The Arrogance of Love
* Mini Chapter: The Morning After *
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Disclaimer: The MA chars aren't mine, sadly. Otherwise, they'd
be on the air still. This fic is set in Ancient Egypt prior to
the birth of Rapses, and it is a SLASH story. That means two
characters- Rath and Scarab- are soon to be more than friends.
Don't like it, don't read it.
Note: This is kindof a teaser.... a "I'm still alive" mini
chapter... and I do mean mini. Essentially, the morning after. *g*
If you want me to pick this fic up again... review!
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Rath awoke in Scarab's arms the next morning, startled by the
press of Scarab's body against his own. He felt none of the regret
that normally plagued him after trysts of this sort. After all,
this was no simpering courtesan. This was- Scarab. His teacher.
His friend. His ally. And now, it seemed, his lover. Well, others
might not approve so readily, but he didn't see it as that much of
a step forward. Even the intimacy of a shared night could not match
the intimancy they'd already had in shared plotting and shared
magic.
Rolling over lazily to peer out the window, Rath winced as he
was startled anew- Ra's chariot was already well on its path
through the sky, and Rath was well overdue to report to his duties
serving the living Horus. Gently pulling himself out of Scarab's
arms, Rath pulled on his discarded kilt and arranged his tall
headress, hastily adjusting his appearance.
Scarab awoke to the sound of footsteps. He looked up to see Rath
primping before the reflecting pool and could barely stifle a laugh.
If it was true that in every relationship there had to be a more
feminine type, it was rather clear who it was in *this* relationship.
"You look fine."
Rath jumped, losing his grip on his hat so it fell off again, his hair
falling about his face. "I didn't realize you were awake!"
Scarab smirked, rising up from the mats and covering the room in
a few elegant strides to join Rath. "You didn't think I'd let you
get away that easy, did you?"
Rath let himself fall again into Scarab's arms. "Of course not," he
murmured.
Needless to say, Ja-kal was left waiting a long time for a certain
new guardian to arrive for his duties.
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The end... for tonight.
I know, I know. Tis short. A fuller chapter will be up soon....
If you all want one :-P Three reviews and I continue.
* Mini Chapter: The Morning After *
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Disclaimer: The MA chars aren't mine, sadly. Otherwise, they'd
be on the air still. This fic is set in Ancient Egypt prior to
the birth of Rapses, and it is a SLASH story. That means two
characters- Rath and Scarab- are soon to be more than friends.
Don't like it, don't read it.
Note: This is kindof a teaser.... a "I'm still alive" mini
chapter... and I do mean mini. Essentially, the morning after. *g*
If you want me to pick this fic up again... review!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rath awoke in Scarab's arms the next morning, startled by the
press of Scarab's body against his own. He felt none of the regret
that normally plagued him after trysts of this sort. After all,
this was no simpering courtesan. This was- Scarab. His teacher.
His friend. His ally. And now, it seemed, his lover. Well, others
might not approve so readily, but he didn't see it as that much of
a step forward. Even the intimacy of a shared night could not match
the intimancy they'd already had in shared plotting and shared
magic.
Rolling over lazily to peer out the window, Rath winced as he
was startled anew- Ra's chariot was already well on its path
through the sky, and Rath was well overdue to report to his duties
serving the living Horus. Gently pulling himself out of Scarab's
arms, Rath pulled on his discarded kilt and arranged his tall
headress, hastily adjusting his appearance.
Scarab awoke to the sound of footsteps. He looked up to see Rath
primping before the reflecting pool and could barely stifle a laugh.
If it was true that in every relationship there had to be a more
feminine type, it was rather clear who it was in *this* relationship.
"You look fine."
Rath jumped, losing his grip on his hat so it fell off again, his hair
falling about his face. "I didn't realize you were awake!"
Scarab smirked, rising up from the mats and covering the room in
a few elegant strides to join Rath. "You didn't think I'd let you
get away that easy, did you?"
Rath let himself fall again into Scarab's arms. "Of course not," he
murmured.
Needless to say, Ja-kal was left waiting a long time for a certain
new guardian to arrive for his duties.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The end... for tonight.
I know, I know. Tis short. A fuller chapter will be up soon....
If you all want one :-P Three reviews and I continue.