Garfield and Odie belong to Jim Davis. Beauty and the Beast and all characters involved Belong to Disney. Thank you and Enjoy. Read and Review.


"Now Garfield behave yourself." Belle commanded as she headed for the door with her book and basket in hand.

"Belle clearly doesn't know me very well kids." Garfield spoke to the readers with smug look on his face as they headed down the path towards the village. Belle began humming a little tune. "Oh brother there she goes." Garfield sighed with a roll of his eyes as he walked along glumly.

"Little town it's a quiet village everyday like before little town full of little people waking up to say."

As if on cue people began popping up out of windows, chimneys, and even a man with his head in a stock singing, "Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour!" Garfield rolled his eyes in exasperation while Odie happily barked along, Belle continued,

"There goes the baker with his tray like always. The same old bread and rolls to sell. Every morning just the same since the morning that we came, to this poor provincial town"

"Bread and rolls you say?" Garfield said perking up upon hearing Belle's lyrics. "Now we're getting somewhere!"

"Good morning Belle!" The Baker greeted

"Good morning monsieur!" Belle happily replied.

"Where are you off too?" He inquired. "The book shop, I just finished the most wonderful story." Belle continued while Garfield eyed the baker's bread with an evil gaze. "It's about a beanstalk and an ogre and a…" But Belle was cut off by the uninterested baker.

"That's nice, Marie the baguettes, Hurry up!" The baker looked down to notice something was missing. "Wait my, bread where did it go?" The baker turned around in time to see Garfield running away with his tray full of bread. "GET BACK HERE WITH MY BREAD YOU FILTHY FAT MONGREL!" The baker screamed running after Garfield with a full head of steam.

All of this going on without the notice of Belle who was moving on to her next destination with Odie happily following along while the other town's people continued to gossip about her in song.

"Look there she goes that girl is strange no question with her odd cat and dog. Dazed and distracted, can't you tell? Never part of any crowd, cause her head on some cloud, no denying she's a funny girl that Belle." Belle paid no attention to any this (and more importantly paid no attention to Garfield) as she hopped on a carriage with Odie in tow. She was too eager to get to the bookstore to care. Meanwhile Garfield continued to move through crowd as they continued to sing greetings to each other:

"Bonjour! Good day! How is your family? Bonjour! Good Day! How is your wife?"

Garfield decided to get in on the act when he came upon an egg vendor and his eggs. "I need six DOZEN eggs!" Garfield sang.

"Get away from my eggs, you overstuffed cat! The vendor screamed swinging at Garfield upon discovering him pillaging through his chickens.

Meanwhile Belle had finally come to her favorite spot, the bookstore. Belle had loved books since she first came to the village as a little girl. She was lonely with no one to talk to except Garfield and Odie and always wanted more than what her village could offer. Books offered her an outlet for this restlessness. For a woman the townsfolk found this strange, but Belle could care less what they thought.

As Belle hopped off the carriage she burst out in song expressing her hopes of moving beyond the village one day. "There must be more than this provincial life!" Belle sang. As she happily bounced off into the bookstore where she was greeted by the elderly shop keep.

"Ah Belle, Odie." greeted the old clerk. Odie responded with a happy bark.

"Good afternoon monsieur, I've come to return the book I borrowed." Belle greeted the old man.

"Finished already?" he inquired as he fed Odie a dog treat which Odie happily ate up.

"Oh, I couldn't put it down. Got anything new?" She asked.

"Yeah, like a book on how to cook the world's largest French omelet?" Garfield sarcastically suggested as he strolled in eating the bread he stole from the baker.

"Nothing since yesterday." The owner replied with a chuckle at Belle's enthusiasm. Belle hopped onto a ladder to look on the shelves for any book that caught her interest and sure enough she found one. "That's alright, I'll borrow …. This one!" She excitedly replied showing him one.

"That one, but you read it twice?" The clerk pointed out.

