Chapter 2: Losing a love one

A/N: I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed my story. In this chapter I tried as much as I could to change the basic Cinderella story into my own tell me what you think. Oh and I also changed the first chapter so you might want to go back and re-read some of it just to let you know I aadded that Scarlett had a brother to the story.

Things began too slowly go back too the way it used too be. But for Scarlett things would never be the same. Her Pa never stoped being Pa. He took very good care of her and she knew he loved her so very much. But her father often had too go too Twelve Oaks about some business. She would often ask if she could go along with him but the answer was always no.

"Pa do you have too go?" A seven year old Scarlett asked looking up at her Pa. With her lovely green eyes as wonder filled them.

"I'm sorry princess. I have too go talk to Mr. Wilkes about some land" Gerald said getting down on his daughters level.

"Can't I go with you please?" Scarlett asked as she begged her Pa for her to go. She wanted so badly to go with him. She wouldn't be any trouble to him no not at all. She had one of her best friends to play with and that was Ashley Wilkes.

"I'm sorry Katie Scarlett but you need too stay here. But I will be back as soon as I can" he kissed Scarlett goodbye then left for the Wilkes.

Scarlett watched as her Pa galloped away on his horse. Unknowing to Scarlett the next time she would see her Pa someone would be with him.


"You can't get me!" Scarlett yelled to her best friend Melanie Hamilton. "Come on Melly!" she laughed as she ran all over the yard.

"Scarlett it's your turn too be it now not mine" Melanie yelled through the large pastor. Melanie finally caught up with Scarlett and tagged her. "Now your it" looking at Scarlett with a smile going across her lips.

"Fine have it your way" Scarlett said as she began too run with her dress blowing in the wind. "But don't blame me if I catch you quicker"

Scarlett and Melanie where having such fun playing tag. When they head Mammy's voice calling them.

"Scarlett, Melanie! Yaw know little girls don't play like that. Come on in the house. Scarlett yaw Pa's do too be here in a few minuets".

"Pa's coming home" Scarlett said with happiness as she and Melanie ran inside.


"Do I have too wear that thing?" Scarlett asked Mammy as she pointed at a little royal blue dress lying on her bed. How she hated wearing lace,dresses just everything a little girl was supposed to wear. Scarlett would rather wear just a dress with out the lace and everything else to her those things where just so unrecoverable.

"Yes yaw do now suck in" Mammy said lacing Scarlett's corset.

So Scarlett wore the blue dress. She really didn't want too but she guess she would for her Pa.

"Now that's how a little girl should dress like. Not in that rag of a dress you wore earlier" Mammy said finishing Scarlett's hair.

"You think Pa will recognize me?" Scarlett asked looking in a mirror. She had on the royal blue dress, pair of white stockings on with a pair of little black shoes. Her hair in corn rolls down her back. She really looked like a plantation's owners daughter. As of a couple minuets ago she did not.

"I'm sure he will. How could he forget you" Mammy said with a laugh.

Scarlett waited and waited for her Pa.

"Mammy where is Pa wasn't he supposed to be here by now" Scarlett asked with a wine.

"Calm down child he will be here soon"Mammy said looking at Scarlett. As she paced back and forth. Mammy new how much Scarlett loved her Pa.

By the time he arrived Scarlett was sitting on the porch all pooped out from all the excitement. Kind of heard to believe being a seven year old right?

"There's my little princess"Gerald said as he stood in front of Scarlett.

Scarlett looked up with big eyes to find her Pa right there.

"Pa!" Scarlett said running into his arms. "I've missed you so much Pa"

"I've missed you as well Katie Scarlett" Gerald said with a smile.

"Where's Alexander? wasn't he visiting today Pa?" Scarlett asked looking at her Pa with her head cocked sideways. Besides her Pa Alexander was the next important man in Scarlett's life.

"Yes he was but he wrote me while I was at Twelve Oaks. Saying that his train was running late and that he wouldn't be able to make it. Gerald answered Scarlett then added " Now I have a surprise for you".

"Oh what is it Pa?" Scarlett asked clapping her hands together. What could it possibly be? Oh she just couldn't wait to find out. She just loved surprises.

"I would like you too meet your new mother and sisters" Gerald said going over too a black carriage.

"New mother, new sisters?" Scarlett asked confused what was her Pa talking about? Weren't they fine just them?

