Author's Note

Hey guy’s here the next chapter, sorry for the wait.
I’ll try to get next chapter out before the years end.
Thank you for you support and patience.

Also tomorrow is my B-day!

Chapter 1: Awakening in a new world part 1

Coren was sleeping in his new body, that of Cinder Fall, somehow he had been turned into a fictional woman. By Salem from another fictional woman.

He slowly woke up.

Coren groaned as he awakened. “What happened, my head, my body.” He tried to speak but his throat felt like sandpaper, “My throat feels terrible.” Coren looked around the room and saw a lot of Chinese stuff. Where the heck was he? China?

He heard a door open and saw a pale skinned woman with flowing red hair wearing a Chinese fighting Hanfu that was black and green.

“Oh? You're awake.” The woman said to Coren, who did know he was now Cinder.

Coren tried to say something but nothing came out so she nodded.

“I’m just here to change your bandages.” The woman explains, holding a bowl with bandages. “I’ll have to move you.” Coren nodded again.

The woman sat Coren up and started removing the bandages.

Coren noticed that his body felt off. “What was going on? Why does my body feel weird?”

Wait a second, he’s probably got brain damage or something, after all this nice lady is tending his wounds. Coren saw the bandages “That’s a lot of blood.”

Coren shivered, “Okay, I’ll get rid of those.” The woman told Coren. “I’ll bring you more medicine Cinder.” He got a chill from being called Cinder.

“Cinder? Why did this nice lady call me Cinder?

Then he remembered his match box. “My match box has Cinder’s name on it.” Guess she decided to use that. He can current her on that later.

For now Coren waited for the woman to return with the medicine.

The woman returned with the medicine. “Okay Cinder, you have to drink this.” She said, mixing the medicine with water.

Coren nodded and the woman moved him into the sitting position and the woman held the medicine to his lips. Coren drank the medicine. It was beyond bitter. “Gross.” But Coren still drank it down, despite how awful it was.

“There, the doctor said you’ll need more rest.” The woman said, gathering her stuff on the tray. “I’ll make you some soup later.”

Coren tried to say thank you, but it came out as a hoarse gasp. All he could do was nod. “I'll be back soon, Cinder.” Coren gets another chill being called Cinder again. The woman lay Coren back down.

He watched his hostess leave the room, and felt so tired and soon slept.

Autumn Blaze, after tending to her guest, went to the kitchen. “Okay, I’ll make Hazelnut Chicken soup for me and Cinder.” She checked her pantry. “Oh no, I’m short on herbs and Hazelnuts, and I need more chicken.” She grabs her pause and basket.

She quickly wrote a note for Cinder if she came looking for her while she was out shopping.

Autumn Blaze left her home and went into the forest, to find some herbs and hazelnuts.

Autumn Blaze was searching the forest for herbs and nuts for her soup.
She takes a deep breath and smiles. There was nothing like picking fresh produce. She found the hazelnut trees. “Perfect.” She held out her hand and a light blue aura glowed and the nuts floated to her basket. Autumn Blaze put the nuts into her basket,

“Now where are those herbs?”
Autumn Blaze went hunting for them, she used her nose to find them under some rocks. “Found you,” she used her magic to move the rocks and saw her prize.

She picked them and put them in her basket. “Okay, now for the main ingredient.” She picked up her basket. “The chicken.” She put the rock back and walked back home.

Walking through the forest made Autumn Blaze has always made good about herself and her Village. She loved it here. She hums a song to herself and listens to the birds. “What a lovely song you guys are singing.” Autumn Blaze was at the river where she found Cinder, she wondered how she ended up in that river.

The poor dear... She continued on her way to the village.
Autumn Blaze returned to her village and went to the market, as she walked past some rants selling their merchandise.

She decided to check them out. “Hmmmm, that’s a cute toy.” She cooked to see a stuffed animal.

Autumn Blaze continues onward toward the butcher’s tent. “Autumn Blaze!” Called a female voice. Autumn Blaze turned and saw her friend. Silk Ribbon, a fair skin tone woman about the same age, with light blue hair, wearing a light blue Hanfu with pinke finish and a pink ribbon that ties it together.

"Hello Silk," Autumn greeted, waving.

Silk power walked to Autumn Blaze. “I finished washing that dress you found.” Silk said to her friend. “where did you get it?” Asked eagerly, wanting to know.

