It was a late night, a few weeks after Beau had been accommodated into the castle. He was sitting on his bed, reading the book from the town library. A few years slid down his cheeks and smudged the words, but a knock disrupted his reading. "Yes?" A gruff voice could be heard on the other side, asking, "Come out for dinner."
"I'm not hungry!" A boom was heard against the door, "You will come out for dinner or never eat again!"
"Fine!"
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The Beast growled at the door, the candelabra lady and clock stood next to her. "Why not ask politely?" The clock asked. The beast huffed and knocked, "Would you please come out for dinner?" A pause then, "No!" like a small child. The beast gestured to the door, growling. Then, she stomped away and headed back to somewhere else. Soon, Beau opened his door and stepped out. Hurrying downstairs, he snuck into the kitchen, finding everything in there was alive. He smiled as they gave him a small plate of bread and water, requested by the clock. Then, the candelabra saw him and led him to the dining room, into the masters old chair. She introduced herself, "Allo, my name is Soleil. Ma chere, Monsieur. It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight.
And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a chair as the dining room proudly presents - your dinner!
Be our guest! Be our guest!
Put our service to the test
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie
And we'll provide the rest
Soup du jour
Hot hors d'oeuvres
Why, we only live to serve
Try the gray stuff
It's delicious!
Don't believe me? Ask the dishes!
They can sing, they can dance
After all, Sir, this is France
And a dinner here is never second best
Go on, unfold your menu
Take a glance and then you'll
Be our guest
Oui, our guest
Be our guest!
SOLEIL AND CHORUS
Beef ragout
Cheese souffle
Pie and pudding "en flambe"
SOLEIL
We'll prepare and serve with flair
A culinary cabaret!
You're alone
And you're scared
But the banquet's all prepared
No one's gloomy or complaining
While the flatware's entertaining
We tell jokes!
I do tricks
With my fellow candlesticks
CHORUS
And it's all in perfect taste
That you can bet
Come on and lift your glass
You've won your own free pass
To be out guest
SOLEIL
If you're stressed
It's fine dining we suggest
CHORUS
Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest!
SOLEIL
Life it so unnerving
For a servant who's not serving
She's not whole without a soul to wait upon
Ahh those good old days when we were useful
Suddenly those good old days are gone
10 years we've been rusting
Needing so much more than dusting
Needing exercise, a chance to use our skill
Most days we just lay around the castle
Flabby, fat and lazy you walked in and oopsie daisy
MR. POTTS
It's a guest! It's a guest!
Sakes alive, well I'll be blessed!
Wine's been poured and thank the Lord
I've had the napkins freshly pressed
With dessert, he'll want tea
And my dear that's fine with me
While the cups do their soft-shoein'
I'll be bubbling, I'll be brewing
I'll get warm, piping hot
Heaven's sakes! Is that a spot?
Clean it up! We want the company impressed
CHORUS
We've got a lot to do!
MR. POTTS
Is it one lump or two?
For you, our guest!
CHORUS
He's our guest!
MR. POTTS
He's our guest!
CHORUS
He's our guest!
Be our guest! Be our guest!
Be our guest!
CHORUS
Be our guest! Be our guest!
Our command is your request
It's been years since we've had anybody here
And we're obsessed
With your meal, with your ease
Yes, indeed, we aim to please
While the candlelight's still glowing
Let us help you,
We'll keep going
Course by course, one by one
'Til you shout, "Enough! I'm done!"
Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest
Tonight you'll prop your feet up
But for now, let's eat up
Be our guest! Be our guest!
Be our guest!
Please, be our guest!" Beau sighed as he laughed, no longer hungry but happy to have new friends. Soleil and Clocksworth, the clock, left with Beau. As they explored the castle, Beau lost the groupies and headed somewhere forbidden: the west wing.
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He approached a door and opened it, revealing a dark and gloomy room, disheveled and torn apart. He stepped in and the door closed behind him silently. He walked in further, absorbing every detail he could. He came across a lovely picture of what was assumed to be the previous owner of the castle. From what Beau could see, it was a young woman, dressed in dark clothing and hair curled in a way that was soft, yet lush. The picture was ripped, so he couldn't get a good look at her. He moved on and found a balcony, with a marble stand holding a glass case with a glowing red rose inside. He approached it, feeling he was being watched. He lifted the glass case and set it on the ground. As he reached to touch it, he felt a gust of hot air, making cold sweat run down his back. He turned and backed away to find the Beast, fuming with anger. She roared, "GET OUT!" Beau dashed out of there and quickly grabbed his cloak to leave. Soleil and Clocksworth tries to stop him, but did not. Beau ran out of the castle and far into the woods, where he soon stopped to see... Wolves had surrounded him.
As one went to attack, Beau grabbed a fallen branch and smacked it against the wolves skull. A crack could be heard and Beau looked at his weapon, snapped in half. He dropped it and ran not too far before tripping. He mentally cursed and started to crawl away when he heard a most familiar roar. He looked behind him to find the Beast, standing in front of him protectively. She roared again as a wolf pounced to her. She smacked it away like it was a fly, but it bit down in her arm and kept hold. The others attacked and Beau got up. He grabbed another branch and swung it around, hitting some wolves away. The others ran away and Beast stood up fully. She faced Beau and, for the first time he had seen, her eyes not only looked human but like the familiar painting of the previous owner. She gasped for air and fell into the snow with a crunch. Beau gasped and to carry her back to the castle. He placed her in a chair in front of a fire and sighed as he kneeled down in front of her. He would have to clean that wound, but from what he saw, she would be woken up by that. He would wait until she woke up.
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Hey babes.
Okay, this is really rushed, but I have done my part. Now, it's your turn! Post at least three stories and I'll try to do them. After these stories, of course. These are hard as is! Alright.
See ya!
-Ella Kinders
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