He's Not Always A Beast (Rumplestiltskin x Reader)

Chapter 9: Don't Worry

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Your POV 

"Why would I do that? When neither of us is certain I won't get hurt all over again?" 

Getting off of him, I helped him get up from the floor. 

"Both of us have had some rather, painful lives. But that doesn't mean we can't have a pain-free future. You'll never know what could be if you're always stuck on what was." 

He looked at me for a second before he pulled me closer to him. Looking at him as I put my hands on his shoulders he leaned down and kissed me. Kissing back slowly, I smiled gently and wrapped my arms around his neck. 

Pulling away for air, he looked at me. Putting his forehead against mine he smiled. "How's that for a start?" 

Giggling gently, I kissed him again before I stepped back. Looking at him I smiled. "I think it's about time I head to bed. Goodnight, Rumpelstiltskin." 

Going up to my room, I looked back at him as he was standing in the same spot we kissed. Smiling at him, I blew a kiss to him. After I got to my room, I got out of my gown and got changed for bed. Stretching as I stood there, I sighed. 

It was nice to be back in my room, and in my bed. That damn cell could burn in hell before I stayed in it again. Getting cozy under the covers, I fell asleep slowly, Rumple on my mind. 

~A Few Hours Later~ 

I woke up to the sound of glass breaking and yelling. 

"How dare you steal from me!" 

Recognizing the voice as Rumple's I started to kick the blankets from me. Getting out of my bed, I reached the door before turning around. I can't leave this room looking this indecent. The sound of more things breaking caught my attention. Oh yeah, I could. Leaving the room, I made my way down the stairs quietly. 

I found Rumple holding someone who looked like a thief in the air. Moving to him quickly, I grabbed his arm as I turned him to face me. He dropped the guy as soon as he saw me, he coughed as he was on his knees holding a hand to his throat. 

"Rumple what are you doing?" 

"He tried to steal from me!" he said as he pointed to the thief. 

"So? You have more than enough trinkets in this castle, why can't you let one go?" 

"Because no one steals from the Dark One!" 

"Why not? I know you don't care about these items; they just sit and collect dust." 

"Dust you're supposed to clean, now go back to your room, this might get messy." grabbing a sword from a display stand he rose it to slice the thief into tiny thief pieces. Grabbing his wrist, and prying the sword from his hand, throwing  it on the floor. Hearing it clang loudly as while he was staring daggers at me. 

"I will not stand by while you hurt someone." 

Narrowing his eyes at me for a moment before he wove his hand at the guy, making him disappear. Gasping before spinning around to see Rumple pick the sword up, examining it for a moment before seeing his eyes flick to me. 

"Where did you put him?" 

"Somewhere out of my sight." 

"That could be anywhere in the Enchanted Forest!" 

"That's the point, dearie!" 

Sighing while stepping over to him, taking the sword from his hands gently and putting it on the table I put my hands on his vest, smoothing some wrinkles.