Will You Be My Canary?
By Aquarius Mistress

A/N: I am so touched! ^.^ My dear readers and reviewers... you are too kind. ^_^ I've never expected to get so many reviews with only two parts of the story. Are you sure it's worth your time? . No matter. I'm still happy happy happy. ^^ I also stuck to 'Tribal' as Zidane's last name since I couldn't think of a better one. And to answer aya-yahiko's question, yes this is a Z+D fic. Well... going to be anyway. ^.^ Hope you don't mind. Anyway, here's chapter 2. Enjoy! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own anything that is from Final Fantasy in this fic. I do, however, own the characters you don't recognize, like Karen and Belle. I don't own Ashanti's song, Happy either so don't sue me. I'm broke as it is (darn back to school shopping -_-). I don't own the musical mentioned in this fic either (I won't say which musical so it won't ruin the plot. Please don't sue me for doing that.)

Chapter 2

Dagger's eyes squinted as the sunlight shone through the curtains of the large window-doors, leading to the balcony. Her alarm clock was tuned to the radio, waking her up. She slammed her hand on the alarm clock, turning off the radio. She gave a groan, sat up and stretched. For the first night spent in a bed other than her own, she slept well. She yawned and pulled off the covers, going to the washroom.

Meanwhile, the other three eventually got tired of playing Marvel Vs. Capcom on the Playstation last night and went back to their rooms to sleep. It was 6:30 in the morning. Normally, Dagger wouldn't dare get up this early, but one must perform many tasks to be ready for school. She soon came out of the bathroom, feeling fresh and slightly more alive. She quickly slipped on an ice blue t-shirt and matching Capri's. She brushed her hair and tied it up with a white hair tie. She quickly slipped off her butterfly earrings and placed in flowers with aquamarines in the middle. She walked over to the kitchen and noticed that there was an envelope on the floor.

'That must be the letter Freya was talking about.' she thought.

She picked it up and sat on a couch in the living room. She opened the flap and took out the neatly folded paper.

Room 206,

Welcome to Lord Avon's School of Drama. The four of you were divided into two homeforms.

-LaFontaine, Belle (1D)
-Natori, Dagger (1D)
-Pietroth, Karen (1B)
-Rosalita, Beatrix (1B)

Please meet at your respective classes by 9:00 am.

**If you have received this letter by mistake, please return it to the office or send it to its respective room.

Guidance Counselors,
Ms. Heartilly, Ms. Trepe

Dagger smiled. At least nobody here was left alone. She got up and knocked on Karen's door.

"Hold on! I'm changing!"

"Well at least you're awake." Dagger said with a smirk.

She could hear Karen stumble and a ruffling of clothes was heard. Karen then opened the door, her blonde hair all messed up.

"Yeah?"

"The letter came. You're in 1B with Beatrix and I'm in 1D with Belle."

"Really? That's great! Nobody's left out."

"I know. Do you think Beatrix and Belle woke up yet?"

"Probably. Anyway, I'm gonna go brush my teeth. If they're still asleep, I think you should wake them up. It's nearly 7:00."

Dagger nodded and walked over to the next door, knocking on it gently.

"Hey Bea. You awake?"

The door opened.

"Yep. I was awake hours ago. I couldn't sleep. It was too hot."

"You're in 1B with Karen."

"Really? What about you and Belle?"

"We're both in 1D."

"That's good."

Beatrix stepped out of her room, closing the door behind her.

"Belle's up. I just heard her roll off her bed." Beatrix said with a giggle, sitting on the couch, flicking on the T.V.

Dagger laughed a bit and opened Belle's door.

"Hey. You okay?"

"I'm fine." Belle said with a smile, "Good morning. Did the letter come?"

"Yeah. We're in the same class. 1D. Karen and Bea are in 1B."

"That's wonderful! I hope Marcus is in 1D." Belle squealed happily, "I'm gonna go freshen up. I'll be out in around fifteen minutes."

"Alright. We'll be in the living room."

Dagger walked over to the living room, about to sit down when the doorbell rang. Who could be visiting so early? She walked over to the door and opened it to see Zidane in front with Blank and Marcus behind him.

"Oh. It's you." she said sternly.

"Well good morning to you too." Zidane replied sarcastically.

"Who is it, Dag?"

"It's them three."

Beatrix got up and came to the door. She greeted them with a smile and lead them to the living room. Dagger locked the door, joining them in the living room, sitting beside Beatrix.

