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Falling Rose Petals

Prologue

Once Upon A Time

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young Prince lived in a shining castle. Although he was constantly showered with rich, material goods, the Prince never truly felt happy. He longed for something that one could not buy—love. His father, the King, never paid attention to him because he was always busy ruling the kingdom. Because of this, the Prince's heart was filled with loneliness, and it only strengthened after the death of his father, who never gave his son the love he deserved when he was still alive.

One winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered the Prince a single rose in exchange from the bitter cold. The Prince gladly welcomed her in, hoping that her presence would erase the loneliness in his heart. He and his servants gave her everything she wanted, spoiling her with treasures greater than she could ever imagine.

But upon realizing that the woman was only using him for his riches, the Prince attempted to kick her out of his castle, only angering her. At this, the woman's haggard appearance melted away to reveal a beautiful Enchantress with hair as blonde as the sun, but with a heart as black as death. Driven mad from being spoiled for days on end, the Enchantress' true nature had emerged.

Furious at his attempt to kick her out, the Enchantress put a curse on the Prince, transforming him into a hideous beast that would be feared by all those who laid their eyes on him. She then cast a powerful spell on the castle and on all those who lived there, turning each one of them into ordinary household objects.

Ashamed of his monstrous form, the Beast concealed himself within his castle walls with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she had given him was truly an enchanted rose, which would continue to bloom until his twenty-first birthday.

If he could find someone who could love him—someone who could give him the love he had never received from his father—by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time.

As the years passed, the Prince fell into despair. He lost all hope, and the loneliness in his heart only became stronger as the days went on.

For who could ever learn to love a beast?

A/N: I was watching Disney's Beauty and the Beast and then my fingers typed all this on their own I swear.

I'm such Miraculous Ladybug trash that I even decided to write a Beauty and the Beast AU of it LOL whoops. Since Adrien's anything but mean, I had to change it up a bit. It was a bit hard to think of why he would be cursed, but then I saw Chloe's face in the newest episode, and thought yes, the perfect Enchantress. This is going to be a story of maybe ten chapters only, but I really do hope that some of you will stick around until the very end! I already planned everything out and made quite a few changes (so that it's not a literal copy-paste of the movie) while keeping many Disney and Miraculous Ladybug elements, so chapters will be out fairly quickly. Please let me know what you think of the prologue! :)

Full summary: Once upon a time, Prince Adrien was transformed into a hideous beast by a vengeful Enchantress. In order to break the spell, he must find someone who could look past his monstrous appearance, and love him for who he is before the last petal of the enchanted rose falls. Marinette is a girl who wants so much more than an ordinary life, and when she exchanges her freedom for her father's, she may just be the one who could break the spell. ― Chat Noir/Ladybug, beautyandthebeast!au.

Thank you for reading!