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Thanks:Thank you to all of my reviewers you don't know how much your reviews motivate me to get the next chapter out! A special thanks to mrs. zala for being my first reviewer :)
Author's Notes: FINALLY I got this chapter out! I finished it the other day but I didn't have access to the internet till today. Also I forgot to mention this but this takes place as if Kyoko is now 18 and during the second week of December. ;) And this has turned into more of a Fairy Tale story than just Cinderella so sorry if you thought I was going to do the whole 'Cinderella' story cause I had to twist it a lot so I could add humor…basically it's the simple 'Cinderella' outline but I mess with it so much its not at the same time….
Chapter Two: A Dream is a…never mind that's a later chapter….
Chapter Two: The Beginning of a Twisted Tale
Kyoko awoke to a loud and deep ringing noise that didn't seem to stop. Sitting up Kyoko realized she wasn't in the guest room at Ren's. The room she was in was quite simple. The floor was wooden and the walls looked stone. The bed she was in was quite small and had only a few white covers. She got out of the bed and saw she was wearing a simple white night gown. She walked over to a small window that was across the room. Apon looking out it she saw the source of the noise. A large clock tower in the middle of a cute little village. When Kyoko was fully awake she realized that the room she was in looked just like the one Cinderella had in the movie. Her eyes went all sparkly as she thought of being a princess. Suddenly the door slammed open and standing there was Kanae dressed in a night gown similar to Kyoko's except it was purple.
"Moko-san!" yelled Kyoko and she gave her a bone crushing hug.
What surprised Kyoko is when Kanae hugged her back. Then she pushed Kyoko away and blushed.
"I finally tricked that witch *cough* Bitch *cough* that we dare call mother and locked her in the closet. She deserved it for locking you up here." Kanae said.
Kyoko thought she must be in a dream since 'Moko-san' was her sister and decided to play along.
"Thank you Moko-san for saving me!" Kyoko said and tried to give Kanae another hug.
This time Kanae dodged it and Kyoko almost fell. "That was mean Moko-san!" Kyoko cried.
"Mo! I just didn't want another hug! Don't cry!" exclaimed Kanae.
Kyoko smiled again causing Kanae to sigh. "Now let's go get dressed we are suppose to visit the Duke today." Said Kanae.
Kyoko followed her 'sister' out of the room, down the stairs, and into a rather large room. Kanae opened two huge white doors that had golden handles. As soon as Kyoko saw what was inside she knew for certain she had to be dreaming.
Ren couldn't sleep. There wasn't much more to it. The kiss on the cheek from Kyoko kept replaying in his mind.
"What if she regrets it, or says it was just a thank you like the time I kissed her on the cheek? Does she have feelings for me...No ….and even if she did what would she think when i tell her about my past? I mean Ill have to tell her eventually, especially if we start dating.*sigh*Ren don't get your hopes up, she isn't the number one LoveMe girl for nothing."
Ren couldn't keep those thoughts out of his head and all this was even worse because the very woman he was thinking about was only a few hundred feet away asleep in his guest room. Ren decided he might as well get up and check on Kyoko.
"Hopefully she is asleep and wont freak out"
Ren left his room and stood in front of the guest room. Slowly he opened the door and then smiled. Kyoko was asleep sitting up, with the 'Cinderella' book open in her lap and her head slumped against the pillows.
"She can't be very comfortable."
And after some self conflict Ren closed the book, put it on the dresser, and laid Kyoko down in the bed. Since he couldn't sleep he sat in a chair near the bed and decided to watch her. (A/N: He is having more self conflict on whether or not that makes him a stalker.) Then curious he picked up the 'Cinderella book and started to flip through it. He put his head in his hands when he saw Kyoko's face in place of 'Cinderella's' missing one.
"Whats wrong with me? Maybe I'm just tired."
And he continued to flip through the book. Soon he became very drowsy and then fell asleep in the chair, the book still open. Now if one were to take a closer look at the book, after Ren fell asleep, they would see Ren's face in place of the prince's.
