A Rose In Between Thorns

It's Not Easy Being Green

Hello readers! Thanks for all the kind reviews, and for following and favoriting! Over 300 reads, and all the kind comments have made me so happy!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep doing it! Wanna see so much more! What's everyone think of the rumble drama on the show? Feel bad for Belle she wants to play by the book but it never works. Let's hope in the end she'll choose Rumple in the end. Time to see all kinds of ships, the Zelena taunting Rumple. Hope you all enjoy!

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Down in the cellar the Witch continued to torture the dark one for putting a set back in her plans. Now that the hero's knew who she was, the retraction of the ingredients would become a tad more difficult. However Zelena was not one to give up. She would have her revenge and get everything she deserved. First, her prisoner needed to be punished.

"You know after spending so much time with your precious Belle, I never imagined how one person could speak so highly of you."

Rumple slowly sputtered out the words not wanting to give her anymore information of her to use as leverage, "She's a good person."

"She also seems like quite a pathetic person." This was the moment she chose to torture the man. "I mean this woman is stupid enough to go to bed with man before she was properly married. Talk about a-what do they call it in this land, a slut."

He grabbed the metal bars of the cage with all his might angrily yelling, "Don't you speak of her like that!"

"Then she finds herself pregnant, excepting everyone to accept it with open arms? Such a naïve girl; especially when they all know who sired the bastard growing inside her." Stopping before finishing her speech. "I have to agree with her father, she should've rid herself when she had the chance. Because why would she, want to have a baby, with someone who has history of abandoning his children, such dark deeds, and has broken her heart, time and time again.. Tell me Rumple; do you really believe you can do this again? That she would even let you, be a father? "

"With every bone in my body. The way I failed my first child, makes me all the more want to succeed with this one. Belle believes that, so does my son. They've always seen the good in me, and brought it out. So will this baby. And when they free me, we'll all be a family. Something you know nothing about." No matter the pain Zelena put him through, nothing was going to change way he felt, he wouldn't get her like that. Unlike he did to her just now.

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Across town at Granny's, a celebration was taking place for the near arrival of Belle's baby. After being released from the hospital, Dr. Whale said as long as Belle could return to helping the hero's, provided she not put herself in immediate danger. What better way to avoid immediate danger than by having a baby shower.

"Mary Margret, I appreciate this really, but is the party necessary?" Belle requested, she wasn't really in much of a party mood after her day yesterday.

"Of course it is. Belle I know you've been through a lot, but everyone should celebrate when they are having a baby."

David walked up next to his wife. "We're also having this party as a statement. We're not gonna stop living, and we're not gonna let Zelena take your baby."

Neal stood at the back of the diner, throwing dart after, hitting it dead smack every time. No guess to whom he was picturing.

"If you want I can paint a bull's-eye on the wicked witches back." Tinkerbell came up trying to lighten the mood.

"She'll need more than a dart when I find her." No amounts of jokes were going to help this man's emotional state.

The fairy signed, okay try taking a different route, "I know your angry Neal, but I promise we're going, to free your dad, and stop Zelena. Don't let anger get the best of you."