Cherry had her daughter and the kitchen boy to the door and let them inside to warm up. Chip placed the logs where they needed to go. Forte was fussing over Felicity as soon as they were reunited while Cherry looked stoic and serious about the reunion, but on the inside, she was happy that their daughter was alive and well. Mrs. Potts hugged Chip.

"You can't just go off wandering around like that." Forte slightly scolded his daughter.

"We were just looking for Gabrielle... She got away from us..." Felicity explained, picking at the snow leftover on her boots.

Mrs. Potts placed Chip down and was scolding him too.

"I know you two meant well, but you weren't to leave, especially out of the castle grounds." Forte said sharply.

Chip flinched at the tone.

"We know..." Felicity stared at the floor, fearing the worst.

"Now, you aren't in trouble, but you really should've told someone." Cherry said just as sharp in her tone of voice.

Chip again flinched. "Everyone was busy, though." he says quietly.

"You still should tell someone first." Cherry told the boy, mostly to both children though.

"We are really sorry, we will not do it again, we will not..." Felicity sniffled.

Chip nodded.

"Are we in the trouble?" Felicity asked worriedly.

Forte looked from then, then to Cherry, who in return shrugged. Mrs. Potts watched.

"I'm too rough on her... You discuss her punishment..." Forte told Cherry before seeming to disappear upstairs. "Oh, and give her a nice, warm bath."

Cherry sharply exhaled. "Okay, but remember, I'm doing this for you."

Gabrielle yawned a little, hiding it behind her hand.

"It's getting late..." Gaston noticed how quickly the sun was going down due to the winter season.

Gabrielle looked at him. Her eyes already droopy.

"There's a bed you could probably sleep in... Wonder where your parents are..." Gaston stood from beside the fire.

Gabrielle rubbed her eyes. Gaston asked the asylum owner if he had a bed for the girl visiting.

"Only one in one of the cells... or the very bed you sleep in." D'Arc says.

Gaston looked to Gabrielle, allowing her to choose her sleeping arrangements. Gabrielle was falling asleep where she stood. Gaston picked her up gently and went to take her to bed. Gabrielle clung to him. Maybe because of sleeping with Fife comforting her had worked.

The workers made sure Gabrielle was in bed alright, Gaston then left and was plotting, seeing as Belle had married someone else and had a child. Was Adam really in love with her? Did he honestly think that Belle would want him when she could have someone like the best villager in all the land? Gabrielle frowned once she was on her own.

Belle was following the footsteps. Adam coughed a bit, but continued to follow Belle to find their daughter and bring her home sweet home. Belle warmed her husband the best she could. Adam coughed a bit, but kept going. Belle soon had them near the asylum.

Adam hoping he wasn't going to be sick. "Okay, let's try here."

Belle nodded softly. Adam knocked on the closed-door, hoping not to disturb any residents. Belle clung to him. D'Arc opened the door, looking surprised.

"Excuse me, have you seen a little girl?" Adam asked. "She has light brown hair, blue eyes, wears a green dress..."

"No..." D'Arc says, but was interrupted by a child's cry.

Gabrielle, was having another night terror.

Adam could hear it. "Gabrielle?"

D'Arc started to shut the door. Belle pulled Adam, pushing the man aside. Gabrielle let out another scream.

"Gabby, honey?" Adam's voice called.

Gaston could've sworn he heard Belle's voice, he didn't recognize Adam's. D'Arc scowled. Gabrielle let out the cry of her parents' titles aka 'Maman' and 'Papa'.

"Gabrielle!" Belle shouts.

"That's her!" Adam called too.

Gaston looked at Gabrielle, then looked from the crack of the door to see the two new royals of the village that he knew once before. D'Arc tried to stop them. Gabrielle woke up though her dream followed her. She reached out blindly. Belle was running with Adam to get Gabrielle.

