I DO NOT OWN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST


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At the moment, Vincent was anxiously sitting on the rooftop of a building. It wasn't just any building though, but the one next to the hospital. He concentrated on her. She was talking to Heather and Tess. At first her heart was beating at a normal pace, but then it changed dramatically. Her heart rate began to speed up; she was terrified! He had the urge to rush towards her and find out what had scared her so. But then he heard the doctor talk and he knew that he was the reason…

FLASHBACK*

He was impatiently waiting for Tess to tell him how Catherine was doing. A car parked in front of the warehouse. Vincent got up from his seat and walked towards the window. Yes, its her. Before she could knock on the door, he opened it for her.

"Okay, Keller. I know that you have super senses, but it's still creepy. That really makes me uncomfortable, knowing that you can hear me coming from a distance. Very creepy indeed." She said.

"How is she doing, Tess? Please take a seat. Tell me everything." He responded, ignoring what she just said.

She rolled her eyes and took a seat, while he grabbed a coke for her from the fridge. Handing it over to her, he took a seat too and asked again." Tell me."

Drinking her coke, she thought hard how to explain it to Vincent. He was the kind of man who could change into something else; she didn't want to upset him.

She sighed deeply and said." Catherine is doing fine. Physically. And she read your letter, but now she wants to see you."

Hearing those words, made him stand up and walk to the window again. Not being able to see her for so long, made him very emotional. He got a huge lump in his throat, but did his very best not to cry like a little kid. After a couple of moments, he was able to swallow his tears and walked back to Tess.

"You mentioned that she was doing well… physically. Is there something else you are not telling me?" he asked with a shaky voice.

Tess closed her eyes and sighed deeply." You don't miss a thing. Huh, Keller." She stated.

"Creepy super senses, remember?" he responded.

"Yeah, I try to forget but you keep reminding me." she said.

Vincent looked at her, waiting for her to tell him everything she knew.

"Okay, Vincent. I will tell you, but you have to promise not to go Beast on me, okay?" she demanded.

Vincent sighed and said." Promise, I wont go Beast on you." He responded.

"Okay, Physically she is doing more than well. But mentally… mentally she isn't stable at the moment. She is traumatized. God only knows what they did to her. When you gave us her location, we found her but they took almost everything with them. Except her. Thank God for that." Tess said, her voice trembling.

At that moment, Vincent felt his rage coming up but when he saw Tess' reaction, he got up and walked away. His chest was heaving and he felt like his head wanted to explode! He felt the Beast, wanting to get out! Now! But then he heard Tess cry.

He turned around and saw her with tears rolling down her cheeks; she was terrified! The Beast immediately hid inside Vincent, letting him take the upper hand.

"You promised that you wouldn't go Beast on me, Vincent!" she said, while she wiped her tears away.

He shook his head and explained." I am so sorry, Tess. But they did this to her! They have scarred her for life! How will she get through this now? "

At this point, he couldn't hold back anymore. He let his tears flow.

With tears in her eyes, Tess walked out of the room to give him some space.

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After a little while, Tess walked back in his room. He had collected himself and was drinking beer.

"I am afraid to ask, but I have a feeling that you have more?" he asked.

"Yes, I do. For some reason Catherine is terrified of hospital personnel. It seems that they trigger her memories of when she was held captive. We don't know why, but the moment she sees a doctor or nurse, she begins to scream from pure fear. Physically she's better now and the doctor doesn't want her to be reminded of that time. Eventually she has to talk about it, but not yet. Not now; it's too soon. She should be in a familiar environment and be with people she's comfortable with. That's why the doctor gave permission so she could go home." Tess explained.

Vincent closed his eyes for a few moments and took deep breaths.

"Hey, she is constantly asking for you. She needs you now, more than ever, more than anyone else. Please, for her. Don't freak out okay. Don't blame yourself. Just be there for her. Please." Tess pleaded.

Vincent shook his head in disagreement." It was my f…" he began, but Tess cut him off.

"It was NOT YOUR FAULT! Get it through your thick head! And now… just be there for her, please?" Tess said with pleading eyes.

He swallowed hard and gave in. Tess was a feisty one; he had to agree even if he was just pretending."Okay." he whispered.

*END of FLASHBACK*

Vincent was still listening in and heard that her heart was beating at a steady pace again. Her breathing became normal again too. She was going home right now. Relieved, he began to run like the wind. Pushing his feet to move as fast as they were able to. He was finally going to see her again. At last. Excited, he felt his heart race like crazy! He was going to hold her in his arms again, where she belonged. He was longing for the moment, when he could feel her skin on his fingers, caress her cheek. Finally will he be able to smell her hair again, run his fingers through her gorgeous, dark hair. He ached to hear her heartbeat and feel the vibration. Those feelings were so overwhelming, making it hard for him to breathe normally.

And then, he was standing on the fire escape of her apartment building. With his heart pounding against his ribcage, he waited. For her.

Here he was again. Almost 9 weeks ago, he had heard the most horrific news from Tess. But at the moment, he was here not to receive bad news but to see her again.

His heart was beating so loud and so fast, making him more nervous than he already was. Catherine.

The smell of her perfume reached his nostrils, making his head spin. He heard her. He couldn't see her, but he heard that she was taking off her shoes and threw them aside. Taking off her jacket, she immediately walked to her bed room. Her heart was beating almost 50 miles an hour. Her bedroom door opened, revealing the Beauty before him. Her eyes were teary and so was his. They threw each other meaningful glances, but it was like neither one of them could move.

Oh, he tried but his legs refused. Studying her, he tried to say something but he wasn't able to.

Catherine's tears began to roll down her cheeks. He was finally here. Her Vincent was standing before her. All she wanted to do, was run into his arms. But… she couldn't. She desperately wanted to, but she couldn't. She has missed him so much, but now that he was in the same room as her, she froze.

"Catherine?" Vincent managed to say.


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