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Author's Note: Sorry about the delay, holiday weekend. Here's the next chapter. And I know they still haven't met yet, but it will be the next chapter. I'm sorry for making you wait so long for their meeting.

Royally Insulting

Hunter came into Blake's room. "Can you believe that?"

"Look, Hunter, we need to keep calm. Mother and Father—"

"Are not here, and therefore it's my job—"

"To speak for our kingdom. I know." Blake sat on the bed. "She didn't show up?" There was silence between the two brothers as they let that fact sink in more. Finally filling up with anger Blake stood up, "Who does she think she is?"

"I don't know." Hunter went and stood by the window with his arms folded. "I mean it's like she thinks she can do whatever she wants."

"Do you think they did that on purpose?"

Blake stepped a bit closer to Hunter who just shrugged, "I think she did."

"Why only her?"

"Because King Kanoi looked surprised." Hunter snapped at Blake causing him to walk back towards the bed, sit down and think.

"And his son." Blake added in an afterthought.

"Yeah…I guess." Hunter turned and leaned against the wall nearby. "I bet she's a horrible person." Blake looked up at Hunter. "Well she didn't come, so there must be something wrong with her, right."

"Yeah, sure. I'm sure she didn't come because she was horrible. Do you know how bad that sounds?"

"She insulted you."

"Don't you think I realize that?" Blake stood up. "Don't you think I know that it's a horrible shame if anyone knows? And I'm still expected to marry her because Father told me that whatever happens we don't want to start another war. 'Be civil, it'll just be worse than what it is.' Well Father you're not here to see how wrong you are."

Hunter walked over to Blake and put his hands on his younger brothers shoulders, "Hey, calm down. Everything's fine. We luckily don't have to be here that long, alright? And remember after we're through here, Shane is having a ball and we're invited. Then you can forget all about her. You'll have the ball with different girls, and you'll have all the fun before when we visit them."

Blake took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Hunter hated seeing Blake have outbursts like that because he very rarely did. He knew that Blake didn't want to be here in the first place, and then what that girl did. Hunter was getting more upset and let go of Blake so his brother couldn't tell. "You're right. I shouldn't stress about that. There's no point. When's dinner?"

Hunter frowned, "I don't know."

There was a knock at the door and Blake told them to come in, a young girl entered the room and curtsied. "Your majesties, dinner will be at 6:15, in the dining room across from the court room." She curtsied again and left.

"Well there's our answer."

"Yeah. It's about 5 now, so now we just wait."

Kelly entered Tori's room for the forth time since the King had asked her where she was. Tori wouldn't be in here just like she wasn't last time. She glanced around her eyes falling on a girl with blond hair coming out from her changing room. "Tori!"

Tori turned around and smiled, "Hi."

Kelly looked outside and then came in shutting the door. "Where have you been?"

"Just out."

"I know you know that the Princes Hunter and Blake were arriving today."

Tori looked thoughtful for a minute. "Was that today?"

Kelly groaned. "I know you don't like him, but you insulted him, there could have been a fight."

"But there wasn't, was there?" Tori sounded disappointed.

"Did you want there to be one?"

"No. Not if I wasn't there."

Kelly groaned and then pointed to the changing room, "My clothes were dirty."

"Riding again? In pants?"

"So, you know I've been doing that."

Kelly walked over to Tori grabbing a brush on the way and started brushing her hair, "I know, but not while they're here, if someone sees you…"

"They won't know. Don't worry."

"There your hair looks fine, now your father wishes to see you."

Tori frowned as she walked out past Kelly towards her father's study room.

Tori got to her father's study in no time where she gently knocked on the door. "Come in." Spoke a soft voice at which Tori followed the words into the room. Her father looked up from a book he was reading and gestured to a chair. "Please sit." Tori took her seat and placed her hands in her lap playing a bit with the silky material that she was wearing. "Where were you earlier?"

"I was…riding."

"Were you? Or were you perhaps hiding?" Tori's mouth opened to protest but went silent when her father raised his hand. "I know you have not wanted this marriage. But he is a good man, and I'm sure you will get along with him. Try not to miss any more times when you're scheduled to meet with him."

"Yes. When's the next time I meet him?"

"Dinner, so I will let you go and prepare and I will see you in twenty minutes?"

"Yes."

Tori sighed in relief as she left the room. She didn't want to go to dinner, but now she had to. What good would it do? She was going to have to leave her country and go to another one up north where it was probably always cold. That was definitely not where she wanted to be. Maybe Shane or Dustin would be available? They were going to be having a ball in a bit. Perhaps she could get Blake to fall for Marah or Kapri or, well anyone, and then she'd get with one of those guys. At least she knew and liked them. Well, she didn't like them as in wanting to marry them but she liked them much more than Blake. She absently shook her head knowing that the plan was ridiculous.

"Tori?"

She turned around to face her best friend. "Yeah Kelly?"

"So, what happened?"

"Nothing except I can't miss anymore times when I have to be there."

"Well, at least that isn't too bad. Are you going to change for dinner?"

"Why? I changed after riding."

"I just thought that…you don't want to look your best right?"

"There's nothing wrong with what I'm wearing." Tori said somewhat offended.

"Alright. So maybe you should just get there early?"

Tori rolled her eyes, "Why? Why should I get there early?"

"To make up for missing when they arrived."

"Fine. But only if Cam's there, and I don't see him."

Kelly pursed her lips together for a moment but then smiled, "Well, then, don't worry. Prince Cam."

Tori looked over her shoulder to see Cam heading towards them; she turned back and glared at Kelly. "Tori, well it's nice to see that you do live."

"Funny. I was riding."

"Yeah, well I figured that you would do something."

Tori shrugged her shoulders and Kelly spoke up, "But she has thought of a way to fix that."

"Really?" Cam asked intrigued, "Do tell, what is it?"

"She thinks she should be there early for him."

"I think that would be wise. So are you off then Tori?"

"Look, actually—" Tori started and then looked at Kelly, "Fine I'll go."

Tori turned and headed off but before she got far she heard Kelly speaking again to Cam, "That is not all. She wishes you to join her there as well."

Cam gave a little laugh and Tori turned back around. "I'm not a wimp you know."

"I will be glad to accompany you there." Cam walked forward and gestured the way down the hall. Tori walked off and ended up there before Cam but not to far because he still insisted on pulling out her chair for her. Tori sat down and knew that she couldn't put it off any longer; soon her husband would walk through that door.