Hello~! It's ms. cheerful! With another story! Without ...finishing...the other ones... =_= But anyhoo-this has some fairy tales squooshed together, So I hope ya like it. I...am not an expert on romance, so don't kill me if this isn't nice and cute and lovey dovey and absolutely "AWWW"ing...on with the story.

Winry sighed as she scrubbed the floor.

"Winry! Did you water the garden, clean the table, wash the dishes, scrub the floor, dust the staircase, feed the animals and wash them?" her stepmother snapped as one of her stepsisters, Rose, flounced by.

"No, but I am working

on the floor." Winry answered, and struggled to push the annoyance out of her voice. Her stepmother, thankfully overlooked it.

"You better hurry up or else you will not, WILL NOT, go to the ball." the stepmother snapped before gliding up the stairs. Winry sighed again. It was just a few hours before the ball at the king's palace, where Prince Edward Elric would be searching for a wife. Winry sat back on her heels.

"There is NO way I can finish all this before the ball."

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Hours later, as the sun had began to set, Winry had only completed half the tasks. She was sweating and her arms ached when her sisters and stepmother flocked around her, squawking for help and demanding for little

things.

"Curl my hair, Winry!"

"Tie my bow first!"

"Shine my shoes!"

"Find my lipgloss!"

"Brush my hair-NO, not like that!"

"Mend this tear in my dress!"

Winry scrambled around, trying to help as much as she could. Then, when it was just minutes before the ball, Winry finished her stepmothers hair. She turned her head, satisfied and impressed.

"Well done, Winry. Now, have you finished the rest of your chores?" the stepmother asked. Winry's eyes teared up.

"N-no. I was busy helping you get ready for the ball-"

"Inexcusable! Simply unbelievable! I dont believe it, Winry! You will not go to the ball!" she scolded, and Winry nodded, holding back tears

As the stepsisters and her stepmother waited for the carriage, Winry finished her chores. Then she ran upstairs and tugged off her potato sack-like dress and pulled on her dress that she had been secretly making in her spare time. She quickly twisted her hair up and slipped her necklace on, the one her oldest sister threw in the trash. Winry admired her handiwork in front of her broken mirror. Her blue dress had light blue, sparkly fabric layering it nd and i rippled with each step.

Then she heard, "Winry! We are leaving!" Winry raced out of her room and down the stairs.

She pulled light blue heels out of the umbrella stand by the door and slipped them on.b Winry made it out of the door right when the carriage started pulling away.

"WAIT! ROSE, TELL HER I AM READY! I CAN GO!" Winry cried desperately, running as best she could in her heels. Rose poked her head out of the carriage. Then back in. The carriage slowed, and Winry sighed with relief...until she heard her stepmother scold the driver. Then the carriage picked up speed. Winry ran faster, stumbling and tripping over her dress. Her high heels hit a stone in the road, and she twisted her ankle and fell. She stumbled to regain her footing, but stepped on her dress, ripping it on the side.

Winry fell and landed in a patch of pumpkins. Tears came back, and she began to sob. Her big blue eyes sparkled, tears rolling down her face. Most of her tears fell onto her dress, but one hit a flower. The flower was a bluebell, and it was the only one in the entire pumpkin patch.

The tear wobbled on the flower's petals, then it began to sparkle, bright, and magical. Winry wipe her tears away and looked down.

Suddenly, the pollen from the flower lifted into the sky and began to swirl around. Winry's tear was caught in the pollen, and made it sparkle. Her eyes widened in surprise as the pollen slowly formed into the shape of a human being. There was a bright flash and standing in front of her was...an...old lady. But not any normal elder. She was quite short, and wore round glasses. Her white hair was wavy and she had side bangs. She wore a white dress with sprinkles of gold and blue with large, fairy-like wings protruding from her back.

"Wha..." Winry managed to say. The elderly woman smiled and fluttered down to Winry.

"Hello, dear child. I am your fairy godmother." the woman said.

"My...oh, my." Winry said in astonishment. The woman chuckled, and helped Winry up.

"You may call me Pinako, or Fairy Godmother, whatever that suits you. Now, you wish to go to the ball?" Winry nodded, hardly believing her eyes. Pinako tsked and turned Winry around.

