Disclaimer: I only own Evangeline.
Big stuff is gonna happen in these next few chapters! So enjoy!
Her outfit is on the polyvore link that is on my profile.
These past few weeks were quite stressful. Rumpel would disappear at different times of the night and come back early morning with strange item. He believes Bae and I don't know. Baelfire had been having nightmares recently so I've been helping him sleep with a spell, after convincing him it was good magic because it helped him. He now sleeps all night with good dreams.
"Rumpel, I want to talk with you." I said one morning, catching him in his return from his trips.
"About...this?" he asked, gesturing to him coming in the door late. I nodded with a stern look. He seemed to have no item with him this time.
"Where do you keep going? Is it...another woman?" I asked. Tears gathered in my eyes. Rumpel got a shocked and concerned look before rushing to kneel in front of me.
"No! No, never! I would never do that to you Eva. I love you!" he said with my face in his hands, putting his forehead to mine. I smiled softly before speaking.
"Then where have you been going?" I asked him. He seemed to think a moment before grabbing a chair and sitting across from where I was seated next to the fireplace.
"Everywhere, I said I would help people with my magic and I am, but not for free, if they have something we need or want I get it and in exchange, I help them." he informed me. I let out a sigh of relief.
"So that's why you bring things back? The villagers are talking Rumpel, they say you go away to let out magic to kill things, I don't believe them, my love, but you know how much I worry." I finished. He smiled softly and put a hand to my cheek.
"Well you don't have to worry any longer, dear." he spoke. He was about to get up and go to his spinning wheel but I stopped him with news.
"My grandmother's birthday is coming up, I'm going to visit her grave and my old home for a few days, will you be alright without me?"
"You don't want us to join you?" he asked.
"This is something I need to do alone." I explained before standing and kissing him. He returned the kiss with passion and attempted to make it go further which made me giggle.
"Not today my love. I'm going to pack and leave as soon as the sun rises." I informed him. I quickly packed some belongings and changed from my night gown into my usual white cream colored hooded dress, white lace gloves, white lace up boots, and finally some white powder on my eyes. Leaving my lips the natural rose red color. I grabbed a walking stick for the journey but Rumpel stopped me.
"You won't need that, dearie. Come, I've brought you something." he said standing from his wheel and leading me outside. A beautiful white shire horse. A mare by the look of it. I gasped and smiled before going to pet it's snout.
"She's beautiful Rumpel!" I explained.
"Thank you." the horse said to me, all Rumpel would hear is her nickers.
"You are very welcome." I replied. Rumpel gave me a confused look.
"I was born with the ability to speak to animals, love." I said smiling at him.
"Well she's all yours, all she needs is a new name." Rumpel said.
"Well what name do you want." I asked her.
"What you want it to be mistress." she replied obediently. She was definitely tame.
"Oh you don't have to call me that. Call me Eva, and I shall call you...Sasha." I decided. Her eyes smiled but she did not reply.
"Alright, I should be back in a couple days." I said while attaching my bag to the saddle that was already on her back. I waited for Rumpel to come and kiss me goodbye but he made no movement to get close to me or Sasha.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
"I don't do well with horses." he replied putting his hand behind his back and taking a step back.
"Then how did you get her here?"
"Magic." he replied. I rolled my eyes and went to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and gave him a kiss goodbye. He pulled me closer and slid his tongue into my mouth. I smiled but allowed him to explore. He moaned and wanted to guide me into the hut, but I pulled away.
"Say goodbye to Bae for me." I commanded gently before climbing onto Sasha and pulling my hood over my head to hide my beauty.
"I will."
"I love you Rumpel." I said smiling then lightly clicking and tapping my foot on Sasha's side to let her know to start moving.
"Hurry back!" Rumpel shouted after me. I pushed Sasha into a gallop and headed north-east. Towards the village I grew up in.
It took only a day to get there instead of the normal three days. Sasha was very good at running, she loved the wind in her face. I would of traveled by magic but it took too long to do that and I didn't want to frighten anyone. I was also still practicing.
My village was abandoned because people believed my grandmother was a witch, they think she placed a curse on it before she died but she only put a protective spell on it, not a curse.
I gathered her favorite flowers, dahlias, before going to her grave. I cleaned the leaves and weeds from it before planting the flowers there. I sat and talked to her, about Rumpel, about father's death, about how much I missed her, and about how I was now a village healer.
I spent the night in the village and took my time leaving, for I was reliving my childhood memories. The only reason I wouldn't live here ever again is because of what happened before my grandmother died, well murdered actually.
I re-packed my things then Sasha and I headed home to Rumpel. However, something felt wrong.
I returned around midnight and put Sasha to the side of the hut with plenty of hay, water, and grains for her to replenish on.
When I entered the hut and wasn't surprised to see Rumpel still awake. I was however concerned when I saw him with his head in his hands sitting in front of the fire. He made no movement nor acknowledged that I had returned.
"Rumpel? I'm home. Where's Bae?" I asked kneeling in front of him, a concerned look took over my face. He pulled his head from his face and looks at me with tear filled eyes. He looks as if he had been crying for a while.
"I'm so sorry." he whispered. Tears shed from my eyes.
"What have you done? Where is he?!" I asked standing.
"He- he wanted to leave. I promised him if there was a way to change me back I would do it." his voice cracked as he spoke. He sobbed and bit his lip.
"He was visited by the Reul Ghorm, she gave him a bean that would take us to a land without magic, but I-I was too afraid to go. I lost him. He's gone to that world, I broke my promise." he finished before sobbing into his hands. Tears ran in a continuous stream down my cheeks. We cried silently for what felt like hours before I took in a deep breath then let it out slowly.
I knelt in front of Rumpel and took his hands into mine, making him look into my eyes which now held hope and determination.
"We will find him Rumpelstiltskin, no matter how long it takes. There is always hope." I whispered before bringing him into a reassuring kiss. He pulled away and hugged me close, sobbing into my shoulder. I rubbed his back as a mother would.
"I promise you all we need is patience, we will see him again my love. You will get to apologize, we will be a family." I said while gazing into his eyes. His tears came to a halt. He smiled sadly.
"Thank you." he whispered.
R&R! Next chapter more drama will come, Killian and Milah come into the story!