La belle et la bête (Closed for sweetblueeyedgirl)

[Ravenloft]

Stephane was cursed, every full moon and in fits of anger, he would become a monster and stalk the woods around his grand estate. He had no control over the change, and it was hard to keep himself contained when it came over him. He had learned that silver was the only thing that could stop him from breaking free of his self imposed cage and was in the process of having a dungeon cell made for him with the silver from the mine he controlled, but with only a hand full of loyal servants at his disposal, it was taking some time.

So, he was free, stalking the woods again during the full moon, up until now he had been lucky and had never encountered anyone, just a few rabbits a wild board and a deer had fallen prey to his savagery so far. But his luck was at an end this night. He could smell her, a woman, alone and scared, her fear like a perfume, leading him toward her. His mouth salivated as he stalked her, eager to taste her. The man in him was screaming for her to run, but the beast was hungry and its howl called out to her, increasing her dread, only making it easier for him to find her.

Racing through the woods, he saw her just as she saw him and she screamed, running in terror from him. He leaped at her, sailing through the air like an arrow, nipping at her ankle, only grazing her tender flesh, landing with a heavy thud, knocking the wind out of himself. She cried out in shock and pain as she scrambled to her feet and ran away, to the safety of the little village.

Stephane licked his lips, tasting her sweet blood. His eyes burned with savage hunger, he'd never tasted something so sweet. He wanted her. But it was too late, she had escaped, for now. He slunk away, back toward his keep to hunt smaller game until the morning came and the curse of the moon released him, returning him to the man he was by day.

He remembered everything, of course, so immediately dispatched his two most loyal servants to go and find the girl. She'd been bitten and he feared he may have infected her with his curse. He had to be sure, so he instructed them to bring her back to his keep, where he would keep her until the next full moon, to be sure whether she was infected or not. "Tell her whatever lies you need, but you MUST bring her back here with you. She cannot be allowed to stay in the village until I am certain she is unaffected by my bite." He commanded.

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily walked into the woods scared and lost. she had been looking for berries and mushrooms and had lost track of time and ventured to far into the woods. she knew there was the lord's castle nearby but she dare not go to him for help. no she had to try and find her own way home. lily was named after her mother. she had pale skin and emerald green eyes with beautiful red hair. she heart twigs snap and looked around and saw a huge wolf. she started to run and not even a few second to running he bit her on the leg. she screamed in pain and got up running faster. she finally made it to the village and ran into her house,slammed the door and sat to catch her breath.


in the morning she tended her wound and made breakfast for her father. there was a knock on the door and was suprised to see it was the royal guard." why would they be here." lily had always been good and never did anything wrong.

 

[Ravenloft]

"Pardon us, m'lady, but are you the lady of the house?" One of the men asked, looking Lily over from where he stood. He spotted the wrappings around her angle almost immediately. "Oh, but you have been injured!" He exclaimed, pushing his way into her home and sitting her down. "Please, do not fear, m'lady, I am trained in medicine, I can help you."

She was alone, as her father had gone off to work in the mines for the day already. "Laruk, you should know better than to just barge into a woman's home like that!" The other called out from the door way, shaking his head. "You must wait for her to ask you in, you old fool." He explained, dragging his companion back outside to wait for an invitation.

"Ahem, I do appolozise for my companions over eagerness, he was only trying to help you." There was a moment of awkward silence as the two of them looked at each other. "Reguardless, we have been sent to bring you to Lord Stephane, it would seem he, erm, requests your presence at his keep..." Rene was at a loss for a reason as he desperately looked about for one. His eyes settled on a basket full of berries and mushrooms, the kind that only grew within their lord's forest. "It would seem that he found a scrap of bloodied cloth and evidence of someone being in his wood without permission last night. You appear to have a fresh wound on your leg, tell us, were you trespassing last night? You should know that the lords woods are off limits, especially during the full moon."