"Well it's my favorite. Far off places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a prince in disguise!" Belle exclaimed as she swung herself from one end of the room to the other to emphasize her point. Garfield on the other hand stood and watched dispassionately.

"Hey Belle, think you can put that passion into cooking dinner as you do at being a nerd?" Garfield mocked. Odie groaned at Garfield in offense. "What? It's true Pup." Garfield defended pointing to Belle. "Hello what is this?" Garfield said to himself looking at the bookshelf when one book in particular caught his attention.

"If you like it that much it's yours." the clerk offered.

"But sir?" Belle exclaimed not wanting to be a bother. "I insist." The clerk stated. "Well thank you, thank... EEEP, Garfield!" Belle screamed when Garfield ran up her apron and shoving a book in her face with a very excited look on his face. "Garfield. No. I'm not taking this." Belle stated as she put him down on the floor. Garfield responded with pleading smile and posture. Belle relented with an exasperated sigh "Fine, you don't mind if I borrow (emphasizing to Garfield) this, do you?" She held up the book with small smile. How to cook Italian cuisine in ten easy steps. The clerk broke out with hysterical laughter

"Of course, you can take them both, enjoy!"

"Thank you sir, thank you! C'mon boys" Belle told her pets as she exited the bookstore.

Unbeknownst to Belle there were a couple of men checking her out through the window of store who quickly struck unassuming poses so as not to arouse suspicion from Belle. As she and her animal companions passed by they broke out into song. "Look there she goes, that girl is so peculiar, I wonder if she is feeling well? With a dreamy far off look, with her nose stuck in a book, with her odd cat and dog, what a puzzle to the rest of us this Belle?"

Of course Belle paid no attention to any of this as she walked through the town to find a nice spot to read. Belle had an amazing talent of reading and walking, managing to avoid obstacles, from children jump roping to using a sign to block falling water from a drainage pipe. "Ipod users eat your heart out." Garfield said to the readers with a smile. Belle found a place to read in the form of the town's fountain.

"Oh! Isn't this amazing?" Belle sang as she began to read.

"Just Look at this linguini." Garfield sang along reading the cookbook.

"It's my favorite because you'll see. Here's where she meets prince charming." Belle continued showing Odie the page. Odie responded with enthusiastic howl. "But she won't discover that it's him till chapter three." Belle continued as put the book in front of Garfield's face who became very annoyed at having his own reading being interrupted pushed Belle's arm away. Belle realizing it was getting late got up to finish her errands. "Let's go boys, I have to get some food." Belle said.

"Belle I knew you weren't going to let me down girl." Garfield said in a very upbeat manner as they began walking.

"I have to get celery, lettuce, carrots and turnips."

"Belle I knew you were going to let me down." Garfield added very disappointedly. "That's ok I'll just have to pick up a few additions." Garfield added with a very sly grin. As the trio headed towards the food district a few onlookers re-started their singing gossip.

"Now it's no wonder that her name means beauty, her looks have no parallel. But behind that fair façade, I'm afraid she's rather odd with her strange cat and dog. She's nothing like the rest of us. Yes Very different from the rest of us is Belle."

Above the town a group of geese were flying over when one of them was cruelly shot down by and came crashing down the ground with a massive SPLAT! A clumsy, stoutly man named Lefou came eagerly running up to the collect the dead bird and run back to his boss; a young Hunter and town 'hero', Gaston, like a puppy hoping to be congratulated for a job well done.

"Wow great shot Gaston, you're the best around!" Lefou praised his friend.

"I know." Gaston spoke confidently.

"No beast alive stands a chance against you, or girl for that matter." He added with a slight sneer.

"It's true Lefou." Gaston spoke as he lifted his minion up by his chin. "And I've got sights set on that one." he said as he pointed the rifle at Belle and her pet companions.

"The inventors daughter?" Lefou said incredulously.

"Yes Belle, she's the prettiest, and that makes her the best, and don't I deserve the best?" Gaston said in a rather threatening tone that wasn't lost on Lefou.

