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Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there was a girl. She was prettier and kinder than any in all of the land. She was a true hero, and a great leader. She was admired by all, even those who we're jealous. She was talented, brave, intelligent-
This isn't her story.
This is the story of a boy. And his twin sister.
And a girl. And her twin brother.
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Adrien was born to a family of moderate wealth. His parents were loving and kind, and he had a very happy family. His twin sister Addis and him were inseparable. Then his mom got sick. They hired the best doctor's in the land, but she couldn't be saved. She kept getting worse, and worse
One day, she was just gone.
No one ever said anything, but Adrien knew what it meant. She had died. His kind loving mother had left. He would never hear her joyful laugh, feel her warm hugs, see her bright smile, smell the pepperminty smell from her shampoo, or anything ever again.
And everything in life went downhill from there.
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His father grew cold and distant. It was as though being near Adrien hurt him. Adrien didn't blame him, his father was grieving, and he was grieving too.
Until his father remarried.
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It made sense, somewhat. Adrien's mom had died, the woman his dad married was a widow. They both needed comfort, they needed a companion.
They couldn't bear to look at their children.
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Adrien thought it could be exciting, to have another sister. He was best friends with his twin, so it seemed like a great idea.
However, given his circumstances, it wasn't.
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Adrien was forced to move up to the attic with his twin sister. His father didn't want to see him, and his step-mother barely tolerated him.
The only relief was that he didn't have to deal with his step-sister.
Chloe seemed fine at first. She was sad, and they comforted each other. Chloe, didn't have many friends, and neither did he or Addie. They all had each other
It seemed good.
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Then Chloe confessed how she felt. She was in love with him. Totally utterly helplessly in love. She wanted nothing else but him.
Eww, gross. They were practically siblings. He rejected her immediately.
Then she turned on him. She lost the pouty sadness and replaced it with evil. She became a spoiled brat overnight. She needed everything clean and perfect. She was really bitchy.
Addie tried to stand up for him. Chloe lost both of her friends when she turned on them.
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Their parents made Adrien do all the cleaning. He swept, he washed, he wiped. But nothing he did impressed his dad or made him pay attention to him.
Addie cooked food, she washed the laundry, but still, she felt ignored. She had to help Chloe with everything.
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One day, Adrien had to clean the fireplace. It was a useless job. Ashes flew everywhere and it was impossible to wipe them up.
By the time he was done, his face hair and clothes were covered in the stuff.
Chloe saw him and laughed. "You're a mess Cinder-Adrien."
He only looked down to the floor in sadness. He didn't give her the satisfaction of seeing his tears fall on his face. He ran to his room.
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Addie was trying to make bread. Only, the oven wasn't working. It wasn't turning on. It didn't look like it was baking. She couldn't see anything.
She opened the oven and a big gust of smoke blew out. Quickly, she pulled everything out and checked for flames. She turned on the fan.
Of course. Chloe walked in with a wrinkled nose. "Eww, what did you do wrong this time?" She looked around the kitchen. "No one Will eat that, Smoky Addie."
Addie glared. "That's not my name."
Chloe laughed. "Cinder and Smoky, you twins are perfectly terrible." She stormed out of the room.
Addie ran to find her brother. He was always more sensitive than her.
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She found him in their room, in the cold attic. Addie have Adrien a hug.
"I know it's been hard since mom died."
He hugged her back. "You're always her for me. I can never thank you enough."
"It's no problem."
"She just really gets to me."
"I know. Chloe is irritating "
He sighed. "And I almost felt confident again."
"What do you mean?"
Adrien shrugged. "Well, the ball, for princess Mari and Prince Marin is in a week. I was going we could go."
Addie perked up. "Yeah! I could make us some nice clothes."
"Its masquerade."
"Chloe won't even know its us." Addie smiled at him. "Genius."
"Bit she called me worthless."
"Don't let it get to you."
"It just does."
"We have to get to that ball. You should ask dad. He likes you better."
"Ill try my best Adrien."
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"Father?" Slowly Addie opened the do or to her father's study.
"Addie? What brings you here?"
"Well," she blushed. "I was wondering if Adrien and I can go to the ball? The whole kingdom is invited."
He have a nod. "Of course you can go."
"Thank you so much."
"But, you must finish all your chores."
"Okay."
"The house must be spotless."
"Understood."
"And you must find your own ride there, Chloe is traveling in her own carriage."
"Yes father." She was stressed about cleaning, but so excited.
"And one last thing."
"Yes?"
"Keep Adrien safe. I worry about him and his emotions. and have fun." He waved her away. "Go now."
"I will always keep him safe."
Addie went back to find Adrien.
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She was practically jumping up and down. "I have bad news, and good news."
Adrien groaned. "Bad news?"
"We have to clean the whole house."
"How can there be any good news after that?"
"If we clean, we can go to the royal ball in a week!"
Adrien smiled. "Really?"
"Yeah, I know how much you want to dance with the princess."
Adrien rolled his eyes. "don lie, your crush on Marin is your motivations here."
"Guilty as Charged." she smiled. "A royal ball."
"We should start cleaning. And you should make costumes." Adrien grabbed the broom. "I'll go sweep."
Addie smiled. "Oh I have an idea." She pulled out her black dress and his suit. "Ill just have to alter this a bit."
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