Note: I would like to first start out with saying that in the preview I have no idea why it said "bear" instead of "beer." (It would be pretty weird if someone was drinking a bear...) I type on Microsoft and it sometimes auto corrects words into different words so if you guys notice anything that got changed just let me know and I will fix it.

I DO NOT OWN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Chapter 6

Alex looked over at Vincent smiling hoping he would agree to help her out.

"Uh..." Vincent started out. He could feel his nerves racing through his veins and his head was pounding not knowing what to say.

"I know it's a lot to think about." Alex started out realizing Vincent wasn't quite sure what to say. "But it could help so many people and it is an amazing opportunity and a privilege to be part of something this big."

Vincent sat back in his chair trying to look like a normal guy making a normal choice. However, that was completely the opposite of what was happening. He could say yes, have a chance of getting information about what they changed to make the new shot, or Murifield recognizing him and then killing him. He thought about J.T. and how he would literally die of a heart attack if he knew what Alex had just offered him. Then he thought about Catherine. He thought about the if he did find out an antidote, then they might have a real chance of being part of each other's lives forever. He took a deep breath and looked up at Alex.

"There is no rush..." Alex started "Well...actually there is, they sorta want me to bring in my new partner as soon as possible because they recently found reasons why their experiment failed the last time and it's just too much for me to handle on my own."

Vincent tapped his fingers nervously on the table and sighed once more. He looked up at her seeing and saw a big smile across her face.

"Please Jay, it would be mean so much to me since I lost my ex-fiance and it would mean so much to the troops over in Afghanistan and their families..." Alex paused. "This could change the world and all you have to do is say you will help and then in just a matter of time-"

Vincent suddenly opened his mouth and before he knew what he was saying the words just flooded out of his mouth. "I'll do it." he said. The minute he said it he regretted every little second of it. Vincent rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. 'God, what the hell did I just do?' he thought to himself.

Alex's face light up like a light bulb. "Fantastic!" she said leaning forward in her chair. "This is so great Jay, you have no idea! Thank you so much!" Alex got up out of her chair.

"Wait..." Vincent said stopping her. "Where are you going?"

"I have to go tell my boss the good news about my new partner!" Alex said happily as she quickly walked away.

Vincent sat in the chair and rubbed his eyes. 'What the hell did I just do?' he thought to himself.

Vincent made his way up to Catherine's room to talk things over about what Alex just offered with him. He knew he had to tell J.T. and Catherine but considering that Catherine is a bit more calm than J.T., he decided to tell Catherine first.

"Hi." Catherine said happily sitting up in her bed as she saw him walking over. "What brings you back here so soon? Did everything go okay?"

Vincent didn't say anything he just walked over to go sit next to Catherine. He listened to her heart rate and it remained normal which helped calm himself down a little bit. "Have have to tell you something but I'm not sure how you're going to take it." Vincent started out taking a seat next to Catherine. "Before I tell you I wanted to let you know I made this decision because I really care about you and if there was any chance on finding out a cure..." Vincent stopped and grabbed Catherine's hand. "I would risk everything in order to find a cure if it meant I could be with you." Vincent stopped not really knowing what to saw next.

"Vincent..." Catherine said giving his hand a small squeeze. "I already told you, I accept all of who you are and I don't know what I would do if anything happened to you." She took her other hand and placed in gently on his face making him close his eyes.

He took a deep breath and sighed. "I'm going back..." Vincent started out. He waited a few seconds before saying anything else to hear Catherine's reaction.

"Vincent, that's crazy!" she said shifting her body to sit closer to him. "Please don't go, I can't lose you." Catherine's heart rate suddenly quickened its pace.

"You..." he started out slowly. "You won't lose me." He said taking one of his heads pushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "I promise." He gently wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her in for a semi-hug.

She rested her head between his shoulder in neck and whispered, "You have to promise me that you will be safe. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to you." She took her hand and wiped away a single tear.

Vincent placed his head on top of Catherine's and whispered back, "I promise nothing bad will happen."

