Something unusual came wifting up around Rumplestiltskin's sleeping nose. He inhaled deeply, filling his sences trying to determine it's origin. He stiffly drug him self out of the chair in his potions room and slowly began making his way out of the tower. He had been sleeping in his tower since Gale had took up residence in his bed chamber, he hardly slept in there anyway, it was no matter to him.
Down the winding staircase he decended, noticing that the smell intensifing as he approached the main hall, Then it hit him, that smell, it was the scent of something...clean. rumple threw both the doors open wide, startling Belle as they bounced off the walls behind them.
rumple stared in amazment at the room. It practically shined from floor to celing. She had even rearranged certain items, showing them to thier best advantage. He strolled aropund the room admiring everything then he turned to look at the girl.
Even with dirt on her nose she looked to be shinning the brightest of all. But it looked like all the filth that had been on everything in the room was now coated on Belle, thick as jam.
"Well, what do you think?"
rumple took one more apprasing look around then back at her, "I think your dress will never be the same" he grinned down at her. Belle looked down at her ruined dress, "Oh, that well, I'll wash it tonite." Rum had an instant vision of Belle by the well bathing. "I wanted to ask you something" Belle began, waking him up from the rather pleasant daydream Rumple was in the middle of. "What ever it is the answer is yes, dearie."
Belle held out a book. rumple took it from her and read the title outloud, "Magic and folklore" He glanced at her puzzled as to what the question could be. "Can I read it?"
"You like to read?"
"Why, yes, I love it, but I'm afraid I haven't had the opportunity in a long while." Gaston didn't like Belle reading so he had destroyed all the books at his estate, he told her women had no need of it.
"There dosen't seem to be much to read around here that I've found except for this that i came across this morning, do you mind?" she seemed almost desperate to have his approval somehow, Belle let out a sigh of relief at his answer.
Rumple handed her the book back, "Provided your work is done, you may read what ever you like dearie." Belle flashed him a dimpled smile as she reached out to take the offered book from Rumple, as he put the book into Belle's waiting hands, he ran his fingers along the legnth of her's as he pulled his hand away, it felt as if sparks flew up Belle's arm.
"Why don't you go on up to your room and relax with your book now, Later I'd like to show you something if i may" Rumple said. Belle nodded holding the book to her chest as she turned to go to her room. she paused at the door to turn back and look at her new employer. He had his back to her , inspecting his newly cleaned room. Belle smiled to herself and hurried to her room, well, his room she'd always tell herself, to indulge herself in her new favorite book.
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Rumplestiltskin opened the long shut up doors to his library. The room smelt musty and closed up. He looked around the dismal room. He had wanted to give Gale a present, this library would have been perfect if not in such a horrible condition. all the books connected together in a blanket of cobwebs and dust. It would take magic to fix this up and thats exactly what he had in mind.