Seifer's Day at the Library: Cinderella Dress in Yella Part II
Seifer gets Library duty to read to the kids, yes. Why the heck would Zellina be confused for anyone but Zell. I mean Zell is awesome but I needed anyone besides Ellone or Fujin because... well you'll find out. And no, I don't have anything against Quistis or Rinoa either, I didn't want to make anyone up, not really... and Zellina, well... Sorry this took a while to reconfigure. I had ideas for my other story and they somehow appeared in this one... sigh. I sigh a lot.
Selphie continued to work that day. Until it was nearly six o'clock. Her stepsisters were quietly putting on their dresses for the evening. Selphie was sent to her room with her supper, a potato and told to spend the entire evening there. So she did. She managed to glance out one of the windows in time to see her stepmother and stepsisters leave. She sunk to the floor wearily, forgetting about her potato. Ward and Kiros came sauntering to her as did Raijin. "What's wrong Selphie?" asked Kiros.
"Nothing," she quietly replied.
"You should have gone, ya know," Raijin chirped.
"I couldn't go, you all know that. I haven't a dress and there is no way I can get there..."
A wind filled the room. An albino woman with large fairy-like wings stood before them.
"GO,"she said.
"What?" Selphie looked really confused.
"CEREMONY."
"What about it?"
"GO."
"I can't."
"CAN."
"Who are you?"
"GODMOTHER."
"As in fairy godmother?"
"YES."
"Okay... fairy godmother, I can't go. I don't have a dress and my hair, my skin, I smell..."
"DONE," the albino fairy waved her wand and magically Selphie's rags turned to a lavish yellow gown. Her hair became a flowing cascade of soft curls, partly tied up in a delicate fashion, the rest settling on her back. A small glass and diamond tiara adorned the crown of her head. A scent of fresh flowers surrounded her in an aura only enhancing her porcelain skin.
"Okay... I can't get there!"
"DONE!" With a flick of her wand in the air. They were magically transported. Outside. The potato became a large expensive looking coach. Kiros and Ward were changed to horses and Raijin became the coachman.
"Wow..."
"GO!"
"I'm going!" Selphie hopped into the coach as Raijin got to his spot and Kiros and Ward stomped their feet impatiently.
"WAIT!"
"What?"
"SHOES!" Selphie nearly giggled remembering she was still wearing her house shoes.
"Oops."
"BLIZZARD!"
"What?" Ice started to fall on top of Selphie, landing at the front of her forming a pair of perfect shoes. Ice shoes. "Great, I might as well go in with ice skates." She slipped her feet into the shoes, use to the feeling of the cold. After all, her room was always cold, and sometimes she didn't have shoes in the winter, shoveling snow. So the shoes fit perfectly and Selphie was going to the ceremony and there was no time to waste.
"WAIT!" the fairy lady yelled one more time after Selphie got into the coach and closed the door.
"What now?" The albino fairy took in a deep breath.
"You only have till afternoon tomorrow to convince the prince to love you and declare that he loves you and kiss you, till death do you part, so that you will live happily ever after, but if you don't convince him and come back, or come back late, the coach will become your supper, and the coachman and horses will revert to their old selves and you will never become happy." Selphie gagged.
"And here's the hard part. Joy." Raijin flicked at the horses to go. And off Selphie went to the ceremony of a lifetime. It was going to seal her fate.
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"Seifer?" It was the little girl. *Bugger, does she ever stop?*
"Yes," Seifer said as calmly as possible.
"Is this when you kiss Selphie?"
"No."
"Oh... will you kiss her?"
"In the story or here?"
"In the story."
"Yes..." *And I can do a lot more... bwahahaha the power of being the reader, too bad it's a bunch of little kids.* By this time the familiar face had retreated to the other side of the library.
"Otay. Continue."
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Raijin pulled to a stop in front of a large greyish black castle. Selphie watched quietly as he jumped down to open the coach door for her. All the people had went inside for the ceremony much earlier. She hurried up the steps as fast as she could with the ice slippers. She pushed the doors to the large castle opened. All the guests and King Laguna and Prince Seifer as well as servants present turned to look at the fragile live painting at the front doors. "Sorry I'm late. I got caught in traffic." The guests shrugged and turned back to their conversations, the servants back to work, the king back to finding the most beautiful faces in the crowd for his son. Only the prince did not return to his prior occupation, finding a new one in his latest guest. And speaking of guests, three of them stampeded towards Selphie.
