A/N: PLEASE READ! Hey guys, I would like to ask you as my readers to read the bottom author's note after each chapter, because that is where I will be saying anything of importance except for answers to questions and/or reviews. Thank you for reading this, and let me present to you the sixth chapter of Cinderlena! (Please read and Review!)

LightMyBulb: I understand where you are coming from, I just wasn't sure on how to explain Allen's feelings for Lenalee. I like your idea though, and that is typically how I write, this FanFiction is just an exception.

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Chapter Five: Lenalee

"Because I am a small man, my heart is moved by what is in front of my eyes, not by what the whole world needs."

~Allen Walker

In the two weeks from when I met Allen, to the ball that he had informed me of, a notice was sent to every home in the kingdom concerning another ball held at the castle.

'A ball,' the note read, 'will be held in the Black Order Castle. Anyone can come, but they must be in formal attire since the prince will be picking his bride from the selection of women there. The ball will be held on the night of the next full moon.'

Considering the timing that Allen had informed me of, I assumed that the two balls were the same.

Everyone was anticipating the ball. Bak was now practically living in the laboratory, only coming out to go to bed. I had heard that he aspired to be a part of the Royal Science Division. Link was now locked in his room instead of the kitchen, though the reason was beyond my knowledge. Levirrer was in a slightly better mood more often than not, but he wasn't anymore lax with his rules. I was secretly sneaking out in the night to work odd jobs, slowly earning enough money for a simple white dress that I had seen in a storefront window.

When it was the day of the ball, I had gone up to Levirrer.

"I beg your pardon sir, but may I please go the ball?" I crossed my fingers, hoping that he would ablidge.

"You do not have any formal attire to wear except for your uniform, and would in turn, violate the dress code." His voice was harsh, unsympathetic, and yet, I still tried to convince him.

"I have been earning some extra money and bought a dress apprepreate for the occasion, sir." At my statement, his eyes narrowed.

"Where did you get the money from?" I could sense cruel intent behind those words. I had to be wary of how I answered the question.

"I have been saving the money over the course of the past two weeks through part-time jobs, sir."

"You know that as a servant of the Levirrer residence, you are not allowed to do anything but serve the family who lives there, making the money you earned mine, and the dress you bought is mine as well. As I stated before, you do not have anything to wear for the occasion, so in turn, you cannot attend the ball."

I slowly nodded, and lowered my head.

"Yes sir." I did not trust myself to say anything else without starting to cry, which was the last thing I wanted to do. If I had cried, I knew that I would be severely punished.

"You are dismissed." Just like the day I was adopted, he turned on his heel and left, but he did not signal for me to follow him.

He was getting ready for the ball. I was not. It was as simple as that, that was the relationship of a servant and master.

~~X~~

It was shortly after Levirrer, Bak, and Link had left when I heard a voice.

"Mûdān..." The gentle, yet familiar voice echoed through the garden that I was sitting in, the garden behind the Levirrer household. "Mûdān..."

I was sitting on a small bench, trying to keep myself from crying, surrounded by various flowers. I was failing miserably. Tears dripped from my eyes, and staining my cheeks with their tracks, as silent sobs wracked my body.

I never thought that one boy that I barely knew could lead to so many tears*.

"My sweet mûdān, please don't cry." A woman that looked like a mirror image of myself materialized in front of me with a shower of diamond like sparks.

There were some slight differences though, between the woman and I. She was dressed in a simple white dress, not unlike the one that I had bought for the ball, while I was dressed in the female uniform of a Levirrer servant. She appeared to be me, just a few years older.

"Mother," I looked up immediately, and smiled slightly. "I thought you were gone forever."

"In a way, you could say I was, my mûdān, but your sorrow has called me back."

"My sorrow?" I asked, curious as to what she meant.

"You could say that I am sort of like your fairy godmother, in a way**." She smiled sadly, before she continued, changing the subject. "I heard that there was a ball that you wanted to attend?"

"Yes, but I can not attend because I don't have anything to wear."

"I think that I could help with that." She winked as she pulled a long and thin white stick out of thin air, which I assumed was a wand.

