Hi everybody! I'm posting up another story again although I have two or three others I should be working on. (Echoes, Heart of Italia etc) (They're still going on, it's just been reeeally slow writing them out, Heart of Italia should be up within this week or so.) I had another inspiration burst and this time I wanted to do a Cinderella type story. This one is based on Ever After (awesome movie go check it out) and it has LOTS of pairings and yet again, more characters are genderbent and the main pairing will be once again Prussia x Female!Canada. I definitely wanted Arthur and Alfred to be Maddie's friends/sister but I couldn't decide which would be which for a while. So Arthur is Maddie's friend who knows magic (and the fairy godperson I thought it would work out :D) And I genderbent Alfred into Alyssa, Maddie's stepsister, along with Ivanna(Genderbent Russia). (I know, Alyssa and Ivanna as sisters would be COMPLETELY random but hey, it's a fanfic so nyah~! ;p And they do fight like cats and dogs and Alyssa is the good stepsister to Maddie.) In some Cinderella versions, one stepsister is good. Other than an OoC warning in some parts, I hope you guys like!

Once upon a time in Europe, there was a man named Francis Bonnefoy. (Epic intro, yeah? XD) Francis was one of many barons and he was considered to be the luckiest man in the continent, in the world. He had vast control of land, he had many servants to whom he was fair to and in turn he was highly respected, and he was blessed with a loving wife and a baby girl. Unfortunately, one day his beloved wife became ill and the doctors were unable to save her. Although he mourned his wife's loss, he was determined not to leave him absolutely devastated as he had a little angel that needed to be loved and taken care of. That little angel was named Madeline and she was the center of his world.

Madeline grew to be a beautiful girl, reflecting her father's long golden wavy hair and her mother's bold and shy periwinkle blue eyes. Her father and the housekeeper of his house raised her to be a fine young lady who was kind and headstrong. Although she was a girl, her father allowed her to form her own personality which was almost like a boy and she had her polite lady moments. As the years went by and Madeline's father served his daughter well by giving her everything to her heart's desire, he decided it was time that the girl had a mother, a lady who can prepare her for her role of noble blood.

"Mistress, hold still!"

"How can I, Marie? I'm getting a mother and two sisters. It's just like Christmas!" Marie barely zipped up her little white dress and had her red apron in hand ready to tie it on but Madeline was running back and forth to the window in hope of catching a glimpse of her father's carriage. She turned to the housekeeper and her expression immediately flipped to worry. "Do you think they'll like me?"

"Of course they will." Marie gently reassured her while tying the apron on. "Just be yourself and they'll just love you." Something hit the other window behind her and she ran to it and slid it open. She poked her head out and spotted a boy with messy sandy blonde hair and caterpillar eyebrows.

"Arthur, not today!"

"You look like a girl Mattie!"

"That's what I am, you hoser!" Arthur was an orphan boy who was taken in by one of the servants who had no children of his own and had quite the mouth from the tavern he was forced to work at when he was put on the streets. Madeline befriended Arthur when she was five and he was nine, three years ago although he thought she said her name was 'Mattie' and she acts more like a boy around him. Rowdy, playful, and adventurous. Although as close as they are, he occasionally spaces out and tends to forget her name.

"Ah yes," He gave a cheeky grin. "Now she's a lady and doesn't have the guts to fight a man."

"Girl or not, I can still beat you at mud wars! You better have your magical friends ready!" She shared his grin and dashed downstairs before Marie could stop her.

Madeline's father's horse lead his new wife and daughter's carriage down the farm road to his manor, eagerly anticipating to see his daughter and the joy she will have on her adorable little face upon his return. He had to leave for three weeks for a diplomatic assignment which went reasonably well with his friend in Belgium. Although he had the creeps when her brother joined them when he showed her a picture of his daughter. Then it went downhill from there but overall, he achieved his goal by forming a trade alliance with the Belgian nobles. Before he left, he met a beautiful woman from Eastern Europe with two daughters of her own. They hit it off right away and thinking that it was time for his daughter to have more playmates (Preferably female, that little British boy was starting to be a bad influence on her. Kidding, kidding, he was adorable and Francis approved of him but still, she needed female playmates her age.) and a mother. Within a few days, they were married and here they were, almost to his manor to his adorable daughter.

His servants were lined up against the wall and he laughed at their formality although he requested so many times that it wasn't necessary.

"I suppose you are all anxious about the new Baroness." He laughed. "Well you should be, you're all slouching, so straighten up." He took a more serious military tone as he slowly approached the line. "Eyes forward, don't chew with your mouths open, straighten your shoulders," He couldn't hold back his jovial smirk and some of the servants were laughing as well.

At that moment, the woman stepped out of her black carriage. She had long dirty blonde hair and sun kissed skin. A girl with short long platinum blonde hair and lavender eyes followed her then after a few more seconds, a hyper short haired girl burst from the carriage with a goofy grin on her face. Her mother scolded her then she immediately calmed down.

"And just be yourselves." He smiled gently. "Act as you would as if you were around me. The Baroness won't mind. Oh- There's one missing. I wonder who it could be." He mused out loud.

"Papa!" A dirt covered Madeline came running up to him and he all too willingly embraced her. "Ah, ma petite. How I've missed you. Although, I was hoping to present a little lady. Well, did you get Arthur for this?"

