Part three
Ruby was fast asleep as Victor lay beside her admiring her beauty as he lightly strokes her hair her lips spreading into a small smile,
"What time is it Whale?!" Ruby asks her eyes remained shut as Victor checks his alarm clock,
"Four"
"So why awake doctor?!" Victor laughs lightly before returning to stroking her hair again,
"Just overwhelmed by my girls beauty!"
"Oh I've trained you well! But seriously what's up?" Ruby asks waking up as she takes his hand into hers,
"Just worried that you regret coming with me tonight?"
"Oh Victor you really feel bad?!" Ruby asks filled with guilt,
"Yeah I feel I made things worse as usual!"
"Funny cause I thought you make things better being a doctor an all!"
"I'm being serious. You are the last person I want to hurt Ruby" Victor says getting out the bed and gazing out the window,
"You have never hurt me and in all honesty I found that you gave me strength. Look it totally sucks falling out with my grandma but she needs to see that I can be...normal...have normal things like families and friends and being in love!" Ruby says wrapping her arms around his waist,
"You can have all that. Ruby you can be anyone you want!" Ruby kisses his cheek as they both gaze out at storybrooke,
"All I want is for us to be together. To not live in the past. I'm not the wolf anymore and your not frankenstein anymore. We are Ruby and Whale a normal couple who love each other okay?" Victor turns to face her a comforting smile on his face,
"Okay Ruby. Just us being together. Come here!" He pulls her into his arms as she clings onto him needed him more than she realised!
Later that morning Victor was in work and doing his morning rounds of the patients when he sees Belle enter the ward,
"Good morning doctor whale!" Belle beams brightly pushing her trolley filled with books,
"Oh morning belle! Uh can I ask you something?"
"Yes certainly! What is it doctor?"
"Well I was wondering if maybe you could ask rumple a favour for Ruby?" Now intrigued by the mention of her best friend,
"Ruby? Is she alright?"
"Yes. Well she's worried about you know changing and being a wolf"
"So what can rumple do?" Victor shrugs not to sure if he could or even would do anything but Victor was desperate for Ruby to be happy and feel she could be safe around people,
"Maybe a potion she could take. I am not too sure but she needs some help...she's afraid of what damage she could cause!" Belle nods her head with concern before touching his arm lightly,
"Leave it with me doctor whale!" Victor smiles appreciatively over at belle knowing that her good spirit was the reason why she was popular among the patients! As he continued with his work he couldn't help but think about Ruby at what she was Upto right this moment.
Ruby poured coffee into Emma's mug smiling warmly,
"Third cup you planning a big night?"
"Not really just got a long old day ahead of me"
"Yeah join the club!" Ruby says flustered as her grandma gives her the silent treatment making things even more stressful!
"Hey Ruby?"
"Oh hey snow you fancy a coffee?"
"Yes please. Uh I heard you and whale are going strong. I'm pleased for you Ruby you deserve to be as happy as I am!" Ruby smiles touched by her friends support of her as she goes get snow a mug,
"Ruby?"
"Oh so you can speak then?"
"Don't be smart girl. Now come with me!" Her grandmas tone was one that said that it wasn't one to argue with as she followed grandma out to the back,
"What is it granny?"
"I've been thinking about what you said..."
"Okay?"
"And I would like to say that I am sorry. This isn't fair on you. But you see Ruby nothing can fix this Lord knows I've tried dear. You are a wolf Ruby. And you need to ask yourself how many heartbreaks can you live with because one day will be out of control!"
"Enough! I can't hear this! Please stop doing this to me! Don't make me do it granny I love him!" Grandma softens as she takes her arms,
"I know dear. And that's why you must save him...it does kill me that you can't have what other people have. But it's best for protecting you and others" Ruby nods slowly silent tears falling down her cheeks as realisation punches at her gut and her heart breaking making her grandma kiss her cheek gently.
Ruby walks in a daze not really taking anything in as she makes her way into the hospital,
"Ruby?" Belle says looking concerned as she seemed far away,
"Can't stop. Where is he?" Belle assumed she meant whale as she takes her friends hand,
"I think he's in theatre. How about we have a coffee while we wait yeah?" Ruby nods numbly sitting herself down not taking anything in,
"Oh Ruby please talk to me?!"
"I can't...be with him...I hurt people...not fair" belle frowns placing her hand into Ruby's shaking hand,
"You know he loves you Ruby. He understands how worried you are and has been finding help for you"
"What you mean?"
"Well he asked if there was a potion or something" Ruby smiles sadly wiping tears from her face,
"Can there really be a potion belle?"
"I don't see why not?! But you have too stay strong and be honest with whale" Ruby smiles over at her best friend,
"Thank you. I'm glad you were here now before I made the biggest mistake!"
"What friends are for!"