A/N: I only own the people that you do not recognize as wrestlers. Thanks for the reviews. I hope that you continue to like it.
Anna and Victoria were walked to Victoria's room by Paul. They went in and Anna helped Victoria change into her nightgown. Anna change while Victoria was talking to her.
"Did you have fun tonight?" Victoria asked Anna.
"Yes, did you?" Anna asked Victoria.
"I did, but..." Victoria was saying.
"But what?" Anna asked Victoria as she emerged from behind the screen. Victoria looked at Anna. She was jealous of Anna, but would never show it. She was THE princess and could not be jealous of anyone.
"I know that I am wrong to say this, but I wish that Mark would spend more time with me." Victoria said.
"Mark is always been passionate about his profession and moving up in the court." Anna said.
The continued to talk until Mark came to the room. Anna quickly excused herself and she was walking back to her room. She was walking past the windows and she saw Chris practicing the bow and arrow. She stopped to watch him for only a moment. She made her way to her room and quickly fell asleep.
"You look beautiful." Mark whispered to Victoria.
"Please, Mark, not tonight. I am tired." she said.
"Then just lie there." Mark said as he continued to kiss Victoria.
Victoria cooperated and Mark got what he wanted. Mark immediately fell asleep and Victoria cried herself to sleep.
Chris was walking back to his room when he passed Anna's room. He opened the door and peaked in. He saw her asleep and the light hit her enough to where he could see her expression as she slept.
I hope that she makes it though this, happily. He thought as he walked to his room. He knew that Randy liked her, but she was Dave's last hope to find a bride/queen.
Anna woke up the next morning and quickly got ready. She walked to Victoria's room and knocked. She went in and helped Victoria get ready. They went to eat and went to the jousting competition.
Victoria sat with her father and Mark. Anna sat by Paul. Dave, Chris, and Randy were competing. Anna was a bit uncomfortable sitting beside Paul, because she was scared of him. She knew of his cruel reputation.
"Do you understand it?" Paul asked her.
"No, I do not." Anna said. She really did not want to understand it.
Paul explained the entire process and rules. She would flinch every time someone would get hit. Paul would laugh at her. Dave saw the way they were acting and it made him jealous. He was competing with Randy and he did not want to compete with Paul.
"Do you not like the sport?" he asked her.
"It seems to brutal." she said. Paul smiled at her innocence.
"It is no worse than what happens in battle." he said to her.
"That is brutal and cruel." she said. Paul just smiled at her.
Chris was riding and Anna would hide her face every time he took a hit. The last hit that Chris took hurt him. Anna gasped and Victoria looked at Anna.
"Anna, he is fine." she said to comfort her.
Chris was immediately taken back tot he palace to learn that he had injured his ribs. Anna watched the rest of joust and did not care for it at all.
Dave and Paul went back to the palace to get ready for the dinner.
"Keep away from Anna!" Dave growled at Paul.
"I was explaining the game to her. I do not want her; if I did I would just take her." he said back.
"Just keep and eye on her and Victoria. Kill Mark if you want Victoria so bad, but stay away from Anna. She is my last hope for a bride. Victoria is helping me, Chris is helping me, and I hope that you are still helping me. She is my last ticket to the crown and if you mess this up; I will kill you." Dave warned.
Paul and Dave just walked in and sat down at the table. Dave noticed that Anna was near the end and wanted her closer.
"You, move." he told a person sitting hear him. They obeyed and stood up. Dave walked down to Anna.
"Please, join me." he said. She obeyed and walked down to her new seat.
"You will sit here from now on." he told her and sat two people away from her. She was taken back by his act, but just sat there. The people attending the banquet began to talk amongst themselves at the act. Rumors would surely fly at the idea of Prince Dave and the daughter of a duke.
Victoria was very unhappy that evening and would not talk to anyone. Anna knew something was wrong.
"I am retiring." she said as soon as the dinner ended.
"I need to go with her." Anna told Dave.
"You need to stay and dance with your prince." he told her. Anna just looked at him and then Victoria.
"Sir, I need to go with her." Anna said. Dave was a bit taken back that she had refused to obey, again.
"You will stay." he said and pulled her closer to him. Anna knew she was going to lose.
"Anna, stay. I will meet you for breakfast." Victoria said and left.
Dave took Anna and lead her to where others were dancing. They began to dance and everyone was watching them. Anna was very uncomfortable. Anna danced with Dave a while, until Mark asked to cut in.
"May I?" Mark asked. Dave let him and he began to dance with Anna.
"How did you catch the eye of the prince?" Mark asked her.
"I wish I knew. Why are you not with Victoria?" Anna replied.
"Know your place and stop being a whore." Mark said. Mark had assumed that she had gotten to Dave by sleeping with him. Anna just looked at him and left, quickly. Dave saw what happened.
"Paul." he said as Paul walked over.
"I am giving orders that Mark si to be sent to Spain as an ambassador. Victoria is to stay here to represent them." Dave said. Paul nodded and left.
Dave walked out in the hallway and saw Anna running down and turn towards her room. He sighed and knew that Mark had to be dealt with.
Anna was walking to her room when she passed Chris' room. She decided to check on him. She walked in to see him.
"Anna?" he said.
"Am I disturbing you?" she asked.
"No, you never will. What is wrong?" he asked her.
"I hate Mark." she said. Chris knew something had happened because she never hated anyone.
"Anna, it will be ok. How did the dinner go?" he asked her.
"Fine, but you need to lay back." she said.
"Fine?" Chris asked her.
"I talked back to Dave." she mumbled.
"Anna, why?" he asked her. He was worried about her. Dave was not kind to people who did not followed his orders.
"I did not want to stay and dance." she said.
"I take it you did stay and dance." he said. She nodded.
"Why do you hate Mark?" Chris asked her.
"He said I needed to learn my place and to stop being a whore." she whispered. Chris saw the pain and now hated Mark as well.
"Anna, do not listen to him. You need to focus on finding a husband and securing yourself a place in the palace." Chris said. Anna just looked at him. She wanted him as a husband, but she did not know if he liked her the same way.
Chris saw she was upset and caressed her face. He wanted nothing more than to kiss her, but he could not. He let his loyalty get in the way.
"Go to sleep, Chris." Anna said as she got up and pulled the covers over him.
Anna walked out and continued to her room. She reached the door when someone placed their hand on it and she could not open it. She turned to see...
A/N: Who could it be?