Once there was a perfect family. They are nobles so they had everything. There's a beautiful mother, a caring father and a perfect little son.

The son was named Ryoutarelle. He has blonde hair and ruby eyes, a pale complexion and a sweet smile was always plastered on his face.

He would always play with his neighbor, a cute girl with dazzling eyes.

They have this secret place- a worn down cabin in the woods where they would play hide and seek the whole day!

"We would always meet here to play!" They both said, making the little girl clamp her hands on her mouth, chuckling.

They pointed at each other "It's a promise between the two of us - us alone in this big world!", they would both say, giggling.

He had a happy life. But that happy life took a different turn when his mother died due to an illness. The little girl was also taken by what they call the "evil men".

Ryoutarelle grew lonely.

His Father remarried a woman from a nobility for he wants Ryoutarelle to experience the "warmth" of a mother. The woman has two sons named Kasamazilda and Junpei.

Ryoutarelle's father left the world when he was met by a horrible accident, leaving his only son alone.

Ryoutarelle was abused by his step family and was soon degraded to a servant.

But he still believes that he will find his happiness.

"RYOUTA!"

"RYOUTA!"

"RYOUTAAAAA--!"

"I'm coming! Gee!" Ryoutarelle, chuckled, managing to carry three trays at the same time.

He ran to the flight of stares in a dash and delivered all the breakfast while getting all their laundry.

"Oh and Ryouta---" the Stepmother called out before he can leave.

"Yes, stepmother?"

"Do not forget to clean the chimney, clean the whole mansion, the laundry, and weed the garden"

Ryouta flashed his dazzling smile "Yes, stepmother!"

Ryouta waltzed to do his chores with the help of his friends --- house mice!

They cleaned the whole house within an hour, do the laundry until it smells like lavander and made it just in time to make lunch.

Stepmother told him that he cannot eat before them but Ryouta does not care about that--- he still ate before them and served them their lunch.

While his Step mother and brothers are eating, he would sneak in to the secret place of him and the little girl.

He would always wait for hours, hoping to see her again. The girl never came but he doesn't lose hope---- you may call this puppy love but he really just finds this girl to be the happiness he once lost.

Before he could enter the cabin, he heard a cute sneeze coming from the inside. Ryouta sneaked a peek on a window and saw a girl with a pony inside the cabin.

"It's so clean here" she sneezed. "But I can't help-- achoo! Sneezing.. Josephine, " she turned to the pony "I must take you to a kind owner. If I haven't taken you out, they are gonna cook you!... And that's yuckie- and if they found out I sneaked you out, well I do not care anymore!"

Ryouta chuckled, loudly enough to be heard. He clamped his mouth shut, nervous by the fact that the girl have heard her.

"....Who's that!?"

Well, it's not so bad meeting a new face. Ryouta revealed himself, smiling.

"Good morning."

"Ah- um. Hello... Could it be that you own this place?" The girl asked.

"..Yes. Sort of." He replied, patting the pony's head.

"Ohhhhh." There was a short pause as the girl observe how Josephine nuzzle her head against Ryouta's touch.

"You are having a problem keeping this little girl?" he asked, chuckling while giving Josephine a big hug.

The girl nodded, her eyes dazzling with a hint of curiosity.

"I'll keep her if you want to. She is a sweet darling." Ryouta assured, stopping when he noticed something. Those dazzling eyes are familiar... "Do...I know you?"

They both stared at each other, puzzled by that statement.

"M-maybe! I mean, the world is a small place after all." The girl answered.

Ryouta smiled. "I guess so. Well, I'll be going now. Shall I take Josephine with me?"

"Please do."

And with that, a new friendship build up.

Ryouta went back home to be startled with a great news...

"MOTHER. THE PRINCESS- MARRIAGE! MONEY! GAAAAH!" Kasamazilda exclaimed, falling off a chair.

"Shut up, idiot! I'll be marrying that cute princess and be rich!"

"Oh, it is such a great coincidence that the king will be hosting a ball for the Princess to find her groom! How magnificent." Stepmother cheered. "Okay! We will attend this ball. First, we must find suits for you!"

"MOTHER, I WANT A BLUE ONE!"

"I GO WITH NEON BLACK!"

Is there such colour as Neon Black?, Ryouta thought. He shook that off and went to the living room to join the conversation.

"Stepmother, may I join the ball?" He asked, his ruby eyes sparkling with glee.

"No."

"Please?" He whined.

"Hell no. N-O."

Ryouta let out a small sigh before admitting defeat and going back in doing his chores.

Night fell and his siblings and step mother went to the ball in flashy clothes and carriage. It was an eye sore but still, it made him jealous. He wanted to socialize with people... He has his animal friends but he also needs to talk to fellow humans.

He want to go to that ball...

He sighed, sweeping the lawn clean when- something fell from the sky or should we say someone. Ryoutarelle coughed with dusts flying everywhere.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch. Every. Frickin'. Time!" A young girl voice screamed, walking out the crater she had caused. "Ouch, my back!" She snapped her back up, producing cracking sounds and such"Now what!??"

