Children of The Dark One: Rumbelle

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The boy reached out to touch Blaze. "What's wrong with him? He doesn't fee funny."

At that moment Marion busted through the door. "Robby! I thought I told you to not...." her sentence came to a premature end when she saw Rumple holding his now one year our child. "Rumple."

"Not to rumple. That's a funny thing to say." Robby laughed

"No Robby. This is Rumple." A forced smile came across her face as she introduces them.

Rumple sat Blaze in the baby carriage that was next to the counter. Then he turned around and bent over to shake the boys hand, "its nice to meet you Robby."

Robby didn't pay much attention to Rumple. Instead he walked over to Blaze, "Whats wrong with him."

Rumple looked over at Marion, but she was expecting an answer. Then he had a great idea. "Just something he got from his father, dearie." Rumple said as he took a bow, turning himself back into the Dark One.

Half way through his sentence his voice had changed a long with his appearance. The boy stumbled backwards. "Auntie, what, what is he."

"What, what, a rude thing to ask." Rumple teased, " I'm a Rumplestiltskin, the Dark One, of course!" A almost creepy grins spread across his face.

The boy was stunned, but that soon turned into something different. He giggled and clapped. Rumple let out a little giggle along with him.

"Now dearie, I do believe we have something to discuss." Rumple turned on his heels, tapping his fingertips together in front of him.

Marion and Rumple went into the back room, "I know you stole from me."

"I borrowed the scroll, so I could get back in town. You can have it back." She tossed the scroll to Rumple but it disappeared halfway to him. "Now let's discuss what you really want to talk about."

Rumple waved his hand, and was back to normal, "Yes, you see, the kiss, that isn't going to happen again. So, be on you way now."

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Throughout the day different people came in and out of the shop. The news of Blaze was fairly well known.

Around 6:00pm Rumple decided to head home. When he walked in the door Belle was sitting on the couch in tears. He went upstairs and put Blaze in his crib, and came back to Belle.

"Can I get you anything?" Rumple asked is true love as he leaned stood over her.

She didn't answer. So, he walked into the kitchen. When he came back he had a bowl of popcorn.

Rumple sat next to Belle on the couch. "I know it's hard. I've been trough this all before dear."

Belle snuggled up to Rumple taking a hand full of popcorn, "Was it something it did."

"No. I don't know what happened. I do know it wasn't you though." He answered running his fingers through her hair.

Belle's tears began to soak into his shirt. He felt so bad for his wife, but what she didn't know is that he blamed himself. The child did look just like the Dark One. The skin, the eyes, everything. The third triplet, who had been still born, surly died because he had too much of the darkness in him.