AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey, hey! Sorry for taking this long to finally post a new Chapter. Been through a lot of stuff in the past year. I won't bore you with teh drama though!

Songs used: "Take You Higher" BY: Goodwill & Hook N Sling.

"Man On The Run" BY: Dash Berlin Cerf featuring Mitiska Jaren.

DISCLAIMER: Respective rights belong to Disney's ABC. I write for NON-profit, entertainment purposes ONLY. :)

Chapter 13 - "Man On The Run"

Storybrooke, Maine

Gold gently lay me back on the slick brown leather seat cushions, but my immediate response was to sit up.

"Wait-! Don't we have to buckle up or- or something?" I stammered while nervously glancing around the small private jet. I'd never flown before and was scared of mere carnival rides or even being in an elevator; so it was only natural that I would be terrified of the prospect of flying.

In all truth, I wasn't even quite sure how he had managed to talk me into getting on the damn thing to begin with... Gold's soft lips abruptly captured mine in a passionate kiss, momentarily distracting me from my thoughts as his hands cupped my face tenderly, sending shivers dancing up my spine.

"Not when you own the plane and are good friends with the pilot," he broke the kiss long enough to reply. "Just relax," he urged gently before we resumed kissing.

The plane began to taxi it's way to the proper location on the small town's runway and my stomach knotted up just at the small amount of bouncing. Gold pressed a button on a tiny silver remote and a steady, but relaxing song with violin and guitar started playing through the over head speakers.

'She said, "Hello, Mister
Pleased to meet ya'..."-' the male vocalist crooned as Gold continued to occupy my attention with a barage of intimate kisses. My breathing was uneven as I focused on the sensation of his lips against mine and nothing else.

'-I wanna' hold her
I wanna' kiss her...-' between each pause in the vocals, I could feel my heart beating like mad, almost painfully so.

'-Gonna' take her for a ride on a big jet plane...-' Gold broke the kiss again.

"Here we go," he whispered as I felt the plane start to speed up and I could hear the sound of the engines roaring.

'-Gonna' take her for a ride on a big jet plane-' I sucked in an involuntary breath and buried my face into his chest as the jet lurched, shoving us back into our seats. I glanced around with a wide eyed expression; everything was tilted as the plane ascended higher and higher.

'-Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey ,hey)-' the techno beat came in right then for an intense solo as the vocals echoed and I clutched tightly onto Gold's shirt as if my life depended upon it. He chuckled at me, placing his hands over mine in a comforting gesture.

'-Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)-' as the male vocalist sang, I looked up and saw that Gold was gazing into my eyes in a way that made me feel safe. I slackened my grip on his shirt.

'-Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey hey)
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)

Can I take you
Take you higher?-'

"Aren't you scared?" I breathed as the plane reached altitude.

'-Can I take you
Take you higher?-' there was a violin and guitar solo again as the song slowed.

Gold grinned broadly. "I will admit," he began. "flying through the air at six-hundred miles per hour in a metal box isn't usually my cup o' tea, however," he paused briefly. "at the moment I'm currently 'blessed' with a very pleasant distraction," he said while looking at me in a seductive manner.

'-She said, "Hello, Mister
Pleased to meet ya'..."- All of the sudden he moved down my body and slid the fabric of my panties aside before penetrating me, not with his member, but with his tongue. I gasped out rather loudly, my hands tightly gripping his shirt again, but this time for a different reason.

'-I wanna' hold her
I wanna' kiss her...-' Gold buried his face between my legs as he thrust his tongue inside, deeper and deeper.

'-She smell of daisy
She smell of daisies...-' I clung onto his shoulders, no longer thinking about being afraid... All I could think about was his mouth on me... exploring...

'-She drive me crazy
She drive me crazy...-' the song started picking up in tempo once more and Gold abruptly stopped, pulling away just long enough to pull out his throbbing member before penetrating me.

'-Gonna' take her for a ride on a big jet plane...
Gonna' take her for a ride on a big jet plane-' I cried out in pleasure, the double entendra of the lyrics made me feel so naughty. He was taking me for a ride on a big jet plane alright... Moan after moan escaped my lips.

