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Chapter 1
When the days are cold
"Get out! Go on! Get!" Marry Anne screamed at me. She then threw me out into the snow covered ground. "Don't you EVER come back into this house or even near this house again!" I felt fear run through me. Never? All I have done was eat a small slice of cheese! "Come on I don't have anything suitable for the weather!" I told her "Well too bad!" She said angrily. All I was wearing was a pink dress and a purple undershirt. The outfit wasn't suited for icey cold weather.
I decided that I'd wonder around and try and find a barn I can live in. My thin pink cloak flew behind me as I walked, makeing me feel the biting cold wind. 'Why did I eat that little bit of cheese?'I had walked around the small chilled village for over 2 hours and I still hadnt found a safe bit of shelter.
I started to wonderd why I had been abandoned. What did I do to my parents to have them abondon me? Were they eaten by wolves or by a mountain lion? Who knew, maybe they were still alive in a nice warm cottage.
Suddenly I came to the egde of the village and its hussleing and bustling streets. I decided in that moment that I would leave this poor provitual town, and visit the Dark One who ruled over these lands. I asumed that since the Dark One was said to be all powerful, maybe he could help me find a nice loving home with a family.I looked back at the only place I had ever known, then back at the deep, dark, and dangerous looking forest that lay ahead. I then started to enter its dark mouth that was ready to swallow me.
After an hour I finally collapsed in the deep snow that now was laying up to half of my leg. My face hit the shimmering, white, cold, cloud and I didn't try to push up. I senced that I was going to die in the sugary ground. I could feel my fingers close to frostbite. 'I dont want to die. Not without a family at least.' I thaught to myself.
I looked up to the tree tops to see the dancing rainbow, first pink, then green, then blue, then yellow. The trees looked black against the dancing rainbow. Oh how I've always loved the dancing rainbow. They say that fairys made the dancing rainbow to give hope to all people. No matter where you lived they would forever light up the night's sky. That's just what I needed now, hope.
I slowly lifted my self out from the icy cold bed and slowly began to continue my journey. Then I saw a light! "Help! Im trying-" I was cut off from collapsing once again. This time I didnt try to stand up. I waited for death to take me.I slowly shouted "I'm trying...I'm trying... I'm trying... to get...to...the...Dark..." I felt as though I was fainting, but I wasn't. Snow started to. cover my Frozen boddy. I wished I had help. I wished I had a loving family, warm home, and hot steamy food. Thats it that's what I truely wanted. Those three things.
I looked towards where the light had once been. It was getting closer! Thank the gods! Oh I hoped whom ever finds me will be willing to help me.
"Oh dear! That doesn't look good!" A man sounding like he was in his twenty's said. "Rumple what do we do?! She's completely frozen!" A young woman said, approaching my body. "We need to take her back home. No Jefferson, my home." Another man said with an odd sounding vioce, who I assumed to be Rumple. I slightly opened my eyes to see dark faces leading down at me. There was a man who wore an odd looking top hat, another man with frizzy hair, and a young woman who looked like she was also in her twenty's.
"H...h...h..he...he..heeellllpppp." I whispered. "She's-shes awake! Rumple, I..." The man with the top hat who must have been Jefferson said in disbelief. "Sweetheart, where are your parents? Why are you out here? Where are you going?" The woman asked taking off her cloak and putting it on me, as Jefferson lived me onto her lap. I shivered violently. "I...I...I dddd don't have any. I wwww wa going tttt to the Dark C C Castle ttt to see tttt the DDDD Dark One." I told her snuggling into her warm embrace.
"Rumple...she, she wanted to see you!" She said looking to the odd looking man, going by the name of Rumple. "Belle, give her to me. I'll teleport her home, then we'll take turns to delivering the food home." He told her.
"Shhh, shhh, it's going to be okay little dearie." He told me as he lifted me onto his shoulder. "Mmmmm my nnnn name iiii is Olivia." I felt happy to hear that I was getting help. "Thank you." I breathed into his ear.
