The Sequel to Disney's Happily Ever After

Chapter Three. The Monster Who Cried Wolf

“Stop fiddling with your hair! It’s so distracting!” Merida huffed as she touched her autumn red, knotty hair. Rapunzel tried her best to hide her grin. A click was heard down the halls

Pocahontas jumped

“Jasmine! Is that you?” She ran to greet her.

Jasmine was snow pale and her eyes looked swollen and baggy from crying.

“Are you hungry? We still have carrot soup” she tried to keep the air in the room from dropping, while the other girls avoided eye contact

“Where’s Belle?”

“She stepped out with Ellie” said Merida as walked towards the stove to fetch Jasmine a bowl.

“No Merida, it’s okay, I’m not hungry.”

“Jas, please eat something. We’re all worried about you.”

“I SAID I’M NOT EATING ANYTHING!”

The tiny room shook as she ran off.

“That ended well” mumbled Rapunzel

Minutes later, only the sound of the clock ticking could be heard.

“Belle and Cinderella should be home soon.”

“Speaking of Belle, could you continue the story?” asked Mulan

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“Life must be tough, being cooped up in an office 24/7”

“I quite like my life. Co-working with family is handy.”

Erin plucked three lilies off the grass near the red forest. As she touched the stem of the flowers, the grass surrounding started to wilt as if they were running away from Erin’s hand.

“I don’t think you should just take those flowers. Red can be scary when she’s mad. She may be small, but she’s a fighter...and a gardener.”

“Red? As in Little Red Riding Hood?”

Beast nodded

“Hadn’t the wolf devoured her yet?”

“Don’t speak about Wolf in such manner.”

“He’s not one of us Prince Adam. You two may have been the same species, but please remember. You are a prince, a human. Not an animal.”

Erin’s comment shot Beast’s heart.

She’s right. I’m no longer a beast anymore. I don’t have to hide my face, or worry about my appearance. She’s right, but then why does the truth hurt me?

“Are you alright?”

“O-oh yes! Sorry about that.”

“How about we visit Wolf then? It’s only a 5 minute walk from here.”

“That sounds pleasant! I haven’t seen him in ages!”

“You definitely have to go outside more often.”

The two of them walked down the barely visible Red Road and stopped at the fork. To the Beast’s left was the home of Red, to the right was the animal shelter.

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Back in the day when Beast hadn’t broken his spell, Beast and Wolf had been close friends. Wolf was the one who comforted Beast when the wicked witch casted a spell on him. Wolf taught Beast how to hunt for food and (terribly) disguise himself to blend in with the public.

Beast wasn’t hardly as good as camouflage as Wolf, so he often stayed in his castle while Wolf would visit him.

One day, Wolf visited Beast. They were about to go hunting again