'-Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)

Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey hey)-' As he hovered over me, I stared into his brown eyes and in that moment, I felt a kind of bridled passion and an intense bond that I had never experienced with anyone other than him.

'-Can I take you
Take you higher?
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)

Can I take you
Take you higher?
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)-' Still full of nothing but pure desire, I reached out and pulled his face to mine, kissing him feverishly. He reciprocated the passion at an equal burning intensity. Something I still hadn't grown accustomed to, nor had I gotten my fill of quite yet. I wasn't sure if I ever would...

'-Can I take you
Take you higher?
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)

Can I take you
Take you higher?
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey, hey).'

The Dwarves' Mines

"I want to make you cum again," Rumpelstiltskin cooed in my ear, causing goosebumps to form on the surface of my skin. I sucked in an involuntary breath as my cheeks flushed in mingled embarrassment and desire. I turned around to face him, our bodies pressed together in the dimly lit prison cell. I glanced into his eyes. His hypnotic, entrancing eyes that always seemed to make my heart falter.

I wasn't quite sure if it was merely the intensity behind them or if perhaps there was something else... I didn't exactly want to entertain the idea that he might actually have feelings for me beyond our spoken agreement that had been, as far as I could tell, solely based on lust and carnal pleasures. That was enough for me... for now anyways.

I stared into Rumpelstiltskin's eyes and grinned playfully in response. "What if I don't want to?" I teased.

"Oh, I highly doubt that," he retorted as he placed both his hands on either side of my face and pulled me in for a kiss. The moment his hands touched my cheeks, my eyes closed and I could feel myself giving into him.

"Mmm," I moaned as he trailed kisses from my lips, along my jawline, my neck and collar bone. My heart sped up and my eyes rolled into the back of my head in response. Just the way he touched me felt so pleasurable. It was like I had never known true ecstasy until this night. Was it from some sort of magical enchantment making me feel this good, or was he just a talented lover..?

"I want to taste you," Rumpelstiltskin whispered, almost inaudibly. My eyes shot open and my cheeks burned hot with embarrassment.

"W-what?" I stammered, my brain suddenly whirling. He looked at me and chuckled, not in his sing-song voice, but in a seductive way that only furthered my flustered body.

"I-want-to-taste-you," he said again, enunciating his words as he began to move down my body. My heart spasmed and I tried to squirm away without thinking, but he quickly pinned me down by my thighs and buried his face between my legs.

"Oh-!" I cried out in both surprise and pleasure as his warm, wet mouth explored my nether regions.

My hands darted down, gripping at his shoulders until I was able to dig my fingertips into the fabric of his shirt. Every time he would do something particularly pleasant, I would involuntarily squeeze tighter in response. I opened my eyes, having not even realized I had them closed and glanced down shyly; the sight of Rumpel's face buried in my mound made my heart jump into my throat.

Suddenly his eyes locked with mine and my heart palpitated painfully. He stared me down as he ate me out, using not just his tongue, but his hands, as well. My eyes kept wanting to shut from the euphoria I was feeling. Instead they rolled into the back of my head as I felt myself come close to the precipice of climax.

Storybrooke, Maine

By the time Gold and I got home, it was growing dark and another storm was rolling in. The air was beginning to feel humid and uncomfortable. He pulled the car into his driveway and I quickly hopped out. On a random whim, I climbed on top of the hood of his black Cadillac.

"What're you-?" Gold began with an incredulous look on his face, but before he could finish his sentence, I pulled him on top of me and pressed my lips firmly to his.

At first he seemed taken aback, but quickly complied as I felt him kiss me back careful and deliberately. His hand wound along my lower back as he pressed his body into mine so that I could feel his arousal. I felt a sense of pride to know that I could make his body react that way with such ease. I imagined he felt the same way when it came down to how wet he made me...

I moaned gently into his mouth, not on purpose, but I didn't bother letting it embarrass me like usual. Nothing could distract me at the moment. Gold grinned against my mouth, accidentally breaking the kiss.

"The stubble on your face," I breathed, all hot and bothered as I looked into his brown eyes.

