Belle and Adam

*Beauty and the Beast*

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When Belle first meets the Beast, as she tries to free her father, whom the master previously imprisoned for trespassing into his castle, she becomes terrified of him, once he reveals his beastly appearance to her. She makes a deal with him in which she would take her father's place as a prisoner, which the master accepts as he is astonished by her selflessness. At first, she hates the master due to his selfishness, abusive nature and unstable temper and therefore doesn't want to have anything to do with him, even refusing to eat dinner with him as he commanded her to do so.

When Belle disobeys the master's orders to enter the west wing of the castle, Belle tries to apologize, but is frightened when the master angrily yells at her. Unable to stand the master and her imprisonment any longer, Belle decides to flee, only to get attacked by a pack of wolves as she rides on her horse, Philippe through the forest. But when the master rescues her from the wolves, she chooses to help the master - who has collapsed from exhaustion and the injuries - back to the castle over running away and leaving him in the woods to suffer. As Belle tends to the wounds that the master received as a result of being injured by the wolves, the two then enter another brief argument about who is at fault, with Belle effectively winning the argument with telling off the master for his unstable temper. Once Belle, having conquered the master's ferocious temper, continues to tend to the injuries, she thanks him for saving her life, to which the master acknowledges her kindness and eventually evokes a change in his behavior towards her.

Shortly, Belle is treated nicely by the Beast, although his hatred towards Christmas due to the painful memories it evokes which put an abusive strain in his relationship with her. Eventually, the Beast then finally overcomes his hatred of Christmas when Belle gifts him a storybook centering on him and therefore gives Belle the Christmas she had always wanted.

As the result of the master treating Belle much better than before (including gifting her the entire castle library), and the mutual bonds shared between each other, the Beast starts developing romantic feelings for Belle, even though Belle doesn't reciprocate his feelings yet. Belle also considers the opinions and directions of the master, because, like her father, he is able to treat her as an equal, something no one in her village did. Belle even begins to note a change in the master's behavior and teaches him how to be kind and use manners. Belle even teaches the Beast how to read when he reveals how he forgot how to do it. Over time, Belle slowly falls in love with the master and expresses her comfort and love for him during their ballroom waltz.

When asked by the master if she is happy in living at the castle, Belle confirms she is as she comes to appreciate the master, along with forming friendships with his servants. However, Belle clearly misses her father and the master allows her to see through his enchanted mirror. Upon seeing her father falling ill and getting lost in the woods, trying to look for her, Belle is surprised when the master allows her to go rescue and reunite with her father. Belle, surprised by the master's selflessness, thanks him and is given the mirror by him as a goodbye present where she shares one last loving look at the master before leaving.

After rescuing her father and returning him home at their cottage, Belle explains to her father how the master set her free and defends him by explaining how he has changed his nature during her time at the castle. When an angry mob arrives in order to arrest Maurice and throw him into the local insane asylum because of his claims about the master, Belle uses the enchanted mirror to reveal the master's existence but feels guilty once she does so. As Belle tries to assure the intimidated crowd that the Beast isn't dangerous, her romantic feelings for the master are sensed by Gaston and when he mocks her for being in love with a monster, Belle angrily retorts by labeling Gaston as the real monster. As a result, Belle becomes horrified when a spiteful and angered Gaston convinces the villagers that the Beast is a threat and rallies the mob to kill the Beast. Belle tries to stop Gaston from going through with his plans, but he throws her and her father in their cellar, locking them inside, to prevent them from warning the master, making Belle feel guilty for revealing the master's existence.

When Chip frees her and her father from their basement, using Maurice's invention, Belle immediately rides back to the castle on Philippe to save the Beast. Once she arrives at the castle, she is horrified to see a heartbroken Beast cornered at the top of the roof as Gaston prepares to deliver the killing blow. Fortunately, Belle's arrival lifts the spirits of the master and gives him the willpower to fight against his evil enemy. As the Beast and Gaston fight each other, Belle enters the castle and makes her way to the roofs to save the Beast from Gaston.

Once Belle arrives at the rooftops of the castle, she spots the Beast after he apparently defeats and spares Gaston. Belle reunites with the Beast but becomes horrified when a spiteful and jealous Gaston stabs the Beast in the back before falling to his demise. As the Beast lies down, before passing away as a result of being mortally wounded, Belle tries to reassure him that everything is going to be fine, but the master with his dying breath tells her how grateful he is to have a chance at seeing her one last time before succumbing to the mortal wounds. Heartbroken over the master's passing, Belle finally admits her love for him, mere seconds before the last petal falls from the enchanted rose, which enables the Enchantress's spell to be broken just in time, and the master to be resurrected back to life as his human self and as a result, the castle and its residents return to their original selves. At first, Belle does not recognize the Prince, but upon seeing his eyes, she's able to see the Prince and Beast are the same person. This allows the two of them to share a passionate kiss, sealing their relationship. By the end of the film, both Belle and the master happily dance in the ballroom, surrounded by his humanized servants and her father watching the two happily.