Disclaimer: I do not own Once Upon a Time or it's Characters, they belong to their respective owners. I do, however, own Storm and her alter ego as well as Striker and his alter ego and their story line. This has come from the haunted, depraved, tortured darkness that is my mind.

Savysnape7: Glad you loved it.

IndecisivePsycho: Thank you, Glad you love it and more will definitely be coming.

Paige: Thank you and I do hope your fingers don't stay numb, as for them knowing each other it will probably be a surprised just how much they know each other and I'm trying to go a bit off the beaten track with this story, something new for me but it will eventually work out (I hope).

As Promised

=Storm's P.O.V=

I stood silently in the shadows with my arms folded, ankle's crossed and back flat against the wall as I waited for the queen to show as both Rumpelstiltskin and I knew she would. I drummed my finger tips across my upper arms as I watched Rumpel sitting in the centre of the cell as I'm sure he'd done a million times before, part of me felt bad for not coming to visit him sooner, it had been months since he'd been trapped down here by the Royal's trickery, months since we had last spoke, months since we had last laid with each other, months since we had last touched each other.

I sighed gently stopping the drumming of my fingers as Rumpel stood. "It's just us dearie," A manic grin wound its way up to his lips. "You can show yourself" He called, his voice having a sing song tune to it.

I watched from my spot as one of the mice on the floor disintegrated into a plume of black smoke and shook my head lightly. Always over the top. I grinned softly watching the Evil Queen materialize before me.

"That curse you gave me," She sounded far from pleased. "It's not working"

Guess I managed to get under her skin with that deal. I looked down nudging one of the mice away gently as they began to scurry around my boots.

"Oh, so worried," Rumpel started to rub his hands together grinning. "So, so worried, like Snow and her lovely new husband"

"What?"

I furrowed my brow lightly. They must have come after I left, maybe even months time ago, it's been nearly a year since she made her threat.
I did in some small way admire what she'd done, she'd kept everyone in all the kingdoms guessing, waiting in fear of what was to come.

"They paid me a visit as well," He stepped forward pressing himself against the bars of his cage and gripped onto them. "They were very anxious," His eyes flitted from her to me and then around the dank cavern he was held prisoner in. "About you and the curse"

I watched the Queen stride forward; she was worried, angry and desperate for her information.

"What did you tell them?"

"The truth," Rumpel grinned pulling back. "That nothing can stop the darkness," He stated waving his finger around before stopping and looking to her, he pressed himself against the bars. "Except, of course, their unborn child," A smirk flickered over his lips. "You see, no matter how powerful, all curses can be broken" His tone changed as he leant forward. "Their child is the key, of course the curse has to be enacted first" He told her as if talking to a child.

"Tell me what I did wrong"

"For that, there's a price"

"What do you want?"

"Simple," His face fell slightly, eyes moving towards me before back to the Queen. "In this new land I want comfort. I want a good life"

"Fine," She stated cutting him off. "You'll have an estate, be rich"

His eyes moved to mine. "I wasn't finished, there's more"

"There always is with you"

"Yes," He leant against the bars lowering his voice. "In this new land," He started. "Should I ever come to you for any reason you must heed my every request," He moved his hand to point at her. "You must do whatever I say," He pulled back a fraction. "So long as I say please" An insane grin spread to his lips as his heinous laughter spread through the cavern.

"You do realize, should I succeed, you won't remember any of this?"

"Oh, well then, what the harm?"

A cruel smile spread to the Queen's lips. "Deal"

I shook my head lightly watching Rumpel start to step back towards the darkness. This could go wrong on so many levels, playing with this magic will endanger us all.

"What must I do to enact this curse?"

"You need to sacrifice a heart" Rumpel made a movement of his hand, the tip of his fingernail scoring down the front of his clothing where his heart was.

The Queen frowned watching him. "I sacrificed my prized steed"

I bit back a snort of laughter. A horse's heart won't do, at least not from her steed it won't. I ripped my eyes back to the two of them as Rumpel lunged across the floor and reached through the bars grabbing the Queen around the throat before lifting her up slightly so he was looking down on her.

"A horse? This is the curse to end all curses, you think a horse is gonna do?" He bit out through gritted teeth. "Great power requires great sacrifice," He stated lowly. "The heart you need must come from something far more precious"

"Tell me what will suffice"

"The heart of the thing you love the most"

She yanked his hand from her throat and narrowed her eyes. "What I love the most died because of Snow White"

"Is there no one else you truly love?" He asked in a childish voice as he brushed his thumb over her cheek. They stayed silently for a moment before he leant against the bar with one hand, head cocked to the side. "This curse isn't going to be easy, Vengeance never is dearie, you have to ask yourself a simple question," A smirk slipped to his lips. "How far are you willing to go?"

I held my breath waiting for her respond, behind her eyes her mind was ticking. Does she truly have the guts to kill the thing she loves the most all for the sake of a happy ending?

"As far as it takes" She stated leaning into the bars.

"Then please stop wasting everyone's time and just do it" Rumpel stated, his mood had sours somewhat from her standing their wasting his time. "You know what you love," A grin slipped to his lips. "Now go kill it" He stated a hint of blood lust in his tone as she turned away from him and disappeared.

"Interesting deal my love," I stated pushing myself off the wall and headed towards the cage to lean against the bars. "Now what the hell was it that you were talking about before? Snow and Charming's child, what does it have to do with this?"

A grin wound its way to his lips as he turned back to me. "Their child, on its twenty eighth birthday, will return to them and free everyone from the curse"

I nodded lightly watching him pace from one side of the cell to the other. "So the deal I made with her will be all for nothing? I'll be right back to square one, right back to where I started"

"Deal?" He stopped his pacing and turned to me. "Since when are you in the business of making deals?"

"It's wasn't so much of a deal as it was a verbal agreement," I grinned lightly wrapping my hands around the bars and rested my forehead on my hands watching him. "And I've always made deals, its how my life has always worked; you know that better than anyone"

"You're right dearie I do," He grinned stepping over to the bars where I was and rested his forehead against mine, his hands coming to wrap themselves over mine. "Pray do tell, what deal did you make with our dear little Queen?"

"For a better life," I brought my eyes to his. "One where I didn't have to thieve to survive, a home for Striker and I and a store filled with music," I grinned lightly. "And so I didn't have to be everyone's errand boy too"

He nodded lightly, moving his hand slowly from mine to my cheek caressing it softly. "Stay" He murmured softly.

"Stay?"

He nodded lightly. "Here, stay here with me, at least for tonight"

I nodded, it was a simple request and as much as I didn't like being underground I would comply with his request. "For tonight"

A light smile wound its way up to his lips where it stayed for a moment before disappearing slowly as he peeled my hand from the bar and tugged me down. I settled down on the dirt floor and leant against the bars before smiling lightly as his arms slipped through the bars to rest around my shoulders; it had been too long since I had felt a peace, too long since I had felt this type of comfort.

I let out a soft sigh and rested back getting comfortable before looking back to Rumpel, his eyes closed behind his eyelids, head resting against the bars as his breathing began to even out. I turned and pressed a kiss lightly to his cheek before lacing my fingers through his and attempting to get some sleep myself.

Updating Thrive after this because I'm on a bit of an RC kick right now so everyone enjoy.