Chapter 28

Mmmm... Jewel thought, So comfortable... So cozy... So soft... Wait. This is a blanket. I didn't have a blanket in the den. There was no blanket in the den to begin with. But if this isn't the den then... where... Jewel slowly opened her eyes to see she was in a bed in a room that had white and light blue stripes on the wall. It had a large window that showed the snow covered ground outside. The bed was the most comfortable thing she had felt in a long time. The door slowly opened and a small head poked in.

"Chip?" She asked. He smiled and then hopped in. Then a cart rolled in after him. It stopped right beside her, Mrs. Potts right on top.

"Good morning dearie!" She said. "Would you like some morning tea?" Jewel thought for a moment. She was more of a rum girl. Tea was something mildly rare for her.

"Yes, please." she said. Chip jumped in front of his mother, who poured the warm liquid in him. Then over came a sugar bowl.

"One lump, or two?" Mrs. Potts asked

"One please." Jewel said. The bowl plucked out a cube and plopped it into Chip. A spoon jumped into Jewel's hand and she stirred the tea for a minute before taking a taste.

"It's delicious." she said

"I'm glad you liked it." Mrs. Potts said with a smile.

"Are you gonna tell her what the master said?" Chip asked

"What'd he say?" Jewel asked, her demeanor becoming a bit more serious.

"It's nothing to be worked up about. He just wants to meet you on the balcony overlooking the garden." Mrs. Potts said

"But the snow. Why the garden?" Jewel asked

"I believe it involves Belle." Mrs. Potts said

"Oh. Right." Jewel said, finishing off her tea. "If you'll excuse me, I need to go get my things from the den."

"It's already here!" Chip said, jumping on her bed to her clothes. "See?"

"I didn't, actually. Thank you Chip." Jewel said, lifting Chip up so she could give him a little peck. "Please go and I'll change." The cup hopped onto the cart which quickly rolled out of the room. Jewel jumped out of bed and closed the door, leaning back on it.

"ARGH! God God God God! Bugger Bugger Bugger." Jewel said. "I spend too long here and I won't survive an hour on Tortuga with my manners!" She shook her head and slapped her face. "Just remember: help them fall in love, get out of here. Savvy?" She put her clothes and and departed her room to find Beast, walking through long hallways that seemed to go on forever.

"Hello? Beast, where are you?" Jewel asked. She pulled open a set of double doors thinking the balcony Beast was on was there. What she saw in the room made her eyes grow wide and her lips quiver before growing into the biggest smile anybody could ever have. She giggled as she ran inside. She found the armory.

"Sweet Bugger! Look at this stuff!" Jewel giggled as she ran from weapon to weapon. "This is amazing! Whuh oh, Whoa!" Jewel lifted up a large sword, underestimating how heavy it was fell on her butt. "This looks heavy. Wow, it's light! I'm keeping this." Jewel said to a large scythe that was lighter than it looked. It had a very large blade, but it was somehow easy to lift it.

"Oh look at this! Wow that's amazing! Wait! Wait... Gotta focus. Find Beast." Jewel said, calming down, and backing out of the room. "Just remember, it's uh..." she looked at her surroundings. "The middle door in the green hallway." She hefted the scythe over her shoulder and walked on. She looked out a nearby window and was able to see a balcony, Beast on it. She ran to the room she figured that would lead to it.

"Sorry I'm late, but the sword, and the shine and the most amazing room." Jewel said, running up to the balcony. "Bugger it's cold."

"I'm guessing you found the armory." Cogsworth said

"Is it that obvious?" Jewel asked

"With that, absolutely." Cogs said, pointing to the scythe. Jewel looked at the ground that the balcony overlooked and saw what Beast was watching. Belle was walking with Phillipe and Sultan.

"I've never felt this way about anyone." Beast said, making Jewel smile.

"That's the way you should feel, being in love and all." Jewel said. Beast suddenly looked excited.

"I want to do something for her." he said, his smile becoming a frown. "But what?"

"Well, there's the usual things." Cogsworth said. "Flowers, chocolates, promises you don't intend to keep Ow!" Jewel smacked the clock in the back of the head.

"Do you know anything about people when they're in love?" she asked

"Ahh, no no. It has to be something very special." Lumiere said, thinking. "Jewel, little Bijou, what does she like?"

"Well... Didn't you notice how she was excited at the idea of a library here?" she asked, sporting a large smile on her face.

"That it!" Lumiere said


The next day, Beast and Belle were standing in front of a large double door archway. Jewel was watching, along with Cogsworth, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, the featherduster and Chip behind a suit of armor.

"Belle," Beast said, "there's something I want to show you." He started opening one of the doors, but closed it. "But first, you have to close your eyes." Belle looked at him questioningly. "It's a surprise." Belle smiled and closed her eyes. Beast waved a large paw in front of her face to see if they were really closed. Satisfied, he opened both doors and led her inside. Jewel and company walked forward to get a better look at the action, hiding by the arches.

"Can I open them?" Belle asked

"No, no. Not yet. Wait here." Beast said, he walked over to a wall and pulled back the curtains and did that to every other window in the large room.

"Now can I open them?" Belle said, the sunlight hitting the her eyelids.

"All right. Now." Beast said. Belle opened her eyes and looked as though she would fall back in shock. She gazed with wide eyes at the large library filled with books.

"I can't believe it." She gasped. "I've never seen so many books in all my life!"

"You- you like it?" Beast asked, sounding a bit unsure of himself.

"It's wonderful." she said

"Then it's yours." he said

"Oh, thank you so much." she said

"I knew it would work." Jewel said, "Promises you don't intend to keep. Ha!" sending a smug grin Cogsworth's way.

"Oh, would you look at that?" Mrs. Potts said

"Ha ha!" Lumiere said, jumping up and grabbing Jewel's hand to be spun around. "I knew it would work!" She spun him around a couple times before throwing him up in the air and catching him in a hug.

"What?" Chip asked. "What works?"

"It's very encouraging." Cogsworth said, smiling.

"Isn't this exciting!" the featherduster asked

"I didn't see anything." Chip said

"Come along, Chip." Mrs. Potts said, hopping away with her son. "There's chores to be done in the kitchen."

"But what are they talking about? What's going on?" Chip kept asking

"Oh and, well done last night Jewel." Cogsworth whispered

"What?" Jewel asked

"You're plan Bijou. You're plan to make the master chase Belle." Lumiere said

"Oh... Well... That... Wasn't my plan. My plan was to actually make your master explain his curse. She might understand and feel sorry for him, and that sorrow may become love." Jewel said. "But, now that I think of it, that wouldn't have worked too well." They all moved behind the door as Beast came through the door, taking one last look in the library at Belle. He smiled before walking by.

"Whether it worked or not, the master is falling in love with Belle according to our plans to be human again!" Lumiere said

"Indeed." Cogsworth said

"That's good to know, but I just have one question for you Lumiere..." Jewel said, "... Bijou?"

"Ah, that is the french word for jewel, mon petie Bijou."

"Oh." Jewel said. "I like that name. Call me that as much as you want!"