There was silence in the room as tears continued to fall down Belle's face. Adam couldn't believe what he had heard; her aunt and grandmother tried to kill Belle and Tintement and placed the same curse on both of them. He knew that Belle didn't want to talk about this, but he had to know more in order to help her. After all, she helped him when he was cursed.
"How...exactly does you father play in this role?" Adam asked.
"What are you asking?" Belle asked.
"Why don't you want your father to know about your cousin?, he asked, "Does he know about everything?"
"No," she answered, "Papa thinks that Tintement died along with his brother and his wife. He also doesn't know anything about the curse or what Fiona and Celia have done." Belle tried to clean her face and stop crying as she continued, "Fiona uses her dark magic to manipulate my papa's mind. He tried to kill me himself because he didn't recognize me and he thought I was trying to kill him. Another reason, they have threatened us, saying that we'll never be free if we told my father about the curse and...Tintement really will die if he finds out that she is still alive."
"What exactly does this spell do to you and your cousin?" he asked.
"Well, it's a little similar to yours," Belle explained, "we become bird women during the day and we become bat women at night. It was to remain that way until Tintement caught a loop. She met a wise priestess, who gave us two masks; the masks helped us regain our human form when we wear them. Tintement kept the golden wolf mask, she just gave me the silver fox mask."
"So when you take off the masks, the spell goes back into affect." Adam guessed.
"Yes," she answered, "we're stuck with this spell until we're able to break it. Now you can understand why Tintement and I act like this." Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Belle jumped at the sound as Adam retained his ground.
"Who's there?" Belle asked, she then heard her cousin's voice behind the door.
"For heaven's sake, Belle, it's only your cousin."
"Come in then." Belle said, Tintement walked in, her arms were crossed as she stared at Adam, but her voice was towards Belle.
"He now knows?" she asked.
"I do know," Adam said, "believe me, I won't open my mouth about this."
"If Belle trusts you, I might as well give you the benefit of the doubt." Tintement calmly said, "I just came to tell you that I have to go; Uncle Maurice is outside the front door."
"Well, until we meet again, Tintement, take care of yourself." Belle said. "I wish you could live here with me."
"I would if the stakes weren't stacked against us. You take care of yourself as well, cousin of mine." Tintement said as she removed her golden mask, she was transformed into a giant black bat. All Adam could do was stare and cover his mouth, he already made a promise to Belle and Tintement that he would keep his mouth shut. "I know I look strange, but try not to judge me when I look like this." Tintement said.
"I already learned that lesson," Adam said, "you don't have to worry about me judging your outside appearance." Tintement just bowed her head, Belle went over to the window and opened it. Tintement opened her wings, went out the window and flew into the forest.
Belle went out into the front hall, where her father was hanging his coat; he seemed very excited about something.
"Hello father." Belle said.
"Belle, I've got great news for you!" Maurice said, Belle could see that he was overly excited.
"What kind of news?" she asked.
"Your aunt and grandmother are coming over! Tomorrow!" he said excitedly, but Belle wanted to die when she heard that. She quickly remembered that she had to make sure her expressions about her aunt and grandmother were hidden.
"What did you say?" Belle calmly asked.
"I sent out a letter to your aunt and grandma a few days ago and told them to come over. Soon, we'll be living with them again!" Maurice happily said, Belle could understand why her father was excited about Aunt Celia and Grandma Fiona. Besides Belle, Celia and Fiona were the only family that Maurice has. Maurice followed Belle back to his room, since he was still learning his way around the castle. As her father walked into his room, Belle just slowly walked back to her room.
Lumiere was messing with Babette (the former feather duster) when he noticed Belle coming his way. He quickly pulled himself together and he and Babette distance themselves. But when Belle passed them, Lumiere and Babette saw that Belle's face was wet and her eyes were red.
"Mademoiselle, Belle, is something wrong?" Lumiere asked. Belle just shook her head 'no, and continued to go her way, she never once looked at Lumiere and Babette, she was too worried about tomorrow.
Seeing how upset Belle was, Lumiere went up to the west wing and knocked on the door. When he heard his master's voice telling him to come in, Lumiere walked in; Adam was brushing his hair out for the night.
"Master, there's something wrong with Belle." Lumiere said, Adam stopped brushing, placed his brush down and faced Lumiere.
"What makes you say that?" Adam asked.
"Sire, I just saw her and her face was completely wet and her eyes looked like a burning red color." Lumiere explained. Now Adam was concerned...again, he went to the east wing, Belle's room. When he got there, Belle was leaning her head against the door. Tears were falling down her face and she was breathing very hard and fast. He laid a hand on her shoulder; she quickly turned and looked at him. Adam almost jumped at the sight of Belle's eyes; they used to be an olive brown, now she looks like she's possessed!
"Belle," Adam said, "I've never seen your eyes like that! What's wrong?" Belle started to cry.
"Fiona...Celia...they're coming here!" Belle whispered.
"What?" he asked.
"Papa invited them;" she whispered, "they'll be here!"
"When?" Adam asked.
"Tomorrow!" Belle said as she broke down. She almost collapsed on the floor, but Adam caught her and she cried in his arms. Adam sensed that Belle didn't want to be alone tonight, so instead of taking Belle in her room, Adam carried Belle to the west wing. Belle never truly knew how much Adam really loved her until that night.