Adam rushed to look for their daughter and eventually found the room she was in. He had very strong paternal instincts and looked at the bed with a small lump in it, probably Gabrielle sleeping. Belle lifted the cover with Adam.

"Gabrielle..." Adam sighed once they found their daughter. Adam was nearly breathless when they came to collect their daughter.

Belle looked to see her daughter. Gabrielle was crying, her hands covering her face.

"Gabby..." Adam was really worried about her.

Gaston came behind the couple to surprise them. Belle reached out to cuddle her daughter. Gabrielle moved to push them safely to the sides. Though still crying. Gaston closed the door then.

"Huh?" Adam turned over his shoulder, and looked sharply. "YOU!"

Gabrielle looked at Gaston, then her parents. She then looked back confused.

Belle looked annoyed and mad. "How dare you steal our daughter!" She scolds, angrily.

"I didn't steal her!" Gaston nearly hissed.

"Oh, yeah, right!" Adam snorted, not believing him.

Gabrielle looked right up at the man crouched on the bed from where she pushed her parents.

Forte was reading from one of his books by the fireplace, then he paused a bit. He stood up like he could sense something terribly wrong.

Gabrielle shivered.

"What are you going to do?" Belle narrows her eyes. She wanted to just scoop Gabrielle into her arms.

"How could you think I'd hurt a little girl like this?" Gaston chuckled.

"Experience..." Adam nearly muttered.

Gabrielle looked up at him still. Belle was wary about moving.

Cherry had the same sense her husband just had. "Something's wrong..." she murmured as she was cleaning Felicity in the tub. She went to alert some of the others.

Forte came to her. "Cerise, something is wrong-"

"With Adam and Belle... I know... We have to tell someone."

"Don't think of touching her..." Belle mutters.

"Hey, I haven't done anything to her, I can't hurt her worse than you two did me." Gaston tried to make himself sound hurt and offended.

"I chose to let you go, but you just had to stab me..." Adam nearly growled, like when he was a beast.

Gabrielle looked shocked. She shifted so she was more on her knees so it wouldn't hurt her when she moved again.

"You ruined my life, so I'll ruin yours." Gaston sneered at Adam and Belle.

Belle looked both angry and worried.

"Besides, she likes me..." Gaston scoffed.

"She would never..." Adam growled.

Belle narrowed her eyes. What did he mean ruin their lives? Gabrielle looked confused of the whole context.

"You could've had what a lot of girls wanted," Gaston looked to Belle, then looked to Adam. "We used to be friends!"

"True beauty comes from within, not out." Belle says.

Gabrielle stood up on the bed.

"Oh, please, no one believes that..." Gaston continued to scoff.

"We did..." Adam put in.

Forte went to the horse stable, finding Belle's horse which bucked up, seeing him, probably because the man was a stranger to him.

Cherry held the horse by the nose and gently stroking him, looking into her eyes. "Remember me...?" she mostly knew the horse when she and Belle were going to and leaving the castle before Belle's marriage to Adam.

Belle looked at Gabrielle. "Come here, sweetie." she says.

Gabrielle straightened her dress out and took a few steps.

Philippe rode along to get them to the asylum quicker.

"You didn't have to come..." Forte looked back at his lover.

"I have a soft spot for people who are nice to me." Cherry replied.

Adam looked back at her too, he was just so glad she wasn't hurt. Gabrielle used the closest thing for balance off the bed. That being Gaston's shirt. Adam lightly stroked her hair. Gaston explained that he wanted to ruin Belle and Adam's lives because he felt they ruined his. There was no way in changing him or making him a better person. Gabrielle hugged her parents. She wondered if he was going to choke her like the terrors she had had for years.

"We're going now, just leave us alone." Adam told him sharply.

"You can't leave, it's too dark and cold out, you'll freeze out there!" Gaston laughed.

"We'll just go into town..."Belle says.

"Wolves will come after you..." Gaston added to scare her away.

"No, they won't." Adam told him in a knowing tone.

