Belle lay in her cell crying when the door opened. "When you were so eager to come stay with me and save your people I did'nt think you'd miss your family quite so much!" Belle looked at him silent."I made my sacrafice for them you beast!" She sniffed. Rumple thought it over. "Yes well your constant crying is making it very difficult for me to spin. I-I do my best thinking then!" She looked at her master with her mouth open. The dark one exhauled and waved his hand making a pillow appear. "For me?" Belle asked standing. "Not quite so bestly now am I?" He asked tossing the pillow to her. "Thank you." He turned to leave. "Now maybe I can get some sleep." He stopped. "Oh it's not to help you sleep dearie it's to muffle the crys so I can get back to work!" Belle blinked. She was going to say something when a crash sounded from up stairs. Rumple's eyes narrowed and he puffed up stairs leaving the door open in Belle's cell. She left to see what was going on.
"That's not a good idea dearie that wand can do nasty things to you if you don't know what your doing."
Belle was standing behind him and saw the intruder. "Well then I'll stick to something I do know." The robber readed his bow. "Has to hit me first." The dark one vanished and then reapeared. "That won't be a problem. An arrow from this bow always finds it's target. Don't you just love magic." The man shot the arrow and it hit Rumple. Belle gasped and ran to him. "I know I do." The man said walking to the doors. "As do I!" Rumple pulled the arrow from his chest. "But did'nt you know dearie All magic comes with a price and your price is me!" The man gulped and was puffed to the dungeon.
Belle swep the castle floor hearing the man's screams. Gulping she stopped when the dark one walked up. "I need another aprin." She took a few steps. "There um there out on the line drying, it- it will be some time." He shook his head. "Fine fine I'll be back later." He started walking away. "All this because he tried to steel a wand?" He stopped and turned to face her. "No. Because he tried to steel from me! The dark one and everyone know you get skinned alive if you try that." She glared at him. "No they don't." He smirked. "Well they will after this!" He waved his hand and the doors opened and he walked out. Belle waited a moment and ran down the steps and to the cell. "Did-did he send you to finish the jop?" The man asked beaten and cut handing by his hand. "N-no I can't let this continue it's unhuman." She walked in and gave the man a drink. "Here drink this." She helped him and then walked to the wall and let him down. "Your a kind woman.That beast will surely kill you if you stay. Unless you run away with me." He held out his hand.Belle shook her head. "No I-I made a deal with him that if I were to be is servant he would protect my kingdom. If I were to run I'd survive but my kingdom would'nt and that is a price I can't pay." The man shook his head. "All I can do is wish you luck. Thank you." He smiled. "Your welcome. Now go he'll be back soon." The man smiled and left.
Belle finished cleaning and was sitting reading. "How is our prisoner?" The dark one asked walking in. Belle keep looking at her page and gulped. Rumple walked away.
"Belle!" She closed her eyes."Where is he?" She stood. "Gone and far away from you." The dark one waved his hand and her book disappeared. "Your getting bad ideas from reading dearie!" Belle gulped. "All he wanted was his freedom!" Rumple rolled his eyes. "And MY wand! " he pointed were the wand would have been. "No but I-I don't understand there is good in him." Rumple waved his hand and the mans bow was in it. "No he was a theif and will sell that for money,stupid girl! Now I will have to hunt him down and kill him and because I am a showman I will do it with his bow and you!" He said pointing at her. "Will watch as the blood spills from his body. Let's go!" Belle gulped.
"You don't have to do this.There is good in you Rumple." The dark one shook his head and continued to walk with Belle behind him. "I can not stand by and watch you kill a man." The dark one stopped. "Then you will sit because this is what this little exposition is about. There." He pointed to the man down the hill waiting. He readed the bow. "Wait! He-he's waiting for someone." A cart pulled up with a woman. "That must be the girl he stoll from the king." Belle watched. "Wait. Rumple he's healing her. She's sick! I was right that is why he took it so she will live." The dark one readed the bow pulling it back. "And now he will die." Belle tryed to stop him but he mad her sink into the ground. "There is you a good view now watch." By this time the lady was healed and Robin helped her down. "There's good in you, I've seen it in the months I've been with you." Rumple ames ready to kill the theif. "Stop look she's pregnant! You are not the kind of man to leave a child fatherless!" Rumple exhauled and released and the arrow missed. "We've been spotted quickly." Rumple watched them get away and let Belle up. "Back to the castle, I'm tired of this forest." Belle smiled. "Your not going after them?" He shook his head. "But." He smirked. "I missed." The smirk turned into a smile. "But an arrow fired from that bow always fonds it's target. You spared him." Belle without thinking hugged the dark one to his suprise. "I knew there's good in you." He blinked unmoving. "Come on lets go home." She smiled at him and walked away