"What do you think you're doing here young lady?" demanded Quistis. Her stepsisters didn't look happy either. The prince sensed trouble and immediately interjected.
"I had invited her to come," he said. Quistis, Rinoa and Zellina looked flabbergasted. Seifer took Selphie's hand. "Come." He led her away from her stepmother and stepsisters neatly tucking her arm in his.
"Why did you tell them you invited me... your highness?"
"Because, I did. I invited all eligible bachelorettes, did I not? And you can call me Seifer."
"Seifer... I can't. I don't even know why I am here. After all, some fairy lady that was supposedly my godmother came and sent me here dress, coach, and cold shoes and all."
"A fairy godmother?" He stopped and looked at her warily. "I'm sorry that sounds so stupid."
"No, no it doesn't. Actually the only reason why I even did this in the first place was because a fairy, supposedly my fairy godfather, told me to."
"Really? You're not just pulling my leg?"
"Yes, that's the truth and..." Horns sounded as the king stood and interrupted the Prince.
"Good people of this fair land," Laguna said, "I am very proud of my son this evening. He is to choose his bride within this week. And it will be one of the very fair women in this room." Everyone clapped. "He has composed the list and the names will be read in a moment." A list was brought up to the king. Seifer quickly turned to Selphie.
"Your name, what is it?"
"Um... Cinderella!"
"Wait here." He ran after the list, his sword tilting to and fro. He quickly grabbed a feather pen from plain air and quickly put her name on the list. Laguna looked a little surprise and glance skeptically at Selphie. He whispered something in Seifer's ear. A sour look of pain, embarrassment and anger formed on the young prince's face. He whispered furiously into his throne and sulked for a moment as his father prepared to read the names on the list.
"Ellone, Shiva, Rinoa, Zellina and Cinderella." The crowd murmured amongst themselves as four of the girls came up. Seifer immediately perked up and came to get Selphie.
"Come on," he said as he took her arm again leading her to the others. Her stepsisters gave her a mad look. A servant came up. (AN: I swear I'm forgetting someone) "Nida, show these four ladies to their rooms for the event."
"Yes, your highness."
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"Seifer," the girl wailed.
"What now?" Seifer said exasperated.
"You're not going to make Selphie go into your room and do stuff are you?" The other kids started to laugh.
"No, but I think I'm going to make you do something... and it won't be very fun." That shut the girl up immediately. "Anyone want to join her?" That shut the rest of the group up as quick as they were to start. Immediately a teacher started chastising Seifer as another took the boy who had wet his pants earlier out yet again. The entire group was taken out to the prior part of the library they were at which was currently clean. Currently. They settled down again. And Seifer started again.
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Seifer led Selphie to a room next to his. "If you ever need anything, just come over," he whispered giving her a slight shove into her room.
"Will do." She closed the door and gently eased her nearly frostbitten feet out of her icy shoes. Almost by magic they did not melt, in the same condition as they were an hour before. The night was going fast, but Selphie knew she had the upper hand after meeting the other two girls. Ellone seemed uninterested in Seifer, besides she was too old. Shiva on the other hand, seemed really cold and nasty. Her stepsisters were as usual. Zellina was bored of it all and Rinoa was obsessed over Seifer, doing everything but drooling at his feet. She was a little wary of King Laguna, just as is seemed he was wary of her. Ah, what is a girl to do?
There part two, Laguna is not the fairy (although I think he should be... he has more hair then Fujin...). I didn't change all that much and I think I got the parts I wanted to change.
Next time: The end of Cinderella. Shiva puts in her deal to get Seifer.
Then the annoying kid asks Seifer to read The Little Mermaid! Princess Rinoa falls in love with a gulp... human. King Cid isn't very happy and neither is his loyal servant the crab, Squall. The evil Quistis puts her ten cents in. (I know Quistis is always the evil one. It will change when I do Snow White...)
