Also, I'd like to note that I do not own ABC's One Life to Live or the characters and I will NOT be receiving any payment whatsoever for writing this story. It is intended for entertainment purposes only.
For the purposes of this story, I made Rebecca one of Todd's ex-wives. Please, please forgive me! LOL
~*Beauty and the Hairy Beast: Chapter One*~
Once very long, long ago, in a faraway kingdom called Llanview, there lived a wealthy newpaper owner by the name of Todd. Todd had three ex-wives and three unruly children. His ex-wives were very attractive, especially Blair who had been nicknamed "Beauty." Considering Blair had a special nickname, the other two ex-wives were incredibly jealous of her.
Todd's other two ex-wives, Tea and Rebecca were both insanely happy due to the fact that Todd was extremely rich. He was always buying them new trinkets and toys to please and appease them. Tea and Rebecca loved going to parties, plays and concerts, but their favorite pastime above any other was spending Todd's money. On the other hand, Blair spent the greatest part of her time in the stables with her beautiful, little mare by the name of Arabia.
Then came the fateful day when Todd's wicked mother, Irene stole his fortune out from under him. Even Todd's newspaper had been taken by his hateful mother, and there was nothing left remaining for his family. All that Todd had left was small cottage in the country, and Todd had no choice but to sell Blair's little mare just so he could purchase food for his ex-wives and children.
"Todd, I hate having no money to buy dresses, jewels, and such," Tea complained to him one day.
"Yes, and I'd like some money to build a new grand church!" cried out Rebecca.
Todd glared at his nasty ex-wives, thinking them worse than the children when it came to bitching and complaining. He called all of his family to his side, Blair, Tea, and Rebecca as well as his three children, Starr, Jack, and Dani.
"My family, I must travel a great distance and find work as I hope to earn enough money so we will have bread and meat upon the table of which to prepare my sandwiches. I do not know how long I will be gone, but I count on all of you to keep our home running smoothly until my return," Todd told them.
"Hurry home, Scar-face," Jack said to his father.
"Shut up, Jack. No one wants to hear your nonsense," Starr growled at her brother.
"You're just a bitch because you're dad's favorite," Jack snapped at Starr.
"Enough!" Blair scolded her children. "Your father is going away and we have no clue how long we will go without seeing him. So, show some respect!"
Starr and Jack glared at one another, but tried to do as their mother had requested. It was Blair who did most of the work around the house, including the tasks of milking the cow, tending the garden, as well as preparing the meals. Tea was too busy filing her nails, and Rebecca spent countless hours reading her bible and talking about everyone's sins.
Tea stood there with an arm around her ungrateful brat of a daughter Dani who was whining as usual. "Father, I want a new gold necklace," the girl complained in a bitchy voice which grated heavily upon Todd's nerves.
"Listen, Family, I will try to bring home presents for everyone, but do not ask for too much as I cannot promise to bring home enough for all of you," Todd said quite sadly. "Now, what would each of you like?"
"I already told you..." Dani responded unpleasantly. "A gold necklace."
"I'd like 5 million dollars," Tea spoke up next.
"I want a stack of bibles and enough money to build a new grand church," chimed in Rebecca.
The rest of the family continued with their many demands of jewels and riches, but it was Blair who was the last to speak. Looking at Todd, she said quietly, "All I want is a horse. I miss Arabia so very much, so if you should find me a new horse during your travels, I would be quite pleased."
Todd promised he would do his very best to return with enough gifts for everyone and then bid his family farewell. He then rode away into the woods upon his horse, the only steed the family owned. For many days and nights he travelled until he found work upon a ship unloading heavy crates. The work was back-breaking, but finally he had enough to make a purchase. After buying the bibles and the fine gold necklace, there was very little money left. Todd was angry, because he hadn't even enough coins to buy bread or meat.
*Working sucks,* thought Todd. *I gotta come up with a way to earn more money.*
*I know. I'll steal it from someone!* Todd decided. And he set out to find some unfortunate sap who might not notice if he should snatch a treasure chest or a bundle of cash right out from under their unsuspecting nose.
Once again, Todd led his horse deep into the woods. As the sun set and the wind whipped fiercely in his ears, Todd realized he had become lost. A bitter rain began to fall, and Todd was soaked to the skin. A pack of wolves howled loudly in the distance. *I will starve to death or be eaten by wolves... what a way to die!* Todd was thinking.
