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Once Upon a Time: School's Out! The Third One-Chapter 21
Gold raised an eyebrow as Cora came closer to him, the devilish smile staying on her lips. She didn't let her eyes leave his face, which. She found him...alluring, for someone so young. His deep brown eyes and smooth skin very pleasing to the eye. She kept her's on his, waiting until he was unnerved enough to speak.
"Mrs Mills" he said easily "To what do I owe the...pleasure?"
She ignored the trace of sarcasm in his voice, a low chuckle coming through her lips as if he had said something funny "I already told you, Mr Gold. I have something I wish to discuss with you"
"And what would that be?"
"My daughter" said the older woman, her smile slipping away into a more serious look "I need your...assistance with her"
Gold scoffed, all but laughing at Cora. "I'm afraid I cannot help you. You see, your daughter recently hurt someone I...care for a great deal" the French girl, she thought, remembering her from the Valentines day embarrassment. She sighed inwardly at her daughters sloppiness, for of course Gold would not appreciate Regina's actions against her.
No matter, it would hardly make things too difficult.
"So if you're looking for someone to get her out of the..." Gold trailed off, lifting a hand and splaying out his fingers searchingly "Pickle she's entangled herself in, then I'm sorry, but you're talking to the wrong man"
He curled his fingers back into his palm and started to head towards the College gates. He was going to leave, but Cora wasn't about to let that happen just yet.
"My dear boy, that's not why I'm here!" she chuckled when he stopped at the gates, turning around to face her. The expression on his face gave the idea that he was bored, but Cora knew how to read people, and she knew that the boy was actually, to a certain degree, intrigued. She smiled, showing her white teeth "Quite the opposite, in fact..."
Gold's eyebrow lifted "Oh really?"
Good, he was interested "Yes, Mr Gold. You see my daughter, she has a rather troublesome infatuation with a certain bus boy-"
"Daniel Hay" Gold interrupted, as if it were obvious "Yes, I know. As do most people" the corners of his lips lifted suddenly, and he looked subtly amused "And, I take it, you don't approve?"
"No, I don't" said Cora stiffly, not liking the boy's impertinent attitude. But if her plan was going to work she needed to keep him sweet, so she didn't react "But unfortunately, my daughter doesn't agree. I've tried to make her see sense but she continues, to defy me"
"How upsetting for you" said Gold without compassion "But what does that have to do with me?"
Ah, of course, the crux of the matter. Lifting a hand from her side, she pointed at the boy and lied like the expert she was "You, young man, are going to help my daughter see the error of her ways"
"Oh, am I now?"
"Yes. At least, I hope you will" she let her gaze drift up and down his frame, her lips twitching as if a smile teased them. True, the boy wasn't much to look at in her opinion, but in her experience she'd learned that boys responded positively if they thought an older woman was...what was that irritating phrase? 'Into Them'
Gold tried ever so hard not to react, but she to her satisfaction she noticed the way his Adam's apple bobbed in his throat as he swallowed. She smirked.
"You see, Mr Gold, my daughter needs to be reminded that I am the only one who truly understands her" she said, taking a step towards him "And to ensure that happens, I need to remind her of what those people in there" she inclined her head towards the College "Really think of her"
Gold snorted a laugh "No need to do that, love. From what I've heard the whole school already thinks she's pretty insane!"
Inwardly, Cora cursed. She had hoped his absence from the school had left him out of the loop of such things. Still, that didn't matter, she would just have to rearrange her tactics a little...
"Oh yes, I'm well aware of that. But I believe my dear Regina still needs just one more push until she can truly be-"
"Broken?" Gold interrupted, and Cora felt a jolt of shock that he obviously saw, judging by the smug look that was now on his face. This boy...was smarter than she thought.
"No. Of course not" she said after a minute, using a tone of insulted surprise to hide the lie "I was going to say aware"
"Yeah. Course you were"
"It's just one little task I want you to complete!" she said lightly, once again ignoring his insufferable tone "And of course, you will be paid handsomely-"
"Ah, but you see" said Gold, sucking air in through his teeth and pressing his fingertips against his chest "I am already a kept man" he smirked "I don't need your money. I'm afraid I won't be helping you with your campaign"
He started to walk away from her again, but, though she was loath to do so, Cora reached out a hand and grabbed him by the shoulder. The boy stiffened, and turned to her with a look that she assumed would've reduced anyone else to tears. She almost laughed out loud. She certainly smiled, but no more than that. She's heard this boy was clever, with a fearsome reputation for terrifying students and teachers alike, and more importantly, the beating his little girlfriend had received from Regina would make him burn with hatred for her. He was the perfect subject to take the fall for her daughters torment.
