A Potter In Storybrooke

Chapter 14: Part 1

Gold was putting a necklace on Belle.

Belle smiled "It's, um, it's very beautiful. What's the occasion?"

Gold chuckled "The occasion is us. We haven't really gotten out much since StoryBrooke awakened. So I thought we should see it together."

Belle was surprised and kissed him and hugged him, smiling "Wow, thank you."

"Don't get your hopes up." Gold said "the nightlife is extremely limited."

Belle laughed "No, that's not what I meant. Thank You for... For what you're doing. For how you're changing."

Grumpy walked in "Okay, 'Stiltskin, I want my axe."

"I'm sorry, but we're close."

"It's mine. Give it to me."

"And yet, still closed."

"Just because you possess something doesn't mean it's yours. Nothing in this shop belongs to you." He turned to Belle "And you, how can you be with such a monster? Or maybe you're just another possession too."

Gold was now furious, strangling Grumpy "How dare you. You want your axe? Fine." He pushed Grumpy into the wall.

"Rumplestiltskin!"

Gold was still strangling him "You can have it, buried in your chest."

"Stop! Stop! This isn't you anymore!"

Gold turned to look at her, but it was Rumplestiltskin looking at her "Oh, it's me, dearie. Always has been, always will be."

Belle woke up from the nightmare, gasping realizing that Gold wasn't in bed with her, she went to find him.

Belle walked outside, looking through the window of the basement, spinning his wheel to make gold, placing a length of gold in the potion, which glowed purple.

Gold was about to make breakfast when Belle walked in "Hey."

"Hey. What are you doing?"

"I was uh, gonna make you breakfast."

Belle shook her head "No, in the basement. I saw you practicing magic."

Gold turned away "Want some breakfast?"

"No, we need to talk about this."

"It was just a couple of spells to find a way to bring Hope and the others back to this world." Gold answered "Nothing to be concerned about."

Belle nodded her head in understanding "I know you miss them, I do too. But be honest with me, why did you bring magic here?"

"I told you, magic is power."

"Why do you need it?" Belle asked him "You don't need magic, Rumple. You need magic to let me in."

She walked away and Gold sighed.