"I did! I slaughtered him!" She grinned then turned her head around. There was a boy who was covered from head to toe in mud and he had brown hair now.

"You did! C'est ma fille." He laughed. He turned her facing her new step mother and Madeline put on her kindest smile. "Madeline, this is your new stepmother, Emilia."

"Hello Madeline." Her mother smiled sweetly. "At last we meet. Your father speaks of nothing else. Girls, say hello to your new stepsister. This is Ivanna and Alyssa." She motioned to the left then to the right. Ivanna curtsied and Alyssa ran up to her giving her a hug.

"You're our new stepsister! That is so cool! I like you! We're gonna be the best of friends!" She grinned from ear to ear while talking in rapid speed. "Hey can I call you Maddie?"

'She's a strange one. I like her.' Madeline smiled innocently.

Later that night, Francis came to tuck Madeline into bed. She still had her free spirited smile on her face, he knew this probably was the happiest day of her life and in turn, the happiest day of his.

"So what do you think of them?" He smiled.

"It was perfect! Like having a party! They ate like the royals. Alyssa is a little strange, she acts like Arthur when we're playing. I like her! And Ivanna is so pretty and polite! And so is belle-mere!" Francis laughed again. "And I have another present for you, ma petite."

"Really Papa? You don't have to." Madeline smiled although her heart sank again. A present and his tone of voice meant that he was going to leave soon. He gave her a small white book with a single word on the cover.

"U-Utopia?"

"It means paradise." He looked at her and he realized she knew what this meant, although she was grateful for the book.

"How long will you be gone?" She asked quietly.

"I have to go to the Netherlands to settle a matter. It will be for about three weeks."

"But you just got back." She whined a bit. "Make it one."

"Two." He smiled.

"One."

"Two." They presented their fists to play rock paper scissors in which Maddie won easily.

"Alright, one." He smiled and kissed her forehead.

The next morning, the servants, Arthur, and Francis's family lined up against the wall, all looking down.

"I don't think I've seen a sadder place. I'll be back soon, I promise." He approached his wife and gave her a passionate kiss. "Then go, the sooner you leave, the sooner we can celebrate your return." She whispered as she pulled away gently.

"And you three," He knelt to Madeline, Alyssa and Ivanna's eyelevel and gave them a kind smile. "Should get to know each other better."

"And you," He stood up and stared down at Arthur in which he gulped hard and felt like he was going to reprimanded for yesterday. As if he didn't get an earful already from his father. Then he gave him a kind smile. "Take care of my petite Maddie, comprend Angleterre? And don't scare the other girls with your magic just yet."

"Y-yes sir." Arthur mumbled. Francis ruffled his hair affectionately. "Bloody frog." He muttered as he tried to fix it. Francis gave up trying to completely erase Arthur's vile vocabulary with some success and took as calling him a 'frog' was a sign of affection. As long as Francis didn't mind it, his father didn't mind it.

He mounted his horse and had a strange sensation go through his body. He stared at his hand and it was shaking uncontrollably. Arthur's father, Eric handed the reigns to Francis and he wished him well.

As Francis rode down the road, Emilia summoned her daughters to return to their lessons.

"Wait, belle-mere, it's tradition. He always waves at the gate." Madeline called back. Emilia gave her a cold passive glance and returned to go back inside. Madeline ran up the road a little bit to get a better view of her father to see his signature wave from the fence. Only to see him fall off the horse a shortly before the gate.

"Papa!" She shrieked as she ran after him.

"Mattie!" Arthur followed closely behind her. Emilia heard the commotion and ran after them as well.

"Papa!" She shook him to get up. Tears were falling on her face because he wasn't responding. His eyes were closing and he was struggling for air.

"Mattie…" Arthur barely whispered as he knelt beside her. Emilia collapsed behind him with one hand on his cheek which he seemed to be responsive to. He turned to his side, facing a tearstained Emilia then he rolled over to Madeline, placing a hand on her cheek.

"Je t'aime." He whispered then he closed his eyes for the last time.

"Papa! Papa! Non! Please come back!" She shook him in any hope of reviving him. Arthur tried to comfort her but she pushed his arm away a few times before she let herself cry against his shoulder.

10 years later

"So it's decided then. Prince Gilbert and Princess Elizaveta will be engaged to be married and therefore, an alliance will be formed." A young man stared in horror at the visiting King and Queen and his own mother and father through a crack of the door. They just sold him off to some Princess he hardly knows let alone loves. He couldn't believe that they would do that to him. His mother always told him he would be allowed to marry someone he wishes when he was older, that little promise was one of the few freedoms he had as a prince. His father was a strict man who did everything to promote peace in his land and surrounding lands.

He wasn't going to stand for this. He was done taking this crap of not being able to live his own life. He swiftly and silently went to his room, packed the bare minimum essentials and climbed out the window to his only chance of freedom.

*Belle-mere: Stepmother

Je t'aime: I love you

C'est ma fille: That's my girl!

It's me again and I wanted to tell you guys what pairing are going to show up:

Prussia x Fem!Canada

Germany x Fem!Italy

Sorry, no Spamano although Spain and Romano will appear and they will be different ages Romano being WAY older than Spain

UK x Fem! US

Onesided Fem! Russia x Prussia

and last but not least

Austria x Hungary

and there's one other pairing that's onesided but review and guess!