It had been almost a week since Hailey last went to the museum and in that time she had been avoiding her grandpa. Cecil tried to talk to her, but every time he tried she would either slam the door in his face or put her head phones on and turn her music up.

Alexis and Evan could tell Hailey was really depressed and tried everything to cheer her up, but nothing worked. They were running out of ideas. Right now they were trying to convince her to go to the museum.

"Come On, Hailey, it will get your mind off things." Alexis said.

"I don't know." Hailey said quietly.

Evan let out an irritated sigh. "That's it. Get off your ass and get over it." Both girls looked at him with surprise. "There's no sense in being depressed. You can't change what happened so you are just going to have to deal with it."

Hailey knew he was right. What's done is done and there is nothing she can do about it. She just never thought her grandpa, her hero, would become a thief.

"You're right and I'm sorry. I shouldn't let this affect me so much."

"That's the spirit. Now let's go to the museum."

"All right."

As they headed over to the museum Hailey felt guilty that she hadn't been over there. It wasn't any of their fault her grandpa stole. She should go and apologize to them.

When they got to the museum Hailey saw that Rebecca was working. Rebecca gave her a smile as they walked up to the desk.

"Hailey, we were wondering about you."

"Sorry I just had a lot on my mind."

Rebecca nodded. She was told that Hailey found out about what Cecil did. Rebecca gave Hailey and her friend a discount then they started walking the museum.

The three friends wondered the museum in no particular order. They just went to whatever looked interesting at the time. Alexis pointed out that since they aren't on a field trip they can take as long as they want.

It did feel strange to Hailey looking at the many exhibits and knowing they came to life at night. She still tried to remember that night when she was ten. She did come to the museum at night, but she still can't remember what happened that night.

Halfway through the museum the subject changed to the dance. Evan was still bragging how Karissa agreed to go with him. Alexis was getting tired of hearing about it so she threatened to post his diary online.

"You keep a diary?" Hailey asked.

"It's a journal."

"What's the difference?"

"Girls keep diaries. Guys keep journals."

"They're still the same thing."

"But diary sounds so girly. Journal is much manlier."

Hailey and Alexis laughed.

Soon they reached the tomb of Ahkmenrah and at first Hailey didn't want to go in. she felt so guilty that she hadn't been here in a week. She finally went in and stared down at his sarcophagus.

Alexis was talking about how she was thinking of asking Troy to the dance tomorrow, but Hailey wasn't paying attention. She kept thinking about Ahkmenrah and wondered if he was mad at her for night visiting. It's not his fault that her grandpa stole so she shouldn't blame him.

"Hailey!" Alexis said as she shook her.

Hailey looked at Alexis. "What?"

"I asked you a question, but you were off in la-la land."

"Sorry. What did you ask?"

"I asked you who you were taking to the dance."

"I told you I'm not going."

"But you have to go?"

"Why? All people are going to be doing is hanging around and dancing. What fun is that?"

"Give it up, Alexis." Evan said. "She's not going to go and nothing you say an make her come."

"Even if I give you the puppy dog eyes?"

"That doesn't work on me. Besides there's no one at school I want to go with." Hailey looked back at the sarcophagus.

After a few minutes they decided to look at another part of the museum. Hailey stayed a few minutes longer to say that she was sorry even though she knew he couldn't hear her.

Their outing to the museum had been fun and Hailey had forgotten about her grandpa…that was until she got home. He was sitting on the couch. Hailey didn't want to talk to him so she went up to her room; Cecil followed.

"Hailey-"

"I don't want to talk." Hailey was about to close the door, but Cecil put his hand up so she couldn't.

"Please just hear me out."

"I already have."

"Five minutes that's all I ask."

Hailey sighed. "Fine, but only five minutes." Hailey sat on her bed while Cecil sat on the chair.

"I know what I did was wrong, but I'm going to change my ways. I don't want to hurt you any more then I have and I'm going to make it up to you. Will you give me a second chance?"

