Get ready for a Cinderella story! Woo!
This story is dedicated to LOZ Fan. I tweaked the idea to suit my needs and my ever wandering mind. So it doesn't quite fit your idea, but that's okay, right? Right?!
Enjoy!
Blue as Lake Hylia eyes close as the young teen goes through the motions of the day, his mind bringing up memories of the past.
"Papa has to go away for a while." Two pairs of crystal orbs stare into each other, tears forming in the smaller. "Can you promise to take care of Mommy until I return?"
The child, barely seven, nods his head and brings his pointer finger up to his mouth, then makes a fist with his right hand and brings the other down to lay flat on it.
A calloused hand ruffles golden locks as the father laughs. "That's my boy."
Bright eyes stare up at the older man as the child points to himself, then to his father before touching the side of his face with a flat hand and moving it forward away from himself. Finally, he touches his index finger to his chin and twist it.
Tears slip down the father's cheeks as he pulls his son into a warm embrace. "And I will miss you."
"Papa isn't coming home." A slightly older blue-eyed boy bites his lip to hold back a sob as his mother runs her hand down the side of his face, trying to offer him comfort. "But we must stay strong."
Little arms wrap around a slim waist and the mother holds her boy close as they cry together.
The boy, now eleven, waves his hand in greeting as a tall man exits the carriage in front of his home. Behind the man, two boys around the child's age get out.
Dusty gold eyes scan the modest homestead as a woman, the blue-eyed boy's mother, walks down the stairs to greet her new husband. "It is a pleasure to finally welcome you into our home."
"Hmm. Yes."
"What do you mean she's not going to make it?!" Hands come up to cover pointed ears as that booming voice rings through the house.
The child can hear the doctor speak, but doesn't understand the things he says. He just knows his mother is dying and he can do nothing about it.
"Hey." A kind older man appears in the doorway and the blue-eyed boy gazes at him with glossy, tear-filled eyes. "She won't make it through the night, kid. You should go be by her side for as long as you can."
His legs can't take him down the stairs any faster and the child is at his mother's side the instant he makes it into the room.
Her hand combs through his hair and he knows this is the last time it will happen. "My baby boy. Please... stay strong for Mommy."
The child cries harder because that is what she always tells him to do and he doesn't know if he can this time.
He can feel in his heart that she will pass away soon, so he stays by her side until her hand no longer moves in his hair. And then the boy screams soundlessly.
The chapter would have been longer, but I wanted just the flashbacks in the first one. Don't worry. I have quite a bit more of this wrote out. Hehe!
Oh, yeah... I also made my Cinderella a mute. Huh. And a guy. Fun.
Review! They make me happy. I wouldn't mind if you guys guessed at who Cinderella is (Though it may be obvious.) and who the princess/prince is. One of you will know perfectly anyways (*Cough* LOZ Fan *Cough*) because you gave me the idea. No spoiling it for others!
Love and blue eyes, (There are actually a lot of characters with blue eyes besides Link. Think about it.)
~Annoying :)
P.s. I've decided to update weekly. As in, one story a week. Why is that? Well, I have been focusing on updating my 100 Theme Challenge and my other stories have suffered. Therefor, I will be updating weekly, but not the same story every week. Though there may be a few weeks where I update one story. Like this one. If I get enough reviews.