Chapter Eight
Frightening
(Beast's POV)
I saw her, Rose. She was still cut everywhere but she still looked beautiful in the roses light. The beast side of me wanted to keep her at the castle by force and never let her leave; after all she owed it to me. The beast side of me was also grinning, it wanted to frighten her and scare her. This thought disgusted me because it seems that the other side of me was doing everything that it could think of just to hurt Rose. But the human side of me, the real me, wanted her to be comforted and to stay in my castle of her own free will, to stay with me. Of course the beast side of me won.
"What are you doing in here?" I asked.
She turned around looking for me but thank goodness the shadows hid me. She looked clearly scared.
"I…I came to than-"
I cut her off, "Get out of this room"
I could see her now faintly shaking. It hurt me inside to see her terrified of me. I never wanted to hurt her in anyway; instead I wanted her to come to me when she is scared, like when Gaston was gripping her and I came to her aid. She gave me that wonderful warming hug. The beast side of me was enjoying her fear, as if were some type of energy. The more fear she gave out, the harder it was for me to fight of the horrible side of me.
"You are to stay in this castle with me, but for now get out of this ROOM! No one is to ever come in here, but since you are new you will not suffer the consequences. Anyway, you will never leave the castle. You will soon learn the rules."
My own words stung the inside of me, as if I was cold and could just freeze the heart I still had inside of me.
I could see her summon up all of her courage and yell,
"NO!"
The beast wouldn't take no for answer. Somehow I managed a grin; she was always so rebellious and strong. Not afraid to stand up for herself, and never let anyway make her weak. At first I growled in frustration but then laughed at her for attempting to deny it.
"Yes, you are stay in this castle with me. You owe me for taking you in from the woods and the storm. I will never let you go…Rose."
Then she ran, I knew she was heading for the entrance. I had to stop her; both of my sides care for her, even if the other one didn't show it too well. I was worried for her safety. And she was only wearing a silk dress, and was still injured and sick. If she went outside, her condition will worsen.
I roared in annoyance, things just couldn't get any better. I quickly ran down my dark hallways, past the gargoyles and other monstrosities that were created when the curse started, passing the mirror that I first broke as I saw my face in its form. But as I ran to the entrance door Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Mrs. Potts were all asking the very same question,
"Why did she leave?" They all asked in union.
I yelled at them, "Silence!"
And I ran through the doors after Rose. My giant castle loomed over my land, as if it was trying to install fear into any passers heart, but no one ever came into the woods. Wolves would either kill them, or they would wander for days on end trying to find their way out of the maze of trees. White now was covering my land, and the wind was picking up.
The blistering cold was nothing compared to how cold my heart felt at this moment.