A/N: So this chapter has a small appearance from none other than the Enchantress, Agathe! A brief explanation of why the curse has returned. This also has the song "Tomorrow" from the 1982 movie "Annie". I thought it seemed fitting for Emilie's situation and how she would be thinking.

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Chapter Nine

When Emilie woke the next morning it was around 6:50. Since the curtains were closed and no candles were lit, the room was pitch black. After a few seconds of being awake Emilie checked the time on the clock. Seeing the time Emilie started to freak out. Adelpha was going to punish her if she didn't start cleaning!

Emilie jumped out of bed and, noticing her bag, she put on her best dress. The dress was a blush red color with a white collar. Right above Emilie's chest was a large rose that was stitched on to the dress put popped out, making the flower seem like it was blooming from the dress. There were stitched roses throughout the dress that were slightly darker than the main color of the dress. The material of the dress was a fine silk. Just below the hem of the dress there was a white lacey material with a leaf design. The dress also fitted Emilie perfectly since Allaire made it for her. Allaire made sure to make it slightly bigger but not that big. Allaire made the dress when Emilie was 6, so Emilie wasn't that big and didn't show many signs of growing greatly.

Emilie started to re-do her braids since the two long ones she had were very messy. When she finished she started to head for the door but noticed that her room was larger, had expensive looking furniture, and had more furniture in it. Then all of the other day's events came flooding back to her. Encountering the wolves, being rescued, regaining consciousness here, meeting her mother-her birth mother!-, meeting the enchanted staff, and meeting Beast.

Emilie relaxed. She didn't have to worry about Adelpha anymore! Emilie took a deep breath before walking out of the bedroom. She looked up and down the halls but didn't see anybody in the hallway. Maybe I should find Belle. Emilie thought to herself as she started to go down one of the halls. Seeing all the beautiful and interesting architecture along with some of the paintings made Emilie's mind wander. Soon she found her bare feet were taking her outside instead of helping her try to find her mom.

Emilie started to think about the enchanted servants she saw. She could do many designs of them and even draw some of the places in this castle! Soon Emilie barely realized that she was outside in the cool, crisp morning. Beneath her feet she faintly noticed the frigid snow.

The chilly air actually felt really good to Emilie. She was used to the cold, but not that much. The cold morning made Emilie think about art designs to what happened in her life to what her birth father might be like. Little did Emilie know that she was being watched from up in the castle.

Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Chip were watching Emilie walk outside. "What on earth is the girl doing?" Questioned Mrs. Potts. "She'll catch a cold if she continues to do that." Cogsworth commented. Chip hopped closer to the window, trying to get a good look at Emilie. The four of them heard light footsteps behind them and saw Belle.

"Good morning Belle!" Said Chip. Belle chuckled a little before responding "Good morning! What are you four up to?" Lumiere was the one who answered for them. "Emilie is walking outside." Belle went around the four of them since they were atop of the cart Mrs. Potts and Chip were usually on.

Belle looked put the window and saw her daughter walking in a giant circle close to a naked tree. Belle didn't say anything: she just watched her daughter with them. Adam soon showed up next to Belle. "What are you doing this morning?" Adam asked. Belle just pointed to their daughter. Adam looked up through the window and saw his little girl with no winter clothes on out in the freezing cold.

Adam instinctively left to go give Emilie a warm cloak and proper winter boots. He didn't want her to get sick. Adam got a heavy and warm dark blue cloak and a pair of fur lined boots. Adam went outside to Emilie to give her the clothes. When he got closer to the tree he saw that Emilie was no longer walking around. Instead of seeing Emilie he assumed he heard her singing.

"Maybe far away

Or maybe real nearby

He may be pouring her coffee

She may be straightening his tie.

Maybe in a house

All hidden by a hill

She's sitting playing piano

He's sitting paying a bill!

Betcha they're young

Betcha they're smart

Bet they collect things

Like ashtrays, and art.

Betcha they're good

Why shouldn't they be?

Their one mistake

Was giving up me.

So maybe now it's time,

And maybe when I wake

They'll be there calling me baby

Maybe.

Betcha he reads

Betcha she sews

Maybe she's made me

A closet full of clothes!

Maybe they're strict

As straight as a line…

But I don't really care

As long as they're mine!

So maybe this prayer's

The last one of its kind

Won't you please come get your baby.

Maybe."

