Alex O'Connell sat in his Ancient History class with his notebook open,
waiting to be filled with notes. He always hated the 20 minutes before
class actually began. That's what he got for getting to school as soon as
the first bell rang. He adjusted his tie, loosening it up a bit, and ran
his hand through his hair causing it to stick out at places. That was the
only bad thing about going to a private school. Uniforms. They were so
confining. Not to mention a little itchy.
Apart from three giggly girls in the front of the class, he was the only one in the room. None of his friends shared this class with him.
He sighed.
He wished the girls would stop looking in his direction. Normally he wouldn't have minded their attention, but it was just aggravating this early in the day. Slowly the class began to fill and the only seat open was the one to his immediate left. It was always free.
"Alright, everyone, settle down. You were all assigned to your groups yesterday. Now I want you got team up with your partners and get to work on your projects." Mr. Dixon said as walked into the room and sat behind his desk after the bell rang.
Alex grabbed his things and headed to the front of the room to meet up with Matthew and Elizabeth. As he did so a girl entered the room. Once seated, Alex ignored what Matthew had began to say about what the group should do next and got a better look at the new girl.
She had waist long, black hair that fell perfectly straight. Her uniform was new and it was obvious that she was new to this school because her knee- high socks actually covered her knees. None of the girls wore theirs up all the way. A daring fashion statement is what they called it. Her skirt was wrinkle free and her sweater vest fitted her slim figure perfectly. The gray and white brought out her tanned skin.
Alex gulped as she and the teacher walked towards his group. He immediately pretended to be listening to what Elizabeth was now saying, but he could help but notice the way that the new girl's deep brown eyes reminded him of someone.
Mr. Dixon cleared his throat purposely getting the three's attention. Elizabeth and Matthew did their own evaluation of the girl as the professor made his introduction.
"This is Monifa Bay, she'll be joining your group."
Mr. Dixon left leaving the four in an awkward silence.
Alex gestured for her to sit as he pulled up a seat beside him. She mumbled a thanks as she took the offered seat.
"What kind of a name is Monifa?" Elizabeth asked, her true nature showing.
"It's Egyptian." Alex muttered.
Where had her heard the name Bay before?
"Egyptian?"
"I came from Cairo, yes."
Alex jumped a little at the sudden sound of her voice. It sounded sweet. Soft. Pleasant to listen to, unlike Elizabeth's whine.
"You lived in Cairo?" Alex asked interested.
"Yes, lived there all of my life. Until now, of course."
"My mother and uncle lived there. My mum was a librarian at the museum before she became an explorer. I'm Alex." He said extending his hand.
"Alex O'Connell?" she asked extending her hand to meet his.
"Yes." He asked surprised that she knew his name.
"Wow. What was Ahm Shere like? Is it true that you wore the Bracelet?"
"Could we leave this until later? We have a project to work on." Elizabeth jutted in.
"She's right and we need to tell Monifa what our project is and we need to start working on it. We didn't get anything done yesterday."
Monifa blushed as she pulled out her notebook from her book bag and dug around for a pencil.
Elizabeth shot her a glare, but Monifa didn't seem to notice. In fact, she couldn't seem to stop sneaking glances at Alex and in return, Alex couldn't stop thinking about Monifa.
A/N: So, you like? I have been meaning to write a 'Mummy' fic and this is my first one in this category. I generally stick to X-Men and Tamora Pierce, so tell me if you want me to continue.
Thanks!!
Apart from three giggly girls in the front of the class, he was the only one in the room. None of his friends shared this class with him.
He sighed.
He wished the girls would stop looking in his direction. Normally he wouldn't have minded their attention, but it was just aggravating this early in the day. Slowly the class began to fill and the only seat open was the one to his immediate left. It was always free.
"Alright, everyone, settle down. You were all assigned to your groups yesterday. Now I want you got team up with your partners and get to work on your projects." Mr. Dixon said as walked into the room and sat behind his desk after the bell rang.
Alex grabbed his things and headed to the front of the room to meet up with Matthew and Elizabeth. As he did so a girl entered the room. Once seated, Alex ignored what Matthew had began to say about what the group should do next and got a better look at the new girl.
She had waist long, black hair that fell perfectly straight. Her uniform was new and it was obvious that she was new to this school because her knee- high socks actually covered her knees. None of the girls wore theirs up all the way. A daring fashion statement is what they called it. Her skirt was wrinkle free and her sweater vest fitted her slim figure perfectly. The gray and white brought out her tanned skin.
Alex gulped as she and the teacher walked towards his group. He immediately pretended to be listening to what Elizabeth was now saying, but he could help but notice the way that the new girl's deep brown eyes reminded him of someone.
Mr. Dixon cleared his throat purposely getting the three's attention. Elizabeth and Matthew did their own evaluation of the girl as the professor made his introduction.
"This is Monifa Bay, she'll be joining your group."
Mr. Dixon left leaving the four in an awkward silence.
Alex gestured for her to sit as he pulled up a seat beside him. She mumbled a thanks as she took the offered seat.
"What kind of a name is Monifa?" Elizabeth asked, her true nature showing.
"It's Egyptian." Alex muttered.
Where had her heard the name Bay before?
"Egyptian?"
"I came from Cairo, yes."
Alex jumped a little at the sudden sound of her voice. It sounded sweet. Soft. Pleasant to listen to, unlike Elizabeth's whine.
"You lived in Cairo?" Alex asked interested.
"Yes, lived there all of my life. Until now, of course."
"My mother and uncle lived there. My mum was a librarian at the museum before she became an explorer. I'm Alex." He said extending his hand.
"Alex O'Connell?" she asked extending her hand to meet his.
"Yes." He asked surprised that she knew his name.
"Wow. What was Ahm Shere like? Is it true that you wore the Bracelet?"
"Could we leave this until later? We have a project to work on." Elizabeth jutted in.
"She's right and we need to tell Monifa what our project is and we need to start working on it. We didn't get anything done yesterday."
Monifa blushed as she pulled out her notebook from her book bag and dug around for a pencil.
Elizabeth shot her a glare, but Monifa didn't seem to notice. In fact, she couldn't seem to stop sneaking glances at Alex and in return, Alex couldn't stop thinking about Monifa.
A/N: So, you like? I have been meaning to write a 'Mummy' fic and this is my first one in this category. I generally stick to X-Men and Tamora Pierce, so tell me if you want me to continue.
Thanks!!