This is a normal world AU. Kai isn't a emperor, Cinder isn't a queen. I mean like, she is queen, but not literally an actual queen.
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Nansi sat down on the carpet, ready to listen to the story. On the other hand, Kai was bored out of his mind. They were at the public library at the 14:00 story reading special. Nansi had dragged her older brother to bring her there. Kai was just grumpy because he had to decline an invitation to hang out with his best friends, Thorne and Wolf. She had blackmailed him and said she would give his annoying neighbor, Levana, his phone number. He had gave in right away. Nansi started to chat with her friends. The librarian walked in the room. Kai looked up from his phone. She had brown hair and eyes, and she was wearing cargo pants and a plain tee shirt. She was unique. Different. Kai found that attractive.
"Okay, everyone, I'm Cinder, and I'm going to read you this interesting book." Cinder started to mutter something about "Iko owing her".
"I'm reading a book called, um, Cinderella. Once upon a time, there was a sweet girl named Ella."
The whole time she read, Kai noticed how her eyes got all soft and caramel like when she finished. "The end."
Nandi was still talking to her friends, so he went up to Cinder. "Hi, I'm Kai." He flashed her all his pearly whites. He expected her to swoon, like everyone else did, but she didn't. She stared him down, even raising a single eyebrow.
"Okay? And I should care why?"
"Um, well, uh-"
"If you're done, I really have to get going."
"No! Wait, I just wanted to say that you're really cool and I was going to ask if you if you wanted to hang out sometime." Yes! He did a mental air punch. I totally slayed that! Point for Kai!
Cinder blushed. "Sure, I guess."
Kai grinned, all his confidence in show. "Meet here tomorrow at four?"
"Of course."
Bonus:
Nansi and Kai walked out from the library, and into the car. Well, Nansi walked, and Kai skipped. And sang. "I GOT A DATE! GO KAI, GO KAI!" Nansi was shielding her face with a book, and saying, "I don't know him, I don't know him."
In the car:
"I GOT A DATE! I GOT A DATE! OH, OH, OH, OHHHHHH!!"
Getting a snack from the fridge:
"I GOT A- ooh! Leftover pizza!"
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The End
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The Lunar Chronicles Ship Weeks
Fanfictiona little one shot book about all the Lunar Chronicles ships. Includes Winter & Jacin, Cress & Thorne, Liam (Kinney) & Iko, Kai & Cinder, and Wolf and Scarlet.
