Author's Note: I don't own Beauty and the Beast. But that doesn't mean we can't wonder what happens after happily ever after.

Everybody thinks they know what happened after Belle broke the curse of the beast. You don't know the half of it. Let's begin at the end; everyone's human again and Belle is dancing with the prince, who used to be the Beast that Belle fell in love with.

As soon as they finish the dance, all the servants cheered as they embrace one another. Belle stared into her prince's blue eyes, but she realizes something; she pushes the prince away.

"Hmm? What? What's the matter?" the prince said in a concerned voice. Belle started to turn red when she was about to ask an embarrassing question.

"You've...never told me your name." Belle said. The prince chuckled, shook his head and looked at her.

"Is that what's bothering you?" The prince asked.

"Yes, of course. You knew my name, but I've been calling you 'Beast' because you never told me your name." Belle replied. The prince gave her a soft smile.

"Adam, my name's Adam." he answered. Belle was about to say something until Cogsworth came over and interrupted them.

"The son of their royal highnesses, King Henry and Queen Lydia." said Cogsworth. Adam rolled his eyes when Cogsworth said his parents' names, he looked back at Belle when her face turned into a bright pink.

"So...you really are a prince." Belle said in a soft voice. Adam just smiled at her and held her hands. He then said;

"Belle, I haven't been one for ten long years and if it wasn't for you-" Adam took a deep breath. "I wouldn't be one right now." Adam finished. Belle smiled at Adam when her father, Maurice, came up behind her. Adam released her hands and turned away, he was still uncomfortable when he saw Maurice.

"Papa!" Belle said as she hugged her father.

"My dear daughter," Maurice said, "I haven't seen you this happy in so long and I haven't felt this happy for you in years.

"I can see that, papa." Belle said, she looked back at Adam, he was still uncomfortable. She couldn't blame him, since he threw her father in a dungeon when they first met. So she decided to help him out.

"Father, I would like for you to meet Adam." she said. Cogsworth once again butted in and said the same thing he told Belle.

"The son of their royal highnesses, King-"

"Cogsworth!" Adam quickly said as he turned around, "Don't you dare say it again! Once is enough!"

"Sorry sire." Cogsworth said, Adam quickly calmed down before his temper got the best of him.

"Just-don't say it again. I've been reminded enough." Adam said, Belle giggled to herself as she watched Adam talking to Cogsworth. The Beast was still inside of Adam, this was the second time seeing that. The first time was when she saw his big, ocean-blue eyes.

"Belle, don't die laughing on us" Maurice said.

"Why would I do something like that after all that has happened?" asked Belle. Maurice just looked at Belle and smiled. "Wait a minute, you're teasing me again." She quickly said. Maurice laughed when Belle realized the tease.

"I always have and always will." Maurice said, but he quickly put on a serious face. "But I would like to talk with you privately, Belle." When Belle heard that, she knew it was important. She and her father walked out of the ballroom and into a hallway. Belle thought that her father seemed concerned about something.

"Is there something wrong, papa?" Belle asked.

"No, of course not," Maurice said, "I have something to give you"

"What is it?" Belle asked.

"Close your eyes." Maurice said. Belle covered her eyes as her father pulled out a small green box from his vest. "Okay, Belle, open your eyes." Belle removed her hands from her eyes. In her father's hands, she took the little green box and opened it. Belle was so surprised, she saw a necklace with a diamond-shaped locket. The locket had a blue stone in the middle and blue stones on each side. Belle couldn't believe her eyes.

"Papa, is that-" Belle couldn't get the words out of her mouth, she was really surprised. Her father just finished off her sentence.

"Yes, your mother's sapphire-blue locket." Maurice said, "She wanted you to have it and I think you've earned it. If she were here, she would probably agree with me." Belle took the locket out of the box and held it close to her heart.

"I wish she was here." Belle softly said, Maurice understood.

"I know;" he said, "I miss her too, but she's here in our hearts." Belle was starting to cry as she looked at her mother's locket. Her father gave her a tissue to wipe her eyes.

"I think I'm going to go outside," Belle said, "I don't need Adam or anyone else wondering what's wrong with me."

"I'll go back to the ballroom," her father said, "Take as much time as you need, Belle."

Maurice walked back to the ballroom as Belle walked in the other direction. She walked downstairs, into the kitchen and out the backdoor. Belle walked around the gardens that were now back to life. She decided to remove her gold gloves so she could actually feel her mother's locket. As Belle removed her gloves, she dropped the locket and it fell to the ground. She bent down to pick the locket back up. When the locket was back in her hands, Belle saw a line on the locket. She removed the dirt from the locket and felt the line. She realized that it was a locket that can hold pictures. Belle carefully opened her mother's locket. Inside were two pictures; one was a picture of Belle's parents' wedding day. Belle didn't realize how beautiful her mother was until she saw that picture. But the other picture really touched her heart because it was a picture of when Belle was born and her mother was holding her. Her eyes were swarmed with water and tears flooded her face. She smiled at the pictures and held her mother's locket close to her heart again. As she held the locket, Belle noticed something on the back of it, she saw a dark green key on the back of the locket. She looked at the key and wondered...what does this key unlock?

I hope you guys enjoy the first chapter. Since most of this story was, at first, in script format, it's going to take a while to update the chapters and put more up. Just deal with my pace and I'll put up the rest.