A/N- Takes place between season between season 4A and 4B! Also I wanna give a HUGE thanks to my Beta, and friend, CharmedMilliE- Karry Master. If you like Supergirl/Flash fics go over and check out her story Karry Universe!

Things had been quiet in Storybrooke for a while, especially with Rumpelstiltskin being gone. A few weeks ago Belle forced him over the town line, abruptly ending their short marriage. A few days afterwords, Ruby looked through the window of the Library late one night and saw Belle sleeping on a couch in the corner. The next day Ruby confronted her friend and told her she could stay at Granny's, since the shop contained too many memories for Belle to deal with at the time. The two would hang out every single day and after a week or so things began to heat up between the two and they started to date in secret. Things were quiet now, and Ruby was looking forward to having a peaceful life with Belle, but she knew that in Storybrooke that wouldn't happen. There was always something going on, whether it was lost memories or evil queens, the town could never go more then a few months without something bad happening.

"Are you going to climb into bed, or are you just gonna stand there and stare at me all night?" Belle asked, never taking her eyes off her book. Ruby chuckled and shrugged her shoulders as she climbed into their bed.

"I don't know, I was hoping to stare at you all night. Tu es très belle" The wolf grinned, noticing a light blush appear of Belle's cheeks.

"What are you reading?" Ruby asked curiously. Belle shrugged her shoulders, closed the book and placed it on the nightstand beside her.

"Just reading The Mysterious Island, a favorite of mine personally" She smiled playfully turning her lamp off and resting her head on Ruby's chest. "Why am I always the one cuddling into you?" She asked curiously, as Ruby turned off her lamp, plunging them into darkness.

"Because you're shorter," She smirked, kissing the bookworms lips lightly. Ruby turned her head and looked out the open window, staring at the clock tower, a frown appearing on her face.

"Ruby I can almost feel you thinking." Belle said a few minutes later. She sat up and turned her lamp on, looking over at Ruby curiously. "What is it?"

"I want to leave" The words left Rubys mouth without a second thought, which was how Belle knew that she was being completely honest. Belle stayed silent, waiting for her girlfriend to continue. "Belle think about it, one day soon Gold will be back in Storybrooke and the first thing he'll do is look for you." Belle rested her hands in her lap and tried not to let the thought of Rumple get into her head. Even though she loved Ruby with all her heart, part of her would always love Rumple. He was her first true love after all and she put so much time and energy into that relationship. "When he comes back he won't come alone, he'll bring something or someone that will cause problems in Storybrooke" Ruby sighed.

After a few moments of silence Belle finally spoke. "You're right. Rumple will come back and will cause problems. We never will be able to have a peaceful life in Storybrooke together. We can barely go a few weeks without something bad happening" Ruby's heart skipped a beat when Belle talked about having a life with her.

"I think I have an idea of what we can do, but it's a big sacrifice." Ruby took a breath and slowly told Belle her crazy idea. Belle looked out the window at the clock tower and then turned back to Ruby giving her a soft kiss on the lips.

"I think that's a perfect idea"

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Ruby and Belle walked hand in hand up Regina's walkway, toward her front door. Ruby took a deep breath, looking over at Belle for support. Last night they agreed to go along with Ruby's plan, and the first step of the plan involved Regina's help. So with one last look at her girlfriend, Ruby knocked hard on the door.

"Hello, can I help you two with something?" Regina asked curiously, opening the door.

"Actually yes, we need you to help us with something important." Ruby told her quickly, wrapping her arm around Belle's waist and holding her close. Regina looked between the two with a raised eyebrow and slowly ushered them inside.

"What do you need?" The three women were sitting in the living room, Ruby was holding Belle's hand tightly as Regina sat across from them.

"Ruby, you're cutting off circulation to my hand." Belle told her softly. Ruby's cheeks turned red as she mumbled an apology and loosened her grip on Belle's hand. Ruby couldn't understand why she was so nervous to talk to Regina.

"We need the spell or potion you gave Emma and Henry right before we were all sent back to the Enchanted forest last year." Belle told her softly.

"The potion that gave them new memories?" Regina asked cautiously.

