Jesus's POV Some of Presley's answers were pretty darn funny. Especially the one answer on the question "Why, after the death of Rapses and his guardians, did the pharaoh Amenhotep entomb Scarab alive?'' Presley's answer was "Amenhotep was having a really bad day, because he'd just gotten beaten up by a whole bunch of nubian soldiers. So he took it out on his son's killer." I think oh boy, before pharaoh sees this I'm passing it to Scarab I think he'd just love this .
I give Scarab a nudge because I can tell that he's done the quiz too. Passing him Presley's answer I get a good look at his answer to the same question and I quote "Amenhotep, who is a pretty good man if you don't get on his bad side entombed me alive for 50 lifetimes because, I mouthed him off about it when we were inside the tomb." Scarab laughs saying "Jesus you know if you show Rapses' answer to pharaoh he's just going to try and kick your tut again right?'' I grin saying ''don't really care this will be worth it."
Amenhotep's POV I'm handed a piece of paper, and noticing Jesus's impish look as he hands it to me I say softly: "Oh I have my moments hmm?'' He whispers: "it's your reborn son's answer to one of the questions of the pop quiz thought you'd get a kick out of it." I open it and have to chuckle. Rapses still has his silly sense of humor even after all this time. I'm handed another piece of paper as Scarab walks by where I'm sitting to use the.. I think they call it the bathroom in this time. It had Scarab's answer to the same question on it and the words "hope I don't embarrass u too badly. I'm not meaning to :) I smile and give the woman sitting next to Scarab a kick under the table.
Chontra's POV Ouch!! Someone thought it would be amusing to kick me under the table huh? I kick back and pass whoever it was a note saying "what the hell was that for?" I get one back saying "I'm sorry I was only joking, are you hurt?'' I turn in my seat and my brown eyes widen. Oh my Ra I just kicked pharaoh under the table Rath would go ballistic if he knew.
He looks at me and says softly: 'it's all right I kicked you first so let's see Rath complain about that.'' I write back: Hi, umm at lunch watch out for the mystery meat. Turning I pass him the note and he's actually shaking he's laughing on the inside so bad.
A few days later... Bethany's POV The sounds of battle ring in my ears, I am searching for Jesus. I love him, and you know the carpenter in question probably won't admit if he even has feelings for me at all in front of these other friends he has found. But if I read the look he gave me, that day when he had to leave our home that sort of "I wish I didn't have to leave because I love you so much" look in his gentle amber eyes; if I read that correctly he feels the same way towards me as I feel for him. I go to stand and am hit with I'm not certain what and I fall hard to the ground. After a moment or so I make it back to my feet.
Ja-kal's POV I aim and fire an arrow at the figure who looks to me like they're approaching my prince's hiding place. The next thing I know I'm on the ground trading blows with another guardian. Jesus's POV I see a familiar figure it's Bethany, I guess she's looking for me. Ja-kal sees her, but I guess he doesn't know that she wouldn't hurt Presley. What, he's raising his bow, and aiming at her. Seconds later he fires and I see her fall. The next thing that Ja-kal knows, I'm putting him down hard on his tut. I mean, come on if I aimed and fired no less at this Tia he sometimes won't shut up about he'd put me on my tut and I'd have it coming can I do no less for the girl I love?''
What has gotten into him? I was defending the prince when I fired. Suddenly it hits me I just fired on an innocent person I slam him against the tree and wedge my weight against him.
Ja-kal flips me over him, and I make friends with the bark of a pine tree fast. I struggle for a second, and then slip my dagger out of its sheath. I don't want to hurt him, just give him a little poke to get him off of me. I feel a poke and, say gently: "I know you're angry at me right now, who was it?" He replies: ''She's a friend, she would not have hurt him.
Bethany probably wanted to know if Presley was alright.'' I notice he's blushing and not in an angry way anymore. I back off and start teasing him: ''Oh you're in love with her hmm?'' Okay I couldn't resist, besides judging by his reaction what am I supposed to think?''
Bethany:
I move slowly towards the fighters, who look as if they've stopped their dispute. One of them turns to me and I see he has blue eyes. He says: "It was my arrow that did this, you will sleep for a while and be fine." Whoever provoked these fighters, is coming towards me. I scream, and the other fighter spins and unleashes a vicious kick towards my would-be attacker. As he attacks the other figure I see this fighter has amber eyes.
Scarab:
I approach the new comer, and realize not only is it a young woman but also that she's unarmored. What is she thinking?? Jesus lunges out at me and having over heard Ja-kal teasing him, I figure ' he'll come after me but why not?' I grab her from behind, besides I've lost interest in the fighting part, and now I'm feeling a little bit playful, almost mischievous. I pick her up and fly off, thinking -he'll come in a second- I feel someone grab me, and I struggle to see. I manage to look up and, see that most of his face is covered but he is smiling, so I think this may be a prank he's playing.
Boy when Presley says that ''a guardian's fury is tough to beat'' he's right. I have a pissed off shifter on my tail right now. I turn saying teasingly: "Come on I'm joking I wouldn't hurt her you know that." Besides I'd get my tut kicked if I dared.
I know Scarab wouldn't hurt her, and I tell him so. I tell him: '' After Ja- kal, shooting her with an arrow I'm just way more protective okay?'' He nods and flew over so I can take her from his arms; adding teasingly: ''Are you?''
I feel sleepy now, it must be whatever was on the arrow that's doing this. But I also feel safe, safe enough to ask him: ''I'm looking for a friend, his name is Jesus have you seen him?'' Ja-kal comes flying towards us and says gently: "Is she asleep?'' I say: ''nearly'' and he adds ''we're flying home tonight the girls are pretty annoyed at us for turning on each other.'' After about 10 or so seconds, Bethany falls into a peaceful sleep in my arms.
½ hour later We arrive back at the sphinx, and Sohkarra and Lyris have some pretty harsh words for both of us. We stand shoulder to shoulder, equally ashamed of what we nearly did to each other. But we each said our apologies to each other on the way home.
Sohkarra's POV Oh when I saw what a certain hunter/carpenter pair were getting ready to do to each other, I could have just used my whip, my mind or even a verbal command to break up their dispute. But I knew there was good reason, so I just read them both the riot act, the second they came through the door. They got the point, and Jesus walked to the couch with the still form of the young woman who'd ran out onto the battle field today. She started to wake up, for just a minute.