The Night Before
Part III: Duty
A Mummies Alive Fanfic
Tia sung softly to Pabchek as she rocked him in her arms. His eyes drifted slowly close until he finally fell to sleep. Placing him in his cradle with a relieved sigh she turned back to the food that was on the table, then the window. The moon was already high in the sky.
Footsteps in the hallway alerted her to Ja-Kal's return and she ran to greet him. There was a dark frown on his face and she halted the happy greeting and replaced it with a more subdued smile as he approached. When he looked up and saw her a smile replaced the frown. "Tia." He embraced her quickly. "I'm sorry. There was much preperation to make for the hunt."
"Sorry for what? You had to see to it. Dinner is set, if a little cold." She went to pull plates down from a shelf. "Pabchek is finally asleep." She turned to see Ja-Kal kneeling next to Pabchek's cradle. She smiled gently, and grabbed cups to place on the table.
Ja-Kal joined her, a sigh escaping his lips. "I wish I could spend more time here with you and Pabchek."
"I do as well, but you have your duty."
"Must my duty always come before my family?"
"....yes, I'm afraid so." Tia replied quietly, ignoring Ja-Kal's startled look. "The truth is almost everyone's does. Because by doing it, they take care of their family...even if it isn't in the way they wish."
Ja-Kal caught ahold of her hand. "Do you ever regret accepting my proposal?"
"Never...perhaps there are times I wish you weren't the Pharaoh's head hunter...but you were when I agreed to marry you. That's why I made you wait so long before giving you an answer."
"Oh?" Ja-Kal was honestly curious.
"I had to decide if I could be the head hunter's wife as well as Ja-Kal's....If I could accept that the Pharaoh's family would always have to come before our own. That we would never have as much time to ourselves as other husbands and wives do....I decided I could. That's why I said yes."
Ja-Kal brushed a hair out of her face. "You never cease to amaze me. I feel rather selfish for being upset now."
"No, just weary. With all you're responsible for, it's little wonder....especially since you have a habit of not taking care of yourself. That's the other reason I agreed to marry you. Someone has to take care of you." She kissed him lightly.
"You spoil me." Ja-Kal informed her.
"Well, tonight I'm spoiling you with cold food." Tia grinned. "Let's eat before it gets even colder."
Salmon 2002
Okay, okay, it's short...really short. Ja-Kal's not my favorite, okay?
I was good and gave him a part, right? And, yes, there I go again, giving characters bits of past...
Salmon
Part III: Duty
A Mummies Alive Fanfic
Tia sung softly to Pabchek as she rocked him in her arms. His eyes drifted slowly close until he finally fell to sleep. Placing him in his cradle with a relieved sigh she turned back to the food that was on the table, then the window. The moon was already high in the sky.
Footsteps in the hallway alerted her to Ja-Kal's return and she ran to greet him. There was a dark frown on his face and she halted the happy greeting and replaced it with a more subdued smile as he approached. When he looked up and saw her a smile replaced the frown. "Tia." He embraced her quickly. "I'm sorry. There was much preperation to make for the hunt."
"Sorry for what? You had to see to it. Dinner is set, if a little cold." She went to pull plates down from a shelf. "Pabchek is finally asleep." She turned to see Ja-Kal kneeling next to Pabchek's cradle. She smiled gently, and grabbed cups to place on the table.
Ja-Kal joined her, a sigh escaping his lips. "I wish I could spend more time here with you and Pabchek."
"I do as well, but you have your duty."
"Must my duty always come before my family?"
"....yes, I'm afraid so." Tia replied quietly, ignoring Ja-Kal's startled look. "The truth is almost everyone's does. Because by doing it, they take care of their family...even if it isn't in the way they wish."
Ja-Kal caught ahold of her hand. "Do you ever regret accepting my proposal?"
"Never...perhaps there are times I wish you weren't the Pharaoh's head hunter...but you were when I agreed to marry you. That's why I made you wait so long before giving you an answer."
"Oh?" Ja-Kal was honestly curious.
"I had to decide if I could be the head hunter's wife as well as Ja-Kal's....If I could accept that the Pharaoh's family would always have to come before our own. That we would never have as much time to ourselves as other husbands and wives do....I decided I could. That's why I said yes."
Ja-Kal brushed a hair out of her face. "You never cease to amaze me. I feel rather selfish for being upset now."
"No, just weary. With all you're responsible for, it's little wonder....especially since you have a habit of not taking care of yourself. That's the other reason I agreed to marry you. Someone has to take care of you." She kissed him lightly.
"You spoil me." Ja-Kal informed her.
"Well, tonight I'm spoiling you with cold food." Tia grinned. "Let's eat before it gets even colder."
Salmon 2002
Okay, okay, it's short...really short. Ja-Kal's not my favorite, okay?
I was good and gave him a part, right? And, yes, there I go again, giving characters bits of past...
Salmon