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Yami: *still a bird* CHIRP!

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Shizuka tried on her pink lovely decorated dress and twirled around. Uh oh…there was something going on…footsteps. Shizuka ran to her bathroom to hide from being seen. "Shizuka, what are you doing up there?" Kiyko asked.

"N-nothing…just patching up a few…holes in the floor of my room," Shizuka stuttered out a lie. Kikyo huffed and walked away. "Phew…that was close…" Shizuka sighed walking out. She smiled again looking at herself in the mirror. She was too excited.

~5 days later, the day of the fiesta~

It was ten minutes before the family was going to leave for Prince Kaiba's castle. "Shizuka, now remember, you stay home and make sure NOBODY come in here," Kiyko instructed. Shizuka rolled her eyes. She was sixteen; you'd think your stepmother would know that you know that already.

"Oh but I'm going," Shizuka interfered. Sanmi and Nikore's eyes widened.

"What? Mumma, you can't let her go!" Nikore begged.

"Yeah, she'll disgrace the prince by wearing rags!" Sanmi added.

"They have a point, Shizuka. What are you going to wear?" Kiyko asked. Shizuka grinned and pulled her dress out. Sanmi gasped along with Nikore.

"W-where did you get that?" Kikyo asked in horror.

"I guess you could say…I found it," Shizuka smiled innocently.

"Hmm…so you have a dress…what about all the chores you have to do?" Sanmi asked angrily.

"Already finished," Shizuka smiled.

"Impossible," Kikyo commented. She walked over to the kitchen; the dishes were sparkling clean. She walked over to the cat room; the cat was sound asleep and the kitty litter was cleaned out. She walked outside and the garbage cans were cleaned out. "Hmm…I guess you can come," Kikyo finally said grimly. Shizuka smiled brightly. They walked back into the room where Sanmi and Nikore were. Shizuka gasped. Her pink decorated dress was all tattered. Sanmi and Nikore were snickering or atleast trying not too.

"Oh, Shizuka, you must have done something to the cat; he came in and ripped up your dress!" Sanmi said pretending to be sympathetic. Shizuka bit her lip and tried to hold in her tears. She knew Sanmi and Nikore had ripped her dress.

"Shizuka…I guess you don't have a dress for the party after all…then you'll be staying home doing more chores," Kikyo said and walked her two daughters to the horse carriage leaving her stepdaughter crying on the porch. Shizuka cried hard. She wanted nothing better then to go to the party.

"Every girl in town will be there…every girl but me," Shizuka mumbled. Suddenly, a figure appeared before her.

"Don't cry, hun, what's wrong?" Mai asked. Shizuka gasped.

"W-who are you?" she stammered. Mai smiled.

"Now dear, I'm your fairy godmother," Mai said sweetly.

"M-my fairy godmother?" Shizuka asked slightly shocked. Mai nodded.

"Now let's get you ready, you don't want to be late for the fiesta now, do you?" Mai asked Shizuka gasped again.

"But I can't," Shizuka sniffed. "I don't have a dress, a ride, anything!" Shizuka cried. Her tears were wetting her hair, her eyes were gleaming in the light.

"Oh, it's not that bad! Nothing we can't fix!" Mai cheered her up. She waved her hand slowly across Shizuka's tattered clothes and a lovely blue dress came up. Shizuka smiled shocked.

"Th-thank you! Oh! I don't know how to thank you!" she smiled getting really anxious.

"No problem, dear, now for your ride…" Mai smiled and made a horse carriage with her wand. A man appeared to take Shizuka there. Shizuka smiled even wider when she noticed who it was.

"Jou!" Shizuka cried. She flung herself into her brother's arms. She hasn't seen him for quite sometime now.

"Shizsuka-chan?" Jou smiled confused. She hugged her back. "I missed ya, every time I try at come home, that stepmother of ours keep sayin' she needs the money for your education!" Jou said explaining himself.

"You mean the money she uses to buy new clothes with? Well let me tell you, I don't even go to school anymore thanks to her…" Shizuka sniffed. Jou smiled and hugged her.

"When I get the money, I won't give any to her, and I'll come visit as soon as I can," Jou said. Shizuka looked at Mai with very thankful eyes.

"Thank you," she smiled. "For reuniting me with my brother," she added. Mai nodded.

"No problem, like I said…but there is a way you could repay me…not that you need to though," Mai smiled. Shizuka nodded letting Mai finish. "I want to go to the party…with your Jou," Mai smiled. Shizuka nodded and looked at Jounouchi for an answer. Jounouchi nodded and sighed but smiled.

"Anythin' for ya, sis," Jou said. Mai squealed and hung onto Jou's arm. Shizuka smiled at them. "We should get goin' now," Jou said opening the door for the two ladies. Shizuka climbed in, then Mai, then Jou. Shizuka waited patiently for them to reach the castle. She hoped that she could get to dance with the prince.

"We're here," Mai smiled at Shizuka. The three got out. Shizuka headed over to the empty garden to be by herself for a moment while Jou and Mai headed for the dancing floor.

"I can't believe I'm finally here…but then, why am I not as excited as I thought I would be?" Shizuka asked herself.

"Haha! I can't believe that dumb Shizuka actually feel for the act that the cat ripped up her dress," a voice called. Shizuk's head bounced up while hearing her name. She peaked over the bushes to see her stepmother and stepsisters. She gasped softly and hid.

"Good work, girls," Kikyo smiled proudly at her two daughters. A tear slipped out of Shizuka's eye and she ran…she ran to get away.

"No…I will not let them get the best of me…I can't," Shizuka muttered to herself.

"Can't what?" a voice asked. She turned around and her eyes widened.

KawaiiDragon82: ^^ You all probably know who it is, don't ya? Well, please R+R!

Yami: -.-, like you've said that enough times!

KawaiiDragon82: Shut up Yami!

Yami: CHIRP!