Kai and Tala lead the way with the two girls following them. Enrique toke up the rear of the group. They left the castle grounds and back into the castle. As they followed in silence, this gave Amber enough time to examine Alex' figure. Amber let a tear pass her cheek. Alex was badly bruised around her eye and nose area, her arms were scard with dry blood, and Amber noticed that her clothes were soaked in her own blood.

The two lords halted in front of a wide and tall solid black door. There were two gaurds there, but they moved aside once they saw Kai and Tala. Pushing it open wide, the small group was escorted inside.

Alex groaned and rolled her eyes in annoyance. Amber was rather excited to see the room. It was shimmering with scarlet walls, ruby carpet and the furniture looked like it was made of gold, though it was only a gold paint.

They halted once more, but this time in front of a desk. There sat King Johnny and Prince Max. Scrolls, quills and bottles of ink were spread all across it. Once the royal duo noticed they had visitor's, they rose.

Amber tried her best, did a curty without having her entire skirt go up. (A/N: I don't wear skirts, let alone short ones, but wouldn't that be embarrasing?)

Alex didn't move. Kai knocked the back of her head, earning a deep scowl from her. Tala growled, then swiftly elbowed her in the stomach. Alex would have trown up if she had anything in her stomach. Servants didn't get breakfest. Instead Alex bent down and cluched her stomach, trembling a bit.

Kai barked at her. His voice solid. " Nobody is supposed to be higher then the knig!"

With that Enrique and the two lords bowed deeply before coming back up, Amber following suit.

" Whoever came up with that rule should be hung!" Alex growled, softly.

Tala scowled at her, but the royal duo didn't hear the comment. Amber's voice was soft, but gentil.

" My lord, we were told you required our aide." Amber bowed her head and balled her hands toghter in front of her.

King Johnny nodded. " We said that we'd do something different this year, so we shall. Please have a seat."

" I'll stand." Alex snapped at him, clearly still tiked off.

Enrique push her towards a chair and pushed her down by her shoulders. " You'll sit!" He snapped back.

Alex glared at him, then turned her attention to the royal duo. Well sort of, she had her eyes closed, but her ears were wide awake. Amber sat without hesitation, she had been taught to follow orders, no matter how stupid they sounded to her. The chairs were rather comfortable. The oak surrounding was polished off with a fluffy navy blue cushion. There were even arm rests.

" You are dismissed." King Johnny waved his hand to the others and they bowed before leaving.

Tala poked his head back into the room and commented. " If you have any trouble with that one, call us, your majesty. We'll put her back into place." He nodded his head towards Alex before finally taking his part.

" So what do you need our help for," Alex snapped at him, getting nudged in the side by Amber, " my lord." Alex spat out the word like it was poision.

Amber became nervous and tugged at her faded gold skirt once more. She was nothing but a nervous reck, Alex sharp tougne wasen't helping either.

King Johnny threw the sharpness aside. " Well we need help with the summer games. Prince Max wanted to do something different from all the other years. Well we never have any female point of views for the different events. So that's why we brought you two in." He explained.

Amber blushed a bit, her cheeks a dule pink. " So you wanted the point of a female, why's that my lord? Besides doing something different."

" And why us in the first place?" Alex added.

Prince Max answered this time. " We were thinking of adding a new event in the summer games, one in which the females can particapate. As for your question, we brought you two here because you are the newest servants here." Max looked uneasy at the word 'servant'.

Amber nodded her head. " That's sounds wonderful. All the other events are always for men, the greatest thing we get to do is watch and cheer."

Alex shrugged. " Yeah true. But at least you probably got to go into the stands to watch, my family has to watch from tree's outside. Were not allowed to set a single foot inside that arena."

" Well that's no good now is it?" Max commented, pacing his father a side glance.

Johnny ignored the comment and the glance, which didn't make Max feel like he was doing anything to help.

" What about just taking an event and making a female catigory? Instead of creating a whole new one. It would save time, my lord." Amber piped up, easing the tention.

Alex didn't throw a comment in on this one, because she fully agreed with it.

" That's a splended idea, Amber." Johnny grinned at her.

Amber bowed her head. " Thank you my lord."

