Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Dreams Come True ❯ Glass Slippers ( Chapter 1 )

Cherry: Next chapter! I can't believe so many people actually like this story. Well, thanks to everyone. Sorry I couldn't get this out sooner. Something went wrong with the disk that I saved it on and it took awhile for me to finally figure out what was wrong.

Review Thanks to: Twilight Dreams, chibidark angel, Lulu, caila-c, Rachel, Shamanic Guardian Lena, Kaitou-Of-Darkness, M i D I wOLF, Princess Strawberry, peas in a pod, Lia-baka, Molly-chan the Anime/game fan, Purple Robe, Star Magician, Millenium Elf, gothatheart/holo, Zd Zeal, Trinity Conor, cerridwen, Karenu-anime, ExBobble06, anon, MMW, and Moonlight Dancer

ExBobble06- Yeah, that's pretty much the book. She finds out she doesn't love the prince and runs off with her religious tutor. I think it's a good book though.

Purple Robe- Yes, I have read both. I love both of the books. Some of the ideas for this story are taken from Chapters 10 and 11 from Just Ella.

Princess Strawberry- No! You can't abandon your story. Please finish it. I've read it and I've been waiting for your update! I should really put you on my favorite authors' list. I'll go do that now.

Shamanic Guardian Lena- Thank you for telling me that. It should be corrected now in this chapter and the last.

caila-c- Yugi looks very cute in a dress. If you look at one of the chapters in Lover's Phoenix I posted a few links to pictures of Yugi in a wedding dress with Yami. It's all very cute. I saw one picture of the two kissing at their wedding. It was so adorable.

Warning: Yaoi! Don't like then don't read.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or the book Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix

`Thoughts'

"Speaking"

(Annoying Cherry interrupting)

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Over the next two weeks, Yugi began to work on a plan. During the night while everyone was asleep, he took out his mother's dress and began to sew the dress by the light of the moon and a candle. He needed to make sure it wouldn't be too big on him. Yugi managed to reshape it a bit to match the latest fashions.

Yugi continued to think about the matters of the shoes. He for sure couldn't wear his boots. He was thinking about going barefoot when he pasted the glassblower's shop on the way to the market. Jou, the village glassblower, was a pompous guy, and was always bragging about his work

"I can make anything," he boasted to his new neighbor, Honda. "Name any item and I bet you I can make it."

"Glass slippers I can walk in without them breaking," Yugi cut in.

"Hmm, I'd put some money on that," Honda said.

"How much?" Jou asked with confidence.

The two boys began to haggle. Jou was very confident and after a few minutes he finally pushed the wager to eleven pounds.

"How long will it take to make them?" I asked. Anzu had been watching me closely lately. I think she suspects something. If I were late she'd be yelling at me the second I walked in the door.

"About forty minutes all together." the glassblower said.

"I'll be back then," Yugi replied. He really wanted to watch but he needed to get the shopping done. He rushed through the shopping, eager to get back to the glassblowing shop. He took much less care about choosing the food and just waved away the usual group of guys that followed him when he went to the market.

"Here is the girl that will win me eleven pounds," Jou said as I arrived at the shop. Yugi didn't bother to correct him on the `girl' part. He brought out the slippers on a purple velvet cushion. They were beautiful; they caught the sunlight at every angle, making them look like sparkling diamonds. As he handed them to Yugi, he whispered in his ear, "Don't come on to hard on the heels."

"I won't," Yugi quietly replied. "But," Yugi said louder, for the other people to hear, "if I win you the money, I can keep the slippers."

Jou looked at me as though trying to size me up. After a minute he slowly nodded. "If you win."

Yugi now turned around to meet a large crowd of people. Every person for five blocks must have some to see. Most of the men most likely just came to see Yugi though.

"Eight steps," Jou said, "That's what we had agreed on."

Yugi nodded again and slipped the glass slippers on. Surprisingly, they were not too uncomfortable. Yugi took a deep breath as he took a step out of the door.

"One!" the crowd shouted as Yugi took a step. "Two!"

Yugi walked slowly. He kept his eyes on his feet trying to make sure he didn't step on loose stones.

"Three! Four! Five!" the crowd continued to shout.

Yugi's ankles started to wobble a bit. He tried to steady himself before he took another step.

"Six! Seven!" The crowd now burst into cheers. Jou gave a loud cheer. Yugi quickly stepped out of the shoes and walked over to Jou, who was collecting money from Honda and the crowd.

"Thank you," Yugi said.

"I'll be taking the slippers now," Jou said reaching out to grab the slippers.

"But you said th-" Yugi began to protest.

"A little misunderstanding. What's a beggar like you need with some glass slippers? I could sell these for a good price." he said.

Yugi drew himself to full height, which wasn't much, and glared at him. "You think that I misunderstood out deal?" Yugi asked while still glaring. "Maybe all these people did too. The deal was that I could keep the shoes if I won the bet for you. If I don't keep the shoes, then I mustn't have won the bet."

Yugi remembered those books about logic he had read. It was quite confusing but he had understood most of it. This apparently worked against the glassblower cause he slowly handed the shoes to the small boy while the crowd around him began to grumble.

"Very well," he said quietly. Yugi quickly took the shoes and left the shop before he changed his mind. It wasn't too polite but he at least had the shoes now.

The day of the ball soon came. Yugi had been extra bust since he also had to make his stepsisters' dresses. He had spent the entire day preparing Mai and Serenity. He spent hours trying to keep the curls in their hair. By five o'clock she had helped them into their dresses.

Yugi couldn't have been more relieved when it was almost half past six and they left. Anzu manage to shout one last order before they left. "Clean the entire cellar by the time we get back!"

Yugi made a face the second Anzu was gone. He quickly hurried upstairs to get ready. Yugi took a bath the get all the dirt off of him. He used some of the better soaps since Mai wasn't here and she wouldn't notice if they were gone. He quickly dried himself off and slipped on his mother's dress. There wasn't much he could do with his hair so he let it be. He gave one last glance at the mirror before he put his boots. It was about a forty-five minute walk to the castle and he was for sure not going to do that in glass slippers. Yugi grabbed the glass slippers and started his walk to the palace.

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Yami sighed as he continued to dance with girl after girl. He wasn't at all interested in any of the girls here. He figured he would just pick the girl he thought was best suited. Another song started up as he was handed another girl to dance with.

Yami gave another look around that ballroom in search of someone that looked interesting. Most of the girls were just swooning over him. Not one of them seemed someone he could talk to. Yami glanced over at his grandfather. His grandfather was sitting on the throne over looking the ball. Yami guessed he was also looking for someone suitable for him to marry.

Another song ended and he was again handed another girl to dance with. This one was fairly pretty. She had blond hair and violet eyes. Yami gave another sigh as he continued to dance.

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Cherry: It was going to be longer but I think it's long enough already. Next chapter will be that ball and most likely a lemon or maybe just a half one. Please review!

Yami: Lemon? *grin*

Yugi: *blush*

~~~Cherry~~~