Title: "Living Happily Ever After"
Author: Pirate Turner
Dedicated To: My inspirational, beloved Muse Jack, who helped me break through to an actual solution for this challenge
Rating: G
Summary: A brief recap of the Beauty & the Beast romance through poetry.
Warning: Het, 100-word drabble
Challenge: ForeverInDisney's weekly challenge on 22-1-09 to write a 100-word drabble involving fireworks and including the words purple, offensive, sparkly, shiny, ouch!, and nails.
Disclaimer: These particular Beauty & the Beast are © & TM Disney, not the author, and are used without permission. Everything else is © & TM the author. The author makes absolutely no profit off of this work of fan fiction, and no copyright infringement is intended.

The fireworks began the very first day
He started keeping her at the castle.
He was rude, uncouth, and overbearing,
And some might say she was a sassy lass.

Yet despite his offensive remarks,
Shiny fangs, razor sharp nails,
And the -- ouch! -- loudness of his roar,
They slowly forged a friendship that
Grew and grew until it blossomed into far more
And their eyes became sparkly with love
The night she took off his purple cape.

That romantic night led them
Into a new world of love, trust, and romance
That led to their living happily ever after.

The End