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Yamato had put on a cloak with his hood up; it was with his Uncle Mario's stuff to keep warm as night began to fall. He held onto the reigns of the horse as he carried him through the forest. He never had been in this direction. He admitted it was rather creepy. As they continue along the pathway, they were near the castle. The horse starts to panic as Yamato jumps off.

"Stay calm, it will be okay." Yamato tells the horse as he gently pats his head. The gates were opened to the castle as he sees a scarf that belonged to Mario as he rushes over to pick it up. "Uncle!" Yamato exclaims as he looks ahead at the castle. He wondered if his Uncle took shelter in the castle to keep warm. He walked up to the door, knocking first but no one answered. He turned the doorknob as he realized it was open already.

He peeped is head to look in, the castle appeared to be dark. As if it was abandoned, so he didn't see the harm in going in especially when he knows his Uncle was in the castle.

"UNCLE?!" Yamato screamed out as he opens the door, closing it behind him.

"Did you here . . . a young man is in the castle?" One of female servants in castle told Amu. Due to the curse the female servants have turned into different animals. The one that informed Amu had turned into a blue bird.

"Don't be ridiculous . . ." Amu doubted.

"UNCLE!" Yamato's voice could be heard as they rushed to the door. Taking a peek as they watched him from a distance. Going back inside quietly.

"I can't believe it!" Amu blurts out. She covered her mouth, hoping he didn't hear her. They looked again but Yamato didn't seem to notice them.

"See! I told you!" The servant girl replies again.

"Shouldn't we tell the princess?" Tusk questioned.

"She probably won't believe it, there is any point anyway? She believes no man will fall in love with her because of her appearance." Leo

"The princess could win anyone over. If it weren't for that temper." Amu told them. "and if she learned to be less selfish."

"Yeah right!"

"We need to think of all her positive traits." Amu continues, choosing to ignore the comment.

"Well let's see, she's selfish, demanding . . . and let's not forget that temper. Yes, that's all the qualities a suitor is looking for . . . "Tusk sarcastically addresses.

"Your sarcasm is very unappealing." Leo remarks. He had his arms folded. Like he was proud of his comeback.

"No, one asked you." Tusk angrily tells Leo, annoyed.

"What's that? Showing emotion are we, Tusk?" Leo continued to tease him; this only seemed to annoy him even more. Before he could tell him off again, he could feel a hand touching him as he turned to look at Amu.

"Come on think, positive. For me, Tusk." Winking her eyelashes at him, giggling which caused him to fluster as he turned to look away. Being with Amu always seemed to calm him. He could never admit he had growing feelings for her. Yes, he cared about her very deeply but he never would address that out loud. Leo could only laugh because it was just so obvious.

"Tusk, you're blushing." Leo teased.

"No, I'm not!" Tusk denied.

"I am going to tell the princess . . ." Amu says as she heads out the door. She knew Sera had to be informed. After all this could be the chance of a lifetime. They've been waiting so long to become human again. He could be the one to finally break the spell.

Meanwhile Yamato kept searching around the castle. He knew his uncle was there. The fact he wasn't answering when he called him was his main concern. He came to the conclusion that something happened to him. Mario would have answered him. Let him no he was okay, there was no need to worry.

"Is anyone there?" Yamato saw the shadow of Amu, who was heading to the Sera's room in the East Wing. "Wait, I am looking for my Uncle?" Amu just continued walking; she was a good enough distance that she didn't hear him.

She headed up the stairs to Sera's bedroom. It was in the highest part of one of the towers. Amu knocked first, not knowing if the princess was changing clothes or something. It would be improper to just walk into a royal's chamber without permission. After all she is only a servant within the castle walls.

"Come in!" Sera addressed.

"Sera . . . I mean Princess, I have regret news to tell you." Amu eagerly tried to tell her.

"What is it, Amu? Can't you see I am drinking my tea?" Sera tells her as she takes the cup, slowly taking a sip from it.

"A young man is here!" Amu couldn't help but blurt out. Sera split out her tea in response as she looks up at her.
"You're lying. There is no young man here." Sera firmly tells her with doubt.

"I am not kidding. I think the man you imprisoned last night is in fact this young man's Uncle. This is your chance." Amu addresses. "And his very handsome. I think he could be a perfect match for you."

