Belle (Better than Magic)

Independent RP Blog for Once Upon a Time's Belle French Gold

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I’m so sorry

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Belle glanced down at her hands in her lap. Zelena understood more than she’d wanted to reveal; she didn’t want to make the situation worse than it already was. Her silence was enough confirmation. “There’s a contract. You said that Hades would want a baby for the time travel spell, just as…just as you once did. Please, don’t let him take my child from me. There must be some way you could help.”

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Belle glanced away for a moment, feeling a pang of guilt. “Your baby is safe with Robin, I promise,” she said. “And I know Robin. He’d do anything to protect his children.” She hesitated, taking a breath for courage and finally meeting Zelena’s eyes again. “No…I…i came here to ask for your help. As a mother. My…my child is also in danger.”

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It took less than a split millisecond to process was Belle was talking about it. It had completely escaped Zelena that there could be an alternate route to Hades’s time travel spell. Zelena’s inflection changed, “Right. Hades. Well, I suppose you best come in, then.” she said reluctantly, but made plenty of space for Belle to take her time walking inside. “Though, I’m not sure how I could help.” There was a certain aura of mutual understanding that Zelena couldn’t quite put her finger on, but after being pregnant in a hospital jail cell, she couldn’t really fathom what it would be like in the Underworld. 

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Belle followed Zelena into the farmhouse, glancing around surreptitiously to take in her escape routes and the general sense of the place. “Regina said that Hades is...is in love with you,” Belle stammered, still trying to wrap her mind around the idea. “If so...then you might be able to persuade him...” Her voice trailed off. She didn’t relish the idea of sharing all Rumple’s secrets with this woman, who had killed his son and tortured him for ages. 

Finally, she blurted out. “I’m pregnant and Hades has a claim on the child. I...I just don’t know what to do.”

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Feeling at a loss as to what to do, Belle found her footsteps winding toward the Underbrooke version of the farmhouse where she’d once found Rumple held captive by the very same witch she was now seeking help from. Hades loved Zelena, so Zelena might be the only one who could convince him to release her child from the contract. Rumple had found no way to do it yet, and…poor Gaston’s soul was lost for all eternity, all for nothing. So, still somewhat indecisive, Belle knocked on Zelena’s door.

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The knock on the door wasn’t surprising, after all the inflamed nostrils earlier in the day from Regina’s friend Ruby she suspected it was going to be another prod for information, as if giving up the silver slippers wasn’t enough. But to Zelena’s surprise, when she answered the door, it wasn’t a wolf at all, it was Belle. Of all the people in the Underworld she thought would come crying for unfinished business, Rumpelstiltskin’s wife was not on the list. “Belle. And you’ve come alone. Am I getting an apology for running off with my baby, or did you come to remind me of something else horrible I’ve done?”

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Belle glanced away for a moment, feeling a pang of guilt. “Your baby is safe with Robin, I promise,” she said. “And I know Robin. He’d do anything to protect his children.” She hesitated, taking a breath for courage and finally meeting Zelena’s eyes again. “No...I...i came here to ask for your help. As a mother. My...my child is also in danger.”

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Feeling at a loss as to what to do, Belle found her footsteps winding toward the Underbrooke version of the farmhouse where she’d once found Rumple held captive by the very same witch she was now seeking help from. Hades loved Zelena, so Zelena might be the only one who could convince him to release her child from the contract. Rumple had found no way to do it yet, and...poor Gaston’s soul was lost for all eternity, all for nothing. So, still somewhat indecisive, Belle knocked on Zelena’s door.