Started it on 13th /6/18
Title: one last try.
Author: DavidBoreanaz'swife247
Pairings: Rumbelle
Gene: Family
Warnings: none
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: I do not own OUAT
Intro: after bringing Donna and Stephen back to human form and reuniting the family Rumple and Belle start their journey on ridding Blue of her status
Rumple and Belle left the happy family and Jiminy, he took her hand and smiled, "Sweetheart before we start let us make ONE quick stop" said Rumple.
"Where to love?" asked Belle cautiously.
Rumple's smile only widened.
"Hold on"
With that he waved his hand and they Disappeared in a cloud of silvery grey smoke.
****Dark Castle***
When the smoke cleared Belle looked around and immediately recognised where they were they were standing just outside the gates of their old home the dark castle
"Ah home sweet home but Rumple why are we HERE?" asked Belle.
"Well why not a carriage ride to the unknown better then walking would it not?" asked Rumple.
Belle just smiled
Together they entered though the castle gates towards the stables Rumple takes the suitcases and enters the stable, gets the horses ready and hooked up to the carriage before strapping the suitcases to the back of the carriage and then using his magic to make the carriage move, she laugh lightly, when the carriage door opened, and Rumple stepped out.
"Your carriage awaits my lady," said Rumple bowing his Rumple bow.
Belle giggled.
"Thank you, good sir," she replied giving a curtsy
"But Rumple how are we to pay?" She asked him while stepping up into the carriage
He snapped his fingers and a sack of Gold appeared in his hand, "you do know aside from THE dungeon Cell all the others were filled with all the Gold thread I had made over the Centuries"
Belle gave him a sheepish smile, "Oops"
Rumple laughed closed the door and sat facing towards the horses Belle sat next to him but was startled when the carriage gave jolt as it started moving unfortunately that jolt woke poor Gideon who began crying, Rumple lifted him out of the sling.
"Oh, my baby boy papa's sorry he woke you but your about to see a whole new wonderful realm" he whispered while placing his boy over his shoulder and patting and rubbing his back, after some time Gideon's cries turned to whimpers that turn to soft coos Rumple took his son and laid him in his arms and wiped the tears from his face there was a comfortable silence in the carriage as it road along the road just up ahead Rumple handed Gideon to Belle, took out the pouch stops the carriage and throws the bean out the window and the portal opens.
Rumple pulls his arm back in and smiles at his wife.
"Ready dear?" he asked
Belle just grins, Rumple smiles and kissed her before making the carriage ride on though the portal.
****Unknown realm****
Belle looked around in wonder at this new realm as the carriage rode down the road, the village was quintet, "Belle sweetheart would you like to explore while I go see if we can buy land to build our home because who knows how long we might be here so its best we settle in this realm for a time" said Rumple.
Belle smiled and nodded so pulling over he stopped the carried then with snaps of his Fingers, Belle was wearing her old cloak and had a sack of gold in her hand he then pulled the dagger from his boot it held NO power over him since the dark one was no more now it was just an ordinary dagger, "Take this with you" he said slipping the dagger into the pocket of her cloak.
Belle gave her husband a look.
"It's just a precaution sweetheart you're a woman with a baby who know what types of people are walking the markets and it's not like back in the enchanted forest where people knew you as the dark one's maid and kept clear of you for fear of me" Rumplestilskin explained, Belle smiled and kissed him before exiting the carriage, she waved to him as the carriage rolled on.
She then looked down at her sweet baby, who was awake and cooing happily "well Gideon honey are you ready to explore the new realm?" asked Belle, Gideon curled his hand into a fist and moved his arm like he was doing the fist pump which made Belle giggle, Bell placed the sack of gold in the other pocket of her cloak and walked off browsing the stalls yet keeping a watch out for people around her. When she spotted a bookstall her face lit up,
"Say Gideon shall we see what storybooks are here to read?" asked Belle.
Gideon just cooed happily.
So, Belle walks off over to the bookstall.
The bookseller saw her and smiled.
"Good day ma'am can I help you?" asked the bookseller.
"Ah not now, I'm just browsing you do not mind, do you?" she asked the seller.
"No not at all" the Seller replied.
Belle smiled gave her a nod and searched though the books once she had the books she wanted she paid the seller who gave her a free reed basket to carry them in just then Gideon began fussing badly.
"Oh, Gideon honey I know your hunger aren't you so is mummy?"
"Miss, there is an inn just down the road if wish for a bite to eat some rest and to feed your baby" said the bookseller. Pointing to the place just a few stalls down. "Oh, thank you so much," said Belle before turning and walking off towards the inn.
