He's Not Always A Beast (Rumplestiltskin x Reader)

Chapter 16: On The Mend

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Your POV 

Waking up to the sight of the sun washing over the room I was previously just asleep in, I looked around for a moment as my eyes adjusted from the light. Moving to lay on my back as I looked at the canopy that was at the top of the bed, blinking a little. Hearing someone move around in the hallway outside of the room, I glanced towards the door for a moment before I rolled over onto my side away from it. 

I knew that I should talk to Rumple and find out why he was so scared of telling me the truth. Though he had already told me the night he came clean, there had to be something more. Maybe it was the fact that I didn't trust him much anymore, if at all. Closing my eyes as I tried to get some more sleep, pulling the blankets closer to me. Moving a little as I tried to get comfy again. 

Sitting up after a few more minutes of tossing and turning, I looked around the room before throwing the blankets off of me and getting up. Walking to the wardrobe that was in the room, and picking out a dress for the day. Once I had gotten it on, I smoothed it out for a moment and stepped out into the hall. 

Glancing around for a moment, as I tried to figure out if the noise was Rumple for a moment, I headed towards the dining room. Hearing my shoes click gently on the steps as I walked down them, I reached the dining room and saw Rumple at his spinning wheel in the corner. 

He looked sadder than usual. The spinning wheel spun slowly as the gold he spun from straw fell into the basket next to him. Watching him for a moment as he sat there sadly, I breathed deeply. Walking over to him slowly, he glanced at me before going back to his straw, then looking back at me again as if surprised. He stopped spinning as he perked up a little, putting his hands together in front of him. 

"I uh, think we should talk about a few things," I said gently. He nodded for a moment before he stood up and motioned for me to walk with him to the table. Waving his hand as a tea set that was steaming popped up on the table, he pulled a chair out for me before I walked over and sat down. Moving into the table he went and sat down after pouring some tea for the both of us. 

"Well, what do you want to know?" his normal perky demeanor gone, and his voice was lower than it had been previously. Looking into the teacup for a moment, I sighed gently. "Maybe, with why you didn't tell me anything when I first ran in here to hide." He nodded a little before he sipped his tea and started to speak. 

"I didn't tell you when you first got here, because knowing who I was and what happened between your parents and I when you were a little girl, would have made you run away again. I wanted to wait until the time was right, but Regina forced my hand. I knew who you were from the moment you threw those doors open." 

"What did you want help with?" I asked. He looked at me for a moment surprised that he didn't get yelled at anymore. 

"With having the Dark Curse, which was what I tried to get you to steal. I would be able to send everyone here to a land without magic, that's where Bae is. He fell through a portal a long time ago, I was supposed to go with him, but I was a coward. I backed out of the deal at the last second, and I've been trying to find him since." 

Nodding slowly before I sipped my tea for a moment.  "So you want to have everyone cast to a world that has no magic, so you can find your son? That would make it where you would lose all of your power, then how would you track him down if you can't use your spells?" 

"I can enchant an object that would protect me, though I would have to know where he would be before I could go find him. The curse is supposed to be designed by Regina. She would most likely want to put us all in one spot where she could still rule over us, and no one would know about anything but her, making her happy while no one else knew what happened. Snow White and charming wouldn't be in love, I wouldn't be the Dark One, though then she would have me be as powerful as she would be. Though I wouldn't know of the curse until after a specific person showed up in the town." 

"Who would have to show up?" I asked as I looked at him, getting a bit more tea as I listened to him. 

"She would be the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, her name is Emma. On her 28th birthday, she would come back to the town and a battle would start. She's supposed to be The Savior of the people. The only one that can break the curse." Leaning back in my chair as I processed everything he said I pulled my hands towards my lap. 

"What happens with me? If everyone I know here is gone, then do I get left behind?" Looking up at him I felt my heart pound, I watched as he smiled gently. "I went to see Regina, about how she made me tell you about what I was hiding. I had asked her to not only let me have my power still, but I would have you as well. When the curse is set, you'll go with all of the people in the Enchanted Forest to the land without magic." 

Nodding gently as I looked at him I hummed gently. "Do we wait until she decides to set the curse?" I asked and he nodded. "Snow White and Prince Charming, are expecting. So The Savior is going to be born within a fortnight. Once she's sent to the other land, the curse will be finished and the rest of us will follow." 

Thinking for a moment before I nodded, I stood up and walked over to him. He leaned back in his chair before he looked up at me. Leaning down I kissed his forehead. His hand wrapped around my waist as I put my hand on his shoulder. He pulled me into him and I played with his hair for a bit. "Thank you for telling me all of that. I'm sure we can get past this, just no more lying to me about anything." Nodding as he looked at me, I smiled gently. 

"I promise, dearie,"