"You're going too love them" Gerald said reassuring his little princess. "One of the girls shes close to your age"

Scarlett trusted her Pa very much. He knew what was best for her. Her Pa helped three women out of a carriage. Two of them looked like they where Scarlett's age. And the other to be much older then Scarlett.

"Scarlett this is Carreen" Gerald pointed too his left. Too a girl with dark hair like Scarlett's. She had dark blue eyes with long eyelashes. Carreen was five years old but seemed much older then five. "This is Suellen" was the girl too the right, with strawberry blond hair. Her dark eyes went well with her red Orange dress. She looked too be nice but all so seemed a little prissy and a know it all. But that was just Scarlett's option. Suellen was a year younger then Scarlett. "And this Scarlett is your new mother. India" (A/N: I know what you are thinking India's like 19. In my story she's in her late 20's and Gerald is in his mid 30's as well. Figured I would clear that up for you)she was tall, blondish brown hair up in a bun with a net like thing covering it. Just like her daughters she seemed nice but Scarlett wasn't quit sure yet. Gerald finished introducing Scarlett too her new family.

"Its nice too meet you all" Scarlett said with a smile and a curtsy. "I didn't know my Pa was getting remarried?"

"It's nice too meet you too sweetie. Oh yes I'm surprised that he didn't write and tell you" India said with a smile. "Girls say hello too your new stepsister" as her warm smile fell.

"It's nice too meet you Scarlett" the girls said together.

So Scarlett had a family again. Things where going too be different she could fill it. But would it be the good filling Scarlett was hoping for? Or would it be a wrong fill? Scarlett wasn't quit sure. Scarlett couldn't wait too tell her friends about her new family, she was the luckiest girl in the world. That night while Gerald tucked in his princess he asked her what she thought of her new family.

"What do you think about your new family, princess?" Gerald asked as he sat on the edge of her king size bed.

"Very much. They are very nice. But do you think they will like me?" Scarlett asked her Pa as she sat up.

"What kind of question is that? Of course they will. They will love you just as much as I do" Gerald said with a laugh.

"But why did you get remarried? India said that you should have wrote me telling me so" Scarlett asked cocking her head to one side.

"Well because I couldn't possibly take care of you by myself-" Gerald started.

"But we have Mammy" Scarlett said cutting her pa off. What little Scarlett was saying was true they did have Mammy wasn't that enough?

"Yes we do but it is not her responsibility to raise you. When I should. And that is why I got remarried too have someone look after you besides Mammy when I am away" Gerald finished "Now which story do you want me to read too you?" he asked waiting for his daughters answer.

"Um...the story of the glass shoe" Scarlett said but she couldn't remember the name of it.

"Cinderella?" Gerald asked looking at his daughter.

Scarlett nodded her head yes with a smile. "yes Pa that's the one".

"Okay then. Once upon a time in a far away place there lived a man and his daughter. They where very happy together the girl had everything she could possibly want and more. But it got to the point where the father couldn't take care of his daughter anymore because he was getting on in age. So he took her to a orphanage and they took her in. The little girl was so unhappy that her father was gone for good. One day a lady with two daughters of her own adopted the girl. But without knowing to the little girl the woman only adopted her to do all the house work(A/N: Okay I know that is not the story of Cinderella. But I figured since I was doing the story of Cinderella I would re due the one that Gerald is telling Scarlett)-" Gerald looked down to see that his little princess had fallen asleep lessening to the story. He kissed her forehead and blew out the candle and left the room.

Scarlett dreamed that dream that she had so many times before. But this time it changed just a little bit. It began like it had many other times. She was alone with out anyone not even her Pa was with her.

"Pa where are you?"Scarlett yelled through the dark but he didn't answer. Soon things came into view.

But it wasn't her Pa it was her step family. What where they doing in her dream? They began yelling at her to do things.

"Scarlett don't just stand there do what we tell you"India yelled at her.

Scarlett didn't understand any of this. Why was her new mother telling her too do so many things? It wasn't her responsibility too do so.

"But mother Pa doesn't make me do any of those things" Scarlett said looking at her few family.

"Well you're father isn't here anymore now is he" Suellen said coming into view.

"What do you mean Pa isn't here?" Scarlett asked very worried.

"How could you for get the death of your own father" Carreen said cold like. "What kind of daughter are you?"

"What are you talking about death of Pa?" Scarlett asked taking a few steps back.

"It happened just a few days ago. Your dear and loving Pa died of some kind of sickness. You where a mess you just cried and cried. In fact you wouldn't stop for days" India said evil like as her eyes narrowed.

