Author's Note: Again, sorry if this chapter isn't that good. Self Mutilation. You have been warned. Enjoy!

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Chapter Eighteen

"A Dinner Invitation"

It was Saturday. Anders only had to work for an hour today. He went to work, mined, and came strait home. Renee had asked him if he wanted to have dinner at her hut tonight. He had agreed happily. He was so lonely without Tendra to hang out with. He was still overwhelmingly sad, but he thought that spending time with Renee would make him forget about his loses.

Anders walked to Renee's hut and knocked on the door. A woman answered. This was Renee's mother. She had light brown hair and was relatively thin.

"You must be Anders, Renee has told me so much about you. Please, come in and sit."

She pointed torwards a table. He noticed Renee and her father sitting down at the table. Renee's father looked very short and he had thinning hair.

"Ah, you must be Anders. Well, go ahead, have a seat."

He did as he was told. He took a seat next to Renee. She was looking pretty today, a little dirty, but pretty.

"My daughter has told us so much about you. You're the boy that taught her all of those combating moves, correct?"

"Yes sir."

"Well, you have some pretty good skills don't you?"

"I like to think so sir."

Renee was looking rather uncomfortable. Anders could tell that Renee told her mother about them. Then, automatically, her mother told her father. And fathers do tend to be overprotective about their daughters. Anders wondered what would happen if they got married. What would her father do to him if he didn't approve?

There was a beep heard.

"Oh, the food is done."

"Wonderful."

Renee's mother got up and brought out a ouyhut on a plate. It was a rather large one too. The servings were passed out and Renee's father was eyeing Anders up and down.

"So Anders, I understand that you work at the mines. Do you think that that's a steady income for a family?"

"Daddy!"

Renee had turned pink now.

"Renee, I'm just seeing if this boy is good for you."

She was looking at her hands and turning scarlet red.

"Anders, do you intend to have children?"

"Um, yes sir."

Anders was just as uncomfortable as Renee now.

"Really. How many."

Renee was turning crimzon red.

"About three sir."

"With my daughter?"

Renee looked at him.

Anders looked into her eyes then to the floor. He wasn't prepared for this.

"I don't know yet."

She looked at her food. He did too. Renee's mother saw the pure discomfort in everyone know so she changed the subject.

"Well, lets not spoil our dinners now. Eat up everyone."

There was silence for the rest of the night. Then it came time for Anders to leave.

"Well, I'd better get going. Dinner was delicious. Bye Renee. Ma'm, Sir."

And with that he got up and left.

Why did I say that? I was so stupid! Now Renee probably hates me. I do want to spend my life with her, don't I? I just don't know anymore. Everything is spinning in my head. I feel like I can't have a life anymore, I'm not in control.

He went to bed early that day, not wanting to be seen by anyone.

Author's Note: Poor Anders, right? Well, he'll get even more stress to deal with later. Read and Review! I can take flames if you get the right wood!