Max nodded. " What about you Alex? Have an idea?"

Alex shock her head, but didn't say a word. Amber nudged her in her side and cocked her head towards the royal duo. Indicating that she was oviously being rude.

Alex sighed heavily and rolled her eyes. " No, I don't have an idea. I agree with Amber's though."

Amber smiled brightly, a faint blush had creeped apon her cheeks. She turned her eyes back to the royal duo, giving them her attention once more.

" Alright then, since we all injoy this idea of yours, what event should we put in a female catigory?" King Johnny asked.

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Ray picked up another rock and tossed it into the wheelbarrel. " Remind me why were doing this job?"

Tyson groaned and pushed the single-wheeled machine further down the arena field. " I don't remember. All that I do, is that we've been picking up these blasted things for, it's gotta be over 2 hours!"

" Let's get a move on boys, you've still got a bit left." Roxin shouted at them.

" I'd like to see you doing this." Ray mumbled. Tyson chuckled softly.

" You think that's funny do you? I don't think she putting you into enough work. The both of you!" Somebody snapped at them.

Ray and Tyson turned there heads. Lord Tala and Bryan stood there, both of them not looking too happy.

" Well it's true!" Ray snapped back.

Tyson nodded, a bit nervous. " She's making only us pick up these stupid rocks. It's enough work already!"

Bryan shock his head. " I think she should give you a harder job once your done." His eyes resting only on Tyson.

Tyson blinked. " That's not fair!"

Ray rolled his eyes. " Life isn't fair. If it was, we wouldn't be doing this!"

Tyson chocked back a laugh, but his eyes showed amusement. Tala growled.

" You never learn do you, Kon?" His voice like stinging metal.

Ray scowled at him. " Not when you come along."

Tala felt fury build within his body. His body trembled with his anger. Ray had went too far.

" I'll knock you into the ground, Kon! You'd make a nice spear target!" Tala's voice was very threating, not to mention belivable.

Bryan put his arm on Tala's shoulder, leaning on him. Even though they were about the same size, in height anyways.

" He's not worth your strengh, Tala." Bryan hissed in his ear.

" Not like he has any." Ray snapped back.

Tala scowled at him, but didn't move. " I could kill you with my bare hands, Kon!"

Tyson raised a brow. " Does he always call you Kon?"

Ray nodded, but didn't seem to faze him. " Same with Lord Kai." He added.

" That's because neither of them like you." Bryan bit at him.

" Such a pity." Ray's voice was swelling with sarcasm

Two minutes later, Tyson and Ray were both lead back into the castle.

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" Well we could do something to do with throwing, like the spear." Alex finally suggested something.

The royal duo nodded. " It's not all that hard either. you just have to have some strengh to throw it far enough, at least have some good aim as well." Amber added.

" True, about how many particapants-" Johnny was cut off as there was knocking at the door.

Sighing, Johnny called them in. Through the door came Tala and Bryan, pushing both Tyson and Ray into the room. The gaurds outside closing the door behind them.

" What is the meaning of this?" Johnny demanded.

Tala flicked back his head and glared at Alex, who's sour mood came back. Amber let out a low whimper as she was both boy's were badly injured.

" You beat them?" Amber's question was a low whisper, only heard by Alex.

" They probably did! Tala's not exactly the type of person who'd let a comment past. But then again, his temper does like to get the better of him." Alex snapped loudly, so that everybody in the room could hear her well and clear.

Tala growled and pulled Ray to his feet. Bryan doing the same to Tyson.

" Why do you bring them here?" Max asked this time.

Tala shock Ray and he winced in pain, the cuts from being whipped were still bleeding.

" Back talking." Bryan responded, so Tala's anger didn't get him into trouble.

Alex senced this and smirked. She jumped out of her seat, Amber followed, though she was scared.

" What's wrong Tala? Couldn't take a few facts without beating them out of somebody?" Alex teased him, glaring at him with amusement.

Tala threw Ray to the ground, advancing on Alex. Ray cried out as he came on impact. Amber sat down at his side, tears welding up in her eyes.

" You alright Ray?" Her voice was shakey.

Amber lifted his head with her hands so she could see his face. More tears sprung from her eyes when she saw more pain come to Ray, even more when she realised it was because of her.

