A/N: Ok guys, I figured since I've been getting a lot of reviews for my Yaoi Manga story as well as this one within a short time frame, I would do the courtesy of posting the next chapters frequently. –squeals in the background- You guys truly make my day all the more happy after school gives me shit. (seriously, I'm failing zoology. --) So thank you, I hold each and everyone of you in high regards, especially for those who, even though my stories are a little awkward, still find them enjoyable. I love you all... yaya. Oh and before you lose interest with the story saying: Nyaaaahhhhh, she has no Hikaru/Kaoru, it comes later. You all know Cinderella!!! It's gotta get into his situation first a'fore you get all the good stuff so hang in there with me!

Disclaimer: Nope, don't even think I own 10 dollars right now, much less manga characters...

----Hiya Haruhi----

This was it. Kaoru watched from the shadows as his brothers fixed their ties and laughed in good cheer; Mori arranging a car to take them up to Prince Charming's mansion. Everyone was excited for the big dance and a chance to meet the most prestige young gentleman, heir to the family fortune. Everyone, that was, except for Kaoru. He stared glumly ahead of him, assisting his two stepbrothers where needed and reassuring Hunny countless of times that he would keep Bun-Bun preoccupied throughout the night... after he completed his long list of chores Mori-sama laid out for him. One of which was to scrub the entire basement with a toothbrush. He figured one of his two siblings had let it slide that he didn't break up their little dispute when he was strictly ordered to. Not that he was surprised. They always found a way to make his life more miserable.

"The car will come and pick you two up at around half past midnight. I don't want you two out all night, drinking and hitting on girls, do I make myself clear?" Mori asked with surprising ease, earning a few eager nods from his boys.

He patted them each on the head, giving the faintest of smiles before shooing them off out of the door.

"Go, have a good time. Call if for any reason there's trouble," he sighed, closing the door behind them and giving Kaoru a look, "And you, don't you have some things needing to be taken care of...?"

Kaoru lowered his eyes and nodded, setting off for the backdoor to fill his bucket with water for which would be used to clean the floors.

"Good, I'll be in the living room reading."

The teen sighed and slumped against the well, dropping his bucket uncaring down the deep dark tunnel. He awaited to hear it splash, all the while wishing there were some way he could be suitable enough to go to the party, not that he cared much anyways. Prince Charming would probably be too preoccupied with the other more important guests than to deal with him, a poor house maid... er, cleaner. Kaoru finally heard a splash and waited a few seconds more before reeling the now heavy bucket out of the well. Ah whatever, it's not that his life had any special meaning anyways. Nobody cared about him, and everyone stared right through him. What other purpose did he serve other than to be the server of others? Leaning over the rim of the bricked wall, Kaoru reached out to pick up the bucket. Only instead of finding the handle of the bucket, he found he was holding a hand. A very soft delicate hand. Blinking himself out of his stupor, Kaoru found himself stunned to see a girl, dressing in only what could be described as a Princess's wardrobe. She smiled at him with a kind, friendly face.

"Hiya, Kaoru. My name's Haruhi! I'm your fairy godmother!" she stated with a 'sweet as honey' voice, giving him the loveliest smile a girl could muster.

Kaoru immediately let go of her hand and stared straight out ahead of him, only barely hearing the girl shriek in dismay as she fell back down the well with a loud splash. No way that just happened, there was no such thing a well-dwelling fairy godmother. No, no, it was simply the lack of food that was clouding his judgment. Delirious! He was delirious, no questions asked. Kaoru broke into a fit of insane laughter as he slowly started to walk, stiff legged, back towards the house. He needed sleep. Yeah, then in the morning, he would wake up and steal some food before anyone else got up.

"Well that wasn't very nice."

Kaoru felt his face drop and his laughter diminish as quickly as it came. Slowly, as if to prove to himself that he was hallucinating, the teen turned towards the now slightly annoyed voice. The girl with once short, face defining brown hair was now drenched, squeezing out the water from her dress and soaked locks. She frowned at him and gently pressed a bang behind her ear. Kaoru blinked then pinched his sides and began to formulate an apology.

"I'm sorry it's just... I'm not used to girls just popping out of my well, ya know? It's kind of strange..." he muttered, finding himself perplexed as the girl smiled as if nothing happened.

"Oh, it's alright. I'm gotten worse reactions, trust me. Besides, I don't usually come out of wells. You were just so out of it, I thought that it might give you a wake up call. Obviously it worked, just not in my favor," the girl stated, sighing as she almost immediately dried off due to a bizarre aura surrounding her body.

Kaoru couldn't believe his luck. He rubbed his eyes, just to make sure this was not just some sick twisted fantasy, then blinked some more. There was a long pause of silence.

"...eh, so... Haruhi-san, was it? Would you mind telling me what exactly you were doing in my well in the first place?" he stuttered, sitting down on the ground for fear he might pass out.

The girl smiled for the umpteenth time and waved her hand around in the air.

"Oh, please just call me Haruhi. I hate it when people add suffixes to my name!"

"Umm... ok... Haruhi-sa... ah, Haruhi."

