Disclaimer: Once Upon a Time does not belong to me! All characters and references to the show belong to ABC and Channel 5.
Before we start, I would just like to say that I was recently made aware of a blunder I made in The Sequel-Chapter 14, concerning Daniel's parents, and I would just like to say that that mistake has now been rectified.
Enjoy this chapter!
Once Upon a Time: Schools Out! The Third One-Chapter 11
She had asked her not to do it. She had specifically asked her not to go to him, and she had done it anyway, behind her back!
What the hell were you thinking, Ruby?! Belle thought as she furiously marched up the stairs of the Dame house towards Ruby's room, I thought we were friends!
She paused outside her door when she reached it, taking a second to calm herself down a bit. The last time she had gone to someone in this kind of rage, she'd ended up nearly getting expelled.
After a few seconds had passed, she rapped heavily on the door "Ruby! Answer the door!" she shouted, not bothering to hide the anger in her voice.
"Belle?" Ruby poked her head out of the door, dressed in a pink dressing gown and looking little confused and irritated "What's the matter? Did something happen on-?"
"No!" Belle responded with a screech "You lied to me! That is what happened!"
"What?!" Ruby cried uncomprehendingly "When?!"
"Rumplestiltskin!" Belle yelled, and realisation dawned on the traitors face.
"Oh God...How did you-?"
"How could you do that to me?" Belle was no longer shouting, but her anger was still very much there "I asked you not to go to Rumplestiltskin and tell him what was going on with Jefferson, and you...you did it anyway!"
"Belle, I am so sorry!" cried Ruby "But I was...I didn't want...God, Belle, I was just trying to protect you!"
"I am not a child!" Belle screamed, slamming a fist over her heart "And you are not my mother! I'm nineteen years old! I can take care of myself, for Christ sakes!"
"I know, I know, I screwed up!" Ruby wailed, her bottom lip starting to tremble "And I am so sorry! But I just didn't trust him!" her eyes started to shine with tears "I didn't want him to play you like he played me!"
Belle was all set to scoff at her, to tell her she wasn't falling for that trick again, but the pleading in her eyes and the pain on her face were to real to be faked. Slowly, she felt her anger start to subside. She drew in a deep breath, and slowly let it out through her nose.
"I...I know you had good intentions" she admitted, and Ruby brightened a little "But you know how much I hate being lied to..."
"It won't happen again!" Ruby swore vehemently, one hand over her heart and the other in the air "I promise!"
"Good!"
The two then let a few moments tick by, waiting for the emotional storms within them to settle, and eventually, Ruby spoke:
"...So...are we cool?" she asked tentively.
Belle smiled softly "Yeah, we're cool"
Ruby grinned happily and then leaned an arm on the doorframe, opening the door more behind her "Wanna come in for a while?" Belle looked hesitant, but then Ruby's lips curved into a teasing smile "Come on. You can tell me all about your crazy date!"
Belle smiled and laughed, liking her play on words. She sighed and shrugged heavily "I suppose!" she grinned, and walked into the room.
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Rumplestiltskin checked his watch: 11:30 pm.
He had half an hour before curfew and the College gates were locked for the night, but he didn't care, he'd driven his Cadillac here. He would get back in time.
The park in which he was sat on a rusted bench was three miles outside the College, the moonless night blackening the bare greenery so that nothing except for him, sat under the one lamp post, was in sight. He had been here for the past ten minutes, thinking about the events of that night, and for the first time in almost two months those thoughts didn't involve Belle, but something...closer to home.
That night, after he'd finally extracted his payment from that wannabe Ladies Man Keith Nottingham (unknown to him, the girls of the College had nicknamed him Keith "Not in Hell") he'd received a phone call from his mother, calmly informing him that at the end of the month, she would be divorcing his father.
"I'm sorry, Rumple" she'd said tearfully when he hadn't responded, speechless "But...I can't live with him anymore. All the fighting, all the anger...I can't take it anymore!"
Truthfully, Rumplestiltskin hadn't really been surprised. Ever since that first phone call from Bae the six year old had been calling him practically every day to comfort him while his parents fought, their arguments growing louder and more prone to breaking things. Oh, and there was the fact that his parents had hated each other since before even Rumplestiltskin was born!
But then, his mother had dropped another bomb on him:
"Your father wants to take Baelfire with him when he moves out. To Boston"
"WHAT?!" Rumplestiltskin had screeched, feeling like his heart had dropped into his stomach "Mum...please tell me you're not gonna let him take Bae!"
