Chronicles of the Nile 7

Characters: Atem, Jono and Set

Pairings: Set/Jono, one-sided Atem/Set and one-sided Atem/Jono

Warnings: shounen-ai, angst

Rating: K+

Summary: Atem feels at home in shadows, there he can observe without being observed.

Afternoon Ponderings

I walk inside the temple and head straight to the main hall. As expected, Set is there, down on his knees in front of the altar. There is someone else there with him, which would be a surprise to anyone else but those who know both of the occupants of the room well. And I grew up with these two.

A small bang of jealousy rings in my chest as I watch the two silently. They still have not noticed my presence and I would like to keep it that way.

Suddenly Set pauses in his prayer and glances up. He is not looking at me, though. He is not even looking into my general direction. His eyes lock on the blond man sitting next to him, as if to make sure that the other is still there. It is a bit foolish, I find myself thinking. Jono would never leave Set's side.

The gentle smile Jono gave Set seems to assure him as he continues with his prayer. Jono stays in place, showing uncharacteristic patience as he smiles fondly at the high priest in front of him.

It is beautiful, how those two love each other so purely. But still I cry painful tears every time I see them together. Even now a few warm droplets run down my cheeks at the tender looks my two best friends exchange.

Even though it pains me I find myself wishing that those two would take the final step. They are not together yet but everyone can see their longing for each other. I have often wondered about this and I fear that I know the cause of their hesitation. I desperately hope that they are not holding themselves back because of me, because if they are I might never let them go.

Owari

Ending Notes: I don't usually write in this tense, nor do I use first person in my stories. I'm not sure if it's apparent from the text. I hope it isn't.

P.S. One of the upcoming pieces is going to be a lemon. Is anyone here against that? And on another note, if I post the lemon, should the rating of this entire fic collection be raised or do you think it will be enough to just tag that one chapter with warnings and ratings?