Chapter 6: Be Our Guest

Splashfire99: If you didn't read You Belong With Me, one pairing I support is FlameslingerxChill. Yeah, it sounds funny, but once I think up a pairing, regrettably, I get stuck with it. Anyway, this is where FlameslingerxChill-ness kicks in…

Hours Later

Hex was just reading a book when there was a knock at the door. She opened it to find both Flameslinger and Chill standing there. "Hey, Hex! Dinner is served!" Flameslinger explained. "We'll lead you to the dining room." Chill explained. "Luckily, my hands are unlit now, so if I trip over I won't set fire to anything." Flameslinger said hastily, hopping away. Chill hopped after him. "It won't be your fault, anyway." She reassured him. Hex followed the two objects downstairs. But once they arrived at the dining room, Hex put Chill aside. She lifted the snow globe up onto the table, as Flameslinger and the others were gathering at the other far end of the table. "Chill, are you in love with Flameslinger?" Hex asked. For the first time, the snow globe blushed a bright pink. "H-How'd you know?" "I hear the way you talk to him." Hex whispered quickly, glancing at the candlestick holder." "It's no good, anyway." Chill sighed, shaking herself, making the snow inside jiggle. "How do you know without telling him?" Hex encouraged. Chill hopped over to Hex." "You see, I used to have a friend. I don't want to mention her name. A few months after we became friends, we met Flameslinger. I fell for him instantly…but so did she. She seemed to get along so well with him, so I guessed I wouldn't stand a chance. I don't know where she is now, but we ended our friendship after Flameslinger rejected her for a reason she refused to tell me." Hex patted Chill lightly on her glassy head. "Just give it some time Chill." She smiled. "He'll notice it one day I'm sure of it."

"Hey, guys!" The beast called. He was walking out of the kitchen, pushing a huge tray of food. Everyone cheered.

After dinner, the beast got up. "I'm going to bed early. I'll go up first. See ya." "Bye." Everyone called, watching the beast disappear out of the dining room. Hex got up too. "Hey guys that reminds me, the beast told me he has a library here. Where is it?" She enquired. Whirlwind hopped up. "Oh, it's just after the hallway." She explained, nodding her plastic head to a door far behind the room. "Thanks." Hex walked off.

The young sorceress walked down the long hallway, finally reaching a large door which said 'Library.' She turned the doorknob. What she saw made her mouth fall open. The library was huge and majestic, with hundreds of books stacked neatly. At the center of it all, was something covered with a black cloth. Hex was going to search for a sorcery book when she caught sight of a faint blue glow from beneath that cloth. Curiously, she took a few steps forward, and put out a trembling hand and pulled away the black cloth. A tremendous blue glow erupted from underneath. Hex gasped and covered her eyes. When the glow faded, she looked closer. Underneath a glass case, was a bright blue lily. It seemed to have had only five petals at first, but one lay on the table, so there were only four left now. Hex walked round the table, staring at the lily. It looked exactly like those in the beast's garden, but glowing a dark blue. Hex put out one hand…

"HEY!" A voice roared. Hex froze. The beast stood at the door, black fur bristling. "What are you doing?" He hissed. Hex turned paler than ever. "I was just-""Don't touch that!" He darted over and threw the black cloth back over the lily. "That thing is sacred! Don't ever go near it!"

Hex stared at the beast "Sacred?" She asked in confusion. The beast scratched his head. "Uh…to my family. It's a secret." He said quickly. "Uh, okay." Hex replied, confused. "Can you tell me if there's anything on sorcery?" The beast pointed a paw at a shelf. "There." "Thanks, Beast. Good night." She turned and rushed off to look at the books.

The beast heaved a sigh of relief and walked off. Some secrets are best kept…