"Thank you," Autumn said “ I found it with a girl in the forest she was wearing it," Autumn answered.

“I see.” Silk said, rubbing her chin. “Could you ask her if she’ll sell it to me?”

"I can ask, but I doubt she’ll sell it.” Autumn Blaze replied, raising an eyebrow. “Why do you want it?”

“It’s made from fabric I’m not familiar with, so I want to buy it for research purposes.” Silk explains flamboyantly.

"Okay," Autumn nods. “I’ll ask, but could you return it first?”

"Alright," Silk said, smiling. “I’ll bring it over later.”

“Thank you.” Autumn Blaze thanks her friend, with a hug.

Silk Ribbon hugged back and soo finished they’re hug.

“I better go, I need more threads for a dress I’m working on.” Silk said, starting to leave Autumn Blaze. “See you later.”

“See you!” Autumn Blaze waved goodbye.

Autumn returned to fim the butcher's tent, after some walking she found the butcher tent. There were meats and butchered animals hanging out to show to sell. A magic barrier was set up to keep the flys away. Standing behind the counter was a tall man standing about 8 feet high, who wore the traditional butcher’s regalia.

“Morning Cleaver.” Autumn Blaze greets with a happy tone.

"Morning Autumn.” Cleaver replied. “What can I chop up for you today?”

"I'd like some chicken please," Autumn said, looking at the chicken.

“Making soup?” Cleaver asked, grabbing a chicken

"That's right," Autumn replied, smiling. “I have a guess staying with me.”

“Oh, then you'll need a bigger chicken then.” Cleaver stated, grabbing a bigger chicken and began to shop it up with a cleaver.

Autumn watches him chop up the chicken for her. “So who’s this friend of yours?” Cleaver asked.

“Her name is Cinder.” Autumn Blaze replied.

“Hmmm, Cinder.” Cleaver nodded. “Interesting name.” He finished chopping up the chicken, and wrapped up Thr with paper. “I added some extra for you.”

"Thanks Cleaver," Autumn thanked the butcher, she put the chicken in her basket. “How much?” She asked.

“7 bits.” Cleaver replied, cleaning his hands of blood.

Autumn pulled out her purse and paid him “Thank you Cleaver.” Autumn Blaze smiled.

“Anytime Blaze.” Cleaver looked at the sky. “Looks like rain’s coming.”

Autumn Blaze looked at the sky. “Yeah, I better return home.”

“Take care, Blaze.” Cleaver said, beginning to pack away his tent.

“You too, Cleaver.” Autumn said, before quickly making her way back home before it starts to rain.

She felt the first few drops on her head. “Oh no it’s starting.” She managed to return home just before the rain truly began to fall.

"Safe," She said in relief, Autumn Blaze placed her shopping on the table. “I wonder if Cinder’s awake.”

She went to check up on her guest, Autumn reached the door and opened it a little and saw Cinder sleeping. “Aww.”

She closed the door quietly returning to the kitchen and got to work cooking.

Coren was in a deep sleep, at first it was just darkness, but an image started to form.

“Huh? What’s this?”

He tried to look closer and the image began to take the shape of a room. “A room?” What was going on?

The image finished forming and it was a child’s bedroom, with toys, colorful pictures, and child crayon drawings. Coren didn’t recognise this room. This wasn’t his room, it was girly and he never played with toys.

His room had a tv and a game console, with dark colors.
Something seems off here.

The room suddenly began to move. “Okay, we’re moving now?”
The room eventually stopped moving. Coren saw a big toy box, ruffly child size. “I did have one of these once.” He saw two small hands reach out and open the box, the hands moved some toys aside, dolls, wooden horses, and other girly toys. “What are you looking for?” The hands pulled out two simple wooden swords. “Wooden swords? That’s something I wouldn’t definitely have back in my childhood.” Coren was both confused and curious where this was going.

“Ashley! Where are you!?” Called a metre female voice.

“Coming Mama!” Called back a girl's voice. The room moved to a mirror and to Coren’s surprise he saw a little girl who looked like Cinder. She was wearing a little red dress with the same yellow pattern at the edge from V1 to 3.

“Holy crap! But why am I seeing this?”
The room moved to the door and he woke up. When he woke up Coren was so confused. “What was that? Why did I….” He tried to sit up but his head felt lightheaded. “Oh yeah, I’m sick. It must have been a hallucination in my dream.” He sighed trying to relax.

