Sorry. To lazy to respond to reviews. Computer was broken for a while so update came later than planned

Chapter 9

Akefia sat behind a pillar in the thrown room. He'd positioned himself just right to be able to see the priests but not be visible to the criminals he'd turned in. In the past month almost all of them had been rounded up, and he didn't want them to form some sort of conspiracy against him that would get him in trouble if one escaped.

Six months pregnant, Akefia's stomach was sticking out much more than he'd like it to and-though he hadn't told anyone and never planned too-he could now feel the baby moving around inside him. Even with this latest factor adding to his annoyance with his position, he was finding it increasingly easy to forget altogether that he was pregnant. How he did this was beyond him, but he managed, and it was always both startling and upsetting when someone brought it up.

He almost couldn't wait for the whole thing to be over.

He leaned over slightly and glanced at Seth as he sealed a monster away. Every night since writing the list of criminals Seth had been sleeping in the same bed as him. It hadn't gotten to the point it had during Akefia's previous confinement, and Akefia didn't think that would happen again any time soon with a huge lump where his nice muscular stomach should have been, but he felt slightly uncomfortable with it none the less.

On top of that, Seth kept being there just in time to help Akefia when he slipped or something dangerous had been thrown at him (In the event of pissing off a temperamental knife wielding cook). Isis had joked that Seth liked him, but Akefia was certain the priest always being there at the right time was some sort of trick. Seth had to be setting it all up somehow. But why?

"Done dreaming, Whitey?" Akefia blinked and looked up slightly. Atem, who was only a little taller than Akefia while the thief was sitting, was standing over him with his hands on his hips "The trial ended"

"Oh… right…" Akefia stood up "I knew that"

"Back to your room" Atem ordered, know Akefia wouldn't obey, before going off to look over some records. Akefia huffed and wandered off somewhere else.

"Stupid pharaoh, treating me like a slave" he muttered "And stupid Isis for dragging me here in the first place, and stupid Seth for getting me…" he paused, that was right. Seth had to spend time with him because he was a potential father. He'd forgotten. Maybe that's why Seth kept keeping him from getting hurt…?

Akefia looked around and re-entered the thrown room where Akunadin was attempting to talk Seth into over seeing some sort of festival while the priest twirled the millennium rod around, seeing how fast he could make it go. This turned into a lecture about responsibility at lightning speed when Seth accidentally fired magic into a pillar which came crashing to the ground. While the priest was threatened, Isis and Karim attempted to use magic to fix the damage.

Finally Seth was sent out of the room to go and "mess up somewhere where it won't matter as much". Akefia followed.

"You're pretty clumsy for a priest"

"You're pretty fat for a king of thieves"

Akefia felt his face burn "And whose fault is that? If memory serves, it was you're idea to add rape to the list of tortures"

"S'not my fault Atem takes advice from drunks" Seth yawned and leaned against the rim of the balcony he'd walked out too. "How's the baby doing, by the way"

"That's none of your business"

"Shada's sick"

"So?"

"Weren't you going home today? He can't escort you now"

"Why are you even bringing this up" Akefia asked. On the inside, he was steaming at the fact that he couldn't go.

"Well, if you really want to go…" Seth blushed slightly "I-I could take you"

"Yeah… why not?" Akefia mumbled.

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SnowCreek: The only problem being Seth's part of the royal family that all those ghostys hate. Not that he or Kefa knows it. Hahahahaha

Where Do Babies Come From is in first

Dragon Child is in second

Rune and Soul Candy are tied in last.