"Of course not! What kind of a mother do you think I am?!" Katrina Gold had snapped "Your father might be a big-shot lawyer, but there is NO way he is taking my son!"
"Good!"
"Now..." she'd said after a pause "Rumple, I want to talk to YOU about this"
"What do you mean?"
"Well...me divorcing your father..." he'd tensed. What was she getting at? "I know you're almost an adult, but this is obviously going to effect you-"
"Why on earth would it effect me?"
Mrs Gold had sighed "Because, despite everything you two have been through, Rumple, I know you still love your father, and I know deep down that you care-"
"WHY WOULD I CARE?!"
That had been followed by furiously screamed words and a cell phone being launched into the bedroom door. Which had the additional effect of shattering it.
In the silent park, Rumplestiltskin leaned his elbows on his thighs and held his head in his hands. How could his father try and take Bae? Why did he want to take Bae? He'd never shown much interest in his youngest son before!
Well, he worked that out pretty quick. His father was a petty, pathetic bastard who couldn't loose without making someone else miserable in the process. The only reason he was taking Bae was to spite his mother. And what could Rumplestiltskin do? He was stuck in a College in Maine, where his ex-girlfriend was falling in love with a sodding Mad Hatter!
From between his hands, Rumplestiltskin let out a soft, self pitying groan. Sometimes, life just plain blew.
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The next afternoon Ruby, Ella and Belle piled into Stable Eating with Snow White, laden with bags from a recent shopping trip. As soon as they had ordered and sat down with their food, Snow White dug into one of the paper bags with corduroy holders "Look as what I got for Emma!" she said happily, and pulled out the most adorable little cream dress, the bodice decorated with rosebuds, the skirt long and floaty, and the sleeves little and puffy.
"Oh, it's adorable!" Belle crooned, reaching out to feel the fabric.
"It's so pretty!" smiled Ruby, looking almost envious. Then she frowned "When did you get that?"
"When we went to Motherhood while you and Belle were trying on slutty night-gowns in Victoria's Secret!" said Ella, and Ruby smiled.
"Oh yeah..." she said fondly, Belle blushed.
"Who was wearing slutty night-gowns?" said a nearby voice, and Belle's blush deepened when they all looked up and saw James Nolan, standing behind Snow White with a very curious look on his face.
"Me and Belle" Ruby grinned, raising an eyebrow seductively "Ya like that, Nolan?"
"Oh my God, Ruby!" Belle cried, laughing in embarrassment with Ella and Snow White.
"Hands off, Ruby!" laughed Snow White, with a hint of actual warning in her voice "The boy is mine!" she reached up and stroked James' arm possessively.
Ruby's grin widened wickedly and she leaned across the table, a hungry look in her eyes "We'll just see about that, Blanchard..."
Snow White just started to laugh again, and Ruby leaned back in her chair with a smirk and winked at the boy. James remained bemused by the whole thing.
"...So, anyway" he said after a pause, causing another ripple of giggles around the table "Do any of you know if Daniel Hay is working today?"
Immediately, Snow White tensed, and when she cast a glance at Ruby she saw that her smile had frozen on her face. She met the pregnant beauty's gaze and she knew that they were both thinking of the same thing.
Regina.
Both of them had kept their word and not told the bus boy-or anyone else-of his girlfriends possible mental state, and Snow White had especially not told James. She knew he wouldn't react well "Daniel Hay? Regina's boyfriend?" she said questioningly "What do you wanna see him for?"
"Well, uh..." James scratched the back of his head, suddenly uncomfortable "I, uh, actually wanted to talk to him about...maybe...getting a job here?"
Ella spat out her drink.
"A job? Here?" said Snow White, looking around the small Deli. James nodded.
"Well, yeah. I worked in the Animal Shelter in my hometown" he shrugged "How different can working here be?"
"Well, It probably involves cleaning up a lot less dog crap" Ruby put in. James ignored her, keeping his attention on Snow White.
"I figured we'd better have some kind of steady income" he told her, and he reached down and touched her belly "You know, for our daughter"
"James..." Snow White smiled widely and pulled him down for a kiss. Belle and Ella smiled at the sweet embrace. Ruby grimaced.
"Excuse me! I'm trying to eat here!" she complained. James laughed against Snow White's lips, but reluctantly pulled away.
