Authoress Note: Welcome to Chapter 6 of Jar of Hearts. I want to thank those who have left reviews for this story. It truly does mean a lot to me that you guys are enjoying it. I hope that you guys continue to enjoy it as I continue on this long journey of writing MacKenzie's adventure. Without further ado Chapter 6. ENJOY!
Chapter 6
A man stood well hidden in the shadows waiting for something to happen. He always remained well hidden in the shadows. It was something that he did best.
"Stiltskin what on earth do you think you are doing?" A woman asked, appearing behind him in the shadows. Her skirts swirled around her as she moved towards him to try to get a little bit closer to him. She wanted to know what on earth he was doing. She was hoping that he wasn't losing his mind to the madness that was the darkness.
Rumpelstiltskin covered the woman's pale silver lips. He was trying to keep her from talking so loud due to the fact that someone could very much hear her. "Ah ah ah, Dearie. I don't want you to be blowing my cover." He said into her ear causing her to shiver.
The two of them watched a group of well dressed women walk to a carriage getting into it leaving a scruffy young woman behind.
A fairy appeared to the young woman.
The woman swung her head causing her hood to fall from her head, her purple eyes were widened with fear. "Stiltskin. Don't tell me what you are thinking about..." She didn't want him to be thinking that, taking the fairy godmother's wand.
Rumpelstiltskin covered her mouth again. He moved his face closer to her. "Do you know that you talk quite a bit don't you?" He said moving his cheek lightly against her own, breathing her scent in. Granted he liked hearing her talk, but this time it was something that he didn't want to hear her talking.
The woman bit the inside of her cheek lightly knowing that she was a little bit in trouble with the fact that Rumpelstiltskin knew almost everything about her just like she knew almost everything about him.
The two of them continued to watch and listen to what the fairy was telling the young woman.
"Do not despair, my dear. You will attend that ball." The woman said with a smile her wings fluttering.
"Who are you?" The young woman asked in confusion looking at the fairy.
The fairy transformed into a woman. "I'm your fairy godmother. And I'm here to change your life, Cinderella." She said with a smile.
"But my stepmother told me I couldn't go. She forbade me to leave."
"Your stepmother doesn't have this." She said, showing her wand to Cinderella.
The woman with silver lips looked at Rumpelstiltskin with a concerned look. "Stiltskin please. I am really begging you... please don't do this."
"Dearie... you of all people know what this wand does..." Rumpelstiltskin said looking into her violet colored eyes.
The woman took a breath knowing that was very true. That wand was dangerous, but in Rumpelstiltskin's hands it was worse and she knew it.
"This wand has the power to take you to your ball, to your prince and to..." The fair godmother began to disintegrate, dropping her wand.
Rumpelstiltskin picked it up carefully. He knew that the woman that he had left behind would be upset with him for killing the fairy godmother, but he was trying to make a point to her, in all his ways he just had to kill her.
"What... What did you do?" Cinderella asked in shock looking at Rumpelstiltskin with wide eyes.
"Now, no. I got what I wanted. There's no need to be frightened." He said with a smile.
"No need? You just killed my fairy godmother. She was trying to help me." Cinderella said becoming more afraid of this man that was in front of her. Who was he?
"Was she? Do you know what this is?" He asked, holding up the wand.
"Pure magic."
"Pure evil. Trust me... I've done you a favor. All magic comes with a price. Go back to your life and thank your lucky stars you still got something to go back to."
"My life... It's wretched." Cinderella told him softly, looking at him with sad eyes. It was the same eyes that his friend had given him before he had gone off and killed the fairy godmother.
"Then change it. You can't handle this." He said turning on his heels to leave.
"Wait. Please, wait. I can handle it. Please." Cinderella pleaded with him. "I will do anything to get anything to get out of here. Anything."
"Anything?" Rumpelstiltskin said, stopping in his tracks.
"Do you know how to use that wand, Mr...?"
"Rumpelstiltskin." He said, turning and bowing at her a little bit. "And yes, of course I do."
"Then help me."
"Well, if I do, and you can, indeed, shoulder the consequences, then you'll owe me a favor."
"Name it. What do you want?"
"Something... precious."
"I have nothing." She admitted to him. It was true she didn't have anything precious to give him. So what did he want?
"Oh, but you will. With this wish, will come riches more than you know."
"I care nothing for riches. I'll give you anything you want. Just get me out of here."
"Now we're talking."
"Well, how does it work?"
"Fear not! My needs are small and all you have to do is sign the dotted line." He took out a long contract. "Do we have a deal?"
"Yes. Yes, thank you." She said as she signed the contract.
Rumpelstiltskin waved the wand and transformed Cinderella into a princess down to the glass slippers. "Ta-dah."
