Hey, Good news. I'm on summer break now. I should be posting more. I also might begin another story. Not sure what it will be about but I definitely will be writing more Sanubis story. I also will be writing a Zarter story because my sister requested it. I'm not sure when I'll get to it but if your interested go ahead and follow me. Hope you enjoy this. This chapter and the next one really builds the relationship of Sadie and Anubis. I have big plans for this story so I hope you enjoy. I'll try to update more frequently.
Sadie's POV
I open my eyes to a white ceiling. I sit up and look around. I was in a bedroom. There was a window on the left wall. I looked out and there was a open field with a tree line off in the distance. We must be at the safe house. I look over at the chair and my clothes were neatly folded in a pile. I grab my stuff and go into the bathroom. I decide to take a shower. Once I'm finished I change into my jeans and tank top. I leave the bathroom and put the dress and sandals in the bag that was next to the chair. Once I've finished getting my stuff in my bag I decide to look for Anubis. I walk out of the bedroom door and I head downstairs. I hear sounds coming from the kitchen. I enter the kitchen and see Anubis. He was making pancakes. He looks up at me and smiles.
"Morning," He says. "I thought I heard you upstairs. I decided to make you breakfast figured you'd be hungry."
"Thanks," I say.
I look around. There were two plates with pancakes and bacon on the table. There were extra on the counter. I sit down at the small circle table that had four chairs. The table sat in front of two windows that looked out into the field. From these windows you could see a red barn a little way back. I sit down at the table and Anubis joins me. We eat our breakfast. When we finish Anubis takes our plates and begins cleaning everything up.
"When are we going to get back on the road?" I ask.
"I called my boss and explained to him what happened," Anubis tells me. "He said that we should stay here a couple days. Since the people who were after us probably assume that we are getting far away they will be ahead of us instead of behind us. I also figured we could spend a couple days not in a car on the run."
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" I ask. "My dad and my brother will probably start to get worried."
"I have a phone that will prevent people from tracking the number. You can use it to call them. Were just outside of a small town in Nebraska. We're going to stay here a couple days then it's going to take a couple days for us to get to Brooklyn if we take breaks." Anubis says.
Anubis hands me the phone. I take it and I go upstairs and decide to call Carter.
"Hello," Carter says.
"Carter it's me," I say.
"Sadie!" He says. "I've been worried. You haven't called or texted."
"Anubis didn't want me to use my phone because he didn't want Set to track it." I say. "I also don't have my phone anymore."
"What happened to it?" Carter asks.
"It got blown up in the car we had." I explain.
"What!" Carter says. "He's supposed to keep you safe. I thought dad hired the best spy."
"The reason I'm still alive is because he's a good spy. He realized something was wrong and stopped me from getting close to it." I explain. "I'm fine Carter. I'll be there in a few days."
"A few days," Carter says. "You're supposed to be here tomorrow."
"I know," I say. "But we had some complications. I promise. Were just staying at a safe house a couple/ days and then we will be a couple more days traveling then I'll be home safe. Don't worry, you can trust Anubis."
"You don't know that Sadie," Carter says. "The organization he works for told us he was the best but I don't think he's a good fit. He's not the first choice that dad wanted. Dad is very worried because they didn't give him the one that he asked for because he was on another mission."
"Tell dad I'll be fine." I say. "I promise. I'll see you both in a few days."
I hang up the phone and head back downstairs. I set the phone one the kitchen table and look for Anubis. After a few seconds he appears from a door that must've lead to the basement.
"I found some clothes that you should be able to fit in. I didn't know if you wanted to keep the outfit you had or wear something clean." He says.
"I'll take them," I say. He hands me the pile of clothes. "I'm going to go change really quick."
I head upstairs. I end up putting on a pair of light jean shorts and a white t-shirt. I decide to throw on a black and white plaid shirt over the t-shirt. I put my black combat boots on. I then head back downstairs to join Anubis. Anubis was standing in the doorway that lead to the back porch. He was looking out into the field that lead to a forest. Anubis was wearing black jeans with his boots and a plain white t-shirt that was a little tight around his arms. He had a bandage on his injured arm. There was no blood on the bandage so it must've been healing better. These two days should give it a good time to heal.
