Hi Everyone!

I'm back from my holiday! I'm glad I can finally update this chapter, it is one of my favourites.

This story is based on Beauty and the Beast, so yes, that's why some things might be familiar.:)

Thank you for the reviews and private messages, reading them always warms my heart.

It was such a beautiful day. Cooper had woken up to the gentle singing of birds, something he hadn't heard for a very long time. Since his brother and Kurt seemed so busy lately, he didn't even try to find them on his way outside. He was happy that Blaine changed so much for Kurt, he had a very good feeling about the boys.

He had caught Blaine in the library the other day, renovating. The man had been babbling something about how much he hated dirt and that he only did it to make it more comfortable for all of them but Cooper knew that it was all for Kurt. Blaine couldn't get the boy out of his head and he would have done everything he could just to make Kurt smile.

As much as Cooper loved seeing them together, he missed their company. He was so used to Kurt's bright smile and his brother's snappy attitude, he felt lonely without them. He had been lonely for the past fifty years and he had been fine with it, but now that he didn't have much time left, he kept thinking about how he wanted to spend his remaining days.

His death wasn't far, he could feel it in every bone of his body. It had started a few days earlier. He felt more energetic than before, he was a lot faster and he barely needed sleep. He had seen it before, once when he had been young, before all of this had started. Their old butler, Joe Wild had died the same way. He had been sick, he couldn't leave his bed for a very long time but one day, he had started to get better. Everybody had spoken about his miraculous healing, even Joe had believed that he had been getting better... But then, two days later, he had been found dead in his room. He had fallen asleep and had never woken up again.

It looked like the same fate was waiting for Cooper Anderson, too. He knew that it was right, that he had to accept his fate but he was still afraid of it. Blaine had threatened to kill him so many times but he had never been afraid of his brother. Maybe he had known that Blaine wouldn't hurt him. But now that it was real... He was scared. Nobody knew what was waiting for people after their deaths and Cooper wasn't the kind of man who believed in God. Maybe it was simple, maybe he was just going to pass away, maybe there was nothing waiting for him after his death.

He sighed heavily. He had spent most of his life locked up in the house, he hadn't had a chance to meet the right girl, get married, have children... He had told Blaine that he wouldn't do that, that he would have lived his life alone, without a bossy wife and screaming children around him but it wasn't true. He wanted all of that, he just convinced himself that he didn't need a family, so he didn't have to think about what he had lost.

He closed his eyes and let himself imagine a past where Blaine hadn't been turned into a monster, where his parents hadn't been killed and he had been able to live the life he wanted. He smiled at the thought of waking up beside his wife every morning, hugging her, kissing her, telling her how much he loved her, no matter how long they had been together. He imagined his adult children, his small grandchildren running around them as they prepared breakfast for the whole family. Yeah, it was a beautiful dream indeed. Too bad that it could never come true.

Cooper opened his eyes and wiped his face. Nobody knew about this and he would never tell his brother or Kurt. He didn't need their pity. He wanted to die easily and quickly and didn't want the others to mourn too much. They were still young, finally had the chance to be happy, that was all that mattered.

A loud crash coming from the house made Cooper jump up and turn towards the house with wide eyes. He had no idea what could have caused the noise but he had a horrible feeling. Without thinking about what he should do, he ran back inside, trying to find the others.

"Blaine! Kurt!" he shouted but didn't get an answer.

"Where are you?" he tried again as he went upstairs, opening door after door.

Suddenly, he heard Kurt's scream coming from the library and he went to the room. He tried to open the door but it was locked, no matter how hard he tried to open it, he couldn't get inside.

"Open the door!" he shouted, punching the door with his fists.

Something heavy hit the door from the other side and he jumped back in fear. He didn't like the noises coming from inside and he could just hope that Blaine didn't go crazy again and didn't try to hurt Kurt.

Suddenly, the house went deadly quiet. He took a careful step towards the door again, pressing his ear to the thick wood. He couldn't hear anything and it made his heart beat faster. What if something happened to Kurt and Blaine?

