Cherry and Atticus's Enchanted Christmas

chapter 10

Belle was sitting in the cold, dark dungeon with a blanket wrapped around her and eventually regained consciousness.

"You said you'd never leave." the Beast snarled to her for leaving the castle grounds.

"I wasn't trying to leave," Belle uttered out weakly and sadly. "I was just trying to make you happy."

Atticus was the same and where he saw the Beast wasn't very happy with him either.

"I'm furious with you as well." The Beast snarled to Atticus.

"What did I do?" Atticus frowned.

"You said I could trust you." The Beast snarled.

"You can trust me and the others." Atticus frowned.

"You left the castle grounds..." the Beast glared to him. "You promised you wouldn't..."

"Just don't punish Mo..." Atticus sniffled as he tried not to cry. "It was my idea to come out, please, spare the others!"

"Fine, the others shall be spared." The Beast growled.

"I'm so sorry, sir." Atticus looked up to the Beast's icy blue eyes.

"You both broke your word and for that neither of you will ever see the light of day again." The Beast stormed out.

Atticus and Belle flinched from the door locking and closing.

"I should've known you wouldn't be anything, but a beast..." Belle hung her head as a tear rolled down her cheek in sadness and despair.

"I'm so sorry..." Atticus frowned.

Belle sniffled.

Cherry was sleeping in her bed as she was quite sick and looked like she had come down with a flu due to being out in the frigid weather and only had her jacket and sweatpants for warmth which was not enough for the bitter cold season of winter.

Mo placed a blanket over the perky goth's body except her head of course. "Sleep well, Cherry." she whispered.

Cherry shuddered, but looked gentle and peaceful once there was a warmer blanket over her. Mo nodded, then left the room to let Cherry get some rest.

There was a clock outside which was tolling twelve times which only meant one thing...

Lumiere sighed sharply. "Midnight... Merry Christmas, Cogsworth..."

The mantle clock sighed back to the candelabra. "If only it were."

"Come on, let's go see how Belle and Atticus are doing." Patch said.

"How though?" Ash asked. "They're locked up in the dungeon."

"Not to worry," Lumiere whispered so only they could hear. "I 'ave zhe key."

"Cool." Emi smiled.

"Come on, let's go find them then." Pikachu said.

"Get well soon, Cherry." Mo whispered one last time, then left with the others to the castle dungeon.

"Get well soon, Maman..." Felicity stroked her future mother's hair and even kissed her cheek and walked off to catch up with the others to see the peasant girl and aspiring detective boy.

The Beast was now in the music room, depressed.

"Oh, my dear old friend, I told you not to feel for her..." Forte droned to his master. "Things were much simpler before SHE came along... Before we dared to..." he then sharply sighed. "Hope."

"I thought she was the one.." the Beast hung his head in disappointment as he stared out the window.

Meanwhile, back in the dungeon as the door was being unlocked...