"How...exactly does you father play in this role?" Adam asked.
"What are you asking?" Belle asked.
"Why don't you want your father to know about your cousin?, he asked, "Does he know about everything?"
"No," she answered, "Papa thinks that Tintement died along with his brother and his wife. He also doesn't know anything about the curse or what Fiona and Celia have done." Belle tried to clean her face and stop crying as she continued, "Fiona uses her dark magic to manipulate my papa's mind. He tried to kill me himself because he didn't recognize me and he thought I was trying to kill him. Another reason, they have threatened us, saying that we'll never be free if we told my father about the curse and...Tintement really will die if he finds out that she is still alive."
"What exactly does this spell do to you and your cousin?" he asked.
"Well, it's a little similar to yours," Belle explained, "we become bird women during the day and we become bat women at night. It was to remain that way until Tintement caught a loop. She met a wise priestess, who gave us two masks; the masks helped us regain our human form when we wear them. Tintement kept the golden wolf mask, she just gave me the silver fox mask."
"So when you take off the masks, the spell goes back into affect." Adam guessed.
"Yes," she answered, "we're stuck with this spell until we're able to break it. Now you can understand why Tintement and I act like this." Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Belle jumped at the sound as Adam retained his ground.
"Who's there?" Belle asked, she then heard her cousin's voice behind the door.
"For heaven's sake, Belle, it's only your cousin."
"Come in then." Belle said, Tintement walked in, her arms were crossed as she stared at Adam, but her voice was towards Belle.
"He now knows?" she asked.
"I do know," Adam said, "believe me, I won't open my mouth about this."
"If Belle trusts you, I might as well give you the benefit of the doubt." Tintement calmly said, "I just came to tell you that I have to go; Uncle Maurice is outside the front door."
"Well, until we meet again, Tintement, take care of yourself." Belle said. "I wish you could live here with me."
"I would if the stakes weren't stacked against us. You take care of yourself as well, cousin of mine." Tintement said as she removed her golden mask, she was transformed into a giant black bat. All Adam could do was stare and cover his mouth, he already made a promise to Belle and Tintement that he would keep his mouth shut. "I know I look strange, but try not to judge me when I look like this." Tintement said.
"I already learned that lesson," Adam said, "you don't have to worry about me judging your outside appearance." Tintement just bowed her head, Belle went over to the window and opened it. Tintement opened her wings, went out the window and flew into the forest.
Belle went out into the front hall, where her father was hanging his coat; he seemed very excited about something.
"Hello father." Belle said.
"Belle, I've got great news for you!" Maurice said, Belle could see that he was overly excited.
"What kind of news?" she asked.
"Your aunt and grandmother are coming over! Tomorrow!" he said excitedly, but Belle wanted to die when she heard that. She quickly remembered that she had to make sure her expressions about her aunt and grandmother were hidden.
"What did you say?" Belle calmly asked.
"I sent out a letter to your aunt and grandma a few days ago and told them to come over. Soon, we'll be living with them again!" Maurice happily said, Belle could understand why her father was excited about Aunt Celia and Grandma Fiona. Besides Belle, Celia and Fiona were the only family that Maurice has. Maurice followed Belle back to his room, since he was still learning his way around the castle. As her father walked into his room, Belle just slowly walked back to her room.
Lumiere was messing with Babette (the former feather duster) when he noticed Belle coming his way. He quickly pulled himself together and he and Babette distance themselves. But when Belle passed them, Lumiere and Babette saw that Belle's face was wet and her eyes were red.
"Mademoiselle, Belle, is something wrong?" Lumiere asked. Belle just shook her head 'no, and continued to go her way, she never once looked at Lumiere and Babette, she was too worried about tomorrow.
Seeing how upset Belle was, Lumiere went up to the west wing and knocked on the door. When he heard his master's voice telling him to come in, Lumiere walked in; Adam was brushing his hair out for the night.
"Master, there's something wrong with Belle." Lumiere said, Adam stopped brushing, placed his brush down and faced Lumiere.
"What makes you say that?" Adam asked.
"Sire, I just saw her and her face was completely wet and her eyes looked like a burning red color." Lumiere explained. Now Adam was concerned...again, he went to the east wing, Belle's room. When he got there, Belle was leaning her head against the door. Tears were falling down her face and she was breathing very hard and fast. He laid a hand on her shoulder; she quickly turned and looked at him. Adam almost jumped at the sight of Belle's eyes; they used to be an olive brown, now she looks like she's possessed!
"Belle," Adam said, "I've never seen your eyes like that! What's wrong?" Belle started to cry.
"Fiona...Celia...they're coming here!" Belle whispered.
"What?" he asked.
"Papa invited them;" she whispered, "they'll be here!"
"When?" Adam asked.
"Tomorrow!" Belle said as she broke down. She almost collapsed on the floor, but Adam caught her and she cried in his arms. Adam sensed that Belle didn't want to be alone tonight, so instead of taking Belle in her room, Adam carried Belle to the west wing. Belle never truly knew how much Adam really loved her until that night.