It was in that moment that Todd saw a light shining in the distance. Going toward the source of the light, Todd discovered a beautiful castle, lit with candles in every window from top to bottom. Beside the castle was an immense stable with thousands of horses of every size, color, and shape. Todd didn't know it, but he had entered the kingdom of "The Horse Whisperer," who had due to a curse been turned into a ferocious and most hairy beast.
Todd led his horse over to the stable and gave the animal fresh hay and oats. After his horse had taken it's fill, he led it out to pasture where it might roam and frollic with their other horses. Knowing his horse was fed and well-cared-for, Todd walked up to the great door of the castle and rapped upon the door. No one came to greet him, so Todd just walked in unannounced. "Is anyone here?" Todd called out as his voice echoed back to him in the great hall, but he was met with no answer. Despite the many lit candles, the place seemed to be quite deserted.
Cold and hungry, Todd didn't really care. He was famished, and his need for sustenance was far greater than anything else at that very moment. Entering into a dining room, Todd discovered a fire crackling in the hearth as well as a long table set out with generous helpings of food. Considering he was wet from the rain, he stripped out of his clothing except for his boxers and began to warm himself in front of the fire. *I hope whomever owns this castle does not return,* thought Todd. "As I intend to eat hearily and get a good night's rest, and if I'm lucky I will find all the riches here I shall need to satisfy my family for a very long time.*
He waited 11 minutes, but no one came, so he sat himself down at the table and began to eat savagely as he was so greatly starved. He devoured a chicken leg in all of two seconds, then he gobbled down half a loaf of bread. After that, he slurped down two tall glasses of wine. Still not satisfied, he started in on a second plate of food. Finally, his stomach was full. Rising from the table, he decided to check out the rest of the castle.
He walked up the immense stone staircase until he came to a grand chamber with a wide, elegant bed. Since he was weary from his travels, he crawled into bed, thinking he would resume the rest of his search in the morning. Considering it was past midnight, Todd fell fast asleep.
When Todd awakened in the morning, he was astonished to discover clothing laid out upon the bed that he found fit him perfectly. After he had dressed, he left the grand bedchamber and headed back to the dining room in search of more food. Once again, he was surprised to see a steaming mug of coffee and yummy chocolate donuts laid out for him upon the long table. *Well, thank you, Madame Fairy,* he said aloud, grabbing the donuts and biting into them with a ferocious appetite. They were so delicious, and he washed them down with the coffee.
After his breakfast, Todd decided to go out to the pasture and check on his horse. As he stood there, looking for the animal, his eye caught upon a beautiful little horse which looked exactly like Blair's favorite mare that had been named Arabia. Approaching the mare, Todd stroked her mane and decided he would take her home to Blair considering a new horse was all that Blair had asked for upon his return while his other two ex-wives, Tea and Rebecca had been demanding and greedy.
He placed a rope around the little mare and began leading her away toward the stables when suddenly he heard a great clash of thunder and there before him stood an extremely hairy and hideous Beast. *What THE FUCK are you?" Todd demanded, glaring at the ugly monster who blocked his entrance into the stables.
"Mortal," growled the Beast. "Why do you steal my horse?"
"You have so many, I didn't think you would miss it," Todd responded snidely. "Now get out of my way. I promised my ex-wife I'd bring her home a new horse along my travels."
"Stealing is stealing," the Beast roared. "Whether it is a horse or it is a chest of gold, your life is forfeit."
"So, are saying you are going to kill me now for stealing your horse?" Todd asked as he rolled his eyes at the Beast.
"Yes, you shall die," the beast responded.
Todd picked up a wicked-looking pitch fork, handing it to the beast. "Alright, I guess you should kill me then," Todd sighed deeply. "Just do it and get it over with, you flea-bitten, hairy ape."
Letting out an angry growl, the Beast threw the pitch fork aside as though it were nothing but a toothpick. "No. You mentioned you have a have an ex-wife. I shall forgive you for stealing my horse, but only if your ex-wife would come here to my castle in your place. I seek a wife of my very own, and if she's beautiful, I will let her take your place, and I will allow you to live."
"Whatever," grumbled Todd. Taking the little mare attached to the rope, he climbed onto his own horse and rode away into the woods.