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily feared as the guards asked her all these questions." i was in the public part of the woods looking for berries and mushrooms and i got lost i must have crossed the border by accident. i did not mean too." she looked down unsure of this. she winced as the older guard was not to kind." its ok i am sure he is worried and do not worry about the scratch i got it by a thorn bush with the berries i picked." lily got up and put on a pot of tea." what can i do for you fine gentlemen my father's not here and its not proper you being here with me and no chaperon with me."


lily was scared and had no idea what to do she knew she had to get them out fast." look listen my fathers not here as i have said before you should leave and come back when he is home." lil tried rushing them out the door but one of them grabbed her and threw her in a carriage. scared even more she kicked and hot the carriage door screaming to let her out.

 

[Ravenloft]

"I am very sorry, m'lady, if there was any other way to convince you to come, I assure you, we would have done so." The polite Rene explained as they man handled her to their carriage. "This isn't going well..." Laruk added with a grunt as the forced her into the carriage and locked her in. A few commoners took notice, an elderly woman and a couple of children playing, but they didn't dare stop the two men dressed as royal guards.

They climbed on the carriage just as Lily's tea pot began to whistle, and Rene snapped the reigns, setting the horses into a trot. The boiling tea echoed Lily's screams as they drove away.

Neither of them spoke to her until they were well out of the village and she had screamed herself out. "We honestly mean you no harm, m'lady, in fact, it is for your own good that we are taking you to Lord Stephane's keep. I cannot explain, sufficed to say that you are a danger to yourself and others, and we must be sure that you are well before we can let you return home. It will only be for until the next full moon, We hope... Please, understand, we will go to every length to make your stay at the keep a happy one. Fine food, luxuriant bed chambers, even entertainment, if the lord should want, of course." Rene explained.

"Are you okay back there? How is your ankle? When we get to the keep, I shall wash it and redress it for you, if you allow me..." Laruk said, trying to be friendly.

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily cried and hit the walls of the carriage and before she knew it they came to a stop and once again they got rough and grabbed her and dragged her into the castle and threw her down at the feel of the famous lord of this land."mi'lord pleas let me go i have done nothing wrong i am sorry for crossing the border into your privet woods i was just lost please please. my father needs me he will die if i am not there you see he is very sick."


Lily was crying hard now and she was so scared and she did not know how to handle the situation she was thrown in. she had always been a good girl kept quiet never attracted trouble of men or the authority. she looked up at the man with stain teared eyes begging to be sent back home." you cannot keep me here i am a person not some damn dog you can look up and tame, i demand you let me go this once." Lily got angry now and she never got angry but now it was just too much.

 

[Ravenloft]

Laruk and Rene frowned as the poor girls only reply to their honesty and concern was tears and the thump of her fists on the walls. "Such a shame..." Laruk muttered quietly. "Yes." Rene agreed, his lips a thin grimace. They understood why they had to do what they had done, but it still pained them, they were genuinely good men, as was Lord Stephane, although very few could see the virtue in him these days.

Lord Stephane stood from his desk as he heard the clamor of his servant's return, the girl certainly made a lot of noise, was his first thought. "I'm afraid I cannot let you go, not until the next full moon at the very least, perhaps not ever... But only time will tell, my dear lady." Stephane tried to be as cordial and forth right as he could be under the circumstance. "I see, well, I shall send as much help to your ailing father as I can, he will not need for anything while you are here, I promise you that. He need not even work in the mines while you are here, if that helps, and he can continue being paid his normal wages, nay, double them. Now is that not generous?" He asked, trying to garner the woman's favor the best he knew how.

He was uncertain how much she could hear through her sobs, but he offered her his hand to help her to her feet. "Did my men not tell you that you are to be treated to the finest things while you reside in my home? Food, dress, your own private chambers... Entertainment?" He asked, trying to avert her sudden anger.

Laruk stifled a nervous laugh over her angry words and Rene eyed him warningly.

Stephane regarded her with a somewhat annoyed look, she was certainly bold for a peasant girl. "You are mistaken, my dear, I can, and I will. You would do well to consider this... A vacation. Many other young maids would give their eye teeth for such a thing, you know. Why are you being so difficult?" He asked sharply.

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily looked at the lord of the manor" who do you think you are talking to me so lowly i may be a peasant but i am a person with feelings and you will not keep me here i will find a way and then you will be sorry i sure you of that," Lily walked right up to him and slapped him across the face hard. she regretted it as soon as she saw the hand print.