"What about it?" he asked, still grinning.

"It grazes against my skin when we kiss," I said, still breathing heavily and feeling very flustered.

"I apologize, Dearie. I will shave it off as soon as we get upstairs," he replied.

"No," I said quicker than I meant to. My cheeks turned red as he cocked his head to the side in a highly curious manner. "I- I really like the way it feels," I confessed with a stammer.

"Oh really?" he replied in a coy tone as he slowly pressed his lips to mine again, allowing the sensation of his barely there stubble to cause my nerve-endings to fire off in a pleasureful manner. I wanted more. I ran my fingers through his silken hair and pressed my lips to his more forcefully, grinding his facial hair against my skin even more.

Gold moved his hand down Sarah's lower back, along her soft thighs... between them, touching her underneath her dress. She sucked in a breath and the both of their breathing became harder. For the longest time, they stood there like that, in the darkness with the storm all around them; damp, hot, necking.

After planting several kisses along her neck and collar bone, she whimpered in pleasure, her body writhing against his, only furthering his arousal. He grinned against her shoulder at the reactions he caused her. And the reactions she caused him.

"I haven't done this since puberty..." he whispered.

"This..?" Sarah asked breathlessly.

"Making out... Fooling around with my clothes on," he clarified, still grinning. He pressed his hard-on against her so she could feel his desire for her. "Getting so frustrated, I almost can't take it," he purred in her ear. "I just might have to take you right here," he said in a dangerous, yet seductive tone.

I shuttered at both Gold's breath in my ear and his words. I swallowed hard, and when I had managed to regain my composure, I playfully pushed him off me, hopped down from the hood of his car and lead him to the front door of his house.

"What would your neighbors think?" I teased as we made our way across the lawn.

"If I had to guess, they would probably be overwhelmed with the sudden urge to touch themselves upon seeing such a beautiful creature as yourself acting in such a carnal way," he replied in his silken voice and with a wolfish grin as he pulled out the house keys.

I was both embarrassed, stunned and flattered all at once as I stood behind him and pressed my breasts into his back. Due to my arousal, my nipples were poking out against the fabric of my dress. I reached around his body and stroked his package through his pants.

"Hurry. Before my nipples cut through my blouse," I breathed. He let out a small groan that made me even more aroused than I already was. He hurried to unlock the door and once we were inside, I leaned against it, and pulled him toward me. I wrapped one leg around his hips and brought him extra close for an intense kiss.

Once Gold had Sarah upstairs, he trailed more kisses along her neck and collar bone. She moaned, causing him to grin. He caught her off guard by scooping her up into his arms and falling back onto the bed with her. He sprawled out over her body, kissing her hard. Reaching under her dress, she slid off her underwear and dropped them on the floor. Then she tugged at his pants, pulling them open. She curled her hand around his member and felt him tense.

She moved to climb on top of him and clutched his member again. "I can feel you pulsing," she whispered before suddenly wrapping her lips around him. He involuntarily flinched at the sensation of her wet, warm mouth sucking on him. It was almost too much to bare. Almost. He closed his eyes, trying to soak in every glorious moment. He hadn't felt such pleasure in so long...

Before he realized it, his hands were in her hair, but he was not pulling or yanking. He just wanted to run his fingers through her soft locks. The one who was bringing him so much ecstasy. His eyes lazily opened and he gazed down at her; her beautiful face concentrated on making him feel so good. This had been the best deal he had ever struck.

It wasn't long before he could feel his orgasm beginning to build and quite rapidly so. He carefully placed his hands on either side of her face and gently lifted. Her blue eyes fluttered open in surprise, but she understood. With one last movement, she slipped her mouth from him and sat up.

"Tell me what you need," he whispered to her.

"You," she said playfully. "Inside me." And with that, he pulled her over him so she could position herself. When she did, she sank down the tiniest bit, caught her breath and hesitated. She placed both hands on his chest, gasped, and sank more.

Gold lifted up and pressed himself as deep as he could go until he'd buried himself inside her. He heard her groan and felt the way her inner muscles worked him. She was so tight... so wet... Together, they found the perfect rhythm.

