Disclaimer: I don't own anything. So you can't sue. Haha!

Anyway I am typing this as I'm riding in the car late at night on a family vaycay to a wedding in Lancing, Michigan. Woo who.

On with the story!

Chapter 8

By: BeautyandYue

A little while later as snow was falling, a door opened softly, Karone peeked her head out. No one was there so she stepped out cautiously into the hall. Karone had changed into a plain purple dress that Wardrobe had supplied and had put a small purple ribbon in her shoulder length blonde hair. Karone's stomach growled consequently, she headed towards the kitchen.

And why Andros wasn't there keeping watch? Well…let's just say he was otherwise engaged. Hehehe… A red curtain near Karone's room rustled and three spots of light could be seen. Voices could be heard as well. Sounds like, "oh no." came a female voice.

"Oh yes." Came a male voice.

"Oh no." Ashley giggled scuttling out from behind the curtain with Andros following close behind. "I have been caught by you before." Ashley protested as Andros ensnared her in his arms and leaned down for a kiss.

Andros sighted Karone as she meandered down the hallway. Andros accidentally dropped Ashley and as she has no arms she can't very well catch herself. "Karone! She has emerged!"

"Oh!" came Ashley's reply as she hit the floor.

"Sorry!" Andros called over his shoulder as he rushed to beat Karone before she got to the kitchens.

Cassie was trying to convince a very tired Carlos to go to bed. He found out that being in a smaller form meant that he didn't have as much energy as the others. Therefore he needed to go to bed earlier. "Go in the cupboard, Carlos." Cassie said nudging his small form.

"But I'm not sleepy." Carlos protested yawning hugely.

"Yes, you are." Cassie teasingly said as she helped him into the cupboard.

"No I'm not…" Carlos mumbled promptly going to sleep.

Clanking pots and pans sounded, as if it was an angry chef. In a way it was. Kind of. "I work and I slave all day for what? A culinary feast gone to waste!" Stove complained looking kettles and promptly throwing the lids right back on top.

"Oh, stop your grousing Kai. It's been a long night for all of us." Cassie said.

TJ was wiping his hands with a rag "well if you ask me she was just being stubborn!" TJ threw the rag into a cupboard, shutting it hard.

"That's the way she is though." Cassie told him. " But if Zhane doesn't learn to control that temper of his, he'll never break the spe-"

"Splendid to see you out and about miss." TJ quickly interjected catching sight of Karone as she came into the kitchen. "I am Cogsworth of the house hold." He held his hand up. Karone knelt to take it. But Andros scooted in the way at the last second after racing in the kitchen. "This is Lumiere." He said sounding less than pleased that Andros was there.

"Hello miss." Andros said bowing low and pecking her hand.

"If there is anything, TJ pushed Andros out of the way and took Karone's hand again, you need let us know." He bent to peck her hand as Andros had done but Andros rolled his eyes and placed his flame to TJ's out stretched hand. "Ow!" TJ cried letting go to blow on his red-hot hand. He glared at Andros.

"I am a little hungry." Karone admitted as her stomach protested loudly.

"Do you hear that? She's hungry." Cassie said delightedly to the three dishes in pink, yellow, and blue next to her.

"But remember what the master said." TJ cautioned.

"Oh come on, I'm not about to let her go hungry." Cassie said.

"TJ relented slightly. "Fine, glass of water, crust of bread then its-"

"Oh come now Cogsworth. She's not a prisoner. She's our guest." Andros argued.

"Oh alright, but keep it down. If the master finds out it will be our necks." TJ finally said, drawing his hand across his neck in illustration.

Cassie smiled "stoke the fire, she told Kai, break out the silver, wake the china."

Andros said to Karone as he led her out of the kitchen, "come this way miss."

"What? What? Where are you going?" TJ turned to see Andros leading Karone out the door.

Andros stuck his head back in to look at TJ "what is dinner without a little music?" he told him mischievously.

TJ ran to the door where it swung outward in Andros and Karone's wake. "Music!" the door came back around to hit TJ squarely sending him flying in the opposite direction.