"She's only 12 or 13 by the looks of her." Jefferson said. "Who would just leave this orphan in the middle of the Forest?" Belle said looking around. "No one did. She said it herself, she was to see me. Hopefully it was for a good reason." Rumple said then we vanished into purple the smoked cleared we were in a large, blood red, room. The room was like fire on my skin. "Why were you looking for me, little dearie?" He asked me when he laid me down on a red sofa. "I wwwww wanted tttt to know iiif you knew www who mmmy parents. So Iiii I could fff find a real home." I could see that this Rumple had dark mossy green skin that was sprickled in golden dust. His hair was brown and very greasy. He had dragon like eyes that were amber, and he wore what looked like expensive cloth, leather, and dragon hide. "You must have been abandoned like me. I won't help you find your parents. They're your biggest weakness. Trust me, I have had experience from that. All that they'll do is give you heartbreak." I started to tear up. I was never going to have a family. "Go to sleep dearie. You look like you need it." Then he left. I did as he said and slowly fell asleep.
I opened my eyes. Where was I? What happened? Then I remembered what had happened last night. The Dark One wasn't going to help me find my family. "Rumple, Jefferson the girl is awake!" Belle said from the edge of the sofa.I sat up ready to leave. "Little dearie, lay back down." Rumple said walking towards me. This time he was wearing a red vest, silk undershirt, and leather pants. "No, I know you don't want me here anymore. I'll go and escort myself out." I said like I had many times before. "No, little dearie. I would like you to stay." He told me this time putting his hand on my shoulder, signaling for me to stay where I was.
"Would you like some tea?" Belle asked me handing me a steaming cup. It smalled wonderful from here. "No, I don't think you should give any to me." I told her politely. "Are you kidding me? Belle's tea is the best!" Jefferson said enthusiastically. "Why not?" Belle asked me. "Im too poor to even be able to eat a peace of Cheese without paying even a penny for it." I could see that these three were quite rich, they must be expecting me to pay them for their kindness. "It's free, little dearie. We're not expecting you to give us anything for it." Rumple said handing me the cup. "Thank you so much for your kindness." I said politely taking the cup and slowly savouring the delicious drink.
"I'm Belle by the way, I'm Rumpel's maid." "I'm Rumpelstiltskin, or Rumple if you will. You probably know me as the Dark One. This here is my good friend Jefferson, but you can call him Hatter." Rumple said while pointing to Jefferson. "I can introduce myself if that's alright with you." Hatter said annoyed. "I'm Olivia, you can call me Liv if you want." I smiled and thought sadly that soon I was going to be asked to leave. "Is it alright if I call you Little Dearie?" Rumple asked. "It's quite fine. How long was I sleeping?" "About a day, Liv. We've been looking after you during that time. How old are you anyway?" Belle asked handing me a cookie, she was wearing a blue maids dress and a white shirt underneath.
"I'm 13 years old. Sorry if I've been a bother...why have you gone so far into looking after me?" I asked them. "Well, sir Grumpy Pants was actually afraid that you were going to die on us. He couldn't even spin at his wheel! Belle was so nervous that she didn't do any of her chorse!" Hatter said laughing at Rumple. "And Hatter wouldn't leave this house. If he did it was only for an hour." Rumple shot back. I felt terrible!
"To answer your question, we wanted to help you. It was the right thing to do." Belle explained pouring me a second cup. "Rumple noticed that your thinner than an average villager, why is that?" She asked handing me another cookie. "Like I said before, I'm too poor. No one needs an extra mouth to feed." I told her taking a sip of her tea.
"Little dearie, would you like to stay here?" Rumple asked me putting a clawed hand on my shoulder. "Yes, I would like to stay for the rest of the day. I'll be on my way tomorrow." I told him smiling, he didn't smile back. "Little dearie, I mean would you like to live here?" He explained pointing to the ground. "Oh I would love to!" I said excitedly, then I realised that he probably wanted me to become his little maid. "I don't know how to do house work very well honestly, but I can-," he held up a finger before I could continue. "The only thing I want you to do is to be a child. Play, read, try on clothes, explore that's what I want from you. Not what villagers who are lazy want." I gave him a big hug. "Thank you, Rumple. Thank you so much!" Tears were forming in my eyes. No one ever thought that I was to be treated like a child until now.
