Chapter 1: Part 1
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You are [Y/N]; you’re the only daughter and the backbone of the [L/N] family. Your father passed away a year ago, and your mother has been ill ever since you could remember. The years went by like a blur; there wasn’t anything interesting during your years of living. You never really feel connected to the townspeople. You always stay with your mother and learn things from her, such as cooking, sewing, and other housewife-related chores.
The only people you know are the old women that help your mother and take care of you; you consider them like your aunts and grandmas. Your thoughts were broken by the voice of your mother. “When will you get married, [Y/N]? Women at your age should find a man to settle down with and have children.” You sighed. Ever since your father passed away, she’s been nagging you about finding the right one, get married, and having children together.
“Mama, you know I don’t feel connected to anyone in this town; no one even talks to me other than Aunt Agathe and Belle.” You replied as you’re cutting the fabric. Honestly, you’re grateful that Aunt Agathe offers to take care of your mother. You go town to town selling clothes, fabrics to get money, and the medicines for your mother’s illness. You can’t imagine leaving your mother all alone in your house without any help.
“I think this is good; I hope Belle likes it,” you said, sighing. An old friend of yours decided to ask you to make her a dress, she was very persistent about making her a dress. You want to decline it because you don’t think you are as good as the top designers, let alone for a princess, but Belle won’t take no for an answer. She insisted that she wants you to be the one to make her the dress. Luckily, you weren’t in a time crunch or making the dress in a specific style for an event, it’s just what Belle wants to wear in a day-to-day outfit.
“I’m sure she will; you two have been friends ever since you were a child. You know what she likes. She’s such a simple girl.” Your mother said, trying to lift your spirits, cupping your face and squish your cheeks. “How beautiful you have grown. I can’t believe you’re the same shy girl that always hides behind me,” she said. Suddenly being sentimental, which wasn’t uncommon lately as her sickness got worse. The mood was quickly interrupted as she turned away from you and coughs to her arm.
You grab her and lead her to sit down on the chair, “I go make some tea for you” you said and went to the kitchen. Your mother turns to look at you and just shakes her head before closing her eyes.
You packed everything that you need, you decided to buy the medicine after sending the dress to Belle. Aunt Agathe luckily agrees to take care of your mother while you go to the town over to buy the medicine.
“I’ll get going now!” You shouted and turned your body to wave goodbye to your mother, “yes, and be careful out there!” your mother replied, and with that, you’re off with your horse, Josephine. You are very nervous, it’s not every day you got to go to the castle, let alone making a dress for the princess. You would be lying if you say you didn’t envy Belle’s luck, it’s been a few years since she’s met Prince Adam, broke his curse, and then got married not long after.
After a while of riding, you’ve arrived at the gate of the castle with guards guarding it, you told them what you’re here for, and they let you in. You saw Belle and a servant waiting for you, you climb off from the horse with the dress in your arms, the servant takes your horse to put them in a stable, so you and Belle can catch up and go inside the castle.
You wouldn’t say you were close to Belle; you both don’t have much in common. She’s a lovely company to have while you’re cutting fabrics or stitching; she would read the book aloud to you as you work.
“How was your mother?” She asked as you two arrived at her and Adam’s shared room; you were awed by the size of the room. It’s almost as big as your home. “Oh! Um, she’s fine, though her condition is getting worse by the year. I’m going to buy the medicine after this.” You answered her as you gave her the dress. “Try it out first and tell me what you think!” You said as you push her to change.
You look around the room, admiring everything; you stop as you hear footsteps behind you. You saw Belle in the dress you’ve made for her. “So, what do you think? Anything you would like to change? Is it too tight or too loose? Is the fabric itchy?” You bombarded her with questions as you see her twirling around, “relax, the fabric feels nice, and it’s just perfect for me,” she answers as she places her hands on your shoulders.
You sighed out of relief, “if that’s all, I will get going then, as I said, I need to buy my mother’s medicine, and thank you for buying from me.” You said; Belle replied with a nod and hugged you before you took your leave. The servant shows up with your horse. You thanked them as you got up and went to the town.
