Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
A/N: Thank you all for the reviews they help a lot. Lets see what happened last chapter. Oh, now I remember Ebony meet Dimitri (the beast) and Eric, we had a small glimpse into Ebony's room. We finally found out how Eric and Dimitri were changed. Now for the continuation of the story…
Chapter 5- New Beginnings
As Ebony sat on her bed she took a good look around. She saw that the walls were wallpapered in a nice soft peach and the carpet was a cream color. The furniture was upholstered with a striped peach and cream fabric. When Ebony saw that there were three doors she decided to investigate what was behind them.
The first door that she tried led out into the hallway. The other two doors were on the wall across from the bed. When she opened the one on the left it led into the most elaborate bathroom that Ebony had ever seen. It had a bathtub that was at least the size of a small swimming pool. On one wall there was a painting that covered the entire wall. The painting was of the ocean just at sunset with the waves crashing on the shore. It was so good that if someone were to stare at the painting long enough they would swear that they were on the beach. When Ebony was able to pull herself away from the painting and look at what, was in the bathroom she saw that there were dozens of bottles at one end of the bathtub. Each bottle contained some type of oil either for the hair or the skin. When she opened each one that Ebony smelled every fragrance that she knew and some that were new to her.
Ebony finally pulled herself away from the bathroom because she was wondering what could possibly be behind the other door. When she opened the last door, the one on the right, in the room, she was shocked speechless. This door led to a room that was filled with clothes. There was every type of clothing that you could imagine from simple day dresses to elaborate ball gowns. Also there were all the accessories that went along with the clothes. There were shoes to match, undergarments, all the way up to hairpieces. After Ebony caught her breath, she walked into the room touching the clothes on her left and right. When she came to a gown of dark green almost black she stopped and pulled it out. That is when she saw the full length mirror on the far wall. Ebony walked up to the mirror and held the dress up in front of her. She was amazed at what she saw when she looked into the mirror. Now, understand that she had never looked at herself in a mirror before so when she saw the beautiful woman staring back at her it took Ebony a moment to realize that it was her in the mirror. As much as she loved the grown when she turned around she spotted a gown that was the same blue as her beloved Henry's eyes. It was then that Ebony decided that she wanted to remember Henry so she was going to ware the blue gown. She set the gown out with all the accessories and went to take a bath. Ebony used the oil that smelled like pine trees, because it reminded her of all the times that she met Henry in the forest.
When Ebony stepped out of the dressing room, she saw that Eric was sitting on the bed. "I'm glad to see that you are ready for dinner, my lady. I'm here to show you the way."
Ebony looked at Eric for a few minutes and then said, "I'm so happy to see you. I can't tell you how worried I was about trying to find the dinning room again."
She took a deep breath and looked at Eric saying, "Lead the way my good man."
As they walked down the hallways Ebony thought on how she was going to apologize to the beast. When they reached the door to the dinning room, she still did not know what she was going to say. The first thing that Ebony noticed when she walked into the room was how beautiful it looked. There were flowers everywhere, candles giving off a soft light, and the food looked like a masterpieces. It was then that she saw the beast standing at the head of the table.
He looked the same as when she had seen him earlier. His clothes were old and warn with stains that Ebony did not even try to guess what they were from. While Ebony was checking the beast out, the beast was checking Ebony out and for the first time in many years he wished that he had taken the time to clean him self up before coming to dinner. Now during this time Eric was sitting on the top of the door watching. When he saw the beast's reaction, he was positive that this was the beginning of the end for both him and the beast. With that thought he flew out the door making sure that they closed behind him.
After Eric left Ebony took a deep breath and started her apology, "I'm sorry about my reaction before but when I heard what you were saying and then when you came bursting through the door and I had traveled all that way and I was tired and I was emotionally drained and I'm babbling right?"
The beast then said, "Yes, you are but that is all right and you have nothing to apologize for Eric told me what you told him. So you see I am the one who should apologize to you. I would also like us to try to be friends I know that it might be hard for you but it also might make it a little easier in the years to come."
"I don't know if I could ever be your friend." Ebony stated.
"I understand. If we can't be friends then at least lets be able to have dinner without any major upsets and go from there. Who knows what will happen tomorrow?" the beast said a little sadly.
Ebony agreed to that and they both sat down for a dinner that passed in complete silence. When it was over Ebony, got up and went back to her room where she changed into a nightgown, climbed into bed, and cried her self to sleep. The beast on the other hand sat in the dinning room thinking on how much more alone he felt now then when it was just him and Eric.
In the morning Ebony took another bath with the forest oils and put on a yellow gown. She then decided that it was time to investigate her new "home". It was just after noon when she found the largest library that she had ever seen. She slowly walked around the room every once in a while touching one of the books. Ebony pulled one of the books off the shelves and started to look through it. The beast walked in just as she was looking at the book and said, "You know you can take any of them to read."
Ebony jumped at the beast's voice and turned to him after she put the book away. When she was looking at him, she said, "I would love to but you see the only problem is I don't know how to read. I was not important enough for my father to teach me."
The beast could hear the sadness and anger when she talked. He wanted to say something that would put a smile on her face. So he walked over to the book she had put away and pulls it out. The beast then turned to face her and said, "I could teach you to read if it is something that you really want to do."
Ebony looked into the beast's eyes and saw that he was being honest. She then said, "It is one of the things that I want most in the world. When can we start?"
"How about tomorrow at this time here in the library," the beast said with a smile.
"Until tomorrow then," Ebony said with a smile and walked out of the library leaving the beast smiling as she left.
