Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Dreams Come True ❯ Invitation ( Prologue )

Cherry: Here's the first story in my Fairy Tale series. It's not exactly the classic tale of Cinderella. I've changed it a bit. Ok, a lot. I just don't like the original story too much, so I changed it. Somewhat inspired by two chapters in the book Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Some of the ideas are taken from it but some not. Usual pairing Y/Y

Warnings: Yaoi! Don't like. Don't read.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or the book Just Ella. (Well, I do but you know what I mean.)

"Speaking"

`Thoughts'

(Annoying Cherry interrupting)

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Yugi woke up at dawn to the sound of chirping birds. Groaning as he got out of bed, Yugi quickly got dressed before making his way to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for his `family'.

Yugi's mother had died when he was young and his father thought Yugi needed a mother. His father married Anzu Mazaki and her two daughters, Mai and Serenity. (Cherry: I know that none of them are mean and stuff but they are the only 3 girls in the show. I'm not using Serenity's Japanese name cause I can't spell it.) Yugi's father dies soon after leaving Yugi to his stepfamily. Jealous of his beauty and kindness, they forced him to be a servant at his own home. He was now 16 and many women and man fawn over him, causing Mai and Anzu to be more jealous. Despite all this though, Yugi was a happy and kind young boy.

Quickly making breakfast, it wasn't long before he heard the usual morning cry. "YUGI! Get my breakfast here now!" he heard from Mai's room. A similar shout was also heard soon after. Quickly grabbing the three trays he made his way up to his stepfamily's rooms. Walking into Anzu's room first he heard the usual set of morning chores along with washing the windows once again. Next going to Mai's, he was told to do her laundry. Next going to Serenity's room, he quickly handed her the breakfast. Serenity was kinder to Yugi then the other two. She rarely gave him things extra chores. After handing everyone there breakfast he left to do his usual morning chores.

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"Yami, you must marry by the age 19. Your birthday is in two weeks and you have yet to find a wife!" Sugoroku told his grandson.

"Grandfather, I don't want to marry any girl. I want to find the right person." Yami said. He was hoping that his grandfather would catch on that he didn't want to marry a girl.

"Well, you are going to find the right person soon. A ball is going to be held and you shall pick one of the maidens to be your wife. If you don't, I shall pick for you."

"But-"

"No arguments! You shall pick a wife by the end of the ball." His grandfather said before leaving the room, giving Yami time to think.

`Wife. That's just it. He wants me to pick a wife. It never crossed his mind that I may not want a wife but a husband.' Yami sighed. He had no choice but to choose someone to marry. Sighing once again, Yami left the empty room to go think.

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Yugi was washing the floor when he heard someone knock on the door. He was wondering whether he should go answer the door in a dress. He had been forced to change when he tripped and got mud over his shirt and pants. It was the only pair of pants he had since they never bothered giving him new clothes. All of the other clothes he had were skirts and dresses that he had been given by his stepmother. He very much hated having to wear them cause he looked even more like a girl in them and everytime he went to town in a dress, he got the attention of every man in a one-mile radius.

Finally getting up since no one else seemed to be paying attention, he walked over and opened the door to meet a pair of icy blue eyes. (Cherry: Guess who?) "Hello. What can I do for you?"

The young man the realized he was staring and brushed away a strand of brown hair before he spoke. "Hear ye, hear ye," he said, "The king hereby invite every young maiden to a ball in honor of his grandson, Prince Yami, on Saturday night, four weeks hence, beginning at seven o'clock in the evening." He quickly handed her an invitation before giving a low bow and departing.

"Yugi! Who was it?" his stepmother's voice yelled from the second floor.

"The royal messenger! An invitation to a ball for the prince!" Yugi yelled back knowing what their reaction would be. And he wasn't disappointed.

"WHAT!?!" The three women were soon downstairs with the invitation at hand. Serenity and Mai immediately began to talk about the ball. "Oh, I'll be needing a new dress and get my hair done-"

"Silence!" Anzu barked at her daughters. "I need to sit down. There is so much to do." She quickly sat down on one of the chairs. "Yugi! Where is that little wrench?" Anzu suddenly yelled.

Even though Yugi was right by her, she didn't seem to notice. "Yes?"

"Say `Yes, Madame' when your addressing your betters." Anzu snapped.

"You may be older then me, but you are not my better," Yugi snapped back

"No lunch for you today," she said. This didn't surprise Yugi. How many times has he not been sent to bed without lunch or dinner? It didn't matter to him anyway. He prepared everyone's meals. How were they to know if he ate some in the kitchen?

"Now, on to more important matters. You two will be needing new dresses. Yugi, you will make them two of the most beautiful dresses ever. You got that clear?" Yugi gave a small nod. He always made their dresses. They didn't like to admit it but he was better seamstress then the one in town. It was a natural talent he had despite being a guy.

"Good. You are excused to do your chores. If your finished them you may do whatever else," she said carelessly before turning her attention back to her daughters.

Yugi quickly left the three and started toward the attic. He wanted to go to the ball. Just to catch a glimpse of the prince. He could easily pass as a young woman in a dress. Yugi pulled his mother'' wedding dress out of the trunk. It was one of the few things that he had of his mother. No one knew he had it up in the attic. Yugi slipped the dress over his head and looked in the mirror. The dress was a little old and out of style, but Yugi could fix that easily. The dress was also very large on him. He was much shorter then an average 16-year-old and was very skinny.

`Of course it's going to be big on me. My mother was healthy when she wore I, and I have been living on any food I could get from the kitchen. Not to mention a few inches taller.' Yugi twirled around in the dress and remembered that he didn't have any shoes to where. All he had were a pair of boots that he had gotten when his father was still alive. Yugi searched through the truck to see if there were any shoes. He managed to find his mother's wedding shoes, but they were much to big for him. He continued to search through the truck and found a pair of long, elegant gloves he could wear. He found nothing else useful in the truck.

`Maybe I'll meet someone at the ball,' he thought as he put away his mother's dress. `Maybe my dreams will come true.'

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Cherry: Well, tell me what you think. Please review. I may be doing a lemon in the future but I'm still thinking if I will. R&R!