Disclaimer: First off this is a play off of Beauty and the Beast, which I didn't write since I wasn't around back in the 18th century (or whenever the original Beauty and the Beast was written) This is not a play off of the Disney's Beauty and the Beast but the French version.

A/N: If you read the disclaimer you'll have noticed that this is not a fanfiction dedicated to Disney's Beauty and the Beast but more closely to the French version. This is a retake of the whole plot and at first is going to be a little bit dark. It is rated M, though I'm going to try to take all the more gruesome parts out and save it for my account. If you want to read the full story without editions you can check there. I'd also really like some feedback on this one please.

Bella Noir: Prologue

"No!" The young woman begged the imposing shadow before her, "Leave him be!" The fey sidhe laughed and stepped from the shadows.

"What would you offer me that would be better whore?" His voice was a soft whisper that even with the velvet texture of it, brought goosebumps to her flesh. He was handsome yet Bella's stomach twisted because of the cold look in his eyes.

"I'll give you..." Bella stopped to compose herself taking a breath. "Me. You can have me in his place." His evil icy blue eyes laughed as his lips formed a sneer.
"I was hoping you would say that." In a flash of light that made Bella pass out they were gone. When she awoke shackles bound her to a stone floor and her twin brother, Bane was bound across from her.

"Bane." Bella whispered worried about his still form. He stirred and looked at her with tired green eyes that matched her own. "I'm sorry Bella. You shouldn't have done that, now he has both of us. He's a member of the Unseelie court, you know they aren't honorable"

Bella sighed and looked up at the rooms ceilings. They didn't appear to be in a dungeon, lucky for them. The room they were in was sparse except for a rug separating her brother and herself and a large bed in the corner. Funny how a bed had never worried her, usually she welcomed the sight of her bed at home. But now seeing the bed and knowing that it was his made her ill. To distract herself from thoughts like that she continued her conversation with her brother.

"Unseelie or Seelie he's a sidhe fey and he must honor his word. You must be let go."

"And you shall be let go Bane, but with a permanent little reminder. I was going to do it while Bella was unconscious but now that your both awake I think it'll be all the sweeter if she watches." A cold voice drifted across the room.

Bella's new master came into her line of vision. He didn't even look at her as he stalked to her brother with an almost hungry look in his eyes. "We agreed you'd let him go." She screamed before bitting her tongue.

Slowly he turned on his heel. "Yes, I did. But I did not say I would let him go unpunished. He took something from me and now he must pay."

Bella's eyes widened as she realized what Bane had taken from the sidhe. "Cu sith." she whispered the words aloud her mind wondering to the oddly colored black green, almost dead puppy Bane had brought home a few days ago. He'd told her a traveler staying at the inn across the way had left him for dead.

"Yes, that damned fairy hound cost me a fortune! But since you like being among the flee bitten creature so much that is what your punishment shall be." Quickly the sidhe advanced on Bane pinning him down easily even though Bane was struggling. The fey lent down and whispered something to Bane that stilled him completely.

Her brother's shirt was ripped off his back and a blue silver knife appeared in the sidhe's hand. He started cutting a rune into Bane's back with careful percision that made Bella look away. Until the sidhe started muttering magick words.

A sick laugh was followed by the sound of popping bones and Bella's head snapped back around as she watched in horror as Bane was changed into a large wolf. Still bound by the chains he snarled at her. "What did you do to him?" She whispered horrified.

The sidhe knelt by her still and staring body touching the side of her face. "No worse than what I'm going to do to you my dear. I'm going to make you scream Bella." With a snap of his fingers Bane was gone leaving the tow of them alone and for the first time Bella wondered if she should regret her choice.