A/N: I'm afraid there will be the third chapter, for I have so many things to write. Enjoy, and hope you can tell me your ideas!

It had been ten months since that sorrowful night. Belle thought she had completely recovered, even though bothered with nightmares sometimes.

That day she was learning driving with Emma. Curiously, she drove along the street, turned left, went on, and finally she got quite close to the town line. She paid her full attention to the car, and she didn't realize that until Emma told her. Fortunately she pressed the brake pedal in time.

'Too dangerous!' Belle sighed with great relief. 'I thought I might cross that line!'

'I assume we should get back. Perhaps it is going to rain.' Emma smiled, looking out of the window.

'You'd better turn the car back. I…I may fail it.' Belle hesitated.

'You can do it. Just believe in yourself.' Emma gave her friend a warm and encouraging smile. 'When I started to drive, I was often frightened out of wits! But now , you see, my car has become my closest friend! Relax, and go!'

Emma heard a cry as soon as she finished her answer. Now Belle was staring at the front window, her eyes filled with fears.

'Can you see it ? There is a man. '

Through that window, Emma could vaguely see a figure, lying on the ground.

'Wait here.'

'No, let's go together.' Belle got out of the car before her friend could reject.

'Rumpelstilkskin!' When Belle finally reached that line and figured out who that man was, she bursted out tears.

The pain, the love, even the hate, which had been buried inside her heart for such a long time, finally showed up. They were seeds, hiding inside the soil during the whole winter, but whenever the warmth came, they just came outside to share the greatest sunshine.

'Wait!'

Emma shouted as loud as she could, but Belle rushed towards that man as if she didn't hear anything. Unwillingly, Emma saw her friend running across that cursed line, falling to the ground. Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and it was getting cloudier and cloudier. But her friend was never able to get back. She didn't know what to do.

'Rumpel.' Belle leaned forward and whispered. 'Can you hear me ?'

'Belle.' He gazed at her shining eyes.

And all that's best of dark and bright

Meet in her aspect and her eyes

It was quite strange, but he could only think of this. While they were in the dark castle, she once read this poem to him. He found it boring at that time, for he wasn't a 'literature type'. However, when he heard her sweet voice and saw her tearful eyes, he had a burst of understanding.

Yes, it was. He started another magical adventure after he left Storybrooke, but her voice echoed around his ears every day, every minute, every second.

During this trip, he faced a large number of enemies and got stuck in thousands of traps. He wanted to kill people, make evil deals, but his conscience, no, his Belle stopped him every time he tried to do these. One day, when he stood in a dark forest after a terrible battle with the witch, he felt a sense of loneliness.

He had gone too far that he didn't know why he started.

He just wanted to protect his little Bae and other lovely kids in the village. He just wanted to show all the people that he wasn't a coward, a coward who could be easily defeated and abused.

He had gone too far.

Hate and revenge had occupied his heart, meaning there wasn't any place for love, meaning that he would be lonely in his entire life.

He couldn't have them both, the love and the power.

Because his power was the enemy of true love. The place in his heart was limited. He could only chose one. He chose his power, which left a big hole in his heart.

He needed his power because he didn't want others to look down upon him, to tease him. He needed to prove his value.

But anyway,he was lonely.

And he realized that he didn't need to prove himself through his frightening power. He had her, the woman who loved him more than anyone.

His heart ached thinking of her. He owed her so much, so much that he even couldn't pay back.

In that vivid moment, he made up his mind to return, to beg for her forgiveness, to give her all his love, which she deserved. Even if she didn't want to be with him, he still wanted to see her, to see her happiness with anyone she loved.

So he set out, looking for his true love. He vanished in the darkness, because he was running towards his light.

'Rumpel, I miss you.' Belle cupped his face with tenderness.

'I miss you too.'

He didn't expect this.

Even if he was far from their car, he could still easily make out her lovely face, which brought a lump to his throat.

How could he tell her that he loved her more than anything, even more than his power?

How could he ask her for her forgiveness, when he had betrayed her again and again?

He didn't know why, but he felt so weak at that moment. His leg was extremely painful again. He struggled to stand up,but finally failed.