The Lost, The Stupid, & The Mummy
By BetterThingsToDo 28
Chapter Four: Kisses From The Past and Future
A/N: I don't think I've ever been so on a roll with a story before. So, who needs sleep? (Except for Amber, go to bed and relax...I won't let you down!)
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"Kaylee, wake up! Please, wake up!" Alex whispered.
Kaylee groaned from the recent concusion inflicted by her soon to become punching bag. "Alex, where are we?"
"Still in London. For now that is." A evil voice whispered from the darkness.
"Anuck-su-naumn I assume." Kaylee said through gritted teeth. "Don't you have a small animal to kick or torture?"
She stepped out of the shadows looking just as evil as they had left her. "Ha, that was funny, I almost forgot to laugh."
"Almost," Kaylee grinned. "Where's your lap dog?"
She closed the distance between Kaylee and herself quickly. She held a knife to her throat and hissed, "That is not your concern. It never was, why did you get involved?"
"I may have not needed to get involved, but it would've been wrong not to get involved. Besides, this vacation was lacking it's excitment."
Anuck-su-naumn chuckled and pressed the blade closer, "You'll be sorry you got into this. Imhotep has no use for you, nothing...don't you see?"
"Then why did he send you to threaten me...not kill me." Kaylee raised an eyebrow. "Do it, slit my throat, you're boy-toy won't be too happy with you, will he?"
She growled, "I don't know what his plan is for you, but mark my words. It won't be pretty."
"Oh, not as pretty as you?" Alex pouted.
"Silence!" She snapped. "You're the one we ment to take anyway and I plan on interrigating you first."
"Oooh, I'm sooo scared." Alex mocked. "I've delt with babysitters twice as scary as you and just as ugly."
Anuck-su-naumn huffed and turned to the door, "Hey, ask Imhotep for a couple juice boxes and gramcrackers."
"Yes, and don't forget my nap time is in ten minutes." Alex added salt to the wound.
Anuck-su-naumn turned and took a dangerous step towards them, knife drawn. "What are you doing?"
She froze and sighed. "Nothing, my love." She hissed in Egyption
Imhotep appeared at her side, still slightly mummy-ish. Patchs of skin covered his face and body. Kaylee noted to herself, if he wasn't the bad guy and still half...dead...he'd look pretty appealing. He apparently caught her gaze drifting along his body and took this to his advantage. "Take the boy." He growled to Anucksunamune, who obeyed immediatly.
"Don't hurt him!" Kaylee snapped at them in Egyption.
Imhotep replied with a grin, "The boy is far more vaulable," He motioned them away. Once they were gone he continued, but not in Egyption...in English. "Unlike you."
Slightly taken aback by the sudden change in language Kaylee shook her head gently. "Then why don't you just get it over and done with."
He arched a patch of skin which she recognized as his eyebrow. "You don't even know what I have palnned for you."
"I don't care, it's better then spending another moment here with you!" Kaylee glared at him, which was suprisingly hard. He was all...blury. It was then Kaylee realized she was crying. Hot tears trickled down her cheeks.
He made a sympathetic face and walked over to her side. "Who has jaded you so, my dear?" He ran a boney hand down her cheek, which she immediatly winced at his touch. "So much hate for someone I've only met a few hours ago."
Kaylee couldn't figure it out either, why did she hate him so much. The sound of his voice made her want to scream and his touch made her sick to her stomach. None of these reasons seemed to have anything to do with the fact her was a walking, talking corpse. "Why don't you go bugger off and grow some more skin."
He frowned and let a teardrop drip across his fingers. " We will continue this chat later."
"Super." Kaylee groaned. "I'll be waiting."
"Indeed," Imhotep whispered.
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The group searched everywhere, until it was too exhausting for some. Evalyn and Amber had already fallen asleep in the back of the taxi the moment they left for the O'Connel mansion.
"Thanks for everything, Rick." Naylor said looking around one of many spare bedrooms.