"So did you guys get your letter this morning?" Dagger asked the guys, completely ignoring Zidane.

"Yeah. Here. Take a look." Blank said, passing their letter to Dagger.

Room 414,

Welcome to Lord Avon's School of Drama. The four of you were divided into three homeforms.

-Glace, Blank (1D)
-Kinneas, Irvine (1E)
-Montana, Marcus (1D)
-Tribal, Zidane (1B)

Please meet at your respective classes by 9:00 am.

**If you have received this letter by mistake, please return it to the office or send it to its respective room.

Guidance Counselors,
Ms. Heartilly, Ms. Trepe

"Who's Irvine?" Dagger asked, giving the letter back. She never heard of a name like that before.

"Some guy they put in our dorm. I don't like him. He's always going around, acting like some cowboy, making gunshot sounds with his mouth, spitting all over the place and then when he sees girls, he's a flirting machine." Marcus stated.

"Well it looks like you two are in the same class as Dagger and Belle." Beatrix said, referring to Blank and Marcus, "And Zidane's gonna be with Karen and I."

'Thank god he's not in our class.' Dagger thought to herself.

Just then, Karen came out, smiling happily. "Hey. I heard that Zidane's in my class!"

"Well aren't YOU excited?" Beatrix sneered, grinning teasingly at her.

Karen blushed a little bit and then sat down beside Zidane. Zidane rolled his eyes when Blank elbowed him, smirking teasingly.

"Anyway! It's almost 7:20. Where's Belle, Marcus?" Zidane asked, trying to change the obnoxious subject.

"I'm here." Belle replied, just coming out of her room, wearing a floral, long-sleeved, frilly shirt with light blue jeans. She ran up to her lover and kissed him on the cheek.

"I'm starved. You guys wanna get some breakfast before class starts?" Marcus asked, right after kissing Belle back on the cheek.

Everyone nodded their heads. Marcus opened the door, stepping out of the apartment with Blank and Zidane following. The girls slipped on their shoes and Beatrix locked the door behind them. The group strolled to the elevator. Belle pressed down on the panel and the elevator doors opened after waiting for about a minute or two. Zidane pressed 6 on the panel and the elevator door closed and they could feel themselves being lifted up.

"Do any of you have any idea which musical it is?" Dagger asked, bored with everybody being so quiet.

"I heard that it was a popular one. It was out on video." Karen replied.

"I know which musical it is." Zidane said with a smirk.

Dagger arched an eyebrow. "Oh?"

The elevator stopped, letting the group out. Karen frowned when she saw the glass hallway. She let out a tiny whimper but nobody noticed. They just continued their conversation as they crossed the hallway with ease. Karen puffed her cheeks and held on to the rail... tight. Step by step, she made her way across the hallway, catching up to the group, who still hasn't noticed anything.

"I heard it was from a Disney video." Blank added in.

"Disney does musicals?" Dagger asked.

"I dunno about Disney but I know that the musical had lotsa magic in it." Zidane answered.

"Great. It's probably a fairy tale." Dagger said with a giggle, drawing a smirk from Zidane and Blank.

Beatrix discreetly arched an eyebrow. It seemed that Dagger and Zidane got along whenever they weren't paying attention to their strange conflict. It seemed kinda weird. Beatrix soon pushed the thought out of her mind and focused on the conversation.

"I hope it's one of those lovey-dovey kinda musicals." Beatrix said dreamily.

"Oh? I didn't know you were a romantic." Karen snickered.

"No? I love all that lovey-dovey mushy stuff." Beatrix said with a giggle.

"I do too. As a matter of fact, I already have the perfect wedding planned out in my head." Dagger added, "But the perfect wedding won't work without the right guy."

"And exactly what would be your description of the right guy?" Zidane asked teasingly.

Karen frowned when he asked that. Dagger looked surprised. This was coming from Zidane Tribal, the jerk that had such a big ego. What the hell was she thinking?! She immediately went back to being ignorant with him.

"And why should I tell you?" Dagger asked arrogantly.

Right after that remark, Zidane also returned to his old, jerky self. "Never mind. It's not like I'm interested anyway."

"Good." Dagger replied sternly.

"Hey, hey, settle down. What'd you guys want? Breakfast is on me." Marcus offered.

"I'll have pancakes with maple syrup." Dagger replied, sitting down at a table.

The rest of the group sat down too, except Marcus, who stood there, waiting for more requests.

