Rumple respects Belle's decision to not want to be with him. But that doesn't mean he has to like it. And then a mysterious stranger shows up who might be able to change everything. Includes flashbacks, and an attempt to fix Rumbelle, because I am hopeful against all odds.

This is an AU story. When Belle escpaes the asylum, she doesn't find Rumpel at the shop and so Rumpel doesn't know that Belle is alive. He brings magic back to Storybrooke and then leaves for New York to find Baelfire. Nearly two years have passed and Rumpel receives a letter from Regina, asking for his help in getting Henry back from Neverland. *Storybrooke Characters used*

Lacey is set up on a blind date with her friend Anna's boss. She is shocked when Mr. Gold turns up, a man who knows her as Belle, a girl he loved and lost ten years ago. From the prompt "Golden Lace blind date".

Rumple needs to find a way back to Belle after the events in "Heroes and Villains", but at what price?

Neal isn't that impressed with his father's girlfriend (until something changes his mind?)This takes place immediately after Rumplestiltskin and the others return from Neverland. (For the full Gold Family 'verse story, read this, then The Birthday Brag, then It Must Be Magic)

Hook nearly killed Rumpelstiltskin in Manhattan. Cora and Regina stole the dagger. Emma and Neal raced back to save the Dark One's life. In all the chaos that ensued once they got back to Storybrooke Neal met Belle, the woman Emma teasingly called his stepmother. When the danger passes Belle reaches out to Neal and he doesn't know what to make of it.

In Storybrooke, a secret friendship has formed between the lovely librarian and the town's most notorious dealer.

Rumplestiltskin's journey from Zelena's torture victim to a working-class hero. Warning: graphic descriptions of cruelty. Rumbelle, OutlawQueen. Chapter titles are quotations from U2's album Songs of Innocence.

Mr Gold feels like his life has fallen apart. Having just got divorced his ex-wife not only takes every penny he has but also has taken full custody of their son. Sitting in his car debating to go back to the bottle a beautiful women in a gold dress ask's him to drive her away from a fiancée she doesn't love and an overbearing, greedy father. AU. Modern day. RUMBELLE, Road Trip!

When Rumple sacrificed himself to kill Pan, his curse was broken. However, when his curse broke, he lost all memories of while he was the dark one. Sequel to Unexpected.

Post-finale, hours after Rumple's banishment, in a distant town 'someone' feels compelled to help a stranger In SB Belle has a price to pay to make things right. Tale of hope! Not a "poor, hero Belle" story. Rumple&Belle are *both* responsible for their problems. A *RumBelle/GoldenBelle* fic; NOT a CaptainSwan, RedBeauty nor ScarletBeauty love letter If you want that, it's not here

Rumplestiltskin had everything set up just as it needed to be for his curse and to find Bae, but when an enemy bent on destroying him makes his way through to Storybrooke as well, he may find that his cursed persona isn't a match for the cleric. Pre-S1. AU. Rumbelle. Swanfire. Eventual OutlawQueen.

Rumplestiltskin had always known his ending would not be a happy one, but he'd never expected it to be quite this painful. Rumbelle.

One month after Rumple and Belle are married nightmares begin to plague Storybrooke. Henry sees it as an opportunity to grow closer to his grandfather while they search for answers, but they may find that even nightmares can have dangerous outcomes when mixed with powerful blood magic, especially when they find their enemy is using the blood of someone they thought they'd lost. AU.

Four years after the death of Rumpelstiltskin, Belle finds herself trapped in a toxic, loveless marriage. But when Rumpelstiltskin returns to Storeybrooke, the way back to him is not as simple as she would hope. Post 3x11 AU.

In which Belle gets her kiss, breaks his curse, and nothing goes according to plan. True Love can break any curse, but even curse breaking comes at a cost and is no guarantee of a happy ending. Thus, Regina does wonder, for quite some time, if she might have won, after all. AU post "Skin Deep", set in the Enchanted Forest. Rumbelle.

What if Belle had refused to leave Rumpel's castle, knowing she'd be rejected at home? A happier Beauty and the Beast ending. RumBelle, with the other characters from the Fairytale World thrown in, AU, Multi-chapter.

Taking place after Going Home, in a place of darkness, Rumplestiltskin creates a world where he gets his happy ending with Belle and Baelfire, but can he keep it?

Insecurity rears its head when surprises are in the making.

And when the dawn of Storybrooke touched her eyes she was still hearing his last words. " Then I truly, truly become dust." Only he did not. He, the gentle, patient, loving man with soft brown eyes and heart full of love became- the Dark One.