"Mr Gold" she said, forcing herself to remain pleasant "I don't know if you know this, but I am a powerful woman. I can offer you so much more, than just money" her grip tightened on his shoulder, and she saw something change in the boy's eyes. He shuddered. At last, she had him where she wanted-
"I thought I told you already, dearie. I, am not, interested!" he pulled his shoulder out of her grip, and with a scathing and revolted look he headed back to the school gates, pulling out a set of keys from his pocket to unlock them.
Cora watched him, stunned. But her shock quickly turned to anger. How dare he reject her offer like that? The cocky little bastard!
"You don't know what you're throwing away, Gold!" she called after him, barely suppressing her rage when he ignored her and disappeared into shadows of his own, but not before he re-locked the gates. She smirked "Call me when you change your mind!"
She waited, but received no response, and walked back to her car while quietly seething. But she was confident that she would change his mind. And when he did, she would use him, plant something on him that would make an airtight case against him for Regina's supposed crimes. And then, just like she had planned, she would soon have her bus-boy liberated daughter back in the palm of her hand.
And if the Gold boy didn't change his mind, there was always Jefferson.
OUAT
Belle was lying on her bed, curved on her side and dreaming sweet dreams that involved her and beloved Rumplestiltskin, alone together after he returned triumphant from his mission. Even if he hadn't called her since yesterday for some reason! Yesterday had been the day of the court case, and she was anxious to know what had happened. She'd tried calling him, but hadn't gotten any response. Had they won and were too busy celebrating? Had they lost and he didn't want to talk about it? She couldn't bear to think of it...if that evil man Mordred Gold stole Rumplestiltskin's brother from him...
But she would worry about that more in the morning. Right now, she wanted to just concentrate on sleep, and on her lovely dreams...
"Belle...Belle..."
He kept saying her name, as if calling for her to come to him. She wasn't sure why, it's not like she had gone anywhere...
"Belle...my love, wake up!"
Belle's sweet dream started to fade, and she desperately clung to it. No! It can't be time to get up, surely?!
She felt pressure on her shoulder, and frowned as she was roused from her dream, her mind fuzzy and confused the way it usually was when she just woke up. But it couldn't be morning yet...
"Belle? Are you awake?"
Blearily, the young beauty opened her eyes, and despite the darkness of her room there was no mistaking the silhouette above her. Oh, there was someone in her room.
...wait a minute. There was someone in her room. Looming over her and watching her sleep.
WHAT THE HELL?!
Belle screamed in fright and shot up in bed, standing in a fighting stance on her bed in her short silk night-gown and making the intruder stumble back in shock. Wasting no time, she grabbed the nearest object-which turned out to be a lamp-and raised it above her head, preparing to beat the living hell out of this creepy son of a bitch!
"Belle, wait! I-"
"Who the hell are you and what the hell are you doing in my room?!" she shrieked, and fumbled with the switch on her lamp. Light flooded the room, and when she saw the familiar shape before her, her mouth dropped open in shock.
"Rumplestiltskin?" she gasped. She could hardly believe it, he was back!
But...why hadn't he told her? And why had he come into her room in the middle of the night like some creeper?!
He seemed to be regretting it now, though, holding his hands up in defence and watching her almost fearfully "Y-yes! It's me!" he said, smiling nervously "Um...Love, could you put down the lamp please?"
"What? Oh" Belle flushed as she remembered the porcelain lamp she had been about to beat him with and put it back on her bedside table. She then sat down on the bed, adjusting the hem of her knee-length, pink night-dress as she did so that it didn't ride up her legs. She then looked up at Rumpestiltskin, somewhat shame-faced "Sorry about that!"
"And here I was hoping I would surprise you" said Rumplestiltskin, but he was smiling as he sat down next to her, which Belle took as a good sign. She giggled.
"Well, you certainly did surprise me! Why did you have to burst in on me in the middle of the night like that?"
"I'm sorry, sweetheart, truly. But I had to see you now for two reasons" he said feverently, and Belle's looked at him questioningly "Love, do you remember why I left?"
"Uh yes, you-oh!" she gasped, mentally slapping herself for being so stupid. In the shock of his arrival, she'd completely forgotten about why he'd left in the first place!
