A baby boy was born on a blistering cold day in Colorado. The parents were so happy. But their happiness ended when the mother of the child died suddenly in a car accident.

The father was distraught and drank himself to alcoholism, and to stop caring for his son. The boy was raised by the housekeeper who stayed at the house.

Due to the boy's lack of a father and lack of a real parent, he grew up cruel and harsh. No matter how hard the housekeeper tried to teach him good he shoved it off.

Not only was he cruel but he was considered beautiful in his looks. He was friends with many people from school and treated those who were considered ugly like dirt.

When the boy was sixteen he had just gotten back from school and a terrible snowstorm came suddenly.

There was a knock on the door not long after the snow storm had started.

The boy opened the door and found a helpless old woman carrying a basket of roses.

"If you please sir, I was selling my roses to the people in this neighborhood when this snow storm started. Might I come in and warm up for a bit?" she asked.

The boy looked at her in disgust and sent her away. He was not about to let an old, ugly woman in his house.

"I see," said the woman. She took off her cloak and instead of being an old woman a beautiful woman stood before him in a white dress that matched the color of the snow. Her hair was light and wavy. Her lips as red as blood. Her eyes glowed white and she stared down at the boy.

"Your heart is cold. It does not matter its background. You were one who was born with a coldness. You shall undergo a curse. And only someone of true beauty will be able to break it. You have until your nineteenth birthday to find someone who will love your cold, ugly heart. If not then you will stay like this forever," said the sorceress

"Like what? Please, I didn't mean to," begged the boy.

The sorceress picked up a rose and gave it to the boy. When the boy reached out to take it he saw scars and rashes along his arms.

The boy looked into the sorceresses eyes and saw a beast before him.

The Beast stayed this way and never left his home and sent away any guests. No one would see him like this. Except for the housekeeper and his father.

One year had passed and the now seventeen year old beast had not let anyone see him. His father passed away shortly after the curse was placed on his son. The Beast inherited his parent's great fortune and found a large house to stay in in the mountains it was secluded so no one could see him. He moved there with his housekeeper and hopelessly waited for his time to be up.

Because who could ever love a cold hearted ugly beast?