Entering the Inn Belle looks around and find a dark corner and smiles making her way over and takes a seat lifting the sling off her she sets it gently down beside her and re arranges her dress under her cloak before lifting Gideon up and placing him under the cloak she smiles when she feels him latch on and starts suckling. So, while Gideon has his lunch, Belle looks around when an inn server spots Belle and walks over.
"Can I get you anything Ma'am?" she asked
"Is there a Manu I may have a look at please"
The woman smiled and walked off coming back with the menu moments later she returned with the menu Belle gave it a once over before ordering ale and meat broth the inn server smiled and nodded before walking off.
Meanwhile Rumple had come back from speaking with the lord of the land, yet he went into panic mode when he couldn't find Belle or Gideon, but he spots a book seller and realised his beauty would have spent time looking though the books before moving on, walking over Rumple smiled at the seller.
"Excuse me ma'am but did a woman with blue eyes and brown hair and had a baby with her stop by here?" asked Rumple
The book seller looks up, "ah yes sir she did she brought a few books then her baby began fussing so I direct her to the inn just down the road where she could rest and feed her baby" the seller replied.
Rumple smiled, "thank you ma'am"
Entering the inn Rumple looks around and spots Belle in a darkened corner burping Gideon moment later he saw a server bringing a bowl and mug over walking over he smiled and kissed her before taking their son so that she could have her lunch the server sees him and asks.
"Can I get you anything sir"
Rumple smiles.
"No thank you" he replies
So, they relaxed in the inn for a time Belle was halfway though her meal when she looked at her husband and asked, "How did we go"
Rumple grins "we got the land"
Belle's eyes lit up and she grins, "I found some land on the outskirts of the village"" he tells her. When Belle finish she left some gold on the table as payment and stands up before putting the baby sling on and taking Gideon and placing him inside. Together they left the inn and made their way to the carriage, Rumple opens the door and Belle steps up into the carriage and Rumple follows her. Once they were settled Rumple clicks his tongue and the horses start moving taking them to the place that will become their new home while they are here searching for answers.
***Outskirts of the village****
The carriage pulled up beside a beautiful land, Rumple exited and helped Belle out of the carriage yet when she saw the land she gasps it was beautiful the view alone was breathtaking Belle turned to her husband.
"Is this really OURS?" she asked.
He nodded and smiled
"I can't believe we are going to build our house HERE"
"How about a rose garden?" Rumple Suggested
"And a cosy nook to read in" Belle added.
"Your wish is my command Lady Gold," said Rumple
Belle took her new books out of the basket and stacked them beside the basket before placing Gideon inside, then went to help her husband build their home.
It was VERY Late in the evening when the couple finished building their home and the furniture with it, Rumple started decorating the inside while Belle went and grabbed a now sleeping Gideon she places the sling with him inside over her head then placed the books inside before walking up the steps and into their new home. Once they were finished on the inside Rumple made them dinner and afterwards they went upstairs to bed placing Gideon inside the hand-crafted cot Rumple unpinned Gideon's shawl from Belle and placed it over their sleeping boy before changing into their night wear and slipping under the furs on their bed and falling asleep in each other's arms.
2 weeks after settling in, Belle and Rumple found the Research library.
***Flash back Research library ****
After breakfast Belle and Rumple made their first trip to the Research library hoping it had the answers they were looking for, Rumple stopped the carriage and helped belle out as she had a blind fold over her eyes as he wanted this to be a surprise, they walked through the door and though the building opening two very heavy doors, even Rumple was surprised at how huge this library was stepping up behind his wife, he put his fingers on the knot.
"Ready sweetheart?" he asked.
He saw her nod, so he untied the knot and took the blind fold off, Belle blinks and looks around in wonder.
"I can't Believe it, I never seen so many books in all my life if we combined Storybrooke library and the dark castle library it still would be enough" Belle says in wonder.
Rumple stands watching his wife's face light up at all the books, in the room before turning to her husband.
"I have a feeling we ARE going to find our answers here" she tells him.
Walking over to start looking for fairy law books, Rumple smiles and follows his beloved wife. Together they browse the MANY, MANY, MANY shelves of the library, with Rumple going up the ladder to the shelves Belle couldn't reach by hand when they had enough of the books that they thought might help them.
They made their way over with the pile of books floating behind him, he snapped his fingers and the books flew to the table, then with a flick of his wrist they all opened, Belle looked back at her husband and raised an eyebrow.
"I know you trying to get used to your light magic, but have you not always quoted all magic comes with a price" she then imitated her husband's hand gesture.
Rumple bit his bottom lip trying not to smile at how cute his wife was while trying to imitate his old Dark one hand gesture.