"Glass?"
"Every story needs a memorable detail. Let's see how they fit, shall we?" Now, you have a good time. But watch the clock." Rumpelstiltskin said with a smile.
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Emma walked with Henry down the street.
"You sure we can be out in the open?" Henry asked, looking up at his real mother.
"Enough sneaking around. If your mom has a problem with me walking you to a school bus, I am more than happy to have that chat." Emma said, putting her hands in her pockets.
"You're brave. We'll need that for Operation Cobra. Speaking of... do you think we need code names?"
"Isn't 'cobra' our code name?" Emma asked, looking down at him.
"That's the mission. I mean us. I need something to call you." Henry said, looking at her. Henry saw Mac walking down the road. "Hi Kenzie." He waved at her.
Mac smiled at Henry and waved at him. "Hi Henry." She said softly. "Hi Emma."
"Hi." Emma said, looking at Mac.
"The diner?" Henry asked, looking up at her.
Mac nodded her head.
Henry smiled at his head.
"I'll see you around Henry." Mac said with a smile. "I will see you Emma." She said as she walked away towards the diner to get something for breakfast.
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Ruby served Emma a cocoa.
"Thank you."
Regina entered the diner and sat down from across from her. "How was your walk with Henry?" She asked, smirking a little bit. That's right. I know everything. But relax. I don't mind."
"You don't?" Emma asked, bewildered, why Regina didn't mind her walking with her walking with Henry. It was kind of odd that she didn't mind Henry walking with her.
"No. Because you no longer worry me, Miss Swan. You see, I did a little digging into who you are. And what I found out was quite soothing. It all comes down to the number seven."
"Seven?" Emma asked, looking at her in slight confusion.
"It's the number of addresses you've had in the last decade. Your longest in anywhere was two years. Really, what did you enjoy so much about Tallahassee?"
"If you were wondering. I did find a place here in town."
"I know. With Miss Blanchard." Regina said, nodding her head. "How long is your lease? Oh, wait. You don't have one. You see my point? In order for something to grow, Miss Swan, it needs roots. And you? Don't have any. People don't change. They only fool themselves into believing they can."
"You don't know me." Emma said, narrowing her eyes at Regina.
"No, I think I do. All I ask, is you carry on your transient life, you think of Henry and what's best for him. Perhaps consider a clean break. It's going to happen anyway. Enjoy your cocoa." She said getting up from the chair and leaving the diner.
Emma went to stand up and got cocoa all over shirt.
Ruby quickly came over with a cloth to help Emma clean up the mess.
"Oh! Really?" She groaned.
"Eesh." Ruby said, shaking her head.
"Do you have a laundry room that I can use?"
Ruby nodded her head. "Yes. Mac uses it when she comes in. I am pretty sure that she has shirt back there... Hey Mac!"
Mac looked up from the sketch pad that she had in front of her. "Huh!?" She squeaked out almost sounding like a mouse. She clamped her hand over her mouth.
"Sorry Mac. Do you have an extra shirt in the laundry room?"
"Oh yeah..."
"Do you mind letting Emma borrow it?"
"Oh no of course not. Go ahead and borrow it."
"Thank you."
"Anytime."
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Mac was on her way home for work when she saw that there was something wrong at Mr. Gold's pawn shop. She saw that the glass was shattered. Her violet colored eyes widened. She opened the door carefully and slowly went inside. "Mr. Gold?" Her voice laced over with concern. She slowly walked towards the back. "Mr. Gold?" She called again, trying to call for the business owner. Her eyes widened in shock when she saw him out cold on the floor. "Oh my god. Mr. Gold." She said, kneeling down next to him.
Mr. Gold moaned out a little bit, his hand going to his head.
"Mr. Gold what happened? " Mac asked softly.
"Miss Stone..." He blinked a few times trying to get his sight to straighten out.
"Yes, sir. Are you alright?" She asked softly, looking down at him. "My god what happened?"
He tried to sit up.
Mac slowly helped him sit up.
"Ashley broke in." He said, looking at Mac.
"Oh that sweet girl? What would she do that?" Mac asked softly, her voice lacing over in confusion. She didn't know why Ashley would do something like that to Mr. Gold.
Mr. Gold shook his head. "Do you know where Miss Swan is staying?" He asked, looking into her concerned violet eyes.
Mac pursed her pale pink lips together. She nodded her head. "Yes, Mr. Gold I do."
"Take me there in the morning. I need to rest."
She nodded her head. She helped him to his feet carefully. She knew that she was getting into something that she would probably regret getting herself into. She knew that she was probably going to have to stay with him overnight to make sure that he was alright.
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Mary Margaret was busy cooking something to eat for the two of them.
