Disclaimer: I don't own this...except on opposite day. Then, it's ALL MINE.
-Full- Summary: Things are not well at the museum when a new exhibit arrives. With a new artifact comes new curses, new magic, and new friends. At first, things are great, and the museum is more popular then ever! But suddenly things take a turn for the worst when three all-powerful ancient Egyptian gods get involved, wanting revenge on mankind.
Now it's up to Larry and the gang to stop these misfit deities from taking out everything and everyone in their path, all before sunrise!
A/n: Coldplay recently came out with a new album. :) I love you, Chris Martin. Also, I saw Larry Crowne the other day. Rami was so hilarious in it.
Because I know that you're in between arms somewhere,
Next to heartbeats where you shouldn't dare sleep
Now I'll teach you a lesson for keeping secrets from me.
Take your taste back,
Peel back the skin
And try to forget how it feels inside
You should try saying no once and a while
-Fall Out Boy, My Heart Is The Worst Kind of Weapon
Perhaps the reason why Viola didn't immediately push Jessie away was because she was in shock. Perhaps the reason why Ahkmenrah stopped breathing was because he was in shock. For a brief moment, both of them froze in time, both knowing that something awful was about to happen.
Viola snapped out of it and shoved Jessie away. He frowned slightly and cocked his head. Rose appeared next to him, a big grin on her face.
"Look who I found!" she said happily.
"Jessie—Rose—I—" stuttered Viola, her eyes glancing frantically between Jessie, Rose, and Ahkmenrah.
"Who the hell is that guy?" cried Horus from the balcony, leaning over the banister and gesturing with his right arm.
"I don't know." The word's came out of Ahkmenrah's mouth without him even realizing he had said anything. The shock from the kiss still affected him, making him feel numb from his head down to his toes.
"Horus, what are you—?" Anubis started, but his brother had already disappeared.
CRACK!
Viola literally jumped when Horus popped up next to Jessie and Rose.
"Que demonios, Viola?"
"I—"
"Vi, are you okay?" asked Rose. "You look kinda pale."
"I—"
"What do you think you're doing, anyways?" demanded Horus. "Sucking face with another guy?"
"I was not!" Viola snapped back at him.
"Was not what?" asked Jessie.
"Kissing you," said Horus bitterly, "in front of my little bro!"
"Nothing, Jessie," said Viola loudly, talking over Horus.
"Jessie? Oh my god; he even sounds like a man-slut!"
"Shut up!" shouted Viola, getting flustered.
"Viola, we weren't talking," said Rose.
"I know you weren't...Just...I have to go!" said Viola, and she turned on her heel and quickly ran in the opposite direction.
Jessie looked at Rose, who shrugged her shoulders.
"I think she's had too much caffeine," said Rose. "She had been complaining to me a bit earlier about how she didn't get very much sleep last night; something about getting a Charlie Horse in her foot."
"Charlie Horse my ass!" muttered Horus, still fuming.
"Now look what you've done!" shouted Anubis, storming down the stairs and stalking over to him, a still numb Ahkmenrah in tow.
"What'da mean? They can't see me!"
"They can't, but she can!"
"One second you're complaining that we haven't killed her, the next you defend her," Horus stated, turning his anger onto his brother. "Make up your goddamn mind, amigo!"
"Get out of my face!" yelled the paler god.
"How can I get in you're face?" Horus shouted back. "It's impossible!"
Anubis looked at him blankly for a moment before raising his voice again. "You're so stupid!"
"Oh, hey," said Jessie, stepping over to the youngest (and only visible) of the brothers. "You must be that pharaoh guy that Viola was talking about."
Ahkmenrah looked away from his shouting brothers (who were now arguing over something called a 'stolen car') and peered at Jessie. Hearing Viola's name come out of his mouth made him feel a tiny hit on anger. The shock was starting to wear off, furious jealousy in it's place.
Jessie held out his hand and smiled. "I'm Jessie, Viola's boyfriend."
Ahkmenrah glanced at his outstretched hand, not knowing how to react. Larry and other modern people did that a lot, but why someone would hold out their hand to someone else Ahk didn't understand. The tips of his lips turned downwards in a frown upon hearing his status with Viola. He raised his chin and stood a little straighter, this act making him feel superior to Jessie.
"I am Pharaoh Ahkmenrah, Fourth King of the Fourth Kings, ruler of the land of my Fathers."
