Changes (Rumple)

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

Belle had known that he was going to be gone for the night but when the third day came around, Belle was beginning to be a bit snippy with everything. She was feeling neglected. Belle did not like being left alone here. There was no one for her to talk to and she could only read for so long. Had he abandoned her? Was he sick of her? What was he thinking leaving her alone for so long? Why would he bring her here and then just leave for so long? It did not take her long to decide that she was done waiting. She was going home.

Belle took up her cloak and tossing it around her shoulders, she pulled the hood over her head and then left the castle. It was morning. She would have plenty of time to get home even on foot. Belle started off angry. Therefore, she was not paying very much attention to where she was going. Before Belle knew it, she was lost. She stood in the center of a otherwise empty dirt road and looked all around her before deciding to continue on. She was a little frightened but Belle raised her head and continued on.

A number of things were going through her head of what could go wrong or what could happen to her but Belle tried to push these thoughts to the back of her mind. At least it was a nice day. Clear sky and a cool breeze. She could hear birds and animals in the woods on either side or her.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

Rumple had returned home, after time away form his castle not that he wanted to be gone, more the deals that people wanted drew him away like a moth to a flame, of course he made a killing in the deals that only where in his favor. He was dressed in his classic leather, that only made light sounds now & then as he walked, though it did help to match his skin & his temper, as well his mood even more so now.

Entering his home, he saw the place was clean so he did not think much of it, though as he came to note that he did not see Belle & she did not show when he called for her, his anger flicked on where she was, had he not told her what there deal had been? Had he not made it clear that she was to stay here always? He knew he had made it clear, so where was Belle, he should of known he could not trust her to stay or keep her word to him, she was no different then others that came before, the he would not let her get away with it, no all payied for there deals & she would be no different.

He was quick to head out the door, before he disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke, he called on his magic to find Belle & he did mostly do to the contracted with her, something he was sure few knew of that he could do so longs as they had a deal with him. He would confront her & demanded an answer for why she was not at the dark castle.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

Belle had left the road. She had felt too exposed there. Despite the run in with the wolves last time, she felt safer in amongst the trees. So now she walked slower and she watched more carefully where she put her feet. Belle stepped in and out out the patches of sunlight that filtered down from between the leaves and branches over head. Her mind was of course of her keeper. He would be so angry to find her gone if her returned. But that was only if he returned. And maybe he would not be angry at all. Perhaps this was what he wad wanted. To be rid of her. Perhaps she had become a burden to him and that was why he had stayed away for so long. But it was in the back of her mind that maybe she should not have done this. Her own anger was beginning to fade by this point and she was second guessing herself.

She had seen no one else this whole time and that was a bit unnerving. Surely there were other people around here. Hunters or hermits or others traveling. But none had passed her. Belle had the distinct feeling that she was just wandering around in circles. That she was not getting anywhere. By this point she could not even see the road anymore through the trees and so she just continued in what she hoped was a straight line.

She was not sure anymore how long she had been walking. Belle was getting hungry and she was a bit tired. She should have brought food with her but really it was not hers to bring. She descended a sloping ravine and then with a bit of a struggle, climbed the other side before coming to a fallen tree. Belle sat her just resting for a few moments. She pushed the hood back from her head and then looked up at the sky. After a few moments, she was up again and continuing on.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

When Rumple appeared form the smoke, he expected to see Belle of course he did not something that did not set even more well with, him it was clear she was moving & more so away form the castle, darkening his mood that was not the best to start with. He looked around, for any signs of her, it was clear to some degree she was covering her tracks or more so keeping form leaving them so quick to be spotted, he moved in the direction not only the tracks told him, but he felt as well he found it odd that at one point he was sure he saw her only the next moment to have her gone when, he got where he though she was.

His magic burned under his touch, for the want to bring her to him to show her what it was to cross him, even with what ever he might of felt he moved once more in the direction he was sure she was for his magic told him, it was only when he saw her that it took all he had not to just yell at her right there & then, he decided to make a point now. He disappeared only to reapper a short distance from her by some trees as he spoke "Going some where dearie?"

