Here is part 3! Get ready to jump in your seat!

The next scene is the same as when Belle first meets Rumpel, so I will skip all the way to when she's his maid at his castle.

"Oh, you missed a spot."

Belle was cleaning the tables of Rumpelstiltskin's castle, which were very dusty considering he never polishes them. "No, I'm pretty sure I got that one."

"No, there is a teeeenie tiiiny speck of dust right there- no not right there! There we go!"

Belle is scrubbing furiously on the tables and she looks worn out from the excessive amount of work. "Ok, now what?"

Rumpel thinks for a second, then smiled. "You should be happy about what I have to say. You get a break. But only a two minute break. Then your back to scrubbing the tables." He cackles.

Belle rolls her eyes and places the rag on the table. "Really funny," she mutters sarcastically. She sits on the table and looks at Rumpel with an inquiring look. "Do you have any family? Or people you look up to?"

Rumpel's face goes serious. He sits there quietly and puts his hands together, fingertips touching. "Yes. My son. He is the only love of my life I've ever had. The only love I'll ever have. I promised that when my son was born, I would protect him. And I would not let any harm come to him."

Belle cocks her head. "Is that why you became the Dark One? Just to protect your son? Or is there something else you're not telling me?"

"That is all," Rumpel says, closing the conversation. He stands up and stars pacing around the room and then stops and says, "OH! Time for cleaning missy! Two minutes are up!"

Hook stares out at his ship "The Jolly Roger" floating in the sea. The pirate's life once again. He thinks bitterly. Ever since Hook got washed away by this curse, he has been tortured with the fact he remembers everything and has to watch Emma grow up for 30 years and have her not remember him. Hook didn't feel the same without Emma and her fateful love towards him. He starts walking up the deck to his ship and is encountered by Mr. Smee. "Hello, Captain. Are you ready to sail the ship and set sail?"

"Where the bloody hell are we going?" Hook asks dubiously.

"To deliver the boy to Pan in Neverland, remember?"

"What boy?"

"You know! Baelfire? Then one you've been finding for weeks!"

Hook massages his beard with his hand. "I don't recall…."

"You must be tired or drunk or something Captain. You should get some bedrest."

"QUIET SMEE! Otherwise I'll have you walk the plank!" He arches an eyebrow at himself. I am certainly warming up to my pirate-like self. He thinks. "Aye," he mutters, "We shall swab the decks and get ready to set sail." He slowly climbs aboard the Jolly Roger and while he's sailing, he says, I will find you, Emma. I will always find you.

Belle groans angrily as she's cleaning. She pushes so hard, her hands resulted in blisters. She stops and pants and looks up. "I'm done Rumpel. I want to talk about you now. What do you do in your spare time, where do you go, and what places do you visit? I want to hear it all!"

Rumpel stares at her. "Why should I tell you anything?"

"Because you've been there. You've been every place in the world, while all I've seen is the inside of your dusty castle." She wipes some of the dust off the table and coughs.

Rumpel shakes his head. "It's none of your business."

"Of course it is! I know you're dying to tell me! And I'm not gonna stop asking! You better start talking, Rumpel."

Rumpel sighs. "I don't trust you, young girl. As nice as you may seem, you would spread my secret and would give other villains a greater advantage. I don't want to take that chance."

Belle walks over to him and takes his hand. "Do you wanna know something crazy? I see good in you. I see a good man who wants to protect his family. Not just for himself, but for them. I get what you're going through Rumpel. You have heartache for your wife and for being known as a coward. But you're not. You are willing to protect your family at no costs and that's a good thing. A thing that hero's do. You might be a hero yourself too. You just have to believe it. I believe in you Rumpel. I'll always be by your side. Whenever you need me, I'm here." Belle smiles and touches his face.

Rumpel doesn't say a word. He just stares into Belle's face. An awkward silence fills the room, and then finally he says, "No one has ever said that to me. Ever. No one has ever had the courage to lay out such beautiful words as those. I have to admit that was really heartfelt. Thank you Belle." He blushes a little and backs away.

Belle smiles. "That's what it was meant for," she admitted softly.

Rumpel shakes it off. "Alright missy, that's enough of that for one day. Get back to cleaning."

Belle smiles and laughs a little. "Alright, Rumpel." She says and takes the rag and carefully cleans.

"You let Belle in here? I am not very fond of that girl." Cora admits disgustingly.

Rumpel cocks his head. "She didn't really give me any harm. She's actually surprisingly nice. She makes a great maid. Also she decreased my chances of killing her."

"I honestly don't think she's a good match for you. Honestly, you should pick a different girl."

"No you're not talking about…UGH I'm not dating her!" Rumpel throws his hands in the air. "That's ludicrous!"

Cora chuckles. "Honestly, I think you should date someone who's more inclined to her evil deeds…hmmm let's see…me?"

Rumpel points at his tongue. "BLEH," he says. "That would be taking it over the edge. I'm not that desperate."

"Seriously Rumpel, she's corrupting you. Making you think all these lies. She's just trying to make you the man you were before. A coward."

"Well that's why I'm not receiving help from her. She's just a maid. She does no harm."

Cora eyes Rumpel seriously. "Rumpel, do not interact with her. AT ALL. Do I make myself clear?"

Rumpel shakes his head. "You can't force me to do anything."

"Oh yes I can," Cora says, "I can rip Belle's heart out and crush it. How's that for a try?"

Rumpel just stares at the floor and says nothing.

"You just think about it, Rumpel. And if you have any questions, you'll know where to find me." She disappears in a cloud of smoke.

Belle walks in. "Who was that? I swear I heard someone."

Rumpel stares at Belle. "Nothing dearie. It was just me talking to myself."

Belle shrugs and picks up the rag and cleans without being told.

Rumpel observes Belle. She seems like a nice girl. I don't see why Cora hates her very much. But there's something about this girl that's making me warm and fuzzy inside….

That is the end of part 3! Hope you enjoyed it!