Chapter 8: - As The Stars Fall
It had been after Neal had been dropped off at school when the purple cloud of magic flowed through the streets of Storybrooke and every resident's dormant mind and memories were finally awoken.
The Mist engulfed Storybrooke completely and when Rumple had seen the mist slipping under his bedroom door, he quickly jumped out of bed and took little Maria in his arms protectively and closed his eyes tightly.
When he opened his eyes he was once again standing in the dark castle and he looked around surprised before looking down at little Maria who gurgled as she woke up and smiled sleepily up at him,
"Pa... Pa... Pa.. Pa" she gurgled and he smiled brightly before hearing,
"Papa!" shouted Bae as he ran into his papa's room and hugged his side tightly and Rumple smiled brightly, falling to his knees as he held little Maria in one arm and wrapped his free arm around his son tightly and hugged him,
"Oh Bae thank heaven, I missed you so much" he said softly and Bae giggled as he hugged him back,
"I missed you too Papa" he said with a giggle and Rumple smiled softly before looking around expectantly but his smile slowly vanished when he saw that Belle was no where in sight. He took Bae's hand in his free hand as he continued to hold Maria in the other and he walked into the corridor,
"Belle?... Belle, it's ok. It's safe" he called out but received no response and he frowned and looked down at Bae who wore a confused expression,
"If we all appeared home safely... Then where is your mother?" he asked more to himself in a quiet tone.
Lacey had been at work when she saw the purple mist slip under the door. She tried to run but there was no use. She was soon overcome with magic.
Lacey woke up in the enchanted forest far away from the dark castle and she looked around confused,
"Wh... What the hell?!... Where am I?" she said to herself, she didn't notice how her necklace glowed.
Whilst Rumple and Bae searched the castle as Maria slept in her bassinet. Belle was no where to be found and Rumple was growing worried. He ran a hand through his hair in frustration. It was then that Jefferson entered with an expression of worry on his face,
"Please tell me that you're all here" he said firmly and Rumple looked at him sadly before shaking his head,
"I can't find Belle anywhere... We've searched the entire castle" he said downheartedly. Bae ran past jefferson and hugged his Papa's side as his bottom lip began to wobble and Rumple hugged his son and looked at Jefferson sadly,
"Where is she Jefferson?... Where's my wife?" he asked sadly and Jefferson looked at him sympathetically,
"Try not to panic Rumple... There was no getting away from that enchanted cloud so she'll definitely be somewhere" he encouraged and Rumple looked down at his son before thinking and he looked at a mirror that hung on one of the walls and he approached it,
"Show me my wife" he said firmly and the mirror glowed before bringing up the village he had grown up in and he saw Belle sitting on the fountain side looking sad and alone as others around her reunited with loved ones and he smiled relieved,
"Thank goodness she's safe... Jefferson you stay here and watch my son. Maria's asleep so please don't wake her if you can help it. I'm going to get my wife" he said and Jefferson went to protest but Rumple vanished in a cloud of smoke and an unimpressed expression grew on Jefferson's face.
Lacey didn't have any idea where she was and she was too scared to talk to anyone so she had just followed the path that lead her to a small village and she sighed sadly as she sat down on a fountain side and hugged herself gently. She missed her son, She missed Robert and she missed Storybrooke.
She had been in the village for almost an hour when Robert appeared before her with a smile on his face in a cloud of smoke and she smiled brightly, feeling relieved and she ran to him and hugged him tightly,
"Robert! Thank goodness" she said softly and Rumple's smile vanished and he pulled away gently and looked at her confused,
"B... Belle?" he asked and Lacey looked just as confused as he did,
"Who's Belle?" she asked and Rumple looked horrified and shook his head,
"No... No Belle please" he begged. He had longed for the moment that he would be reunited with his beloved Belle. He had reluctantly avoided situations in which he would have shared a kiss with Lacey because he wanted his first kiss with her to be when she finally woke up and remembered. Lacey looked confused and she stepped away slightly,
"Robert what is the matter with you?" she asked confused and Rumple looked at her sadly. It was then that Zoso appeared behind him,
"Oh dear..." he said with a chuckle,
"Is something wrong?" he asked mockingly and Rumple turned around quickly and glared at him,
"You broke your word! You said you'd release her!" he demanded and Zoso held up an accusing finger as he pointed at Rumple,
"Ah ah ah... You told me to release the residents of Storybrooke... You never said a word about releasing her" he mocked and Rumple glared,
"She was a resident!" he growled and Zoso chuckled before waving his hand,
"PotAto Potato" he said and Rumple glared,
"I won't let you get away with this. I'll make her remember" he swore and Zoso chuckled,
"Good luck trying. Remember I'm the only one who has the power to remove that necklace" he said before vanishing in a cloud of smoke.
Rumple growled as he watched Zoso Vanish before he turned to Lacey with a soft expression,
"Please Belle you have to remember. I know you're still in there... It's me... It's Rumple, Your husband. Please come back to me" he begged gently but Lacey simply stepped away looking scared,
"Stop calling me that! My name is Lacey!" she yelled firmly and Rumple tried again,
"No... Your name is Belle. You have a daughter named Maria to your previous husband, Adam. You also have an adoptive son named Bae and you're my wife... Please listen to me" he begged but she turned away,
"apparently I don't even know who you are" she said trying to flee quickly but Rumple ran in front of her, looking desperate,
"I'm Rumplestiltskin. We were friend's as children. Best friends but I made a mistake and pushed you away but a few years later we found each other again" he tried to explain and she looked at him with wide eyes,
"Rumplestiltskin?! You mean the man who can spin straw into gold? You're insane" she yelled before pushing past him and started to run and without thinking he yelled after her,
"FRESH FUDGE!" he yelled and that made her stop but she didn't turn so he continued,
"When we first met as children... I rescued your book from the mud after Gaston stole it from you... and that day... we swore that we would be best friends forever and I shared some fresh fudge with you" he explained gently,
"Do you remember that?" he asked softly and at that moment the glow that shone around Lacey's necklace faded and suddenly broke from around her neck and fell to the ground with a 'Clink' and after a moment she slowly turned around and Rumple saw that she had a tear rolling down her cheek,
"R... R...Rumple?" she whispered.
Oooooooooooooo I'm very cruel! haha lol :D
Rumbelle Reunion in the next Chapter!
How sweet is Rumple not wanting to share a kiss with Lacey until she finally woke up as Belle? and how sweet was it that it was the memory of the simple gesture of her and rumple sharing fresh fudge as children that finally woke her up? Awwwwwww The Sweetness! hehe :D
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