Inspired by the movie Beastly. No copyright intended. I do not own Beastly or the characters involved.

Not Completely Cured

I walked out of the school where Lindy was leaving on her trip. She loved me. She said she loved me. If only she said it in time to break the curse.

"Hunter?" I heard a familiar voice say, running out of the school.

"Lindy?" I asked, going towards her. Just as we were about to embrace, I sudden headache overcame me. I went down on one knee and gripped my head.

"Hunter? What's going on?" She said, rushing to my side.

I could feel changes happening to me. Was she just in time? Was I going to turn back into my normal self again?

Kendra's voice filled my thoughts.

Even though she was late, you deserve something for the love between you both.

What the hell did that mean? When the pain stopped I looked up at Lindy.

"K-Kyle?" She asked confused. I rushed to a nearby window to see if I really was back.

Looking at my reflection I saw something that I wasn't expecting.

You could definitely tell that I was Kyle Kingston, but you could also see traces of Hunter. Noticable traces.

My hair grew back, but I still had some of the markings on my face. The scar under my right eye was there, along with the scars on my other cheek, lip, chin, and neck. My eyebrows grew back and no longer said "embrace suck" on them. And I still had the black, tattoo like markings on my chin and neck. They were probably still on my chest, but I couldn't tell at the moment.

"Why didn't you tell me it was you?" Lindy asked, returning to my side.

"I was afraid that you wouldn't like me anymore because of how poorly I treated you before."

She looked at me, shook her head, and smiled.

"I love you Kyle. For who you are now. I'm not going to hold the past against you when I know that you have changed as a person for the better."

"I love you too Lindy." Then, she took her hand in mine and we walked down the city streets with no destination in mind. I didn't care who saw me now. I knew I had the one person with me who would love me no matter what. And that's all that mattered to me.