Just then, the sun started to set. Adam and Belle gathered the blanket and the basket and headed back to the castle. When they opened the front door, the lâu đài servants were doing their last few chores for the day. Adam decided to go to the library, Belle told him that she would meet him there. While Belle was putting the dirty picnic dishes in the phòng bếp, nhà bếp sink, she head a yell hoặc and shout of pain from Adam. She quickly went into one of the halls, her jaw dropped from the sight of what happened.
Her cousin, Tintement, was standing of Adam's back. When he was walking through the halls to the library, Tintement jumped from the ceiling and pounced on him. When Belle saw her cousin on Adam, she was not too happy.
"Tintement!" Belle shouted. When Tintement heard someone call her name, she turned around and saw Belle.
"I've been looking for you!" Tintement đã đưa ý kiến as she walked off Adam's back. Adam slowly got back up with his hands on his back, Belle could see that he was in pain. They were lucky it was one of the few halls that the servants stay away from unless it was very important.
"Ouch." Adam đã đưa ý kiến as he straightened out his back.
"Are bạn all right?" Belle quickly asked.
"I'll be fine." Adam said, he tried to put on a smile so Belle wouldn't have to worry so much, but his attention was thêm focused on Tintement. "Is this your cousin?" he asked.
"Yes," Belle đã đưa ý kiến as she stared at her cousin, "this is my cousin, Tintement." As for Tintement, she was staring at Adam. She was not too happy at the moment, but she tried to keep what she's feeling to herself.
"Why does she wear a mask?" Adam asked, Tintement's eyes grew large when he asked that. Belle didn't know how to answer that one.
"I wear one for my own reasons," Tintement answered, "there's your answer."
"May I ask why bạn jumped onto Adam's back?" Belle asked, Tintement looked straight into her eyes.
"I thought it was bạn because I was trying to find you." Tintement explained, all Belle could respond to that was to slap her forehead with her hand. Adam didn't know what to say hoặc think about Tintement, she was...like Belle's opposite.
"I need some time to myself and to Adam." Belle said, Tintement looked at her cousin then over to Adam.
"I don't trust him." Tintement đã đưa ý kiến as she walked up to Adam, "He's hiding something, I can sense it!" Now Adam was a little concerned, he couldn't let Tintement find out about his spell.
"You don't need to know about it, Tintement!" Belle said.
"He's hiding something and...you're not concerned about it?" Tintement asked with a little surprise.
"It's for him to know and for us to guess." Belle said, Tintement was a little annoyed. She looked back at Adam.
"Don't think I'm not going to find out." Tintement đã đưa ý kiến as she folded her arms.
"Forgive my cousin, Adam." Belle said, "She just hasn't been her usual happy self."
"Belle," Adam whispered, "I think bạn know the real reason why she wears that mask. Why don't bạn tell me what you're hiding?"
"Believe me, Adam." Belle whispered, "I'm not too happy with myself for keeping this from bạn either."
"Then why are you?" he whispered.
"Because I told her not too!" Tintement shouted.
"Tintement, please, I'm begging you." Belle said, "Let me tell Adam."
"Humph!" Tintement said, "He won't understand! He doesn't know what it's like! Why should we tell him our secret when he's holding one of his own from us?" Belle couldn't stand it anymore, she got between Adam and Tintement and slapped her across the face.
Tintement couldn't believe what her cousin just did to her, Belle slapped her so hard that her mask almost popped off her face. Even Adam couldn't believe that Belle did such a thing, especially to someone that was a member of her family.
"I'm sick of holding this back!" Belle đã đưa ý kiến as she pushed her cousin, "You may keep me from telling papa, but I'm going to tell Adam whether bạn like it hoặc not!" Tintement couldn't believe that Belle was standing up to her, she hasn't had anyone do that for a long time. So when Belle, her little cousin, did stand up for what she wanted, Tintement had to give her some respect.
"Hmm...you've definitely grown up in some ways." Tintement said, "If bạn want to tell him, I can't get in the way." Belle couldn't believe what Tintement just said, Tintement had been known not to give up when it comes to their secret. "You probably know him a lot thêm than I may think," she continued, "if bạn really believe that he'll understand, I can't get in your way, just don't exaggerate."
