Storybrooke
I don't understand what is happening? How could there be another me? This had to be some kind of trick or spell. I sit on the bench at the park still trying to figure out what my next move is when I hear someone come up behind me.
"Your mind seems worried?" I hear Gold ask me.
"It's not fun to get your butt kicked by yourself." I tell him without turning around. "Now what do you want? I saved you yet again."
"I still wonder about what you twin told me. You know the statement about me being the father?" he says as he sits down next to me. "Is there something you may or may not be telling me?"
"Don't flatter yourself, I think I of all people would know if I were pregnant. Plus we just started that up again it wouldn't happen that fast." I tell him defensively.
"What about back at the castle? We were quite active that winter if you remember?" he says as he leans back.
A cold chill runs down my spine. A part of me really wanted to forget that winter but since everything seems to have restarted I knew the possibility of that was slim to none.
"Nope, I wasn't then either." I tell him as I sit back.
"Then her statement doesn't make sense. Unless she speaks of the future?" I hear him keep talking.
"I don't know what she was speaking of all I know is her powers equal my own and that is not a good thing Gold." I tell him as I avoid calling him Rumple.
"Dawn, please listen to me. Belle and I were something in the past." he starts but I stop him.
"That came forward in the future I get it. After all you told me once you were still a man and had needs. What makes you think I am not using you to fulfill my own?" I ask him as I go to stand up but he grabs my hand.
"You wouldn't do that Dawn, you are far to loyal of a person not to mention the times you saved me. You could have just let me die." he says as I look back at him.
"Do not mistake kindness for loyalty. You of all people should know that." I tell him as he stand up to me.
"One day you will admit how in love with me you are. Just like you did back at the castle." he starts telling me as he grabs my arms.
"Just as you said Rumple, times have changed. So have I now get off me before you really regret it." I tell him my anger growing.
"Dawn what has happened to you? You anger is growing out of control." he says as he grips tighter. "Please let me help you."
"She doesn't need your help, once you figure that out Rumple things will be so much easier." Killian says as he walks forward.
"This has nothing to do with you. I was addressing her." Gold yells at him.
"How many times have you messed with her mind today?" Killian asks him.
"Not once, I will have you know." he replies.
"Enough, both of you are acting like children! I can make my own decisions!" I yell at them as I put my hands on Gold's face.
"You say you want to help me right? Then what do you get out of it? Control over my powers?" I ask him.
"No, just as you have said before only you have control over them." he says looking me right in the eyes.
"He is going to trick you! He had you make a deal for a copy." Killian says in protest.
"Isn't Miss Swan looking for you somewhere pirate?" Gold asks but doesn't turn away from me.
We never turn from each other and Killian see that I will not listen to him no matter what he does. He just give in and walks away from us.
"Your evil why should I trust you?" I ask him.
"Everyone had a little good in them don't you think?" he asks me.
"I'm a person that doesn't believe it until I see it." I reply to him.
Three weeks later
No matter where we looked for answers none seem to appear. No one had admitted to casting a spell to make a copy of myself or Regina and trust me we talked to everyone in town. Every book we thought might have an answer turned into no lead. I didn't know what else to think.
I woke up the next morning in my room at the Inn. Even though I agreed to let Gold help me I thought we still needed to sleep in separate places. I look around and instantly feel very nauseous. I make a run for the bathroom as I hear my door open. It didn't bother me, I knew who ever it was wouldn't hurt me if they tried I could easily use my powers to knock them out of the window.
"I brought breakfast to help with your strength." I hear a male voice say.
"Do. Not. Mention. Food!" I yell back at the voice from the bathroom.
"Are you alright?" the male voice asks me.
"Peachy. I just love to spend extra time throwing up in the bathroom." I tell him sarcastically.
"When did this all start?" the voice asks.
"I am not in the mood for twenty questions right now. Please just be silent for just a moment." I tell him as I move to the sink and wash my mouth out. "I don't remember what I ate last night but it definitely did not agree with me."
I open the door and see Gold sitting on my bed.
"Morning." he says very plain.
"How can you be so chipper? I swear I feel like I just want to go back to bed." I tell him as I fall beside him on the bed.
"You never answered me when did this start?" he asks me.
"Just before you came in." I tell him with my face buried in the bed.
