OK Peeps, I want to thank KAYLEETHEPETE for helping me edit this. I learned so much along the way. To all: I know your going to harp on me Mr. Gold is slightly OOC, but you have to understand, my O.C and him developed a special friendship, and he was being sarcastic, my character doesn't recognize sarcasm. OK? Now that we have got the air cleared up. I am working on a new flash back at the moment. Thank you, and review! :)

After a nice five hour nap, Jade awoke in better spirits than this morning. Her stomach grumbled.

"Oh…I am not in the mood to cook. Maybe I'll head to the diner." Jade's cell phone rang, an unknown number popped up. She quickly answered it, sitting up in bed.

"Hello. Oh, Hi there Miss (Mayor) Mills, how are you…something wrong? Wait…what? You're letting me go…why? Did I do something… No reason? You just don't need me to teach him? Why would you deny him of such an education ? He is so talented-" her voice was raised now, angry. "So, you just don't have a reason ? If you don't like me, that is between us, but Henry is succeeding. Don't take this away from him…he is a brilliant boy. Ok then…good bye!!" She slammed her phone down in a huff, staring back at her reflection from her dresser mirror.

"That bitch," she screamed. What is with my temper today? It wasn't that fact that she'd lose money, business was more then she could handle. But she needed him right now, with all of this fairytale chaos. She felt so attached to him as well, like a very much younger brother.

"Poor Henry, I hope you can go beyond your Mother, you sweet little boy."

She didn't feel like wearing "happy, cherry" clothes. Going over to her closet, she put on a black off the shoulder tunic, leather skinny pants, and then her knee high boots. She felt evil today, and that's how she would dress. "The hell with people", that was her motto of the day. She grew tired of being nice and pleasing people. It was about time she needed to take charge of herself.

At the diner (yep, you guessed it, "ding ding ding, CSI style.)

Jade walked in, with a journal and pen in hand. She had some serious song writing to do. This was a theraputic habit she resorted to when she couldn't keep her feelings down.

Ruby brought her over to a table…Mr. Gold's usual table. She asked for a cup of coffee, 2 pancakes, a bowl of fruit, and 3 sausages; Ruby hurried back to the kitchen.

Jade grumbled. "Ugh, what a sucky day, I really, really need to get a hold of myself," she thought. She stared out the window for what seemed like an eternity, but it was for only 5 minutes. Jade turned her attention at the clattering of Ruby placing her food down on the table. She thanked Ruby and began to eat. It was hard to eat, sick to her stomach, not from hunger pains, but from her day over all. The best part of her day was being with Henry for a half hour.

The door clanked open. She didn't bother to see who it was, too preoccupied staring into her coffee. Then that voice…that sweet little boy voice, put a smile on her lips.

"Emma, look, look, it's her, Miss Jade!" Emma looked up at her, smiling, then turned back to Ruby to place an order. Henry asked if he could go Jade.

Jade watched him, eager for him to come over. He gave her a hug, and then stood back.

"That was a fun lesson today Miss Jade, can't wait for next week!" She cringed. oh, no, he had no idea…

Emma walked over to Henry. Henry who looked at Emma.

"Emma, can we sit with her, just today…pleeeaaassse?" Emma looked at Jade giving her the look that said "kids, they have no idea." Jade smiled, nodding her head.

"If you two want to sit, you're welcome to." Henry slid into the chair across Jade, Emma sitting on the other at the edge.

"Hi there, Emma. I feel we weren't properly introduced, I'm Jade Miller, Henry's, well, ex-music teacher as of today." Henry looked at her, as if he was about to cry.

"What? What happened, what's going on ", Henry begged.

She thought about hesitating to tell Henry the rest of what happened, with that phone call, but the sad look plastered on his face was too hard to deny.

"Your Mom, with no reason, told me I can't teach you anymore lessons. She is finding another."

"No…I want you to be my teacher Miss Jade, and we're so close to figuring out your curse!" She looked at Emma expecting a weird look, she looked…completely fine with it!

"He told me the theory," Emma said.

"Oh," was all Jade could manage to say.

