This is a one-shot I have done before but there are some differences here. In the original version Gabby was a year older making the twins 15. It never hit me till later that the twins were 16 in the books (if they went to Evie's sixth birthday party). In this version Gabby is ten months younger (which makes more sense anyway considering Gaston's character. If he had a daughter first Gabby's mother would have been kicked out quicker). I also made Gaston more of a sexist jerk in this version (again to make him more in character). He wasn't nice in the original version either but I made him more mean in this version.

Disclaimer: I do not own Disney Descendants nor do I own Disney I only own my OCs

My Little Gabby

Gabriela LeGume sat alone underneath a large dead tree reading a book about princess her mother had gotten for her. Gabriela was the seven-year-old daughter of Gaston LeGume. She had his black hair and almost crystal blue eyes but she had a love for reading and intelligence that well exceed her father's. She loved to read but as the daughter of Gaston reading was frowned upon as was anything else that involved intelligence. So that was why Gabby was hiding not wanting anyone to catch her reading. But she wouldn't be lucky today.

"Oh, Gabriela, where are you?" one of her brothers called. Gabriela's brothers where twins Gaston Jr. and Gaston III. Both were ten months older then her and constantly enjoyed bulling her. Gabriela never got along with them the three constantly fighting. She didn't want to be found today so she stayed quiet hoping they would pass. They found her though with Gaston Jr. in front meaning he was likely the one who had called her name.

"Gabriela what are you doing?" Gaston III asked. He then spotted the book she was trying to hide. "She is reading," he shrieked.

"What would Dad think or say?" Jr asked with a sneer.

"Please don't tell dad," Gabriela begged. She knew she wasn't supposed to be doing this and she knew he would get mad. The twins exchanged a glance.

"Oh, we will tell him alright give us that," Gaston III said as he snatched away the book. Gabriela struggled to hold on to the book. Jr. helped his brother by hitting her so III could hank the book away.

"Give it back," Gabriela hissed. Jr. grasped her in a bear hug and carried her toward the house. Gabriela kicked and struggled the entire way home but she didn't have enough power to do any serious harm.

Gaston III was waiting for them inside their father holding the book his face red with rage. Jr dropped his younger sister then stood by his brother.

"Gabriela Helen LeGume! How many times have I told you that you aren't allowed to read!" Gaston roared at his only daughter.

"But daddy mommy gave it to me for my birthday," Gabriela whimpered. Gabriela didn't want to make her father any angrier then he was but she certainly hadn't wanted to get her mother in trouble either.

"Helen get in here now!" Gaston yelled. Helen LeGume was Gabriela and the twins mother. She was a beautiful woman with long blond hair and clear blue eyes. Helen had been a pretty waitress Gaston had fallen for. She had become pregnant with the twins shortly after she married Gaston. Then a month later she had gotten pregnant with Gabriela. Gaston never respected Helen to begin with but when he found out his third child would be a girl he hadn't been happy and things had gotten worse.

"Yes?" Helen asked. Gaston held up the book.

"You gave our daughter a book, didn't you?" Gaston said angrily.

"Gabriela is smart honey she needs to challenge herself," Helen said.

"No, she doesn't! You do as I tell you understand," Gaston snapped. He then tore up the book and Gabriela started to cry.

"Don't waste your tears," Gaston snapped at her. Gabriela started to cry harder. Her brothers laughed. "Get your chores down," he added then he turned to Helen. "If you pull a stunt like that again you will leave this house understand," he asked. Gaston then turned and left. Jr. and III followed him out of the house likely to go for a run.

"Don't cry my dear Gabby," Helen told her daughter whipping the tears from her eyes. Helen was the only one to call her Gabby usually in private as a mark of affection. She knew Gaston didn't give Gabby much attention.

"I am so sorry you got into trouble mommy," Gabby sobbed. Her mother hugged her.

"You have nothing to be sorry for. You are a beautiful and smart young girl and I hope one of these days you will find love and happiness," Helen said. She handed her daughter a rag and the black hair girl began to dust.

That night Gabby lay under the covers of her bed waiting for her mother to come in. The twins slept in one of the bigger rooms down the hall. Gabby's room was uncomfortably small but she made it work. Helen would come in at night under the notion of tucking her in but would read to her instead. Of course, Gaston wouldn't approve so they did this in secret. Finally, the door opened and Helen came in.

"Sorry that took so long my little Gabby. Your father wouldn't fall asleep," Helen said. She grabbed a book from a drawer and started reading to her daughter. It wasn't the kind of story that villains would typically read to their children but Helen knew Gabby needed all the love she could get. The book was her favorite called Her Handsome Hero. Gabby fell asleep as she listened to her mother.

