Tittle: Phoenix's soul Volume 1: Pharaoh's heart Chapter 3 (1/3)

 

 

Anne: Hi guys!!... This story getting way thrill

Ai-ka: yes, sweeter and bitter… well  

Anne: the bitter the sweeter it goes…

Ai-ka: caution this chappie has (blush) some mature parts

Anne: if you are   

Ata: 17 and below please don’t read the last part of this chapter

Anne: ok now go on with the opening Ata

ATA: (clear the throat) the plot...

 

PLOT: Ancient Egypt time, A heartless pharaoh “alim” was leading a raid on the town, after burning all, the only survivor was left, A girl… what will happened to the girl? And why would he felt pity on her? What secret behind this poor girl

 

CAUTION: A part of this chapter content mature (don’t read if you don’t like...)

 

‘BOLD’ -Alim’s thoughts

‘Italic’- Ai-Ka’s thoughts

Italic/times roman font - dream or flashback

“Bold” – shout or stress

“Normal” talking

‘Normal’ special mention word/or other characters thoughts

/italic/ Ai-ka’s mind link to alim

/bold/ Alim’s mind link to Ai-ka

// normal// sounded effect

// bold// shouted spell

//italic// whispered spell 

 

 “OKAA-SAN!! OKAA-SAN”

 

It was a silent night again filled with screaming and panting as the girl was continuously breathing heavily and squirming as her body was again covered with sweat as her daily nightmare’s came, until slowly again she opens her eyes.

 

She tried to calm herself as she catches her breath. When she finally calmed herself, she look through the window and saw that it was still dark, she tried to rise up from bed to the window but when she tried to she found herself wrapped with strong arms possessively and secure,  

 

She blushes so hot red when she was now aware of an ‘awkward position’ she had with the pharaoh.

 

Theirs legs were intertwined, her left leg on the pharaoh’s waist, and the pharaoh’s left leg too was across her right leg, as his left arm held strong on her waist, and his face snuggled near her neck and she can feel the king’s warm breath 

 

“Pharaoh” she whispered to herself, she tried to move but when she did, the arms that was holding her tightens more and more as she shifts,

 

“This is great” with a soft sigh…

 

She tried to remember the last thing that happened last night before she fell asleep.

Leaning her head more against the pillows, she let out a calming breath and closed her eyes. She struggled with the fact that she couldn't remember anything and wondered why she couldn't at the same time. Drawing out more strings of memories from the back of her head and she started bringing them together.

 

“That was it!”

 

A piece of memory of him holding her with so much warmth and care came into her senses as she looked over at the king's sleeping form. And wondered why would he do that? “Why would he stop me from killing myself” she wondered…

 

She tried to shift a bit, to look on the king’s face

 

“Well, even if it’s a capital crime to look on the king’s face, he’s asleep and no one’s here, it’s my opportunity to look on him clearly” she said whispery soft as if she can’t even hear what she said

 

She looked on the king’s sleeping eyes “Well, he has beautiful eyelids, kissable red lips and his nose is well defined, wait, he looks like a woman, he’s even prettier than a woman itself,” she said as she tried to touch the king’s face “wow, his skin is so smooth, nice well toned tanned skin and nice silky shiny long black hair and well his hair is even more smoother and softer than I have” as she brushes the king’s hair, she was too busy looking into the king’s face that she wasn’t aware of the distance she was in and just a little more, a ‘kissing incident’ will happen

 

“hmmm, he’s so handsome” she smiles but “wait, no-no I am not falling for a heartless and worthless man” she said it a bit loud that caused the king’s shift and he snuggled more and here as expected the distance was close by a kiss, her eyes widened and her heartbeat faster, but later she gave in to the ‘accident kiss’ as she remembers the warmth of the king’s arms when the king tried to comfort her last night,

 

“he’s too warm, he smells so good” remembering how she hugs the smooth warm body, she remembers the intoxicating scent of cinnamon and rose petals, calming her scared body, and how she was amazed on how perfectly she fits on the king’s arms,

She tried to remember more, on how she hugs or shifts even more and rose up even more just to hug the owner of this lips, she also remembers a contented smile, she spread when she holds this body so tightly

She was deeply emerged on the feeling she remembers, that she’s so lost in her trance that now she was pinning the king over her weight and kissing the king so deeply… nibbling and biting the lower lip of the man as she brushes her fingers through the king’s shoulder and into his bare chest and his sides…

As the king was so sensitive on his side he was awaken by the ticklish feeling he felt and slowly opened his eyes, and shocked as he saw the woman of her dreams pinning him? Kissing him?

“Ai-ka?!!” startled and snapped out by her trance she quickly panicked rolling into the king’s side but her mistake, she rolled over to the edge and with a loud thud she auddenly met the floor.

