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When I told Sadie about Walt hosting Anubis, I expected a reaction, but I honestly didn't expect her to pass out. As soon as her brain processed the information I was telling her, I noticed her eyes getting bleary and unfocused, and she started to sway. Before even I knew what I was doing, I caught her and deposited her on the couch. I tried to wake her up by gently opening her eye lids, but she refused to wake up. Just then, who else but Walt would peek his head inside the doorway. I saw his eyes widen when he saw Sadie passed out on the couch, and I could almost see the gears in his mind turning as he tried to deduce what had happened to her. I felt a surge of brotherly protectiveness as I realized that it was pretty much Walt's fault that my sister was in this mess. Sadie and I may have fought sometimes, [I am TRYING to say something NICE here. So, SHUT UP, Sadie, gosh.] but she WAS my little sister, and nobody could hurt her but ME. I snapped, "What do you want, Walt?" and turned back to Sadie. After pinning me with a hurt stare, he exited the doorway, and went somewhere, presumably to his room. As I thought more and more about it, the more likely it became in my mind that Walt was hosting Anubis. I mean, there was already something off about him. I mean, anybody who's crushing on my sister has got to have a little more than a few screws loose. But, the uncanny similarities between Anubis and Walt were, well, uncanny. They both had an aura of a sort of lonely sadness, as though they had carried the burden of the world for far too long. Then, there was the whole demon-to-ashes thing. Sighing, I turned to the job at hand, waking up Sadie. Then, a diabolical grin came over my face as I formulated my plan. It was rather simple and overdone, but effective nonetheless. I filled a large bucket with freezing cold water. Perfect. I knew that Sadie would injure my greatly for this, but...it's going to be so worth it. Mwa ha ha ha ha! *cough splutter cough*
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As my conscious drifted, I was spirited [No, Carter I didn't get the pun until now, Ba, spirit, ha-bloody-ha. May I continue? Thanks ever so much.] to the Underworld, home of my favorite gods. I'll admit that I was rather hoping it was Anubis, but I arrived face to face with my father. He seemed grim, with the semblance of someone who was trying very hard to feign happiness. He managed a grim smile, and said, "Disappointed, are you? Well, your old father will have to do for now." I grinned, because it had been a rather long time since I had seen my father. I pretended to be look disappointed, and replied, "Well, you are the only one here, so I suppose you'll have to do." After our banter was done, he looked at me, and all the playfulness seemed to drain out of his gaze. he said, "I know that you are working hard, Sadie, but our enemies are awakening the old monsters. You must be ever vigilant in your attempts to bring down Apophis. Remember, that without your efforts, our entire world is lost to Chaos." And then I felt the sensation of icy cold water sweeping me back to reality, and the first thing I saw was Carter's face grinning down at me. That. Boy. Was. Going. To. Die.
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(A little romantic tension for all my lovely reviewers)
As I left Carter in the library, feeling rather hurt, I yelled at Anubis for bringing this upon me. I had no doubt that Carter had lashed out on me for a reason, and I began speculating whether Carter and Sadie were beginning to suspect that I was hosting Anubis. I thought that when I turned that shabti to dust earlier, I had completely given myself away, but nobody seemed to catch on, at least then. As I glanced back one last time at Sadie, passed out on the library sofa, I heard a thought that was not mine ring through my head, "She is so beautiful..." and I thought,"WHAT?" I'd had my suspicions about Sadie liking Anubis before, namely on her birthday, but when I asked him, Anubis had refused to comment. This was the only solid evidence I had that Anubis liked Sadie. My only competition was now inside my head. Ick.
A/N: I hope the ending wasn't too cheesy. I was really tired, but I felt like a jerk for not updating. If you guys really hate the ending, give me some suggestions and I'll change it, but I'm pretty satisfied. Constructive criticism appreciated, and reviews welcomed, as always!