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Well, that's it! This is Chapter 5: My Arrogant Best friend. blah! I don't know what title would fit in. Anyway, this third chapter is like a fairytale story, but it's not your usual fairytale!

"huh?!" he asked but was shock to see the lady's reaction before him. She was dead clueless, like asking him who he was. 'Where did she get that weird name? Did she have amnesia?' he thought to himself.

"You… why are you here?" she asked.

"Do you always welcome guests like that?"

"Guest? You're considering yourself a guest?"

"Why not? I'm not living here. That'd probably means I'm your guest."

She shrugged off his arrogant attitude. "So, why are you here?"

"Of course, to give you these invitations for the Prince's ball." He replied as he handed before her three white envelopes sealed with the royal stamp.

"Hey, where's mine? Am I supposed to be invited, right?" she asked demandingly.

"Who wants to invite you?" he retorted quickly and stocked out his tongue.

"Well, the fact that I am the Cinderella-like in my current situation right now. I should also have the invitation for the ball tonight." She said cheerfully as she imagined herself dancing with a very cute handsome Prince.

"Quit dreaming, you old hag! You're hallucinating too much!" he arrogantly stated.

"What? What did you say, you arrogant jerk! I'm sure you're just jealous 'cause the Prince is way too popular than you!" with sudden realization, she began to get curious that if Kanata wasn't the Prince, then who? She giggled as she was glad to know that someone else is the Prince, and not this arrogant boy beside her.

She thought it might be a foolish thing to ask but she dared to. "uhm, wait! If you aren't the Prince, then who?" she inquired very innocent-looking that he was lost in the staring contest they have. Her eyes, her green amethyst eyes that sparkle with the light coming from the outside were very naïve and as clear as crystal that he can see his reflection on those green orbs.

Before he could drown himself in her eyes, he moved his head slowly forward not breaking his gaze on her. Ella felt her heart was pumping faster than its usual pace as she could sense their faces were getting closer and closer and closer to a few millimeters. He raised his forefinger and pressed it on her forehead, pushing it away from his face as he felt a presence coming nearer to them.

Miyu fought the urge not to blush at that sudden gesture. 'I thought he was going to kiss me. Damn you.' She cursed under her breath.

"Now, now, who's here?" Fiona said, more like announcing it to the two other godmothers.

"Oh, it's her silly old best friend." Maryweather announced.

"And what brings you here?" Fauna asked him.

'So, he is my best friend in this story?' she thought. "Well, he brought the invitation for the Prince's ball tonight. Here." She inquired as she showed three white envelopes before them. That was she thought. It was actually four when she slipped the last one. 'Hey, I thought it was only three. That means I'm invited too!' she realized and shot a glare towards her so-called best friend. 'I think he's not that bad anyway.'

"Well, well. I see you're also invited, Ella." Fiona said as she raised her palm open. "Come on, hand it over."

Ella gave the three letters and kept the fourth one towards her chest near her heart.

"Come on!" Fiona demanded again, her fingers waving back and forth gesturing the poor girl to give her invitation also.

"But, Lady Fiona, I am invi-!" she said gently. Just before she finished her sentence, Fiona snatched it away from her and kept it together with the other envelopes.

"You may come only to the grand ball if…" Fauna inquired while showing a paper rolled loosely. "…you will finished all your chores and in getting us dressed for the ball." She continued as she unrolled the paper until it reached the doorstep. (A/N: you know a long piece of paper in royalties, the one used for some royal declamation. Sorry I don't know what it's called.)

Maryweather tried hard not to burst out in laughter as she saw the paper jump past Ella and Philip who is Kanata.

"First, you have to sweep the floor, weed the garden, wash the dishes, do the laundry…hahaha… do I need to continue?" she evilly laughed as she began reading the list of what Ella should do.

"Ella, say no!" Phillip shouted, like commanding her friend to go against while Ella was now beginning to break in tears for she knew she did not have a choice but to follow.

It was the only thing she could do to repay her godmothers who had took care of her since she was a little baby. Her godmothers had told her that she was an orphan because her parents died in an accident and they took on the responsibility until she had grown into a beautiful maiden.

