Forever and always

The wedding

Our story starts half way through the story with a romantic wedding, from someone looking in this is a very simple story of a wedding between two lovers, but there is so much more to this story than a simple wedding, but for you to understand the story you've got to start at the middle in this case and work your way back to the start, lets get started... 

"I'm nervous Ruby" Belle whispered in the ear of her best friend, as she anxiously played with her perfectly manicured nails, seconds before stepping out to a crowd of people all awaiting her to walk down the isle. "What if I fall?" Belle sweetly giggled under her breath, "You are gonna be just fine" Ruby says with a slight laugh. "Do I look okay?" A nervous Belle asks whilst demonstrating a slow twirl, "you look- breath taking Belle" Ruby admitted admiring Belle as she twirled displaying a flawless white, body hugging dress, with a simple lace neckline and understated glitter. "He is one lucky guy Belle". "I just can't believe it's actually happening, I've been planning this day for so long, it-it feels like-" Belle was interrupted by Snow letting them know it was time for her to tie the knot, Belle smiles at Ruby and picks up her bouquet of purple and pink hydrangea's. "Wait- just a second, i want you to have this" Ruby slipped off her silver anklet with a red rose charm and tied it round Belle's ankle, "Oh Ruby, i couldnt possibly this is your mothers", "Belle, i want you to have it, for luck, now go people are waiting!" Ruby said laughing as she gave Belle a friendly push towards the door that leads to the many eyes of the excitedly awaiting crowd.

Everything was perfect, just as Belle had invisioned it, light purple Lilly's in white shell patterned vases on all isles, white vintage wooden chairs with a purple ribbon with a single pink hydrangea tied to the back of them, a flowery forest themed arch, with a variety of pink, purple and blue flowers with the largest most green leaves you have ever seen and to make the vision even more spectacular it comes  with a handsome soon to be husband underneath it, and the perfect maid of honour to give Belle away. This was going to be a night to remember....
Belle steps out the door, with Ruby at her side in a sleek pink dress, with perfectly french braided hair, all eyes are on Belle and her beauty, the only one in the whole room Belle looks back at is her fiancé, "Ready?" "Ready" Belle replies gripping Ruby's arm tight, they proceed the walk down the isle to the sound of a glorious tune played by Archie on the piano. Belle and her fiance's eyes lock as she gets closer and closer to the alter. Her smile widening as she gets closer, her fiance speechless at the beauty coming towards him. She reaches the alter and the happy couple join hands as they smile into each others eyes. The ceremony started perfectly, it was everything Belle had ever dreamed of and more. 

"Do you Will Scarlett take Belle Gold as your lawfully wedded wife" Will stares into Belles beautiful big eyes and with such passion the words "I do role" off of his tongue just like it was meant to be. "Do you Belle Gold take Will Scarlett as your lawfully wedded husband"...

Suddenly the smile drops, she becomes over run with anxiety,  Belles eyes lock with the floor, thoughts rushing through her mind, this is it, this is what I wanted, a fresh start, a chance at happiness with someone true and honest, i love Will, i do, but is it enough?. After a long hesitation Belle manages to get the words out "I... I-I do"
Wills relief to hear her say them words was displayed all over his face, as well as all the other guests.
"You may now kiss the bride" Will and Belle seal the deal with a display of romance, Will sweeps Belle off of her feet and carries her out the church with an uncontrolable smile, the bell's go ding- dong, flowers are thrown everywhere, cheering and happiness was spread through out.
Well almost..
If you scanned the crowd,and looked very carefully, lurking in the distance, hiding in the darkness was a certain Mr Gold watching his beloved wife commit to another man. His face was a depressive state of pain, a slight tear forming in the corner of his eyes. He quietly slips out with out being noticed because the after party was just to much for him to face, not that he even recieved an invite as an option to attend the wedding or the after party, the only time Gold had heard from Belle since the inciddent was the annulment papers he regrettably signed.

Belle and Will danced the night away, celebrating with champagne and all their guests, it was truly a magical night. But if you look deeply into Belles eyes you can see she's there but her hearts not, her eyes tell you that she wants to be somewhere else, perhaps someone else ?...

