4-chan: I'm back with cake and caffeine and I'm ready to type ^^
Ryou: Oh god she's hyper.
4-chan: Hey! *hits Ryou over the head* To think I was going to share with you.
Ryou: I'm sorry, may I have some cake?
4-chan: …fine but only if you do the disclaimer.
Ryou: Okay, -Hyper 4-chan- doesn't own Yugioh or the Cinderella.
4-chan: Thank you. Oh and before I forget, thank you to Luiz4200, YamiToMangaka, Foxluna, and Singingstar09 for reviewing. You all get a slice of cake and a soft drink. ^^
To Luiz4200: Don't worry everything works out like I think it should.
To YamiToMangaka: Thank you ^^ and I hope you keep on enjoying this fic.
To Foxluna: Considering I probably won't write about the dad anymore, aside from the letters, I'll leave it up to you to decide if he cared for them or not but if you want to get revenge on the dad *throws Mr. Mutou at you* Have fun ^^
And To: Thanks ^^ I hope you like this chapter too.
4-chan: On wards with the story!
~Chapter 1~
"Come on Yuugi, the lake is just up ahead." Yuugi's mother said to the 4 year boy, a fishing pole in hand.
"Coming Mommy!" Yuugi yelled carrying a little tackle box. He ran to catch up with her but tripped and fell. He started to cry once he noticed that his knee was bleeding.
His mother ran back to him and made sure he was alright. "Don't cry Yuugi, it's just a little scrape." She said and kissed his injured knee. "Feeling better now?"
Yuugi sniffled but nodded. "Thank you Mommy."
Yuugi's mother smiled and poked her son on the nose. "You're welcome." She said but kept on poking Yuugi.
Yuugi frowned as it started becoming painful, "Mommy stop it, it hurts." But she didn't stop, instead she just poked harder and started making chicken noises as her head started changing into a chicken. "M-Mommy?" Yuugi asked timidly but only got a peck to the forehead as an answer.
Yuugi screamed as he jolted awake, making the chicken on his chest fall to the ground. He glared at the it for a moment before making a realization. "Wait a second, how did you get out of your pin?" He looked over to the chicken pin and noticed that there was a hole in the netting (1) and that all of the chickens had escaped, thankfully the door to the shed was shut. Yuugi groaned, "Why do you guys keep escaping? Do you enjoy having me fixing your pin at least once a month?" He picked up the chicken beside his bed and put her back in the pin before grabbing some thin wire and tying the netting together as a quick fix. "You don't see the roosters leaving their pin." He said.
After he gathered up all the chickens and put them in their pin he sat down in front of his mirror that hung loosely from the wall, and started brushing his hair until he noticed a little visitor. A chicken head was sticking out of his hair. He sighed and set down his hair brush. "For the last time, my hair is not a nest!" He yelled, pulled the chicken out of his hair, and put it back in the pin. The chickens squawked in what Yuugi thought was laughter. "Yeah, yeah we'll see who has the last laugh when you see what I'm eating for breakfast." (2) He glanced at the clock, it was almost 6. "Shit, I need to hurry." He quickly changed clothes and grabbed enough eggs for breakfast. (Okay maybe he grabbed a couple more then what he needed but it was out of revenge for the rude awakening) Then he ran out of the shed, making sure the door was closed just incase the chickens escaped again, and into the house to make breakfast.
After he was done with cooking the eggs and some bacon he and taken from the refrigerator he stuck some bread in the toaster and walked outside to get his sister. (3) He opened the cellar doors and walked to Anzu's bed. "Anzu, wake up Anzu." He whispered, shaking her slightly.
Anzu groaned softly and opened her eyes. "Yuugi?" She looked over at the clock on her night stand. "Why are you waking me up so early, Vivian and Rebecca don't even wake up until 8:00 at the earliest, it's not even 6:30?"
"I know but I thought we deserve breakfast before them for once." Yuugi said.
"Okay, I'm getting up." She said. "I'll be inside in a few minutes."
"Okay." Yuugi said then went back inside.
Once inside he grabbed the toast from the toaster and put them on their plates then grabbed two glasses and filled them with milk. He set the plates and glasses on the table just in time for Anzu to come in. "Good morning, Sis." He said with a smile.
She smiled back, "Morning Yuugi." She started to eat when she noticed something. "Um Yuugi, you have some feathers in your hair. Have you been sleeping with the chickens again?" She joked.
