Author's Note: Thank you for the alerts, reviews and favorites! I love them all! Another chapter! I must be on a roll with this story. I will admit, I borrow some lines from another one of my stories for this chapter. They were just too funny not to include. Let me know what you think. I am trying to venture in other territory by adding other characters from Inuyasha. I hope I can do them some justice. Enjoy!

Chapter III: Tiana

Her sobs and tears became dry until she was left with an empty feeling in the pit of her stomach. The night continued as the snow fell on the castle. Kagome wrapped her cloak more tightly around her shivering form. If she stayed here any longer, Kagome knew she wouldn't last the night.

Her eyes began to drop, and she heard a soft voice in the wind. "Mademoiselle," Kagome blinked, and the door swung open. "I am here to escort you to your room." The accent was defiantly French, and she saw the candelabra from earlier, walking and talking.

"My room?" She asked, standing up and stretching her arms. "I thought I was staying in here."

The candelabra let out a laugh, "Oh you think that we would leave you in this cold weather if you are staying with us. Oh, course not, come." He gestured to the stairs, but was interrupted by a walking clock!

"Lumiere, as the head of the household, I demand you put her back in her cell." The clock ordered, but Lumiere just chuckled.

"Do you want to spend the rest of your life as a clock, or a man?" He turned back towards her, "My lady, I am Lumiere. This over-aged mantle clock is Cogsworth. Might we inquire your name?"

"Oh." She said, "I am Kagome. Please to meet you." She picked Lumiere up to light the way down the stairs. "How are you all talking?" Magic?"

"Oh. Yes, in a way." Lumiere said, "No need to fill your lovely ears with our troubles."

Kagome shook her head. "I would be happy listen if you ever decide to tell. I will tell you mine too." Lumiere could see the pain in her eyes as she kept going down the steps. Lumiere gestured her to follow the left corridor and up another tower of steps.

"Here we are. This will be your room." Lumiere and Cogsworth both opened the doors, and Kagome gasp as she saw the beauty of the room. It was colored with golden vines and pink flowers. Although, the realization hit her. I will still be in a prison, just a different cell. "Madame." Kagome shrieked as a fly feather duster swirled past her head. "I will have this place cleans up in no time."

Kagome watched as the feather duster, who introduced herself as Plumette flirt with Lumiere. She came over to the window and sat down on the seat. The sun was beginning to rise, and its sun rays warmed Kagome's face.

She wrapped her cloak around her body more. "If you can excuse me," She asked. "I need some time alone."

Lumiere, Cogsworth and Plumette knew the sadness in the young woman's eyes. A small tear ran down her face, as they excused themselves. In the span of a day, all her dreams were shattered beyond compare. How was she ever going to get home now? She missed Mom, Souta and Grandpa so much.

She broke down and sobbed.

Three-hundred years he traveled. Across mountains, oceans, valleys, everything. He fought in different wars among the humans and demons alike. He trained, fought, and grew in both body and mind. Shippo left all his boy-hood behind and became a full-fledge fox demon. But now, in the south of France, he came across a scent that he hadn't smelt in over three-hundred years.

Kagome…how could she be here?

After Kagome disappeared into the portal, life slowly went on for everyone else. Inuyasha disappeared into the wilds, never to be seen again. Miroku and Sango had a family of their own, so Shippo traveled with Sesshomaru for a while to learn about becoming a powerful demon.

After 100 years of training with Sesshomaru, Shippo left Japan and traveled to other countries. He left his boyhood behind and the memory of the girl from the well. But now… how could she be here of all places?

It was night time when he came across a small village cut off from the rest of the world. Shippo removed his hood as he entered the tavern. Several humans were sitting around, drinking and making fools of themselves.

He sat down at an empty table, when a girl came around, giggling at the other men who cat-called her. "What will you have?"

"The strongest thing you have." He replied, and she went to get his order.

He sat back in his seat, watching the other humans talk among themselves. Fortunately, he developed a good sense of hearing, so he could hear a conversation on the other side of the room. He listened, and heard 'Kagome.' The serving girl brought him in drink.

He stops mid-drink and listened some more. "She said, "I can never marry you Gaston. After all the letters and talking, she rejected me." The man named Gaston said.

"There are other woman." The little pudgy man next to Gaston said, pointing to three women watching from another table.

"There is only one Kagome." Gaston said, turning away.

The other man just sighed, and spoke up again. "Gosh, it disturbs me to see you Gaston looking so down in the dumps. Every guy here'd love to be you, Gaston! Even when taking your lumps. There's no man in town as admired as you. You're everyone's favorite guy Everyone's awed and inspired by you and it's not very hard to see why. No one's slick as Gaston. No one's quick as Gaston. No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston. For there's no man in town half as manly."

Three women at another table, spoke up. "Perfect, a pure paragon!"

