StoryofCinderellaStepBrother
Chap 6
Kaname and Zero were still in the garden when Yuuki and her two friends arrived at the party. When Yuuki entered the ballroom, prince Aido couldn't help but stare at her, because he was mesmerized by her beauty. He approached the brunet girl and stared to flirt with her. At least he tried to but said girl didn't realize it and started to look for a certain silver haired teen. The prince soon lost sight of her when she wandered away.
After a long stroll Yuuki reached the gardens where she found her Zero being kissed by the man she saw at the manor only yesterday. Enraged Yuuki ran towards the still kissing couple, to pull the younger one from the older hugs separating their kiss forcefully.
"What the…." Zero was astounded when someone pulled him forcefully from Kaname's embrace. As soon as he realized who had pulled him from his new boyfriend he snapped at Yuuki. "What do you think you are doing Yuuki?"
Yuuki just ignored Zero and faced Kaname "Are you trying to rape my boyfriend, you pervert?", Yuuki asked angrily.
"Please, excuse me little miss, but HE IS MY BOYFRIEND AND NOT YOURS." Kaname said while he pulled Zero back to his embrace.
Zero blushed when his face made a contact with the older mans broad chest. But then he pushed Kaname slightly, to get him to release him, turning to face the girl in front of them. "He is right Yuuki. Kaname is my boyfriend and I will never become your boyfriend. So please leave us alone."
Yuuki looked at Zero in disbelieve "But… but you love me Zero. You care about me and you used to say that you love me. You even said that you wanted to marry me."
"That's when we were still children Yuuki. I used to love the old you, the one who was full with love and that cared about others but you changed. You hate my mother and you killed father. Ever since then my love turned to hate and I always will hate you."
"No… you love me Zero."
"I hate you Yuuki and these are my true feelings for you."
Hearing that made Yuuki run from the couple only to bump into someone, since she didn't see where she was going. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to run into you.", Yuuki apologized.
"It's alright young lady, I'm the one who should apologize for nearly ruining your dress.", answered the young man in front of Yuuki.
When Yuuki looked up she saw prince Aido smiling towards her. The prince smile made her blush and she couldn't help at feeling charmed by it.
"It's alright your highness."
"If everything is alright, would you do me the honour of granting me the next dance?"
"Of... of course your highness."
He led her to the dance floor and when they had started dancing Yuuki forgot about her encounter with the silver haired teen.
"Could you tell me your name? It's a bit uncomfortable to always call you young lady." The prince said to start a conversation.
"My name is Yuuki, your highness."
"Yuuki, that means snow right? Snow always reminds me of pure and beauty. Your name suits you." Aido said with a kind smile.
"Thank you." Yuuki said, blushing shyly.
They danced in silence for a few minutes, until Aido broke the silence. "You do know the reason for this party being held, right?"
The brunet girl nodded "I heard that your highness is looking for someone to become his bride."
"You right and I guess I already found the one." Aido said.
"And who is this lucky woman?" Yuuki asked curiously.
"You" The blond prince said simply "So, would you do me the honour and grant e your hand in marriage?"
Yuuki didn't know what to say, but then she remembered what happened before with the silver haired teen and the brunet man. "I would be my honour. But, may I ask for a favour?"
Aido smiled happily "Of course. I will grant you any wish."
"Thank you." Yuuki said and hugged the prince 'Just wait Zero, if I can't have your heart I will at least get your body.'
On the other side of the palace, Rido was enjoying the night in the company of Shizuka. They danced and talked about anything, from their jobs to their private lives.
"Shizuka, do you have any intension to be in an other relationship with a man?" Rido asked while he guided the silver haired woman through their dance.
"Maybe not. I was married twice and it always ended with the death of my husband." Shizuka said bitterly "Maybe I'm a cursed woman who brought the death of her husbands."
Rido stopped their dance and looked at Shizuka directly. "What would you do if I said that I still wanted to have a relationship with you, although I know that?"
"Rido-sama!" Shizuka looked with wide eyes to Rido.
The mismatch-eyed man tightened his hold on Shizuka's waist "I really love you Shizuka and I want to have a relationship with you."
"But I'm a widow and I already have two sons."
"That's not something that bothers me. You are a widow that means you are available. And for your sons, I'm willing to try to become their new father." The brunet man tried to assure her.
"Rido-sama, I'm not sure if I'm ready for another relationship."
"Just give us a try. If you feel uncomfortable in the middle of it we will stop it and I wouldn't bother you anymore." Rido said.
The silver haired woman was stunned for a while but then smiled towards the man in front of her in a beautiful fashion. "Maybe we could give it a try. All this time, anyone who tried to hit on me, they always gave up after I said that."
"So, you were testing me?" Rido asked with amusement in his voice.
"Well, something like that."
"We are couple now?" Shizuka nodded and Rido continued "Can I kiss you?"
"Don't ask and just do it." Shizuka stood on her toes making herself a little taller, kissing Rido. Their kiss didn't last long but enough to show their love towards each other.
"Now, that we are a couple, would you mind you stop calling me Rido-sama? You are not beneath me, we are equal so you don't need to add 'sama' just calling me Rido is fine."
"I will for you." The woman said , a small twinkle in her lavender-coloured eyes.