"Hey," I say.
"Hey," He says.
"What are you doing?" I ask.
"Just looking at the view," He says. "Living in LA doesn't really give you a view like this."
"Yeah," I say. "It's really beautiful."
"Come on," He says. "I want to show you something."
"Where are we going?" I ask.
"To the forest," He says.
"Have you been here before?" I ask.
"Yeah," Anubis says. "I've had to use the safe house before. It was a long time ago. When I had to go into hiding after Set killed my mother. My aunt and uncle thought I'd be best if Set thought I was dead."
Anubis and I start walking down the trail that led to the forest. We walked side by side through the field. It was about a fifteen-minute walk to the woods. When we got to the tree line I took off the long sleeve button up shirt and tied it around my waist. In the woods the trail was smaller so Anubis lead the way and I followed behind. Anubis was snapping twigs with his foot and sometimes with his hands to clear the way. I watched Anubis as he walked through the woods. He looked less tense than he did when he was out protecting me. He must've felt safer here. Anubis was an interesting person. At first, I thought he was just a person hired to protect me.
"You're different," I say.
"Different?" He asks. "What do you mean?"
"My dad has hired a lot of people in the past as my bodyguards," I explain. "They treated me like an assignment. You don't. You're actually willing to have a conversation. It's made this trip enjoyable."
"This is different for me too," Anubis says. Anubis stops to look at me. I stop and lean against a tree to take a break. He was next to it with one of his arms on a branch near me. "I don't usually get close to the people I'm supposed to protect. I don't usually get close to anyone. I've only ever cared about my aunt, uncle, and my cousin since my mother died. After this I might actually have a friend."
"What if I don't want to be your friend," I joke. "Maybe I actually hate you."
"I'm sure if you hated me," Anubis stepped closer and put a hand on the side of my arm. "We wouldn't be having this conversation. He keeps his hand on my arm. My arms were behind my back against the tree I leaned on. We stood like that for a second then he backed up. "Were almost there," He says.
"Where are we going?" I ask. "You never told me."
"It's a surprise," Anubis says.
We continue walking down the trail. I was looking around the woods. While I was looking away Anubis had stopped and I walked into him. I put my hand on his arm. I look around. He had stopped because there was a little stream. It was probably 5ft wide. Anubis started walking in the direction it was flowing. I followed unsure where we were going. After a few minutes he stops. I walk up next to him. The stream we were following lead to a 3ft waterfall that opened up to a small pond. The pond was surrounded by trees and there were some rocks on the edge that was furthest away from us.
"Wow," I say. "This is beautiful."
"I figured you'd like it." Anubis says.
Anubis drops down to the 3ft drop and he holds his hands out. I put each of mine in one and jump down. I land on my feet. At some point Anubis let go and put his hands on my waist to keep me from falling. We head over to the rocks. I was sitting on a rock with my feet in the water. I had taken my boots off and set them next to me. Anubis was sitting on the other side.
"It's peaceful out here," I say.
"I visited this place a lot," Anubis says. "I usually came here with the two siblings that lived with me. There father was the spy who protected me. He, his wife, and children were here with me. It made it look like a regular family when we went into town. Sometimes I came here alone. When I was feeling upset or sad about something."
"Do you keep in touch with them?" I ask.
"No," He says. "They got killed in a car accident when I was sixteen. It was a few years after I got returned to my Aunt and Uncle. It was Set's people that did it. He was always finding ways to hurt me. He's trying to get to me. That's why I stopped trying to care about anyone."
"I'm sorry," I say. I put a hand on his. "I see why they put you on this mission now. You're the most determined to make sure Set doesn't get what he wants. I just don't know what your connection is to him that he wants to ruin your life."