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

She had not expected him to appear so when he spoke to her, Belle let out a startled scream. She froze for a moment and then her head slowly turned to look for him. It was not hard to find him and when she did, Belle could see the anger within him. It only fueled her own once more.

"Not that it is any business of yours," She told him. She did not move any closer to him however. It was a sure sign that she was afraid of him. "but I am going home where I am not going to be left along for days on end. Where I am not going to be abandoned and forgotten!"

Her words were cold and crisp and then she turned and began walking away from him. "So you can just head home and learn to take care of yourself." She spat back at him over her shoulder. The hood was tossed back up on her head defiantly.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

Rumple could not help, but smirk & lightly giggle with her scream, not that it would help matters yet it was to funny when one though of it she should of been use to him just appearing. With her words his eyes darkened though "You made a deal with me, so it makes it my business or are you so quick to forget?" He snapped quickly back "I would hardly call 3 days abandoned & forgotten, when you had food & water" His tone was not much better then his tone before with his words. He giggled again with her last words "Dearie I learned long ago to take care of my self & as for home you are going with" His tone was at the last to the point, leaving no room to question, at least in his mind & he went after her as if to prove it.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

"You made a deal with me, so it makes it my business or are you so quick to forget?" He had told her and Belle had not replied but she knew he was right. He she had made a deal and everyone knew that they did not go back on a deal with this man. "I would hardly call 3 days abandoned & forgotten, when you had food & water" He continued and Belle scoffed. Was that really all he thought a human being needed?

When he told her "... as for home you are going with" Belle shook her head. She could hear him moving behind her and Belle picked up the pace. She was almost running but not quite. "If you expect to bring me back there," She snapped now.. "You are going to need to drag me back because there is now way I am going back willingly!" She turned around now to walk backwards and opened her mouth to say more but that was when she backed into a tree quite hard and almost fell over. Belle snarled. "Go away."

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

Rumple heard her words "That can be arranged" Though before he could act on it Belle almost hurt her self, making him for a moment turn into the man she knew better though at her last words he was quickly back approaching her, not caring if there was space between them. "No" He smirked "After all you said I had to drag you back, so I will do just that" He moved to grab Belle now, deciding he might not drag her back, but she would come back he would see to that, this was growing old with her & it was going to end in the only way it could, with him winning. If Belle fought he would deal with it then, but for now first steep was to keep her form going any where else or getting away, he could not say his anger cooled ether so that was not helping matters right now ether, for Belle was clearly just as mad & it was clear she was not backing down to him.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

When he touched her, Belle instantly tried to pull away. In the back of her mind however, she knew that the effort would be pointless. He was not going to let her go. "No" He told her. "After all you said I had to drag you back, so I will do just that" Belle braced herself on the ground and her hand push against him trying.

"Why?" She asked him now. "Why did you want me?" She meant when he had come to her fathers castle during the war. "All I am is servant. How was I supposed to know you were even coming back?" Her voice suddenly held a bit of sadness but she was trying to hide it. "You bring me to a castle in the middle of nowhere and then you leave me for three days. What did you expect to happen?? I am not an inanimate object!"

She had been using her hand on his chest to try and push him away but it was not working. Now she had to come a little closer to him and put her forearm on his chest for more leverage.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

Rumple felt her as she tread to pull away, not that he was letting her go that simply, not that she was going to make it simple he was seeing all to well. At her question "Why, would I not want you of all things your father had to give?" He worked to hold her, but as she worked harder against him it was not going to be so simple, at least if he did not use magic. "I am glade to see you remember your place & I did not remember having to cheek in with you on every day when I have deals to be made"

He growled at her "I expected you to wait like a servant should" He was sure that would be a thorn in her side, but she already said she was a servant so that was there place was it not? "As for inanimate, I could make you so dearie when I leave" He felt her move closer, only to start putting more presser on him, why could she not go willingly? Why did he ask that he should of know better then expect her to toll over, even at the moment it would be nice. "I can keep this up all day dearie, can you?"

