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Chapter Three
Jasmine leaned against Rick as they walked towards the small village. They had lost most of Evie's belongings in either the fire on the boat, or in the river. Jasmine's changes of clothes had been left on the boat, and most of what they had now was Rick's bag of guns and knives, and Jasmine's weapons. The group, meaning Rick, Evie, Jasmine, Jonathan, and the warden, had stopped in the small village, with a bustling marketplace to get more supplies and transportation if they could.
"Come on. You and Evelyn go find some new clothes. I'll stay with Jonathan, and get the camels." Rick said kindly, and gently pushed Jasmine towards the tent filled with women. Jasmine nodded, and walked over, where the women were more than happy to give her and Evie new clothes. The women dressed Evie in a black beaded top, and a black and gold matching skirt, with a beaded scarf around her head, with black sandals. Jasmine choose a flowing, ankle-length purple skirt, and a gold and purple top, and a see-through, loose hijab, her hair tucked into it, and the purple scarf drawn across her face, with gold sandals on her feet. She and Evie walked out of the shop, and Jasmine was pleasantly surprised to see that her father couldn't take his eyes off of Evie. She was happy for him. He needed someone in his life. Jasmine turned towards Evie slightly, and grinned when she saw that the older woman was looking down, and that there was a faint blush on her cheeks. Rick helped Jasmine up onto her camel, then Evie.
"This is going to be interesting." Jasmine thought as they began to leave the village.
"Never liked camels. They're smelly, they bite, and spit." Jonathan said as the group rode through the desert. Jasmine giggled as the warden did exactly as Jonathan described, then began to sing a song in Arabic. As night wore on, and the other three fell asleep, Jasmine rode up next to Rick on her camel.
"You like her, don't you Dad?" she asked as Rick looked at Evie with a kind expression.
"Maybe." He said in a quiet voice, and Isabelle smiled happily. Evie's camel wandered closer to Rick's other side, making her lean over, her head touching Rick's shoulder. He gently propped her back up, and shushed the camel when it made a noise. Jasmine giggled quietly, and Rick sent her a look, then his eyes travelled away from her face, and up, and Jasmine followed his gaze, seeing a group of horses, with men dressed in black riding them, and watching them.
"Dad…" Jasmine started, feeling scared. Rick took her hand, and squeezed it.
"Don't worry, sweetie. We can take care of ourselves." He said comfortingly, "Now, get some rest. I'll stay up and keep watch." Jasmine nodded, and shut her eyes.
"Tiri, can I talk to you?" Kidashka asked, walking into her and her sister's shared room. Nefertiri smiled at her younger sister, and nodded. The two girls shared a close bond, one that came with being twins. For some reason, they could always tell what another was feeling, or if something was wrong. Nefertiri took one look at her younger twin, and immediately knew that she was about to be told something important.
"Of course, Dashka. Now, what is it?" she asked, as Kidashka sat down next to her.
"I think I'm in love." She said simply, and Nefertiri gasped.
"Dashka. If Father find out…" she began, and Kidashka nodded.
"I know, and he would be either happy, or furious. But, knowing who've I fallen in love with, he will not be furious, most likely just angry and disappointed." Kidashka said sadly as she stood up, and walked to the balcony, watching the Medjai guard their home. Nefertiri joined her, and placed a hand on her arm.
"Who is it?" she asked gently, and Kidashka smiled as her eyes fell on the man she had lost her heart to.
"Him." She said, nodding towards him. Nefertiri followed her gaze, and gasped again.
"Asim? The leader of the Medjai? Dashka, it's forbidden!" she exclaimed. Kidashka sighed, and turned to face her sister, leaning her back against the balcony, crossing her arms.
"I know, Tiri. But you know how much I loathe Imhotep. Asim is so kind, and protective of me. You know that we have had a bond since we were children, just like you and Oris." Kidashka said to her sister, who blushed.
"Dashka, I'm not saying that it's bad. I'm just telling you to be careful. If Imhotep found out, he would kill both of you, with or without Father's permission." Nefertiri said, and Kidashka nodded again.
