A/N: I only own anyone you do not recognize as wrestlers. Please continue to read and review. I will continue the story based on reviews.
Anna turned to see Dave standing there. She was stunned to see him and was a little scared to see him standing there.
"Where have you been?" he asked her.
"I went to check on Chris." she said. Dave opened the door and went into the room with Anna. He scared her when they were alone.
"I thought you were going to your room. I was waiting on you to see if you were alright." he said.
"Sorry, sir, I am fine." she said.
"I am going to make you go with me to the jousting competition since you made me wait. You will cheer me as I ride." he said.
"Yes, sir." she said.
"I will find you after you and Victoria have breakfast." he said. She nodded.
"Good night, Anna." he said.
"Good night, Dave." she said. He smiled when she called him by his name.
Dave left and Anna fell asleep. She was dreading tomorrow. She hated jousting and now she HAD to go.
The next morning Anna got up and got dressed. She went to Victoria's room to help her get ready.
"Morning, Anna." Mark said as he opened the door.
"Morning, Mark." she said and avoiding looking at him.
"Please help Victoria get ready." he said and left.
Anna walked in and found Victoria crying. Anna sat next to her.
"What happened?" she asked Victoria.
"We got into a fight, because I did not know my place." Victoria said.
"Come on, we need to get ready and make you presentable." Anna said.
Anna helped Victoria get ready. They went to eat breakfast and Victoria knew something was wrong.
"Anna, what is wrong?" Victoria asked her.
"I am going with Dave to the jousting competition." Anna said and Victoria looked at her.
"I made Dave wait and he is having me escort him since he is competing. I have to cheer." Anna said.
"You will be fine, but I think that you have caught Dave's eye." Victoria said.
"I guess I have." Anna said. She seemed disappointed.
"Oh, Anna, I know that you really like someone else, but you need to start to look for a husband of good standings. Your father wants you to marry someone who can take care of you." she said to her. Anna nodded.
"Dave is not all bad. He does have a soft side; you will just have to find it." Victoria said.
They finished eating and were walking through the gardens. Paul and Chris were practicing the bow and arrow. They smiled when they saw them. They finished practicing and walked over to them.
"Anna?" Chris asked. They turned to see Paul and Chris.
"Yes?" she asked him.
"We are here to take you and Victoria to the competition." he said.
"Thank you." Victoria said as she took Paul's arm. Anna took Chris' and they began to walk back to the palace.
"I see you are feeling better." Anna said. Chris smiled.
"I will be fine, but you need to be concerned with other things. I know that Dave has an eye for you." he said.
"I do not care." Anna said. Chris just looked at her.
"Anna, be quiet, I think that you need to give it more thought." he said.
Anna was tired of hearing about Dave. She was sick of it and missed being invisible.
They arrived at the competition and were ready to watch it. Anna wished that she was anywhere else, but she knew that she had to follow certain rules. She knew her place.
"Morning, Anna." Dave said as he greeted her before preparing to compete.
"Morning, sir." she said and curtseyed.
"How many times to I have to ask you to call me Dave?" he asked her.
"At least once more; I am afraid." she said.
"Such good manners; she knows her place." the king said as he kissed her hand. Anna curtseyed to him.
"Thank you, sir." she said.
"Father, it is time for the tournament to start." Dave told his father.
"Represent the family and DO NOT EMBARRASS US, David." the king said. Dave nodded and Anna saw something different in his eyes.
The tournament began and Anna sat beside Victoria and Paul. She was again disgusted by the sport. She cheered for Dave as he rode. He sat beside her after he was done.
"Are you not enjoying the sport?" he asked her.
"I do not like brutality and see no need for it or to display it." Anna said. Dave smirked at her.
"You are outspoken for a woman." Dave said. Anna just sat there.
The rest of the tournament went well. Randy won the tournament and Dave awarded him the prize. Victoria kissed his cheek.
They left immediately to go back to the palace to start the banquet.
"Anna, I want you to be with me at the banquet. Go get ready and I will send someone to get you." he said as he walked off. Anna felt upset a the idea of just being dismissed.
Anna immediately left and went to her room. She was slightly overwhelmed and new to the whole process. She had just gotten in her room when a servant came in.
The servant helped Anna into a purple, flowing dress. Anna put her hair up and was looking in the mirror when Victoria came in.
"Anna, I was worried. Are you ok?" Victoria asked. She looked at Anna and gasped.
"Oh, Anna, you look beautiful." Victoria said. Anna just looked at her and seemed as if she was going to cry.
"Leave." Victoria told the servant who left quickly.
Dave was in the hall with Paul, Randy, and Chris.
"How was the tournament?" Chris asked. He did not attend.
"Randy won." Dave replied.
"Anna did not seem to enjoy herself." Paul said.
"She does not like the sport because it is violent. I have to get her to like me so that cannot bother me." Dave said.
"I am sure that will happen." Randy said.
"Shut your mouth or I will take your tongue." Dave told Randy.
"I will make sure that she is mine and she will know her place, be comfortable, and have my children. I do not care if she does not approve of violence and if I have to I will MAKE her my bride. She will not embarrass her family and I will be king soon!" he said to them.
No one said another word and Chris was upset before they went to the banquet.
"Anna, what is wrong?" Victoria asked.
"I do not want to do this. I do not like Dave and I want to be invisible." Anna said.
"Anna, we have to do what is right. We have to make sure that we do not embarrass our families." she said.
"What about love?" Anna asked her.
"We cannot marry for love. We have to marry for our families." Victoria said as the door came flying open. Mark and Paul walked in.
"Victoria, you are late." he said as he drug her out fo the room.
"Anna, Dave is waiting on you." Paul said.
"I am ill. I cannot go." Anna said, she would not look at Paul. She was extremely upset.
Paul walked back and Victoria saw he was alone. She knew that Dave would be upset.
Dave noticed he was alone and pulled him out in the hallway.
"Where is she?" he asked him.
"She is ill." Paul said.
"I will be back; inform my father." Dave said and walked towards Anna's room.
A/N: Uh oh. What will happen? Review and find out.