Glinda couldn't breathe. Surely her eyes were deceiving her. It was the man from the hospital. He was fighting for her. But how had he known? Had Elphie told him? Maybe he hadn't known. She didn't care. All that mattered now was that he won.

It seemed like hours before it came to the last fight. Glinda held her breath every time Severus's opponent fired something at him. But she needn't have worried. Not less than twenty minutes later, Severus was declared the winner. Glinda tried to contain her excitement to no avail. She practically flew down the steps to meet him, Anya at her heels.

"And this is the princess." The King said as Glinda took her place beside him.

"I'm yours," She breathed to Severus.

"Not exactly, your highness." He murmured.

"What do you mean?" She demanded.

"Severus here has won you for his friend." The King informed. "Lucius Malfoy."

"Surely this is a joke?" Glinda insisted baffled.

"I'm afraid not." Severus replied.

Suddenly it grew very hot and the room began to spin. Everything went black.

Glinda's eyes fluttered open. She was back in her tent and Anya was bathing Glinda's forehead with a washcloth.

"W-what happened?" She asked shakily.

"You fainted, my dear." The old nurse answered kindly.

"Tell me it was all a dream." Glinda begged.

"I'm afraid not." A deep voice replied. Glinda looked past Anya. It was Severus.

"Anya, would you please leave us alone for a minute?" Glinda asked, sitting up.

"I don't think that's wise, mi-" Anya started, looking back and forth between the two.

"Please Anya. Just for a moment." Glinda pleaded.

"Very well." The older woman sighed in defeat and exited the tent.

"Why didn't you tell me who you were?" Severus hissed.

"Why didn't you tell me you were competing in the tournament?" Glinda shot back.

"You were a nurse! How could I possibly have known you were actually a princess?!"

"How was I suppose to know that you-" Glinda stopped herself from finishing.

"That I loved you?" Severus supplied. "Because I do."

"I love you too…" Glinda beamed. "Let's run away together."

"Glinda it's not that simple."

"What do you mean? We love each other, that's all that-"

"The real world isn't that simple!" He snapped. "Lucius is my friend. I can't do this to him."

"But-"

"No. I'm sorry. I've told you're father that we'll leave the day after tomorrow so you have a chance to say goodbye to your friends."

Severus made his way over to the door. "I'm sorry." He whispered before exiting the room. A moment later Anya entered.

"Would you care to explain?" She asked, folding her arms across her chest.