Shining Golden Star: "Please note I will be using a mix of the movie and Broadway show in this chapter. Also I do not own any Disney form of Beauty and the beast or Skip Beat."

Sho: "Yeah 'cause the story will be terrible if you did."

Shining Golden Star*with the eyes of a predator* "Did you say something?"

Sho "…"

Shining Golden Star "Good on with the story"

Ren "Too bad I wanted to see what the author would do with him."

Two sets of hands pushed aside braches to get a better view of Kyoko's cottage. "Ho ho, she going to get the surprise" Kajima smirked at Sho "Yep, this is her lucky day." Sho grinned turning away, letting the branch fly directly into Kajima's mouth. As the latter spat out leaves he fumed inwardly 'If it was not for the fact it this is the easiest way to become the most want man in this town, I would not be kissing up to that brat. '

"I would like to thank you all for coming to my wedding" With a grin he added with his hand to the side as if it were some secret. "First I better go in there and propose to the girl." He finished with a laugh. Everyone else joined the shared 'joke' with their own laughs, except for three certain girls who were crying rivers next to the Champaign, coincidence or not this was neither known nor cared about.

Honestly, Sho did not see what the big deal. Everyone in town knew a wife was for chores and sons and nothing more. Kyoko was rarely ever really pretty. So what is she had been dressed up once, he still would have to be near the real beauties of the town. Kyoko was just Kyoko and he was simply claiming what was his from the beginning. He also made a mental note to reassure the girls that his 'wedding' would not interfere with their little … get together.

Meanwhile Kijima was scowling. 'You spoiled brat!' He was getting tired of doing what Sho wanted on a whim. Then he had an idea. Based on yesterday, he could tell it would take more than a surprise wedding to win over Kyoko. Well if Sho wanted that plain girl why try to stop him. Her two friends were easy on the eyes, if perhaps things went smoothly, then Sho would surely not mind him helping himself to one or both. He could even ask Sho for his assistance as a reward. After all Kyoko would have lots of useful information to share after she became Sho's wife. Kajima let out a grin, "After all, a guy is entitled to some fun, right?" he thought.

"What do you know about my dreams Sho?" Kyoko asked suspiciously. "I high doubt he can take me to the fairy world to see Corn again."

"Plenty" Sho smirked as he grabbed Kyoko's hand.

"You've been dreaming, just one dream

Nearly all your life

Hoping, scheming, just one theme:"

He forced her on a chair and proceeded.

"Will you be a wife?

Will you be some he-man's property?"

He then knelled on one knee arms wide open.

"Good news!

That he-man's me!"

He then got on both feet, yanked Kyoko up and roughly had walked/dragged her by his side.

"This equation, girl plus man

Doesn't help just you

On occasion, women can

Have their uses too

Mainly to extend the fam'ly tree

Pumpkin, extend with me!"

Kyoko had no idea what he meant and she really did not want to know. She just wanted the idiot out of her house and was getting bored and annoyed with him.

Sho was now gloating.

"We'll be raising sons galore"

Kyoko rolled her eyes

"Inconceivable!" "That anyone could think of this."

Sho guested his hand to describe the 'boys' height

"Each built six foot four!"

Kyoko shook her head at this stupidity and groaned

"Unbelievable!" "That I used to aree on this!"

The Sho added the finishing blow

"Each one stuffed with ev'ry Sho gene!"

Kyoko put her hands over her ears and squeezed her eyes tight.

"I'm not hearing this!" 'This is officially the stupidest day in who know how long.'

Sho continued on, ignoring her comments.

You'll be keeping house with pride!

By this point for every fantasy Sho had, Kyoko had a sarcastic remark.

"Just incredible!" "That I used to be that stupid!"

'Like *BEEP* I will become your housekeeper again' again she grumped beeping out a not existent word in her mind.

"Oh so gratified"

"So unweddable!" "I am no longer your house maid!"

"That you are a part of this idyllic scene."

Sho then seated himself at the table kicked off his shoes and plopped his feet on the table. "Picture this; a rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill roasting over the fire, my little wife massaging my feet."

"Ugh" Kyoko groaned hold her nose with her hand to avoid the smell of well let us just leave that to the imagination.

"While the little Ones play on the floor with the dogs." Sho continued "We'll have six or seven!" he added leaning in toward her.

"Dogs?" Kyoko asked hoping she was right while leaning away from him as far back as her body would allow.

"No Kyoko strapping boys…like me" he laughed, looking at his reflection, his nose slightly longer and with a sharper point than usual. Kyoko tried to imagine it and ended up feeling queasily at the thought of six or seven mini versions of Sho. "I do seem to recall a time that you dreamed of this." The said jerk did not seem to notice her face turning green as he jerked her around some more.

