Hopeless Dreams Part 1/2silver_galaxySeptember 22 2013, 08:13:50 UTC
The prince and princess had not been married a year when Cogsworth realised that he was in love with Belle. Looking back, he could see that his feelings for her had started to develop after the transformation had occurred. As a clock his only concerns had been trying to find a way to break the spell and ensuring that the household ran as smoothly as it could in the meantime. Really, he had spent very little time alone with Belle before the spell was broken. If she wasn’t with the Master, she was either in the library or spending time with Mrs Potts and the other female servants.
After the spell was broken however, that was another matter entirely. As the castle came to life again, everyone was rushing to and fro, once more able to perform their jobs. The exception was Belle, who found that life in a bustling castle was very different to anything she had experienced before. When this was brought to his attention, Prince Adam decided that Cogsworth was the perfect person to teach Belle everything she needed to know. After all, he was considered an expert on royal protocol and, as Belle had once commented, he knew everything there was to know about the castle.
Belle was an excellent student and it wasn’t long before others started to comment on how well she had taken to the role of princess. It was soon decided that she was ready to take on all the responsibilities of mistress of the castle as well. For as long as anyone could remember, the mistress of the castle always worked closely with the head of the household, and Belle and Cogsworth were no exception. Each morning they would meet to discuss menus and the servants’ other work for the day. In a move that was unusual for someone in her position, but entirely expected from Belle, she would always ask after the servants. She would often seek out Cogsworth numerous times during the day, passing on small gifts or bonuses for birthdays, or to ask for his opinion or simply to talk to him.
No matter how busy he was, Cogsworth always made sure that he had time for Belle. Unlike the other servants, who all treated him as their boss, and the Master, who although kind, treated him as a servant, Belle treated him as an equal. In the fleeting moments where they were able to speak of something other than household matters, Cogsworth was able to forget his role in life and simply be himself, something that had been missing from his life for many years. They had many things in common and it was a pleasure to be able to discuss these things once again. He would never have presumed to say anything, but in those moments it was almost as though they were friends, something that he was deeply grateful for.
That the marriage between Prince Adam and his bride was a love match was widely discussed throughout a kingdom that was used to royal marriages occurring for political alliances rather than love. Although it was well known amongst the servants how in love the couple were, especially by those servants who had been closest to the couple when Belle had first arrived at the castle, Adam and Belle were nonetheless discrete in their affection, as was expected from a couple of their status. Still it was impossible for them to entirely hide their love and occasionally a servant would happen upon them kissing, although they were careful never to interrupt.
After the spell was broken however, that was another matter entirely. As the castle came to life again, everyone was rushing to and fro, once more able to perform their jobs. The exception was Belle, who found that life in a bustling castle was very different to anything she had experienced before. When this was brought to his attention, Prince Adam decided that Cogsworth was the perfect person to teach Belle everything she needed to know. After all, he was considered an expert on royal protocol and, as Belle had once commented, he knew everything there was to know about the castle.
Belle was an excellent student and it wasn’t long before others started to comment on how well she had taken to the role of princess. It was soon decided that she was ready to take on all the responsibilities of mistress of the castle as well. For as long as anyone could remember, the mistress of the castle always worked closely with the head of the household, and Belle and Cogsworth were no exception. Each morning they would meet to discuss menus and the servants’ other work for the day. In a move that was unusual for someone in her position, but entirely expected from Belle, she would always ask after the servants. She would often seek out Cogsworth numerous times during the day, passing on small gifts or bonuses for birthdays, or to ask for his opinion or simply to talk to him.
No matter how busy he was, Cogsworth always made sure that he had time for Belle. Unlike the other servants, who all treated him as their boss, and the Master, who although kind, treated him as a servant, Belle treated him as an equal. In the fleeting moments where they were able to speak of something other than household matters, Cogsworth was able to forget his role in life and simply be himself, something that had been missing from his life for many years. They had many things in common and it was a pleasure to be able to discuss these things once again. He would never have presumed to say anything, but in those moments it was almost as though they were friends, something that he was deeply grateful for.
That the marriage between Prince Adam and his bride was a love match was widely discussed throughout a kingdom that was used to royal marriages occurring for political alliances rather than love. Although it was well known amongst the servants how in love the couple were, especially by those servants who had been closest to the couple when Belle had first arrived at the castle, Adam and Belle were nonetheless discrete in their affection, as was expected from a couple of their status. Still it was impossible for them to entirely hide their love and occasionally a servant would happen upon them kissing, although they were careful never to interrupt.
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