a summers night

"Cleopatra darling, come inside to bed, your distance wearies me" called1

her roman prince from the bed chambers.2

Cleopatra was currently sitting calmly on the smooth marble dais on the porch of her bed room. searching through the Sky's and gazing adoringly at the stars. a flash of light and burst of color later told her something strange had occurred. it seemed a star had been born she stood up walking to the edge of her surroundings. the smooth silk of her robes slid smoothly along the line of her back as she stood lifting up a shoulder and cursing the damnable roman fashion she looked into the sky.3

"Cleopatra " a voice called faintly as the lids of her coppery toned yes slowly slid shut. 4

i walked slowly to the balcony to see if she was okay. when i saw her falling i ran and caught her just before she hit the floor. lifting her small form easily i took her back to her bed chambers. the softly swaying plants caught my eyes one reason was because they were such a dark red they were black and another because there was no wind coming in, i layed her down gently then slowly crept to the plant ever the curious one. slowly pulling one of the plants many wide elephant ear like leafs down i found the reason for the swaying a soft purring brought my eyes to the floor at my feet. Cleopatra's cat Tue was curling slowly around my legs her smooth fur reminding me faintly of Cleo's hair. i slowly padded back to Cleo her exotic features shinning softly in the moonlight. she had skin the color of the richest Barundu nut a deep metallic brown were her eyes and her hair was so dark a black it was obsidian made into wonderful braids that were curled in an elegant style. he trailed a pale ivory finger down the side of her face she unconsciously shivered. her beauty was more so profound because of her intellect she was like him in many ways, one of them the wanting of power. he wanted to rule all of Rome and she wanted Egypt together they could conquer many a land but alone he did not want to think of that. 5

her eyes fluttered open to find a pair of iron steel eyes staring coldly at her. her heart felt crushed she made an attempt to rise only to be pushed back down in vain. quickly she recovered and put on a merciless sneer "how dare you" "do you not know of who i am" she stated with a voice running smoothly with the air of hiarchrasy " i know not and care not" said he sitting on the bed "why are you in my rooms" the young man replied " you are not mine i am sure you are just some despicable roman heaven, leave me or suffer" she snarled threateningly sitting up "suffer me " he laughed cruelly and spat "never your love is gone never to return you are mine now so treat my right or i shall make you" he said standing while pulling the sheet off the bed. " you shall make an end to me i shall see you try " she cackled maliciously and swept off the bed faster than he could have expected he was lying flat on his back with a foot pressed against his neck" tell me why i shant kill you" she said sneering meanly down at him. " because the year is 819 B.C and i am your son" the sneer faltered for only a second before she screamed "liar" in his face twisting her heel slightly she heard something snap. smiling coldly she stepped over him picked up her pure whit robe and left the room without a backward glance.6