Disclaimer: Okay Iadded a new character so now I owe Hagob as well as Farrah. I'm going to bed know so I will update again with another 4 chapters or so tomorrow.

Mereb came to his chambers at around 6 o'clock that evening… perhaps an hour before the stars came out.

"Oh GODS Mereb you startled me," Aida laughed

"No reason to be startled," Mereb replied with a short laugh of his own.

They paused for only a short moment till Mereb asked, "are you okay"

"I was scared to GODS when it happened," Aida admitted, "but when I saw that it was Radamas being called upon to administer the punishment I knew I didn't have to worry.

"Radamas wants for him and I to escape," she added, "but where would we go to. Obviously we can't go to Nubia because he would be considered an enemy there and we can't stay in Egypt, because if his father gets a hold of me I will be killed"

"Well," Mereb said thoughtfully to his friend, "all I know is Nubia and Egypt. I have never been anywhere else. Radamas however knows of many places and sure enough he'll know the right place for you guys to go"

"Mereb," Aida asked, "is something on your mind"

"Well to be honest," Mereb began but then there was a knock on his door.

"Get in the closet," he said, "it could be Zoser"

Aida went to the closet.

Mereb opened the door.

It was Hagob, a friend of his from Nubia.

"You know who says she will meet you you know where you know when," Hagob said, "and she begs of you not to be late"

"Tell her that I will be there," Mereb replied, "and that I count the hours till I can see here and give her this rose for me"

"I will," Hagob promised and left

Aida was let out of the closet.

"It would appear someone has a crush," she teased

"Yes it would," Mereb agreed, "but it's more then a crush"

"Who is she?"

"Okay I'll tell you," Mereb said, "but you are sworn to secrecy."

"I promise"

\"She is Amneris," Mereb told Aida, "the Egyptian Princess"

After she had picked her jaw back up Aida replied, "yes I know who Amneris is. I was once her handmaiden and I am her friend if you might recall… but- but how"

"Well," Mereb began, "at first I was trying to get her to fall in love with me as a ploy so you and Radamas could be together. Soon however I realized I was truly falling for her.

"Everything about her captivated me. I saw her for her inner beauty as well as her outer beauty. Finally I could hold back no longer. I had to confess my feelings to her. When I did she informed me that she returned my feeling"

"So," Aida whispered, "while I was having a love affair with Radamas you were having a love affair with Amneris," Aida confirmed her eyes wide.

"Pretty much," Mereb confirmed. Tears filled his eyes

"What's wrong," she asked him gently,

"When you leave," he said, "I'll be losing my best friend"

In chapter 5 Aida makes a promise to Mereb and Radamas comes to Aida.