CHAPTER FORTY-SIX-Mr. Gold's Pawn Shop
The bell hanging on the door jingled merrily as Colette entered her father's shop. She glanced around, taking in all of the eclectic items and knick knacks taking up every spare inch.
She ran her fingers across the countertops, trying to think of what all she should bring back with her. Kendra and Colette had decided early on in the planning of this trip that at some point they would bring back a bunch of sentimental items for their parents.
Colette decided to go to the back of the shop. There, she found a few stacks of books with titles she remembered her mother mentioning fondly, some special sort of tea brand her parents preferred, and what she thought was possibly an assortment of magical objects locked in the very back.
She tried a quick spell, but the vault didn't budge. She then tried a complicated series of spells, and still nothing. She crossly said "Oh bother," kicked it, then jumped back as the vault sprung opened.
Cautiously she peaked inside, expecting enchantments or dragon eggs or other fantastical curiosities, but all that laid in the vault was a single teacup.
A teacup with a chip in the rim.
Colette picked it up, letting her fingers glide across the glossy surface.
"So you're what started it all..."
She had begged her parents to tell her everything once they were reunited, and while Rumple has declined to go into personal details, Belle gladly told her daughter how they had first fallen in love.
Colette quickly gathered an assortment of other random items from the shop that seemed intriguing or peaked her magical senses. A unicorn horn that sparkled at her touch, a gauntlet that intrigued her, a stick that she assumed was a wand, and a few vials with multi colored liquids swirling inside them.
Stashing these items away with the mirror she had gotten earlier, she placed a scarf over the assortment, then proceeded to wrap the tea cup gently in another scarf. She placed it delicately on top of the other items, closed the clasp of her bag, and rushed to the door.
Walking out onto the street, she ran into Rumple, who was making his way towards the shop.
He looked startled at seeing her, and tried stammering our questions, but Colette simply smiled and said "These are just a few items that you requested from me in the future, Papa. Feel free to take anything else you think may come in handy." She pecked his cheek, and then left the startled Rumple standing in front of his shop while she rushed back to Kendra.
Back amongst the throng of citizens, she was eagerly greeted by Henry who had just come back from his house.
"Hey! Kendra said you could heal my arm, do you think you could before you go?"
"Oh of course! Goodness knows, I probably should have done that a while ago. Here, follow me."
He followed her to the wall, away from most of the crowd. Colette gently undid his sling, pushed up the sleeve of his shirt, and slowly weaved her magic over Henry's arm. Blue sparks settled into his skin, mending his bone ever so carefully.
"How's Kendra?"
"She's...alright, I suppose. Something is definitely wrong though."
Colette grimaced, reminding herself once again that this was all her fault.
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