Chapter Three : Blossoming
Aanen's task of being Nefertiri's bodyguard was not to start straight away as he had hoped. Her beauty infatuated him and he longed see her again. When they had met she had seemed to be shy and timid but from what stories he had been told suggested otherwise. After their meeting Aanen and Nefertiri had gone their separate ways with Pharaoh requesting a private word with his daughters new protector.
"Now Aanen there are certain things that you must and must not do when in the company of my daughter"
"Yes Pharaoh"
"You must always address her by Princess and Princess only… You must never touch her in any ill mannered way … you must follow her everywhere she goes and you must always and I mean always report back any incidents, anything that you feel is important to me… have I made myself clear?"
"Yes, Yes Pharaoh… perfectly clear" at this point in time Aanen would have agreed to anything to leave and go start his new task. He missed the warm sensation that had run through his body when he had first met the princess. For some reason he was drawn to her in such a protective kind of way that he needed to know more. 'Where did these sudden feelings come from and Why?'
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Nefertiri had returned to her bedchamber as soon as court had finished. Even out of his presence she still felt nervous and found herself pacing the length of her room as she tried to figure out how a man she didn't know have such a strong emotional effect on her. "Oh calm down, he is just an ordinary man, you know many ordinary men… Ok so he is a med-jai warrior, but you have been in the company of many med-jai before him." But she knew in her heart that he was not just some ordinary man, somehow she felt like she knew him, like he was supposed to be with her. She tried to push her feelings aside telling herself constantly that it was all her imagination "How could you possible know this man? He is a foreigner to this land...its impossible"
While still trying to convince herself that she was no way attractive or associated with this man, a knock came at her door "Aanen?" it was him she could feel it, every part of her body could sense that he was close by. "Enter!" she called out in her most formal tone hoping upon hope that she would not embarrass herself anymore than she already had.
The door seemed to take forever to finally open but finally after a few tortures seconds Aanen finally entered her chamber. He was even more handsome than she had remembered, his hair falling swiftly in front of his eyes causing slight shadows to cast on his face. He slowly covered the short distance between himself and Nefertiri, he wanted to introduce himself in a more personal way pushing all protocol out of his find. He managed to stop himself just a few feet from where she was standing
"Princess I thought that it would be better if I introduced myself to you in a more personal and private way…"
'Personal, what did he mean by personal? Does he have these feelings to? He cant have…' all sorts of thoughts were running through Nefertiri's mind as she became completely unaware of the fact that she was staring at him, deaf to his calls.
"Princess…Princess?" She finally found herself come back to reality 'there goes the idea of not embarrassing myself' she thought as she quickly turned away from him, the embarrassment now evident in the new rose colour cheeks.
"So…Aanen?" he nodded glad that she had remembered his name "I hear that you are form the west, am I correct?"
"Yes Princess but it is Egyptian blood that flows through me.." Nefertiri moved to sit on her bed she motioned for him to join her patting the covers ever so softly.
" Please tell me more… how did you end up joining the med-jai?" Nefertiri's fascination with this man was evident in her eyes, as Aanen found himself obliged to tell this woman everything about himself.
"My mother and father moved form Egypt just before I was born. My father was a member of the med-jai and had always wanted a son to carry on our name… my father soon gave up hope after my mother only managed to bless him with 4 girls. Once my parents were out of Egypt my father had to find work so they kept on moving further and further west until they settled. When I was born my father decided to train me as a warrior at a very early age and once I was old enough he brought me to Egypt to meet the leaders of the med- jai. I was accepted straight away and vowed that whenever I was needed I would return"
Nefertiri smiled listening carefully watching his mouth move with every word he said. His life had been full of adventure, losses and gains. They talked through the night and into the early stages of morning. They covered every era of their lives telling secrets, which they dared not to tell anyone else, they spoke of their dreams, aspirations and hopes for the future. Aanen spoke of wanting a family and security while Nefertiri spoke of "living each day as it comes, do not plan your future as you may be too busy to notice what's going on around you."
Nefertiri became amazed at how open she allowed herself to be with Aanen, she was comfortable in his presence the nervousness had instantly vanished with their conversation growing. He seemed to understand her and not judge her by her title, something that was rare in her community. Something more of a friendship had blossomed through the night which Nefertiri soon became afraid of, she was afraid that she might push this man away and at this time she wanted him as close to her as possible…
End of Chapter 3
Aanen's task of being Nefertiri's bodyguard was not to start straight away as he had hoped. Her beauty infatuated him and he longed see her again. When they had met she had seemed to be shy and timid but from what stories he had been told suggested otherwise. After their meeting Aanen and Nefertiri had gone their separate ways with Pharaoh requesting a private word with his daughters new protector.