You weren’t quite familiar with the route; you constantly check the map to make sure you weren’t lost. You probably should have gone back home instead of going straight to the town from the castle. It’s gotten dark, and Josephine is getting tired. You decided to rest for a bit; you get off of her back and let her take a break as you continue to look at the map and marking down.
Suddenly you hear wolves howling, which sends Josephine into a panic. You quickly try to calm her down, but the howling continues, she quickly runs away. You ran after her, not wanting to lose her; you call out her name, hoping that maybe she will slow down; you can’t see well in the dark and soon lost her. You slow down to catch your breath, trying to calm yourself down.
You don’t know where you are; you wander, trying to hear a sound of a horse or anything. You didn’t see where you were going and slip on the ledge and slide down to the bottom; you groaned in pain. You look up and try to climb up, but it was ineffective. You quickly look around to find a way out, you hear a growl from behind you. You turn around and saw a massive creature right in front of you. It slowly approaches you, and you instinctively step back every time It gets closer to you until you were cornered.
You put your arms up to shield yourself from an upcoming attack from the beast, “are you lost?” A deep male voice pierces into your ears; you blink a couple of times and slowly put your arms down to look at the beast. “W-what?” That’s all you said as you continue to look at him, trying to see his features. He didn’t look like a man; he was far from it. He is a hairy beast with horns on top of his head.
“Are you lost?” He asked again and turned away from you, feeling uncomfortable under your gaze. “Oh, um, yes. I fell while trying to find my horse, Josephine. The sounds of wolves howling startled her, and she ran away.” You replied awkwardly. The beast just replied with a hm, you decided to ask him something, “do you know the town nearby the castle? Villeneuve? I live there.”
“Yes, I do” he answers you, and with excitement, you clasp your hands together, “thank you! Would you lead the way?” You said as you get closer to him, he is your chance of going back home! “Follow me,” he said as he walks away, and you do as he said but stop dead at your track as you felt pain around your ankle.
You hissed in pain as you sit on the ground to check your ankle. There were some minor wounds, scratches from the rough slide. You try to take another step, but the same pain comes back. “Stop doing that. You will only add more damage to your ankle. Here.” You see the beast kneel to your level, “I’ll carry you instead.” You hesitantly wrap your arms around his neck as he grabs your legs and stands back up, giving you a piggyback ride to your way home.
You took a deep breath and mutter ‘thank you’ to him. He didn’t say anything and keeps walking.
The silence is deafening, it’s killing you. You think of something to talk about. “my name is [Y/N], what’s yours?” “you can call me whatever you want” You sighed, so much for an attempt. “Then I call you Beast,” you said, and he just grunts as a response. “We’re going to my...home first. Get your ankle fix.”
You nodded and close your eyes to rest for a bit.
Chapter 2: Part 2
Summary:
This did well on Tumblr, at least part 1.
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That was nearly a week ago. The Beast drops you off near the town after wrapping your ankle. You understand why he wouldn’t enter the town. You don’t get a chance to say goodbye when you hear your name being called. The town folks were searching for you, and he promptly left after that. You limp towards the noise, making sure not to place too much pressure on your injured ankle.
Apparently, Josephine was okay, she ran towards home, and your mother was frightened that you were not with Josephine. There were many questions from folks. You informed them everything and left the Beast out of it; you don’t think they will be happy to hear a beast anywhere near them.
Since then, you’ve been stuck in your house for a couple of days, your mother making sure your ankle is fine and healing properly. You sighed as you continued sewing the clothes. The good thing is that your ankle is starting to feel better, so you can start moving around without your mother pestering you. It also means you can go to the next town to buy her medicine. You remind yourself not to take shortcuts in places you aren’t familiar with without any guidance.
“Ma! I’m going to buy medicine! Do you want anything before I go?” You said as you are getting ready for the ride, you hear your mother’s footsteps behind you. “No, just come back home safe.” You sighed as you turned around to look at her, “mama, it was just a one-time thing. I promise I won’t get hurt again.” You told her as you gave her a reassuring smile and hugged her. You pull away and climb on Josephine. You looked towards the direction of your mother and waved goodbye to her; once you both bid your goodbyes, you’re off.