Rose raised an eyebrow at his mini-speech and Jessie awkwardly put his hand down. "Wow, Vi was right. You do get into character. God, where do they find guys like you? Oh, I'm Rose by the way. Viola's friend."
"Any friend of Viola's is a friend of mine," stated Ahkmenrah, pointedly not looking at Jessie. Rose smiled and elbowed Jessie.
"See, now that's chivalry. What ever happened to that, I wonder?"
"Oh ha-ha," said Jessie sarcastically.
"You know, I'd really love to stay and chat, but I should go find Vi," said Rose, standing on her toes to search the crowd for her friend. "She kind of just ran out." Jessie agreed and Rose left them alone with each other.
"Bitches be crazy, right?" Jessie asked playfully.
Ahkmenrah's frown deepened. Jessie called Viola a bitch? He didn't know that much about modern culture, but he did know when someone uttered a curse upon another. He clenched his jaw and balled his fists at his sides, trying with all his might to push down the red hot anger that was building up inside of his chest.
"Quite," was all he could say as a response.
"Yeah, so I actually wanted to thank you," admitted Jessie. "I think it's good that Viola has someone like you that she can talk to. You know, so she doesn't come yapping to me all the time." He chuckled slightly at his own joke and Ahk forced a smile, which looked more like a grimace than anything else.
"Wait, 'someone like you'?" repeated Horus, who had Anubis in a headlock. Anubis was biting Horus's arm, but stopped and looked up at Horus.
"You don't think...," started Anubis.
"I mean, don't get me wrong, she's still an awesome chick to talk to," Jessie went on, clearly not seeing the anger flicking in Ahkmenrah's eyes. "She actually thinks for herself. You don't find many girls like that anymore. Not to mention she's adorable and a great kisser—Oh sorry man, I keep going on about my love love. You probably aren't interested in that."
No, it's quite alright, Ahkmenrah wanted to snap, tell me more about how you get to kiss my Viola and how you get to hold her every night while I'm trapped in this gods-for-saken museum. Go on, tell me before I break your pretty face.
Ahkmenrah was slightly surprised by his last thought, but he knew that unless someone grabbed his arm before he threw the punch, it wouldn't end well for Pretty-Jessie.
"You've got your own interests," added Jessie with a wink.
"Oh my god!" shouted Horus, dropping Anubis. "No! No, no, no, this is not happening!"
Jessie's eyes caught something behind the Pharaoh's shoulder. A childish grin broke out onto his face. "Oh my God, I had no idea they had a Llama!" Ahkmenrah wondered how idiotic someone had to be in order to be entertained by something as foolish as a Llama. "I gotta get my picture with that thing." Jessie turned back to Ahk and pulled him into a half-hug. "Later, dude! Good luck with the Pharaoh act!"
And with that, Jessie weaved around Ahk and headed over to the Llama.
"Act?" Ahkmenrah repeated, his patience finally draining away. His fingernails pushed so hard into his flesh that he drew blood. He glowered at Jessie and made a move to go after him, but Anubis blocked his way with a CRACK.
"Don't do anything you'd regret," Anubis told him, putting his slender hands on his shoulders.
"I won't," hissed Ahkmenrah through his teeth.
"Where the hell did you hear that?" demanded Horus, striding over. "A fortune cookie? And besides, if he wants to go after the tiron, let him. He thinks that Ahkie is gay."
Ahkmenrah turned his eyes from Jessie to Horus. "Gay?" he repeated.
"Yeah, you know, homosexual?" explained Horus. Ahkmenrah still was confused.
"Wow, I'm surprised you even know that word," muttered Anubis. "It's a full ten letters!"
Horus scoffed. "Man, homosexual is eleven letters, not ten."
Anubis frowned. "Eleven? No it's not!"
"Yes it is!" argued Horus. "Are you forgetting the Z?"
The paler god stared blankly at Horus. "You are such an idiot."
"You're jealous that I'm awesome at everything and you just suck." He smirked and turned back to his youngest brother. "Anyways, homosexuality is like where a two guys start making out and have like dog sex. Here, lemme show you." Horus made a swipe at Anubis, who ducked out of the way.
"You are not kissing me again!" shouted Anubis, dodging as his brother tried to tackle him. The eldest of the three started to chase his brother around the lobby, unseen by mortals. Ahkmenrah wished that he could unsee them. too.
"Oh c'mon, Death! I promise I won't tie you up!"
"You were drunk!"
"It was still awesome!"
"You're crazy!"
CRACK!
