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Urban Legends: Fairytale Style-Chapter 8

Don't Look Behind You

After her "Girls Night" with Ruby and Mary Margaret, an ever-so-slightly tipsy Belle started to make her way to her apartment above the library. The sun had long since set, and a clear, windless night had fallen on the town.

As Belle walked back to her apartment-a little unsteady due to a combination of high heels and margaritas-she heard a low, deep moan behind her.

She paused on the pavement, what was that?

Belle wondered if she should turn around to see if there was something behind her, but quickly decided not to bother, it was probably just the wind. So she continued walking.

As she continued her journey home, her head becoming clearer as she walked, she heard the moan once again. But this time, it was louder. A guttural sound that sounded anything but human, not to mention the high scraping sound that accompanied it.

And, as Belle quickly realised, it was coming from right behind her.

The beauty's heart jumped into her throat, her hands grew clammy, and she started to quicken her pace, the heels of her high shoes tapping sharply on the pavement.

She had barely gotten a few steps when it happened again. The loud, guttural moan, that almost seemed to be calling to her!

And so, unable to take the suspense anymore, Belle stopped, and slowly turned around.

"Oh my Gods..." she gasped in horror, her pretty face turning whiter than a ghost.

It was a creature. A thing. A horrific monster that appeared to come from the very depths of hell itself! The first thing Belle saw was that this monstrosity appeared to have been cut in half at the waist, severed black skin hung where the start of it's hips were supposed to be, and it seemed to get about using the freakishly long nails on it's stringy, blistered arms, cutting grooves into the pavement as it dragged itself forward. Black hair hung about the creatures head, and in it's filthy, scarred face, the terrified Belle could see a mouth that was dripping some sort of black liquid and was filled with discoloured, sharp teeth. It's eyes were impossibly, unearthly white, with no eye-lids that allowed it to blink.

It was after she took all this in that Belle realised something.

Those eyes were focused on her! It was crawling towards her!

Letting out a terrified cry, Belle kicked off her heels and started running away from the monster as fast as she could. From behind her she heard it's furious roar, and then a pounding and scraping which she knew meant that it was coming for her.

And it was gaining. Fast.

"Oh Gods!" Belle panted, her bare feet hammering on the pavement, ignoring the stings of small sharp stones on her tender flesh. A small price to pay as long as it got her away from that thing!

As the creatures howls grew louder, Belle rounded a corner, and suddenly she was running towards Granny's Diner, almost crying with relief when she saw through her tear blurred vision that it's lights were still on.

Suddenly, a grazing sensation ricocheted through her calf, and Belle screamed when she realised that the thing was almost upon her. Putting on one final burst of speed, she ran to the diner, crashed through the door and slammed it behind her.

Panting heavily, she ignored the curious looks she was getting from Granny and several customers, and looked through the glass of the door.

The creature was nowhere in sight. It was like it had just vanished.

But Belle wasn't one to take any chances.

"Belle?" Granny had come up behind her, looking terribly concerned at the state the young woman was in "Are you O.k?"

Belle, who had been in the middle of extracting her cell phone from her pocket, nodded at the kindly old woman.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine" she said, smiling in a way she hoped would reassure her. She then held up her her phone before Granny could question her further "Is there anywhere I can take this?"

Still looking concerned, Granny nodded and allowed her to use the back room. Once in there, Belle dialled the first number that came into her head and pressed the device to her ear. She could only hope that he would pick up.

"Hey sweetheart came the Scottish brogue of Rumplestiltskin's voice. Relief washed through her and she rapidly talked into the phone.

"Rumple, I'm at Granny's and I need you to pick me up!" she said, unable to keep her voice from coming out high and panicky.

"Why? What's wrong?" Rumplestiltskin's voice was no longer calm, but now stern with concern.

"I-I haven't got time!" Belle said desperately. Gods, to have to describe that thing over the phone..."Can you just come and get me? Please?!" she was practically begging now.

"I'm on my way"

After that Belle waited, and what she could've sworn was mere seconds later, Rumplestiltskin's Cadillac had pulled up in Granny's driveway. Before he could get out and put himself in any danger Belle bolted out of the diner, hurtled through the driveway, and launched herself into the car.

Just as the moaning started again.

"Belle-"

"Drive!"

Responding to the urgency in her voice, Rumplestiltskin slammed his foot down on the accelerator, and soon they were speeding through Storybrooke. From behind the car, Belle heard that terrible creatures roar once again, and she looked through the wing mirror to see the thing, bounding after the car, it's clawed hands digging grooves into the road as it threw itself after the vehicle, a look of fury contorting it's face as it's high roar pierced the air.

"Rumple-"

"I see it" said Rumplestiltskin, his voice tight as he pressed his foot down more firmly on the accelerator, ignoring the screams of the creature as it continued to follow them.

"Rumple..." Belle whispered, unable to believe what she was about to ask "C-can't you use m-"

"I know this creature. Magic won't work on it" said Rumplestiltskin, his eyes firmly on the road.

Even when he heard the sound of nails scraping across his car.

"Oh Gods..." Belle moaned, her hands coming over her face.

Somehow they managed to get to his large house, and as soon as the stopped a huge thump resounded off the back of the car, almost toppling it forward and causing Belle to scream in terror. A strange scrabbling was heard across the car, and another wail came in from outside of where Belle was sat, the passenger door rocking against it's frame as something tried to pull it out...

"Belle!" Rumplestiltskin shouted, and she turned to see his hand outstretched towards her. Not even stopping to think, she took it, and with a wave of purple smoke, they were standing in the foyer of his large home.

Rumplestiltskin folded Belle into his arms and she clutched him tightly, her relief lasting about five seconds before the thing started pounding on the door, the force of it so ferocious and so furious that small splinters of wood started to litter the ground, it's terrible cries screaming into Belle's ears as she buried her face into Rumplestiltskins chest and tried in vain to block out the noise...

OUAT

The next morning the noise had stopped, and after checking through the window Belle was euphoric to see that the creature was nowhere in sight. Apart from long scratchs in Rumplestiltskin's car, and many massive gouges in his front door, the monster appeared to have vanished. Hopefully never to return.

After that night, Belle was a lot more cautious when going out during later hours. She never went anywhere that was further than a fifteen minuet walking distance, when she had to go out at night, she rarely went alone, and, if she did ever hear any strange noises, she did not, under any circumstances, look behind her.

One more chapter until we hit the double digits! As I have said in most of my chapters, if there are any legends you wanna see, PM me, and if you do have any legends I could use for the Blue Fairy, please let me know.

Also I, uh, I heard that Belle didn't come back in the Lacey episode, and that she is a complete b#tch to Rumple, and is going to make him revert back to his old ways...3, 2, 1 *HEADDESK!*