Yuugi huffed, "Very funny sis." He said and threw some feathers at her. Anzu laughed and ruffled Yuugi's hair, getting most of the feathers out.
After they ate Yuugi put the plates in the sink. "So what are you going to do with your spare time?" He asked. "We still have an hour before we get them up."
Anzu shrugged. "I might go into the town and look around. It's only a ten minute drive there and back so I would still have 40 or so minutes and it has been forever since I've gone down there. What about you?"
"I have to clean the dishes and fix Vivian's and Rebecca's meals so I'll probably just watch T.V for a while, quietly of course, I don't want to get caught." Yuugi said. Vivian thought that Yuugi and Anzu didn't deserve to watch T.V so she never let them and if she ever caught them they would get punished, usually with a beating. "And before you start with the whole 'Well if you're staying here I am too' line," Yuugi continued, "you haven't been into town in months thanks to Vivian's rules." Vivian had another rule that they couldn't leave the house unless it was necessary. This wasn't too much of a problem for Yuugi because, him being the cook, he had to get any groceries they needed once a week. Anzu on the other hand had no reason to go into the town. "You should be able to go have some fun in town." He pushed Anzu out the door, ignoring her protests, and handed her keys to their beat up truck. "Be back before 8:00." He said and shut the door. He waited a couple of minutes until he saw his sister drive away.
Yuugi walked over to the sink and washed the dishes that were dirtied during breakfast then he sat down and watched some old 90's cartoons, keeping the volume low so Vivian and Rebecca wouldn't wake up. Although those too could sleep through the 4th of July, he didn't want to push his luck. In the cartoon three black and white puppy/children/ well no one really knows that they were out in a forest. One of them was a girl and the other two were boys. They were clinging onto a big muscled tanned man. The man said, "Be gone pests and give me the bird" pointing at a turkey. The tallest and oldest puppy children things replied with a smirk, "We'd love too, really, but the fox censors won't allow it." (A hug for any one that can tell me who the people are and what show they come from.) Once the show was over Yuugi got up and made breakfast for Vivian and Rebecca. Shortly after he was finished Anzu returned home. "Here is Rebecca's plate; I'll deal with Vivian today." Yuugi said handing her the plate.
"Are you sure Yuugi? Vivian is pretty mean when she wakes up." Anzu said, taking the plate.
Yuugi scoffed, "Vivian is always mean, but I know what you meant and yes, I'm sure."
"Well…okay." Anzu reluctantly agreed as they made their way up the stairs (4) and into their respectable rooms.
~With Anzu~
Anzu set Rebecca's food on her night stand and gently shook her shoulders, "Come on Rebecca, it's time for you to get up." There was no response. She shook harder, still nothing. Anzu groaned. "Wake up Rebecca, don't you have a date today." Again no response. 'Okay that's it.' She thought and took a deep breathe, "REBECCA WAKE UP!"
Rebecca woke with a small scream, "God Anzu what was that for, you could have tried shaking me."
Anzu's eye twitched, "I did."
Rebecca scoffed and stuck up her nose in the air. "Well excuse me for wanting to catch up on my beauty sleep even though I don't need it." She said, "You could use some though. Now where is my food?"
"It's on your night stand; where it always is." Anzu said, trying to keep herself calm.
"Okay then, you can leave." Rebecca said but just as Anzu was about to leave she spoke up. "It kills you, doesn't it; not being able to sleep in your old room or go out into the town. With barely anyone knowing that you even exist, you will most likely have to stay here with Mother your entire life."
Anzu growled but stayed relatively calm. "I don't care what you or Vivian says one day I will get out of this house and live the life that I deserve."
Rebecca rolled her eyes, "Hang on to that dream." She said as Anzu left the room.
~With Yuugi~
Yuugi walked into Vivian's room and shook her awake. "It's time to get up Ma'am."
Vivian groaned, "You could have waited another hour." She spat.
'If I would have done that you would have yelled at me for missing your spa date.' Yuugi thought. "I'm sorry; I just wanted you to be awake for your trip to the spa." He said, handing her breakfast.
Vivian snatched the plate away as Yuugi set her drink on her night stand, "What are you still standing around here for go do your chores!" She snapped.
"I have some thing I want to ask you." He said. "Could I have your permission to go into town; the chickens broke through the netting again."
Vivian glared, "Oh really, they escaped again? How many times have they 'escaped' this month? Or is this just an excuse to get out of the house?" She moved her food and pinned Yuugi to the wall by his neck. "Who are you seeing, who is he?" She asked, tightening her grip. Yuugi had made the mistake of telling Anzu he was gay while Vivian was home and she just happened to over hear.
