14AmyChan: I own nothing~! *^_^*

Kashino: So all that time, it was my patisserie notebook?

14AmyChan: It's not my fault that you get notebooks that are all the same. *^_^*

Kashino: 1…2…3…

Ichigo: What are you doing, Kashino?

Kashino: GAH!

Ichigo: Did I scare you?

Kashino: NO!

14AmyChan: yeah, you did~! *^_^*

Kashino: /./

14AmyChan: enjoy the story~! *^_^*

Kashino woke up in front of the fireplace, only to notice Ichigo's head on his shoulder once more. What is it about my shoulder that makes her sleep on it he wondered absentmindedly, not even caring that his face was red. No one could see it. He decided that it wasn't a bad thing if she woke up on his shoulder. If she moved, she moved, and if she didn't, she didn't. Simple as that. Ichigo moved a little bit. Okay, not so simple.

Calm down Kashino coached himself, reasoning it out. From what's been going on, we're in the American Disney version of Beauty and the Beast, so there should only be two days of the story. And we're on day two, so… Kashino took a deep breath. He should just let her be. "K-Kashino?" Ichigo stammered. Too late to do anything now.

Ichigo woke up to the feeling of a pillow, but it didn't feel like a pillow. It was only when she felt it move that she realized that she was on someone, instead of something. And both 'Belle' and the Beast had gone through them like they were nothing, so the only person that she could touch, let alone lay on, would be- "K-Kashino?" she couldn't move, then all of a sudden she jerked up. She didn't know why, but she liked being on his shoulder, but at the same time…it was Kashino! "Wha-whe-huh?" was all she could manage to say. Kashino sat up and faced her with a serious face.

"Amano, are you alright?" he asked. Maybe I should have moved her he thought, taking in how she was reacting. "Are you going into shock?"

"And you're not?" Ichigo asked. She couldn't understand how he could be so calm. He probably just woke up to her on his shoulder, and he left her there? Why? How did she get there in the first place? "I mean, how long have you been awake?"

"I just woke up a few minutes ago" he said calmly. At least, on the outside he was calm. What do I do? he internalized. She just woke up on my shoulder, now she's probably going to think I put her there-MAN, what a mess! I know! "You did that last night, too" he said, instantly regretting it, so he covered with "Maybe we should find you an actual pillow so you don't wake up like this."

Ichigo couldn't talk. She used his shoulder for a pillow last night, too? Did she move before she woke up, or did he move her? Why didn't he move her off his shoulder this time? Why did Kashino smell good when she woke up? Why does the room smell like oatmeal?

Ichigo looked around-previous worries forgotten-as she searched for the source of the smell.

Kashino had no idea what happened when Ichigo suddenly started looking around the room and gazed into the kitchen. When he looked at her face, he could tell she switched gears completely. She wasn't avoiding him, she was looking for something. But wh- Oh. Kashino noticed the faint aroma of oatmeal, so he got up so Ichigo could follow suit. Then, he led her to the kitchen, where 'Belle' and the Beast were eating oatmeal. Mrs. Potts and the two teacups were watching over the table.

The Beast started to plunge into his breakfast, but was making a mess and, as Ichigo noticed, making 'Belle' seem uneasy. She looked over to see the brown-eyed teacup nudge a spoon to the Beast. He looked at it, then at 'Belle', who was having the blue-eyed teacup pour some milk into her oatmeal. The Beast then took the spoon and tried to eat it that way. But the spoon almost came out of his hand immediately. He looked up to 'Belle', who had a thinking face on. Smiling, she raised her bowl like a glass and the Beast followed suit. They both drank their oatmeal together.

Well that was sweet…Ichigo thought, smiling at the scene. When breakfast was over, the Beast said "You might want to change. It's beautiful outside and I think that horse of yours is worried." 'Belle' smiled, nodded, and went left the room.

Ichigo was about to follow when Kashino stopped her. "What?" she asked, a little confused. They had always followed 'Belle', so why stop now? Kashino pointed to the Beast, and Ichigo paid attention to him as Lumiere and Cogsworth came to sit with him.

"I want to do something for her" the Beast said unexpectedly. It caught Ichigo by surprise. Yesterday, he condemned 'Belle' to being his prisoner, and now he wanted to do something for her. Men make no sense Ichigo decided as Cogsworth made some suggestions which included flowers, chocolates, promises you don't intend to keep…

"Non, non" Lumiere interrupted. "It has to be something special, something the Mademoiselle will enjoy very much." His green eyes lit up instantly. "What about the library?" he asked.