He heard the door open, and saw his host.
"Good morning Cinder," Autumn said, walking in the room with a bowl. “How did you sleep?”

“I……..I…..” His throat felt like hot coal. “Still can’t talk.”

"Oh no, I still can’t talk?” Autumn puts down the bowl and Coren can smell the aroma of chicken. “I've brought you some soup." Autumn said, “Can you feed yourself?” She asked, placing the bowl down.

Coren tried to raise his arms but they felt heavy.

"Not yet, huh?" Autumn asked, hold the bowl and scoop out some soup. “I’ll feed you so open wide please.”

Coren blushed, from seeing Autumn about to feed him like a newborn, but he had no choice and he opened his mouth for the first spoonful.

Autumn fed Coren the first scoop, the taste was a perfect mix of chicken, hazelnut, other herbs and spices. It was amazing, only to complain about the temperature, lukewarm at best. “Did you like it?”

Coren nodded, and opened his mouth for the next spoon. “I’m glad!” Autumn cheered, scooping more soup. “Here you go Cinder.” Autumn continues to feed Coren the soup, who enjoys every bit. “Here’s some tea.” Autumn placed the cup at Coren and tilted it slowly into his mouth.

“Lukewarm again? She must have a sensitive tongue.” Coren thought to himself, continuing to drink the tea.

“Feeling better?” Autumn asked, Coren nodded. “Good, nothing beats hot soup in the morning.” Autumn Declared with a smile.

“THAT WAS HOT!? It was almost cold.”

“Now, stay here and I’ll be back soon.” Autumn left the room taking the bowl.

Coren waited for her return, he soon felt a familiar pressure in the crotch area. “Need to pee.” Coren tried to get up, but he was still too weak.

“Come on move!” He tried to force his body to move, but all he did was hurt him. “Fuck!” He groaned, Coren had no choice but to wait for the host to return.

As he waited his bladder was sending dangerous signals… “Just hold on!”

Autumn returns. “Hey Cinder, sorry to keep you waiting.” She walked in with another Hanfu. “I got you some new robes to wear.”

Coren tried to tell her he needed the bathroom.

“What’s wrong?” Autumn asked, with a confused look.

“I…..I…..P…..P…….Peeeeee!” Coren managed to wheeze.

"Oh!" Autumn quickly puts down the Hanfu, and gets Coren out of bed, she helps him to the bathroom.

Coren used all his willpower to hold in his pee. “Almost there!”
Autumn opened the door and once inside Autumn unties the sash. “I’ll wait outside.” The second the door closed Coren removed the whole Hanfu and relieved himself.

Coren sighed in relief. “That was close.”

He noted something was off, and looked down, and saw BREAST!?

“This can’t be happening! This must be another hallucination!”

Coren checked to where his little friend should be…….he checked again…….. “IT’S GOOOOOONNNNNNE!”

He needs a mirror! Coren saw a full body mirror, he used his left over strength and walked to the mirror. Needless to say he...no, she was shocked!

Coren saw a naked Cinder Fall looking at him. Copying everything he did.
Coren touched his left breast. Cinder did so as well.

“This isn’t my maid playing tricks. This is me!” He'd become Cinder Fall.

“Cinder, are you okay?” Autumn called from the other side of the door.

"F...F...Fine..." Coren managed to squeak out, he/she was stunned hearing Cinder’s voice instead of his own. No matter how Coren looked at it, he had really become Cinder Fall, Coren grabs the Hanfu and puts it back on.

He/She opened the door when he was roughly dressed.

Autumn was waiting. “Are you okay?”

Coren nodded, “Good, I’m glad you didn’t have an accident.” Autumn hugged Cinder who blushed, and hugged back.

Autumn helps Coren or perhaps Cinder back to bed. After a few moments Cinder was back in the guest room.

Cinder sat on the bed. “I’ll get your medicine.” Autumn said, leaving Cinder alone to her thoughts.

Cinder was trying to come to terms with everything

“Okay, think how did this happen?”
She tried to remember, but it was hazy to say the least. Cinder was giving herself a headache. “My head is starting to hurt.” Cinder placed her hand on her head.

“Cinder, I'm back.” Autumn announced her return. “Are you okay?”
Cinder looked up, and nodded. “Got a headache?” Cinder nods again. “Oh you poor thing. Here Cinder, this will help.” Autumn passes Cinder her medicine, who takes it.

