She felt hollow. She'd felt like this ever since she'd learned that Rumpelstiltskin was back- and that he'd lied to her again- but this was different.
Belle wasn't angry, she wasn't sad, she wasn't happy, she wasn't anything.
Her head hurt with that distant feeling that she was forgetting something. Like a word at the tip of your tongue that you can't quite say.
She picked up her phone, "Will? I need help."
Ten minutes later, Will Scarlet stood in the door way of Belle's library apartment.
"What's the emergency?" he asked, handing her a coffee.
"I feel odd," Belle said.
"You feel odd? Odd how?"
"I don't feel. I can't feel anything," she clenched the coffee cup, "I know I should feel sad or mad or something but... nothing!"
"How long have you not felt like this?" he asked.
"Since I woke up today."
"And did something strange happen last night?" he probed.
"I-I don't remember. I was in the shop, then Regina came in, but why would Regina do anything? She's part of the heroes now" she shook her head, "I think everything was normal after? I don't know. Will, I'm scared."
He set his coffee down and took hers from her, "I need to feel your heart, okay? I'm going to put my hand on your chest."
Belle's eyes widened, "You think it's my heart?"
"Just let me see, all right Belle?" he stepped closer and put a hand on her chest.
Frowning, he leaned closer to listen to her heart beat.
"Belle," he said, straightening, "You didn't remove your heart, did you?"
"No! Why would I do that?!" she exclaimed, hands flying to her chest.
"Okay, okay, calm down. Some times, it's just... easier to deal with... losing some one you love by taking out your emotion," Will said, "Then you just don't feel anything."
"But I didn't take my heart out!"
"Belle, I'm really sorry, but some one did."