Author: Well, my brother's friend, Ted, brought over his 3 puppies. They're pit bulls and they are soooo cute. My favorite one was Jr. He is black and white and has dark greenish-blue eyes. But he's a little devil. All three of the pups were attacking my shoes. LOL. But I had fun playing around with them. CHEERS!

Take my hand

I give it to you

Now you owe me

All I am

You said you would never leave me

I believe you

I believe

I can feel you all around me

Thickening the air I'm breathing

Holding on to what I'm feeling

Savoring this heart that's healed

All Around Me by Flyleaf

Chapter Six: Tavern

Natalie and Val walked into the Tavern. It was filled with fun and drinking and games. Natalie walked over to a woman at the bar.

"Hey, you must be Vanora. I'm Natalie." Natalie said introducing her self.

"Hi, Natalie, Bors told me all about you and your sister. And he was right when he said you were just beautiful." Vanora said back.

Natalie smiled and looked down. She felt her self blush. Then she felt eyes on her. She turned and saw Lancelot look away. She smiled to her self and looked over back at Vanora.

"You need any help?" she asked.

"Oh, yes. Can you go give drinks over at Lancelot's table?" Vanora said.

"Natalie smiled and nodded. She took the pitched and started walking over there.

Does God hate me or am should I just be considered lucky? Natalie thought.

"Who wants another drink?" she asked.

Two men raised their hands still concentrating on gambling. Just as she was going to leave, Lancelot pulled her onto his lap.

"I shouldn't see some one like you giving drinks to men." He said.

"Where should you see me then, Lancelot?" she asked.

"How about in my bed?" he whispered in her ear seductively.

Why do you have to be so damn sexy! She thought to her self.

"How about some other time?" she said and got up.

Lancelot looked at her with a shocked expression. Val studied her sister and then Lancelot. They are testing each other and they like each other.

I should talk to Arthur about this soon. Val thought.

"Tristan, how do you do that?" Gawain asked.

Val looked and saw Tristan's dagger imbedded in Galahad's.

"I aim for the middle." Tristan replied.

Val took out her dagger and stood up. She threw her dagger and went right past Tristan's head and went deep into the hilt of his dagger. The guys looked at her.

"How did you do that?" Galahad asked.

"I pretend it's my father." She answered and walked away to get a drinks.

Gawain looked at Tristan who shrugged. Galahad was too drunk to understand anything. Val came back a few minutes later and took her dagger.

"I forgot this." She said and walked away.

"You should be seen in my bed." A drunken Roman was trying to woo Natalie.

"No, I should be seen with a noble man. Not you." She said.

Lancelot heard her say this and he could hear her accent more as she said these words. He stood up to do something.

"Come on." The Roman grabbed Natalie's arm but Natalie knew what to do.

She turned and punched him. Natalie grabbed his neck and then put her gun to his throat.

"You know where I came from?" she asked.

"Um, some say from another era." He answered.

"They're right. You know what this is?" she asked pushing the gun to his throat.

He shook his head.

"It's a gun. A weapon that put swords to shame." She said.

"Let's see then." Another Roman was behind her and she knew his sword was out. She put her gun behind her still looking at the first Roman and shot his friend in the leg.

"Don't touch me again. Or I'll shoot off something that you might need in the future." She said releasing him.

She walked by the wounded Roman. She stopped and took Val's dagger from her hand.

"Say 'hi' to the devil for me." She said and threw the dagger in his neck. Natalie walked out of the Tavern. Tears started to form in her eyes. Val watched and nudged Lancelot in the arm. He got the point and went after Natalie.

Lancelot walked out of the Tavern and saw Natalie walking towards the wall. He ran to catch up with her.

"Natalie." He said but she kept on going.

"Natalie." He said more firmly.

She stopped and he walked up towards her.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Natalie felt more tears run down her face. She didn't answer but turned around and hugged him. Lancelot was shocked but responded back. Natalie wasn't crying hysterically but she had a lot tears going down her face.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"It's just, men like that bother me. He reminded me of my father." She said.

This got Lancelot attention.

"Wait, your father wanted to have sex with you? Did I miss something?" he said confused.

"No," she laughed a little," That's how he was to my mother. And when Val and I tried to stop him from doing so he'd…he'd abuse us. My mother died 5 years ago and there was no one to protect Valeria and I. But Valerie took most of the beatings because she's older then me and I wasn't home too much. You, Arthur and the others are they only one's I trust." She finished.

"But why trust me to tell me what your father was like and not Arthur?" he asked.

"Because I know you batter then Arthur and right now you care. My brother didn't believe me when I'd come to training and there was a bruise across my cheek. He didn't believe me." She said, her head was resting on his chest and her arm around his neck.

Lancelot's arms were around her protectively. Natalie felt safe and happy.

"Let's go back to the Tavern. You need to be distracted from those bad thoughts." He said.

"Yea." She said.

They broke apart and went to the Tavern. Natalie walked over to Val and Lancelot went over by Bors.