Hey you Guys!

After I got so many lovely reviews for my Frankenwolf Oneshot (Late Night Visit) it was impossible for me not to write another Fanfic. But this time it will all be bigger, there will be drama, at times it will be dark (actually that's kinda how it starts) but there are - of course - going to be sweet moments as well. Oh, so so sweet...

I really hope you enjoy "Dark Side of the Moon", because I have such a great time writing it!

If you like it I will try to update it once a week (after all it IS a ONCE Fanfic, right? lol) So please, R&R and tell me if you want more!

(Oh and also: English isn't my native language, so please don't go too hard on me if you find mistakes!)

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Chapter 1; The Break-Down.

It was a cold night in Storybrooke and Ruby walked quickly through the streets, carefully keeping her coat shut. Because of the rain it was hard to tell but she was drenched in tears. She quickly walked out of the city and into the forest until she reached the main street again. Ruby didn't want to walk the whole road itself because she didn't want to run into someone and no one was in the woods at night.

Everyone was way to terrified, with Regina in hiding, Cora somewhere in Storybrooke and Hook... well, he was in the hospital, waiting for Mr. Gold to return and kill him. But as soon as Hook got out, everyone was hoping David would put him behind bars so he couldn't hurt anyone else. With the whole town worrying about two Witches and one Pirat, no one bothered to worry about the Werewolf anymore. Of course they didn't have to, since Ruby has managed to get the Wolf under control again. Right.

She kept walking until she reached the line which marked the end of town and stopped right before it. One more step and she'd cross it. For a while she just stood here, her eyes on the line and crying. She looked up into the sky, trying to see the moon, but there were nothing but dark clouds. It wasn't a fullmoon, she knew that. That was what irritated her so much. She looked at the street again and closed her eyes, ready to cross the line, when she yelled: „Go away!"

Ruby'd known someone had been following her for a while now but she was hoping going through the forest would scare him off. She didn't have to see him, to know who it was. All she needed was to smell him. And even through the Rain, the Woods and what was beneath her coat, she could smell it was Dr. Whale. Frankenstein. Of course he wasn't scared of dark places, she should have known.

„I will." he replied and stepped out of the forest and on to the street. „As long as you promise not to cross that line."

Ruby opened her eyes again but didn't turn around. He obviously wasn't going to leave, which was a problem. In fact, it was a problem, that he'd even seen her here. Tonight. After what happened. And there was of course the biggest question; how much had he seen?

„How long have you been following me?" she asked but still didn't turn towards him. Her eyes stayed on the street behind the line.

„You don't know?"

„I noticed you around the time I passed the Sheriffs Office." She didn't know if he'd been there earlier. There was way too much going on in her head before.

„Passed is kind of a strech, don't you think? Considering you walked up and down before the entrance about 50 times before you actually went on." Whale came nearer, she heard it.

„Are you trying to become stalker of the year?" Ruby asked annoyed. She was very very testy right now and could not stand him being the smartass he was. „And just for the record, go away does not mean come closer!" she added in a commanding voice.

„I know it doesn't. I just figured... a couple of days ago, when I was about to kill myself – and what you're about to do is basically the same – you didn't back off, when I told you to, either, and that turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me."

Ruby's expression got sad as he said that, but he couldn't see that, since she was still staring out on the street. „Don't you think you're being a bit overdramatic?" she asked and tried to sound cold, but this time her voice was shaking.

„Says the woman who's about to give up her entire life." Again with the smartassness.

As he reached out to grab her shoulder her instincs told her was he was doing and Ruby backed away, before he could touch her and looked at him. „I'm not a woman." she said as the color of her eyes changed from brown to yellow for not even a second – but she could tell he saw it, even if it was dark, because he got scared.

„Ruby... what is going on?" he asked in all seriousness, but still didn't seem to be prepaired to back off. „It's not fullmoon. You can't turn."

She took a short sad, unbelieving short laughter. „Well thank you, Doctor. I'm all better now."

„Okay... I get it. You're freaking out! But there's no reason... we'll get your red cloak and-"

„That's gone." she interrupted him and he was quiet. „I already checked. That's why I'm here." Her cold facade broke and showed what was left of her: A very scared woman who just wanted this nightmare to be over. „I have to leave. If I don't..." she shook her head as new tears were running down her face. „I thought I managed how to control the wolf but as it turned out, it's stronger than me. It can take over whenever it wants, it doesn't even need a fullmoon and I'm scared." She breathed very fast, the last words came out as noting more than a whisper and she was probably close to a mental breakdown. Maybe even past.

Whale took a step towards her but Ruby backed away from him again. „Don't! I'm dangerous. I will hurt you." She couldn't stop crying and her voice was shaking with emotion.

„Ruby, if you leave... the monster will still be there. This line doesn't erase what we are! It only takes away your memory. And if you cross it... you'll give the wolf even more power, because you won't even remember it's there. And you will have access to even more people to hurt! Do you want that?"

She didn't reply, her look just wandered from him over the line to the street. After a while Whale walked to her and this time she didn't back away. He took her hands into his and asked again: „Do you want that?"

Ruby looked at him and a view moments passed, before she finally shook her head.

„Good. Than come with me and we will find a solution." Whale said that in absolute confidence and she wanted to believe him. Still, she hesitated. It wasn't until he added „I promise." when she nodded very slowly and let Whale take her back to Storybrooke.