(Background: Sobiean (pronounced So-be-en) and Daniel have escaped his sacrifice and are now on the run. They are currently trying to piece together the clues of her father’s murder and it lead them to Amarna’s Nomark’s wife, Azizi. This is where the scene begin. However, there are a lot of inside jokes that happen before this scene and, if you would like, I can post earlier scenes. “Soybean” is his nickname for her because Daniel thought that’s what she said her name was. Her reference to his eyes are because their violet. Feel free to request more and ask any questions! Comments are always loved and adored! Enjoy!)
“What would a Queen as beautiful as yourself want with a slave?”
“Everything.” I whisper.
“It was Cairo!” I exclaim, throwing my hands up in the air and pace back and forth across the Nile’s dusty ground.
“Who!?” Daniel asks.
I ignore him. “It had to be Cairo! That bastard’s the only one who would do such a horrible thing! He’s always wanted my crown, that greedy-no-good-for-nothing-ass.” I grumble and my fingers curl into fists, my fingernails digging to the fleshy parts of my palm.
“Again, who are we talking about?”
“Cairo!” I scream, my dark green eyes narrow at him and anger flares in my chest.
“Like the city?” he asks.
“Yes, like the city…no, like the Nomark!” Every time I think of that man anger over boils in my chest and in my veins. I nearly tear my hair out just thinking of him. He’s evil, absolutely evil and greedy and ungrateful and…a murderer. I pace even though my legs still ache from running and my mind whirls in a thousand different directions. “How could I have missed it? Huh? How?” Daniel looks like he’s about to asks me something, but slowly closes his mouth, “It was right in my face this whole time. He’s always wanted the crown. He’s been so vigilant towards me, always putting people against me.”
Daniel stops me in my crazed path, his hands on my shoulders, his voice oh so gentle, “Sobiean, what happened with the Nomark’s wife that has got you all mad?”
“Azizi said it was a Nomark.”
He’s quiet for a moment and his hands feel like lead on my shoulders. He’s eyes are far away, lost in thought. It was almost odd to look his eyes so unfocused, lost in the void of the human mind. They are always so intense and now they are cloudy with thoughts. His brow wrinkles and his lips are pursed. “So you think ‘Cairo’ did it?”
“Yes Cairo.”
“You know he has a name.”
I shove his hands off of me and fringed anger. His eyes become intense again and they watch me.
“Oh! You know his name, but not mine!” the gig is up when a laugh pushes passed my lips.
He smiles, “Who’s Soybean again? I’ve never heard of such a ridiculous name before. Gods, I’m glad my parents were smarter than to name me Soybean. That poor child!” he teases.
I teasingly shove him back and he lets me, “Well at least my parents did give me such a ridiculous eye color! Gods, that child must have no friends because of it! What a shame because he’s…”
“He’s what? Ridiculously handsome that even Queen Soybean dreams of them?” he presses himself inside my personal space, but I allow it…just this once.
I laugh, “More like ridiculously hideous, according to the Queen.” I flick my hair over my shoulder, “I would know, we’re like this.” I hold up two interloped fingers to his face.
“Well fine,” he exclaims, “She can’t have me anyways.” He smiles. Butterflies flutter in my stomach and I love the way we playfully tease one another. I crave these moments and hate the moments he remembers just how different we are. “Neither can you.” He whispers.
“And why’s that, Daniel Dakari?”
“Because what would a Queen as beautiful as yourself want with a slave?” he’s smiles as he says it. At one point unknown to me, his hands wrapped around my wrist and he swings them between us as he talks. The moment feels charged, but I don’t think he notices it.
“Everything.” I whisper.
If ANYONE would like to make COVER ART for this that would be AMAZING. I know some of you are talented out there and I would love to see what you create. I do not know how to make cover art that well.
I hope you enjoyed the snippet as much I loved writing it - especially the ending!
