Antiquity

Chapter 9--Eye of Ra

"Have you located the item we requested?"The leader of the mafia family asked as he sat in his high back chair. A man in a dark suit stepped forward, holding a gold pendant wrapped in a velvet red cloth.

"Of course…It was a difficult search but we located it. The Pendant of Osiris."The man in the suit spoke. "I expect to be compensated…I lost a few of my men digging through that booby-trapped tomb."

"Of course…I have another task for you at hand. We have located the God Key in America as well as my unfortunate bodyguard…Retrieve him, and afterwards collect the six other items."The boss waved, the man in the suit bowing and retreating with the pendant in in hand.

Meanwhile, across the sea, Menefer felt a sharp tug on his chest, jerking and sitting up from the couch. Looking around, his eyebrows furrowed, frowning and getting up. He found Amonen in the kitchen getting lunch ready, standing there with stiff shoulders.

**"Amonen…I fear we have a problem coming here soon."**Menefer spoke up, Amonen whirring his head around.

**"How soon?"**He asked, turning around with a knife in hand.

**"In my earliest prediction…We have less than a week…I would hope further into a month but that would be pushing it."**Menefer answered, leaning in the door way.

**"What do you want to do about Harley?"**Amonen asked, his brow furrowing.

**"What choice do we have? If I tell him, we'd be putting him in immediate danger…If I don't and we just leave, we'd be saving him the trouble…He'd probably be much happier if the three of us just left."**Menefer sighed, bringing his hand to his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose.

**"This is all up to you, Master Menefer…but remember that you have a profound effect on people. Leaving Harley alone might just hurt him."**Amonen shook his head.

**"It's a risk…We have to take…"**Menefer sighed again, turning and pausing. **"We'll leave soon. Please…Be ready to leave and make the necessary preparations."**

"Of course."Amonen replied in English, turning back to lunch. Tep-Tep looked up to him, staring at him with his green eyes. "What?"

"Master does not make these decisions lightly…I sincerely hope that what he decides is the right path to take…I like Harley…don't you?"Tep asked, whining some. Amonen raised an eyebrow, huffing and reaching down to pet his head.

"Of course…I mean, he's not exactly the ideal person to be around but then again, he's put up with us for two months…We all knew this would happen one day since we arrived here."Amonen sighed, kneeling down and taking the dog's face in his hands. He squeezed the cheeks together, Tep-tep making attempts at a small growl. "Don't you worry about it either."

"Who said I'm worried? Stupid human…I'll live hundreds of more years, if not millennia more than you…I have nothing to worry about and living the dog's life, nothing to regret."Tep huffed, pulling his head away and leaving the kitchen with a small growl.

By lunch, the whole table had gone quiet despite the sound of crunching food. Harley looked around, seeing Menefer and everyone's despondent faces, raising a dark eyebrow. Putting his sandwich down, he cleared his throat and crossed his arms over his chest. "We'll go out for dinner tonight. I don't feel like cooking."He randomly said, no one's heads raising from their plates. Sighing, he sat back with a scowl. "Alright, I don't know what's going on with you two or the damned dog, but if you can't talk to me about it, at least make it seem like something better is going on."

With that, Harley got up and carried his lunch with him downstairs to the shop, slamming the door closed. Menefer winced, sighing and beating his head against the table in defeat. "I can't. I can't. I can't."He repeated.

"Then don't."Amonen frowned, setting his milk down.

Menefer let a whine slip through his throat, banging his head against the table again before sitting up. "I'm going to lie down…I'll come up with a decision afterwards."He said as he pushed himself to get out of the chair and slinking off to their bedroom.

Amonen sat alone, Tep having gone with Menefer into the room. Sighing, he sat back in his chair, bringing his fingers through his cropped hair. "What am I going to do? Menefer's got the big decision but I've got to take care of getting us somewhere safe…I wonder if Cousin Amil is still in this country?"He pondered, patting his pockets for his cellphone that Harley had bought him to keep in contact.

