Most Prized Possesion (Rumbelle)

Chapter 13 The Dagger

Belle's POV

So someone's planning to steal his dagger...

He can't go through that again. No-one deserves to be controlled like that. Having to do everything they say.

If they take his dagger.

I'll lose him.

I shut my eyes, forcing the tears back.

I can't lose him.

I won't...

I came back home early from the library today so I can make him a romantic dinner. Well I'm not going to make it exactly...I'm going to order something - but it's the thought that counts. I just need him to forget about everything, even if it's just for an hour or so...

Right, Rumple should be home soon and the foods been ordered.

I get everything I need and walk out into the garden.

This evening is perfect. Warm with a slight breeze.

I sigh, breathing it all in.

This is perfect.

Rumples POV

"Belle?" I call the second time as I start to get worried as she didn't answer my first hello.

I called up the stairs, no reply.

Stuck my head into the living room, no-one.

The kitchen, nobody there.

I lean on the kitchen sink, and then I see her.

I see her standing in the little porch at the end of the garden.

I made it for her a while ago. A place for her to read, as I know she hates being stuck inside all the time.

It's white with a roof on-top, with a round cushioned bench, curving round a small table.

The flowers spiralling around the wooden sides have started to bloom.

On the table was 2 glasses of red wine, and in the middle, a plate with the lid on top.

And then there's Belle. Setting the knifes and forks neatly around the two white plates opposite it each other.

She's so beautiful, I can hardly take my eyes off her.

She see's me through the window and beams, gesturing me to come out.

"Belle?" I smile, walking out the door towards her,

"What's all this for?"

"It's my way of apologising, I'm sorry for getting...getting so angry earlier, it's not like me and, I'm sorry," she said hugging me tightly.

"If anyone should be apologising it's me," I say rubbing her cheek.

"And you have, now, let's get on with our dinner," she laughs, pulling me into the porch.

"Whatever it is, it smells great!" I say settling down.

"Mmhh... I know!" She said taking off the lid.

Her face fell.

Her hand with the lid, in mid air.

Confused I looked down.

A note.

Belles POV

No. How could that possibly of got there?! I have been here the whole time? Someone was here...watching me? My heart started to beat faster, someone had been here in the house when I thought I was alone.

"What?" I say gasping for breath.

Rumple was just as confused as I was. But then his confusion turned into anger.

"Was someone here Belle?" He said, holding the note so tight, as if to hurt it.

"N..n...no-one!!" I say shocked by his tone.

"Well someone must have been here!" He seethed.

I nod, still shocked, still scared.

"Someone must have been here...and you were alone, Belle I'm so sorry! If anything had happened..." the end of his sentence didn't come out. He was so angry, so scared for me.

This isn't supposed to happen. This evening was supposed to be amazing. It was supposed take his mind off everything...

Sniffing, I wipe an escaped tear which was running down my face.

"Belle I'm sorry," he said, putting his hand on mine.

"It's not your fault," I try and smile.

He could tell how scared I was.

22nd JUNE

So that's it. That's when they are going to take his dagger. That's when it's all over.

I can't take this anymore.

I shot up and ran inside, up the stairs and flopped onto Rump- our bed.

I couldn't keep it in any longer and I lay there and cried.

Tears and tears just kept streaming down my face.

I'm going to lose him.

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs.

Neither of us said a thing, as he walked over to the bed, climbed in and put the covers over us.

Rolling over into his chest, I cry myself to sleep.

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