Cooper tried to open the door once again but it didn't work. He growled in frustration and started hitting the door again, cursing under his breath. He was about to try to kick the door open when he heard a soft click and the door finally opened. He didn't hesitate for a second, he pushed it wider open and stepped inside.

He found his brother and Kurt kneeling on the ground, hugging each other. If he hadn't been so scared for their safety, he would have left the boys alone for sure, giving them privacy. But as he stepped inside and saw how horrible the library looked, he knew that something wrong had happened in there. For a second, he thought that it was Blaine but as he got closer to his brother and saw that he was injured, his whole body shaking, he understood that something else must have caused the mess.

Cooper gulped and looked around nervously. Although he tried to believe that Blaine was the only person in the house he should be scared of, he knew that something wasn't right in here. He heard weird noises and saw shadows in the middle of the night way too often, and there was Marley's death, too, something that couldn't be Blaine's fault. And it looked like the thing that killed the girl was back for them this time.

"What happened?" he asked as he closed the small distance between them.

It was the first time Blaine and Kurt heard him. He saw Kurt jump in fear as he slowly turned towards him but Blaine was faster, he got back to his feet and pushed Kurt behind him. Cooper was proud of him as he was standing in front of Kurt defensively, although he could barely stand on his feet.

"I hope you don't want to kill me, little brother" Cooper smiled. "I heard the noises. What happened?"

"Your parents" Kurt answered. "They attacked us."

"They tried to kill us. Or at least Kurt" Blaine said.

"Our parents?" Cooper asked in disbelief.

"Look, I know it seems weird, considering that they're dead..."

"It explains a lot actually" Cooper sighed, interrupting Blaine.

"You don't seem surprised" Blaine said. Since they weren't in danger anymore, or at least for a little while, he sat back down onto the ground. He was too weak to stand on his feet much longer.

"Oh, come on. I live here. I see the shadows and I hear you talk to them. I'm not that stupid, Blaine" Cooper said.

"You should have told me" Blaine muttered.

"You mean when you were playing serial killer and threatened to kill me for the smallest things?" Cooper raised an eyebrow. "How are you?"

"I will be fine" Blaine answered but he couldn't fool Cooper or Kurt.

"He has to feed" Kurt said. "As much as hate to say this, we have to get him someone. Or... he has to feed from one of us."

"No" Blaine said immediately.

"Do it" Cooper said easily and knelt down in front of his brother, smiling when he saw how surprised Blaine looked.

"I'm not gonna hurt you, Cooper. I'm not gonna hurt any of you" Blaine said, looking at Kurt.

"It's fine" Cooper shrugged.

"Are you out of your mind? What if I kill you?" Blaine asked.

"I believe in you. I know you can stop in time" Cooper said.

"No" Blaine replied.

"Blaine, please..." Kurt said quietly and took a step closer to Blaine, too.

"I said no" Blaine growled and pushed himself away from the others. What the hell was going on with them? He wanted to save them, not to kill them.

"You're the only one who can save us, don't you get it?" Cooper asked.

"I know!" Blaine shouted in frustration. "And I will stop them, believe me. But I won't feed from you."

"Then feed from me" Kurt said.

Blaine looked at him with wide eyes. As the words left Kurt's lips, Blaine wanted nothing but to put his arms around the boy and kiss him, taste those beautiful pink lips and feel Kurt's energy run through his body. He could barely stop himself from doing so. He wanted Kurt, he had wanted him since the day he had found him in the forest but he knew that he was too weak and he would kill the boy if he tried to feed from him. He couldn't let it happen. Kurt was the most important person in his life, he couldn't hurt him. It would destroy him, too.

"No" Blaine said weakly, shaking his head.

"Blaine, please" Kurt said as he stepped closer to Blaine. "You can't fight against them, not when you're still injured and weak. They would kill you."

"I-I can't" Blaine said.

"You have to" Kurt said. "This is the only way."

"I don't want to hurt you" Baine said.

"You won't" Kurt said quietly. He grabbed Blaine's hands and squeezed them. "I believe in you."

"I'm a monster! You shouldn't trust me!" Blaine said desperately.

"You're not that person anymore" Kurt said. "You've changed."