Ray nodded weakly, but could form a word. Amber stopped him before he tried though, placing two fingers on his lips and rocking him gentilly in her lap.

Amber looked up at Tyson, as Bryan laid him down softly next to Amber. Amber put a hand on Tyson's cheek andthen pulled him closer to her side, trying her best to ease the pain of her two new friends.

" It's true and you know it!" Alex snapped at him.

Tala growled. " You never let a beating get through that skull of yours either."

Alex smirked at him, but took a step back as he advanced a bit more. " I told you, I'm not weak."

Tala glared at her, taking a step forward. " I noticed that. But you seemed a lot smarter then I thought."

Alex toke a step back again, her voice was full of anger. " If I was a lot smarter, I wouldn't be here for you to try it! I'd be long gone out of this fucking castle and it's kingdom!"

Forward. " There is nothing wrong with this knigdom, it's people like you that turn it into some kind of freak show!"

" Enough!" Johnny shouted.

The room went silent. Lord Bryan bowed, but didn't leave. Alex and Tala were still glaring at each other, not tearing the gazes or angered faces away. Amber still sat on the floor, Tyson and Ray sprawled next to her, whincing in pain and breathing heavily.

" My lord..." Amber chocked back a whimper, breaking the silence and catching the king's attention.

" This is cruel and unnessisary punishment! Being whipped for back talking? I could see if it was for stealing, but back talking??" Amber's cheek were flooded with a new stream of tears.

The whole room was shocked at her out burst. Amber never flipped out. She was always so calm, so quiet, at no matter what she did. No matter how much pain she saw, she keeped her mouth shut.

" You've pushed it too far!" Alex snapped into Tala's face, sticking up for Amber. Hoping that this simple act would boost her friend to continue.

" Try to see from my point of view, if you can." Amber stated. " You come to a brand new place, in trouble for something your not even sure of, put to work, beatin' for the smallest mistakes, and then you have to watch your new friends suffer??"

" I understand." Prince Max nodded, his voice soft and overflowing with concern.

Alex didn't take her glare off Tala, but she knew as Tala's gaze softened, that Amber's words had hit his heart. (A/N: Tala has a HEART????!!!!! I made him so cruel and mean in this story, I guess I forgot!)

" So what are we going to do about this then?" Johnny asked, glaring at Max. " What solution would you provide for this? I see nothing wrong."

Soft gaze gone, back to glaring for Tala. Alex growled and spun around.

" Nothing wrong??!!! Did you not open your ears to what she just said?! What kind of king are you?" Alex snapped at him.

" A good one, that knows good punishment when it's given." Tala snapped at her.

Alex glared back at him. " Nobody asked for your opinon, so butt out!"

Tala growled. " Watch your tougne Moren!"

Alex cluched her fists hard to her sides. " Don't call me Moren! To answer to your comment, no I won't watch my tougne. We all have a right to our own says. If you don't like it, then too bad!" Her voice like an angered lion.

" Stop it!" Amber cried. " Leave it be! Both of you!"

Amber's entire body was trembling in fear and sadness. Her eyes red and swollen from crying, her cheeks bright pink with her tears.

Amber's voice softened. " Just drop it!"

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Amber's sleeping body trembled. She was sweating heavily and tossing around frantiquly. Her dreams were haunting her tonight.

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" Leave her alone!" I screamed, but nobody heard me.

I was staring at a scene of battle. Not a war battle, but there was plenty of blood. The scene I stared at in horror, was a fight.

Blood flowed across the floor and surrounded my bare feet. A single tear slid down my cheek. My new friend Alex was getting beaten, and there was nothing I could do to help her.

Then suddenly two more figures were thrown into the room. Tyson and Ray. I ran to there side, but something unexpected happened. I ran right through them! It was like I was some kind of ghost.

This could not be happening to me! This can not be happening to them! I watched the battle rage on as my friends were beaten into bloody pulps and thrown to the ground like useless trash.

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Amber woke up in a thick sweat. Her face was dripping salty balls of hot water and her eyes were stung with spicy tears.

" It was just a dream, nothing more, nothing less. Just a dream. It was just a dream!"