(Rumbelle FanFic) Where are the Happy Endings

Chapter 9: Safe-ish but still in Storybrooke

Belle POV: As the purple smoke appears there is no time to think. I wanted to scream Rumple's name,to tell him I can't do anything without him but that would just make me feel like I can't in which I can because I know that Rumple always would protect me so I need to protect myself. Soon,I realized I was in our house,Rumple and mine's house and that the clock ticked 11:34 PM and I should probably try to sleep. After 2 hours of no sleep wondering about Rumple,I took a sleep pill just so I could maybe rest. I woke a little over 12 hours later and hurried to a quick brunch of 3 waffles smothered in Nutella...food in this world is so good. "I must find Emma," I whisper to myself and then pick up my cell and dial Ruby's number. "Ruby,can I have a ride to Granny's?" I ask still quite hungry. "Sure thing Belle!" She replies with sounds of her hastily getting ready to pick me up in the background. A few minutes later a shiny red car stops at the front of the house and I take a seat with Ruby. "So Belle,How's it been? I haven't seen you in days," she asks wondering how anyone who lives in Storybrooke can not go to Granny's for days. "Busy," I half-lie and hurry to Granny's. "I'll have two hamburgers and two iced teas please," I say,Rumple and I normally order that. "Honey,that's a lot for being by yourself," Granny reminds me and I blush suddenly think too much about Rumple. "No...it's not a lot for myself," I lie and sit down. The door jingles and Emma walks in and I wave and gesture to the seat next to me and the extra hamburger and iced tea on next to the seat. "Emma...I need to talk to you about Regina and Hook and Rumple and their plan and if..." I start but Emma backs away. "I'm out...I don't care about...Killian...anymore...he cheated,Graham is dead,Neal is dead,heck even August is now a child! You will thank me if your true love dies and you finally stop loving like I should have. I'm out and heart broken and helping you enough with my advice so follow it," she says and takes a bite out of the hamburger I offered her. Then I think of Rumple and then wonder who the hell Graham was and August was and then think about Neal who I know really loved her...he told me the missing year about how he wanted to be with Emma and his son and how he wanted her to be happy when he died...Rumple told me his last words and said his son wasn't supposed to be the one that died a hero. I start to cry,like intense I can't stop crying. About everything and everyone and all the hell love puts everyone through and how it sucks loving someone that isn't there when you need them. I cry and cry and then suddenly stop and decide to take a long walk home.