The Girl Who Learned to Love a Beast

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Shessy Girl

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Disclaimer: I do not own Beauty and the Beast in any way shape or form; I only own the thoughts that come into my head….

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Chapter 2:

All I Am

Beast watched Belle from the West Wing window. Today she was wearing a soft violet dress that reached to her ankles, and the straps were slightly falling off her shoulders. He sighed as she bent down to water some more flowers. He leaned against the wall and watched her walk around the side of the castle with Chip and the dog fallowing her.

Beast pushed himself off the wall and went on all fours over to the rose, which he starred at angrily.

"Why am I still a beast?" he asked it.

The rose just sat there doing and saying nothing.

"I love her! Isn't that enough? But…maybe she doesn't love me…" he said and curled up on the floor.

A million thoughts were going through his head. He wanted her to love him, but she had never come out and said it…but then again neither had he. He loved her, he only wanted her, and only her. His heart only wanted her, but his body wanted her also.

"Augh…" he groaned. He got up and crawled out of the room.

It seemed as if he had lost energy, that room usually left him feeling lousy. He walked down the halls and then down the stairs to his den, he needed to relax. And maybe Belle would come and read to him. Beast smiled at the thought. He loved when she read to him; it made him feel as if he was the only man she cared for. He didn't know why he felt this way, he just did.

He stalked into the room and slumped himself down in his chair. He starred at the crackling fire in front of him. Beast then heard a knock on the doors.

'I hope that's Belle' he thought anxiously. "Come in!!" he roared.

The door opened and Cogsworth's voice filled the room. Beast groaned.

"Good afternoon Master," Cogsworth said waddling to stand in front of Beast.

"What?" Beast replied sounding irritated.

"Well, Master all of us were just wondering how things are going with Belle." Cogsworth said quickly as if the words burned his mouth.

"Who wants to know?" Beast glared at him. He didn't like talking about personal business like this with any old servant.

"Us," he heard Mrs. Potts and Lumiere say as they came into the room.

Beast sighed and slumped further in his chair. "Why do you want to know? And I'm sure you have a hint because of what Cogsworth and Lumiere saw two days ago."

The three servants nodded. "Yes but," Mrs. Potts said, ", has anything happened sense then, Master?" she asked.

Beast shook his head. "We haven't gotten any alone time to 'do' anything else. But I'm planning on her coming and reading to me in a lil while so none of you shall disturb us…understood?" he said between his teeth.

"Yes Master." The three said and walked out of the room.

Beast then began to stair at the fire once again. 20 min. later he heard the door open. He sniffed the air.

'Belle...' he thought and smirked to himself.

"Beast?" she said quietly, closing the door behind her. Beast could tell she was barefoot because her feet didn't make a sound against the hard wood floor but once she put her feet on the carpet her sent became stronger.

"YesBelle." He said.

"I thought you might be in here," she said as she came around and stood in front of him smiling but looking exhausted. "Gosh you have so many flowers! It took me 4 hours to water them all!" she said laughing.

He chuckled. "Well you do look tired. But still beautiful." He said smiling at her.

Belle blushed. She then saw a book lying on the table next to his chair; she walked over and picked it up.

"Oh!" she said excited. "'King Author and the Knights of the Round Table! This book is so good! Would you like me to read it to you?" she asked excited and bouncy.

Beast laughed at her excitement. "Yea sure why not? Come, sit on my lap." He said pulling on her dress.

She smiled shyly and gently sat down on his lap. He put his arms around her waist and pulled her closer. She sighed and opened the book…and began to read.

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Belle closed the book 3 hours later. She looked up at Beast who was still contemplating the ending.

"That was sad…" Beast said looking down at the book.

Belle nodded. "Yes…but it still is a very good book." She said smiling.

"Yea…" he said still contemplating.

"What are you thinking about?" Belle asked putting down the book and starring into the Beast eyes.

He starred back into hers. "Nothing…" He said

Belle starred at him. "But you have a serious look on your face…"

"So…don't I always?" he said growling a little at her.

"Don't growl at me!" she scolded him.

"You can't tell me what to do!" he growled at her some more.

Belle got off his lap and stood in front of him. She folded her arms and looked at him angrily. "I don't understand why you have to growl so much! I'm your guest here and it's awfully rude to growl at your guests!" She said angrily.

He stiffened in his chair and angrily starred back at her with a sneer on his face. "Guest? Guest?!?!?!?! You are notmy guest! You are my prisoner! And you shall stay my prisoner with that type of attitude! I'm the prince in this castle! I say what goes and what doesn't! So I will growl at you as much as I want to!" He roared at her getting up from his chair, acting like the beast he was.

Belle stiffened. "Prisoner…then why don't you lock me up in the tower? If I'm your prisoner! Then treat me like one!" She screamed at him.

He growled low in his throat. "Fine if you want that, I damn right will!" He roared back. "Might as well since you're acting like a spoiled brat! How dare you say what I'm not allowed to do in my own castle! You have no right!" he roared bearing his fangs at her in a challenge. He started to circle her hunched over…like a beast.

Belle looked over her shoulder at him eyes starting to water. He didn't noticed till it was to late. "I thought…I thought you…you were changing…" she said putting her hand to her mouth.

"Well you thought wrong!" he roared not really thinking went she meant. He then stopped circling her when he saw something run down her cheek. His eyes widened and his ears flattened against his head. He now looked like a kicked puppy.

Tears were running down Belle's cheeks. Her covered her face with her hands.

'She's crying...' Beast thought as he wanted to approach her. He walked slowly over to her and touched her shoulder lightly. But she smacked his paw away. She looked at him with complete hatred in her watery eyes. Tears still streaming down her face and gave him a sneer.

"Don't you dare touch me! You…you…beast!!!" she yelled at him rushing out of the room sobbing.

He didn't try to stop her, he was still replaying what she had said in his head.

"Don you dare touch me! You...you...beast!!!"

"You...you...beast!!!"

"beast!!"

Beast curled up and lay down in front of the fire. Tears also coming from his eyes.

"That's all I am to her…" he said through his tears. "All I am is …a beast."

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A/N: wow…I hope you liked it!!! PLS REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!!!! Cho!