Kingdom Hearts x Fem!Reader: The Lost Princess

Chapter 34

Warnings: same as it always has been

Rating: SFW

You and the trio exited the Tenth Floor world entrance and had now entered the world of Hollow Bastion.

"I'm hearin' voices! I wonder who it is," Goofy said. Jiminy hopped down and started hopping closer to where the voices were.

"Shhh! I think something's wrong!" Jiminy said. In the distance, Belle and Beast were talking.

"But Belle, I don't understand! I came here to rescue you!" Beast said.

"Beast... I did not ask you to come. And it doesn't matter anyway. I'm not going back with you, so you're wasting your time," Belle said.

"Belle? Do you know what you're saying? How can you stay here with that witch?"

"I've nothing more to say. Now leave, before she finds you." Belle left for the castle entrance. You, Sora, and the group walked over to the Beast, Sora still having an arm around you to keep you balanced.

"Belle...why?" Beast asked.

"I'm not sure what's going on, but...is everything okay?" Sora asked.

"Don't feel bad. There must be a reason she said those things," Donald said.

"Keep your sympathy. No one could ever care for a beast like me." Beast left.

"Poor guy. Sure wish there was somethin' we could do for him," Goofy said. You and the trio ran to the castle entrance and found Belle in the castle library.

"Who are you? Were you kidnapped, too?" she asked.

"Uh...not exactly. It's a long story. Wait! So you've been kidnapped? You don't want to be here?" you said.

"Yes... ...No, I don't really want to be here. That witch forced me to come here. I have no one to talk to. Books are all I have to ease my loneliness. And then there's him... Oh, I've missed him so much."

"You mean the Beast? Then why were you so mean to him before?" Goofy asked.

"Yeah. You really hurt his feelings," Sora said.

"You don't understand. I can't let him see how I really feel."

"Why not?" you asked.

"It's just that—" Suddenly, the door opened.

"Oh no, she's coming! Hide, quickly!" Belle said.

"Huh?" you and the trio asked.

"There's no time to explain. Quick. Hide!" The four of you ran away and hid. The bookcases toward the wall slid open and Maleficent walked out from them and into the room.

"Oh... Hello. To what do I owe this visit?" Belle said.

"He was here—yes? He risked his life to come and save you. Why do you reject him?" Maleficent said.

"I won't ask for his help." 

"Oh, and why is that?"

"You know very well why. I'm not going to fall into your trap!"

"Then I have no choice but to make you BEG for his help!" Maleficent and Belle disappeared in a puff of darkness and green fire. You, Sora, Donald, and Goofy ran to where they were.

"No! She got away!" Sora said.

"What should we do?" Goofy asked.

"Help her, of course! What else?" you said. The four of you ran to find Maleficent and Belle. The two of them were talking by a fountain in the castle's entrance hall.