"The library?" the Beast asked in confusion. "What about the library?"

"The Mademoiselle loves books, so a library would make her happy, no?" Lumiere asked with satisfaction. The Beast seemed to think it over as Cogsworth grudgingly agreed that was a good idea. "You can be bright sometimes…" he said with a slight grin.

"What's that supposed to mean Monsieur?" Lumiere asked, the flames on his hands and head flaring.

"That's a good idea…" the Beast murmured, pulling both of them out of their argument. Lumiere and Cogsworth both just looked at each other and smiled. Ichigo was completely lost as the Beast swept out of the room in a hurry. She just turned to Kashino. "Well, where do we go now?" she asked. "Do we follow him or find 'Belle' or what?"

Kashino was surprised at how fast and completely Ichigo could forget things. Maybe its better this way he thought as he explained. "Right now, 'Belle' is out in the yard walking her horse around and the Beast is cleaning up the library. Since the story doesn't just skip to the next part, we can just wander around for now" he said. Then a thought hit him. "Why don't we try to get some of your book report done?" he asked. "We're already stuck with nothing to do, might as well make ourselves useful."

"Okay" Ichigo said, a little upset. She kind of wanted to use that barmuchuhen machine, but she knew that Kashino was right and that she needed to get started on the dreaded assignment. Kashino pulled out a piece of extra paper from his jacket pocket and handed it over to Ichigo, who took the paper, but was a little confused. Why did he have spare paper in his jacket? Ichigo pulled her lucky pen out of her jacket pocket, walked over to the table, and started writing. She needed to write it in French, of course. Maybe Kashino would help her with that…

Kashino sat down right next to Ichigo, grateful that it wasn't her writing hand that was bound to his. He kind of wanted to draw at the moment, but that paper was being put to better uses. "You want to use 'ravissant' there" he said, wondering how she was going to use 'enchanting' in her paper. Probably going to want to take up space…he thought. For the next few hours, Ichigo would write, and Kashino would just sit, editing whenever she needed it.

"You think this is good so far, Kashino?" Ichigo asked, handing her paper over for Kashino's harsh evaluation. She knew that if her grade fell, Kashino would suffer. For some reason, the thought of having Kashino leave St. Marie made her stomach feel uneasy.

"You need to get the rest of the story to do any better" Kashino said, finishing the chicken-scratch. He knew that she was far from done, but for start, it was good. He saw Ichigo sigh a small breath of relief. Kashino checked the wall, where a clock was. It was almost time for the library part of the story. "It's time for the next bit of the story" he said. He waited for Ichigo to put the notes in her pocket before leading her to the library.

Ichigo just followed as Kashino went through the castle like he owned it. He knew exactly where to go, even though they hadn't been shown. Well Ichigo reasoned. He knows the story; maybe this is part of it…

Ichigo and Kashino came to a door just as the Beast was leading 'Belle' there. The Beast seemed beside himself with happiness. He started to open the door in front of him, but then turned to 'Belle'. "Close your eyes" he said. 'Belle' just gave a questioning look. "It's a surprise" the Beast clarified, smiling. 'Belle' just smiled, closed her eyes, and allowed herself to be led into the room. Kashino and Ichigo followed into the dark room, Ichigo hid behind Kashino, but did not touch him. The Beast let go of 'Belle's hands and said "Wait here." He then ran around the room, opening the curtains to allow light in.

"Can I open my eyes now?" 'Belle' asked with a patient voice. The Beast wiped some dust off of a little globe and faced 'Belle' with a big grin on his face. "Allright…open." 'Belle' opened up her eyes and let out an audible gasp.

14AmyChan: I hope you liked it~! *^_^*

Ichigo: I have to ask something.

14AmyChan: Okay, shoot. *^_^*

Ichigo: How come Kashino is in most of the Yumiere Patissiere disclaimers?

14AmyChan: Because, due to his character, many people would enjoy having his flaws picked out in a conversation. *^_^*

Ichigo: oh… I see?

Kashino: Traslation: It's just fun to pick on me…

14AmyChan: yep~! *^_^* Is the chocolate ready?

Kashino: You owe me big…

14AmyChan: Oh, Ichigo-

Kashino: OI!

14AmyChan: Then if you would…

Kashino: Read and Review.

14AmyChan: *sigh* fine, I guess…