Kyoko was ecstatically happy as she walked through the village with Kanae. Part of this was due to the fact she was wearing one of those dresses she thought only princess wore and her hair was back to its original style (long and black). While Kyoko's dress was a pale pink and her hair was braided, Kanae's dress was a dark green and her hair was in a bun. The reason for them being in town was they had to walk through it to get to the home of the Duke who was expecting them. Kyoko wondered who the Duke might be and was excited to meet him, but hoped they weren't too under dressed. Before Kyoko knew it she was standing in front of a large mansion and Kanae had walked up to knock on the door. As soon as someone opened the door Kyoko was tackled by a small blond swirl that sent her to the ground.
"Oh I'm so sorry Onee-sama! I didn't mean to get your dress dirty." She heard a voice say.
Apon opening her eyes Kyoko saw Maria getting off of her with a sad look on her face. Kyoko smiled.
"It's ok Maria. I can always brush the dirt off." She assured the girl.
The three girls entered the mansion and Kyoko was dragged off to change with Maria, while Kanae waited for the Duke. The dress Maria made Kyoko change into was much like the one she had on before, but it had golden trim and deigns on the corset.
"Onee-sama you look so pretty, I'm sure Ren-sama would love it!" Maria shined.
"Ren-sama?" Kyoko knew who she was talking about but who knew what he could be in her dream?
"Silly Onee-sama. You know Ren-sama, he's not only the Prince of Hollywood but he is one of your best friends and you have a crush on him!" Maria giggled.
"Ren is a Prince... Well it does fit him." Kyoko blushed and crouched to Maria's level.
"M-Maria…How did you know?" she asked.
"Onee-sama, it's not that hard to see with the way you look at him. Especially when he smiles." said Maria.
"So even in my dreams I'm that obvious."
"Though I can't blame you! If you didn't like him so much I would make sure I marry him!" Exclaimed Maria.
Kyoko had to giggle at that. She stood up and took Maria's hand, then they left to join Kanae and the Duke.
"If Maria is here the Duke must be…."
When they entered the room Kanae was talking to the Duke, who was dressed like a ….well um…..one might describe it as a Spanish Noble.
"Yep….. It's President."
"Ah Kyoko, I was just talking to Kanae about a upcoming ball. Please join us and bring Maria too." Lory said.
Kyoko nodded and led Maria to sit with her on one of the couches.
"As I was saying, the king and queen of Hollywood have decided to host a ball. Usually this is because the king wants an excuse for a feast, but they have made it clear that this one is for celebration of Prince Ren returning from a long journey. I am telling you this, because they have invited me and any of my close friends to come." (Pause moment of silence) "I have decided to bring you two with me!" explained Lory.
Kyoko immediately went into fantasy mode thinking she was having the best dream ever and Kanae sighed knowing there was no way out of going, while Maria was bouncing with happiness that her Onee-sama would be coming with them.
"I suppose we should go home and pack then." Said Kanae.
"Of course. We will meet here tomorrow and head towards Hollywood." Said Lory.
"Well then I guess I better give this back Maria." Said Kyoko looking down at her dress.
"No! Onee-sama keep it!" cried Maria.
Just as Kyoko was going to protest Lory cut in.
"Don't worry nobody else fits it so you would be helping by taking it off our hands. Now say bye to Maria and get going. You will need the time to prepare."
Kyoko could only nod. She hugged Maria and followed Kanae out the door. She was in lala land the whole walk home and couldn't stop thinking about how beautiful the queen of Hollywood must be, considering she is Ren's mom.
Ren awoke and immediately noticed a pain in his neck. He rubbed his neck but then wondered why he felt like he was moving. He opened his eyes to see that he was in what looked like a carriage.
"I told you not to fall asleep while we were in the carriage, it does do damage to the neck." Said a voice.
Ren looked up to see a man with light brown hair, glasses, a smile on his face, and was dressed in not a suit, but a dark blue shirt with a nice button down dark blue jacket(golden buttons) and black slacks.
"Yashiro?" Ren wondered.
"Of course it's me! And we are almost at the castle. Your Father told me to let you know that your Mother will be waiting for us when we arrive." Said Yashiro.
"Father? My Mother? And where am I? This must be a dream."
He then smiled apon seeing the castle as the carriage approached it.
"That is something Kyoko would love to see."
Yashiro saw his smile and smirked. "Thinking about Kyoko again?" he teased.
Ren looked up at Yashiro a bit surprised .
"Even in my dreams my manager teases me about Kyoko." He sighed.
