#ahkmenrah x akasha

[yukihime916]

Roleplay starter with @untilmiyukisdawn (A/N-pic is when she's looking at his display)

She was running, running as fast as she could down a dimly lit corridor, the stone under her bare feet hurt but she had to keep going. She had to warn him. Warn him? Warn who? She couldn’t remember but she knew she had to keep running, to him. She cried out a name, a name she did not hear with her own ears, but received no reply. She called out again, but heard nothing but her jagged breaths as she ran. Finally she reached the chamber that she intended and flung the door open without announcing herself. Whomever she had expected to see in that chamber was not who she found, in fact she wasn’t even sure it was human. A black mass, almost that of a shadow man, stood from the bed in the room and approached her. She turned to run, to scream, but she was frozen where she stood as he was suddenly there, wrapping an arm about her shoulders and pinning her to him. “I warned you to stay away from baby brother. You could have had me. Too bad.” The next thing she could see was the blade of a dagger shining in the moonlight, and then plunging for her abdomen…

Jolting upright in her bed she released what sounded like a gasp and a muffled scream. Panic, sheer panic had over taken her and she knew she needed to get control. Breathe. Breathe. Get a grip and breathe. She repeated it like a mantra as she heavily inhaled and exhaled to regain her composure. After a moment she suddenly had something settle upon her hand, a paw. She looked down to her side and saw her beautiful Great Pyrenees there, worry showing in those brown eyes. “I’m okay Yuki, it was just a dream,” she told her. Yuki, as if she didn’t believe her, nudged her hand with her paw again. “Yuki, I promise I’m fine. Thank you for bringing me back.” She leaned to the side and kissed the big dog right between the eyes to assure her she was okay now. “Watch out, mama’s gotta wash her face, she’s all sweaty.” With that Yuki moved out of the way and she made her way into the adjacent bathroom.

Once inside, Akasha Einzbern, turned on the sink water as cold as possible and then washed her face to cool herself down; she’d take a shower after she walked Yuki. When she was successfully cooled down she patted her face dry with a hand towel and then dared to look at herself in the mirror. Exhaustion was evident that was for sure, but then her icy blue eyes traveled down to her stomach. For a moment she hesitated, but then lifted her black tank top; she had to be sure. Normal. Not a wound in sight. Sighing she lowered her shirt and then rested her hands on the counter and leaned forward slightly.

Always the same dream, or rather, nightmare. Over the years it had been the same each time. Running, panic, a man in the shadows, and pain. The man had never been clear enough to make out any features, he had just always been a figure of shadows. Often she wondered if she would ever see his face, but what did it matter since he always harmed her. Even though each time she woke she was perfectly fine, with no stab wound, she would always check, almost like it was a compulsion.

“Get it together Kash. It’s just a stupid dream. It doesn’t mean anything. Get over it.” She gave herself the smallest of slaps with both hands and then left the bathroom to start the day; she was never able to go back to sleep after that dream.

It was just after 8:00 am on Saturday morning. She didn’t move fast around her apartment for she had the weekends free from work. She put on a pot of coffee, not a full pot since she lived alone, and while it was brewing she walked Yuki around the complex.

She didn’t eat breakfast, she considered coffee always to be her breakfast. After situating herself on the couch, with Yuki at her side and head in her lap, she scrolled through her Facebook feed on her smart phone. She looked at nothing in particular, just idle scrolling while she drank the heavenly nectar of Joe. When she got bored of scrolling she decided to browse Netflix. Deciding it was a Dinosaur documentary type of day she moved into a more comfortable position with Yuki and started episode one.

About an hour into her rampaging Dinosaurs, her phone rang. Checking the caller ID the name read “Scary Larry” a nickname she had given her best friend growing up because they used to sneak into abandoned haunted houses and snoop around together. “Hey Larry what’s up?” she asked her best friend.

“Hey Kash, I have Nicky this weekend and I’m taking him and a couple of his friends up to the museum for a tour. You wanna come? You have yet to see it you know.”

Yeah she knew. But their schedules never actually allowed it and it wasn’t often that Larry was awake during the day since he worked nights at the museum. Larry and Akasha were very close in age and grew up together, she was even named God mother to his son Nick. They were friends, always, nothing more. He even had a place on her couch for a few months after his divorce from his wife. When he got the job at the museum she saw him and Nicky less and less, so yeah she would go hang out any chance she got. “I’m down. What time?”

“I was thinking we meet at Tony’s Pizza at noon for some lunch, you know kids always want pizza.” At this they both laughed. “Then we’ll head over to the museum.”

“Sounds great Larry, I’ll be there. Have fun.” They hung up and she went back to her Dinosaur documentary until it was time again to walk Yuki and get ready. “Be good and keep the place safe baby girl. Love you.” She kissed Yuki between the eyes and left her apartment.

It was the middle of fall in New York so she dressed accordingly. Black slacks, an elegant grey blouse and over it she wore a tan jacket that zipped up in the front. Her make up was easy, eye liner, mascara and light shadow to bring out her eyes; she wasn’t a model so she always kept it simple.