Lowering herself onto her forearms, she leaned forward and nibbled at his bottom lip before kissing him hard. This new position drove him even deeper, bringing her clitoris into contact with his shaft with each powerful, solid thrust. Together they felt the beginning of their climax.

Against his mouth she cried out, still kissing him with hunger, grinding herself against him, harder and faster... harder and faster. Gold felt himself reaching his peak, too. He knew he could not last much longer and was relieved that she was so close.

Suddenly, she arched back, a glorious sight the way the light danced off her skin and he watched as she rode out her orgasm. Letting himself go, he groaned with her, stunned by the power of what she made him feel. The release continued until he was drained, until the aftershocks faded and she sprawled down over him.

In this moment it was amazing how close he felt to her. He couldn't remember the last time he'd felt like this... And with the way things always had a tendency to come to an end, nor did he think he wanted to remember.

It was late... The constant flashing and rumbling of the storm had kept me awake. Due to the restlessness of being unable to sleep, I somehow made the decision that it would be a 'good' idea to stalk Trent. To finally get a solid answer about what he was doing behind my back. I didn't want to feel guilty after having a good time anymore.

Before I knew what I was doing, I was stealing Gold's car keys from his pants pocket, and driving his Cadillac to my apartment in search of Trent... I hadn't actually expected to see him hopping into his Trail Blazer when I drove past the complex. It felt like fate. Like I had no choice but to follow him now. And I did.

I sat in Mr. Gold's car and watched Trent park in front of Archie Hopper's house. He got out of the vehicle and started to walk down the sidewalk. I had the urge to follow, but I knew that if I actually wanted to find out where he was going, I would have to be patient. I continued to watch in silence as he walked almost completely out of my range of sight.

I anxiously bounced my leg and fought the urge to hop out of the car. Suddenly Trent turned down someone's sidewalk and approached an unfamiliar house. This had to be it. This had to be Amanda's house. And sure enough, the whore itself came outside and threw her arms around his neck in an all-to-intimate embrace.

My fists clenched the steering wheel causing my knuckles to turn white. Once I realized this, I immediately let go and shook my head. What was I doing? Why did I care? What the fuck was wrong with me? I started to reach for the ignition, prepared to just go back to Gold's house before he realized I was missing from bed and that his car was missing from the garage.

But just before my hand touched the key, Trent and Amanda had turned and began heading back toward his vehicle. I ducked down and peeked over the dashboard as they jumped into his Trail Blazer and drove off. Curiosity got the best of me and I quickly turned the car on; a song from the radio started playing. It had a steady beat that slowly began to add more and more techno sounds.

I crept out into the street and followed Trent's vehicle at a safe distance. A female vocalist crooned in the backdrop as even more instruments joined into the song, the beat getting a little more intense. I quickly spotted his SUV at a nearby park, as well as the two of them holding hands as they began to walk through the grassy field.

'You stole a kiss and stole my heaaart-' the female vocalist sang. I was already seething inside. My hands gripping the steering wheel so tight that they had gone numb.

'-Made me a fool right from the staaart-' My chest was heaving and falling in such a rapid succession that I thought I might hyperventilate.

'-It wouldn't have been so bad except-' It was one thing to imagine Trent having an affair with Amanda, but it was another thing to actually see it.

'-This little plan, it fell apaaart

If I were yooou..-' By the time of the brief pause in vocals I was seeing nothing but red. In a blind rage, I turned the volume up on the radio so that it was blasting the music loud enough to be heard from a distance.

'-I'd dare not speak...-' Trent and Amanda spun around wildly, having thought that they were alone up until this point.

'-I'd run like hell...-' I rolled down the windows so the lyrics could be heard more clearly and I put the car into gear.

'-In hopes of seein' tomorrow
(Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow)-' the female vocalist's voice echoed as the song went into an instrumental solo. I slammed my foot on the gas and drove the car right up onto the curb, and straight in the direction of the two of them.

Without hesitation, Amanda screamed and took off running with Trent right at her heels. I had the music blaring through the open windows, and continued to drive across the field, tearing up the grass and dirt. Every so often I would have them in front of the headlights and imagine them as stupid deer. Whenever they swerved, so did I.

