Ha! I got another update up! ...Sorry. Just happy I actually got this update up on time. Here's a one-shot about Belle and Jacob. You guys all seem to ship them most, so here you go. I hope you guys enjoy, and stay awesome.

-ROC6

Wednesday, October 21st, 26 years after defeating Gaea

There was a vague, silvery glow cast over the city, now silent in the darkness. The two figures stood at the edge of the golden glow of the streetlight, having frozen when they saw each other approaching from the opposite direction. They stood studying each other, knowing who it was, but still trying to make out the other's facial features in the shadowy light.

"Belle," one figure said slowly, as though unsure of theirself.

"Jacob," she responded, equally unsure.

They stared at each other a moment, neither sure what to do from there. Then, Jacob seemed to muster up his courage.

"What are you doing out in the city at this hour?" He asked gruffly, though his eyes were soft, showing he cared.

"I could ask the same about you," she said, a hint of half-hearted sass coloring her tone.

He gave a small shrug, taking a step closer, then his eyes melted with concern, "Rose's sister, Ember, ran away. I was in the city visiting my parents, so I went to help them. Everyone agreed to call it a night, so here I am. Walking home. What about you?"

She sighed, "Nothing good."

He scanned her eyes, "Can you tell me?"

The Cherokee girl sighed and didn't meet his eyes, "When your friend calls you in the middle of the night talking hysterically… You can't say no."

"Lily," He said. They both knew that was the friend. The raven haired man scratched the back of his neck, "I thought you were away at college in New Rome."

"I was," she murmured, stepping closer so he could hear her, "Lily relapsed, they called me in to talk to her and help her with withdrawal again."

Jacob didn't say anything, just examined her expression with his green eyes. She stared back at him, "What about you?"

"Every other weekend I call Midnight and she gives me a lift back to New Athens so I can visit," he explained, causing Belle to smile half-heartedly. He'd always loved that pegasus.

The smile dwindled off her face after a few seconds, though. The two stood, examining each other. They'd never been close in high school, and the time away at college had only deepened the chasm. Belle examined his green eyes, black hair and chiseled features. He seemed to have grown more handsome since she last saw him, growing out his boyish features. She could still see the same boy she fell in love with, though, could still picture his goofy smile and awkward laugh. It was strange to see him again, and all those feelings for him she'd tried to bury came rushing back.

She shivered.

"Oh," Jacob said, swing his jacket off with a sheepish grin, "Use this."

He pulled her closer and wrapped it around her shoulders, then froze. Her eyes were mesmerizing. Bright blue framed perfectly by long, dark lashes. His heart fluttered. He had been trying so hard to ignore that part of him, the part that hadn't stopped loving her for two years now. He knew she didn't feel the same way. She'd always been forward with guys she'd liked, yet she always clammed up around him. Images of what could've been flashed through his head. She looked so beautiful in front of him right then.

Belle looked at the jacket draped over her shoulders, then looked at him, "I'll get it back to you tomorrow, alright?"

He murmured something incoherent, and she leaned closer to try to hear him, "What?"

Jacob was at a loss for words. She was so close! He could just lean in a few inches and kiss her. He froze. Oh gods, he could kiss her. All he had to do was close the gap.

Belle looked at him sadly, and started to move away, and he froze. He had to do something, "No!"

The green-eyed man froze, as did the girl. He hadn't meant to say that.

"What?" She asked, brushing some hair out her face. Her hand accidentally brushed him, and butterflies danced over their skin where they touched. Their faces were inches away now, and they could feel each other's breath on their cheeks. Jacob blushed, and Belle laughed.

She was so mesmerizing… He didn't let himself think. Jacob leaned in and closed the gap, holding her against him. She went rigid in shock for a moment, then she melted into the kiss, pouring all the feelings she'd been trying to forget into him, and he did the same. It was amazing, everything they'd both wanted, and neither would rather have been anywhere else right then. It was a cold night, but they filled each other with warmth. After a few moments they each pulled away.

Jacob's mind was blank for a moment, she was everything he'd dreamed. Then it hit him what he just did, and he panicked.

"I'm- I'm sorry," he said, stumbling backwards away from her, "I shouldn't have done that. I'll- I'll just go now. Yeah. You can keep the jacket. See you around."

He turned and ran back the way he'd come, figuring he could take a different way home. He was mortified beyond belief, but he didn't regret it for a moment.

Belle stared after his shadow until his comforting figure faded into blackness. She hugged his blue windbreaker tighter around herself, before forcing herself to turn back the way she came. She wished she was in his arms again, his lips pressed against hers, but she wasn't, and there was nothing she could do to change that. She began to walk back to where she was staying, but it seemed to her that the stars were shining a little brighter than they were before.