A/N: Hey, there everybody! It's me, MBAV fan66!
So, we get to find out just what it is that Erica and Benny are both planning. And let me tell you, it's gonna be a surprise to both of the unlucky participants involved it. Lol! ;)
This fairytale is starting to get pretty close to it's end, isn't it? I suspect there's only about two or three more chapters left. Sad, I know. But that only means that another great tale will be able to be told next! :)
But that won't be for a while now. So, until then just sit back and enjoy the current tale being told now!
And in this chapter we get to see just how much more of an ass Jesse is in this story. Sorry, Jesse. But hey! Every great story needs an awesome villain! And you just fit the roll so perfectly, so why not have you play the roll of Gaston, eh? Lol! ;P
So, enough about that! How about we get to some shout outs!:
Acuario- Thanks for the review! Even though I don't really speak Spanish, I did try to understand what you were trying to say the best I could thanks to Google Translate. And from what it said/you said you seemed to love the story so far and I'm glad that you are enjoying it and is looking forward towards the next, which is this one! Lol! And just because we speak completely different languages, I hope this doesn't discourage you in wanting to drop more reviews because I don't care if there's a language barrier between us. I'm still happy to receive any reviews from you and I look forward to each and every one of them, as well! And thank your for reviewing and liking any of my other stories as well, like "My Heart Will Go On"! :)
camillia2002- None taken, my friend. I get it. I expected that some of you guys might have your favorites and least favorites, after all. I didn't really expect all of you to like every single tale that I'm telling. So, it's cool if you didn't like the first tale. But I'm happy that you seem to be enjoying this one, though! I hope that some of the others that I plan to do, you'll like as well. :)
TiredOfBeingNice- I guess you'll just have to wait and see, huh? Lol! ;) Well, don't die or else you wouldn't be able to explore all those wonderful books, fanfic buddy! Lol! Thanks for the review! :)
MBAVFOREVER- Awe! Why thank you! Hopefully I can do your favorite pairings justice. I actually have a few more fairytales with Bennica and Etharah as the main couples, I believe. I know I do for Bennica, but I can't remember if I had another tale planned with Etharah as the main pairing or not? *shrugs* I don't know, but I do have it written down. And I'm not gonna tell you which ones because I want them all to be a surprise. Hehehe! ;) And I love your username. If only MBAV really was forever, then that would awesome! *sighs sadly* Lol! :P
Story: Beauty And The Beast Part 7
Chapter 16: Getting Ready For Our Surprise Date?!
Main Pairing: Sarah/Ethan
Over the next couple of days, Erica and Benny had continued to plan and plot a very special surprise for two lovebirds who didn't even know they were in love with each other, yet. Soon, all the planning will be complete and they would set their devious idea in motion.
Erica was so excited about it all. These kind of things are what she lives for. And Benny loved seeing when she gets so happy and excited over something that it makes his heart swoon even more for her beauty.
Sarah continued her visits to Ethan, sometimes with her best friends accompanying her. She was kind of getting a bit suspicious of the two because of all the giggling and odd looks that they were doing. And whenever she would try to ask them about it, they would just play it off as nothing important, really. So, she just gave up on trying to figure out what was going through Erica's and Benny's heads, for now.
While on her way to see Ethan, Sarah was suddenly then met with a pair of hands covering her eyes from behind. "Guess who, my love?" teased the figure behind her, playfully.
Sarah scowled at the sound of the voice. She knew just who it was that was behind her, covering her eyes. 'Great. Just how I didn't want to start my day off as.' she thought sarcastically, mentally rolling her eyes.
"Gee. Let me guess. An arrogant jerk who goes by the name of Jesse?" she replied back with sass in a non-amusing tone.
"Ouch! Sarah! That hurts you know." stated Jesse in fake hurt, removing his hands from her eyes. She turned around to face him with an unhappy expression on her face as he just smiled at her. "But I'll forgive you this time, my sweet. Since you're my one true love and my future wife and all." he added sweetly, grinning at her with a wink.
This time Sarah actually did roll her eyes at him. "Look! I've already told you! I'm never ever gonna marry you, Jesse! Not in this life or even in the next for that matter!" she snapped rudely to him, making her point. "So, just give up and leave me the hell alone! Will you?!"
She was about to walk away when suddenly Jesse grabbed her wrist, making her stop. She turned to look at him with a surprised look on her face, but with hate and dislike for the man in her brown eyes.
