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Chapter 14

By: BeautyandYue

Splash!

A bucket of water soaked Zhane-Beast and Coat-Stand wearing a green hat grabbed Zhane-Beast and began scrubbing all over him. "I'm not so sure I can do this." Zhane-Beast said uncertainly as another bucket of water was dumped on him washing away the soap.

"You love the girl don't you?" Andros asked.

"More than anything." Zhane-Beast replied.

"Tonight you must be bold, daring." Andros said trying to convince him.

"Bold, daring." Zhane-Beast levered himself up and shook. Sending pounds of water flying, drenching Andros next to him. He walked over to his dresser and sat himself in front of the mirror while Coat-Stand picked up scissors and began fussing with his fur.

"Tonight you confess your love." Andros told him as he hopped onto a stool placed beside the mirror.

"Yes, Zhane-Beast brightened then dimmed, I ca-no, no I can't."

"You love the girl?" Andros prodded him.

"More than anything." Zhane-Beast replied as Coat-Stand grabbed some fur and started tying in some blue ribbon. Then it finished and stood back to look at its handy work.

"Oh, you look so… so…" Andros said trying to find a word to describe Zhane-Beast's look.

Zhane-Beast answered for him "stupid." Looking at the curly and blue ribbon bedecked self in the mirror.

"Not quite what I was expecting. A little more off the top, Please." Andros told Coat-Stand clapping his hands. (Arms? Brass appendages? Whatever you want to call Andros' "arms")

"Ahem, ahem." TJ popped in "your lady awaits."

Karone came from the left doorway leading to the grand staircase. She was wearing a golden colored dress, her slender arms encased in gold elbow length gloves, her blonde was pulled up into a half bun with a the rest of the hair cascading down to rest on top of her bare shoulders and hair held in place with a gold clip like an upside down crown. She shyly stepped out waiting for Zhane-Beast. Karone realized 'this is almost like meeting Zhane for the first time again.'

Zhane-Beast cleared his suddenly dry throat, stepping forward. Zhane-Beast was dressed in black dress pants, a white ruffled dress shirt, with a deep gold vest over it, a blue coat with gold buttons and lining, with a blue ribbon tied into his fur in the back in a little ponytail to finish off the whole ensemble.

They met in the middle of the staircase. Karone dropped into a sweeping curtsy and Zhane-Beast bowed deeply back.

Tale as old as time

True as it can be

Barely even friends

Then somebody bends

Unexpectedly.

Karone smiled prettily and hooked her arm into the offered arm of Zhane-Beast. They walked down the once gloomy grand staircase. Now a cheerful place with red carpet, in fact the whole castle had under gone a dramatic change and it now looked better than it had when Karone came eight weeks ago.

Just a little change

Small to say the least

Both a little scared

Neither one prepared

Beauty and the Beast.

They sat down to a grand feast and were serenaded by Coat-Stand. Karone looked across the long dinner table to see Zhane-Beast carefully sip soup, not getting a drop on him, while Andros and the others looked on with delight.

Ever just the same

Ever a surprise

Ever as before

Ever just as sure

As the sun will rise.

Karone pushed back her chair and hurried over to Zhane-Beast. He looked at her in surprise as Karone grabbed his paws and gently dragged him from his chair to the ballroom dance floor.

Tale as old as time

Tune as old as song

Bittersweet and strange

Finding you can change

Learning you were wrong.

Zhane-Beast gulped nervously as Karone took her small hands, placed his paws in the right spots, and began whirling around the floor. Zhane-Beast finally got the hang of it and took the lead. They whirled about Karone smiling up at him then she rested her head on his broad chest and closed her eyes. Zhane-Beast grinned delighted and looked at the sidelines where TJ gave him thumbs' up and Andros shook his arms in victory.

Certain as the sun

Rising in the east

Tale as old as time

Song as old as rhyme

Beauty and the Beast.

Andros made the candle lights dim to darken the room a little bit as they continued to twirl around the ballroom.

Tale as old as time

Song as old as rhyme

Beauty and the Beast.

Zhane-Beast and Karone stopped dancing and walked out arm in arm to the balcony. They sat down on the ledge. Karone fixed her dress while Zhane-Beast fidgeted. "Karone?" he finally asked.

"Yes?" Karone said putting her hands in his.

"are you…happy here?" he asked hesitantly.

"well yes…" Karone trailed off and sadly looked off into the distance.

"what is it?" Zhane-Beast asked in concern.

"if only I could see my brother again. Just for a moment. I miss him so much." Karone told him.

Zhane-Beast was sad since Karone was sad but then he had a thought "there is away." He said and Karone looked up at him hopeful. He got up still holding Karone's hands.

To Be Continued…