Lily looked down backing up into a wall and trying to stay very small." why me if all the girls in the village would love this...i don't i don't care about money or fine things. nothing you have will make me happy m'ilord. please just show me where i will be staying so i can end this stay as soon as possible." she wrapped her arms around her trying to find some form of comfort in this situation. she hated this man and for all the cruelty he had but she was not sure if he was cruel that's just what the villagers said.

 

[Ravenloft]

"I am lord of this keep and my word is law here." He hissed in reply, he would have held his tongue and let the poor girl vent her understandable frustrations without another word, had she not slapped him. "Nothing you can say or do will change that, young woman." He added, coldly as she backed away from him, seeming to realize her mistake.

He softened as she pressed herself against the stone wall and made herself seem so small before him. "You... Because you were attacked... By an unusually large wolf... Last night, were you not?" He gambled in telling her so much, but she would learn the horrible truth of his curse eventually, so he saw it as a necessity.

"Oh, I think you will change your mind, once you have given Lady Della Sora's amazing creme brulee a taste." He said with a smile. "Rene, Laruk, please show her to her room... In the morning, you are invited to dine with me, I hope you will come."

Rene placed a gentle hand on Lily's shoulder to lead her to her room.

"Wait." Stephane called out before they left.

"Would you be so kind as to tell me your name at least?" He asked her.

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily looked back at him and smiled." why should i tell you. your keeping me here against my will. and i will find a way out its only a matter of time my lord. but if you really must know it Lily" lily walked up to her room and closed the door she ran to her bed crying for hours and hours. Lily woke up to see it was the next day. she stayed in bed not bothering to go see that pig of a man. she had planed to stay in her room the entire month or so. she wanted nothing to do with him or his home.

 

[Ravenloft]

"Lily." Stephane whispered to himself after she had left. "It's for your own good..." He sighed before dragging himself to bed.

In the morning he had Della make a grand feast for breakfast, enough for everyone, thrice over. But when Lily failed to appear, even after he sent Rene to go get her Stephane dashed his plate against the wall in frustration.

He turned to Rene and straightened his vestments, calmly saying. "If she won't eat with us, then she doesn't eat." He turned ant left the dining hall and went out to his enclosed garden to calm himself before he caused himself to turn in anger.

Rene obeyed, but neglected to let Laruk know not to take her a dish. Laruk knocked at her door lightly. "M'lady, I brought you a plate, m sorry, it's a bit cold now, but you really must eat you know... I'll... I'll just leave it at your door then?"

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily heard the dish smash down stairs and stood up to peek out the door. she took the plate and scampered back in her room. she looked at the dish disgusted and went to the balcony and threw it down to the ground."ouch." she peeked over and saw the lord and hurriedly scampered back to her bed and stayed there for most of the day. she began reading a book on fariytales and myths when she heard a knock on the door.

 

[Ravenloft]

Stephane looked up, touching his head, seeing only a flit of Lily's red hair as she squeeked and dashed back into her room. Had she done that on purpose? He wondered as he picked bits of eggs and bacon out of his hair. He took a deep breath to calm himself as he looked at his reflection in the glass wall of his garden. The sight of himself crowned with cold, uneaten food struck him oddly humorous for some reason and he couldn't help but laughter to himself as he left to go clean himself up.

Rene approached him with concern at seeing his Lord dressed in bits of food. "Don't ask..." Stephane said between laughs, patting Rene's shoulder as he walked by.

After cleaning up he fixed yet another plate for her, warming it up on the wood stove himself as he wrote her a short note, suspecting that she would not let him even speak to her directly after covering him with food.

He went to her door with the plate and knocked. As expected, she did not answer, so with a sigh, he left it at her door and pretended to walk away, stepping loudly on the stone floor at first, proceeding yo lighter and lighter steps as he went along.

His note read "I pray only that you won't make me wear this one too. Stephane."

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily heard the lord knock but did not answer when she thought it was safe she quickly opened the door and looked down at the food. she picked it up and started to retreat back to the room. she laughed at the note and knew it was going to be the same as last time. it would end up on him. if he thought for just a tiny second she forgave him he is wrong. she started closing the door when she was pushed in side and the door slammed." what the hell do you think your doing sir its not proper to be alone with me in my bed chambers, do you want a scandal."