"You can ask any Tom, Dick, or Stanley. And they'll tell you whose team they'd prefer to be on. Who plays darts like Gaston? Who breaks hearts like Gaston? Who's much more than the sum of his parts like Gaston?

Gaston, full of confidence replied. "As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!"

All the crowd cheered. "My, what a guy, that Gaston!"

"I needed encouragement. Thank you, LeFou."

"Well, there's no one as easy to bolster as you! Too much?"

Shippo rolled his eyes, before turning his attention away from the crowd praising this human. Oh lord, not even Inuyasha was this egocentric. "Hey stranger." He looked up, noticing Gaston and Lefou standing in front of him. "Your new in town?"

"Yes." He answered.

"What's your name? We make a point to know everyone's name." Lefou asked.

Before Shippo could answer, two people burst into the pub. A young woman and an older gentleman. He must be her father, he thought to himself. But he caught the same scent off them! They spent a lot of time with Kagome, her aura clung to them both! "Help! Please!" The older man pleaded. "He's got her!"

"Who's got who?" Gaston asked.

"Kagome. She's locked in a dungeon." Belle exclaimed. She knew from the look in her father's eyes that he was telling the truth. Kagome had given her life for his. And now she was being locked away for it.

Everyone started laughing, as Shippo's senses went on high alert! Someone had his mother imprisoned?! He clutched his cup until it shattered into tiny little pieces. "Where is it?" He asked. "Where is Kagome located at?"

Everyone turned around, looking at the stranger, and even Belle had to take a deep breath. The man in front of her, was the most handsome creature she had ever seen. Long red hair was tied at the base of it neck, and he had green eyes. "In a castle, hidden deep in the woods." Her father replied.

"Crazy old Maurice." The crowd started to mutter until Gaston said, "Kagome went home. Are you sure this is what you saw?"

"Yes!" Maurice bellowed. "She gave her life for mine and we must rescue her!"

Shippo sighed. Kagome got herself into another mess. That girl was so accident prone, always getting to more trouble than it was worth. "Please," The girl named Belle spoke up. "We have to help."

Shippo stood up, "Show me the way." Both Maurice and Belle looked over at him again, "I want to help." He needed to get to Kagome as soon as possible.

"Us too.' Gaston spoke up, watching the stranger volunteer himself. And he thought, maybe if he could find Kagome, he could convince her to marry him. "Lead the way."

"Thank you, Captain." Maurice said. "You too." He shook Shippo's hand, and lead them outside. Belle followed.

"How long have you known Kagome?" Shippo asked Belle as soon as the others were out of sight. They went to go get horses for them all.

"That is none of your business." Belle said, trying to ignore this handsome stranger who was asking too many questions.

"I apologize, forgive me. My name is Shippo. Might I ask yours?"

Belle eyed him for a second, before answering. "Belle."

Shippo had never seen a more attractive mortal before. She had beautiful white skin, with white teeth. Rare in this period. She also had beautiful brown hair. What attracted him most off all was the far off look in her eyes. He knew she wanted more to life then this small village.

"Nice to meet you Belle."

"You as well. Shippo."

In the forest, there was news buzzing around that a beautiful young woman was in the castle. Ship, a young teacup was hopping around, trying to get to his mother. "Oh. Mama! There's a girl in the castle!"

"Yes, Chip, we know!"

"What kind of tea does she like? Herbal, oolong... chamomile... I'm too excited!"

"Slow down before you break your handle." The servants went to work as the Master came into the dining room for his meal. He noticed another table setting. "You're making her dinner!"

Lumiere spoke up. "Well, we thought you might appreciate the company."

Cogsworth as always was trying to stay out of trouble. "Master, I just want to assure you... that I had no part in this hopeless plan. Preparing a dinner, designing a gown for her, giving her... a suite in the east wing!"

"You gave her a bedroom?"

"No, no, no. He gave her a bedroom."

"This is true. But if this girl is the one who can break the spell... then maybe you could start by using dinner to charm her. - Good thinking, Cogsworth. –
"What?"

The Beast snorted. "That's the most ridiculous idea... I've ever heard. Charm the prisoner!"

"But you must try, Master. With every passing day... we become less human."

"She's was in the company of a common thief. What kind of person do you think that makes her?"

"Oh, you can't judge people... She gave her life for his. So, he could be with his own daughter. What kind of person does that tell you she is." Mrs. Potts said, a little steam coming out of her nose. She only did that when she was a little steamed.

The beast snorted in response. But upstairs, Kagome was currently sitting on the bed, listening to the wardrobe snore. She needed to get out of here and quick! She went over to the window and looked outside. It was a little far down.

Just as she was about to close the door, something jumped in on her, and made her fall to the ground. It was a little cat-demon with several tails. "Kirara." Kagome whispered, amazed. "Kirara!" She wrapped the little kitten demon in her arms as Kirara purred in contentment. "How did you find me?"