"Rumpel, I don't want to be rude, but where will she be sleeping. I mean you cant let her sleep in the dungeons. Trust me it's not a very...nice bedroom." Belle said looking towards us. Rumpelstiltskin giggled, which I felt was ment to scare people, but for some reason it didn't scare me. "Well of course she's not going to sleep in the dongeons! What makes you think that dearie? Hmm? You think I'm a beast?" Hatter started to laugh. "My dear Belle, where would you get such an idea?!" She sat her self into a thinking position then said, "Hmm, let me think...my first week, my second week, and my third week I recall living in a degeon which Rumpel refured to as 'my room'." "Honestly Rumpel, what were you thinking?!" Hatter asked Rumpel. "Well she dosent any more." He retorted, waving his hand in the air as if it were nothing. "Well...?" Belle asked him tapping her foot impatiently. "She can have what ever room that you see fit." He walked towards a fine looking spinning wheel. "Well then she'll have the room next to yours." Belle said walking towards him.
Latter that day:
I started to sit up again and this time I could finally stand up. Then I tried to walk around, which thankfully I could do quite easily. "Well, well, well, Little Dearie, it looks like your doing better than I thaught." He said smiling walking towards me. "Yes I am, thank you...Your odd you do know that right?" I told him holding onto the long table. "Well that's quite rude!" "Sorry...I just never met anyone that's so nice. Your odd because you look like a dark sorcerer and your actions just..." I said moving closer. "Well dearie, I am a dark sorcerer." He said taking a seat in the large throne looking chair.
"Why are you being so kind?" I knew Belle and Hatter's answer. "Well..." He had a far away look in his eye. "Once I was in your shoes. I was a poor boy...my father abandoned me when I was only a wee boy. He left me with a couple of spinners. They were my only family. That's why I want to help you and why I'm being kinder than most." He told me looking at me while frowning at the old memory. "Is that why you wont help me find my parents?" I asked before nearly falling. He immediately stood up and caught me before I fell down. Then he lifted me onto the table. "Yes. That's exactly why."
"Belle this is delicious. Thank you, dearie." Rumpel said smiling. Hatter had gone home earlier that day. Belle was sitting across from me. We were both sitting on eather side of him. "Are you guys...a couple or somthing?" I asked interested in their relationship. They seemed like they were together or were brother and sister or something. "Beg my pardon?" Rumpel said. "We aren't um...together." Belle said looking down at her soup. "Sorry...I just thaught..." I said taking a spoonful of the red liquid.
"You certainly like dinner, Olivia." Belle smiled at me and took another sip of her own tomatoe soup. "Well I dont know when I'll get to eat like this again." I replied smiling. "Your going to be eating like this every day, Little Dearie." I knew that I wasn't wanted. I could senses it. Tonight I had a plan, it would help them. "Thank you again for everything." "Your welcome Olivia." I looked around the room I could see a large door behind Rumpel. That was where I would go. "After dinner Belle, could you show the Little Dearie her room?" "Yes, of course. You must be tired, right?" "oh, uh yeah."
"Right here is Rumpel's room. So if you need anything all you have to do is walk across the hall." Belle said motioning to the tall wooden door with a gold handle. I smiled up to her kindly. "This will be your room. I found some books you might like...if you can read. I can teach you if you wanted." She lead me into the large room.
It was beautiful! There was a large window across from the door, over looking the castle grounds, there was a small sofa underneath the window. The cushions were blue with gold trimming. There was a large, four poster bed that was white with red roses at the top of the head board and end board. On the bed was a white quilt, on the inside of the quilt there was a patern of pink and red roses. Across from the bed was a fireplace. Over head of the fire place was a shelf with a wooden clock, a tin dog, and a small stack of books. The curtains in the room were babby pink. The walls were all white. Next to the bed and the door was a built in book shelf that had about twenty books.
"I love it!" I whisper as I walk into the beautiful room. "I can read, don't worry. I can read very well, actually." I reassured her. "There is a closet and a wash room over here." Belle lead me towards a door next to the window and fireplace. The room was also white. The floor had a pink fluffy carpet. There was a white tub, and a walk in closet. I picked up a baby pink night gown. "Oh I love my room!" I said spinnig around.
