Chapter 10: Beast's Flaws of Aletophobia & Rejection

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Carlos appeared with Mal at the front gates of the palace. Ben ran out with his Mother.
"Mal, I was worried out about you." Ben said. He wrapped his arms around her and asked. "Why are you cold and wet?"
He took off his jacket and gave it to her.
"You need a new attire." said Benjamin.
"Ben, I'm fine. And thank you for the jacket, love." She kissed him on the cheek. "And thanks Carlos for watching out for me, I couldn't ask for more from one of my best friends."
"In that case, Carlos, you should come have a cup of tea with me and them." Belle invited him into the palace. "You, too, Dude."
Tea was set on the center table. Ben and Mal sat by side and split a butter croissant with each other. Belle placed a bowl of water and tiny bit sized carrots for Dude on the floor. He went to it right away.
"I'm sorry Mal that Adam, my husband hasn't yet learnt to shake off his Aletophobia and Fear of Rejection of his people because he welcomed you into our family. His Mother was a bit rebellious she learnt it from his Father. She was raised to be the Proper French Princess but Lumière told me Lily had no desire to be the Proper Princess she ran off from the palace multiple times spending time in the forest. And one day she met her love there a quaint forest boy raised by elves in the Enchanted Forest he taught her how to communicate with the animals around her in those woods. The woods were so full of magic then during her time. It has little by little faded since people got so corrupted and misled. And the whole Isle thing happened. Now Beast only believes in one thing."
"Why do you stick around then?"
"Because even if he isn't the gentleman he was back then, I stuck around because leaving him lonely would make him intolerable for everybody else. It is something my sister Eliza said to me when she decided she would marry Gaston.
"Sometimes an arrogant stubborn person grows worse when they are too lonely and I believe I can change that in him as you changed it in Adam, Belle."
"Then count me as your maid of honor, Eliza." promised Belle.
"Thank you, you make me so proud, Belle and Mom will be so proud of us too. She's smiling on us right now." She hugged her big twin sister so excited.
"That was incredibly gracious of you being a big sister braving Gaston to honor your sister's wedding."
"Thank you, Father Maurice. Twin sisters have to stick together even if we dislike each other's husbands."

"No one told me you had a sister, Belle, let alone a twin sister." stated Mal. "Ben did you know?"
"No." Ben answered.
"I didn't tell you because she chose to stay on the Isle with the villains and your Father didn't want you to know, but I think it's time you did know." Belle replied. "I didn't first meet her until my Father recovered from his illness when I was ready to return to Adam of all in the crowd she believed I wasn't being a lunatic in front of Gaston like they called our Father."

She walked in to the Aslyum manager and told him she'd pay three times Gaston's bribe to get him to leave the town for good and it was through the doors I heard her say, "Shut it, I don't want you to talk. That's my birth family you are holding and I will pay thrice the amount Gaston gave you and I want you to take your cart and leave this town for good and buy yourself a solitary home far away where you can dwell in peace."
She slapped the money on the desk. There was tone deaf silence. She noticed the teacup friend of mind in the snow as the Aslyum manager gave her the key to the cart. She watched him exit the yard to put away the money. She picked up the enchanted teacup and said, "Here's the key. Go unlock the cart and help Belle back to the palace where her love needs her, Chip."
"I don't understand why you of all girls would want this deal to go through?" The Aslyum manager asked.
"I'm the foster daughter of a wealthy diplomatic woman who happens to be my maternal Aunt, sir. It is what she'd want me to do."
She heard Chip unlocking the door without causing too much damage. Eliza let go of Philippe Belle's Father's horse. He trotted diligently over to the opened cart as Belle was helping her Father out. She turnt to the hooded lady and asked. "Why help me and my Father?"
Eliza lifted the hood off her head and revealed a woman of French complete just like Belle but wearing a dark forest green.
"I'm your twin birth sister, Belle, now go! I'll explain later!"

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