Authors note: Here is chapter 6! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Disney's Beauty and the Beast except for the characters I create.
Chapter 6:
Previously:
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.
Now:
As Adam and Belle approached her home, Adam was surprised that she lived here while he lived in a castle with servants attending to his every need. He didn't realize how much he had until now.
Surly, this was probably the nicest cottage in the village but it wasn't what Adam had. He began to appreciate Belle even more as a person.
Once inside, Belle led him to a chair.
"Please stay seated and I'll be right back." Belle told the Prince.
As she spoke they both heard an explosion that shook the house. "Papa?" Belle yelled rushing out of the room.
'Oh Maurice!' Adam thought shaking his head while watching Belle rush out of the room. He pondered wondering if he should follow, and after a few minutes he decided to go investigate.
He followed the voices of Belle and her father until he reached Maurice's workroom. He didn't enter but he listened to Belle as she spoke.
"He's handsome all right and rude and conceded and, oh papa, he's not for me." This was the first thing he heard Belle say to her father. He missed the first part of the conversation, but he assumed she was talking about him.
He walked back into Belle's living room and sat back down in the chair.
Moments later Belle walked back into the room and stood there looking at him with her book in her hands. Her eyes were very intense and she seemed to watch his every move.
Suddenly, Maurice walked in and noticed the awkward silence occurring between Adam and Belle. "So you're the Prince?" Maurice said, which caused Belle to jump. Adam assumed that she was studying him and didn't notice her father come in.
"Yes sir." Adam replied and before Maurice could respond he spoke again. "And I gather you're Maurice, Belle's father and the wonderful inventor in this village."
Adam heard Belle chuckle and saw her roll her eyes at him. Maurice gave Belle a look before replying to the prince.
"Well you gathered that information correctly. It's nice to meet you Prince." Maurice stopped. "Prince… " Another pause. "What is your name, my boy?" Maurice asked.
"Adam. Prince Adam."
Maurice continued. "Well its nice to meet you, Prince Adam. I can sense some tension here so I bid you both goodbye."
And looking at belle he said, "I expect you both to figure out what is the problem here."
Maurice bowed and left the room leaving Belle and Adam alone.
Belle POV
Belle didn't say a word as she watched her father leave the room. 'Why did he have to leave me alone with the Prince?' Belle thought to herself. 'Well let's get this over with.'
Turning around, she saw Prince Adam starting at her. She gave him a look before making her way to another available chair close by.
She felt his eyes on her as she walked over to the chair and sat down.
"So." Belle said breaking the silence "What made you come to the village, your highness?"
"First, you can call me Adam, I'm not really one for formalities except with my servants, and as for coming to town… Well, I wanted to come and see my subjects." the Adam said.
Belle knew he was lying. The Prince, or Adam, didn't come to town ever, or at least that's what the town's people said. But she couldn't trust them either. She felt so out of place in town. The villagers found Belle to be odd. She longed for adventure.
She looked at Adam and he began to speak again. "So apparently I can't fool you." He said.
Belle glared at him. "So you were lying, Adam?" Belle said.
"Not necessarily. I did want to see my subjects because I don't get out much." Adam said looking at Belle as her face softened.
"Life in the castle has kept you busy, huh?" Belle said aloud.
She saw Adam snap his head at her. "Sorry, I didn't mean to say that out loud." Belle continued.
"It's alright, Belle." Adam replied. "My life in the castle has been very busy, but it can be very boring and I feel so alone." He stopped speaking and looked at the floor.
"Alone?" Belle asked. "How could a prince, like yourself feel alone? Surly you have your servants and a woman to keep you company?"
Seeing the sadness in Adam's eyes Belle thought to herself. 'Why did I just say that?' But then again who would even want to be with someone like him.
She continued to think to herself. 'Every girl's dream would be to become a princess, but I would definitely not like to have to live with Adam though. Hey, I bet Gaston would be a much better husband than a spoiled prince. Even though Gaston is a pain, as well as spoiled and selfish, he probably made himself that way from his own insecurities and wanting the attention from others.' Belle stopped thinking to herself for a moment and then continued. 'Goodness, I wouldn't want to be the wife of either of them.'
She continued to look at the Prince, as tears filled his eyes, Belle came to the conclusion that maybe he truly is alone.
Belle could see that he was compiling his thoughts. Adam answered her question, "I do have some loyal servants that I would consider my friends. As for a woman, no, I haven't found her yet."
"I'm sure you'll find her eventually" Belle said.
She decided it was time to get off this subject. "Anyway, what was the main reason you came to the village?" she said.
"Oh I was actually making my way to the bookstore." Adam replied.
Belle became fully intrigued at the word bookstore. She knew Adam noticed her sudden interest in the word.
She allowed him to continue speaking, "I have this huge library that needs to be kept up and I was going to the bookstore to see if the owner knew of anyone who might be interested in taking care of my castles library. I need someone who is really fascinated with books."
Did he really just read her mind? Not that she would want to work in the castle, while he was there, but she thought this would be a great opportunity for her, if he'd offer it to her.
Calming her excitement, she spoke. "Did you find someone who would be interested?"
"I was actually on my way to the bookstore when that man was treating you badly, and then everything backfired at me, and I ended up here." He said in a calm voice.
"Oh. Well about that…" Belle began to say when he cut her off. "No need to discuss that anymore. I apologize for bringing it up again. It is in the past and what's done is done."
Belle nodded in agreement. Getting back to his main reason for coming to town, Belle asked, "Do you need me to walk you to the bookstore?"
"Well actually, I was wondering if you knew of anyone who really loves reading books and would be interested?" said Adam.
She noticed that he was looking at the book sitting on her lap. Was he implying her? It would be a great experience but she had dreams of adventure.
She couldn't help but stare at his face. He was handsome, but there was the reputation he had. She was surprised that he was actually being nice to her after everything she did to him earlier that day.
"I've seen you before." Belle said.
"What?" Adam replied looking from the book to her.
"Never mind." Belle replied.
'How embarrassing." Belle thought but she continued to stare at him. When his eyes met hers, she felt her heart sink. He had beautiful blue eyes, but not just any blue eyes; there was something about his eyes that she couldn't quite make out. She felt like she'd seen his eyes before but didn't know where.
She heard him say something, but couldn't hear it because she was lost in a daydream. She shook her head to bring her back to reality. "What?" She asked.
"Would you be interested in the job?" Adam asked
This wasn't my favorite chapter, but i feel like Belle is slowly trying to see past the reputation of Adam, but she is still stubborn and will not fall to easily. Please Review and let me know what you thought of this chapter! thanks!
