A/N: I only own the OC's. I hope that you like this story.

I like to do period writing so I decided that I wanted to write a story about the South in the 1700/1800's. I hope you like it and any suggestions are welcome. I will be using some proper English and be writing in POV.

Characters:

Emma- Daughter of Paul (HHH) and heir to a massive plantation, has been friends with Phil since they were younger

Chris (Jericho)- Son of Paul (HHH) and heir to a massive plantation; engaged to Trish

Paul (HHH)- owns largest plantation in Georgia

Shawn (HBK)- Oversees slaves on Paul's plantation, wealthy from slave trades

Rebecca- Shawn's wife

Stephanie- Paul's wife; came from a rich family

Kofi- Most trusted slave at Paul's plantation- often looks after Emma

Jeff (Hardy)- Merchant who lives in Savannah; likes Emma

Matt (Hardy)- Merchant who travels and lives in Savannah; married to Maria; Also Jeff's brother

Dave- Just inherited large plantation from his deceased father; His family was friends with Paul and Stephanie, has a bad temper

Phil- Oversees slaves at Dave's plantation, neighbors to Emma; likes Emma; they have been friends since they were little

Maria- Dave's sister; she is married to Matt and lives in Savannah

Ron (R-Truth)- most trusted slave at Dave's plantation

Trish- Maria and Dave's sister; engaged to Chris; heir to her father's plantation

John (Cena)- friend of the family

Other wrestlers will be mentioned...

Summary:

Emma is 18 years old and she lives outside of Savannah on her father's plantation. She knows that she will be married off to the highest bidder. She wants to marry for love and is stuck between being a proper southern wife and the free spirit inside of her. She was lucky because most girls her age were married by now, but her father was so picky that she had more time to be free.

Paul wants Emma and Jeff to get married. He thinks that Jeff will be good for the plantation; but Stephanie wants Emma to marry Phil. They don't agree on it, but Stephanie knows that it isn't her place. Chris is engaged to Trish and he will be taking over her plantation once they are married in a few weeks. Emma and Phil have gotten closer as friends in the last few years. Phil has feelings for Emma, but doesn't know if she feels the same way.

Present Day:

Emma POV

I was sitting in the parlor with my mom and Rebecca. We had just finished lunch and we were going into Savannah for the afternoon. My mom had ordered some fabric for a new dress; we needed them for Chris's wedding.

"Emma, someone will be lucky to have you as a wife." Rebecca said and I smiled. I thought of her as my aunt and I loved her like family. She and Uncle Shawn had been friends of my parents for a long time. We left in a carriage to go to Savannah; we took Kofi with us for protection and help. Kofi was the most trusted slave we had and he was very friendly.

Jeff POV

I was at my shop when I saw the Levesque's pull up. I walked outside to greet them and I was glad to see Emma. She was very pretty and I knew that her father was looking for someone to marry her.

"Good Afternoon, Ma'am." I said and they smiled at me.

"Is my fabric in?" Mrs. Levesque asked and I nodded.

I helped them into the store and noticed that Emma stayed outside with the slave. She was probably going to walk down beside the harbor.

"Here you are, anything else?" I asked her and she gave me her list. I prepared it and totaled it up. I knew that Paul would be in to pay it later this week.

"Anything for you Mrs. Michaels?" I asked her and she shook her head no. She was more practical than Mrs. Levesque, but I knew that Paul had the largest plantation and could afford luxuries.

"Say hello to Emma for me, please?" I asked her.

"I will, are you coming to the celebration on Saturday?" she asked me and I nodded.

"Yes, Ma'am; Matt and Maria are coming as well." I said and she smiled at me.

"See you then." She said and I smiled.

Stephanie POV

I put the stuff in the carriage and I went to find Emma. I knew that she was with Kofi and would be near the harbor.

"I believe that someone likes her." Rebecca told me and I smiled.

"I know, but I would rather her marry Phil. I know that he would be able to help at the plantation." I said and she nodded.

"Yes, well, honestly I wish that she could marry who she wanted to." Rebecca said and I nodded.

"I do too." I said.

We walked a little further and found Emma talking to a friend of the family's son, John (Cena), he was in town and I invited him to dinner tonight. I knew that we had enough food and he was always welcome because his father always supplied Paul with good slaves. We left to go home so that I could have dinner prepared for John when he came over later.

A/N: I hope that you like it so far, please review and if you do or don't like it then let me know.