"I'll have pancakes too." Blank replied.

"Okay. I'll have them too." Beatrix added.

"Okay. Three pancakes. What about you guys?" Marcus asked, looking at Belle, Zidane and Karen.

"I'll have some bacon and toast." Zidane said.

"I'll have the same thing." Karen squealed happily with a smile on her face.

"Hash browns, please. Don't forget the ketchup." Belle reminded him, smiling sweetly.

Marcus nodded and trudged off to the short line.

"So, if this musical really is a lovey-dovey thing, that must mean that it would probably involve kissing right?" Dagger asked, arching an eyebrow.

"Yeah, I think. Musicals about love usually has kissing in it." Beatrix answered.

"Just tell us which musical it is, Zidane!" Belle pleaded.

Zidane shook his head and smirked. "Nah. Wouldn't wanna ruin the surprise, would I?"

"I bet that you really don't know." Dagger sneered.

"Well, you're just jealous because I know something you don't." Zidane stated, smirking like he was all smart and everything.

"Jealous? Moi (me)? I don't think so." Dagger said coolly.

Just then Marcus came back with two trays, full with plates of food. Everyone grabbed their requested dishes and started eating.

"When does class start again?" Blank asked, mouth full of food.

Belle swallowed her bite. "I think Freya said nine."

Zidane looked up at the cafeteria's clock, hanging above the doors. "It's eight."

"We'd better hurry then. Even I don't know where the classes are. It'll take a while to find them." Beatrix declared, taking a bite out of her pancakes.

Everyone agreed and in about 15 minutes, they finished their meal. Karen took the trays and placed them on the platform where it says 'trays'.

"Let's go to the office and ask the secretary." Karen suggested as she ran back up to the group.

"Where's the office?" Zidane asked.

"On the first floor, obviously. Didn't those past fourteen years of school teach you anything?" Dagger scorned.

Zidane scowled at her and just continued walking along. The group reached a different elevator. A boy with his long honey-brown hair tied up, wearing a black sleeveless top with jeans walked over and pressed on the 'down' button. Marcus rolled his eyes when he saw him. The boy smiled brightly and waved at the group.

"Hey you guys. Grabbed a bunch of lovely ladies here I see."

"Go away, Irvine." Zidane said, annoyed.

"Oh? Why the sour attitude? Aren't you afraid I'll shoot you with my gun?" Irvine joked, making a gun with his hand and making 'baaaam!' and 'pshhh!' sounds. He was obviously splashing spit everywhere. Everyone stood back.

"Stop it Irvine. It's annoying. You're spitting all over the place." Blank muttered, moving away from the spit Irvine was shooting out of his mouth.

Irvine stopped and wiped his mouth. Everyone frowned at the disgusting boy.

"What's wrong? Still scared?" Irvine said with a smile.

Dagger rolled her eyes. "How immature can you get?"

"Very." he replied, flipping his hair over his shoulder.

Dagger threw her hands in the air, frustrated. Just then, the elevator door opened. Everyone stepped in quickly. Irvine pushed the button for the lobby. The doors closed and the elevator started going down.

"You know, that's a pretty hot girl you got yourself beside you, Zidane. You guys an item?" Irvine said with a smirk.

Zidane and Dagger looked at each other, horrified.

"HELL NO!!!" they both shouted aloud.

Irvine smirked deviously, "Good..."

Dagger looked at him, confused but pushed the thought out as soon as the elevator door opened. Irvine walked out coolly, waving to Dagger and walked off after saying, "See ya around, cutie."

Dagger shuddered, disgusted by that boy. As she turned around, she gazed at her surroundings. The whole school was built like it was some business company. There were glass windows everywhere, escalators, elevators, a fairly large office... and dozens of doors and signs. She could get lost in here if she wasn't careful! The group continued towards the front desk, where a tall, thin man with flaming red hair sat. They all stopped in front of him and he looked up with a stern look.

"Yes. What can I do for you?"

"Hello, Mr. Coral. We want to know where all the classes for first year students are, please." Karen asked with a sickeningly sweet voice.

"It's just on the second floor through the left and right halls. 1A-1C on the left, 1D-1F on the right. Anything else?" Mr. Coral asked.

