Authors note: I really wanted to get one more chapter out before I leave for my cruise tomorrow. I personally think that this chapter is a bit of a slow read, but it's still good.

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Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Disney's Beauty and the Beast except for the characters I create.


Chapter 9:

Previously:

"I must leave you now, but before I do I will give you this piece of advice." She paused and then spoke again. "Love her, cherish her, be kind to her, but if you don't you may loose her forever."

And with that said, Adam jolted awake breathing heavily.

Now:

Adam POV

Adam woke up not knowing what had just occurred.

The words 'Love her, cherish her, be kind to her, but if you don't you may loose her forever.' Played over and over in his head.

"What is that suppose to mean?" Adam screamed aloud to the Enchantress, but there was no response.

Adam sat quietly on his bed and then heard voices outside his door. He had no idea it was in the middle of the night and that he probably woke up everyone in the castle.

Without knocking, Mrs. Potts came rushing into the room. "Prince Adam are you alright?" she said worried. "We heard you scream and didn't know what to make of it."

"Yes, Mrs. Potts." He replied. "I am alright."

"Is there anything I can get for you, sir?" she asked.

"Please bring me Cogsworth and Lumiere," he said. "There's some important information that needs to be discussed that includes the three of you."

Mrs. Potts nodded and went to retrieve Lumiere and Cogsworth, who were actually standing outside of the west wing doors.

As they approached the prince, Adam gestured to them to sit on his bed.

"What is troubling you, master?" Lumiere said.

"I'll get to that in a moment, Lumiere." Adam said. "But first, I want to make you all aware that I consider the three of you more than just my servants, but my friends."

He saw the shocked looks on the three adults faces. But they soon smiled and nodded for Adam to continue.

"I want to advise you that when there are other servants around, you must use formalities." Adam told them, and saw that they are still nodding. "I believe I can trust you all and can tell you that when it is just the four of us, you can call me Adam."

They still sat quietly with those looks of shock still implanted on their faces. Adam thought it was because they didn't know what they meant to him. They were actually more than friends, preferably his family, but Adam didn't want to pressure them just yet with that bit of info. Still after minutes of silence, Cogsworth decided to speak up.

"We are honored that you think of us as friends, mas…. I mean Adam." Cogsworth said. "But now can you please explain to us what is going on."

"Yes." Adam replied and told them everything that occurred in the dream conversation with the Enchantress.

"Who knew she had that much power." Lumiere said.

Everyone looked from Adam to Lumiere and then back to Adam with worried faces.

"I knew that this was that witch's fault, I just knew it." Cogsworth said.

"But Cogsworth, she is doing this for the sake of Belle and Adam." Mrs. Potts told Cogsworth.

"So let me get this straight. She believes that Belle loves the beast and not you." Lumiere asked.

"Yes." Adam said and he knew the others could see his disappointed face.

"But you were the beast." Lumiere continued.

"That is true, my friend." Adam said. "But it would seem that Belle feared the bad side of the beast, and fell in love with the kind side of the beast."

He paused. What if she knew he was a human transformed into a beast, would things be different? He needn't think about that, it was merely the past, or actually it didn't happen at all. That's what troubled Adam the most. That his meeting with Belle and the beast wasn't even real. He told himself that he must think in present time and try to find ways to make Belle love him.

He continued speaking, "Anyway, this is now and we must find a way to make Belle love me. The enchantress told me specifically that she allowed the three of you, and chip included, to have those memories of the beast to help me."

"I don't think we have the energy to do this all over again." Mrs. Potts proclaimed.

"You must TRY." Said Adam. "You can't let me go through this process alone. I can't bare to live life without Belle by my side."

Adam saw Mrs. Potts look at the two men in the room, who nodded their heads.

She spoke, "Alright Adam. We will try, but neither you know how this will turn out. The Enchantress did say that there will be complications. Who knows what that implied."

"I know, Mrs. Potts, I know." He said.

"Well we have a big day ahead of us tomorrow with Belle joining us." Mrs. Potts said trying to show excitement. "We should all try to get some more sleep. Goodnight Adam."

Lumiere and Cogsworth said their goodnights as well, and the three of them walked out of the room.

As Adam lay in bed, he could only think of what the enchantress had said and what the following day would entail. He soon closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Lumiere POV

Once outside the west wing, Lumiere decided that he, Cogsworth, and Mrs. Potts should discuss what was going on without Adam.

The three of them found themselves in the living room of the castle.

"I can't believe this is happening." Said Cogsworth.

"Me too." Proclaimed Mrs. Potts, "After everything they've been through already."

"Well it looks like we will just have to do everything all over again." Lumiere said.

'This is going to be impossible.' Lumiere thought to himself. They had enough trouble trying to get both of them to like each other before, and strangely it worked out. Even though the master dying in the end and being brought back to life as a human wasn't part of the plan the last time.

"At least the master already loves her, so we only have to work on Belle." Cogsworth stated.

"While that may be true, Cogsworth. Belle is not so easy to read. She seems to be harder to woo."

'Why does Mrs. Potts have to be right about everything?' Lumiere asked himself. It may be easier to just focus on Belle, but she is the hardest to sway. Belle may be impressed easily, but one thing for sure, she doesn't confess her love the moment she realizes it. She holds off on confessing it because she is unsure on what she wants. This is super obvious to Lumiere.

"But how are we going to do this?" Lumiere said concerned.

"We just have to do our best and try to make Belle see the real him. It may be difficult at first, but we did it last time." Mrs. Potts said. "The only thing that worries me is the complications."

"Great!" Cogsworth said aloud. "The complications."

"But what could that mean? What could be so bad that would lead Adam to push Belle away?" Lumiere asked.

Multiple explanations ran through Lumiere's head and, but one stuck out like a sore thumb. LOVE.

With the looks in Mrs. Potts and Cogsworth's eyes, he knew that they thought the same thing. But all three servants shook their heads in disagreement.

Surely, this would never be the case though. He wouldn't allow it. He made a pact to himself to try and not allow anything to come between Adam and Belle.

"We wont know until the time comes. We just need to make the best of it and be there for Adam and Belle when something does occur." Said Mrs. Potts.

"If it'll occur." Cogsworth blurted out.

'It will happen.' Lumiere thought to himself. No matter how hard they'll try to prevent something from happening, something WILL happen.

Knowing that, he knew they have a big day ahead of them, so Lumiere decided it was time for the three of them to go to bed and they all parted their separate ways.

There was a lot of get done the following morning… Belle is coming to the castle.


I hope you enjoyed reading chapter 9. This is the last chapter for about a week or so. I'm going to try and write on my cruise but I can't promise anything. (I need to relax)

I would really appreciate it if you would review. I'd love to see tons of reviews for when I return.

Hope everyone has a great week! Till next time!