Andros led Karone to a high backed chair. He then hopped to the middle of the table. Karone look on in wonder. "It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight, he told Karone a gleam in his eyes, and now we invite you to relax pull up a chair as the dinning room proudly presents…your dinner." With that more than a dozen silver covered dishes rushed to the side of the table. Karone gasped.

Andros grabbed an ashtray and put it on his head. He then grabbed a match. Now properly attired he started: (before they start I'd like to say that I have shortened the song so its not all of it. Sorry.)

Be…our…Guest. Be our Guest put our serves to the test; tie your napkin round your neck Cheri and we provide the rest.

Andros sang dancing around. The others' got into it too. Spoons, plates, and even platters with food on them danced around him or set up pictures.

Soup desu, hot hors d'ouvres, why we only live to serve.

Whatever Andros sangit paraded in front of Karone. She picked up and ate.

Pie and pudding en' flambé

Andros picked up the cover on the pudding and much to Karone's surprise TJ rose out covered in blue. When Andros said "Pie and Pudding en' flambé." He put a hand to the pudding and lighted it up including TJ. TJ came out a charcoal gray. He rolled his eyes up and toppled over only to be carted away pudding and all.

Try the gray stuff it's delicious! Don't believe me ask the dishes! They can sing they can dance. After all miss this is France! And a dinner here is never second best!

The light toned down to a spotlight and it illuminated TJ trying to pull one of the dishes. Seeing the light on him, he stopped and the dish escaped. TJ stood there trying to grin. Andros landed next to him; "Life is so unnerving for servant whose not serving, he's not whole without a soul to wait upon." Andros sung TJ tried escaping but Andros hung unto him. Six days we've be rusting needing so much more than dusting. Flakes rained down on the pair. TJ looked up, the saltshakers were sending down the flakes. He looked down to find himself covered in salt. TJ resumed his struggle to get free of Andros. Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills. TJ tried shaking off Andros who hung onto his leg. But in doing so he flew free only to land head first into green jello, where he thrashed aboutAndros moved next to him and the jello. Flabby, fat, and lazy, you walked in and upsie dasie! At those words Andros jumped onto a spoon in the jello, directly under TJ. TJ flew for the second time to land in the middle of the table. He finally loosened up and danced with the rest of them. Tonight you'll prop your feet but for now let's eat and BE OUR GUEST! Please Beeeeee Ouuuuuurrrrrr GGGuueessttt!

Champagne bottles popped out their corks and everyone went crazy. When it ended Karone clapped her hands. "Oh, that was wonderful!"

TJ said "it was wasn't?" nodding to Ashley as she and the other feather dusters swept by to clean up flower petals and other spills. "Oh, my look at the time!" TJ said fake yawning and pointing to his face, which showed: 9:20. " Now its off to bed, off to bed." He waved his hands at Karone. Andros hopped up next to TJ.

"Oh, I couldn't possibly go to sleep now. Its my first time in an enchanted castle." Karone said extremely wide-awake.

"Who said anything about an enchanted castle?" TJ said nervously as a fork skittered by. TJ pointed and accusing finger at Andros "it was you wasn't it?" Andros looked indignant and a fight quickly ensued between the two.

Karone rested her hand on her chin. An amused smile on her face as the two in front of her battled it out. "I kind of figured it out for my self." She said dryly. (Well duh! And Astronema told her remember?) TJ and Andros stopped fighting and looked at each other. TJ was pulling Andros' nose, Andros had his hand on TJ's face pushing him away, TJ was pulling Andros' right arm, and Andros was pulling back on TJ's left arm. They let each go quickly, both falling to the tabletop.

"I'd like to look around if that's alright with you." Karone asked getting up.

"Sure." Andros said not thinking.

"Lumiere, I'm not sure that's such a good idea. We don't want her poking around in you-know-where, in you-know-what." TJ said grabbing Andros around the neck with his hand.

Karone was disappointed and it showed. Then she had a thought. "How would you like to give me a tour? I'm sure you know everything there is to know about the castle." Karone said flirtatiously poking a finger at TJ's middle.

TJ started, actually he knew almost the entire castle but going around again wouldn't hurt. So he lied. "Well, yes, I do." He said chuckling.

To Be Continued….