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Z A R T E R
"No. You are not going to be out there spending any more of the energy you're supposed to be saving."
Zia scowled, and tried to shove past him again, but Carter held steady.
She growled.
"Carter, just because you're pharaoh doesn't mean you can boss me around like some sort of your personal slav-"
"I'm not bossing you like a slave," He frowned. Gods of Egypt, she's really stubborn.
Then his hands found their way to Zia's back and pushed her towards him until she bumped to his chest. Her amber eyes glowing with indignation and annoyance.
She gripped her staff tighter, and a small flame appeared at the top.
"I'm trying to keep the girl important to me safe." Carter finished.
Cheesy? Yes. Effective at making fire elementalist girlfriend stop and listen? Also yes.
Zia's mouth opened and closed like a fish, and her throat turned somewhat red.
After she got over that really unnecessary comment, she rolled her eyes and tried to get past Carter again.
"Listen, Kane, they need me outside and-"
"Sadie's outside." Like that was enough.
Then from outside came an explosion which caused the two to turn their heads to see a serpopard fly off the ground, followed by the unmistakable voice of none other than Sadie Kane shouting another spell (probably another Ha-di).
Carter turned to Zia again.
"I'm not saying you aren't helpful -- You are very, very much one of the most powerful magicians I know, All I mean to say is that you need to rest up. You collapsed earlier after using up your magic. Again."
"I've rest up now, surely you'd-"
"Zia," He's using that tone that he only uses on Sadie whenever she gets reckless (which is a lot of times, by the way).
"Please."
Another explosion blew up, then a few noises followed which Carter identified as penguins (Felix is at it again).
Then Walt's yelling from where he's probably throwing another amulet.
"Sadie!"
(It was either Walt or Anubis yelling. Probably both).
Finally, Zia sighed and relented.
She won't say it out loud, but one part of her was relieved. Carter is right though.
She still felt exhausted, and she still felt involuntary shivers running through her.
"Fine. As long as you come back. Preferably in one piece and still alive, Carter Kane."
He grinned and hugged her, and started to rush to assist at the fight.
But before he could go far, Zia called back.
"Carter!"
His head whipped to her, and she gestured for him to come over with her eyebrows scrunched together and her amber eyes sparkling with irritation.
She jabbed her finger at Carter.
"I repeat: come back alive and whole. That goes to the others too, but you especially."
"And I promise to return as you request, and hopefully not too exhausted, and-"
She silenced him by tugging him by his shirt's collar and pressing her lips onto his.
Carter's eyes widened in surprise, but only stayed that way for a second before he kissed back.
Then Zia pulled away and raised her eyebrow at him.
"Are you going or not?"
It took Carter about three seconds (maybe longer) to come out of his daze, but he nodded and walked back to the door, only nearly tripping once.