"Let go Jesse!" she commanded, yelling at him as she glared at him and tried to free herself from his grip. But Jesse wasn't letting go anytime soon as he stared at her with a serious and determined look.
"Why is it that you hate me so strongly, Sarah? I have done nothing wrong, except only loving you unconditionally and wanting you to be my wife. Is that so wrong?" questioned Jesse seriously to her, but Sarah could hear the coldness and emptiness in his voice.
To be honest, it slightly scared her a bit, but she refused to show any fear towards him. Instead, she let her anger and hate for the man be known, one last time.
"Because! Jesse! You're an arrogant, self absorbed, no good, pompus dick! Who thinks he's better than everybody else in this town and that they all should just bow down and worship the ground you walk on! Every girl in this town might see you as some handsome, good looking guy, but I see you for who you really are! They all might be too shallow themselves to see it, but I do! And I for one, don't like guys like that! To me, it's what's on the inside that counts! NOT what's on the outside!" ranted Sarah strongly.
Jesse was at a loss for words, as he just stood there with this dumbfounded look upon his face. With one final yank, this time Sarah was able to free her wrist from Jesse's grasp.
"Now, if you'll excuse me! I have someone very important to meet! And I don't want to keep them waiting!" she spat out defensively.
She then walked off, but snapping out of his stupor, Jesse quickly walked up to her and stood in front of her, blocking her way.
"Someone important?" he repeated puzzlingly. "Who?" he asked curiously.
Jesse was really starting to get on her nerves now, but then again he always did. "I'm not telling you." she answered flatly.
"It's a another guy, isn't it?!" pressed Jesse, but she didn't answer him. "It is! Tell me who this fiend is, so that I may challenge him for your heart!" he demanded eagerly.
Sarah let out an aggravated sigh towards Jesse and his annoying persistence. Even after telling him how much she hates him, he still thinks there's a chance that she will date him. As if.
"NO!" she stated firmly, not giving him Ethan's identity because she wanted to protect him from all the chaos that was sure to ensue if word got out about her visiting him. "Now, leave me alone so that I may be on my way!" she demanded sternly. Sarah moved around him and hurriedly rushed off away from her least favorite person in the entire town.
Jesse just stood there and watched her go, as a determined look appeared on his face. "I will not give up on you so easily, my dear Sarah. You will marry me and be my wife. Even if it means that I have to eliminate the competition to do so." he said to himself determiningly. He smirked to himself evilly, as the gears begun to spin and turn inside his devious and cunning mind.
When Sarah had finally made it to Ethan's place and had knocked on the door, her happy smile quickly fell and a look of confusion spred arcoss her face at who had answered the door. She was shocked to find that instead of Ethan opening the door to greet her it was instead Erica.
"Erica?! What are you doing here? And where's Ethan?" she asked surprisingly.
"Don't worry about that now! And Ethan's currently with Benny up in his bedroom. Now come on! I have to get you ready!" answered Erica quickly, pulling the brunette into the mansion and shutting the door.
Sarah was completely lost and baffled by her best gal friend's strange behavior, as she was being pulled along by her.
"Getting ready?!" repeated Sarah confusingly to Erica. "Getting ready for what?" she added.
"For your date, of course silly!" giggled Erica amusingly. "Now come on! And get your lazy behind in gear, Sarah! Benny's probably almost done getting Ethan ready! So, let's get a move on! Shall we?!" she rushed, dragging Sarah down the hall and into one of the empty bedrooms, closing the door shut behind her.
Meanwhile, with Ethan, Benny was busy trying to brush out Ethan's fur (which wasn't easy do to the fact that it was tangled in a lot of places).
"OW! BENNY! THAT HURTS!" shouted out Ethan in pain, as Benny yanked the brush from his head after it getting caught in another knot of hair.
"Sorry! But this isn't exactly very easy for me, either! This stuff is really matted and hard to brush, Ethan!" snapped back Benny frustratingly, as he attempted to run the brush through it again. Ethan yelped again. "When's the last time you ever combed this mess you call hair, anyways?" questioned Benny, continuing with his struggle of brushing Ethan's hair.
This time Ethan flinched when the brush hit another tangle. "I don't know. I don't really do it very often, since no one ever wants to see me. So, why bother keeping up with my hair and looks?" he answered truthfully, winching again.
"Yeah...well...now you do have people coming to visit you. So, next time let's try to at least keep up with the hair. Alright, dude?" replied Benny. He took a moment to stop to give his hand a brief break from gripping the brush so hard on every tangle that he met. He gave it a quick shake to expression the slight pain that he was feeling in it. "For my sake, in case I ever have to do this again." he joked, lightly with a smile.
