11-I Want To Tell Her

Duncan stopped as he journeyed from the kitchen to the front door. Courtney was sat, curled up on the sofa. Her eyes were bright red from the tears that had been out of control. She was still quite upset, still looking down, but at least the tears had stopped for now.

"What's wrong, Princess?" Duncan asked, leaning over the back of the sofa. "Why are you looking so sad?"

"It's Belle." Courtney mumbled. Duncan, being the caring father he is, went straight into panic mode at the sound of those words.

"Is she okay? I she hurt? What's wrong?"

"No, no." Courtney replied, turning on her back and sitting up so she could see her fiancée. "She's fine...It's..." But Courtney had no idea what to say to Duncan. She sighed, turning her face away from him again. But, Duncan being Duncan, he cupped her chin in his hand and pulled her back to face him. "She asked me earlier why she doesn't look like us." Duncan understood now. "Or why she doesn't have my powers or why she's not a vampire like you...And...I really wanted to tell her the truth, but when I didn't, she ran off crying...And...Now I feel so guilty about it!"

"Court..." Duncan sighed. "You know you can't tell her."

"But I want to tell her..." Courtney said, her words shaky as if she was about to start crying again. "I hate lying to her, Duncan."

"You're not lying to her." Duncan replied.

"YES I AM!" Courtney yelled, a stray tear falling straight down her face. "I've brought her up to call me mommy, when I know I'm not her mother."

Duncan sat himself down on the back of the sofa and Courtney rested her head on his legs as he ran his fingers through her hair. It was an awkward conversation and an awkward situation. It seemed like Courtney was never going to accept the truth; Belle was their daughter now, nobody else's. Theirs.

"You are her mother." Duncan finally whispered into the evening air as he peered out the window to see the sun setting.

"I'm not..." Courtney said. Her words were barely audible from the sadness that was dawned on her. "I've been kidding myself that she's mind this whole time, when I know she's not..."

"Courtney!" Duncan yelled without meaning to. Courtney snapped her head up from his lap and stared him deep in the eyes. There was silence for a moment before Duncan continued speaking, "Belle is our daughter, no one else's."

"WE BOTH KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE!" Courtney screamed, getting to her feet. Duncan did the same.

"FINE THEN!" Duncan shouted back. "TELL HER THE TRUTH! BREAK HER LITTLE HEART! SEE IF I CARE!" Duncan made a quick dash for the door and slammed it extra hard behind him, shaking the house ever so slightly.

The blonde teenager was beaming with excitement. She twirled her hand in a circle and was instantly transported from her home in the palace to her cousin's home in the middle of the town.

"Courtney, gue-Courtney, what's wrong?" Arianna's tone changed tune as she saw the state of her cousin. The blonde sat down beside Courtney, wrapping her arm around her shoulders for comfort.

"I-I...I'm so fed up!" Courtney tried to scream, but her voice was not letting it.

"Fed up of what?"

"Fed up of everything..."

Arianna sighed, wrapping both of her arms around Courtney in a tight hug. She hated seeing Courtney in such a state like this one. It did hurt her. Things were just bad at the moment; they were for a lot of people. But Courtney seemed to be just different.

"Okay...Who did what now?" Arianna asked. Courtney smiled slightly.

"Mommy..." The two looked up, Arianna letting go of Courtney, to see Belle in the doorway. She looked quite scared, probably having heard her parents arguing over her. "Can I talk to you?" She sniffled.

Courtney nodded and belle walked ever so slowly into the room. Courtney pulled her up onto her lap, and Belle wiped away a few tears from her eyes.

"What's wrong, baby girl?"

"I'm sorry for shouting at you." Belle mumbled. Courtney smiled, kissing her daughters head.

"It's okay, it was my fault." Courtney told Belle, cuddling her close. She may believe that Belle wasn't hers, but that didn't mean Courtney didn't have the maternal instincts to care for her, because Courtney cared for Belle. Courtney cared A LOT for Belle.

"No." Belle shook her head. "It was my fault. I just want to know why I'm so different from the other kids."

"You're not different, you're special." Courtney replied. "And one day, when everyone is happy with you knowing the truth, I will tell you. I will tell you the real reason why you are so special."

Belle nodded, slipping off her mother's lap and back onto the floor. She leaned up on her tip-toes and kissed Courtney on the cheek before skipping out of the room.

"What was that about?" Arianna asked after Belle had left.

"She wants to know the truth, and one day I shall give it to her." Courtney sighed, and then she remembered why Arianna was there. "So, what's got you all happy today?"

"Alan told me he loved me!" Arianna squealed.

"Arianna, that's a big step in a relationship, you only met the guy a few weeks and days ago."

"So? I believe in love at first sight."

"I just think your rushing things." Courtney told her cousin. "Just go a bit more slowly." Arianna did not look impressed.

A/N: Meh...I'm too lazy to write this longer...LOL!

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