AN: As promised, here is the next chapter. I'm going to start making a deadline for myself, so every Saturday expect a new chapter! Thanks for the support and I hope you enjoy!
"So I can potentially have visions," Fallon said, pacing around the desk at the library.
"Potentially, yes," Ardeth confirmed.
"But how does that work? Do I...touch something and then I have a vision, or do I have be asleep or something?"
"I am not sure," he admitted.
"Wonderful, that is something that I wish the book told us, but of course archaeologists and Egyptologists can't figure out everything based on a few hieroglyphs in a temple. But you said there would possibly be texts somewhere that could give us some answers," Fallon said.
"Those texts are possible. There are hundreds of ancient texts hidden throughout the ruins of Egypt. Answers can probably be found, but there is no knowing. And we don't have the time to find them for the possibility of it not existing," Ardeth explained.
"Well then," Fallon said. "I will find if there exists such ancient texts. I mean, I don't really know how much time we have right now to find out, but even if we do find something, it's at least a start." She rushed back into the aisles of shelves searching for books.
"Like I said, I don't think we have the time for this, the Creature-"
"We know what can kill the Creature now, the Book of Amun-Ra-"
"So we should be focusing on finding that right now," Ardeth told her. Fallon pursed her lips as she removed her hand from the books on a shelf. She sighed.
"Ugh, you're right, you're always right," Fallon groaned as she headed back to the desks. "Why are you always right?"
He chuckled. "I admire your desire for knowledge and your...attentiveness as well..." Fallon blushed and grabbed a book off of the desk in an attempt to turn her away from his sight, "but your priorities seem a little out of order."
She couldn't help but smile at his last comment. "I suppose they are. Only I, maybe Evy as well, would be thinking of where to find more ancient texts that could provide more knowledge over trying to find the one that could possibly save us all."
"Practicality is needed to balance it out," Ardeth said, smiling as well, and taking the book from her hand. When she turned to look at him she saw something in his eyes. He was thinking, and her heart pounded in wonder as to what about. "Perhaps there is something we can try."
"Wh-what did you have in mind?" Fallon asked. She cleared her throat in attempt to get rid of her stutter. Why did he always have to be so close to her?
"If we cannot find the texts that could give us the answers, then why not take the chance of just trying to find out ourselves?" He said.
"So...you mean, experimenting?" Fallon said.
"Yes," his eyes lit up. He put the book down on the desk and grabbed her hands, sitting her down at one side of the desk , and then walking around to the other side to sit down across from her. "If it is believed that the oracle could have visions, why not just try to have one?"
Fallon raised an eyebrow. "You sound completely and utterly insane right now."
"Please, just listen," Ardeth insisted. "If the oracle can truly do these things then why do we need texts to prove it when we can find out for ourselves?"
Fallon stuttered. "I see what you're trying to say. But how can we figure out how to do that?"
"Experiment, as you put it," Ardeth answered.
Fallon huffed and bit her lip. Like the thought that she was the oracle, she could hardly believe that anything like this could be possible. "Fine. We'll give it a try. So...I have no idea about what can trigger premonitions, I mean I'm not Marie Lenormand."
"Who?" Ardeth asked.
"Ahhhh, don't worry about it. So I should...start with just trying?" Fallon said.
"I suppose so," Ardeth affirmed.
"Alright then," Fallon said. She breathed deeply and closed her eyes, trying to focus her mind on... something... anything...She groaned and slammed her hands down on the table. "Nothing! Listen, I don't know what I'm doing!"
"It's alright," he said calmly. He reached across and took her hands in his. "Try...thinking of the book, focus on nothing but that."
Fallon looked him straight in the eyes. "Do you have to hold my hands while I do it?"
Ardeth looked down at their hands. "Oh, uh..."
"No, no, maybe it's good. I mean we have a connection to each other, don't we?" Fallon said. Ardeth nodded, and with this he actually held her hands tighter. Surprisingly, she could feel how nervous he was. The fact that he was this serious, and he believed this much made her trust him even more. She closed her eyes again and thought of nothing but the Book of Amun-Ra...the gold book...a gold book...Does it look anything like the black book? Probably...nothing but that...nothing...he was holding her hands...She basked in how warm they were, and noticed how rough they were at the same time. He must do a lot of work with his hands if they're so rough...No! Think of the book! What does the book look like again?
"OH!" Fallon screamed in frustration, standing from the table. "I can't get anything! I'm not even sure if I'm thinking of the gold book correctly! I mean, how do I even know what it looks like?!"
Ardeth was soon on his feet and around the table. "It's alright! We can't expect to get anything the first time."
"But we don't even know if this is something that I can do! We're wasting time right now! Why don't we just try to find something else where we can find the Book of Amun-Ra?!" Fallon exclaimed, throwing her arms up in the air.
Ardeth grabbed her by the shoulders to steady her. "Don't worry. I have faith that-"
Just then the doors to the library opened. Kelly and Adam came running through, and Fallon and Ardeth turned their heads to look at them.
Kelly ceased in her steps, taken aback as she looked at the scene. Adam looked purely enraged.
"Woah, sorry to interrupt your 'study party', but we have some more problems," Kelly said, feigning a great big smile.
"Oooohhhh! What else is new?!" Fallon screeched, throwing her arms up in the air again. She stormed off back to the table and grabbed the books and headed into the museum, leaving Adam, Kelly, and Ardeth alone together.
"I'm assuming the research didn't go too well?" Kelly asked.
Ardeth turned to look at her. "On the contrary, we great progress. I will fill you in on the way. Come." He headed after Fallon with Kelly and Adam in tow.
"Made progress with what? I doubt it was the research," Kelly mumbled under her breath. She looked to Adam who was glaring intensely at Ardeth as he followed him. "Adam, sweetie, you can't burn holes into people with your eyes."
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