Suddenly the loud voice from the king advisor rang through the room. "Ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of this ball being held was to find a bride for our beloved prince." The advisor took a few breaths and then continued "Finally, our beloved price found the one who was able to catch his heart. And now, please welcome the Prince Aido and Miss Yuuki." Everyone in the room gave a loud applause, except for three silver haired figures, that looked at the couple with wide eyes.
The couple then walked forwards to let everyone see them more clearly. Prince Aido led Yuuki forward, holding the brunet girls waist. Everyone could see the love in the princes eyes.
"I have found the one that will become my bride and we decided that our wedding will be held next week." The blond prince announced. "And now there is something that my beloved Yuuki wants to say."
Yuuki walked forward and stood beside Aido. "My prince as you know, my mother died when I was still a child and that my father remarried to another woman. But then not long after that, my father followed mother and left me behind." The brunet girl pretends to cry. "My stepmother never loved me or took care of me as what my father wanted her to. She took all the fortune my father had left and made me work as a servant in my own house." Yuuki then cried even harder and prince Aido hugged Yuuki to comfort her.
"Something like that is unacceptable." Said King Kain "We need to capture and punish her." The words from the King made Yuuki smirk. "Now tell me young lady, who is this cruel woman who dares to do something so bad to you!"
"Her name is Shizuka." Yuuki said, still in Aido's embrace to hide her victorious smirk.
The King ordered his soldiers to capture Shizuka. The twins tried to stop them but instead got captured, too. The other guests didn't interfere with the soldiers work. Kaname, Rido and Takuma couldn't do anything either because they were trapped by the other guests.
After that, the three silver haired beauties were dragged to face the king.
"Now young lady," the king gestured to Yuuki, who walked forward, facing the three silver-haired. "You were the one who was abused. So you will be the one who decides on their punishment."
Zero snapped. "My mother never abused her. You can't do something like this towards mother." One soldier who stood behind Zero, hit him with the back of his gun to shut him up.
"Silence!" The soldier ordered.
"Your Majesty, they may abused me and treated me like a slave, but they did let me stay in my father mansion. That's why Your Majesty, I don't want them to be sentenced to death but let them become this castles servants. Let this one", Yuuki pointed to Zero, " become my personal butler."
Kaname who heard this started to feel angry. He walked up to the throne, keeping on his composed face, despite his anger.
"Please excuse me." The brunet king said after he arrived in front of the other King.
"Kaname-sama." The King acknowledged him.
"My dear friend, if what I heard is real, maybe it's not so wise to let someone who abused Miss Yuuki to stay beside her. This person could easily do something that would be a threat to Miss Yuuki's safety. " Kaname said calmly.
"What you say is true Kaname-sama. Then I should sentence them to death for the safety of this kingdoms future queen." King Kain said in determinant voice.
Before Kaname could voice his disagreement the Queen voiced her disagreement. "Please don't do that my Lord."
"What is it my Queen?"
"Please consider what Shizuka did all this time for the kingdom. She helped this kingdom by giving our people free food when there was a long drought and crisis of food. She is so kind please let them free." The Queen begged.
"I couldn't let them go unpunished for how they treated this girl was foul." The King said.
Kaname who heard this, smirked. "I have a suggestion King Kain."
"What is it Kaname-sama?"
"How about you banish them from your kingdom and forbid them to ever enter again."
King Kain considered Kaname's suggestion for a minute.
"Please do so my Lord." Said the Queen.
The king gave a sigh "Alright then. The three of you shall leave my kingdom tomorrow morning and to never enter again. And all of your fortune will be given to this kingdom."
The three silver-haired just nodded in agreement "Thank you for your kindness Your Highness."
"Now, go away!"
"WAIT!" Yuuki said. "They were supposed to be my servants and not just banished from this kingdom. They should serve me for the rest of their lives." Yuuki, who lost her composure, started to scream.
"It's all to keep you save dear." Prince Aido said. "Now let's go inside, you need to calm yourself."
Yuuki couldn't do anything anymore, she allowed the Prince to escort her away from the one she loved.'It'sshouldn''Yuuki repeated over and over in her head.
The Next Morning at Shizuka Haruka Mansion
"Let's go boys! We need to leave this kingdom as soon as possible." Shizuka said towards her twin sons.
"Where will we go mother? We lost all of our fortune. How should we continue to live?", Ichiru asked.
Zero hugged his brother. "No need to worry, everything will be alright. Now let's get going.", He tried to calm his brother.
The three of them walked out of their mansion. When they arrived at the gate there were two brunets and one blond looking very familiar to them.
"Can we offer a carriage for these three beauties?" Kaname asked with a warm smile.
"What is the meaning of this Kaname?" Zero asked in confusion.
"Just like I said before Zero, I want you to come with me." Kaname said with a warm smile. "And Shizuka-san, my offer is still available to you."
The blond haired man then walked toward the youngest silver haired teen "And I want to always stay close to you." Takuma smiled toward the blushing teen.
The three silver-haired just smiled. "No other choice then. We will accept your offer then my Lord." Shizuka said.
Kaname feeling happy, walked towards Zero to kiss him.
"So, what about us Shizuka?" Rido asked toward the only female there.
Shizuka didn't say anything and just kissed Rido's cheek lightly and walked toward the carriage.
The six of them rode back to Argent Kingdom to live happily ever after.
~Fin~
I know the ending is lame but I just don't know how to give this story a perfect ending,
Thanks for reading this story till the end.
Love
Yue Ichihara