"But what if it's not enough?" Blaine asked. "What if I turn back again and kill you? Kurt, you have to understand, I can't risk losing you."

"You won't" Kurt said.

Cooper watched in silence as Kurt grabbed Blaine's neck from behind and pressed his lips to Blaine's. He smiled as his brother's eyes widened in surprise and almost slapped him when Blaine didn't return the kiss for a few long moments. But when Kurt was about to pull back, Blaine finally made his move. He grabbed Kurt's waist and pushed him to the wall, kissing him hard. Cooper knew that he should have looked away, it wasn't his business after all, but he just couldn't tear his gaze away from the boys. He had never seen Blaine act like this before and he knew how much his brother had dreamt about this moment.

Suddenly, Blaine pulled back, smiling. He let go of Kurt's waist with one hand and let his fingers run through the boy's hair. Kurt was blushing, his beautiful blue eyes practically glowing in the light as he looked at Blaine. Blaine's eyes were back to their normal colour and although he was pale and seemed weak, he felt like he could kill a whole army of ghosts if it meant this moment would come again.

"I will do it" Blaine said quietly. "Feed from you, I mean. I can do it."

"I know you can" Kurt said.

"I won't kill you" Blaine said.

"If you want me to kiss you again, you better don't" Kurt laughed.

"Just... stay still" Blaine said.

Kurt nodded and closed his eyes, preparing himself for the pain or whatever was waiting for him. Blaine took a few deep breaths and looked at his brother for reassurance. Cooper smiled and nodded. He believed in Blaine, he knew that he could do it. Just like Kurt.

Blaine closed his eyes and gave himself another second before he pressed his face to Kurt's neck, inhaling the boy's scent.

"I'm sorry. It will hurt a little" he whispered.

And then, he sank his fangs into Kurt's neck. The boy gasped in pain, squeezed Blaine's shoulders tightly. Blaine could hear as his heart started racing but Kurt stayed as still as possible. Blaine knew how hard it must have been for him. No matter how careful he was, he was hurting Kurt.

As the blood started running down Kurt's pale neck, Blaine pulled back a little and opened his mouth, watching as waves of blue light left the wound on Kurt's neck. It was harder to feed from his neck and it took him longer but this way, they had a better chance that he could stop in time.

Blaine had never tried to stop before. It was almost impossible, especially now that he was exhausted and injured, when his body was screaming for more. His hands were shaking as he tried to pull away but he couldn't. Kurt tasted better than anybody else, the energy Blaine got from him made him stronger than before and the invisible force that pushed his head down to Kurt's body got stronger and stronger, making him unable to step back.

He heard Cooper's voice in the background, he was shouting and his voice was full of fear. Blaine knew that something was wrong but he didn't care. He couldn't. He bit down again, sinking his sharp teeth into Kurt's shoulder this time, moaning as the overwhelming smell hit him. He licked the pale skin just above the wound and was about to bite down again...

But then he looked into Kurt's eyes. Kurt's eyes were wide open, he was scared, scared of him...

Blaine gasped and pushed himself away, getting to the opposite wall with unnatural speed. He pressed his hand to his mouth, silencing a moan of horror. He couldn't believe he did that. He almost killed Kurt.

With nothing to support his weight, the boy slumped down onto the hard floor. He didn't move and Blaine couldn't see his face, he couldn't be sure that Kurt was alright. He tried to make his legs move, he tried to get back to Kurt but he was frozen in place. He did that. He hurt Kurt and maybe it was too late. How could he be so stupid? He shouldn't have agreed with this. He knew that he couldn't stop, he shouldn't have tried.

"Kurt, are you alright?" Cooper asked in concern as he knelt down beside the boy.

For a terrifying second, Kurt didn't answer. Blaine was afraid that he wouldn't hear Kurt's beautiful voice again but then the boy moaned and turned his head, looking up at Cooper.

"I am" he whispered.

Blaine let out a shaky breath and quickly got back to Kurt. He pulled him into his arms and checked his injuries. Kurt was still bleeding, although the wounds on his neck weren't as deep as Blaine expected. His face was white and there were dark circles around his eyes.

"I'm so sorry" Blaine whispered.

