Disclaimer: This story is based on characters created by L.J. Smith, as portrayed in the TV series created by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. All rights to their respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. And also, no copyright infringement intended regarding the Beauty and the Beast…


BEHIND THE CASTLE WALLS

EPILOGUE


Jeremy sat at his drawing board. He had just completed his first work – a children's story, fully illustrated. It was the story of Helen, a young woman of great beauty and an ever more beautiful soul, who walked into a castle where a beast resided and found the beauty in him.

Elena had granted him permission for telling her story, with the condition that he did not reveal the true nature of the beast. With Jeremy's creativity, their story had been transformed into one which would never be connected to them. He turned himself into an elderly man, Tyler into… well, Tyler, the werewolves into regular wolves and Damon into a prince cursed by a witch to live out his days as a beast until a true love's kiss set him free. It was close to the truth, in theory. As he looked at the end sentence of his story, he smiled. And they lived happily ever after. Yes. They did, indeed.

THE END