Chapter 10: The Key of Egypt

Amun was feeling calm and relieved that Kebi took his immortality so well, but he was still nervous since she has yet to answer the question of her mortality to come and join him. He took her hand suddenly, linking his fingers between hers as hers curled around his. Leading her to the Nile River, which they were near, he went into the water. Kebi was hesitant at first, watching what he was doing before going in, but she trusted Amun and followed him in shortly afterwards. The water was refreshing and surprisingly cool as she took her steps into the beautiful old river with a smile. She glanced at Amun, noticing that it was hip deep. Not too bad, she thought to herself noticing that Amun didn't comment. She did notice that Amun paused in the middle of the flowing water, waiting for her to emerge; Kebi was still at arm's length their arms were still stretched out, and his fingers were still tightly closed around Kebi's. Slowly, she walked fighting the current finally making her way near Amun.

Kebi faced him, but he spun her around so she was facing the same direction he was. His fingers no longer linked hers. In the direction they were looking, there was nothing but once again the stars overhead he was pointing to constellation. Amun's hands came to her slim waist as his hands ended at her stomach which was in the water. He closed them together as if he was holding on to her; he didn't want her to go away. Kebi's hands overlapped his so delicately into the cool water. She felt the strong fingers that were cold and she didn't want to let go. Amun rested his chin on her slightly hair-covered shoulder continuing to find more constellations to show her. No such luck tonight. "Kebi?" He whispered in her ear.

Yes? Automatically, she answered.

"I love you. I love you more than you will ever know. You are the only human I have ever loved and ever will love. I need you at my side." He was trying to persuade her with every excuse he could come up with. He continued on. "I am a rough person, as you have noticed, but I can't be rough around you, Kebi. You calm me and when I need your shoulder to lean on, you are there open arms. I need you. I need you so much."

I need you too. I know you will only love me because I too love you. You are the only one who has shown me compassion and civility and treated me as your own. You can understand me and many people would look away in horror. I can't leave you. I do not want to leave you but life is precious to waste away. Even if I did become like you, do you think I would make a great vampire?

Amun laughed for a split second. "A great vampire?" He asked. "You'll be a fantastic vampire! It doesn't take much. You are the same as a human with the exception of blood of course. This is the way I can make it so you we will never leave each other again. If you are willing to be with me. I want you to be immortal too. I need you, Kebi. "Amun now had no more excuses and was now up to Kebi to make her decision.

Kebi turned and faced him knowing exactly what he meant. She needed to stay with him, because she loved him too and he could understand here where other people will frown on her or cower away from because she was different. She came up with that conclusion a long time ago. I never want to leave you. Change me. Her answer came positive and sure of herself. Kebi knew this was what she wanted; it didn't take long to think over.

"I knew that would be your answer." Amun whispered in her ear once more sounding like seduction was to occur at any moment. He smiled before getting serious again. "I must warn you, beloved Kebi, you will feel pain, intense pain for three days and then it will be over. I promise it will be over. I will be there. Lean your head back. And close your eyes."

Kebi did, and closed her eyes too taking a shuttering breath preparing for what is going to be happening. Amun moved hthe chunks of hair that were blocking his way and braced himself and then bit. He tasted the delicious blood savoring the taste but being careful not to drain her. He knew she would taste good and it was about time that he took a shot. It was tuck away in his memory now.

The cold lips against her skin were the last thing Kebi remembered of that night. At first, Kebi's body jerked, but then she was shaking as if she was about to have a seizure. She couldn't scream but tried to so hard. She needed the pain to stop, she had to scream but there was no such thing in her larynx. Amun just realized it but he noticed her gritting her teeth in pain and her mouth opening and closing gasping for breath or relief or a sound. He lifted her shaken body before she fell into the water. She continued to shake and Amun looked at her with concern. He hoped that it wouldn't take long to get the venom through the body safely without death to occur. With all his might with the constellations as his guide, he ran back to their hut holding in his arms his soon-to-be mate.

