**Ello all of my readers! I hope you all enjoy this chapter!**

Chapter 6

Amelia nodded at the man's request. Sparring would be very interesting and fun, but she would constantly have to watch herself and be sure to not hurt her new master. Her blue eyes watched the Prince's reaction or lack thereof. Ivan looked up to see the maid staring at him and he felt the ghost of a blush on his cheeks but he then put on that fake smile and gestured towards the door.

"We should go, da?" He asked with his thick accent, the words rolling off of his tongue. Amelia quiet liked his voice but to hell if she would tell the prince that. It wasn't her place anyways and could result in her being disowned and kicked out on the streets or worse- sentenced to death.

The blonde woman just nodded and rushed to the door, opening it for the man. The prince just blinked at the action and looked from Amelia to the door and was slightly confused. "Isn't that what men should do for women?" He asked her with his violet eyes scanning over her face. The maid's face flushed with a blush and she was scrambling to put words together. "W-well you are my master. S-so I thought I would get the door for you." She stammered out and was quite flustered at possibly looking idiotic.

The man just laughed lightly and caused the woman to blush a little more. "D-don't laugh at me, commie prince!" She barked out then lightly hit his arm. Ivan just looked down at her with a smirk surfacing on his lips and his eye brows raised. This girl was proving to be interesting, and Ivan has always longed for something interesting to happen in his life.

"So what about this teacher of yours? He any good?" Amelia asked his and ran a hair through her wavy, bob cut hair, her blue eyes shining bright. "Da. His name is Yao. He is very good and taught me how to fight." He simply said with a shrug of his shoulders and avoided looking into the clear and open eyes. Ivan was getting slightly nervous over this casual chit chat they were having, but it was also nice and enjoyable.

"Yao huh..." She trailed off and kept pace with him, which was a struggle in itself because the damned prince had longer legs. "Is that name Chinese?" The young woman asked and looked up at the prince to find him smiling down at her. "Da. He was a foreigner like you." He chimed in with that same stony smile.

At least he isn't shutting me up. She thought to herself and then was over the fact that he wasn't sharing. Whatever. After a large sigh, she just kept pace with the large man and snuck glances up into his heavenly face. He was such a handsome man. "So, I bet the girls just throw themselves at you." She laughed and surprised herself for shouting that out. So improper. Then again she wasn't raised to be proper; she was raised as a fighter.

The prince stopped walking and just stared at her, mouth open and a blush settling a crossed his cheeks. "N-nyet." He stammered out and his face turned redder. Amelia giggled at the sight of how adorable the man looked. He was supposed to be this large intimidating man that could kill anyone with his bare hands. Her laughing silenced and only her smile remained. Ivan regained his composure but looked at the ground. "I had one lover. . ." He trailed off and the woman looked up at him and leaned a little closer to catch his every word.

"Her name was Anastasia Romanov. I courted her and she was so lovely. "He whispered and looked at the sky in such a loving and caring way. The maid was blown away that such a caring face belonged to the man. Questions buzzed in her mind but she didn't dare ask any; afraid that he would lose that face expression.

"One day, she disappeared. Her family was killed and at first I thought she was just mourning her loss. I wanted to be there for her, I really did but, I never heard from her." The prince said with such brokenness in his voice. Amelia instinctively reached out and touched his back with her small, slim hand. "How long?" She asked with a comforting tone.

The prince looked back at her with such sadness in those deep violet eyes. "I was with her for almost two years. She vanished about seven years ago..." He trailed off quietly and wanted to just run away from spilling out this information.

Amelia just patted his back a couple times, failing at comforting. "I am so sorry Ivan." She whispered out. Ivan's head snapped to her for using his actual name. "I mean, prince Branginsky." She quickly added and removed her hand from him. "I prefer if you would use my first name." He said with a very small, forced smile. "Okay Ivan." Amelia answered and beamed a smile at him. The two just remained quiet and listened to their own footsteps echoing down the hallway

Natalya slowly walked up to the Queen's door and softly knocked on the massive wooden door. It creaked open and boy popped his head out. "Hello Toris. I need to speak to my sister." She hissed out and wasn't in the mood to deal with him. The man had brown hair that hung down to his shoulders and had blueish green eyes. The boy was almost instantly in cold sweat at seeing the cruel princess. "W-why do you wish to see the Queen?" He asked and his voice shook from the intimidation.

The silver haired girl rolled her eyes and shoved him into the door, walking past him. "Do I need a reason to see the Queen?" She asked with a wicked smile spreading a crossed her face. Toris squeaked at the action but then nervously followed the girl.

