Author's Note: I don't own anything
Esmeralda was kissing him. Her lips were so soft. How long he had dreamed of this finally happening. It was pure bliss and he felt like he was in heaven. Frollo held onto her and returned her kiss. He wanted the moment to last forever. He closed his eyes and let his arms wrap around her. His hands were travelling up and down her back stroking her lovingly. The two blocked out the world around them, and their only focus was each other.
"ESMERALDA!" screamed Phoebus.
"Oh no she didn't," a man said.
"Oh yes she did!"
Esmeralda tore herself away from Frollo to face Phoebus. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" He demanded.
"I….I-"
"I want an answer…NOW!"
"I don't-"
"You don't know? You were kissing him! You were kissing him!"
SMACK. The audience gasped.
Phoebus smacked Esmeralda across the face and she fell to the ground. She turned to look at Phoebus and she was frightened. Her cheek was glowing red from the slap and she was crying. "You are nothing but a whore!" Phoebus screamed at her, "How dare you! I loved you! I gave you everything. I gave you my world. You were the light in all the darkness! Now you go off and kiss other men? I won't have it! You are out of my life."
"Phoebus, please, don't leave me," Esmeralda pleaded, "I love you. I don't know what came over me. Please. Please talk to me. Please. I want to talk to you. I love you. All I want is you. Please. I can't live without you in my life."
"Well you better get used to it," Phoebus snapped.
Frollo knelt beside the confused young woman. He reached out to her and stroked her cheek. Esmeralda flinched as Frollo tried to wipe away her tears. "I won't hurt you," he whispered, "I promise."
Esmeralda wrapped herself around Frollo and sobbed. "I'm so hurt. I'm so confused," she wept over and over.
"Shhh, it's all right, I'm here," Frollo soothed her.
"I need to find him, I need to find him," Esmeralda gasped.
"Let him cool off, then you go talk to him," Frollo suggested, "Emotions are high right now. Sometimes people say things that they don't mean when they are upset."
Esmeralda touched her hair and looked for the white rose. When she had fallen to the ground, the rose had fallen out and was crushed by her weight. "My rose," she whispered picking up the petals.
"It's okay Razz," Frollo comforted her, "I'll get you another one!"
Esmeralda shook her head. "It isn't the same though," she argued, "It won't be the same."
"Razz, what do you mean?"
"Frollo, you've changed. The rose was one of the sweetest things you've ever given me. I'm beginning to see a new side of you. There is so much beauty in you. You let the darkness take over you, and you, the real you, was hidden. You put a wall up around you. You blocked so much out. You ignored everything around you. You focused on only the negative, and you brought more negative in the world. I truly believe that somewhere inside of you is a good man. I'm not sure what has happened to you over the years, but something happened. You changed. I wish I could have this moment forever and ever. I think tonight, I met the real you."
"Razz…"
"I'm sorry I can't deal with this right now. I can't handle this. This is all too much. I need to be by myself right now."
Esmeralda jumped off the stage and ran away into the darkness of the night. The audience was still standing watching Frollo. All the women and men had tears in their eyes. "Who needs a hug? Free hugs for everyone!" announced Frollo.
People lined up for their free hugs.