"The case! Yeah, I remember! How come you never called me after?" she demanded, secretly dreading his answer. At her question, Rumplestiltskin's face stiffened, and he turned his face away from hers so that his hair fell in front of it like a shield. From behind it, a long, sad gust of air breathed out from him, and Belle's heart clenched. Oh God, no...
"Rumple...?"
"I'm sorry, Belle" he said, his voice low with sadness as he slowly shook his head, and her heart clenched even tighter, like it was trapped in a vice. In a gesture of comfort, she wrapped her arms around him Her poor Rumple...his voice was still low as he finished speaking "But...celebrating can often be very distracting"
"Oh Rumple, I am so sor-wait, what?" she blinked in surprise, his words registering a nano-second after he'd said them. He turned back to her, his brown eyes glittering with mirth and a wolfish grin on his face.
"Belle" he said, his voice nearly shaking from barely-suppressed glee "We, won!"
The beauty gasped in disbelief, her hands coming up in front of her mouth before she lurched forward and wrapped him in a hug that nearly had them both falling off the bed "Rumple, that's fantastic!" she laughed as Rumplestiltskin did the same, wrapping his arms around her waist and hugging her so hard she almost couldn't breathe.
"I wish you could have been there, Belle!" he said, and when she pulled back (while still keeping their arms around each-other) she saw that he was grinning all over his face "It was amazing! I don't think I've ever seen that old bastard look so humiliated in his life!" he hugged her harder, burying his face happily in the crook of her neck and making Belle glow inside with happiness...despite the feeling of her cracking ribs.
"I'm so happy for you, Rumple! How did it-"
"My mother!" he said before she could even finish the sentence "He thought he had the court in his back pocket, but she-she made them see where Bae would be better off!" he babbled, stumbling over his words in his haste to tell her everything "You should have seen the look on his face when they ruled in favour of my mother, I thought he was gonna kill someone!" he laughed, and although she had missed him terribly Belle was grateful when he finally let her go and started to feel her ribs click back together.
"It was ridiculous, Belle, seriously" he continued, his expression now more shadowed, his voice taking on a darker timbre "He tried to convince the jury that Bae would be better off with him, because it was important for him to grow up with his father!"
Belle cringed "Oh my God!"
Rumplestiltskin nodded "Yeah, exactly! But, fortunately, my mother made them see that she was the only acceptable choice for custody. She told them how much she loved her sons, and was willing to do anything to make sure her youngest didn't end up in the grasp of a narcissistic monster" he grinned "He got joint custody, so while he'll still be able to see Bae whenever he wants" the tone of Rumplestiltskin's voice suggested that he doubted that would be likely, and Belle felt a small pang for the younger brother "He won't be able to take him out of the state. He's staying with our Mum! He's not going anywhere!"
"Yes!" Belle punched a fist into the air before pulling Rumplestiltskin into her arms once again, planting a sound kiss onto his cheek. Then she pulled back, a questioning look on her face "So, what was the second reason?"
"What?"
"From before. You said you came up here to see me at Stupid O Clock for two reasons" Belle rolled her eyes, causing Rumplestiltskin to laugh "So? What was the other reason?"
"Oh, that" he shifted slightly so that his beauty was no longer pressed up against him, and she scooched back on the bed a little as he looked at her very seriously, moving an open palm around flamboyantly as he spoke "Well, you see, sweetheart, my mother, recently kicked my father's arse in court" Belle smiled in amusement, and he carried on "My brother, is staying with her, and is now happier than I've seen him in far too long a time. And finally" he moved closer to her, and Belle kept watching him as his fingertips brushed hers "I have not seen you, in over a week. And now that I finally have you here, and all these wonderful things have happened..." he grinned, and the beauty registered that his hands were slowly, sensually moving up her arms "Well, I just wanna do this"
The beauty squealed in alarm when Rumplestiltskin's arms locked around her waist and his mouth pressed down hard on hers. Her squeal quickly turned into a moan of pleasure when his lips moved against her own, and she closed her eyes to feel the full impact of the kiss she had gone far too long without, her fingers tangling in his hair.
Anticipation fluttered in her belly when he gently lowered her on the bed so that she was laying on her back, and her hand fisted in his shirt. But just then he tilted his head to deepen the kiss, and she made a sound of pain when his nose brushed against her bandage.
He pulled away immediately "What? What's wrong?!" he asked worriedly, his eyes scanning her body to see where he might have hurt her.
"Oh no-Rumple, it's O.k!" she told him quickly, placing a hand on his cheek "You just...you hit my nose and it's sort of...tender, right now" she said disjointedly, embarrassed by her injury ruining their moment.
