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Chapter Two

Storybrooke
The Present

The smoke had cleared, and the three stood near the well.

"My darling Belle, you have to tell me what happened to you." Mr. Gold said.

"I was abducted." Belle said.

"By Regina?" She nodded. "She locked me away until her curse, and I've been in the asylum ever since."

"Wait, you've been down in the asylum, this whole time, I have been there more times than I can count and I never knew." Blair said shocked.

"For 28 years?" She nodded again. "You've been here. Alive."

"Is-is that why you did this? Why you wanted magic. For revenge?" Belle questions.

"No. But it might come in handy." Mr. Gold said.

"No. No." Belle siad.

"I cannot let this stand, Belle. I will not let this stand." Mr. Gold said.

"Look. . . Promise me. Promise me you won't give in to your hate. Promise me you won't kill her. Promise me. . . And we can be together." Belle told him.

"Oh. Sweetheart. I promise." He told her and then kissed her. Blair rolled her eyes.

"Love the cute moment but shouldn't we, have this moment not in the woods and with Belle out of those rags. They aren't very comfy." Blair looked at him.

"Of course."

The trio headed back to the shop Mr. Gold opened the door for Belle and Blair following after.

"You wait here Belle. I'm gonna find you something to wear. You've spent enough time in these rags." He said.

"Thank you." She told him and he went to the back.

"It is really nice to see you again." Blair smiled.

"How have you been?" Belle asked.

"If I told you, you would be disappointed in the person I have become. . . I became a lot darker after you 'died' but I guess you were never really dead so it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that you're alive." Blair smiled at her.

Mr. Gold came back with clothes and told Blair to help her considering she was in rags and the clothes of this world were a lot different than those of the old world. But that didn't stop them from eavesdropping on the conversation between Rumplestiltskin, Emma, Snow White and Charming. That's when an earthquake happened and he told them it was here to take care of Regina. They waited for them to leave before coming back from the back.

"Hey." He said, he had a look on his face that knew he messed up.

"You lied to me." Belle said.

"No, I kept my word. I will not kill her."

"You know. . .you toy with words like you do people. You're still a man who makes wrong choices. And I thought you changed." You can hear in Belle's voice she was heartbroken.

"What, in the hour you've known me?" He told her and she scoffed and walked out the door as he apologized.

"Wow. You already messed that up." Blair laughed and he just glared at her. "Don't."

"Or what, you'll crush my heart." He stayed silent. "Speaking of my heart, I'd like it back. I got you to the land without magic, and got magic here so I think the bargain has been complete."

"No." He told her. "Not, until you help me get them back." he told her.

"It's not my fault you let them go, a deal is a deal."