Belle nodded. Gabrielle scampered to hide at the mention of wolves. She liked dogs, but wolves would try to eat her. Adam tried to soothe her. Gabrielle went and hid under the bed.

"Let us in." Forte told the asylum owner.

Cherry stood next to him, silent with her arms folded, she looked a little annoyed and stoic. Her default facial expressions.

"No, it is too late for customers." D'Arc says.

"Let us in!" Forte repeated himself, a little firmer this time.

Cherry's eyes seemed to be turning red and her teeth seemed pointy now. She was growing impatient and angered. D'Arc saw this and hastily opened the door.

Forte nudged her as they got in. "I told you and Felicity to never use your powers in public..."

Cherry scoffed, her inner teenager breaking out. "How else would we get in? You boring him to death with trivia about the world's greatest composers?"

Poor Gabrielle with the adults arguing and one of them being from her nightmares. Gabrielle's eyes were only visible, just like Adam's were.

"We're taking our daughter back and you can't stop us!" Adam snapped to Gaston.

Belle heard the commotion. Gabrielle whimpered, reaching out to grab the cover under with her. It was between Adam and Gaston now. Cherry and Forte had their 'old married couple' arguments, but stayed focused on helping out their friends in need.

"Is that the guy?" Forte asked Cherry.

"Yes, he is."

"What do women see in him?"

"I have no idea..."

Belle tried to comfort her daughter. Gabrielle tried to stop the fighting.

Cherry came to the mother and daughter, giving them some space from the battle of the men. "Are you two alright?" she asked, surprising Gabrielle with emotional concern.

Belle nodded that she was. Gabrielle nodded, slower and then tried to stop the fighting.

"Don't get involved..." Cherry told Gabrielle. She then heard a pain of terror and pain and had a rather sinister smile like she found the torture to be quite pleasurable.

Belle shivered a little. Gabi had already slid past to stop it before she said it.

"Gabby, no!" Cherry called.

Adam was knocked out and Forte looked very angered. "How dare you harm my dear old friend..."

"What can you do?" Gaston snorted. "You're a withering old man!"

"How dare you hurt my Papa!" Gabi shouts.

Gaston looked to her. "Run along now, little girl, this does not concern you."

Forte looked surprised at Gabrielle's sudden anger, he never really saw it before.

"You hurt my family, it concerns me!" Gabrielle shouts. She went up to Gaston aiming a punch at the place every child instinctively knew to hit.

Gaston was taken aback by some of the hits, but since she was a child, they didn't hurt that much, until she got down to the shins which were very sensitive.

"No one gets beat up by a little girl like Gaston~" Cherry teased a little.

Gabrielle hit him again. Forte moved Adam in and placed him on the bed, he had a little cut. He then looked to Belle and saw he had no choice, but to do this in front of her. He bit his wrist and allowed Adam to have some of his blood. Belle's eyes widened. Gaston growled to make her stop, but the girl was stronger than she seemed.

Adam slowly woke up. "What happened...?" he nearly coughed.

Cherry looked at Forte.

"You were just knocked out..." Forte explained the best he could.

Gabrielle gave a swing at his, as he called it, 'pretty face'. Belle looked with a tiny bit of fear but it was filled with more gratitude even if she didn't properly understand. Gaston's nose started bleeding.

"Belle, there are things you don't know about our new life outside of being married with a child and another one on the way..." Cherry looked to her childhood friend. "We're vampires... As cliche as it sounds, we are creatures of the night in a committed relationship."

Gabrielle smiled, looking impressed a little. She didn't like fighting but she helped her family. She turned to look at the group of adults. Belle looked surprised.

Cherry looked to see Gabrielle. "What did he do to you?"

Forte checked for any scars the boorish man might have left on her.

Gabrielle felt a little childish glee. "He didn't hurt me." she says, showing her slim arms, no muscle, but she felt like she was strong.