"Well, I am going to be the most annoying student this future teacher of mine has. I may…I may just play horrible!" Jade nodded her head in disappointment.

"Henry, I know your angry, but whomever this teacher is, they didn't do nothing wrong to you. You know better now," Jade warned.

"Yes Miss Jade," he said in a pouty tone. Emma tried to not laugh at how he became softer than putty when it came to his teacher.

Emma handed him two dollars. "Henry, why don't you get some ice cream"? Emma said.

Henry quickly got up to go get his treat.

Emma looked at Jade, pulling out her card. "This is my card, if you ever need anything, just stop in." Jade took the card out of her hand.

Henry returned with his ice cream, happier than a clown.

For another hour, they sat there and chatted, mostly discussing Regina, Henry, and the open mic night Jade was participating in a few nights... since she slept through the last one.

Henry and Emma said their good-bye's and left. Jade decided to make a visit to Mr. Gold, maybe he knew about the sword. It was dropped off at her home so suspiciously, that it made her wonder if it was stolen. She ordered two coffees to go. After all of the talking, inspiration, and anger, she wrote her song out by the time her order was ready. Her day went up slightly at that moment.

Closing her journal, and putting her pen in her pocket, she got the coffees and left.

Mr. Golds shop (ding ding ding)_ having to much fun, damn you CSI!

Mr. Gold looked up when he heard his door open. He composed himself, still a little spooked from his dream of her a couple nights ago.

"Hello Jade, how are you?" She walked up to the counter, careful to not trip.

"I am good…coffee?" He took it from her offering hand..

"Thank you, so kind. What brings you here today…you look stunning by the way." Jade blushed.

"Oh, thanks. I actually was at the diner to get off some steam, not having the best day. If your busy…I can come back another time-" He placed his hand on top of hers, looking at her curiously.

"No, no, I am fine, please, enjoy yourself," he said. What troubles you then?"

She looked at him, at the same time, wondering what to say.

"Well, let's see…someone rudely awoke me at the crack of dawn, my neighbors probably heard some foul words out of me, and I was, I don't know, dismissed from my services to my favorite student." She took a sip of her coffee.

"May I ask who your favorite student is", he asked.

"Oh, his name is Henry, the mayor's son," she said, venom in her tone.

Mr. Gold loosened his tie "Oh, yes, I know her, we go back years."

She felt humiliated "Oh, awkward. Sorry."

"No, you don't understand dearie, we go back years, with very odd feelings for one another. She makes my skin crawl."

"Oh, now I see we are both on the same page," she laughed.

"Now, what about you were being awoken so early this morning?"

"Oh, yes, that's part of why I came here. You see, someone rang my door bell a bunch of times, to where it was not usual, as if they really, really needed my attention. That did not make me too happy. They left me something; it was the most random thing."

"What was it," he asked moving around the counter, to be closer to her.

"It… it was a beautiful sword. It looked so old, and you know what's creepy about the whole thing…I am getting weird vibes when I even touch it. I self-diagnosed myself…I think I'm going nuts. Oh, sorry, back to my point. I was wondering if someone stole it from you, being you are the only one that comes to mind owning something like that, or even if you sold it to someone, to direct me towards them because I don't want a haunted sword in my house!"

Mr. Gold wasn't sure how to handle this. He hired someone to place that sword at her home, but not to scare the daylights out of her. That would be taken care of later…

"No, I would be thrown off a bit too if someone left an antique like that at my doorstep, in such an obnoxious manner. As for you being dismissed, I am sorry to hear that. As much as I speak to her, I never heard her say a word about you in a bad tone. Tell me dearie, do you need a hug?" he asked sarcastically. He chuckled at what he said. It wasn't like him, but he was having too much fun.

"Yeah…I could actually Mr. Gold."

