Ra's Daughters
By Black Rose
Chapter Three
Three Light of Rain
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                 Ra's Daughters
                 By Black Rose

               Chapter Three Light of Rain

Sanura stood looking down at the two the young ladies, and a small
smile came to her face. She looked over to the Pharaoh's daughter,
walked over to her, bent down, and shook her gently to rouse her.
"Princess, can you hear me? Princess?" 
Ramla open her eyes a little and saw a young woman about her age
next to her. She was looking at her and then over her to something
else. Ramla turned over a little and saw Nakia lying on her side with
her eyes closed. Ramla's eyes widened in shock and fear.
 Sanura could clearly see the fear in her eyes, so she reached out
to comfort the girl, but before she could say anything Ramla got up
very fast and ran over to her friend, who was still unconscious.
"Nakia! Are you alright? Can you hear me? Please wake up! Nakia? 
Nakia?" she yelled in panic as she reached out and shook her friend.
Nakia opened her eyes to see Ramla next to her, her strange red eyes
overflowing with tears. 
"Is she crying?" she thought: Ramla's eyes looked so sad, she
couldn't bear it. "I'm fine, Ramla, so please don't cry" she smiled,
reaching out and brushing the tears from the other girl's face.
Sanura just watched the two: she then turned her head to the phoenix
and saw it doing a little dance: well it looked like a dance to her.
She started to giggle slightly in amusment at the phoenix's antics.

