Dreams Come True

chapter 3

Daphne didn't protest once the girls went to the front gates.

"Open the gates!" Cherry and Cinderella called.

The man at his post waved to them as they went off with baskets filled with party invitations. Prudence walked out and she grunted once she saw what was happening once the girls walked into the village. She decided to follow them to see what they were up to.

Cherry and Cinderella handed envelopes to everybody, who then thanked them.

Prudence sneered and came to them. "Girls, the King would not approve," she snapped. "You're supposed to be inviting dukes, and counts, and other aristocrats!"

"We are inviting them, along with all our friends here in the village." Cherry said as she handed an envelope to a man polishing his tomatoes.

"Girls, I strongly advise against it," Prudence stood in front of them, opening her tiny book in front of them as well. "It's simply not the way things are done..."

"We think that it's time to try something new." Cinderella said before closing the tiny book.

Prudence felt insulted by that statement. Cinderella and Cherry handed an invitation to a man tossing and molding dough. He smiled, taking the envelope and dropped his dough, the dust and powder hitting Prudence in the face, angering her. But it amused Cherry very much, seeing how angry the woman was while her face was covered with powder.

The girls went to the kitchen, Cinderella put on her old apron while Cherry washed her hands.

"This party needs help, starting with dessert..." Cinderella looked at the menu.

"No prunes!" Gus flinched. "Yuck!"

Jaq climbed up and decided to put in chocolate mix into a bowl. "Jaq-Jaq loves chocolate!"

"Mm!" Gus agreed, but leaned against a milk bottle by accident and crouched as it fell, but landed into the bowl, making a dessert that everybody could agree on.

"Chocolate pudding!" Cinderella exclaimed.

"Now that sounds good!" Cherry added, agreeing very much so.

Jaq smiled that the girls were happy now. Gus smiled, he then saw he was leaning against a prune jar, he yelped out, then patted his shirt. 

After mixing the chocolate pudding and making it the official dessert for the banquet, Cinderella and Cherry decided the dance could use some work too. Cherry surprised the musicians with musical terms, despite not really being into music. She didn't even remember how she knew those words. This was after she spent winter with Belle and the Beast, but she thought it was all just a dream, but it really wasn't. The music seemed to be much more livelier then it was last time.

Daphne laughed as she danced with Cherry. "We never get to dance like this!"

Cinderella placed a single book on her head, then danced with Beatrice.

"It simply isn't done!" Prudence growled. "It simply isn't DONE!" she then stormed off.

Jaq and Gus watched her leave, then danced together, mocking the rule-making lady. Mary and the other mice giggled at their fun. This was the most fun they had since coming to the castle. The men laid out a red carpet down the stairs which spread to the ballroom doors as the girls came out from it.

"Your Highness," Beatrice came with cloths. "Sand or buff?"