CRACK!
"Are those two at it again?" asked Ma'at, putting her hands on her shapely hips. She had changed out of her plaid and was now wearing a black pencil dress and high heels.
"Yes," muttered Ahk. By now, Jessie had left the lobby. Unfortunately, the Pharaoh's anger and jealousy didn't leave as easily.
Thoth sighed. "I'd better go break it up." He moved away from them and over to Horus and Anubis.
"Hurry, dear! I need Anubis for a funeral and Tefnut wants to talk to him afterward!" Ma'at called after him. She smiled slightly and turned to Ahkmenrah. "So, how are you tonight?"
"Fine," snapped Ahk.
"Having girl issues?" guessed Ma'at.
Ahkmenrah, surprised, nodded and asked, "How did you know?"
Ma'at's smile grew. "I'm a woman, sweetie. We know when things are wrong. Now come on."
She motioned for him to follow her. She lead him into the now empty Hall of Miniatures (they were probably off helping with the Teddy's scavenger hunt) and motioned for him to sit on the bench. He did so and Ma'at stood in front of him.
"I don't want people to think that you're queer by talking to yourself," Ma'at told him. "Now, what's the problem, exactly?"
Ahkmenrah rested his elbows on his knees and put his face in his hands. There was something about his Aunt's presence that drained away all of his anger and left only remorse. "Viola," he groaned. "She looks, acts, smells and feels like Sully. She even responds like Sully responded to me, but...Sully never..." he trailed off, finishing his sentence with a 'never kissed anyone but me' in his head.
His Aunt nodded and hummed in understanding. "But sweetie, Viola may be Sulipica's reincarnation, but she isn't the same person. True, they are mostly alike, but the humans shift just like the world does; they advance, they get new interests and hobbies, they get new loves."
At this, Ahkmenrah cringed. He didn't want Viola to be with anyone else. He wanted Viola to be happy with him.
"People may shift," Ma'at went on, kneeling down next to him and taking his hands off his face, "but they don't ever change. Viola is Sulipica, and there's nothing she or any of us can do to change that."
Ahkmenrah muttered a feeble, "I suppose" in response.
"Viola loves you," Ma'at reminded him.
"But not in the way I love her," said Ahk, looking miserably at his lap. "She comes and goes as she pleases without thinking twice. I can't even breathe without thinking about her. She does not love me like that, I am sure of it."
"You don't know that," Ma'at pointed out. "She might be thinking about you right now, and you wouldn't even notice because of your negative thinking."
Ahkmenrah's eyes snapped up to meet hers. "So...Are you saying that..."
Ma'at smiled at him. "Mortals are funny like that. They don't know what they want until they loose it. She's drifting from you, but she won't leave you. And even if she does, she'll be back in a heartbeat. I promise."
Ahkmenrah smiled as Ma'at put her slender hand on his cheek.
"Thank you," he said. The lights above them flickered, but neither of them seemed to notice.
"Just...Don't ever do anything that Horus says, alright? He's too elaborate when it comes to love."
At this, Ahkmenrah actually laughed. "Alright," he agreed.
"Good," said Ma'at. She stood, and the lights flickered again before going out completely. Ahkmenrah heard his Aunt's surprised "Oh!" and echoing yells from the lobby. He blinked, trying to get his eyes to adjust to the darkness.
Ma'at sighed and her voice became stern. "I swear, if Horus did this, I'll—" she teleported off with a CRACK.
Ahkmenrah heard a very feminine, very familiar scream. He stood abruptly, and heard the hustling of footsteps nearing. The Pharaoh shuffled his way out of the Hall of Miniatures and moved towards the footsteps.
His eyes had adjusted by now, and he watched as a panic-stricken Rebecca and Nick hurried towards him, both holding flashlights.
"Ahk!" said Nick.
"What is wrong?" he questioned, his brow furrowing as Rebecca just ran by him. Nick grabbed his wrist and followed Rebecca, pulling Ahkmenrah along.
"The power's gone out! We don't know how it happened, but..."
"But?" prompted Ahk, stumbling along with Nick.
"Someone's trapped in the elevator," said Nick. "We think it might be Viola."
A/n: I actually went to NYC yesterday with my Aunt and cousin. We (or course) went to the Natural History Museum, and DANG is it different than how the movie portrays it! If Larry guarded all that by himself, that guy needs a major raise! XD Anyway, this chapter is seriously short. I think I failed at writing Jealous!Ahk. :P Review please!