As Josephine walks you both through the forest, you were in deep thoughts, thinking about your mother and the Beast. The Beast has been plaguing your mind for a while now; you wonder if you will meet him ever again. There is so much you want to ask him, to know more about him. “Why are you here again?” You jumped at the voice; you looked around and saw Beast.
“I didn’t expect to see you again!” You said with enthusiasm in your voice. You smile at him; you’re glad to see him again. “I’m going to the next town to buy my mother’s medication.” You continued; he scratched the back of his neck, looking unsure how to answer you. “…Do you want to company me there? If you don’t mind, that is.” You offered, hoping that he takes on the offer.
You smile brightly as he accepts the offer and the two of you continue your trip to the next town.
And your friendship with Beast blossoms after that; since then, he has been accompanying you throughout your trip. While he’s isn’t too keen on talking about himself, you figured that he isn’t comfortable talking about it yet. You decided to talk about the forest he resides in, what happens in the town, and you.
You’ll be lying if you say you don’t fall in love with the Beast; he gives you comfort that your mother can’t provide. Especially since your mother’s health has been deteriorating as time went by. The aunts around you and even Agathe said there’s nothing you can do to stop the inevitable death of your mother.
Beast no longer just accompanying you through your trips; he was becoming your source of comfort, your friend. There will be times where you visit him just to sit together in silence.
You didn’t think you would lose your mother 3 years after your father’s death. Your family meant the world to you, especially your mother, who teaches everything you know. The house feels too quiet now; without your mother’s coughing, the reality starts to sets in. Your mother is no longer here with you.
You didn’t visit Beast after your mother’s death; you don’t have any energy to stand up and do anything in general. Once your food runs out, you realized you need to get out. Using this reason, you go straight to the place you and Beast usually meet.
The walk towards there, you don’t know if Beast were still there, was he angry or was he worried? What if he wasn’t there? Your thoughts and doubts immediately wash away when you saw his silhouette. Your slow walks suddenly became fast-paced as you run towards him, Beast quickly turned around as he was startled to hear footsteps behind him.
When he saw it was your footsteps, he catches you as you throw yourself to hug him. The feeling of his fur, his arms hugging your frame, being safe and protected in his arms. You remember the times he comforts you while being in his arms.
He never saw you cry this hard, not over things or anyone else other than your mother. He knew the worst has happened; he hugged you a bit tighter, burying his head in your hair. “I’m sorry.” That’s all he can say as you cry in his arms.
You didn’t think you have more tears to shed after days of crying; you felt so tired afterwards. You close your eyes and steady your breathing. After a while, you look at Beast and give him a smile. “Thank you,” you said as you dry your face with your hands.
“I didn’t do much, you should… go home, it’s going to be dark.” He said, but you shake your head. “I don’t want to; it’s too quiet. I have no one,” you said, and you look down at your lap. You saw his large hand taking one of your tiny hands. “Then let’s go to mine,” he said, pulling you up making you both stand up.
You both walk in the direction of his house, which is a hunter’s hut that he can barely fit through the door. You never stay too long in his place; there wasn’t much to do in the hut, so the two of you spend most of the time outside.
As the two of you went inside his house, you awkwardly standing in the middle of the room, not knowing what to do. “You take the bed. You must be tired. I will be here when you wake up, don’t worry.” He said and push you to the only bed. You were about to protest about you taking the floor, but you immediately realize he doesn’t fit the bed at all.
You lay down on the bed and lay on your side, looking at Beast. There was a bit of silence as you two look at each other until he decided to turn around, his back facing you. You giggled and finally close your eyes, letting sleep taking over you.
You technically still live in the village; however, you rarely return to your home. Returning to only clean the house and wash your clothes. You haven’t retired from your work, you just don’t work twice as hard, there weren’t any medications you need to buy. You found out that Beast hunts for his food, which saves up some money.
You panicked a bit when one of the aunts asked about you, asking why you were rarely at home. You lied to her, saying that you moved to the forest that’s not connected to the main path. The aunts were a bit suspicious about you, but Agathe was there for you and to soothe the gossiping people.
But that wasn’t enough.