AU Belle was never captured by the Queen, but was cursed instead to keep her apart from Rumplestiltskin. For 28 years, she was trapped with the others in the Enchanted Forest. Now she's awake and she must work with Mary Margaret and Emma to find a way to Storybrooke so she can finally be with the man she loves.

"'And I love you too,' he murmured into her hair. Belle gave a sigh of contentment. Everything was right in her world, for once. That is, of course, when everything went horribly wrong." Belle and Rumplestiltskin both suffer from nightmares after he returns form Neverland. This is a oneshot showing how they comfort and support each other in their time of need. Rumbelle.

Belle talks to Rumple about something that he's not getting from her. ONE SHOT. COMPLETE

This is more or less a different take on The Miller's Daughter, where Rumplestiltskin makes a different choice and is left trying to figure out if it is the right one. The oldest friends are the darkest ones, the most dangerous ones because they know your secrets.

Continuation of "Mr. and Mrs. Gold". A young bookseller takes in a heavily pregnant Belle, drawn in by the mystery that surrounds her. Meanwhile, Mr. Gold juggles between trying to help his wife remember and keeping Storybrooke from falling apart. Are-you-even-watching-the-same-show AU.

The final battle has arrived and Rumplestiltskin will do anything to protect his True Love. Just reposting. Don't mind me.

She wonders if he's happy; he wonders if she loves him. She wants to be his hero; he wants to deserve her. She watches him shut himself away; he watches her forget all that she is. Belle and Rumplestiltskin live parallel lives, walking the same path, reflected back on them.

Sometimes, happily ever after doesn't exist.

The battle had been fought, and good had ultimately won. But at what cost?

Belle stutters, "The devil's 'right-hand man?" "I played both sides of the fence," Gold admits. "Whatever suited my purpose. Right up until I died." Going out on a limb with the big questions: what happened to Belle, why Gold framed MM, who wrote the storybook, Rumple's relationship with Regina. I'm taking a whack at it all. . . except Gold's first name.

Belle sells herself to Rumple as a slave in exchange to save her fathers kingdom. But as time passes does she see her sacrifice bloom into something more with the seemingly devious Rumple? Alternate ending up.

She escaped and ran through the rain in stolen hospital scrubs, and found someone she knew long ago. He was lonely, reclusive, and harsh. So she took it upon herself to give him a happy ending. She didn't know that she'd be getting hers as well. COMPLETE!

Isabelle French is working towards normal. She's working towards being brave. She's working towards knowing who she is.

If Rumplestiltskin made it so that Belle had the power to save the inhabitants of Fairy Tale Land, instead of Emma, what would she owe him in return? AU

"He clenched his fists and roared. It was the most guttural, most pain-ridden noise that had ever been ripped from his body. The mountains caught his scream and echoed it amongst themselves causing the dark castle to tremble, and Belle's heart to mourn."

August gathers points of view on the most talked about couple in Storybrooke: the Golds.

"Mindless of the thorns, she brought the petals up to her nose and inhaled the sweet perfume. Her lips curved into a small smile and her eyes twinkled like stars in winter when she looked up at him again."

The giants throw curses at each other in the middle of a hospital ward. Spoilers for the end of 1.21 and the 1.22 promo.

Belle explains to Mr. Gold a little about love and forgiveness. Rumbelle, oneshot, just some fluff.

It's the most wonderful and amazing thing in the world. Love is hope. It fills our dreams. And If you're in it, you need to enjoy it. You need to be with the person you love.

A fanfic that takes place during Skin Deep about the development of Belle and Rumplestiltskin's relationship. Fluff here and there, but all in good fun.

Henry discovers a girl in a basement of the hospital that sends Mr. Gold's world reeling. He's lived without her for so long, and now she's alive. Alive, despite what he'd been told. Now what will happen as he tries to win her back? (Now very AU)

Trying to pull themselves together is hard enough, trying to build a relationship at the same time is even more difficult. But a weekend at Gold's cabin in the woods may help things along.

Belle and Gold are living together as a couple, and they're happy. Except for the fact that he is treating her like some delicate, fragile little flower not to be touched in "that" way. After lots of UST, Belle decides to do something about it.

He watches her emerge from the ruined hospital, wrapped in charred white cloth and haloed in tangled auburn hair. She is alive, and beautiful in her ruin, and for a moment he thinks he knows what true happiness feels like.