Here's chapter 4! Thank you so much for all the reviews!
Jefferson's POV
I ran through town, looking this way and that. Where was she? I stopped dead when I saw who was crossing the street in front of me. Regina was hurrying across looking around trying not to be seen. I saw her, though. I half walked half ran towards her. She stopped dead when she saw me. I strode over a mad smile twisting my face. "Have you seen Mr. Gold around lately?" I asked raking my hand through my hair. She shook her head. "No, have you seen your Grace?" she asked back, a faint hint of her old smile playing at her lips. It was all I could do not to punch her in the lip. Before I could I saw someone else crossing the road up ahead. The figure had black hair with streaks of brown and light red running through it. His eyes were brown and it took me a minute before I actually realized who I was looking at. "August!" I exclaimed running towards him. He turned, grinned and waved at me. Forgetting Regina, I sprinted over. "August, what are you doing here?" I asked. He shrugged, still smiling. "I'm looking for my dad, I'll help you find Grace if you need it." he said. I nodded my heart beating painfully fast. I turned back and stuck my tongue out at Regina. At first she looked plain surprised, then a look of disgust overcame her face. "Real mature," she shouted at our retreating backs. Best. Day. Ever.
We walked through town looking at everyone trying to make out familiar faces in the crowd. I was starting to get worried. August must have seen this because he said, "Don't worry, we'll find her." I nodded. I was grateful to have a friend like him. Suddenly I heard an all too familiar voice. August and I looked at each other. He nodded at me. "Go find her," he said. I nodded back and started running towards the clock tower. Grace was standing by the base of the clock tower scanning the crowd. She saw me before I saw her, apparently, because I was completely unaware when she side tackled me. I nearly toppled over. "Papa," she whispered, her head buried in my coat. I knelt down by her, never letting go. "I'm so sorry," I said " For leaving you" Her head finally emerged her beautiful eyes looking up at me. God, she looked like her mother. I felt the first tears touch my face in 28 years. These were not tears of sorrow, they were tears of joy. "Papa, I love you." she said "Can we go home?" I nodded and took her hand. Home. Our home. Together at last.
Belle's POV
Okay it's been a pretty rough day for me. Wandering around an unfamiliar city, getting hugged by some weird old dude who said he didn't know me, and then realizing that the weird old dude is actually Rumpelstiltskin who kicked me out of his castle for kissing him. Then to top it all off, Rumpelstiltskin hasn't changed at all since I'd last seen him. Still greedy and hungry for power. So i was almost grateful when a rock come flying out of the forest and hit his hand. I didn't like what he was doing, dropping a bottle down a well. Somehow i didn't think it was good. When a phone, however, came out of the forest and hit him full on in the nose, that was a little to far. He cursed violently and looked around. "Show yourself!" he roared. His nose had turned a bright red and a small bruise was starting to form. It was all I could do not to giggle. When no one answered his call, he turned his attention back to the phone. He started scrolling through it. After quite awhile he said, "Belle, let's go look for the owner." I nodded and then suddenly remembered something. When I worked at his castle, he had said something about a son. He never told me the full story though, and I believed he owed it to me. "Rumpelstiltskin, tell me about your son." I said. He looked over at me then sighed. He managed a small smile. "You remember." he said. "Yes, please tell me," I said smiling myself. He took a deep breath then started his story. "His name is Baelfire. A long time ago, some men wanted to take him away from me. So one night we escaped. They caught up with us and shamed me in front of him. That night was the night I became the Dark One. I stopped the Ogre Wars! I gave him anything he could ever wish for, but all he wanted was for me to lose my powers. So we made a deal. If he could find a way to free me of the curse without killing me, I would do it. A find a way, he did. At the last moment I got scared and backed out. He left without me, and I haven't heard from him since." he finished. I caught myself tearing up. That's why he's so closed off when it comes to love. "We'll find him," I said linking my arm through his. He smiled at me. "Come," he said let's go look for the bloke who threw the phone."
Mr. Gold's POV
You learn something new every day. My lesson for the day: phone's hurt. I snatched up the phone. I was going to see who this guy was. Interestingly enough I couldn't find the name on the phone. I looked everywhere, so finally I resorted to scrolling through the phone. I clicked on the pictures icon, thinking maybe I could reconize the owner. The first picture was of a boy. He had dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes with a mischevious glint in them. I didn't reconize him. Something weird clicked inside my head. This boy did look a little familiar, now that I thought about it. Still, I needed to find him. It might be... No it couldn't. He's probably dead by now. I just need to figure out why he stopped me. "Belle," I said "Let's go look for the owner."
Sorry for the long wait but I had SOLs today! :(( Well I hoped you like it! If you like my writing go to and search born2write99. That's me!