When one of the villagers found out where you lived and saw Beast. You didn’t know anything about it until the next time you went back to the village. The people start to surround you, telling you that you’ve been hiding a beast.
After hearing those words, you try to escape from the people. A man catches your arm, trying to hold you down. By some miracle, you manage to pull away and escape the mob. You ran towards the hut to warn Beast and to escape from the place together.
You saw Beast’s large form as you ran towards him before you can say anything, “there they are! Get your weapons ready!” You froze in fear when you heard a man’s booming voice. You turn your head and saw the mob with their weapons ready. You grip on Beast’s fur; you never felt this scared before.
Without warning, a shot was fired, and Beast started running away from them. It was happening so fast, you didn’t even register what had happened. You suddenly felt pain behind your back; you finally realized that you were shot.
“Beast-” you call out to him; he didn’t acknowledge you and keep on running. You winced in pain as you felt his big hand putting pressure on the gunshot wound. “Don’t fall asleep on me. Please.” He begged desperately and look down at you; you never hear or see him this desperate. It hurts your heart.
“I won’t.” You lied as you smile at him. You felt yourself getting exhausted, you know it’s due to blood loss, but you still want to reassure and comfort him. Like the many times, he did to you before. You try to keep your eyes open.
Suddenly he stopped and put you down, making you sit on his lap while he’s holding your back, “talk to me. Anything.” he said out of nowhere. You look at him, trying to think, but he continued. “I’m sorry. I’m really sorry, you wouldn’t be like this if it weren’t for me” Your expression changed to anger when you hear that.
“No, it’s not. It’s those stupid villagers’ fault. We never harm them, and yet, their minds come to that conclusion. Don’t ever think it’s your fault.” You argue weakly. If you could, you would yell at him, but you don’t have the energy to. Beast just huff at you while his other hand caressed your head. You lean towards it, smiling as you do so.
“I wish we could do this more.”
“Once you heal, we can do it however much you want.” He said, continuing playing your hair. You hummed in delight as you snuggle closer towards his chest. “I love you, Beast. Thank you for being there for me. These past 3 years, I have so much fun, experience things I’ve never have before meeting you.” You confessed, your voice was weak that Beast can hardly hear it.
“I love you too” You felt him hugging you closer, feeling something wet on your face, you see him crying; however, you don’t have the strength to wipe his tears away. You let sleep take you; it was getting harder to open your eyes.
Beast stays in his place for a while, continues playing with the dead girl’s hair. He was too focused on the girl and didn’t realize that someone was approaching him. Once he did, he roars at the stranger and jumps back with the girl in his arms to avoid them getting closer to him and the girl. His eyes widen as he soon realizes it was the same enchantress that cursed him.
“…Please bring her back. She’s all that I have after you’ve cursed me. I will stay as a beast forever if it means that she’s brought back to life,” he begged to the Enchantress. The Enchantress was taken by surprise; she expected him to lash out at her, not just that, he offered to stay as a beast. During her stay as Agathe in Villeneuve, knowing Gaston, his appearance and his ego were huge factors of who Gaston was.
“Are you sure? You do know that you still have a lot of time to break your curse, right? There will be more people that can break-” “I DON’T WANT OTHER PEOPLE!” The Enchantress jumped as he cuts her off and slams his hand on the ground; Gaston continues. “She’s not like any other people. No one can be like her.”
The Enchantress smiles at that and walks towards Gaston and [Y/N]. She crouches down to the girl, waving her wand around the girl as the bright light appeared and blinded the beast. He closed his eyes.
After a few seconds, he opens his eyes to see that the Enchantress wasn’t here anymore. He looks down at [Y/N], grabbing her face. Noticing that her body felt warm, unlike a few minutes ago where her body was cold. The girl shakes her head and blinks a couple of times. “Beast? What happened?” she asked.
You woke up suddenly, not remembering what exactly happened. You look at Beast, he has a surprising look on his face, but you don’t know why. You were about to ask again until he engulfs you in his hug. You went along and hug him back.
“Let’s go home…” he said and smiles at you. He stands up with you in his arms. “I can walk on my own, Beast!” You playfully kick around in his arms but still wrap your arms around his neck. “I never tell you my name, have I?” He changed the subject as he walks towards his hut. You quickly change your position and sit on his forearm and wrap your arms around his neck again. Which makes you two’s heads close to each other.