"N-No one I swear, the c-chickens really did e-escape." Yuugi choked out.
Vivian tightened her grip even more. "How do I know? This could just be a part of your plain to leave me. Well I'm not going to let that happen. You are going to stay here; you're lucky I let you go get the groceries every week." She let Yuugi go; smirking as she heard his gasps and coughs for air. "Now get out of my room!" She yelled.
Yuugi ran out of the room to see Anzu standing in the hallway. "Oh my god, Yuugi, What did she do to you?" Anzu asked, referring to the red hand prints around Yuugi's neck.
"It's nothing, Anzu, I just got Vivian mad." Yuugi said.
"It doesn't look like nothing." Anzu commented.
Yuugi sighed, "Don't worry Anzu, I'm fine. Please just drop it." And, even though she didn't want to, she let it go and started her chores.
The rest of day went by like normal, Anzu and Yuugi cleaned and did their chores while Vivian and Rebecca did who knows what in town. That is until dinner was over.
Yuugi was cleaning the dishes while Anzu was clearing off the table when a knock was heard.
"I'll get it!" Vivian yelled.
She opened the door to find a tall man in royal clothing holding a letter in his hands. "Is this the Mutou residence?" Vivian nodded. "This is for you then." He said, handing her the letter. "Have a nice night."
Once he left Vivian shut the door and began to read the letter out loud. "Attention citizens of Domino, in two weeks the Prince will be throwing a ball in celebration of his 21st birthday and to reveal who will become his bride. During the next two weeks the Prince and a few of his guards will be living in the kingdom in disguise to figure out who is the most suitable for him, so keep a sharp eye out for him. All citizens, both male and female, are allowed to attend the ball. Sincerely, the King of Domino." Vivian squealed with joy and ran upstairs to tell her daughter, leaving Yuugi and Anzu downstairs.
"I wonder what it would be like to live in the castle." Yuugi said in a dream like state before frowning. "Too bad Vivian won't let us go to the ball."
"Why do you say that?" Anzu asked.
Yuugi let out a small laugh. "Are you forgetting that this is Vivian we are talking about? Do you really think that she will let her step-daughter and gay step-son go to a ball for a Prince that no one has even seen much less know his sexual orientation when it could lower her own daughter's chances oh wining the Prince's heart, because I don't . If it wasn't for the fact Vivian doesn't know what to buy for food I'd doubt she would let me go into town."
Anzu sighed, "I guess you're right." She said. "Hey Yuugi, can you do the rest of my kitchen chores for me? I don't feel well."
"But that leaves me with the entire kitchen!" He exclaimed.
"I know and I'm sorry but I really don't feel well." She said.
Yuugi sighed, "Alright I'll do it."
"Thank you Yuugi." She said as she left to go lie down in her room.
Yuugi sighed again. "Well I guess I better get started."
~With Anzu~
Anzu was laying down on her bed, staring at the wall in deep thought. 'It's not fair, why don't I get to have a shot at meeting the prince? I'm the one who's always wanted the happy ever after, I', the one who deserves it the most, not Rebecca. And Yuugi is right no one knows whether the Prince is Bi or straight and that means that even Yuugi could have a better shot at falling in love with the Prince then me.' Anzu sighed then glared. "No, I'm not giving up; I will get my happy ending even no matter who gets hurt in the process. I deserve it way more then Yuugi and Rebecca anyway." And with that thought Anzu went to sleep.
~End Chapter~
4-chan: okay I'm going to end it here
Ryou: *eating cake* 2 weeks worth of wait for this boring chapter?
4-chan: Quiet you! Anyway I have a favor to ask all of you readers out there. I need to you answer my poll on whether or not Yuugi should have a secret job.
Ryou: Why would he need a job?
4-chan: You'll find out later if they vote. Also sorry that this chapter is a little boring but it will get better.
Side notes:
1) The chicken coop my friend owns has wiring along it's walls so the chickens don't get loose. The one in the fic has fabric netting around it.
2) You have no idea how much I wanted to put "Yeah, we'll see who's laughing when I eat your next of kin." But I thought that it would be a little too silly.
3) You know how the storm cellar in the Wizard of Oz was underneath Dorthy's home? Well this is the same thing.
4) Yes the cottage has an upstairs and a downstairs.