'Are you OK?' Belle asked him softly. Slowly, she helped him stand up.

'Just a bit dizzy just now.' He gave her a smile, feeling quite better.

At that moment, it started to drizzle, and the wind was getting stronger and stronger. Belle stared at him with all her love, hate and regrets,which could not be described in words.

Everything from the past ten months. There were too much. Too much.

So she simply said, 'Let's go. Emma has her car there.'

Suddenly Belle realized their terrible situation: Now they were on the other edge of the town line. She was too careless to notice this before, but they could never get back again.

What is done cannot be undone.

Magic. The only choice she probably had was magic, which she was unwilling to admit.

'Can you...'

She had hardly started her words when he gently pressed his lips on hers.

It was such a familar feeling, like a deep sigh, a wonderful tune, a long lost dream. Belle felt that the world was trembling at that time.

No,it's just...just impossible.

She looked at him, eyes full of shining tears.

A kiss of true love can break the curse.

Belle was playing with the curtain in Gold's shop, her mind racing rapidly.

It couldn't be true,but it was.

The person she loved the most and hated the most in this world had returned. All those pains,regrets and nightmares could finally meet their ends now.

But she hadn't been fully prepared. She had no idea what to think,what to say and what to do. She desired to put everything back to where they used to be, however they just wandered around her minds.

The curse, yes,it had been broken. Both of them had been back to normal,before everything happened. They could just start their life again, as if he had never betrayed her and neither had her.

Though Belle had enough courage to face the truth, she still couldn't be brave enough to deal with things which were unknown. That was the reason she ran away from him as soon as he fell asleep because of exhaustion. They both needed time.

In her deepest heart, she felt pity and sorrowful for him. Meanwhile she did hate him.

She had a sleepless night. Anyway, she was no longer that innocent girl with sunshine, after all these.

Next morning she got up all her courage to enter his room.

'Rumpelstilkskin,we need to talk.'

He looked at her in a way that she had never seen. No, perhaps she had seen it once, when he met her in the library years ago. Those were good old days, fresh in her memory, telling her to love him whatever it happened.

'Belle.' He said in a low voice. 'If I say sorry,it won't be enough. I lied to you because I want to revenge for my son,which proved to be the worst mistake in my life. You ...'

Belle felt there were thousands of butterflies in her stomach. She tried as hard as she could to hold her tears. All she wanted to do was to throw herself into his arms and told him that she loved him,she loved him all these years. But she forced herself to sit on that chair, staring at him. She could not affoard more lies and more pains. She had them enough.

'And you killed people,didn't you? At least you tried.' Belle sighed,telling the cruelest truth. 'The person I love is a sincere and kind man. He has a healthy conscience and a loving heart. Rumpel, what you need is strength,not power. I know who you are, and you have proved me that. Please don't...'

No,she couldn't say more. She covered her face with her hands,crying as hard as she could. She had been wearing a smiling mask for such a long time, and she didn't want it any more.

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.

Silence fell between them for a long time.

'Belle,you are right about me. I am a coward.'

'No. You always...always regard yourself as a...a coward,so you...you act like a coward. But you are not, as long as you believe in me. Please,please at least, let me in?'

'Things about your past, you seldom mentioned them. I know it's hard, but,if you really want these...these between us, please tell me. '

'Belle.' He said in a trembling voice,then silence fell again.

He is still a coward. No matter how much I say, he is still a coward!

She felt hopeless now.

But damn it she still loved him,her heart still ached for him. It was her destiny, their destiny.

Yes, their destiny.

She felt a warm hand wrapped her hand.

He had taken her hand. And more importantly, it was not a dream.

'Belle' He repeated, touching her cheek and wiping her tears.

'I have belived in love, but love hurted me so many times. Then I began to arm myself with that dark power. Nobody would laugh at me. However, everything I love is leaveing me. My son, and you. Belle, you make me want to love again. I don't want to lose you. '

Slowly, he took that dagger(Belle had put that on the table), threw it into the fireplace. The flame licked it greedly and it disappeared in the fire.

'Let's see the world.' said Rumpel.

'You have given me the library.'

'No, I mean real trips.'

'I'd love to. ' Belle smiled. 'New York first! You owe me that!'

'Of course. Then where?'

'Perhaps China, I have a friend Mu Lan there. She once saved my life and we defeated a Yao Guai.'

'What is 'Yao Guai'?'

'Well there's a long story to tell. You are a typical 'Yao Guai'. Oh just a joke. First you need to tell me your stories.'

'Deal.'

A/N: This story is finished, cheers! It is really a big challenge for me, but I had great fun writing this.

Thank you very very much for your support,especially LostinFairyTales , Grace5231973, ladybugsmomma. You inspired me greatly!

Hope you can enjoy my work and have a nice day!