Pharaoh's Loyal Servant

Pairing: Nitocris x Scheherazade

Genre: Friendship/Romance

Disclaimer: I do not own the Fate series or any of its characters.

"Nii-sama...my dear brothers...why did you have to go..."

Nitocris, a young girl with long purple hair and the end tied up, having jackal ears on top of her head, caresses the hand of her now dead older brother. He and the other older brother lay on the long table as they are going to be mummified in a while. But for now, she wants to say her final good-byes. Tears fall from her eyes as she keeps on gently caressing her deceased brother's hand, sometimes rubbing it against her cheek. Both of her brothers were so dear to her that she had become very close to them.

However, tragedy fell when people had wronged not only her brothers, but her as well. Thus, this is where she is right now. Saying her final good-byes to her brothers before they are to be mummified.

Before she leaves, two young men arrive, one holding a staff and the other holding a gold and blue skimpy clothing before her.

"You are now taking your brother's place as Pharaoh," one of the men says. "It's yours."

Nitocris doesn't hesitate to accept it. She will continue what her brother cannot and take his throne for his sake. That being said...Nito has other plans.

It isn't long before Nitocris' plan has come into place. She has led the murderers of her brothers into a trap. She held a fake banquet inside a room and then when the time was right...she drowned them with the river of the Nile. She has avenged her brothers. It was done...

*Present*

The news about Nitocris' murder spread, but the little Pharaoh insisted that justice was done. There was nothing else she could do about it. While there are some who accepted her decision, others were pretty angry about it, even those who were once her friends. One of them is none other than Cleopatra, the Queen of the Nile. Nito used to admire her, however, after the tragedy, Cleo no longer respects the little pharaoh. Thus, Cleopatra considers Nito a rival based on royalty.

Nitocris and Cleopatra rule on separate lands, but despite that, the Nile Queen is able to visit Nito's home every now and then.

Like right now, Cleopatra, who is a young woman with long green hair and wearing a long white dress with a cut-out to show off her pale skin leg and wearing high heeled sandals on her cute feet. She has a large golden snake following her, acting as her familiar. She arrives at Nito's palace and comes face to face with the little pharaoh herself.

Nito's guards try to put up a fight, but the snake swipes them away with its tail, letting everyone know that she just wants to speak with the little pharaoh.

"My, my~" Cleo says, her voice being high pitched and cute, thus not matching the mature appearance of hers. "Little Nito acting like royalty as always. Such a shame you aren't like your dear brothers or me, The Queen of the Nile~"

"Don't you have somewhere to be other than insulting my family...?" Nitocris frowns. She takes a few steps forward until she is about 5 feet apart from the Nile Queen.

"I just want to have some fun, that's all~" Cleo says. "It was so boring just sitting on my throne all day. So I was taking a nice walk when I decided to show up at your place. Hehe!"

"Anything else?" Nito asks, raises an eyebrow.

"Oh, I also wanted to show you my familiar~" Cleo pets the large snake, in which the reptile rubs its head against her affectionately. "I summoned it just a few days ago~"

"And that's important because..." Nito just wants the Nile Queen to leave so she can continue her duties.

"Oh, dear me~" Cleo chuckles. "It's obvious a ruler needs at least a personal servant to look after. What? You don't have one yet?"

"Never crossed my mind," Nito says. "I can take care of myself."

"Your loyal subjects won't be enough to save you from death," Cleo points out. "Or you'll end up being like what your brothers went through~"

"I said I can take care of myself!" Nito shouts, pounding her staff. "Guards, show her the way out!"

"As you wish," both men bow to their pharaoh and face the Nile Queen.

The snake hisses but Cleo holds out her hand to stop it. "Fine. I'll go. But just so you know, Nitocris...I have far better assets on royalty than you have. You don't even have a personal servant that can protect you or vice versa. I always win~"

With that, Cleo lets the guards kick her out and Nitocris sigh heavily while sitting back down on her throne. For once, Cleo is right. She does have many servants she can rely on, but...are they at least strong enough to even fight for her. Her guards, yes, but the others? She just doesn't see ANY of them as her personal servant. Cleopatra has everything she ever wanted.

"Don't let it get to you, my lady," one of the female servants say as she lightly fans her with a large fan. "You will find a personal servant soon."

Nitocris lets out another sigh. She wants to show Cleopatra that she is more than capable of being a ruler. If she can find somebody or some creature worthy of being a familiar or personal servant, she can prove herself worthy.

*Next Day*

Nitocris goes out for a long walk at the desert sands to clear her mind. The discussion with Cleopatra is still inside her mind, so she wants to get a servant fast and show it off to the Nile Queen. She goes off deeper down the desert sands until she is out in the open. No rocks, buildings or tents around her. It's getting hot out here, so she cannot stay out too long, despite being scantily clad. The hot sands are already burning her feet, despite wearing high heeled lace up sandals. She lets out a sigh, deciding to turn back.

