Cinderella: A Classical Twist

Chapiter 4:Elle/Nora

Please read the A/N at the end.

*Elle's pov*

I got home just in time be caught by my parents. Darn it! My cover was blown. There are only a few people who know about my... nightly expeditions... which narrows down the suspects to two people.

"Where have you been! Your father and I have been worried sick! No note, not in your bed, your maid claiming that you were fine! I will have her fired! Fired I tell you! She wouldn't tell me where you were! If it hadn't been for Michéal here, we would have assumed you to be kidnapped! And what are you wearing you lady! You look like a street urchin peasant! Where have you been?"

"Heh heh heh?" I was truly scared of my mothers reaction. "I was... IwasattheFrellianinthenexttiwnoverwithmygirlfriendandcanwemaketheballamaskeradeIthink,Ithinkthatwouldmakealltheguestsnicertooneanotheriftheydont'knowtheotherssocialstanding."

As saying that all in two breaths left me panting for air my mother decided to decider it. I knew I was in trouble. I just hoped that she hadn't caught the girlfriend part.

"Honey, could you repeat that... but slower." She stated it with much indignation in her voice.

"I was..." I started but trailed off when I realized that Michéal was standing right there. "YOU! YOU PROMISED THAT YOU WOULDN'T TELL HER THAT I WAS OUT OF THE CASTLE! YOU PROMISED... You promised me..." and que my tear ducts. I always have had a problem not crying when I was emotional.

"Oh honey, don't cry. It'll be alright." She hugged me tight and patted my hair, just like when I was little, before she started with the 'Ella, don't do that.' 'Ella, get down from there.' 'Ella, that's not what a proper lady should be doing.'. She held me, and for the first time in forever I felt safe somewhere when I wasn't with Nora.

*Nora's pov*

I got home just in time for me to 'wake my up' and make breakfast. I got the usual beatings, and... other things.

At the end of the day I was exhausted, and for the first time since I met Elle I slept in my bed without waking up at midnight to meet her. I guess it was for the best because we didn't have a bar set to meet at anymore, what with last nights performance. My only hope was that she would be able to get some sort of note or something. With that thought drifted off to sleep.

A/N
I know it's really short, and after a really long break but please, bare with me. I've had a really hard time in the past few months. My grandmother died, and that just threw me off. I was really depressed for a while but my BFF made sure that I didn't go into depression. Then I was sick, right near the end of spring break, and I didn't have the energy to read, let alone wright. Then my right eardrum popped. I got luck and should make a full recovery of my hearing in that ear but that wasn't fun and I missed a week of school because of that. I've spent that time since then trying to catch up in my school work, and it doesn't help that my printer ran out of ink. So please, just be patient with me. I thank you.