I Wish: The Dark in my Light Heart

That Comforting Cologne Smell

(Molly's POV)

I wake up in a strange place in the arms of someone.  I feel a pain in my head and back in my leg, the same one that the wolf bit into.  When I try to open my eyes the pain just gets worst so I keep them closed.  The room I am in is big enough to be a master bedroom, but it cluttered with things.  The smell of old books, cologne, and a tint of girls perfume fills the air.  The strongest smell is the cologne, a warming, soothing smell.  I notice the smell from someplace but my brain does not want to function right now, I will figure it out later. 

I feel someone lift me up off of the bed putting me on their lap, cradling me in their arms like a little kid.  I usually would be mad about this but right now it is comforting to me.  The cologne smell becomes close to me and fills my lungs.  I now know where that smell is coming from; Mr. Gold.  I hear a sniffle and than another.  Mr. Gold crying?

I use all of my power to open my eyes to look at his red puppy dog face that is crying.  He doesn't see that I am awake yet.  I smile softly and reach up wiping a tear from his eye.

"Mr. Gold why are you crying," I ask softly my voice giving up at being loud after saying not even on syllable.

"M-Molly? Your okay, I thought I lost you," he explains. "I found you in the cabin, after the fire died out.  You were covered by wood and other things it took me forever to get you out of there!"

"Yes, I am okay.  Plus I am the Darkone so I can't die," I say wincing a bit at the pain in my leg and head. 

Mr. Gold asks me,"Why were you in the cabin? What happened with Henry?"

"I was in the cabin because when I saw it on fire I knew I could die.  But I also knew that Zelena can, even though I am mad at her and I don't want to see her, she still is my mother.  My old hero instincts kicked in, I guess and I ran inside going to save her." I explained to him.   

"What about Henry," urges Mr. Gold

"You know why," I simply say.

I didn't want to explain it because I was afraid if I or anyone else mentioned Violet I would go ballistic again. Knowing that if anyone mentioned Violet I wouldn't be able to fight off the darkness from taking over.  Not just being jealous and not just being the Darkone, just combining those two factors make it even more dangerous.  I don't want to endanger anyone especially Mr. Gold who, since is the person closest to me would receive a full blown Darkone attack.  I don't want to do that to anyone.  I am trying to figure out how to get rid of this darkness, with the support and help of Mr. Gold and Regina but, both of them have only found dead end after dead end.  I have found a possibility but I have to wait for the right time, until I can figure out and find the place I finally felt like I had a home, like I had a family. 

I don't know what will happen if I use the way I have in mind but if the Darkone comes out again I need to use it.  I will do anything to protect what I have left of my family.  I again feel like I am being watched, other than being watched by Mr. Gold.  I have been feeling like I've been feeling watched and I know that it is not by Zelena.  This feeling is a chill down my spine,  a colder chill than Zelena gave me when she was watching me when I first came to Storybrooke and when I was with Zelena.

"Molly? Molly, are you okay," asks Mr. Gold worried.

"Um, uh yeah.  I was just thinking, where is my mother," I ask him changing the topic from me to my mother.

"She was locked up again, when you were unconscious."

"Wait, why?" I ask shocked.

"Well, um. You know Henry's friend, she went and tried to kill her.  His friend from Camelot, Violet," Mr. Gold responds simply.

Oh no! He said her name.  That little imp! The one who took Henry away from me! The one who made the darkness come back.  I knew that the darkness would come back if someone mentioned her.  Now I feel the darkness filling my heart, lungs, brain, soul again.  Mr. Gold should not be here.  He is going to get hurt, he mentioned her and now it is coming out and he is going to get the full blow.  I see Rumplestiltskin, the voice, appear behind Mr. Gold. He smirks and I mimic him, smirking at Mr. Gold. 

I knew this was going to happen, I knew that the Darkone was going to come out.  I feel the surge of the dark magic seeping through my pores.  Mr. Gold's eyes widen when he figures out what is happening.  I just keep the smirk on my face as I shrug out of his grip and wave my hand above my head healing the big gash on my head that was covered up.  I try my ankle but as I thought it doesn't work because of the wolf. 

I jump out of his arms and off of the sofa.  I clumsily fall down due to my faulty ankle.  Mr. Gold catches me holding me up in a strong embrace as I struggle to get out of his grasp.

"Molly, Molly.  Please come back to me," Mr. Gold says.

"A-ahh!" I cry as my ankle gives out again and Rumple leaves.

"Molly, what's wrong," Mr. Gold asks holding me looking at me worriedly.

"W-what just happened?" I ask leaning into his chest.

"You almost got consumed," he says sitting me down back on the coach grabbing something from behind his desk.

"I-I know, b-but why did he show up again?" I say as Gold offers me my cane.

"The voice? Well he showed up because you were in a state where you could easily be controlled.  You were most venerable," explains Mr. Gold.

"I-" I stop mid-sentence, feel something pulling at me. 

"Molly? What's wrong," Mr. Gold asks again.

"I-I got to go," I say teleporting out of the shop, leaving Mr. Gold standing worried and shocked in the backroom.