"Pa died. No it can't be. It just can't be" Scarlett said as she began to cry in her sleep.

"Yes he did and now you do what we tell you" India said looking at her daughters then at Scarlett.

Scarlett cried out in her sleep. Her Pa came running in.

"Scarlett what's wrong sweetie?" Gerald running to her.

"I had a nightmare" Scarlett cried it seemed so real. "That you where dead and that my mother and sisters where glad because they could tell me what to do"

"Oh honey nothing is going too happen too me. I promise I will be around for a long time" Gerald rocked his daughter back and forth telling her it was going to be okay. Then he began too sing the famous Irish song. Scarlett's mother used too do the same when she was a baby.

Scarlett finally fell back asleep and didn't have another nightmare the remainder of the night.

Seven years later

Seven years went by and Scarlett loved having a family again. a fourteen year old Scarlett was sitting on the front porch talking too the Tarleton twins.

"So how do you like having a new family" Brent Tarleton asked.

"I like it. Never thought my Pa would get remarried again" Scarlett said with a small smile.

A few moments later Melanie walked up in her new dress she had told Scarlett about.

"Hi Melly" Scarlett said with a smile. "I love your dress"

"Why thank you. What are we talking about?" Melanie asked sitting next too Stuart Tarleton.

"Where talking about Scarlett's new family" Stuart answered Melanie.

"Aw how's that going for you?" Melanie asked looking at Scarlett wondering what she would say. Melanie had heard a lot of things from different people about the new family members.

"Okay I guess. But sometimes I get this awful filling that they don't like me one bit" Scarlett answered her best friend. Looking around to make sure know one was lessening. "Ever since Pa's been gone I've had to do everything and with no help what so ever"

"They do too like you. You know they do" Melanie said rolling her eyes just a little bit. "I'm sure what you're saying about how you had to do everything was just cleaning your room"

"You're probably right I guess I'm just making things up" Scarlett said with a laugh. "But I'm not making the thing about doing everything I swear. Now I need too go meet Pa". She said her goodbyes and went and waited for Pa.

"Scarlett come in the house" India said to Scarlett as she looked out a window.

'No I'm going too wait for Pa to come home from the Wilkes" Scarlett said going on her way not caring what her new mother thought.

"Great balls of fire that girl never does what she's told" India said quietly as she backed away from the window. But the Terleton's and Melanie heard her as plan as day.

"Scarlett was right about her new family not liking her. Or at least not her mother anyway. Did you hear what her new mother just said?" Brent asked looking at his brother and Melanie. As he stood up.

His brother and Melanie nodded there head yes. But there was nothing they could do about it.

Scarlett waited for her Pa she couldn't wait too see him. She wanted too tell her Pa about how she was force too do everything while he was gone. She finally saw him gallop over a fence and through a small river.

"Pa" Scarlett said giving him a hug. "You know you're not supposed to be doing that. India doesn't think you should".

"Katie Scarlett first off you are too call your new mother by mother not by her first name. And second I don't need your mother telling me not too. I'm capable of doing this" Gerald said s they walked around the plantation.

"I know Pa I just don't want you to get hurt" Scarlett said with a sad look upon her face. "I don't know what I would do if something happened too you"

"Don't worry princess nothing is going too happen too me" Gerald said with a smile.

When they got back too the house Scarlett remember she needed too tell her father about last week.

"Pa something happened last week you should know about" Scarlett started "You're new-" but she didn't get too finish her step family came out to meet her Pa.

""Father!" the girls said giving him a hug.

"How are my daughters?" Gerald asked looking at them.

"Good but I want too wear Scarlett's blue dress to the party." Suellen said with a wine.

"Your dress is fine my dear" India told her daughter. Suellen just rolled her eyes with disapointment.

"Scarlett what did you want to tell me?" Gerald asked facing his daughter.

Scarlett looked up at her father but the looks upon her stepfamily's faces told her not too say a word. "Nothing Pa it was nothing" Scarlett said as her eyes meet the ground.

Right then and there she could have told her Pa but she didn't. All because she was scared of her step family.

The next day was the party at the Wilkes house. Scarlett had been looking forward too the party for quit sometime. Not just because she got too hang out with her friends. Because Scarlett would get too see her other best friend Ashley Wilkes.

"Come Scarlett it's time too go too the Wilkes" Mammy said coming into Scarlett's room.