"Trust me! I will now." replied back Ethan in a snarky tone and an eye roll, agreeing with him. They then shared a laugh together.
"I wonder how the girls are fairing?" wondered Benny curiously, scrunching up his face in thought.
"Don't know..." said Ethan, also thinking about it, but then changed the subject. "I still can't believe you guys are making me and Sarah have a date together." stated Ethan disbelievingly.
He then looked down kind of glumly and in doubt. "I mean, I don't even see the point in it, really. Sarah's a nice girl and all, but why would she ever fall for someone like me? Someone who looks like a monster and a freak."questioned Ethan sullenly.
Benny then came up to him to look him in the eye sternly. "Hey! Don't say that about yourself! You're not a monster and a freak! Okay? You're just...different looking on the outside, is all! You're still just like any of us on the inside still! In fact, we all look different on the outside if you really took the time to think about it." he reassured firmly to him.
Ethan looked back down again. "Maybe...But how do you know that Sarah even likes me the way you think she does?" questioned the sulky beast.
Benny flashed a gentle smile at him, as Ethan looked back up towards him. "Because my friend! My lady has a knack for these kind of things! It's what she lives for! Trust me!" reassured Benny positively with a nod. "Plus, we both heard the way she talks about you. Not to mention how strongly she defended you when me and Erica discovered that it was you who she's been traveling to see. Which is another thing. She comes to visit you like, EVERY. FEAKING. DAY! So, it's obvious that she has a thing for you, man!" he explained in a matter-of-fact kind of way.
Ethan then looked at him as his eyes sparkled with a bit of hope and wonder in them. "Really?" he replied, sounding a bit more hopeful.
Benny nodded his head proudly to confirm it, which brought a slight smile to Ethan's face.
"Now, back to work loverboy because we still have work to do, if we ever hope to make it through this mess you call hair." quiped Benny, suddenly.
Ethan's smile then fell at the sound of having to go back to his grooming by the hands of Benny Weir.
Benny saw this and scowled. "Look! It's not exactly very fun for me, neither. Alright?" he retorted unamusingly. Ethan rolled his eyes, as Benny set back to work.
"Ouch!" yelped Ethan loudly.
Erica was busy working on Sarah's hair, which went much more smoothly than it was for Ethan and Benny, by the way. Erica was all giddy and excited about everything, while Sarah on the other hand was still a bit unsure of it all. She was kind of slightly miffed at Erica and Benny for setting this date night with Ethan up and then springing it on her at the last minute. It made her wonder if Ethan had already knew about all of this or if they had sprung this on him, too.
Erica set down the brush that she was using and smiled. "There! Down with that for now!" she beamed proudly.
"I still can't believe you, Erica! Setting me up on a date with Ethan! What in the world ever gave you the impression that I even Ethan like that, anyways?" complained Sarah snidely.
"Sarah! Please! You should know better! You know you can't keep things hidden from me, that easily. I've seen the way you look when you talk about him. Not to mention you get awfully defensive whenever you're busy being in denial about liking him." commented Erica playfully.
A small blush then spread across Sarah's face, which Erica caught and smirked at. "Even though your blushing face clearly gives you away every time." he added teasingly.
Sarah tried to shake the blush from her cheeks and pretend that she didn't know what the other girl was talking about.
"I don't blush everytime!" snapped Sarah quickly at her.
"Sarah, you really need to stop lying to yourself and just be honest about your feelings for him. It's obvious that you totally like him. So, just do yourself a favor and just own up to it! Will ya, little 'Miss I'm In Denial'?!" scolded Erica playfully, as she walked over towards the bed where a thin rectangular white box laid.
The brunette rolled her eyes annoyingly at the blonde, as she crossed her arms with a huff. "Whatever Erica. I'm not in denial. Ok?" she grumbled bitterly.
Erica just ignored her grumpy comment and proceeded with what she was doing. She lifted the lid off the box and picked something up out of it. Sarah was curious as to just what it was that the blonde had taken out of the box, as Erica had her back turned towards her.
"What is that?" asked Sarah.
"Something that's bound to catch Ethan's eye. Especially, when he sees you in it." she answered, not turning around and admiring the object in her hands.
Sarah just stood there and stared at her perplexingly, until Erica finally turned around to reveal what she had taken out of the box. Sarah's jaw dropped as she looked at the object in awe, while Erica seemed to have a wide satisfied smile on her face.
