POV: Belle
I beamed over the table at Will, who still looked like my husband. This was our first official date since we took the potion so we looked like each other's true loves and so far no one else seemed to notice what we have done. I had to stop myself a few times from calling him Rumple and I believe that Will was having the same problem I was having, wanting to call me Anastasia. We ate a nice meal and when asked for dessert I ordered Rumple's favorite without thinking twice.
The horrified look that came over my husband's-Will's face when Ruby sat the fat slice of Rumple's favorite chocolate cake in front of us, felt like I was getting hit with a dose of reality, I had forgotten for a moment that he wasn't really here. Tears started welling in my eyes. I blinked them back and smiled brighter than the situation called for but it was the only thing keeping me together.
"You have to try this it's so good." I added a giggle at the end. I knew I was laying it on thick but I couldn't let people think something was up. Will didn't have a chance to say anything to me before Killian showed up. I did introductions for both men but I had a gut feeling that they already knew each other. Killian basically shoved Will over to sit next to him. Anger was coming off of Killian in waves, I felt for a moment that he was going to gut Will with his hook. I wasn't really paying attention to what the two men were whispering about I didn't have to, to see and sense that they both hated each other. There was defiantly a story there.
"Actually I'm here for Belle. Could we speak privately?" He asked. I was pulled out of my thoughts and nodded numbly.
"Sure." We both got up from the table and went into another room. As soon as it was just the two of us the anger seemed to drain from Killian. And he started telling me how we had to keep the dagger safe from the three evil witches. Just in case if they had an inkling to bring Rumple back and control him. I felt my heart stop for a second. I never thought of the possibility of seeing Rumple again, it made me want to cheer from happiness and cry my eyes out. He asked if I knew where is was and I nodded, too shocked to say anything.
"Okay. I hate to cut your date short but I think it would be better if we went ahead and took care of this dagger business as soon as possible. If that's okay with you love."
"Of course. Just let me go tell Will and we can get going." Stepping around him I went back to the main dining room, Rum-Will was still patiently waiting for me. Looking at him now I wondered why I didn't see how much Will wasn't like Rumple. He was wearing clothes that Rumple wouldn't be caught dead in. And his posture wasn't the greatest either.
"Hey Will." I smiled, walking over to him. "I'm sorry but something came up and I have to go help Killian with something. I hope you don't mind." I added.
"It's okay. Go do what you got to do. I got the bill." Standing up he softly kissed my lips.
"I'll call you later." I smiled.
"I'll be waiting." He winked in a un-Rumple way and walked to the register. I glanced down at the table and saw that the cake had not been touched. The ache in my heart took over for a moment but I pushed it down.
"Are you okay love?" Killian asked from behind me, making me jump slightly.
"I'm fine. Just lost in thought, that's been happening a lot lately." I mumbled. Pulling a smile back on my face I turned to Killian and grabbed his hand and I felt an instant heat take over me. "Let's go."
"After you." He gestured with his hook. Letting go of his hand I felt the heat leave me, I hadn't felt anything like that since Rumple had caught me in his arms after I fell off that latter. Shaking my head I tried to clear my head of that feeling.
"Something in your hair?" Killian joked behind me.
"Just trying to shake a thought." I answered somberly. We didn't say anything else on the walk to the Cadillac and thankfully classical music was going in the car so I didn't have to worry about keeping up a conversation. For some reason though I felt like we didn't even have to say anything to talk and I had only felt that way around one person, so I had no idea why I had that same feeling around this man who had one point tried to kill me and shot me in the shoulder.
"We're getting close." I told him while turning off the music. Shortly before we reached the spot it started to rain. Pulling over I reached into the back and got my jacket. Walking side by side we made our way to last real piece of my husband I had left in this town. Kneeling down I dug through the sand and took the dagger from its hiding place and was about to hand it over to Killian when a startling thought came to me.
"What if Rumple's already here?" I asked with wide eyes. "This is my only protection against him." Never once did I think that Rumple would hurt but after what I did to him I would not blame him if he wanted to, if I was in his position I might want his blood. After voicing my worry I saw something flash in Killian's eyes, something close to pain but I must have been seeing things.
"If you're truly worried, why don't you call for him? If he is indeed in Storybrooke he'll have no choice but to show himself."
I nodded. Taking a deep breath and steeling my nerves I summoned him. For the first couple of seconds I waited, gripping the dagger tight enough to where my knuckles turned white. After a few more moments and nothing happened I let out a breath that I wasn't aware I was holding. Turned to Killian I handed him the dagger. He explained to me that he had to hide it somewhere that no one knew where it was and to do that I had to leave.
