Disclaimer: I don't own Night at the Museum or any of the characters and historical figures involved with it. I only own the 19 year old college student, Viola Daley. :)

Capone was angry with me, that was for sure. It didn't matter anyway, because I shared the same mutual feeling for him. He let go of me after Dad left, and I handed him his jacket. I gave him a brief angry glare, before walking over to sit next to Jed.

"You," Capone pointed at one of his men, "Go watch her and make sure she doesn't try to do anything stupid." With an angry sigh, he walked away to play Poker with his men.

"Hey Jed," I sighed as I sat next to the hour glass.

"Hey Viola," Jed replied in the same tone.

I buried my head into my hands for a brief moment, then just let my hands run through my hair. "I'm sorry I couldn't stop Kahmunrah, I was held back by one of his goons."

"Don't worry about it Vi," Jed tried to assure me, "besides, your old man has a plan and he knows how to get the combination. He'll be back soon." I know he was trying to cheer me up, but it sounded more like he was trying to convince himself of it.

I faked a reassuring smile for Jed, "I'm sure he does."

Jed then sighed and asked, "So, which one of the goons tried to hold you back?"

"That one," I pointed to Capone, who was currently throwing down his hand and shouting something to the others at the table.

"The one currently losing that game of Poker?"

"You guessed it."

Jed scoffed, "He seems like a real moron."

"Well, he really isn't a moron. He is actually really nice when you talk to him," I tried to explain to Jed in Capone's defense.

Jed stopped and looked at me. "No. Viola, you aren't..."

"I'm not what?"

"You aren't in love with him, are you?"

I felt my cheeks blush, "Yes... No! Well, maybe... Ah, I don't know!"

"Give me a straight answer, are you in love with him or not Viola?" I didn't answer him, and I was certain my cheeks were a dark red by now. "Viola," Jed tried to get my attention, "you can honestly tell me, you know I won't judge you."

I let out a frustrated sigh, " I think I might be in love with him Jed, but it doesn't mean that I want to be in love with him! He's one of the bad guys for God's sake!"

Jed gave me a sympathetic look, "You're confused about your feelings toward him, I'm guessing?"

I could only nod in response, I just couldn't wrap my head around why it had to be him. Jed then sighed, "You know you probably didn't have to come here. You could of offered your dad to stay home and watch Nick for a few days until he got back."

"What are you trying to get at, Jed?"

"It was fate that brought you here," Jed finally said, "Just like Manifest Destiny, it was meant to be that everyone was sent here, and that you came with your dad to save us. You were captured and placed under that guy's watch for a reason."

I blinked, finally realizing the meaning of his statement. "Are you saying that I was destined to fall in love with Al Capone," I asked, recalling the last statement Ahkmenrah had made to me the night before.

"There's no other real explanation for it Vi. I know you, and you usual despise the type of people like this Al Capone character. But you trusted him and found something good in him, I trust you judgment on that. If he is a pretty decent guy and you are in love with him, it's okay. It's destiny, and you know you can't fight it," Jed reassured me.

I blushed; there was a big possibility that Jed was right, but I couldn't be so sure about it. Even if I wanted it to be true. I smiled to my friend, "Thanks Jed. You may be right about it, but we never know what destiny has in store for us."

"You know that's right," Jed chimed in, "but I've got a gut feeling about this one. You were destined to fall in love with him, Viola."

I shook my head, "Whether I was destined to fall in love with him or not, I don't want to be near him right now." I looked up to see Capone with a frustrated look on his face as he glanced at the hand he just received. "I wish I could help Dad with figuring out the combination."

"Enough talking," Kahmunrah finally shouted as he made his way over to us. He gave a brief glare at me, before grabbing the hour glass Jed was trapped inside and setting him on the other side of the room.

I now sat alone, listening to Kahmunrah's babbling as he went through some of the more important items of the museum and the conversations of the poker table from across the room. I had to get out of here and somehow help Dad, but I didn't know how. Capone had a guard on me, and two of Napoleon's men were guarding the closest exit. I guess I had to wait longer.

"You know," Kahmunrah announced to no one in particular, "I do sort of feel like a floating butterfly."

I looked up to see Kahmunrah wearing Muhammad Ali's boxing robe, and I groaned inwardly. He was possibly the biggest idiot I had ever met, and that was pretty hard to compete with.

"Mr. Egypt," My attention turned to Ivan, "These two here heard that we're taking over the world and they want in. I don't know who they are, but they're on exhibit here, too, apparently."