"You'll definitely get your man now, after wearing this baby." commented Erica confidently, holding up a gorgeous yellow ballroom dress that wasn't overly too poofy. Instead, it was only slightly poofy and it seemed to sparkle in the light as it showed off it's beautiful design work. It was the most beautiful looking dress that Sarah has ever seen before. And she figured that it wasn't very cheap, either.
"So, what do you think?" asked Erica brightly.
Finally, getting the words to speak, Sarah commented on her question. "It's beautiful, Erica! But..." exclaimed Sarah impressingly, but then faded into more of uncertainty. "How on earth did you managed to afford a dress like this? I know that it wasn't very cheap to buy, Erica. So, how is it that you have it?" wondered Sarah, skeptically.
With a roll of her eyes, Erica asnwered her question. "Always, one with the details. Aren't you Sarah?" sassed Erica mockingly, shaking her head slightly.
"Anyways, as you know my aunt is a well known dress designer. And she sent me this dress a few weeks back for my birthday, to wear to the Grand Ball that's coming up next month at the castle." she explained, as if it wasn't a big deal. "But I figured I'd let you borrow it for the night for your date. I can just imagine how perfect you'll look wearing it!" she beamed excitingly.
"Not to say that it wouldn't look good on me neither, but I just know that you'll do it justice, just as if I was wearing it myself!" quickly added Erica. She then smiled.
Sarah rolled her eyes back at her, but smiled too. But she then frowned as she looks down disappointingly. "How do you know that he even likes me the way you say he does, Erica?" wondered Sarah.
Erica let out a sigh as she sat the dress back down onto the bed. She then came up to Sarah and placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. Sarah looked up at her best friend's smiling face.
"Because Sarah...I can see it in his eyes. The way he looks at you. It just SCREAMS love." stated Erica sincerely. "Plus, how many guys out there give a girl access to an entire library as grand as the one here as a way to say thank you for being so nice and for being a friend, Sarah?" she joshed to her.
Sarah laughed and smiled again. "I guess you're right!" she agreed, giggling.
"Well, of course I am! I'm like an expert when it comes to the matters of the heart!" boasted Erica proudly, making her best friend laugh even more.
"And I'm assuming that time when you were describing your perfect guy to me and Benny that one day, you were really describing Ethan all along...Weren't you?" pressed Erica slyly, smirking.
Sarah stopped laughing and her cheeks began to turn a bright shade of red as she looked down embarrassingly, fumbling her hands together and fidgeting some in her seat. Erica let out a hardly laugh.
"Yep! You are SO busted, girlfriend!" laughed Erica.
Sarah just growled at the laughing blonde and abruptly stood up, brushing past her in a huff towards the closet. "Whatever! Just help me find a suitable pair of heels to go with it, will you?" snapped Sarah, looking back narrowing her eyes at her suspicously. "Knowing you, you've probably already have some idea on the perfect pair, don't you?" she asked accusingly.
Erica grinned brightly at her question and nodded. "Yep! I sure do!" she confirmed, brightly.
"Great! Then get over here and grab them, so we can hurry up and get all this preparation for this surprise date of mine with Ethan, over and down with, then!" sassed Sarah unpatiently, but also playfully.
To be honest, Sarah was kind of looking forward to this little date night with Ethan that Erica and Benny had set up for them. But she still wasn't quite so sure about Ethan liking her as more than a friend, as well as her own feelings towards him. It was all so very confusing, but maybe this date might help sort all of her undecided emotions out, finally.
Erica smiled happily, as she walked to the closet, looking for the shoes that she had in mind. Tonight was going to be perfect! And by the end of the night, her best friend was going to finally have a boyfriend! Erica couldn't be anymore happier for Sarah. In fact, Erica was probably more excited about this date than she was.
But little did Erica know, things wouldn't go exactly how she had planned it would...
A/N: So, that's what Erica and Benny had planned! They're gonna play matchmaker to their best friend and her they're new secret friend! Hehehe! ;)
I wonder what that jackass Jesse is plotting now? Hmm...Well, you can bet it isn't good, whatever it is. He'll do anything to call Sarah his own. Even if it means going to extremes. *smirks evilly*
So, yup! You all know what's coming up next, don't you? That's right! It's the famous dinner/dance scene! *screams really loudly with excitement* XD Lol! Sorry, about that. I've been dying to get to that part of the story finally. :P
So, until next chapter I'll be see you all around! Bye! :)