"I'll head back to the shop when I'm done hiding it." I nodded and went back to the car. The dagger was in good hands but for the life me I could not help but think that Killian was acting different but I couldn't place my finger on what it was. Plus that weird feeling I got when I held his hand was something that made me even more confused. My mind kept going over everything in my mind until I reached the shop and found a beautiful red rose waiting for me right in front of the shop's door.
"Will." I whispered softy. Picking it up I headed inside and placed the rose on the front table and went to the back to change. I was still cold even after getting dried, almost like something wasn't right but I shook it off. Heading back out front I admired the rose and I couldn't help but think of the first time Rumple gave me one back in the Enchanted Forest. I smiled at the thought. I was brought out of my thought when the front door opened.
"It's done." Killian said before I could ask. Turning to him I smiled.
"Okay good. That's one less thing that we have to worry about."
"Yes. Now I need a pirate's promise from you." Without another word he gently grasped my wrist and put it over his heart. He placed his hand over mine and looked me in the eyes and for a brief moment I felt like I was looking in Rumple's eyes but in a blink of an eye it was gone.
"We cannot tell anyone of this nor to each other from this day on. Do I have you're word?" He asked, completely serious.
"You have my word."
"And you have mine." He said. In an instant that seriousness was gone and replaced with…shyness? For some reason he reminded me of the first time I hugged Rumple after he spared Robin Hood but then again everything reminded me of Rumple. Quickly turning away from Killian I tried to hide what I was hiding.
"Is that from you're admirer?" He asked suddenly. I smiled lightly and nodded.
"Yeah. Will." I said, turning back to face him, not wanting to be rude.
"Oh yes. How is that going? Are you completely over the old crocodile?" He asked awkwardly, once again reminding me of Rumple for some odd reason. I felt the smile slip from my face as I looked up at him.
"I can never truly be over him. I will always love him, there's nothing I can do about that but for right now Will is just a nice change. He makes me smile." I answered honestly, not sure where it came from.
"Ah. Well I will take my leave. See you later Belle." He said while he was leaving.
"What did Will do to you?" I asked before he got to far. Killian stopped in tracks but didn't turn to me.
"He took something precious from me." He mumbled darkly. I was startled by how hostile he sounded but I kept that to myself. A second after Killian left my phone started going off. I looked and saw it was Will.
"Hello?" I smiled.
"Why hello dear lady."
"I thought I told you I would call you?" I smirked.
"You did but I just wanted to call and make sure that that pirate was keeping his hook to himself." I could not stop myself from giggling at that.
"Don't worry, he was a complete gentleman." For a few minutes we talked about nothing really. In the back of mind I couldn't help thinking about how Killian reminded me so much of Rumple tonight but I didn't dwell on it because I knew I was never going to see my Rumple again. While keeping a cheery voice on the line I let a few tears slip down my face. Will was none the wiser.
POV: Rumpelstiltskin
As soon as I saw Hook by himself I took the opportunity to knock him out with a sleeping spell and teleported him to Ms. Swan's bed where he would most likely stay for the rest of night and if not would give me enough time to get done what I needed done. And he wouldn't remember anything.
Disguising myself as the bloody pirate I walked into Granny's and saw Belle beaming at the same bastard I found her kissing the night before. She looked shocked to see me or Hook but she was still stunning. This was my first time seeing her up close since I came back to town so I had to mentally kick myself in the ass to remind myself why I was here. Shoving this Will idiot over I sat down next to him, wanting nothing more than to plug Hook's hook into his skull but I was fairly sure that would blow my cover so I kept my head.
Looking at the cake on the table I was half tempted to take a bite but I resisted, which was even more of a challenge considering it was my favorite dessert. Finally getting Belle alone I was able to set my plan into action. Which meant I had to lie to her and that killed me but it was for our happy ending so I pushed through. She went out to talk to Will, when I saw him kiss her, my blood boiled but I took a deep breath. Belle looked at the piece of cake on the table and a sad look settled on to her face. Without thinking I walked over to her and asked if she was okay.
"I'm fine. Just lost in thought, that's been happening a lot lately." She mumbled. Her voice sounded so small and upset I wanted nothing more than to hold her close. She took my hand and I felt our spark between us reignite. Suppressing a shudder I basked in our love that I thought was lost.
"Let's go." She smiled.
"After you." I waved with my hook. She let go of my hand, the heat was lost but the spark was still there in the air and I could not be happier but I hid that fact. On the walk to the car she started shaking her head back in forth and I felt myself smile for the first time in a while, watching her be so adorable.