Natalya was walking very fast and stumbled slightly over her dress from the momentum. Toris quickly reached out and steadied her by holding on to her arm. She looked at his hands then to his face. The boy felt his face turn red and the princess ripped her arm from his grasp. She grumbled something about touching her arm then the girl began to walk towards her sister once again.

"Your highness, Natalya is here!" He shouted out knowing that he should at least warn the Queen. Irunya quickly stood up and looked at her sister. Why was she here? The eldest child couldn't help but be suspicious – especially after she was attacked.

"Can I help you little sister?" Irunya asked and tried to mask the strain in her voice. Natalya just watched her sister with her usual scowl. The older sister knew that this was just the way she normally looked. The queen noticed how her younger sister began to fiddle with her fingers then mess with the sides of her dress. Irunya walked over to an expensive couch and patted the seat next to her sitting down.

"What is bothering you sissa?" She asked quietly and comfortingly. Natalya silently looked at the ground and sat down next to her sister. "Does Vanya hate me?" the princess asked without looking at her sister. The Queen smiled sadly and touched her sister, ignoring the slight jerk from the younger girl's body. "No, he does not hate you, and neither do I." She mused out and softly rubbed the other girl's back. The silver haired girl looked back at her sister and her violet eyes pricked with tears. "B-but he doesn't love me!" She shouted out and clenched her dress in her fists. A tear rolled out from her eyes in frustration.

Irunya knew too well where this was going. "He loves you like I love you. We are siblings Natalya." She muttered out to her younger sister, hoping her words didn't fall on deaf ears. The princess sniffed and then looked at her sister. "I feel so lonely." Natalya whispered and looked down to dress in her hands.

"D-did you even wish you would have left me out there to die?" The young woman asked and stared at the marble floor slightly making out a reflection. Irunya stared at her with shock and anger rippling through her. The shock from never seeing emotions from the girl since they found her and anger because she would never stop her intense love for Ivan.

"Sometimes I wish you would have. I am just a nightmare to everyone. Even you and Ivan cower from the sight of me." Natalya whispered and pulled on her dress where her heart was. It was true that everyone was terrified senseless of the girl but true compassion washed over the Queen. She had to do something to snap her younger sister from this depression state.

Irunya thought hard about this and remained quiet but kept patting her sister's hand. "Maybe you should take a small vacation. I need some letters delivered to the neighboring kingdoms." The Queen cheered out with a giant smile. Natalya just stared at her in shock. Her sister wanted her to leave? The thought of her brother getting closer with that maid crossed her mind. No, that couldn't happen. Ivan was hers.

"N-no." The princess stammered out and felt her glare deepen at her sister. "You just want to get rid of me!" She shouted out and held up a fist as if to punch her sister. Toris ran up to the Queen and stood in between them. The Queen put up her hand and pushed the boy away. "Listen to me Natalya, you are making yourself mad and miserable with this obsession you have with Ivan!" Queen Irunya yelled out and was fed up with Natalya.

The princess stumbled back a few steps and stared in shock as if she got struck. "It will be healthy for you to leave for a small trip. " The Queen barked out and her light blue eyes were fierce and dared Natalya to question her. The younger sister just glared at the floor then shot her sister a death glare.

"Ivan won't love you either. He has that damned maid you sent." She hissed out darkly. Irunya slightly gasped, not at the fact that her sister just assumed that she loved her brother romantically. It was the fact that her younger sister was right. Irunya never once muttered the sentence but it occurred in her mind numerous times. How awful.

"I have known for a while, you are siblings but have different mothers. I know you love him just as much as me Irunya." Natalya whispered then stepped towards her sister threateningly. "If we both love him, then let's make an end to that wretched capitalist pig." She hissed out with a wicked gleam in her eyes.

"Now listen Natalya, Amelia is a pleasant girl. I have known her for a long time and I trust her. I know she can protect Ivan without fail." Irunya said with a hand on her hip and the other pointing a finger in the air.

Natalya turned on her heel and walked to the door. "I will go deliver these letters for you. " She said with her glare loosening a little. "I will leave tomorrow but don't tell Ivan. He wouldn't care anyways." She muttered, leaving the Queen standing there with a sadden face.

"I will need you to accompany the girl." She said to Toris and watched the color drain from his face. "Come on, I know you like her." Irunya teased out and watched the boy who was now both terrified and blushing. "B-but she dislikes me so much your highness!" The man retorted and caused the Queen to giggle. "Yes, well that is part of her charm sadly." Irunya said then walked to her desk to assemble the letters to be delivered.

