Beauty and the Beast with a Twilight Twist!
By: BlondhairPinkgumSoNotMyForte!
I do not own Beauty and the Beast in its many forms nor do I own Twilight or its characters. I merely wrote this story for the enjoyment of others. Thank you. Please enjoy! I know it's short but i'll have more on the way. So please r+r
Prologue
Once upon a time, in a land where magic was born, a prince lived in a shining castle. Orphaned as a four year old, he was raised in luxury and his every whim was obeyed. The ten year old prince became spoiled, selfish, and coldhearted. Then one winter's night, on the eve of his seventeenth birthday, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. The beggar woman was ugly beyond words with her wrinkled face that looked like an old ape, yellow teeth, and a humped back. Repulsed by her appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away. She warned him not to be deceived by appearances for true beauty is found within. And when he dismissed her again, the woman's ugliness melted away to revel a beautiful enchantress.
"I can see that the rumors are true," the Enchantress mused. "Not only are you coldhearted by you only care about yourself and no one else."
"No! No please, spare me!" begged the prince, falling to his knees. "Had I known who you were I would…"
"Shut up! What is done is done and here is your punishment, the rose I had offered will bloom tomorrow morning at which time you will turn into a hideous beast. The rose will remain bloomed for one hundred years. If you find a young maiden who loves you for who you are on the inside then the spell will be broken If not, you will remain a beast for all of eternity!"
Then she vanished. After a few minutes, the prince timidly raised his head. When he saw that the Enchantress had gone, he let out a hallow laugh and said,
"She is just bluffing. It will never happen."
However, the next morning, everyone in the kingdom would hear a wild roar echoing from the castle. From then on, by royal decree, no one was to enter the castle under pain of death. As the years slowly went by, the prince fell into despair and lost all hope. For who could ever fall in love with a beast.