//------------------------------// // Meeting The Beast // Story: Sweetie Belle: The Daughter of the Beast // by Big Imagination E //------------------------------// They saw a horse coming to them all panicky. This was Philippe. He approached the two and they tried to calm him down. "Philippe. What's wrong? Where's papa?" Belle asked. "Yeah. Where's grandpa?" Sweetie asked. "Oh we have to find him. Come dear. We must go." Belle said as Sweetie hopped on and they rode off to find Maurice. They arrived at the castle and to them screamed spooky. Sweetie was nervous about going inside the place but her mom would be by her side no matter what. They both went inside the castle and looked all around for Maurice. As they were doing this they didn't realize that the furniture was moving and they went to the dungeon. In there they both found him in a cell. "Papa!" Belle shouted "Grandpa!!" Sweetie said all worried and relieved. "Girls! You shouldn't be in here! You have to get out!" Maurice warned them. "No! Im not leaving you in here! Who did this?" Belle asked. "There's no time to explain. You need to get out before it's too late!" Maurice said trying to save them.. "No I won't....." Belle said but got caught by a claw and the torch was out. Sweetie was scared as she ran to her mom to help. "What are you doing here?!" The beast said angry. Sweetie was now even more scared then ever. "Who are you?" "Im the master of the castle." The beast answered. "Please. I've come for my dad. He's sick and could die." Belle responded. "Then he shouldn't have trespassed in my castle!!" The beast roared. "Listen please let him go! I'll do anything you want!" Belle said worried. "There's nothing you can do about it." The beast said walking off. "Wait! If you let my dad go then you can have me and Sweetie instead. We'll take his place." Belle offered. The beast stopped in her tracks and slowly turned around to face the two. "You would...take his place?" The beast asked. "Girls don't!! You can't do this!" Maurice said worried. "If I did would you let him go?" Belle asked. He went in the light and looked at them. "If you did then the answer is yes. But you would need to promise to stay here forever." The girls were left with no choice but to except that. "You have our word." Belle replied. "So be it. It's considered done." The beast said. He walked to the dungeon door and let Maurice out. But then he grabbed him and dragged him to the carriage outside and placed him ordering it to take him to the village. Maurice cried tears to see his girls trapped with him but they couldn't say goodbye since the beast was real stubborn. They cried and wondered if that wasn't the choice she gone with. "Master." The candle said. "What?" The beast asked. "Since the girls are gonna stay with us, maybe you could give them a more comfortable room?" The candle offered. "Alright fine." The beast said. The beast walked back to the girls who we see still crying. Then he tried showing some compassion. He then felt a little regret for not letting them say goodbye. "Come. I will show you two to your room." The beast told them. "Our room?" Belle asked. "You wanna stay in the tower?" The beast asked back.. "No sir we don't." Sweetie replied. "Then follow me." The beast said as the girls followed him. While they were walking the beast saw the girls let a lone tear come from their eyes. The candle suggested he talk to them. "I hope you like it here. The castle is your home now so you can go anywhere you like. Except the West Wing." The beast said. "What's the West Wing?" Belle asked. "It's forbidden!" The beast said loud but then calmed down. They finally arrived at their room and the beast escorted them in. "Now if you need anything my servants with be there to assist you." "Also you will join me for dinner. That isn't A request!!" The beast said slamming the door. The girls was scared having to live with a beast. But then again Belle did for her father so he won't die. She cried on the bed but she knew that she have to get used to it. After a few minutes Sweetie confronted her mom and hugged her hoping to calm down. "Mom? Since we'll be living here would it be okay if I looked around the castle? I want to get used to this." Sweetie asked. "Sure honey. But please be careful." Belle said. "I promise. Ill be back okay?" Sweetie responded as she went to look around. With Belle she heard a knock from the door and saw the teacup and pot coming in and helping her feel more comfortable. Then they tried to get her ready for dinner but she politely refused. The furniture insisted that she must but didn't work out. With the beast he was getting impatient. "What's taking so long? I asked them to come down. Why aren't they here yet?!" The beast said losing patience. Then to his surprise he saw Sweetie Belle come to him with a sad look on her face. "Oh. Well. At least you were able to come down here." The beast said in a calmer tone. "Um Sweetie is it?" Mrs Potts asked. "Yes that's me." Sweetie said. "Why are you so sad? Is everything ok?" Mrs Potts wondered. "No. Since Beast took my grandpa away and never got to say goodbye it brought some upsetting memories to me." Sweetie said crying softly. The beast saw Sweetie's face and realized what he did was pretty harsh. "Hey um Sweetie? Look. Im sorry if I acted like that in front of you. Im not used to having company in the castle. I'll try being more nice to you and your mother." The beast said with regret. "Um Beast? Im actually adopted." Sweetie responded. Everyone gasped hearing that. "Adopted? Meaning your an orphan?" Mrs Potts asked. "Yes Mrs Potts. I have a tragic secret." Sweetie said. "Hey. You can tell us. We promise to help you in any way we can." The teacup Chips encouraged. Sweetie sighed as she prepared to explain. "Well. It all started years ago when I was a baby. I used to have a loving family that cared for me and I loved them back. But when I was 5 on a fateful night an intruder broke a window and burned my house down. I was lucky enough to get out alive. But my parents didn't survive as they were killed in the flames. That broke my heart and I've been living on the streets since. Til Belle adopted me." Everyone shedded some tears hearing that. Even the beast couldn't help but shed some tears. "Oh you poor thing. We're so sorry for your loss. I don't know what monster would do this to you." Mrs Potts said. "I don't know either but even though I'm happy that Belle adopted me I still feel sad about it." Sweetie said sadly. "Hey Sweetie. I never knew how much pain you been through. Until now. Now I feel really guilty about not letting you say goodbye to your grandpa. I may be a beast but I wouldn't stoop that low. Do you want a hug?" The beast offered. "Please?" Sweetie asked. "Come here." The beast said as he hugged her. The servants smiled seeing their master trying to show some respect and no stubbornness. "Now how's about we check on your mother?" The beast asked. "Yes. And thank you for understanding." Sweetie said. They all went to the room where Belle is and Beast knocked gently. "Um Belle is it? Look I heard about your daughter's tragic story of her real parents and I feel bad for her." The beast said. "Well she lost her real parents so I had to make sure she had someone to love on her." Belle told him. "And I completely understand that. Now will you come down here for dinner please?" The beast asked kindly. "Can me and my daughter think about it?" Belle asked. "Yes." The beast said as he escorted Sweetie back in the room. "But just know that you can't stay in here forever. Sooner or later you'll have to eat something." He closed the door allowing the girls to think. Sweetie hugged her mom in hopes that they we be okay in the castle. Plus they don't need to worry about Gaston. Or that's what they think til he hears about this.