After what seemed like hours Ahkmenrah finally spoke.
"I love you and I want to be with you."
"I know, but are you happy? I don't want you to be miserable. I want you to be happy."
"I am happy. I'll just miss all this and it will take a lot of time for me to get use to this new world."
"Are you sure it's what you want?"
"I'm sure. Life can be boring just coming to life at night. Now I can experience new things."
"You aren't just saying that, are you?"
Ahkmenrah kissed October. "I'm not just saying that. I promise."
October smiled. "That's good. I don't want you to do anything just to make me happy. You need to be happy too."
"As long as I'm with you I will be happy."
"Should we go back to the others?"
Ahkmenrah looked around his tomb again then back at October and nodded. He still felt like he was betraying the other exhibits. So many times they talked about going outside the museum and now he finally can. The exhibits were really happy for him though.
"You have to visit." Teddy said when they got into the lobby.
"Of course I'll visit."
"So now that our pharaoh is alive are you two going to have any kids?" Jededaiah asked.
October turned so many shades of red that she hid her face so no one could see. Ahkmenrah also turned red.
"Aw look, they're blushing."
"Shut up Jed." October said still hiding her face.
The rest of the night October was waiting for sunrise. She still didn't know if this was permanent and how long it will last. And even though Ahkmenrah said he wanted to be alive October still wondered if it was true. She knows he will miss being here.
Soon it was sunrise and the museum's inhabitants returned to being plastic and wax. Ahkmenrah was still alive. October was happy, but she was still going to find out how he did come alive even though Ahkmenrah had told her not to worry about it. She couldn't help but worry. What if it wasn't permanent and he was outside the museum during the day and he suddenly turned to dust? October couldn't bare that. It would be all her fault.
"How do you do it?" Ahkmenrah asked when they got back home.
"Do what?"
"Go to the museum all night then stay up during the day?"
October smiled. "Well, I do get a couple of hours of sleep, but I usually have energy drinks."
"Energy drinks?"
"Would you like to try one?"
"Sure."
October left to go get one and came back with a monster energy drink. She opened it nd handed it to Ahkmenrah. He took a sip, but gave a disgusted look.
"That tastes awful."
October laughed as she took the drink. "I guess it's an acquired taste. You can sleep on my bed if you want. I have to get ready for work."
October grabbed some clothes then went in the bathroom to take a shower.
Ahkmenrah looked out the window as he watched birds fly by. It still felt strange to be alive during the day, but he was starting to like it even though this was only his second day.
October soon got out of the shower and went back to her room and she saw Ahkmenrah asleep. She smiled. He looked so cute when he's asleep. She finished getting ready for work then went into the kitchen where Larry and Nick were eating breakfast.
"Morning October." Nick said.
"Hey. Ahk is sleeping in my room. I have to go to work so I'll be back." Then October left.
October arrived at the museum and clocked in. She was about to start her rounds when Dr. McPhee called her into his office.
"Just because your sister works here doesn't mean that she can cover for you."
"Mr. McPhee, I was sick."
"Well, you look perfectly fine now. And it's Dr. McPhee."
"Ok Dr. McPhee."
"I just hired you and already you're sick."
"I can't control when I get sick."
"Just don't let it happen too often."
"I won't."
"You may go now."
October left his office and started her rounds. Why is he getting on her case about being sick? Sure she wasn't really sick, but still. She can't control when she gets sick or not. Now she knows why Rebecca comes home in a bad mood some times.
October walked to Ahkmenrah's tomb. What would happen if someone found out that there was no mummy in the sarcophagus? She guessed the good thing was that no one would recognize Ahkmenrah as the missing mummy. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.
October walked into the tomb and went up the tablet. She really wished she knew how long this was going to last.
She ran her hands over the tablet and something happened that she did not expect. It glowed. October jumped back in surprise. After a few seconds it stopped glowing. What did it do that? It's never done that before. Of course October hadn't really touched the tablet before.
For the rest of the day October couldn't stop thinking about why the tablet glowed. She told Rebecca about it and she thought that was strange. October and Rebecca went back to the tomb and Rebecca touched the tablet, but it didn't glow. The siblings looked at each other then back at the tablet. What was going on?
Back at the house Nick and Ahkmenrah were watching a movie. Nick had to explain that all the fighting and blood weren't real since Ahkmenrah thought they were real. He was very amazed by the magic-as he called it-this world had.
After the movie Larry made macaroni and cheese for lunch. Ahkmenrah watched with interest. He didn't think he was going to like it, but when he tried it he actually did.
"I'm still confused on how it happened." October said as she and Rebecca came home.
"Maybe you should be asking why did it happen."
"That too. I just don't understand. And why didn't it do it to you?"
"I don't know."
"What's going on?" Larry asked.
"Something happened at work today. Where's Ahkmenrah?"
"In your room."
October went to her room and saw Ahkmenrah sitting on her bed staring at the floor.
"Are you ok?"
Ahkmenrah looked up at her and smiled.
"Yes, I was just thinking."
"About what?"
"I had a dream last night. My father was there and he was telling me about my tablet. He was telling me about how someone can come to life."
"How?"
"Only soul mates can bring someone back to life. They have to show true love in the presence of the tablet. It was you who gave me life. You expressing you love and your tears hitting the tablet."
"Wow." October thought about what he said then something clicked in her head. "Wait, did you say only soul mates can bring someone back?"
"Yes. A person cannot be brought back by just anyone. They have to be soul mates."
"So if that's true then that means you and I…"
"Yes."
"Wow."
"October." Rebecca hollered.
"Oh right I almost forgot. We need to talk about something that happened today."
October grabbed Ahkmenrah's hand and headed to the kitchen.
"So what's going on?"
"Today when I was at the museum I touched the tablet and it glowed, but when Becky touched it nothing happened."
"That's odd." Larry said.
"It's never done that before. Has it?" Nick asked.
"Not that I remember."
"Do you know why?" October looked at Ahkmenrah.
"I think it has something to do with soul mates and me coming to life. I'll have to look at the tablet to see if I can figure out why it glowed when you touched it."
"Soul mates? Whose soul mates?"
"Apparently me and Ahk."
Rebecca looked at her with confusion. "You want to explain that?"
Ahkmenrah then told them what he told October in the bedroom.
"Well, things just keep getting more interesting every day." Larry said.