What if

Chapter 3

Belle and Rumplestiltskin walked back into the castle. "Looks like you won't be needing that bow anymore." Rumple stopped at the table. "Actually I'll hold on to it." He put it on the table. "You never know when it will come in handy." Belle smiled at him. Since the incident in the forest the dark one has been calmer.

"Well um if you don't need anything else. Good night Rumplestiltskin." She turned and started to walked back to her cell. "No wait actually there is something." She stopped and turned to face him.

"Come on." He smirked and started walking with her in toe. After a short walk they came to stairs and he started up them. Belle's curiosity getting the better of her. He led her to double doors and held back a smile as he opend them.They walked inside. Her face was pricless as her blue eyes landed on a library full of books. "Stiful your excitment dearie it's mearly another room for you to clean." She took it all in.

"It-it's beautiful! Theres more books in here than I can read in a life time." He smirked. "Well I hope you can clean faster than you can read." She gave him a look. She walked to the table and picked a lone book up.

"Did you do all this for me?" He pointed at her. "I'd better not find a single speck of dust gathering on any of the books!" She smiled. "What are you smiling at?" She took his hand in hers making him look at there hands. "Your not who I thought you were an I'm glad." He smiled at her.

Belle was reading in the library when the Dark one walked up. "Belle I'll be away a few days." She watched him walk to her chair. "W-where are you going?" She put her book down giving him her full attention.

"Camalote I have buissness there." She shook her head. "Alright be safe." He did'nt know how to respond so he just turned on his heals and walked away. Belle smirked and went back to her book.

Jefferson walked into the castle looking for the Dark one but was suprised to see Belle sitting in the dinning room reading clearly lost in her book. He cleared his thoat making her jump and look up. "Who are you?" He asked wide eyed. "Oh um." She stood and put the book down marking it's place.

"I'm Belle." She smiled. "Why are you in the Dark castle?" She blinked. "I'm um I made a deal with the Dark one to protect my kingdom. Who are you?" The man smirked. "Jefferson's the name traveling to different worlds is my game." He played with the rime of his top hat.

"And I'm looking for your master." Belle blinked. "Rumple is not my master!" He smirked at her. " Where is he?" She clears her thoat not knowing if she can trust this strange man.

"He is gone but will be back in a few days." She bit her lip. "Mm well then tell him I have what he wants." Belle shook her head. "You can um leave it here for him."

Jefferson chuckled. "This is something powerful. I don't think I sould leave it with you. I'll be back." He turned and started walking away. "Oh and nice to meet you Belle." He walk out the doors.

Belle blinked. "You...too." She exhauled and turned back to her chair picking up her book.

Belle opened the cabnit doors and looked at all the dark ones collection. Smiling she picked up a sword.

"Don't cut yourself dearie!" Belle jumped and dropped it. "I am so so sorry I thought." He held up his hand. "You thought I'd be away for a few more days."

He poinyed at her and steped closer. "And it would be fine to play with my...toys." He picked up the sword. "Well you did say." He smirked. "I lied. I wanted to see what the mouse would do why the cats away."

He turned and walked to the table running his finger on it. "And the mouse has done very little cleaning." She looked down. "You just have so-so many things here from all over the world and I was curious!"

She said steping closer to him. He sat the sword down the the table turning back to her. "And you never talk about them." He rolled his eyes. "Well your the help!" She exhauled and walked up pointing at his face. "And your rude!" He griniced.

"Well I can be much worse!" She grinned. "Mm but your not." She sat on the table. "Look you have seen the world something ive always wanted to do yet you share nothing."

He smirked at his help. "Mouthy mouthy and fulishly brave." He got close to her face. "Now if you were going to kill me you would have done it long ago." She touched his hand that was resting on the table." Now tell me what you've seen! How was your trip to camolote?" He looked at his and and sneered. "Good for me not so good for camolot."

He steped away and waved his hand making something appear. Belle scrunched her forehead. "A suvinear. Clean it for me would ya." He gave it to her. She inspected it in her hands.

"Uh what what is it?" He waved his fingers. "Its a magic gontlet with a very specific power. It can locate anyones greatest weekness." Belle looked down at it in her hands.

"Mm how ominous. But why - why do you need it ? With all your powers you can eleminate any foe." He ground he is growing tired of her constent questions and her mouth. "If you must know its about manipulation and for that you must find someones weekness and for almost everyone that weekness is the thing they love most. This will simple point me in the right dorection."

She nodded. "Now clean it!" He turned to walk away. "R-Rumple a man came looking for you why you were away." Rumple stopped and turned around. Belle was now on her feet. "Who?" Belle took a few steps to him.

"Me!" They both turned to see Jefferson standing in the door way holding his hat with a smirk. "You two are adorable!" Rumple licked his teeth. "Belle go clean something." She just looked at him. "You could say please." Rumple's eyes were locked on Jefferson's smirk. "Or I could turn you into a toad! Go!" He pointed at the doors. Belle rolled her eyes and walked past Jefferson.

"Did you get it?" Jefferson pushed himself off the wall. "She's not afraid of you." The dark one growled. "Did you get it?" He asked grinting his teeth. "Don't I always?" Jefferson pulled out a cristal ball. "What about?" Jefferson shook his head

"No nope my hat and I could'nt get it." Rumple gave him a look. "Do you still what the ball?" Jefferson asked rasing his eyebrow. Rumple looked at it.

"N- Yes!" He snacked it. "Take as much gold as you can carry" Rumple pointed to the strawl gold piled by his spinning wheel.

"Gladly!" Jefferson walked to the stack and started stuffing his bags. "Belle!" In a second Belle walked into the room. "Take this aswell. Put it away and then you may read or whatever." Rumple waved her away. She looked at Jefferson. He sulited her with a smirk and walked out. "Go on!" Belle smiled at rumple and walked out.