A/N ok okay I know it's been forever and an age since I've updated any of my stories…so sorry! Blame my wandering muse who doesn't seem to want to come back! And my stupid computer, which we've had to get TWO new hard-drives now. [sighs]…so yeah, give me a break!! [tear tear] anyways…Its been so long since I started this story, I forgot what I was going to put in the next chapter, so the whole feel for the story might be shifting to a more serious side….but I dunno…I'm still trying to make it funny and a bit of a twist! Hope you still enjoy!…

At The Market

Walking through the market, the prince had to constantly stop to give his royal subjects a greeting, and his mother HAD to stop at EVERY shop. Well, she's a woman, and woman LOVE to shop! Tagging along, since it was his duty at the moment, the prince sighed with boredom. He desperately wanted to just get away and live a normal life for one day, but no, he had to plan for a ball that would decide his future.

"Mother, how many more stores must we go to!!" he whined

"Come son, you're a prince, don't whine! Besides we just have to get the food, find the entertainment, and get you a few new clothes! Then we'll be back at the palace. Cheer up my dear, I know this is all very much for you, but you know it must be done!"

"Yes mother, I know you and father only have your best intentions, but this is such a bore! I want to do normal things, like play ball with the other guys my age! Be able to go somewhere without people gawking, or scurrying away from me."

"You are a prince, though, my son. So you must act one, now which color would you like better, royal blue? Or velvet red?"

"Royal blue! You know blue is my favorite color!" he smiled.

"Hey, Cinderella…where'd you go? I can't see you over these mounds of things that the 'animals' bought…" Huffed Cinderelle trying to keep her balance.

"I'm not much better off Cinderelle! They've given me just as much stuff to carry as you!" She replied, as she hurried up to keep up with her steps. Tired of carrying everything, Cinderelle started to lag behind. As she did, a huge carriage careened across the road where she was standing. Why it did, no one knows, but it just poof came out of nowhere! Of course Cinderelle couldn't see it coming, but was saved by someone who knocked her out of the way before it hit.

"Hey!" She shouted as she was knocked over, "What's the big ide…" Suddenly she realized what could have just happened. "OH my gosh!!…."

"You alright, miss?" said the gentle voice of the person who saved her. Not thinking, or caring who saved her, she turned and gave the person a giant hug.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You saved my life!!" she cried, as she was disentangled from the hug. Realizing that some of the packages she was carrying were destroyed, she gave a small moan of defeat. "Ohh….she's going to kill me…" she stammered, knowing her stepmother wouldn't be happy.

"Oh, I'm so sorry! People need to learn to watch where they're going! I'll make sure to replace anything damaged! I promise!" said the guy. Looking up, Cinderelle finally saw who her savior was. Gasping, she went into an immediate bow, which should have been a curtsey but she never liked curtseying.

"Oh my gosh! Your highness! I'm so sorry! How rude of me!"

"Nonsense, you weren't disrespectful in any way! Lemme help you gather your packages," he calmly said with a smile on his face. Keeping her head lowered Cinderelle gathered the packages that weren't broken. Cinderelle knew that her stepmother would be calling her back, shrilly, in a few moments. Though she wasn't particularly keen on having to return to her awful family. Nonetheless, she knew she had to, so she excused herself from the prince.

"I must go now, your highness…I'm sorry if I inconvenienced you! Good'ay" she said rushing off with what packages she had left. She knew her mother wasn't going to be happy. As she ran off, the prince only yelled after her, "Wait! I didn't catch your name!…" seeing she was out of earshot, he sighed, got up, and brushed himself off.

"Cinderelle!" shouted the evil stepmother one final time. "Oh…Cinderella!"

"Yes stepmother?"

"Go find that twit! Now! And make it snappy! We don't have all day!"

"Yes ma'am…" sighed Cinderella as she got on her way, carrying her burden with her.

As Cinderella worked her way through the crowded streets, she was having trouble keeping her balance. "Cinderlle! Cinderelle! Where are you?" she'd call out every now and then. Quickening her pace, knowing she had to hurry and find her sister, she took a chance at not running into anyone/ anything, but to no avail. Soon she ran smack dab into something, and fell over. As she fell the packages scattered from her hands.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see anyone there! Beg pardon!!" she stammered as she groped around for her dropped parcels.

"Eh, no big! Carrying a load like that I don't blame ya! Here, lemme help there!" said a kind male voice as he helped to gather Cinderella's things "So, why ya in such a hurry my lady? Trying to get somewhere important?"

"Oh no, I'm trying to find my sister…we have to be getting home, you see…" trailing off she got a glimpse of the person she ran into. Immediately recognizing him as the prince, she curtsied, only to drop all her packages again.

"Oh my, you seem to like to drop things! Here, let me help you again, and there's no need to bow"

"But your highness…"

"Eh, think nothing of it! Here ya go, last package," he said smiling while he handed it to her. Knowing that she had to get going, Cinderella said,

"I'm sorry, your highness, buy I really must be going! I'm so sorry for having run into you! Good'ay your highness!" curtsying once more, making sure not to drop anything, she got on her way. Blushing a bit for her foolish act. Once again picking up her search, she called out Cinderelle's name. "Cinderelle! Cinderelle! Where are you!?"

"Cinderella! Here I am!" huffed Cinderelle, who was looking for Cinderella, "I was looking for you, I was almost ran over by a carriage and you'll never believe who saved me! But…I'm afraid our wonderful stepmother isn't going to be to happy…some of our parcels were smashed as the carriage came by…"

"That's alright, we'll find a way around it! We always do! But we must hurry back before we get the scolding of our lives! And I too have a story to tell! But come now"

"Right!"

Walking out of the last store, The Queen turned to her son and said, "Alright, I think that just about takes care of everything! See, you can plan a ball in a week! Now lets go home"

"Finally! Yes mother"

"Did any fine woman catch your eye yet dear?"

"Not really, but I ran into this girl today while you were in one of the stores…" The prince said, as he told of the people he'd ran into that day.

So comes the first meeting of the Prince with Cinderella and Cinderelle! Woo cliffhanger and suspense! Mwahahaha! Hopefully I actually get another update up sometime! Don't kill me!! …I'm as sucky as ever at writing so blahhh!! Anyways….this doesn't have much humor in it, but hey I can't make you laugh every time! Bwahaha…ok later…