Kyra sighed as she stared out of the window, watching Eliza run away, her skirt softly blowing in the wind. She rested her hand in her soft paw, wondering if she made the right decision or not. But Eliza's father needed her far more than she did right now and in her heart, she cared for Eliza and not just because she could break the curse; it went a lot deeper than that yet she couldn't understand why. All she knew was that Eliza didn't feel the same way. After all, how could anyone ever love a hideous beast?

She banged her hand against the window sill in anger. How could she let herself be so foolish? So vulnerable? "I was the one who had it all" she mumbled to herself. "I was the master of my fate. I never needed anybody in my life" her eyes wandered back to Eliza and she sighed as her heart was set a flutter, knowing how wrong she was. "I learnt the truth too late"

She shook her head and stepped away from the window, knowing she couldn't bear to look at Eliza, not after she left her. "I'll never shake away the pain" She slumped down into a chair, trying to forget her, the one she had fallen for, yet she knew it was impossible, a fruitless task. "I close my eyes but she's still there."

Before Eliza came into her life, she was miserable, haunted everyday by the terrible curse placed upon her. She turned everyone who even remotely cared about her away, thinking that they merely felt bad for her. But Eliza changed that. Eliza brought a sunshine into her life she never even knew she was missing. And now she had left, her heart was torn in two. "I let her steal into my melancholy heart. It's more than I can bear"

Her eyes brimming with tears, she gently closed them and pictures flooded into her mind. Some old, some new. One of her and Eliza dancing, Eliza standing there in her beautiful purple ballgown and her graceful moves whilst Kyra clumsily stepped over her feet. But Eliza simply laughed, not seeming to mind. One of the two in the garden, the snow gently falling down upon the two as for the first time, Kyra felt a flutter in her heart when Eliza smiled at her, no fear in her eyes but genuine happiness. And a new one of Eliza by Kyra's side as she lay on the floor. Eliza cradled Kyra in her arms, her tears dropping into her wounds. A bright light surrounded Kyra as her beastly exterior faded to show her true self, her white hair falling down. And the best one yet: the two getting married, her gently lifting up Eliza's veil as the two shared a soft kiss.

Kyra smiled, happy and content, now aware of the truth. Eliza hadn't gone, not really. She was there, in her heart. Because of Eliza, she had been transformed and a kindness was in her heart that she didn't know was there. And as long as that was there, so was Eliza. "Now I know she'll never leave me. Even as she runs away"

She smiled and chuckled softly. "I'll fool myself she'll walk right in. And be with for evermore"