"I don't think he really has connections," Anubis says. "No one really told me the connection you have besides the part where he killed your mom."
I look up at him. There was anger and sadness. He was angry at Set for killing his mom and the family who protected him. He was also sad because he always lost. There was still something mysterious about him. Why did Set want him? Why was Anubis so important? Anubis moves his hand and looks away. We sit in silence for a while.
Anubis was lost in thought. I leaned towards the water and splash some towards him. He immediately focuses on me. He smiles and then gets off the rock into the water. He pulls me in. The water was cold as soon as my skin touched it. After I recovered from shock I started splashing him again. We continued this for a couple minutes. Anubis and I were both standing in the water that went about to my waist. Since he was taller than me it wasn't quite to his waist. I look at his shirt. I realize that getting in the water was a good idea. We both had white shirts that were now soaked. I could see the shape of his muscles on his stomach. Anubis was looking at me. I realized that it was probably because he realized the same thing I did.
"I'm sorry," He says as we both get out of the water. "I should've realized before I dragged you in."
"It's fine," I say.
I start to shiver realizing it wasn't the warmest day for swimming. Anubis notices me shivering. He walks over and grabs both pairs of boots. I put them on. I then take the button up shirt that I had with me. I took off the t-shirt and put the button up one on and button it. Anubis didn't have another shirt or sweater so he just wore his soaked shirt. We walked back together.
We got up to the house. We had stayed back there for a few hours. Anubis went upstairs to change. I did the same. I was now wearing a new pair of shorts and a black tank top. I head back down stairs. I went into the kitchen and sat at the table. A few minute later Anubis comes back downstairs.
"I had fun today," I say.
Anubis smiles. "So, did I."
"I'm going to go upstairs and take a nap," I say.
"Alright," Anubis says. "I have to make a couple phone calls."
I head upstairs to take a nap.
Anubis POV
I take my phone and call Horus. "Hey Anubis," He says. "How's it going?"
"Good," I say. "Sadie seems to be enjoying the couple days off the road. We're at the safehouse I lived in for a while."
"Did you take her to the pond?" He asks.
"Yes," I say. "I figured she'd like it and she did. We had a lot of fun just hanging out and talking."
"I think you may start to actually care about her," Horus says.
"She's the first person who I actually want to hang out with," I say. "But that's not my job. My job is to get her to her father and brother. Then were back to our lives. She's with her family and I'm back to a new assignment."
"Anubis," Horus says. "You can actually be friends with her. It's not like you can never see her again once you're done."
"It's for the best," I tell him. "You know what happed to Andrew and Avery and their parents because I got close to them."
"If Set gets her it's not to hurt you," Horus says. "He already want's her."
"I don't understand why he wants her. What's the connection?" I asked.
"We don't know," Horus says. "We just know that Set killed her mom and now he want's her to get revenge on her father. Does she know about you? Does she know you're Set's son?"
"No," I say. "I don't want to tell her. It might ruin the friendship we have. She might think that I'm not capable of doing the job because I'm Set's son."
"She's going to be mad if she finds out," Horus says. "How long do you plan on keeping it a secret?"
"I prefer to never tell her," I say. "So as long as I can. I actually really like her and I don't want to ruin anything."
"I think you might care about her more than you say you do." Horus says. "I think you're falling in love with her."
"That's ridiculous. She's and assignment. I take her to her family and we move on with our lives." I say. I start feeling sadness build up in me. I didn't want to leave her. But it's the best thing I can do.
"I got to go," Horus says. "Boss needs me." He hangs up.
I sit there at the kitchen table. All I could think about was Sadie. Her caramel blonde hair, her deep blue eyes, her smile. I shook my head to get the thoughts out. I then start thinking about the other day when I kissed her. I did it as a last-minute distraction so the guys wouldn't notice. She had apparently realized and kissed back. It had shocked me at first but then I wanted to stay there forever. I shook my head again. I think Horus was right. I was starting to fall in love with Sadie Kane.