Queen Regina's Kingdom - Dark Castle - Tower - 4 Years BDC

[Hollywood Heidi]

Tower

The tower in the Dark Castle.

Events occurring 4 years before Dark Curse

[DarkSideCookie]

Rumpelstiltskin and Belle walked in silence, passed some corridors, as they finally reached a long circular staircase.
Even now Rumpel wasn't sure if that really has been a good idea. Leading her to the tower. The place, where he was kept lots of things, Belle actually shouldn't see. No one but him should.

Rumpelstiltskin noticed her sudden hestitation. Without any doubt she was wondering why he took her here. To the place he always forbade to her.
Well deary, I will take you out of the dungeon. You are allowed to move about freely, EXCEPT the tower in the West Wing..., he remembered his own words some month ago.
In silence he was wondering if Belle ever tried to neglect these rule.

With just a little smile in the corner of his mouth he sayed: "Go ahead, Belle."

[etickner95]

Belle was curious about what was in there as he told her never to come into this room. Belle watched as Rumpelstiltskin smiled towards her, "Alright" Belle said, walking past Rumpelstiltskin and entering the room.

It looked like an old bedroom, unsure why it was there and also why Rumpelstiltskin brought her here. Belle stood there and looked around as she waited for Rumpelstiltskin to explain his reasoning for bringing her here.

[DarkSideCookie]

Rumpelstiltskin wordless watched Belle, as she entered the towerroom, looking around. She was the first person who ever got these room to see. So much secrets, so much things have something to do with his huge plan. The plan getting united again with his son. Bae.
For a little moment his face expression became serious again, as he had to thought about him.

"I will... allow to see him.", Rumpel finally sayed to Belle, still unsure. With a stricter voice he added: "But he will not be able to see you. So you can not speak to him, got me?"
With a little nod he walked through the abandoned looking room, heading to a small round table at the window. There was no light in this room, since the only window here was blanketed behind dark drapes.
"Here.", Rumpel shortly sayed, holding out an adorned hand mirror to her. He avoided to have a look on it himself.

[etickner95]

Belle looked as Rumpelstiltskin walked to another part of the room, still wondering why she was here. Belle nodded as Rumpel gave her instructions, still not sure, but, watched as Rumpel walked over and got something from the table and turning back to her. Belle smiled as he handed her a mirror, Belle wasn't sure what to do with it, but, decided to look into it. Belle smiled as she saw her dad in their castle.

[DarkSideCookie]

Rumpelstiltskin watched Belle from the corner of his eyes, when she looked into the mirror. Smiling. Her smile seemed to be different from the usual one. Something in it didn't pleased him though. Or was it just the feeling about her biggest wish was seeing her dad again? But of course it was. Rumpel knew that. He ripped her out of her family.

After a while Rumpel suddenly took the mirror out of Belle's hands.
"This is enough, deary.", he said with a voice, hiding little anger in it, as he clapped the mirror down the table. Not just that he didn't like the way Belle was watching his father. In addition he was sure the Evil Queen could use also this mirror to observe him.
Rumpel's eyes turned around to the window, having a thoughtfully view out of his castle. This moment he didn't pay attention to what Belle was doing.

[etickner95]

Belle jumped as Rumpel took back the mirror and placed it on the table. Belle looked around the room as Rumpel's back was turned. Belle was surprised to see a room like this in the castle, she walked around and took a closer look at the furniture in this room.

Belle wondered what was up here. She spotted something really odd on the table. A glowing rose, she checked to make sure Rumpel's back was still turned and walked over to the rose, she knelt down and looked at it. It was pretty, she began to lift the case off of the rose as a way to get a really close look at it.

[DarkSideCookie]

Rumpelstiltskin in his thoughts did almost forget about Belle. Didn't realize she was about to nose around in the forbidden room. There were lots of reasons it was forbidden. But there was one really important...
With one fast move Rumpel turned around, as he heard the sound of a lifted case. He didn't used his magic that moment, but it seemed he did only need one second to reach Belle.

"Hands off this!", he shouted at her, full of anger. And right before she knew it, the case with the glowing rose inside was in his hands. Rumpel's eyes fixed the rose inside, like he has to check out it wasn't damaged.

[etickner95]

Belle jumped back as Rumpelstiltskin shouted, acknowledging that he had spotted her. Belle knew that this rose was important, "I'm sorry" Belle said, looking at him as he made the case fly into his hands.

Belle wasn't sure what was so important about this rose, but, it seemed quite special to Rumpelstiltskin. It must have had something to do with the person who once stayed in this room, they must have had a strong connection with him.

Belle stepped back and smiled at Rumpelstiltskin "Is everything ok Rumpel?" Belle was pretty sure she knew the answer to this, but, wanted to keep the conversation going, hoping to distract Rumpel from the rose.

[DarkSideCookie]

"I'm sorry", he heard Belle's quit apologize, while embracing the case like it would be a precious treasure.

It has been a mistake brought her here. He knew it...

"Is everything ok Rumpel?"

Rumpelstiltskin turned his face around at Belle, watching her with anger.
"Is it actually clear to you what you could have caused?", he shouted again, not thinking about what his words actually cause...
curiosity.

[etickner95]

Belle could already tell the answer to that question, even though she hadn't said anything to respond yet. "Actually no I don't, but, I can tell from your expression that it's probably bad" Belle wasn't sure if that was a good thing to say, but, at least it was an honest answer. Belle had just woken the beast that she had just gotten past. Belle smiled innocently as she looked at Rumpel.

[DarkSideCookie]

"Actually no I don't, but, I can tell from your expression that it's probably bad"

Rumpelstiltskin angrily heard her saying this.
Just as he wanted to shout at her again, to throw her out of the tower, Belle had that innocently smile on her face. Rumpel's view was getting unsure.
"You...", he suddenly stumbled a bit, averting his gaze.
"You better should go now...", lastly the words came out, while he was replacing the case with the glowing rose inside.
Rumpel didn't pay attention to Belle any longer. It seemed there was a sudden change on his face, as his fingers slowly touched over the closed case.
A petal was laying on it's ground. The first wilted petal...

[etickner95]

Belle nodded and turned to leave the tower, she turned back to look at Rumpel as he took his hands over the case. "Sorry Rumpel." Belle whispered as she made her way out of the tower, taking one last look at Rumpel and the rose before leaving the tower.

[DarkSideCookie]

"Sorry Rumpel.", Belle whispered, as she had a last look back at him.

Rumpelstiltskin still was angry about Belle did nose around. But... there was another feeling too. When he heard her apology, he suddenly felt bad. Bad about shouting at her, though she didn't know the meaning of her doing. Wordless Rumpel turned away from the case, watching through the window. Of course it wasn't Belle's guilt that there was a petal on it's ground. It was because of the prophecy was getting closer.

Rumpel still turned the back on Belle, as he heard her footsteps fading away. He wordless let her go.
This really went not like he had anticipated...


**After a while Rumpelstiltskin left the tower, too. He was heading to Dark Castle - Study to spin some straw.**