Protect From The Darkness [OUAT || RUMPELSTILTSKIN || Crocodile's Love #5]

Chapter 21

Naomi and Nicholas walked into the loft, everyone looked at them and suddenly Naomi burst into tears.

Nicholas hugged her, "It was an accident, you'll be okay... You did it to protect your dad," Nicholas said.

"Uh, what happened?" Killian asked as he walked up to them.

"I killed Gaston and I used my magic..." Naomi said.

"My area," Regina walked over, "Come sit down Naomi," Regina said and they walked over to the couch.

"What happened?" Killian asked Nicholas.

"Hades... He made a deal with Calista to save Naomi and her baby Gold or Gaston had to push the other into the River of Lost Souls but Calista stopped them and Gaston went to kill Gold and Naomi used her magic to push him into the water," Nicholas said.

"Where's Calista?" Killian asked.

"With Gold and Belle... Naomi wanted to leave," Nicholas said.

"Uh... I know her mother will be thinking this... Thank you for caring for Naomi," Killian said.

"It's fine... Uh, where's Henry, I think he might be the best one to help her right now," Nicholas said.

"I'm here," Henry said and walked to Naomi, sitting beside her.

Naomi looked at him and they hugged, as she cried into him, "I'm so sorry," Naomi said.

"It's okay, you didn't do it in anger, you saved your family," Henry said.

"For how long though?" Naomi asked.

At the pawnshop, Calista and Belle were in the back as Belle was looking through her 'Her Handsome Hero' book when Mr Gold walked up to Calista.

"Stop torturing yourself, Belle," Mr Gold said.

"I've already tried saying it," Calista said.

"No, I...I gave Gaston this book to teach him that a true hero needs to show his enemy compassion. Right? But in the moment that I showed him mercy, he got a fate worse than death..." Belle looked at them guilty, "I'm sorry... I didn't mean that," Belle said.

"It's fine. I shouldn't have considered the deal, especially when I married him," Calista said as she tapped Mr Gold's arm.

"Cali, you were trying to protect our children," Mr Gold said.

"Yeah, and... And you know, if Hades had actually destroyed the contract, then maybe our daughter might be able to live with what happened. But he found a loophole, like I said he could because it wasn't full proof! Our daughter has darkened her soul, Rumpel, just... Just to save you," Calista said.

"And now we can free our children from Hades's grasp together, as a family," Mr Gold said.

"No," Calista stood up, "I-I need to help our daughter, on my own. If I leave it up to you, you'll only just make me regret it I ever loved you," Calista said and walked out.

Belle followed her, "Calista what are you doing?" Belle asked.

"We need to talk to someone, I'm gonna make sure no one gets my baby and no one can get Naomi and the next best person other than Emma and Snow is another mother..." Calista said.

"But... What are you doing?" Belle asked.

"You'll see," Calista said.