Adam heard the singing stop and decided hen to give her the things he brought. He started to head towards the other side of the tree but almost ran right into Emilie. Emilie looked up and seemed a little surprised but immediately relaxed. "Oh, it's you, Beast! What are you doing this morning?" Asked Emilie.

"Oh, uh, I, uh was bringing you these to help keep you warm." Adam held out the cloak with the boots on top of it. "Oh, why, thank you!" Emilie gladly took the cloak and boot and put them on. "You know, I didn't realize how cold it was out here until you brought me these things." Said Emilie as she looked up at Adam. "Thank you." Emilie repeated. "You already said that." Said Adam. "Well then it just means how thankful I am for your kindness."

Adam smiled at her. "You're welcome, Emilie." Emilie looked around before asking Adam "Do you want to go inside, Beast?" Adam shrugged a little before saying "It's up to you." Emilie nodded her head and said "Let's go inside." Adam and Emilie both went inside.

As they were walking, Adam realized that they were near a room Emilie might like just as much as her mother. "Emilie, follow me." Said Adam. Emilie, without asking questions, followed Adam to a pair of double doors. "This room is a special room. Your mother loves this room, same with me. I want you to see it and hopefully love it too." Adam explained to Emilie. Emilie nodded her head.

Adam was about to open the doors all the way, but chose to do what he did with Belle. "But first, you have to close your eyes." He said as he slightly grinned at Emilie. Emilie responded just like Belle did, raising one of her eyebrows. "It's a surprise." Adam explained.

Emilie closed her eyes. Adam moved his hand in front of her face to double check she had her eyes closed. Grinning completely, Adam opened the doors and gently led Emilie by both hands. "Now can I open them?" Asked Emilie. "No, not yet. Wait here." Adam rushed to get the curtains opened. Sunlight poured into the room, making it bright and cheerful. Emilie moved with the light that was suddenly coming into the room. "Alright, now you can open your eyes."

Emilie slowly opened her eyes and was awed by the sight before her. Her mouth opened wide in astonishment. "This is… I… I never saw this many books in my life!" Emilie exclaimed, her hand covering her mouth. She was genuinely astounded by the amount of books she saw in this one massive room. Emilie kept turning around to see almost all of the books from the lowest shelves to the highest shelves.

"Do you like?" Beast asked Emilie. Turning to face Beast, Emilie replied. "I don't like it, I love it! Thank you so much for showing me this! This place is… truly incredible." Beast smiled again. "You're welcome Emilie." Beast said sincerely. Emilie looked around again, but her smile faded quickly as she realized one important detail. Beast, noticing this, asked her why she was frowning now. "What is the matter, Emilie?"

Emilie looked up at Beast sadly. "This place is amazing, but sadly, I don't know how to read. I tried reading what I could, but I never really learned anything. I really, really wish I knew how to read." Emilie looked away from Beast. She looked up at the mountain of shelves filled with books, wishing she could read them.

Emilie slowly looked back at Beast. "Do you want me or Belle to teach you? We can if you want us to." Said Beast. Emilie's face lit up. "Really?! Really?! You two could teach me?!" Her voice was thick with hope and cheerfulness. Beast nodded. Emilie began to shake excitedly before throwing her arms around Beast as far as she could reach. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

Emilie quickly let go of Beast. She back up so she could look at Beast's eyes easily. Those eyes, they seemed so…so… so familiar to Emilie, as if she had seen them before, but only in what seemed like a dream. Those eyes were also a similar color to her own, but that could just be a coincidence. Still, they seemed so comfortingly familiar to Emilie, as if she seen them before when she was scared or sad.

Emilie looked around the library once more. "Can you start teaching me now?" She asked. Emilie looked back at Beast with wide, hopeful eyes. "Of course we can. Have a seat." Beast motioned to a table at a far end of the library with four seats.

Emilie rushed over to the table quickly and sat down, folding her hands together in a school-girlish way, and looked at Beast with an eagerness to get started. Beast chuckled before heading to one of the shelves. He looked around for a little bit before pulling out a book. When he set the book down on the table Emilie was bouncing a little in her chair.

Beast carefully opened the book to the first page. On the first page was an illustration of a big blue bird. Emilie looked over the page but could only understand that there was a blue bird on it. "Alright, first try to sound out the words you see from left to right." Beast told Emilie.

She looked at the page which was now right side up. "T-t-thuh."

"The." Beast corrected. "The b-bl-oo b-b-b." "Bird." Said Beast. "The bloo bird th-a-t fl-flees."