Natalya walked down the hallway and felt slightly better. She would get a break from this castle which made her heart slightly flutter with excitement. However, her heart would ache when she would think about her brother and leaving him. Granted, this was only a temporary trip but it depended on how far away the kingdoms were. The girl glared deeply at the floor as she walked to her room to get ready to pack.

Amelia screeched to a halt when Ivan suddenly stopped. "Something the matter?" She asked and looked up to follow his violet eyes. He was looking over the railing down at the bottom floor where a small and skinny Chinese man was talking to some maids with a friendly smile. He closed his eyes when he smiled and he was quite pretty for a man. His long brownish black hair was in a low pony tail. He was dressed in a violet fancy shirt with black pants to match the palace. The maid looked up at Ivan to find him just staring at the man with that same caring face. "You like him don't you?" She asked him with a smile forming on his face. "W-what? N-no I mean. We... I used to when I was younger." He sputtered out and his face was red. Ivan quickly looked away but kept glancing over at the man. "It ended now s-so no matter now." He quickly added but felt his heart ache at the sight of the man. "Hey... Ivan. Dude! Look at me!" Amelia said with her hands grabbing the man's face with both hands, a soft smile on her lips and her big baby blues watching him intently. "It's okay to love another." She hummed out happily.

Ivan swore he could have melted on the spot from how seriously adorable and sweet she was. She was one of the first ones to not act disgusted about it. "So that is Yao right?" She asked him releasing his face and lightly elbowed him in the arm which caused the prince to gasp. "D-da... That's Yao." He said slowly and looked at the other man. "Does that bother you little one?" He asked curious to the maid.

"Hmm? No, not at all. I will always support my frien- er masters." She said but quickly corrected her sentence. Ivan's violet eyes looked at hers with compassion. He wasn't annoyed or disgusted that the girl had called him a friend. "I see." He chuckled out then leaned towards her and noticed the slight blush appear on her cheeks.

"What about you? Your love life?" He asked the girl curious about her past. It was strange the prince wasn't supposed to ask those kinds of questions to a maid. The hell was wrong with him. However, this one was different and she was somehow wiggling through those walls he built up. He snapped back to reality when he saw her squirming and chewed on her lip.

"What is it?" He asked in his thick accent and scooted closer to her. "W-well I used to have a lover yes… His name was Arthur." She trailed off and stared across the way at nothing but the wall. "We were happy. He was a magician and I was promised to join the resistance group. Destined for failure from the beginning but..." She said and knew that she could very well be executed for admitting she was one of the rebels against the kingdoms. "I loved him dearly. Hoped to get married to him one day..." She trailed off and her blue eyes stared at the wall as recalling her lover as if he was right there.

Amelia shook her head and blinked back those feelings. "B-but one day I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I didn't have time to fight against them because they jumped me- too many of them and one of me." She explained and her hands slightly shook so she grasped the railing. The bruises on her body were hid from the long sleeved shirt and the skirt. The one large bruise on her neck was covered by her hair thank god.

"After all, I think he thinks I disappeared. That was five years ago. I bet he forgot about me..." She trailed off again. Ivan peered into her face and saw tears bubbled in her eyes. "I miss him so much." She whimpered and chewed on her lip until it bled. The panicked prince had no idea what to do so he put a hand on her back and rubbed it gently.

"I bet you do. Maybe we could send a letter, da?" He asked with a smile. Amelia stared at him like he had grown another head. He might as well have because he shocked himself. She smiled genuine smile at him and wanted to hug him but there were too many eyes here. Too many people against her, they could rat her out. "I don't know where he is..." She trailed off and her facial expression dropped. Ivan was starting to say something when she began to walk away.

"Amelia?" He called out and followed her. She turned around with a forced smile at him. "We should go spare. I haven't fought anyone in some time." She lied out and hid her knuckles of her hands. They were still slightly bruised from her fighting before Irunya recruited her. Amelia had to keep her front up but she was good at hiding her lies and pain. Ivan nodded then followed her but noticed that her bright blue eyes were a shade darker.

Prince Ivan wasn't stupid and saw the bruises when her hands were on the railing. He didn't want to push questions or seem too worked up. Besides why would he. He was a prince after all, and she was a lowly maid. He just put on that fake smile and followed behind her silently. How interesting. He mused to himself and was actually looking forward to learning about the girl

**Alright all~ Tell me what ya think because I wasn't too impressed with myself on this one. Sorry it took FOREVER AND A DAY to update ha. But there ya go! The love triangle is now a jumbled mess eh? GOOD! *Evil smirk* Okay next chapter will have the sparring scene! I am stoked to write it. So that update will happen shortly. Thanks for staying with me everyone! **