"Uh, yeah sure of course Gaston, what I meant was." Gaston threw Lefou down when became tired of his sidekicks rambling and went into song.

"Right from the moment I met her, saw her. I said she's gorgeous and I fell. Here in town there's only she. Who is beautiful as me. So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle." Gaston however was too busy staring at his reflection in a nearby mirror that he failed to notice Belle, Garfield and Odie pass by until they were well passed him. Gaston stormed after them passing his own admirers; three blonde women who sang of their own unrequited love of the hunter.

"Look there he goes Isn't he dreamy? Monsieur Gaston! Oh he's so cute! Be still my heart! I'm barely breathing. He's such a tall, dark, handsome brute." They all collectively sang without realizing they were unwittingly abusing the bumbling Lefou who was gawking.

As Belle and Odie made their way home Garfield decided he was going to make a slight detour. "Bacon! Grapes! More Bread! Cheese!" The merchants were not too happy about this.

"GET AWAY FROM MY MEAT! MY GRAPES! SOME ONE GET MY KNIVES! All gave pursuit. Garfield who found their attempts to catch him amusing, alluded them with ease through the crowd.

Belle however was too caught up her book to catch any of Garfield's mischief. "There must be more than this provincial life!" Belle sang up into the sky, hoping to go on an adventure like the one in her book.

Unfortunately she had caught the attention of her vain suitor Gaston who sang of his own wishes. "Just watch, I'm going to make Belle my wife!" At this the rest of the townsfolk joined in.

"Look there she goes the girl is strange but special. A most peculiar mad'moiselle. It's a pity and a sin. She doesn't quite fit in. Cause she really is a funny girl. A beauty but. She really is a funny girl That Belle….!"

Belle only now realizing something was happening turned around just in time to see people going about their daily activities. Garfield strolled up with a cart with a pile of food having dodged his pursuers. "Say Belle, Oblivious much?" Garfield said sarcastically pointing out to her missing the entire musical chorus about her with a smug expression.

"Garfield, how are we going to pay for all of this?" Belle exclaimed upon seeing the large amount of food.

"Let's just say I bartered for them, now c'mon let's go." Garfield began to push the cart towards the cottage but was stopped by Belle with a very stern expression and arms crossed like a disapproving mother. "What, you want some?" Garfield said with a sly expression.

"There he is, get him!" it was the merchants who Garfield harassed earlier approaching fast.

"Uh oh" Garfield realizing he was in trouble leaped behind Belle. The merchants came upon the cart and removed their stolen goods. One had a few choice words for Belle.

"If you would pay less attention to your books, and more to your cat, then maybe I would not be tempted to FEED HIM TO MY DOGS!

"But he doesn't mean any harm!" Belle reasoned. "He's just, he's just…." Belle wanted to say more but couldn't think of anything as her voice trailed off. The angry mob had moved on.

"Well that was very rude." Garfield said coming out from behind Belle. "C'mon Belle lets go….oh." "Garfield suddenly realized Belle was standing over him with her hands on her hips and with an even angrier expression on her face then before. Garfield realizing he may gone a little too far put a very guilty smile on his face.

"Garfield when we get home you are going on a diet!" Belle commanded shaking a finger.

"Arghhhhh, no, you can't! I'll die!" Garfield screamed as he latched on Belles skirt.

"Garfield calm down! It will be good for you." Belle said.

"Easy for you to say" Garfield shot back. With a sigh Belle had decided to back to her reading to get her mind off the moment's unpleasantness. That was until Gaston decided to make his move.

"Hello Belle." Gaston said with confidence as he appeared out of nowhere. Odie saw him and growled which Gaston paid no attention to.

"Oh, bonjour Gaston." Belle greeted but pretended to take no interest. Truth be told Belle was hoping he would take the greeting and leave her be. His interest in her was not lost on her and was one of her main motivating factors in wanting to leave the town forever. Belle attempted to move past him but Gaston very rudely took the book out of her hand to examine it. "Gaston may I have my book please?" Belle requested a little too politely.