After Vincent reassured Catherine he would be okay he decided it was time to let J.T. know.

He entered the warehouse trying to act as normal as he could be. 'Maybe I wouldn't have to tell J.T. if he didn't ask.' Vincent thought to himself as he walked into the room grabbing a bear from the fridge.

"Good!" J.T. said walking around the corner. "You're back." J.T. said as he grabbed his laptop and sat down on the couch.

"Um..." Vincent said taking a sip of his beer. "Yup" he said swallowing and making his way over to were J.T. was sitting. "What's up?"

"Okay, so as you mentioned about Murifeild making new super solider's I think your doctor friend was right." J.T. began typing quickly on his keyboard.

"Why, what did you find out?" Vincent took a seat next to him.

"Well according to this." J.T. said clicking on something. "According to this they haven't started yet but they are working on it." J.T. turned his laptop screen towards Vincent.

"'Operation Murifield Takes Action." Vincent read out loud in confusion. "Where is that from?" he asked taking another sip of his beer trying to keep himself calm and relaxed.

"Well it was on the front of the newspaper a few days ago. It looks like they made a new shot." J.T. said staring at his computer.

"Murifield was government top-secret. They wanted as little people to know about it as possible. So why did they put it in the newspaper that is read by all of New York City?" Vincent said taking another sip of his bear.

J.T. put his finger up to Vincent, "That..." he started out still staring at his laptop. "That, I'm not quite sure of. But they must have a reason for it. And I think I know what the reason is." J.T. put his head closer to his laptop. "According to this paragraph they say their plan is full proof and will have an effect on the soldiers only long enough to fight. So that means they have a cure too." J.T.'s eyes were glued to his computer screen.

"Yeah..." Vincent laughed nervously. "Just long enough to fight?" Vincent said in a sarcastic voice. "Yeah, says the people who turned me into this monster which has made me spend that last ten years of my life in hiding." Vincent took a deep breath for he could feel his pulse suddenly increase.

"I don't know..." J.T. said throwing his arms in the air. "But it's getting late, I'm heading to bed." J.T. closed his laptop and got up out of his chair. "Just wake me up before you go back to the hospital tomorrow so we can talk about it some more."

"J.T..." Vincent started. "There is something you should know..."

J.T. stopped and looked over at Vincent. J.T. gave Vincent one of those, oh my god what now? looks.

"J.T., I..." Vincent stopped and rubbed the back of his neck. He didn't think it would be this difficult to tell him.

"Oh my god Vincent, what the hell happened?" J.T. walked over to were Vincent was standing.

Vincent didn't say a thing he just closed his eyes and sat down in one of the chairs.

"Vincent?" J.T. asked nervously. "Vincent, what happened?"

Vincent slowly opened his eyes and looked up at J.T. "Alex asked me if I would help her work for Murifield."

J.T.'s eyes grew wide. "Oh god Vincent, tell me you said no." J.T. took a seat next to Vincent. "You did say no right?"

Vincent didn't say anything he just looked at J.T. and closed his eyes again rubbing his neck.

"Oh my god!" J.T. shouted "You said yes? Vincent, what the hell man?" J.T. flung his arms up in the air.

"I'm sorry J.T. but if I said no, she might have thought I was hiding something." Vincent took a large sip of his beer trying to relax himself.

"No, Vincent... If you said no she would've just left it alone and hopefully would just leave you alone."

"J.T. you didn't see the way she looked at me. If I had said no she would of defiantly thought something was up. Plus she has seen me and she could describe me to Murifield and then they would know and then..." Vincent's heart rate picked up and he closed his eyes. He stayed quite for a while and just took big slow breaths.

"Vincent?" J.T. asked

Vincent didn't respond he just sat there motionless.

"Vincent you okay?" J.T. put a hand on Vincent's shoulder giving him a little shake. "Vincent..."

Vincent opened his eyes slowly and looked up at J.T. He had no emotion in his face and his eyes changed slowly into the color orange. He stared at J.T. watching his every move.