"I'm fine, Blaine" Kurt said. "I knew you could do it."

"I almost killed you!" Blaine cried.

"You didn't" Kurt smiled weakly. "I will get better in no time."

"It was the last time we did it" Blaine said. "I was so stupid. I should have known..."

"Blaine, I'm fine" Kurt said again and tried to sit up.

"No, don't move. You have to rest" Blaine said.

"You worry too much" Kurt muttered.

"Guys, this is really sweet and all but we have to kill two angry ghosts, don't you remember?" Cooper cut in.

"He's right" Kurt said. "Do you know how to do it?"

"Not really" Blaine admitted.

"Are you kidding me?" Cooper shouted. "What are we supposed to do then?"

"Calm down, Cooper. I don't know how to do it but I will find out" Blaine said.

"How?" Cooper asked.

Blaine shook his head and waved towards some books in the corner. One of them flew to him and Blaine caught it easily.

"Our mother used to read these books all the time" Blaine explained as he showed Kurt the book.

"Creatures of the night?" Kurt raised an eyebrow as he read the title.

"If you have a better idea, I'm listening" Blaine winked.

"Fine" Kurt sighed. "You should start reading it if you want to finish it this week."

"It won't take me so long" Blaine smiled. "Look."

He put the book down and held out his free hand over it. The others watched with wide eyes as Blaine read the book with incredible speed, the pages flying from one side to the other as if they were caught in a windstorm.

"Here it is" Blaine smiled and raised the book, so the others could see it, too. "We're lucky. We have their skeletons in their bedroom, we only have to burn them."

"It's that easy?" Cooper asked sceptically.

"We have to try and find out if it works" Blaine shrugged.

"Alright" Cooper nodded. "Let's go."

"No" Blaine said. "I will go and do it. You stay here and keep Kurt safe."

"You want to go after them alone?" Kurt asked in concern.

"I will be fine" Blaine said and leaned down to press a kiss onto Kurt's lips. "They can't hurt me."

"Be careful" Kurt whispered.

"I will" Blaine smiled. He kissed Kurt's forehead and lifted the boy into Cooper's arms. "Make sure he stays unmoving. He's too weak."

"Don't worry, I will take care of him" Cooper said.

Kurt rolled his eyes as he listened to the brothers' conversation. It wasn't like he could get up without help, he felt like a vegetable but it didn't mean that they could treat him like a doll.

"If they come back, scream" Blaine said as he went to the door. "I will be back in no time."

"Fine. Now go!" Cooper said urgently. They had to get Kurt back to his room, so he could rest, get him something to eat and drink, but it wasn't possible until Blaine got rid of the ghosts of their parents.

Blaine smiled at them one more time and left the room. Kurt kept his eyes on the closed door way after he was gone, afraid that Blaine would get hurt outside and they couldn't help him.

"Be careful" Kurt whispered, hoping that Blaine was able to deal with the ghosts of his parents.

~ o ~

"Evelyn! Evelyn, where are you?"

Pamela broke the window of the hall in anger as she passed through the wall and stepped outside. Right when they needed Evelyn the most, the woman was nowhere to be found. So typical.

"Evelyn, you better show yourself or..."

"Or what?"

Blaine's roses, the deep red ones started glowing in black and two seconds later, a blond woman in a tight red dress stepped out of it. She laughed when she saw what state Pamela and John were in.

"I see you've gotten a taste of your son's power" Evelyn said.

"You have to help us" John said urgently. "We tried to kill the boy but Blaine saved him!"

"I didn't expect anything else from him" Evelyn nodded.

"You don't understand!" Pamela hissed. "Blaine's so angry with us. He won't let us get away with this, he will find a way to kill us."

"He already did" Evelyn said.

"What?" Pamela and John gasped at the same time.

"Impossible" Pamela shook her head. "I got rid of that book."

"Well, I might have put it back to its place" Evelyn shrugged.

"You wouldn't" John growled, his voice dangerously low.

"Why not?" Evelyn said as she stepped closer. "My game, my rules. If I think you're not useful anymore, you die. That's so simple."

"You can't do this! We... You would be dead without our help" Pamela said.

