Here is chapter 3 of "A Beast and a Rose"! I don't think I'll be able to update for a while, so please enjoy.

Chapter 3. "A Cheri!"

"Mon Dieu! Look at what is coming up to ze castle!" exclaimed a candelabra that stood near the window of the castle.

"What is it now Lumiere?" said an annoyed clock that stood beside the candelabra.

"Look out ze window Cogsworth!" the candelabra, Lumiere, said excitedly.

"What? I don't see anything." the clock, Cogsworth said.

"A cheri!" Lumiere almost shouted.

"Will you kindly be quiet?" Cogsworth asked.

"Non, how can I?" Lumiere shouted.

"Oh Lumiere, what is all ze shouting?" asked a featherduster as she swept into the room.

"Oh Babette, it is magnific! She has come! Ze cheri we have been waiting for! She has come to break ze spell!" Lumiere shouted, sweeping Babette into his arms, kissing her repeatedly.

"Oh Lumiere!! Stop!!" Babette cried in mock-horror as the candelabra kissed her.

"Oh, my! I don't believe this! We must tell the Master!" Cogsworth exclaimed as he looked and saw what Lumiere had seen.

"You can count on me Mon Capitan." Lumiere said as he hopped out of the room as fast as he could, the flames on his hands and head were burning brightly.

"Oh, is ziz not exciting?" Babette exclaimed, "I must go tell Mrs. Potts!"

"Now, now, Babette. We mustn't be ha-ssty." Cogsworth said as Babette swept out of the room.


"Master! Master!" Lumiere shouted as he entered the wing of the castle the Monster had made it's lair.

"I told you, Lumiere, leave me in peace." the Monster growled at the candelabra.

"But, Master. Zere is a cheri headed for ze castle!" Lumiere said before the Monster could chase him out.

"What?" the Monster asked.

"Zere is a cheri headed for ze castle. I saw her with my own eyes, Master!" the candelabra repeated.

The Creature grabbed the candelabra and shouted at him, "Where did you see her, Lumiere?"

"Follow me Master, I will show you." Lumiere said as the Monster put him down.

The candelabra, lead the Monster who ruled the castle, to the window where he had seen the girl. As they entered the room, Babette had brought, Mrs. Potts, the teapot, and her son, Chip.

"Alaire, stop zat!" Mrs. Potts scolded her son.

"But I wanna see her mama! I wanna see ze cheri!" the little teacup said as he hopped down from the windowsill.

"Master!" Cogsworth exclaimed as the Monster's electric blue eyes found him.

"Where is she?" the Creature asked, impatiently.

"Zere she is! Zere!" Lumiere shouted as the girl had just reached the door.

"You all know what to do." the Monster said to the clock and candelabra.

"Yes Master." they chorused as they ran to the big foyer.

"Well? What are you three staring at?" the Creature growled at Mrs. Potts, Chip, and Babette.

"Nothing, Master." the three objects said.

"Do what you are supposed to do!" the Monster roared at the three objects.


Violette had reached the doors of the castle. She knocked. The door swung open. The Beauty looked around, and ventured inside. When she was inside the castle, the door slammed shut. Scaring her.

"Hello? Is anyone here?" she called.

"Poor cheri. She must have lost her way in ze woods."

"Keep quiet. Maybe she'll go away."

"I heard zat! Zere is someone here!" Violette exclaimed. "Please, I lost my way, and I need a place to stay!" she called into the drearyness.

"No, no, no! You know what he'll do to us if he finds her here."-tssss-"Ahhagh!"

"Of course Mademoiselle, you are welcome here."

"Who said zat?"

"I am right in front of you!"

Violette let out a shreak of surprise when she saw the candelabra on the table hop down. Then, the clock next to the candelabra, hopped down, and said, "Oh, now you've done it. Now you've really done it. You've got us both in trouble."

"Oh, lighten up. You are an old stick in ze mud." the candelabra said to the clock, then turned to Violette. "Who are you moi cheri?"

"But, you are, you are a...a..." Violette stammered.

"I am, moi cheri, a candelabra." the candelabra finished for her.

"Oh, my! You look like you could use a nice, warm cup of tea. I am Mrs. Potts, my dear."

"Mon Dieu! I shall be surprised at nozing after zis!"

"Now enough of zis. Let's get you all warmed up be ze fire." the teapot, Mrs. Potts said, nugging Violette toward a small room.


The Master of the castle waited for the girl to be settled. She's so beautiful. He thought as he paced around the hall just outside the room that Mrs Potts showed the girl to. I do not know why, but, she seems familiar.