"Flies."

"The blue bird that flies o-o-v-er the d-dark wood."

Emilie looked up at Beast while smiling proudly. "Did I do alright?" Emilie asked Beast. "Yes, you did, Emilie." Beast replied happily. Emilie turned the page to the second page.

"The y-y-ell-oh fl-fl-ow-ers mo-move w-w-w-w."

"With."

"With the b-b-bree-zze."

Emilie looked up at Beast. "You learn quickly." Beast noted. "Oh, thank you." Said Emilie. Emilie didn't think she learned things quickly. She always thought that she was slow and stupid, mainly thanks to Adelpha for trying to build her down. "Do you want me want to read the book to you first and then have you try to read it?" Beast asked. Emilie thought about it before nodding her head. Beast picked up the book and read the rest of the book slowly before handing the book back to Emilie. "Alright, now you try to read it to me." Said Beast as he handed the book to Emilie.

Emilie sat up straight and turned to the first page. "The…blue bird…that…flies… over the… dark wood." Emilie looked up at Beast. He nodded. "Keep going."

"The yellow flowers move with the…breeze. The fish…swim with… the stream. The butter-flies land on flowers. The sun shines brightly. An owl…lives in a…oak tree. The bunnies hop in the sun…shine. The horses run with the…wind."

Emilie finished reading the book. She closed it and looked at Beast. He smiled at her. "That was amazing!" Said Beast.

Emilie smiled and looked around. The room was slightly darker, but not that much. There was still lots of sunlight coming in from the windows, but she didn't want to spend the rest of the day in here, even though she was learning how to read. She wanted to run, or jump, or draw, or play, or just talk! She might even scream a little when she goes to bed that night, just because she could. Of course, not that loudly, but something that will satisfy the crazy emotions she feels.

Emilie looked back at Beast. "Can we do something else now?" She asked. "Well, I suppose, if you want to do something else?" Beast said, looking ever so slightly disappointed. A thought popped into Emilie's head. "Hey" she started, "Where are Jeff and Jinx?"

Beast looked confused. "Who are Jeff and Jinx?" he asked. "Jeff and Jinx are my friends. They came with me when I ended up here." She explained.

"Were they…in the bag you had with you?"

Emilie nodded. "Where is my bag?"

"I believe it is somewhere in the room you were in."

"Okay, where is the room I was in?"

"I could take you to it." Beast offered. "You would really help me find the room?" Emilie looked hopeful. "Of course I would help you! Actually, I believe I know where it is, so I can lead you to it." Emilie practically jumped out of her chair and started to drag Beast slowly to the doors of the library.

Emilie let her grip of Beast's wrist go. Turning to him she said "Well, lead the way!" Beast opened the doors and started to go down the hallway with Emilie right behind him. Soon Beast led Emilie back to the room she was staying in. They weren't sure if she wanted to stay in there or if she wanted to stay in the room she was already in, but nobody really asked her and she didn't complain.

Emilie went inside of the room and started looking for her special sack. She found it laying on the left side of the bed. In the small pouch she saw Jeff, but didn't see Jinx. Emilie opened the bag to see if Jinx is in there. Moving some papers and food aside, Emilie found Jinx at the very bottom of the bag.

Emilie took Jeff and Jinx in both of her hands. "There you two are!" She said happily. Beast came over to Emilie's side. "So… these two mean a lot to you?" Beast asked. Emilie got up on the bed. "Yes, they do. They have been with me for a long time." Emilie replied. She wasn't looking at Beast, but she was looking at Jeff and Jinx in her hands.

"What are their names? I forgot." Said Beast. "Their names are Jeff, the moose, and Jinx, the pixie." Emilie replied, moving the two toys in her hand. "Jeff, no, you can't do that! That is mean and rude!" Emilie told the toy moose. Beast just stood next to the bed, watching with…something that Emilie has never seen in her life that she could remember.

But, Emilie didn't even notice that Beast was watching. She was too busy playing with Jeff and Jinx. "Of course you would say that, Jinx!" Emilie said, who looks like she was trying to scold the pixie. Emilie didn't even notice that Beast left the room, leaving her to play with her two pals.

Adam left Emilie in her room. He loved seeing her play with her toys. It reminded him of when she was a little baby. He wanted to be able to do things as a family with Emilie and Belle, but for some reason, his daughter was kidnapped and the curse returned two years after she was kidnapped. Adam was just going to have to enjoy being with his daughter, even if she didn't know that he was her dad.