Meanwhile, a woman with brown, medium lengthed hair, wearing an offical looking pant suit enters a simple pawnbrokers on the edge on town."Rumple ? Are you okay" a concerned voice quietly asked as she stood in the doorway"I would prefer to be left alone Regina, close the door on your way out" he said in a tortured voice from a chair in the cornor of his shop. "No you wouldn't, this doesn't mean it's over, your Rumple and Belle, what happened to forever and always ?" Regina stated as she walked closer to Rumple. "Well Incase your small bubbled brain was to busy to realise, my wife" Rumple rose from his seat and was fueled with anger "my dear wife just got married to a man that's not me, so excuse me for wanting to believe it's over"Rupmle shouted in her face as he fell back into his chair now slightly fumming. "Well, me and Robin did have plans tonight but if you want someone to listen I can always cancel", "oh please don't stop your love life on my account" rumple sarcastically added, "fine- don't accept my help, if you want to be a bitter bitch for your whole life go for it" Regina storms out as she throws her arms in the air in complete shock that Rumple could be so rude to her, Rumple mimicks her hand actions and then resumes to staring out of the window fantasising about old times, the good, the bad, and all that could of been done to stop today. He goes to the back of his shop, opens the vault and grabs a full bottle of whisky, he closes the vault and sits back down in the chair and begins to drown his sorrows in ethanol. 

*knock*
Startled by the knock,Rumple gets out his chair carrying his now half drunk bottle of whisky and makes his way over to the door and opens it with out checking who it is and his past the point of caring or mentally being able to due to the amount of consumed alcohol. 
"Belle" Rumple mumbled completely shocked as to why his ex wife who had just got married less than 5 hours ago is standing at his door.
"What-what are you doing here" Rumple stutters in utter confussion. 
Belle pushes past him and muffles the words we need to talk. Belle stands against the counter in her wedding dress still holding her bouquet of flowers and still in possesion of her silver ring with a sapphire gem. There is complete silence in the room, Gold closes the door and stands against it staring at her. A good three minuets pass when Belle blurts out a very unexpected line.
"Do you love me" as she blurted it out she held a stare dead in the eyes of Gold.
"What but-will" rumple stuttered as he began to walk towards her. 
"Do you love me" Belle repeated herself slightly aggetated. "I- I uh I don't know" Gold mummbled dropping Belle's stare and looking at the floor. " You don't know, after all we've been through together you have the audacity to stand there and declare you don't know, i left Will alone at the party of our wedding to come here and talk to you, do you have any idea what i am risking by doing so?" Belle screamed across the room at Gold. " I undertstand, i just don't know why" Gold replied in a quiet still mummbled tone, "Why don't you take a guess as to why i would be so stupid, because i sure as hell don't know why i did it" Belle slid down the side of the counter flopping on the floor, "you know what the worse part of all this is, i would of married you in a instant, i loved you so much, even after you hurt me, time and time again, and you know what the shittiest part is? i probably still would" Tears filled her eyes as she spoke in a less angry tone. Gold walked over and sat down beside her passing her the half drunk bottle of whiskey, Belle took a large gulp and passed the bottle back, "Are you just gonna sit there and pretend i didn't say that" Belle asked looking at Gold in astonishment from his lack of a reaction, "Belle, what do you want me to say" he said quietly looking at the bottle before taking another gulp. Belle stood up and made her way towards the door, she paused and looked at Rumple "Do you love me" she said quietly with tears in her eyes, before waiting to hear a response she opened the door and ran back to her wedding. 

Rumple remain against the counter, bends his legs and places his folded arms on top of his knees, sinking his head on top, "Do you love me, what do you want me to say, you know i do, why couldn't you say it to her face" Rumple said to himself as he sunk down. 

So that was the successful wedding with the runaway bride, but thats not the end of our story, What happened between Belle and Rumple to make her leave her wedding? Lets go right back to the start, precisiely one week before the wedding...