Cherry and Atticus's Magical World

chapter 15

Snow was falling outside the castle yet again and the winter seemed to be eternal for many. At least Mrs. Potts wasn't as bad about the weather as she used to be thanks to the surprise party from the others. Cherry was in the castle study and was writing yet another story as the wind howled out the window, she then looked up as she saw a bird out there. It wasn't a pigeon so it couldn't have been Witherspoon.

"Hey, Cherry, what's up?" Atticus asked as he entered the room as he saw her looking out the window.

"There's a bird out there." Cherry pointed with her quill.

"Oh, my gosh!" Atticus panicked and ran to the window since the snow and wind seemed too much for the poor bird.

And where it was blown to the castle and where it hurt its wing in the process. Atticus winced and pouted.

"Owch..." Cherry winced herself.

Belle came over to them after being reminded to have lunch with the Beast, she came in though. "What's going on?" she then asked the two.

Atticus soon opened the window to see the bird end up inside Belle's room. "Poor birdie..." he cooed to the injured creature.

Belle and Cherry came to check out the bird with Atticus.

"Really, the Master's a lovely fellow," Madame Airmore said to Belle as she tried to persuade the girl into having lunch with the Beast. "If you overlook a few things."

Atticus soon gently picked up the bird with what it went through in the winter.

Mo soon came into the room to check on how Belle was doing. "Hey, Belle." she smiled.

"Hello, Mo." Belle smiled back.

"What's new?" Mo smiled as she came inside.

Madame Airmore started to sneeze before anyone could speak.

Cherry winced and grimaced as she was sneezed on. "Bless you."

"Oh, dear, the only thing that makes me sneeze is--" Madame Airmore explained before she started to panic as she saw the bird in Atticus's hands.

"You okay, little guy?" Atticus cooed to the bird in his hands.

"Oh, my, oh, me, oh, dear!" Madame Armoire panicked. "The Master, he will--He doesn't care for animals much!"

"What, why?" Mo asked.

"The Master likes birds least of all!" Madame Armoire panicked.

"You can't be serious." Belle replied.

There was then pounding heard from the other side of the room. "Hello? Are you in there?" the Beast's voice asked.

"We have to hide it." Atticus whispered before hiding it in the enchanted wardrobe.

"Oh, no, not there of all places!" Madame Armoire panicked.

Belle then opened the door as the Beast grew impatient, but then settled down once she finally answered the door. Atticus quick shut the enchanted wardrobe's doors once he hid the bird inside it.

"Oh," the Beast said to Belle before returning his fiery anger. "What took so long?"

'If he continues like this, she might not accept his invitation.' Patch thought himself while behind the Beast.

Madame Armoire sneezed again.

"You okay, Madame Armoire?" Patch asked.

"Yeah, okay, who's wearing cashmere?" Madame Armoire asked, making up an allergy so they wouldn't get in trouble for the bird being in the castle. "There's cashmere in this room! Is it me or is it really hot in here?"