Tamahome/Nakago Tomo/suboshi/tamahome= Miaka/Nuriko Mice: Mitsukake, chiricho, Tauski, Yui, Chichiri Summary Based on Cinderella except the characters are male. Ever wonder about Cinderella (Tamahome's) stepfather's past, and despite the sibling rivalry in the family did the stepbrothers actually care/love him.

The Face of a queen

On the outskirts of Konan a strong wind collided against the side of a dark house awakening its occupants, as the door slowly broke apart. A few servants pressed against the door, while the others led a man toward a door embedded in the floor. Some of the servants smiled at him and ushered him through to safety. As soon as they closed the hidden doorway the front door shattered and men dressed in silver rushed in and searched the house.

"Check outside!!! He has to be here somewhere."

A man covered in gold bellowed.

The sapphire sky darkened to black, as the heavens threw clear spikes against the land drenching the occupants.

One guard raced around the house and noticed a shadow.

"Hey you stop".

The wind hollowed as the soldier violently shoved a slave. The guard watched the man run toward the forest. The warrior put his fingers to his lips and blew until a few of his men showed up.

"He's heading toward the forest, after him."

One guard ran quickly up to the younger man and grabbed his feet causing the other man to fall face first in the ground. He wiped the muddy water from his eyes and saw ten soldiers standing over him. The man in silver armor smashed his elbow into the fallen man's head, and he collapsed.

The guards approached the man grinning as they wrapped some rope around his neck and hands up. The guards threw a long piece over a tree and attached it to the rope around the man's neck. Then three guards came and tugged on the rope pulling the man till his feet could not reach the ground.

The guards laughed as the man's as he swallowed his last breath.

"Protect my family"

After he closed his eyes a figure with seven wings emerged from the heavens and caught the soul, which left the man's body. The being wrapped its wings around him and they flew into to the sky.

A young man was escorted along with his sons into the palace by a battalion of guards. One of the children clung to his father and stared at him with big green eyes.

"Daddy what's happening? Are they going to hurt us?"

The blonde hair man stroked his son's hair and smirked.

"Play your part and they won't." The blonde's blue eyes moved from the boy to a wooden door covered in gold. The guards pulled open the doors and entered a room furnished in gold and rich redwood. The boys cringed and followed the blonde carrying their heads high and watched some nobles talk amongst themselves. The blonde stopped and kneeled to the man sitting on the throne.

"Baron Nakago "