peace and quiet...almost [Gaston]

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Gaston just couldn’t understand what was quite going on. Of course, up to the point where she had pushed him, he had been convinced that everything was going so smoothly. Now, he was starting to realize that she didn’t seem quite so… happy with him. But why? Certainly Gaston had done nothing wrong to be the target of her dislike. In fact, he had done quite the opposite and strived to do everything that he had thought would impress her. Was she not impressed? Did he need to try harder…? How could she not be impressed by his feats of amazing skill and strength, let alone his desire to keep her safe? Of course he cared for her, he had just told her that he would do everything he physically could to protect her from a monster- was that not enough to show her that he cared? He had already tried proposing to her once, was that also not enough to show that he cared for her? Belle was becoming a puzzle that Gaston wasn’t finding very easy to figure out…
and he wasn't very good at solving puzzles to begin with.

“But- everything is not ALWAYS about me. It is about me, with you as my future wife,” The man replied. He was more than willing to describe the whole picture again, what with them together and their many dogs and boys, but of course she hadn’t given him time to go into that again before commenting once more.

“Belle, you can’t seriously be taking that monster’s side! Why, the thought of that is just madness. He would’ve tried to HURT you, Belle!” Gaston seemed a bit more pride hurt than perplexed in this instance. Was she really just going to side with the monster that he had just promised her he would take care of? In his mind, it was like she would much rather be with a monster than with Gaston. The thought of it didn’t settle well within his chest. His plan was definitely not going as he had hoped it would.

He took the book that she handed him and glanced at it with a raised eyebrow. Technology and pictures? Now he was even more confused. So, she acted like he had offended her, but now was giving him odd books to read? Oh, Gaston wished this mind madness would stop. “If you say so Belle, I will certainly hang onto it,” Yes, he wasn’t one for reading books, but he was hoping that by taking it, Belle would change her mood towards him somehow. It was worth a shot, anyhow, and in his bafflement he was suddenly caught off guard and running out of any other ideas.

[Isabelle Dupont]

Gaston could be and was being so infuriating. Why couldn’t he see that all he was doing was bragging and boasting about himself and not even being a gentleman to her. He only cared about looks and his own strength and that was all he cared for. How could this monster have any feelings for anything but himself. She just couldn’t believe that he could have genuine feelings of love for her when he only cared about looks. He had made that clear when he walked in and said he was looking for the new librarian whom he heard was the most attractive girl in town. That was the only reason he had ever wanted to marry her. He could care less about her brain or what she could contribute to a family, well except for extending the family tree. Back in her town that was all woman would good for. “Gaston I have turned down your proposal once and I am prepared to continue turning down your proposals. It is always about you. All you do is boast about yourself. Do you even see talents others have?” she said to him harshly.

“If he wanted to hurt me, he could have done it the second I met him and made the promise to move in for the rest of my life. If he was still waiting for a chance to hurt me, he could have let the wolves kill me when I tried to leave. He wasn’t a monster Gaston, you are!” she said again hoping her words would wound him enough that he’d let her be. How she wished he had never shifted over as well or that she never shifted over to be stuck with Gaston. Her mood softened when he took the book. “Please, do me one favor and look it over. This world is pretty interesting and you might find some of their technology is interesting. If I remember correctly, I believe that book has a section on different guns and weapons this world has. I thought you might enjoy the book for that section.” She replied back to him and her face softened more and a smile returned to her face. He seemed like he could possibly change in this world and Belle was determined to help him change and find a girl to be with. Maybe then he’d leave her alone.