Shira/Rayna is a an original character that I created and own. All other characters belong to ABC's "Once Upon A Time."

Rayna ran through the tunnel, her long black cape waving madly behind her. Every now and then, the ground shook and threw her off-balance. But her running increased in speed when it did. She had just heard word of him, locked in a dungeon cell. She had to see him. The bars of the cell became visible at the end of the tunnel. A smile spread on her face and she ran as fast as her legs could carry her.

A guard stepped out in front of her. "Halt! My lady, you cannot be here!" He said.

Rayna ignored him, shoving him out of her way as she approached the bars. "Rumplestiltskin!" She called out to the imp-like being in the corner.

At the sound of his name, Rumplestiltskin turned around. "Rayna!" He said, walking up to the bars. "You came."

Rayna reached through and took his face in her hand. The texture of his golden skin was gritty, but she didn't care. "Of course I did." She said softly. "Let me into his cell!" She shouted the order to the guard over her shoulder.

"I can't." He said. "Only Princess Ella can open the cell." The ground quaked for a moment, but it quickly subsided.

Rayna rolled her eyes. "Fine." She backed away from the cell. Her sky-blue eyes glowed as she walked through the bars as if they weren't there. She approached Rumplestiltskin and pulled him into an embrace. "If you can't be free with me, I'll be a prisoner with you."

Rumplestiltskin hesitated a moment, then wrapped his arms tightly around the woman. "I thought you had abandoned me." He whispered. "Abandoned me for another man."

"Never. I could never love anyone as much as I love you." Rayna whispered back, tears falling down her cheek. "I saw the curse. It's coming. We don't have much longer left in this world."

"You won't remember me." He told her. "You won't know me. We'll be apart in the cursed world. You won't love me. No more happy endings."

Rayna gently pulled away and looked at Rumplestiltskin through sad, tear-filled eyes. She gently placed her hand over her heart. She pulled a glowing glass rose out of her chest. "Take this." She said, placing it in Rumplestiltskin's hand. "The curse will have no hold on this. It is my heart. And as long as the light is glowing, live with the peace that I will find you." She leaned in and kissed Rumplestiltskin passionately.

Rumplestiltskin accepted the gift and the kiss. He kissed her back with a passion he never thought he had. The shaking of the ground increased and the sound of the dungeon collapsing filled the air. He pulled away and looked into Rayna's eyes. "I love you, My Dearest Rayna." He told her, pulling her into a tight embrace. "You are my Happy Ending."

Rayna held him tightly. "And you are mine!" She shouted over the sounds. "I love you, too!"

Mr. Gold woke up from his dream. The same dream he had had for many nights before this one. Every day, he awoke with the same sadness, knowing that he was severed from his Happy Ending. He eagerly waited for the day when she would find him. The woman he loved. The woman who held his heart.