"Impressive..." Forte marveled that she wasn't injured.

Adam smiled at Gabrielle and fluffed up her hair a bit. "Where'd you learn to do that, huh?"

"Uh... I might have watched some village boys play fighting..." she says, but giggled and stepped back out of Adam's hair ruffling hand.

Cherry lightly chuckled at that. Adam seemed to be healed up now, but had to wonder how and why since he was knocked out and it looked to be had been wounded, but he felt stronger than ever now. Gabrielle glanced at Gaston and stuck her tongue out. Gaston may had been down, but he wasn't out for now.

Adam picked Gabrielle up, his strength returning. "Let's get you home, okay?"

"Oui, papa... I want to walk though si' vous plait" Gabrielle smiles sweetly.

"Okay, darling..." Adam smiled, placing Gabrielle back on her feet.

"Come on, let's get back before it's totally dark and you three won't be able to see anything." Cherry advised, resisting the urge to feed on Gaston.

Belle went out with Cherry. Gabrielle gave a stretch and took her papa's hand. Adam clutched her hand and they went off back to the castle.

"I'll walk them home." Cherry told her husband.

Forte nodded, then decided to ride the horse back, knowing despite being the daughter of a horse-trainer, the girl knew nothing about riding horses or how to treat them. Gabrielle glanced back and stuck her tongue out at Gaston again. Adam chuckled at what Gabrielle did, even if it was rude. Gabrielle smiled cheekily and walked with her dad.

"Maman... Papa... Where did you go..." Felicity wandered down the hallways as she had her hair down in her nightgown and socks again.

Chip was walking with a glass of water.

Felicity saw him and stopped. "Oh, pardon moi..."

Chip looked at her, blushing as she was dressed for bed.

Felicity looked down at her night-dress sheepishly and put her hands down to cover herself, even if Chip could still see her night clothing. "Have you seen my parents? They have just vanished after Maman gave me a hot bath..."

"I think they went to get Belle and the others..." he says.

"Oh, I hope they are okay..." Felicity sighed, feeling overwhelmed because her parents were out now with the king and queen because of their lost friend.

"Did any wolves come for you?" Cherry whispered to Belle.

"No." Belle says quietly.

"Good... I think they learned their lesson after you ran off for the first time." Cherry suggested since the second time Belle went out and the wolves were around, they didn't even bother her.

Gabrielle felt relieved that her dream hadn't been fulfilled, she still felt like something may happen. Soon enough, they were at the front door and Adam kept coughing a bit.

"Man, you sound like my father..." Cherry looked worried about him as his cough grew worse.

Gabrielle looked worried too. Belle placed a hand on Adam's forehead.

"I don't feel so good..." Adam muttered.

"Must've caught flu or something..." Cherry suggested.

Belle looked very worried. Gabrielle let her father's hand go gently. Was it her fault?

Cherry put a thermometer in Adam's mouth. "Probably just a cold..."

Adam tried to assure Gabrielle she did nothing wrong, even if he wasn't feeling very healthy at the moment, but at least he wasn't hurt anymore. Belle was checking his pulse. Gabrielle nodded but then left her father's and mother's room. She went to find a place, in the castle, to be alone. Adam still coughed a bit.

Cherry took out the thermometer. "Yep... Looks like a fever, he needs some rest with warm tea with honey and some hot chicken soup soon."

Belle nodded. "I'll go tell Mrs Potts..." she says softly.

"It's probably just a cold from being outside a long time." Cherry advised.

Belle nodded. Adam coughed a little.

"Take him to bed, being sick is stressful." Cherry continued, before going upstairs.

Belle did just that.

Felicity heard Gabrielle, but decided maybe the girl needed some privacy, so she didn't approach the girl. Gabrielle went to her room and pulled the cover off the bed and huddled in the closet. Fife was walking down the hall, holding something that was valuable to him when he was younger like the kids and was thinking maybe he could give it to Gabrielle in case she had anymore nightmares. Gabrielle was in the closet, worrying her father was ill because he had gone out in the cold following her.