With a wave of the presumed wand, I felt a warm breeze circle around me and caress my hair with invisible fingers. I noticed that there were a few sparks, but they were gold instead of diamond-like.

As soon as they appeared, the wind and sparks were gone. I looked down, only to be surprised to find my servant's uniform replaced with a delicate silver gown that had a skirt that brushed the floor and had the appearance of stars dancing across it with each step I took. My hands, which were gloveless before, now wore white satin gloves that reached up to my elbows. Long strands of crystals flowed down my back, and mixed with my long ebony hair. My tall black heeled boots were replaced with fragile glass slippers.

"Don't worry my mûdān, those slippers are not made of glass, but of diamond, and still contain all of the special abilities of your boots. Your dress is also not as fragile as it looks either, since it has the durability of your servant uniform, I merely changed the appearance." I smiled, she was just as protective of my safety as before.

"Mother... Thank you so much-" She cut me off though before I could continue.

"You should not thank me too much though, my mûdān. At the strike of midnight, your attire will revert to its original state. I cannot do much more for you."

"It is fine Mother, at least I can go to the ball in the first place, and for that I thank you." I bowed my head in gratitude.

"Well, let me at least give you a ride." And with another wave of her wand, a large pumpkin and six mice became a grand ivory carriage with golden detail drawn by six stunning white stallions, that somehow, ended up in the driveway.

"Thank you!" I called behind me one last time as I jogged to the carriage, eager to go to the ball at last.

When I looked behind me as the carriage was pulling away, I noticed that my mother was gone.

~~X~~

When the carriage pulled up to the castle steps, I realized that I was not late at all, but rather on time. Apperently, almost everyone in the kingdom was attending the ball, with countless women and older teenagers alike hoping to become the wife of the prince.

I did not know much about the prince except that he was about 15 years old, and that he was quite handsome. In other words, I would not notice if he was standing right in front of me, since I was told that he would be blending in with the crowd.

A well-dressed butler opened my carriage door without a word, and shocked me out of my thoughts.

As I got out, I thanked him quietly, lifting my skirt slightly before climbing the large marble staircase that led to the silver castle doors.

I just followed the crowd that led to the ballroom, and was astonished to find that it was similar to the ballroom in the Levirrer residence, but much larger. The room was lined with tables that held countless entrees from all over the kingdom, like soba from the Kanda district, and steak from the Yeager district***. By one of the tables, I saw a familiar white haired youth talking with a red haired gentleman that wore an eyepatch over his right eye.

As I moved toward the duo, I noticed that the red haired man had emerald eyes and was dressed in a black tuxedo with a red bow tie. He looked all right, but it was Allen who caught my eye.

He wore a black tuxedo that seemed to fit him perfectly. His shoes were polished to shine in the lowest lighting, and I noticed that he switched his velvet gloves with white silk. His bow tie was similar to the red haired man's, but it was silver, and accented his eyes.

When I was about five feet away, the red haired man suddenly looked at me and grinned. Allen, turned to follow the man's gaze and his eyes widened for a second in surprise, before he smiled warmly and held out his gloved hand.

"Miss Lenalee, I'm so glad you came."

-Chapter Five End-

A/N: Did this chapter seem to be a bit rushed? Anyway, next chapter will be in Allen's point of view to see what was going on in the castle before the ball.

*In case you are wondering about what I meant by the quote, I am referring to the time in the park, and to how Lenalee was looking forward to going to the ball (seeing Allen again), and Levirrer basically said no.

**I actually have no idea as to how to explain Lenalee's deceased mother becoming her "fairy godmother"

***So the Black Order Kingdom is a huge country that has a district named after the generals and Kanda in D. Gray-Man (Kanda is not my favorite character, but when I was listing some entrees, I immediately thought of Kanda and his soba.).

Mûdān- Chinese for Peony, "Esteemed as one of the most exquisite flowers, the peony is a symbol for nobility and value. The peony became popular in the imperial palaces during the Sui and Tang dynasties, and earned the title of the "king of flowers." A symbol of spring, it is also used as a metaphor for female beauty..."