"I can see that we will share

All that love implies

We shall be a perfect pair

Rather like my thighs"

Sho gestured to the upper parts of his legs proudly, causing Kyoko to deadpan, 'Thank goodness I came to my senses three years ago.'

"You are face to face with destiny!

All roads lead to...

The best things in life are...

All's well that ends with me!"

Kyoko tried to make a sneaky getaway only for Sho to grab her by the arm and yank her to his side.

"Escape me?

There's no way

Certain as "Do, Re,"

Kyoko, when you marry..."

Sho broke off as he cornered Kyoko, having her stand between him and the door with a sly grin. "So Kyoko, what would it be? Is it "yes", or is it "oh, yes"?"

Kyoko meanwhile, was having a hard time trying to open the door behind her. "I... I just don't deserve you!" 'If you asked me three years ago I may have been foolish enough to say yes.'

Sho smirked "Who does? Me!"

Kyoko finally succeed in opening the door, ducking as Sho tumbled past her. "But thanks for asking!" she gave her own smirk, before throwing his shoes outside and throwing all three dead bolts.

Sho landed face first in the muck with a pig, bottom sky high. Kajima, who had started the band the moment he heard the door opening, turned around and noticing Sho's predicament stopped the band. "So, how did it go?" he asked innocently.

He got the answer in the form of Sho through a small tantrum along with mud in every direction before stomping off.

For a moment Kajima let his true face about Sho show "Touchy" he grumbled with the pig snorting in agreement.

Sho tramped away fuming, wiping muck from his face.

"Is he gone?" Kyoko asked worriedly peering through a cracked open door. Seeing the coast was clear she began to rant and flume to the animals she took care of with her friends, mostly chickens for eggs and goats for milk and cheese.

"Oh, can you imagine? He asked me to marry him. Me, the wife of that boorish, brainless. …" For a few moments she was trapped in the past, when her whole world revolved around Sho. Until that day had happened. Then she left the city, oved to her current town and started a new life with her friends. How or why sho ended o there too was unknown to her. However she vowed a while ago to never become stupid again. So instead of love, like most girls, she dreamed of adventure. Shaking her head, she went on with her chores, spreading chicken feed around.

Using a feeding sack as a 'shawl' for her head, she began to mock the idea to the animals.

"'Madame Gaston!'

Can't you just see it?

"Madame Gaston!"

His "little wife", ugh!

She groaned as she kicked the barrels, spilling the feed and scaring the chickens. She hated the memory of how she used to be. The cruel irony of the current situation only added insult to a still healing injury.

"No sir! Not me! I guarantee it!"

She declared taking off the 'shawl' with a determined look and raced to the fields, arms out spread eagle.

"I want much more than this provincial life!"

Stopping in the fields, she continued desperately.

"I want adventure in the great wide somewhere

I want it more than I can tell"

She sank to the ground. "I came here so I could lead my own life, so I could be more than those silly dreams of being a housewife"

"And for once it might be grand

To have someone understand

I want so much more than they've got planned"

She smiled softy as she watched the dandelion seed move with the freedom she was denied. "Corn understood me, why can the villagers not?" she mused remembering her fairy prince from long ago. "Corn." The word left her lips gently and floated away to the trees, with the breeze as more dreams and memories flowed in Kyoko mind and heart.

Then she heard a familiar neighing and turned to see her friend's namesake racing toward her at full speed, the goods still in his wagon. "Corn" Kyoko explained, surprised what are you doing here with…." Then she noticed her two best friends where gone.

"Where are Kanae and Chiori?" Corn neighed and pawed the ground. "You have to take me to them" Kyoko cried urgently unstrapping Corn from his luggage. Throwing a traveling cloak on herself after a two minute detour in the house they were off.

"What is this place?" Kyoko wondered out loud when they arrived at a dark and spooking castle. Suddenly, as through sensing an ominous presence, Corn bulked at the gate almost throwing Kyoko off him. "Corn" whispered Kyoko soothingly patting his neck after jumping off him quickly. "Steady, steady". Then she noticed a familiar looking satchel on the other side of the gate. Rushing to it she peered in it and paled. There was Chiori's rage diary. "Chiori, Kanae." Kyoko breathed. "They must be here." Then relief of finding her friends turned to concern. "Why are they here and not at the fair?" She stared at the castle. "Pardon the intrusion." She whispered as she made her way to the door, dread and fear etched into her movements.