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Beauty and the Beast

Created by Ivy and Angel

Jace
I watch the dark clouds fill the sky from my bay window and sighed deeply. Nights like this were typical for me I would lay in my bed read some books from my library, eat, sleep, eat, play with my dog, and then end the day by looking out my bay window.

It's been like this for 4 months, I had no one, my servants had left me, my parents, my siblings, all of them left me. It's all that stupid hag's fault, if she didn't give me that stupid drink I wouldn't be like this.

Well I cannot do anything about it, well the love thing of course but who would ever love me?

Knock!

Knock!

"Master Jace there is a girl in the dungeon!" My servant, Charles yelled.

I leap up from my position and run towards the dungeon with my athletic speed. Charles was the only one left in this poor evacuated castle. He only stayed because he was blind and took chances on me. I'd always snap on him, considering that no one else was in my surroundings. The girl sat down on the floor, knees against her chest, thinking wildly. I look to Charles and pulled him out the door. "I'd like for her to get a room.", I say bluntly still looking at the girl.

"I'm afraid to say that all the rooms we have in this castle is full of dust and is not stable for living in.", Charles says grabbing his walking stick. I run upstairs to the room closest to the dungeon and started designing it. I dusted so much that my arms hurt from reaching so high up, added some of my favorite books into the now-full bookshelves, and added a few roses that I kept in the backyard outside. I look for Charles and tell him that her room is ready.

He nods and blindly heads downstairs, getting to the girls cell. I head to the west wing, going straight to the white rose floating in the case. Only three petals were remaining of the lonely flower before me. That meant I had only three months to find someone who loved me. I gave up on hope months ago, knowing no one would love someone like me. If not by three months, I'd turn into a beast, for not only just from the inside but from the outside too.

*Two months later*

Me and, the-so-called, Meg were in the-now-clean library discussing about Shakespeare. "My favorite is Romeo and Juliet....", I don't let her continue, groaning at hearing the title. "That is so obvious, I would have thought you liked the story of Hamlet.", I say matter-of-a-factually and she laughs. Oh that laugh!!

"What's so wrong with Romeo and Juliet.", The girl I had fell in love with last month, crossed her arms. "First off, there is so much heartbreak and misery that it gets really confusing, I mean i know the idea but I don't get why they had to die.....", I didn't finish my rant, feeling lips on mine.

"That was the only way to shut you up." Meg says pulling away.

I'm guessing the curse was lifted, but if not, I wouldn't have been married to the beauty I see walking down the aisle.