Karen shook her head, thanked the man and the group proceeded to the staircase. It would be faster using that than the elevator. After all, it's only the floor above. Dagger opened to door to the staircase and the group followed in. After a few steps, Dagger opened to door with a number 2 on it, revealing the second floor of the school, which was quite similar to the first floor. She didn't notice it until now, but the school had speakers outside of the classrooms, letting music from a radio station be heard. The radio station was playing Ashanti's, Happy, one of the songs that Dagger enjoyed. The group stopped in Central Park 2. There was a Central Park on each floor, except the first, each one with their floor number after the name. Central Parks were places where students just hang out, relax and chat.

"Well. We'll meet you guys at lunch. Meet here, 'k?" Zidane stated, making sure none of them would get lost. Of course, he wouldn't mind if Dagger did but...

Dagger, Belle, Marcus and Blank all started towards the left hall while Zidane, Karen and Beatrix waltzed down the right.

~*~

The class sat in a circle of chairs. There weren't a lot of students. Every class must've been this small. There were only about 11 people. They were all chit chatting cheerfully when Dagger, Belle, Blank and Marcus walked in. They all took empty seats that scattered everywhere. After a few minutes of waiting, a tall, fairly muscular man walked in with spiky, blonde hair, wearing a navy blue sleeveless top with dark, baggy, indigo jeans.

"Okay, 1D, settle down. I'm Mr. Strife, your homeform teacher. But Mr. Strife is too formal, so you guys can call me Cloud. First of all... introductions. I need to learn your names. We'll go around the circle, saying our full names and our interests and hobbies. Let's start off with me, and we'll go around clockwise."

The students nodded obediently.

"My name is Cloud Strife. I'm 30 years old and I enjoy playing football, basketball and I enjoy training myself in terms of self-defense classes like kick boxing and karate."

A young male student raised his hand, shouting out, "Oh, Cloud! I heard that you used to work for a secret organization called SOLDIER. Is that true?!"

Cloud fumbled, but remained a straight face. "That's personal."

"Cloud, is it true that Ms. G and Ms. Lockhart are chasing you?" a girl shouted out.

Cloud fought hard to hold back his blush and kept a straight face. "...Next person!"

Laughter, cat calls and 'ooooooohh!'s filled the room.

~*~

"Alright now, 1B. Let's get those introductions that you hate so much, over with. We'll go around in a circle and say our full names and something interesting about his or herself. I'll start off and we'll go around the circle in a clockwise direction."

The students shifted around nervously and nodded.

The teacher smiled sweetly. "My name's Aeris Gainsborough, but you can call me Aeris or Ms. G. I'm 31 and I enjoy playing badminton and soccer. I also enjoy gardening. My garden's full of flowers and trees."

"Aeris, there's a rumor that you're chasing Mr. Strife. Is that true?" a female student shouted out.

Aeris blushed and smiled, "Let's just keep that between us, okay?"

She winked and the whole class looked at each other excitedly.

"Ms. G, are you in a love triangle between you, Mr. Strife and Ms. Lockhart?" the same student yelled out.

"That's enough questions now!" Aeris responded with a giggle.

~*~

"Alright, class. Now, all of you have attended the welcoming assembly, right?" Cloud asked.

Most of the class nodded while some others murmured, "There was an welcoming assembly?"

"Well, if you all remembered, Freya said that all first year students will be performing a musical for your first semester marks. Let me explain how we mark you before I tell you the musical were doing. We mark the first semester by your behavior and your dedication to your work. For behavior, we grade you on how well you get along with others, how well you take instructions from the teacher, and how well you can work with others, no matter who it is. In terms of dedication, you must be able to work hard to keep improving on your skills. You also have to be able to spend sometime to memorize your scripts to your fullest abilities. We wouldn't want to practice if nobody remembered their lines."

Everyone nodded and muttered 'okay' to him.

~*~

"Now, about the musical. The musical that we will be performing on January 20, 2003 is Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. It came out on a Disney video if you didn't know. We will be taking the dialogue out of the movie and into the play. We've asked Disney for permission to perform this musical. Each of you will be presented with a script with dialogue between Cinderella and Prince Christopher. Girls will act out Cinderella, boys will act out the Prince. The auditions will be held the day after tomorrow, so you have today and tomorrow to prepare. Any questions?" Aeris asked, looking over the class with a pretty smile.

"What happens if Disney declines?" a male student asked, his hand waving in the air.

"Then we'll have another play that one of the teacher wrote that you will perform. Even though there's a chance that Disney might decline, I would still recommend you to practice hard during your free time." Aeris responded.

