Belle and Subaru had just left Por Favore’s and were walking to meet Subaru’s friend. Belle was about to point out some sign or other that she liked when the attack came. It was so far from anything Belle had ever seen in her life, that her first reaction was to freeze. She watched in horrified amazement as the Nobodies attacked. Was this really happening, she wondered. Her mouth fell open in shock as she watched the Nobodies in action.

“W-what are those things?” She finally managed to ask. The truth was Belle didn’t really want an answer. She wanted to be as far away from those things as possible. But as she watched the people of Paixao flee she didn’t think it would be the best idea to run with them. Her brown hair would make her stand out and draw those things to her even more. She looked around. There had to be somewhere they could hide.

She hoped Subaru would come through on his promise to protect her. He had been right after all, this was a dangerous place. Belle wished desperately that Beast would show up by her side in this instant and magically take her back to the castle. But the more attacks she saw the more she realized wishing wouldn’t help her. She needed to run.