Belle looked up to see whoever it was that frightened her. She turned around to find a tall and rather lanky guy, he had a somewhat large nose, jet black hair that barely brushed his jawline, the beginnings of a goatee, and an earring in his left ear.
"Well? Can I or not?" he said with a bit of annoyance in his voice.
"S-sure..." Belle said. He then sat down and almost immediately dove into his lunch. Belle watched him for a bit, she turned red when he glanced up at her. He smirked and then began to speak to her.
"Sorry I scared you earlier." He rammed what looked to be mashed potatoes into his mouth,"My cousin told me to sit over here with you. She'll be over here in a few." They both were quiet for a few moments, as he continued to eat his lunch. Belle wasn't quite sure how to start a conversation, it was never a strong trait of hers. "I'm Clopin by the way." he flashed an akward smile at Belle,then he started to wave. "We're over here Esme!" he shouted. Belle turned around to see Esmeralda, Adam, and Kida come towards the table. A few new faces came to the table too. There was a fairly short girl, she had an innocent smile, deep ocean blue eyes, and the longest cherry red hair Belle had ever seen. Walking next to the red head was a very very handsome boy, he had short Black hair, and seemed to be the red heads boyfriend, since they were holding hands.
"Belle, I hope this dolt didn't bother you or anything." She glanced at Clopin, who was ramming more potatoes into his mouth. He glanced up at her, potatoes hanging out of his mouth. Esmeralda rolled her eyes then turned to the red head and her boyfriend. "This is Ariel and Eric by the way Belle." Esme said as she stuck her hand out to Ariel and Eric. They both waved, and then sat down and began quietly talking about a fishing trip on Eric's boat. Belle then turned to Adam, who had decided to sit next to Belle.
Belle smiled, then turned to Esme, who was sitting next to Clopin. They both...seemed very similar, they had the same deep olive colored skin, the same jet black hair....it was almost like they were related. Belle thought for a moment, maybe they were. "Esme....are you and Clopin siblings?" she said. Esme and Clopin looked at each other, then burst out laughing.
"No Way! Clopin is my cousin!!" Esme choked out between giggles. Belle felt her cheeks flush red. She hadn't expected that kind of response.
"Don't worry man," Clopin said, after he had composed himself. " We look somewhat alike because of our gypsy heritage. We get the whole sibling thing all of the time." He grinned. This made Belle blush again, Clopin wasn't as handsome as Adam but he had an interesting charm. "So....I never did catch your name." Clopin said as he leaned towards Belle.
"Her name is Belle, Clopin." Esme said, not looking up from her food. "And if I were you, I wouldn't push it farther than that." Clopin turned to Esme, and glared.
"Esme I don't believe I asked for your help, but thank you oh so much." Esme smiled a devious grin, and Clopin rolled his eyes. Belle laughed, they acted alot like siblings. It was then that Belle glanced over at the table where Aurora and her friends were sitting. Gaston of course...was eyeing Belle. He raised his eyebrows and winked. Aurora elbowed him in the chest. She then looked at Belle with an expression of utter hatred. Then proceeded to get up and walk towards Belle's table. Esmeralda noticed that Aurora was heading this way. She sighed.
"Get ready for the ditzy temper tantrum of the year guys." she rolled her eyes, and Belle....prepared for the worst.