"I'm coming. I will be down in a few moments" Scarlett said as she fixed her hair then she was out her bedroom door. As she was walking down the hall she saw her step family coming her way. They looked at Scarlett as if she was not worthy of being part of there family. Scarlett just sighed sadly and made her way to the carriage.


As Scarlett walked through the doors of the Wilkes house, Ashley came up to her.

"Why Scarlett O'Hara don't you look nice" Ashley said with a smile.

"Thank you. It's been a while hasn't it?" Scarlett asked as she gave him a hug. In so many ways Ashley was like a brother to her.

"Yes it has" Ashley said with a small laugh.

"Where's Melanie at?" Scarlett asked looking around for her other best friend.

"There she is" Ashley pointed behind Scarlett. "Over here Melly" Ashley called.

Melanie came over too Scarlett and Ashley. "Having fun?" Melanie asked holding a glass of punch.

"Yes" Scarlett and Ashley said together.

"Hey Scarlett I heard that your father got remarried" Ashley said looking at Scarlett.

"Yes seven years ago. Where have you been?" Scarlett asked raising her eye brows.

"I've been away for a while and I was wondering" Ashley said defending himself.

"Its okay things could be a little better" Scarlett said with a sigh.

"Scarlett here thinks that her step family doesn't like her" Melanie said looking at Ashley.

"Don't worry everything will be fine, you'll see" Ashley said patting Scarlett's hand.

"I told her the same thing" Melanie added moments later.

Hours had past and all Scarlett did was talk too Melanie, Ashley and a few more people. Soon it was time too go.

"Scarlett dear its time too go" Gerald told his oldest daughter.

"I'll be there in a moment Pa" Scarlett answered. "Well I have too go talk to you guys later. Maybe you guys can come over later".

Melanie and Ashley thought that was a good idea. So Scarlett told Ashley and Melanie goodbye then went out to find her family.


That night Scarlett's Pa told her he was going on another trip.

"But Pa you just got back" Scarlett said with sadness. "Can I PLEASE go with you this time. I've been to the Wlikes before. Plus I can play with Ashley I won't get in the way I promise" Scarlett begged as she put her hands into each other and had the puppy dog face to go along with it as well.

"I know Katie Scarlett that you wouldn't get in the way. In fact I know that you would be on your best behavior. But I just can't take you with me I'm sorry princess. But I will tell you what I will only be gone two weeks." Gerald said smiling at his daughter.

"One"Scarlett stated.

"Two" Gerald said.

They began playing rock paper scissors too see who would win. Scarlett chose rock and her Pa chose scissors. Causing Scarlett too win.

"All right one. But you have too be good while I'm gone alright" Gerald said with a laugh.

"I promise Pa" Scarlett promised with a smile. "I love you so much Pa"

"I love you too Katie Scarlett" Gerald said kissing Scarlett on the forehead. Gerald left the room closing the door behind him.

Scarlett snuggled into her covers and drifted off too sleep. That was one of the last times Scarlett would see her Pa alive and the last time she would hear the words I love you.

The next morning Scarlett was dreading. As she ate her breakfast she couldn't help but wait until a week was up then her Pa would be home from the Wilkes. After breakfast her Pa got ready to leave. Scarlett didn't want her Pa to leave. But she put on a brave smile for her Pa. But Scarlett couldn't keep the smile for long.

Why so glum Katie Scarlett?" Gerald asked as he put his fingers under his daughters chin forcing her to look at him.

"Because I don't want you too leave. I'm going to miss you so much Pa" Scarlett cried as she hug her fathers legs.

"Katie Scarlett please don't cry. I will be back as soon as I possibly can" Gerald said looking at her then at his family.

His little princess looked like she was going to lose it again. "Scarlett please don't cry anymore. While I'm gone will you do me a favor" Gerald started.

Scarlett nodded her head yes then asked "What Pa?" as she looked up into her Pa eyes.

"Will you get too know your step family a little better?" Gerald asked his daughter.

"No I will not. Her step family cared nothing about her" Scarlett thought but nodded her head yes. "Yes Pa" Scarlett managed to answer through her tears and sobs.

"That's my girl" Gerald said giving his princess a goodbye kiss.

Gerald got on his horse and was off. The family went inside but Scarlett stayed there too watch her Pa leave. As she watched her Pa Scarlett could tell something was wrong. The horse was limping on one leg that wasn't good.

Her Pa went to jump over the fence but the horses back legs got stuck. Causing to throw him from his horse.

"PA!" Scarlett yelled running too his side.