"There is no way you can go in THAT. How about-" Pinako pulled a wand out of her dress and fluttered it around. Winry felt her body tingle and warmth spread from her fingers to her toes. When it stopped, Pinako grinned and nodded.

"Not bad. Now tell me, dear, do you like it?" Winry looked down and gasped. Her blond hair bounced in its luscious curls, pulled back in a pale blue ribbon. Her diamond earrings sparkled, reflecting rays of golden light. Winry's dress was pale blue with different shades of blue sprinkled around it.

There were so many bizarre combinations that wouldn't have gone well together, but on the dress, it was beautiful. Winry realized her shoes were very unique. It was made of glass. Winry looked up to thank her Fairy Godmother, but she was gone. Except for some pollen, arranged in a way that said the words, DO NOT STAY PAST MIDNIGHT.

Winry nodded to herself. Then She frowned.

"Wait, how am I supposed to get there?!" She turned around and ran smack into a horse who snorted. Winry blinked and backed up. It was huge. The carriage, that is, not the horse. I mean, horses are big in general, but-wait. Getting off topic.

The horses had an orange tinge, almost like they were made from...the...pumpkin-oh, my.

They were. The carriage, Winry suspected, was made from bluebells and, naturally, pumpkins. Pollen suddenly rose from the message and spelled in the air: GET IN. Winry obliged, and entered. The pollen formed into a whip and snapped at the horses, who reared and trotted towards the castle.

Winry entered the ballroom, gaping at it's beauty. She was unaware of the whispers and gaping from the party guests. Suddenly, she heard a scuffle from behind her.

"GO, brother! She's the one! Isn't she pretty? Go and dance with her!"

"WHAT?! Al, seriously- stop trying to find me a girlfriend. I'm fine-Hey! stop pushing, I can move on my own!"

"Puh-lease Bruh-ther!" Winry saw the princes, Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric, pushing each other back and forth. Suddenly, the younger slipped on the glossy floor. He tried grabbing his brother for balance, but only succeeded in pushing Edward out to where Winry was standing. She tried to catch him, but of course, he was bigger than her, and they landed on the floor surprised(Winry) and disgruntled(Edward). Edward hastily got up and offered a hand to Winry.

"I apologize, my brother gets overly excited at dances." Ed said. Winry smiled.

"It's all right." Winry allowed herself to be pulled off the ground. She stared into his eyes. His eyes were golden. Like his hair. Oh, his hair was so golden, like her step mother's finest piece of jewelry. And his eyes sparkled too...or maybe it was because of the reflection? His eyes...how can they be so-

"Uh...I guess I better go back?" Edward interrupted. Winry blinked and realized she had been staring at him for a long time. She blushed.

"OH! I'm sorry, please forgive me, Prince Edward." Winry said. Edward smiled.

"Please, just 'Ed'. That's what my brother and friends call me."

"Oh...oh, yes! Thank you, E-Ed." Winry stuttered, unable to take her eyes off his smile. He nodded and turned.

"Okay, where is that little sneak-What the! He ran away!" Ed growled. Winry smiled.

"I think he ran to the punch bowl." Winry offered. Ed grinned.

"Thanks. I'll see you." and off he went. Winry's heart calmed down, and the heat removed from her face. She then realized it was completely silent in the ballroom except for the sounds of whispering and gasping. Then they returned to their ballroom chatter. Winry shook herself off.

Suddenly, there was a tap on her shoulder. Winry turned around, and almost ran away.

"Hello. Are you new? I'm Rose. Whats your name?" Winry's stepsister asked. Apparently, she did not recognize Winry, which was good. Winry blinked. Rose was acting so nice, exactly the thoughts someone who first met Rose would think. Winry new she was jealous, and trying to befriend Winry so that she could try to attract Ed's attention.

"Annabelle." Winry lied with a smile. Rose smiled.

"Nice to meet you." Rose said. There was a moment of silence and then it seemed like Rose had exploded.

"OH MY GOSH ISN'T THE PRINCE SO CUTE?! Oh, his golden eyes just make me feel like I might faint! Isn't his smile just SO adorable? And the way he talks? And the way he walks? And the way he laughs-oh my heart just melts! doesn't yours? You are SO lucky you met him that way! Don't you think so too? I wish I could be his girlfriend! Don't you? Who am I kidding? Who wouldn't want to?! LOOK at him! He is just about the most gorgeous thing I have EVER SEEN." Rose paused for a sigh, then started up again. Winry looked flustered until everyone moved to the center to slow dance. Rose squealed and started searching for Edward to dance.

