Her eyes are wide, round irises lined with heavenly light, and her lips part in surprise at the sudden change in the air. Hook's gun is aimed straight for her, his finger
pressing against the trigger, and a whine pierces the air, so loud it makes her jump, and yet she still stands. It takes an achingly long moment for her to figure out why
that is until her eyes fall upon the man in front of her, his tailored suit splattered with blood. He is a stranger, almost no one, and yet the look in his eyes as he glances
back at her speaks otherwise. The world turns and everything speeds up as he crumples to the ground, the ever invincible, ever unbreakable, Mr. Gold. Hook's face
lights up with surprise and she breaks into a run, kneeling beside her savior. Blood seeps from the wound in his chest, staining his purple shirt crimson. His mouth
twitches, almost in a smile, she thinks, and she hears him whisper to her, his voice as tender as a lover's melody. "Belle." The name is hollow, meets hollow ears, and
her heart swells with grief because she can't understand, can't know, what he has told her. Horror worms its way into her heart as he closes his eyes. A face flashes in
her mind, of reptilian eyes that send her heart pounding for no reason, and she is not herself, maybe she never was, as she leans in close, pressing her lips against his.
I think that, since the whole season has been focusing on how Rumple's a coward, it might take Rumple sacrificing himself for his true love for Belle to regain her memories, like when Charming stopped Snow from killing Regina in FTL. Just a thought! Please R&R! ;)