Soon the carriage was at the stairs of the castle and Yashiro signaled for Ren to go ahead. As soon as Ren stepped out of the carriage he was attacked by something blond.
"Oh Kuon I missed you so much! Its ok if I call you Kuon right?" the person stepped back and Ren could clearly see it was actually his mother.
"At least I can do this for her in my dream." "Call me whatever you want to mother." He replied.
Julie smiled and turned to Yashiro. "Thank you for getting him home safe." She said.
"It was my duty, your Majesty." Yashiro bowed.
"Oh come now I told you to call me Julie!" she exclaimed.
"Yes Julie. It would be an honor." He replied.
Yashiro then left them saying he had some business to attend to.
"He is always so businessy….Well I guess that's why he is your royal advisor." Said Julie.
"Really…..you should see him when you're not around." Said Ren.
"Well let's talk about the ball we will be hosting!" said Julie.
She led Ren into the castle and began to talk about who all she was inviting. Ren groaned when his mother mentioned all the girls that would be there. Even though it was just a dream Ren was now aware of the fact his is the prince and his good looks didn't help him any.
"Oh and Ren. I just got word that Duke Lory is bring along not only Maria, but Kyoko and Kanae also." Informed Julie.
Ren heard this and was curious. How did he know Kyoko, and who was she in his dream?
"Kyoko is coming?" he asked.
"Oh don't act like you're not happy Kuon, everyone knows you love the girl…you really should confess. And I think if you don't soon your father will make her your sister." Julie giggled.
"So everyone knows here too? *sigh* Maybe this is sign that its time I tell her."
"Oh you can confess to her at the ball! It will be so romantic! There is no way she can say no!"
"Unless this is a nightmare."
"Alright Mother I get it, but please stop bugging me about it. I'm sure you need to go do something." Said Ren.
"Oh fine be that way. At least talk to your father….I'm sure he missed you too." Said Julie.
She gave Ren a kiss on the cheek and then left. Ren decided to find his father and thought of where he might be. Immediately he went looking for the first place that popped into his head…the kitchen.
Somewhere on the other side of the kingdom was a dark forest and inside that forest was a old looking mansion, and inside the mansion sat a angry blond looking into his crystal ball.
"Damnit! Why is he so popular! And how could Kyoko forget about me! THE Evil Lord of the dark forest who dumped her and she swore revenge on! Ugh! I'm going to kill that bastard for making her ignore ME! I mean what the hell does she see in that prick?" he yelled.
"Sho." A voice said.
Sho turned to see his lovely assistant Shoko, who he had imprisoned, standing there with her arms crossed.
"What the hell do you want Shoko?" he rudely asked.
"Well Sho…...SHUT UP! I'm tired of listening to you rant about Kyoko and the Prince. They deserve each other! The only reason I haven't left you yet is because you have a spell on me!" she snapped.
"Well if you hate me so much then just leave!" yelled Sho.
He said some nonsense words and the chains that had been on Shoko's ankles disappeared.
"Fine! I'll be treated a lot better by someone who doesn't obsess over a pretty girl and dress up like that! I mean what are you the wicked witch of the west?" laughed Shoko.
She then stormed out.
"Damnit Shoko….That's the wrong story!" Sho yelled.
He threw the crystal ball across the room, shattering it into millions of tiny pieces. After another cussing fit he opened one of his trunks to reveal a medium sized oak box. He opened it and set the contents on the pillow his old crystal ball had been. It was another crystal ball a bit larger than the last.
"Crystal ball who is the best of them all?" he arogantly asked(very loudly too)
Suddenly the face of a young girl appeared on the crystal ball. "You are Sho-kun!" it replied.
Sho laughed evilly and made the crystal ball he named 'Mimori' continue to compliment him, while he lounged on his couch, eating pudding.
Author's Notes: Oh I had so much fun with that last part! LOL just imagine Sho sitting in a dark forest yelling at a crystal ball XD So sorry for the late update but this took a while to write. Hope you enjoyed it! Please Review they help me write faster whether you think so or not, and just so you know….the pairings are definitely RenxKyoko, YashiroxKanae, and possibly some ShoxHisCrystalBall XD If you have any ideas for you would like me to add in a future chapter do tell :)