The three godmothers were not that wicked before. They had loved Ella since she was a child, but they had gone envious to her charm when she turned into a beautiful lady that had prevailed over their beauties. All day, they made Ella's life miserable by making her clean the whole house. All day, she endured all pains and hardship alone, not until she met Philip.

He was a poor merchant's only son. His mother died of illness and his only family is his father. They lived nearby Ella's house that everyday they would exchange greetings until they became so close to each other and became good as friends.

Philip always paid Ella a visit as early as before the sun rises to help his friend feed the farm animals. He was the one who fetched pails of water from the well for Ella's laundry. They were always together before, during, and after Ella's bags of chores and he was always there to help her especially in manly works which required great arm strength, and would proudly boast it to his friend, making her chuckle in delight. You will think that was a good picture of lifetime friends, but it just a warning that they will have their so-called verbal war. Ella would jokingly retort toward his pride and the other would reply angrily. Both are not allowing the word 'retreat' cross their vocabulary as they began throwing insults towards each other. That's how they called each other as friends.

But when they reached sixteen, the boy's father died in sickness that forced Philip to live alone and worked inside the castle walls as a kitchen boy to have free bed and meals. He sometimes sneaked out to see Ella with those lame excuses he makes like that one earlier. He personally sent the invitations at the doorstep of his friend's house, and at the same time, to see her and to check her whereabouts. He kept thinking about her, worried about her because she had only one friend, and that was him.

--end of flashback—

Ella didn't say any word. She only showed a sad face to chocolate-haired boy, blindly saying to him that 'she cannot say no' to them.

"Ohh... What a very nice best friend you got here, Ella." Fauna intruded as she began walking near him. "Mind your own business, you little mud. You're not into this. You're not the prince so stop acting like a 'knight in a shining armor'. You're just a dishwasher." Poking his chest with her chest, pushing him out of the door, Fauna closed the door before him.

"I'm not a dishwasher. I do laundry, too. I even polished the Prince's boots and serve him meals!" he shouted at the closed door in front of him. He sadly walked away with his head bowed down and lowly headed toward the castle.

Meanwhile, in the Prince's room…

"Philip! Have you finished polishing my boots for tonight's ball? Make sure I won't see any dust or dirt, not even a dot. You hear me?" the Prince called out to his personal maid.

"Yes, your highness. I'm done cleaning it." he answered back, loud enough for the Prince to hear. '..almost three hours of rubbing' he muttered under his breath.

The Prince was taking his Royal bath, getting ready for the grand ball. He was excited for the said event since he loved seeing a crowd of beautiful ladies drooling dreamily in front of him. He had also an auburn hair like Philip's that sometimes they are mistaken for the other, but their eyes sure tell who is who. The conceited Prince didn't like it when he was mistaken as Philip because he believed that he is the most handsome Prince in the kingdom. You will be shocked as to know about his attitude. He is nothing but a loser, a clumsy royalty, but womanizer in nature. (A/N: Get the picture?) I should say that he is pretentious. Whenever girls are all over him, he acts very courageous and noble like a warrior or a knight or a hero. Gosh! Philip would describe him as a brat, a good-for-nothing.

The Prince emerged out from the bathroom and had finished cleaning himself. He put on his royal clothes on and stood right in front a big mirror. That messy auburn hair, that smooth pale skin as if it had not been touched by the sunlight, that expressive blue eyes, that perfectly-shaped nose, that soft cheeks, and that killer smile that could melt an ice-berg (awww!!), he sounds so perfect. Can't help but to adore himself, he must be also drooling over his own features which is quite not normal.

Seeing the Prince, Philip stood up and bowed humbly to the nobleman before him. "Your highness, Prince…"

TBC

Yay! I think that was a long chapter because of the flashbacks. That was to explain how Ella (Miyu) and Philip (Kanata) got along with each other. I was wondering what the name of Cinderella's Prince in Walt Disney was. All I remembered was 'Prince Charming'. Never mind, I will just think of other Prince names.

Who is the Prince? The clumsy old Prince? (I think I exaggerated the description of his attitude.) Find out in the next chapter! More surprises to come as their journey will begin.

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