Rumplestiltskin looked like he wanted to kick himself "Oh yeah, sorry..." gently, he brushed a thumb over the corner of her nose, barely applying any pressure so he didn't hurt her again. A dark look came over his face "She did this to you..."
It didn't take Belle long to realise he was thinking about Regina, and she knew him well enough to know that that look on his face (a look of darkness, a look of anger, a look that swore unspeakable misery on whomsoever caused it) could only mean trouble. To try and direct his attention back to her, she lifted her other hand to the other side of his face and forced him to look at her, but the look still didn't fade. She bit her lip.
"I know what you're thinking" she told him "Don't do it, Rumple, don't go after her!"
"I will not let this stand, Belle" he said softly, but with an undercurrent of danger, and the beauty shook her head.
"No, you can't! You'll get expelled and I won't let that happen because of me!" she declared "Promise me you won't hurt her!"
Rumplestiltskin sighed "Sweetheart-"
"Promise me!" she demanded, and she tightened her grip on his head to force him to keep his gaze locked with hers. He looked at her for a long while, but, to Belle's relief, his features softened, and he brushed a hand against her cheek as he reluctantly nodded.
"I promise" he whispered, and when he leaned down to kiss her again, she let him.
OUAT
In her room, Snow White woke up with a start, her body shaking and her brow soaked with sweat. She rolled over onto her back, staring up at the still-dark ceiling and wiping her brow. She took in a deep breath and let it out through her mouth, already feeling the dregs of her nightmare slipping away. Her baby had been in it, and an operating table, and there had been a lot of pain...
Snow White shuddered, forcing herself not to linger on the dream. Seeing Jadis going into labour that day had unnerved her, seeing what would be happening to her in less than a month had forced on the reality of her situation more than any labour video ever had. She heard that some women even...tore during labour!
Oh, for God sakes, woman! Scolded her minds inner voice, would you listen to yourself? In one month you are going to have something so precious people would sell their souls for one! Stop acting like such a scaredey-cat about it!
Almost as if in agreement, Snow White felt a nudge from her swollen abdomen. Not as hard as some of her previous, almost like a reassurance. Rubbing her stomach fondly, she rolled over in her bed, wriggling into a comfortable position but still finding herself unable to sleep, her nightmares teasing the crevices of her mind...
She sighed miserably. It was gonna be a long night.
OUAT
A new day dawned in the college, and when Regina woke up, she turned her head to her bedroom window and saw bright sunlight streaming through it, coupled with a cloudless sky, and birds that called to each-other from the college roof's with their sweet songs.
She glared at the so-called 'Great Outdoors'. How dare the day be so cheerful when she was having the worst week of her life? It was just plain rude.
She rubbed her eyes to rid them of sleep and then sat up in bed, blinking her bleary eyes so she could see the foot of her bed. And then she screamed so loud that the glass in the windows nearly cracked.
Standing in front of her wide-set mirror, his stringy arms crossed over his chest and a huge smirk plastered on his thin face, was Rumplestiltskin.
"You have a nice sleep?" he asked with mock-concern.
Regina sat bolt upright in bed, resisting the urge to scream again. When the hell had he gotten back?! "What are you doing here? How did you get in here?!" she growled furiously "Get out! NOW!" she ordered, but the imp just sniggered, refusing to move.
"Oh, don't worry dearie, I'll be gone in a moment. But first, I believe you and I have some...business to settle" his eyebrow twitched "Don't we?"
Regina frowned, her mind too sleep-induced and furious to realise what he was talking about. At first.
But then she remembered, and although she refused to let it show on her face, her stomach clenched, her fingers tightened in her sheet's, and the familiar fluttering's of fear began.
"I have no idea what you're talking about-"
"Spare me" Rumplestiltskin snarled, no longer calm and cocky but now becoming something more..feral "The entire College is talking about it, dearie. You and your crazy little hissy fit!"
Regina stiffened, and she wished more than ever that she had something to launch at him. Something hard "How dare you..."
"How dare I?!" he roared, and Regina barely had time to blink before her back was pressing against the mattress and Gold was looming over her body, his arms and legs slamming on either side of her and his face barely an inch away from hers, his hot breath brushed over her face, and his eyes bored into hers, making it impossible for her to look away from him. Her heart hammered in her chest, and she contemplated screaming again.