"Well lay back let me check you for a fever." he says.
I reluctantly lay back as he says and he feels my head.
"No fever, perhaps just a small bug. I would check to see if anything is going around." he says about to stand up.
"Uh where are you going?" I ask him.
"I have a business to run dear, just came by to drop off food which now I can see you won't eat." he says looking back at me.
"Hold on I'll walk out with you after I get dressed." I say as I get up and go to the bathroom and quickly put on my jeans and long sleeved green shirt.
I walk back out and he looks at me somewhat shocked. I grab my jacket and walk to the door with him and notice he wont stop staring at me.
"What is there something on my face?" I ask him as I grab the door.
"No, just I have never seen you in that shirt before. You look beautiful." he says as we walk out to the hall and I lock my door.
"Sure, come on I will go talk to Emma and see if she know anything about my mysterious bug and if she has seen my twin lately." I say as we walk together with our hands almost touching.
Gold and I part ways and Granny's now fully restored to its original state. I walk inside and sit opposite of Emma.
"You look terrible." Emma says rather quickly
"Are there any like stomach bugs going around that you know about?" I ask her as I lay my head on the table.
"Not that I am aware of. I take it that is why you are so grumpy." she says looking me over.
"Oh yes, it is so fun to wake up and run to the bathroom. Anything about my weird evil twin?" I ask.
"Nope, not a sighting or anything. They are probably waiting for the right moment." Emma says.
Ruby comes over and delivers a plate of eggs to Emma. I quickly put my hand over my mouth and run to the bathroom.
"What's with her?" Ruby asks.
"I don't know she said she thinks she has a stomach bug but I remember being like that when I was pregnant with Henry. I doubt that she is pregnant though." Emma says.
"I don't know her and Gold were together a lot and didn't you say something about him being the father?" Ruby mentions as she walks away.
I walk back to the table and try to avoid the egg smell when Emma give me an odd look.
"What? I told you I didn't feel good." I tell her.
"When was the first time you and gold you know?" she asks me.
"Before or after the curse?" I ask her.
"You did it with him back then too?" she asks me shocked.
"Yeah, hey don't give me that look. Ever heard the saying "Love is blind"?" I ask her.
"Well hey whatever, lets go with this time?" she asks me.
"Uh almost a month ago why do you want to know about my personal life now?" I ask her.
"Come with me." she says abandoning her food and walking out of the diner with her arm pulling mine.
We walk into the local store and she takes me to the "Family Planning" section and hands me a pregnancy test.
"Just to be safe I would take one of these." Emma says.
"Your joking I mean come on me pregnant?" I ask her with a small nervous laugh.
"Just to make sure." she says as we walk to the counter and pay for the test.
I walk out with the test in the paper bag with Emma beside me. We keep walking when I just look over at her.
"I am scared to death to do this, I don't know anything about this stuff." I tell her as we keep walking to the Inn.
Once we get inside Emma explains what I need to do. I do as she explained and I look at the clock.
"Wait three minutes, ha three of the longest minutes of my life!" I think to myself.
Gold's POV
She was glowing to day I just know she was. What if what her twin said was true? Am I about to be a father again? I push the thoughts from my head as I go about my daily deeds in the shop. What kind of life would it be for a child. I had just lost my son and now to have another?
I keep myself busy as I hear the bell ring letting me know someone has entered. I turn around to see Mary Margret standing before me.
"Well what can I do for you?" I ask her.
"Have you seen Emma today. Ruby said she went to the diner for breakfast and Dawn was really sick then they just disappeared?" she asks me.
"Disappeared? No I haven't seen Dawn since this morning I knew of her not feeling well. I will help you search for them though." I tell her as I walk with her out of the shop.
We start by looking in the library, then in the park at the school and finally we see them both as the diner again but Emma seemed distracted while Dawn had her head laying down upon the table.
"Oh thank goodness we found them. They seem to be alright except for Dawn she looks really sick." Mary says as we enter the diner.
As we reach their table Emma give me an odd look as Dawn straightens herself up and scoots over so I may sit next to her.
"Where were you two? I cam her looking for you but Ruby said you left rather suddenly." Mary says questioning her daughter.
"Oh Dawn just needed some air that's all. She is feeling a bit better now." Emma says looking to Dawn.
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