Tale As Old As Time

You're a Beast?

              First light came and Gaston had went out hunting as usual Danielle woke up she was curious to her surroundings she took her cloak and put it back on she went looking through the whole house she saw portraits with claw marks on it reminiscent of how her father did to his from what her mother told her when he was beast she saw a torn clothing something of a red coat she also didn't know he was coming back she was studying the markings on the red coat when the door opened and then shut she realized he was behind her he said "I thought I told you to leave at first light?" she said "I'm sorry" he said "Well, get on with it then". He walked into the shadow places she said "You were once human weren't you?" he stopped she said "I can tell, your clothing it's been ripped as if you were transformed into something else?" he said "Clever girl aren't you? Now leave me" she said "What are you?" he said "None of your concern" she said "Perhaps I could help you?" he said "No one can help me" she said "How am I to thank my gracious host if I can't see your face?". He walked up in the shadows he said "Can you see now?" she didn't see anything but eyes the same eyes from the bushes the other day she said "Come into the light?" he walked up in the light standing tall overhead her eyes got big as she noticed the torn red coat he wore and his face she said "You're a Beast?" he said "There, happy now so go be on your way" she said "I'll go, but I'll return you have my word" he said "Word or not I don't care" he turned and walked off she went to the door opened it and shut it she grabbed the reins from the post and climbed onto Philippe II she felt something take over she wondered then galloped off he in the house was feeling ashamed. Danielle made it home to where she was greeted by everyone she said "I'm fine, nothing to worry about" she greeted her parents who were in the dining room she told them what LeFou said and what grandfather said as much and leaving out what she just encountered last night and this morning Belle said "Perhaps one day we will venture to see LeFou" King Adam said "Of course, the people of Villenueve are our people too and our friends that will be a great sight to see". Danielle changed out of her dirty clothes into something simple but she couldn't shake the feeling she met another Beast and she wondered from what she found that the possibility of who it could be she greeted her father in the West Wing he was doing something probably hiding from Cogsworth he said "Danielle, what brings you to see me?" she said "I have a question?" he said "If it's about Cogsworth I'm not here" she said "No, when you were a beast papa what was it like honestly?" he said "It was dreadful and I hated every minute of it never knowing if I would become it forever the days felt as if it stood still then your grandfather showed up to take a rose then your mother well it became bearable, why are you asking my dear?" she said "I just am curious that's all, I guess it be close to your anniversary just trying to understand" he took her hands he said "Your mother made me live again to become someone better she made me realize I am a good person I just need to show it and when I did I fell in love with her putting her needs above my own and I earned her love in return thus the spell was broken" she hugged him he said "What was this for?" she said "I love you papa" he said "I love you too Danielle".

                Danielle greeted Cogsworth who was still stewing from chewing Lumiere out he said "Princess Danielle, what brings you to me I hope it isn't Lumiere one more thing from him I'm going to launch him out the window" she said "No, I just have a question?" he said "Go on then" she said "When papa was a beast what was he like?" he said "Closed off, had a very bad temper and well you know the story" she said "Yeah, it's just what was he like for him to be turned into a beast? I understand he felt punished but what the underlining reason for it?" he said "You want to know why someone like him was turned into a beast? My child he was selfish, spoiled and unkind he was use to getting his way on anything and why would we go against him he's the master of the home so we do as he says and well what he did to that old beggar woman wasn't right but who was to argue with him" she said "But that wasn't just any old beggar woman that was The Enchantress in disguise" he said "We didn't know that at the time, but she saw he was unloved or had no idea what love felt like in his dark heart" she said "So, being unruly and spiteful caused him to become a beast?" he said "If you want to say that way, sure it did what's with the questions?" she said "Uncle Cogsworth, I didn't say this to mom and dad but I stayed at a house in the woods where I found a magic mirror similar to papa's and I found torn red coat clothing that would indicate something drastic happen to it" he said "Really?" she said "Not only that I met him and he's a beast just like papa was" he said "You think The Enchantress found another soul and placed a spell on him turning him into a beast?" she said "I know it seems far-fetched but what are the chances of this happening again?" he said "Slim" she said "Uncle Cogsworth, I can't ignore this maybe this person I'm meant to meet them maybe I can help break the spell?" he said "Princess Danielle, don't get in over your head you have no idea what the circumstances are" she said "No, but if I'm like my mother I will dig for the truth however long it takes" she turned to go he said "Princess Danielle wait". Cogsworth floated her theory to the others Mrs. Potts said "Perhaps it's fate intervening once again" Maestro Cadenza said "You wouldn't think this person is her happy ending?" Cogsworth said "Keep it down, we don't want her parents to know of this" Lumiere said "Speak for yourself, if something goes wrong it be your head on the plate not ours" he said "Very funny Lumiere" Plumette said "So, what is the princess going to do?" he said "She's going to see him" Mrs. Potts said "Well, then we mustn't get in the way if this turns out to be her happy ending only she can decide what her path is not us and not her parents" Lumiere said "Well, we're only there for moral support so lets get back to our duties to throw off suspicion shall we?" Cogsworth said "Let's indeed".