Present-Day Cinderella
Author's note: I do not own DBZ/GT or the Cinderella story theme. I DO however own Ryanna and Kankton, and this particular story. I did take a bit of scenes and phrases from the human version of the movie, but other than that, well yah know! ^__^
Ryanna: I don't own Cinderella either! ^__^
Ages: Trunks- 20 Ryanna- 19 Marron-19 Pan-18 Bra-18 Goten-19, others not important.
Chapter 4: The bell of the ball
Ryanna took a deep breath and looked around the room. Everyone stared at her like she was the ghost of Christmas past. Taking a hold of the rail she carefully makes her way down the stairs. Marron wrinkled her nose in an appalling matter. She looked to Trunks, who couldn't keep his eyes off the girl. She waved a hand in front of his face, He just pushed past her and walked towards the newcomer. As soon as Ryanna got to the bottom of the stairs, a young man greeted her. "Hi, I'm Trunks." Ryanna looked at him, and smiled. "I know." Trunks then grinned sheepishly. "Oh yeah, pretty much everyone knows me. Um would you like to dance?"
She smiled and nodded. "Sure." A smooth waltz played and Trunks led Ryanna into an efficient movement. "You know you look familiar to me, have we met before?" Ryanna bit her lip. "Um no I don't think so. I'm pretty sure I would have remembered." Her smile returned to her face. "Are you sure? Maybe, we met someplace at a business meeting." "Oh no, I'm usually stuck at home. I will never be seen in a huge company like that." "Well how about the ski resort near Mt. Fuji?" "The mountains?" "You go to the mountains too?" "NO I just like looking at them. They're very beautiful." Trunks smirked. "You're very beautiful." Ryanna blushed.
Pan, Bra, Kankton, Ubbu, and Goten all looked in awe. "Isn't that just so sweet?" Meantime they weren't the only ones admiring the two. "Vegeta who is that? I've never seen her before?" "How am I to know? The brat seems to be taking a liking to her though." "I have to admit she's very pretty." "Pretty? woman if I were younger I would..." He stalled once he noticed the look on Bulma's face. "Yes, Vegeta?" "Well I would be young wouldn't I?" "Mmhmm..." "Don't give me that look woman." Bulma just smirked and rested her chin on her hand and she continued to admire her son and the new girl.
Trunks noticed the attention they were getting and slowed down their movement. "So you want to go outside? It's pretty stuffy in here." Ryanna nodded and walked along side him. when they got outside onto the balcony Ryanna immediately admired the view. "Wow it's so beautiful!" Trunks smiled and took her hand. "I love coming out here. It's like all your problems are washed out the door." Ryanna then looked to her feet. Trunks noticed the sudden movement. "What's wrong?" He lifted her head with the tips of his fingers.
She looked into his dazzling blue eyes through his mask, half of her face also being covered by her mask. "I wish I didn't have to leave here. This place is incredible, and I can be myself. But when it comes time, I have to go home." Trunks was about to speak until she turned her back to him and began walking back to the party. Trunks ran up beside her and took her hand into his. "Then let's enjoy this as long as we can. Though you do know if you don't want this to end it doesn't have to." Ryanna smiled.
Trunks smiled back at her and led her back to the balcony wall. "You know I don't really like living with my family." "I want to meet your family." Ryanna's eyes widened. "Oh hell no you don't. Believe me." Trunks chuckled. "That bad eh?" "Well they didn't want me to come. They said I would just get in the way." "Well I'm glad you came anyway." Ryanna grinned cheekily. "What do you do for a living?" "I like to write." "Really?" She nodded. Trunks grinned. "Maybe I can read some of your work sometime." Ryanna continued to smile at him. Trunks put out his hand and pulled back a curl that fell from her face. "Let's go inside, I wanna dance again." Trunks nodded and offered his arm. She took it and the two walked back into the ballroom.
Ryanna smiled brightly as Trunks led her back onto the dance floor. "Mind if I cut in son?" Vegeta took Ryanna's hand and kissed it, stealing her away from Trunks. Bulma began dancing with her son, despite his complaints as Ryanna danced with the prince of all saiyans. {He, He can you imagine Vegeta doing that? ^o^} "I do hope my son is behaving well." "Why of course Mr. Briefs, a chip off the old block I'd say. He has your charm and your good looks." Vegeta smirked, he was really beginning to like this girl. "what is dad saying to her?" "Who cared, you found your true love didn't you? What does it matter if he asks a couple of questions.?"
As soon as Ryanna and Trunks were about to go back into each other's arms Bulma took Ryanna aside to talk. "Do I know your mother and father, because you look very familiar to me." Ryanna began to get a nauseating feeling in her stomach, and she held it. "Oh, um no I don't think so." "well then you'll have to introduce me to them, where are they?" Ryanna looked around frantically as the feeling got worse. "Um well they are..." She panicked, she had to get out of there. "I'm sorry they're not here, will you excuse me!" She ran away from Bulma and back out into the garden balcony. Trunks rushed over to his mother angrily. "What did you say to her?" Bulma was in a gap. Trunks growled while rolling his eyes and ran after Ryanna.
Vegeta latched onto Bulma's arm. "Well I like the girl. She has a lot of common sense. How about you." "A little high strong but fine." Both looked out towards the door. Marron had also seen the little fiasco and followed looking behind the curtain of the doorway. Ryanna took off her mask and leaned over the edge of the balcony trying to make the sickness in her stomach go away. "Why is it so hard to forget?" "There you are!" Ryanna turned around and faced Trunks. Trunks took her hands, kissed them both and placed them to his cheek. "I was afraid you had left."
Ryanna shook her head. "No it's okay. I'm sorry I just had a hard time answering your mother's questions." "What did she ask?" Ryanna leaned against the balcony her hands still clasped into Trunks'. "She asked about my parents." Trunks motioned for her to sit down. She nodded and sat on the cold bench while he squatted down in front of her. "Why was it so hard?" "Probably because they're both dead." A tear came down Ryanna's face and Trunks wiped it off gently. "I'm sorry." "It's okay." She sniffled. "It's not your fault. They both died when I was pretty young, and well with the family I have now it's not hard to miss them a lot."
Trunks nodded and wiped another tear that came down her face. It was then, he noticed, that she no longer wore a mask. "Wow you really are beautiful." Ryanna looked to him and smirked. She took off his mask. "And you really are handsome." Trunks copied her smirk. He took her face into his hands. Ryanna leaned down and let Trunks capture her lips in a soft passionate kiss.
Ooh la-la! Romance! I love it! Ooh and a cliff hanger {grins evilly}. MWAHAHAHAHA!