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

"Why, would I not want you of all things your father had to give?" He asked her not answering her question. "You only took me so that my father would be hurt as much as possible didn't you?" She asked him now. When she called herself a Servant he retorted. "I am glade to see you remember your place & I did not remember having to check in with you on every day when I have deals to be made" She said nothing but at his following words of "I expected you to wait like a servant should" Belles paused for a moment and all of the anger let her just for that split second to be replaced with hurt.

Whether he knew it at that time or not, he had just ruined everything that they might have had between them. Any type of connection that might have been forming. He continued to speak but Belle mind focused on what had just happened. "Maybe you you should make me an object." She told him now with acid in her words. "Then I would not have to think about you."

Her hand formed a fist and now she hit him hard in the chest. As hard as she could in fact. It was sure to hurt. This was not the Belle anyone had seen before. She was not afraid to hit the dark one though of course he could hit her back and she had no idea how she would handle that. It would knock the fight out of her though, that was for sure. "Yes I can!" She spat at him in response to his final question.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

Of course he heard her words, but it was more then the idea to hurt the man it was because she was what he valued most & Rumple was lured to such things just like his contracts, though he was sure it was more if he allowed himself to think more on it. For a moment he though she was done fighting, how ever he was MADE wrong, as he heard her words "Why not make you an object that thinks?"

Only feel her fist contacted his chest, it hurt of course & his grip on her intently loosened, though it was also shock, she just hit him the dark one the one everyone feared & Belle just hit him, if she was not the little spit fire he could not say he was not upset, though he could not say he did not find the idea that she would hit him alluring ether, he smirked as he spoke "We shall see for how long" He moved as if to strike her, though at the last moment stopped his hand, to move to flick he nose lightly. Only to fallow it with a giggle, not how he saw this going, but then when was he so easy to predicted or figure out?

Should he of done more perhaps, but where was the fun in that after all he could just as well run her out of energy & still not break that fire of a spirited she had, for he was sure if she lost it should would be just a shell & he did not want that.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

"Why not make you an object that thinks?" He had asked her. Belle did not answer. She did not however feel that thinking was good anymore. It hurt too much. When she hit him. She felt his grip tighten but it was the emotions on is face that she was paying attention to and so she did not pull away. She had shocked him. That much was clear. "We shall see for how long" He told her and when his hand came up to hit her back, Belle stiffened and she flinched but her eyes met his defiantly.

Never in a million years did she expect what he did next. When he flicked her nose. Her head jerked back with nerves. She had been expecting pain and she gave a little gasp and then her mouth fell open a bit in shock as he giggled at her. What was that? What was he doing? The childish action had caught her totally off guard and now Belle's fist loosened until her open hand moved to rest against him. "I..." She started but could not think of what to say.

[Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold]

Rumple, was interested that she was still willing to be defiant to hold her ground so when she though he would hit her, he knew that most men would of beat a woman for less & more so if it was there wife's, for most did not like the idea of being out show & mostly be the so called fairer sex. He felt her hand as it came to rest on him, though he could not say what he should feel he had so many things running threw his mind. He heard her words before he spoke "Let use return, to the dark castle" He did not ask that she say she was sorry or anything, he just decided that leave it as it was & move on, but his tone was lighter then his tone before a sign that his anger was gone or enough of it.

[Belle/Lacey Gold]

"Let us return, to the dark castle" He told her now as if he had won the fight. If seemed of course that he had. He had magic. What did she have that could compare? He was also still holding onto her. And as he had reminded her so directly, they had a deal...she was his servant. How she hated being labeled that way. She was royalty... Belle blinked away tears that threatened to fall and looking away, she nodded. "Alright." She told him and her voice had the tone of a deep ache. Belle's hand dropped to her side and she waited for him to either start walking or to take them by magic.