Seifer gets Library duty to read to the kids, yes. Why the heck would Zellina be confused for anyone but Zell. I mean Zell is awesome but I needed anyone besides Ellone or Fujin because... well you'll find out. And no, I don't have anything against Quistis or Rinoa either, I didn't want to make anyone up, not really... and Zellina, well... Sorry this took a while to reconfigure. I had ideas for my other story and they somehow appeared in this one... sigh. I sigh a lot.
Selphie continued to work that day. Until it was nearly six o'clock. Her stepsisters were quietly putting on their dresses for the evening. Selphie was sent to her room with her supper, a potato and told to spend the entire evening there. So she did. She managed to glance out one of the windows in time to see her stepmother and stepsisters leave. She sunk to the floor wearily, forgetting about her potato. Ward and Kiros came sauntering to her as did Raijin. "What's wrong Selphie?" asked Kiros.
"Nothing," she quietly replied.
"You should have gone, ya know," Raijin chirped.
"I couldn't go, you all know that. I haven't a dress and there is no way I can get there..."
A wind filled the room. An albino woman with large fairy-like wings stood before them.
"GO,"she said.
"What?" Selphie looked really confused.
"CEREMONY."
"What about it?"
"GO."
"I can't."
"CAN."
"Who are you?"
"GODMOTHER."
"As in fairy godmother?"
"YES."
"Okay... fairy godmother, I can't go. I don't have a dress and my hair, my skin, I smell..."
"DONE," the albino fairy waved her wand and magically Selphie's rags turned to a lavish yellow gown. Her hair became a flowing cascade of soft curls, partly tied up in a delicate fashion, the rest settling on her back. A small glass and diamond tiara adorned the crown of her head. A scent of fresh flowers surrounded her in an aura only enhancing her porcelain skin.
"Okay... I can't get there!"
"DONE!" With a flick of her wand in the air. They were magically transported. Outside. The potato became a large expensive looking coach. Kiros and Ward were changed to horses and Raijin became the coachman.
"Wow..."
"GO!"
"I'm going!" Selphie hopped into the coach as Raijin got to his spot and Kiros and Ward stomped their feet impatiently.
"WAIT!"
"What?"
"SHOES!" Selphie nearly giggled remembering she was still wearing her house shoes.
"Oops."
"BLIZZARD!"
"What?" Ice started to fall on top of Selphie, landing at the front of her forming a pair of perfect shoes. Ice shoes. "Great, I might as well go in with ice skates." She slipped her feet into the shoes, use to the feeling of the cold. After all, her room was always cold, and sometimes she didn't have shoes in the winter, shoveling snow. So the shoes fit perfectly and Selphie was going to the ceremony and there was no time to waste.
"WAIT!" the fairy lady yelled one more time after Selphie got into the coach and closed the door.
"What now?" The albino fairy took in a deep breath.
"You only have till afternoon tomorrow to convince the prince to love you and declare that he loves you and kiss you, till death do you part, so that you will live happily ever after, but if you don't convince him and come back, or come back late, the coach will become your supper, and the coachman and horses will revert to their old selves and you will never become happy." Selphie gagged.
"And here's the hard part. Joy." Raijin flicked at the horses to go. And off Selphie went to the ceremony of a lifetime. It was going to seal her fate.
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"Seifer?" It was the little girl. *Bugger, does she ever stop?*
"Yes," Seifer said as calmly as possible.
"Is this when you kiss Selphie?"
"No."
"Oh... will you kiss her?"
"In the story or here?"
"In the story."
"Yes..." *And I can do a lot more... bwahahaha the power of being the reader, too bad it's a bunch of little kids.* By this time the familiar face had retreated to the other side of the library.
"Otay. Continue."
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Raijin pulled to a stop in front of a large greyish black castle. Selphie watched quietly as he jumped down to open the coach door for her. All the people had went inside for the ceremony much earlier. She hurried up the steps as fast as she could with the ice slippers. She pushed the doors to the large castle opened. All the guests and King Laguna and Prince Seifer as well as servants present turned to look at the fragile live painting at the front doors. "Sorry I'm late. I got caught in traffic." The guests shrugged and turned back to their conversations, the servants back to work, the king back to finding the most beautiful faces in the crowd for his son. Only the prince did not return to his prior occupation, finding a new one in his latest guest. And speaking of guests, three of them stampeded towards Selphie.