"So, have you seen him?" he asked again, and it was Belle who nodded.
"Yeah, I'll call him for you" she turned in her seat to where she'd briefly glimpsed Daniel as she came in, he was cleaning up a table a few rows back "Daniel Hay!" he looked up, a tray full of plates and soda cans in his hands.
"What?"
James left Snow White to go and talk to him, and the girls watched as the footballer explained his request and the bus boy nodded, pointing in the direction of his overweight boss, who was standing at the till and yelling at a sandwich maker about mustard.
James swallowed, and walked towards him.
"I can't believe he's gonna get a job here" said Snow White, staring at James dreamily "For the baby. God..." to everyone's alarm, her bottom lip started to wobble and tears formed in the corners of her green eyes "He's so sweet!" the last word came out as a squeak and tears started rolling down her cheeks "I love him so much!"
Ruby pulled the emotional girl into her arms, stroking her hair as she cried into her shoulder. She sighed heavily, rolling her eyes at a bewildered Ella and Belle.
"Jesus Christ, it's the return of the hormones..."
OUAT
Later on the girls headed back to the College and Belle sought out the solitude of the Library. It was while she was in there reading "Pride and Prejudice" an hour before cheerleader practice that she was approached by an all too familiar figure.
"Hey Belle" Jefferson smiled as he sat down next to her, and she was disheartened to see that the hat was back on his head.
"Um, hey" she said somewhat awkwardly, feeling embarrassed and a little guilty about the way that she had stormed away yesterday "Listen, about last night-"
Jefferson waved a hand in the air, making a dismissive sound "Oh, don't worry about that! You were pissed, I can understand that" Belle smiled at him softly, grateful. Then, he leaned towards her:
"Although..." he said mysteriously, his arms crossing over the table "You never did answer my question" something in Belle's stomach tightened, and she finally lowered her book. It was pointless to ask what he was talking about, and she had been dreading this moment.
"I know" she turned to face him, feeling guilty at the sight of the expectant and hopeful look on his features. If she was being honest with herself, she'd had fun torturing him last night, and him trusting her enough to tell her about Grace and defending her from Keith had honestly touched her heart...God, she felt so conflicted!
"And?" he was asking, still waiting for her answer. Her elbow leaning on the table, she rubbed her forehead.
"I...I don't know, Jefferson" she admitted, and he looked confused "I...had fun last night, I'll admit. But I just..." she paused, letting out a large huff of breath "I just don't know!"
"Oh" Jefferson leaned back in his seat, and when Belle looked up his expression was unreadable. He looked at her "But...you did have fun with me, didn't you?"
Belle shrugged "Yeah, I guess"
Jefferson looked like he was contemplating something, and he leaned forward once again, this time so that he was closer to the beauty. His face was coming very close to hers, and Belle flinched.
"W-what are you doing?" she asked nervously, staring at him as he didn't desist, his face so close she could feel his warm breath on her cheek.
"Ssh" he silenced her, his lips dangerously close to hers "I just want to try something..." he whispered, coming ever closer to her...
"Excuse me students the library is clo-HEY!"
Oh thank God, Belle supressed a sigh of relief as Ms Krone's screech of fury caused Jefferson to snap away from her and stare in bewilderment at the bespectacled old woman. She was standing behind them, her hands on her hips and her damaged eyes glaring at them through her thick glasses. They zeroed in on Belle.
"Oh, Ms Krone, I am so-"
"YOU!" Jefferson's apology was cut off by the librarian's screech, and Belle started when she realised that Ms Krone was pointing a long, gnarled finger at her.
"YOU LITTLE HARLOT! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU NOT TO MAKE OUT IN MY LIBRARY?!" she screamed, so loudly that her voice cracked and spittle flew from her lips.
"God, I'm sorry!" Belle blurted out, grabbing her book and shooting up from her seat. She looked at Jefferson "I'll...see you later!" she said quickly, and then she sped out of the library.
Once she had gotten out of the whole lecture block altogether, she leaned against the cold brick wall, breathing heavily from the effort of running the whole way.
God, I need to work out, she thought, leaning her hands against her knee's. Slowly her breath steadied and was able to stand up. As she walked back to the dormitories, her mind went back to Jefferson's almost kiss.
She cursed quietly, an icky feeling of guilt swirling in her stomach. She didn't want to lead him on...she had to tell him she wasn't interested. And soon.
