Shotarella

Summary: Once upon a time in a land far far away lived a lonely prince and a pretty young girl who lived with her two evil step-mother and step-sisters. This is not their story. Oz Vessalius and his two step sisters are invited to a ball. Cinderella/PH parody!

Chapter 5- Dance

"Alyss-chan is so mean! I was talking to Gil and you said that mean nickname Break gave me! It's so not cute!" Oz complains at the two walked toward the area where the girls were supposed to wait in line to meet the prince.

"B-B-But I need you here with me! I can't go up there without my courage, that's you! If you're not here and mother catches me, I know I'll burst into tears but if you're here I know I won't cry!" Alyss says with a clinging onto Oz's arm and Oz sighed.

"All you had to do is ask." Oz says with a small sigh before looking at all the other girls before sighing. 'I look like a little tramp.' Oz thought frowning before he felt a cloth touch his cheek and he jumped. He looked at Alyss curiously before she blushed.

"I just thought you were wearing too much blush and was trying to take some off." Alyss says showing him her handkerchief. He then smiled gently before pulling out his own.

"Promise not to tell Sharon-chan I did this..." He says with a slight wink before he licked the handkerchief before rubbing his cheeks gently to keep it from turning red. He did the same above his eyes and lips before looking back at Alyss. "Did I ruin it?" He asks as he leaned forward pulling his pocket watch out of his stocking, opening it to look at his face in the reflection of the glass. This caused Alyss to start laughing at how much he had sounded like a woman and how he was acting.

"No! You look great, I might even have a run for my money, Ella-chan!" Alyss says with a teasing grin as Oz smiles back.

"You called me Shotarella so I had to think of something along those lines and that the only name I could think of!" Oz says blushing embarrassedly and Alyss sighs.

"Oh it's almost like you're Cinderella! You're so lucky; I hope Jack doesn't fall in love with you." Alyss says with a small playful pout and Oz chuckled slightly.

"I would turn down his offer." Oz says crossing his arms with a slight smirk.

"Because you love that black haired servant boy?" Alyss says smirking back and Oz blushed slightly.

"First off he's a noble... A-NO-BLE! Second of all I will not discuss my relationship with him!" Oz hisses in a low voice and Alyss sighs.

"So clueless, are boy's really this dumb?" Alyss mutters to herself knowing Oz was listening.

"Maybe I should go leave you in this line by yourself then." Oz says coldly as Alyss clings to him with an apologetic look on his face.

"No... Don't leave me!" Alyss cries clinging to Oz's arm and Oz rolled his shoulder before looking over his shoulder to see Ada chatting with Gilbert's brother Elliot. "Oz-Niisan?" Alyss says softly knowing what he was thinking as he turned back to her and smiled.

"She's allowed to talk to whomever she wants, Alyss-chan, even if I don't want her to talk to that guy." Oz says with a small scowl and Alyss giggles before pressing her fingers against the corners of his lips.

"Smile... You're being stared at." She whispers with a giggle as she motioned to a group of boys that looked around six teen or seventeen, Oz turned bright red before looking away with a small scowl.

"If I get raped I'm going to kill Break." Oz muttered coldly causing Alyss to laugh at him and wave at the guys. "Don't invite them over here, Alyss-chan! Are you crazy?" Oz squeals giving her a glare before he felt a hand tap his shoulder causing him to tense. He turned with a glare before blushing because it was Gilbert. "Oh, hello." He says softly looking off to the side trying not to blush.

"I was asked by his Majesty to escort you and your friend to his throne... He noticed that you two came in and wished to speak to you." Gilbert says calmly and Alyss looked at him with disbelief in her eyes.

"Um... Of course." Oz says lifting up his hand glancing at Alyss who was still in disbelief.

"You're lying! Teasing us!" Alyss says turning away cupping her cheeks. "Why would he notice us?" Alyss squeals as Oz grabbed her arm.

"Please lead the way." Oz says with a small sigh as he pulled the petrified Alyss out of the line as he fallowed Gilbert past all the glaring girls to the throne. Once Oz stopped Alyss glanced up at the prince before gasping and hiding behind Oz. "What's wrong? Don't tell me you're being shy?" Oz says with a slight surprised look before Alyss shook her head.

"I-I've met that blonde man before... Who is he?" Alyss whispers to Oz who raised an eye brow in curiosity.

"When'd you meet him?" Oz questions looking at his Cousin Jack who was speaking to Gilbert quietly as they stood there waiting.

"Before your Father married my Mother... I was out shopping by myself and some guys ganged up and were trying to force me into an alley and he came to my rescue... He didn't tell me his name or even ask mine because he was in a hurry and ran off. He was really nice and stopped to save me... Oh I feel so embarrassed what if he thinks I'm shallow now?" She whispers covering her face as Oz chuckled.

"He never would and as for the man that saved you, Alyss... Fate has it in for you that is my cousin, Jack...The prince." Oz says with a slight grin as he listened to Alyss's squeal that sounded like a dying cat. "Oji-sama... It's an honor to meet you!" Oz says curtsying causing Alyss to do the same as well as hiding her face as she saw Jack's feet.

"Please you do not have to bow so deep, young lady. Won't you at least look at me?" Jack says softly as Alyss felt a hand touch her cheek and she tilted her head up to look at Jack with a light pink blush cover her cheeks. 'So it is you... Ah, she even more beautiful than when we had first met and she's Oz's step-sister. I wonder if my father would agree to her...' Jack pondered smiling to Alyss who could do nothing but smile back.

