Season 1 Episode 10: and Family Reunion Part 1

Princesses! Oh Princesses! Princesses in Story-brooke!

Starring:

Emilie de Ravin as Belle

Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin

Guest Starring:

Anastasia Griffith as Kathryn Nolan/Abigail

Greyston Holt as Jim/Frederick

Tim Phillipps as Sean Herman/Prince Thomas

Jessy Schram as Ashley Boyd/Cinderella

Belle was just a young girl in her thirties when she was swept away on a curse to Storybrooke, where she was trapped in an asylum for over 28 years. After which though, she was freed by none other than Jefferson, the Mad Hatter, to be with her one true love, Rumplestiltskin. Since then, Belle has done her best to make friends, and eventually came to share an apartment with her friend Mulan from the Fairy Tale Land days, as well as Aurora later on, a friend of Mulan's. Since then things have been quiet for this beauty, as her social life isn't much to brag about. She preferred her company in books rather than people.

It all changes tonight.

Belle, along with her other two roommates, were invited to go to the newly founded Royal-Shepherd-Stiltskin-Swan-Cassidy-Mills Family Reunion by Rumple. At the start of the party, they got spilt up. GASP! While Aurora seemed to be in the back getting some hamburgers or something, and with Mulan chatting it up with the young Henry Mills (pretty much related to everyone in the party), Belle was stuck at the front, with the other wallflowers. The saddest of it all, she was the most wallflower-ish of the wallflowers, because her sweetheart Rumple has gone missing too! Now it was just her between two couples, also known as Abigail and Frederick on one side, and Cinderella and Thomas on the other.

"So…how's everyone's night going?"

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"You sure like kissing a lot."

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"Like, a lot."

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"Seriously, do you guys do anything else? I mean, at least Rumple and I get a room."

"Bella, your name is it? I'll have you know that my man here, Frederick, has been golden for almost two whole years before I reunited with him, then there's the whole curse for 28 years where I was forced in a marriage with someone I didn't love, so I think that a little kissing would do us some good."

"Don't even complain Abigail, you know Thomas and I's story? Yeah, uh-huh, I accidentally made a deal with Rumplestiltskin, that sick little bastard…"

"I HAPPEN TO BE DATING HIM!"

"…and he made Thomas disappear for so long, just when I was happy. Then my curse life made me 9 month pregnant for 28 YEARS! UH-HUH! Yeah, that's right, 9 MONTHS PREGNANT FOR 28 YEARS! At least you were well respected in your cursed state, I was the town ditsy dumb blonde. And you're complaining that you got married to that charming guy."

"Are you implying that I'm not charming Ella?"

"Sit down Thomas, you're embarrassing yourself."

"I'd like to think that I am very charming, don't you think Belle?"

"Oh hold it Tom, I'm more focused on the fact that Ella dear just called my boyfriend a sick little bastard. I'll have you know that he has a soft side. He bought me a TOWNHOUSE! Have you two ever then that? Frederick and Thomas?"

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"OMG FREDERICK BUYS ME A TOWNHOUSE I WANT A TOWNHOUSE YOU NEVER GIVE ANYTHING TO ME LIKE RUMPLESTILTSKIN. THAT'S RIGHT, YOU'RE WORST THAN RUMPLESTILTSKIN! OMG OMG OMG OMG!"

"THOMAS, I DEMAND MORE ATTENTION NOW, DON'T THINK I'M ALL GRATEFUL BECAUSE WE SHARE A KID NOW, BECAUSE I AIN'T. I'VE GOT STANDARDS AND YOU GOT TO DEAL WITH IT!"

"Hey Belle, what are they talking about?"

"How horrible they're boyfriends is, Rumple."

"Are…you joining in this conversation?"

"Of course not, it was your townhouse that made them start that fight. Apparently they think that their love story is some tragedy or something."

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Their story could only count as tragedy if they got hit in the head with a thousand bricks. Oh gosh Belle you make me laugh, they had no idea what we went through."

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"If you listen quietly Rumple, you can hear them glaring."

"HIIISSSSS…SWEEIIISSSH…HISSSISIS. SHWWEEISH…"

"What are you doing Rumple?"

"Gosh Belle, I'm making glaring noises."

"I was being sarcastic you know."

"I retorted your sarcasm with actual noises. I'm an awesome boyfriend."

"You know Frederick; these two actually make us look normal."

"You're right Abigail."

"Oh Frederick, I don't need a townhouse, I just need you!"

"Oh Abigail."

"Oh Frederick."

"Uggghhh….love."

"I don't need anyone else either Thomas, I just need you!"

"Oh Ella!"

"Oh Thomas!"

"I just have a question Rumple."

"What is it Belle?"

"Why are these people here? I don't recall them being invited to the party."

"It's a Royal-Shepherd-Stiltskin-Swan-Cassidy-Mills Family Reunion, I don't think their family name is part of it. So how did they get invited?"

"You think maybe it's because Abigail was married to David in the curse?"

"Or it could be due to the fact that Thomas is like King George's nephew twice removed that somehow it made him and David cousins?"

"Or maybe they just like them."

"Hmmm…I'm sure they didn't invite me because of that."

"Don't be silly Rumple, people like you."

"Thank you Belle, but I think that I have a more complex relationship with these people other than they 'like me', or they 'hate me'"

"Whatever do you mean?"

"For one thing I make deals that benefit them, for Ella's instance, she got her happy ending, which without me wouldn't be possible, but she also paid a price for it."

"True, and David would have never met Snow without you, but his mother wouldn't be killed by King George's army without you either."

"Complex indeed."

"Basking in the glory of the complex-ness."

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"What are we doing?"

"Basking in the glory of the complex-ness?"

"Of what?"

"I forgot."

"Oh Rumple."

"Oh Belle."

"Wanna get some chicken?"

"Or hamburgers"

"OMG RUMPLE YOU KNOW ME SO WELL I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON WHY I'M DATING YOU!"

And thus ended the first part of the Royal-Shepherd-Stiltskin-Swan-Cassidy-Mills Family Reunion, which Belle and Rumple discovered the true meaning of love, bonding over one single dish for the rest of your life. Don't miss Part 2 of the reunion, which Aurora decides that she doesn't want to be a goody-two-shoe princess anymore, and hit it up with the bad dogs.

NEVER EVER SAY THAT EVER AGAIN LILIES!

Okay then.

PROMISE!

I promise

PROMISE! MAKE THE UNBREAKABLE VOW!

Fine.

*UNBREAKABLE VOW SONG!*

Okay then...

Better stuff are coming next chapter, featuring AURORA! YEAH! She's going to be talking with all the bad guys, which I plan to be hilarious. Stay tune until next week!

~Lilies