Part 7

~Nero~

Mari had been asleep for a good three hours before she was awaken by a pair of soft lips on her forehead. She opened her eyes lazily and gazed upon the handsome face of her mate, "Wake up mate, our guests will be here shortly and you have yet to get ready." She rose from the bed gracefully and waved her hand making her appear in a beautiful velvet green gown, her dark black hair was combed up with tendrils hanging down and she wore a small tiara on her head.

"Beautiful, you look beautiful mate," Undertaker said while grabbing her hand and leading her out the door. She blushed deeply and giggled softly, he looked at her in shock, it was the first time he had ever heard her laugh and it was music to his ears. They walked down many halls and finally arrived at the top of the large staircase that led to the ballroom. They descended the stairs together holding their heads up high as Undertaker sent a quick message telepathically to his mate, 'remember Mari, do not bow your head, to anybody.' She silently responded back to him, 'yes Undertaker, I'll be on my best behavior only if you will." He squeezed her hand as Paul and Kane met them at the bottom of the staircase.

Paul bowed his head, "Lord, Mistress, I would like to present Lord Hunter and Mistress Stephanie from the land of Helmsley." Hunter was a muscular man with long dirty-blond hair and a large nose while Stephanie had long straight brown hair, blue eyes and was wearing a tight red dress. The couple walked up to Undertaker and Mari and said their respected hellos while Stephanie glared at Mari.

Paul again spoke up, "Lord Undertaker, Mistress Mari, I would like to present Lord Matt and Mistress Lita from the land of Hardy." Matt was a young man with black hair and dark brown eyes while Lita was a beautiful woman with fire red hair, brown eyes and wore dark blue dress. The couples said their hellos and just like Stephanie, Lita glared at Mari.

"Lord Undertaker, Mistress Mari, I would like to present Lord Chris and Mistress Trish from the land of Jericho." Chris was a gorgeous man with long curly blond hair and bright blue eyes and Trish was a stunning woman with wavy blond hair, brown eyes and she wore a soft blue gown. The couples greeted each other but unlike the other two women, Trish gave Mari a warm smile.

"Thanks for coming, why don't we make our way to the dining room where dinner will be served," Undertaker stated while taking Mari's hand and lead her to the dining room. They sat down with Undertaker at the head of the table, Mari at his right and Kane at his left.

"So Mari, where are you from? I have never seen you in Nero before," Stephanie asked sweetly. "Well, I was born here 19 years ago however my father took me to earth to raise me," Mari answered warmly. Stephanie and Lita exchanged glances before speaking up again, "I've visited earth several times, did you receive any form of education or were you from the streets?" "Actually, Stephanie, even though I am only 19 I graduated from college and earned my degree in mechanical engineering," Mari stated proudly.

"That is very impressive Mari, this must be a big change for you considering that earth is the complete opposite of Nero," Trish cut in. Mari gave her a big smile, "it's definitely a big change, but I'm adjusting as best possible."

Dinner was finally served and they ate quietly however Undertaker and Mare were having their own conversation mentally. 'What do you think mate?' Undertaker asked. 'Trish seems really nice, but I don't think the other ladies like me.' 'They are just jealous, you are the mate of a powerful man, mistress of the largest realm and are absolutely beautiful,' Undertaker reassured her causing Mari to blush. 'Don't their mates have power?' Mari asked. 'Some power, but your more powerful then the tree of them combined and the women have no power whatsoever,' he informed his mate. She flashed him an evil smile, 'This will be fun.' Undertaker squeezed her hand, 'Play nice mate.'

When they finished eating Undertaker stood up, "Why don't the women go out to the garden and get to know each other better while us men stay and talk business?" The men helped their mates get out of their chairs and watched as they exited the dinning room.

Hunter was the first to speak, "She is beautiful Undertaker congratulations." Undertaker smiled proudly, "Thank you Hunter." "Have you had any problems with her yet?" Matt asked. "A few but not as much as my little brother here," Undertaker said while patting Kane on his back. The three other men turned their attention to Kane who was glaring at his older brother. "Kane what happened?" Chris asked curiously.

"I see you men are not going to drop this subject. Lets just say Mari is a very powerful women and I would not cross her," Kane explained. "Come now Kane, we want a direct answer," Chris said. Kane rolled his eyes, "Very well, I thought she was servant and I forced her to bow down to me, she got up and sent me flying into a wall." The three men stood their stunned as Undertaker continued, "My mate has the same power as I and she is very skilled at using them."

The three men's eyes shot open widely, "Is she really that powerful?" Hunter managed to finally ask. Undertaker and Kane nodded their head and Kane said, "Don't worry men, she wouldn't hurt anybody."

Meanwhile Mari, Lita, Trisha and Stephanie walked outside to the dark garden and Mari waved her hand causing many candles to appear throughout the garden. "I guess Lord Undertaker thinks of everything," Trish said as she sat down on a nearby bench. Mari sat down next to her and smiled, "So Trish, where are you from?" Mari asked. "I'm from Jericho originally but moved to earth a few years ago." "Oh really, that's great, what part of earth were you from?" Mari asked excitedly, she would finally be able to relate to somebody.

"I lived in Canada for about 4 years before I met Chris and I moved back to Jericho," Trish answered Mari as Lita and Stephanie began to laugh. Lita walked up to Trish, "You are such an idiot Trish, how can you befriend such a mortal women as Mari who doesn't even understand our ways?"

Mari was extremely angry at how rude Stephanie and Lita were being to her and Trish, "You know Stephanie and Lita the both of you have some nerve to come into MY castle and be rude to MY guests. I would also like to clear up your misunderstanding as to who and what exactly I am." With that being said she stood up, waved her hand and caused the moon and the stars to shine brightly in night.

Feeling her anger rising Undertaker vanished from in front of the men and appeared behind his mate wrapping his arms around her waist. "Calm down Mari," Undertaker whispered into her ear. Mari took a deep breath she settled back into her mate's large arms, "Sorry," she apologized. He held her tightly as the women stared at Mari in shock, Trish began to laugh, "Ladies I believe you should watch what you say in front of Mari," she said happily.

~sorry it's a bit long. tell me what yall think~