Love Is Never Ugly

Chapter 2

I slipped on my tux and combed my hair. The limo arrived and as usual my father wouldn't be there to give me advice or drop me off. During the ride, I remembered I needed to get Chloe an orchid so I made the driver stop at the flower shop. There were flowers everywhere. Violets, poppies, daffodils, lillies, tulips, and roses. The flowers made me think of my mother and how much she loved them.

"Can I help you?" The clerk asked me.

At the cashier was a woman with short red hair and eyes that seemed to twinkle. She wore a red dress with black spots on it.

"Do you have any orchids?"

"I'm sorry but we're all out."

"But I need one for my date."

"Orchids are proud and stuck up." She said. "If I may suggest, bring her a rose they symbolize true beauty and love."

I looked at the roses until I saw a single white rose. I didn't know why but I liked that one the best. She plucked the rose and gave it to me then I left for the dance. As expected Chloe bitched about the rose and the spa treatment didn't do nothing for her but I was in enough trouble already so I wouldn't point that out.

"I can't believe you got me a damn rose!" She screeched.

"What's wrong with it?"

"It doesn't match!"

"It's white, white goes with everything."

"It's off white!" She took the rose corsage from me and threw it to the floor. "You better get me something expensive for this! And I want that new gold bracelet."

I picked it up and sighed. I looked over to see some of the party staff cleaning up, some of them were students who volunteered for extra credit. I recognized one of them from school, her name was Marinette. I had seen her around school but I had never spoken to her mainly because she's kind of invisible. She wore a uniform, which came with a hat that she had her hair piled up in it and the room was dark with neon lights so I couldn't really get a good look at her face. I looked down at the rose corsage and picked it up. I thought it was a shame to let go to waist so I decided why not give it to her.

"Marinette?" I said.

"Yes?" She looked up. "Can I help you?"

"Listen do you like roses?"

"Yes, they're my favorite."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Well my date didn't want this so here."

I handed her the corsage, she seemed hesitant at first but then she accepted it

"Marinette!" Her friend called. "Girl! Come and help me with this table."

"I'm coming Alya." She said. "Thank you."

"It's nothing really."

Chloe avoided me during the whole dance and I couldn't find Nino so I was pretty much on my own. I went outside to get some air when I heard the sound of heels clicking and I felt a pair of slender arms around me. At first I thought it was Chloe so I didn't respond but when I felt a pair of lips on my neck I turned to see Lila in provocative black dress.

"Lila? What the hell are you doing?!" I said shoving her off.

"You looked lonely so I came to comfort you." She tried to kiss me but I shoved her off again.

"Lila I have a girlfriend!"

"That blonde bitch? You can't seriously like her? If you're dating her because of her looks I can assure you she won't be pretty much longer."

I don't what she meant by that but I had a strange feeling that she could be dangerous.

"Choose me Adrien." She said.

"Choose you for what?"

"To be your lover."

She made a grab for my manhood but I quickly dodged her hand.

"Lover?" He said. "Lila, we're just friends."

"What? But you'll learn to love me in time right?"

"Slow down we just met and you're already making an aim for my crotch. Not even Chloe did that when we first met."

"Well you don't really want her."

She grabbed my hand and put it to her butt I tried to pull it away.

"Okay I think you're kind of drunk." I said. "So stop."

"I know you want me." She held it there and jerked it away.

"I said stop! I don't want you!"

"Yes you do." She tried to grab me.

"Get off me! You freak!"

I pushed her off a little harder than I needed to. I tried to help her up but she smacked my hand away. She stood up and a glowing aura surrounded, her hair seemed to be flowing while her eyes were glowing. I thought that someone had spiked the punch and I was drunk but I would soon learn that this was real.

"Lila? Are you okay?"

"No! How dare you reject the most powerful witch in the world!"

"Witch?! Okay somebody spiked the punch or I'm dreaming." I pinched himself. "Ow!"

"You're not hallucinating! And you're awake!"

"So you're real?"

"Yes I'm real! You had your chance to love me but instead you insult me! Everyone loves you so it doesn't matter huh? Well let's see how much they'll love you now."

She clenched her fists, lifted it up, and snapped her fingers. Light flashed, I felt dizzy and a little feverish. I collapsed to floor as my vision became blurry and everything seemed to be spinning. When I got up and my vision cleared I felt different.

"Wha...What happened?" I said.

"Two years." I heard Lila said.

"Two years? Two years for what?"

"You have two years to find someone to love you, or stay like this forever."

"Like what?"

I looked at at myself in the reflection of the glass doors. Looking back at me was a young man covered with fangs, claws, cat ears, a tail, ruffled hair, cat like green eyes, and black fur all over his body. Was that me? I rolled up the sleeve of my shirt to reveal a tattoo of a tree with pink, red, and white roses.

"I've turned you beastly." She said. "When the roses all wilt away and die, your time is up. Your only hope is that a beautiful girl must fall in love you and prove it by saying the words I love you and give you a kiss."

She then vanished in a puff of smoke and that night marked the beginning of my misery.