Chapter Twenty

WOW!

(Beast POV)

Rose seemed happy, happier than I have seen her for a long time. She didn't seem to mind me carrying her. Although she did blush again when I scooped her from the floor. It seemed that's all she ever did around me, blush.

She used to do the same thing when I was human. It's odd that she would still act the same just a little bit around me for the way I look now. I wonder if she ever thought that she is doing the same thing too. That's crazy…she wouldn't think about me and Calostire ever acting the same. I'm a beast and the old me was human.

"Where are we going Master?" Rose asked just as I finished my thoughts. She had never been to this part of the castle, so I could understand her being confused.

"It's a surprise Rose. I won't tell you, till I find the time right." I then looked down at her. She was examining everything we passed, but after a while she and I made small talk about things that have happened when we weren't around or about things that pertained the servants. It seemed that Rose always had a soft spot for three of my most trusted servants, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Mrs. Potts. She told me about how she first met them and how she found it very amusing that Cogsworth and Lumiere were always fighting. I told her that they had always fought, even when I was younger, but they truly care about each other. After all, we were all we had left as a family

When Rose would be silent for a while, I would think about the time when I first came to this side of the castle. This side of the castle was a place my father showed me before he died. I used to go for peace and quiet, especially when I was human. When I grew tired of the servants crowding around me, I would go to the one place I could get away from it all.

A few minutes later Rose and I arrived at our destination. I gently put her on her feet so she could walk on her own for at least a little while. If she got wobbly again then I wouldn't hesitate to pick her up once more.

"Rose, before you come inside I want you to close your eyes. Oh and Rose?" she looked up at me,

"Yes Master?" she looked at me confused.

"You must promise never to tell the servants about this place. When this castle was built my father wanted a place that he could go to without being disturbed, so he never showed anyone till I was older and he passed on. He left this room to me as his assign. I have kept up the secret of this room. Will you?"

She didn't wait long to answer and I already knew what her answer would be. This was one of the things that I loved about her, Rose and I enjoyed peace and quiet. I left her standing by the wall, while I went to open the door to my sanctuary. She closed her eyes when I went to a door. I told her no peaking as I led her through the doors, her eyes still closed. Then I said, "Now open them."

"Wow!" was all Rose said as I escorted her to the center of the room and inside my Library. It was the biggest Library in the entire kingdom. It was where father and I would go if we didn't want to be disturbed by the servants, and by showing Rose this place I was showing that I trusted her. I looked at Rose she was looking in awe at the giant assortment of books from all over the world.

"Master…You're allowing me into a room that only you and your father only knew about?" she asked, still astounded from the size of the types of books.

I nodded, "I trust you Rose, and since you love to read, you may use this room whenever you like, it's yours."

She looked at me with a giant smile on her face.

"Master, how can I ever thank you? This is the best gift I have ever gotten." I chuckled.

"No thanks are necessary."