"Gabrielle... Are you still awake...?" Fife called before going into the girls' room.

"Go 'way..." Gabrielle could be heard mumbling.

Fife didn't like the sound of that. "I just wanted to give you something..."

Cherry went upstairs, passing Felicity and Chip.

"Maman..." Felicity clung to her. "Are you and Papa okay...?"

"We're fine, Adam just needs to go to bed a little extra early tonight." Cherry looked down at her daughter.

Chip looked at Cherry.

Cherry looked back at him. "I see you haven't really grown much since I last saw you."

Felicity looked sheepish, but still clung to her mother. Chip tilted his head. Felicity grew curious. What did she mean by grow much?

Cherry picked Felicity up. "I see you were also decorating with Angelique."

"Oui, but we could not go into the Noir Forêt." Felicity lowered her head.

"We only wanted to save Gabi... is she okay?" Chip asks.

"She wasn't hurt by anyone or anything, she's stronger than she looks too." Cherry answered.

Chip smiled, she was a best friend of his after all.

"Don't run off again without telling any adults, they freak out like that." Cherry tried to inform them.

Chip nodded.

"We are so sorry..." Felicity whimpered.

Cherry patted her back gently, then went to put her down for the evening. Chip headed back to bed.

"I'm in the closet..." Gabrielle then mumbles after a small shaky sigh.

Fife decided to check on the girl, feeling sad for her as she seemed shaken up and frightened. "Gabrielle... Are you all right?" he found the girl, nearly shivering.

Gabrielle looked at him, her gaze duller. "Papa is ill, 'cuz of me." she says.

"Oh, it's not your fault..." Fife tried to soothe.

Gabrielle looked at him blankly. "It is, he and maman came to rescue me." she says.

"It's not your fault, Gabi, I promise... Please don't cry..." Fife cooed.

Gabrielle had no signs of tears, she just seemed depressed, almost as depressed as Forte was thought to be.

"I have something for you, I thought you would like it..." Fife tried to lighten the mood and took out a light blue cloth-like thing from his hands.

Gabrielle looked at it. "What is it, Fife?" She asks her voice soft.

"This is my old blanket," Fife explained, smiling. "I've always had it whenever I'd feel scared or worried without my mother around... I don't know why, but it just made me feel safe." he allowed the girl to touch or hold it.

Gabrielle gently touched it. "I couldn't let you lend me this... it seems too special..." She says.

"I insist, you can keep it as long as you like, I really won't mind." Fife smiled at her.

Gabrielle gave him a small hug, even feeling as bad as she did, she couldn't let him go without thanks.

Fife smiled in the hug. "You're a very sweet little girl... Your parents are lucky to have someone like you."

"No... they deserve a better daughter..." Gabrielle whispers.

"Don't say that, you're perfect just the way you are..." Fife tried to relax her. "Your mother used to think she was odd."

Gabrielle shook her head gently.

"I think you're fine just the way you are, but in order to have others believe in you, you must believe in yourself." Fife advised.

Gabrielle looked down a little.

"I'm sorry your father is sick, but I promise you, it's well worth it for saving you." Fife stated.

Gabrielle looked up at him.

"Yes, he may be sick, but it's worth keeping you safe from any danger with him being your father." Fife continued with a friendly, nervous smile.

Gabrielle looked even sadder, she knew he was trying his best but she just couldn't be soothed.

"Look, I'm really sorry... Keep the blanket as long as you want, I'll see you in the morning, okay?" Fife stood up, feeling like he was about to quit and felt bad he couldn't cheer her up.

"Ok..." Gabrielle says. She felt worse feeling she made Fife upset.

"Good night, Gabrielle." Fife went to the door and allowed her to get some sleep.

"Bon nuit..." she whispers. She stayed in the closet though.