“no—nothing, I-I-I was dreaming, yes… a nightmare, yes that’s it a very, very scary one” she answered before she was even asked. With this the king just frowned and raised an eyebrow with confused thoughts

“huh? Nightmares?”

“Yes” she got up and tried to fix herself as she can feel the pain on her back as the effect of the loud thud on the floor “Maybe, I’ll just sleep on your closet, I think I’ll fit on it”

“My closet?”

“Yes, my king, I’ll sleep there before any ‘accidents’ that might happen”

“Why, would you sleep on my closet if you can sleep on my other room?”

“You have other room? And you kept me staying in the room where you stay and sleep?” she’s getting a bit annoyed

“Well it was not I, who kept falling asleep on my bed, that’s why you kept sleeping here with me” the king said with a bit of smirking tone

With just a loud sigh “well, I think I’ll be going now to the other room. Can I ask where it is?”

“When you open the door, just in front of you, you can see the door to the next room”

“Okay I have to go now, before any ‘accidents happen’”

“Well at first I was thinking that you were raping me in my sleep”

“Never in my dreams, you stupid king” she blushed hot, and she was thankful that it was still dark so her blush can’t be clearly seen, she felt the king staring at her smirking or even grinning, so when she was about to open the door “Kirai”

“What?”

“It means ‘I hate you’ and I think so much more” then she went to the next room ‘  phew, what on the RA’s name was I thinking to, I almost got caught raping the king where grrrr…wait I hope he can’t hear what I’m thinking’ she thought as she opens the next door, she was amazed, the room was as big as the room she was in before, lots of nice decorations and even toys like a glass sennet and wooden swords, “hmmm, nice room ”

She went roaming and saw a painting of a beautiful young woman hanging on the wall “Wow, maybe it’s the king’s lover, she’s so beautiful” and  she climbed on the bed and tried to sleep, but there’s a feeling bothering her that kept her thinking about the painting, as if she was sad or something until she went asleep…

Meanwhile on the other room where Alim’s thoughts was still wandering

“Did she just kissed me and touched me? No-no-no, she said” at first he said it with hopeful thoughts but after he thought about the last words Ai-ka said to him he felt so down about his feelings,

“well, I’m trying to learn her language and the first one I should really remember, ‘kirai’ and I hate that word” he felt so depressed “she hates me, and she called me stupid king, argh Alim, just go to sleep, you still have morning rituals to do, you have to get up early so just think about it later” he told himself as he lay down, he was already missing the warmth of the girl as he stares at the blank part of his bed “I hope she’ll be fine on my old room, and also maybe she will meet my mom, mom… please watch over her, and calm her if she has ‘nightmares’” he said smiling as he fell asleep

Morning came and the king was getting ready for his morning rituals, Ai-ka also woke up early and went to Alim’s room to ask what her work will be on that day, as she was thinking as a slave she should have some work and not just resting around waiting for the king to return, she knocks and Hepa opens, whom was helping the king getting ready for the day

“Ohayoo, Hepa…”

“What?” confused

“It means good morning” she said with a smile

“well, good morning” they walked inside and saw the king just came out from the bathing area, dripping wet bare chest and only a piece of cloth covering the sacred part of a man,‘oh, RA’ she thought as she kept thinking about what had just happened in the middle of the night,… gulped as many saliva as she thought she was drooling, ‘oh my BASTET, take this away from me’ she thought ‘if you won’t oh goddess of pleasure this country well have their king drown by the drooling SEX slave, oh my RA’ and the king again tried to read Ai-ka’s thoughts as he felt the gaze that was caused by the woman and smirked as he did,

“Ai-ka? Who’s drooling?” he teased the girl

“No one my king” she said firmly as she hid her blush with her hair

“Ah…Ok if you said so, what brings you here so early, did you sleep well in my old room”

“I am here to ask what work will I attend today, as a slave I need to do some work, rather than waiting for you my king, and yes I slept well” she said it with complete manner on bowing and correct tone

“It’s so formal, just call me Alim, and don’t bow to me” he raised an eyebrow

“Oh, I don't think I could. That would be disrespectful Pharaoh” she said

“But earlier you had no thoughts about being disrespectful when you were yelling at me for no apparent reason and you even—“he said but cut off ‘slapped me’ his thought continued though he doesn’t want to open the topic

“I had a reason, you kept upsetting me and you tried to—“she was cut off too ‘rape me’ and also doesn’t want the topic, “I know I have no rights, I am sorry”

“Anyway, back to what I was saying earlier, if I gave someone permission to address me by my birth name without any mention of a title then it is not considered disrespectful”

 Trying to get away from the topic, but still silence was there and awkward staring was almost visible to the third person listening and seeing them both,

When the king was almost done wearing all his garments, ‘well come to think of it she almost did things to me in my sleep, wait it is what she was doing’

“Ai-ka, hmmm”

“Yes, my king?”