The only numbers on it were Harley's home and cell, his mother's in the same manner and Menefer's that he hardly had to use. Dialing a number at the top of his head, he put the phone to his ear and waited. He was in luck. Amil was living in Massachusetts with his family. Discussing their situation, Amil helped him to purchase two bus tickets and figure out a plan to get to the main bus depot where they were.

Closing his phone, he looked over his shoulder to the door of Harley's room, sighing. 'He doesn't even have to know that we have to leave…Maybe that's for the best.'He thought as he got up and started cleaning up lunch.


Menefer made the decision as he lay in the room, hugging onto Tep-tep. They had to leave but as for Harley, he would use another gift of his that night. He could project himself into other people's dreams and deliver a message. Harley would wake up thinking it was a dream but come to find the next morning it would be real. Amonen wouldn't even have to know what he had chosen to do and make it seem like they old be leaving without so much as a note.

Sneaking out of the room quietly, Amonen had chosen to nap on the couch and he could hear Harley doing the same in his bedroom just by leaning his ear to the door. Letting the door click open, he crept in, climbing on the bed and straddling Harley's hips while the man was asleep. Bringing one hand up, he gently ran the pad of his finger from where Harley's hairline started, down to his chin, leaning in and kissing him softly.


Harley was dreaming of sitting at a desk, papers piled high above him and threatening to tumble over. He struggled to write things down and dig for his computer so he didn't have to do it by hand but things seemed to either move or laugh at him. Growling impatiently, he sat back and ruffled his own hair until he felt someone touch his shoulder. Whirring around, he saw Menefer standing there, an oasis behind him.

"You look really exhausted…"Menefer smiled softly, pulling him from his chair and out of the dreadful office environment. The oasis felt cool but tropical, a bed sitting right next to the waterhole in which Menefer pulled him over to it, making him, sitting him down.

"What is this place?"Harley asked, loosening his tie a little.

"This is my secret place. Somewhere I like to retreat to when I'm feeling lonely."Menefer sighed, reaching up and touching Harley's face. "But I brought you here to give you a message, love…"

"Message?"Harley questioned, leaning in slightly and touching his forehead to Menefer's gently. "Can it wait?"

"It can't…"Menefer frowned, shaking his head and in turn, nuzzling Harley's neck. "Harley…I have to go away…Amonen and Tep-Tep too…"

"What?"Harley jumped, getting up off of the bed. "You're leaving? Why?"

"Because they'll be here soon…"Menefer explained, pulling Harley back to the bed. "We're all very sorry to have to do this to you but it is important that we do leave. I don't want to see you hurt and if they found you, that means they've found me as well…I will not allow them to awaken the God of Destruction…"

"Why…Why can't you just take me with you?"Harley whined. "Menefer…I care for you so much…"

"I…know that…but I want to protect you like you have helped protect me in these past months…Please…I don't want you to forget us, and I don't want you to worry. We'll be staying somewhere safe."Menefer said as he got up from the bed, but Harley held onto his wrist. He didn't look back.

"Please…"Harley begged.

"Sweet Dreams…Harley…"Menefer said softly.


Harley woke up, finding his room completely empty and the apartment very quiet. Getting up, he looked around from room to room finding each one empty. Down in the shop was the same. In his chest, his heart sank heavily.

"Menefer…"He breathed, running around the apartment and opening closet doors. Menefer and Amonen were missing clothes and Tep's food and water bowls as well. Gripping the kitchen counter, he pushed himself away, and went to grab his car keys. They had to be somewhere in town still or in the city somewhere. He wasn't about to lose those three!


Menefer sat on the bus depot bench, frowning and holding the end of Tep-Tep's leash, a paper bag with clothes in it for when he changed. Amonen stood with their bags, looking down at him with a furrowed brow.

"You know we had to leave…"Amonen said lowly.

"I know…but…I'm scared."Menefer sighed, rubbing his eyes.