After taking her medicine Cinder was feeling tired. “Why do I feel tired again?”
Her eyes began to feel so heavy… and the room started to spin.

Autumn lays Cinder down and covers her. “The medicine will make you sleepy, so don’t worry.”

Cinder nodded, letting her eyes close, and soon she was asleep once again.
Autumn smiled and left Cinder to sleep. “Sweet dreams Cinder.”

Cinder slept for a couple of day’s fighting off her illness.

Autumn Blaze was watching over her, she made sure Cinder was comfortable as she slept.

Autumn wasn't sure if Cinder should be sleeping this much...maybe she should go get a doctor? “Mmmmmmmm.” Autumn heard Cinder mound and watch her wake up.

"Cinder?" Autumn asked softly. “How are you feeling?”

Cinder turns her half asleep eyes to Autumn Blaze. “So…re.” She replied with a dry throat.

“Oh my, which area are you sore?” Autumn asked, with a concerned tune.

Cinder clears her throat and tries to moisturize her saliva. "My back….” She clears her throat again. “And my neck…”

“I see, probably bed stiffness.” Autumn hums. “Do you feel sore? Anyway, what else?”

“My…throat is…...” Cinder coughed.

"I'll go get you some water," Autumn said, running to the kitchen to get Cinder some water.

“Thank you.”

Autumn soon returned with a glass of water with a straw. “Here Cinder.” Autumn held the glass of water to her lips. Cinder catches the straw with her lips, and drinks some water.

The water was ice cold, it was perfect for her, the dryness immediately disappeared from the freshness, she soon finished drinking. “That’s better, thank you.”

"I'm glad," Autumn said, putting the glass on the table.

Cinder tried to but her stiffness was stopping. “Ahh, my back and my neck.” She groans in discomfort. “How long was I asleep for?”

"A few days," Autumn answered,

“DAYS!?” Cinder asked in shock. “I slept for a few days?”

“You must have needed it.” Autumn replied, “You were very ill.”

Cinder was stunned, when she was Coren she never slept for that long. Even when she had the flu, what did she catch from the river?

Cinder sighed, “Wow, I never slept that long in my life.”

"Well you did hit your head, and you were fighting off an illness.” Autumn said, “So guessing, your body decided to keep you asleep so it can focus on recovery.

"I see..." Cinder said, thinking about Autumn Blaze was making sense. Cinder was suffering from head trauma, and she is still recovering. So sleeping for a couple days sounds right. She puts her hand on head and takes a deep breath, she smells her arm. “I smell like a gym bag!”

“Well you did sleep for a couple days.” Autumn giggled. “I'll go run a bath.”

Cinder blushed, and smiled. “Yes, please.”

“I won’t be long.” Autumn said walking out the room. “Oh by the way, your clothes are in the closet.”

"Thank you.” Cinder nods, seeing the door shut.

Cinder relaxes and waits for Autumn to return, but she was curious about the clothes Autumn mentioned. “Hmmm, my clothes, does she mean my uniform?”

Cinder mangled and got up out of bed, stretching out her beck and neck. “I feel like an elder.” She said, hearing something pop. “Ow!” She rubs her back. “Okay let’s mt clothes.” She walks to the closet, and opens it.

She gasped seeing Cinder Fall’s outfit from V1 to 3 from RWBY. “I was found in this?”

“What happened to my uniform?” Cinder looked at the dress. “Autumn found me wearing this? What happened to my uniform?” She looked at the outfit, and was curious how it felt. Cinder touched it and it felt like silk, the yellow finish glowed from her touch. “Is this made from dust?”

Cinder heard the door open, she closed the closet, she spun around to see who was entering, and saw Autumn entering.

“Oh Cinder you’re up.” Autumn Said, holding a towel and soap.

"Oh, yeah, I guess I am," Cinder said to Autumn, rubbing the back of her head, her head still feeling sensitive.

‘The bath is ready for you.” Autumn informed Cinder, passing her the towel and soap. “Do you need any help?”

"No thank you," Cinder said, smiling. “You’ve done more than enough for me.”

“Alright, do you remember where the bathroom is?” Autumn asked.

“I……didn’t remember.” Cinder admitted. “Could you show me the way?”

“Of course, follow me.” Autumn said, leading Cinder to the bathroom once more.

Autumn opened the door and Cinder saw the huge bathtub. “Wow, that’s big.” Cinder declared seeing the bath. “Why do you need a tub this big?”

