A man wearing a grey suite, walked along a beautiful garden, full of roses. He had lost his horse and had found a magnificent castle in which he thought he could ask for help. His hazel eyes looked around the roses, hoping that someone would appear, but he forgot about that when he started to look at the roses. He found a really beautiful one and thought of giving it to his wife. His pale hand approached the rose and a in a single movement he cut it. He smelled it and smile, when suddenly someone grab him by the arm and made him turned. In front of him a ten feet tall beast, with yellow eyes and brown hair all over him, was standing, looking at him.
-Who are you?! What are you doing inside my castle?!- The beast voices was deep and it made the man start to tremble.
-My… My name's… My name's Maurice. Maurice Belrose. I lost my horse in the woods an…
-You have no right to come here!
-But I thought…
-What are you looking at?! Why yes of course you came to laugh at the beast, no?!
-No, sir. I just wanted someon…
The beast took him by the suite and took him inside the castle. Maurice was more than scared, and thought that this was the end. The beast took him to the dungeon and locked him there.
-Please, don't leave me here. I have a family; I need to go back to them!
The beast didn't hear him and left. Maurice looked around and found the rose lying on the floor, one petal lying next to it. The flower was dying, just as he was going to die. He lied against the wall and closed his eyes.
Meanwhile, at his home, in the little town of Najac, in Aveyron a very pretty lady was walking back home from shopping. Her long brunette hair was lose, moving with the wind, and her pale hands were holding a book. Her hazel eyes didn't leave the book as she walked. As soon as she got home, Phillipe, her father's horse appeared, scared and moving like a chicken without head. She dropped all the things she had bought and the book and run to the horse.
-Shh, stop boy, came on boy. That's it. Where's papa, Phillipe? What happened?
At that moment a woman with brunette hair made into a bun, and that was wearing a red dress, came out of the house. She saw with her hazel eyes that her husband's horse had come back. She run to her daughter and helped her with the horse. A small girl, that was like her sister but in little came out of the house.
-Kimberly, what happened?
-I don't know, when I got here I saw Phillipe. What if something happened to papa.
-I'm going to go out to find him.
-No. I'll do it. You stay here with Emily.
Kimberly's mama nodded and prepared Phillipe for another ride while Kimberly run inside to take her cape. When she was ready she got on the horse and into the forest. Inside it was dark and she didn't know where she had to go. She looked around and around and around until she saw the gate of a very big castle. She walked there and saw her father's cape lying on the floor. She quickly opened the gate and took the cape in her hands.
-PAPA!
No one answered so she kept walking until she got to a very big wooden door. She opened it and saw a huge entrance. But she had no time to admire the gorgeous castle.
-PAPA! Papa, are you here?!
No one answered her, so kept walking. The castle was huge, with hundreds of corridors, and spooky paints on the walls. In a few occasions she felt as if she was being followed, but there was no one. She kept calling for her father, until as she was just in front of the dungeon she called for him again.
-PAPA! Are you here?!
-Kimmy?
She quickly opened the door of the dungeon and run to where her father was.
-Oh, God papa. What happened?
-You must go Kimmy, before he finds you here.
-Who is he papa?
A huge paw took her by her cape and made her turn around. Her hazel eyes saw the monstrous creature, and she tried to escape, but it was too late. The beast had her now too.