Authors note: Here is Chapter 5 and in this chapter Belle meets Adam for the first time, but it's not a friendly meeting. There is lots of tension and Adam finds he does not like what he sees.

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Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Disney's Beauty and the Beast except for the characters I create.


Chapter 5:

Previously:

Walking into the village, he could see the residents giving him weird looks and some even rushed away quickly when they saw him. This made him very uneasy.

'Was I really that cruel that the people, MY people, are that afraid of me?' He silently thought to himself. 'If so, what would Belle think of me?'

The moment he mentioned Belle's name in his mind, he suddenly saw a woman walking in the distance. This woman was beautiful. She had her wavy brunette hair tied back with a blue bow and wore a blue and white dress. It was Belle.

Now:

He tried to make his way through the crowd that was following Belle. He noticed he wasn't the only man making his way through the crowd to Belle.

This muscular man had jet-black hair that was sleeked back and tied up in a ponytail. He wore a Red and Yellow shirt with tight black pants and brown leather hunter boots. A small man was trying to follow him from behind.

Adam immediately recognized him. This made him try to push through the crowd faster but this man made it to Belle first.

He rushed to a corner of a nearby building and listened to their conversation. He didn't realize how much he missed her voice, but was displeased with the way this man was talking to her. Adam loved the fiery comebacks she shot back at him, which surprised her acquaintance.

He still stood quietly and tried not to interfere when the man, named Gaston, took Belle's book and threw it in the mud. But the moment Gaston put his hand behind her back and tried to move her without her permission, he had to interfere.

"Excuse me, sir, I'm going to have to tell you to let go of her." Adam said, "It's not polite to make someone do something against their will."

Adam knew that Gaston knew exactly who he was by the look in his eyes; he quickly let go of Belle and backed away.

Adam turned to Belle and noticed she had no idea who he was. His heart dropped from looking at the confusion in her eyes. He did not want to startle her, so he didn't mention her name. "Are you alright, Miss?"

Before she could say anything, Gaston cut in. "Your Majesty?" He said, bowing, fear still in his eyes.

He turned from the man, to see that Belle's face had changed. It was no longer a look of confusion. He could see the look in Belle's face was the look of disgust. He could tell that she knew him for reputation and only reputation. He also noticed that she wasn't bowing to him.

She quickly turned to both men and spoke. "If you don't mind, I will be leaving."

Belle POV

She started to walk away when she heard someone yell her name, but it wasn't the voice of Gaston.

'How did the Prince know my name,' Belle thought to herself.

She then asked aloud, "How do you know my name?"

She was practically yelling. She wasn't happy. The villagers knew she was the most beautiful girl in town, or so she was told. The prince had better not have been spying on her. The thought of this made her angrier beyond belief.

She noticed that the Prince was just starting at her and Gaston was slowly tiptoeing away.

"Leave." She told Gaston and pointed her finger at him as she approached the Prince. He did as he was told.

She had heard that the prince was a spoiled child and she didn't want anything to do with him.

As Gaston began to leave, Belle could see that the Prince was getting angry at Belle's approach to him.

As the Prince started to walk over to Belle, he and Gaston's companion, Lefou, ran into each other, both falling backward onto the floor.

Seeing this Belle couldn't help but laugh at what just occurred in front of her. Some of the other villagers, watching nearby, joined the laughing Belle.

Adam POV

As he fell onto the concrete, he could hear laughter all around him, but one laugh struck him in the heart. It was the laughter of Belle.

'Belle is laughing at me?' Adam thought to himself. 'Me? She has never laughed at me like that before.'

He shot up, and noticed that the laughter had stopped, hearing only whispers amongst the people. He was so angry. He noticed the fear in everyone's eyes, except for Belle.

"HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT ME?" Screamed Adam to the villagers, "I AM YOUR PRINCE AND YOU SHOULD ALL TREAT ME WITH RESPECT!"

Fear and silence covered the villagers.

"Don't be ridiculous." Claimed one.

Adam looked for the one who had just spoken. He was panting with anger like the big bad wolf ready to knock down the three little pig's houses.

"WHO DARES TO SPEAK THAT WAY TO ME?" Adam yelled!

Still the villagers remained quiet.

"I do!" exclaimed the same voice of the woman. He looked over and was surprised to see Belle standing before him.

He knew she was strong because of the interactions with her and the beast, but this was different. Everyone knew he was the prince and that he should not be reconciled with. But when he looked at Belle, she was ready for a fight.

Finally trying to remain calm in front of the woman he loved. He spoke. "Belle?" Adam whispered. "Belle, I…"

Belle interrupted him. "You may be the prince, but that doesn't give you the right to get angry. I'm sure Lefou didn't mean to bump into you. It was an accident."

Looking at her in shock, Adam tried to speak again, but Belle was not allowing it.

"I don't know how you know my name or if you've been spying on me but I will not have you or anyone else speak that way to another resident of this village. You should be a ashamed of yourself."

Adam couldn't look at her. He was ashamed and she knew he knew it.

"Look, Prince, I may be new to this town and I did not want to believe the rumors about you to be true. But congratulations, you, out of all people, just made them true. So I thank you." She paused for a minute. All eyes on were on her, and she then continued to speak. "You are a spoiled, selfish, child and someone like you should not be ruling. And now if you excuse me, I must return to my papa. Good day, your highness."

As she began to leave, the villagers were completely silent. Adam could tell she wasn't in the mood. He saw Belle look at the villagers. Just by looking at her, the villagers understood what to do. The look in her eyes meant that they should leave, forget this happened, and go about their day.

After doing this, she turned to look at Adam with piercing eyes that could kill. He noticed she was looking right into his soul.

Suddenly all the blood rushed out of his face and he knew he was about to fall.

'I'm not that person anymore' Adam thought to himself. 'How could she believe all these rumors about me?'

Then he remembered that this was the first time she met him. She didn't remember anything about the curse and him. He felt crushed. He had just made her hate him.

'Please' he thought quietly. 'Please don't make me the person I use to be as a child. I've changed.'

Before he knew it he was starting to fall. He was ready to hit the floor when he felt someone catch him. He looked up to see those beautiful hazel eyes staring at him with worry.

"Come with me" she whispered to him and led him to her home across the bridge from the village.


I hope you enjoyed reading chapter 5. There's so much tension between Adam and Belle, which I personally find fun to read and write about. Please review and let me know your thoughts on this story so far. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it, especially with all the tension that is happening and will probably continue to happen in the next few chapters! Thanks!