“When my sibling comes to stay, we fight for who goes first.” Autumn explains to Cinder. “Call me if you need me.” Autumn said to Cinder walking to the door.

“I will thank you.” Cinder said seeing Autumn leave gave her some privacy.

Cinder placed the towel down on the rake, and approached the bathtub. She placed her hand into the water. “Just right.” Cinder puts the soap and washcloths in hands reach, she removes her Handfu and blushes from seeing her new body. “I need to get used to this.” She took a deep breath and entered the bath. The hot water was so nice for her sore muscles. “This is bliss.”

Cinder just closed her eyes and enjoyed the heat for a bit. “This is nice.” She declared, with the sensation of melting into the water. “I wasted so many years.”

She felt alive again, she sighed with happiness. “Okay, time to wash myself.”

Cinder grabs the soap and the washcloth. She began cleaning up her body...and could help but glance at her new breasts...

“Okay, I need to clean them too.” She was nervous, seeing these breasts. Cinder was a guy a couple of days ago, so it’s only natural to be a little nervous.

Were Cinder's breasts always this big or was it just because they were attached to her now..?

She gulps, this body was Coren’s now so he doesn’t need to be nervous for……touching them right?

A hand wandered up to one of her breasts… and she gasped from how soft they were. “So soft and sensitive…” she moaned, she started to fondle them more gasped and soft moaning.

“This is wrong.” Cinder told herself she had to stop...but she felt so good...her breast filling up her hands as she squished and bounced and pulled at them...

Without thinking her hand crept towards her Vagina…. “Cinder, is everything alright?” Cinder jumped and turned to the closed door.

"Everything's fine!" Cinder squeaked, embarrassed from what was just doing. “What the hell was I doing!?”

“That’s good, may I enter?” Autumn asked.

Cinder looked at the door with widened eyes. “Ummm why?” Cinder was in full panic mode.

“I forgot to give you shampoo.” Autumn answered.

Cinder slashed some water in her face, to calm herself down. "OK, please come in." She said, giving permission to Autumn.

Autumn enters the bathroom with a bottle of shampoo.

"Here you are Cinder." Autumn said, giving the shampoo to Cinder.

“Thank you.” Cinder takes the shampoo hiding herself under the water.

“Is the water okay?” Autumn asked.

"It's great," Cinder said, “Just perfect.”

“I haven’t bathed in a while, mind if I join you?” Autumn asked.

Cinder blushed heavily, she was nervous enough seeing her own body, can she handle seeing another naked woman? “Ummmm, sure, I mean we're both girls after all.” She said, nervously smiling.

Autumn started undressing, Cinder blushed and looked away.

"What's the matter, Cinder?" Autumn asked

“I’m just resuming cleaning myself.” Cinder quickly replied, grabbing the washcloth.

“Ah, I see.” Autumn said, stepping into the tube.

Cinder was blushing out of control. “Calm down Coren! You can’t be acting weird! You can’t let Autumn find out you were a guy!” Cinder mentality told herself.

“Wow, this water is perfect.” Autumn said with a relaxed tone. “Cinder, would you like me to wash you back?” Autumn asked.

"W-Wash my back?" Cinder asked, trying to hide her blushing.

“Yes, I’ll wash your back and you can wash mine.” Autumn explained with a smile.

"Oh, OK." Cinder blushed, happy that she didn’t have male parts, at this particular moment. “Okay, calm down. You're a woman not a man.” Cinder takes a deep breath and calms down.

“Okay, I’m going to start Cinder.” Autumn informs Cinder gently cleaning her back.
Cinder got chills from having her back washed by another person. “Are you okay?” Autumn asked

“Y-Yeah, the cloth was a little cold.” Cinder replied, looking over her shoulder.

“Do you want me to stop?” Autumn asked.

“No, please continue.” Cinder replied.

“Okay.” Autumn continued to wash Cinder’s back, she couldn’t help herself but notice how perfect Cinder’s skin is. “Wow Cinder, your Skin is perfect.” Autumn said complementing Cinder Skin tone.

“Oh really?” Cinder asked.

“Yeah, your skin is soft and there’s no dryness anywhere.” Autumn said, “But I have to ask what does this tattoo mean?”

“Tattoo?” Cinder was confused, she didn’t remember having a tattoo on her back. “What tattoo?”

“This one.” Autumn laced her hand between Cinder’s shoulder blades.

