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Late November

It was late November and already there was snow covering the lands. Joie was set in her winter clothing while Gaston's winter coat grew in to help him retain his body heat. They hadn't been hunting the past few weeks seeing as the game was either in hibernation or migrated to a different region for the winter that was soon to come. Instead they had been walking around aimlessly and talking. There was also the occasional snowball fight and game of tag that broke ot between them. Joie know having spend more time with him had figured out how to communicate better with Gaston. A snort from him meant he was amused or laughing while a growl meant he disagreed. There was also small grunts which meant he was annoyed and barks when he wanted her to get her attention. But for most of the time he snorted at her.

"Winter came early this year" she smiled hopping onto a log and balanced on it as she walked across it. This season definitely was her favorite of all four. Just the snow alone gave the land a sense of peace. When she reached the end of the log she grinned and pounced of his back. However he reacted quickly and sidestepped, leaving her to plop into the snow face first. He snorted loudly as she flipped over and sat up shaking her head of the snow.

"You ass" she laughed and shook off the rest of the snow off her. He nudged her to stand and motioned for her to get on. She grinned and climbed on his back. He walked a steady pace and she leaned down burying her face in his warm fur taking comfort as he purred softly. She frowned at sound. He was still cursed. She wasn't even sure if they were even close to breaking it.

Some big help I turned out to be she thought to herself with a sigh.

"Hey Old Man?" She said softly her fingers curling into his fur as she laid on his back. He gave a small grunt to let her know he was listening "What...what if we can't break the curse?" She whispered half afraid on what his reaction will be. He tensed and paused in his walking. She could feel him sigh and he sat down on his hind legs causing her to slid down his back and stand on her own legs. She walked around him to look at him face to face. What she saw in his eyes make guilt creep into her gut. His eyes showing acceptance, as if he had come to terms with himself that they may not be able to break the curse in time.

He had hoped she didn't bring it up anymore but seeing how things were turning out to be, it seem like they had no choice but to talk about it. She was right winter had come early and he was sure the lake was beginning to freeze and that only meant he had three months (four if he was lucky) left before it thawed out again. What could he do? The way things had progressed he came to terms that he may never be human again.

It's okay he wrote in the snow. She read his words and she felt sick. He could he be okay with this? How could he accept this? It didn't make sense!

"It's not okay! We just have to try harder!" she began to pace hoping a plan would pop into her head.

I deserve it he wrote.

"That's it? You're just going to give up!" she grew angry and he snarled at her.

You don't know what I did!

"Then tell me! Help me understand why you were cursed! Maybe if I had a better understanding on what you did I'll know how to help you!"

I can't he turned and began walking away. She chased after him.

"Why not? Don't you trust me? Look whatever you did I won't judge you." She tried to reason with him and he ignored her.

You'll hate me he thought to himself. He couldn't tell her what he did. Especially since it involved her sister and father. If she knew…she would never want to see him again.

"Gaston please!" she pleaded running up and grabbing him by his antlers force him to look into her eyes. Eyes he couldn't find himself saying no to. He gently shook his head not wanting to harm her and let her know to release him. She held on tighter her eyes red from unshed tears she was holding in. He clenched his eyes shut unable to face her and shook his head harder.

"Please!" she pleaded one more time and he broke. When she he didn't move anymore she released him. His eyes were full of sadness as he wrote in the snow.

If I tell you…you will hate me

That made her flinch. What could he have done that was so horrible? Sure he was a grumpy old man but underneath all that he seem to be a decent person.

"D-did you kill someone?" she said softly. It was the only thing that came to her mind that was beyond horrible that she could think of. He shook his head and she sighed slightly relieved at the news until he began to write again.

But I almost did he gave her a sorrowful look and began walking once more, leaving her standing there stupefied.

"Do…you still want to kill them?" she whispered getting a handful of his fur to stop him from moving any further.

He stopped and turned his head. Did he still want to kill them? Did he still want revenge? If he was being honest with himself, no, he didn't, in fact he didn't really care. He shook his head.

"Then it's okay"

His eyes widen at her words.

"You're changing maybe we can still have a chance at break the curse"

Joie he sighed.

"We have to keep trying" she insisted.

Stop

"Why are you being like this? Why —" she stopped herself short "There's more to it…isn't there?" she sighed.

He nodded.

"You won't tell me…will you?" she muttered.

He shook his head. He couldn't stand the thought of her hating him. So he would rather stay this way and be able to see her.

"I'll still try…I'm not giving up on you old man" she smiled weakly.

Stubborn

"It's my best quality" she grinned and he snorted. Her face turned serious and she leaned her forehead against his "If we don't manage to break the curse…will you really be alright?"

Will you visit?

"Everyday"

Then I'll be fine he nuzzled her.

"What if the curse makes you forget me?"

I won't…it's hard to forget someone as annoying as you he wrote with a grinned and she laughed wiping the tears that managed to escape her eyes.

Maybe he was right and everything will turn out alr— her thoughts were brought to an abrupt halt as she felt his tongue run over her face and he took off running with a smirk.

"Eww! Gaston!" she wiped her face from his saliva before she took off and ran after him. However she was much slower whenever he ran on all fours but she followed the tracks he left behind in the snow.

She came to an open field and stared out at it. It was beautiful. Everything was completely covered in a blanket of snow. Not even tracks were imprinted in it. She walked towards it forgetting her chase with Gaston.

Gaston noticed her stop and trotted over to her. This place seem familiar to him however he didn't remember a meadow being here.

"Did you know that there was another meadow here?" She asked walking further into the open field. He shook his head and sat down as she explored the area. He raised a brow as she tripped and fell. He was about to go see if she was alright.

"I'm okay!" She laughed and he relaxed again. She continued walking kicking the snow every once in a while with a grin.

Crack

He stood up fully alert from the sound. He looked around him and saw nothing.

CRACK

The sound grew louder and he tilted his head in confusion as it seem to come from the field. He walked closer to her stopping briefly to move the snow around and instead of ground he found ice.

"What's wrong?" Joie called out seeing him. He seem to be on guard.

CRACK

His eyes widen and he ran towards Joie. That's why this place seem familiar to him. This was were he was cursed. This wasn't a meadow. This was the lake!

Joie! He roared running towards her.

CRACK

Seeing him run towards her in a panic made her worried. It wasn't until she heard the distinct sound of cracking that she finally realized what was going on.

"STOP! You're too heavy! It'll break the ice even more!" She yelled trying to distribute her weight more evenly.

It fell on deaf ear as he continued to run towards her, the ice breaking with every sprint he took towards her. Using his front claws to grasp into the ice and push him to go faster once he neared her the ice shattered, using all his strength he swiped at her sending her to the edge of the lake. He may have hurt her in the process but at least she was safe now.

"Gaston!" She screamed as she watched him fall through the ice in her place and into the cold waters.

I swear I didn't mean to leave it as a cliffhanger! It just happens! T-T...Please review!