Buffy walked up the the steps of the palace in her beautiful gown and her hair flowing. She walked down the grand stairs case slowing, afraid she'd make a fool of herself, or be recognized.

Angel looked around from his seat. Then he saw her. She walked so swiftly, she looked as if she was floating. He got up and walked over to her.

"Hello," he greeted.

Buffy gasped, she just wanted to go to the ball, she didn't think the prince would even notice her. She bowed.

"Um.., hi," she replied nervously.

"Would you......would you like to dance?" asked Angel.

"Me? Oh, um okay," answered Buffy.

They danced all around the room. They talked, they laughed. And as they night went on, Buffy became less nervous, and more fond of the prince.

Ding!!

Buffy looked up at the clock.

It was midnight.

Ding....Ding....Ding!!

"Oh no, I must go!!" gasped Buffy.

Ding....Ding....Ding!!

Buffy pulled from Angel arms and fled.

Ding....Ding....Ding!!

"Wait, I don't even know your name!!"

Ding!

But by then Buffy was already out of sight.

Ding!!!

Buffy ran all the way home. As she ran she noticed the carriage, the horses and the dress had disappeared. Oz was running right next to Buffy.

They got home and Buffy found the carriage and they horses where they where supposed to be. She sighed. At least she got back before her stepfamily.

But there were horses coming from the front of the house. Everyone was back. Buffy found the back door locked.

"Oh no!! What am I going to do??" she whispered.

Then she saw the kitchen window open.

It's my only hope, she thought.

Buffy grabbed the ledge and pulled herself through. She fell to the floor with a thud. As she was getting up she noticed she still had one of the slippers Willow gave her. Then she remembered the other one slipped off as she ran out of the ball room.

Creek!!!

Someone opened the front door. They were back! Buffy couldn't let anyone see the slipper. Then she saw her old shoes sitting by the back door. She grabbed them and hid the glass slipper in a pot. Buffy went over to the fireplace grabbed the book she was reading and opened it to the middle. She wanted to look as if she had been reading for hours.

"Oh, there you are Cinder-soot," greeted Cordelia as she entered the kitchen.

Buffy just looked up.

Over at the palace........

"How am I going to find her?!" yelled Angel.

"Don't worry Angel, she'll show," answered Angel's best friend Xander. (Xander short of Alexander).

"No, I am not going to wait, I have to find her now. And as soon as I do, I'm going to marry her."

Angel got up from his seat. The ball was long over, and the ballroom was empty. Out of the corner of his eye, Angel saw something glowing. He walked over to the staircase and found a shoe.

"This is hers!!!This is the girl's slipper!! Xander, I want you to come with me!! We are going to go all around town, we're going to try this slipper on every girl until we find the girl who fits this slipper."

News about the slipper traveled like a wildfire all about the town.

Unfortunately, Buffy was picking apples in the orchard all morning, and was told not to return until late.

"Okay, this is the last house Angel," announced Xander.

"I know, I know," Angel replied.

One of Angel's guards knocked on the door.

In the kitchen, Snyder was looking to see if Buffy returned. He wanted to show the prince how well his servants listened to him. He heard a knock at the door and turned to leave. But then he saw it. The other glass slipper. He thought as second and gasped. Snyder looked out the window again. He saw Buffy walking down the hill. He locked the back door quickly, and went to answer the door.

"My prince! Come in, come in," greeted Snyder.

Xander tried the the shoe on Cordelia and her feet were to big. Then he tried it on Faith, but it fit!!

"No!! How!?" started Angel.

For a minute, Faith admired the shoe, but seconds later shoe was shouting.

"Who in the world would where a glass slipper!! It's horrible. I wouldn't wear this thing for five minutes!!" yelled Faith. Then she pulled of the shoe and threw it.

The shoe shattered.

"No!!" Angel cried.

"Angel don't worry, there aren't anymore young women to try the shoe on anyways. Let's just go back to the palace," reasoned Xander.

"You know, even though, she didn't go to the ball, you could've tried the shoe on Buffy. But you.."

"Cordelia!! Shut up!!" whispered Snyder.

Cordelia paid no attention to her father, "But you would still need the slipper."

"Who's Buffy," asked Angel.

"No one, she's not important. Why don't you just go back to the palace. You've had a long night," tried Synder.

"Who's Buffy?" inquired Angel again.

Faith started to get what her father was doing.

"Like my father said, Buffy's no one."

"Did someone call me?" asked Buffy, as she walked through the front door. "You know, it's wierd, the back door was locked." Buffy looked up, there he was. Standing before her, her Angel.

"You?" started Angel.

"You can't marry her. First of all, she's a servant. And second, you said who ever fit the slipper," concluded Faith.

"The slipper?" asked Buffy.

Buffy walked into th kitchen and got the other slipper. She returned wearing it.

Snyder glared at Buffy. He put his foot in Buffy's path. Buffy didn't notice it and tripped. But she fell into Angel's arms. They looked into each others eyes. And their lips touched.

One month later...

Buffy's stepfamily was put to work in the nearest factory.

On the one month anniversary of the ball, Buffy and Angel were wed.