"Vincent..." J.T. started out "Vincent calm down you're fine."

Vincent continued to stay quite and slowly his the orange in his eyes slowly went away.

"Dude, are you alright? You just completely spaced out." J.T. stood up out of his chair.

"Huh?" Vincent rubbed his eyes and stood up grabbing his beer bottle. "Yeah, I'm fine I guess I'm just tired." Vincent made his way over to the stairs.

"Vincent, we still gotta talk about this." J.T. called up to Vincent watching him slowly walk up the stairs.

"Later." Vincent said while rubbing his eyes.

Alex parked her car outside a small house at the end of a dead-end. She got out of her car and walked up the stairs on the porch and ran the doorbell. The door slowly opened.

"Glad you could make it." said a tall man with grey hair. He stepped out of the door way to let Alex inside.

"Thanks" she said making her way through the door.

"So..." the man started leading Alex into the dinning room. "Did you talk to him?"

"Yes, I did." Alex said taking a seat

"And?" the white-haired man pulled out a chair from underneath the table and took a seat. "What did he say?"

"He said he would help out..." Alex looked down at the table. She regretted what she was doing. She couldn't help but think about all the good times she and Vincent had together before he went to Afghanistan and joined to be part of Murifield's experiment. She wiped one of her eyes from preventing a tear.

"Remember Alex." the man started. He noticed how upset she was. "Remember, you may of loved Vincent but he is a monster. Nobody can control him. What we are going to do is the best for everyone, including him." he watched Alex as she calmed herself down.

"I know." she started out. "I just wish there was a different way...thats all." she wiped her eyes again as she felt another tear trying to roll down her cheek.

"We are doing this is save people's lives." the man said putting his hands up on the table. "That is why you became a doctor right? So you could save people's lives."

Alex took a deep breath. "That's correct."

"Then just think about it that way." he said smiling. "You are going to save many innocent lives. He has no control of what he does. He kills innocent people."

Alex took another deep breath trying to calm herself down. She tried to say something but nothing would come out so she just nodded in agreement.

"So tomorrow just drive him to 'The Place' and we will just take care of business there." the man leaned back in his chair. "It's just business Alex." he watched her try to calm herself down. "And remember, we couldn't have done this without you."

Alex tried to just concentrate on the lives she was going to save. She thought about what the man said and he was right. Vincent didn't have control over who he was attacking or killing.

"Just while you are driving him there continue to talk about the cure. That will keep him a bit distracted. Then just pretend you are going to go into the building and that's when I will show up and do what needs to be done." the man looked over at the clock that was hanging on the wall. "Now if you would please excuse me I have to do some final touch-ups for this afternoon."

Alex nodded and got up out of her chair. She headed over to the door and left the small house. She got back into her car and the minute she closed her door she began bawling her eyes out. She knew she was saving lives but she was also helping with the murder of her ex-fiance.

The next morning Vincent made his way down the stairs to find J.T. sitting on the couch waiting for him.

"Good your up." J.T. said making his way over to Vincent who was still in his pajamas. "I just wanted to let you know I think I have back-up plan if anything goes wrong but I don't think you're going to like it very much."

Vincent looked up at J.T. and made his way over to the couch. "Alright." he said while taking a seat. "What's your plan?"

"Well, if this is all a trap just to get you back there then you know what you're going to have to do right?" J.T. said with concern.

"I already know that it might be a trap and honestly it probably is. But if there is the slightest chance it made lead me to the cure then I'm going for it." Vincent said crossing his arms. "And besides, I can take care of myself J.T. is anything does go wrong."

"Well, all I'm saying is if she knows you are in fact, well...you. Then that means you're back on Murifield's radar and if you're back on their radar then they are going to do everything that they can to kill you." J.T. sat leaned forward putting his elbows on his legs.

"What exactly are you trying to say." Vincent asked curiously.

"The only way we are going to drop of Murifield's radar again is if the people who know about you don't know about you anymore." J.T said.

