CINDEREKI Chapter 4
Fanfic by: Sora Vasconcelos
Translation: Ingisha Valer
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🔥—Chapter 4—❄
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CindeReki's sadness at that time was because of how cruel his stepbrothers and stepfather were to him. He never got what he wanted, they always treated him badly, beat him, and hated him without him doing anything to them. But, what hurt him the most was that the only memory he had of his father was destroyed... In that place he would never be able to be happy; he never had, even for a moment, happiness. Not even getting on his skate made him happy as he had to be, he couldn't take it anymore.
—No... it can't be... I can't take it anymore. — CindeReki said to himself between tears, while he covered his face with his hands.
While CindeReki cried uncontrollably, some very bright lights began to appear around the boy... The redhead didn't notice those lights because his face was covered. The small lights began to grow, and they all came together, and when all the lights gathered they began to shine more and, little by little, the bright light began to fade and a human figure started to form right in front of CindeReki, who was unaware of what was happening around him.
The figure that appeared was one of a man, he was a very large, muscular man with very tanned skin. His hair was green, with wine red eyes, but his clothing was very unusual and uncommon. The clothes he was wearing were a blue and black sweater, which had a red bottom inside, he was also wearing very baggy white pants, and brown boots. On his left arm he had a tribal tattoo of a sun, and finally a red bow on his neck. The most important thing he had was a white magic wand that he carried in his right hand. When he fully appeared, that man started to look around him, and he could hear the sob of the boy who was on the floor crying uncontrollably. Then he leaned down to the boy's height and smiled. That smile he had was one of tenderness.
—I have nothing left —CindeReki did not stop crying, and the man began to caress the boy's hair delicately.
—Nothing? Are you sure about that? —asked the green-haired man without stopping stroking the youngest's hair.
—Of course, I have nothing left in this world —answered CindeReki without raising his face and without realizing that there was someone with him.
—Nonsense, child —the man separated CindeReki's hands —If you had nothing left, I wouldn't be here.
When CindeReki removed his hands from his face and saw the muscular man in front of him he was surprised. He had never seen him before, but he was not startled by his presence. The green-haired man's presence didn't scare him despite his appearance. Seeing that man, for some reason, gave him confidence and security, and he felt that he was someone who would not hurt him.
—Come on kid, get up —the man helped CindeReki to get up —Dry those tears, little one.— He ran his fingers over CindeReki's eyes to dry his tears.
—Say... excuse me, who are you? CindeReki asked, confused.
—Oh, right. Forgive me. I'm your fairy godmother —answered the man, waving his magic wand.
—M...my fairy godmother? —CindeReki asked, impressed by the answer.
—Yes, but don't call me fairy godmother, tell me Joe, the title of fairy godmother doesn't go with this manly body —Joe began to brag.
While Joe showed off his body, flexing his muscles, talking about each one of them and the exercises he did... CindeReki stopped paying attention to him remembering that when he was little his father used to read fairy tales to him and his stepbrothers, in those stories they mentioned a lot of a fairy godmother.
According to his father, a fairy godmother was a being with magical powers who always helped the princess in stories. CindeReki believed that fairy godmothers were an invention of adults for children's stories... But at that moment he was in front of a fairy!
Although he also believed that the fairy godmothers would be very beautiful women and not muscular men...
—Well kid, there's a dance today, right? —Joe asked, smiling at CindeReki.
—Huh? Oh, yes, in the castle... —CindeReki answered, leaving his thoughts and becoming sad because his desire to go to that dance had been ruined by his family's cruelty towards him...
—Okay... and are you going to go? —asked the green-haired curious.
—Mmm... No... —the redhead answered with downcast eyes.
—And why not? Joe asked, and CindeReki looked at his ripped suit, that was the reason why he wasn't going. —Ah...! I know what you need... —CindeReki smiled as he thought Joe was going to help him with his suit —You need... A skateboard!
—A skateboard? —CindeReki asked, confused.
—Yeah, like that... —the muscular man pointed to CindeReki's skateboard.
—No... I'm not going to let you touch my skateboard —the boy hugged his precious skateboard making big puppy doggy eyes and pouting.
—Hahaha, calm down kid, I know how important that skateboard is to you —Joe laughed —We can use... —the man started looking everywhere and stopped when he saw the front door of CindeReki's house —¡That! —the green-haired one pointed to a skateboard that was there, it was Miya's skateboard.
CindeReki's stepbrothers also skated, but they only did it to be better than CindeReki at everything. But the best skater in that house was CindeReki, and seeing that they couldn't be better than him, they abandoned their skates. CindeReki didn't get rid of the skateboards because he had made them with a lot of effort for his stepbrothers, besides, he would be unable to destroy a skateboard that he had made.
Joe, with his magic wand, cast a spell on Miya's skateboard. When the spell touched the boy's skateboard, it began to move on its own, like walking on its two rear wheels... and it got closer to where Joe and CindeReki were. The closer it got to them, the bigger it got, and little by little it turned into a carriage.
The appearance of the carriage was very elegant and beautiful. It was a very bright white color, it had some golden details. The door had a small white purple curtain. The wheels were gold. The entire carriage seemed to have a glow of its own.
—How is it now? —the green-haired asked, proud of what he had created.
—Woo... that's beautiful...! —the caramel eyes approached the carriage, very impressed.
—I know, it's not bad at all —the adult approached CindeReki, who at that moment had completely erased his expression of sadness —and for this carriage as beautiful as this one, we are going to need... —the green-haired man began to search everywhere, and could see some small animals —MICE!
—Mice? —CindeReki asked.
—Yes, for this elegant and beautiful carriage, you are going to need horses, a chauffeurand page —Joe calmed CindeReki because he could see that he was worried about what could happen to the poor little animals.