 

[Ravenloft]

Something snapped in Stephane at that moment and he forgot, or forsook politeness. This young woman clearly wanted to vex him and would continue to unless he made his position forcefully clear. "I care not! There is already a scandal! How much worse do you think it could get?" He snapped, not only pushing his way into her room, but marching her back to her bed, making her fall back upon it.

He caught her ankle in his hand, holding it still to examine the bite wound. "Enough!" He barked as she struggled. "You are here because of this!" He made her wince in pain as he tore her bandage off. "You've been bitten by a wolf! Don't you know the stories? That a werewolf stalks those woods? You may be infected! I must keep you here, away from the people so that you do not infect others!" He let her go and moved back to the doorway. "So you see, if is for the good of everyone... That you stay here, at least until we know whether or not you are cursed."

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily hit the bed as she was being roughed up and yelled out. she screamed in pain and he grabbed her ankle and showed her. she stood up and yelled right back at him" i don't care what will happen just because your a lord does not mean you get to go around telling people what to do. i am a lady and i will be treated as such i may not have your high rank but i have more grace and elegance then you could hope for and i have way better manners then you do. now get the hell out of my room or i shall scream for the maids to here. "


Lily was fuming now there was no way she was going to be treated like this. she was a person not an animal. she had done nothing wrong yet Mr iam all high and mighty made her think she was to blame and she should be punished for it. Lily was going to make his light a living hell. she would see to it.

 

[Ravenloft]

"Really? You speak of grace and elegance? When you refuse my every hospitality AND go so far as to dump perfectly good food on my head?!" Stephane barked back in anger. "You, my dear, have yet to act like a lady as far as I can see." He said, calming slightly. "Oh, don't worry, I intend to leave, even the night frogs would make better company than you!" He spat, turning to leave.

"Call for Rene or Laruk, if you need something, I will be otherwise engaged with the night life, they are far less shrewish!" He growled as he walked away.

Down the hall he encountered Lady Della who frowned and shook her head disapprovingly. "What? IF you think you can do any better with her, then by all MEANS try!" He grumbled, not wanting to hear her chiding over his bad behavior.

She took that as permission and went to Lily's door, knocking lightly. "Lady Lily?" She called out softly, waiting for permission to enter.

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily could not stand that man. she walked him to the door and slammed it behind him and started throwing this left and right. a few moments after she heard a knock and ignored it. she waited till she heard footsteps walk away and wait till dusk and went out the door and quietly and quickly ran to the front door and went to find a hiding spot.she hide for a few moments so no one would see her.

she ran into the woods trying to find her way home. she came across a cave. it was such a cold night it started to snow. Lily knew she would not last the night. she walked in and tried to warm up with her Shaw and did a small fire so no one could see it. she was scared when she heard growling.


Lily ran out of the cave and kept running right into an ice freezing stream. it took her a good ten minutes to move out of the water. luck was just not on her side she heard more growling and she slipped and feel just as she was about to get attacked this huge wolf came and protected her. she feel into a black abyss.

 

[Ravenloft]

Lady Della opened Lily's door a moment after she had slipped away, into the night. "Oh bother!" She exclaimed, wringing her hands, she had only wanted to console the poor girl, but with the mess she had left the room in, she doubted that even she could have calmed her. "Red heads." She sighed before rushing off to inform Stephane of her escape.

"What NOW?!" Stephane groused loudly as Lady Della burst into his chambers, out of breath. "It's Lilly, she's run off, into the night!" She said between puffs of breath. "What?!" He shouted incredulously, rising to his feet. "This girl... Is going... To be... The death... Of ME!" He growled, his body twisting and contorting as the change came over him, it was the last straw. He only hoped that in his bestial fury, he would not kill her.

With a sniff and a howl he dashed off on all fours, tearing through the keep and breaking through the closest window with a shower of glass. He found her scent quickly and raced after her. He tracked her to a cave, a bear cave!

She had already fled when he got there though, her trail leading to a stream, the bear not far behind her. Cresting a hill, the wolf snarled and threw itself at the bear as it was about to maul her. He snapped at the large bear's throat, tasting blood, the rush of the kill swallowed Stephane whole and he ripped and tore into the bear with savage abandon until it was still and dead beneath him.

