"Belle! Oh Belle, you came back!" Rumple shouted with a smile on his face.
He awoke and quickly leapt out of bed. Rumplestiltskin searched the entire house, checking every room before it occurred to him.
"It was just a dream…Belle really is gone. She didn't come back." Rumple whispered while tears welled up in his dark eyes. "Of course she didn't come back you idiot! How could you be so stupid to think for even a second that she would return to you. You don't deserve a happy ending. You monster!" he screamed, while breaking everything in sight.
After everything around him was in ruins, Rumplestiltskin heard someone crying and shouting his name. The voice sounded familiar.
"Belle? Belle, is that you?"
No one responded. He checked every room and there was no one there. He had made his way back to Belle's room and noticed the sliver of a mirror peaking out of a blanket that he had placed on Belle's vanity mirror a few months back. Mirrors are dangerous. He did not want Regina spying on his Belle.
He uncovered the mirror and said, "Belle, show me Belle." Belle appeared, her face buried into her pillow, crying louder than he has ever heard even the most distraught people cry.
"I shouldn't spy on her. It's not right." Rumple thought.
But that didn't stop him. He had to know that she was all right.
"Blast these tears! I will not be weak. I will not cry and let a stupid man get the best of me.", Belle said while wiping the tears away as she stood up from her bed.
"But Gaston is such a…arrogant, disgusting man! I can't marry him. I won't!" Belle shouted.
She didn't know why she was saying this all to herself. It would do no good. But it did not matter. She had too many emotions & thoughts running through her mind and she had to get them out somehow.
"Oh Rumple, I don't know if you can hear me. I don't know what your magic can do. But if you can hear me, please help me. I don't want to marry Gaston. I want to marry you. I only want you.", Belle said with desperation, just hoping Rumple would be her knight in shining armor.
"She loves me? She really does. I….I can't believe it.", Rumple said quietly to himself.
"Belle? Oh Belle? It's time to get ready for the wedding.", Gaston said. " Belle, get out here or I'm going to have to come in there. That's it, I'm coming in."
Gaston walked with the most obnoxious grin ever to exist.
"I am not going Gaston. You can't make me.", Belle said with fury in her eyes.
"Alright then.", Gaston said.
Gaston turned around. But then suddenly, Gaston grabbed Belle by the legs and started to drag her on the floor towards the door.
"Gaston stop! Gaston let me go. You're hurting me!", Belle cried out.
Belle had been shouting for what felt like an eternity when all of the sudden purple smoke appeared around her bedroom mirror and out popped Rumplestiltskin.
"Rumple, Oh Rumple. I have been dreaming that you would save me from this monster!", Belle squealed with joy.
"Monster? He is the monster. Rumplestiltskin, if it's Belle you want. Then you are going to have fight me for it…I mean, her.", Gaston said while raising his sword.
"If it's a duel you want, then it is a duel you'll get. Dearie.", Rumple while flicking his wrist to summon a sword.
Gaston stabbed forward but suddenly, there was no one there.
Rumplestiltskin appeared behind him and right before the blade hit Gaston's backside the sword transformed into a wand. Before Gaston could speak, Rumple turned Gaston into an ant, and squished him.
"Well my dear, I'd say that duel was won.", Rumple said in his usual high-pitched tone.
"Oh Rumple..", Belle squealed while running into his arms.
Rumple gently traced his fingers along her back. Treasuring this moment for as long as he could.
Rumple pulled away from Belle hesitantly. "Belle, there's something you must know. The reason why I was so angry about my curse breaking is because I need my magic to find my son. He may still be out there somewhere. And the only way to find him is to leave this world, and for that I need magic."
"I understand. Your son is the most important thing to you.", Belle said with a soft smile on her face.
"And so are you Belle. So important. I'm so sorry I let go. Please forgive me.", Rumple said while lacing his fingers with Belle's.
"Of course I forgive you. I love you too much not to.", Belle said while giving Rumple's hand a squeeze.
"Well then, let's go home.", Rumple said while letting out a sigh of relief. He couldn't lost her again.
"No.", Belle said firmly.
"What?,..", Rumple whispered while trying to hold back tears.
"We can't go home without your son. Let's go find him. You and me. ", Belle said while placing a hand on Rumple's cheek.
"Of course, Belle, of course.",
Rumple had never been happier. He had his love again and soon, he would have his son.