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Teddy let out a gentle groan when he found himself seated side the wall once again. A part of him was relieved that he was able to finally lie down for a bit and a part of him felt ashamed that he had to put his friends and his beloved through something like this. "Thank you my friends," he said in a soft voice and closed his eyes, submitting a bit to the pain that went through his arm before letting out a sigh.

"Larry will be here soon," Ahkmenrah reassured Teddy as he sat by his left side while Sacagawea sat on his left.

Sacagawea remained silent as she looked out in the distance before her. Larry was probably hurrying in buying the supplies that they needed to soothe the pain but it was only a matter of time. A part of her wanted to remain patient and stay by Teddy's side, but a part of her told her to do something in the meantime before the pain got any worse. Suddenly, she stood up on her feet and looked over at Ahkmenrah. "Please remain by Teddy. I will see what I can do in the meantime before Larry gets back." It seemed strange to her to giving orders to a pharaoh, but there was no superior title that would keep her from taking care of Teddy.

"Do not fear," Ahkmenrah said, "I will remain by his side until you get back."

Giving the pharaoh a nod of her head, Sacagawea headed out of the Egyptian exhibition to gather some materials that she hoped would make Teddy feel at ease. The disadvantage of what she wanted to do was that she was limited to the things that she needed. In the modern times, medicine had come such a long way that the use of holistic medicine, according to what Sacagawea had learned about the twenty-first century. From Sacagawea's tribe they had a Shaman, also known as a medicine man who took care of the sick. There was no Shaman in this museum so the native had to do it on her own. This wasn't the first time that she had healed Teddy for she recalled that frightful moment where she was almost run over by a carriage a year ago. Teddy had pushed her out of the way only to get torn in two. Thankfully, she was able to put him back together again. Only this time, she thought that it was going to be a bit of a challenge.

Making her way over to the break room where McPhee and Larry would have their lunches, Sacagawea opened every cupboard until she came in contact with some tea bags and a jar of honey. This may have been an unorthodox way of curing someone but she had use what she could. She wasn't too familiar with using the appliances that Larry used to warm up water on the stove, so she took the liberty and took a small pot with her and filled it with hot water. She still found it fascinating how water was able to come out of a slim neck from that faucet, one of the things that she discovered after being let out of that glass exhibit. The only way that she could start the fire to warm up the water and seep the tea bags was outside with use of dry sticks that she was able to find outside of the museum. It was a bit of a challenge, especially when she wanted to be there for Teddy, but she had to remain patient if she needed to make this work.

"Come on," she whispered into the cool air and rubbed the sticks against one another until a sudden flame kindled. Once she noticed that spark, she placed the hot water along with tea bags upon the fire and waited patiently for the water to boil.


Larry skidded to a halt when he came upon an infinite shelf that was filled with medical supplies. Which ones did he need to take care of such a nasty wound? The first thing that came into his mind was a gauze to wrap the wound in and stop the bleeding, but what about the after affects of that? He didn't know if an infection had taken place upon Teddy's arm that needed treatment.

"Which one?" he breathed as he looked through the various types of medicine in front of his eyes.

"Can I help you sir?" one of the pharmacists approached Larry with a smile upon his lips.

Oh good some help! Larry said before he began his explanation to the pharmacist about what had happened. Larry hoped that the pharmacist wouldn't ask him more questions about why a dagger happened to be there when his friend had fallen. Even to Larry it seemed oddly suspicious but the pharmacist was more than happy to help.

"I cannot prescribe antibiotics, but this might help with the infection," the pharmacist said as he held out a small tube towards Larry that even the night guard couldn't pronounce the word. "Anything else I can help you with?"

"That'll be all," Larry said as he went ahead and paid for the medicine and the gauze before heading back to the museum.


The water had begun to boil and the tea had seeped into the water. It released a warm and calming aroma into the air, enough to make Sacagawea feel at ease and she hoped that Teddy would feel the same. She took the pot away from the fire before dousing the flames with some leftover water. Walking back into the break room, she poured some tea into two cups, keeping a hold onto the jar of honey and the remaining tea bags, and walked back to Ahkmenrah's exhibit.

Ahkmenrah and Teddy looked up when she got there. "Allow me," Ahkmenrah said as he got up and took hold of the two tea cups that she had in her hands.

"Thank you," she said as she walked over to Teddy and sat by his side. Her eyes slowly looked down at the wound and she inhaled through her nose. It was indeed a nasty wound, but it was something that she could manage. "Ahkmenrah," she looked up at the pharaoh, "one of the tea is for Teddy, the other is for you."

Ahkmenrah was touched by her kind gesture. After the tumultuous emotions that he was feeling through this whole situation, he could use a little bit of a soothing liquid. Tea wasn't the staple drink that they had in Ancient Egypt but this was quite nice.

"Teddy," Sacagawea said as she held the tea cup over to him, "drink this. It'll help."

Teddy bought his hand over to the tea cup and took a gentle hold of it, making sure that it wouldn't spill. The moment that he took a sip of the hot liquid, he felt a wave of calmness around him that he didn't feel as much pain onto his wound as he did before. "Thank you my dear," he said to her with a smile upon his lips.

