Knowing Rumplestiltskin

Part One

The word of a new dark one had spread fast, he had stopped the ogre wars and helped the kids.

Not one mention of how it actually went down though.

But you knew exactly how the battle had went; you had been right alongside the dark one. Hell you saved the dark one, and not one word of that was spoken to anyone.

Then again nobody but the kids had witnessed, and none of the kids had seen you.

"Who are you?" The dark one appeared in front of you.

"Oh now you want to talk? After a week since the night I saved your ass? Get lost dark one." You turned to walk away but he was in front of you once more.

"I could kill you." He smiled.

"Really? From what I seen you can't even control your magic yet." You smirked.

He clenched his fist "But you, you have magic. Maybe you could help me control mine."

You scoffed "And why would I do that?"

He sighed "Look, I don't know who or what you are. My name is Rumplestiltskin and I became the dark one to protect my son."

"Baelfire." You gave a soft smile. The moment his son's name spread from your lips Rumpelstiltskin gave you a confused look.

"How--?" You held your hand up to stop him "My name is (Y/n), I am Merlin's sister I am also a wizard."

Rumplestiltskin's confused look changed to a understanding one "Will you please help me?"

"I will, but Dearie you have to swear that you will keep that boy as close to you as you can, and never let the darkness become more to you than him."

Rumplestiltskin scoffed "well of course, that is something I already planned."

You sighed "it's going to be a lot more difficult than it sounds Dearie."

"Okay, I swear that Bae will always come first."

You gave a soft smile "Good."

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"Alright, don't try to call this training because it's not. All I'm doing is helping you get to the magic you have."

Rumplestiltskin gave a nod "alright, let's do this."

"First thing, your son comes first. Next, never help anyone for free."

"But you're helping me? What do you get out of it since you never asked me for anything?"

You smiled "I'm helping you because I want to, but that doesn't mean you should do the same."

"Why shouldn't I?"

You stepped closer to Rumplestiltskin and brushed the back of your hand down his cheek "You have been bullied for years due to everyone thinking you was a coward when you wasn't one at all. When I look at you I see a man that desperately wanted to get back to his family, to his son."

He grabbed your hand "You really don't see me as a coward?"

You shook your head "No, and Dearie you have the chance to go and do great and powerful things; you will make so many things. Your greatest thing will be deals and knowing the names of others and you will use that against everyone."

"So remember everyone's name I meet? And never help anyone for free. What else?"

You pulled your hand from his "Exactly, now I want you to focus on-" You looked around as you thought of something, finally you plucked an apple and set it on the ground "focus on that apple, try and turn it into a... snail."

Rumplestiltskin "an apple into a snail? Are you insane?"

You laughed "Dearie when I'm done with you, you will be able to do much more than turn something into a snail."

He sighed "alright."

You watched him patiently as he focused on the apple; after two hours of him staring the apple turned to an orange.

"You've located the magic now to control it."