"Something in your hair?" I quipped.
"Just trying to shake a thought." She told me somberly. I couldn't help but think I had something to do with her change of mood so I stayed quiet. When we got in the car I found that the radio was still set to my classical music station. I felt tears gather in my eyes but willed them back. I wanted so badly to ask Belle why she hadn't changed the station but I resisted and listened to the soothing music of Chopin. Looking out the window I let myself imagine that everything was back to normal but it couldn't last.
"We're almost there." She said while turning the music off. Rain started coming down I was tempted to offer Belle Hook's jacket but she was already getting one from the back seat. While she was reaching back her shirt raised up on her and I saw a glimpse of her bare stomach. Turning away from her I got out of the car, I could not get distracted. She walked beside me and kneeled down, digging through the sand. I kept myself somewhat distant from her not wanting to seem too desperate or eager.
She pulled the dagger from the ground and was about to hand it to me when a look of fear came over her.
"What if Rumple's already here?" She asked, her stunning blue eyes bright with fear. "This is my only protection against him."
I felt my heart break from her words. Under any circumstances would I ever hurt her and yet here she is, standing in front of me with such a look in her eyes. Tears were burning my eyes but thankfully because of the rain it wasn't noticeable. Staring at her for a few moment I was too shocked to speak but I found my voice thankfully.
"If you're truly worried, why don't you call for him? If he is indeed in Storybrooke he'll have no choice but to show himself." She nodded and gripped my dagger tightly. She was frightened. That wasn't even a question. I never meant to cause her this much pain. I felt the magic of the dagger around me when she summoned me but it didn't do anything. She sighed in relief when I didn't appear in front of her and handed me the dagger. I told I was going to hide it and I would meet her back at the shop. She nodded and left without a word.
Having the dagger back in my hands was a powerful feeling. Snapping my fingers I found myself in front of the shop and placed a rose in front of the door. It was underhanded but it was going to my opening to ask Bell about her admirer without giving myself away. After that I went around the shop and sat in the shadows waiting for her.
Looking down at the hand that she held earlier that night I could not help but remember that feeling of our spark between us. It was something honestly I thought I would never I would feel again but I was mistaking. I was pulled out of my thoughts by a car door shutting. I heard the front door of the shop open and I sat quietly waiting for about ten minutes. I had to make sure I was convincing or maybe it was the coward in me peeking his ugly head. After taking a deep breath I stood and went to the door. Hesitating for a few seconds until I finally stepped inside. Belle had her back to me but she still was able to make my knees weak.
"It's done." I told her simply. She turned to me beaming from ear to ear.
"Okay good. That's one less thing that we have to worry about."
"Yes. Now I need a pirate's promise from you." Before I could lose my nerve I gently took her small hand and put it over my heart. And I put mine over hers. Looking her in the eyes, I felt like I could lose myself in them.
"We cannot tell anyone of this nor talk to each other about it from this day on. Do I have you're word?" I asked, trying to play up the pirate bit.
"You have my word." In that moment she reminded me of the first time I made a deal with her. When I took her in exchange for the saving her home and the same determined, stubborn look was still in her eyes.
"And you have mine." I let my hand fall away from her heart and she turned away from me just as quickly.
"Is that from you're admirer?" I asked, knowing it wasn't. She nodded.
"Yeah. Will." She said, turning back to me.
"Oh yes. How is that going? Are you completely over the old crocodile?" I asked trying to sound natural. Belle's smile faded.
"I can never truly be over him. I will always love him, there's nothing I can change about that but for right now Will is just a nice change. He makes me smile." I was stunned by her words but I willed myself to act normal.
"Ah. Well I will take my leave. See you later Belle." I told her, wanting to get away from her.
"What did Will do to you?" She asked suddenly. I stopped and grinded my teeth together.
"He took something precious from me." I told her through my clenched jaws and left before she could ask anything else.
Watching Belle through the window of my shop and seeing her laugh with someone who wasn't me was one of the most painful things that I had ever had to endure. After a minute or two I couldn't take it I walked away. I could have easily teleported myself back to the cabin but I needed a walk to clear my head. To know she wasn't truly over me was a great relief to me. But for the time being if this Will bastard was able to make her smile in my place for the time being I suppose he wasn't all bad but if he got in way of getting Belle back in any way I will not be as understanding.
Hello to everyone! I hope you enjoyed the second chapter to Never Going to Stop Loving Him. I know this is a long chapter but there was so much that went on in the last episode I wanted to write it in both of their point of views. Hope you all enjoyed! And like always reviews are welcomed :)