"You're serious?" Belle asked.
"It took a lot out of bạn to stand up to me," Tintement said, "even thêm to slap me across the face. The least I can do is nuốt, nhạn my pride and let bạn do what bạn want to do, not what I want bạn to do." What Tintement said...made Adam start thinking about how Belle always stood up to him...when he was still a beast. It also took at lot out of Belle to stand up to the Beast, even thêm to say 'no' to him.
After Tintement and Belle had their little 'chat', Belle and Adam went into the library. Tintement decided to stay outside the thư viện doors. To Belle and Adam, the thư viện was the only place where they could be alone when it was needed. Once inside, she closed the door, Adam could see that this seemed a serious matter.
"This must be really serious." Adam said.
"It is;" Belle said, "it involves my life and Tintement's life." When Adam heard that, his eyes shrunk.
"Are bạn saying your life is on the line?" he asked.
"Yes." she đã đưa ý kiến sadly.
"Belle, bạn need to tell me everything, I can't lose bạn again!" Adam said.
"*sigh* This all started years ago," Belle started, "when Tintement and I were children." Flashback when Belle and Tintement were children. They always got along and played with each other until one fall night.
"Tintement was eleven years old when this happened." Belle said. "Celia and Fiona came to her parents' house and murdered them. Fiona went after Tintement and tried to murder her as well. She attacked her with all her force and thought that it did the trick. I don't know how, but she was still barely alive. When Celia found out that Tintement survived, she placed a spell on Tintement."
"Is that why she wears a mask?" Adam asked.
"Yes," Belle answered, "after my mother's funeral, the same thing happened to me. Fiona tried to kill me as well, but, just like my cousin, I managed to survive and Celia placed the same spell on me."
Back in the library, hearing that Belle was under a spell almost made Adam's tim, trái tim stop. He couldn't believe that the woman he loves so much was cursed.
"The spell acts different on me than Tintement." Belle explained, "It only goes into affect when Celia and Fiona are under the roof of my house, when they visit."
"Why would they visit you?" Adam asked, "Especially when they tried to kill bạn and your cousin?"
"Because...because..." Belle was stalling, Adam could tell that she didn't want to say it, but she had to.
"Tell me, Belle." he said, tears started to fall from Belle's face.
"Because...because..." Belle decided to get it over with and say it quickly. "because they're my aunt and step-grandmother."
Her cousin, Tintement, was standing of Adam's back. When he was walking through the halls to the library, Tintement jumped from the ceiling and pounced on him. When Belle saw her cousin on Adam, she was not too happy.
"Tintement!" Belle shouted. When Tintement heard someone call her name, she turned around and saw Belle.
"I've been looking for you!" Tintement đã đưa ý kiến as she walked off Adam's back. Adam slowly got back up with his hands on his back, Belle could see that he was in pain. They were lucky it was one of the few halls that the servants stay away from unless it was very important.
"Ouch." Adam đã đưa ý kiến as he straightened out his back.
"Are bạn all right?" Belle quickly asked.
"I'll be fine." Adam said, he tried to put on a smile so Belle wouldn't have to worry so much, but his attention was thêm focused on Tintement. "Is this your cousin?" he asked.
"Yes," Belle đã đưa ý kiến as she stared at her cousin, "this is my cousin, Tintement." As for Tintement, she was staring at Adam. She was not too happy at the moment, but she tried to keep what she's feeling to herself.
"Why does she wear a mask?" Adam asked, Tintement's eyes grew large when he asked that. Belle didn't know how to answer that one.
"I wear one for my own reasons," Tintement answered, "there's your answer."
"May I ask why bạn jumped onto Adam's back?" Belle asked, Tintement looked straight into her eyes.
"I thought it was bạn because I was trying to find you." Tintement explained, all Belle could respond to that was to slap her forehead with her hand. Adam didn't know what to say hoặc think about Tintement, she was...like Belle's opposite.
"I need some time to myself and to Adam." Belle said, Tintement looked at her cousin then over to Adam.
"I don't trust him." Tintement đã đưa ý kiến as she walked up to Adam, "He's hiding something, I can sense it!" Now Adam was a little concerned, he couldn't let Tintement find out about his spell.
"You don't need to know about it, Tintement!" Belle said.