When she turned the corner that led to the pizza shop, they saw her before she saw them. “Auntie Kasha!” little Nick shouted happily as he ran towards her and hugged her tight around the waist.

“Hey Nicky. It’s so good to see you!” she said with a smile, returning his hug. She looked up to see Larry approaching them with a little smile of his own.

“Hey kids, here’s a few bucks. Why don’t you go play in the pizza arcade for a bit?” Larry suggested placing some bills in Nick’s hand. The boys cheered and quickly left to play some games. “I got a table over here on the patio for us.” He knew Akasha preferred to be outside when it was cold. They sat down at a table where they already had two slices and a soda. “How are you doing?” Larry asked in concern. Akasha was about to take a bite, but stopped and let out a heavy sigh.

“Larry I’m fine. Please don’t do this here,” she pleaded with him softly.

“It was a nasty break up Kash. Police were involved. He came at you with a gun. It’s okay to not be okay.”

“And now he’s in Sing Sing. He’s locked up and I’m not. I’m fine Larry. Please let this go.” She looked at him with such a fierceness in her eyes that he had no choice but to let it go, for the time being anyway.

“I’m just worried about you Kash.”

“I know. Thank you. But really, I’m fine.” And with that the topic was dropped and they moved on to another.

After lunch Larry lead them to the Museum of Natural History to give them a tour. Akasha’s eyes were instantly drawn towards the skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. As far back as she could remember it was her favorite Dinosaur and she was highly impressed by this one. “That’s Rexy. A very playful tyke,” Larry told the group.

“Playful? The T-Rex would eat you whole!” one of the boys in the group said. Larry waved him off.

“Nah he’s harmless. Let’s move on.”

And the tour really began. He showed them around the Neanderthal exhibit, the miniature civilizations, the Aquarium, the African jungle. When they were about to enter the reptile exhibit Akasha took a step back. “You guys go on, no way am I going in there.” Larry laughed.

“You know they are just wax figures right?” Akasha crossed her arms.

“I don’t care. A snake is a snake. Wax or not.” Larry rolled his eyes and led the kids on. Now that she was by herself she made her way back to Africa to admire the lions more. Just as she reached the room she felt an odd sensation come over her, almost a sort of pull. As strange as it sounded, something was pulling her in another direction. She couldn’t say why, but she followed it. She came upon a dimly lit room and without hesitation entered it. The first thing she noticed were two giant black and gold jackal statues. Her hand came up to her heart and she bowed towards them as a sign of respect; she didn’t know why she did this, but she was compelled to. Akasha walked passed the jackal soldiers and up to a beautiful sarcophagus lying in a glass case. She felt like she was no longer in control of her body as her hand reached out and gently touched the gold coffin. A wave of sorrow over came her and she didn’t notice the tear that escaped her eye until she felt it on her cheek. “What the?” she gasped quickly wiping it away. “Probably just got dust in my eye,” she said wiping away another tear that formed.

Akasha stepped away from the sarcophagus and turned to her right. There stood a figure of an Egyptian Pharaoh and when she met his eyes, her heart stopped and her body froze. He felt somehow…familiar. There was that pull again, but it was more than a pull, she needed to he close to him, to touch him. When she was just a foot before him, she reached a hand out and was so close to touching his cheek…

“I wouldn’t touch the exhibits Kash,” Larry said suddenly and Akasha jumped back, her heart racing like crazy. Whatever spell like trance had overcome her, was gone now.

“Jear Desus Larry don’t do that!” Akasha said playfully hitting his arm with her fists. After she composed herself, Larry looked back to the statue of the Pharaoh.

“So, taken a liking to Ahkmenrah huh?” Akasha put her hands in her jacket pockets and sighed.

“Sure I guess. His name is Ahkmenrah? I feel like I’ve heard that name before,” she said softly, but Larry still heard it.

“Probably in history books or one of those documentaries you watch.” Akasha smirked.

“Yeah probably.” But Akasha didn’t believe that herself. She knew the name but couldn’t say how.

Larry noticed she was still staring at Ahkmenrah and wiggled his eye brows. “You know, I could set you guys up if you’d like.”

Akasha elbowed him in the side. “Oh yeah sure. An Egyptian Pharaoh wouldn’t have any interest in me. He probably had many concubines back in the day.”

“You know I’ve never asked him about his love life,” Larry said rubbing his chin. Akasha raised an eyebrow.

“Don’t tell me it’s so lonely here at night you started talking to the exhibits like they’re real? You’re not turning 7:30 on me are?”

“Hey I can’t have it being boring around here at night. Come on, there’s more to see,” Larry said leading her out of the Pharaoh’s Tomb.

“Actually I should get home to Yuki,” Akasha suddenly said adjusting her purse on her shoulder.

“Alright. Text me if you need me okay?”

“I will. Thanks. I had fun. Hug Nicky for me.” With that they hugged each other and Akasha left the museum.