...another long bout of silence.

Kaoru was about to go insane with uncomfort when the girl gasped, almost causing the boy to leap back up to his feet.

"OH I FORGOT!!! I'M HERE TO HELP YOU GET INTO THAT BALL!!" she cried, immediately flustering at her own blunder.

Kaoru sighed and glanced down at the ground.

"No, don't bother. I'm not pretty enough... besides, Mori-sama would surely notice if I were to go missing," he whispered almost mournfully.

Haruhi would not have it.

"Are you crazy? You're gorgeous! You just need a little touch up is all," she stated, fiddling around in the many folds of her princess dress for something, "Now where did I put that thing...? Honestly, its more trouble than it's worth... AH HA!"

Kaoru raised an eyebrow when she pulled forth a wand that looking like it could have been bought of a little girl for a dollar. The big flashing star at the tip was definitely a kicker.

"What's... that?" he questioned.

"A wand!"

"...but it's plastic."

Again, Haruhi puffed out her cheeks as Kaoru's bluntness.

"Don't be silly, it's a MAGIC wand! I'm going to use it to make you all prepped for that ball!" she giggled, waving the wand around in the air, "Now wish me luck, I've only done this one other time and it didn't exactly work out that swift."

All of a sudden, Kaoru was fearful for his life. He gasped as a blast of color exploded from the tip of the star wand, aimed directly for his body. He felt his eyes grow wide as he was lifted off the ground into the air. He felt them grow even wider as his old raggedy clothes were stripped from his body, slowly beginning to be replaced with a magically appearing assortment of clothing. The dirt, soot, and sweat were instantly swiped from his body, leaving it baby soft and loving to view. Soft brown eyes slid shut in comfort. This magic... was soothing. His hair immediately grew many shades lighter and his face began to grow a bit more fuller, a little less skeletal. His body filled out more and he could feel strength slowly fill the very brim of his body. Then gradually, the magic began to dwindle and his levitating body slowly sunk to the ground so that his feet touched the grass. Only, his feet were covered... in glass slippers?! Eyes immediately growing wide with shock, Kaoru examined his body and felt himself grow more and more embarrassed. The soft, delicate clothing he felt earlier was indeed made of the finest material... only... it was a dress. Ruffles and lace, pink satin ribbons, tightly wound corset. The dress reached his ankles and puffed out from the waist down, giving him a curvier appearance. Tied tightly in the back with only the purest of silks, the gown lay almost as light as feather against his bare, clean skin. It shone a soft pale pink in the moonlit night.

"Wha-What's the meaning of THIS?" he sputtered, turning his horrified look to the confused fairy who was now perched up in a nearby apple tree.

She gave him a sympathetic smile and a small shrug.

"I told you, I've only done this once before... and the one I did it to was a girl... peculiar, she got men's clothing instead..."

Kaoru stood idly by, completely unmoving. Sure, it felt nice to be clean and to have a little more meat on his bones but to be dress up in women's attire!? There was no WAY he was going to the ball like this!!

"Well, time to get rolling, you'll have missed half the party by now!" she chirped, summoning a carriage and driver from nothing but an acorn and a squirrel.

Kaoru frantically waved his hands out in front of him.

"No! Wait a minute, this is a huge mistake I mean—I never really wanted to go to that party in the first place and besides, I have a lot of work to do..."

Haruhi waved off his rambling with a flick of her hand.

"Nonsense. You're going and you're going to find your Prince Charming whether it kills you or not," she said flat out, leaving no room for argument.

Kaoru sighed and managed a weak counter.

"What about Mori-sama? I told you, I could not go unnoticed and if he sees that I didn't do my chores--"

"Don't worry about it, I got you all covered!" Haruhi sang, waving her wand so that magic poured from its tip, trailing down her body to make an exact replica of Kaoru.

She smiled, or rather, Kaoru smiled and gave him a thumbs up.

"You go out and have a good time! I'll do your chores in the meanwhile and everything will be as right as rain!"

Kaoru frowned but saw that the girl would definitely not take "no" for an answer. He wracked his brain for an excuse. Any at all that would get him out of this train wreck. But he found none. Sighing, he daintily picked up the hem of his dress and climbed into the carriage, casting a meager glance back at Haruhi who was hauling up the water bucket with little difficulty. She smiled and managed a small wave, giving Kaoru a sudden urge to smile slightly back. The carriage started to pull away before Haruhi was able to spit out her last bit of advice.

"OH!! AND ONE MORE THING BEFORE I FORGET!!! YOU MUST BE BACK HERE AT MIDNIGHT!! GOT THAT?! OR THE DRESS, THE CARRIAGE, THE DRIVER; THEY ALL DISAPPEAR!!! AND I DO TOO!!!"

Kaoru took a deep breath and nodded as the carriage started moving towards the mansion.

"Midnight, got it."

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A/N: Again, sorry if the characters are awkward, I'm just trying to make them fit Cinderella... –grins- Review please, make my day! ...oi, I sound like some stupid charity... –holds out hands and makes a sad face- Reviews for the poor...