"He's hiding something and...you're not concerned about it?" Tintement asked with a little surprise.
"It's for him to know and for us to guess." Belle said, Tintement was a little annoyed. She looked back at Adam.
"Don't think I'm not going to find out." Tintement đã đưa ý kiến as she folded her arms.
"Forgive my cousin, Adam." Belle said, "She just hasn't been her usual happy self."
"Belle," Adam whispered, "I think bạn know the real reason why she wears that mask. Why don't bạn tell me what you're hiding?"
"Believe me, Adam." Belle whispered, "I'm not too happy with myself for keeping this from bạn either."
"Then why are you?" he whispered.
"Because I told her not too!" Tintement shouted.
"Tintement, please, I'm begging you." Belle said, "Let me tell Adam."
"Humph!" Tintement said, "He won't understand! He doesn't know what it's like! Why should we tell him our secret when he's holding one of his own from us?" Belle couldn't stand it anymore, she got between Adam and Tintement and slapped her across the face.
Tintement couldn't believe what her cousin just did to her, Belle slapped her so hard that her mask almost popped off her face. Even Adam couldn't believe that Belle did such a thing, especially to someone that was a member of her family.
"I'm sick of holding this back!" Belle đã đưa ý kiến as she pushed her cousin, "You may keep me from telling papa, but I'm going to tell Adam whether bạn like it hoặc not!" Tintement couldn't believe that Belle was standing up to her, she hasn't had anyone do that for a long time. So when Belle, her little cousin, did stand up for what she wanted, Tintement had to give her some respect.
"Hmm...you've definitely grown up in some ways." Tintement said, "If bạn want to tell him, I can't get in the way." Belle couldn't believe what Tintement just said, Tintement had been known not to give up when it comes to their secret. "You probably know him a lot thêm than I may think," she continued, "if bạn really believe that he'll understand, I can't get in your way, just don't exaggerate."
"You're serious?" Belle asked.
"It took a lot out of bạn to stand up to me," Tintement said, "even thêm to slap me across the face. The least I can do is nuốt, nhạn my pride and let bạn do what bạn want to do, not what I want bạn to do." What Tintement said...made Adam start thinking about how Belle always stood up to him...when he was still a beast. It also took at lot out of Belle to stand up to the Beast, even thêm to say 'no' to him.
After Tintement and Belle had their little 'chat', Belle and Adam went into the library. Tintement decided to stay outside the thư viện doors. To Belle and Adam, the thư viện was the only place where they could be alone when it was needed. Once inside, she closed the door, Adam could see that this seemed a serious matter.
"This must be really serious." Adam said.
"It is;" Belle said, "it involves my life and Tintement's life." When Adam heard that, his eyes shrunk.
"Are bạn saying your life is on the line?" he asked.
"Yes." she đã đưa ý kiến sadly.
"Belle, bạn need to tell me everything, I can't lose bạn again!" Adam said.
"*sigh* This all started years ago," Belle started, "when Tintement and I were children." Flashback when Belle and Tintement were children. They always got along and played with each other until one fall night.
"Tintement was eleven years old when this happened." Belle said. "Celia and Fiona came to her parents' house and murdered them. Fiona went after Tintement and tried to murder her as well. She attacked her with all her force and thought that it did the trick. I don't know how, but she was still barely alive. When Celia found out that Tintement survived, she placed a spell on Tintement."
"Is that why she wears a mask?" Adam asked.
"Yes," Belle answered, "after my mother's funeral, the same thing happened to me. Fiona tried to kill me as well, but, just like my cousin, I managed to survive and Celia placed the same spell on me."
Back in the library, hearing that Belle was under a spell almost made Adam's tim, trái tim stop. He couldn't believe that the woman he loves so much was cursed.
"The spell acts different on me than Tintement." Belle explained, "It only goes into affect when Celia and Fiona are under the roof of my house, when they visit."
"Why would they visit you?" Adam asked, "Especially when they tried to kill bạn and your cousin?"
"Because...because..." Belle was stalling, Adam could tell that she didn't want to say it, but she had to.
"Tell me, Belle." he said, tears started to fall from Belle's face.
"Because...because..." Belle decided to get it over with and say it quickly. "because they're my aunt and step-grandmother."
