Truffles: I've posted this story on here before but under a different account (said account has been lost to me now due to life stuff happening and depression...) but I decided on reposting this and seeing this story through to the end. Eventually there will be a rewrite or just a big edit of this story but for now it's going to be worked on. I don't own The Prince of Egypt or any of it's characters, I don't even own the original Exodus story from the bible, or the real world figure of the Egyptian royalty. I only own the original plot behind this story and any original characters not canon to the movie.

Chapter 1: Rude Awakening

There were loud sounds, like thunder and lightning crashing upon the earth. Like drums being pounded on. The earth seemed to tremble, shaking this way and that. It made everything unbalanced. All I could feel was the wetness seeping through whatever held me afloat. All I could see was darkness.

Beasts within the darkness growled, opening their jaws, ready to snap down on my only source of protection. And once they did, the same voice would whisper soothing words in my ears, comforting me with a gentle lullaby.

As I rocked in this river of dreams, fighting through the same terrors that I've always fought, I heard a familiar voice calling to me. It said my name over and over again until...

"Maya... Maya... Mew! Wake up!"

I woke up, gasping for breath as something cold and wet splashed onto my face and I immediately sat up. My heart pounded hard in my chest as I looked around. The light of the Egyptian sun was already high in the sky, shining through the light curtains in my room. Wait... This wasn't my room. My chambers wasn't decorated with swords, animal pelts, and paintings of wars.

I groaned at seeing a familiar face with brown curly hair and dark eyes staring at me.

"Morning to you, too, baby sister." His tone was playful and carefree and a big grin showed a perfect set of teeth.

[i]Gods! Damn my twin brother to the Afterlife and back![/i] I thought crossly, feeling the water dripping from my face and neck.

"Moses." I mumbled while hiding a yawn behind my hand.

Moses just smiled nervously, knowing i was a bit cross. "Come on, what's with the glare? I was just doing my brotherly duty."

"Of splashing water on me?" I asked still cross.

"No, of waking you up." Moses countered in his playfully mocking hurt tone, "After all you fell asleep in Rameses' bed... Oh, does our dear big brother know you fell asleep in his bed?"

I froze in the middle of straightening my dark hair out of my face, wrenching the water out. When I looked at the room again, I cursed under my breath, and that obviously made my twin laugh good naturedly.

"Of course he does." I mumbled. My face felt hot, embarrassment overtaking me. He didn't figure anything out did he? Maybe. Moses was very observant and clever. He could always talk his way out of nearly every situation and come out unscathed.

"Does he? So what were you doing in his room?" The man asked, curiosity lacing his tone. I felt his brown gaze watching my every move as I finally dried my hair. Of course, the blanket and pillow would have to be dried thanks to Moses dumping water on me.

"Nothing. I... I just had a bad dream and I came in here to sleep..." I murmured quietly, my face burning up. It was a half truth.

"Really?" Moses raised an eyebrow but before we could say another word, another voice spoke from across the room.

"I think the real question is 'What are both of you doing in my room?'"

My face burned even more as I blushed. Rameses stood there in the door way, arms crossed, and a half smile on his face. His long black hair, the only part that wasn't shaved off, hung at the side of his head.

"Rameses!" Moses quickly went to our step-brother's side and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Did you know our sister was naked, in your chambers?"

"What? I'm not na-!" I literally felt the sheets of Rameses' bed wrapped around me, touching my bare body. As soon as the reality sunk in, I began to panic. Did Moses see me? Does he know about us? The Servants probably saw as well and...

"Mew? Mew! Are you okay?" Moses asked, both of the princes gave me worried looks. It was Rameses who came to my side.

Rameses knelt beside me and embraced Me. "Mew, it's alright, Maya." His words were lost on my ears as my heart pounded harder now, making my body tense up at his touch.

"E-everyone will know now. They'll know that we're having sex before marriage. Papa will be furious!"

It was Moses' turn to comfort me as he came over and rubbed my back.

"Maya, I was just teasing you." My twin said softly.

"And besides that, Moses already knew about us." Added Rameses, his lips brushing against my temple.

"Wait, what? Since when?" I stared at my twin and lover in shock.

Moses shrugged a shoulder. He failed to suppress a smile as our eyes met. "A few moons ago, when we had that bad storm. I saw you running into Rameses room instead of mine and I saw you two..." He trailed, blushing a bit as reliving the memory.

I groaned again, burying my face into Rameses' shoulder. "Moses!"

"Hey, can't I worry about you?" My brother teased but Rameses, smiling, shook his head.

Rameses put a hand on my chin, gently pulling my face up some. "That's why I stepped out that night, because I heard Moses sneaking around."

"At least now the two of you have someone to cover for you when you want some peace and quiet together."

"Oh Gods!"

"What?" Moses just held his hands out, palms up. "It's the truth."

Rameses just laughed and hugged me as I groaned again.

"But you'll want a favor, Moses, for keeping our secret." I said.

"And what's so bad about wanting a favor? I mean you two will be the next Pharoah and Queen of Egypt." There was an innocent tune to his words as he said this. Another smile grew on his lips and he now busied himself with dusting off his wig of black hair that had been sitting on a nearby table.

"Moses!" Me and Rameses said in unison and he immediately laughed, placing his wig back over his naturally brown hair.

"Okay, okay, you don't owe me anything! Just name one of your future children after me and we'll be good." He winked at us before finally walking out, leaving us alone together.

"Something about this sounds lovely to me." I muttered sarcastically. Rameses laughed, drawing me into a tighter hug.

"Moses means well and he was just teasing, Mew."

"Yeah, well, why is he always scheming and pulling pranks on us, getting us in to trouble all the time?" I asked as Rameses went over to a nearby trunk and dug through it.

"Well, you know our brother. He's a bit annoying and frustrating at times, but hes always getting us out of trouble." Rameses pulled out a white linen dress with gold fringes on the shoulders and at the collar. It was a bit low cut but it's what an Egyptian noble had to wear.

"I believe you left this behind a few days ago?" The prince teased as he held the dress up for me to see.

I raised an eyebrow, unable to suppress my own smile. "Maybe, or you took it and hid it from me."

The two of us chuckled before Rameses handed the dress to me with a smile.

"I highly doubt that." He then leaned in close, brushing his lips over mine in the softest kiss possible.

"How so, Almighty warrior Prince of Egypt?" I whispered quietly. As I stared into the eyes of my adoptive brother, I saw them cloud over with love mingling with desire. It almost scared me to see him like this.

"Because I remember taking it off your beautiful body after the banquet the other Night." He whispered back. This time, his kisses were fierce, more passionate and he nipped gently at my lower lip before kissing once more. The kiss nearly left me breathless as my hands went to grab his shoulders. His free hand slid down the side of my face, his fingers gently caressing my skin before finding a spot at my hip. It wasn't long before his mouth followed suit, only he stopped at my shoulder, planting a soft kiss there.

"As much as I would love to ravish you, we have to go meet with mother and father." He murmured softly before releasing me.

Damn him to the Afterlife and back!

My heart wouldn't stop beating rapidly in my chest and my knees felt weak but I forced myself to slip into the dress Rameses chose for me. His fingers brushed lightly against my skin as he tied the strings along the back before bringing what was considered the head decorations of the Princess of Egypt out and carefully placing it upon my own head. It was then that the first crowned Prince of Egypt led me out of his room for the meeting with the Pharaoh and the Queen.