Beauty & The Beast

Belle almost collapsed, Adam just sat down on his bed. They couldn't believe it, their mothers were guardians to one of the most powerful objects in life.

"Veronica Arc-en-ceil...?" Belle said, breathing slowly.

"And...Lydia Porc-épic?" Adam asked.

"Yes," the enchantress said as she wiped her eyes, "they were my closest friends, even if they were wild and...somewhat out of control."

"Meaning what?" Adam asked.

"Well, let me start with Veronica." The enchantress explained, "She was a sorceress who knew how and enjoyed her powers of color and light, but when she was a child, her parents weren't the...

When Adam woke up, he looked in the magic mirror; he was still in his beastly form. He did say that he didn't want his human form unless Belle was back to him. Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Adam said in his beastly voice. The door opened, Cogsworth came in with breakfast.

"I brought you some breakfast, sire," Cogsworth said.

"Just leave it on the table." Adam said as he stared out the window, Cogsworth dropped off the plates and left the room. Adam got out of bed and looked under his bed, he pulled out a box with a blue ribbon. It was the same box that held his mother's...

Lydia Porc-épic was a strong woman, like Belle's mother, Veronica Arc-en-ciel, but she always made sure that her son came first. Adam's father, King Henry Colère, wasn't anywhere near like his wife. He was a very abusive and very controlling man, just like his father, grandfather and ancestors before them, but everything changed in that family when Henry met Lydia.

Lydia was a milkmaid, with flowing harsh-red hair, ocean/sky blue eyes and wore yellow and purple lipstick, on her family farm during the day, but at night she was a beautiful (and hot) waitress in a fancy restaurant where the rich...

Nothing could express how happy Adam was, he didn't care Belle was a bat; they were together again. He embraced her with his beastly arms and she embraced him back with her bat wings/hands.

"You weren't fooling around when you said that you become a bat at night." Adam said.

"I'm just happy that you were able to recognize me," Belle said, "but what happened to you? You're a...a..." Belle couldn't say the word, mainly because she didn't want to make Adam upset.

"I know," he sighed, "I was so upset and sad that you were gone, I would rather be in this body again than not having you with me anymore."...

Adam didn't what to think or feel. First, Belle disappears as soon as her aunt and step-grandmother arrive here and now; he's become the Beast once again.

"Why is this happening?" he asked himself.

"Hello, your highness." Adam jumped, he thought it was Belle, but it wasn't. He knew Belle was not known for saying 'your highness', he turned around and saw, standing in a corner, the enchantress. He growled at her.

"What in heaven's name are you doing back?" he growled.

"Try not to growl at me." The enchantress said.

"It's hard not to!" Adam said angrily, "What gave you the reason to change me back...

The next morning came; Maurice was getting everything ready for the arrival of his sister and stepmother. The servants helped out as well, but Belle and Adam didn't do anything. They knew about the horror of Fiona and Celia. Belle and Adam stood on the balcony just waiting to hear that Fiona and Celia were here. Adam could feel the fear and sadness coming from Belle.

Just then, there was the galloping of horses. Belle perked up and looked at the bridge, she saw eight black horses pulling three large carriages. Adam saw the carriages and looked back at Belle, she was acting like a scared little...

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...

Just then, the sun started to set. Adam and Belle gathered the blanket and the basket and headed back to the castle. When they opened the front door, the castle servants were doing their last few chores for the day. Adam decided to go to the library, Belle told him that she would meet him there. While Belle was putting the dirty picnic dishes in the kitchen sink, she head a yell or and shout of pain from Adam. She quickly went into one of the halls, her jaw dropped from the sight of what happened.

Her cousin, Tintement, was standing of Adam's back. When he was walking through the halls to the...

As Adam left the kitchen with a sad look, Maurice had some confusion in his mind.

"What did he mean by that?" Maurice asked as he looked at Mrs. Potts, she just had this sad look on her face; she knew what Adam meant by that.

"Nobody can talk about it; it involves his parents." Mrs. Potts explained, "We're not allowed to talk about them."

"Why not?" Maurice asked, but Mrs. Potts looked at him and stayed quiet. She didn't say a word about the issue, she knew how serious Adam took about his parents. When Maurice didn't get anything out of Mrs. Potts, he left it alone and she changed the subject....

As Maurice told the story about his wife, he was flash-backing to when he was much younger with a head full of brown hair in a different village.

He started his story, "I met Veronica when she was doing her piano practices. I peeked in the window of a music shop; nothing could express how beautiful and wonderful Veronica was when I saw her. I came to that window for five days, until a friend of mine took me to a tavern where single men go to see women dance and sing. I didn't want to go, my heart was set on Veronica; no one else. While all the other men, including the friend that brought me...

The next morning, Belle woke up with the sun peeking through her windows. She didn't feel any better from the night before, she actually felt worse. Her throat was now starting to hurt, but she couldn't let it show yet. Belle wanted to speak to Adam before she had to stay in bed. She got out of bed, looked in her closet and pulled out her regular blue clothes. Belle brushed her hair a little bit, enough where it seemed pleasant.

As for Prince Adam, he woke up and looked around his room. He looked at his hands, making sure that he still wasn't dreaming. Adam threw the covers off and rummaged...

In the middle of the night, Belle woke up. Her throat was really dry and she started to cough.

"I need something to drink." Belle groaned, she got up out of the bed, lit a little candle and walked towards the kitchen. As she was walking through halls and stairs, she remembered when she first came to the castle. It was forbidding and dark, no should have been living inside. To Belle, the castle was feeling much different from what she was already used to.

Belle walked inside the kitchen and filled a glass with water. She walked back into the ballroom; it was still very warm from the day's excitement....

Deep in a dark place, two pairs of eyes stared at the glowing orb as it showed an image of Belle with Prince Adam dancing. One pair eyes were red and had anger flaring while the other pair were a bright lavender and had sweet happiness.

"I can't believe it!" said the red eyed female voice.

"I think it's sweet!" said the lavender eyed female voice.

"Don't be foolish, my dear daughter of mine!" said the red eyed female voice, "It looks like we need to pay Belle and her father a little visit."

"Shouldn't we wait until we get something, like a letter, from Maurice before we do anything?" asked the...

Back upstairs in the ballroom, Cogsworth and Lumiere were talking with Mrs. Potts and their master. No one noticed that Belle wasn't around except... Adam. He was looking all around the ballroom, but he couldn't see her.

"Master," Lumiere asked, "what's wrong?" Adam looked back at his three reliable servants.

"Noticed anyone missing?" Adam asked. Cogsworth, Lumiere and Mrs. Potts looked around the ballroom.

"He's right, Belle's gone." Cogsworth said.

"Where did she go?" Lumiere asked.

"That's what I would like to know" Adam said. He wasn't worried or concerned, but he would like to know where she...