W-what?! What is happening, who, what, is this horrific creature laying dead at my feet? It claimed to know me as well! I feel sharp pierces of fear travle through my spine.
"GASTON!!!" I shriek, in pure horror. Seconds later, his heavy footsteps run across the house to where I'm standing, frozen.
"Belle? Baby? Oh my..." Gaston places his hand my shoulder, holding me close.
"Maman? Perè? What is going on?" The children chirp. Gaston immediately turns to block the gruesome scene from their innocent eyes.
"Go back outside and play. Now."
They hesitate, try to peer around Gaston's large broad shoulders, but to no avail, they waddle back out doors.
"Belle," he whispers, "We need to get this... thing... out of sight of the village. So no questions are raised about me... Us."
I nod and swallow, or at least try to. My throat has gone dry.
Gaston squeezes my shoulder and goes to tell the children to go to their rooms.
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"There!" Gaston grunts and drops the beast from off his shoulders. "Now, Belle, I will shoot it a few times with my bow, put my hunting cloths on, and bring it into to the village square and tell all that it was I, Gaston, who hunted this beast!"
"Alright." I say, standing by the back door as Gaston triumphs about his false victory. "But... He... H-he knew me!"
I watch as his face turns grim. "Belle! That does not matter! Not at the moment! Now come along, let's get going! Start cooking the feast, you know we are going to need it!"

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Well I hoped this lived up to expectations!! Updating hopefully soon. Surry it took so long.

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