Soooo, I haven't update in a long time... It's been a busy few weeks and some things went down. I'm not going to share but I'm trying to get back into my writing again. So I am sorry for not updating, and I will post as fast as I can for GN and JMT.

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~Cheezy

Rose was angry. So very angry. Angry at herself and her father for once again, leaving her.

Marty's hovels pounded furiously on the ground, and was rewarded with speed. Rose didn't know where she was going, she was relying on her horse to take her there.

The forest was dark. It was as if it sensed Roses fury. It smelt of rain and dew, which most days Rose would have found relaxing. Not now, now was a time for action.

Marty didn't want to go any further, forcing Rose to get off him. She landed, pulling Marty's reighs over his head, and pulling him forward. Marty followed with reluctance.

"Come on boy, you gotta lead the way." Rose murmured, patting Martys' neck. The old horse neighed and huffed, turning his head and leading them in a different direction. Rose didn't protest, only followed him.

It wasn't long until they found a dark, mysteries castle. It stopped Rose - and Marty whom was more then happy to- in her tracks. Rose gasped, her eyes wide in wonder. It was a big castle. It boggled Rose how she had not been able to see it from her town...She wondered why it was even there. How could a unknown castle be somewhere so close to a little town, whom which was so small that even the king didn't know of them? He never mentioned them, never sent them letter, never did anything. Didn't acknowledge the new laws to them, they could break any law and get away with it.

It was a dark castle. If you were to take a closer look, you would see that vines and dust grew it's way up the castle. Rose noted that it was dark and cloudy and she remembered leaving her farm in the sunny morning. Had she been gone that long? Rose didn't ponder. She just went forward, ignoring the gut feeling to run.

Marty did not want to go forward and fought Rose as they approached the castle. It took nearly ever ounce of Rose not to let go of Marty to set him free. Rose sighed deeply, pushing forward. She found a place to tie Marty. She need him to get Baba back, and Marty was their ticket.

Marty stayed put where Rose put him. He neighed a few times – for he knew what laid in the castle - but gave up when Rose was too far from him. Rose approached the castle wary but brave enough to keep her going. She bit her figure nails, nervous.

She kept repeating to herself 'you can do this, you can do this.' It wasn't long until she was at the castle door. It was a big door, reigning over the trees in the forest. Rose saw that it was cracked open and twitched in suspicion. Someone had been here and either left the door open or didn't close it while they rushed out. Or it could have been the wind. Rose thought to herself although she did not believe it. The wind would have to been extremely strong to open this door.

And then she stepped in. Once she was all in, a gush of wind whipped through the air slamming that big door closed. Rose jumped, turning around to look at the door. She was breathing hard, her heart pumping. "Hello!? Baba!?" She cried out helplessly, her voice breaking a little as she did so.

She started to walk around, calling out. The castle was dark, gloomy and dead. But in the distance, she saw a flicker of light. She rushed over and saw it was candelabra. Someone lived here or someone was here. Rose had no doubt that it was her father.

She taken a hold of the candle, and glanced around to see a narrow staircase. She must be in one of the towers. Something moved in her hand, the hand where she held the candle. She looked at the candle and saw it was still. It was a beautiful candle. The gold color shined and the lines of the design were like vines on a tree. There were three candles - like a triangle - one was higher than the two lowers ones.

Rose looked away from the candle and started her way up the steep stairs. The stairs smelt of sweat and blood and, what only Rose could only guess was, animal. Her nose wrinkled at the smell – but never less she went forward. Again, something twitched in her hand but this time she ignored it.

"Baba!" She yelled up the spiral staircase. She expected no one to call back, but this castle has so far kept surprising her.

"Rose!?" Roses' Baba's voice came. Rose dropped the candle and rushed up the stairs as quickly as she could. She was met with bars and a cold room and her father, who shivered and was almost blue. "Rose!" Light filtered through the top of the towers ceiling. She looked up and saw a window with bars. It was gloomy light, one that made you frown. Rose looked away and back at her father.

"Baba!" Rose rushed over and pulled herself to the bars, pushing as if she could fall right through them. Her arms were stretched out through the bars, holding on to Abe.

