Well, I hope you enjoy the first chapter. I don't own Beauty and the Beast. I do own Adeline.
"Stay here." He ordered, and Adeline gave him a nod. She was afraid of the Beast already, and did not wish to bring his anger down upon herself. He's never actually hurt her, but he's rather loud. It can be terrifying in the state he's in, claws and all. It's not like she was the only one, even the staff cowered away like she did when he got angry. They couldn't help it, much like she couldn't. He made you want to hide behind something and never move. She watched as the small clock worked his way up the stairs while she remained on teh first floor, listening to the conversation as it echoed through the halls. Did she agree with the man being locked up for plucking a flower? Of course not. But what could she do? Not even the other staff would help the man, how could she be of help if they didn't have the guts to free the old man?
When she could hear the old man and the Beast approaching the stairs, Adeline rushed around the corner to hide. She knew that he wouldn't hurt her. He's never even touched her before. But whenever he looked at her he seemed to get upset, something she liked to avoid. Her blue eyes watched as he was dragged outside, and placed into a box that would bring him just outside the village. She'd never seen it used, but didn't care to watch it as it crawled away with the man inside. As the Beast returned from the outside, he paused when he noticed Adeline half hiding behind the wall. He looked at her, and for a moment he was sad. Not wanting to seem rude for staring, she cast her eyes to the floor and shortly after he left, walking up the stairs to head into the West Wing.
Adeline turned herself to head towards the kitchens, where she would surely find Mrs. Potts. It didn't take long for her to reach the kitchens, where dinner was beginning to be prepared for the master. And sure enough, the tea pot was sitting over in her corner of the room where she slept at night. Stepping around those who were busy preparing, she quickly reached her destination. "The old man is gone." She greeted the woman with.
"I beg your pardon?" Mrs. Potts asked.
"The old man. A young woman took his place. Beast had him sent back to the village." She explained.
"A young woman in this castle besides you?" Mrs. Potts asked, a small smile appearing. "I think you've been day-dreaming there, love."
"But I wasn't! You can ask Lumiere and Cogsworth!" Adeline argued, and she could see Mrs. Potts actually thinking about it.
"Well, I'll look into it. For now, why don't you help set the table while the food finishes." Mrs. Potts told her. With a small sigh Adeline turned around to leave the kitchens, grabbing the stack of plates that sat in it's normal place. The places pretty much set themselves, but her bringing them out to the table helped avoid them breaking. As she brought them to the dinning table and set them down, she watched the dishes and silverware began to set itself. She loves watching it, no matter how many times she's seen it. Something struck her as odd however, as there seemed to be twice as many dishes. And Adeline never joined him for dinner.
When they had finished, adding on some extra flair at the end just for her, she headed back into the kitchens to find that Lumiere and Cogsworth had joined Mrs. Potts, and were in the middle of telling the kitchen about the girl. Adeline walked up with a smile. "Day dreaming, hm?" She asked with a smile as Mrs. Potts chuckled herself.
Shortly after Chip came sliding along the ledge above Mrs. Potts. "Mama! There's a girl in the castle!" He spoke excitedly.
"Yes ,Chip. We know!" Mrs. Potts told him with a small laugh as the group watched the small cup.
"What kind of tea does she like? Herbal, oolong, chamomile... I'm too excited!" He rolled around the table and began to hurl himself at the fire place, but the tray Mrs. Potts was on was quick enough to move over to catch him.
"Slow down before you break your handle!" Mrs. Potts exclaimed, before the stove had poured some water inside of her. Adeline couldn't help her chuckle at the pair, before a clashing in the other room and yelling caught their attention.
"Lumiere!" The master had hollered, causing the room to flinch. Adeline looked at the door moment before he burst in and she scrambled to back away. "You're making her dinner?" He demanded.
"We thought you might appreciate the company." The candelabra replied.
"Master I just want to assure you that I have no part in this hopeless plan. Preparing dinner for her, designing a gown for her, giving her a suite in the east wing!" Cogsworth went on, but Adeline's interest was peaked when he mentioned that the room they'd given her was right by hers.
"You gave her a bedroom?" The Beast asked, immediately getting a response from the clock.
"No, no no! He gave her a bedroom." He pointed the blame on Lumiere.
"This is true, but if this girl is the one to break the spell then maybe you could start by using dinner to charm her. Good thinking, Cogsworth!" Lumiere lied, pinning the idea on the clock.
"What?" Cogsworth replied.
"That's the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard. Charm the prisoner." Didn't sound like the most ridiculous idea to her, but apparently to the master it was.
"But you must try, master. With every passing day we become less human." Lumiere pointed out.
"She's the daughter of a common thief. What kind of person do you think that makes her?" As much as she wanted to argue with him, and she really wanted too, Adeline bit her tongue and kept herself glued in place. Just sitting back and letting him say such rude things was hard.
"Oh you can't judge people by who their father is, now can you?" Mrs. Potts asked him, and Adeline could tell he made a face, even without seeing his face.
Sitting by the fire in her usual chair, Adeline found herself playing with the edge of her skirt idly. There was the sound of rumbling, before she felt it. The castle falling apart. She'd grown used to it, no longer jumping when pieces came tumbling down like she used too. "Another petal fell." Lumiere pointed out, not that he needed too. Everyone knew that that meant.
"Lumiere, I grew three more feathers. And I just plucked yesterday." Plumette told him sadly.
"I know, darling." He let out a noise like he hadn't stretched in years. "I'm getting more metallic every day." The squeaking he made was almost annoying, but it didn't last long.
"Oh, no. It's happening again." Cogsworth started as for a moment he was a normal clock. "Pardon me." He added once he was back to normal. Adeline didn't seem to have any of the issues that they had, but it seemed that more and more it was becoming harder to remember. Just the other day she'd gotten lost in the castle, unable to find the kitchen. She often wondered if she was effected by the same curse, only in a different way. But she had yet to express this to anyone.
"Oh, everyone, calm yourselves. We still have time." Mrs. Potts began, trying to calm everyone down before they got worked up.
"Mama," Chip spoke up then. "am I ever going to be a boy again?" He asked, looking up at his mother.
"Oh, yes, Chip. You'll have your days in the sun again. You just leave it to me." She told her son reassuringly. But Adeline couldn't help but wonder. What if he wouldn't? What if the curse wasn't broken. What would become of her? She knows what would happen to them. But if it were just her and the master, would he even let her stay?
So, that was the first chapter. I want it to be known that this is still very much Belle x Beast, and the original story won't be changing much. I just have to get through the movie first and then go on with my story. I would also love to hear your ideas on who Adeline might be in reviews. Any and all reviews are welcome and are wanted. Until next time.