Here's the last part! Sorry this took so long, I'd write an epilogue but it would probably take too long . But maybe one day…we'll have to see.

To say Belle was shocked would be an understatement. She was beyond shocked; shocked so bad her mind could not seem to form any coherent thoughts, much less any sensible words. Instead of some greeting like, 'I still love you', 'So I guess you figured it out?', or 'I can't believe you kicked me out', she fell back on what she was trained to do in the event of a customer entering the store.

"How can I help you?" she squeaked.

Rumpelstiltskin shuffled a step closer. "I was, um, uh, looking for a book," he stammered.

"Any kind of book, uh, in particular?" Belle asked just as uncomfortable.

"A spell book," he said firmly, that being the one thing he was sure of. "I need one with a potion that will prevent dreams."

"Ok," Belle nodded her head, puzzled by this request. "Magic books are this way, if you'll follow me," she said, leading him through the winding shelves of the store to the very back, hidden from view.

"Why do you need to get rid of dreams?" she asked timidly. "Is Bae having nightmares or something?"

"No, it's not Bae," Rumpelstiltskin said quietly. "It's me."

"What's wrong?" Belle asked looking up at him.

Rumpelstiltskin had gone through enough to know that Belle was reaching out, giving him another chance. And he vowed to not screw it up this time.

"I can't get you out of my head. You wouldn't stay out of my dreams, so I stopped sleeping. Then I saw you everywhere in the Dark Castle. You're everywhere I turn, and it's driving me crazy, but it seems that this craziness has brought me to you."

"But if you've been seeing me everywhere, then how do you know I'm not another one of these visions?" Belle asked tentatively.

Rumpelstiltskin reached out and hesitantly placed a hand on the side of her face. "All the visions I saw of you had no substance, you do. I can't see the shelf through you; I can feel the warmth of your skin on my hand. You are not part of my imagination, that I am sure of."

Belle smiled and slowly gave Rumpelstiltskin a hug, judging his reaction and giving him every chance to push her away. He hugged her back, holding her tightly.

"Belle, please come back," he whispered into her hair. "I need you."

"I already told you before, I will go with you forever," Belle replied.

"Excellent," he grinned into her hair, then spirited her away to the Dark Castle, much like he had when he first brought her to the Dark Castle.

Once they were there he still held onto her, refusing to let go. Belle didn't mind either, it had been so long since she had seen her true love.

"I'm sorry Belle, sorry for everything," he had told her.

Eventually they were discovered by Bae in search of his father. "Took you long enough," he grinned at them.

"Bae, would you mind having Belle stay with us? Forever?"

"Are you kidding me? That would be awesome!" Bae exclaimed.

"Good, and in keeping my promise to you-" Rumpelstiltskin said taking Belle's face and kissing her.

Magic happened; well it must have been, because starting with his face his skin began to change. Then it spread to the rest of his body, changing his scaled appearance to that of a normal, ordinary man.

Bae ran up and hugged the both, while they were still together, overjoyed that his dad finally kept the promise he had made to him all those years ago. Plus he had the feeling that he would soon be getting a new mother.

Belle wrapped her arms around him, accepting his choosing her and Bae over power.

It seemed they would be getting their happily ever after, after all.