"Yes" Belle nodded.

"Why do you need it?" Regina leaned forward in her seat with curiosity. She was thinking they needed some advice or whatever, but hearing that they needed a potion was unusual.

"We want to leave Storybrooke." Ruby blurted out, Regina's eyes widened at the confession. "We're tired of all the drama and issues here and want to have a peaceful life together. We know that if we leave and remember Storybrooke at all, we'll end up coming back. So we want you to help us create new memories, like you did for Emma and Henry" Ruby told her, more slowly this time. Belle was looking down at the ground, letting out shaky breaths. Part of her didn't want to leave, but she knew she had to or else she would never get over Rumple or have a peaceful life with Ruby. The idea of having a new life with Ruby, away from all the drama and problems was something Belle couldn't get out of her head. Regina watched with interest as Ruby held Belle's hand in her lap and kissed her temple, finally understanding why the two wanted to leave so badly.

"We just want to live a normal life. Have jobs, get married,have kids without having to deal with villians, time travel, lost years or anything else that's happened here. We just want a simple normal life." Belle explained feeling Ruby wrapping her arm around her waist, pulling Belle close.

"Ok, I'll help you," Regina said softly. She would've left with Robin if she could've, but she had family and friends here that needed her. Ruby and Belle, while they would be terribly missed, the fate of Storybrooke didn't rest on their shoulders. If Regina could help at least 2 of her friends have a happy ending outside of Storybrooke, she would.

Over the next hour or so, while Ruby and Belle said their goodbyes to their close friends and family and packed their stuff, Regina made memories for Belle and Ruby that she thought they would like. She gave them the life they deserved. A life without magic, wolves, dark ones and death. A life she would've wanted with Robin. Finally, when she was done, she poured the two potions, one for Belle and one for Ruby, and headed to the town line.

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"The blue one is for Ruby and the purple one is for you Belle," Regina told Belle, handing her the potions. Ruby placed the last suitcase in the trunk of the car that Regina had given them, a four door sedan that she never drove, and slammed it shut. "I gave you both amazing memories to replace the ones you have now." She said sadly. They may not have been her favorite people in town, but she was still going to miss them. The two girls had become friends to her after everything that had happened over the past few years or so. "Once you take those potions, you won't remember anything about us or Storybrooke. You'll only remember the memories I created for you."

"Thank you Regina, we really appreciate it." Ruby smiled softly. She was going to miss Storybrooke and her best friend Snow, but a peaceful life with Belle was something she wouldn't pass up no matter how much she would miss this had been supportive when she had been told and let Ruby hold Neal one last time. Emma had even given Ruby the address and keys to her New York apartment and told Ruby that it was her's now.

"Thank you Regina" Belle said softly, seeing that the only thing holding her here was the pawn shop, she was eager to leave and start her new one thing she had to figure out was what to do with the dagger. She could just leave it hidden with no one knowing where it was, but if Rumple came back the heroes might need it. So she had told the savior where to find it. Her and Emma had never been close, but she trusted Emma to do what was right. She gave Regina a tight hug goodbye and climbed into the passenger side of the car quietly. Ruby gave a heavy sigh and took one last look at the town, wondering if she and Belle were doing the right thing by leaving.

"Don't have second thoughts." Regina told her with a shake of her head. Ruby snapped her head back to Regina quickly. "The life I gave you with Belle," Regina smiled. "If I could've taken that same life and left this town with Robin and Roland, I would've" Ruby gave her a grateful smile and wrapped her arms around Regina in a tight hug. "Take care of yourself and Belle." She whispered in the tall girls ear. Ruby nodded and gave Regina one last smile before climbing into the drivers seat and putting the car into drive. They slowly drove over the town line, Belle holding the potions tightly in her hands. Once they were fully over and couldn't see Storybrooke or Regina, Belle handed the blue potion to Ruby and with one last glance, they gulped down the potion and drove down the road, away from their old life. Ruby smiled at Belle one more time and grabbed her hand over the dash, letting the new memories flood their minds as they drove off to start their new life.

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~ Forever&Always,

Kimmie