Cindershy : Cinderella AU

“Stay out of trouble now, okay little birdies?” Cindershy said as she recently saved some birds from the stray dogs. Cindershy was a young maiden living in a kingdom. She was poor ; her parents had died & her only family was her step-mother & her step-sisters. And of course her lovely friend Pinkie. The birds chirped happily at Cindershy which made Shy giggle a bit. “Hehe, good boy, aren’t you?”

A hobby of Cindershy’s was knitting. Every night before going to bed, she would sing while knitting. Her singing voice attracts all the little creatures nearby & they would sit by the windowsill listening to her until she finished singing her song. Her family had horses so she used to feed them everyday. “Cecil, stop coming closer! You’ll get your hay soon enough!” she used to say to her favorite horse whenever he leaned too close to the hay in her hands.

All the chores at her house had to be done by her, so her full day would be with the day’s chores. She has to cook for her family everyday, she has to wash the dishes, buy groceries from the market, clean the house, that sort of thing. But she is always accompanied by her friend Pinkie, who never lets her be gloomy through all that she has to go through. One such incident was when Pinkie, carrying cider & Cindershy, carrying some groceries, were heading home, saw a peacock whose coat had become muddy. Pinkie immediately said giggling “Don’t look at Mister Peacock now, he’s flaunting a new ugly coat!”
“Pinkie, that’s not a very nice thing to say!” Cindershy said with a bit of giggling too. “Oh right, poor bird will get insulted!” Pinkie lets out a laugh. “Oh Pinkie!” Cindershy says shaking her head. She couldn’t do much of that girl. She was meant to be all funny. That’s her true self. And Cindershy had kindness to offer to every soul she met.

One thing’s for sure ; Cindershy had always loved the Prince. Not just because of his royalty, but because of his kindness towards his subjects. Sure, they’ve bumped a few times before, the Prince even remembered her name, counting how many times she had bumped into him & his visits to her for her goodies. One day while riding his horse, he accidentally crashed onto Cindershy. He immediately got down from his horse & asked “Are you alright Miss Cindershy? Are you hurt?”
“Uh...Err..No? I mean yes! Fine! Uh, not hurt at all!” Cindershy stammers as she always does when she talks to the Prince. The Prince helps her up “I’m really sorry about this.”

“No n-need to say s-sorry, your highness...it’s f-fine!” stammers Cindershy as always.

She also used to visit her parent’s grave, with white jasmine flowers, once in a while.

And at the end of the day, she writes about her day in her diary & lets the creatures sleep with her in the night. Just a perfect maiden life led by Cindershy. What could possibly go wrong?