"Don't be. We'll be fine. On the road, up north. I heard the autumn and the winter are wonderful in Boston."Amonen smiled but it didn't seem to make the young-looking man feel any better. Sighing in defeat, he sat down and pet Menefer's hair. "Do you want to go back?"

"I don't know…"Menefer sniffed. "I just know that what is going to happen will really shake him…He'll end up in that place where they hook up all these lines..."

"It's called a hospital…"Amonen sighed, shaking his head. "But you know, it's not going to be your fault and we can prevent it the closer we know exactly when it's going to happen. We can take Harley with us too."

Menefer looked up to him then forward, his eyebrows raising some. "Harley?"He asked.

"Yes, Har--What?"Amonen said, looking over and seeing the old pick-up truck, Harley leaning against it with his eyebrows furrowed together. "How did he…"

"You two are in so much trouble…"Harley growled at them, the two foreigners shrinking back some. "Do you know how long it took me to come find you two? What the hell were you thinking?! Grab your bags and get in the truck."

"Harley!"Menefer called, Harley looked to him and getting tackled hard, sprawling onto the cement.

"Hey! hey~ Whoa, Menefer. You can't be tackling people in parking lots. It's dangerous. Come on, go grab Tep-tep and all THREE of you will explain what the fuck you were trying to do!"Harley said, looking down at Menefer and then up to Amonen and Tep-tep. Menefer sniffed, Harley looking down at him.

"Ha-Harley…"Menefer sniffed, the man beneath him stroking his cheek.

"It's alright now. We'll go get something to eat and then head home. You guys probably haven't had dinner at all…"He sighed, getting up and helping Menefer up along the way.

"I'm not really hungry…"Menefer mumbled.

"Too bad."Harley sighed, ruffling his hair and making sure everyone got into the car. "He drove them closer to his apartment, pulling off to a small diner and waited for Tep to change forms so they could all go in. It was so quiet around their table, he could swear someone dropped a fork but it made not a sound.

"Tell me…Just what were you thinking?"Harley asked, looking around the table.

"I had a vision that day in the park that someone is going to break into the apartment and someone is going to get very, very hurt…I was afraid…and I didn't say anything. Yet, this morning I felt something pull onto my very soul. They're getting much closer to finding is and I was so afraid…I told Amonen about it, and we decided to leave…"Menefer frowned. "I swear that we were doing it for your safety alone!"

"Why didn't you just tell me though? You know that I can help you, and I can get you somewhere safe. God, you don't even know you're way around the town let alone trying to get across the states somewhere."Harley shook his head.

"Master Menefer was truly thinking about your safety and everyone's…What would you do if they came tonight? Wave one of those pathetic little kitchen daggers? Tackle them? You are only human."Tep-tep scoffed, sipping on his glass of water.

"Hmph."Harley huffed. "Menefer, can you make yourself have visions? Enduce them?"

"Make myself? Hardly…but I know if I'm trying to find something…And I go into a deep sleep, I can see things that are going on. It doesn't work all the time, but if I try to concentrate…maybe…"Menefer sighed heavily.

"Please do…"Amonen insisted, rubbing Menefer's back comfortingly.

Dinner came, everyone eating slowly and taking their time to go back to the apartment. Inside, nothing was undisturbed. Amonen made sure of that. Upstairs, Menefer lay by Harley's side, snuggled up to him as he tried to fall asleep.

He couldn't see anything. Shadows danced around and he could hear voices.

"We'll be arriving in the United States in one hour."

"Thank you. Tell them to begin preparing. However, we won't move until the end of the week…"

"Why's that?"

"It takes just a ten mile radius for the pendant to have an effect but it won't gain complete control until it's on the actual Key himself."

"I see…what's your plan for that?"

"Complete force and control."

"Menefer? Menefer? Menefer!"A familiar voice called, Menefer's eyes snapping open.

"Huuuh? What?"Menefer yawned, rubbing his eyes.

"You were making noises in your sleep…What were you dreaming?"Harley asked, running his fingers gently along his cheek.