As Teddy was drinking his tea, Sacagawea began to nurse the wound. She took the hot tea bags and placed them upon the cut. A heard a hiss of pain coming from Teddy but she put a gentle hand on his shoulder. "You're doing fine my love," she said to him, leaving the tea bag onto the wound just enough so the slight bleeding would cease. After a while, she removed the tea bag that was caked with blood from his wound and pulled the jar of honey towards her. "Larry is not-"

"I'm here!" Larry's voice rang from the hall as he ran towards the group. "I got what I hope you need," he said as he handed Sacagawea the gauze and the tube of medicine. "The guy at the pharmacy helped me with this, I don't know how affective it might be."

Sacagawea squinted at the name on the tube and raised an eyebrow. A part of her wanted to use it but also, how could she trust this product that she had no knowledge of on Teddy. "I feel it's safe to use the honey. I'm sorry Larry," she said and handed back the tube towards Larry.

"Who knew that tea had healing affects," Ahkmenrah said as Larry took back the medicine, "it stopped the wound from bleeding."

"And the honey?" Larry asked as he saw Sacagawea applying the honey onto Teddy's wound.

"Stops infections," Sacagawea said. She took a gentle hold of Teddy's arm and wrapped the bandage around the wound before pulling down his sleeve.

Teddy straightened himself against the wall, feeling slight better than he did before. The tea had calmed his nerves and even though his arm had stung throughout the process, he was grateful that it was finally over. "I don't know how to thank you for taking care of me my friends."

"Ah," Larry said as he waved a hand in the air, "it was mostly Sac."

Sacagawea looked down on the floor and could feel herself slightly blush at the small praise. She had been doing what she had been taught back in her tribe, though with some modern twists in using medicine. "I am just glad that you're alright," she said to Teddy, "and I hope you never hurt yourself again like that."

"Ahh," Teddy sighed out, "I only wanted to commemorate our year that we have been together my dear. Though it did not go as I would have hoped."

How kind it was of him to think of her like that, and the fact that he remembered that they had been together for a year now. She had that feeling of sadness that an injury had to put a halt on their night but they had many nights that they spent together and each and every one of them had been special to her.

"Why don't we, uh, give them some time alone?" Larry suggested as he motioned for Ahkmenrah to follow him out. The pharaoh complied with Larry's question and followed him outside of his exhibition. He felt happy that Teddy was feeling better, though the sight of blood had left him with an uneasy feeling and he hoped that he could speak to Larry about it.

Seeing that Larry and Ahkmenrah were out of the exhibition, Sacagawea turned her attention to Teddy. She took a gentle hold of his hands and looked at him in those handsome, sparkling blue eyes. "You, as a person Teddy of who you are, have shown me appreciation, love, and respect," she spoke, "and there is no other object that can show that to me. The nights that we spend together have always been something of special to me. Being in the dark for so may years and then trapped in that glass exhibition for over fifty years, I cherish every single moment that I spend with you. You need not go to such lengths to celebrate what we already have. Every night is a celebration to me when I am with you."

"Oh my dear," Teddy said as he leaned forward and gathered her in his arms. To him, he had gone to great lengths to make this night perfect but what he didn't realize was that it was already perfect with just the two of them together. Sacagawea had been right. Every night was a celebration with the two of them together and he had enjoyed every single on of them. "To me," he said as he bought her hands towards his lips and gently kissed her knuckles, "you are the perfect one."

A slight blush formed upon her cheeks as her lips stretched into a dazzling smile. "Why don't we spend the night by the Hall of African Mammals? I heard that they had added an adorable exhibition of cubs."

"A splendid idea," Teddy said as he got up to his feet along with Sacagawea. "Then it is a date indeed. Unfortunately, we have to cut our time tonight, I can feel the sun beginning to rise."

"I can feel it too," she responded with a nod of her head, "and no more getting hurt. Promise?" she asked as he held up her index finger towards him.

A hearty laughter came out of Teddy as he took a gentle hold of her hand once more and brushed his lips against it. "I will keep my eyes on the stars and my feet on the ground. Have a good morning my dear." With a tip of his hat, he smiled at her once again before heading off towards his exhibition where he knew Texas would be.

Relieved and filled with a great happiness within her, Sacagawea headed to her own exhibition and could feel her limbs beginning to grow stiff. It would only be a matter of hours where she would enjoy such a splendid night with the man that she loved.


~ The End ~

A/N: I want to thank each and every one for your wonderful reviews and for being with this story until the very end. I know that it had been on a long hiatus and that it may have ended a bit too soon, but I hope it was as enjoyable to read as it was to write for these two adorable lovebirds.

This story may be at an end, but I am currently working on a new story called "Silver Lining." It is mostly Larry-centric, but who knows? Maybe there'll be some Teddy and Sacagawea scenes in there as well. Not yet planned, but that's the element of surprise.

Again, thank you for the reviews!