hey guys this is my new story that i have just started , i hope you enjoy =)

dont own darkest powers characters

The Saunders mansion.

"CINDERELLA" great she wants me again, what could it be this time?

I placed down my mop and bucket on the stairs out of the way and headed up to Tories room where she was currently screeching my name. She at the moment is trying to find a dress out of the millions of items in her wardrobe good enough for the royal ball that is coming up in a few days. The royals don't normally socialise with us peasants as they only see us a filth and something to bring the tax money in to keep the royal business afloat, but because the queens eldest son Derek has come of age, they are trying to find him a wife who can for fill the duties of the queen and keep him warm on the cold winter nights. See, the queen had lost her king many years ago and is starting to wither within the castle walls herself and the only way to keep the kingdom right and proper is to marry off her son for him to be ready for the throne. But let me explain the situation to you before you get completely confused.

My name is Chloe ,but my step sister and step mother call me Cinderella as I clean the cinders from the fire place and work/ sleep in the cellar ,but to be honest I thinks its because they can never remember my name or just don't care to. My father who cared for me greatly re-married many years after my mothers passing to Diana, the woman who has been a thorn in my side since the day they moved into this place. She also brought along her snobby daughter Tori who just loves to use me as her personal servant on a daily basis. I know I am a servant already but she doesn't have to remind me of that fact every day. I was only nine when my father announced his new fiancée to me and all of our friends and from then my life has been complete hell. My father was the only thing that helped me through it all, he use to read my favourite book to me every night when I was younger and sing to me as we watched the sunset, he seemed to always make time for me no matter how tired he was or in a mood, he would always make time for me. Sometimes he would tell me stories of him and mom from when they first met to the things that she liked and also the day that he proposed to her, and in doing so made me feel closer to my mother. But when he died on that day I lost all of his stories, I lost his loving voice, his hugs and affection, and I lost him. He died when I was twelve and now six years later I could still sometimes hear his beautiful voice in my dreams and in times of comfort. All I wanted was to be free of here and be able to wonder the forest without being scolded for acing as a boy, to be able to be wild and have fun without my duties being the way but I only see the outside every once in a while, now six years later I work for my house keep from Diana, but things could be worse like being homeless or even dead. And know I also work for Tori like I am right now. Oh, witch reminds me.

"IM COMING" I took the marble steps up two at a time until I reached a long corridor covered with huge windows on the left that held red velvet drapes and about 4 doors on the right. When I reached the forth door I gently knocked before entering and witnessing the disaster before me. Clothes were draped on every surface area available and then double. I walked over to the dresser and ducked just in time to not get hit by yet another pile of clothes, god that girls got an arm on her. "Yes Tori?" she turned to me with an angered look on her face, what have I done now? "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WEAR" I could have figured that one on my own. "What would you like me to do?" I haven't got time for this; I have my own chores to do without adding this to the list.

"I need you to help me pick something out that will make me look gorgeous" "I don't think that's possible" I mumbled to myself hoping she didn't hear "what did you just say?" oh crap.

"I said im sure that's possible" she gave me a slight look before turning away to look at what was left in her walk in wardrobe.

Wow, that was a close one.

I looked down at myself and saw my ripped and dirty knee length dress and my grubby hands and thought 'why would she want my help for' my complexion was ok, I mean I wasn't ugly but I wasn't beautiful either, and my body had curves yeah but in this dress I looked like a ruler. My blond hair ran down in curls along my mid back and my bangs made my ocean blue eyes stand out even more 'you have your mothers eyes' my fathers voice rang through my head as this was the thing he would tell me most days, I wonder if I have anything ells in common with my-. A piece of clothing wacked me in the face before falling to the floor and pooling at my feet. I guess I deserved that one.

I picked up a pile of clothes and placing them next to Tori on the floor.

I guess I better get to work then and with that I picked up the first dress my hands fell upon.

Today is gonna be a long day.

The royal castle

"DEREK" I turned my head around towards my bedroom door from the windowsill that I was currently sat at.

Oh great, what could they possibly want now?

My best friend and loyal advisor stephano came through my door and once spotting me came dashing towards me grasping my shoulders.

"Were have you been? I have been looking for you everywhere" I raised my left eyebrow at his question and said "I have been here, where you have now found me. Why? What did you need me for?" my sarcasm didn't go down well with stephano but he already learned a long time ago to just brush it off.

"We need to talk about that ball tomorrow night" oh no, anything but that please.

I groaned and stood up away from him and started to make my way towards the back doors connected to my balcony. By the time I had made it to the railing stephano was already leaning against standing next to me while I just enjoyed the view.

"Why do I have to do this? I don't even want a wife stephano" as I said this I turned myself towards him and gauged his reaction.

He sighed "Derek, we have been over this already. you have to do this for the good of the kingdom" I fisted my hands "Simon would better suited for this then I would, and you know this, im not ready to marry yet ,I mean im only nineteen years old for crying out loud"

"I also know that you are the only one out of you and your brother who will be seated for the throne Derek" he gave me a look of sympathy. This was the reason why me and stephano were friends because he was the only one who got me at all and understood where I came from.

He grasped my shoulder "hey, at least you have tonight as freedom huh?" I gave him a look that said that-does-not-help. I looked back at the horizon line and started to get lost in my thoughts again.

"What type of girl would go for anyway?" this was the only thing since the announcement that I had thought about over and over.

"I would choose a girl who liked to be free from everything and could be wild when she wanted to and didn't mind getting her hands dirty every once in a while." An image of a girl started to form in my head of how she would be and act, the perfect girl for me.

"She would be beautiful, smart, and wouldn't put up with my crap, she would just be herself instead of what everyone wanted her to be, an no one would be able to break her no matter what." When I turned to my friend a look crossed his face "you have thought about this before haven't you?" I huffed out a laugh and placed my own hand on his shoulder.

"Yeah I have, but where would I ever find a girl like that when there all snobby and selfish and care only about my title instead of me" wow this was getting deep.

"You will, don't worry" he moved away from me and headed towards the doors but turned around on the last moment. "You will find her, and when you do and you lay your eyes on her for the first time, the hole room and everyone in it will be insignificant compared to her, and when your eyes lock you will get lost inside of them before you know it. Then you will know for sure you have found the right girl." He left soon after leaving me and just my thoughts swimming around in my head.

All I want to do is be free, how hard could it be to do that?

I looked at the falling sunset before me and watched my freedom slowly leave with it.

But you never know, I thought to myself, maybe I will find the right girl, and when I do maybe we can be free together.

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