"I know when they'll come…We have to leave before Friday I think…"Menefer mumbled, sitting up.

"Friday? That's too soon…Dammit…"Harley growled, sitting up. "In that case, I'll have to make arrangements…Dammit…"

"Harley…Where would we go?"Menefer frowned, sitting up and looking at him worriedly. His eyes tried to read him, looking for any sign of hope. Harley looked at him in deep thought.

"We need to get you far away from the east coast as possible…Maybe…I can dig into my savings…"Harley thought aloud, petting the back of Menefer's head. "I have an old friend that may be able to put up with us. He's got a place near a cove up north we can probably stay in. It won't be comfortable, probably not much warmer either…"

"Wherever it is…Please…take us there."Menefer smiled, wrapping his arms around him. "Thank you…"

"It's…no problem."Harley blushed a little. "I've got a few phone calls to make, I'll do them in the morning and we'll see from there. We've got 4 days…right?"

"Correct."Menefer smiled, adjusting so he was straddling Harley's lap. "Haaarrley~…Were you really worried?"

Harley raised an eyebrow, his lips tightening to a thin line. Sighing, he gave in, nodding and wrapping his arms around Menefer's waist. "Of course I was…You're so clumsy, I don't think you would have made it alive somewhere else other than here."He teased, watching Menefer's cheeks puff in agitation.

"I am not clumsy!"Menefer growled, messing up Harley's hair a little more with his teeth bared. Harley reached up, catching the back of Menefer's head and pulling him down for a kiss. When they broke apart, it was the God Key who found himself out of breath. Harley smirked, leaning him back and rolling him over so Menefer was on his stomach.

"Are you still angry with me?"Menefer whimpered, feeling Harley snake his hands underneath his shirt and feel along him. One hand reached up for just a moment to move his hair aside, kissing and nibbling along his neck while the same hands reached down to gently move his pants down, tossing them onto the floor.

"No."He said while sitting up, casually reaching one hand back and smacking Menefer right on the right ass cheek, causing Menefer to screech a little, sitting up and looking at him in sheer shock.

"W-wha! You said you weren't angry!"Menefer whined, rubbing his cheek.

"I did but that's not going to change the fact that you needed a little bit of punishment for running away without telling me and making me worried. Don't worry…I'm not going to spank Amonen or Tep."Harley teased, leaning his head down and kissing the spot.

"Ah~…Then…"Menefer mumbled, his face reddening. "What would you have done if you were angry?"

"Nothing. You wouldn't be in the room."Harley uttered, sticking his tongue out and running it along the crevice of his bottom. "And I would have spanked both cheeks."

Menefer let out a little gasp, mewling when he felt Harley's warm, wet tongue probe him gently, wriggling around. A finger joined it soon after, Menefer keening a little with the additional feeling. Another sent him squirming. "A-ah! Har-Harley…Th-the door…Amo…"He moaned, looking over his shoulder and shuddering.

"Right."Harley sighed, getting up and going to close the door. Pausing a moment, he looked to his immediate left, seeing Amonen standing there with a heartbroken expression. Harley's eyebrows furrow, looking over his shoulder to Menefer then back again.

"Harley?"Menefer called from the bed, panting slightly.

"I'm coming…I'm just checking if Amonen and Tep are asleep first…"He said, stepping back and casting Amonen a look of 'we'll talk' and disappeared back into the room, closing the door. Looking back, he saw that Menefer had removed his shirt and pushed his hair aside, lying back on his stomach. Though, for the first time, he saw something surprising that he hadn't seen on Menefer's person before.

"Menefer? Why do you have an eyeball on your back?"Harley pointed out, Menefer's eyebrows raising as he turned to look over his shoulder.

"I was given this mark at my very birth…Contained within the mark is the scripture that will release the God…I don't know what it says, nor do I want to."Menefer said, sighing and just flopping back down. Well, that certainly killed his mood. "It's the Eye of Ra. The seal of power and wisdom. However…the scripture itself will only appear when the six items of the Gods are gathered. There are seven total, but I am not an inanimate thing."

