A Lonesome Prince [Completed]

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Character(s): Beast and Lumiere (and Mrs. Potts is welcome too~)
Content: Beast needs some cheering up after Cogsworth's disappearance
Setting: Beast's apartment
Time: Morning
Warnings: OH GOD THE EMO


A low growl rumbled in Beast's chest. His bedroom, which had already been in shambles, was now unrecognizable for the destruction he had caused, but nothing had changed. No matter how much he wanted it to, lashing out never helped. It never did anything but remind him of what he had become. And now...the only thing...the only person, that had been a certain sign of salvation...had just disappeared.

But...it wasn't just that. As Beast put a paw over the glass case that held the rose, he turned his face away. He was slowly realizing that he wasn't angry that Cogsworth was gone because he'd given Beast hope. He was sad that he had lost the companionship of someone he'd known for so long. He hadn't understood, while he was in the castle, how much every one of his servants meant to him. He had never thought about what it would be like to lose them until...he had come here, and had been forced to live without any of them. Then Lumiere had shown up, and Mrs. Potts, and Cogsworth. It had been like he was home, and for a time he felt like everything would be all right. He would get Belle to fall in love with him, and they would all be human again just like Cogsworth was. Beast...hadn't been expecting to lose him again. And when it happened...it hurt more than he would ever have thought it would. He had heard about people disappearing over the journals, but...he'd never thought it could happen to someone he was close to.

And now, with the threat of losing Belle suddenly very real, Beast could barely find the strength anymore to lift his shoulders. He turned his eyes back to the rose, only to watch another petal drift gracefully to the bottom of the case. He had precious little time left...and everything he'd been hoping for was being taken from him. What was he supposed to do, if he couldn't make Belle love him soon? What hope would be left?

What if...she disappeared too? How could he face Lumiere and Mrs. Potts?

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Lumiere saw not a beast, but indeed a child behind such deep blue eyes. Lost, alone, and most undoubtedly troubled. And for the first in the longest of time he could remember, he wished he could hug the prince, comfort him in some form, even if that were only to place his hand atop the boys shoulder. But he could not offer the prince such things. He had far outgrown that; he was no longer a child but a man, a man in need of the right guidance. And as long as the prince needed him, he would never leave his side, for the beast was not the only stubborn one.

“Master, I could be wrong, but famine may not be the most effective course of action. What if you are to become ill? Then you will truly be forced to stay inside even when you wish not.” A small smirk appeared across his features at this thought, recalling a time in his younger days when the Master had been forced to do just that. After months of refusal to venture outdoors and enjoy the snow covered grounds, it was only after he had caught a cold he and been forced to stay in his chambers had he longed to go out tobogganing. By the time he had gotten over illness, the snow had already melted and the prince had lost his chance to play in it. Such a tantrum he had thrown.

“It is unwise to confine yourself like this.” He told the beast firmly. “Though it is important you remember that which you have lost, you must not lose sight of all which you still have. You must embrace it, something you cannot do sitting in here.” The candelabra sighed. “We all know how hard it has been since Cogsworth’s congé, however, we are not lucky enough to have truly rid of him; he will await our return to the castle as the rest of the staff.”