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When we arrived at the castle it was not like I imagined, it wasn't dark and frightening, it was quite warm and cosy, the furniture a warm brown instead of a pitch black, how I imagined. In the living room there was a long table that had only one chair, I guessed he didn't entertain often. The curtains were all drawn except one; the one by the door was the only one letting sun come through. In the corner of the room there was a spinning wheel, the one Rumpelstiltskin used to turn yarn into gold. It was all so beautifully decorated that if I didn't know better I would have thought it was made for a prince.

"Come now, your room is this way." He said grabbing my arm quite roughly and pulling me down the stairs.

I knew that there were no actual rooms where he was taking me, no castle has rooms in the basement, all of them have dungeons though. So he is going to lock me up and enslave me at the same time, what a wonderful life I will have. As we approached the last steps and saw the cells, tears started streaming down my face but I didn't dare make a sound, afraid of what he would do to me if he were to be angered.

"Now, now, don't cry, dearie. Look, you even have a friend in there with you!" he said as he patted my cheek and threw me in the cell where a skeleton was, grinning at me from his death.

"Oh, God! No, no, please, don't leave me here, I beg you please!" I screamed and I begged but it was too late for the door was locked and he was long gone.

I looked at the bones next to me and sorrow filled my heart, what if I were to die like this poor man, what if I starved to death, without water and food I could live for as long as three days.

"Oh, Abigail, my dear sister, where are you now? What am I to do? Will you even find out of my passing if I am to die in here alone? I so desperately need your advice and your soothing words but I am all alone and my life is in pieces." I said into the ether, hoping that somehow, I would see her again.

Night fell upon the land and just as it started to darken, the lock on my door opened and Rumpelstiltskin was at the door, giggling madly. I looked at him from head to toe, his golden skin shimmering in the small light. He was truly a beast, a monster and as intriguing as he was I was scared of him.

"Come now! You have to make and serve my dinner and also prepare my chambers for the night. Understand, girl?" he said taking me roughly from my cell and shoving me up the stairs with his hands.

When we reached the kitchen he told me what he wanted for dinner, roast chicken with potatoes and butter sauce and I have to serve it with red wine and white bread. As soon as he left I started preparing the meal, it took me 2 hours to prepare all the ingredients and when I put the chicken into the oven I ran to the dining room to put the glassware and cutlery on the table. When the table was decorated just the way I liked it, I returned to the kitchen and placed the chicken on the silver platter along with the potatoes, placed them on a serving tray with the gravy and the pitcher filled with wine and hurried to the table, ringing the dinner gong on the way there. When I reached the table, Rumpelstiltskin was already sitting down on the chair, napkin folded on his lap. I lay the food on the table and started serving him.

"Come now, sit down, have dinner with me." He said as he conjured a chair and plates right next to him.

"Yes, sir! Thank you, sir!" I said delighted that my hunger will be finally quenched and also happy to see a bit of humanity coming from the man.

As I sat down on the chair next to him and served myself from the delicacies on the table, he started to speak.

"I believe we have to talk about rules in my castle, don't you, Arina, dear?" He asked sweetly as he put the fork into his mouth.

"Yes, sir, I do... What rules do you have for me and can you tell me what my chores will be?" I asked looking down at my food, making sure to be respectful.

"Ah, a proper, proper lady you are. Too bad that no man other than me will ever experience them, such a pity. Now about rules: you can never go to the attic, never, you are to cook and serve all my meals and also join me at the table, the tea will be served at 4 o'clock sharp and you have to dress in this new gown I bought you." He said as he flicked his wrist and a dress appeared on me. It was green cotton dress with a white apron, simple but stylish and practical for work.

"Thank you, Rumpelstiltskin, it is quite beautiful. Will I also be in charge of cleaning and procuring you the yarn for your work?" I asked a smile on my face as I now looked at the man with different eyes as him, giving me a gift was not how I thought this dinner would go.

"Yes, you will and because I don't want you to be lost on your way here when you are bringing me yarn I will give you this." He said placing a bracelet upon my wrist. "This will tell me where you are at all times and if you try to run away, I will find you in a second." He said giggling and clapping his hands.

"I would never think of running away and break the deal you made with my father, it wouldn't be right, I never break my promises. Is the town far away, because if it is, I would be able to come back much faster with the aid of a horse and maybe even hunt a bit in the woods...if that is alright with you, of course." I said enthusiastically, feeling more at ease with the imp.

"Yes, I heard you are quite the skilled hunter and rider. It is said that you ride a horse better than any man and your sight is as good as an eagle's, quite the shot, ey? Maybe I can grant you a horse and you may hunt only after you finish all your chores in the house." Rumpelstiltskin said as he wiped his mouth with the napkin, throwing it into the plate.

"Thank you, thank you so much!" I said, forgetting my place for a minute and hugging the man tightly to my chest. As I remembered who I was hugging I blushed scarlet and looked down, the warm hug from before turning into awkwardness by the second.

"Yes, yes, quite welcome. Now prepare my bed for the night and you may rest in the chamber next to mine, I prepared it for you." He explained as he got up and started spinning the yarn into gold.

"Yes, sir, thank you, sir!" I said still blushing from embarrassment and rushing to his chambers to prepare his room for the night.

His room was dark, his bed made of dark massive wood. The walls were a dark red, almost burgundy colour and the drapes were pulled over the window. I pulled the dark green cover of the bed, folding it neatly and placing it into a drawer before I started fluffing up the pillows and finally making a fire to warm the room for the cold night. When I finished his room I went to inspect my chambers. My room was so different from his that I was slightly taken aback. The walls were a beautiful shade of green, the bed made of dark cherry wood and the sheets were shiny white. There was a desk and a dresser made of the same wood as the bed and it was all for me. Rumpelstiltskin has been so kind to me even though he didn't have to and that warmed my heart. I was sure that working for this man will bring if not happiness in my life maybe a bit of life in his.

So this is chapter 2 of my Rumpel story and hopefully, tomorrow there will be another chapter. Please review, pretty please :*