Beauty and the Beast (Kouen x Reader)

Provincial life

Chapter 1

(Kouen x Fem! Reader)

Noooo Ooooonnnne~

Just kidding! No music is going to be used in this fanfic, besides ones that would be easier for me to write. Probably Evermore from the live action cause that song is great.

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If one walked into this town nothing would be out of the ordinary, everything was just normal and... Well... Dull. Most people that moved in only temporarily ended up being in this town for the rest of their lives and just like in every other small town, gossip spread like wildfire.

Their latest gossip of the week happened to be about a fair maiden with shining h/c hair, glowing e/c eyes, and soft looking s/c skin. Although, you didn't even seem to notice as you walked out of your house finishing your latest book. Once you read the last sentence you smiled up at the same cotton candy you had grown used to seeing every morning, it seems that even the sky was always the same in this town.

You walked down the cobblestone steps of your house and stuffed the book you had just finished in your old basket, you were on your way to pick a new one at the book shop, your only heaven in this dull town.

You smiled up at the birds flying by and reached your hand out to them if only you could be like them and just fly away from this town, but alas reality came crashing down and you realized you were stuck here for as long as you lived.

Although, you had to admit the townspeople had their own way of livening up a quiet morning...

With their gossip.

You sighed as you heard them talking about you, you never listened but it was still annoying to hear them talk about you like that. You smiled as you saw the baker with the same bread and rolls to sell ever since you had gotten here with your father.

"Good morning Y/N!"

You smiled and walked up to him, taking in the scent of freshly made rolls and loafs, "good morning monsieur!" You said enthusiastically.

He chuckled as he set the tray down, "where are you headed to today, Y/N?" He asked, turning to you. You smiled and grabbed the book from your basket, showing it to him.

"I'm returning this book to Ugo. It's about a beanstalk, an ogre, and-" You started but you shrugged and put your book away as he cut you off.

"Yeah, that's nice, Y/N. Maria! Where are those baguettes?" He yelled at the window of the bakery. You walked off and made your way to the bookstore to get yet another book.

You sighed as you stared at the same houses, flowerbeds, and people. Nothing ever changed in this town and it was evident but no one ever seemed to mind. After all, they did all love gossiping... About you.

They all murmured about how your beautiful looks were wasted on someone who wasted their time reading books and being educated, of course only men were considered qualified to be educated at this time.

"That girl is strange no question..."

"Dazed and distracted with her nose stuck in a book."

"No denying she's a funny girl."

You walked over to a carriage and grabbed onto it to get to the bookstore faster. "Good day, how is your family?" Asked the man running the carriage to a woman walking by.

She smiled in acknowledgment, "Bonjour! Good day, how is your wife?" She asked. The man responded the same way as always, everything was almost a routine now.