As the Monster neared the door, he let out a ferocious roar, frightening Violette out of her scenes. She looked behind her, to see a hideous beast. The Beauty gasped in fear. Violette had never seen a more frightening creature. Rime-gray fur covered it's body, and long, thick, gnarled talons sprouted from it's fingers, but the worst were it's eyes. They were the eyes of a harpy, with large pupils, that were surrounded by thick irises that were a strange color, ( even for harpies ) piercing, electric-blue.

"Who are you?" it growled.

"Beauty." Violette told the beast.

The Beast looked her over, and said, "Ze name suites you. Why are you here?"

"I lost my way in ze woods." Violette replied.

"You are from ze town, zen?" the Beast asked.

"Yes." the dark-chocolate haired beauty replied.

"You may stay. And you need not worry zat harm will come to you, for none will." the Beast told Violette. "Babette. Show, Mademoiselle Beauty, to her room."

A featherduster shuffled forward and said, "Follow me."

Violette followed the featherduster who's name was Babette to a room fit for a princess. She gasped in awe at it's splendor. The bed was a giant four-poster bed with a huge, frilly, lace-canopy, and fancy, thick blankets covering it. The walls were painted a soft, rosy-pink color, and the curtains that framed the windows, were a pure, soft white.

"Zis room was meant for a princess. Not for me." Violette whispered.

"My, my. We have work to do, Arlette." a voice said.

"Indeed we do, Anouska." said a second voice.

"Here now dear, come along and Arlette and I will get you out of zat torn dress." the voice called Anouska said to Violette.

Violette decided to corporate. She let the two voices do their work. She was lead over to a smaller room that was connected to her room. The smaller room had a tub in it. Violette heard a snap, and pushed, gently, into the tub. The voices washed and dried her hair. They then lead her over to a large wardrobe, pulled out a beautiful frock, there came another snap, and Violette stood, looking at her reflection.

She was dressed in a light rose-pink frock with dark-pink trim, the sleeves went to her elbows, and the skirt to her ankles. She took another look at herself, and thought, Mon Dieu! Am I really zat beautiful?

Her long, dark-chocolate brown hair had been curled to perfection. Dark-brown ringlets fell past her shoulders to her waist. She looked around in the drawers of the wardrobe for some blush and lip rouge.

She soon found some. Two strokes of dark-pink blush to each cheek, and enough lip rouge to make her lips look blood-red. She looked stunning.

"Mon Dieu! Don't you look pretty!" Anouska said.

"Who are you?" Violette asked.

"Anouska and I are your lady's maids. The Master assigned us to you during your stay here in his castle." Arlette replied.

"And ze Master told us to tell you zat you may go anywhere in ze castle you like. Eccept, ze West Tower." Anouska added.

"What is in ze West Tower?" the Beauty asked.

"It is forbidden on ze Master's orders." Arlette said.

Violette nodded in acceptance and said, "I would like to look around. If zat is alright. And I am a little hungry."

"Alright, dear." Anouska said as Violette left the room.


Cogsworth, Lumiere, Babette, Evette, Collette, Cosette, Mrs. Potts, and Chip were standing in the kitchen, talking to one another.

"Well I do say, this wretched spell may be broken after all!" Cogsworth exclaimed.

"Mai oui! And we will all be our former selves!" Lumiere added.

"So long as ze Master does not loose his temper on ze poor cheri and ruin it." Mrs. Potts said quickly.

"Oui. Zat will be ze biggest problem." Evette and Collette said together.

"But ze Enchantress said he could have help breaking ze spell." Lumiere said.

"Yes. And you and I will turn him into a gentleman, Lumiere." Cogsworth said to the candelabra.

"Oui, oui! Of course!" he agreed.

"It's settled then." the clock said...


"Boys!"

"Oui, Damién?"

"Have any of you seen Violette?" Damién asked his cronies.

"Non." they chorused.

"Jules? Pierre? Have eizer of you two seen Violette?" Damién asked them.

"Non." Jules squeaked.

Thunk.

Damién thumped him on the head. Then turned to Pierre and asked, "Well, Pierre? Have you seen her?"

"Non." Pierre lied.

Damién was about to give Pierre what he gave Jules, but Pierre ducked away from him and ran away, calling back over his shoulder, "My pere is expecting me back at home today!"

Damién shrugged and moved on, looking for Violette. When Pierre reached the crossroads, he looked right, the direction in which his home lay, then to the left, the direction in which he was being called. He hesitated for a moment, then turned left. Even though, he did not want to, he knew he had to. He headed into the woods, the same woods that Violette got lost in. And Pierre was being drawn to the same place Violette had stumbled upon...the castle of the Beast!

Tell me what you think please. I'll update ASAP.