The real Beauty and the Beast Chapter 1

    Chapter 1


Mary didn't know what to do. She didn't know if she was suppose to go to the left or the right. She didn't know if she was suppose to go up or down. All she knew was that she was suppose to go to this place everyday at 2:30 pm. No questions. No talking. She has to be quiet. If she scuffed her shoes against the floor someone would yell at her. Maybe something more. All she knew was that she was doing this since she was born. She didn't have a choice. She would be doing something then her feet take her to the place. She doesn't know where this place is. She looks around but the walls look different then it was the day before. She has to stay there until 6:30 pm. She has no memory of what happens during those 4 hours. She has tried to figure it out but she can't.

  Zack doesn't know how long he has. He has to be at a place by 2:00 pm. Well, he doesn't have to. He goes there just to see Mary. He watches her go to the place. He isn't creepy. He just loves her. He has to stay away from her, though. You know that beast from Beauty and the Beast? Well he looks like the beast. He showed himself when they were little and she screamed. He had to run away before anyone could find him. He desperatly wants to meet her, but he is scared she'll scream like she did.

*2:30pm* Mary is walking down the hall to the place. She looked to her right. There was a shadow. She looked away but looked back at it. She could've sworn she saw something. It must've been her mind. She's been seeing things down this hall since she was a little girl. She shrugged it off and went into the place.

*2:40pm* He cursed himself. He tried to go out but she almost saw him. "Why am I so horrid?" he asked himself. He looked in the mirror. All he saw was matted fur all over the place. He looked at his hands. Claws emerging from his fingers. He looked at the mirror to see his face. Sharp teeth and dark beady eyes. "Um s-sir?" a nervous voice asked. "What?" Zack snapped. The voice squeaked out a response. "What do you want?" Zack tried to ask nicely. "S-sir. You may not know me, but ummm, I-I have s-seen you and I want to k-know you and-" the voice was cut off. "Who are you" Zack asked. "I'm Mary" the voice said as she stepped into the light. Zack looked up and immeditaly covered himself. "You must go at once" he said. "But-" Mary started but decided not to. She mumbled something and started to walk away.

*6:59pm*  As Zack sat, Mary was watching him. He hasn't tooken off what was concealing him. She was about to leave when he took it off. She stared astonished at him. "Sir" she said. He jumped and turned around in great speed. "What are you doing here" he yelled. She shrunk back, scared. He saw her and sat back down. "I'm sorry.." he whispered as he put his head in his hands. "It's ok" she said quietly. "No it's not ok" he said. She sat down next to him. She put her hand on his shoulder. He jumped at the touch. "Look at me" she said. He shook his head. She grabbed his face and made him look at her. He looked at her. "W-why haven't you screamed or ran away" he asked. She looked at him confused. "Why would I run away" she asked. He gestured to himself. She still gave him a confused look. He sighed. "You are handsome. Why are you hiding?" she asked him. He stood up quickly. "I'm not handsome!" he yelled. "I have fur all over the place and I look like a beast!" he wailed and started to cry. She looked at him and left.