It only took a few minutes but once he got there, he laid her down in the bed they had watching her shaking and her fight to scream or make some kind of noise. She did manage to squeak a little which was a sign for something. She tried as Amun clutched her and he could barely feel the squeezing she was doing. It could never hurt him. He was stone, just like marble. This squeezing was nothing compared to what pain he could feel.

Amun waited three days for his new bride to emerge from her feeble human life to just a vampire existence, the usual long time. He was anxious for it and did not move from her side. He soothed her by talking to her explaining everything once more. It hurt him seeing Kebi in so much pain but it was the way it had to be, he remembered the pain himself and it was not pleasant at all. The transformation was painful since the venom goes through everything in the body. Slowly, the body transforms. The blood in a newborn vampire is used like fuel and is used slowly over a year. They still need victims to carry on.

It was worth the wait for the bride was more of a goddess than a vampire with her midnight black hair and olive-toned pallor and her crimson red eyes flaming once she had woke up. Amun smiled to himself cheerful on the inside that the transformation has been a success. The first thing that Kebi did notice when she woke up was how clear everything was, especially Amun. Her sight was keen and clear and her hearing was perfected. She smiled, fighting the burning sensation happening inside her throat. Her memory as well was unclear and Amun explained that. She was saddened to hear that she could not bare children, but the sadness didn't last long; she probably wouldn't last as a good mother. Being a mute wasn't the sign for a good mother. Talking to a child is the important part of being a mother. What good is it being a mother if you couldn't even talk? It didn't matter; as long as Amun was with her she was content.

He helped her up, guiding her to a nearby mirror of some sort and saw the reflection within which Kebi could not believe was her. She was just like Amun with the same tone of skin that was slightly pale, and the eyes of course being crimson red. Kebi noticed that she was more beautiful than ever. And she adored it in her own silence. She spun around a few times as Amun admired from a distance. Amun approached her, stood behind her as she took a great deal into what she had become. Kebi looked behind her with a huge grin, this is what she wanted.

Amun no longer felt bad for creating himself a mate, in fact he felt rather pleased with himself. He loved Kebi. And he knew Kebi loved him in return. There was no such thing as regret anymore.

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Into the heated desert quite sometime later after Kebi became a vampire, Amun and Kebi stood near a sand dune in the Sahara Desert where in a distance was one of the recent pyramids. They were hiding from the humans until they would have a celebrated feast later on that evening. Amun's index finger propped Kebi's chin up towards him. Blushing, she glanced down at her feet hoping and praying to the gods that he would not see her. The touch still gave her chills, but an exciting chill.

"I love you." Amun said yet again stroking his other hand on her face with the thumb doing all the lead. Her skin was like hers, but he could still remember her skin when she was a human.

Surprising herself and Amun, Kebi's voice spoke softly and quietly. "I love you too…Amun." Quickly, she closed her lips since there was no more to say. He knew how she felt, he knew everything about her. Words didn't need to express it. They could be silent and just laugh at absoulutely nothing. They both had a different way of communicating, unlike many. They didn't need words, they had motions and thoughts to keep them through. And both would never have it a different way.

He smiled a wide smile. He was shocked as she spoke remembering the sweet sound it had a year before. Sound was a beautiful thing especially her voice here and now. It was a bell ringing in his ears. Amun immediately knew that she would never speak again but that was alright with him. Because the five words she did speak were gold to him. They were worth everything to him.

He pulled her into his hollow chest as she felt his broad body as he moved his hands to her waist moving up and down her body. It felt nice and natural.

They kissed passionately once more knowing for certain that they would rule beautiful Egypt being the only immortals to do so. Amun and Kebi loved Egypt and would do anything for it, even defend it if it ever came to that. There was a rare chance that they would ever move out of Egypt. No land could be such as beautiful; no land can be in competition with Egypt.

They were the key to everything and that would mean they were on top of the world. They opened opportunities for each other and for anyone who would enter.

A/N: Stay tuned! One more chapter to go! :D Do you want to know about her family back in Suez? And the reaction Kebi gets when she sees them? Stay tuned! ;D And thanks for all the reviews!