Beauty and the Beast

chapter 1

So after being on here for 2 years, I've finally got the guts to put something up. and I'm completely terrified its gonna suck. if anyone actually reads this, If there is a spot that is so dang corny and sucky u cant stand it, LET ME KNOW!!!!!! please! so yeah, fingers crossed, and thank you so much for reading! click like if you want more!!!

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chapter updated 10/17/16
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She screamed as another wave of pain overcame her. Juliette was slowly growing weaker and weaker. The labor pains becoming more and more intense. Her fiery red hair was slicked back in sweat and knotted in tangles. Her skin was pale and ashen, and her heart was beating so faintly and quickly..

"Hold on my lady, you are almost there, you are doing marvelously. " yelled the midwife, Marie.

Juliette had been hearing those same words for what seemed like hours. The madame had been in labor for 2 days, and was soon too weak to continue. Blood, sweat, and tears covered every inch of her body, her energy and will to live was slowly diminishing. So close she was to giving up, so close to closing her eyes and-

"It's coming my lady! Push!! Just one more push!!" yelled Marie

And so she pushed, one last time, and put all her remaining energy into that one last push, praying that the babe would be alive. She screamed. She screamed until the world turned dizzy.

"Its a girl my lady, a beautiful baby girl! Congratulations!" Marie exclaimed, handing the newborn in to the women's arms.

She's so beautiful. Juliette thought. The baby girl had a halo of soft chestnut hair followed by a small delicate nose, cute petite lips, and big huge blue eyes.

I wonder what her eyes will change to. green like mine? brown like her fathers? She thought....

The exhausted mother just stared at her daughter observing her beautiful face.

"so beautiful, my belle. I'm so sorry my belle. I'm so weak, so tired. You can take care of your papa wont you? He will be so sad, Belle, so sad." Juliette whispered to her daughter, her Belle. Juliette's voice was weak, she snuggled up to the small babe, wrapping her arms around her. "I love you, ma Belle, I'm sorry, just a nap..." she snuggled closer, giving her all her love that she could give. Juliette closed her eyes but didn't open them again.

Marie tried to awaken her, but it was no use, Juliette was gone. Marie took the girl, and covered her mother with a sheet, and said a silent prayer. She prepared herself to give the terrible news to the father.

"Belle is it?" Marie cuddled the newborn in her arms, a wet nurse would be needed. "shhh... its all right me Belle.. shh" she cooed. Calming the baby.

Marie hated this part of her job, she couldn't always save everyone. The father would be heart broken once he found out, of course. Marie had delivered the babe's two sisters, and he was always so happy to see his wife come out alive. It was true love, or that's what it seemed like to Marie.

"you were loved, remember that, so loved!" she murmured to the quieting child. "And love is so very important in this world, someone will love you like that I hope"

And belle would be, but in a way the midwife, or anyone else for that matter, would never quite expect, nor would they realize the ramifications that love would bring.