Author's Note: Oh my gosh... I can't believe it. This is the very last chapter! Just want to say thanks to everybody who ever reviewed or read this story you guys are great. Thanks in particular to: Sophbells, bubzchoc, Endor Solo, and Callie1121, just to name a few. You guys are all so great. Just to be clear about something, I will NOT be doing a bonus chapter. Hope you enjoyed this story! Enjoy the epilogue!

I took a deep breath, butterflies dancing in my stomach, but a big smile on my face. Tonight was the night. "You ready for this Cinderella?" Prince Charming (otherwise known as Nate) grinned at me.

"More than ready." I plucked at the skirt of my costume. "How do I look in my servants outfit?"

"Beautiful as ever." He winked at me.

I rolled my eyes at him, then grinned. "I guess that's a good answer." I hopped from one foot from the other, nervous excitement coursing through me.

"Woah, excited much?" Nate smiled at me.

"YES!" I grinned even as I remembered my dad saying that to me six months ago, the day when I had gone to drama practice only to step smack dab into the beginning of my fairytale.. The memory made me smile.

"Places everybody!" Kelly hissed. Valeria, who had offered to help backstage, nodded to me. I took every ounce of courage I had and walked onstage. The curtains flew open, and the spotlight fell on me. I glanced out into the crowd as the scene began, searching for my family. My heart warmed as I saw them. They're all here, everyody that matters the most to me. Who would have thought my life would change so much in such a short time? I barely had time to think about it though, because I had lines...

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" I smiled at the people who had come to congratulate me or tell me I did a good job. I glanced at Nate who winked at me as he signed a young girls play program. She giggled and said, "Thank you Prince Charming!" she glanced back and forth between Nate and I and said, "Is she your real life Cinderella?"

Nate didn't hesitate. "Definitely. But she's also my best friend."

"Wow." The little girl looked impressed. "That's just like a fairy tale."

"Yes," I took Nate's hand, "it is."

As the little girl and her mother moved on and the line of audience members began to dwindle, I glanced over at my friends and family who were patiently waiting for Nate and I.

There was Alex, his arm casually slung around his new girlfriend Sophia. After a ton of badgering from me, he had finally gotten up the nerve to ask her out, and they had been official in no time. He saw me looking at him and grinned at me. I smiled before looking over at Gabriella and my dad. Gabriella was comfortably nestled in my dad's arm, a happy smile on her face. The diamond in her engagement ring glittered as the light caught it. Three months ago my dad had proposed, after taking her up to East High's rooftop garden "for old times sake". I still remembered the excited phone call I had gotten from him. "SHE SAID YES!" I laughed aloud. He had sounded so young, so incredulous, as if he had been half expecting her to say no.

I glanced at Michelle, who was talking with Michael. They had been dating for about two months now, a long distance relationship that was difficult to maintain, but they managed it somehow. She had come back into town just for my play, and, of course, to see Michael. Meanwhile, Stephen stayed at home with his mother AND Zeke, who had surprisingly, popped the question before my dad did and had married Sharpay just four months after seeing her again for the first time.

Meanwhile Aunt Taylor and Uncle Chad had made a surprising announcement. My eyes rested on the bulge in Aunt Taylor's stomach and remembered Micheal's shocked reaction. He had practically fainted, but by now, we were all over our shock and eagerly awaiting the arrival of little Leah Elizabeth Danforth.

"It's kind of amazing isn't it." Nate took my hand. "That we're all here... together."

"Yes, it is." I smiled. "And it will never stop being amazing."

"Never." Nate laughed. "You know, with the wedding coming up, and the baby coming, there's not going to be a dull moment around here."

"And thank goodness for that." I rolled my eyes. "After all this crazy stuff happening, I couldn't re-adapt to normal life."

"Well then, let the craziness continue." Nate hesitated. "I have something for you."

"Really?" I turned to him. "What?"

"This." He handed me a jewelry box. I opened it slowly, then gasped as a beautiful bracelet of blue stones came into view.

"Nate! Are those... sapphires?"
"The middle ones are." He smiled. "I couldn't afford the bracelet entirely made of sapphires."

"Ummm how could you afford this?" I gaped at the beautiful simplicity of the design.

"I've been saving up for something special. And it was completely worth it to see that look on your face." He gently stroked my cheek then said, "Just consider it a late sixteenth birthday present."

I smiled. "Nate... this is beautiful. You're amazing, thank you." I leaned in and kissed him.

"Hey! Whenever you're done with your perfect rom-com moment, can we go? I'm starved!" Michael interrupted us.

I grinned as we pulled apart. "I think we're being paged."

"Yep. But first," Nate took the bracelet out and slid it on my wrist, "never forget. Every time you look at this bracelet, you have to remember how much I love you. It's a rule."

I laughed at his serious tone. "Yes sir!"

He grinned. "Alright then, as long as you know the rules, let's go."

As we walked back to our friends and family and Gabriella and my dad pulled me into my hug, I felt my heart swell, as if bursting with happiness. Surrounded by all the people I loved, I knew for sure something I had never really known until that moment. Happily ever after isn't something they just print at the end of fairytales. Sometimes, it can be real. Even for regular, ordinary people like me, Ella Bolton, a sixteen year old girl who found her prince charming, her fairy godmother, and best friends, in the last place she expected to. Right in front of her nose.

And they all lived happily ever after,

The end.

AN: That's it! Hope you liked it! I just want to say, I had so much fun writing this story, thanks for all the support. I'm not sure what I'll be doing next. I may do a sequel to this story, or I may start on something totally new in a different category. I really don't have much of clue. But I hope you'll keep up with my stories, if you liked this one. Thanks for reading till the end, I love you guys for doing it! :) I hope each and every one of you finds your happily ever after! -bookwormatheart