Rumple left the tower for the day. He was feeling alittle stiff from bending over books most of the afternoon . He strolled to the library."Dearie,time to wake"Rumple sang as he pushed the double doors ajar...no one.
"Well, no matter" Rumple said to himself as he went down the steps to the main hall,He opened the doors,and looked around the room.A roar of thunder rolled across the darking sky, it was only then that Rumple realized the storm raging outside,He startled alittle when lightning flashed across the sky outside the window."BELLE!"Rumple closed his eyes concentrating,his mind looked for Belle. He started to shake uncontrollably."What did she say?"He thought."THE CREEK!"Rumple instantly vanished.
He appeared at the creek bank,He was greeted by pellets of rain in his face as he shielded his eyes."BELLE"Rumple meant to scream,but it seemed to come out as a hoarse croak. His heart began to race as the danger Belle was in hit him in a wave of emotion,Panic rose in his throat in the form of hot bile. He closed his eyes and his mind stretched out feeling for any sign,His eyes flew open as he felt her,Rumple vanished.
Belle opened her eyes. The pain assualted her senses. Her body tightned with a strong contraction,and the back of her head stung, she reached up and felt the cut."Blood" she whispered as she looked at her hand."R-Rumple" she tried to speak,she wasn't sure if she actually spoke it or if it was only a thought. she closed her eyes in pain.
Suddenly she felt a hand on her face,she opened her eyes to see Rumplestiltskin leaning over her."It's alright Belle,I found you , love."Quickly Rumple put his arms around her back and under Belle's legs as he stood up,unsteady on his feet .As he hugged her close and Belle buried her face into Rumple's chest,he whisked them both away to her bedroom.
Gently he lay Belle on the bed as he pushed her long,wet hair from her face."what happened Belle?" Rumple whispered as he looked into Belle's frightned eyes.
"Rum..Rum..the baby..Aahh,The...Ohh!" Belle's face twisted in pain as her hands went to her belly,she dug her heels into the bed with her legs,bracing for the onslaught of pain."Hold on Belle, just hang on" Rumplestiltskin managed to say.
He had went to the village to secure a mid-wife for the impending birth several weeks. The old haggard woman coward in fear when Rumple appeared in her hut,he knew well his promise of more gold than the hag could ever spend would buy her services. His baby stealing antics were ledgend,but she had accepted,assuming he must have some poor girl prisoner up in his castle to procure her child.
Rumple appeared suddenly in the old woman's room,she was dozing in her chair and the crackle of magic caused her to gasp in surprise, as rough hands seized the woman,hauling her suddenly to her unsteady legs,she gulped as she stared up into the sorcerer's fierce green eyes. He nearly picked the woman up off her feet,as they vanished.