Helen kissed her daughter on the check and slipped the book in the drawer. She was getting up to leave when the door opened and Gaston stood in the doorway.

"Helen!" Gaston growled.

"I was just tucking Gabriela into bed Gaston I will be up shortly," Helen said calmly. Gaston glared at her.

"You were doing more than that. Reading is dangerous and I thought I forbid it. Belle read and got these wild crazy ideas causing her to fall in love with a monster she thought was a prince," Gaston growled.

"I don't think reading had anything to do with that. Belle could see how cruel and heartless you are. I only wish I could have seen it for myself before it was too late. That is why she didn't want to be with you. How could you be so cruel to your only daughter?" Helen asked.

"I asked for sons not daughters. You gave me a daughter and I have looked after her only because I don't have a choice and that wretched creature has my blood in her. That being said I will not allow you to poison her mind," Gaston snarled at his wife.

Helen held her grown. "Gaston be reasonable. There is nothing wrong with reading," Helen repeated.

"Oh, but there is and I will not allow any reading in my house. You continue to defy me. I can't let my daughter grow up seeing that. She must learn to obey men and you are giving her a bad example. No man will ever take a disobedient wife and that is the only thing she is good for. Leave tonight," Gaston snapped at Helen. Helen felt tears in the back of her eyes but refused to show them.

"What is going to happen to her when I leave Gaston? You will hurt her," Helen said.

"She will live with me but I ask you to leave now," Gaston said. Helen knew she had no choice but to compile. Gaston left the room to wait outside for her and likely get ahold of Lefou his henchman. Helen left a box for her daughter under the girl's bed before grabbing her few belongings and heading outside to where Lefou was waiting.

"Ready to go?" Lefou asked.

"No but it appears I have no choice," Helen said. Just like that she was gone. Gabby would never see her again at least not any time soon.

Gabby woke up the next morning finding he box under her bed. It contained a few things that Gabby would cherish. A key was also inside that Gabby used to lock the drawer where her book was hiding. She slipped it in her pocket then headed downstairs expecting to see her mother making breakfast the best she could. Helen wasn't there though and it took the Gaston twins twice as long to notice as it did Gabby.

"Dad where to mom go?" Gaston Jr. asked puzzled glancing around.

"I sent her away," Gaston said. Jr. and III shrugged not caring about this revelation. They could always find someone else to feed them like maybe the Evil Queen's daughter or someone else. Gabby did care however.

"Why send mommy away?" Gabby asked.

"Because she was poisoning your mind Gabriela. There is no such thing as fairy tale endings or happiness. Reading is dangerous and you don't need to fill your brain with such nonsense. In fact, you don't need to fill your brain at all. You are to bring all your books down here and watch them burn," Gaston said.

"What no daddy. Mom gave me those," Gabby said.

"Gabriel, you will do as I say," Gaston snapped at her. He then turned to the twins. "Make sure she gets it done," he added. The two boys flanked their sister up the stairs. After ransacking the room, they gathered all the books (except the one hiding in the drawer) and brought them down stairs.

"Good throw them into the fire," Gaston commanded. The boys flung the books into the fireplace. Gabby watched in pain. "Now Gabriel you will do everything I say. If you don't you will be in trouble. You will not read anymore and you will do all the chores in the house. You will learn how to be a pretty little wife and you will start to fall in line. You will forget about your mother understand," Gaston said.

"Dad I can't mom loved me and she cared about me," Gabby said with a sniff. She was on the verge of tears again.

"Forget your mother Gabriel!" Gaston snapped. Gabby cried once more and ran to her room.

She only had the box her mother left for her and Her Handsome Hero which had remained safely locked away. In the box was a necklace with a rose hanging from it the key which Gabby kept safely with her and a stuffed teddy bear her mother had made for her. Gabby would keep the rose necklace close to her and hidden for the rest of her time with her father and brothers. She never took the book out of the drawer for fear her brothers or father would burn it. She hid the teddy bear as well keeping it in her small closet hidden and out of sight. She was angry with her father and her brothers in difference but she never gave her father what he wanted refusing to date anyone. She started to prefer Gabby over Gabriel because only her mother called her Gabby. Gabby only had one wish in the world…to see her mother again and live with her and away from her father and brothers.

This is the first one-shot of the redo what do you think? The book Gabby has is a nod to Once Upon a Time and I know Belle gave it to Gideon and Gaston never had any contact with it but I thought it would be sweet if her mother was able to hide it from Gaston. I also let Gabby have a few other things from her mother (One thing that will stay the same is Helen is the only other parent that is both good and relevant to the stories).