When he arrived at his home, he was greeted by his family who came rushing out of the cottage. "Where is my gold necklace?" Dani demanded, as she stood there with the rest of Todd's family.
He gave the necklace to Dani and the stack of bibles to Rebecca. Then, he gave the beautiful little mare to Blair. "Ohhh thank you, Todd," said Blair happily, giving him a big hug. "She's so beautiful."
"Yes, she is," agreed Todd with a heavy sigh. "But I am afaid she has cost me everything."
"Whatever do you mean?" Blair asked worriedly.
"I shall tell you later," Todd promised.
Angrily Tea demanded, "Where is my five million dollars?"
"And where is my chest of gold?" cried out Jack.
"I MUST have the money to build my church!" Rebecca insisted.
"Everyone stop!" Starr said, hugging her father. "Dad has done the best he can. Stop harrassing him!"
Kissing Starr's cheek, Todd went inside the cottage with his family. He was glad to be home, but he knew that that the happiness would not last. Sitting by the fireplace looking gloomy and sad, Todd told Blair about his fatal adventure.
Hearing the demands of the beast, Tea blamed it all upon Blair. "If Blair had not wanted that stupid horse!" she grumbled.
"Yes, this is all BLAIR's fault," Rebecca said venomously.
Quietly, Blair spoke up. "Since the hairy beast has requested a wife, I shall go to him in order to protect the family. I love each and every one of you, and I wouldn't want any of you to suffer, considering it was me who asked Todd to bring me back thehorse."
"Blair, I am grateful you would go to the Beast in my place," said Todd as he did not want to die. Afterall, he had two other ex-wives and three bratty children he had to care for; he could not desert his family, no matter if they tended to cause him so much grief with their ungrateful bitching and their countless demands.
The next morning, Todd and Blair rose and together they took off into the forest upon their horses toward the Beast's castle. When they arrived there, once again it appeared deserted. "Maybe he's not home," Blair said to Todd.
"Let's go inside to the dining room," Todd said, hoping that once again there would be food there to eat.
He and Blair left their horses in the stable, then went into the castle. In the diningroom, they found a grand meal set out as though waiting for them. There were chocolate donuts, sandwiches, and yummy bon-bons, plus fancy wine glasses full of the sweetest wine. "Let's sit down and eat, and we'll see what happens," Todd suggested as he couldn't wait to sink his teeth into all the fine food.
Todd took a seat and picked up a sandwich. Blair too took a place at the table, nibbling upon a bon-bon. "Oooo this is so delicious," Blair said, as she devoured the tasty treat.
"Mmmmm," Todd spoke as his mouth was half-full of meat and bread.
Suddenly the huge form of the hideous, hairy Beast filled the doorway. "Is this your ex-wife?" the Beast demanded of Todd.
Todd nodded, his mouth crammed full of food. "And is she willing to stay here with me?" the Beast boomed.
When Todd was too busy eating to answer, the Beast turned to look at Blair. She said in a soft, trembling voice, "Yes, I shall stay here and become your bride."
Grinning from ear to ear, the Beast looked suddenly visciously horny as he stared at Blair's cleavage which spilled from her top. "Good. Then no harm shall befall you. I promise you that," said the Beast in his sexy, booming voice.
To Todd then he said, "Eat what remains of your meal, then you must go at once. And never think of coming here again, because if you do, I shall tear you apart with my deadly, sharp claws and then feed your rotten carcass to the wolves."
"Well, since you put it that way..." said Todd as he wiped his lips with the back of his hand. Taking a long drink of his wine, Todd realized he better go.
After standing up from the table, Todd pulled Blair to him in one last affectionate hug. "Be well, Blair... and mind the Beast. And if there is a way, I shall come to you, and I will help you to escape," he promised before he left the castle.
Once she was alone with the furry beast, Blair looked over at him and trembled. What did he expect of her? Kinky sex? She had no clue, and she was fearful.
Gazing at the Beauty before him, the Beast finally spoke. "This castle is yours now," he said. "As is everything within it. Anything you want... just speak it, and it shall be yours." Then almost graciously, he bowed to her and walked away. Watching him go, Blair felt uneasy. Even though he was a beast, she found him strangely exciting and sexy. There was something about his voice and the way that he looked at her. She couldn't wait till she got the chance to know the hairy Beast better and become his bride.