“Oooh! What’s with the sudden change of mind?” You teased him. Beast huffed and stopped talking. “Wait! I’m sorry! Please tell me your name! It’s not fair that I don’t know yours for 3 years!” You keep on pestering him, shaking his shoulders to change his mind.
“Gaston. That’s my name.” Gaston said. You stopped your pestering and think about it. “That’s a nice name. I thought it’s going to be more… different. Now that I know your name, will you tell me more about you?” You asked him. All these years of waiting to know more about Beast finally felt worth it. Even if it’s just his name.
“Hmm, soon.” He answered and smiled at you. You smile back when hearing that.
“I love you. Like romantic way kind of love.” You said it out loud, suddenly feeling confident. “I know, and I love you too.” He replied back casually. He leans in towards you and plants a kiss near your lips. Before he can pull back, you kiss him on the lips this time.
“Wrong place, Gaston.” You said playfully and giggled. Gaston hummed and continue walking back home.
Chapter 3: Alternate Ending
Summary:
This was the original ending but I like it when Gaston offer being a beast forever to bring back the reader.
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When one of the villagers found out where you lived and saw Beast. You didn’t know anything about it until the next time you went back to the village. The people start to surround you, telling you that you’ve been hiding a beast.
After hearing those words, you try to escape from the people. A man catches your arm, trying to hold you down. By some miracle, you manage to pull away and escape the mob. You ran towards the hut to warn Beast and to escape from the place together.
You saw Beast’s large form as you ran towards him before you can say anything, “there they are! Get your weapons ready!” You froze in fear when you heard a man’s booming voice. You turn your head and saw the mob with their weapons ready. You grip on Beast’s fur; you never felt this scared before.
Beast picked you up and started to run the opposite way, and without warning, a shot was fired. You yelled his name in fear and panic as Beast howl in pain but keeps on running. You pop your head up to see if the mob is still chasing you two, Beast quickly puts your head down, “Keep your head down.” he said; you can hear the pain in his voice.
It’s been a while since the two of you are on the run. Suddenly Beast jumps to the side and puts you down on the ground. It was quiet. You two manage to outrun them. You look at him with a worried expression as he sat on the ground, clutching his shoulders. He was breathing heavily.
“…you should go before they found us,” he said, almost whispered. “No! I can’t leave you like this. It’s my fault that I dragged you into this.” You almost shouted at him, somehow manage to keep your voice down. You look at him in disbelief.
“After what I did… this seems like a good punishment for me.” He continued without answering you. You don’t understand what he was saying. “Stop it, Beast! Look at me.” You call him out, no longer caring if the mob hear you. He looks at you, smiling at you. You felt his big hand brush your hair while the other rubbing your cheek.
You didn’t notice that you were crying. When you saw Beast’s body slump, you grab him. “Please don’t leave me. I can’t lose you too, not after mother.” You pleaded to him. “There! Get them” You hear a shout from a distance, “please wake up,” you keep saying that as you shake him until the light from behind you getting brighter.
You bury your head in Beast’s chest, not wanting to see the mobs’ faces. “Good riddance, the Beast is now dead. We don’t have to chase you two anymore.” You hear one of the men say. You don’t care what they have to say. “May God forgives you,” the same man continued.
“I love you, I really do. I’m sorry that I didn’t say it earlier.” You confessed, gripping on Beast’s fur tighter as you hear the footsteps getting closer to you.
Suddenly a bright light engulfed everyone’s visions. You cover your eyes to prevent them from getting hurt from the blinding light. Suddenly you felt two hands on your shoulders, “[Y/N]!” You open your eyes to see a man you never met before standing in front of you.
He put his hands on your face. “It’s me.” He said, and you realized that Beast’s body wasn’t here. You hugged him as you put the pieces together.
After a few seconds, he pulls away from the hug to kiss you. You smile and put your arms around him as you kiss him back.
You don’t understand many things right now, but you’re just happy that ‘Beast’ is alive right now. You couldn’t be anymore happier.
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