“Alim... Call me Alim, but could I ask you some question?”

“Ok… Alim” she blushes

“Did you just try to ki—“he was cut off by Ai-ka

“NO… NO… not you stupid, idiot king, I won’t even think about it even if I die, as what I’ve said I-HATE YOU, and I mean what I said!!”  She said almost shouting but again she immediately covered her mouth as she saw the servant opened her mouth in shock as with the way how she talked to the king

“I am indeed, sorry my king” she immediately bowed,

“well, your job was pleasuring me, but as you don’t want it, just try to clean my old room, as from now on it will be yours and I have to go I need to attend my morning rituals” he said it with visible sadness as he was so hurt about thinking that the girl he likes all his life hated him so much,

The king left Hepa and Ai-ka alone, staring at each before Hepa asked

“Did something happen between you two?”

“NO—NO, Hepa, nothing…” she blushed so red that it is almost as red as a tomato

“It’s not what I meant lady Ai-ka” she smiled “I mean, I could feel awkwardness between you two, did you get into fight with him?”

“Well—sort of”

“Hmm… what kind?”

 “well, I know you saw us yesterday, and you saw him very mad when he left, and then you told me about him, it’s when I was about to do my job, he came back still mad at me, and” she explained

“What, my dear lady, what happened”

“He told me, that I am a lowly slave, that I am his toy” she was about to cry when Hepa comforted her

“well, my lady, he was just mad, he meant nothing about what he said, but if you know the true nature of him, you will know what I’ve been talking now, just give him a chance to show how kind and caring he is, don’t close your mind on just rumors, cause sometimes what you couldn’t see in your eyes can be seen in your heart”

“I’ll try, but still I am his slave, and I have no right to do something like that, I know it’s still my fault”

“You maybe think you’re his slave but have you ever thought about what he thinks about you?”

It was when, a knock was heard and the king came in holding some sweet treats,

“Blessed birthday Hepa, I made this treat” he said while putting the treats on the table…  

“Oh, my king, thank you, I am not worthy for your labor my king as I am just your servant” she said with bows and about to slice the treat into pieces to serve,

“NO, Hepa it’s your day and I’ll be the one serving it, and for me you are no servant, but as my family, you’re a mother to me Hepa”

“Thank you my lord, I am honored that you highly think of me that way” she smiles as almost crying as the king brings the treat to her and hugs her, calming her,

Ai-ka was watching the king, as she felt the kindness the king gives to his servant, as the servant cried for joy, she almost also cried in tears too

‘well, he was kind to Hepa, maybe he was truly kind and why did the rumors spread he was heartless when he was too kind for that rumors, well he’s handsome when he smiles like that, wait did I just no-no’

“Well here, a treat for the two of my important persons,” he said as he kindly distribute the treat one by one but, blush a he came to Ai-ka place and their hands meet, as he said the last of the sentence

“Well thank you” Ai-ka said and she was blushing too

“Well sorry, this kind of, small celebration, you know people, There are always people who would attempt to take advantage no matter what I do, and if I do big celebration and they will think that you are just a servant Hepa, I am sure a lot of foolish gossip will be scattered”

“This… is more than enough my king, and I am so honored with this, you’ve always done this to me, every year”

“It’s what I want Hepa, oh here I have something for you it was a gift given to me from the king of Nubia, a simple bracelet” he said as he pulled out some golden bracelet with red crystals on it, and it was clearly too expensive

“ no, my king you have already given me too much, the last few years, my closet is almost about to explode from the gifts you have given me, and the other servants are jealous about it, I don’t want to give more other impression my king”

“no, last year or the other year was different, as I said you’re a mother to me, you’ve raised me like I was your own, you were always there for me when my mother died, because of you I am now who I am and this gifts is not enough payment for the love and care you’ve given me when I was still a child”

“I only did my job my king, but yes… I have loved you as my child even it was foolish of me to think of you as that”

“It’s not foolish Hepa, and I am grateful with that”

Ai-ka was smiling all the time of conversation as if she’s happy to know how the king’s true heart is, 

“Well please excuse me my king but I have to do my other work” she was about to leave when she was shocked that the pharaoh also left the room and walked besides her, and the look on the face was clearly he has a problem

“Some problem? My king? You know you can always talk to me”

“Yes, I know but it’s your day you have to enjoy it”

“My king, my day or any day, I am here to listen, and if you need some advice even I am not your advisor I can give you some” she said as she shrugs and pouts a little

“I know this is crazy, but I’ll ask you, have you ever fallen in love Hepa, I mean argh….”