Garfield calmly walked up beside Odie whose eyes were furrowed in an angry expression. "Look Odie we get to see that rarest of events in nature; he mating ritual of the maximum, stupidest, doofus, or as it is also known as, Gaston." Garfield sarcastically said.

"How can you read this, There are no pictures?" Gaston said as he skimmed through Belle's book.

"As you can see the wild Gaston attempts to woo the female with his keen intellect, but alas he has come to this battle of wills unarmed." Garfield sarcastically chimed in with his faux documentarian style.

"Well some people use their imagination." Belle attempted to reason, but Gaston paid no attention to what she had to say and threw her book over his shoulder.

"Belle it's time you got your head out of those and pay attention to more important things, like me." Gaston arrogantly proclaimed.

His three groupies fainted at this display. "As you can see these three have very high standards in men." Garfield continued gesturing to the three blonde women.

As Belle retrieved her book he continued. "The whole town is talking about it, it's not right for a woman to read, soon she starts getting Ideas and thinking." Gaston infuriatingly continued.

"Spoken like a true Casanova." Garfield mocked.

Odie giggled in response.

Belle didn't show it, but she has just internally shuddered at Gaston's disrespectful attitude towards her and was ready to give Gaston a piece of her mind but he pressed with his stupidity only this time turned his attention to Garfield and Odie. "And you're strange large eyed pets who…. Walk on their hind legs?" Gaston raised his eyebrows and scratched his head upon realizing this. Odie looked down himself and Garfield and shrugged.

"Hey Gaston that square thing under your mouth? Is that your jaw?" Garfield replied to Gaston's insult.

"I mean seriously look at this cat." Gaston reached down and grabbed Garfield rather roughly by his neck.

"Hey!" Garfield exclaimed.

"Gaston you put him down this instant!" Belle demanded as she grabbed for Garfield but Gaston foolishly pressed his luck.

"What do you feed this thing?" Garfield replied to Gaston by putting his finger right in his face. "What are you…?" Gaston said very puzzled. Garfield moved his finger upwards, downwards, from left to right as Gaston followed it all round until Garfield finally put it on Gaston's chest and as soon as Gaston looked down FTWONG! Garfield bopped him squarely in the nose. "OW!"

Garfield bolted right for Belle as soon as Gaston dropped him.

"Why, you little!" Gaston approached very menacingly.

"Gaston don't you dare touch Garfield." Belle screamed as she lifted him and held him very protectively. Garfield wrapped his arms around Belle and gave Gaston the most satisfied smile.

Gaston recomposed himself and put on the most sincere look he could muster. "Of course Belle."

Belle sighed putting Garfield down. "Now please, I have to go now, I need to help my father. At this point Lefou walked up caring the sack game that Gaston had slain earlier

"Maurice, that crazy old loon, he needs all the help he can get!" He busted out in laughter joined by Gaston.

"Don't talk about my father that way!" Belle demanded.

"Yeah don't talk about her father that way!" Gaston responded by his minion in the head.

"OOOF!" Lefou groaned in pain.

"Oh that was convincing." Garfield rolled his eyes at Gaston's pathetic attempt at sincerity.

"My father is not crazy he's a genius." Belle proclaimed. Unfortunately an ill-timed explosion made Belle's point moot.

"Of course that is a daughter's subjective opinion." Garfield pointed out.

Gaston and Lefou found this incredibly hilarious.

Belle, Garfield, and Odie all ran towards the house to see if Maurice was ok.


Well that concludes chapter 2. I want to remind anyone who reads this that this crossover is going on during the EVENTS of the film so If the lines or situations are from Beauty and The Beast They are intended to be that way. Any way I hope anyone who reads this will enjoy reading Garfield and Odie's interactions with the characters of the movie. Anyway please read and Review thanks.