Danielle stood at the top of the staircase, in all her splendor. Her dress sparkled from the white lace trim on her skirt and her gloves shined as if they were a part of her skin. Her hat covered her face from the beaming light, but her eyes shined and sparkled with a magical look. Her neck was also shining because of her mother's pearl necklace, which Belle let her daughter borrow for the night.

Danielle felt very nervous as the crowd stared at her, but she gathered all her courage and walked down the stairs. Just like her father, she didn't like huge crowds. At the bottom of the stairs, everyone bowed to her. She quickly brought her mind together and quickly curtsied back. When she rose back up, she noticed that a young man bravely stood in front of her. He was wearing a golden jacket with white pants and silken white gloves. His blond hair was resting on his shoulders and his green eyes stared right at her.

"Madame Princess," he said with an German accent, "may ask you for a dance?" Danielle can feel her nervousness rise as her eyes went over to her father. She was a little concerned that her mother wasn't with him, but she had to hide it. Adam quickly noticed it and, with his hand, motioned her to go ahead.

"Of course." She answered with her eyes back at him. He gently took her hand as the musicians started to play the string instruments first. Adam recognized the music as the same music that he and Belle first danced to. He wondered about the young man that his daughter was dancing with. He gently poked his Aunt Henrietta to get her attention.

"Do you know who he is?" He whispered with his eyes still on Danielle.

"He's Prince Kyland Luthias Madelhari." Henrietta whispered back, "I've known his parents ever since they came into power, ruling Germany. They've wanted to develop a relationship with France, but I've never had to power to grant it. When I told them the circumstances, they were very nervous about meeting you. I guess they wanted their son give them a starting point."

"Rumor also has it that he likes red-heads." Sagittarius whispered in; all that did was make Adam groan. His eyes then wandered over to another entrance and saw Belle. She was motioning to him that they needed to talk in private. He then looked over at Tintement; she looked at him and nodded her head. Tintement knew what Belle and Adam wanted just by their eyes. It was something that the three of them practiced when Danielle was toddler, to make sure she didn't get in trouble.

"Excuse me." Adam whispered to his aunt and cousin. He then walked over to where Belle was and the two of them left the ballroom.

"You're worried about something." Adam said when he was alone with his wife in a hidden room. It was a special room where they were the only ones who knew how to get in the room and that no one would be able to find them...when they needed the privacy.

"Adam, I'm worried about Danielle." She said, "I can feel it on the back on my neck. If there's anything I respond to, it's that!"

"Belle, calm down please." He said grabbing her shoulders. "What makes you believe it?"

"You've should've seen the look she gave me when she and Chip passed me earlier." She explained, "Something was wrong...her eyes were...just like yours when I had to leave to save my father. I've never thought I would see that look of pain again, especially on our daughter's face."

"I'm now believing that she is in pain." He said, "She told me earlier that something was making her unhappy, but...she didn't know what it was. She then asked me...if I ever felt something like that before."

"What did you say?" Belle said, almost frantically.

"I didn't get a chance to answer. She quickly said she didn't think so. Besides, even if I had the chance, I didn't think I would give her an answer."

"I don't think I would've given her an answer either." Belle added, "Adam...do you think...we're doing a hard time being parents?" Adam just looked at her. "Think about it: there was probably evidence all around us that something might be wrong with Danielle, but we haven't done a good job of trying to figure it out."

"I think...you might be right." He sadly said, "I just...wanted to make sure she had a better father...than I did. I guess I was too worried about that...to pay attention."

"Adam, you've been a wonderful father! Ever since Danielle was born, you've been doing whatever you could to make sure that she didn't see anything violent or anything of the sort. You almost never laid a hand on her. I think the only time that you did is when she bit you so that she couldn't have a bath, but I won't get into that. I don't think Danielle could have a better father than you."

"I don't think she could have a better mother than you." He said, "I never thought I would be married to a wonderful woman and have such a lovely daughter with her. I thought I was destined to be covered in fur and fangs and never be a human again."

"I know...I thought I would never find the right man for me." She said, "I thought I was going to be chased around by one man and never be understood by others. You...helped change that. We managed to help each other; now...we have to try and help Danielle."

"You're right." Adam said, "We have to figure out what's going on, even if Danielle can't...or won't tell us." Suddenly, something shook the castle, causing Belle and Adam to almost lose their balance.

"What was that?" Belle said, getting back up on her feet.

"I don't know." Adam answered as he opened the door. "Let's go find out."