He wasn't ready for that answer. After all, she never really was good at detecting sarcasm. Unfortunately for her, he was a walking book of it. He quickly embraced her. He didn't realize how short she was, even though she was the same height as him, but in her heels, he had to wonder how tall she really was without them compared to his 5'7 frame. Or how her hair smelled like lavender, and her skin like strawberries, the way her heartbeat seemed to slow down when she sighed. He didn't want to let go. It had been so long since he held a women like this. This change of heart from how she used to be. Back in the day she would make him work for it, he'd have to corner her, or grab her. In this day, she simply just let him, how sweet of her. She leaned her head in, enjoying the embrace as well. Still holding her, he spoke. "Is this alright? my dear ?I will let go if you want me to-"

"No, just, - I'm fine," she said, in such a relaxed state. Slowly, he stroked her hair, waiting for her to resist. She did the opposite and sighed.

"So…tell me more about the "Haunted Sword?" He tried not to laugh, knowing why this sword was giving her those visions, that's what happened when you touch something of yours you had from the old realm.

"Please don't judge me, Mr. Gold, you wouldn't even believe me if I told you."

"Dearie, don't be so close minded, you're in my shop, and I am holding you."

"Point taken…well, whenever I touch the sword…I see these people, they look like some people I know in town, including you, but everyone is not as they seem. I thought I was sleepwalking, but I am sure I wasn't."

He moved some strands behind her hair. She heard him sigh with contentment.

"Oh Mr. Gold, you seemed to have put me in a spell," she giggled.

"You're welcome," he replied. Jade laughed at his smart mouthed retort.

"Well, about that sword, sorry, so relaxed. It gave me quite a scare. I thought I was dying when those scenarios came to my mind, you know, when I held the sword." She was about to tell him who represented who in her dream, but Mr. Gold tilted his head up, seeming to get lost in her eyes, making her seem to forget what she was talking about when she saw his gaze as well.

"My god, you are so beautiful, I've never seen anything like you before," he couldn't help saying what was on his mind. "You're so perfect, everything you do, everything you say, I missed you." She was thrown off at his last words, listening to the context, he meant something beyond her understanding. He leaned in towards her, seeing if she would pull away, she didn't. As soon as he locked his lips with hers, she went into a trance, fading away...

NEW ALTERNATE ENDING TO THIS CHAPTER (sorry guys, I needed to do it, long story.)

Rumple came to her in her mind, holding her against the wall, his hand neatly placed on her hem of her corset by her hip. His other hand softly tugging her hair. She couldn't even fathom what was behind this dark, mysterious, evil brown eyes.

"Kiss me."

"No," she replied.

"Please."

"No."

"Why not," he asked.

"I...I just can't, it wouldn't be right."

"Who's going to see...the animals and trees?" she glared at him.

"No."

"well, why then?"

"I will not, that's that, don't question me you crazy fuck." He pushed himself tighter against her. He always had a fetish for women swearing.

"Please...I need you. I am being a gentle man, asking you nicely".

"That's great, but there are others far more offering then I, Rum".

"But you offer what I need, and more,"he chided.

"No! Don't ask me again!" She pushed him back. She expected him to cause havoc to her. He simply stood there, grinning, as if he had a plan up his sleeve.

"Rumplstiltskin...what on earth are you conjuring in your mind?"

"Wouldn't you like to know, Dearie?"

Jade went back to reality. Breaking her kiss from him. She looked at him with new light, staggering back, almost falling, luckily her back landed into the wall. Mr. Gold did not seem concerned, but as if he had a slight idea of what she just thought, in the form of a vendictive smile.

"Jade...dearie, what are you thinking about at the moment?" She simply stood still, panicking, frozen, like a deer in the headlights. She stuttered, not understanding what her mind made her say.

"R-R-R-Rum-Rumplestiltskin." Jade shoke and tremored hard, not sure what happend, it was just like the sword, all those dreams, but instead, his kiss triggered it. Mr. Gold decided to play along.

"Yes?" Why My dear...what is ever the matter?" Why did he acknowledge himself to that name? why wasn't he calling me crazy? She pried herself up the wall. Trying to speak a complete sentence.

"I-I am sorry Mr. Gold, I have to go, something is bothering me. I, I will see you around." She nearly stumbled walking quickly out of the shop. Mr. Gold's simply stood there, watching her leave.