"Rose, what are you doing h-here!" He stuttered the words out, his hands grabbing Roses' shoulders through the bars. Rose flinched at her father's hands, they were ice cold.

"Oh Baba, why are your hands so cold?" She said sentimentally, her hands grabbing his and rubbed them with her warm ones.

Abe always wonder how Rose was always warm. Even when it was freezing, Rose was always warm. That was just her.

"You need to leave." Abe said hard, his hands gripping hers. He shivered again and Rose rubbed her hands again trying to warm her father's hands. She was not going to leave her father in this castle.

"No." Rose said sternly, holding on tightly to Abe's hands. "I will not leave you- leave you in this place!" Anger filled her, anger that her own father thought she would just leave him here. "I will not. I will not leave like we did with Ma."

Rose's words hit Abe hard. They didn't talk about Rose's mother. Abe didn't like to bring her up because it was the past. A past he had trouble getting over sometime.

He pushed away those memories of her, he pushed away those feeling he had hidden away from everyone – even his own daughter. "Rose you kn-"

"What are you doing here?" A rough, deep, animal like voice growled. Rose whipped a round, letting go of her father's hands, and faced whoever just spoked. She couldn't make out is features, but his figure was loud a clear. It was the shape of a werewolf, standing on its back legs. Rose knew that this creature was not human, but some sort of animal acting like a human. It had horns, long ram horns. They swooped down and then perked up and the end of the bone.

Rose stood in front of her father protectively. "You will let my father go!" She shouted out, palling her fists up. In a fight, it was clear who would win but Rose refused to believe that. She had to believe she could win so she could keep her father alive.

The animal laughed. It was a warm and deep laugh. It surprised Rose that the thing laughed so…So beautifully. Rose was still disgusted; how could he just laugh? "I'm here for my father!"

"Your father tress passed. And now he is paying for his crime." The animal snarled. Rose glared at the figure.

"He's freezing! And its cold outside, he was looking for warmth!" Rose argued back, her shoulders tensing.

"Well he shouldn't have tress passed."

"Rose, you need to leave! I've lived my life, you haven't! GO!" Abe interrupted, grabbing Rose's hand.

"No! I am not leaving you here!" She didn't turn towards him, she was afraid the animal was going to attack if she did.

"Rose, leave." Abe growled the last words. He was not going to let his daughter defended him. He could fight his own fights.

The animal laughed again, causing Rose to shiver. "Well, he's here until he dies." The animal said this with humor, as if he enjoyed this little interaction between Rose and her father.

"No!" Rose objected, pushing herself off the bars. "I will not let you keep my father!" Then an idea popped in her head. An idea that will probably kill her but keep her father alive. "Take me!"

"No!" Abe yelled, standing up and grabbing her arm. "Rose no!"

The animal stop laughing, became serious and looked at Rose with a suspicious gaze. And then he smiled – even though Rose could not see it. That was exactly what he wanted. He needed her. Oh, how he needed her.

"So, you would take your fathers place, to save him?" The animal asked as if it shocked him. As if it was surprising that she would be so noble.

"Come into the light." Rose commanded, she needed to see him. She needed to know what he looked like. And, the animal did.

Rose gasped. He was hideous. His snout was long and long teeth hung from his mouth. Sharp and ready to kill. His eyes dropped low, and his ears were pinned to his head. He towered over Rose, a soft growl leaving his mouth. He wore some ripped cloak and clothes. They barely covered him. He smelt of dirt and BO. Rose knew he hadn't bathed, and it again made her nose wrinkle. "Do you really want to take his place?"

Rose knew what she was going to do. "Can I say goodbye to him?" She whispered, looking vulnerable.

The animal sniffed and did as she asked. He'd at least give her some reassurance that he was good. Although his heart did break a little when she decided to leave. He guessed he was stuck like he was until he died.

Rose rushed to her father's arms. Hugging him tightly. "I'll find a way to get out." He whispered into Roses ear.

"And I'll find you when I'm out." And then Rose turned them around and pushed her Baba out, shutting the jail door behind him. The animal smiled and grabbed Abe, dragging him down the staircase. Rose whimpered, tears streaming down her face as she watched the Beast take away the only man she loved.

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