Belle was desperate. If Holly was alive, the she needed to find her. If she was dead...well, it wasn't worth thinking. She was convinced that the screams in the asylum were not dreams. She had told Ruby about her theory and Ruby had been only too happy to help. Before going to search town, she had spoken to Rumple. "If you find her, dead or alive, bring her straight to me and I will try to help." He was being unnaturally supportive and that both thrilled and terrified Belle. She kissed him and went outside to meet Ruby. If she couldn't find Holly with her wolf scent, the Holly wasn't in Storybrooke. "Have you got anything of hers for me to track?" Asked Ruby. Belle went into her bag and pulled out a purple ribbon. "She always used this to tie her hair back. Will it do?" Belle asked, handing it to Ruby. Ruby held it to her nose and nodded. She set off and, after a moment of hesitation, Belle followed her friend. They walked past the hospital, the clock tower, the mayor's house and almost all the shops into the wood. Belle remembered that Holly had always felt safe in the woods. Ruby was running and Belle was struggling to keep up when they came to an abrupt and sudden stop. Ruby looked down, and there, in a very similar state to Belle when she escaped the asylum, lay Holly, whimpering and shivering in her sleep...
Please Review. I know there isn't much Rumple dialog, but he is very hard to write.