But when she turns around, she could've sworn she is seeing something in the distance. She may just be hallucinating, but...it feels...so real. She cannot just walk away from this. She HAS to make sure. The little pharaoh makes a run for it until she gets closer and closer to the figure. It turns out to be a busty young woman, also scantily clad while clutching a staff of her own, trudging through the hot sands. Her golden high heels are almost sinking down due to her being tired.

Nito gets close enough to fully look at the young woman. She has slightly darker skin than Nito's, who has long dark hair that reaches down her waist and beautiful emerald eyes. She is dressed like she is from Egypt, although, Nito isn't so sure if she's exactly from there.

"Hey, are you okay!?" Nito says as she carefully approaches the woman.

The taller woman can barely hold on any longer and drops to her knees. She looks so worn out she is unable to speak. Nito decides to take this woman in and treat her herself. Her servants might help yes, but it will be slightly faster if she does it as well. After all, she's not a lazy person.

"Don't worry!" Nitocris grabs hold of the woman's arm and puts it around her shoulder. "I'll help you out. But I need you to stay with me until we get to my place. Understand?"

The woman only nods in response and tries her best to get back on her feet. Nito takes the woman all the way back to her palace and inside her chambers.

From there, after Nito orders two of her servants to fetch some food and water, she has the woman lie on Nito's soft bed under the covers with a white rag over her head. The little pharaoh sits by her bed side, watching the woman sleep peacefully. She feels like she's in that same position as she was when she was sitting by her dead brother's side. She is feeling the urge to caress this woman's dark hand. But she resists. She doesn't know this woman very well, but she certainly cannot let this woman die of heat stroke and hunger.

*Later*

After being properly fed and drinking plenty of water, the woman, who introduced herself as Scheherazade, is now sitting up on the bed with a scroll in hand and a feathered pen in the other when Nito walks in.

"How are you feeling?" Nito asks softly.

"A little better..." the taller woman's voice is sounds soft. Very soft, but gentle at the same time. "Umm...thank you...for saving me back there. I thought I was gonna die..."

"It's no problem," Nitocris replies. "I, um, know you would do the same for me...if I needed any help."

Scheherazade turns to the smaller girl and smiles. "You have my eternal gratitude~"

Nito blushes at this beautiful smile of hers. Her heart races just looking at her. Her and her absolutely magnificent body, especially her large breasts.

"Oh!" The little pharaoh exclaims. "Why were you out in the desert alone?"

Scheherazade's smile fades and looks down at her scroll. "To tell the truth...I was running away..."

"Running away...?" Nito tilts her head in confusion. "From who?"

"A mad king..." Scherazade replies. "He was...so unkind, but...it was all due to the fact that his trust was broken by his first wife. He went mad...killing each wife he wed...so I...I had to keep him calm by telling him stories each night...almost till dawn. Every night I come to his room to tell stories to him to calm his nerves. But even as I did that, my fear of him grew stronger, so I was afraid one of my stories was going to bore him to death. So after I put him to sleep with one of my story telling, I secretly escaped. No one was able to find me as I entered the desert. I'm scared of kings...I fear what they might do to me if I were to encounter one of them..."

Nito thinks long and hard about this. Of course Scheherazade can probably notice by the looks of things that Nito is also "king" by some extent. But...will she be able to convince the taller woman to stay if that's the case? She literally has nowhere to go, so what choice does she have?

"L-listen..." Nitocris leans forward close to the taller woman. "If you would like...you can stay here."

"Eh...?" Scheherazade turns to the little pharaoh.

"But...but in return...I want you t-to..." Nito blushes, slightly turning away with her jackal ears drooping down. "To...be my personal...servant..."

Scheherazade nearly drops her scroll upon hearing that. "D-does that mean I have to tell stories again!? Will I be killed if I don't satisfy you!?"

Nitocris raises her head and waves her arms frantically. "N-n-no, no, no, no! It's not like that at all! I'm not like that mad king you speak of! Please, believe me!"

Scheherazade bites her lip. "W-well ummm...if you can prove that you are not...I will gladly...serve you..."

Nitocris brightens. This will be her chance to prove to Cleopatra that she has potential as a ruler. "I cannot thank you enough. Oh and...um...one more thing."

"What is it?" The taller woman asks.

"Would you mind...j-just between us...for me to call you by Schera...instead...?" Nito taps her index fingers together while her jackal ears droop down again. "Your name sounds a bit of a handful."

Scheherazade smiles a soft smile and pets the little pharaoh. "Only if...you allow me to call you 'Nito' in return..."

The little pharaoh brightens again. The petname suits her since her brothers call her that sometimes. "It's a deal!"

A/N: I looked up what I could about Nito and Schera's historical stories. I hope they are as accurate as possible. The rest of mine will all be made up.

And me having Cleo being an arrogant type...I just see her that way. If she came out wrong, I apologize.

Hope you liked the first chapter. More will be coming.

Have a nice day.