And oh, what fun that's going to be!
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In the Dame House, James Nolan walked into Snow White's bedroom, excitement practically buzzing off him and a massive grin on his face. Before Snow White could ask him what was going on, he sat down next to her on the bed and greeted her with a deep kiss on her blood red lips. She moaned appreciatively, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him down on the bed.
"They're gonna give me a trial" said James between kisses "If I impress the boss" he pressed a kiss Snow White's lips again, this one deeper than before "They're gonna give me a job. I'll be a bus boy, but" he kissed her again, a hand cupping her soft white cheek "At least I'll have a job"
"That's brilliant Charming!" Snow White's smile glowed with pride, and it was so bright and beautiful that James just had to kiss it. Their lips and tongues moved in harmony for a while, her arms wrapping around his back and pressing him more firmly to her. Then she pulled away "When's the trial?"
James gave her a soft kiss before answering "It starts at four, next Saturday"
Snow White stared up at him in alarm "Oh my God, James! That's the same day as the Football Semi Final!"
James blanched, his hands and lips stilling on Snow White's body "Oh dammit!"
OUAT
Six days later, and it was the night of the Semi-Final. The infamous Troll's-a team of the meanest, ugliest giant's that Portland could spit out-had arrived at Fairytale College.
Over on the football pitch the many seats were being filled with fans, some holding banners and most already screaming their teams name:
"Go go, Roy-als, GO! GO!...Go go, Roy-als, GO! GO!"
Down on the sidelines, the Royals cheer squad was trying to prepare for the players arrival. There was just one small problem:
"Where the hell is Belle?!" Ruby snapped, and the other cheerleaders shrugged. She turned to Ella and she shrugged too, looking completely bewildered and a little pissed off. Ruby turned away from her, growling with frustration.
"She said she'd be here!" after all, how long does it take to finish a freaking article?! She wondered frustratedly. Ten minutes before they were meant to leave for the pitch, Belle had remembered that she had a column for the Mirror to finish by tomorrow-compensation for not getting to write the Football article, Gene had said-and had promised to meet them on the sidelines before the game started.
But now it was five minutes before the game, and she still wasn't here!
"Where the hell is she?!" Ruby spat through her teeth.
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"Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap, oh crap!"
Scraping her hair back into a ponytail Belle hurtled out of her bedroom, the short skirt of her cheerleading outfit fluttering around her legs as she sped towards the door with some pretty impressive expletives coming from her mouth, cursing her crap timing. She had been so caught up in writing her article-"Say What You Really Feel"-that she hadn't noticed that she had three minutes until the game started! Ruby was going to kill her!
Thundering down the stairs, Belle slammed against the door and madly scrabbled for the handle, turning it and throwing the door open so she could throw herself outside and-
She stopped. Her hand still on the door as she stared in front of her. Unknown to her at the time, there had been someone stood outside of the Dame House, their hand raised as though about to open it themselves, his face so surprised at the sudden sharp opening that it was almost funny.
"Rumplestiltskin?" said Belle, staring at him. He didn't say anything, merely withdrawing his hand and sliding it in his pants pocket. The pant's were slightly creased, and Belle realised that that was not the only thing that was unkempt about the usually pin-neat Dealer.
The poor boy looked terrible! His clothes were rumpled and uncared for, his skin was pale, there were dark shadows under his eyes like he hadn't slept in days, and his long hair was falling in tangles about his face, making him look a little bit demented.
"I need to talk to you" he pleaded, and Belle could've cried at the desperation in his voice "Please!"
All thoughts of leaving for the football game evaporated from her mind, in that one moment she didn't care about what had happened between them, nor about how he'd acted towards her the previous week. She couldn't make him leave, not when he was so desperate like this.
So she nodded, opening the door further "Yeah, of course. Come in"
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"Where is he?!" Thomas hissed to the boy in front of him. Twisting his neck, Philip shook his head.
"I don't know!" he hissed back, and the other boy cursed fiercely. The game was seconds away from starting, the two teams already positioned on the pitch, and team captain James Nolan was nowhere to be seen!
"If he doesn't get here soon, I swear to God..." Thomas muttered darkly "I'm gonna shove my foot so far up his-"
"Miss me, guys?"
"James!" Thomas felt the warm glow of relief fill him when James Nolan spoke from behind him, he quickly shifted to the side and allowed him to take the Quarterback position "Where the hell have you been?!" he snapped, flashing daggers though his football helmet.
