Rumpelstiltskin woke up to his belle screaming in her sleep in the room
next to him he got out of bed and walked as fast as he could to her room.
When he got inside he sat on he bed and started to shake her awake.
"Belle belle darling wake up" belle woke up and before she realized where
she was she saw Rumpelstiltskin and screamed "Belle love its me there is
no need to scream" she opened her eyes again and stopped screaming
"Rumple?" she asked
"yes love it's me"
What belle did next bothered Rumple most which was lay her head down
on his lap and cry
"belle what is the matter"
"oh it's just the nightmare I had felt so real"
"well darling you don't need to worry you are safe in my arms"
Belle just continued crying in his lap as he rubbed soothing circles in her
back till she fell back asleep.
He stayed up that whole night with her asleep in his lap.
When the morning came Rumpelstiltskin gently woke up his sleeping belle.
"hey" she said
"hey I hope your dreams were better"
"much"
"so do you wish to tell me what that nightmare was about?"
"if you don't mind I'd rather not think of it again"
"I understand"
She than got up kissed him on the cheek and left the room
Later that day belle was dusting some things in the shop when
Rumpelstiltskin Came up behind her and touched her shoulder to get her
attention belle jumped and turned around and almost looked frightened by
him.
"belle are you ok?"
"yes sorry you just startled me thats all"
"ok well I was just going to ask you if you wanted to go to grannies and
get lunch"
"sure that sounds like a wonderful idea"
He that offered her his arm and they walked to grannies. Though
Rumpelstiltskin something was wrong because no one looks that scared by
just being startled.
When they got to grannies they ordered what they always get a
hamburger and ice tea. They didn't really talk that much.
Rumpelstiltskin went to hold her hand but as soon as she felt his touch
she pulled her hand away
"sweetheart please tell me what is wrong what did I do?"
"nothing! Nothing you didn't do anything!"
And after saying that belle got up and walked out of the dinner. Over
hearing what had happened ruby walked over to the table
"so what did you do now" she asked him
"for once I have know idea"
Ruby sat down at the table across from him
"what do you mean you have know idea?"
"she been like this all day since she woke up what you just saw was me
trying to hold her hand"
"and she just freaked out like that"
"yes the only thing I can of is the nightmare she had she won't tell me
what happened."
"maybe the nightmare was about you" ruby said
"you know I bet it was I should go find her and try to talk to her"
"ya try the docks she goes there to think"
"thank you ruby" he said while heading out the door
Rumpelstiltskin Did as ruby said and searched by the docks and sure
enough there she was sitting on a bench hugging her knees. The closer he
got he realized she was crying. Rumpelstiltskin didn't say a word he just sat
next to her and stared out at the ocean until she was ready to talk.
After about 10 minutes belle laid her head down on Rumpelstiltskin's
shoulder. He moved his arm so he could wrap it a round her.
"I'm so sorry Rumple" she finally said to him
"there's no need to be love I understand"
"but I know that I hurt you"
"sweetheart the only thing that hurt me was seeing you hurting and not
being able to help you"
He kissed her on the head
"now if want to tell me tell me but if not I just want you to know that I
would never do anything to hurt you what you saw in that dream was not
real and can not hurt you I love you and just want to see you happy"
She snuggled closer to him
"I don't want to tell you and I know you would never hurt me can we go
back to granny's and start over"
"of course"
They got up and walked backed to granny's with arms around each other.