Disclaimer: I don't own the characters.

This is my first Rumbelle story so bare with me.

"Rumple no!" Belle screamed in horror as she watched him hold Regina in the air by her heart.

"Belle?" Gold replied stunned, dropping Regina and turning around. "It is really you?"

"Of course it's me," Belle returned confused. "Who else would it be?"

Suddenly frightened, Belle realized that something was wrong. She was on the docks but she didn't know how she got there. Turning around she noticed in horror that the Charming family and an unfamiliar man were trapped within the wood planks.

Gold stood in awe of Belle and when he realized what she was looking at he waved his hand to bring the others to their feet.

"I told you I helped her remember," Regina smirked, eager to take advantage of Gold's weakness.

"You!" Gold exclaimed his voice shrill and dark. "You did this. You didn't enchant her - you timed her!"

A ball of fire appeared in Gold's hand. He aimed to throw it at the Evil Queen but Belle grabbed his arm and the flame was released into open air.

"What are you doing?" Belle demanded angrily.

"Belle, listen to me," Gold pleaded, taking her face in his hands. "You don't understand what Regina did. She took you away from me again-"

"I don't care what she did. I don't care! I thought you were a good man," Belle said through tears and she yanked herself away from him. "I was wrong."

Belle woke up with a start, cold sweat running down her body and her heart pounding outside her chest. It was bad enough her life had become a nightmare but now she was unable to escape in her dreams. Nearly, two weeks had passed since her memory returned. So much had changed in Storybrooke but the only thing that she could ever think about was Gold. Gold and Lacey. Her stomach turned at the thought and she rushed to the small bathroom adjoined to her room at Granny's.

After she had rushed away from the docks, she ran in to Ruby who explained to her that for weeks she had been someone else - someone who encouraged the darkest side of Mr. Gold. Belle sat stunned as she listened to a summary of the activity that had taken place in her absence. Her heart sinking at the realization that months of her life had been taken from her. Belle tried to listen as Ruby told her about Hook, Cora, Regina and the strangers that tried to steal magic; however, her mind could not move past the fact that for five weeks Lacey lived with Rumpelstiltskin.

Gold sat at his spinning wheel and tried desperately to forget. He would have happily forgot his entire existence; however, at the moment, he would settle for simply forgetting Belle. He couldn't live with the pain he had caused her. The look on her face when she returned. He'd longed for that day when he would have his Belle back. Instead he lost her forever.

"Go away!" Belle ordered quickening her pace to avoid Gold as he trailed behind her on Main Street.

"I can't do that," Gold said appearing in front of her and catching her before she walked into him. "You have to let me explain."

"No. There is nothing to explain. You can twist words as you wish but I saw everything. You were going to kill her. In front of her own son! In front of your son!"

"I had to protect you."

"Protect me?! Ruby told me Regina's magic was captured. She's powerless."

"She is never powerless," Gold insisted bitterly. "She's hurt you too many times and I won't give her the opportunity to do it again."

Belle froze at his words and the world around them stood still. Removing herself from his grasp she stepped away from him.

"I can't keep doing this. I don't want to see you anymore," Belle said tears welling in her eyes.

"Belle - I love you," Gold said reaching for her arm and holding her hand.

For the first time Belle did not return his words. She couldn't.

"Good-bye Rumple," she said dropping his hand and walking away.