When Belle left I shed my dirty cloths, and had a hot bath. "All you have to do is tell the castle what you want and it will be." She had told me before leaving me. It felt nice to be in a hot bath for once. I wished I would never leave this place. When I finally came out I put on the warm pink nightgown.
"I heard that you liked the room, Little dearie." Rumpel was standing in the door way. His arm was resting on the door frame. I could see that he was smiling. "I wanted to give this to you." He said walking to wards me. When he reached my bed he handed me a small stuffed dog. "Thank you." I said looking down at the small brown pup. "His name is puppy. He was my boy's favorite toy until he died. I thaught you might like him as well." He smiled down at me. Puppy was a chocolate brown exept around his nose and paws which were a wornout yellow. He also had brown eyes. I smelled him. He smelled like the air after a summer shawer. His arms were worn in and were a little limpy. I gave him a kiss. I loved Puppy. "I do, thank you so much."
"I'm sure you have more questions." "Yes, why were you on the road?" "Well..." he looked downto Puppy. "We were bringing home the food that we had bought. Food and magic dont mix well together, Little Dearie." He said smiling and wiggling a finger to me. I giggled at his little antics. "Am I considered your daughter now?" I wanted the answer, but also didn't. "That's up to you, Little Dearie. If I were to choose, I would." He pat my head and blew out the candle then closed my door.
When I was sure he was gone I started to pack a large satchel. First I put in a map of the Dark Kingdom, then 10 dresses, 2 pairs of boots, a little bit of food, and finally I decided I'd take Puppy. He would be my only friend and companion for the journey. I then wrote a note telling them that I was runing away knowing that at one piont they would have done this, I just wanted to aviod too much pain. Then I changed into 3 layers of dresses, through on a pair of brown boots, put on a pair of pink mittens, and a magenta cloak. I opened the door, and took onevlast look at the beautiful room. "Goodbye." I whispered.
I ran down a few flights of stairs and I could see that I was outside of the Grand Hall doors. I continued straight. Then I went through a pair of dark dark green doors. I walked into the grey room that only had one mahogany table. "Going somwhere, Little Dearie?" Rumpel asked from behind me. "I thaught...I thaught...I thaught..." I said flabbergasted. "You thaught what? I wasn't going to notice?" He asked taking my cloak off. "Well...yeah. You were being so kind I knew at one piont you would throw me out when you relized you don't want a 13 year old girl to look after." I told him stareing at him in utter amazement. "Well, Little Dearie, I would most certainly like to be a father again. My son had died of a dieses a little under 300 years. I want that again. I refuse to get one through a deal, and I dont want an orphan who doesn't want to even look at me." He put his hands on both of my cheeks and looked into my eyes. "The door is always open if you wish to leave, but you are welcome to live here." I could tell that he expected me to leave immediately, leave him and think that he was a disgusting monster. I didnt though. "I want to stay here. With you and Belle." I gave bim a hug. I could feel tears fighting to leave my eyes. "Oh! Little Dearie why are you crying?" "I just don't want you to do what every person that I have met have done!" He started to hug me back with on hand and then he started to pet my brown hair. "Shhh. Little Dearie, Im never going to do that to you. I promise." Then we were engolfed in purple smoke.
I looked around to find myself in a diffrent room. It was the same set up as my room the only difrences were the colors and that the bed was slightly larger. The room was red and the only light was coming from the fireplace. Infront of the fireplace there was a fur rug. The blaket on the bed was also blood red. "Why are we here?" I started to grow nervous. "I thaught that it would calm you down if you fell asleep where you feel safe." I looked up at him as if he was crazy. "This room just makes me feel creeped out." "Meaning, with me. I get the feeling you feel safer with me, even though I'm a monster." "So this is your room?" "Yes, Little Dearie. No I'm not going to hurt you or do anything you don't want me to." Well that was a relief. "Thank you again." He then twerled his hand over my head and I found myself in a purple nightgown. "Now get into bed. You've had a long three days." He helped me under the covers. "Shhh, go to sleep." Helaid down next to me. When he did I snuggled up to him. He may be the Dark One, but he treated me like an equal.
