Beauty and The Hunter

1 month later.

It was a dreadful morning. Lumiere was helping Belle and her father set everything up for the saddest funeral there ever was in France, the prince, the beast was truly gone forever. Gaston got his victory and he lives to tell the tale, Belle never understood fate and destiny at the moment she found out the man who killed her lover and her one chance of pure happiness lives. It wasn't fair to her or the talking furniture that now never had a chance to be human once more. Belle's father thought of it as his fault, he thinks if he had never said anything to Gaston that night in his tavern, the Beast would still be alive, but Belle thinks differently. Belle knew Gaston couldn't help himself when it came to what Belle wanted, and that was to get away from Gaston and her provincial life. She wanted someone who understood her and when she did, he was murdered cause of what he looked like. "Belle?" Mrs.Potts called for her. "Yes?" Belle said from the west wing in the now abandoned castle. "We are ready for you dear." Mrs.Potts said as she hopped into the room. "Of course." Belle said and looked at Mrs.Potts with tears in her eyes. "Aw.. Dear.. We will miss him to.. But he's in a better place now, he will be accepted there... No one will run from him any longer." Belle nodded. "Thank you.." Was all she said before walking out to the garden and seeing all the talking furniture she made friends with, and her father with Philip. Belle walked down with Lumiere and Mrs.Potts with the beast's body wrapped in blanket with a rose on it, Belle looked over at her father who avoided eye contact, she couldn't help but feel bad for her father, deep down she knew he knew it wasn't his fault. Everyone said something about the beast throughout the ceremony and how he will be missed, when Belle spoke she could even make it through two words without breaking down into tears. They burned the Beast's body and Belle said bye to all the furniture and got on Philip with her father. They were riding into town.