Chapter 2: The New Addition and the Curse
9 months later, Belle was giving birth to her baby. They didn't know what the gender was, but she was giving birth at the nearby hospital. She was in pain, and every 5 minutes, she was groaning in pain. The doctor that was in there told her, "Okay, Belle, you're really going to have to give it your all this time. I think it's ready to come out." Belle then cried in pain and he said, "It's okay. It's okay." She said, "I can't do this. It hurts." The doctor said, "It's okay. Just push hard." He got in position and said, "1…2…3." Belle then started pushing really hard and she was screaming in pain as the baby came out. About a minute later, the baby came out screaming really loud. Belle was breathing hard and she laid her head on the pillow. The doctor took her baby to clean it, and Adam walked in. He smiled at her and said, "You did it, Belle. You just had our baby." She smiled as she breathed hard. He took her hand and asked, "What gender do you think it is?" She said, "I hope it's a boy." Adam chuckled and said, "I hope it's a girl." He then kissed her and then 5 minutes later, three doctors came back with the baby. The doctor holding the baby said, "Say hello to your baby boy." The couple watched the doctor hand Belle the baby. She told Adam, "I told you." He chuckled and then the doctors left the room. Belle asked, "What should we name him?" Adam looked at the ceiling in thought, and then said, "Bennett. Bennett Ryan." She smiled and said, "That's perfect." Bennett smiled and both gave him a kiss. Belle said, "Let's make sure that he doesn't get turned into a beast or something. He should be a handsome boy." Adam smiled and said, "Yeah. Thank you, Belle." She looked at him and said, "No, thank you, Adam." They smiled at each other and they kissed happily. A month after Bennett's birth, being parents wasn't a hard job for Adam and Belle. They really enjoyed taking care of him, and Adam's servants loved helping them. One night, Adam and Belle heard a knock at the door. Belle was holding Bennett and she asked, "Who is that at this time of the night?" Adam said, "I'm not so sure." They both walked to the door, and Adam opened the door. There stood the enchantress; Belle's jaw dropped and Adam said, "Uh, hi. Can we help you, Enchantress?" She looked at Bennett and said, "I see you gave birth to your baby, Belle. He's very beautiful." Belle said, "Thanks." The enchantress said, "I'm here to put your son under a spell." Both Adam and Belle said, "What?!" Belle looked at Bennett and the enchantress said, "Yes. He is Adam's son, and he was under a spell. He needs to have the same thing done to him." Adam said, "No please! He literally did nothing." The enchantress said, "Yes, I know. But he's your son. Your son will turn into a beast on his 13th birthday, or his first teenage year. Same thing, if he will find love and get the girl's love back, he can become a human again." Belle was about to cry and she put Bennett's head in her shoulder. She was whispering to him and Adam looked at her. He said, "Please. Don't do this." The enchantress said, "I'm sorry. I have to. I guess you should've respected me years ago. Please give me your son." Belle said, "No! Please!" She gave Belle a look and Belle gave Bennett a kiss. Adam put his hand on her shoulder and she gave Bennett to the enchantress. When she grabbed Bennett, Belle cried in Adam's shoulder. He wrapped her in his arms as the enchantress put the spell on Bennett. After 30 seconds, the old woman gave Adam Bennett. Bennett was still asleep and he gave him to Belle. Then the enchantress said, "Good night." Then she disappeared into the air; Adam closed the door. He faced Belle and the baby and he said, "This is all my fault." Belle started crying and said, "No it's not. It's going to be okay. We have 13 more years until he turns into a beast." She looked at Bennett and he cooed at her. Adam rubbed his head and she sighed. Belle said, "I guess I have to put him to sleep." Adam said, "Yeah. Um, I'll help you." They both walked upstairs, and Adam put his hand on Belle's back as she walked upstairs. Once they got to his room, she put Bennett in his crib. He immediately fell asleep and Adam said to him, "I'm so sorry, son. I love you." They both walked out of his room quietly and then walked to their room. When they both got in there, Belle closed the door and said, "I cannot believe that he will turn into a beast when he turns 13! Nobody his age will love him! It's going to be impossible for him to find someone to love!" Adam walked to her and grabbed her arms. He said, "It's okay." He kissed her head and she sighed sadly. She said, "I'm sorry. This is really heartbreaking for me." Adam took her hands and lead her to the bed and they laid down in it. Adam sighed, "Let's just make sure that he has the best 13 years of his life as a human." She said, "Yeah, okay." They got under the covers and they fell asleep.