The rest of her family came running as well.

"Pa what's wrong. Please wake up! Please" begged Scarlett as she held her Pa's limp hand. Tears began to fall from her lovely green eyes. Was her Pa…dead? Oh she just couldn't imagine it she just couldn't.

"What happened?" India asked looking at Scarlett. As she got down to her husbands side.

"I don't know" Scarlett said with a sob. All of a sudden she heard a weak voice it was her Pa.

"Scarlett remember what I told you. I love you very much. I'm going too be with your mother" then his eyes closed one last time.

"NO! Pa please come back please" Scarlett begged as tears fell. Scarlett didn't want too believe this. This couldn't be happening.

Mammy came to guided Scarlett away from her Pa's lifeless body.

"NO LEAVE ME HERE" Scarlett sobbed as she berried her face into her Pa's jacket. The nightmare that Scarlett had, had so many times before was now a living nightmare.

For the next few days people came and went. It was the day of her Pa's funeral.

"Scarlett I'm so sorry for your lose" Ashley said giving her a hug. As he hugged her Scarlett just lost it. Ashley and Melanie where her only friends left.

"If there is anything I-we can do don't be afraid to ask" Melanie said giving her a hug as well.

Scarlett cried and cried as her best friends gave her hugs. Scarlett didn't want too believe this was happening. Just seven years ago Scarlett had lost her mother to the flue and now she had lost her Pa to a horse accident. She was alone with her step family. Scarlett meet other people at the grave site. As her friends hugged her Alexander walked up.

"Alexander!"Scarlett cried as she gave him a hug. She cried as she she huged his legs.

"Katie Scarlett don't cry. I'm here please don't cry" Alexander said stroking his sisters hair.

Scarlett stopped crying and meet other people as her brother and friends stood beside her.

"Scarlett we are so very sorry for your lose" Mrs. Merrie weather said as she held a tissue to her eyes.

Scarlett couldn't say a word except cry. More people came most of them Scarlett didn't know. But they knew her Pa.

"Scarlett I have to go I will try and come to visit as much as I can" Alexander said as he put his hat on and got in his carriage and rode off.

After everyone was gone Scarlett stood at her parents graves. "Mother, Pa why did you leave me?" Scarlett asked as she sank to her knees. It was know use anymore Scarlett finally knew that her parents where gone.

"SCARLETT COME ON!" India yelled as she and her daughters sat in the carriage. Scarlett got in and cried the whole way home. Like her step family cared.

That night at dinner Scarlett was put in her place by her step family.

"Now that your Pa has passed and since your brother doesn't live here anymore, I can do what ever I want. Starting with you Scarlett. From this point on you are too do what ever we tell you. In other words you're new slave" India snapped at Scarlett. "That means from this point on you don't get your room. You will stay in the loft of the barn. No more elegant cloths. All your cloths will be given too my daughters-"

"Yes that means I get Scarlett's blue dress" Suellen said jumping up and down.

Carreen just let out a small "yes" but that was all she didn't dare say another word she was having to much fun watching this happen. Her mother turned too her telling her to keep her mouth shut.

"Anyway you get too keep the dress you have on. You will be up when the sun is up no later. If that happens you will punished. Oh and those "friends" you call your "best friends" don't think you get too see them when ever you want. Is all this clear?" India asked coldly pointing a finger at Scarlett.

"But-"

"I said is that clear. Don't make me ask again".

"Y…yes I under….understand mother" Scarlett managed to say through the shock and tears. "What about the other's?"

"DON'T YOU EVER CALL ME THAT! I am your stepmother I will never be your mother. As for the others they no longer work here anymore. I paid for there freedom-"

"Even Mammy's" Scarlett asked looking her stepmother in the eyes

"Yes even hers. So that way you won't have any help with any of the house work. Now leave you have a lot of work tomorrow" India said giving Scarlett a cold, mean look.

That just made Scarlett get chills. Scarlett ran from the room while she put her hands too her eyes trying too hide the tears. But it was know use they came anyway.

"Aw poor baby" Scarlett head Suellen laugh as she ran to her new room.

Why where her step family being so mean too her?

Now that nightmare Scarlett had so many times when she was younger was now true. How could this happen? Couldn't her Pa tell by the way they acted around her? Scarlett new since the start that her step family hated her.

A/N: Wow this chapter was so much longer 5,037 words. What do you think? I tried to make it my own story, hope I'm so tell me if I am or not thanks:) Now if you would please review thanks:)

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