Do you want to be next?

Chapter 17

I open my eyes and I'm instantly confronted with the blinding light of the sun. I cover my eyes with my arm groaning in response. I feel a hand touch my chest, "Good morning dear."

I smile beneath my arm, "Good morning."

"Thank you for last night love."

I remove my arm from my face to see Lefou propped up on his elbow smiling down on me, "I will gladly do it again." I smile at him. He laughs a little then leans down and presses his lips to mine. I reach up to touch his jaw. He touches mine as well. Our lips move in perfect unison. Lefou swings his leg over me and sits on my hips. We bump noses in the process, we laugh against each other's lips.

We continue to kiss for a while until I hear Lefou say, "Who were you talking to last night, dear?"

I stop, still holding Lefou's face in my hands. He gives me a concerned look, "Agatha."

"Agatha? But I thought-"

"I know but apparently she was lying."

"Well, what did you two talk about?"

"She said that, she changed me even more."

He sits up, "How so?"

"My eyes will turn a different color, I will heal faster," that Lefou grabs my hand that was cut by the knife yesterday to see it fully healed. He looks back at me as I continue, "The only way I can die is if I take my own life."

He holds my arm tighter, "Lefou, you have my old features. Dark eyes, pale skin," I brush a strand of hair out of his face, "sharp teeth. You also can die only if you take your own life."

He places a hand on my cheek, stroking it with his thumb. From downstairs we hear the faint cry of Belle calling our names, "Gaston? Lefou?"

Lefou starts to get off me until I pull him in for another kiss. We release and I softly kiss his nose, he giggles in response. "Belle is calling us love."

"I know, if we don't go downstairs she could kill us."

The pleasant sounds of his laugh fill the room, I smile back at him.

He gets off and starts to get dressed, from the bed I watch him as he puts on his clothes. He catches me watching him, "See something you like?"

I look up at him, "Oh, definitely." I smile at him, he smiles back. I get up from the bed and I walk towards my clothes on a dresser. I put on a white undershirt with a black vest, I've always had this but I've never worn it in a while. I roll up my sleeves to the middle of my arm and turn around to see Lefou staring at me.

"Oh~ Trying something new?"

I spin around and say, "Yeah, I haven't worn it in a while."

"It looks good." He eyes me up and down. He walks up to me and touches my chest, "I quite like this new you."

"Same goes for you." We smile and press our lips together.

We were shortly interrupted by Belle barging into our room, we release our lips, still holding onto each other and looking at Belle. "Oh sorry, I didn't realize I was interrupting."

"No, it's okay. We heard you we just, kinda got-" Lefou struggles.

"Distracted," I say.

"Yes distracted."

Belle laughs, "Well I just wanted to let you know that I will be going into the village to get some things." We nod and tell Belle that we'll be here. She smiles and closes the door. Lefou and I then look back into each other's eyes.

"I haven't seen the whole castle. Would you care to show me?"

"I would love to." He stands on his toes and kisses just below my eye.

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Lefou has to lead me through the entire castle, however, only one room remains from what Lefou has told me.

"Now last but not least," He opens the double doors of, "The ballroom!" I look around the room, seeing all of the beautiful paintings on the walls and ceilings, and the carvings of instruments high on the wall. I see a piano to my far right with other chairs and music stands for other musicians. Lefou looks around as well, in front of me I see large curtains cover two glass doors, bright sunlight spills out beneath the curtains.

I move towards the curtains to look outside, I use my hand to pull apart the curtains but as soon as I get touched by the light of the sun I feel a searing pain on my face and arm. I pull the curtain closed quickly, I look down at my hand seeing my skin flake off like parchment to flame. My skin, however, is healing immediately.

"Gaston?" I turn around, still feeling my face healing. Lefou runs over to me, "Oh my God! Are you okay?" He says.

"Yes, love. I think I'm okay." I turn to look at the curtains, I stick my arm into the sunlight and watch as my flesh flakes off in searing pain. I quickly pull my arm away from the light. I look at Lefou, who looks so scared and so concerned.

"Agatha told me something big was coming, she said she wanted to wait and see what would happen to me." Lefou takes hold of my hand.

"Then I guess we'll wait and see," He kisses my palm, "and I'll be there with you."

I pull him in for a hug, holding the back of his neck so he rests in my chest. I rest my chin on the top of his head, I then close my eyes, and a small tear escapes from them.I kiss the top of his head and whisper, "I love you, Lefou."

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