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Chapter 2...

"Belle?" his tone almost breathless.

"Yeah..." she chuckled.." That's what I said..." she said bluntly and the rest of the crowd around her laughed too.

"Belle!" The barman called her over.

"He's going to ask me to work" She frowned at Gaston and he tightened his grip around her waist.

"Well tell him no baby" Gaston smirked and handed her another shot of tequila.

"I can't do that" She took the shot from him and drank it down in one. "I'll see you later okay?" Cupping Gaston's face between her two hands and placing a kiss to his lips.

That's when he seen it. That's when Mr Gold seen the shimmering stone reflecting the dazzling diamonds onto his suit jacket.

A ring on her left finger.

"You're engaged?" he said breathlessly and saddened.

"Uhhhhh yeah, to me" Gaston smirked and snickered at him.

"But Belle..."

"I don't think it's really any of your business...so if you'll excuse me, you're in my way" She brushed passed him and headed behind the bar. He watched her walk away.

"Don't you look at my fiance like that...you're old enough to be her father" Gaston snarled.

"I will look at what I very well like, Little boy" Gold snarled looking Gaston up and down.

"She's taken! Back off!" Gaston warned as he stood up towering over him with his large body and muscles.

Mr Gold chuckled with sarcasm. "For now..." he mumbled and turned on his cane and began to walk away.

"What the fuck did you just say?" Gaston gripped his elbow and spun him to face him which allowed Mr Gold to let out another sarcastic laugh.

"I said...For Now" he gritted his teeth.

Then the next thing Mr Gold's right cheek began to throb in pain. It had turned a bright red and was surely going to bruise when he woke up in the morning.

"GASTON!" Belle yelled from the bar and rushed to his side pushing him hard against his chest to push him away from the small injured man. "I've got to stay here and work, Danny's asked me to cover for him...Go home Gaston, I'll see you later"

"What the hell? Are you taking his side? Your choosing him over me? Belle? what the hell I'm not going anywhere".

"He wasn't doing any harm" she glared.

"He was looking at you, he's perverted, look how old he is!"

She glared at him, "Don't be so stupid, I hardly even know the guy...Just go home and sleep off the alcohol I'll see you later" she yelled as she pushed him towards the front of The Rabbit Hole.

She walked back into The Rabbit Hole letting out a huge sigh.

"I'm sorry about him...he gets too drunk sometimes and he's so protective of me" she made her way back around to the other side of the bar. "Can I get you a drink?"

He nodded with a smile. "Whiskey please".

She nodded just once turning around and pouring the Whiskey into a glass.

She placed it in front of him, "On the house" she smiled before she drifted away and went to serve another customer.

"Thanks for covering Belle, I'll make it up to you"

She smiled and watched Danny rush out of the door.

The bar began to become very quiet. The hours were passing and the people were slowly fading away or stumbling out of the doors drunk as skunks.

But Mr Gold remained at the end of the bar for the majority of the night.

"Don't you have a wife to go home to Mr Gold?" She questioned as she grabbed herself a vodka and lemonade and him another whiskey, then leaned against the bar counter in front of him.

He snorted at that. "Wife? No..." He said bluntly.

"What about you and 'God's gift?" he said sarcastically.

"God's gift?" she looked at him confused..."Oh wait...Gaston?"

He nodded drinking back his drink.

"Well I've known him for as long as I can remember, There's been no one other than Gaston really"

He laughed, -No one other than Gaston?- He thought to himself sarcastically, -How wrong she is, she can't even see her own True Love standing right in front of her- he thought as he gazed at her.

She laughed.

He drifted his gaze back down to the remaining tiny drop of whiskey still left in his glass which he began swirling around the glass.

-This is torture, Regina knows exactly what she's done- he thought furiously. -His Belle, was no longer his Belle-.

The bar was finally emptied of all of it's customers. Belle and Mr Gold were now the only remaining two.

"You know...You're a classy guy Mr Gold, You seem like the kind of man that wouldn't hurt anyone...nothing like the rumors that go around town"

"Rumors?" He questioned.

"Oh just that you're the most powerful man in town and you got that power from being ruthless, and when people cross you they..uhh...they get hurt"

-So Regina did get something right then?- he snarled to himself.

