within his tomb

to be a god

"I need some time to decide." I answer looking over the beasts.
"You wish to see her don't you?" Thoth teases.
"Of course I do she's wounded first of all. I just wanted to help her feel normal even if it was just for a while this is all my fault I should've been careful I should've been at her side before he could even touch her."  I grumble sore,stressed and fucking exhausted.
"It seems you won't be ready to help her if we make her a god so soon,but what if Horus recovers faster than expected and he decides to completely destroy her she can't be turned into a god if Anubis devours her."
My hair stands on end at the thought of that happening. Would Anubis go that far at one point I would've said no,but it seems he's becoming a stranger.
"Don't worry about me I'll keep Paige from using my energy and I'll be good as new in a few days. I'm going to raise my tomb tomorrow with ra and we'll proceed from there. I just need to rest right now." I say softly shuffling to my bed I fall into it.
" I'll see you tomorrow." Thoth chuckles before taking his leave. I feel myself falling into a deep sleep until suddenly sobs fill my room I nearly cry sitting up groggily ra as obnoxious as he is drops a sobbing jasmine into my bed.

"She won't stop crying." Ra huffs. I reach over cautiously not wanting to upset her further but desperate to calm her down and sleep.
"Take a deep breath everything is fine now. Your safe with me and ra."
She hugs me tightly taking me by surprise. "My cat he's gone." She sobs.
"He's perfectly fine." I say softly though secretly pissed at him. "He's roaming the halls right now." I mumble trying to keep from melting under her touch. God's I'm pathetic aren't I? I can't seem to help myself as I sink into her embrace. I thought after what happened I'd never feel this weak again.

"Everything will be okay Jasmine." I mumble as she settles herself down.
"Plus even if a cat dies around here they're practically worshipped."
She sniffles pulling away from me. "He's okay?"
"Are you kidding more than okay that cat has some really dumb luck." I huff playfully. 
"AWE! Set,I didn't know you had it in you. Look at the big mass murderer comforting a girl with a little lost kitty." Ra teases laughing loudly.
My ears drop he is right after all.
She drys her eyes scooting off my lap.
"I'm sure your exhausted." I mumble to jasmine making room for her on the bed.
"Ra go to Anubis's tomb for the embalming table we will need it soon."

He groans. " What I'm your grampa why should I go get it!?"
"Because your bored and we all know how you get when your bored." I huff.
He gasps excitedly. "I'll ask Hathor to accompany me!"
I feel a weight lift from my shoulders as he disappears sinking softly into the bed. Jasmine sits awkwardly beside me.

I sigh. "I can sleep on the couch."
"Of course not. You just saved my life today. I just I don't know how to thank you. Honestly your the only one here that treats me like a person. I can't believe you bothered to learn my name." She says softly.
I look over at her she's a complete mess with puffy red eyes and a runny nose a small scar by her eye.
"You don't need to thank me. You deserve better than the situation your in. I just wish I could have gotten to spend more time with you. Even with my friends and servants and pets that temple felt empty cold. I don't know what I'm trying to say but it felt like a home." I say softly before laying down facing away hoping she won't see how red my ears have gotten.
"I felt at home too. If we make it out of all this alive...could I stay with you? Just for a little while."
I smile to myself having to grab my tail to keep it from wagging.
"Of course." I yawn covering up.

She lays beside me her breathing slowing...

Horus's pov

I finish coughing up sand. Pissed set is much stronger than he thinks he is especially with ras little mind games he had always told me if you say something enough times to someone they'll start believing it too. Sets come to believe hes much weaker than me.  The voices whisper to me I realize now that she can't control what anubis dreams of.

My chest had been filled to the brim with pressure it made it difficult to breathe and even tho I was stuck through the chest I feel much better my head is clearer I feel almost free lighter at least. Set managed to drain a lot of my corruption. Or at least weaken it. I put my hand on anubis he recoils from me with a yelp.

I had been hurting anubis chaining him within my room and cursiing him.
I guess I had thought that would make him forget about her. I've pushed him away. I had promised at the beginning it was a one time thing. I thought if he lost his virginity to me he'd want to be with me. I sit up my mind flashing back to the horrible shit I had done.

I didn't expect it to be this bad. I thought maybe having anubis would fix everything. "I'm sorry brother."
He shifts to look at me,but doesn't say anything. Typical.
He puts a hand in the middle of my back. I stiffen my broken wing throbbing.
"I won't pretend I'm any better." He says softly. 

I bury my beak in my hands feeling sick. "I was gonna kill her. I mean I wasn't even there for her. I knew her mother had gotten sick with cancer and she ran off before the social workers could get her. I saw her digging through trash to eat.making friends with stray dog's. I left her to fend for herself while my other kids became gods. I sat here pitying myself waiting for her to come of age to drop cher in your tomb. Without knowing if you were out of your rage. As a sacrifice I figured we'd know pretty quickly. I didn't even see her as a person I saw her as one of our slaves."  I huff putting it all out in the open.

Anubis doesn't say anything I know he still cares about her. When a little spark erupts in my mind one thing I overlooked. Set ohhh of course how could I not see it? He fought me quite fiercely. Though set has always been one to settle a argument physically. This time it seemed personal to him.

Could it be,could set have feelings for the girl? Or could he have bedded her already? I smile to myself finding comfort in the possiblity that she has fallen for set.