"We've agreed to stay here for the time being, but Asim says that if Imhotep finds out about us, we need to leave Thebes." She said, and Nefertiri smiled.
"Then I will help you leave if I must." She replied, and Kidashka grinned, throwing her arms around her older sister, and hugging her tightly.
"I love you so much, Tiri. You're the best." She whispered. Nefertiri smiled, and hugged her sister back, just as tightly.
"I love you too, Dashka. Promise me that you and Asim will always love each other, no matter what." Nefertiri said, and Kidashka nodded happily. They did not see the Medjai leader look up, and see the embracing sisters. He smiled to himself, and went back to his post.
Jasmine woke up as her camel came to a stop. She shook her head, thinking of her latest dream.
"Jasmine, are you alright?" Evie asked, coming up next to her. Jasmine nodded, and her eyes widened slightly. She thought back to her dream, and noticed how much Evie and Nefertiri looked alike. They looked as if they could be twins, if one didn't live in Ancient Egypt.
"What are we waiting for?" Jasmine started, and looked over to her right, seeing another, much larger group next to them, made up of Americans. She vaguely remembered seeing them on the boat. The one who had spoken was a man with dark hair, cut short.
"Remember our bet, O'Connell. Five hundred bucks to the one who gets there first." A blonde man said. Jasmine smirked. She knew that, knowing her father, he would try his best to beat them there, even if it meant returning to a place that had something wrong with it.
"Hundreds of them bucks is yours if you can get us there." The same dark-haired man from before said to the man in front. Jasmine's eyes widened. That man looked like Beni, the man that Rick had been fighting with when he was younger. Beni nodded.
"Hey O'Connell! I don't think you introduced us to this pretty thing next to you." The same blonde man said, sending a smirk towards Jasmine, who leaned away slightly, tensing, and adjusted the scarf around her face.
"She's under my protection, and you're not going to touch her. If you do, I'll kill you." Rick said, glaring at the man, and placing a hand on Jasmine's shoulder, who relaxed at her father's touch. The American's eyes widened, and he leaned back, clearly shocked at Rick's protectiveness.
"What are we waiting for, Dad?" Jasmine asked in a quiet voice.
"Get ready for it." Rick replied, a smile on his face.
"Ready for what?" Evie asked from her spot on the other side of him.
"We're about to be shown the way." Rick said, and he took his hand off of Jasmine's shoulder, sending her a comforting glance. Jasmine watched as the sun rose, and the horizon shimmered. She gasped as a city began to appear, shimmering and shining in the morning sunlight.
"I don't believe it." One of the Americans said in awe.
"Hamunaptra." Another said, leaning forward.
"Here we go again." Rick said, sounding annoyed. Jasmine sent him a grin, and watched as her father and Beni led the race, each trying to gain on the other.
"Come on, Evie!" she said, and Jasmine kicked her camel forward, slowly over-taking Beni and Rick, and she was followed by Evie.
"Go Jazzy!" Rick shouted with a grin.
"Go Evie!" Jonathan whooped. Jasmine was the first to reach the City of the Dead, and she stopped her camel, breathless.
"Good job, Evie!" she said, giggling. Evie smiled at her as Rick joined them.
"Nice job, girls." He said, and helped Jasmine down, and she hugged him tightly.
"Thanks, Dad." She said in his ear. Rick smiled, and then helped Evie down. Jasmine took her bag from the camel, feeling safer with it on her back, and turned back to her father, ready to go.
"Do you want to come down into the ruins with us, Jaz? Or would you rather stay up here?" Rick asked, knowing his daughter's fear of the dark, and enclosed spaces.
"I'll go with you guys. I'll be fine." Jasmine said, nodding. Rick smiled, and kissed her forehead.
"That's my girl. Now come on. Let's set up camp, while Jonathan goes with Evie to start looking for an entrance." Rick said, putting an arm around Jasmine's shoulders. She smiled, and went to went to work.
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Enchantress