The creative gears are turning in my head for this show so I have whipped up something for you all to enjoy. Review to let me know what you think
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The rain slapped against the large windows as the winds picked up. Days like these, Belle loved to stay in the library and search for books. The library was huge and the bookcases stood taller than the trees in the garden. Two chairs sat in the middle but she preferred the comfort of the soft rug beneath them. Piling a stack of books on the ground she looked through each of them.
The first book her hands touched was filled with the most interesting flowers she had ever seen. But as much as she loved them it did not interest her at the moment. Setting it down beside her, she picked for the second book.
The second book was filled with all kinds of stones meant for concoctions but again, this one had nothing to offer.
Time went by as Belle began tossing the books in front of her.
"I've spent so much time here and I haven't been able to find one good book!"
Belle slumped over in defeat and in the process of stretching her arms she knocked the last remaining stack of books she pulled from the shelves.
"Great…just great"
Brushing her skirt she bent down to retrieve all the books that were lying around her. Pieces of her hair fell out to cover her face as she went back and forth to put each of them away.
Bringing a hand across her face she let out a long breath. Only a few books remained and as she bent down for the final time she caught a glimpse of a black book peeking from the bottom. Ignoring the books at the top, her fingers slipped underneath to pull it out. The texture of the cover was rough and the only wording on the front read:
The Book of Love
The title shined in gold which made her automatically interested in looking through it. Plopping herself down, she gathered the book in her lap and turned a few pages to see nothing but scribbles. Taking a bunch of pages in between fingers she flipped through to find that the book was filled with illustrations of…lovemaking. Her eyes became glued to what she was seeing and she felt a warm blush cover her face as she looked at the 'unique' positions the lovers were tangled in.
Skimming through the words on a page she read: "The Lovers", underneath a painting of a woman being touched intimately by a man. Her skirt was hiked above her waist so that her most private area was shown to him.
It wasn't the act of sex that was completely foreign to her but it was the positions that sent her heart beating faster than before. She never knew that there were more than just a few ways of receiving pleasure. As much as Belle wanted to snap the book closed, she kept it open and promised herself to proceed reading it for just a couple more minutes.
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Time flew by and Belle was completely focused in the book. The images her eyes took in increased her body temperature and she found herself having to pause before continuing. If only she could hear the footsteps that were approaching the room. The doors of the library flew open and she jumped out of surprise.
"I'm sorry my dear…did I startle you?" he asked with a gleeful smile.
"Oh! Um…no…no you uh did not "she stumbled on her words as her mind wasn't able to formulate the best phrases at the moment.
"Well then…I shall join you here…my hands have become quite sore and I'd like the company" He said while making his way over to one of the chairs sitting close to her. She closed the book and prepared to jump up and put it away before he asked her a question.
"What is that you are reading?" he asked in such a way that was meant to just start a conversation.
She stood still for a moment before answering.
"Oh…um…some old book I found…about…about plants"
Leaning his head to the side he dug deeper.
"Plants…hmm sounds like the book I was looking for earlier…what kind of plants?"
Of course Rumpelstiltskin wanted specifics
"Flowers actually…for small potions that is" she replied, hoping that he would leave it be.
Bringing a hand to his chin he looked up in thought.
"Hmm that does sound a bit familiar…may I have a look…please?" he grinned at the last word.
Belle gripped the book tighter in hand and tried to come up with something that would drop his curiosity.
"Well I don't think it's the one…I mean I saw a few earlier that had much more in them"
"I'll be the judge of that" he said as he extended his hand out to her.
A cold sweat flushed across her body as her feet couldn't move from where she stood.
"The pages are falling out and it's quite messy…but I will hand you the other ones if you'd like"
Regaining control over her feet she turned to walk back to the shelf before he called her.
"Belle…it is just a book…hand it here so that I may look at it"
His voice wasn't too stern but she didn't want to keep refusing to give it to him. Now is the time and one way or another he would find out exactly what she was looking at minutes ago. Biting her bottom lip she turned back around and walked a few steps to lay the book in his hand. His long fingers curled around the edge and flipped it over to look at the front.
Her blush had to be much more noticeable now as a wide grin began to form on his face. Her fingers started to shake and she felt the need to run out the room.
"So…this is what you were reading…"
He appeared to be much amused at the way she was behaving in front of him. She was practically squirming on her toes as he turned a few pages to gaze at the sexual illustrations.
A few more pages flew to the side as he settled on a page with an ink smudge.
"Something tells me…this was the page you were reading before I walked in…isn't it?" he almost giggled as he held the open book in front of her.
Belle looked to the ground in embarrassment.
"Don't be shy dearie…"
She could feel his gaze on her and looked up to admit.
"Yes…yes it was…"
He pulled the book towards him again and flipped to the end and closed the book. The suspense was getting to her so she fixed her skirt and excused herself out of the library.
Making it out into the hall, she fell against the stone wall to take in fresh air. He was suffocating her with his questions and she had to get away from him. She was a mess and felt the need to retreat to her room.
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To be continued! He caught her so what do you think will happen next?
