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I'd like to start by explaining that I was bored out of my mind and just decided to make a parody story. Basiclly this is what it is....I was looking around on Deviantart and found a Fruits Basket drawing titled "Cinderella". So I decided to do that.....but modified for my own enjoyment. Here are the characters:
Cinderella=Yuki
Prince Charming=Tohru
Wicked Stepmother=Akito
Wicked Stepsister #1=Motoko Minagawa
Wicked Stepsister #2=Minami Kinoshita
Grand Duke=Makoto Takei
King=Hatsuharu
Queen=Rin
Fairy Godmother=Kagura

Enjoy! Remember this is a oneshot, so it might be crappy but oh well. Oh and I'm more used to Akito being a guy so he's a guy in this. P.S. In reality, I respect the canon pairing of Tohru/Kyo. It's just Yuki seems like the perfect Cinderella and I haven't known Machi that long yet. And I know how Yuki's parents really treat him. The mother that liked him is just for the story, unfortunately. Oh well.

WARNINGS: Crappy author (in author's opinion) and some slight cross-dressing.
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Part 1: The Invitation

The sunlight poured in through the windows and shone in his face. With a groan, he pushed himself up and rubbed the sleep out of one eye. His name was Yuki Sohma. He was the son of a widowed aristocrat. When he was a child, his mother remarried a man named Akito. Coming with Akito where two girls that Yuki wasn't really sure if they were related to Akito or not, Motoko Minagawa and Minami Kinoshita.
Eventually, his mother died, leaving him in the care of Akito. Her biggest mistake. When she died, Akito's true nature was revealed and he, Motoko and Minami began to abuse and maltreat poor, poor Yuki. But Yuki became used to it. He stood up and streched ever muscle in his body. Akito's cue.
"YUKI!!!!" a harsh voice called to him. Yuki sighed. Another day, another stepsister or stepfather to tend to. "Coming!" Yuki called back down the stairs. Yuki slipped into a long-sleeved turtleneck and jeans and quickly went downstairs to tend to his stepsisters and stepfather.
Later, Yuki finished his morning chores and was permitted to join his family at breakfast. All the while, Yuki daydreamed about a life that was completely different. A life where he wasn't worked to death. He was fed properly, didn't sleep in the attic and had a family that cared for him like his mother did.
Meanwhile, at a palace not too far off, a young and beautiful girl watched her kingdom dreamily. She reached the age where she would dream of the one that would love her. Yet, she knew the tradition. She jumped when someone knocked on the door of her chambers. "Y-Yes?" she called to the person outside. A boy her age came in, readjusting his glasses.
"Princess Tohru?" he said. "The King and Queen would like to see you." Tohru curtsied and said, "Thank you, Grand Duke Makoto Takei." She made her way to the throne room and curtsied to King Hatsuharu and Queen Isuzu. "You called for me?"
Queen Isuzu nodded and said, "We've decided to hold a ball to find the suitable man to marry you." Tohru sighed. "Can't I just find him myself?" she asked. King Hatsuharu shook his head and said, "It's tradition that the King and Queen personally find a spouse for the Prince or Princess. That's how I met Rin."
Queen Isuzu chuckled and playfully hit King Hatsuharu in the arm. "But if it makes you feel better, we'll invite the entire kingdom and you may choose from them." "And just so we won't accidently bore you, we'll make it a costume party." King Hatsuharu brought up.
Tohru felt completely left out but she knew better than to argue with the King and Queen. "Very well.' she said with a sigh. As King Hatsuharu immediately sent out messangers into the kingdom, Queen Isuzu came down from her throne and hugged the princess. "I'm sure you won't regret it." she told her.
The messanger arrived at the door of the Sohma household and knocked hard against the door to get attention. "Go see who that is." Minami ordered her stepbrother before returning to her Gameboy. Yuki stood and bowed, "As you wish, sister." He opened the front door and the messenger (Shigure) cheerfully handed him the invitations, saying, "You guys are lucky. You've been invited to Princess Tohru's ball."
The messenger took a second to look Yuki over and smiled, "Maybe she'll choose you as her king." With that, he turned and walked off. Yuki just stared at him like he was a nut. He shook his head and looked over the envelopes in his hand. One was addressed to Akito Sohma, surprise surprise. One to Motoko Minagawa. One to Minami Kinoshita. And the fourth to...............................
Yuki.....Sohma. Yuki's eyes widened. He was invited!!?? He could hardly beleive it. He walked back into the living room and handed the girls their invites, setting Akito's on the coffee table in front of him. He was just about to open his own when it was snatched out of his hand. "What's this?" Akito snarled, looking it over.
Yuki didn't need to speak. When Akito realized that his stepson was invited to Princess Tohru's ball, he just started laughing. "To think she'd invite you!" he scoffed. Yuki knelt down in front of Akito submissively and asked up to him, "Please, Akito. Can't I go?"
Minami just laughed. "He wouldn't fit in!" Akito opened it and read the contents. "Costume party, huh?" he said to himself, a wicked smirk curling on his face. He tossed the invitation on the table and helped Yuki back onto his feet. "Of course." he smiled.
Yuki's face brightened. "...if you can find a suitable costume by then." Akito added. To this, Yuki's face darkened again. He knew there was a catch. Yuki nodded and went up towards his room. He decided to make his own costume. Just to be different. He looked through the boxes of sewing material and found something that sparked his intrest.
He had time to start and finish. Akito, Motoko and Minami went off towards the market to find a costume when he started. Finally he finished. Just as they were about to leave for the ball, Yuki stopped them for a minute. "Wait for me!" he called to them. He caught up to them, wearing his creation.
It was a midnight blue suit adorned with stars. He wore white gloves, one with a moon emblem on the back of it, the other with a sun. Though he was sort of proud of all the work he done, he felt kind of underdressed compared to Motoko and Minami's beautiful ball gowns and Akito's formal kimono.
Motoko and Minami laughed, crushing Yuki's pride in his work just a bit. "Where'd you find that? The dump?" Minami jeered. Yuki cleared his throat and said, "I-I made it myself." Motoko chuckled, "Looks like a piece of crap to me." "You look like an Elton John wannabe." Minami laughed.
Needless to say, Yuki wasn't at all feeling good about himself. Suddenly, Minami snatched the sleeve of his suit and ripped it right off. "No wonder." Minami jeered, taking the other sleeve. "This thing's made of cheap fabric." Yuki suddenly became helpless to his stepsisters. They tore the entire suit to pieces and left Yuki standing there in shock, remnants of his suit hanging from his body.
Motoko and Minami walked out towards the carriage that would take them to the ball, laughing at the top of their lungs. In absolute shock and utter humilitation, Yuki fell to his knees and just stared at the floor, his eyes wide and his jaw opened slightly. Akito knelt down to bring himself eye level to Yuki and said, "Don't cry. You're a man. You're supposed to be strong. You shouldn't take that."
Yuki looked up at him in surprise. Is he really saying this? Suddenly, Akito's false caring expression faded and was replaced with a wicked smile. "That's what you need me to say, right?" he sneered. Yuki's heart was completely crushed. As his eyes began to tear up, Akito stood and said coldly, "Get to work." He turned and followed Motoko and Minami to the carriage.
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That jerk!!!!! He'd definately be the wicked stepmother. I never really liked Motoko or Minami. I'd add Mio but I don't know where I could fit her. This was a last minute idea.
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