"OH MY GOD, HELP! HELP, PLEASE! SOMEBODY, HELP!" Amanda screamed out into the night. The only response was the song building in a trance solo.

'-It's such a travesty
The way you say our love should be
Yeah, such a tragedy
Think you can just break my heart and leave me?

Well you better run now
Man on the run
Playin' for fun
Wind me up, leave me undone-' Trent and Amanda continued to run and I continued to drive the car right after them. I knew that if I really wanted to run them over, I could do it in a heartbeat. But what I really wanted was to make them suffer. Amanda fell to her knees and Trent yanked her to her feet hard to keep running. All the while the music continued to blare.

'-It's such a travesty
The way you say our love should be
Yeah, such a tragedy
Think you can just break my heart and leave me?

Well you better ruuun now
Man on the run
Playin' for fun
Wind me up, leave me undone

It's such a travesty-'

"I'M SORRY, TIA!" Trent cried out while still running. The female vocalist crooned in a painful way before there was a short break for instrumental. Amanda fell again, this time taking Trent down along with her.

"I CAN'T-!" she spluttered while clutching at her stomach. "I can't run anymore!" she sobbed.

I put my foot on the break pedal and put the car in park, but left it running so that the music continued to blare and the headlines continued to blind.

'-These lips are sealed, I'll never speeeak...
Your name in loving memoryyy
So don't you try to make ammennnds
That's whatcha' get for playin' meeean

If I were you...
I'd dare not speak...
I'd run like hell...
In hopes of seein' tomorrow
(Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow)

It's such a travesty
The way you say our love should be
Yeah, such a tragedy
Think you can just break my heart and leave me?

Well you better ruuun now
Man on the run
Playin' for fun
Wind me up, leave me undone-' I hopped out of the car as Amanda lay on the ground crying, drooling, out of breath. Trent at her side on his knees, dying for air just the same. I approached them slowly with my shuriken in my hand.

"Please-!" Amanda cried, still drooling. How pathetic.

"I'm sorry, Tia..." Trent tried again. I stopped a few feet in front of them.

"Oh, God, no!" Amanda cried when she saw the weapon in my hands. There was a long trance solo.

"Still want to lie to me now?" I said, trying to keep calm even though I wanted nothing more than to slice them both to pieces.

At first there was silence. "I'm sorry," Trent breathed again. I clenched my fist and brandished my shuriken at him angrily.

"I'm not looking for a fucking apology, Trent! Anything you say means absolutely nothing to me at this point. You've proven that your words are just as hollow as your soul is! All I wanted... all I ever wanted was the Goddamn truth! The truth which you two kept from me, but not anymore. My eyes are open now," I said before spitting on the ground in their direction.

"What do you want from me then, Tia?" Trent demanded, his voice laced with unease. The song continued it's trance solo along with the female vocalist crooning. At that point I actually paused and had to think about that for a moment. What did I want? What had I actually expected from this encounter? Other than the truth of course...

"I want you to stop lying, but I think we all know that's not going to happen anytime soon, so I guess I will settle for you not lying about me anymore. I don't want to be a part of your bullshit an longer. I'll swing by the house to get my stuff tomorrow and I'll be moving out of the apartment," I replied.

"If that's what you want-" Trent started to say.

"Shut up!" I snapped. "You know damn well it doesn't matter what I want. It never has mattered. All that you cared about was what you want. For all these years... all these decades you've neglected me and denied me of anything good. You brainwashed me into believing that I was not worth being happy or feeling satisfaction of any sort. Now I know better. I deserve so much better than you and I finally found that. So instead of blaming you, I guess I should be thanking you," I added smugly. A dirty look crossed Trent's face momentarily.

'-It's such a travesty
The way you say our love should be
Yeah, such a tragedy
Think you can just break my heart and leave me?

Well you better ruuun now
Man on the run
Playin' for fun
Wind me up, leave me undone

It's such a travesty.' The vocals ended, but the music played on as I stared down the two of them.

"I hope you know how lucky you are that I don't just kill you both," I said before turning on my heels and heading back to the car.