"I know it all, Regina" his voice was soft, but layered with so much anger and malice that she nearly trembled "What you did, the hospital, the pain you caused" he tightened his grip on the bed, his eyes burning with brown rage. Regina tried for a cocky smirk.
"So what now, Gold?" she said, keeping her voice from shaking with practiced skill "Will you return the favour? Beat me black and blue like I did to your precious Belle-"
She cried out when Rumplestiltskin hit his fist against the mattress, so close to her face she felt a breeze. She glared up at him, silently wondering what he was going to do to her. Was he really here to kill her?
"I'm not going to do anything to you, dearie" he confessed, much to her surprise "Fortunately for you, I made someone a promise that I would not hurt you"
Gee, I wonder who...man alive, I bet if that little bookworm told him to jump he'd say "How high?!" she thought, before realising that he was still talking.
"But be warned, Relapse Mills" she stiffened on the bed, her hands curling into fists and fire burning in her belly. Gold bared his teeth in a wicked smile, knowing how much he was pissing her off. And liking it "If you ever, touch Belle again..." his hand ghosted along her shoulder until it came to her neck, where his fingers curled against her skin, so gentle they were hardly even there. He felt her pulse throb harder against his fingertips, and he leaned closer to her face, enjoying watching her try not to flinch before he whispered "I, will destroy you!"
Regina swallowed, refusing to break eye contact despite her hammering heart. Her breathing came easier when he relinquished her neck, but he didn't move from atop her yet, wanting to add one last thing "Although, from what I've heard, you hardly need my help in that department"
And then he laughed in her face. That, was the final straw.
"Screw you, you bastard!" she snarled "Get the hell off of me!" she went to push him off her, but before she realised it he was already stood upright on the floor, a very punchable smug smirk still on his face. Putting a hand over his heart, he bent forwards in the most sarcastic of bow's.
"Until the next time, dearie" he said as he walked towards the door, as though they had shared nothing more than a polite conversation instead of a terrifying death threat. As he reached the door, he paused, pointing to the recently-installed locks on Regina's door. All of which were either broken or artfully picked "By the way, you might want to get your money back for these. They were ridiculously easy to break" then, before she could come up with a retort, he opened the door and left, leaving the young woman to burn with humiliation and rage.
Bastard. I wish I'd put that simpering bitch in critical condition!
That was it. She was sick of being made to feel weak and powerless. It was time to remind everyone just what kind of damage Regina Mills could really do...
OUAT
Over the surface of his till, the owner of the Stable Eating Deli looked around his domain. Upon seeing the couple of tables that were filthy beyond recognition (those damn 'Seven Dwarfs' again...he grumbled inwardly) he shouted out for one of his bus-boys "Hey! Daniel, clean up tables 4 and 5!"
He then returned to tending to his customers, only to look up ten minutes later to see that the tables were untouched. Breathing out frustratedly through his nose, he called again, as calmly as he could manage "Daniel HAY! I said clean up those damn tables!"
Again, he returned to taking in customer orders, but when he looked up five minutes later, the tables were, again, untouched. The bosses temper started to flare up. Had the idiot gone deaf?!
"DANIEL!" he roared, so loudly two teenage girls jumped and spilled soda down their shirts "IF YOU HAVEN'T CLEANED UP THOSE TABLES IN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES, I'M GONNA JAM MY FOOT SO FAR UP YOUR-!"
"Hey!" yelled another voice, and the owner looked up to the backroom and saw his newest bus-boy, James, shouting over to him with a mop in his hand "Daniel's not here!"
"Oh" said the boss, and then he grunted "Well, where the hell is he then?!" he demanded, and James shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe he's running late?"
"Late?!" the boss looked like he was going to punch something. A few wary customers stepped back from the cashier "That is it! That kid is so f-"
"I'm here!" the Deli door burst open, and a familiar voice called out as a green and white blur zoomed inside "Sorry I'm late! I overslept!"
The boss snorted, trying very hard to look as though he hadn't only just noticed that Daniel wasn't here "Oh, well look who finally decided to grace us with his presence" he sneered, pointing at the two offending tables "You can get started on those crap-heaps. Now!"
Great...wasting no more time than he had to, the tardy bus-boy went to the backroom for his apron and grabbed a tray and cleaning supplies, giving a curt nod to James when he passed him. The football captain nodded back, wiping a mop over a spilled milkshake.
"Hey. James"
He looked up, and now Daniel was stood next to him, a tray full of clutter in one hand. James paused in his mopping, eyeing him skeptically. Ever since his and Snow White's accusation of Regina, things had gotten...colder between the two. Not that they had been the best of friends to begin with, but they didn't really talk at work anymore "Yeah?"
