A/N: I do not own the Kane Chronicles, Rick Riordan does.

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I figured that I have made you guys wait long enough for Zia's answer, so here it is.

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Chapter Ten

"Carter," Zia said, "I don't know that to say."

"Say yes." I was on my knee staring up in her eyes. She hesitated and I felt the pressure and sadness of rejection and I started to get up, to save what was left of my dignity.

"Carter—"

"No, Zia, it's okay, you don't have to marry me if you don't want too then you shouldn't have to." I was standing now, about to turn away from her.

She stopped me by putting her hand on my cheek and she kissed me. "Yes, Carter, I will marry you."

I smiled, "it took you long enough to answer; I felt like I was going to die." I slid the ring on her right hand, as tradition called for.

She smiled back. "I'm sorry; it's just been a long time since I've had a family that I had to think about all the possibilities. I didn't mean to hurt you at all."

"It's fine, I completely understand." I took her hand. "I have something for you." I lead her to a table that was out of the way and on it was a present wrapped in red wrapping paper. Her shabka. I took it off of the table and handed it to her. "Here, open it."

She gave me a curious look as she took it from my hand and began to unwrap it. She gasped, "Oh, Carter, you shouldn't have! It's beautiful!" Inside was a collage of all of the photos she had left of her family. The colors formed a heart for the love of a family that she had lost and the love that she could one day have again. It took me awhile to get the pictures, I had to track down some people who had lived in her village and moved away before the attack to get most of them. It was framed in cedar wood with Egyptian style carvings that I had carved myself. I looked at her and she started to tear up. "I just miss them so much,"

"I know, Hun; that's why I made this, it's something for you to remember them by."

"I absolutely love it, but how did you ever get all of these pictures?"

"Apparently some of the friends of your family took pictures and moved later. It took a while to track them down, but I wouldn't give up. Where there's a will there's a way."

She thanked me with another kiss. "I get to become the 'Great Royal Wife."" She said, using the old title for the primary wives of the ancient Pharaohs.

"My only wife."

"That too, Amos and Sadie are going to be so happy."

"They are, aren't they? But I'm not really concerned with their happiness right now."

"Of course not." She smiled from ear to ear, and I knew that from that moment I would do anything to make her smile like that for the rest of my life. "I suppose we should be getting back, people are probably noticing your absence."

"Probably," I held my hand out to her before we left and I can't describe my happiness as she took it. [Shut up, Sadie. How is this any cheesier than you, Walt, and Anubis? I mean really, the guys feel the same about you one of them actually took his first host to be with you!]

We got back into the throne room and Amos smile at us.

"She said yes, huh?"

"How could you have ever thought otherwise, Amos?" Zia said to him. "Looks like you got a new family member."

"Seems like Sadie now had companion for being my favorite niece now."

I laughed, "Seems so. I wonder what she'll think about that."

"You could always find out, just talk to her."

"Can I tell her?" Zia asked me.

"Well, I see no reason why not, you're family now."

"Not officially."

"You might as well be, Zia," Amos put in, "we've all been waiting for when Carter will finally ask you. As far as I'm concurred, you are my niece."

I can tell that Amos saying that made Zia really happy, like she belonged. I put my hand around her and smiled at Amos. "Where's the basin?"

"Over there," he pointed to the back of the room, "it's ready, all you need is to say the spell."

Zia and I walked over and we muttered the needed words and an image of Sadie appeared.

"Carter!" She actually sounded happy to see me, but then she paused. "Two conversations in one month? Is something wrong?"

"No, Sadie, something is definitely not wrong," Zia said with joy filling her voice. Sadie seemed to have just noticed her when she talked, which was ridiculous because she was right beside me and my arm was still around her. That's Sadie for you.

"Zia, how nice to see you; you look wonderful! I can practically see you glowing!"

"Wouldn't you be glowing too, Sadie, if you just gained a new family?"

Her eyes got big as she realized why we were talking to her. "Oh my gods, Zia! Show me the ring!"

Zia held out her right hand.

"Carter, it's beautiful, but isn't it on the wrong hand?"

"Not here for Egypt." I explained. "Tradition says that the ring goes on the right and then, during the wedding ceremony, it's changed to the left."

Sadie looked as Zia. "You'll have to let me help decorate."

"Of course, I have no female relatives of my own, so I was going to ask you anyways."

"I'm so happy for you guys!"

"And we're happy for you too, Sadie."

"It's getting late over here, sister, so it's time for us to get ready for bed. I'll talk to you soon. Love you." (Yeah, I actually told my annoying little sister that I loved her, but when you are so distant from your sibling and you don't talk to them very much you actually start to miss them. Plus Sadie and I got along rather well when we were saving the world. I actually did kinda miss her… [Don't you dare make me regret saying that, little sister! Sadie: Now why would I ever do that "dearest brother"?])

So was that the answer you all were wanting? Any ideas about how the wedding should be that you might want to share? (Either wedding, not just Zarter's!)