Once upon a time, in Paris, France, there was a little girl name Cadence. She was born to an aristocratic family that was loyal to the King. Her father, Richard Antebellum, was a close friend to the King and he adored his little daughter. She was given anything her heart desired though she hardly asked for anything. And there was a reason for that and it was close to her: her mother Angelica. While her father was kind, her mother was the opposite. Angelica was a shrewd and selfish woman who wanted things her way. She wanted to spend her husbands wealth on things for her and ran the servants ragged with her requests and instructions on how to clean their estate. Cadence was mostly treated like a doll while her mother boosted on her daughter's accomplishments. It was only an act if someone told her their child could do something Cadence could not do. Because when their backs turn, Angelica would harshly criticize Cadence for her failure.
Cadence could only find comfort in her servants, the books her father stored in their personal library, and her father. Unfortunately, that security did not last. When Cadence was seven years old, her father died from illness. In his will, he left everything to his wife until Cadence became of age to marry. If she refused to marry, the money will remain with Angelica unless Cadence took over the estate. Anger and greed took over the devilish woman when she heard that in her husbands will. Then one day, she came up with a plan. An desperate and wicked plan.
Angelica told her daughter to pack up a change of clothes, her favorite things, and to come down to carriage. She told her they were going to the park to feed the ducks like Richard used to do and they were going to be there for a night. Cadence packed her night gown, her favorite books, her favorite doll, and her favorite dark blue dress. She joined her mother in the carriage and watched as they went pass the park. Before she can protest, the carriage halted in front of a traveling circus that settled in the back fields of Paris. The ring leader was the owner of the circus and he came up to the ladies. He wore a dazzling purple suit and a white puffy shirt under the coat. He wore a medium sized black hat with a red velvet colored clothe wrapped around the middle. Angelica gave him two large pieces of paper and in return, he gave her a small bag of gold pieces. Cadence saw it was her birth certificate and the other was a document saying Cadence now belongs to the ring leader.
When Cadence tried to reach for her mothers arm, Angelica smacked her in the face and Cadence fell to the ring leaders' feet. "Take this beastly thing away from me." Angelica told him. "I have no use for her." Cadence could only watch in shock and grief as her mother got into the carriage and rode away from her. She sold her own daughter and abandoned her.
"Do not worry, my child." The ring leader told her. "You are safe here." He helped her on her feet and got her suitcase. He took her hand and walked with her toward the circus troop.
It was the first time she ever felt like she was home. Cadence quickly learned that circus life was better than living with her ill-mannered mother. The funny part about the deal was the ring leader earned a daughter and Cadence's mother earned a bag of fools' gold.
And since she joined the circus, Cadence went by her stage name given by the troop: Cyan.
This is will be a mix of the animated and the live action movies!
Disney owns Beauty and the Beast.
I only own Cadence, her parents, and the circus!
PLEASE NO MEAN COMMENTS OR FLAMES!