Dreams Come True

chapter 8

Cherry, Cinderella, and Atticus went to dress like they would when going to the market back when they stayed with the Tremaines. Once they were set, they stepped outside the castle and the birds tweeted around them, they tried to shush the birds so they wouldn't get anyone else's attention. 

"Morning, guys," Jaq greeted his human friends. "Why you dressed like that?"

"We're going to the market in disguise so no one will recognize us," Cinderella explained with a smile. "I want to surprise the Prince with a garland of flowers. Wanna come along?"

The mice and birds agreed, instantly wanting to come with their human friends.

They all went into town and it looked very lovely.

"Man, looks like everyone's been hit by Cupid's arrow..." Cherry said as it looked like the whole town was lovesick with one another.

"Yeah, sure looks like it." Atticus agreed.

Cinderella kept an eye out for the garland of flowers that had been selling a lot lately. Cherry hid with Atticus and Cinderella once she heard familiar voices. Her suspicions were confirmed once she saw Lady Tremaine leave the bakery with her daughters. However, the baker of the shop seemed drawn to one of them, Anastasia to be exact, as he offered bread to her before she was called away. Even without Cinderella, Cherry, or Atticus, Lady Tremaine was still firm, scolding, and stifling. 

"He's got that look..." Cinderella observed the baker. "I know that look..."

"Seasick?" Jaq joked.

"No, Jaq, he's in love." Atticus said.

"Anastasia's in love?" Jaq didn't want to believe it. "That's crazy, Atty!"

"Oh, come on," Cinderella said. "Anyone can fall in love."

"Anyone but Anastasia!" Gus chuckled.

"Or me..." Cherry rolled her eyes slightly. 

"Maybe she just needs help..." Cinderella wanted to help her step-sister, no matter how crude or demanding she was in the past, maybe love could change her.

"Yeah and I think we can give her the help she needs." Atticus said.

"Lots of help!" Jaq still joked.

"Well, I had lots of help too, remember?" Cinderella reminded them with a smile, looking to her bird friends. 

"There has to be a way to get them back together..." Cherry was going to help too.

"Yeah, but how?" Atticus asked.

Cinderella hummed as she tried to think of an idea for this to work. "I know! We'll lure them into the town square," she said, then bent down to whisper to her friends. "And here's how we'll do it..." 

Once the plan was set, Gus giggled in response.

"That's right, Gus, they'll never know what hit 'em!" Cinderella giggled, very eager for this plan as well.

"The let's put this plan into action." Atticus said.

A little later into town, the baker was getting ready to put new rolls into his oven.

"Okay fellas, get his attention, and remember, keep it simple..." Cinderella told the ones going to distract the baker.

"Yeah, but also try to catch his attention." Atticus said.

The mice agreed, then snuck into the bakery.