Amon's p.o.v.
I woke up humming a song I don't remember hearing. I crawled out of bed and grabbed a few berries.
"Amon, let's go! You have training!" Mother yelled from outside.
"Coming!" I ran out of the cave and to the training grounds.
Mother had me do a few rounds then she let me go. I headed out of camp before I opened the note from Atem. It read 'Meet me at the same place tomorrow.' I grinned and ran to the Nile. When I reached the banks I was out of breath.
"You made it!" Atem said happily.
"Yeah-I-wouldn't-miss-it-for-the-world." I wheezed.
"Are you alright?" he asked
"I'm-good. Just-ran-all-the-way-here." I breathed
"Oh okay, you probably shouldn't talk till you have your breath back. "
I gave him a thumbs up. After a few moments, I was able to breathe normally again. "So uh how have you been?"
"Um pretty good still have people waiting on me hand and foot though. And they're watching my every move after last time." he chuckled
"Yeah I barely escaped this time." I grinned.
We sat in silence for a few moments, I thought about our last visit.
"Hey um could I maybe touch your hair now?" I asked shyly, breaking the silence
"Of course" he nodded, I reached out and touched one of the tri-colored spikes.
"It's so soft," I breathed.
"My Father make me brush it every day. He says if I don't he'll cut it off." He said
"Oh wow, that's not very nice. Cutting off your locks when they're so pretty. But everyday? I'm lucky if I get to brush mine every week." I twirled a piece of my hair around my finger.
"Amon I'll tell you what, when we get older I'll take you to the palace and we can give you a bath and treat you like royalty." Atem promised
I grinned. "Really!? Thank you Atem!" I tackled him in a hug
"Um yo-you're wel-welcome." He stuttered
"Oh um sorry I guess you're not used to hugs." I backed up.
"No it's alright, I-I liked it." He paused before pulling me back into another hug.
"I like them too." I said softly 'but I never get them' I thought.
After a moment we parted and just sat talking to one another.
"Hey Atem um my Mother wants me to become Queen, but that not possible unless I marry royalty, right?" I asked,
"Yeah that's right and if you were to marry royalty you'd have to marry me." He replied
"We're a little too young for that, aren't we?" I laughed,
"You have a pretty laugh." He smiled; I blushed
"Thank you. You have a pretty smile," I said
"Thanks. I think that was the first true compliment I got in awhile. Everyone just compliments me cause I'm their Prince but you, you treat me like a regular person." He sighed; I grabbed his hands
"You are a regular person. You might have been born into royalty but where did royalty start? Regular people. Everyone is born human whether they're rich or poor, royal or slave. We all are human." I told him.
He was silent 'oh no, don't tell me I offended him!' I fretted silently
"That was really inspiring" he said finally, I sighed in relief. "You would make an excellent Queen." He was in awe; a light blush covered my cheeks
"You really think so? Thanks." My blush darkened
"I mean it. If Egypt needs a Queen you would be the one." He said,
"I-um well I don't think I'll ever be Queen. It's just not in my blood." I drew pictures in the sand
"But it is in your blood, you might not be royal but you have a kind heart. That's what makes a good person, a good Queen." He drew a heart in the sand.
I smiled "You'll make a good Pharaoh one day." I sighed and looked away.
"What's wrong?" Atem asked,
"Well it's my Mother. She has this plan in order for me to become Queen." I replied
"What is it?" Atem was curious now.
"Well she wants me to make friends with you so I can kill your Father and then I can be Queen." I wasn't really thinking about my words.
I looked over at Atem. The look on his face was one of pure horror and pain. I thought back over my words 'what have I done!' I screamed in my mind.
"Oh are you really gonna do that? You're just pretending to be my friend?" Atem asked sadly.
"N-no! Of course not! I couldn't do that! I could never betray you!" I exclaimed waving my hands around.
"Really?" he asked hopefully.
"Really." I took his hands in mine. "I don't want to be a part of it at all." I whispered
"Thank you Amon." Atem said
"For what?" I questioned
"For being my friend and for being honest with me." He replied
"Anytime Atem, anytime." I smiled.
After awhile we had to say our goodbyes.
"Meet me here everyday when the sun is directly over head. Sound good?" Atem asked.
I nodded, "I'll see you tomorrow. Bye!" I waved and headed home.
I snuck through the cave, trying to be quiet.
"And where have you been?" my Mother stepped into the light.
"Um nowhere." I lied
"Well you had to have been somewhere or where else would you get so sandy?" she brushed some sand off of me.
"Um Mother we live in a desert, there's sand everywhere." I replied
"Alright then miss smarty kilt, then why did Akil see you with that Prince again?" she asked and Akil stepped into the light, smirking.
"Um because I was putting your plan into motion." I said
"Good girl" Mother was practically purring with delight, I gave a triumphant smile to Akil.
"You are so much like your Father. And soon you will rule Egypt!" Mother laughed evilly
"Of course Mother it is what you wish." I said 'but not my wish' I thought.
"But of course my daughter, you will be Queen and I will be your vizier." She smiled wickedly. "Now my Queen you should get some rest, you've been in the hot sun all day." She led me to my room and laid me down. "One day you will be Queen." She whispered
