AN: Hello guys! I'm a tad rusty from writing fan-fics but I've been so obsessed with Once Upon A Time that I just had to attempt to write one! I love the dynamic of the relationship between Belle and Rumplestiltskin so of course my first OUAT fan-fic had to be about them! Please enjoy and maybe leave some advice for me? Thank you!
The way he looked at me was not like the looks I had received from any man or being ever before. It seemed as though he looked right past me, but looked right at me at the same time. The way he sent shivers down my spine with a single glance of the eye was foreign to me and it terrified me half to death. My home had disappeared, my father gone before my eyes and here I was. Alone. With him. Rumplestiltskin; the infamous creature from who knows where. And I was to spend the rest of my life with him. With it.
It is dim and cold. Describing my feelings so perfectly well. A soft gasp escapes my lips as I look up at the ceiling. It is so high up. A soft, yellow light is emitted from the few lamps, enough to create the presence of shadows, not enough to light up the room.
This place is grand and so was home, but my home was lived in, showed signs of love and happiness. This place however is barren; no personal touches, no one else. A stranger from afar might as well think that this place was empty and had been for many, many years. The rooms remain silent not even the sound of a mouse dared break the silence. Silence that was never present at my home even in the deadest hours of the night seems normal here. Home. This was home now. And would be. As long as I live. Which might not be long. After all, I was alone, so far away from home, with a monster.
A manic giggle disturbed me from my morbid thoughts, and as my eyes met his I was certain he was not a human of any kind. With an elaborate flourish of his hands he asked mockingly '' How do you like your home, my dearie?'' I lowered my eyes it was rude to stare after all. And even now, I am a princess. Nothing less. Even here I must be entirely respectful.
''It is nice.'' I mean to say bravely; instead my voice cracks and trembles. He seems happy, almost ecstatic at my fright, his smile widening into a grin displaying his sharp teeth, which makes me resolve to stay indifferent. I would not allow my dignity to be lost along with my happiness to him. Not to him.
''Well then! After all, you have to stay here for how long?'' He taunts me, his grin widening every second.
I stifle a sob, my knees about to give in. ''Forever.''
Disclaimer: Anything you recognize from the show Once Upon A Time is not mine. I wish it were though… :b