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It was a few days later that Belle found herself with her first real customer. She had just been finishing up one of the many books she still had yet to read about magic and was just about to take a break to rest her eyes after the tiny print when the door chimed to let her know that someone had entered the shop. She paused at the sound, checking the time to see that Ruby shouldn't have been coming for lunch for about another hour, before she realized it was a customer and hurried to the front only to see Mother Superior standing in the middle of the shop.

"Blue Fairy," Belle greeted in surprise, drawing the woman's attention from looking around the cluttered shop. Belle was sure that the fairy didn't approve of all of the magical artifacts being in the possession of the Dark One, or, in this case, the Dark One's True Love. Belle held her stomach protectively, unsure of the fairy's intentions even after she helped protect the town. "What can I do for you?"

"The fairies and I have been discussing your child, Belle, since it has come to our knowledge that you will be having one after all," Mother Superior said calmly, smiling slightly at the young woman which made Belle nervous. "And we wish to bestow on it a gift once it is born. You see, it will be the first child to be born among us since the curse was lifted and we got our memories back, so it is a very special child to the town. Dark One's or not."

"That is very nice of you fairies, but I couldn't possibly accept a gift from you," Belle said with a tight voice at the small stab the fairy let slip, receiving a mildly confused look from Mother Superior. "I don't think the shop will let me take a gift from anyone, especially a magical gift, unless I pay for it in some way."

"Then I would ask of a small favor in return," Mother Superior said as she glanced around the shop as if she didn't wish to discuss the matter at hand. "To be truthful, the fairies are quickly running out of our dust and there doesn't seem to be any more diamonds in the mine for us to gather more from."

Belle heard a small voice coming from somewhere in the shop, letting her know that she had just the thing to help the fairies.

"So, to make this clear, in exchange for helping the fairies get more dust, my child will receive a gift from the fairies?" Belle said as she made her way towards where the magical voice was calling out to her.

"That is correct and seems like a fair enough deal for both of us," Mother Superior said, watching Belle closely as she shifted through a drawer in one of the cabinets. Belle turned back to the fairy with a large, purplish bean in her hand. "What is that?"

"A magic bean, but not one like the ones used to go between worlds," Belle said, holding out the bean to Mother Superior. "This one, if planted in the mine, will grant your wish to have the diamonds form at a much quicker rate than before. It is, in a way, a wishing bean."

Mother Superior took the bean from Belle to examine it herself before she frowned at Belle. "You seem to be turning more and more into your True Love. Be careful with that, Belle, for the Dark One's power is not meant for someone to fair as you."

Belle watched Mother Superior leave with a confused look on her face.

"What is so wrong with acting a bit more like your father?" Belle asked her stomach as if expecting a response from her growing child.