[Welcome to the world of Beauty and the Beast. Host, you are required to accomplish the following missions : 1) Find your soulmate. 2) Discover the beast's past. Completion of the missions will increase your ranking. Good luck, host.] Noel found himself on a bed tucked in warmly. He felt gentle hands run over his forehead. He looked up and saw a pretty woman with golden hair smiling at him. "Should I tell you a story, dear?" She said, her voice soft and kind, "You seem to have trouble sleeping." Noel raised his hands infront of his face. He saw two pairs of small pudgy hands a sliver ring was on his left hand's ring finger. Noel frowned at his little hands. "Belle, how old am I?" [Eight.] Noel looked at the woman and guessed she must be his mother. He smiled at her. "Yes, mother.