"Getting a job!" was James' biting reply, and he bent down behind Philip, turning to face the massive Troll Quaterback. The gigantic Senior bared his teeth, and snarled.
James grinned back "Let's get this party started!"
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Regina was bored. She hated these things, these football games. If she wasn't the Student Body President then she would never attend one of these idiotic displays of masculine superiority! But she was, and so she had to. She hated that.
And it wasn't like she even had Daniel to keep her company, oh no! He had a late shift at Stable Eating so he couldn't make it! And Abigail was on the cheer squad and Maleficent was sat in the front row with Gene as he recorded every detail of the stupid game!
So she was bored. And alone. Great.
All around her there were babbles of conversation, along with the occasional screaming and stamping fit whenever those idiotic Royals scored a goal, or the even more common screaming wave of abuse whenever a Troll slammed into one of the opposing players, although how Philip Night being dog piled by four gigantic footballers could be seen as anything other than hilarious was beyond her.
So caught up was she in her own thoughts that she almost didn't hear the snippet of conversation behind her. Unfortunately.
"...yeah, I know what you mean, Snow White is totally Fairest of Them All!"
Regina stiffened, her heart nearly stopping in her chest. She couldn't believe it...not again!
She spun around on her row, and sitting directly behind her were Rothbart and Odile Blackwing, caught up in their own conversation.
"Uh...Hey Rothbart? Odile?" she called loudly over the noise, and the twins turned to her:
"Yeah?!" Rothbart yelled back, wincing as the crowd screamed again in anger, Odile following them:
"Send him off, ref! RED CARD!" she screamed. She was ignored.
"Did...Did you say something about...'Fairest' just now?" Regina asked, just getting to the point this time. Rothbart looked at her confusedly.
"Um...No!" he yelled, shaking his head "Me and Odile were just talking about the game!"
Regina forced her expression to remain serene "Right!" she nodded "Sorry to bother you!" and she turned back to the game.
And this time, she made sure to keep her mind on every little detail.
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"Do you want to tell me what's wrong?" Belle asked gently. They were sat on her bed in her room, going for somewhere more private than the lounge. Rumplestiltskin was on the edge of her bed, his hands clasped between his knee's and his head bent, his hair coming forward to shield his face.
"It's...My family" he said eventually, hesitantly "My parents...They're getting divorced"
"Oh Rumple..." Belle felt a wave of sympathy for him, reaching out to touch his hand. Rumplestiltskin jumped at the feel of her skin, but didn't show any other response.
"Yeah, um...My father, he...he's gonna try and take Bae from my mother" he pulled his hand away from Belle's, pressing it to his forehead in an act of agony "He's gonna try and take him to Boston!" he burst out, sounding so broken.
"What?!" Belle cried, outraged "He can't do that!"
"Well, he's gonna damn well try!" cried Rumplestiltskin, looking up at her with a face that seemed a thousand years old "He's gonna pull every trick he has to take Baelfire! All just to spite my bloody mother!" he slammed his fist down on the bed at the curse, making the mattress shudder. He was breathing heavily now, his head shaking with angry disbelief "And he...He doesn't even care about what this is gonna do to Bae!" he added, his accent becoming thicker with emotion "He doesn't care about any of us! All that bastard cares about is bloody winning!" his voice broke, and his eyes started to water. Belle made a sound of immense pity, and before she knew what she was doing she had Rumplestiltskin wrapped in her arms, his head pressing against her chest and his arms wrapping tightly around her waist as he fought to control himself.
"Oh Rumple..." she breathed, nuzzling her cheek against his silky-haired scalp "It's all gonna be O.k, I promise!" she swore, and then she kissed his head.
She felt him stiffen at the contact, and Belle wondered if she'd accidentally breached her boundaries. She hadn't meant to kiss him, it...it'd just been a spur of the moment thing. Should she apologise...?
Slowly, his hands never leaving her waist, Rumplestiltskin raised his head, and when their eyes met all thoughts of an apology left her mind. His cheeks were flushed, and his eyelashes were spiked from unshed tears, but he was staring at her with such a strange, thought stopping look of wonder, that none of those attributes mattered, they weren't even noticeable.
Because the look wasn't just one of wonder, it was a look that questioned her, a look that offered her to stop there, at a simple kiss on the crown of his head. They could brush it off as a one time, non-consequential incident. If she wanted.