Emma was busy unpacking her things. "I'm so glad my stuff is here. Oh, thanks."
"So, that's all your stuff?"
"What do you mean?" Emma asked, looking at Mary Margaret in confusion.
"Is the rest in storage?" Mary Margaret asked curiously.
"No, this is all of it. I'm not sentimental."
"Well, it must make things easier when you move." Mary Margaret said softly with a sad smile..
There was a knock at the door.
Mary Margaret went to the door. She opened it and saw Mac with Mr. Gold. Her eyes went wide upon seeing Mac even that close to Mr. Gold.
"Miss Blanchard. Is Miss Swan here?" Mr. Gold asked, looking at Mary Margaret hopeful that Emma would be there to help him with what he was property end.
Emma got up out of her seat and went over to the door.
Mr. Gold shook her hand. "Hi, my name's Mr. Gold. We met briefly on your arrival."
"I remember." Emma said, nodding her head remembering him.
"Good. I have a proposition for you, Miss Swan. I, uh... I need your help... I'm looking for someone."
"Really? Um..."
"You know what? I'm going to go and jump in the bath." Mary Margaret said quickly leaving.
Mac shifted shyly. "I'll leave you to it then."
Mr. Gold held onto her arm tightly trying to keep his balance.
Mac squeaked a little bit, her cheeks flushing a little bit.
"I have a photo. Her name is Ashley Boyd. And she's taken something quite valuable of mine."
"So, why don't you just go to the police?" Emma asked in confusion, looking at him.
"Because, uh... She's a confused young woman. She's pregnant. Alone and scared. I don't want to ruin this young girl's life. But I just want my property returned."
"What is it?" Emma asked, crossing her arms.
"Well, one of the advantages of you not being in the police is discretion. Let's just say it's a precious object and leave it at that."
"When'd you see her last?"
"Last night. That's how I got this." He said showing the cut on his head. "It's so unlike her. She was quite wound up. Rambling on and on about changing her life. I have no idea what got into her. Miss Swan, please help me find her. My only other choice is the police,and I don't think anyone wants to see a baby born in jail now, do they?"
"No,of course not."
"So, you'll help me, then?"
"I will help her."
"Grand."
Henry walked in without knocking on the door. "Hey, Emma. I was thinking we..."
"Hey, Henry. How are you?" Mr. Gold asked with a smile.
"Okay?"
"Good. Give my regards to your mother. And um good luck Miss Swan." Mr. Gold with the help of Mac left.
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A woman dressed in a silver gown and black cloak remained hidden in the shadows. Her violet colored eyes remained trained on Cinderella and her husband Prince Thomas. A small sad smile was on her silver pink lips. She knew that Rumpelstiltskin had something up his sleeve when he had Cinderella sign the contract with him. Whatever it was, it wasn't good.
"What's wrong?" Thomas asked his wife.
"Nothing. Every year when I was growing up, I used to watch these fireworks from afar. And I knew what they meant... Something special was happening at the palace. Now, they're for me. For our wedding."
The two of them kissed softly.
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They met up with Thomas's father, Snow White and her husband Prince Charming.
Cinderella hugged Snow White. "I'm so happy you could come."
"You're beautiful." Snow White said with a smile.
The woman watched from the shadows as the party continued to move on. People dancing and enjoying themselves. She saw Cinderella bump into Rumpelstiltskin. "Don't do it." She whispered to herself knowing that was probably up to good.
"I'm proud of you, too." Rumpelstiltskin said, looking at Cinderella with a smile.
"You. What are you doing here?" Cinderella asked, moving back nervously.
"I just wanted to make sure you were happy with your end of the bargain. You know... true love, riches, happy endings. Did you get everything you desired?"
"Yes, yes I did. Now, what do you want? What's your price? My jewels? The ring?"
"No, my dear. Keep your baubles. What I want is something you don't yet possess, but something I know is coming. Your first born."
Cinderella's eyes widened in shock.
The woman's eyes widened. Of course Rumpelstiltskin had to pull that plan to take Cinderella's first child. He always had a sick and twisted mind. Now she needed to find a way to protect her.
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This is the end of Chapter 6. I hope that you guys enjoyed this story so far. I hope that you also enjoyed this chapter. I tried my best to write it out. It's hard to believe that we're six chapters in and we're getting into good parts of the story. Which I'm rather excited about. I know there is a lot more that I'm excited about in writing and I can't wait to show you guys who MacKenzie is in this series. I have another series out as well that deals with the retelling of Once Upon a Time. But I haven't really worked on it lately. I think I might end up revamping that one out too to make sure that it matches up to my new writing skills. Please leave a review and let me know what you think of this chapter. Reviews help me keep going when it comes to writing. I hopefully will update soon with a brand new Chapter. Until next time.