Chapter 2 A visit from Joe the Baker

After the wedding party ended Cinderella and Prince Kit left for their honey moon. But before the happy couple left Cinderella saw Anastasia talking to the baker from town. "It seems my friend Joe has taking a liking to Anastasia. I can tell they like each other already" Cinderella told Kit and he asked, "You really think so?" "I know so and Anastasia was blushing a bit while she was walking over to him" answered Cinderella as she and the Prince went out the doors as the crowd cheered for the Prince and their new Princess. "Wait what about my step mother and Drizella? What if they come back and cause trouble again?" Cinderella asked the King. "Don't worry my dear I will take care of them personality not just as your king but as your father in law. We're family now" The King answered. Cinderella thanked her father in law as she and Kit got into the carriage and drove off. "Guards have you found Cinderella's stepmother and her other stepsister Drizella?" The King asked. "Yes we have and here they are" one of the guards answered as the other guards brought in Drizella and Lady Tremaine who were human again and dressed in the same dress that Cinderella wore when they forced her to be a servant in her own home. "Release us at once!" Lady Tremaine demanded. "Yeah don't you know who we are?!" cried Drizella. "Yes I know who the both of you are and for your crimes against Cinderella and the entire kingdom I should banish the both of you but instead I'll make you both do the same thing you forced a member of your own family to do" said the King making the two ladies gasp in horror. "WE'RE GOING TO BE SERVANTS?!" Both Lady Tremaine and Drizella screamed before the guards took them away to begin their punishment. Anastasia saw and heard the whole thing. Her mother and sister gave her a nasty look because they couldn't believe what Anastasia did.

"Now that this matter has been taken care of I must attend to my other duties. Grand Duke make sure Anastasia gets home safely" said the King. "Yes sir" replied the Duke as he arranged a ride home for Anastasia. When she arrived home Anastasia thanked the Grand Duke and went inside the big empty house. "Looks like it's just going to be me for a while" Anastasia told herself when all of a sudden she heard a knock on the door. "I wonder who could it be?" Anastasia asked herself when she went to answer the door. Anastasia opened the door and was surprised to see it was Joe the baker. "Hi Joe what brings you by?" Anastasia asked when answered the door. "Oh I came to see you and to bring you bring lovely cupcake I baked for you" answered Joe as he presented the treat. "Oh Joe it's pretty. You even made a flower on top. Thank you so much. Please come in" said Anastasia as she let him in. "I heard from my friends who are servants at the palace that your mother and sister have been sentenced to being servants as punishment" exclaimed Joe. "It's true and they're not too happy that I wasn't sentences as well. The King and Cinderella saw how sorry I was for my actions and they have both forgiven me. I know what I did was wrong and I learned that it's never ok to mess with somebody else's happy ending. If I want my own happily ever after I'm going to let it come to me" stated Anastasia.

"Well that's wonderful to hear because there is something I wish to ask you" said Joe. "I was wondering if it would be ok if I court you?" Anastasia was shocked at Joe's question. "I know I'm not much to look at and I'm not royalty but ever since I first saw you at Cinderella's wedding party I couldn't stop thinking about you even when we were talking for that brief moment." "Joe whoever thinks you're not much to look at is stupid and blind especially if they can't see who I see you as. A sweet charming and very handsome man. To be honest I like you very much and I haven't been able to stop thinking about you as well. But before I give you my answer there is something you should know" said Anastasia as she explained that in a different time she and him met at his bakery originally while she was shopping in town with her mother and sister. She told him that her mother didn't want her to have anything to do with him and how she stood up for herself and decided to pursue their relationship thanks to Cinderella's help and attend one of the balls held at Cinderella's castle. Joe was surprised at what Anastasia said. "It's ok if you don't believe me but it's true" said Anastasia. "Wow that's insane but I believe you since I've seen the Fairy Godmother at the wedding. But why would you go along with the plan of trying to marry the prince?" Joe questioned. "Because when Mother used the Fairy Godmother's wand to turn back time she wanted me to try on Cinderella's tiny glass slipper first and as you can clearly see I have really big feet so she used the wand to make the slipper fit me. Shortly after I realized mother not only moved time backwards but she was able to make anyone I ever met forget me including you" answered Anastasia.

"That makes a lot of sense" said Joe. "So would you like me to court you or in our case continue courting you?" "Yes I would like that very much" answered Anastasia as she gave her new boyfriend a big hug which he did in return. "How about you come back to my bakery which is also my home. I can make you dinner" Offered Joe. "That sounds lovely" Anastasia said as she left with Joe and had a lovely dinner in his home which she liked very much. "It must be nice to live in a bakery. Everything smells so good." "It is nice. I'm the third generation baker in my family. It all started with my grandfather then my mother inherited it and when she retired I took over. I always loved baking and I learned everything from her" Joe told Anastasia and she said, "I wish I knew how to bake but I never learned. I can barely do chores because I'm afraid of breaking things." "Well if you want I can teach you how to bake. It's not that hard" Joe said. "I would like that very much" Anastasia said as she continued to have a lovely evening with her baker boyfriend. A little while after Cinderella and Kit came back from their honeymoon a ball was thrown and Anastasia attended with Joe who was wearing a very nice suit. "You look very handsome my handsome baker" Anastasia told him when he picked her up. "Thank you and I have to say you look beautiful as always" Joe replied as he and Anastasia went to the ball and danced together looking into each other's eyes for the whole time. While Anastasia and Joe were enjoying their time together dancing and eating Drizella and Lady Tremaine saw the couple together. "I can't believe my own sister would be seen with a common person" Drizella told her mother. "I agree and for that she has disgrace herself. But I think I know how to interfere in their little romance" said Lady Tremaine as she and Drizella went somewhere secret to discuss a plan to ruin Anastasia and the baker's romance.

Author's Note: Looks like Anastasia's mother and sister aren't too happy that Anastasia has found somebody that makes her happy. What do you think they're going to do? You'll just have to wait until my next update. Also for any of you who don't know Cinderella 2 Dreams Come True Anastasia falls for a baker that her mother and sister don't approve of who happens to really like Anastasia back. However I tried to look up his name but apparently he doesn't have one. I asked one of my fans who is also a fan fiction writer what would a good name be. He or She suggested the name Joe. Thank You Peachy Author. You're right he does look like a Joe. Peace out from Princesspeach102!