A/N wooo Another chappy!! Yeahness!! Aren't you PROUD of me! Hehe….ok ok I'll be quiet and get on with the story now! Haha…(made it extra long to make up for lost time haha)

Chapter 5: Sneaking Out

"Cinderelle…so glad to see you decided to come back to us, you worthless trash! Where were you?"

"I was…well you see…I almost got hit by a carriage and…"

"Well to bad it didn't hit you! The world has too much scum like you anyways! Now gather our packages and let's go home! Now!"

"Yes stepmother…" She sighed, a bit depressed now at her harsh scolding. Cinderella was walking next to Cinderelle, and to make it look like none of the packages were missing, Cinderella gave her some of hers to carry.

"Well, at least she didn't notice the missing parcels!" whispered Cinderella.

"Yeah, but right now I just want to…to…grrr…I don't know turn them all into frogs!!"

"Well that would be quite a sight, then perhaps we can put them in a cauldron and chant a spell, 'double double boil and trouble!'" teased Cinderella. This put a smile back on Cinderelle's face.

"You always knew how to cheer me up, sis"

"Hey, that's what a sister's for!" smiled back Cinderella.

"Girls! Stop slowing us down, and hurry up!" came the screech of their stepmother's voice as Anita turned and slyly snickered at them, and Hilda had her day dreamy look on; meaning she was probably thinking of food once again.

"Coming stepmother," they both sighed with exasperation.

(Few days before the ball)

"No, no, no! I said royal blue not crimson red! Please have them change that! Set that over there, and how is the food coming along Hugh?" the Queen said. Apparently the Queen loved putting balls together, so the King allowed her to plan everything, with the prince's permission.

"Mother, must every detail be so closely scrutinized, I mean, I really don't care that much…"

"Yes I know, son, but this is a special day and I want everything to be perfect for you!"

"Yes mother. You always want what's best for me. But what of what I want? I just want to be a normal young man for a while! I've been living the boring life of royalty for so long now!"

"Yes, I know it's hard, dear, but this is for the best! Besides, you might just actually find the one you love. That's how I met your father you know…" At this she gazed dreamily off and smiled sheepishly. The prince knew better than to argue now, so he bowed to his mother, and went off to wander around the vast garden.

"Cinderella! Cinderelle! Get over here! Where are you? You scoundrels!" howled the evil stepmother, as Cinderella and Cinderelle hid in their rooms with the door locked. They knew their stepmother was too lazy to come look for them, even in their own living quarters.

"I do say, dear sister, that one of these days she'll yell so loud that she'll wake up the next morning to find she has no voice left!" laughed Cinderelle

"Yeah, I wish! Then we wouldn't have to listen to her nagging! Cinderella wash the dishes! Cinderelle hang the clothes! Cinderella do this! Cinderelle do that!" then she proceeded to give her impersonation of her stepmother. This caused Cinderelle to go into a fit of hysteric laughter.

"Oh Cinderella! I do hope the prince notices us at the ball! I can't believe they are letting us go!"

"I know! It's just wonderful! I can just see the prince asking me to dance! And I know it'll be the most romantic thing in my life!"

"Yes, but what if he was, by some miracle chance, to chose one of us as his bride? What of the other?"

"Why we'd have the other sister move into the castle with us, and live the life of a second princes! Nothing will ever separate us Cinderelle! Nothing! That's a promise between us, remember, from the garden before everything bad happened?"

"Yes I remember" Suddenly there was a whole chorus of "Cinderella!!" and "Cinderelle!!" from the lovely occupants of the house. Deciding to take a chance, Cinderelle made a risky suggestion.

"Cinderella, I'm tired of doing their petty chores! I think we should sneak out and get some things for us! We could take snowy out of the stable and ride her to the market, and I've managed to hide some money, enough for a few things! Come on lets let our lovely family do something for themselves for a change!"

"But…well…I suppose! Lets go! Your right, I'm tired of this to!" Making sure their door was securely locked; Cinderella and Cinderelle snuck out of the house by their window, and went to the stables. There, Snowy, a grayish white stallion, and their personal favorite horse, awaited them in her stall. She was over thrilled to see them, and snorted and shook her mane in a welcome. Unlocking her stable door, they saddled her up; made sure they had their money, and rode off to the market. The whole while Anita, Hilda, and the stepmother were busily calling out their names, not even realizing that they had snuck out.

The sun was shinning bright, and warming his face, as the prince strolled around the palace garden. Wandering through the vast garden, he found an old moss covered door by one end, which he'd never noticed before. Curiosity grabbing his attention, he decided to see what was behind the door. Opening the door, he found himself outside the palace walls in a place that he'd never seen before. It was the west acres, which in older days belonged to the palace, but had long since become a, slightly wild, lost dreamscape.

The sight, nonetheless, was beautiful. Hills, adorned with wild flowers, and long soft green grass stretched out for miles. There was also, off in the distance, a small stream, which he'd never seen before. Different types of trees were scattered in small clusters, adding a slight forest-like feel to the place, and wild animals roamed freely about; a group of feeding deer, scattering raccoons, happily chirping birds, and various other animals. Of course they scattered when the prince arrived, but he knew they were there still. "This is amazing! I wonder why mother and father never told me of it," the prince pondered to himself. Taking a deep breath of the fresh air, he started to explore his newfound territory.

