SOOOO FREAKING SORRY FOR LONG WAIT! I SO SORRY! TT_TT

I've either been really busy or lazy with a mix of writer's block….so yeah! I also saw it in 3D on the premiere day in theaters! T'was awesome! :D Anyways... On with the story!

Chapitre Huit

That same night, Gaston and LeFou had gone to see Monsieur D'Arque about getting innocent and harmless Maurice into the Maison de Lune. Unfortunately, the cynical old man was easy to bribe. Who knows what might have happened if Maurice hadn't left in time.

The next day, Belle woke up and was greeted by her friendly wardrobe. "Good morning dear!" she sang aloud.

Belle rubbed the sleeping dust from her eyes. "Good morning, Madame." She greeted almost enthusiastically. She was so tired that she didn't notice Lumiere hop in the room to open the curtains for her.

"Bonjour, mademoiselle!" he greeted happily. "Mrs. Potts will be right up shortly with your breakfast."

"Thank you, Lumiere."

Later, Mrs. Potts arrived with Chip and the walking food tray again with a hearty breakfast. "Rise and shine! Time for breakfast!" she sing-songed.

Throughout most of the day, Belle spent most of it with Lumiere and Cogsworth, whom were kind enough to give her a tour of the castle. "And as I say, if it's not Baroque, then don't fix it!" Cogsworth chuckled before realizing that neither Belle nor Lumiere was in sight. "Oh my…Mademoiselle!" he called out suddenly in a panic.

Belle had wandered away from the tour to see a part of the castle she had not seen. There was a small flight of stairs right in front of her and she was determined to climb them to see what was hidden. She took one step, then another before being blocked by her enchanted tour guides. "Oh, there is nothing to see in the west wing!" Cogsworth quickly said.

"Nothing! Nothing at all!" Lumiere agreed.

That only made her feel more intrigued. "So this is the west wing." She commented.

Both objects face-palmed and tried to get her away from the stairs. "There are other things to see in the castle mademoiselle." Lumiere said. "Uhh…like art and libraries and—"

"You have a library?" she asked enthusiastically as she bent down to their height.

"Of course! We have millions of them!" Cogsworth said.

"Cascades of books!" Lumiere added.

"Mountains!" the clock added as they "escorted" Belle to the library.

She quickly ran up the steps to the west wing and observed everything. Everything looked old, torn and broken; making her feel a little hesitant. Her eyes then caught the sight of a glowing, floating red rose protected by a glass cover. Her curiosity grew as she approached closer to it while stumbling over pushed and mistreated furniture. She lifted the glass and was about to gently touch it with her index finger, until he emerged from the shadows.

The Beast quickly covered his precious rose and turned to face her. "What are you doing?" he roared.

Belle's heart was nearly at the verge of popping out of her chest from fear. She stuttered and stumbled over her words but managed to let out a small sentence. "I meant no harm."

Beast wouldn't have any of this. Unfortunately, his temper got the best of him. "GET OUT!"

She ran away from the castle with Phillipe, as Cogsworth and Lumiere tried to stop her, and tried to find her way back home. Then it seemed that out of nowhere, a hungry pack of wolves emerged from deep within the forest out of the trees and chased after them. Phillipe then suddenly one of the reigns stuck in the branch of a tree making them trapped. Belle tried to protect the both of them with a nearby branch.

When all seemed hopeless…he came to the rescue.

The Beast fought off all the wolves, but unfortunately was wounded during his battle. Now that all the wolves were gone, Belle was prepared to hop on her horse…but something stopped her. She looked at the Beast's limp body in the snow. He saved my life… and he needs medical attention.

She managed to bring him back to the castle and tended to his wounds. "Thank you for saving my life." She said to him as she wrapped his injured arm.

Beast who was surprised with her remark, he looked her in the eyes. "You're welcome."

When she finished tending to his arm, now that they were on friendly terms at the moment, he took advantage of the situation and invited her to dinner again.

Belle smiled and happily accepted his offer.

Madame La Grande Bouche dressed Belle in a simple blue dress for her dinner. "Ravishing!" she sing- songed when she saw the final product.

Belle went down to the dining room and saw that Beast was standing at one edge of the long dining room table holding out a chair for her. So it is possible; he can be a gentleman. I'm impressed with his behavior.

They had a civilized conversation without any problems or complications from anything. He actually made her laugh with a joke. After about half an hour, Beast stood up from his chair on his side of the table. He cleared his throat and straightened out his jacket. "Belle?" he asked.

"Yes?"

"Will you marry me?"

DUN DUN DUUUN! I know its really short and pretty much all I did was summarize a scene from the movie, but I'll try to get another chapter up soon. Review please! :D