit to see Ahkmenrah there talking with her. They were both smiling and he thanked her. He froze when he saw me.

"Jessie… one second please." He ran back to Sacagawea and pleaded her to help him with something but she refused. Strange… Sacagawea never turned down an offer to help. Ahkmenrah whispered something else and she said "Now" firmly.

He turned to me and motioned for outside. I placed the wheelie next to the seat in front of Sacagawea's case and followed Ahk to his room.

"Can you sing to me, I feel alone when I come back here." I nodded and sang to him a lullaby my mother sometimes sung to me. HE smiled when I finished and asked:

"What happened to your mother?" Our smiles faltered and I cleared my throat.

"She couldn't handle the grief. She went a little crazy… she said she heard my dad's voices sometimes and she once was found in the kitchen trying to cut herself because she dreamt she was the bear… I was removed from her care into an orphanage and Larry and Erica adopted me."

"Have you spoken to her at all?" I nodded.

"I have sent her letters, handwritten and all. She answered with one word like Yes or Thanks. It's not much but it is better than not knowing your mother at all." He nodded, he laided back and started to close his eyes.

I kissed him on the cheek and whispered "Good Night Ahk" and stayed there till he was breathing steadily…

I got up and walked to my wheelie and fell asleep.