Ten years later

Beau sat on ground at a little park not too far from his master's shop, reading cards for people. He charged nothing because he believed in helping people with no strings attached and just for the sake of being a good person. His clients were mostly rich white girls from age fifteen to twenty because of Beau's dashing good looks and rare silver hair and radiant blue eyes. He wore a short purple vest which showed off his trim well built stomach and a pair of low hanging yet tight tan shorts that hung elegantly and suggestively on his hips A gold armlet rested on his right arm and the necklace Dr. Facilier had given him when he was six still hung around his slender, elegant throat. He wore bone bracelets as well and completing the look was a pair of knee high white socks and nice brown shoes. He was extremely attractive, there was no denying that.

"Oh Beau! Y'all're just so handsome!" One of the girls surrounding him squealed.

"Will you read my fortune next, darlin'?" Another one asked, placing her hand on Beau's bare shoulder.

"Um…well, gosh, ladies, I'd love to, but let me just finish with Miss Charlotte first, after all, she's been waiting patiently a good long time." Beau gave them a weak smile. He'd been reading cards since the wee hours of the morning and it was already two in the afternoon and he hadn't eaten yet. He was also oblivious to the fact that the girls were flirting with him. "Alright, Miss Charlotte, sit right down and if you would, please take three cards." Beau smiled to the energetic blonde girl who had been waiting several hours just to speak to him.

"Oh my! Oh my! How excitin'! I never had my fortune read before, oh! Oh! Tell me if daddy's party's gonna go well tonight!" She squealed excitedly.

"Well, of course, Miss Charlotte, but you still need to take three cards, it doesn't work otherwise." Beau smiled good naturedly.

"Alright, I pick this one and this one and this one over here! Now what do I do?" Charlotte asked.

"If you could, please set them in front of you and I'll read your fortune." Beau said kindly as Charlotte set the cards down. "Oh! Face up, if you please." He added

"Oh! What pretty pictures! Why look at that! It's just like me and daddy!" Charlotte giggled.

"Well, the cards seem to be saying you're in for a wonderful party, it goes on to say you'll meet a prince and also, the cards don't say this, but I'd go on to recommend a lovely pink dress as it'd bring out the blue in your eyes." Beau grinned charmingly.

"Well, they're not as blue as yours, Beau. Hey! How about you come to my daddy's party tonight! You could read fortunes for the guests and daddy could pay you real well! Oh please please please please please!?" Charlotte begged, grabbing Beau's hands and staring deeply into his eyes.

"Um…Well, I don't normally like to charge a fee, but I guess master could use some new things…well, alright." Beau nodded.

"Oh! Perfect! And you just have to share a dance with me." Charlotte giggled coyly.

"A…A dance? Well, I suppose one little dance couldn't do much harm." Beau laughed nervously. He didn't understand why Charlotte seemed so interested in his presence at the party, it was all a bit odd to him or maybe it was just because he was so dizzy from not eating all day.

"Hey, you okay, kid? You look like you haven't eaten all day." A concerned voice asked. When Beau looked up, he saw a young woman with dark skin, light brown eyes and long black hair pulled back, she was wearing a waitress' uniform and carrying a basket with her.

"Oh, I'm fine, miss, don't you worry about me." Beau shook his head, not wanting to be a bother.

"No, really, I have some extra beignets here in my basket if you're hungry." She said, taking one out and handing it to Beau.

"Much obliged, miss…?" Beau smiled apologetically.

"Tiana. No 'miss'." The woman smiled, holding out her hand. Beau took her hand and kissed it suavely just like master always taught him.

"A pleasure to meet you then, Tiana." Beau said. "Anyway, as soon as I finish reading for these last two ladies, I should get home to prepare for that party tonight."

About an hour later, Beau was sitting at home in Dr. Facilier's shop looking for a good costume for the party. He saw his master enter with two men, bringing them over to his table where he read fortunes. Beau watched with interest as his master did their readings and his eyes widened when Dr. Facilier finished and one of the men, a handsome young prince, was transformed into a frog while the other man, a short tubby white man who looked a little like an ape, transformed into the handsome prince. Beau wondered what the point of that was, in his mind, Facilier could do no wrong, so he saw nothing sinister about it, but he was curious as to what good would come from transforming the two men. Oh well, he'd ask later, right now he needed to find a costume for Charlotte's party so he wouldn't be late and disappoint her.