Hearts Disguised

Chapter 12

A New Day, A New Life

Note: I've been noticing that a lot of people have been asking a lot of questions. Personally, I think that shows that I'm doing a good job. I think I should point out that this may be my most complex story ever so it may take a while before any of your questions are answered. With that being said, I hope you all stick around for what's to come and I hope you enjoy the update.

Last night was the first night Yang was able to go to sleep with ease. The bed she slept on was very comfortable and having a real roof over her head with real blankets on and everything was almost unreal. She spent some time awake just idolizing how incredible this turn of events was. She's had nothing but bad luck all of this time and now, she finally had something going for her. Once she was done with her little fantasy, she turned in for the night until the morning sun awoke her from her slumber. She quickly jumped out of bed and ran down the stairs. As she did, she saw Cinder making her way out of the house.

"Cinder!" She jumped from the stair and landed on the bottom floor. Cinder stopped midway through the door way and acknowledged Yang's presence.

"Wow, you're up early today." Yang nodded her head. "Well, I can't stay long. If you're hungry, you can head over to the kitchen. Someone will be there to help you out. Your lists of chores is on that table. Make sure to do those okay?"

"Aye," she said with a salute. On the other hand, Cinder couldn't help but smile.

"Alright, I'll be on my way. Bye."

"Bye. Have a nice day!" The front door closed with a loud slam as Yang was left alone in that huge mansion. She scanned the area and some of Cinder's bodyguards clear the main entrance hall. Once she was done with that, she walked over to the table and picked up the paper that had her chores for the day. Thankfully, it wasn't anything too crazy. She had clean the dining room, guest bathroom on the first floor, and one other thing that was a little strange for a chore. Cinder asked her to make her room as much her as possible. She was a little taken by surprise by that chore, but didn't argue.

First, she began with the dining room. On the paper, it told her where all of the supplies she would need were located. She grabbed a duster and vacuum and quickly got to work. That room was pretty big so it took quite a while. There was one large table and a whole bunch of chairs placed around it. That could only mean that Cinder was a party hostess. Slowly but surely, Yang cleaned the room and every corner of it.

Next was the bathroom. This room was a lot smaller so she didn't have much to worry about. She scrubbed the floor of the shower, washed the sink, and vacuumed the floor to completion. When she looked at the clock, she saw that those two things only took her about 3 hours. She smiled and immediately headed into the kitchen where an official looking chef was waiting for her.

"Good afternoon miss, are you hungry?" She put her hands on her stomach as a loud growl filled the room.

"You betcha!" The chef couldn't hide his little smile.

"What would you like to eat? Name it and I'll make it." At that moment, Yang's eyes shot wide open as her mouth started to drool.

"Oh my gosh, I'm in heaven!" It took her a few seconds to answer his question since she was too caught up with having a meal made for her with any specific instructions asked. "Can I have some pizza?" Her tone was a little odd since she wasn't exactly sure if that was something a new person asks as a meal.

"What kind of toppings would you like?" Yang nearly fainted. This reality she was in was too good to be true, but she didn't care.

"Pepperoni with a lot of cheese."

"Of course." The chef bowed to her and went on his way of making her the meal. As he turned away, Yang heard the front door slam. She ran out of the kitchen and into the main entrance hall.

"Cinder?" She looked around, but there was no around. "Hm, interesting." She slowly walked back into the kitchen to try and watch the man do his work and without a doubt, it was a work of art.

He started with the dough and did what everyone thinks a pizza chef would do. He rolled it out into a circle and started to toss it and spin it in the air. As she watching this show, Yang was speechless. He was doing all of these crazy things that pretty much looked impossible. After that was nice and doughy, he laid out the sauce and it glistened under the light. Next was the cheese and pepperoni and he definitely made it to perfection. He added a light layer of cheese and then spread some pepperoni on top of it. After that, he added another layer of cheese that was even thicker than the first one. By now, Yang couldn't take it anymore. She wanted to eat it so bad. He put some finishing touches on the pizza that he hid from her and placed it in the oven. When he closed the oven, Yang stood up and gave him a standing ovation.

"That… was… incredible!"

"Haha, thank you." He took one more bow as he removed his apron and grabbed a glass of water.

"Do you think you could teach me that someday?" The chef was a little surprised by her question.

"You want to learn how to make pizza?" She nodded her head vigorously. He smiled. He was happy to have someone show an interest in cooking. However, that moment couldn't last forever. He looked at the clock on the wall and the time on his watch and saw that it was 2pm.

"How about I teach you some other time? Have you completely Cinder's list yet?"

"Oh right, there's still one more thing I need to do. Thanks for reminding me."

"No problem." Yang ran off to her room to complete the final task of the day. Meanwhile, the chef look at the clocks one more time and pulled out his cook book. "Hm, 3 hours isn't enough time to make something worth talking about." He pulled out some pots and pans and immediately got to work.

As for Yang, she was busy thinking about what she could to spruce up her room. She didn't really own a lot things that would make it seem like it was truly her room. The only thing she really had were clothes. That was it. She grabbed the list and looked at it again, only this time, something dropped from behind it. Yang picked up whatever it was that fell and saw that it was money. She then looked at the list and saw that a message was left for her.

This is just in case if you really want to surprise me with your room. Have fun, but try not to go overboard with it.

Yang's face lit up as she saw $100 in her hand. She grabbed her things and stormed off in search of the perfect things for her room. She arrived at a Mal-Mart and looked for anything and everything she longed for to have in her room. Yang wasn't much of a girly girl, but she did have a passion for some things. She was obsessed with a boy band known as the Achieve Men so she found a poster of them. She also had a thing for yellow so she bought so yellow paint to use in her room. Once her little shopping trip was over, she headed back home and got to work.

A few more hours went by and Yang finally finished up her room. She headed back downstairs to meet up with the chef, but before she could, she saw all of her guards lined in front of the front door. Then, the door swung open and in walked Cinder.

"Good evening miss." She greeted them all with a subtle head nod. She scanned the room and saw Yang standing at the top of the stairs.

"Good evening Yang. Did you finish your chores?"

"Of course."

"Well done. Now, let's see what you did while I was gone." She threw her coat on the ground and headed upstairs, but one of her guards was quick enough to grab it before it could. Yang led her into her room where Cinder was pretty surprised. She had an assortment of posters on the walls. The wall next to her bed was painted yellow and had some cute little decorations on it. She scanned the room one last time before giving her the input she was waiting for. "Not bad. It's honestly better than I thought."

"Really?"

"Yep, now come on. We have dinner waiting for us." She took her hand and pulled her back down into the dining where they had their first meal together. The food was great and the atmosphere was very comfortable. That's when Yang truly realized that this was the place for her. The place she could call home.

End of Chapter 12