What if

chapter 5

blackened heart

Belle continued to beat on the door when a blue shimmering light appeared under the crack in the door. "Hello? Is-is someone out there? Please I-I need help! Hello I."

Belle opened the little window on the door when a fairy flew in. Belle watched as the fairy grew. "Your a- a fairy?" The fairy smiled. "I'm Blue and by the look of things your another soul held captive by the dark one." She looked around the library.

Belle shook her head. "Yes and I-I need you to get me out of here Rumplestiltskin has a-a child and he is in great danger!" Blue shook her head.

"I know that's why I'm here. I came as soon as I senced the incantations being read. We have to stop him before he sumones the black fairy!" Belle blinked.

"Why? I thought all fairys were good?"

"Well she used to be good..once." Belle steeped closer to Blue.

"What happed?" Blue shook her head.

"No one knows exactly only that her heart blackened and she stopped defending the children she was ment to protect and she started steeling them!" Belle's eyes widend now fully understanding Rumplestiltskin's plans.

"Which means that that child is in grave danger Rumple is planning to use

It to lore her!"

"But why? What- what could possibly be so improtant that he'd want from her?"

"I wish I knew but right now we just need to get you free so you can save that child!"

"M-me? But I- I don't have magic!" The blue fairy smiled."That's pricisly why it has to be you. My magic can't save him." Blue took a breath.Belle moved out of the way and the blue fairy used magic to open the door.

"Hurry there isn't much time!"

Belle gulped. "Wish me luck I'm gunna need it!" Belle ran out of the room.

Rumplestiltskin carefully sat the basket down and looked at the night sky.

" let the night sky tremble as the dark star shall fall. Awake black fairy and hed my call!"

The baby cryed as a star shimmered and started gliding down to earth. Rumplestiltskin watched eyes wide open and tosed the scroll to the ground. Belle cralled in the boosh watching Rumple walk away from the child. The black fairy landed on her knees and smiled at the baby.

"I'm afraid I can't let you get your hands on that baby!" The black fairy's eyes landed on the dark one. Belle felt a pang in her heart seeing Rumple defend the child. Maybe he isn't a beast after all.

"Who dares summon me?" The fairy stood and sized him up. Rumple tossed ink at her and she froze in place.

"Squid ink. Nasty stuff." The black fairy smiled. "Rumplestiltskin!" He took a step closer. "So you know who I am?" She continued to smile slyly at the dark one.

"Oh who hasn't heared of the dark one?! And if you've heard of me you know squide ink won't hold me long."

"Oh I know that's why I have this!" He pulled out his dagger. Belle watched closly.

"And what exactly do you plan on doing with that?" The black fairy asked following him with her eyes.

"Well that all depends on how you answer one question. You steel baby's! Steel them right from there mothers arm's! So why in all the reals did you adandon one that was actually yours?"

"No! No it can't be!" Rumple sneered."Oh I'm afraid it is! It can be. Mother!" Belle's eyes widend. The black fairy watched her son as he glared at her.

"That's right Rumplestiltskin is your son but you'd know that had you bothered to give me a name!" Belle gulped and took her chance to save the baby.

"Now your gunna answer my question. Why did you abandon me!" She smiled and laughed. "Funny that the dark one is asking such a question. Sometimes you have to choice power over love!" Belle picked the baby up making Rumple turn around.

"Belle?" The black fairy moved grabbed Rumpleple by the neck. "No more questions for you today I guess you'll just have to keep on wondering. Son!" She threw him back and laughed as she flew away leaving Rumple to watch her go. "I understand now. You -you did'nt deserve what she did but sacrafising the life of an inocent child isn't right! No matter how much pain she's caused you!" Rumple gulped. "You now nothing of my pain." He shook and vanished leaving Belle standing in the dark forest alone with the baby in her arms. She looked down at the now sleeping child. "I've got you and we'll get you home." She kissed his head.

Belle gave the child to the blue fairy and he was sent home. Rumple shut himself off once again and was gone making deals. Belle grew loney. He'd been gone a month without returning and she feared he'd been hurt.

"Nice! " She jumped and her eyes laned on the hatter smirking at her. "Did he do this for you?" Jefferson walked into the library. "Um- y-yes. How did you get in here?"

He grinned. "I have my ways. Where is he? I need to make a deal." Belle looked down. "He hu isn't here. Sorry." She bit her lip. " And you sound sad? Why not flee?" Belle stood from the chair. "Because I." He held his hand up. "Made a deal!" He rolled his eyes. "What do you care any way?" Belle ask as he steped closer. Jefferson exhauled. "I don't. He is a-a layered man- beast? Thing and everyone deserves happiness. Speaking of witch Regin is also looking for him."

Belle heard of Regina but has never meet her. "Well when he returns I'll let him know." Jefferson smirked. "That's all I ask." He turned to go. "Wait!" He stopped.