"Which means?" Vincent asked

"If Alex knows more about you than we think then she is going to have to go." J.T. said "Like go as in like go." He took his hand and put it in front off his throat indicating Alex had to die.

"So you're saying that if Alex knows about me than she has to die?" Vincent asked confused "Isn't that a bit extreme?"

"Um...no." J.T. said confused from Vincent's reaction. "You already killed people from Murifield. Why is Alex different?"

"Well it's just that..." Vincent started out but J.T. cut him off.

"Wait?" J.T. said putting one finger up in the air. "Do you still have feeling's for Alex?"

"What?" Vincent asked caught off guard. "No, of course not." he said laughing nervously.

"Oh my god!" J.T. said quickly standing up. "You do! You still have feelings for her!"

"No J.T.!." Vincent snapped. "I don't have feeling's for Alex okay? I like Catherine, and only Catherine. It's just going to be a little hard for me to have to kill my ex-fiance."

"She's not just your ex-fiance dude." J.T. said in a calmer voice. "She's Murifield."

Vincent took a deep breath knowing J.T. was right. Alex was part of Murifield now and he didn't have a choice if he wanted to stay off Murifield's radar. "Alright." Vincent said. "I'll do it...But only if she really does know who I am. There is no reason to kill her if she doesn't know."

J.T. sat back down on the coach. "That's were your wrong man." J.T. said looking over at Vincent. "She is going to find out. Once those guys from Murifield see you. They are gunna tell her."

Vincent sighed knowing J.T. was exactly right. She was going to find out. "But maybe...just maybe, I can get her to tell me the cure before I...well..."

"It's a possibility but its risky." J.T. said. "It's really risky Vincent. It might not even be worth it."

"No J.T. it is worth it. It's worth every second of it." Vincent said standing up off the couch. "If I have the smallest chance in finding out what the cure is. I'm going to give it my all to try to get it. I've spent ten years in hiding and finally an opportunity comes along on getting the cure. It's risky and its a very small possibility but I'm gunna go for it." Vincent said walking over to the stairs. "Now if you would excuse me I have to get dressed for work."

When Vincent entered the hospital Alex ran up to him.

"Hi, I know you just got here but I talked to my boss and he wants to meet you as soon as possible." Alex said excitedly.

Vincent heard Alex's pulse beat a mile per minute. 'J.T. was right, it's a trap.' Vincent thought. However, he still had to go along with it. "Um...okay."

"Great! Let's go, my car is parked right outside." Alex grabbed Vincent's arm and led him outside. She walked him over to her car and opened the passenger door for him. Vincent knelt down and got into the car. He took a few deep breaths trying to calm his nerves.

"So uh..." Vincent started as Alex put her keys into the ignition "Why does your boss want to meet me so quickly?"

"Well, he said he just found more about the cure and he wanted me to come by with you so he could get your opinion on it as well." Alex said driving the car towards the parking lot exit.

Vincent listened to Alex's heart beat and surprising it slowed down back to normal. "Oh." Vincent said while trying to adjust himself into a more comfortable position. "So this cure..." Vincent started, "How exactly does it work?"

"I'm glad you asked." Alex said making the turn out onto the street. "Murifield basically took the last shot and tested it on a few small lab rats. They fooled around with some of the formula's and ingredients until they got it just right." Alex brought the car to a stop for a red light.

"So what does this cure actually do?" Vincent asked looking over at Alex.

"Well it basically turns them back to normal. They tested for side-effects and none showed up. Once given the cure the soldier's will just turn back to normal as if nothing ever happened."

Vincent looked out the window very confused. He didn't understand how the heck it would be possible for them to find a cure that completely took away the animal but then again, it was probably not even real.

After a few minutes on the highway Alex put her blinker on to turn off on the exit. She drove down a few roads and eventually parked the car outside of the building. It was late and it began to get dark. Alex opened her car door and walked to the other side of the car waiting for Vincent to get out.

"Come on." Alex said grabbing Vincent's arm. "It's just down here."