"What do you think you're doing here young lady?" demanded Quistis. Her stepsisters didn't look happy either. The prince sensed trouble and immediately interjected.
"I had invited her to come," he said. Quistis, Rinoa and Zellina looked flabbergasted. Seifer took Selphie's hand. "Come." He led her away from her stepmother and stepsisters neatly tucking her arm in his.
"Why did you tell them you invited me... your highness?"
"Because, I did. I invited all eligible bachelorettes, did I not? And you can call me Seifer."
"Seifer... I can't. I don't even know why I am here. After all, some fairy lady that was supposedly my godmother came and sent me here dress, coach, and cold shoes and all."
"A fairy godmother?" He stopped and looked at her warily. "I'm sorry that sounds so stupid."
"No, no it doesn't. Actually the only reason why I even did this in the first place was because a fairy, supposedly my fairy godfather, told me to."
"Really? You're not just pulling my leg?"
"Yes, that's the truth and..." Horns sounded as the king stood and interrupted the Prince.
"Good people of this fair land," Laguna said, "I am very proud of my son this evening. He is to choose his bride within this week. And it will be one of the very fair women in this room." Everyone clapped. "He has composed the list and the names will be read in a moment." A list was brought up to the king. Seifer quickly turned to Selphie.
"Your name, what is it?"
"Um... Cinderella!"
"Wait here." He ran after the list, his sword tilting to and fro. He quickly grabbed a feather pen from plain air and quickly put her name on the list. Laguna looked a little surprise and glance skeptically at Selphie. He whispered something in Seifer's ear. A sour look of pain, embarrassment and anger formed on the young prince's face. He whispered furiously into his throne and sulked for a moment as his father prepared to read the names on the list.
"Ellone, Shiva, Rinoa, Zellina and Cinderella." The crowd murmured amongst themselves as four of the girls came up. Seifer immediately perked up and came to get Selphie.
"Come on," he said as he took her arm again leading her to the others. Her stepsisters gave her a mad look. A servant came up. (AN: I swear I'm forgetting someone) "Nida, show these four ladies to their rooms for the event."
"Yes, your highness."
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"Seifer," the girl wailed.
"What now?" Seifer said exasperated.
"You're not going to make Selphie go into your room and do stuff are you?" The other kids started to laugh.
"No, but I think I'm going to make you do something... and it won't be very fun." That shut the girl up immediately. "Anyone want to join her?" That shut the rest of the group up as quick as they were to start. Immediately a teacher started chastising Seifer as another took the boy who had wet his pants earlier out yet again. The entire group was taken out to the prior part of the library they were at which was currently clean. Currently. They settled down again. And Seifer started again.
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Seifer led Selphie to a room next to his. "If you ever need anything, just come over," he whispered giving her a slight shove into her room.
"Will do." She closed the door and gently eased her nearly frostbitten feet out of her icy shoes. Almost by magic they did not melt, in the same condition as they were an hour before. The night was going fast, but Selphie knew she had the upper hand after meeting the other two girls. Ellone seemed uninterested in Seifer, besides she was too old. Shiva on the other hand, seemed really cold and nasty. Her stepsisters were as usual. Zellina was bored of it all and Rinoa was obsessed over Seifer, doing everything but drooling at his feet. She was a little wary of King Laguna, just as is seemed he was wary of her. Ah, what is a girl to do?
There part two, Laguna is not the fairy (although I think he should be... he has more hair then Fujin...). I didn't change all that much and I think I got the parts I wanted to change.
Next time: The end of Cinderella. Shiva puts in her deal to get Seifer.
Then the annoying kid asks Seifer to read The Little Mermaid! Princess Rinoa falls in love with a gulp... human. King Cid isn't very happy and neither is his loyal servant the crab, Squall. The evil Quistis puts her ten cents in. (I know Quistis is always the evil one. It will change when I do Snow White...)
