I'm back..
Adaleigh pulled back her hair as water was poured all over her. one servant a coat rack was scrubbing down her hair and fur as she sat in he tub, the tub once filled with hot water was now turning cold, the steam slowly fading away as the coat rack rushed to get the beast cleaned up.
Benoit was reading to her, she was having trouble with reading by herself and would ask him to read a book to her, he didn't mind reading as he would turn the page of the book. Adaleigh was finding herself lost among the words that were being read, she would vision herself as one of the characters opf the story while Benoit as the other.
" Hey" Benoit's voice brought her back from her day dream. he put the book down closing it. The beast ears dropped, she must of figured she wasn't paying attention and thus saw no point of continuing.
Does this castle have a ball room?" he asked. Adaleigh ears perked up from that question.
" I..I believe so" she answered " I was never allowed in there since I was only a child and my mother would tell me it was very boring so I lost interest in it" Why you asked?"
" Well...As I was reading the story Romeo and Juliet I was imaging their first meeting being at a ball " he started to blush a little " I was thinking, would you like to dance in the ball room with me?"
SPLASH!
More water was poured over to rinse out the soap from her fur, Mrs. Potts was in the room with her, Lumiere was sent off to Benoit's chambers .
" I..I don't think I could do this?" Adaleigh confessed " I can barley walk on two legs with out going for my paws" she looked down at her paws which last time she saw them the paws were looks more land like then animal paws.
" Your just nervous my dear" Mrs Potts assured her, " and it's perfectly normal to be nervous" The beast looked over at the rose, a petal fell , time was running out.
" Just stay calm and positive" The tea pot advised"
" Right, calm and positive" she stood up and shook her body her fur puffed out from the water. getting out of the tub she walked over to the vanity where the coat rack dried her off with a towel.
" Now their will be a dinner and music, of course dancing" the tea pot reminded her.
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Dancing?" Adaleigh started to panic " I not good at it, I..I never got to learn since .."
" It's alright dearie" Mrs. Potts told her " Benoit will guide you , all you have to do is follow his lead"
She was listening to her advice while the coat rack was fixing her hair, her hair getting tied and pins hurt her scalp, then a corset was put around her waist and pulled to fit tights, she didn't like the concept of a corset but before she could complain about it a dome shape like rack was placed over her head and rested on her waist.
" I...I look stupid" she admitted. Mrs Potts agreed it was too much but Adaleigh was taken over to her wardrobe and put in a blue ball gown.
Cogworth entered the room and made a bow " ready ma'dame".
...
Benoit stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting, Adaleigh was at the top of the stairs looking nervous but with the encouragement of and cogworth she made her way down, she grabed hold of the railing incase she lost balance, it was hard to walk down on her hind legs', her tail under the dress trying not to trip her as she stood facing Benoit.
She looked a little taller then him but he was fine with that as he escorted her to the dinning hall.
...
She manage to eat her dinner with out reverting to a starving animal, Benoit got up from his seat to run over to her seat and pull her out of her cahir and bring her into the ball room.
Adaleigh had to admit the ball room looked loving with the lights on and the servants managing to clean up the room on sort notice.
It was kind of shocking and confusing when she came yup to them all panic like demanding they clean up the ball room, she quickly calmed down and politely asked they clean up the ball room which Mrs potts thanked her for her pilot tone and agreed to clean it.
...
She was watching as Benoit placed one of her hands on his shoulder while he placed his on her waist then took her other hand into his and the two began to dance, remembering the advice she let him lead as she followed, she even liked how he spun her around, it was quite delightful, she saw the object root for her and she found herself having a good time.
Mrs potts had chip off to bed as the lights inn the ball room started to dimmer, Chip watched as Benoit and Adaleigh went out onto the balcony.
the two looked at the stars, it was a nice night to look at them. Adaleigh sat down on the rim of the balcony as BenoƮt sat down next to her, she looked a little uncomfortable but she reached out with her hand to touch his.
" Something wrong?" he asked.
" Well I.." she wasn't sure how to ask the question she sighed " Are you happy?" she asked. Benoit wanted to answer her but he let go of her hand and stood up.
" Adaleigh, I know you took me in as your prisoner but these past months you made me not feel like one and I do feel happy except I.."
The beast leaped to her feet taking his hands into her " Benoit if it's about your mother I apologized for how I treated her" she blurted out " I should've known better but I want make things right" she looked into his eyes " Lets bring your mother here" she suggested.
...
Adaleigh brought Benoit to her chambers, some furniture still broken but other then that it's been cleaned up a little and all rotting bones were gone.
" Here she held up the mirror" ask anything and the mirror will show you" Benoit took the mirror into his hand he looked at his reflection " I..I like to see my mother please"
The mirror flashed as the reflection changed from his face to a cold room, a mattress with a torn blanket and on that mattress was Mari and she looked terrible. Benoit gasped .
" Mother!" he cried out " how did she end up in the insane asylum?".
So here we are. the ball room scene and Benoit discovering his mother was thrown into insane asylum .
Next chapter the mob scene
