Here's the next chapter for you. I hope you guys are not too disappointed about the Sadie and Kyle thing. It won't last long. It's part of greater events later on. In Sadie's next chapter she will explain why she did what she did.
Anubis's POV
**Week Four**
"Do you think your grandfather is going to shut you out again?" Horus asks as we get in the rental car and start driving towards the house.
"I don't know," I say. "I'm going to have to explain to him. I can't leave empty handed. Sadie's life is on the line. I need to find her."
"You really love this girl," Horus says.
"No," I say. "I don't love Sadie."
"If you didn't love her," Horus says. "You wouldn't have escaped the hospital and tried to find her."
I held on to the necklace that I put back around my neck. I thought about our events of that night.
**Flashback**
We sat on the steps of the farmhouse. I loved the way the sunlight shined on her eyes. I knew she was thinking about something. I leaned closer to her. I kissed her. A second later she kissed back which surprised me. I stopped kissing her before she puts her arms around my neck. I pulled her closer to me so she was on my lap. That was when my phone rang. I stand up and answered the phone.
"What do you need Horus?" I ask.
"There's people working for Set on the inside," He says. "You need to get Sadie and leave. They know where you are."
"Anubis!" Sadie calls. I look up. She was pointing at the field.
"I got to go," I hang up. I look out in the field. Snipers. "RUN!" I yelled. I walk fast. I turn towards the field and pull out a gun.
"What's going on?" She asks.
"Sadie, get inside now." I demand.
Once I get on the bottom of the steps they start firing. I knock Sadie down so she wouldn't get hurt. She screams. My heart shattered at the sound she made. I hoped I didn't hurt her to much. I put my hand behind her head before she hit the ground with it. We crawl into the house and into the kitchen. I could tell she was scared. I wanted to hold her in my arms and tell her it was okay. The guns stopped firing.
"We need to move," I say. "Get to the car in the garage. Lock the doors. Stay quiet. I'll be there in a second."
"What!" Sadie says. "No! I'm not going anywhere without you!"
"Sadie please," I say. I look into her eyes. "I'll be right behind you. I promise."
**End Flashback**
"I didn't expect this to happen," I say. "I'm supposed to keep my missions separate from my life."
"That's a rule you made Anubis," Horus says. "To protect yourself from Set."
"Because of it Set has her," I say. "I didn't expect to fall in love with her. If she dies, it's on me."
"You know that's not true," Horus says.
"Set has killed anyone I ever cared about," I say.
"He won't get her," Horus says. "We'll find her."
Horus and I sit in silence until we get to the house. I remembered these steps. I walked up to the door with Horus behind me. I knock on the door. An older woman answers the door.
"Hello," She smiles. "Can I help you?"
"Hello," I say. "Are you Emily Black?"
"Yes," She says.
"Is Charles Black here?" I ask.
"No," She says. "He's at lunch with some buddies."
"I'm not sure if you know who I am," I say. "I'm Anubis Black."
"Anubis," She says. "I knew I saw your mother in you." She hugs me. "Why did it take you all this time to come here?"
"I came here when I was eighteen," I say. "Charles wouldn't let me stay."
"Charles blames you," Emily says. "He says if Miranda never had you, she wouldn't have gotten in this situation. Would you like to come in? I can make you some coffee, hot chocolate, tea?"
We walk in and sit at the table with Emily. "This is Horus Matthews," I say. "He's my cousin."
"It's lovely to meet you Horus," Emily says. She sits down across from us. "So, what brings you boys here?" She asks.
"I'm sure you've heard that Set has Sadie Kane," I say.
"Yes," Emily says. "Poor girl, I remember when she was just 1 year old. Ruby came to visit Miranda. Miranda put you down and as a curious 3-year-old you walked over and watched Sadie while they talked."
"I've meet her before?" I asked.
"Yes," Emily says. "I told Ruby and Miranda that you two were going to be inseparable one day."
"We're trying to find her," Horus interrupts.
We explain everything. The clues, and how he's left everything at the graves for us to find. Emily stops. "So, you want to know where your mother is buried in order to find the last clue."
"Yes," I say.
"She's buried in the graveyard in town," Emily says. "It's only a few minutes away from here."
"Thank you!" I say.
Horus and I get up to leave. Emily told us we should probably leave before Charles comes back. I liked her. She was nice. She didn't blame me for what my father has done.
"Anubis," She says. "I have something for you."
I turn and see Emily walking over with an envelope. It had my name on it. "What's this?" I ask.
"It's a letter," Emily says. "From your mother. She wanted me to give it to you one day if something happened to you."
"Thank you," I say.
"It was nice meeting you Emily," Horus smiles.
"I hope you find her," Emily says. "Sadie, she seems very special to you Anubis."
"She is," I say. "Thank you, Emily."
"I believe it's grandma to you," Emily says. "Now go, save your girl."
We head out and go to the graveyard. I put the envelope in my pocket. Horus parks and we find my moms grave. There was a picture of me and my mother at her grave. 'Miranda Black' 'Loving mother and daughter' The picture had a paper in it. I open it. It was the last coordinate. "We have it!" I say.
"Good," Horus says.
I stop and look at the grave. "Can I have a minute?" I ask.
"Yeah," Horus says. "Meet me at the car."
Horus walks off. I pull out the note that Emily given me.
Dear Anubis,
If you are reading this, that means something has happened to me. I'm sorry that you had to grow up with a father like Set. I wanted to tell you what I know were Set's plans. Set wants you to take over his crime business. The reason that he is this way is because of Ruby Kane. Set was in love with Ruby. He never had the chance to tell her how much he cared because Julius started dating her. Julius kept Set away from Ruby. This made Set mad. He plans to kill Ruby, she's my best friend and I won't let that happen. If it does, I want you to know something. She has a daughter. Sadie Kane. I hope you and Sadie can be friends if she's still alive by the time you get this. I love you Anubis. You're my son and the best thing that has ever happened to me. I just hope my father doesn't try to blame you for everything that happened. Staying around Set was my choice. To protect you, Ruby, and Sadie. Set is an evil man. Never trust anything he says. Promise me.
Love, Mom.
I put my hand on her stone. "I love you too, mom. I'll make you proud." I got up and walked to the car. The next step was to plan Sadie's rescue. I was going to save Sadie, even if it could be the last thing I ever do.