“Know my king, yes I’ve been in love before, with my husband and we got married and have a child but unfortunately he died along with my child on the battle, but he was a romantic kind of person”

“Romantic? I mean do I have to do some—crazy stuff just to, earn woman’s heart?”

The servant just chuckled a bit and answer him “ well, my king romantic things is not doing something crazy as you said, but if you ever truly love the woman, even if it was indeed crazy, you can’t never think that it is crazy” she looked on the king seriously “ if you want her, gain her trust by doing things she never thought that you could do and you will know if it’s working when you can see her smile” she said point her lips that curved into a smile as she left and disappeared

“Do things that she never thought that I could do? What is it?”

##################### A WEEK LATER ###############################

It was a week later after the king heard the advice from his servant and still he haven’t thought of anything to do and yet still the days become more awkward to each other,

As Ai-ka tried herself to do something he began cleaning her room and even the king’s whole chamber until she found the king’s small garden, she likes to stay more often there and spend her time taking care of the flowers and sometimes making some weaved clothes and listening to the sound of birds chirping,

As Ata was worried about his cousin as he felt indeed his cousin has some worries and ‘girl problems’ as he always teased the king, he felt he must do something to help his cousin but he needs to know what kind of person is this girl as the last time he saw the girl was the day Alim brought her on the palace, so he decided to visit the girl when Alim was too busy doing his politics,

 When he went to the room and found no one he decided to look on the other rooms, but the last place he found the girl was in the garden sitting near the swamp doing something like weave and so he went near the girl and

“Hey, hello…” but the girl seemed startled it seemed the man she saw was new to her

“Don’t be afraid, I am Ata, Alim’s cousin” he introduced himself

“The crowned prince?” she immediately bowed as she recognized the person as he wore a small circlet too on his forehead

“Yes, if you call me like that but please don’t bow to me, I came here not as a prince but as a friend and Alim’s cousin”

“Ok, sire”

“Please drop that thing, just call me Ata”

“Yes, Ata… well what brings you here, did the king told you to come?”

“No, the king knows nothing indeed, I came here as a friend, no one had commanded nor ordered me to come, I just want to know you better, as you can see I haven’t met you” he looked on the sky “ well its getting dark and cold in here we could get inside and talk there”

“Yes, it’s a good idea”

They went inside the room and sat on the bed, Ai-ka pulled the sheet to cover her thighs and they begun to talk

“Well what is it Ata?”

“Ahm… u know… well my cousin, I felt he has problems and I think he was worried because you hated him, well that’s as far I know, but may I ask why?”

“well, he’s too selfish and proud, he seem to look so high, I mean yes, he is truly a high person, but even I think he doesn’t have the rights to think that we slaves are ‘lowly person’ as he said”

“hmmmm… so you really don’t know him well, you want some” he took a pouch of some ‘semeet’(some kind of food for the poor, I think)

“You eat something like this? But you’re the crowned prince” she said as she took some, she was amazed on how simple the man was, even the way he seated, the way he walks and talks, he can see that the person was indeed a simple man even he was the prince ‘he’s too simple, not like his cousin, too arrogant, but this prince, is.. I think I like him, kind, simple, not to say handsome, but not just as handsome as his cousin, wait… no ,no, Ata is way better than Alim, I hate him’ she thought to herself

“Well, I am used to eat food like this before”

“What? How come I mean…you’re the prince now, even if before you’re not I think royal families doesn’t eat things like this”

“This, I tell you some secret, this is about me and Alim’s kindness”

“Ok, if you say so”

“Well…My mother was a sex slave too; one of the reasons, Alim doesn’t want the harem because of me”

“What? How come? I mean your mother was a sex slave? I don’t believe you”

“Well as I said, my mother was a sex slave, member of the king’s harem

She’s indeed pretty but as the same as Alim, his father our great pharaoh Tutankhamen doesn’t want to use the harem as he doesn’t want to use some woman if it wasn’t about love, that time my father and his royal wife had a conflict, my father tried to do something to get the problem off his mind, he went to the harem’s wing and chose a woman, he had chosen my mother and as my mother’s job was to pleasure any royal men or guests of the king, she did everything she needed to do, my father liked the treatment that my mother gave to him, the made him to promise to my mother, ‘a good wealth’, but his promise vanished as his wife born his son, that time my mother was deeply in love to my father, she begged for a relationship to my father, as my father felt proud to himself he mistreated and do sarcastic ways to my mother, until one time his wife visited her old town with their son, they were ambushed and killed and found  nothing about of his child, the child was one summer old and it happened the same day I was born” he said sadly that Ai-ka heartfelt pity   

(Continued on part 2 of this chapter) (Chapter 3: heated kiss 2/3)