Chapter 9 problem
As she got to her room, as soon as she closed the door, she headed to her bed to collect the mirror. She held it to her face and then before she even said `Rumpelstiltskin' she felt a pair of hands grab her waist. She knew they were Rumples, his touch was the same every time and he knew where to grab her softly to get her attention.
He kissed her neck and Belle closed her eyes slowly. As she turned her head he said as he stared into her eyes "any trouble with her?"
Belle knew he was talking about Regina the evil Queen. As soon as he asked the question, Belle turned around to face him, his hands still on her waist and she put her hands on his shoulders. She looked down to the floor then back to his face then said "nothing I couldn't handle" Belle said with a hint of fear that he would ask the question and get angry. She stared back down at the floor hoping he wouldn't ask.
His eyes opened wide and with a curious but caring voice he said "Belle...look at me, what did she do?" he put his hand softly under her chin to lift it up.
Belle looked into his eyes and said "first, she came to me on the stairs. She was talking about you and ...Rumple she knows you are here".
He could only say "Belle, what do you mean first?" he stroked her chin as he said it.
Belle said "when I went to the library, I had the rose with me...after Snow left, the windows to the library opened. I went to close them and when I turned around...she was stood there staring at me. She took the rose from the chair, where I had left it, she eventually gave it back but Rumple...she said that you still have the chipped cup. Our chipped cup. Is that true?"
Rumple looked into her eyes and said "yes...I carry it everywhere, where you are not. It is the only thing I have left of you".
As he said the last words Belles eyes began to tear up she eventually said "well, that has now changed. Now you have me".
He kissed her gently then she pulled away he said "Belle, what's wrong?"
She came out of his hands, out of his reach and walked to the other side of the room she said "Rumple, if I ask you something, you have to tell me the truth...promise me you will".
He tried to walk closer but belle put her hand up to stop him then he said "I promise, Belle".
She put her hand down and said "Rumple...am I your...am I your only weakness?"
He walked closer this time Belle didn't protest he said "Belle, where did you hear that?"
She sat down on the edge of her bed and said "while I was in the library with the queen, she said she wanted to know, why I was your only weakness. She looked at me like she was curious but I felt like she wanted to hurt me. Is it true Rumple, am I your only weakness?"
Rumple walked over and sat next to her he put one arm around her waist "it is true Belle...you are my only weakness...I would do anything for you, I would die for you".
Belle smiled for a moment as she looked into his eyes she said "I love you Rumpelstiltskin"
He kissed her and in between kisses he said "I love you Belle".
When they pulled away for some air, after several moments of kissing, Belle had noticed someone had taken the sheet of the mirror. She shouted "Rumple, the mirror".
She ran towards the mirror and covered it back up. Rumple walked towards her and said "the evil Queen" he knew who did this.
Belle was panicking. She said "Rumple, what if she was watching us?"
Rumple hugged Belle. Her head was on his chest, she could hear Rumples heart beat getting faster, he said "Belle, I am going to fix this, your father will not find out about us".
Belle immediately lifted her head up, so she could look into his eyes and said "Rumple, I do not care if my father finds out about us but I want to be the one to tell him...I don't want the Queen twisting words to make my father hate me or worse to think you have put a spell on me...I want to tell him that you are my true love and I want to be with you".
Rumple smiled and gave her another kiss this one was soft and gentle. When the parted, they stared into each others eyes and Belle said "what are you going to do?"
He said softly "first, I will go and have a word with the Queen and see what she knows. If it is anything bad, I will try and silence her".
Belle quickly said "Rumple, please tell me your not going to kill her. She wants to make your heart as black as coal, she wants to split us up and by you killing her she would..." Rumple interrupted her.
Rumple said "Belle...Belle, don't worry I will not kill her, I promise, I just want to talk to her". They spent an hour together then Rumple turned invisible and told Belle he was going to see the Queen.
When Rumple got to the Queens room, he walked in still invisible. He saw the Queen at her mirror and she spoke first. She said "I wondered how long it would take you to see me" Rumple became visible again "let me guess, your here to talk about Belle".
"Stay away from her" he had anger in his voice.
The Queen stood from her dresser and walked closer to Rumple "or what you'll kill me?"
"No...Your safe from me...I promised Belle, I would not kill you" he sounded like he had been defeated but he would keep his promise he made to Belle.
"awww well isn't that sweet...the girl is making you soft, Rumple".
He stared into her eyes and said "I might not be able to kill you but you'd be surprised at what you can live through". Rumple grinned and suddenly the Queen smirk had gone and fear started running through her mind. Rumple had thought her magic, she knew his wicked ways, she knew it would be torture if she didn't stay away from Belle.
The Queen turned her back to Rumple the said "fine, I'll stay away from her, if you do one thing for me".
"What is your end of the deal?" he didn't care what her end of the deal was; she would stay away from Belle if she knew what was good for her.
She walked towards Rumple again, this time even closer so she could feel him breathing on her. "I want you to answer me one question, that is all just one...why her? Why is belle your weakness?"
Rumple took a moment to think, and then he said with no hesitation "I love her". These were the three words that Regina didn't want to here. She was silent and wouldn't talk, so Rumple spoke again "Regina, I love Belle and if you come near her again. I will make sure your life will be a living hell and even after you die...your soul will be tortured. Do you understand me?"
The Queen took a moment then said "fine, I will stay away from your precious Belle". The evil Queen knew that he was not joking. When she was a kid, stories were that Rumpelstiltskin was friends with death itself. She knew that if anyone could torture her for all eternity, it would be him and he would enjoy watching her.
Rumple disappeared into a thick purple smoke while smiling. He had won this round. He went back to the dark castle, he had told Belle he would after his talk with Regina but he would return before night fall. He was happy that he scared Regina but he knew her too well he knew that she would not give up so easy. He knew she would do something to Belle to get to him.