"If you say is true . . . even so . . . he wouldn't ever come to love someone like me."

"Sera, you won't know unless you try. It's not how you look on the outside, Princess. It's who you are in on the inside."

"Inside what?" Sera questioned in confusion.

"I am saying, why don't you show him the sweet girl that you are when you're around me? And control that temper of yours. I am sure if he sees that. He will fall in love with you."

"No, he won't." Sera doubted, angrily. "Everyone is the same." Sera cries"They all see me as a monster."

"All right, I'll go."She agreed, though she wasn't confident. She fixed up her dress to make it look nice. "How do I look?"

"Beautiful." Amu happily replied.

"I could have sworn I saw someone over here." Yamato remarks as sees a staircase leading up. He decided to see what was up there, perhaps that is where the he saw went too. "IS ANYONE HERE?!"

"YAMATO!" Mario called out, weakly from behind the prison bars. He let out a cough.

"UNCLE!" Yamato called out as he went to the prison, he touched his Uncle's extended arm, it was cold.

"What are you doing here?" Mario addressed Yamato in concern. "You shouldn't be here. Get out while you still have a chance." He warned. Knowing Yamato could be imprisoned as well.

"What are you talking about Uncle?" Yamato question in confusion. "I came because I saw you went missing."

"Just . . . leave me." Mario told him. "Get out of here."

"I am not leaving you. We need to get you out of here. You're sick."

Sera meanwhile had come up to the near the top of the tower. Knowing he would be going to where her prisoner was located. She put her back against the wall as she touched her face. The reminder she had the face of a shark, rather than a human on pained her. Sera nervousness took hold, the same thing she had accounted since she was a child was most likely going to happen again. Everyone who came by treated her like a monster. She hated the way people treated her. That was one of the reason's she scared people off. Despite this was her chance to break the course, she couldn't allow anyone a chance too. As she believed no one would come to love someone like her. There was not chance of anything like that happening.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" Sera angrily yelled out. She hid in the shadows, trying to avoid the light. Yamato turned to look at her.

"I came to get my uncle. Can you let him out? Can't you see his sick?" Yamato asked her.

"I afraid that's not possible. Luckily for you I am feeling more generous than usual. So I will give you a chance to leave." Sera told him.

"I am not leaving without him." Yamato firmly tells him.

"We'll there is nothing more, I could do . . ." Sera turned around

"WAIT!" Yamato calls out. "What if I take my uncle's place?"

"You would take his place?" Sera was taken back by his selflessness. She hasn't met anyone that was willing to go above and beyond for someone else. She never had an willingness to such a thing.

"Yes." Yamato tells her.

"That means you would be my prisoner. You would have no freedom?" Sera replies knowing his sacrificing everything his ever known for one person.

"I understand." Yamato says to her.

"Then it's agreed?"

Yamato hestiates for a moment. "Come into the light."

Sera was hesitate, she didn't really want anyone to see her. She knew he was going to see her appearance eventually if he takes his place as a prisoner. She walked into the light and he definitely was shocked by her appearance. He wasn't at all scared though as he went over to her, calmly.

"You have my word." Yamato agreed.

"Then it's a deal." Sera says, firmly. As she notions Leo and Tusk with her arm.

Leo and Tusk appear as they opened the cage. Mario rushed over to his nephew. "Yamato, don't do this. I am getting old. I lived my life."

"Have the carriage take him to the village?!" Sera orders. Mario is carried out by the arms as he was picked up by Leo and Tusk.

"Wait?!" Yamato replies. "You didn't let me say goodbye to him. I will never see him again."

Sera turned her head, she didn't want him to see the guilt she was feeling. She believed that Yamato hated her for this. This made her hate herself, a man so handsome like him. He would never love a girl like her. She wiped a tear from her eye.

Author's Note: What do you think of this chapter? Sera has low self esteem, only naturally when she wants to break the curse that she caused but she believes she is a monster. She was always use to getting everything her heart desired since she was spoiled due to being a princess, which caused her selfishness. She is surprised and baffled that someone would be so selfless. Something she never really understood. The question is can Yamato fall in love with her before the last petal falls? And what would Minako think if he did develop feelings for Sera. If you watched the movie this is based on. We all know what will happen...Please Read/Review!