"No…Of course not."Harley chuckled, walking over to his dresser and pulling out a pair of pajama pants. He removed his clothes, keeping his boxer shorts on and pulled the pants on, walking over to the bed and lying down once more. "I have to wonder though…If you don't mind?"

"Sure."Menefer asked, rolling over.

"Why didn't you choose Amonen? Again?"Harley asked, looking down at him with a serious face.

"I don't feel the same…I know he cares…I know that he wants to say something…but…my heart belongs to someone who I have known the greater span of his life."Menefer said, sitting up. "And I've had the great honor in getting to know you as well…but Amonen…has developed a love that is not love. More of a fascination and an awe."

"So you have known since you met him? That's a little cruel don't you think?"Harley frowned, poking in the forehead.

"What if I gave him what he wanted? You wouldn't get jealous?"Menefer puffed his cheeks.

"I would definitely know if you did but whatever makes the big guy happy…do it. I would put him down gently one of these days though…because it'll just keep hurting him if you don't."Harley sighed, getting up. "Which, I think you should go do now."

"Huh? Why? We were just getting started and then 'it' died."Menefer pouted.

"Go."Harley said, putting a foot to his chest and giving a little shove off of the bed. Menefer hit the floor, huffing and grabbing his clothes.

"Fine."Menefer grumbled, stomping out and grabbing the door handle. Pulling the door open, he shuffled down the hall in defeat, going to his own room and finding Amonen lying on the bed with a despondent face. Immediately he rolled over, sniffing. Menefer's eyebrows furrowed, walking over, now dressed and sitting on Amonen's bed.

"Amonen…"He said softly, bringing his hand up and gently touching the side of Amonen's cheek. "Amooonneenn~"Menefer whispered.

"What? Done already?"Amonen muttered, Menefer's eyebrows raising.

"Amon…Please don't be cruel…"Menefer sighed, petting the side of Amonen's head. "I know you're…feeling very upset…and things are unfair…but I love you too. I would not be here if it wasn't for your help."

Amonen rolled over, looking up at him. His eyes were sad but he held a little hope within his face. "Is it only for that? That the one time you show your affections is to thank me for getting you back to the man I hope were dead?"He said, Menefer's eyebrows raising.

"Please don't say that…but then again…you have gotten your wish. Auburn has died…."Menefer frowned, moving his hand away. "But you want so much more than that…You won't kill him, for fear of harming myself as well."

"You're reading my thoughts?"Amonen frowned himself, reaching a hand up and running his fingers along Menefer's cheek, trailing from his temple down to his chin.

"You're thoughts are everywhere but I cannot read your mind. I'm sure though, that you will have your wish."Menfer smiled, bringing his hand along Amonen's temple and flitting his fingers across to the other side. Amonen blinked, his eyelids falling heavy.

"My…wish?"Amonen exhaled, entranced the more he looked into the God Key's eyes. Menefer nodded, leaning down and catching his lips. Rolling his tongue through Amonen's mouth while Amon reached up, pulling him closer, burying his hand through Menefer's long hair.

Bringing the smaller man beneath him, he stole a much deeper kiss, his hand reaching down and cupping between Menefer's legs. He let out a soft moan, bucking his hips up. Amonen paused, fussing with Menefer's shirt and pulling it off of him, kissing him again and trailing kisses downwards to his chest. Licking around the soft, relaxed nipples of his chest, the guard gently bit down, causing the smaller man to shiver.

"You taste divine…"Amonen purred, his hands reaching down and massaging all around the lithe body beneath him. Menefer moaned softly, arching and trying to fumble with Amonen's shirt, pulling it off.

"Mm, Amonen…Please tell me what you fantasize about…I want to make it come true."Menefer purred, reaching through the dark raven hair. Amonen let out an audible moan in hearing that, peeking up at him.

