Queen Regina's Kingdom - Dark Castle - Belle's Room - 4 YBDC

[Hollywood Heidi]

Belle's room inside the Dark Castle

Events occurring 4 years Before Dark Curse

[etickner95]

Belle was sitting in her bedroom after spending most of her day cleaning the giant library in Rumpelstiltskin's castle. Belle started to think maybe this guy does have a heart. Belle lay on the bed and smiled as she thought about her changing relationship with him. 

Belle began to fall asleep and suddenly her head was full of many different images. Images of her father and the life she used to have, her betrothed Gaston and of course images of the same man who made her a slave. "Rumpel" Belle mumbled, as she continued to dream of him. Belle woke with a start, she was dreaming of him again. The man who forced her to come to this castle and become a servant. Could it be that she liked him? 

[DarkSideCookie]

Rumpelstiltskin walked upstairs, headed to Belle's bedroom. In front of the door he suddenly hestitated. It has one day left, since that thief burgled him and steal his magic wand. Why he even thought about it? If Belle really believed in a good side inside of him? Pshaw! That was absurd. He is the Dark One. There is nothing bright inside.
Still... he don't wanted Belle to think he's a heartless beast. Even if he was. Rumpel dropped his gaze, down to the battered book in his hands. He often watched Belle cleaning the library, off and on sweeping her fingers on that book. But she never opened it. Probably because she thought it would be forbidden to her touching his stuff except to clean it.
Again Rumpel lifted his hand to knock the door. Nah, he wouldn't knock on his own door, wouldn't he?

"Belle!", so he shouted for her, let his voice sound more cruel as he wanted. No answer. "Are you... awake?"
Rumpelstiltskin hided the book behind his back, in case that Belle would leave the room without warning.

[etickner95]

BELLE

Belle woke with a start as Rumpel began shouting from the outside of the door. "Yes Rumpel, I'm awake" Belle wondered what he wanted, so she decided to open the door and find out.  Belle stood up and began to walk to the door, she suddenly saw herself in the mirror, she was a servant in this house and there was nothing she could do about it. Belle shook her head and headed to the door opening it "What do you want?"

[DarkSideCookie]

If his voice has woke her up? Well, so what! She was his servant! Like Rumpel had to shake off that thought he wagged his head, before again his look raised up to the door... waiting. What the hell took so long to open the door?
As Rumpelstiltskin already made a bugged face, suddenly the door opened and Belle was standing in front of him.
"I...", he began a little awkwardly.
"I wanted to know why there even is no breakfast below, deary!" At the same time he enunciated, he felt riled about himself, even hiding the book behind. Of course that was not the reason for his early visit...

[etickner95]

Belle sighed and looked at him, "Maybe because I'm not up yet" Belle said, as he looked at the man with a sincere smile. Belle could tell that he was nervous, but, didn't know why, as he had brought her here to be a servant in his castle. Belle looked around the castle and then back to Rumpelstiltskin, "I'll come and make it now" Belle said, as she turned to head downstairs to the kitchen to make this man his breakfast. Belle suddenly noticed that he had his hands behind his back, "What's that?" Belle asked pointing to where his hands were.

[DarkSideCookie]

Rumpelstiltskin tried to keep up the cruel face, but Belle's smile let the corner of his mouth raise a bit. How she always did that with him?

"I'll come and make it now"

Rumpel gave Belle a little nod, as he followed her downstairs.

**Belle and Rumpelstiltskin left downstairs heading the kitchen**