"Well sweetheart do YOU see a book trolley anywhere?"
Belle looked around, "well no."
Rumple just smiled so they spent the day going from book to book looking for the answer only stopping to feed or change Gideon, they were looking though each book until their eyes were tired.
"Honey we need more help than the two of us it's going to take months to go through all these, I think it's time we call in tiger Lilly"
****End of flash back****
*** 6 month later 17th November 2017*****
It had been 6 months doing research up at the library their son had grown into a handsome toddler with a full head of brown hair from his mother his father's head shape eye shape and his beautiful brown eyes along with his mother's smile.
That morning Belle woke to kisses being planted on her naked shoulder blades and she smiled "good morning husband,"
"Good morning wife" he whispered his breath ghost over the shell of her ear made Belle's whole-body shiver Rumple laughed and nipped at her ear before getting out of bed belle turned and watched him put a robe on over his night pants and went to check on their now 6 month old son who was laying in his cot in the corner of the room peeking into the cot he saw Gideon happily awake and sucking on his fist.
"Uh oh sweetheart someone's hungry" said Rumple
Belle turned over and sat back against the headboard meanwhile Rumple picked up Gideon and carried him over to Belle who cradled their son in her arm before pulling her left side of her gown down. So, while his son had his breakfast, Rumple went and made his and Belle's breakfast.
After some time, Belle came down stairs dressed ready for the day's events the baby sling with Gideon inside slung over her head and shoulder, she made her way over to the table, and sat down, just as Rumple placed their breakfast down he took Gideon from the sling and placed him I the highchair and took his own seat.
"So, what are we planning to do today?" asked Belle.
"The same thing we've been doing for the last 6 months trying to find a way to strip Blue of her status as our son's fairy godmother" said Rumple. Dipping some bread into milk and holding it up to the baby's mouth, the bub opened his mouth and took a bite.
Rumple smiled down at his boy and kissed the top of his head.
"Rumple it's pointless we've been researching for 6 months and STILL we haven't got anywhere, I have a feeling our boy will reach adult hood way before we find our answers and I never thought I'd say this but there are just WAY too many books in that library for us to comb through all of them by ourselves" Belle comment before tucking in to her breakfast.
"Alright love we'll take ONE last try on the research and if not, we'll do what you wanted on our first try and after many hours and tired eyes later and call my godmother" Rumple offered. After breakfast they made their way outside and piled into the carriage and took the long journey towards the library.
***Research library***
The family entered the library they gather new books and put them on the table Rumple laid out a blanket for Gideon; Belle took him out and laid him down on his back, before they sat down on the table. "Oh, we almost forgot the toys," said Rumple so with a snap of his fingers his baby boy was covered in his favourite toys including his teddy.
Gideon gave a happy gurgle.
Rumple chuckled.
"Your welcome son"
They watch Gideon reach for the teddy bear and gave a squeal when he got a hold of it, both Rumple and Belle smiled seeing their son reach for his teddy, Gideon gave another squeal.
"Yes, we saw Giddy well-done sweetheart you're growing into a strong boy just like your brother Bealfire and your papa" said Belle
The couple then got back to their research, there was a lot of information within any fairy book they could find but it seemed the only thing they couldn't find info on was how to strip a fairy godmother of her status
Belle slammed the cover of the 30th fairy book she had looked though and banged her head upon said book, "I'm starting to think that the knowledge we seek ISN'T in a book. I mean looking at it logically when you were the dark one, love and even a light one now would you write down a spell or potion on how someone can strip you of your magic in a book. A book that anyone may get their hands on IF they want to do such a thing"
"Never" said Rumple.
"So why would a fairy put a spell or potion in book that could strip them of their status as fairy godmother, they are sly manipulative gnats most of the time excluding Nova. Tink I'm not too sure I would say if push come to shove she might be but I'm not 100%, sure. Can't say much about your god mother love as I've never met her but Blue, she takes the cake and candles when it comes to bring sly and manipulative the only one on par with her is your mother,"
Rumple closed his eyes and nodded closing the book he was looking though and wished hard for help on breaking the connection of Blue and Gideon.
"Whoa not so loud Rumplestilskin"
Rumple open his eyes and turned towards the sound as did Belle they saw a glowing ball of red light before their very eyes its resized into a woman with black hair done in and up-do style with a feather in her hair. She had brown eyes dressed in a red dress with feather on the sleeve and gown, on her arms she wore red lace fingerless full-length gloves
The couple looked at the fairy and blinked, Rumple was the one most surprised to see her, he was in utter shock that he could only say two words
"Tiger Lily"
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Finished it on 9/7/18