Beauty and the Beast: Humanity (Lumiere, Cogsworth)

[coprime_writes]

Title: Humanity
Author: coprime
Fandom: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Characters: Lumiere, Cogsworth
Rating / Word Count: G / 270 words
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: Beauty and the Beast belongs to Disney, not me.
Summary: In the beginning, none of them would have suggested spoon synchronized swimming.
Notes: Originally written for the 15 Minute Storylet I challenge in acropolis.

~Humanity~

When they had first transformed, they were lost. What good was a maid when she was just a plate, when she could only be used to hold the master's food as he played at domesticity? So, Lumiere had taken charge. Swept up the plates and feather dusters and armoires and taught them to sing and dance. It wasn't all that much, really; Lumiere had always been a showman. But it was enough to add humanity back to their lives. They actually got to be quite good with complicated routines. In the beginning, none of them would have suggested spoon synchronized swimming. Except Lumiere did.

Now, back as humans, Lumiere put on a show of being pleased. His former pretty, little feather duster certainly was. It was merely that...he had spent so much time organizing his comrades in dance routines that he had forgotten how to actually organize a household.

Cogsworth saw all this, so he tried to help his friend. Lumiere had always been so bright during their cursed years, that it was only right to try and repay the favor. He made sure to give the absolute worst suggestions while Lumiere was arranging their master and Belle's wedding, hoping to ignite a spark of the old Lumiere. It worked, for a short time, then flickered out.

Finally, one day, Cogsworth got so frustrated and upset that he yelled. He screamed and shouted to Lumiere about how he missed his friend and things weren't really that different now and they still needed him, dammit!

Lumiere smiled, slowly, and slung an arm around Cogsworth's shoulders. "Thank you, mon ami," he said.