A/N: Hey, there everybody! It's me, MBAV fan66!
So, in this chapter we get see what happens now that Erica and Benny know that it's the Beast who Sarah's been sneaking off to see. Will it all go downhill for Sarah and Ethan? Or will things turnout just fine for the two? You'll just have to read to find out! :)
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Story: Beauty And The Beast Part 6
Chapter 15: A Thousand Words Of Appreciation, All Rolled Into One Gift
Main Pairing: Sarah/Ethan
Erica quickly ran up to her friend and yanked her away from Ethan. Benny just casually walked on up to them, mostly from the slight bit of fear that he was feeling from being in the presence of the infamous Beast.
"I can't believe it! All this time the mysterious guy that you've seeing has been...been...him?!" exclaimed Erica in shock and disbelief, putting emphasis on the word 'him' as she pointed at Ethan when she said it.
"Sarah? Do you know these people?" asked Ethan suddenly.
"Yeah! I know them, alright." she answered, not taking her eyes off them as she just stood there glaring at them. "They're my best friends, Erica and Benny."
"Don't tell him that, Sarah!" shouted Erica angrily. "And what do you think you're doing, going off to pay a little visit to the Beast?! I mean, do you know much danger you're putting yourself in?! You can't trust him, Sarah!" she said in a scolding manner.
Ethan looked down, hurt by her words and what she thought of him. Sarah saw this and got upset at her friend's words.
"Erica! Show a little respect! Will you?!" scolded Sarah harshly. "He's not a threat to me or anyone else for that matter! If he was, then why did he save me from those wolves back then, huh Erica?!" snapped Sarah defensively, waiting for her to answer.
Erica's expression then changed from anger to shock, realizing that she was right, and then to shame. But it still didn't stop her doubts about the guy. He was the freaking Beast, after all! For all she knew, him being nice and saving her life was just a trick! And he would soon show his true colors to her and everybody else! So, Erica decided to keep her guard up around him...just in case.
"Even so, Sarah..." spoke Benny, finally speaking up. "we're your best friends. You could've still told us that the person who you've been sneaking off to visit each day was the Beast. We would've probably understand and kept it secret if you would've asked us to." he said, soundly slightly disappointed in her.
The anger that she was feeling towards her friends had now dissipated into remorse, as she felt bad for having to keep this from them for so long.
"I'm sorry guys." she apologized sadly, looking down. "I just wasn't sure of how you two would react if I told you that it was Ethan that I sneaking off to see. I didn't want to risk it. And wind up having the other villagers find out about it and then jumping to the wrong conclusion like you two did, just now." explained Sarah honestly.
"He's not really a bad guy. In fact...he's really quite nice and sweet." she added, looking up at them shyly, smiling now. "Just because he looks like a monster doesn't mean that he actually is one." added Sarah, turning her eyes towards Ethan, now and then back to Erica and Benny again.
Both Erica and Benny gave a look of guilt upon their faces, for the way that they had just acted a minute ago. But then something odd struck Benny, as he looked at Sarah with a perplexed expression on his face.
"Ethan?" he questioned, curiously.
A look of realization then hit Sarah, before she giggled and smiled happily at her silly mistake. "Oh! That's right!" she giggled out. "I forgot to tell you both, that his name isn't Beast. It's Ethan, actually." corrected Sarah happily.
"You mean to tell me he actually has a...name?" pressed Erica incredulously, while giving her a look. Ethan looked down in shame again from her words. Erica saw this and felt bad this time. "Sorry. No offense or anything." she added, murmuring apologetically and looking rather sheepishly as she said it.
Ethan looked back up at her and gave a small smile, showing no hard feelings over it, making Erica smile back, too.
After that, Ethan had invited the two inside, along with Sarah. Erica and Benny both had really gotten to know Ethan more better and started to see that he wasn't really as bad or scary as they thought he was. They both had started to really see what Sarah had seen in him, now. Ethan had even told them the sad story about his curse.
"Um...Sarah?" spoke Ethan meekly to her, as he fumbled a bit with his clothes.
"Yes, Ethan? What is it?" she replied sweetly to him, smiling making him blush slightly.
Erica and Benny saw this and both exchanged curious looks to one another, but then smirked. They could obviously tell that there was something between the two.
"There's a room that I would like to show you, that I haven't shown you yet. I think you're gonna love this place very much." he answered, smiling too.
Sarah gave him a curious look as he just chuckled and took her hand, leading the way.
Once he finally reached his destination, which was these two huge double doors, he made Sarah cover her eyes. She smiled happily, not being able to wait while Erica just giggled at her friend's giggy look.
Ethan slowly and carefully, led her inside the room after opening the doors. Once inside he had her remove her hands.
What she saw amazed and awed her. It was a library, but not just any library. It was the biggest collection of books that she's ever seen! It was even more bigger than the library in town!
"I wanted to do something really nice for you, since you've been such a good friend to me, Sarah. And I know how much you love reading and then I suddenly remembered that this place had a huge library that just sat here, mostly unused by anyone. Except for maybe me, when I'm bored and don't have anything to do." stated Ethan, looking around the room.
He then turned his gaze towards the awe-strucked Sarah. "So, do you like it?" he asked hopefully, but he already knew the answer to that by her expression.
First she nodded slowly, still staring at all the books on the shelves and then she turned to look at Ethan grinning happily. "I love it, Ethan! Thank you!" she responded gratefully. Not being able to control herself, she lunged forward and gave him a hug.
Ethan hugged back, but also blushed some. They stayed like that for a while until they heard someone fakingly clear their throat, making them quickly back away from each other embarrassingly.
"Anyways, there's tons of books in here that I think that even the town's library don't even have. So, feel free to borrow any of them, for as long as you like." he added, politely.
Sarah smiled and thanked him once again, as she immediately set off to begin rummaging through the shelves lined with thousands of books, eager to get started reading them.
"I think you've made a big mistake my friend because now she'll never want to leave. Especially, with so many great selections to choose from." joked Benny, as he let off a light chuckle.
Ethan let out a content sigh as he watched Sarah hurriedly scan the shelves. "Yeah...but she's totally worth it." he said dreamily, not paying much attention in what he just said.
But sure enough, Erica and Benny both did and they quietly laughed to themselves about it too. Then a really brilliant idea had struck Erica, as she pulled her boyfriend to the side and started to whisper in his ear, secretively.
Whatever it was that she telling him, had made Benny smile in delight as he nodded his head in agreement to her little plan. Erica giggled, not being able to wait to set it into motion come tomorrow evening, but first there was much to do to make it all happen.
A/N: And there ya go, my lovelies! Another fabulous chapter to MBAV Book Of Fairytales, covering Part 6 of Beauty And The Beast! :)
And look! It all worked out just fine! Erica and Benny both got to know Ethan better and are now friends! Yay! And what's this? Bennica are both planning something in secret? I wonder for who and what it'll be? But I bet you all know, don't you?! Lol! ;)
So, until next chapter, I'll be seeing you all around! Bye! :)