Daniel hesitated, glancing over his shoulder to make sure that their boss wasn't going to see them neglecting their work. Fortunately, he was too busy yelling at an under-tipping customer to notice them "I, uh...Snow White told me what she's trying to do...and that she think's Regina's innocent. I, uh...I was just wondering if she-"
"Found anything out?" James finished for him, and when Daniel didn't answer he knew he'd hit the nail on the head. He sighed heavily, and resumed his mopping (Apparently this type of milkshake had been part glue) "Nothing so far. She's been looking into everything she can, but there's nothing that'll put Regina in the clear"
"Damn" Daniel muttered, crestfallen. James pitied the guy, he didn't like to imagine what it would be like if he was the one with a nut-job girlfriend.
His co-worker looked back to him, something akin to desperation in his eyes "Are you sure? Nothing?"
"No. Nothing" James told him again, and then added in a much sterner tone "Look, if you really think that Mill's is innocent, why don't you do some digging yourself? Snow's got enough to deal with as it is!"
Ain't that the truth? He thought about yesterday, and how disturbed she'd been by her impending labour...he hoped she'd slept O.k last night. He'd tried to let him stay with her, but she'd insisted she was fine and practically shoved him out of the dorm.
After a second, Daniel nodded "Yeah...I think I will" it certainly sounded a hell of a lot better than sitting around waiting for answers "But where do I-"
"HEY! LATECOMER! AM I PAYING YOU TO WORK OR AM I PAYING YOU TO FLIRT WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND?! GET BACK TO FREAKING WORK!"
OUAT
She didn't care about the stares she got.
She didn't care about the whispers she heard.
She didn't even care about the outright shouts of 'Relapse!' that were fired her way. At this moment, she just cared about her goal, and doing what she had to do. A dark smirk coated her lips, and she walked towards the Dean's office with confident, sure steps, smug about the havoc she was about to wreak.
Yes. Smugness. That's what that tight feeling in her gut was. It wasn't reluctance. It was not, reluctance!
Arriving at the Dean's office, she didn't bother to knock before she turned the door handle and pushed it all the way open. Dean Boss looked up from the paper he was reading, raising an eyebrow as she walked inside.
"Miss Mills, you're supposed to knock before you come in here-"
"This is an emergency, Mr Boss" she said urgently, and the Dean lowered his paper and looked at her skeptically.
"Oh. Really?"
Regina nodded, and went to sit in the chair in front of his desk. As Mr Boss watched her, she wrung her hands in her lap, glancing at him as though she was having trouble choosing her words, which of course, she wasn't.
She let the silence stretch on between them, until Mr Boss sighed in irritation and wearily asked her to tell him why she had come. Regina feigned a nervous breath, and briefly sucked her bottom lip into her mouth.
"I...it's about Rumplestiltskin Gold, Mr Boss" she said in a rush, and inwardly grinnd when the portly man's posture immediately stiffened. It was no secret that he was always suspicious of Gold, not liking his secretive ways, and how students everywhere seemed to avoid him. Regina knew that she was committing the ultimate taboo by doing this, but this morning still plagued her mind, washing away any care or fears she might have had. From his desk, Boss picked up his glasses and put them on, now giving her his complete attention.
"Go on"
"You...you won't tell him I came here, will you?" she said as meekly as she could "The last thing I want is Rumplestiltskin mad at me!"
As expected, Mr Boss shook his head "I give you my word, Mills, this conversation stays between us. Now...what is it?!"
"I...well...it's just..." she hesitated, trying not to sound to eager when she committed the greatest crime that anyone could do against Rumplestiltskin;
"I have reason to believe that Gold's been selling illegal computer programmes to the students, Sir! And I think it's been going on ever since he came to Fairytale College!"
O.k, so I recently found FullMetal Alchemist on the internet and I got helplessly addicted to it, so that's why this update took longer than expected. In any case, please tell me what you thought of this chapter. Reviews doth make a better writer after all!
This chapter is dedicated to MyraValhallah, who was the one hundredth reviewer for this fic and has caused the Imperial March music from Star Wars to play around in my head all week. Thank-you for your support, my love, it means a lot!
By the way, I finally saw Lacey last Sunday..."Don Juan was nothing before he made his deal with me" THAT'S GOLD'S BEST LINE EVER! I laughed so freaking hard! XD