"Is this musical the same Cinderella with Brandy and Whitney Houston in it?" Karen asked with sudden interest.

"Why, yes. It is." Aeris responded with a grin.

Karen squealed excitedly. She had this movie at home and she loved it! It was her favourite fairy tale and she loved the way Disney made it so fantasy-like.

"Here are the scripts. Each of you grab one and start practicing. You guys have the rest of today and tomorrow off to practice for the auditions on Wednesday." Aeris declared, passing a script to each student around the circle.

As soon as she finished, she stood by her desk. "Don't forget that your script has to be memorized. Take the fact that there will be singing and dancing in this performance and if you need dance or vocal training, sign up for those classes because there will be singing in the script. You will each do this part with another person, depending whether you're Cinderella or the Prince. I will speak out the part of the stepmother and stepsisters if necessary. You must also use gestures and such to show more detail in your acting if you wish to get a good part. Class dismissed."

Karen, Beatrix and Zidane all dragged themselves out of the classroom, chatting excitedly about the musical.

"I knew it was this one!" Zidane said proudly.

"Oh Zidane! Can you help me with the script? After all, we'll need to practice." Karen asked him, smiling sweetly.

"Sure. I could use the practice." Zidane responded with a shrug.

Karen squeaked cheerfully, while Beatrix laughs at the way she's acting. Zidane, however, being quite the clueless guy, thought she was just happy to get some practice arranged. The three walked down the halls and sat down on a bench in Central Park 2. A few minutes later, Zidane spotted Dagger, Blank, Belle and Marcus walking towards them.

"You guys got your scripts?" Karen asked, holding up a little booklet.

Dagger nodded with a happy smile. "Yeah. I can't believe we're doing that Cinderella musical with Brandy and Whitney Houston in it. I loved that one! I even memorized the songs! Oooh. It was so sweet!"

"What a coincidence! I loved that movie too! I even brought the movie with me in case I was in the mood for some mushy love movie." Beatrix added in, giggling.

"This is gonna be fun. I wanna be either Cinderella or the Fairy Godmother. Those two are my favourites." Dagger said.

"Hey, why don't you three help us with the scripts? It'll help all of us to get the feel of it." Beatrix stated.

"Well, I'm already in because Karen asked for my help." Zidane replied.

"Sure, I don't see why not." Blank added.

Marcus nodded in agreement.

"Great! Let's go back and practice then. We only have the rest of today and tomorrow to practice, and that's not a lot of time." Belle said cheerfully.

The group agreed and started heading towards the elevator for the sixth floor. As soon as they reached the glass hallway, Karen squeaked and Zidane and Blank had to drag her across again. Dagger sighed hopelessly.

"You know, Karen. You're gonna have to use this hallway for the next four years. Aren't you going to at least try to cross without their help?" Dagger asked the frightened blonde.

"Maybe. J-Just maybe, one day. B-But I'm not starting today!" Karen responded as she was dragged over.

Zidane and Blank soon reached the other side. They let go of Karen and she stood up, brushing herself off. The group continued towards the elevator to descend to the second floor. They walked to the girls' dorm and Beatrix unlocked the door.

"Okay, let's start practicing! C'mon Zidane, I wanna do good in the auditions!" Karen declared as she pulled on Zidane's arm and dragging him into her room to practice.

"Alright! Let's go rehearse, Marcus!" Belle stated, pulling Marcus into her room also.

"Well, I guess we're gonna have to share Blank?" Dagger asked Beatrix, giggling slightly.

"Hey, I don't mind as long as I get some practice done. But I'm warning you, I can't sing very good." Blank cautioned them with a chuckle.

"I don't mind. Let's go! The living room is free and there's plenty of space there for three people." Beatrix said.

Dagger and Beatrix both linked arms with Blank and dragged him over to the living room. The both giggled. They all sat down on a couch, reading over their script first. Dagger looked at the script. It was gonna take a lot of work to memorize so much.

As the hours passed by, everybody almost had their lines completely memorized. They took breaks every now and then. Belle cooked lunch for everybody and they went back to their practicing. A few voices started singing during practice. Blank's voice was horrible. It screeched and was off-key. He definitely needed some vocal training. Dagger sang normal. Beatrix had a very lovely voice though. Sometimes, when she sang, Zidane, Karen, Belle and Marcus would pop out to see who's singing. Belle had a lovely singing voice too. Karen sometimes struggles with high notes but a pretty voice nonetheless. Zidane sings pretty decent for a guy and Marcus wasn't so bad either. When they acted, they had to exaggerate the face expressions, gestures and the tone of their voices in order for the audience to understand what they're doing and how they feel. After several hours, it was already 7:00 in the evening. Karen declared the end of the the work period and volunteered to cook dinner for everybody. The rest of the group relaxed in the living room while Karen cooked. Belle, Marcus and Blank were sitting on one couch while Dagger, Zidane and Beatrix sat across from them in the other couch.