A/N: Thank you all for the reviews they help a lot. Lets see what happened last chapter. Oh, now I remember Ebony meet Dimitri (the beast) and Eric, we had a small glimpse into Ebony's room. We finally found out how Eric and Dimitri were changed. Now for the continuation of the story…
Chapter 5- New Beginnings
As Ebony sat on her bed she took a good look around. She saw that the walls were wallpapered in a nice soft peach and the carpet was a cream color. The furniture was upholstered with a striped peach and cream fabric. When Ebony saw that there were three doors she decided to investigate what was behind them.
The first door that she tried led out into the hallway. The other two doors were on the wall across from the bed. When she opened the one on the left it led into the most elaborate bathroom that Ebony had ever seen. It had a bathtub that was at least the size of a small swimming pool. On one wall there was a painting that covered the entire wall. The painting was of the ocean just at sunset with the waves crashing on the shore. It was so good that if someone were to stare at the painting long enough they would swear that they were on the beach. When Ebony was able to pull herself away from the painting and look at what, was in the bathroom she saw that there were dozens of bottles at one end of the bathtub. Each bottle contained some type of oil either for the hair or the skin. When she opened each one that Ebony smelled every fragrance that she knew and some that were new to her.
Ebony finally pulled herself away from the bathroom because she was wondering what could possibly be behind the other door. When she opened the last door, the one on the right, in the room, she was shocked speechless. This door led to a room that was filled with clothes. There was every type of clothing that you could imagine from simple day dresses to elaborate ball gowns. Also there were all the accessories that went along with the clothes. There were shoes to match, undergarments, all the way up to hairpieces. After Ebony caught her breath, she walked into the room touching the clothes on her left and right. When she came to a gown of dark green almost black she stopped and pulled it out. That is when she saw the full length mirror on the far wall. Ebony walked up to the mirror and held the dress up in front of her. She was amazed at what she saw when she looked into the mirror. Now, understand that she had never looked at herself in a mirror before so when she saw the beautiful woman staring back at her it took Ebony a moment to realize that it was her in the mirror. As much as she loved the grown when she turned around she spotted a gown that was the same blue as her beloved Henry's eyes. It was then that Ebony decided that she wanted to remember Henry so she was going to ware the blue gown. She set the gown out with all the accessories and went to take a bath. Ebony used the oil that smelled like pine trees, because it reminded her of all the times that she met Henry in the forest.
When Ebony stepped out of the dressing room, she saw that Eric was sitting on the bed. "I'm glad to see that you are ready for dinner, my lady. I'm here to show you the way."
Ebony looked at Eric for a few minutes and then said, "I'm so happy to see you. I can't tell you how worried I was about trying to find the dinning room again."
She took a deep breath and looked at Eric saying, "Lead the way my good man."
As they walked down the hallways Ebony thought on how she was going to apologize to the beast. When they reached the door to the dinning room, she still did not know what she was going to say. The first thing that Ebony noticed when she walked into the room was how beautiful it looked. There were flowers everywhere, candles giving off a soft light, and the food looked like a masterpieces. It was then that she saw the beast standing at the head of the table.
He looked the same as when she had seen him earlier. His clothes were old and warn with stains that Ebony did not even try to guess what they were from. While Ebony was checking the beast out, the beast was checking Ebony out and for the first time in many years he wished that he had taken the time to clean him self up before coming to dinner. Now during this time Eric was sitting on the top of the door watching. When he saw the beast's reaction, he was positive that this was the beginning of the end for both him and the beast. With that thought he flew out the door making sure that they closed behind him.
After Eric left Ebony took a deep breath and started her apology, "I'm sorry about my reaction before but when I heard what you were saying and then when you came bursting through the door and I had traveled all that way and I was tired and I was emotionally drained and I'm babbling right?"
The beast then said, "Yes, you are but that is all right and you have nothing to apologize for Eric told me what you told him. So you see I am the one who should apologize to you. I would also like us to try to be friends I know that it might be hard for you but it also might make it a little easier in the years to come."
"I don't know if I could ever be your friend." Ebony stated.
"I understand. If we can't be friends then at least lets be able to have dinner without any major upsets and go from there. Who knows what will happen tomorrow?" the beast said a little sadly.
Ebony agreed to that and they both sat down for a dinner that passed in complete silence. When it was over Ebony, got up and went back to her room where she changed into a nightgown, climbed into bed, and cried her self to sleep. The beast on the other hand sat in the dinning room thinking on how much more alone he felt now then when it was just him and Eric.
In the morning Ebony took another bath with the forest oils and put on a yellow gown. She then decided that it was time to investigate her new "home". It was just after noon when she found the largest library that she had ever seen. She slowly walked around the room every once in a while touching one of the books. Ebony pulled one of the books off the shelves and started to look through it. The beast walked in just as she was looking at the book and said, "You know you can take any of them to read."
Ebony jumped at the beast's voice and turned to him after she put the book away. When she was looking at him, she said, "I would love to but you see the only problem is I don't know how to read. I was not important enough for my father to teach me."
The beast could hear the sadness and anger when she talked. He wanted to say something that would put a smile on her face. So he walked over to the book she had put away and pulls it out. The beast then turned to face her and said, "I could teach you to read if it is something that you really want to do."
Ebony looked into the beast's eyes and saw that he was being honest. She then said, "It is one of the things that I want most in the world. When can we start?"
"How about tomorrow at this time here in the library," the beast said with a smile.
"Until tomorrow then," Ebony said with a smile and walked out of the library leaving the beast smiling as she left.