Suddenly, Winry felt a tap on her shoulder. It was Ed.

"Um, hi. Want to dance?" Ed asked, nervous. Rose's jaw dropped. Her face turned red and she stepped in front of Winry.

"Heeeeey, Eeeed. Want to dance?" She purred, fluttering her eyelashes, but only succeeded in looking like she was just twitching. Winry actually felt worried for her. Ed raised his eyebrow at Rose's malfunctioning eye.

"Um...no, thats okay." He responded. He turned to Winry again and looked hopeful. Winry blinked. Wasn't that a little...rude? She pushed that thought away and mustered a smile while

Rose seethed and turned an unattractive shade of purple.

"I would love to." and so they did.

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Winry had the best moment of her life.

They danced, laughed, talked, and even got close enough to share secrets. Edward took Winry out to the garden, where the fountain burbled and the trees waved at walked across a pond, and they sat at the bridge and talked. Ed told Winry about his automail that he kept a secret about, and only his parents and brother knew about. He lost his leg and arm in a carriage crash when he was young.

"See?" Ed pulled his glove off and showed the hand. "And my leg is like that, too." Winry's eyes sparkled with excitement.

"My old automail mechanic died of a cold, so I haven't been able to get it repaired. There's some delay in it from time to time, but it's okay." Edward said.

"I love automail." Winry said, shyly. Ed looked at her in surprise.

"You do?"

Wnry nodded.

"My mother was an expert at it. Well, before she died, of course. But never mind that. She did teach me a lot about automail, too." Winry explained in a rush. She flushed under the prince's steady gaze on her.

"Wow. Then maybe you could repair mine?" Ed said with a bright smile. Winry blushed even more.

"Uh-um...I don't think I'm good enough to be a PRINCE'S mechanic..." Winry said quickly. Ed laughed.

"Nah. I would have you and no one else, because you're perfect the way you are." He said. Winry froze.

"Uh...gah..." she struggled to say something. Ed turned bright red.

"Did...did I just say that out loud?" Ed groaned. Winry nodded, and he face-palmed.

"Arg, me and my big mouth-WHOA!" Ed suddenly became off balance and flipped backwards off the bridge. Winry spun around and grabbed his arm before he landed in the water. He stared at her and broke into a toothy grin.

" Well, that was eventful. Want to go back into the dance?" Winry giggled and they made their way back.

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Everyone stared at them as they spent time together. Ladies had envious looks on their faces- especially Rose. Every now and then, Winry would see, over Edward's shoulder, Alphonse, looking excited and watching them before happily walking away. Winry was having so much fun she didn't even hear the clock ringing, announcing midnight. It was 12:01 when Winry felt her body get cold. And the gown melted away, along with the earrings, the hairdo, and everything else. She was back in her ugly brown dress. Winry froze, and her face turned red. 12:00, 12:00, 12:00-It couldn't be! Ed stared at her in surprise. She backed away from him, and guests started to stare. There was a screech coming, and her stepmother appeared.

"You! How dare you! How could you come here! oh, this is just so embarrassing!" her stepmother ranted, and anger seeped from her. Winry's heart pounded, and she turned and ran. She realized she still had the glass slippers on her feet- but kept on running. She felt it slip and fall behind on the palace's stairs to the entrance. But she ran. And ran, and ran, and ran. Shame pounded like a heartbeat in her ears, and she kept on running.

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Back at the castle, the stepmother continued to scream, practically pulling her hair out. Rose stared at the open door, not believing that "Annabelle" was actually her drab sister, Winry. Ed rushed and skidded to a stop at the doorway.

"B-brother! What happened? Did you get her name?" Al asked, frantically.

"I don't know, Al. Her name-oh, dang it." Ed's heart dropped when he realized he did not get her name. He noticed asmall glimmer on the stairs. He walked down and picked up a small, delicate slipper, that had to be that girl's. He sighed and looked,

longingly, in the direction she had gone.

Yay, first chapter and lotta romance! ^_^ I hope you liked it. Can anyone guess what Disney Princess this was from? *scratches head* well, it's kinda obvious. The next chapter is another fairy tale, but a continuation...if that makes sense...