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Chapter 1
The dinner door chimed announcing a new costumer, I rushed to put on my apron with one hand and used the other to hold the coffee pot. When I finally looked up to greet the new costumer, my breath caught in my throat at the sight I was greeted with. There was a young woman around my age wearing a nice blue dress paired with black heels. She was gorgeous and I couldn't stop staring at her while she looked around the dinner. "Hurry up girl. Stop drooling over her and get moving!" I blushed because the beautiful stranger turned my way, and gave me a timid wave before sitting down in an empty booth.
"And don't you dare be late tomorrow girl…..oh and Leroy called said you left your jacket at the rabbit hole." I huffed, Leroy so just snitched on me! "Yes granny I won't be late tomorrow!" I served people coffee before stopping in front of the new girls booth. I looked down at my notepad still embarrassed of granny yelling at me to stop drooling over her. 'God she must think I'm an idiot'
"HI I'm Ruby are you ready to order or do you need more time?" I looked up from my notepad when I heard sniffling. The sight I was met with broke my heart, she was crying but still tried to look collected. "mm can I just have an iced tea?" I nodded and left to bring her, her iced tea.
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Three iced teas later
"Would you like to tell me what's wrong?" she looked up at me with big, red, puffy eyes but even with the puffiness form crying I would have been stupid not to notice the piercing blue they were. She nodded and took a deep breath before gesturing for me to sit across from her.
"I just broke up with someone who I thought was the love of my life, who I thought could change for the better, but he just kept proving me wrong and I'm tired of having hope in him." Wow her accent was hot. Wait him? My heart dropped when I realized she said 'him' but I should have known that I wouldn't have had a shot with her especially if she's straight.
"Well I'll tell you what, it's his lost." She chuckled and shook her head before letting her hair fall and cover her blushing face. "It's true well I think you are totally hot." She looked up at me with big eyes and her mouth open before closing it and smiling brightly.
"Thank you. You are quiet the catch yourself." It was my turn to blush at the compliment. I have been called beautiful, sexy, gorgeous, you name it but none of those compliments affected me like the one she gave me. We talked about everything and anything while I tried to avoid the fact that I was a wolf and killed someone, while she avoided the name of who her ex was. While engaging in a debate about whether this world or the old world was better.
"This world is definitely better I mean we have ice tea, and movies, and bathrooms, and I can wear pants!" she huffed and pouted a little
"No fair you used iced tea!" I chuckled at how adorable she was being. "Girl your supposed to be working not flirting!" huh I got up and was about to walk away when I realized I didn't know her name. "Wait I never got your name?" she smiled at me sweetly and her smile was so infectious I couldn't help but smile back.
"It's Belle." My smile faded as I recognized her name, she is the Belle that was sent to Rumple's castle so that her kingdom could be protected, she is the Belle that Rumple fell in love with but still couldn't give up magic for. All all these things clicked in my head I felt my heart breaking little by little knowing I could never be with her for sure unless I wanted to be killed by the dark one.
"Ruby are you alright?" I nodded and continued on with my work trying to avoid her worried gaze and my granny's questioning one.
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"Alright girl your free to go." I hung up my apron and walked out the front door. I started to walk in the direction of the Rabbit Hole when I heard people arguing in the parking lot where my car parked. As I got closer to my car I tried to tune out the couple arguing until I realized whom those voices belonged to.
"How dare you speak to me like that you stupid whore! I am the dark one and I will not be disrespect by a needy whore!" I whipped around when I heard Belle scream out in pain and the sight in front of me made my breath catch and my heart stop. There she was on the floor clutching her left cheek sobbing, while Rumple stood above her with his cane still raised.
"Get away from her!" I ran to Belle's side and stood between her and Rumple.
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A/N until next time readers I hope you liked the first chapter I tried to make it a little close to the story line of where the show was around episodes 2x04-2x07 before ruby first turns because I want to write how I think the show should have taken it. Please review good or bad you opinions will really help make this story better.