I followed Kahmunrah's gaze and smiled. It was Darth Vader and Oscar the grouch! Everyone looked in their direction and closed in to see how Kahmunrah would handle the situation, even the guard posted next to me closed in.

I took a quick glance to my left; I finally had a clear shot to the closest exit. Everyone was distracted, so it was now or never. I took the chance and booked it out of the room.

I heard someone yell something as I ran, and I was almost certain that it was Capone. I wasn't going to stop and find out though. I kept running until I finally made it outside. I caught a glimpse of Dad and a woman dressed in clothing from the 40's heading in the direction of the Air and Space museum, so I ran off in that direction.

I was probably 100 feet away from Dad when I heard the thudding footsteps from behind me.

"Oh no ya don't toots," I heard a familiar voice yell as I his hand slid around my waist, bringing me to a halt.

"Dammit, let me go!" I struggled against his grip, but it was no use.

"Hey boss," another voice called out from behind us, "you got her?"

"Yeah, now you take the boys and follow Ivan's men. You better stop Larry Daley and his lady friend from leavin' or we'll never hear the end of it."

I was then whirled around to look into the angry eyes of Al Capone. I tried to pull away from his grip, but he only tightened his grip on my arms. He gave me an angry glare, signifying that I had better come with him. I followed him slowly, as he practically dragged me back to the Castle.

"So much for only getting thirty feet away from you with your boys on guard," I said to him sarcastically as we entered the Castle.

Capone stopped abruptly and whirled around to face me, "Would ya SHUT UP? How stupid are ya to try escapin' with your father and his girl?"

"I wasn't trying to escape! I was TRYING to go with them to help them find out the combination to the tablet in the Air and Space part of the museum!"

"Yeah right, it sure as Hell looked like you were trying to escape."

"You idiot! If they were trying to escape they would have ran in a different direction! They wouldn't have tried to run to another part of the museum to figure out the combination."

Capone jerked me closer to him, which scared me, "Ya better watch who ya call an 'idiot' toots, this is my second warning for ya. One more and your out! You should be the one to talk, 'cause YOU were the one pulling the idiotic stunts."

"Oh, so it's 'idiotic' to try to save your friend," I retorted as I referred to earlier, "and it's 'idiotic' to try to help figure out a stupid combination so you can save your friends. Yeah, that's really idiotic!"

"For you toots, they are both really idiotic moves."

"How so," I demanded angrily, "if you would of let me go and save Jed, we wouldn't be in this situation!"

"I didn't let go of ya because I was tryin' to protect you," Capone yelled as he grabbed my shoulders.

"Protect me from what," I asked quietly, taken aback by his statement.
"From what Kahmunrah might of done to ya," Capone let out a frustrated sigh. "Look, whatever he had planned it was for either you or your friend. I tried to protect ya and make ya seem as cooperative as possible because I didn't wanna see you get put in some sort of danger."

I took a step back, shocked and in disbelief. "What are you getting at Capone," I asked to make sure I was hearing this correctly.

"Viola, I care about ya," he said quietly, letting it sink in. "I think I might even love ya, Viola," He then stopped to correct himself, "No, I know I love you."

My heart started beating fast and I looked at him in disbelief, "Do you really mean that?"

"Of course I mean it," Capone sounded surprised as he wrapped his arms around my waist, "Why would I have said it if it wasn't true?"

"Well, a lot of people do say it when they don't mean it."

"Well, I'm not like them Viola."

"Prove it."

He took a step closer to me, leaning in slowly. I also found myself leaning closer to him, and I let my lips meet his. The kiss was short and sweet, but it was enough to give me butterflies.

I looked up into his beautiful, monochrome eyes like I had earlier that night. However, this time I was able to say what was on my mind, "I love you, Al."

"I love you too, Viola," He said with a gentle smile. The smile quickly faded when we heard the distant sound of Kahmunrah's ramblings.

I took a small step away from him, "I guess we're not out of the woods just yet, aren't we Al?"

"Not yet," He said softly. Al then took off his trench coat and slipped it onto my shoulders, kissing my cheek gently as he did, "Just play along with it until your dad comes back with the tablet, okay?"

I felt my face burn and nodded in agreement. I then felt his gentle grip around my arm, and let him lead me back to Kahmunrah. I just hoped this would all be over soon, I'm not too sure how long I could hide it.

Author's Note- 4/5/11

Yay for sick days! :D Not entirely, but still. Typed this chapter up quickly, but I'm not completely a huge fan of how it turned out... Oh well, it will do. Next chapter I'll reveal the interesting fact about Capone, I promise. :)