The second Autumn touched the tattoo, Cinder received a jolt of déjà vu. She remembered Salem touching her back. “Now here’s that reward I promised you.”
Cinder remembered how cold Salem’s hands were, remembering how cold her hands were and gave Cinder another chill.

“Cinder, are you okay?” Autumn asked, “Was the water not hot enough?”

“No the water is fine, just got a chill from déjà vu.” Cinder replied,

“Okay, I’m almost done.” Autumn said finishing washing Cinders back. “Alright done Cinder, ready to do mine?” Autumn asked.

“Sure.” Cinder said, grabbing the wash cloth. She turned and saw Autumn’s back, she saw how pale and yet beautiful it was. “You’re back looks good too, Autumn.” Cinder said, getting ready with the washcloth.

“Thank you, I take good care of myself.” Autumn said, holding her hair from her back.

Cinder began to gently wash Autumn’s back. “Wow, her skin is so pale and yet fair, but why is she so pale?” Cinder hums to herself.

“Are you humming a tune?” Autumn asked, looking at Cinder over her shoulder.

Cinder snapped back to reality. “No, I was just thinking.” She replied, “Say Autumn, why is your skin so pale?”

Autumn giggled from the question. “This is my natural skin tone.”

Cinder was surprised by this answer. “So you were born like this?” Cinder asked,

“Indeed I was.” Autumn replied, “Is there an issue?”

“No-no, just curious.” Cinder replied, “Sorry If I offended you, in any way.”

Autumn turned and faced Cinder. “No apology needed, you’re only asking a question.” Autumn replied with a smile. “Alright, I can take it from here.” Autumn takes the washcloth.

Cinder nods. “Okay, I’ll do the same.”

Cinder and Autumn clean themselves and Cinder was still nervous, thinking how would she cry herself without Autumn seeing her naked.

“Here Cinder.”

“Hmmm?” Cinder turned and saw Autumn holding the bottle of shampoo. “Oh thank you Autumn.” Cinder took the bottle and poured some shampoo onto her hand, she placed the bottle on the side and began to wash her hair. Coren used to have short hair, but having longer hair felt nice, also she was cleaning more gently then would before, perhaps she was doing it subconsciously.

Cinder washed out the soup and checked it for knots and split ends. “I’ll feel like this is a part of my routine.”

“Everything okay?” Autumn asked, still rinsing her hair.

“Yes, just checking for knots and split ends.” Cinder replied, finishing checking her hair.

“I’ll be done soon.” Autumn said, squeezing excess water from her hair. “You can get out first.”

“Thank you.” Cinder smiled and took this chance to keep her nudity to herself. She quickly steps out of the tube and wraps herself in a towel. “Thanks for the bath.”

Cinder rushed out of the door leaving Autumn confused. “Your welcome?”

Cinder rushed down the hallway and entered her temporary room, she sighed in relief. “Made it.” Cinder walked to the center of the room and saw clothes on the bed. “Oh Autumn most have put these here.”

Cinder began to dry herself off and dressed herself in another Hanfu. “How many of these does she have?”

There was a knock at the door. “Cinder, are you descent?” Autumn skied from. The other side of the door.

“Yes, I’m fully clothed.” Cinder replied, she saw Autumn entering the room with a come and hairpins. “Umm what are those for?”

Autumn giggled. “They’re for your hair silly.”

Cinder’s jaw dropped. “My hair?”

“Of course, you need to comb your hair, or else it will get knotty, and I thought you might want to decorate your hair with my pins.” Autumn explained to Cinder.

“I see,” Cinder looked at her hair, as Coren never combed his hair, so he was experienced in combing women's hair, and thinking about it, knotted hair sounds painful. Perhaps she should let Autumn comb her hair. “Autumn, could you comb my hair please?”

“Why of course.” Autumn said, pulling out a chair for Cinder to sit on. “I’m quite the professional hairstylist.” She declared inflating her ego a little.

Cinder smiled from seeing Autumn having a little bit of an ego. “Okay great to hear.” Cinder sat down. “Ready.”

“Okay, let’s begin.” Autumn gently grabs Cinder’s hair and begins to comb it. “Wow, Cinder your hair is like silk.”

“Is it?” Cinder asked.

“Yeah, so smooth, no dryness, no split ends, just silky smooth.” Autumn said combing Cinder's hair.

Cinder was enjoying having her hair groomed by Autumn. “You’re good at this.”