"True" Evelyn replied. "But I also told you to leave the boy alone and let me deal with him. You almost ruined my plans and that's something I can't let you get away with."

"Evelyn, you need us. You know..." John said slowly.

"Not anymore" Evelyn said. "I'm strong enough on my own and soon, I will get everything back. I will have this whole place for myself, my body, my power... Everything. Let me tell you my little secret: I. Don't. Share. What I have. Not with you, not with your son. Although I might keep the boys around for a little while if they can behave."

"You're worse than the Devil" John hissed.

"If you knew" Evelyn laughed and turned towards the house. "You should hurry. Blaine's about to burn your bodies in the middle of your room."

Pamela and John looked at each other in fear before they disappeared. Evelyn shook her head slowly and a second later, she pushed herself away from the ground. With unnatural speed and grace, she climbed up to the window of Pamela and John's room and sat down, enjoying the show.

~ o ~

Blaine was standing over the remainings of his parents bodies, with a fireball in his hand. It would have been so easy to end it all, to get rid of his parents for once and for all. Just one quick movement. He knew that he could do it, but then why was he hesitating?

"Blaine."

Blaine looked up at his mother, his black eyes full of anger.

"Blaine, don't do this" Pamela whispered.

"I have to" Blaine replied simply.

"It doesn't have to end like this" John said.

Blaine shook his head, sighing heavily.

"You know, no matter what you did, I still loved you" Blaine said.

"We love you too, son" Pamela said.

"You don't" Blaine said quietly. "I thought you at least loved Cooper but I was wrong. You don't even love each other, you only love yourselves."

"That's not true!" Pamela said. "We love you, Blaine. Everything we did, we did it for you!"

Blaine laughed humorlessly and shook his head again.

"You ruined my life" he said. "I wanted to run away and you locked me up, so I couldn't embarrass you. You tried to force me to marry Evelyn and when I convinced her to leave me alone, you did this to me!"

"You think it was our fault?" John asked.

"Evelyn told me everything" Blaine said.

"I don't think so" Pamela said. "She's evil, Blaine. You have no idea what she's planning for you! You're in danger!"

"Let me guess... You only tried to kill Kurt to protect me. Right?" Blaine asked sarcastically.

"That boy makes you weak! You can't trust him or anybody else. Evelyn will kill you if you're not careful" Pamela said.

"Evelyn's gone, mother" Blaine said slowly. "She left that night and she won't come back."

He turned around and took a few steps back from the skeletons.

"You know, I should have hated you for all of this. I could have had a perfect life back then if you let me leave. I don't regret this past fifty years because this way, I had a chance to meet Kurt and finally be happy. But what you did in the library, that you tried to kill him... I will never forgive you for that."

Blaine turned faster than the ghosts could say anything. He watched as both of their eyes grew wide in horror, realising that it was too late to do anything to stop him. Blaine threw the fireball straight at the bones on the ground and looked down at the rapidly spreading flames. His mother screamed first as her ghostly body started burning but his father joined her almost immediately. Blaine pressed his hands to his ears but it still wasn't enough to shut out the screams of pain. He kept his eyes on the flames because watching his parents die would have been too much for him, even if he had done so many horrible things himself.

And then, suddenly, it was over. The fire disappeared, the voices were gone. Blaine was alone in the competely silent room. He was breathing heavily and his body was shaking, he could barely stand on his feet. The first time when he had killed his parens, he had felt nothing but pure rage. But this time... Even if they were horrible people, they were still his parents. He felt sorry because he was the person who had done this to him. He had changed them into these horrible creatures, it was his fault that his parents had become murderers and it was his fault that he couldn't find a better solution.

"I'm sorry" he whispered as he fell to his knees right in front of the ashes of his parents' bodies. He knew that the others were waiting for his return but he needed some time alone.

There was this weird pain in his chest, the one he hadn't felt since his childhood. The one he had felt when his father had hit him, when he had been locked up in the basement, when he had lost his beloved grandmother... A feeling he had thought he would never feel again. But here it was, making his eyes burn, making him hard to breath and he had to put himself back together, leave the past behind before he could leave this room.

"I'm so sorry."