Tears fell from her eyes, as she cradled Kirara in her arms. It felt so wonderful to have someone here with her in this prison. "Now, we can just fly out of here." Kirara shook her head. "Is there an aura around this place?" Kirara nodded. "So, we can get it, but not get out…"

Suddenly, she heard a knock at the door. Kirara's hair stood on end as she hissed. "Hush!" She hushed the feline, before answering. "What do you want?"

"You'll join me for dinner. That's not a request." She recognized the Beast's gruff voice. She got off the bed and was about to pen the door, when she felt something come out of her mouth. "I'm not hungry." She shouted.

"I asked you to join me for dinner!"

"No!"

The Beast swallowed his pride. "Will you come down to dinner?"

"I said no, are you that much of an idiot." Beast looks at his servants with an expression that says "SEE?".

"Suave. Genteel."

The Beast tried to act formal, bowing at the door. "It would give me great pleasure if you would join me for dinner." He was getting very irritated.

"Ahem, ahem, we say 'please.'"

"...please."

"I said no thank you." Kagome yelled from her door, when she got up and went to the window.

"You can't stay in there forever!"

Kagome turned to the door her hands clichéd they were white. "Yes, I can!"

"Fine! Then go ahead and STARVE! If she doesn't eat with me, then she doesn't eat at all!" He burst from the hallway to his side of the castle. He picked up a small mirror, and said. "Show me the girl."

It showed Kagome sitting by the window seal, with a small kitten in her arms. Tears were coming down her face, until the mirror changed back to his reflection.

He put the mirror down, watching another petal from the rose fall.

A few hours later, Kagome swallowed her pride and opened the door. There was nobody outside, so with Kirara in her arms, she began to wander the castle. "There has to be a way out of here." She said. Kirara was watching the shadows while she let Kagome carry her. She had been searching for a long time, and was glad to be back in Kagome's arms.

Kagome went down several passage ways, until she came to the main hallway. "Excuse me?" She asked some suits of armor. "Can you tell me where the kitchen is?"

All of them pointed down the other hallway. "Thank you." She came to a door with some light behind it, and opened it. She gasps as a huge kitchen was filled with life. Plates danced around, spoons and forks walked up straight. Even the grill and stove where talking. "Hello."

Everyone stopped and stared until Lumiere came rushing forward. "Hello mademoiselle. We are so glad you have decided to come out of your room. If you wish to wait in the dining room, dinner will be done shortly."

Kagome set Kirara down, before taking an extra apron off the hook. "I was hoping I could cook something." She took another cloth and tied it behind her ears. "Oh, I wanted to introduce you to Kirara. This is my cat." Kirara meowed at everyone, before setting herself down in the corner.

"Mademoiselle. You don't need to cook for yourself." Lumiere said, as she went over to the pantry to grab some food items. "That's what our chef is for."

"Exactly." The stove bellowed in a French accent. "No one cooks on me but me."

Kagome rolled her eyes at the ego of the chef/stove. "I am sure you won't mind." She took off some empty pots and pans. "I like to help." Lumiere, Cogsworth and the rest of the staff watched as the young woman began to charm the various members of the kitchen staff.

She had a wide smile on her face as she did things for others. "Well Monsieur. If she wants to help cook and do other things, let's just follow her lead." Lumiere said.

"The master won't like it." Cogsworth protested.

"He never likes anything anymore. I see if she is happy here, perhaps he can be happy too." Lumiere replied, jumping over various counters, helping Kagome each a few things. "Here." He handed Kagome some seasoning.

"Thank you." She said, pouring it into the soup she was making.

'Poppet, we haven't properly introduced ourselves. I am Mrs. Potts and this is Chip, my son." A talking tea kettle with a small tea cup came up in a rolling cart.

"Oh hello. Please to meet you."

"So what kind of tea to you like?" Chip asked, dancing around, climbing up on Kagome's shoulders. "Try some, mom just brwed it."

Kagome noticed he had some tea in him, so she picked Chip up to take a sip. "Thank you."

"Wanna see me do a trick?" Chip takes a big breath, then puffs out his cheeks and blows bubbles out the top of the cup. Kagome smiled, he reminded her of Shippo a little bit.

"Chip!"

"Oops. Sorry." Chip turned to Kagome. "I am sorry, but may I ask you a question?"

Kagome nodded. "Yes?"

"Why do you look different?"

"CHIP!" His mother yelled, making the young cup flinch.

"No, it is okay," Kagome said. "Well I am not from here. I am from Japan."

"Japan, isn't that across the world?" Chip asked.

Kagome nodded. "Yes, it is."

"Then how did you get here?"

All the kitchen staff stopped what they were doing as Kagome sat down to tell her story. "If you believe in magic, then perhaps you will believe this tale." As she began to tell her story, all the castle was silent, listening about a young maiden, a jewel and a well.