Chapter 1: Introduction
As Rumplestiltskin's dark heart consumed him, he was becoming more terrible by the minute. And physically, he wasn't doing so fine either. He went to bed to go lay down and found himself thinking about how badly he messed up with his dear love, Belle. His eyes fluttered as he drifted off to sleep. Little did he know that he would never wake up.
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"Is he going to be ok?" asked Belle.
"Fraid not," Grumpy said. "His heart has become too evil and bitter. I don't think he'll ever wake up. He deserves it though, given what he's done in his past. You ok sister?"
"I'm fine, really," Belle replied as she wept. "I just never really realized how much I loved him until I lost him."
"I know what you mean." Grumpy stared off into the distance remembering his only love. "Whelp, even if he does wake up, he ain't gonna be his old self. He'll have lost the ability to love, sorry sister." Grumpy walked out the door, and Belle was left alone with her dear, sleeping husband.