Alex walked Vincent to the side of a building and Vincent could hear Alex's heart racing. She put her hand in her pocket and grabbed out a set of keys and put one of the keys into the lock on the door.

"Hum.." Alex said wiggling the key. "Thats odd."

By this time Vincent heard Alex's heart beating so fast he thought she was going to pass out. He could sense that someone else was near and he felt his adrenaline rush through his veins.

"I must of grabbed the wrong set of keys. Just wait here and I will be right back." Alex said as she walked back to the car leaving Vincent by the door. He was about to say something but just as he opened his mouth he felt a gun resting on the back of his neck. He felt his heart drop and his eyes glowed orange.

"Long time no see Keller." a man's voice said from behind him. "Look's like you're in for a bit of a surprise."

Vincent tried to remain calm but nothing he did was useful. He felt his face change and the beast soon took over. Vincent turned around and grabbed the man. He threw the man towards a dumpster and the man flew and crashed into the side of it. The beast walked over to the man and growled. He picked up the man by his throat and tightened his grip. The man was motionless and dangled from the beasts hand. He made his grip on the mans neck even tighter and he heard bones cracking in the man's neck. The beast threw the man into a brick wall and watched as the body traveled through the air like a stuffed animal, limp and lifeless.

The beast heard footsteps slowly approach him from behind. He turned around and saw Alex slowly walking towards him with a gun in her hand. She was crying as she held the gun towards Vincent.

"I'm sorry Vincent..." she managed to say between breaths. "I really am sorry..." she continued to walk towards him. "I don't have a choice Vincent but it has to be this way. You wont feel a thing I promise." Alex walked slower and slower towards Vincent.

The beast let out a small growl as he made his way towards Alex.

"Vincent, please." Alex stopped in her tracks. "I don't want you to have to die this way." she pointed the gun towards Vincent's chest ready to make the shot. "But I see I have no choice..." she slowly pulled back on the trigger and cried even louder. Her face was covered in tears and she continued to pull the trigger.

The beast looked around for ways to save himself but he knew if he attacked her she was going to shoot him. He had no chance to save himself. Not this time.

Vincent tried to calm the beast down but it was no use. He closed his eyes knowing this was it. He was never going to get a cure, he was going to die a beast and he would never see J.T. or Catherine again. He closed his eyes as tight as he could and tried his best to calm himself down. He slowly could feel his face change and he thought about all the good things in his life. He thought about J.T. and how he had accepted him for who he was and he thought about Catherine and how she accepted him too. He took deep slow breaths trying and trying to relax himself.

Alex watched as the beast just stood right before her. It wasn't just the beast it was also the man she loved and she was about to shoot him. She was going to kill him. She pulled all the way back on the trigger and took a deep breath.

Vincent heard the trigger was back all the way. He took one last breath and he heard the sound of a gun firing. He heard the bullet travel through the air and in a matter of seconds it stopped as it hit a body. However, it wasn't his body.

The beast looked up and continued to try to calm himself down. He didn't get it. Right in front of him was Alex's body lying motionless on the pavement. He looked around and as soon as he saw her he changed back to normal.

Vincent saw Catherine standing on the side walk with a gun in her hand and her other hand wrapped around her side.

"Catherine?" Vincent asked as she walked up to him.

Catherine walked up to Vincent with one arm wrapped around her side holding her cracked rib trying to help with the pain. She wasn't used to standing up yet.

"Catherine, what are you doing here?" Vincent asked in surprise.

"That doesn't matter right now Vincent, what matters is that your safe." Catherine stood up on her toes to reach Vincent and placed a small soft kiss on his lips.

So, um... not much to say here. The scene with Catherine holding the gun in her hand with one arm around her side was from the promo of "Seeing Red".

Please review to let me know what you think. Chapter 7 will include how Catherine got there because she sorta just showed up out of nowhere... wasn't she just in the hospital?

Thanks for reading/reviewing I hope you guys like it. Just to let you know this story is nowhere near to being done. Just because the first little bump in the road occurred doesn't mean the story is over! Thanks for reading :)