One Way Or Another FINISHED

Chapter 7

They arrived shortly at the tv station, everyone piling out of the car an into the back stage area. Liam smiled at Cinder.

"Be careful love." She blushed and nodded.

The other girls chattered and talked, sitting around in the lounge area. Cinder smiled at all of them. She was so glad she'd found her sisters. They always reminded her of the 12 dancing princess'. It was cool because they all had the names of them, all of course except for Cinder. Oldest to youngest, the girls where Ashlyn, Blair, Courtney, Delia, Edeline, Fallon, Cinder, Hadley, Ilsa, Janessa, Kathleen and Lacey. She loved them with all her heart, and of course very all hollows eve they dressed as the 12 dancing princess' for fun and went dancing around in the nearest park. They all knew what she was, and all of them acted as her familiars, which in turn had effected them. They all had begun to be a little better at certain things. Hadley had shown talent in art, and Lacey loved singing. She was so happy that all of them had come into her life when they did. While she was spaced out the boys had already gone on stage and where talking to the tv personnel. She still hadn't figured out all of the things to know in the U.K. She heard a female laugh and went over to the side, watching from the sidelines as the assistant tried flirting with Liam.

"Oh Liam, it's a pleasure to meet you. I hate to ask in front of the public, but would you like to go to dinner sometime?" I scoffed, and the girls all gasped. Oh hell no. I marched onto the stage and the audience gasped. Walking up I placed my hand over Liam's shoulder and glared at the woman.

"I'm sorry, but Liam is taken. Go away." She looked shocked and just marched off stage.

"Well, Liam. Who is this stunning young woman who has laid claim to you?" I nodded to Liam and he stood up, standing strong beside me.

"This is my lovely girlfriend Cinder Charming. She is the leader of the Pouncer-Ella's. they just preformed a while back on the X Factor." Niall looked pissed but Cinder ignored him.

"Well, boys is there anything else new?" Harry blushed.

"Well, Liam isn't the only one that got a girl." Ashlyn walked on stage and stood behind Harry.

"This is Ashlyn, one of Cinder'a dancers. We've been dating for a few days now and it's wonderful." Ashlyn blushed and kissed Harry'a cheek before leaving the stage. Cinder almost followed but Liam grabbed her and pulled her to his chest.

"Where do you think you're going Princess?" It was meant to be just for her but the microphone on his shirt made everyone here it and all she heard where awes and how cute.

"We'll this is your interview, so I should leave and let you get back to it." He shook his head. Oh goodness, she prayed he didn't remember the past.

"Cinder, I lost you once. I won't let you leave again." Damn, she cursed in her head. He had remembered.

"Um, Liam would you like to explain that?" He didn't look up or move away from her, just looked down at her.

"Before I auditioned, there was a beautiful girl that I met. She lived next door, and it was like a summer romance. She was perfect, but she had a rule. She refused to ever tell anyone her name, not even me. I just started calling her Summer because she needed a name, and I met her when summer started. I was so in love with her it was unbelievable. I did anything I could to make her smile, I even climbed a tree to sing to her under her window. Her smile brightened every room, and she was simply breath taking. Unfortunately, she moved shortly after I realized I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. I never got the chance to tell her I loved her, or ask her to go steady with me." Everyone gasped and awed, Cinder heard whispers of so sad.

"What did you expect me to do? I was scared. I don't so love very well, and once I chose that's it for me. I felt like everything was perfect, and in my life, everything that's perfect ends up crashing down." She looked down and pulled away, turning her back to him and pulling a necklace out of her shirt. Turning, she showed him.

"I never took it off." He smiled, pulling a necklace identical to hers. They where golden heart lockets, hers engraved with his initials, his engraved with hers. She gasped when she noticed it.

"You engraved my name.. But I never told you my name." He took her hands in his.

"You told me your name four days ago. I went out and had it engraved. I knew who you where the minute you preformed on that stage. No one dances like you. Your hair may be longer and your face may be mostly covered by a mask, but I know those eyes, those lips, I know you in my heart. Ask me what I did the day before you left." Everyone was dead quiet watching everything unfold. Niall was speechless. He wanted Cinder happy. He had no idea that she was the girl Liam was madly in love with. He would step aside, it would just take a while to get over her.

"What did you do the day before I left?" He took a box out of his pocket and her hand went to cover her mouth. She turned and watched all of the girls march on stage. Ashlyn stepped up.

"Cinder, you never told us that summer boy was Liam. Liam, you better take damn good care of her or you'll be in trouble. Don't forget there are eleven of us and one of you." He laughed and nodded.

"I know you aren't supposed to, but would you please take off your mask?" She looked at the girls and they all nodded. She removed it and everyone gasped in awe at the beauty of her butterfly. She watched as Liam got down on one knee, and opened the box. Inside was the most beautiful ring she'd ever seen. The diamonds where in the shape of a crown and she giggled at that.

"Will you, Cinder, do me the honor of becoming Mrs. Payne? Know you're scared, I am too. But honestly I can't think of anyone I would rather spend my life with, and I refuse to think of a life without you." She started crying, thankful she used waterproof stage make up.

"Oh Liam, I.... I love you too! Yes!" He slid the ring onto her finger, tossing the box at Harry, who caught it smoothly. Liam picked her up and spun her around, and when her feet finally touched the ground he kissed her.

She was so happy. She could feel her magic wrapping itself around Liam and excepting him. He could feel it too and he smiled even brighter.

"We'll ladies and gentleman. What a day! Ok, the both of you have to promise to come back and do an interview." They both nodded and Liam picked her up bridal style, blushing and laughing at everyone awing and walking off stage.

"I can't believe you remembered me.." Liam looked at her and kissed her again.

"Of course I remembered you. You where my first love, my first kiss, the first girl I made love to, the most beautiful girl I could ever find. When I saw you again my heart burst. I didn't tell anyone because I knew you would run again. I had to take it slow and let you remember what we had back then, that'a why I took you to the carnival. That was our first date back then too." She nodded, remembering riding the rides with him and sharing cotton candy.

"I love you Liam. I always have it seems. I choose you." Her magic wrapped around both of them, and they felt their wrists burn. Looking down they saw each other's initials appear in white on their skin.

"Forever, my lovely little pixie." She giggled and kissed him again. She was I heaven.

Epilogue:::

It's been a year. The Pouncer-Ella's followed in One Direction'a footsteps, going all the way and then not winning. They started their own dance school, Cinderella Academy, one in every country. Cinder and Ashlyn stayed with the boys, as well as Kathleen and Lacey, the youngest of the girls. Blair and Courtney ran the ones in France and Italy, Delia ran the one in the United States, Edeline and Fallon ran the ones in Ireland and England, Hadley took Spain, Isla had Denmark and Janessa ran in between all of them as and aid for whomever needed it the most. Cinder and Liam haven't gotten married yet. Harry and Ashlyn are still going strong. Zayn talks to Blair a lot but no one knows anything about that yet. Cinder lives with Liam, Ashlyn lives with Harry. Kathleen and Lacey have been officially adopted by each couple, and are too young to remember not having parents and being orphans so the transition was great. There will be a sequel soon!!!