"Are you alright?" Ryouta asked, concerned.

The girl eyed him. "Obviously no. I have traveled so far and I'm frickin' thirsty!"

"Oh! Let me get you water!" Ryouta fetched some water in a glass and handed it to the girl.

The girl gulped it hungrily and held out a satisfied sigh after.

"So.... I messed up your lawn a little bit. I'm sorry. Let me fixed that." She pulled her sleeves up and pointed it at the crater. Sparkles flew around as the crater disappeared, leaving colorful flowers in its stead. "That should do it."

The stranger faced Ryouta who has his mouth wide open.

"H-h-how."

The girl beamed.

"Hohoho!!! I'm a mighty, strong wizard with the name, BAKAMONOOOOO! Strong and mighty... And might I add... Alone in this world!!!" She flew up and sat on air, tossing and turning every now and then. "No honey, sad life. And I'm only 114 years old!! This is too sad! All my wizard friends are getting married and I'm just-" Bakamono wailed.

"Shh! Please calm down." Ryouta tried comforting the wizard. "There is this ball in the castle! You might find a guy there!"

Bakamono stopped whining. "R-really.....? That's a fine idea!" H
She landed on the ground, poked herself with her pointing finger, turning her black attire to a black gown. Her hair that was in a lazy bun fell off and was in curls.

"This should work. And you! You'll join me, Ryoutarelle!"

"H-how did you know my name?"

"Umm. Duh. You called me. I am a wizard that grants wish and you wished to be in that ball, right?" Bakamono grinned before snapping her fingers, a carriage appearing in front of them, together with two horses and the driver. "And some fancy blue clothes~~" she slapped Ryouta's shoulder, turning his dust-covered clothes with a fancy blue coat and white pants.

"What...?" He was amazed.

"Umm. But I'll set up a timer... Look- I need to get back to my realm by 12 a.m so the spell will only last that long.. Okay?"

Ryouta smiled before nodding.

"Oh you need something to determine your faith." Bakamono mumbled.

"Excuse me what did you say?"

"Your shoes suck. Here." Bakamono stepped on him, making Ryouta cringed in pain.

His slippers turned to glass shoes.

"And there, let's go! Chop chop."

They made their way to the ball while Ryouta was extremely elated while Bakamono mumbled about marrying this month..

Let us go to the castle first, where the ball is going on.

"A ball, huh. Tch. Father, whyyyyyyy" Princess ______ whined.

"Your fault that you escaped a while ago." A certain blonde Prince chuckled.

"Tch, Raven, you bastard."

"Manners, my princess."

"Raveeeennn. Marry me until Father dies!"

"...Yuck. That's disgusting. And I have been appointed by my Father to go to a kingdom near the sea. Apparently, I'll be getting married to the Princess there." He sighed. "All I wanted is a cheerful, smart girl... But let us face the fact that we are nobilities and we have our duties."

"I wanted to meet him again."

They both sunk in despair...

"COME ON COME ON COME OOONN! YOU ARE SO SLOOOOW!" The doors opened with a loud bang, revealing a sweaty girl clad in black. "LET US GOOOOO!!"

She ran around the ballroom, laughing like a maniac.

"....Will you excuse me?" Prince Raven asked.

"Uhuuuhhh." The Princess chuckled. "You have a weird taste."

"You just don't know my taste. Well then. Goodluck,... " the blonde prince departed.

Great. Now I'm alone, the princess thought.

"You are that girl...!"

The princess looked up to see... The guy from the cabin! The cabin where the princess used to play with her childhood friend, Ryouta.

"Hey!" She exclaimed, stoked. "Umm. I haven't caught your name before... You are?"

"Ryoutarelle, call me Ryouta"

And that's where everything fits to pieces.

"Oh! RYOUTAA!?? IT'S ME! _____!?"

Ryouta's eyes widen. "IT'S YOU!"

They gave each other a tight hug.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

They got to the veranda and managed to catched up to each other. They both knew what brought them together. It's Fate and maybe a little bit of love.

The clock striked 12 a.m and Ryouta has to leave...

"Umm. I'll catch you later or something. Hahaha. Good times... Bye!"

But Princess _____ tackled Ryouta. "NO! YOU ARE GOING TO MARRY ME!"

She hugged Ryouta. "Please?"

Ryouta couldn't say no... He hoisted the girl's chin with his pointing finger and with that, they shared a sweet kiss.

"Hey, yellow head we need to.... Go." Bakamono stopped in her tracks. She smiled to herself. "So he did not need that glass slipper after all. He had found his soulmate without needing a mere glass slipper."

Bakamono mumbled some words for Ryouta to keep his formal clothing.
She flew away, oblivious to the fact that her soulmate was in that very place.

Ryouta and the Princess got married and they lived happily ever after.

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(Bakamono: sorry, this was rushed cuz... BUSY! XDD SORRY FOR THE LATENESS. LOVE YOU GUYYYS. SPREAD THE LOVE, MKAAY?~

I'm getting busy with school so sorry again)