Hailey thought about it. Should she give him another chance? He did sound sincere, but then again that could be just an act. Hailey decided to ask a question before she gives him a second chance.

"Why did you steal to begin with?"

Cecil sighed. He knew this was coming. "It happened a few weeks after your grandmother died. I was in a terrible state. The two guys that I worked with at the museum were planning to steal and I overheard them. They said I could either join them or they would frame me so of course I decided to help them. After we stole a few things and planted some in Larry's apartment it made me feel young again and it made me forget about you grandmother's passing"

"So you did it to forget about grandma?"

"Not to forget about her, but it made me feel better. I wasn't hurting as much. I know it was a stupid thing to do. Before I met your grandmother I was a delinquent. I got in so much trouble when I was younger. When I met her she helped me get my life straightened out. I guess after she died I went back to my old ways before I met her."

He did seem sorry, but it's not going to be that easy for Hailey to forgive him.

"I'm not forgiving you just yet. You need to prove to me that you can be trusted again."

"I understand and I promise I will be better."

That night Hailey decided to go to the museum and she was a little nervous. She slowly walked up the stairs, took a deep breath then went inside.

"Hailey, it's good to see you again."

Hailey smiled up at Teddy. "Sorry it took me so long to come back."

"That's quite all right."

"Hailey, I didn't know if you were coming back." Larry said as he walked p to her.

"Yeah well, I had a lot on my mind."

"That's understandable."

"So is Ahkmenrah here?" Hailey hit herself. That was a stupid question. Of course he's here.

Larry ignored her obvious question and said he was in his tomb. "He hasn't come out much since you left."

"Really?"

Larry nodded.

Hailey walked to his tomb, hoping that he wasn't too mad at her. She didn't understand why he stayed in his tomb. When she got there she saw Ahkmenrah standing by his sarcophagus; his back was toward her.

"Hey Ahkmenrah." She said as she walked in the room.

The young pharaoh turned around and a small smile appeared on his face. "Hailey, I'm glad you came back."

"I'm sorry I haven't been back."

"You already apologized once today you don't need to do it again.'

Hailey tilted her head in confusion. "How did you know?"

Ahkmenrah chuckled. "I can hear what's going on in the day, remember?"

"Oh yeah. I forgot." He did mention to Hailey that he could hear what people were saying during the day. She had totally forgotten that. "So, do you forgive me?"

"There's nothing to forgive. I was never mad at you. I knew you had a lot on your mind."

Hailey smiled. "That's good. I was so worried."

"Why?"

"Because I don't want you to be mad at me."

"I could never be mad at you. You're too sweet."

Hailey blushed.

"And you're cute when you blush."

That made Hailey go even redder.

"So what about this dance?"

It took a minute before Hailey realized what he was talking about. "Oh that dance at school. I just don't like dances."

"Your friends seem eager to go."

"Yeah well, they both have dates…kind of. Alexis is going to ask this one guy tomorrow."

"And there is no one at your school that you want to go with?"

"Nope. No one catches my eye."

Ahkmenrah was relieved to hear that though he did not understand why. What did it matter to him if Hailey likes someone at her school?

"What time is the dance?"

"Eight at night. Why do you ask?"

The next thing Ahkmenrah said came out before he even knew what he was saying. "Maybe you would like to go with me."

Hailey looked at him and wondered why he said that. Ahkmenrah himself didn't even know why he said it. For some strange reason however, Hailey wanted to go with him.

"If you really want to. It might be boring."

"I would be honored to go with you."

Hailey smiled. "Ok then it's a date."

"There is on problem though."

"What's that?"

"I'm sure it is different in this time then my own, but I do not know how to dance."

"I can teach you."

For the rest of the night Hailey taught Ahkmenrah how to dance. He even taught her a few of his dances. It was a fun night and by the time Hailey went home she was exhausted and of course she had school the next day.