Later that morning, I was washing dishes when my mind briefly wandered to the night's events. I was snapped back to reality by a sudden sharp pain. A tiny droplet of blood fell into the sink, mingling with the soap suds; I had managed to accidentally cut my finger on a steak knife. With a hiss of pain, I withdrew my hand and went to grab a paper towel to dab at the blood.

"Are you alright?" Gold's voice came from behind me.

"Yeah..." I said as I turned around and glanced at him, slightly surprised by his sudden presence. I felt a little stupid, but I knew to keep pressure on the wound. "It's just a little nick."

"Let me see," he urged with his hand extended. I allowed him to peel back the paper towel to assess the injury. "It's not too bad. You won't need stitches."

"Thank God," I replied.

"Though, if we were back in our Land I could heal this in an instant," he said, gently reapplying pressure on the cut with the paper towel.

"With magic?" I asked and he looked at me, trying to gauge my reaction. "Do you miss it?" I asked, unsure if I was crossing the boundaries of something personal or not.

"I'd be lying if I said I didn't," he replied, still smiling, but I could see a kind of longing in his eyes as he spoke. "Amongst other things," he added, somewhat ruefully.

"I, um... I never really got to know you before the Curse that Regina used to destroyed everything and bring us all here was enacted..." I said.

Gold laughed wryly. "Well, I'll let you in on a little secret, dearie. That Curse? Regina didn't make it."

"What do you mean? Where did she get in then?" I asked, taken aback.

"Regina isn't as powerful as she, and everyone else, likes to think she is," he explained. "In all truth, I actually created the Curse for her..."

"But..? Why?" I asked, completely dumbfounded. However, he didn't reply. I made a face. "Fine, you don't have to explain. I imagine you have your reasons..." I said as Gold carefully finished bandaging my hand in silence.

"Perhaps if you're lucky, someday I will tell you," he said finally. I looked at him with hopeful eyes and he smiled at my reaction. "Just don't get your hopes up," he added.

I laughed softly. "Oh, believe me, you won't have to worry about that happening. I've had a lot of practice at not getting my hopes up over the many, many years..." I replied.

"While we're on the topic of divulging secrets, care to tell me where you went last night?" Gold slipped into the convo out of nowhere.

My heart faltered. "W-what?" I stammered. He simply stared at me, waiting for me to tell him the truth. His gaze was one that was intimidating and penetrating. I knew the truth, he knew the truth, and he would not even remotely humor my lying to him. I sighed in defeat and looked away. "Okay, fine..."

I bit my lower lip and closed my eyes, gathering the courage to tell him. But whenever I tried, the words would not seem to form. I could feel him growing impatient even though he said nothing. His unwavering brown eyes scrutinizing me said more than enough.

"You do realize that you can tell me anything?" Gold spoke in a tone that was much softer than I had expected. I tentatively glanced at him; his expression also softer than I had imagined. I had an urge to go to him, to feel his embrace. But I knew that now was not the time. I sighed again, due to my anxiety more than anything else.

"Yes... Yes, of course. I just-" I faltered. "I just don't want you to be mad at me."

Gold chuckled, a sound much different than his former self's gleeful cackle, but still a sound that I found pleasing. I looked at him again. "My dear, I don't think you understand how our deal works. Being mad at you is neither here, nor there," he explained and although I was not quite sure what he meant by that, I decided to let it go... for now.

I sucked in a deep breath before speaking all in a rush. "I took your car out last night and followed Trent to the park where I chased him and Amanda across the field-"

"-Chased?" Mr. Gold repeated with an incredulous laugh. "You mean you ran them down?" he corrected.

"How did you-? You knew?" I spluttered. Not sure if I should be embarrassed or perturbed.

"Yes, dearie, of course I knew. However, I wanted to see if you would tell me on your own," he explained.

"So this was just a test?" I asked with a raised brow.

"Yes and no," he replied.

"Well, I told you the truth, so I imagine I passed? ...Right?" I asked with more curiosity than I wanted to admit I had in the matter.

Mr. Gold smiled broadly. "Indeed it would appear you have."

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~Satine~