“I should be, my mother taught me everything I know.” Autumn said smiling. “Say, do you want me to add a scent to your hair?”

“Scent?” Cinder asked

“Just some oil to make your hair smell nice.” Autumn explained, “Can I interest you?”

Cinder thought about it. “What do you have?”

“I have Blue bells, roses, and my favorite hazelnut.” Autumn listed her scents.

Cinder smiled at the last one. “Hazelnuts please.”
Autumn smiled and put a few drops of oil onto the comb, Cinder smelled the aroma of Hazelnut, she smiled and closed her eyes. “What a lovely aroma.” Cinder said, with a happy tone.

“I’m glad to hear you like it so much.” Autumn said, continuing to comb the oil into her hair. “And done.” Autumn finished combing Cinder’s hair and began into a bun, she put two of her bronze hair pins, with Red beds hanging at the ends. into the bun in a cross. “There, take a look, Cinder.”

Cinder opened her eyes and saw herself with, she blushed from seeing her hair in a bun with the two hairs pins. “Wow, you’re good Autumn.” Cinder said, turning her head left to right.

“I’m glad.” Autumn giggled, putting away her comb and oils. “Now, next is your makeup.” Autumn said, grabbing her brushes.

Cinder looked at Autumn, she wasn’t ready for that just yet. Plus from Coren’s mindset, Cinder doesn’t look like she needed any. “Umm, Autumn, I think I’m okay without makeup.” Cinder with a little shaky voice.

“Hmmmm,” Autumn looked at Cinder’s face. “True, you don’t need makeup, okay we’ll skip that part this time.” Autumn said, putting her brushes away. Gotta say, you take really good care of your skin and hair. What’s your secret?”

Cinder’s mind went into full panic mode, what could she tell Autumn? That she was a guy who met a witch named Salem who turned her into Cinder Fall, with a bombshell body? Her mind raced to think of a believable answer, she took a breath through her nose, savoring the nice smelling aroma of hazelnut.

She calmed down her mind, and thought of an answer. “I recently met someone who changed my life.” Cinder answered, keep the truth about her past to herself.

“Hmmmmm, okay.” Autumn shrugged, “Remain a mystery.” She said, giggling. “Oh by the way, I’m going out for some shopping, would you like to come?”

Cinder thought about it. She has been cooped up in this house for, guessing a week, she could use the fresh air, and It would be nice going for a stroll. “Sure I would love to come along.” Cinder replied, smiling.

“Grate!” Autumn cheered. “I’ll just need to put this away, and grab my purse.” She grabs her comb, oils, and makeup brushes. “I'll be back soon.”

Cinder saw Autumn leave her room, giving her some alone time, she looked at her reflection. “Wow, I’m beautiful.” She said blushing, looking at her Handfu and hair. “Hmmm, I can admire myself later.” She walked to the closet and opened it. “Okay,” She started to look around. “Where’s my stuff?” She looked more and found a pouch.

“Hmmmm?” She opened it and saw earrings, an ankle bracelet, and a scroll. “This isn’t my stuff.” She rummaged through the pouch, and found her matchbox. “Yeah, this is mine.” She opened it and saw her matches. “Okay, I’ll save you for later.”

She put the box back into the pouch and pulled out the scroll. “Hmmm how do I…..”
She heard the door open, and she put the scroll back into the pouch.

“Oh Cinder, is everything alright?” Autumn asked.

“Everything fine, I just watched to check if I was…..” Cinder looked again in the closet. “Autumn, where’s my weapon?”

“Weapon?” Autumn asked in confusion. “When I found you, you didn't have a weapon.” Autumn replied. “What kind of weapon is it?”

“A pair of dual swords that can attach into a bow.” Cinder explains. “I see, sorry but I only found you, is the weapon important?”

Cinder thinks, was the weapon important? It was given to Coren by Salem, and yet Cinder felt the urgency to find Midnight. Perhaps this feeling was a side effect from Cinder’s body.

“I just need to find it.” Cinder replied simply.

“I see, hmmm.” Autumn thinks for a moment. “Okay, Cinder, I'll take where I found you. Perhaps your weapon is still there waiting for you.”

Cinder closed the closet, and turned to Autumn. “Yes please.” Cinder said, “Take me to the place you found me.”

“Okay, let’s go.” Cinder nods and follows Autumn to the front door and leaves Autumn’s home, to find her weapon Midnight.

To be continued……