"Now Aanen there are certain things that you must and must not do when in the company of my daughter"
"Yes Pharaoh"
"You must always address her by Princess and Princess only… You must never touch her in any ill mannered way … you must follow her everywhere she goes and you must always and I mean always report back any incidents, anything that you feel is important to me… have I made myself clear?"
"Yes, Yes Pharaoh… perfectly clear" at this point in time Aanen would have agreed to anything to leave and go start his new task. He missed the warm sensation that had run through his body when he had first met the princess. For some reason he was drawn to her in such a protective kind of way that he needed to know more. 'Where did these sudden feelings come from and Why?'
~#~#~#~#~
Nefertiri had returned to her bedchamber as soon as court had finished. Even out of his presence she still felt nervous and found herself pacing the length of her room as she tried to figure out how a man she didn't know have such a strong emotional effect on her. "Oh calm down, he is just an ordinary man, you know many ordinary men… Ok so he is a med-jai warrior, but you have been in the company of many med-jai before him." But she knew in her heart that he was not just some ordinary man, somehow she felt like she knew him, like he was supposed to be with her. She tried to push her feelings aside telling herself constantly that it was all her imagination "How could you possible know this man? He is a foreigner to this land...its impossible"
While still trying to convince herself that she was no way attractive or associated with this man, a knock came at her door "Aanen?" it was him she could feel it, every part of her body could sense that he was close by. "Enter!" she called out in her most formal tone hoping upon hope that she would not embarrass herself anymore than she already had.
The door seemed to take forever to finally open but finally after a few tortures seconds Aanen finally entered her chamber. He was even more handsome than she had remembered, his hair falling swiftly in front of his eyes causing slight shadows to cast on his face. He slowly covered the short distance between himself and Nefertiri, he wanted to introduce himself in a more personal way pushing all protocol out of his find. He managed to stop himself just a few feet from where she was standing
"Princess I thought that it would be better if I introduced myself to you in a more personal and private way…"
'Personal, what did he mean by personal? Does he have these feelings to? He cant have…' all sorts of thoughts were running through Nefertiri's mind as she became completely unaware of the fact that she was staring at him, deaf to his calls.
"Princess…Princess?" She finally found herself come back to reality 'there goes the idea of not embarrassing myself' she thought as she quickly turned away from him, the embarrassment now evident in the new rose colour cheeks.
"So…Aanen?" he nodded glad that she had remembered his name "I hear that you are form the west, am I correct?"
"Yes Princess but it is Egyptian blood that flows through me.." Nefertiri moved to sit on her bed she motioned for him to join her patting the covers ever so softly.
" Please tell me more… how did you end up joining the med-jai?" Nefertiri's fascination with this man was evident in her eyes, as Aanen found himself obliged to tell this woman everything about himself.
"My mother and father moved form Egypt just before I was born. My father was a member of the med-jai and had always wanted a son to carry on our name… my father soon gave up hope after my mother only managed to bless him with 4 girls. Once my parents were out of Egypt my father had to find work so they kept on moving further and further west until they settled. When I was born my father decided to train me as a warrior at a very early age and once I was old enough he brought me to Egypt to meet the leaders of the med- jai. I was accepted straight away and vowed that whenever I was needed I would return"
Nefertiri smiled listening carefully watching his mouth move with every word he said. His life had been full of adventure, losses and gains. They talked through the night and into the early stages of morning. They covered every era of their lives telling secrets, which they dared not to tell anyone else, they spoke of their dreams, aspirations and hopes for the future. Aanen spoke of wanting a family and security while Nefertiri spoke of "living each day as it comes, do not plan your future as you may be too busy to notice what's going on around you."
Nefertiri became amazed at how open she allowed herself to be with Aanen, she was comfortable in his presence the nervousness had instantly vanished with their conversation growing. He seemed to understand her and not judge her by her title, something that was rare in her community. Something more of a friendship had blossomed through the night which Nefertiri soon became afraid of, she was afraid that she might push this man away and at this time she wanted him as close to her as possible…
End of Chapter 3