But she didn't want, for the first time in months he was in her arms again, and she was surprised at the amount of incredible relief that act brought her, and it was now that she realised just how much she'd missed him, and now he was here, with her, and he wasn't pushing her away.
Tenderly, she brushed a lock of his hair away, tucking it behind his ear. Rumplestiltskin didn't make a sound, waiting to see what she could do. Slowly, she leaned in, and pressed a kiss to his flushed cheek.
"Belle..." Rumplestiltskin rasped, his hands tightening on her waist. Belle pulled away, looking at him again. He was still staring at her, a small glimmer of hope in his chocolate brown eyes.
Please, he thought, oh God, please.
Releasing a hand from her waist, he reached up to cradle the side of her face, brushing a thumb over a soft cheek. She sighed contently, leaning into his gentle touch.
"I've missed you so much, Belle" he whispered, and Belle smiled softly.
"I've missed you too, Rumple" she breathed.
And then, after nearly two months of being apart, Rumplestiltskin and Belle leaned towards each other, and their lips met in a gentle kiss.
She knew it was probably cliche, but when Rumplestiltskin's lips touched hers Belle could've sworn she saw fireworks explode behind her eyes. The kiss was so gentle, a soft touching of the lips, but there was so much passion in it, so much longing, it completely took her breath away. She shifted closer to him, a hand wrapping around his neck and tangling in his hair, her lips parting to receive him. He moaned in approval and plundered her mouth, his other hand coming up to caress the other side of her face as her other arm wrapped around his back, pulling him closer so that their chests were tightly pressed together, her tongue stroking across his as she leaned back onto the bed, pulling him with her so that he was lying between her legs and cupping her face, kissing her like he'd never again get the chance.
"...Rumple..." Belle breathed when he started kissing down her neck, his lips lingering on her sweet skin "...My Rumple..."
"Yes" Rumple murmured back, bringing his mouth back to her's, his left hand leaving her face and trailing down her arm until it reached her hand, lacing their fingers together on the bed as they kissed desperately, and he suppressed a groan when her leg wrapped around his waist "Your Rumple..."
Suddenly, he felt moisture touch his cheeks, and when he pulled away in confusion he was stunned to see that Belle had tears in her eyes. He stroked a thumb across her cheek, suddenly concerned "What's wrong, sweetheart?"
Belle laughed out a sob and shook her head "Nothing!" she unlaced her hand from his and brought her hands up to tenderly cradle his face, just like he had done moments before "Absolutely nothing! This is perfect..." more tears escaped her cheeks and Rumplestiltskin kissed them away "So perfect..."
He couldn't hold it back anymore, he had to tell her "Oh God, Belle...I love you, I love you so much" he kissed her again, her fingers trailing up from his face and tangling in his hair "My Belle...My darling...My beauty..." he murmured between kisses.
Belle broke the kiss, looking up into his brown eyes, dark with desire and love, and she smiled so happily he thought it would break his heart.
"Oh my God, Rumple...I love you too" she whispered, and Rumplestiltskin felt his own eyes fill with happy tears "I love you with all my heart" she pulled him back to her mouth, and he moaned when her clever hands stroked down his back, sending warm tingles all over his body. His own hands did not remain still, the one still on her cheek moving down the side of her body and sliding across it, feeling every curve, every swell, every rush of warmth whenever he came across a patch of skin exposed by her cheerleading uniform...
"Don't let me go again, Rumple" she begged, kissing his cheek the same time he kissed her's "Please Rumple...don't let me go..."
"Never" he swore "I promise you, my darling Belle, my everything, I will never, ever, let you go again!"
As if he would! For the first time in months he actually felt whole, actually felt some degree of warmth in his heart. He actually felt happy, and all because of her.
She was here, she was back in his arms, and this time, he was never going to let her go!
What do ya think of THAT?! If that doesn't get some reviews, I will chew off my own arm! No really, I'll do it! I'm on a major romance high right now! That is the best kissing scene I've ever written and I hope you loved it as much as I do!
O.k, bad news guys, I'm gonna take a teeny tiny break from this fic, just to figure out where this is going and I PROMISE it won't take longer than three weeks, maybe even earlier, I've never been that good with keeping to deadlines.
So anyway, please review, because I HAVE to know if you liked this chapter! PLEASE! I'll give you cookies!