"Oh, how we've anticipated this day for over a decade! Congratulations! Blessings! This is our blessing of the year!" Mrs Potts exclaimed after following Belle to bring up the Prince's dinner that night. But, she was not the only one, for curious Chip, Maurice, Cogsworth and Lumiere also trailed along after searching high and low for the Prince the whole day.

The shy faces of Belle and Adam betrayed faint blushes. Chip tugged his mother's skirt impatiently and asked if everything the Prince had just revealed was really about a wedding.

Mrs Potts lifted her dear little son up in her arms while their pup, Preppy, whined and barked excitedly. She joyfully affirmed, "Yes, my child...It's truly 'Your royal highness, Princess Belle', which you should be addressing now..."

Belle quickly shook her head, "Oh no, Mrs Potts...Chip...I'd love for everyone to call me simply 'Belle'..."

Everyone smiled as Adam added, "And so do I, please drop the princely formality for me too, just as Belle would like..."

"Yay! Princess Belle! Princess Belle! Your royal highnesses!" Chip kept repeating with delight.

Maurice took his daughter's hand and said dearly, "My lovely child, at last I can let go of my worries...Papa could never be more grateful for you...Your roya-...opps! I meant, Adam, thank you so much for taking the hand of my precious daughter...My deepest wishes for both of your happiness..."

Belle choked back happy tears and hugged Maurice tight...Everyone was so touched.

When they pulled apart, Cogsworth remarked, "A wonderful, remarkable year indeed...My heartiest congratulations to you both, Prince and our destined Princess Belle! However,...the sight of your bandaged fingers...could they have been...?"

Prince Adam and Belle stammered quite a bit...

"The roses' thorns!"

"The glass broke!"

"Wh-what's which?" Cogsworth and Lumiere questioned blankly.

Another nervous blush came over the couple's faces, since Adam wanted Belle to be the only person to know about the precious stones and gems outside the castle's lowest chamber's secret backdoor for the meantime. A second reason was that Belle also did not want to be a proud show-off of her priceless diamond rose ring which Adam personally shaped and made for her as of this soon yet!

Mrs Potts finally butted in, "Aww...come on, you two! Stop being busybodies! Remember when our new Princess hurt her arm? Just let them enjoy this present sweetness together for now, alright? Our Prince has suffered hunger pangs for the whole day, mind you two!"

Adam and Belle could now breathe with relief. Lumiere again hit Cogsworth's head, "That's right, you nitpicky mon ami! We have yet to have our own dinner for tonight you know! Oh and by the way, congratulations, your both royal highnesses! We'll be briefing you both on our next plan of action for the King and Queen's highest chamber!"

The second Lumiere finished informing, their attention was captured by another event of the sparkling and glistening winter Perseids meteor shower from the Prince's suite open balcony, immensely delighting their hearts at a time worthy of the grandest celebrations!