Disclaimer: Don't own it. Never said I did… well…maybe I did say that once or twice, but I didn't mean it! Don't sue! ;-P
A/N Allo Allo! And how is every one feeling? Kewlkewl! FINALLY UPDATED! Yes…took FOREVER…but, I've got now! Thanx to my reviewers! I love reviews… I'd marry 'em if I could… lol Did you think I was serious? I wouldn't marry 'em…I'd date 'em for a long time though… Um…yeah, I'm done. Anywhoo, thanx again, especially to…
Nefertirioc How is it that you're so often my first reviewer? Lol Yeah, you know, I hadn't even thought about that family fake out thing, but now that I do think about it, you're right! Haha I guess it probably will be a lot like that! Lol that movie was funny…okay, off subject…
marybug6otnile WONDERFU, eh? Lol How can it be wonderfu? We haven't even gotten anywhere with it yet! Haha Thanx tho. ;-)
Nakhti Of coarse they have a daughter—again. Lol I love her so much I've decided to add her to this story too. Hmm…my geography…lol.. I am somewhat of a daft child, aren't I? Haha. I hadn't even thought about Cairo and a coast… Hmm… I never was good at geography…or history…or math…or anything except for English, computers, and drama. Which makes me a somewhat foolish person who writes fanfics on computers… not a total loss. You know, the sad part is I had to do a project on Egypt just about a year ago, which included a map…ahem…well…Haha. Anyhoo, I should probably change that…thanx! lol
Chapter 2:
Rick's Ally
Almost two weeks later, Rick and Evie found themselves at the port, ready to get on their boat to the island. Rick and Jonathan had taken the bags to their rooms and now Evelyn and her two children sat outside the boat in the market, looking at various things. Emily had found a cart covered with beautiful jewelry and was in the midst of begging her mum to buy her some, while Alex was standing next to them bored and also a little bit annoyed at Emily.
"Pa-lease, mum? Please?" Emily begged.
"No, Emily. Now for the last time, let's go look at something else."
"But, mum…"
"Emily!"
Alex yawned and rolled his eyes. He was busy scanning the market to see if he could spot anything interesting. And he did. But, it wasn't something. It was someone.
An Egyptian girl was the person who had caught his eye and he could see that her brown eyes had caught him also as she looked at him, smiling slightly. Then she turned away and kept walking in the direction that she had been walking in earlier.
"Uh, mum, I'm going to go…er…look around."
"All right, Alex, but be back in no more than ten minutes. The boat will be leaving soon."
"Right." He took off in the girl's direction.
"He seemed awfully anxious." Evie said, after he had gone.
"Mum, I'm hungry."
"Of course you are, darling." Emily was hungry often, which Evelyn believed to be because she burned so much energy all day long. "Come along, then." Evie said, holding out her hand, which Emily gladly took.
"Good." Jon said, massaging the muscle behind his neck as if he had been lifting one hundred pound bags for the last two or three hours.
"I'm going to go find Evie and the kids." Rick said.
"Yes, I thinik I'm just going to go check out the bar, if you don't mind." Of course he was. The first place Jonathan wanted to visit, of course, was the place that he could go out for a drink, or two, or three.
As Rick was leaving the boat, he spotted a familiar tattooed face.
"Ardeth?" Rick called as he walked towards the man.
"O'Connell." Ardeth answered, nodding his head slowly and smiling. He had a little girl in his arms, who had dark wavy hair like his own and hazel eyes.
"Hi, Uncle Wick." She said, grinning.
"Hello, Kamilah." Rick said with a smile as he patted her head.
"It's strange seeing you here, Ardeth."
"And nice to see you too, O'Connell." Ardeth said sarcastically.
"What are you doing here?" Rick asked.
"I received a letter. It said that I could go to an island for a vacation. Jamilah and I decided that it would be good to take time off, so we came. Now, why are you here?"
"Actually, I came for the same reason. A vacation to a resort called the…um… Oasis Get Away, or something like that."
"That's odd."
"Yeah."
"Well, odd as it may be, I'm glad you're going also. At least I'll know someone at this getaway."
"Yeah, I'm glad you're going too. I just hope we don't get into any mummy troubles…" Rick said jokingly, a smirk on his face.
Ardeth laughed.
"I'll meet up with you later, Ardeth. I've got to find Evie and the kids. We're leaving soon."
"Goodbye." Ardeth nodded at his friend and walked away.
"Mum, I'm hungry…" Emily repeated as they neared the docks.
"I know, darling…If you could just hold on for ten more minutes, we'll get you some food." Evelyn answered her, angry at herself for letting Alex leave. She looked around, Alex nowhere in sight. "I do hope he gets back at the barge in time."
"Hey!" Alex called at the girl, anxious to talk to her, as he followed her through the busy streets. "Hey, wait!" He hadn't a clue what he would say to her…What would he say to her? Alex stopped chasing her to think about that very question.
"Oh, it's no use…" He said as he turned toward the barge… "She was pretty, though…"
"Here, Emily." Evelyn said as she gave her daughter the fruit that she'd bought at the market. Emily took it happily and began to eat.
"Come, on, Em. We need to get back. Your father will be looking for us." Emily took her mother's hand and ate the fruit contently out of her free hand, trying to keep up with her mother's quick pace.
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OOOOOOOOKAY…well… Can we all say, "That chapter sucked?" Ready, together now:
"That chapter sucked!" Good. Okay, well, sry kids but that's what you get when you have writer's block for a whole year and try to pick up a story where you left off when you were a whole year younger… Well, next chapter will be up pretty soon and will hopefully be tons better with more stuffs in it. If you want me to continue and show you what I really wanted to do with this story, then please review!! Next one'll be longer as everyone starts off towards their getaway!
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PS: page breaks are TMR cuuuuuuuz I can't use symbols anymore