"No, thank-you. All of you. If it wasn't for you, Evalyn wouldn't be around."
"Yeah, alot of good we turned out to be. We got Ardeth hurt, Kaylee and Alex kidnapped, and Amber thinking this was all her fault." Naylor sighed. "Which reminds me, I should go check if she's okay."
"No, it's alright. I'll go check, it's on my way." Rick said.
"Well, if you're sure." Naylor yawned. His head hit the pillow and he was out like a light.
Rick smiled and clicked off Naylor's light. He slowly closed the bedroom door and walked up the next flight of stairs to Amber's bedroom. Once he reached it, he ws shocked to find Amber wasn't there. "Amber?" he burst into the bedroom. He heard a sploosh coming from the bathroom. He pulled out his gun and pushed open the door.
"Oh, hello, Rick." Amber said lazily. She was in the bathtub up to her collarbone with bubbles. To make matters worse, she clothes were strune across the bathroom floor and a half empty bottle of whiskey sat next to her red lacey bra.
"Amber," Rick said turning around slightly. "are you drunk?"
Amber giggled, "No. Okay, maybe just a little bit. Why are you turned around? You're not embarassed are you?"
Rick didn't know how to answer this question. So he slowly turned around to find Amber with her arms crossed on the edge of the bathtub, still perfectly covered by bubbles. "I thought something happened to you."
Amber's eyes widened, "Oh, Rick." She sighed dreamily. She slid under the mountain of bubbles with a little giggle.
Rick paniced. He didn't know how much water she had put in there and how much of it ws bubbles. "Amber," She said diving his hands into the bubbles to retrieve Amber. He luckily got her by the shoulders and pulled her above the bubbles. "Amber, I think it's time you went to bed."
Amber pouted and threw her bubbly arms around Rick's neck, "I think you should show me to my room."
Rick froze, He body tightened knowing only a inch of bubbly protection separated her bare skin from his body. She started to snore in Ricks arms and he had no other choice. He moved one arm under her butt and lifted her out of the bathtub and into the adjasent bedroom.
"Thank-you, Rick." She hummed when he laid her under the soft covers of her bed. She unwrapped her arms from around Rick and drifted off into sleep. he watched her sleep for a moment or two before slowly walking toward sthe hall way. "Rick." She hummed again.
"Yes?" He whispered back.
She sat up, covers drawn over her bare chest. "A good-night kiss, for my hero."
He bit his lip and said, "Good-night Amber." She still sat there, waiting. So, he sighed and walked over and sat on the ege of the bed in front of her. She placed a hand on his cheek and looked into his eyes. She leaned in and brushed her lips against his. She pulled back after a moment and laid back down into peaceful sleep.
Rick licked his lips on his way out, the kiss was warm and intoxicating. Either it was the whiskey or this was not good at all.
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"Oh goodie, my favorite capture is here." Kaylee said once Imhotep had returned, looking normal. Well as much as a mummy could look. he had skin now and the deepest green eyes Kaylee had ever seen. But no matter what he did she wasn't going to crack. Nothing could break her...NOTHING! "Oh, look. You've got skin. Where'd you get it Wal-Mart."
He stared at her in amazement, "Always with the jokes."
"What are you talking about?" Kaylee snapped standing up to fae him. Damn he was tall, at least six inches taller, but htis didn't dicourage Kaylee.
"You where always about the jokes and I can't believe it's taken this long to recognize you."
"Mummy guy say what?" Kaylee said crossing her arms ove rher chest.
Before she could say another word, he pushed her up against the wall and kissed her deeply. Blood rushed to every part of skin he was touching. He lips tightened, her lower bach arched, and her hands burned to touch him. Her mind was racing, racing with memories or thoughts prehaps. But suddenly something deep and primal took over and she couldn't help it...she tilted her head back and screamed his name. He bit her neck and moved down to her shoulder. "Oh Khepri, is it really you?"
Whether is was because she actually knew the answer to his question or she just didn't want him to stop, she clawed his back and moaned into his ear, "I am here."