#scene five

GASTON - *shoves the Beast through the window, shattering the glass* 

BEAST - *rolls across the edge of the roof* 

GASTON - *rushes out after him* 

BEAST - *stumbles to his feet, weak and cornered*  

GASTON - *moves to strike the Beast*  

BELLE - *approaches the bridge and looks up* *gasps in horror* 

GASTON - *brings the knife swinging down* 

BELLE - *rushes into the castle* 

GASTON - *throws the Beast aside* 

BEAST - *scrambles away, hidden amongst the gargoyles lining the roof* 

BEAST - *growls and slips out of hiding* *approaches Gaston* 

GASTON - *whirls around and swings at the Beast* 

BEAST - *grabs Gaston, lifting him up over the edge of the Balcony* 

GASTON - *gasps, struggling in panic* 

BEAST - *anger slowly melts from his face as Gaston whimpers* 

BEAST - *drags Gaston back onto the Balcony* 

BEAST - *shoves Gaston to the ground* 

BEAST - *leaps up, scaling the castle up to the balcony where Belle stands*

BEAST - *reaches out to Belle* 

GASTON - *pulls the knife out and swings back for another shot*

GASTON - *loses his balance* *screams as he slips off the roof, disappearing from view* 

BELLE - *guides the injured Beast up onto the balcony*

BEAST - *lies down, breathing strained* 

BEAST - *smiles weakly* 

BEAST - *falls still, no longer breathing* 

BEAST - *slowly falls back to the ground, his face hidden* 

BELLE - *stares through the dissipating fog, eyes wide* *slowly moves towards the Beast, reaching out to him* *jerks her hand back as he begins to move* 

BEAST - *slowly stands, his body shaking*   

BELLE - *looks at him skeptically* *suddenly notices his eyes* 

BEAST- *leans into her touch, taking a deep breath* *looks up as she pulls her hand away*