Chapter 1

Nine years. Nine years since that horrible night that changed it all. He sat up in the old trashed attic where he had a good view over the rainy night. He couldn't sleep. Not that it was easy to sleep other nights but on this particular night it had been impossible. It´s been exactly nine years today since his life changed.

He looked down at his hands. Or what have been his hands nine years ago. He never known what to call his so-called hands. Hands, claws? None of those words seemed to fit. He sighed deeply and thought back on how these nine years have taken place. Being alone in darkness and desperation. There was no hope. None what so ever. During several occasions, he has thought of ending it. Just jump from the balcony and let the servants inherit the castle. But every time he´s been close something had stopped him. He didn't know why because what had he left to live for? But every time he tried to end his sad miserable life he couldn't finish it. Maybe he was coward. Or maybe it was a tiny little hope of not spending the rest of his life alone. Even if it was more a fantasy than hope he liked the idea.

A howling filled the night air. The wolves probably tried to collect themselves for a hunt. He had encountered the pack before and they had let each other be. As long as he didn't hunt they're prey they let him run through the forest in peace. Another howl filled the air and he watched out over the dark forest. The rain poured down and the wind tore at the trees. It was a stormy night not unlike the one nine years ago. But then his delicate ears perceived something. A sound that didn't belong in the darkness, the rainy night or in the unkind woods. It was a call. A panicked and exhausted call for help. He pointed he´s ears and looked down at the castle gates. An elderly round man ran in and shut the gates behind him seconds before the wolfs would have got a hold on him. The wolf´s yelped angrily at the other side of the gates and the man could breathe out. As he collected himself the man looked up at the giant castle before him.

The lord was petrified where he sat up in the tower looking down at the man. There haven't been any visitors in years. It would have been the best if it was a woman who came running for protection but who knows. Maybe he had daughters or a younger sister? He couldn't let this opportunity go to waste. He rose and run out of the attic, down the stairs and reached the door just as the frenetic knocking could be heard. Lumiere showed up in one of the door arches that led to a corridor which in turn led to the castles dining wing. That said the kitchens, dining rooms and the larders.

``Lead him to the great dining hall but make sure you are the only one he sees.´´ He said and waited for a silent nod from Lumiere before he ran in to the corridor and on to the castles grandiose dining hall. Or once it has been grandiose and magnificent. But now it was dark and dusty. There hadn't been served a meal here for more than ten years. But it was perfect, because of the dark the shadows could play here. He quickly lighted some candles at the end of the table where the guest would sit. He let the rest of the hall be dark and continued on to the other side of the table and sat down. He pulled up the hood over his head just to be safe. He waited and listened attentively. It didn't take more than a minute before the sounds of double sets of footsteps could be heard. The door slid up and Lumiere was first to enter. After him came the man. He was a bit shorter than average with some whitening straws of hair on the head. He had a big white moustache over the lip and old clothes. He looked curious but in the same time worried as he entered the room. Lumiere pulled out the chair for him and the man gave him a thankful smile before he sat down.

``Oh thank you my good sir.´´

I thought now was a good time to announce my presence.

AUTHORS NOTE!

Okey, so now I'm going over all the differences in my story.

- The Beast is the only one that is cursed. That meaning the household employees is still human in this story. And also, the beast is cursed forever. Meaning there's no way of making him human again.

- The Beast isn't going to look like the beast in the movie (Neither the animated or the live-action one) But I will come to that later in the story.

- The beast's personality is a bit different in my story. In what way, you will soon find out 😉

- Some events in this story may differ a little, like how Belle is ending up in the beast's castle.

- Gaston does´nt exist in this story.

- In the beginning of this story it will hold a T-rating. But later as the story progress it will probably go up to M-rating, I will of course tell at what chapter its going to move up to M.

Okey, this is my absolute first upload here, so exciting! I love getting reviews on everything I write but please be nice to me here in the beginning since I'm so new here. And for those of you that haven't guessed it yet, English is not my birth language. So I apologise if the text seems wrong or misspelled at some times. I'm really trying my best at writing as good of a story that I can! Most of this story is already written but in my own language so right now im just trying to translate the whole thing to english.

Hope you like it so far!