Chapter Twelve
Trouble All Over Again
(Beast POV)
Rose was very quite after I bandaged her cut. She ate some of the fruits and the bread that Cogsworth had brought in. I knew she was thinking about something the way her facial expression was deep in concentration, as she did this many times in the village whenever I tried to test her on our favorite stories. Her face still showed some pain but to me she was always beautiful no matter how she looked. But seeing her in pain made my heart ache. All of a sudden her voice came out through the silence of the room. It sounded just like it used to before this all happened
"How do you know my name? I never told you."
Her voice was soft and frail, as if it was hurt instead of her side.
How could I tell her? How could I tell her that I was the Calostire human she fell in love with? No. I won't tell her…yet.
"The servants told me your name"
I could tell she knew I was lying.
"But in the woods I heard you say it, so none of the servants had the chance to talk to you because I've never been to the castle before! How do you know my name!?"
I growled. I didn't want her to be wondering about how I found out her name at a time like this.
"I…I do not owe and explanation to you. Right now the only thing you should be worried about is that cut on your side!"
She looked away and remained silent after that.
Minutes later I looked over at Rose when I felt something on my shoulder, only to see her sleeping. She was smiling, so I guess she was having a good dream. After a couple of hours of dozing off myself I stood up and wrapped a blanket around her then picked her up. This reminded me of a time in the village when Rose and I were reading together. She ended up falling asleep reading the book to me. So I picked her up and took her home. Her father merely laughed at the sight. He said that Rose would read till the early hours of the morning when she was little. I took her to her room and laid her down on her small bed. Before I left I planted a small kiss on her head.
Those memories remained dear to me, I only wish I could still be around Rose the way I used to.
Shaking myself out of my memories, I looked at his giant clock next to the fire. It was midnight, and I figured that she would be much more comfortable in her own room. She made a disapproval noise for being disturbed, but then her smile returned once again. I smiled at how happy she looked.
I hope one day she will be comfortable around me and that she will understand why she has to stay her. And even maybe she will smile at me like that again. Instead of the fearful looks she gives me now..
I took Rose up to her room where she would get better rest instead of sleeping on the couch. We were halfway up through the hallway when Rose woke up. At first she looked confused then she looked at me and screamed. She jumped out of my arms; I went ahead and let her go because her scream nearly deafened me, due to my sensitive ears. My temper and the pain in my ears were going to make me yell at her to stop, but the noise had suddenly ceased as if my command had been spoken. I noticed she was gone.
"Rose? Rose where are you?!" I said out loud.
I could hear her footsteps down the hallway so I took after her.