Adam went down the halls to find Belle. He wanted to enjoy her company right now. As he searched the halls for Belle he passed by the family portrait. He might as well see if it still showed Emilie. "Show me Emilie." He commanded. The same rippling effect was shown before showing Emilie, sitting crossed-legged on the middle of the bed, playing with Jeff and Jinx.

"This will sure come in handy if she is ever in danger again." Adam thought aloud. He continued his search for Belle. He finally found her not in the library, not in the kitchens, not in the art room, not with Chip, but outside. Belle was sitting on the same stone bench surrounded with roses they sat on 6 years ago. Belle was reading a book. The book was in her lap instead of right in front of her face.

He approached her slowly, as if she were a deer and he wanted to get a closer look at it. Then, he spoke when he got slightly closer. "What book are you reading?" Adam asked Belle. Belle slightly jumped before looking up at Adam. "I'm reading "Ocean Explorer". It's a book about this young man who loves the ocean so much that he invents a machine that allows him to explore deep down in the ocean!" Belle said excitedly.

"That seems like an interesting book." Said Adam as he sat down next to Belle. The bench was wide enough to hold 5 people, so there was enough room for the both of them. Adam didn't understand why whoever made this bench made it wide enough for 5 people, but right now he was glad that the bench was this wide.

"Do you know about Jeff and Jinx?" Adam asked Belle. She looked at him confused. "Who are they?" She asked. "They are Emilie's toys." Adam explained.

"Oh. No, I didn't know about them. Did she introduce them to you?" Belle asked. Adam shook his head. "Earlier we were in the library, I was teaching her how to read, and then when she finished the book, she asked where Jeff and Jinx were."

"You're teaching her how to read? That is wonderful!" Belle replied. A look of realization came to Belle's face. Adam was about to ask her what was wrong but she spoke before him. "Do you know anything about Emilie?" Belle asked, sounding slightly worried. Adam realized that he did not know anything about his own daughter!

Sure, he knew what she liked and what she dis-liked as a toddler, but now she probably likes and dis-likes different things. He only knew about Jeff, Jinx and that she didn't know how to read well. "No, I don't know anything about her! Why am I just now realizing this?!" Adam said frantically. He sighed heavily.

"Adam, it's alright. We can spend time with her to get to know her better." Belle said calmly. Adam looked at her, at her big loving brown eyes that comforted him so many times before. How he went through life without her he'll never know. Adam immediately calmed down. "Yes, you're right Belle. We can learn what she likes by spending time with her."

"Why don't we spend some time with her now?" Belle suggested. Adam thought about it logically before answering. "I guess we could spend time with her now." Adam answered. Adam and Belle got up and went inside of the castle. They found Emilie in the den with Chip, Lumiere, and Cogsworth. Emilie was laying on her stomach, Chip was on Emilie's left, and Lumiere and Cogsworth were on Emilie's right.

Emilie's bag was on the floor, leaning against chair. There were papers almost everywhere in the room. Emilie was talking while pointing to a piece of paper right in front of her. "What are you doing?" Belle asked. Emilie looked up and got up on to her knees. She turned to look at Belle and Adam. "Oh, hi Belle! Hi Beast!" Emilie said sweetly. "We were looking at some of my drawings!"

"That would explain the papers." Adam thought to himself. "This is Trinity. She's a trouble maker and a captain of a pirate crew. She has a bad temper but has lots of confidence. Trinity is also a very good leader. She cares about her crew and her home island, Xale." Emilie explained, pointing to a sketch of a woman with an interesting outfit.

She wore shorts with a tassel skirt. Her hair was in long small braids. On her head she wore a captain's hat with a few seashells attached. She had her left hand on her waist and her right hand hanging at her side, her face looking like she was a little unstable.

"These are amazing! Did you draw these, Emilie?" Belle asked, looking at some of the other drawings. Emilie looked a little sheepish. "Y-yes. I did. Do…do you like them?" Emilie asked shyly. "Yes, I do. These look so life like!" responded Belle. Emilie smiled a sweet smile. Adam noticed that one of her two front teeth was missing. That made her smile even more adorable to him.

Belle looked at her daughter with so much care and love it is almost un-imaginable. She would do anything for her daughter, even giving up her own life. She listened to her daughter talk about all the characters she drew, along with all her drawings of places. Some of her characters had interesting names, like Paislee, Yarrow, Bexley, Lynx, Zeke, and Keon.

