Once again, the Beast was surprised to see the gangly, greasy thick strands of dark brown fur that covered his entire body in the mirror. He let out a low grumble, the breath from his nose causing the blood red rose in his large hands to flutter. The one that the inferior villager's daughter had attempted to steal. The one that if every one of the seventeen crimson petals fell... he will remain as this repulsive beast. A wave of panic washed over him as he scrambled to see if any petals had fallen. He let out a weak sigh of relief when he saw the rose was intact.
He had no use for the girl in his current state. Current state. Like he actually had a chance of getting someone to say they loved him. He shook his head. It was easy for him as a charming, charismatic prince. But now he had no chance. It would never happen. He was too... ugly.
He walked weakly to the shined glass case, a drop of sweat trickling down his forehead. Fourteen petals were scattered in the case. Like fallen droplets of blood. A shiver went down his spine. Would he actually prefer to live this? He had three petals left. Three petals to figure out a way. Or three petals to stay as a beast.
A crash from the hallway broke him away from his daze. He ran outside as quickly as his heavy beastly self could take him.
The shattered shards of broken vase lay scattered on the ground along with the flowers. The girl stood afraid with her hands to her mouth, her tears threatening to escape as her eyes shifted to the Beast.
At this moment, the Beast felt a sudden need to run away from himself. No one could bare to even look at him.
He couldn't help himself as he cried out; his howl could be heard from miles away as he clawed at himself, droplets of blood falling onto the palace floor. Why did he have to be like this? Why him? And the girl just stood, too afraid to do anything. Too afraid of getting hurt. And the beast hated her more than ever. He hated her substandard village dress. He hated the smear of dirt that lay permanently on her face. He hated every
single
atom
of her being.
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Killed By a Rose {#TwistFateChallenge} *WINNER*
Short StoryThe Beast had tried very hard to get Belle to say she loved him. He went through extreme measures just to impress her. And when the Beast had saved Belle from the savage wolves, she had finally said the three words he was waiting for. But did it end...