The hot blood quickly chilled on the wolfs snout as he snarled and fed on the remains of its kill. once it had eaten its fill the man in him slowly returned and he turned, plucking Lily's limp body from the cold, cold water, dragging her out by her gown with his blood soaked teeth, leaving a messy stain on her cloths.

He dragged her all the way back to the keep, growling and snarling the whole way. Rene and Laruk were there to take her in from there. They stripped the drenched cloths off of her, drew a hot bath to warm her icy flesh and swaddled her in thick warm blankets afterward, taking care not to peek at her any more than they needed to to do their work. They placed her next to a roaring fire to keep her extra warm as she slept.

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily shivered as she felt arms around her. she was dreaming of home and how she missed it. she started to feel warmer but still shivered. few days later she woke up and looked around. she noticed a huge gigantic four post bed with furs and silk sheets. this was not the room she was showed.



Lily got up and walked around. she felt silk along her body and noticed a long silk garment along her body. she ignored it and looked for a way out but was in a locked room. she was beyond pissed now how could he bring her back here. did he not realize she hated him and she would do everything to escape from his grasps. she was also pissed he dressed her up like some scandle sex doll.

she walked around and waited till someone came to check on her. she saw a mirror and realized how skinny she looked. they were poor so she missed meals and did not eat much but why here why did he have to take her. she sighed and silent tears fell. she had not cried since her mother passed away when she was a child. just then she heard the door open and it was him the evil lord.

 

[Ravenloft]

"Ah, sleeping beauty is awake." He said with a small smile, feeling renewed after several days of peace and quiet to gain some perspective on the last few days. "You look nice, Lady Della dressed you after we dragged you out of the water and took care of you so that you would not catch your death from the cold. I hope you don't mind."

"Oh, and I saved you from a bear that was about to maul you to pieces, but I suppose you would have rather I had let it, seeing as you find me so disgusting." His tone remained conversational but he could see she was already ready to lay into him, so he got his barbs in before she went off on him.

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

" you fucking dog why the hell did you bring be back here i don't want to be here with you or anyone i can deal with this on my own i am fine i'm not sick just let me go you fucking pig." Lily threw vases at his head anything she could get her hands on she threw it at him. she was so mad she couldn't think straight.



Lily turned around and as she grabbed something she was tossed to the bed and she fought him off but somehow he got his lips on her and kissed her till she was calm. she was shocked. by some force not of her own she kissed him back grabbing at his back pulling him closer while wrapping her legs around his waist.

 

[Ravenloft]

"Not quite, but you're getting warmer." Stephane quipped as she called him a dog, dodging a hurled vase. "Wup!" He ducked another lobbed item, coming at her low. "Pig? Nope, sorry, you're getting colder now. Try again, try harder." He caught her and threw her to his bed, following after her, pinning her with his body and kissing her to shut her up. She reacted as though she was suddenly in heat which surprised him, he had been expecting her to bite him, or slap, or claw.

He pushed her borrowed silk night gown up around her hips and pressed against her, the only thing keeping him from entering her right then and there was his leather breeches, which his sudden erection strained painfully against.

 

[sweetblueeyedgirl]

Lily smirked and for the hell of it she slapped him hard and scratched his face right after." you are a pig and a dog.unless you plan to marry me put my skirt back down and get the hell off me. just because you kissed me does not make me yours i am my own person i belong to me." she stayed there looking up at his face and smiled at her proud work. she saw the blood on his cheek and leaned up and licked it off. she turned her head away embarrassed by the action.

 

[Ravenloft]

Stephane made to strike Lily back with the back of his hand but caught himself. "You foolish girl, I am neither a pig nor a dog, don't you get it? I am the wolf that bit you!" He hissed, not moving one inch from her, the the crimson lines on his cheek weeped tiny rivulets upon Lily's bare throat. He gave her a snarling grin of lust as she licked the blood from his cheek. Then he in turn lapped the few stray droplets from her neck, renewing his lust filled assault upon her warm flesh, mouthing at her breasts through her thin silk gown.