Ramla and Nakia heard someone giggle, turned there heads to see the
young woman that woke Ramla giggling at the phoenix: both girl's eyes
flashed white just as lighting hit the ground somewhere out side.
Their eyes went back to normal. They looked at one and other and back
to the bird, and woman.
Sanura saw the young ladies looking at her and the phoenix. She
stopped giggling and walked over to them, then bowed down to her
Princess.
"Good evening Princess, my name is Priestess Sanura, I am here to
help you along with Ra's phoenix. I believe that you have meet it
before," she said, looking up at them.
Ramla looked into her eyes and could tell that she was friendly. She
smiled and looked over to her dark haired friend.  She saw that Nakia
was a little worried about something.
"Nakia, are you alright?.... you seem a little sad."
"I'm fine, Ramla, I just trying to take all this in" she sighed as
she sat down. The Phoenix hopped over to her and sat on her lap. She
smiled at the bird and started to pet it.
Sanura got up, walked over to one of the golden bowls and waved her
hand. In a fraction of a second a fire had come to life. Then she
went to the others and repeated the process.
"There, nice and warm," she said walking back over to them.
"I think it would help, if we have a place for you to stay while
you're here Nakia. We should also talk to your mother, Princess;
after all, she cannot become part of your serving or guard without
your parent's approval, can she?"
"I believe that is a good idea, Sanura" replied Ramla turning her
head to the Priestess and then back to Nakia. She saw her dark haired
friend nod at her and went back to the Phoenix in her lap. 
Ramla smiled, got up, walked over to her cat, picked it up and
started to pet it.
"Well have to wait for the eye of the storm to pass before we can
walk over to the palace in safety," the Priestess as she stared in
worry out of the window.
Ramla walked back over to Nakia and sat next to her.
"So Nakia, what would you like to talk about? I really don't know
you; I would love to know you better. If you don't mind, that is…"
she asked with a little smile. She was little worried that she would
wanted to talk to her, or stay her with her. She felt that she needs
her and didn't know why.
Nakia looked up and saw something in her new friend's eyes that made
her feel, well, she couldn't really tell what kind of feeling it was,
but she knew that if she was going to help she was going to know a
lot of things.
"What would you like to know Ramla?" Nakia replied with a smile.
Ramla's heart jumped when she saw that smile; she could die now and
she wouldn't care, for if she did she was going to die in sheer bliss.
"Let me see...oh, how old are you?"
"I'm sixteen, you?"
"I'm going to be sixteen in three days" she replied in a sad voice.
Nakia looked at her and could tell there was something wrong with
this. She looked over to the Priestess and saw she was thinking the
same thing.
"Ramla, I have a feeling that you need tell us something. You know
that we can only help you if we know what is going on." Sanura said,
walking back over to them with a kind smile on her face, where she
stopped and sat down across from them.
Ramla nodded and turned to Nakia who wore the same, calm expression
as Sanura, but her eyes told her a different story: her eyes were
dark, distant, broken. Ramla was very worried, and hope that she
could help. With that she nodded and began to explain the situation. 
"I have to marry the High Priest of God Anubis on my birthday,"
Ramla sighed. "My father believes that he is right for me, and will
rule his kingdom in a fair and just way after my father's death. For
along time I have been having this feeling that something isn't right
about him."
"Your father or the high priest?" asked Nakia
"The high priest; his eyes tell me he is up to something; they're so
unnaturally pale… like a substance colder than anything ever to be
found in this kingdom; colder than the great river on a desert night…
It's as though he can see right into your thoughts; your emotions:
your soul to find your deepest secrets and use them to manipulate
you. 
"Also there is nothing genuine about him. I have watched how he
treats those that are lower down the hierarchy than him, and let me
tell you, I feel sorry for them. He is so unimaginabley cruel to the
slaves that it makes me sick to think about it… But when he is with
me, or my mother and father he appears to be the nicest man you could
ever meet. I knew that he is not the right person for me, or for the
good of this kingdom. You have to believe me," she told them, hoping
they would understand.
Ra's pet jumped up and walk over to her and bow to her. Then walked
back over to Nakia and lay down in her lap. 
"Well, it looks like she believes you, Princess, and I knew that I
feel the same way about him, and so I trust you and believe you,"
answered Sanura, whoe bowed again and went over to the window. Ramla
slowly looked over to Nakia. Her eyes were closed and for the first
time saw the symbol on her forehead: it was Ra's symbol and it was
glowing.
"Nakia," she said in a worried voice.
Nakia opened her eyes and smiled at her. "Princess, I believe you. I
will help you any way I can, but I still don't know why Ra asks me, a
peasent girl from another kingdom, of all people," she answers.
The Phoenix started to sing a bright yet ethereal melody: the power
coming from its song was making everyone calm: all of them were now
deep within their own thoughts.
In Ramla was looking at Nakia, studying her unusual-looking friend
as strange thoughts began to gnaw their way into her mind.
"I don't knew why Ra ask you to help me Nakia, but I very glad he
did…I wonder what her lips feel like…No, what am I thinking; I can't
think like that. Women cannot love other women; the Gods decreed it
to be this way… didn't they?"  Ramla's face became very red and she
turns her head to look out the window hoping that her dark-haired
friend didn't see her blush.
Nakia was in deep thought: she was looking at her new friend, and
was trying to find out why she had been chosen for such a task. So
many questions had come into her mind that she felt like her head
might soon burst.
 "Why did she turn to look out the window, and is she blushing too?
Why do I have this feeling in me, what is it, and why do I feel it's
what will help her? What can I do to help a princess; goddess I wish
I had some answers." Nakia's eerie, violet eyes scanned the room and
then turned back to the princess.
 Sanura was just looking out the window and into the coming storm.
The strangely cold wind whipped across her face as she sat there deep
in thought.
"Goddess, I now see why Ra chose that young woman to help the
princess, but they need more time, I don't knew what I can to do to
help them; I fear that they may have her killed if she is with the
princess. I will try to think of something in the meantime."
She turned around and looked at the two girls: one was looking out
the window and the other was watching her. A smile came to her face. 
"Well, I think we need to make a plan first of all."
 "A plan?"
 "Yes, we have to plan what we're going to tell your mother, Ramla.
Any ideas?" she asked them.
They sat there thinking off ideas: after about fifteen minutes they
looked at one another and sighed.
"I got nothing, couldn't lie to my mother about anything at all, and
she would knew if I was lying to her," Ramla said, laughing quietly.
"Yes, I would do a bad job at lying too; it wouldn't feel right to
lie to my Queen" replied Sanura with a grin.
Nakia did say anything, but she knew that lying would not get them
anywhere, so she just nodded.
"I have a feeling that your mother will understand if you just tell
her what is going on," replied Nakia. The phoenix got up, turned,
nodded at Nakia, and took off out the window.
"I think someone thinks the same thing," replied Sanura, who was
looking out the window watching the bird fly to the palace as the eye
of the storm crept ominously closer into view.


A/N- I hoped everyone like this chapter. I hope to have the next
chapter up soon. And a new character will be introduced eheeeheh.
Just thought I ask people to review little more and thanks to those
that do it helps. And thanks again to my beta Silver Sailor Ganymede
you rock!