Beauty and the Were-Tiger: Enchanted Christmas *COMPLETED*

Chapter 5: Finding the perfect Christmas tree and "Don't fall in Love"

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Adabelle sighs as she lay down on her bed just to closed her eyes. She didn't hear Nicky coming into her bedroom. "Hiya, Adabelle." Nicky said. She open her eyes as she looks down at him. He had a biggest smile on his face. "You should see the ballroom. It's all decorated and pretty and there's garlands everywhere. I think the master's gonna be really excited when he finds out about Christmas." Nicky said gleefully. Adabelle sat up. "Well, he, he already knows." She said as she walked towards the window.

"Really? Was he excited?" He asked. She opens the curtains. "Actually, Nicky, he's forbidden it." She said. "But I thought he couldn't forbid Christmas." Nicky said as he had a sad expression on his face.

Adabelle couldn't stand the fact of seeing Nicky's hopes being let go and hearing the sadness in his voice. "You know, Nicky, he can't. We'll have Christmas with or without him." She said as she put her hand on her hip and has a smile on her face. "Hooray! Can we get a tree now, Adabelle? It's the only thing we're missing." Nicky said as he was jumping with joy. "All right, then. Let's go get a tree. But first..." She said. Adabelle picks up the gift that she made for Tygra. "Shh." She said.

In Tygra's room on the west wing...

Adabelle hid the present closed to her chest in her arms. She saw the rose in the glass jar with a smile on her face. Nicky who is keeping his eye out for his master Tygra. "Psst, Adabelle. The master. Hurry." Nicky said as he was whispering. Adabelle quickly and quietly putting the gift down on the table. He was growling. Adabelle and Nicky quietly got out of the room before they were spotted by Tygra or anyone else.

Outside on the castle grounds...

Nicky was laughing as he was jumping through the snow. Samson was barking and he was too, jumping through the snow as well. Nicky's laughing continues while panting. Samson was panting as well. "What about this one?" Adabelle asked. They stopped in front of the skinny tree. 

"Mm..." Nicky said as he closed one eye. He was disapprovingly. "Mm. Nah. Too skinny." Nicky said. He began to hop away from the trio. "Come on." He said. Adabelle exhales as she blows a stray piece of her hair from her face. An axe groans.

Meanwhile in the mutated were-tiger's room in the west room...

The thunder was rumbling as Tygra was watching her from the window. The door was creaking. MC came into the room. "Oooh la-la." He said. "Ohh, MC." Tygra said as he was rubbing on the back of his neck. "She's beautiful, no?" MC asked. "Yes, and I'm hideous." Tygra said as he looks at his own reflection in the glass jar. "Not to mention ill-tempered." MC said as he whispered to himself. Tygra noticed a present on the table next to the glass jar. "What? What is that?" He hissed as he lifts it up.

"Ooh, it looks like a Christmas present." MC said. Tygra growls as he slammed the gift back down on the table while walking away as he roars. MC looks at the tag. "Oh-ho-ho. It's for you, Master. It's from...a girl." He said. "Olivia?" Tygra asked. "No. From Adabelle." MC said. "Adabelle?" Tygra asked. He walks up to the gift as he tries to take the ribbon off but MC stops him. The keyword is tries. "Uh-uh-uh. Master, you can't open it." MC said. "Well, why not? It's for me, isn't it?" He asked. "Because it's not yet Christmas." MC said. Tygra rolled his eyes as he growls. "Master, we all understand how you feel about Christmas. But when a woman gives a man a gift, she's saying, "I care about you"." MC said. Tygra was rubbing his chin as he set the present down on the table. "Hmm. But I don't have a gift for her." He said.

"It is not too late." MC said. The mutated were-tiger sighs. "Well, I guess I could get her a little something." He said. He walked into the other room as the music was playing. "Old Hob, stop the noise!" Tygra said. "Noise? Noise? This is my masterpiece." The grand piano said. The mutated were-tiger growls as he glares at the grand piano. "Master." He said. "I, I want you to compose a song." Tygra said.