Emilie continued to talk about some of her characters when Adam suddenly asked her a question. "Do you want to see the art room?" He asked. Emilie stopped talking. She looked at Beast with a questioning look. She then asked Cogsworth "What's the art room?"

Cogsworth cleared his throat before answering. "The art room is where all master pieces and the fine décor around the castle is made." He explained. Emilie made an "oh" with her mouth. "Yes, I would love to see the art room!" She got up to her feet. "Can I come with?" A voice asked. All eyes in the room were on Chip now.

Emilie looked at Beast for his answer. He didn't answer at first but then realized that Chip was asking him for permission. "Oh, uh, yeah. Yes, you can come Chip." Chip hopped up and down excitedly before hopping with Emilie and Beast to the art room. Belle looked out of the den and down the hall to see Emilie pick up Chip and carry him.

"She seems so timid for no reason, but she is a very sweet little girl, I can see that. I hope she'll start calling me "mom" soon. I'll just have to wait." Belle thought to herself as she smiled.

Emilie was walking down the hall with Beast and Chip, who was in her hands. Emilie heard what she assumed was beast clearing his throat. "So, how come you were singing that song you sung earlier?" He asked as they continued to walk. "What song, Master?" Chip asked for Emilie.

Emilie realized what song Beast was referring to. "Oh, that song! I was singing it because I thought about how I was told that I was adopted. I thought about the possibility a while ago, but it never seemed to be so obvious to me until Allaire told me the truth. I also thought of the song shortly after I turned 7, I thought it was a nice song. When I was outside, I was thinking about my birth parents, mainly my birth father."

Emilie explained, saying it as if she didn't want to, like it was embarrassing. "Oh. Well, you have a lovely voice, Emilie." Said Beast as he led her down a stairway. Emilie blushed a little at this. "Thank you, Beast." The three of them continued to the art room, trying to make small talk. They reached the art room eventually. Beast opened the door, holding it open for Emilie. Emilie went in and was excited by her surroundings. There were art supplies all around her! So many different colors, pencils, paint brushes, and canvases! At Adelpha's Emilie didn't have that many canvases, but here there were more than she could count!

Emilie began thinking of all of the things she could draw until Beast interrupted her thoughts. "You like to paint, right? I got that from seeing all of the drawings you did." Beast explained as he stepped closer to Emilie. "Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! I love to paint! This is the most amazing room I have ever seen!" Emilie exclaimed. In her excitement she nearly dropped Chip, but luckily she remembered that she was holding him.

Beast stepped back away from Emilie a little, as she was swinging her arms around. He stepped closer to her when her little outburst of excitement was over. "If you like this room so much then it's yours." Beast declared. Emilie stopped, still holding Chip close to her chest. "You're really going to...to give this incredible room to silly old me?" Emilie asked.

Beast smiled at Emilie. "Yes. I can see that this room gives you much joy. So, I want you have it." Beast explained to Emilie. "Thank you, so, so much!" Emilie threw her arms around Beast once again. Beast was taken back again by Emilie suddenly hugging him. Emilie went back to looking at what was in the room. "What are you going to paint first, Emilie?" Chip pipped up. "Hmmmm... I am not sure, actually. Why don't you help me decide what to draw?" Emilie responded, looking down at Chip with happiness. "Oh boy, would I!" Chip said excitedly. The two started to gather materials for what to do. They were having so much fun they didn't even notice that Beast had left them to do their own thing.

Agathe watched with her magical fountain. She watched Emilie with satisfaction. Agathe had helped the royal family, in a way. She foresaw Emilie growing up to be just like her father was before the curse, shortly after Belle and Adam died from a shipwreck.

She didn't want Emilie to go from a caring, kind, intelligent and gentle girl to an aggressive, rude, idiotic, selfish boor. Agathe didn't see Emilie getting kidnapped, but when she found out, she decided to make sure that Emilie would care about people's personalities, not their appearances.

Now Agathe just had to wait. What Agathe also didn't like was that she saw. She also saw in the future Emilie and Adam getting injured badly by someone they wouldn't suspect. But until then, she'll just see how things are going for now.

Next chapter might have an appearance from Belle's father, Adam's father-in-law, and Emilie's grandfather... Maurice! Thank you all for favoriting, following,and reviewing this story! It really makes my day! See you in the next chapter!