The sun rose over the horizon and the dark sky started to fade into an orange color, followed by a light hearted blue color. Stefan rose out of his bed and immediately saw the colors outside of his window. He saw his angel in that sky. The blonde of her sweet hair, the blue of her dress. But nothing would compare to her green eyes. If only he knew exactly who she was and how to find her. Instead, he was left alone again. He fell back on the bed in despair and turned over to see the diamond hair piece resting on his bedside table.

Stefan started to smile when he saw the diamonds glimmering in the sunlight. At least this was physical proof that the previous evening wasn't a dream. Without it, he might have believed that this perfect girl was made up in his mind and the ball was actually a bore. But no. The events of last night were real and so was the girl he danced with. It gave him the motivation to get out of bed and at least try to live his life that day.

"Oh!" Damon said delightfully when he saw Stefan come down the stairs with his hands in his pocket, "Looks like Casanova has decided to join us in reality... while he carries a token of his one true love in his pocket."

"Shut up," Stefan said, causing Damon to chuckle at himself, "This is the only thing I have of her. If I lose it, I lose her and all hopes of finding her... and I can't just forget about her."

"You sound like every cheesy fairytale book ever," Damon teased.

At that moment, Lilian burst into the room with her grand demeanour, looking as full of herself and radical as she possibly could. Damon and Stefan always dreaded these entrances.

"Perhaps a fairytale isn't so bad, Damon," Lily said, brushing up against her eldest son's shoulder, "Stefan, maybe the stories are trying to tell you something. You lost your girl? Now it's time to find her."

"Easier said than done, mother," Stefan sighed, taking out the diamond hair piece and placing it on the table, "This is all I have. It's not like a glass slipper. It's a hair piece. Literally any girl could pick it up and say it's theirs without any real proof."

Lily glanced at the diamond hair piece and picked it up, examining the details. She imagined it in the blonde girl's hair as Stefan had described it. The only thing she could see was people dancing and celebrating as they did the night before. She suddenly gasped and smiled.

"That's it!" she said with great excitement, "We'll announce another ball!"

"Mother," Stefan groaned, throwing his head into his hands, "A ball is what got us into this mess-."

"And a ball is going to get us out," she said encouragingly, "Think about it; if we have another ball, perhaps your mystery girl will return and you can see her again. There's only one way to return what belongs to her."

"I'm telling you guys," Caroline said, walking down the center of the school hallway with Elena and Bonnie on either side, "It's no big deal. We danced, we talked, and then it was over. It was just a one night thing."

"Oh, don't try and sound all cool now," Bonnie sassed, "You and Stefan had a real connection."

"At least that's what she said when she was giggling in the back of the limo," Elena said quietly.

"I may have said that," Caroline contradicted, "but here in the real world, I am not Stefan's perfect mystery girl. I'm not the pretty Cinderella who wears the glass slipper. I'm the Cinderella who's in the kitchen, sweeping the floors. Besides, he probably doesn't even care anymore. He's not looking for me."

The three girls approached the school cafeteria only to see a mob of girls all over one area, reaching their hands out and grabbing little yellow flyers and passing them to each other. They could barely see Damon in the middle of the crowd, passing the flyers out.

"Stefan Salvatore is having another ball!" Damon announced, "If you are the girl he danced with at the last ball… then he is waiting especially for you. This weekend starting at 8 o'clock."

Bonnie pushed Elena towards the crowd of girls, which made her cheeks turn red. She sheepishly held her hand out, hoping a flyer would just magically appear in her hand. Instead, Damon's hand brushed up against Elena's. Their eyes met and Damon started to lose his breath when he saw her brown eyes against the red shirt she was wearing. He tilted his head slightly, trying to put the image together in his head, but Elena was too shy and quickly took the flyer, walking away before Damon could put it together.

Caroline's eyes went wide when she finally got a flyer in her hands. The title of it said PRINCE CHARMING IS LOOKING FOR CINDERELLA. Her head started to spin. There were so many things to think about. First of all, that Stefan actually cared and it wasn't just a one night thing for him. Second of all, he cared enough that he would go through all of that again just to find her. Third of all, he was so desperate to find her that he couldn't wait to throw another ball; it had to be this very weekend so he could see her again.

"H-He's looking for me," was all Caroline could manage to get out.

Of course, in her moment of shock, when she was completely paralyzed, Stefan walked into the cafeteria and drew the entire crowd to him. Soon, he was surrounded by so many girls trying to convince him that she was his perfect girl at the ball. Caroline's face suddenly sank as she watched the girls twirl their hair while he smiled back.

"Go to him," Bonnie said, pushing her by the small of her back.

"What? No!" Caroline objected.

Bonnie raised her eyebrows, "You can tell him the truth and he'll be yours or you can keep watching those girls throw themselves at him… don't lie, you really like him."

Caroline shook her head, "He's not gonna believe me… he needs to see me… at the ball."

Bonnie's smile grew slowly when she started to figure out what Caroline said. She and Elena then started going on and on about what Stefan would do when he sees Elena again. All Caroline could do was watch Stefan, remembering what he told her, how he was putting on an act and a smile for the public before he met her. She knew that smile on his face was fake and she wanted more than anything to see his real smile again.

She shook her head twice and started to join her friends in conversation before she got too lost in thought.

"You know what?" Caroline said, "I'll bet Elena's excited to see her mystery man again since we interrupted their make out session."

"That's right!" Bonnie said, playfully pushing Elena's shoulder, "What if it's Damon? Then you two would be like sisters!"

"What are the odds that both Caroline and I would end up with both Salvatore brothers at the same ball?" Elena laughed.

From around the corner, Liv stuck her head out from behind a wall and saw the three girls standing there, laughing with each other, hearing every single word. This was not going to stand in her book. Liv wasn't just going to let Cinderella get her happy ending. This happy ending belonged to Liv and nothing was going to stand in her way.