"And do you believe these rumors?"

"Well I did...until tonight" she bit her lip seductively.

He smiled at her.

"Anyway, I'm sorry Mr Gold but I'm afraid I'm going to have to kick you out, I can't wait to go home" she giggled as she switched the lights off behind the bar.

"What home to that pompous son of a bitch?" he gritted to himself not meaning for her to hear him.

"What was that?" she questioned.

"Oh nothing dearie" he smiled and leaned on his cane as he strolled out of the pub, being followed closely behind by Belle.

He began walking down the side street and let out a huge sigh. The first place he was going was straight to find Regina.

She needed to be yelled at. His anger was rising in his body. -How could she do this? How could she do this to me? How could she do this to Belle?- The words plaguing his mind and then all of the memories of him and Belle began to pour and flood into his mind. The thought of them back at the dark castle made him grip his cane ever so tightly.

He arrived at the Mayor's office. -Typical- he laughed sarcastically.

He entered without even knocking.

"Well Mayor Mills is it?" He read the plaque on the front of the door.

"What the hell have you done with Belle?" He snarled.

"You mean the lovely new life she has?" She smirked up at him pleasantly happy at his distraught.

"You've given her cursed memories! That is not what I wanted for Belle" he gritted.

"You mean from the curse that you gave me?" She smirked.

"I didn't choose the personalities or lives for them Regina...That was your job" he glared and could barely hold his temper. "Undo it and bring Belle back to me" he yelled.

"You know I can't" she got up from behind her desk, walked in front of it and leaned up against it standing right in front of him. "These cursed memories she now has are real, Belle and Gaston are here to stay" she said smugly.

"Any curse can be broken dearie, and you are going to help me" he snarled.

"Or what? You'll kill me?"She laughed throwing her head back for dramatic effect.

"I'll find a way" he said as he sat comfortably in the chair.

"Finding a way isn't the problem dear, I think we both know what is..." she said as she twirled the pen between her fingers as she smiled contently at the misfortune of Mr Gold.

"True Loves Kiss" he gritted.

"Indeed... And I don't think this resident feels the same way about you, as you do about her" she chuckled again and Mr Gold had to hold back from launching towards her and ripping her head off her shoulders.

"Then I'll make her" he yelled.

She smirked "Good Luck, Gold" gritting his teeth together ferociously he got up and began to walk out..."Oh and...Give my best to the happy couple" she teased him and he stormed out of the room slamming the door behind him almost shattering the glass from the anger.

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Belle had began to slowly walk home. Her high heels slowing her down from the height of them.

But the blisters she had growing on her toes were throbbing and she could feel blood already emerging from them.

She leaned up against a lamp post and began to remove her stilettoed heels.

"Belle?"

She almost jumped out of her skin.

"Mr Gold..." she said trying to catch her breath back..." You startled me" she smiled.

"You walking this way? " He gestured down the street.

"Yeah our house is just on the corner" she smiled and they both began walking together.

She felt awkward, there was something mysterious about him, hoping that there was a part of him that proved that the rumors were true but when he was with her she couldn't see any bad in him at all.

"I guess I'll see yaa around" she gave a shy wave and wandered into her house, he nodded and watched her close the door up on her front stoop.

"Belle?" Gaston mumbled.

"Gaston?" She rushed to the living to find him sprawled out on the sofa.

"I've been waiting for you" He smirked.

He sauntered up and moved towards her, when she suddenly winced with pain as he gripped the top of her arms.

"But then I seen you walking down the street with that crippled old man! Who is he Belle? Your new fuck buddy?" He yelled in her face.

"Don't be stupid! We were just walking the same way...I don't even know him!" She courageously yelled back.

"Don't lie to me!" He pushed her back against the hard wall.

"Gaston, honey...please..." her tone became quieter hoping it would calm him down.

She stroked up his arm, she knew he used his hands...quite a lot especially when he was angry and especially on her, but this time he was angry, drunk and she was the only person around.

"Save it...whore" he spat at her.

"GASTON!" She yelled as she witnessed his hand raise, level with her face, she tried to move away but she wasn't quick enough.

-BLACKOUT-

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