chapter ten || circe: the beginning flashback pt. 2
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"Hey, Dad? How did The Beast become, well, The Beast?" A 12 year old Belle asked her father, in the middle of training.
"Ahh," the father sits down. "I was wondering when you would ask that question."
"Well, you see, it all started a long time ago," he begins. "There was a prince, he was arrogant and completely full of pride worshipped and loved by many. He was engaged to the most beautiful girl in the village, her name Circe, but she was the daughter of a pig farmer. At first, that didn't matter to him until his best friend Gaston started convincing him slowly that it would be a disaster and unfair to his subjects."
"God that's horrible," the pre-teen Belle commented.
"Indeed," her father nodded in agreement before continuing the story.
"So the prince met Circe and seeing her in a stunning dress made him realize that it was all a trick. Gaston was just saying that so he could have her to himself, being a pig farmers daughter had nothing to do with her at all, so the wedding plans continued."
"Oh thank god," Belle whispered in relief.
"But of course Gaston could just not handle that, so he brought the young prince to Circe's family pig farm and there she was, the stunning girl he fell in love with covered in dirt and feeding pigs. The young prince couldn't help but be disgusted and he broke things off immediately before kicking a pail of mud at her."
"No," Belle whispered.
"So the prince went home and later that night a broken-hearted Circe showed up with one single rose in her hand, but, of course, he denied her."
"That jerk!" Belle yelled in frustration, making her dad chuckle.
"Circe's three older sisters walked in and revealed that Circe had a secret, which immediately changed the mind of prince."
Belle leaned on her seat. "What, what was it? Don't leave me hanging dad," she asked eagerly, her dad chuckling again.
"She is of royal blood, she is the cousin of the old king. So the prince was ecstatic because they could now marry each other."
"But the older sisters would not have it because they thought he was unworthy and a monster. The prince ignored them because he was happy that he was now able to have Circe as his wife."