"Please forgive, Alyss-chan, Oji-sama! She is terribly shy when she first meets someone, she'll open up a bit once the shock wears off." Oz says casually waving his hand with a small smiling on his face and Alyss flinched embarrassedly.

"Alyss? My, that is a cute name... Mines Jack but I'm sure you already knew that." He says with a small chuckle as he motioned for Alyss to stop curtsying and she blushed brighter as she realized she was still doing so.

"Yes, Oz-oniisama has told me a lot of stories about you." She says smiling cutely at Jack who looked a bit nervous by that and Alyss giggled. "They would always make me smile when I was feeling down about something. You and Oz-oniisama have had many adventures together, they're precious memories to him!" Alyss says touching her hands together at the thought of all the stories that she was told. Jack smiled happily; secretly glad it wasn't anything bad before laughing.

"It seems that Oz takes good care of his sisters." Jack says glancing at Oz who flinched curious as to why he looked at him because he was supposed to be 'Ella'. "I'm flattered that you enjoyed his tales of when we were children." He says with a small bow causing her to turn a bright red color.

"P-Please, you do not have to bow to me, your majesty!" Alyss says before Jack held out his hand with a warm smile.

"A new song is about to begin, would you like to dance, young lady?" Jack says watching Alyss glance back at the other girls. 'Don't worry, I don't plan on letting you go tonight. You won't have to worry about the jealous girls harming you.' He thought smiling gently as she took his hand with a gentle smile.

"Yes, I would... My dancing skills may not be the best but I do hope you forgive me for that." She says shyly as Jack gave her hand a small squeeze.

"Just fallow my lead." He says pulling her off to the dance floor.

"Dang... that boy moves fast." Oz says with a slight chuckle before he looked up at Gilbert with the smile on his face as Gilbert lead them away from the thrown chair. "What are we supposed to do now?" He asked with a curious look before he glanced over at the table to see Alice talking to a black haired boy. "Huh? Who's that talking to Alice?" He asks feeling his protective feeling emerge and he sensed Gilbert stop.

"That's our head chief, Cheshire... He usually cooks for the king and his knights but his majesty specially requested he cook for the party. His specialty is meats..." Gilbert says calmly and Oz started to laugh causing him to look down with a small smile. 'I can tell it's Oz now... His smile and laugh are a dead giveaway.' Gilbert thought smiling gently as he continued to watch Oz.

"She's found her soul mate then..." Oz laughs leaning backwards only to lose balance on the high heels he was wearing causing him to tumble backwards, luckily for him Gilbert was there to catch him. "Ah... Oh geez, I'm sorry." He says pulling away with a small blush on his cheeks. "You should of just let me fall you know... I mean this skirt would have cushioned my fall." He says making sure the wig hadn't moved out of place before fixing his skirt.

"But if you had fallen you could have been hurt and your skirt would have flown up... That would be such an embarrassment to you as a young woman with such a standing to be escorted to the ball by a Vessalius." Gilbert says calmly as if to convey a hidden message.

"I suppose you're right but Oz only invited me because he thought I would enjoy this type of party." Oz says calmly covering his tail, trying to at least. "I think I will go over and grab a drink... Care to join me?" He asks batting his eyelashes trying to do the thing Ada does to him when she wants something.

"If you would like my company." Gilbert says softly as he fallowed Oz toward bowl of punch. 'He hasn't noticed that I've realized it was him... Maybe that'll make it easier for me.' Gilbert thought silently as they stopped and Oz turned with two glasses and a half smirk on his face. He handed one to Gilbert before talking a sip of his own. Gilbert looked at it curiously wondering what Oz had done to it causing Oz to let out a soft laugh.

"It's not poisoned... just because my name is Ella doesn't mean I'm Cinderella." Oz says teasingly causing Gilbert to blush and look out toward the dance floor watching Jack and Alyss dance with laughing smiles on their faces as they danced to the fast moving song that had the violin in the lead. "They look like they're having fun... Good for them." Oz says softly looking around the room for Ada and when he found her she was dancing with Elliot Nightray causing him to gasp. "No... No way... Ada and Elliot are dancing!" Oz says in shock looking at Gilbert who also seemed quite shocked by the news. "Everyone knows the two clans are rivals... could this be an end to the rivalry?" Oz says trying to sound innocent even though he was ready to charge over there and punch Elliot right in the face for touching his sister. Gilbert seemed to notice this and chuckled softly.

"Hardly..." Gilbert said back still laughing softly at Oz's bad acting. They then stood in silence for a few moments before the song ended and Gilbert looked at Oz curiously. 'It'd be okay... since he's dressed up like this... wouldn't it?' He thought tapping Oz's shoulder causing his blonde friend to turn and look at him innocently. Gilbert almost had to do a double take because Oz really did look like a woman right there. "Would you like to dance with me, Ella-chan?" He asks trying to ignore the shocked expression on his friend's face before blushing and looking down at his fingers.

"But Oz was s-" Oz says trying to think of an excuse and Gilbert smiled knowing that Oz was debating on what to do.

"I'm sure if you told Oz, you danced with Gilbert Nightray, that he'd laugh and say something along the line of punishing me for dancing with you." Gilbert says softly causing Oz to look up at him with a look that told him he was wrong. "It won't bother me a bit though... because Oz is quite precious to me." He says gently causing Oz to stare at him with shocked eyes as Gilbert held out his hand. Oz looked down at his hand embarrassed at what was said as he took Gilbert's hand. Gilbert smiled at him before leading him out to the dance floor and he noticed Sharon and Break were smiling at him knowingly and Oz glared at them before looking up at Gilbert with a small blush on his cheek.