The Penet family was getting really excited since a dance/ball was coming up at the school the vampires went to and they were going to talk their 'girlfriends.' Cinder also heard of the up coming ball but Lorna forbid Cinder to go so she could stay home and work. The stepsisters made fun of her when she brought up the idea of her being allowed to go, and her stepmother scoffed. Also the vampires were true to there word and never told the others about the mice and dog. They would even help sneak in food for her pets.

Soon the night of the dance came and the vampires left with their dates. Cinder really did feel like Cinderella right then. The wicker step family goes to the ball and leave Cinderella home all alone to do work and stuff, but then a fairy godmother comes and makes Cinderella able to go to the ball. The only thing different between Cinder and Cinderella was that Cinder didn't have a fairy godmother of any kind. But she did have her real mother's old dress; hidden in her secret room, so nether her stepsisters or stepmother could take it away from her.

Cinder went to her hidden room to feed her animals and got the dress that was hanging in a corner of the room. Just stared at it for a few minutes. You barely knew your mother since she died when Cinder was about two or three. All Cinder remembered was that her mother was very kind and beautiful. Cinder then took the dress down and walk back into her room to look in her full sized mirror as she put the dress up against herself. It was a very beautiful dress. She put it on and looked back into the mirror to see that is looked even better on her. She then put on a little bit of make up and did her hair up so her step family wouldn't recognized you when you were at the dance.

Cinder then walked out of her room then out of the house. It was then she realized that she had no idea where Cross Academy was. Cinder then saw a man that was taking a walk and she ran up to me.

"Pardon me, Sir but can you point the way to Cross Academy." She asked then blushed when he looked her over. There was something a little weird about this man but Cinder couldn't figure it out.

"Why sure thing, young lady. You just go West. That's the way I'm walking right now." He said with a small, kind smile. Cinder thanked him then ran on ahead.

Cinder then got to huge gates and knew they led to the school, Cinder then saw a door way that she guessed people used so that the gates wouldn't have to be opened and closed over and over again. Cinder walked though the door way and then put to the school, where she could here music coming from.

"Well now what do we have here?" A really cheerful voice asked and made Cinder jump and turn to see the one that talked. It was a man that looked to ether be in his late 20's or early 30's. He had light brown hair and wore glasses.

"Why, hello there, dear. Are you just visiting the school for the dance?" He said still cheerful.

"Y..Yes." Cinder shuddered, thinking she was in trouble.

"Well, good then, the more the merrier. Gosh, you look beautiful. My I have your name, dear?" The man asked, freaking Cinder out just a little with his cheerfulness.

"Um, Cinder." She said softly.

"Well, Cinder I am the Headmaster of this school, Kaien Cross. Enjoy yourself now." He said as he walked away to greet others. Cinder then walked through glass doors that lead into the dance room that Cinder was guessing was normally the gym.

A few people turned and started at since as she walked into the room She then saw that a lot of boys were wearing white uniforms, including Ichijo Aido and Kain, who she saw dancing off at the other end of the room. She the started to look around finally found her step family, who were dancing with some others boys that were wearing the white uniform. Suddenly a tapping could be felt on Cinder's shoulder and she turned to see who it was. Aido. He was grinning and raised an eyebrow as if tell her he knew it was her. Aido chuckled at the reddened, surprised face then held out a hand.

"Would you like to dance... Cinder?" He asked, whispering her name. Cinder blushed a little and took Aido's hand. Since he recognized her, she was a little afraid that the Penets would as well.

"I thought something like this might happen. Although I nearly didn't recognize you." Aido said as he danced with you.

"So, how did you recognize me then." Cinder asked as she felt some random girls glare at her. Aido then brought his head in and sniffed Cinder while grinning.

"Your scent." He said then grinned again.

After her dance with Aido, Cinder danced with a few more people, adoveding her step family so there was no chance of them finding out who she really was. Cinder had learned that the people in the white uniforms were vampires, the same as Aido Kain and Ichijo. She had also met someone named Kaname Kuran, another vampire and even got a dance with him.

Soon it was almost midnight and Cinder needed to get home since the others would be home at 12:30. That would give her enough time to get home and make it look like nothing happened or that she was anywhere. Cinder left the school and then started on her way room, with street lamps lighting her way home.

Suddenly someone attacker her and Cinder looked up from the grounded into the face of the man that told her the way to the school. Although there was something different about this man. He had red eyes, long sharp fingernails and sharp fang hanging from his top lip. Unlike the time Cinder found out that Aido Kain and Ichijo were vampire over Aido biting her hand, she was scared.

"Well well. Hello again my dear." He said in a almost mocking toned voice. Cinder was too scared that she just stayed on the ground and waited to see what this vampire was going to do. The vampire then laughed a kind of evil laugh.

"You're not scared of me, are you? Well that's just a pity." He said in that same mocking tone and walked even closer, only to stop to sniff the air.

"Oh, your blood smells so good. It make me want to drain you dry." He said in a evil grin.

It was then Cinder saw that she was bleeding because of the fall. The vampire laughed again and Cinder closed her eyes and awaited something to happen. Cinder then heard a scream of pain and Cinder opened her eyes to see Ichijo standing in front of her with a sward in his had while the other vampire turns to dust.

"Are you OK, Cinder?" he asked and held out a hand to help her back up on her feet.

"What was that." She then asked, looking at the pile of ashes.

"A Level-E vampire." Ichijo said then explained what a Level-E vampire was.

Ichijo then explained that he brock away from the group, Cinder's step family and Aido and Kain, when he sceanced a Level-E then found Cinder there, which was no surprise since Aido told him that she was at the then lead Cinder back home before the others got there so she could get changed out of the dress, undo her hair and take off the make-up. She had JUST made it through all that when the others walked through the front door, talking about what a good time they had. Mary and April then decided to tease Cinder about it, but Cinder didn't care since she knew exactly what they were talking about and how they felt.