Author's Note: Episode 14: Dreamy; Explains why Gold hates 'nuns' so much.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the epic characters (and David/Charming) in the television series Once Upon a Time, those belong to the creators, writers, and ABC. These characters were brought to life by the amazing actors that play them (and Josh Dallas; just kidding) :)
"Let's just say, I've had a bad experience with them. Leave it at that," Gold said, turning away from the former dwarf.
As he began making his way towards the edge of the pier, one of them, seemed to be coming in. As she walked past him, it took everything in his being not to hiss and glare at her. He did take satisfaction in her quicker stride away from him.
That's right, run from the bogeyman, Gold thought to himself, allowing a small devilish smirk to rise up on his face. He just needed a reason, a good, legal reason to get rid of them. He thought he had them with figuring that the klutzy one was in charge of the stipend, but apparently these women had a 'knight' looking after them.
Gold smirked at the mere thought of a dwarf helping damsels in distress. Of course, these women weren't in distress, oh no, they were finally getting what they deserved. If he had already tried to ruin French's life, than, no pun intended, he tried to make the nuns' life hell.
The thought that in this world fairies would be considered a holy group gnawed Gold to the bone.
He found himself at the entrance to his pawn shop. He seemed to have walked a great distance without even realizing it. As always, decorations were hung around the square in celebration for the Miners' Day festival.
Gold didn't like festivities too much, so he continued into his dark shop, letting his thoughts boil over. Very rarely did he let his temper escape him. It was never good to show much emotion in this town, lest her evil highness try to act on it.
Since this matter, however, was extremely maddening, he let himself stew in the quiet confines of the store.
Fairies. The name sounded so sweet, so gentle, not at all what they really were. Ever since the many years he had killed the Dark One, he had had to pay the price the murder and magic had costed him. He had sacrificed his son, Belle, any hope for some form of happily ever after, and for what? Magic.
Rumpelstiltskin, a once humble peasant had been transformed into a horrific monster, scales and maddening thoughts. He was the thing that kept people awake at night, the person that scared everyone with his magic and tricky deals.
Why, someone that had followed the rules, had sacrificed his own life to try to save his son's, why should he be the one to face the consequences?
He was feared for one simple thing. His magic. Yet, these glittering, twittering fools were loved and cherished throughout all the kingdoms.
It was not fair that they were just born with powers, they were given magic on a sliver platter. These fairies never had to fight, to sacrifice for their power, it was simply...given to them.
And that simple fact was why he hated them so much, in that life and this one. Magic took away everything he loved, and the fairies just helped it along.
Gold, Rumpelstiltskin, imp or man, it wouldn't matter. No matter how many he managed to vanquish, no matter how many wands he had acquired, it would not be enough to quench his need for revenge.
As the magical man he had tried to even the odds, to make up for what he had lost, but it never worked. So now he was resigned to torture them where he had the power, not them.
Coming out of his angered trance, he shook the dark thoughts from his head. Why worry about those silly little beings when he was the top dog now?
Gold had been reading over a book in his shop when the lights went out.
It was so sudden, one second, he was finishing a chapter, the next he was plunged into utter darkness. The dark confused him for a moment. He struggled to make his way through the dark store.
Five toe stubbing and three near falls later, Gold found himself towards his door. I should really straighten this place up, he thought to himself.
Opening the door, he let the sounds from the party across the street flood his senses. People panicking, yelling at each other. Pathetic fools, scrambling around to make sense of this unfortunate mishap.
Looking out across the darkened streets, Gold noticed some sort of figure on the roof across the street. What was someone doing on the roof? Gold wondered, but in a few short minutes his question was answered.
Suddenly, small lights began to glow across the square, people seeming to be holding candles in their hands. The small flames shed a little bit of light throughout the small area, and Gold refrained himself from getting truly angry.
Of course! Those... alright, nuns, were selling candles. And, based on Gold's memory, the roof where he noticed the figure was where one of the intricate electrical system for the lights were.
"Very clever," he muttered to himself. If no one would buy the candles, and if he couldn't get the money another way, Leroy would give them a reason, a need, for the product. Gold grimaced as he saw every single little candle, every little bit of light that shone up the square.
It truly was a sweet, cozy little sight. With an air of anger, Gold turned back towards his store, kicking himself for hesitating, practically flinching away from the darkness.
Some small, dim part of his mind humored the thought of buying one, something to illuminate his way. Gold actually turned towards the square, but in an instance, every thought he had had earlier that day came flooding back.
No, he thought, and trekked back inside his store. Struggling around the many knick knacks that surrounded him, Gold managed to find what he was looking for.
A beam of yellow light bounced off the walls of the store, a small flashlight in Gold's hand.
No, he wouldn't steep that low, ever. He had already paid too much, sacrificed everything, that even a simple candle was too much to ask.
Walking towards the back of the store, Gold sat down in a chair and began to read once more. They would never take anything from him...ever.
A/N: Okay, now something I want to say before continuing:
I wrote this before I learned about what happened to Bae, and I was debating whether I should change it so that it's about Bae, but I finally decided to leave it like it was originally, because that was what I knew from that point in the series. Hope you liked it!