"God, I'm beat. My head hurts from memorizing so much. And my throat hurts from singing so much." Dagger groaned, hugging a cushion.

"I'm sleepy..." Beatrix said, half-asleep.

"What really sucks is that we don't even know if we're really gonna do this musical..." Zidane blurted out, eyes half closed.

Belle was exhausted as well. Anybody could tell because Belle was leaning on Marcus' shoulder, sleeping. Marcus was also starting to fall asleep. His eyes were closed and his head leaned on the back of the couch, his orange bandanna slipping off and revealing his chestnut brown hair.

"Does anybody have a coffee? I need some caffeine." Blank said, yawning.

"I'm gonna go to bed early tonight." Zidane added in sluggishly.

The sleepy group remained silent while Karen cooked up a storm in the kitchen, whistling happily.

"How does that girl do it? She's like that pink bunny thingy from that battery commercial..." Dagger said, too tired to elaborate on the commercial, "She just keeps going and going and going and going and..."

Before she could help herself, Dagger fell asleep, without knowing, leaning on Zidane's left shoulder. Everybody was too tired to notice, including Zidane himself, who also fell asleep, his head leaning on Dagger's. Beatrix snuggled against a cushion, sleeping. Blank also found himself sleeping as well, snoring quietly.

"Hmm... dinner's ready! Go wash your hands!" Karen stepped in with a frilly white flower apron, smiling cheerfully. Her smile turned into a frown when she saw everybody asleep.

'What lazy bums...' she thought to herself, hands on her hips.

But her frowned got bigger when she saw Dagger and Zidane together, sleeping soundly. Her heart ached with pain and a few tears threatened to spill over but she quickly sniffed and wiped them away. Maybe it was just a coincidence? After all, they can't stand each other's company. She nodded to herself and went over and shook each of them, awaking them from their slumber.

Dagger moaned and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. She felt something warm and fuzzy over her head. She looked up and saw Zidane leaning on her, waking up. She quickly pulled away and blushed. She cursed in her mind for falling asleep in the first place. Zidane also saw her leaning on his shoulder when he woke up. He also pulled away but he didn't mind Dagger leaning on him for some reason. For what reason he couldn't understand but either way, this was Dagger Natori. The 'deaf chick' that's always pissing him off. They both looked at each other with calm eyes at first but then turned away from each other letting out a 'hmph'.

"Dinner's ready you guys. Now hurry up and wash your hands before it's cold." she said, sounding like parent.

Every mumbled and muttered 'okay's and 'fine's and lined up by the washrooms. Karen washed her hands at the kitchen sink and set plates of food on the table. Everybody gathered at the table, sitting down and started eating their macaroni and cheese. They all ate in silence, eating slowly. As soon as they finished, Dagger cleared the table and Karen washed the dishes.

"I'm too tired to do anything else. I'm just going to bed." Dagger said with a yawn.

"Alright, good night." Karen said as she wiped a dish dry.

Dagger stepped into her room, turned on the lights and shut the door. Zidane watched her go in her room and then turned his gaze away, stepping out the door.

"We'll see you guys tomorrow for another practice session." he muttered sleepily.

"Alright. G' night guys." Belle said, waving goodbye.

The three boys stepped out and Beatrix locked the door. As soon as everything was cleaned up, the three returned to their room. Meanwhile, Dagger has already showered and is in her pajamas, snuggled up in her bed. She reached for her rose lamp and pulled on the ball chain, turning the light off and she fell in to a dreamless sleep, feeling warm and fuzzy.

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A/N: Hey! Liked it? Hope so! I finally got my piano exam over with! Yay me! ^.^ Oh, by the way, just so I won't get sued... I do not own Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. Don't sue meee! And I just e-mailed Disney today, asking for permission and yes, I have a back-up play in case they say no. Planned out the back-up play due to personal experiences. My friend thought it would be a good idea since it's kinda like a soap opera, this life of mine. -.-

Finished: August 20, 2002