"What?"
"Huh?"
"You said something, I didn't hear you clearly.", Gaston said.
" it was nothing, don't mind me now. But I already told you I don't need a guard, why do you keep enforcing it against my will?", Belle replied, pretending to sound as uninterested in the issue the same way she had been about other things prior to that time.
"And how many times have I told you that you are my woman and you will do as I please when I so please it without complaint?!"
He turns to face Adam then barks out his orders:
"You will keep me updated on all her activities, every single one if them, even to when she whistles a tune or flips her hair. I don't want her to as much as think about that lousy, no-good, ugly gorilla anytime of the day. Do you understand?!"
"I do, you can leave it all to me.", Adam replied.
"Fine then, I will leave it to you."
He turns around and storms off.
Adam and Belle are left in an awkward silence. They are both quiet, staring at the floor, both unprepared to unravel the issue at hand.
"May I sit?", Adam asked.
" Most definitely, mind my manners."
They both sit.
Adam's mind began to work through various scenarios on how to begin to tell Belle he is her Beast. Coupled with the fact that he was not sure she would believe him, he was not sure how she would take the news.
So he discarded many options and decided to leave the matter for now, she probably had much more on her mind.
"So ma'am, my name is Adam and I'll be assisting you from now. Firstly, I'll like to know what you're schedule is like generally."
Adam hated himself for chickening out, he had been so determined but once he saw her face, those hard walls came crumbling and all he wanted was her peace of mind. He hated seeing her confused or troubled by something.
Belle made no reply, she was simply staring at him as if she was trying to decipher a code written in his pupils.
Immediately, she came to and blurted out, " You are Beast, right?" Her brows furrowed as she awaited his response.
"You have to be him, I'm sure of it to my bone. That's why you stopped me in the town. What happened to you? You're human now. How did the spell break? Where have you been for the past three months?" She rambled on the questions without receiving any answer.
"I know you are him, so why aren't you answering me? Please answer me."
Adam just sat unmoved with an expression of indifference, but deep in his brain, his mind was going berserk, unsure of what reality to hold on to. He just stared at her like she was nonliving then so abruptly, he stood up and strode to where she was seated and knelt in front of her.
The movement startled her because it happened so quickly. Then he took her palms in his, caressed them with his face down, then stared into her eyes as he spoke.
"My pearl, you were always what completed me. You were always my knowledge when I failed reason. I don't know how I survived those three months without you and I'm sorry I did. I'm sorry my incompetence put you in this bizarre condition. But rest assured you'll be out of it soon, my love.
As he said the words, tears welled up in Belle's eyes.
The tears broke from their containment as she hugged him and spoke;
" I knew it was you. I knew you were still alive, you had to be. Thank goodness you're still alive, you just had to be.
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Two weeks had gone by since that night where he told Belle everything that happened to him, from how the spell was broken to his saviours in the village near the ocean to his plan to take back his castle from Gaston.
With Belle's help, he had assembled his household within the castle and formally reintroduced himself and gave them a concrete breakdown of the plan.
Cogworths, Lumiere and Mrs Potts were more than excited over the fact that he and Belle had found themselves again and were ready to do anything to get their castle back. And thankfully, this enthusiasm was alive in the rest of the household, so everyone was preparing for that day that promised to be legendary.
He had been having training sessions with his royal trainer in secret for a while now. He needed to be up to date on his swordsmanship. He had stop training after the spell was cast on him years back because he had lost the zeal to do anything, besides he was a beast then, a vicious beast with fangs and claws; what did he need swords for?
But now his skills had been proven to be a bit rusty compared to Gaston's so he needed to be put back to order and thankfully, he was doing just that without Gaston or his clumsy men knowing anything about it. In fact they were oblivious to any of the plans they were making.
Gaston was not at all suspicious of anything, he was just relived Belle was finally getting along with at least one of his guard and for that he treated Adam with respect unlike his other men.
Three more days to go to D-day and things are going according to plan. The palm was to ambush Gaston and his men during the annual feast being planned in castle every year. Gaston's men are expected to be super drunk and while the rest of Adam's castle conquer them, he(Adam) takes out Gaston. All details had been double checked even down to the booby traps laid around in the house; all was set to go all they had to go was wait till the day.
But it seemed the party decided to come in early for Gaston this evening. He had come home drunk and was ready to take it out on Belle.
He entered into her room where she was resting and yanked her by her hair, pulled her outside into his chambers and threw her on the bed.
"You've always been so radiant when you're screaming for help milady, but that's bad enough because tonight you're mine and you won't be getting any help."
"Gaston, you don't want to do this. No matter how terrible you are, you're supposed to believe in honour and virtue. We are not legally married yet so you can't do this. Just think first, I know you're going to regret this once you are off this influence so please don't do this."
"Says who? That's the problem I've always had with you! You frustrate me a lot! I take it easy on you, you say no, I go very hard, and you don't like that either. Its because you're always thinking about that Beast! That ugly piece of worthless garbage! I've done everything I can to please you but you don't ever consider me! But you're mine now and I can do whatever I want with you. I'll make you forget you ever knew that hairy monstrosity."
Gaston starts to rip her clothes off with his bare hands. She screams and struggles but to no avail.
"Let me go! Please let me go! Let me go! You're the only monster here! Please oh please let me go..."
Her screams echo throughout the awfully quiet castle. Those that hear it weep in their hearts for the young maiden. But Adam will take none of it. He starts marching upstairs with rage but is stopped by Cogworths.
"Sire, you don't want to blow our cover when its just three days left. Have a rethink."
"Cogworths, you better not be insinuating I ignore this matter. That pig is about to defile her."
"Everyone has their price to pay for the greater good, maybe this is hers."
"There really must be something scrambled up in your brain somewhere, now get out of my way, I will hear none of this any longer."
He pushes Cogworths out of the way and marches up the stairs. He bursts through the doors into Gaston's room, walks over to the bed and yanks Gaston off of her.
"What the... Adam?! Have you gone mad? What give you the audacity to come up here and interrupt me, you peasant?", Gaston roars.
" Don't you ever lay your filthy hands on Belle like that, ever again Gaston."
A/N: Sooooooo........Been too long hasn't it?
School is a beautiful place, but it sure as hallelujah takes up a youth's life. Am I right? Lol
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