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Isis turned gravely to Horus beside her. "I'm afraid I have some bad news," She began grimly, "Something that has not happened in decades."

"But what can be so bad?" Horus questioned her, raising an eyebrow. "Don't tell me the world's going to end?" Isis glared back at him.

"Come on, now, Horus," She snapped, "This is a serious matter, not for you to be joking around! You might've been the hero and all, but when I say something bad has happened I mean something bad has happened. In this case...I'm afraid a god has fallen in love with a mortal."

His eyes widened with disbelief. "You can't be serious?"

"Of course I'm serious," Isis retorted dryly. "Something will have to be done about this."

Horus sighed and nodded with agreement. "Although love is something that shouldn't be interfered with, I'm afraid you're right. Something should be done, so no one will be hurt more than necessary. Who are these two you're talking about, anyway?"

The Goddess of Magic rolled her eyes. "Have you been blind, Horus?" He stiffened, hating it when she insulted him, but she went on. "It's pretty obvious now. Sadie Kane, my former host, and Anubis- -God of the Funerals. I expected you to know that, though."

"Something will have to be done," Horus agreed reluctantly. "But what?"

"We'll figure something out, I'm sure," Isis promised. "How about something that involves her brother?"

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After watching my sister escape with the jackal-headed god, I decided the best thing to do was to resume my date with Zia, hoping the rest of the day would go by better than what had happened earlier [Ow! Sadie just stomped on my foot. She's clearly still mad at me...] Anyway, I didn't expect things to get worse, but then my cellphone started beeping.

Zia rolled her eyes beside me, and let go of my hand- -Which, I admit, was a little disappointing. "Now what's the problem?"

I looked at the number, but didn't recognize it. Puzzled and a little scared, I nervously raised it to my ear. "H-Hello?"

"You have three days." A voice rasped. It sounded extremely terrifying. Almost like a...ghost. Three days for what? As if answering my unspoken question, the mysterious voice continued, "Three days to split your sister and Anubis. Or else, things might happen that will not only affect you, but everyone else you care about." Cold sweat stared rolling down my face. What was going on? Was this a prank call? It couldn't be. Whoever it was, it knew Anubis. And that thought alone was frightening.

"Who are you?" I demanded, but I heard a click. The line went dead.

"Carter...?" Zia asked uncertainly. "Are you all right? You look a little pale."

I winced. "I do?" I mumbled, "Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry. And it was probably just a wrong number. Anyway, let's get going." Without another word, I took her hand and hurriedly headed into the next shop, not forgetting the strange call. Just what in the world is happening?

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Horus exchanged a glance with a triumphant looking Isis. She beamed at him. "That was clever, Horus. Now we'll just have to wait for three days, then things will be all right again."

A/n: Well...that's chapter 5! What do you guys think? Like it? Love it? Hate it? Should I continue? Suggestions, opinions and ideas are welcome! :D It's getting interesting! Hehe.

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