AN/ Here we go! More and more and more we are here! Story is progressing in a good way I like to think, but I need reviews to know just how well ;)

This one is a short and sweet one about David/Charming

My hands are searching for you

My arms are outstretched towards you

I feel you on my fingertips

My tongue dances behind my lips for you

~All Around Me (Flyleaf)

Chapter Nine: All Around Me

He would walk around the castle for a few hours a day, but for the most part, stay still in bed. His wound was still in fear of reopening, so he had to take it easy, or so the dwarf, Doc said.

But he had to do something more than sit in bed. He was hoping that walking around the area that he was told was his home would help regain some memories, but nothing was jogging in his mind – at least of the castle.

Everyone he walked by would nod their heads and say, "Your majesty," but that always made him feel uncomfortable, like that wasn't who he was.

He had flashes of green fields, but they were only fleeting when he was asleep.

He also got used to being called David, and it was now starting to feel right to him.

That name shouldn't have been so… odd, but it was, until recently, since he had those flashes.

David re-entered the bedroom, and he remembered Snow-White. She had been gone for almost two weeks, and every day he itched for her to return.

The way he felt around her was nothing like he thought one could experience, and David could not wait to hear their story.

Doc was in the room, helping him taking off his shirt so he could go back to bed. He checked David's wound, tightened up the bandages before heading off for the night.

And night drew closer and closer, and he fell nearer to sleep, but there was one thing that stopped him.

The hairs on David's neck were sticking up in an odd fashion, keeping him awake, no matter how high the moon decided to rise.

A small chuckle echoed around the room, and David sat up in haste, "Agh!" He complained, grabbing his stomach. "Who's there?"

The chuckle as even more pronounced, and lasted longer. "Who are you?"

A man stepped out of the shadows behind a cabinet; his skin sparkled with the light of the moon behind him in gold. There was something sinister about his smile, and the way he held his arms was very… strange.

"You don't remember me, do you?" He walked closer to him until he stood beside the bed. David shifted further away. "I guess I need to re-introduce myself."

The man took an over exaggerated bow. "Rumplestiltskin. I know what you seek. Your memories, and I can get them back for you, for a price, of course."

That peaked David's interest. "You can? What do you want?"

Rumplestiltskin smiled, and laughed some more. "A bit of help, with a trip I'm planning."

AN/ So nothing huge story wise going on, but bringing back Rumplestiltskin, thought it was going to be big. I know I have a lot of plots going on at once, but I do promise that they will all come together.

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