"Can I have you while you're on top…?"Amonen whispered, kissing downwards to Menefer's navel and circling his tongue around it enough to make the Egyptian squeak. "And behind…"

"Are they so simple?"Menefer purred, reaching a hand down, making Amonen look up at him with his entranced stare.

"Yes…I'm very simple…You're beautiful…I don't need you any other way than how you are…"Amonen mumbled, leaning his head down and kissing where the waist of Menefer's pants met his skin. His fingers slowly made their way underneath the cloth, pulling them down slowly and kissing the slowly exposed skin.

So this was what a passionate Amonen was like…So soft and sweet, never doing anything too roughly or torturously to him. Menefer little shivers of pleasure ripple through his body, hardening him almost uncomfortably if Amonen wasn't already in the process of removing his pants.

They were so different….

The feeling of a hot mouth enveloped him, making him keen a little. Bucking his hips up, he buried his hands in Amonen's hair, his head falling back. "A-ah!"He gasped, a teasing finger prying in. "A-Ah-Amon…"

"That's another fantasy…"Amonen spoke, licking his lips as he looked up to Menefer's flustered face. "I want hear you say my name…from your two lips alone…"

"Amonen…"Menefer spoke softly, Amon taking his member into his mouth again and bobbing his head quickly. He could feel another finger slide into him, scissoring and moving in and out with little turns of the wrist. "Ah-ahmonen!"

"Climb on top…"Amonen whispered to him, moving his mouth off. "Don't worry about my pleasure…"

"Wh-wha?"Menefer mumbled, sitting up.

"I want to show you my passion for you…and I am sort of…hard enough already."The guard flushed, Menefer smiling and shaking his head. Pushing himself up, he pressed his hands to Amonen's chest, making him lie back.

"Mmm…I'll make it a little harder…**Amonen…I'll do a dance for you…**"Menefer whispered into his ear, grinding his bottom along the length of him. Amon moaned, reaching for his bottom and having his hands quickly pinned by the side of his head while the lithe man above him smiled. Menefer swayed his bottom, sliding his hands from Amonen's and dragging his nails lightly along his skin. His hips ground against him, feeling the member beneath him get harder, the head becoming slick and eager.

One little push back with his hips, the member slid just slightly into him and pulling away, teasing. He watched Amonen's lips part then press together in some agitation. He was so close, but oh so far until Menefer let him. His wish was soon granted.

The bottom he was waiting for slid over him, wrapping around him like a hot blanket over his member. Lifting up, Menefer rode him slowly, gasping and tilting his head back so the end of his long hair tickled the dark thighs of his partner. Amonen thrusted up to meet him, causing him to bounce a little they met.

"Ooo! Ah! Ah-mo-nehn!"Menefer moaned, doubling over and gripping the sheets of the bed.

"Mmm…"Amonen purred, running his hands along the smooth thighs. Menefer shuddered, looking down bashfully. Sitting up, Amon kissed his cheek while his hands reached down to Menefer's bottom, cupping it. Menefer started moving again, the stronger one helping him to lift up and down while they kissed deeply.

"Ah Amon, I'm going to…!"Menefer cried, gripping his shoulders. A firm hand grabbed him, making him gasp and shudder.

"Not yet…Menefer…"Amonen breathed, planting a little kiss on his collarbone. "I want to come with you…."

Menefer blushed darkly, swallowing hard and nodding. Amonen smiled dreamily up at him, helping Menefer lift up and off. Lowering him down to the mattress, he rolled him over so he was partially on his side, looking up at him. A little nudge, Amon entered him smoothly and leaned over him.

"This can't be a dream…"Amonen moaned, massaging Menefer's hips slowly as he thrusted into him.

"Ah! Ah! P-Pleeeasse! Let me come!"Menefer cried, pushing against and matching the tempo of their movement. "I'm coming…!"

Amonen groaned, feeling Menefer's muscles constrict around him as he thrusted a little faster, his seed spilling into him. Menefer came onto the bed, shivering and arching with a long drawn-out mewl.

The eye glowed softly…