Joe started waving his magic wand and cast a spell towards the little mice, when they were hit by the magic stardust they were carried towards the floating carriage. Four mice had become 4 horses. The horses, like the carriage, were white and very elegant and they had golden harnesses. They looked very well groomed and very strong horses.
CindeReki approached the horses and caressed them, smiling at them. The animals accepted the boy's gesture. He had never hurt the mice, he always left them free because he didn't want his stepfather or stepbrothers hurt them, and apparently those mice had recognized him since he didn't behave aggressively with them.
Another mouse was brought closer to the carriage with Joe's magic, and as it was getting close it turned into a human wearing a blue suit with gold details. He had become a coachman! The elegance of the chauffeurwas such that he seemed to be the chauffeurof a royal family.
And lastly, a mouse was brought closer to the carriage with Joe's magic, and this mouse also transformed into a human, very much like the previous mouse, not as taller but he had the same outfit.
The carriage, horses, chauffeurand footman were so elegant that they seemed to come from a castle! Any connoisseur who saw that carriage would recognize it as one that would even belong to Crazy Rock Castle.
CindeReki couldn't believe anything what was happening, it was all for him... He was very grateful for everything Joe was doing for him, but he wasn't dressed properly to go to the castle ball.
—Come on, kid. What are you waiting for? Get in —encouraged the green-haired man and approached CindeReki to start pushing him into the carriage.
—Bu... but... —CindeReki wanted to stop, but the man didn't stopped.
—Don't thank me, you don't have to —Joe smiled at CindeReki.
—No, no —the red haired boy separated from Joe —I thank you Joe, but, don't you think that my suit...— the boy was going to continue speaking, but the green-haired man interrupted him.
—Yes, it suits you perfectly or... AAAAH!! What is that? What happened to your suit? —the muscular man was surprised when he saw the suit that CindeReki had.
—It's a long story... —CindeReki spoke, letting out a sad sigh.
—Well, don't worry, I'll take care of everything —Joe approached the boy to see him better. —Let's see, your skin tone, your height, your body, the color of your eyes and your hair. —Joe began to surround the body of CindeReki looking at him carefully —Perfect, I know what to dress you with —Joe separated from CindeReki and smiled at him —Although you would look good in anything, you have a natural beauty —Joe caressed CindeReki's hair smiling at him.
—Wow... thank you very much... —the boy thanked, embarrassed by the compliments of his fairy godmother.
—It will be a very beautiful suit, I'm sure you'll love it —Joe began to wave his magic wand and cast a spell on CindeReki.
Magic dust began to surround CindeReki from his feet to his head. Little by little, the destroyed suit that he had was disappearing being replaced by a very beautiful suit.
CindeReki's new outfit was very beautiful. He was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt which had blue precious stones on its cuffs, he was also wearing a white vest with blue exquisite details. On his neck, instead of a tie he had a very precious blue jewel, he was also wearing a very beautiful white jacket with blue details.
The jacket was very special because it had a very long tail that made it look very elegant and showy as if it were an ostentatious dress, he was also wearing black dress pants, beautifully dark. Together, with the pants, he had a blue waistband Of a beautiful fabric, and the most striking of the whole outfit were some wonderful shoes made entirely of glass.
—Wooo... It's an amazing suit —CindeReki looked at his suit very amazed at it.
CindeReki looked at every detail very excited and very happy, he liked that suit so much. He began to spin around, the tail of the suit followed his movements very gracefully. It was the first time that he wore something as beautiful as that suit.
—Thank you very much Joe, this is... it's like a dream —CindeReki had a big smile as he looked at his suit.
Joe nodded —Yes... —and began to speak with a serious tone —Like all dreams, this spell can't last forever. You only have until midnight —Joe felt bad only by seeing that CindeReki was very happy.
—Yes, I know —CindeReki spoke without paying attention to what the green-haired man was saying.
—No, boy... Listen to me —Joe took CindeReki from his arms and raised him up in the air, surprising him, and spoke to make him pay attention —When the clock hit 12 o'clock, the spell will disappear, and everything will return to normal —CindeReki , listening to him, was surprised to realize this —The carriage will be the skateboard again; the horses, the chauffeur, and the footman will go back to being the mice, and your suit will disappear. —Joe put CindeReki down when he finished explaining.
—Is everything going to go away? Why? —CindeReki asked, a little sad.
—It will go away because it's like a dream, you said so —Joe tried to cheer the boy up.
CindeReki understood since he knew it well, a dream was not forever... He couldn't help but remember the dream he had, he could never finish his dream, he always woke up, but at least he had until 12...
—Very well, I understand, that's all the time I need —CindeReki smiled at Joe and was deeply grateful for what he was doing for him, and as a token of gratitude, he gave his fairy godmother a big hug —Thank you very much for everything... —It was enough time for him.
Feeling the boy's hug, Joe was surprised by that contact, but he didn't separate him, instead, he corresponded to CindeReki's hug.
—Okay kid...it's time to go... —Joe separated CindeReki from him and led him into the carriage.
—Wait, something important is missing! —Quickly, CindeReki went to the tree where he was crying recently.
The boy took the skateboard from him. Because, if he was going to go to Crazy Rock Castle, he needed his skateboard with him. After taking it and looking at it with a beautiful smile, he quickly returned to the carriage and entered it very excited.
—Okay, everything is ready, you're running late —the green-haired man said, closing the door, and the carriage began to move forward.
As CindeReki rode away in the carriage, Joe disappeared.
CindeReki's dream of seeing the castle and spending the night in the garden was finally coming true!
The boy was excited, but at the same time nervous. He stayed positive. Tonight was going to be magical for him.