AN: Ok I decided to try this! I've never really done a story this way, but ehhh... Hope you like it! Please R&R!

Hello, darlings... I'm very glad you came.

Tonight, I'm going to tell you a story. But it's not a fairytale, oh no, it's more of a tragedy.

Well, you see... this is a personal story, that I've derrived from personal experiences. I lived it for many years. It even made me what I am today.

I'm sorry I can't come out of the shadows to talk with you, but I'm afraid I require the darkness as a sort of fortress. A solitude, if you will. It's not that I'm scared of you, dear. It's just that if I come out to greet you properly, well... you'll be horribly displeased. ... Hahaha.

Yes, but back to my story.

Now, this here, is a tale as old as time.

It is called Beauty and the Beast...