CINDERELLA

Age:24

PRINCE



Age:25

Cinderella ran down the water covered pavement, slipping through people like snakes. She got to an alley where she was alone. She tripped over her own feet and fell on the ground. Water splashed all over her. She could see her sisters catching up. She just sat there on the ground, covered in water and dirt.
"It's no use..."

Prince walked through the streets a cape covering his face.He slipped through the people in the streets carefully looking around.He stopped when a small child walked up to him with a basket of bread.He smiled down at the liitle girl and took a peice of bread and gave her a few coins.The little girl smiled and ran down the street.Prince chuckled and conitnued down the street slowly eating the small stale piecec of bread.He took a shortcut down the allways heading back to the castle.He stopped when he heard a shout not coming to far away.Prince ran ahead searching the allways.Pince stopped when he saw a girl lying in the wet dirt.He walked up to her and kneeled down."Are you alright?"He asked.

"Cinderella!!"
She could hear her stepsisters and stepmother getting closer. She wiped the dirt on her sleeve and looked up at a charming man...but the odd part was that he was talking to her.
She was lost in his eyes when she came back to reality. She stood up and started to run.
"NO!"
She yelled back at him.

Prince stood up a bit confused at the girls reaction.He wondered why she was running.Was it because of him?Prince started to run behind the girl and quickly caught up.
"Why are you running?"He asked a bit curious.

She continued to run, through puddles and mud, but anything she had to do to get away from those evil women would be fine.
"Them."
She said, looking back at her sisters and her stepmother. The three suddenly stopped in their tracks.
"What's she doing with the prince?"
They whispered.

The Prince looked back at the three girls and then back at Cinderella."Why are you running from them."He said not really getting the point.Was she a slave trying to escape?If so law says that she must be returned or killed if so.Even though he hated this law he couldnt do any thing about it.

She continued to run even though they had stopped. One of the sisters started to run again and caught up to her. She slammed her against the brick wall then turned to The Prince.

She bowed and put out her hand for him to kiss.
"I'm Isabella, you must be Prince Charming?"
She said with a smirk.

The small chips on the bricks went straight through her raggedy old dress and into her now bleeding back.

Prince was suprised by the sudden appearence os this Isabella girl.He smiled polielty and bowed.He kissed her hand lightly and quickly looked back at Cinderella."Are you Ok?"He asked walking up to her.

She closed her eyes tightly and shook her head.

She had never felt so jealous.
"She's fine. Right, Cinderella?"
She said as a threat.

She nodded.
"Yes."
She said as her bottom lip quivered.

Prince shook his head not knowing if she was completly okay.He tunred back to Isabella and smiled."I better get going now.My father needs me at the catsle."Good bye."He said with a bow.Prince covered his face with the cape and quickly made his way down the allway and turned the corner.

"NO!!!"
She screamed, knowing he probably was too far away to hear. She sat there, blood dripping down her back.

She waved.
"Buh-bye."
She smirked and looked back at Cinderella.
"Why'd you run away? It was just an axe."
She laughed and pushed her into the ground. Her skin scraped on the wall and Cinderella sat in the water and mud, alone, cold, scared, and tired.

Prince stood there when he heard Cinderella shout.When he thought it was safe to look he peeked around the corner and saw that she was alone blood runnig down her back.He checked again and quietly walked back over to Cinderella and kneeled down bext to her."Come with me."He whispered.

She started crying and shook her head.
"I can't move."

Prince frowned covered her with his cape and carefully lifted her up into his arms and carried her down the allyway bridal style.He quickly led her to the castle.He opened the large doors and his father rushed up to him.He was suprised to see a bleeding girl in his arms.

"Who is this?"The king asked.

She was surprised yet happy. She was in a prince's arms. She blushed underneath her pain.

I believe her name is Cinderella.I'm not sure but she does need medical help."He said.As soon as he said those words doctors swarmed him and carried her off to a medical room.He nodded and walked down the hall to his study.

The doctors quickly fixxed up Cinderella and wrapped the wound up.She was carried to a rather large room and laid down in a big bed.

She looked around in the room.
"Where am I?"
She said in an innocent and quiet voice.

A maid entered the room and walked up to Cinderella and smiled."Hello.The Prince would like you to know that you can stay at the castle as long as you want and that dinner will be brought to you at exactly 6:00."She said with a smile.She turned away and walked out of the room.

She noticed she was alone now. Alone was better than being chased with an axe. Her sisters were so mean. The only real friends she had were the animals.

The Prince sat in his study for a few minutes then walked out.He was a bit bored a decided to go see how Cinderella was doing.Prince asked one of the maids and she gladly pointed him to the direction of her room.He smiled and quickly walked down the halls and opened the door.Prince walked in and went over to Cinderella and smiled."How are you doing?"HE asked.

She jumped when he walked in.
"Oh...uhm...better...I guess..."
She blushed a deep shade of red and looked around the room.

He smiled."Well I'm glad that your feeling better.Dinner should be in a hour.Would you like anything special?"He asked.He was happy that she was feeling better.Although he still didnt know if she was a slave or not.If so after she was healed he would have to return her to her owners.

She shook her head.
"No...thank you for offering."
Even shaking her head hurt. Her sisters had always been abusive. Her father couldn't do anything about it because...well...he was dead.