Getting back to the market, Cinderelle and Cinderella started their shopping. They didn't have much money, but they had enough to buy some small jewelry to be worn with their dresses. You see before their mother died, they took possession of all her beautiful dresses, but since living with their new stepfamily, and having everything taken away, they were only able to secretly hide two dresses, one for each, away with their other hidden possessions. So there was no need for them to buy fabric for new dresses, and there wasn't enough time to make them either. So they figured, jewelry would be the next best thing.

After purchasing their few things, they decided to take a bit of a stroll. The other servants at the house promised to keep the stepfamily busy while they were out, so that they wouldn't get in trouble. For the servants had a strong liking of the twins, as opposed to the hate they to shared of the stepfamily. Snowy was safely stored in a town friend's stable, too; the friend promised to look after him while they were out and about So they leisurely strolled through the market streets, and out of the small town. Soon they were headed in the direction of the castle; they could see the tip of the castles tallest towers looming in the distance. As they were walking, they were greeted by an all to familiar tweeting and chirping of friendly birds. "Why, Cinderella, I do believe our two bird friends have found us out here!"

"How are you so sure Cinderelle?"

"I'd no that chirp and that tweet anywhere!" upon hearing their names, Chirp and Tweet swooped down and greeted each girl with a wondrous song. Then each alighted themselves on a girl's held out hand. "Why you're right it is them! How wonderful!" Laughing, the girls greeted each with a light kiss on their feathery head. Then Tweet and Chirp took flight, coaxing them to follow with their movement, and follow they did.

Tweet and Chirp lead Cinderelle and Cinderella to a place somewhere west of the King's castle. They stopped on a beautiful hillcrest covered in wild flowers and long soft grass that tickled their feet. Looking at the vast view, they were awed at the beauty. "It's like a forgotten forest, or a hidden land," sighed Cinderella.

"Yeah, almost like a scene from a fairy tale!" added Cinderelle.

"Haha, all we need is the prince now!" laughed Cinderella.

"Hey look, over there! It looks like a stream up ahead, do you see it, Cinderelle?" asked Cinderella.

"Hmmm, not yet, though the scenery is so breathtaking. Oh wait I see it!! Come on lets get a closer look! I'll race you down there! One! Two! Three…GO!" shouted Cinderelle as she got a head start.

"Hey no fair! You cheated! You started early!" laughed Cinderella as she followed. Racing and laughing down, Cinderelle and Cinderella made it to the stream. Cinderelle of course won the little race. Looking over the edge of the bank, Cinderella noticed how dirty each of their faces really was. Taking a scoop of water in her cupped hands, she splashed it on her face, and cleaned up a bit with the cool, clear, refreshing water. Cinderelle did likewise. "The water is so pure! And clear!" said Cinderelle as she took a little drink of the water. "You know what Cinderella. There are so many beautiful flowers here! I think I'm going to go pick us each a small bouquet! We can even braid some into flower rings to adorn our head! Just like when we were younger! I'll be back!"

"Right, but don't get lost! Don't spend to much time either, I don't want to get into to terribly much trouble!"

"I wont! Don't worry! We can get out of whatever they have planned for us; we've gotten out of far worse trouble before don't forget!" smiled Cinderelle. Cinderella laughed, and then began to bask by the water's side. As the laid by the bank, the long grass and the wild flowers loomed around her, slightly hiding her from onlookers.

Walking around, the prince took in the total vastness of the newfound territory he'd stumbled upon. In all its beauty and awe, it still held a certain mystical feeling. It was getting to be later in the day, and the prince was getting a bit drowsy. It had been a long day for him. He decided to just walk a bit further and take a better look around before heading back to the castle. As he did, he drew closer to the stream. Suddenly he stopped by a giant will tree, a couple furlongs away. Looking at the stream he thought he saw two of the same girl standing and laughing by the stream. Rubbing his eyes he looked again. They were still there!

"I must be more drowsy than I thought! Or I'm just seeing double!" said the prince to himself, "Though the girl is remarkably beautiful, and looks slightly familiar…" after pondering this for a while, the prince turned to look back. Just to make sure he wasn't really hallucinating. As he did, he gasped in slight shock, and then laughed at himself, because there were no longer two beautiful girls there. "Well I must be more tired than I thought! I better head back to the castle!" the prince said as he turned around and headed back. Though he still couldn't shake off the feeling that those girls were real, and that he wasn't hallucinating.

After a brief relaxation period, Cinderelle returned with an abundance of beautiful wildflowers. Picking out the most beautiful ones, they proceeded to make flower crowns to adorn their hair with at the ball. They would match well with each girls dress. Cinderella's flower crown was made of pinkish white, and red flowers to match her beautiful rose-pink colored satin gown, which she had saved for the ball. Cinderelle's flower crown was made of darker blue and red colored flowers, to match her dark rose-red colored satin gown. The outcome was very pleasing, and they couldn't wait to see how they looked with their dresses.

Looking at the sky, Cinderella said, "I think we better be getting back. I think we've been gone long enough for today! It was great getting away though!"

"Yes I agree! Hopefully 'she' doesn't have a cow about our little...uh…absence?" laughed Cinderelle. Taking their flowers, they headed back to town, and picked up Snowy. Snowy, as promised, was taken good care of while they were gone. Thanking their friend, and giving him some of their wild flowers, they rode home.

Woooo! An update! And a very long one! Lol I hope you enjoyed it! I'm going to be gone next week for band camp! So this might be the last chapter for a while!! Also summer is drawing to an end, and school will be starting, so I dunno how often I'll update (not to mention my muse is still being a stubborn brat!!! ) anyways! I hope you liked! And I hope this keeps you satisfied until the next update!! Wooo!! Peace out dudes!