Chapter 2: The Beast
I decided to find out what that old woman was pointing to. I got a coat on because it was pretty cold outside, and dark. When I opened my front door, the old woman was standing there, holding the rose. I asked, "Who are you?" The old woman said, "Come. Come." I went out of my house and followed the old woman. When we were in the heart of the woods, the woman said, "There is a beast inside a castle upon this road." I asked, "A beast?" She said, "Yes. He used to be a human, but he did a despicable action, and now he's under a spell. The spell is that he will be a beast, until he learns to love someone and get her to love him back." I asked, "Has he done that yet?" The woman said, "No, not yet. Everyone is scared of him. If he learns to fall in love and get loved before this last petal of the rose falls, he'll turn back into a human." I asked, "What if he's too late?" The woman said, "He will be doomed to remain a beast forever. No turning back into a human." I said, "Oh my gosh. Are you taking me there because I can love him?" We then came upon his castle… it was very dark and huge. I asked, "Wait, why exactly am I here?" The old woman backed away from me and gave me the rose. I asked, "Why do I need this?" The old woman smiled and said, "So you can help him break the spell." I hesitated with words, but then the old woman vanished into the air. I said, "Wait! Come back!" The old woman didn't come back, and I gulped as she looked at the horror-looking castle. I took a deep breath and said, "Maybe it won't be too bad." I walked slowly towards the entrance of the castle, and opened the door. I shut the door quietly as I walked in nervously. I looked around and whispered to myself, "This isn't so bad… for now." I walked around the castle, seeing nothing, but household antiques. Then, I saw a candle and a clock, and they looked like… humans. I looked closely at them, and then the candle opened its eyes! I screamed loudly, and the candle said, "Shh! You don't want the master to hear you! He'll think you're a thief or he'll make you a prisoner!" I was breathing heavily, and I asked quietly, "Who are you? And why can you talk?" The candle said, "I'm Lumiere." The clock then opened its eyes and said, "Lumiere, Master will kidnap her and throw you out! Be quiet!" I asked the clock, "Who are you?!" He groaned, "I'm Cogsworth. Now, what are you doing here?" I said, "An enchantress sent me here to break a spell… where's the beast?" Lumiere and Cogsworth looked at each other in surprise, then they looked at me again. Lumiere asked smiling, "Are you planning to break the spell?" I nodded and said, "But, I'm engaged to a man. I am so in love with him and I don't know if I'll really break the spell." Lumiere and Cogsworth looked at each other with sadness in their eyes, and I said, "But, I'll try. It may be hard, but-." Then, I heard a loud, echoing roar throughout the castle. I screamed in fear and then I heard a somewhat angry voice ask, "Who are you?!" I looked around and I eventually saw a big object, looking like a ginormous dog. I said, "I'm Belle! I'm here to break a spell!" The object jumped down to the floor and he walked slowly towards my direction. He growled, "Nobody will ever love me. Is that really why you are here?" I nodded nervously and then I said, "I don't care what you are, but I'm going to help you. Come into the light." He stepped into the light… and I saw a furry, big paw. My eyes widened and then he stepped all the way in the light… revealing a scary, big beast. I said in shock, "Oh my…" He scoffed and said, "Lucky for you, you are a human. I have to be in this ugly exterior until I fall in love and the girl loves me back. Nobody knows that I'm here. They've forgotten about me ever since I transferred into a beast." I looked at him thoroughly, and I said, "Listen, you can't judge a book by its cover. If you show me true feelings, I'll maybe start to help break the spell." The beast said, "You must stay here. Forever. You are now my prisoner." I asked in fear, "What?! No!" The beast said, "Oh yes. You invaded my castle. You must stay here." I said in a little anger, "Listen to me! I have an old father! He can't be alone! Please don't capture me!" The beast was sighing angrily and he looked closely at me. He said, "I'll let you go home at nights. You must return by ten o'clock a.m. You will spend the whole day with me until seven-thirty p.m. If you can do this, you may help me break the spell before the next week is over." I sighed sadly and I looked at Lumiere and he said, "Don't worry, Mademoiselle. It won't be as bad as you think. We'll treat you right here." I smiled slightly and I said nervously, "Y-You have my word." The beast said, "Done!" Then, he turned around to run away, but then stopped. He looked back at me and said, "You are the one. I can tell already." I smiled and then he ran off. I told Lumiere and Cogsworth, "Well, see you at ten. Good night." They said, "Good night." Then, I walked out of the castle. I am so scared to "move in" with the Beast. He's big, hairy, and really scary. Oh boy, what about Gaston?