" I'm worried about Rumple. Could you find him? Please." Jefferson smiled and turned to see Belle playing with her hands. "Um sure. I'll look for a price!" She gave him a look. "What?" He grinned and steped closer. "Make him give me something I need." Belle gave him look.

"And how am I sopost to do that?" He took one more step. " Like I said. He cares for you Belle and that means he will hear what you have to say." Jefferson smiled wide like a cat.

"Um." Belle blinked. "I-I'll see what I can do." Jefferson winked. "Done. I'll report back soon." With that he walked out closing the door behind him.

Robin hood scrupped the wooden floor in his tavorn. "Oh good to see the sherrif didn't scared everyone off. What can I get you?" Robin stood. "Oh I didnt come hear for the oil or clearly for the omnipotence.I came to make a deal!" Rumple removed his hood.

"You!" Rumple giggled. "Me.Yes yes don't worry I'm not gunna kill you.No see I've asked around for the best theif in all the lands and everyone has pointed me to you!"

Rumple said pointing at Robin." Yes well I'm not in that line of work anymore.Sorry."

"Clearly you won't be in the tavorn work very much longer. Is that a tax notice on the door? unless you take my deal. I can make it woth your wile."

Robin's eyes grew as Rumple smirked holding his golden straw. "Is that?"

"Gold? Yes I spin it. Back to the deal at hand. Mm." Robin looked away from the gold and shook his head.

"I need you to go to a far away land. Aland that's ruled by an old compaterate of mine one that would'nt like seeing my face there. I need you to break into the volt and steel an posion. So do we have a deal?"

"Where would I be going."

"Another realm. A land called oz,would you do that for me?"

"Alright deal."

Rumple giggled and waved his hand making Robin's bow appear. "You'll need this back." Robin took it in his hands and when he looked up the dark one was gone.

Rumple appeard in front of his dark castle. "Your a hard man to find." Rumple turned to see Jefferson standing by a tree. "What is it you want?" Jefferson smirked.

"No me. Belle." Rumples gave him a look. "She's fine. I checked on your little maid like you asked. But she is worred about you!" He said pointing at Rumple. "What?" The shock on Rumple's face made Jefferson chuckle.

"Yea I know. Anyways she asked that I find you and make sure your okay. She cares about you too oh feard dark one!" He laughed. "I don't care about her!" Jefferson smirked.

"Okay!" He turned to go. "Oh and I made a deal with her. So you have to do something she asks." Rumple gave him a look. He turned and held his hand up. "Nothing big. Just give me what we originaly made our arrangment with but with the side of her asking you to give it to me." Rumple gave him a look.

"Why did you make that deal?" Jefferson smirked. "Because I want her to feel like she did something." He winked and walked away. "Mm." Rumple looked at his castle knowing Belle was safely inside. He smiled. Jefferson isnt that bad. He could even call him a-a friend? Naw. He puffed inside the castle.

He walked inside to see Belle dusting. She turned smiling."Rumplestiltskin your home!" He grinned. "Yes." He eyes her beauty. "I'm happy your back." He grinned.

"Oh?" She smirked and looked down. "Yes." He walked to her and took the duster. "What?" He smiled. "You've done enough for one day dearie."

He snapped his fingers and the needle dropped on the record player making music fill the air. "Rumple what are you doing?" He took a step closer.

" I have a ball I have to attend to later and I'm a bit rusty. Will you help me practice?" She smiled. "I did'nt know I had any options here?" He smiled. "You do. Mm." He held his hands out.

She grinned and took them in hers. After dancing he stopped. "Your doing wonderful Belle there is just one thing missing." He snapped his fingers and her gown changed from her maids dress into a yellow ball gown. She looked at herself and then back at him. "W-what's come over you?" He smiled.

"Maybe i'm just tired of being a beast." She smiled and hugged him and for the first time he hugged her back. "One more dance?" She smiled at him and started danceing again this time he spun her around making her laugh. "What a sham you've lived here so long lone." He stopped dancing.

"I-I haven't always been alone Belle." He walked to the table and sat down. "Oh?" He shook his head. "I-I had a son once." Belle's eyes widend. " A son? Is that the the things I found why I was cleaning. Where they his?" Rumple shook his head.

"Yes. Bae." Rumple smiled."W-what a what happened ?" She asked sitting next to him. "He left me. He saw the darkness in my soul. I had a chance to change for him but I didn't. I was to afraid of looing my power. But I was wrong and I've regreted it every moment since. I love him and miss him dearly. "

Belle looked down at her hands. "If-if you could change now would you?" She glanced at him out of the cornor of her eyes. He smirked. "For you? I'd be the best man I could be." Belle smiled and leaned in to kiss him. The darkness began to fade but returned. "What?" She asked shocked. "What happend?" Rumple looked down and took her hands in his. "Belle."