Second Chance

Chapter 27 Same Old Same Old

Belles POV

I did it. 

I cant believe i did it. 

I've cut him out of my life, completely, forever. 

My body feels as if it has been turned to stone. All the warmth and light inside of me, had gone. The only thing left inside, cold and dark. I fear it will never return either. 

I feel like the worst person in the world. No, I am the worst person in the world.

I bite my lip to stop the tears from escaping as I walk down the hallway of the castle, heading for my room where I could cry until the pain eased, if it even will.... 

"Ah Belle, there you are, your father and I have been looking for you everywhere, we have some last minute planing to do for the wedding - now darling, what is wrong now? We also have a dinner to prepare for and you look like you've been dragged through the depths of hell!" I registered Gaston heading towards me.

I do not need this right now.

"I'm fine, what last minute preparations?" I frowned and stopped walking, now face to face with him.

"Quite a few things as the wedding as been rushed forward-"

"Rushed forward?" I cut him off. 

He rolled his eyes at me, 

"See this is why you shouldn't disappear for hours on end, my love," he said through gritted teeth, obviously frustrated with me.

"We have to decided to move the wedding to tomorrow, as you were not there for the decision making, your father thought you would agree," he said, having another dig about my disappearance. 

"Tomorrow?" I gasped.

How could my father think I would ever be okay with that! That is so soon...

I gulped.

Gaston came closer, placing his hands tightly on my waists. 

"We thought, why wait? The sooner we get married, the better, hm?" he said, looking down at me, his hold on me slightly aggressive and very possessive. 

"But, we don't have anything ready-"

"Which is exactly why we have to go and sort some things out for it now, see, this is why you shouldn't run off," he said, pulling me even tighter toward him, so much so that i raised my arms and placed them on his chest to prevent myself from getting any closer.

"I can assure you, when we are married, the first thing i will do is put an end to your galavanting," he hissed, keeping his voice quiet so only i could here. 

I stared up at him, eyes wide in fear. This is the Gaston i remember. Cold, possessive and controlling. Why did I think he had changed and I had any chance of a happy life with him? You should know by now Belle, nobody changes, no matter how much they claim to love you...

"Now," he said, releasing my hips but replacing the iron grip onto my arm, 

"Let's go, we need as much time as we can get, right darling?" he said, suddenly smiling at me, kissing my cheek. 

It was a good thing that Gaston was holding my arm as we walked toward the drawing room as I was shaking so hard that I would surely have fallen over. 

As soon as he was around people, Gaston did what he always used to and switched to the charming man everyone thought he was. But I know him properly, and he has proven to be far from it. 

Rumples POV

"ARGHHH!"

Throwing my arms across the table I swiped everything off of it, potions, books and other jarred substances fell and smashed onto the floor. 

I stood there, leaning on the table, panting, my hair all over my face.

HOW COULD SHE DO THIS?!! 

HOW COULD SHE?! 

I brought her back from the dead - from the dead!

And she still thinks i cannot love her! 

I have never loved anything more than I love Belle. 

So why does she not believe me!

She died - and I brought her back! 

And she's left me once again! 

How dare she. How dare she make me care for her. Love her. And then leave. Leave when all I want her to do is stay. She made my heart beat again, for her and only her, yet she is gone. 

And for him! For Gaston! I don't know how many times she has told me over the years that she never did and would never love him! But here she is, gone, thrown away her chance of true love, our true love, for that disgusting man! 

I cant even imagine the things he is going to do to her. Belle told me long ago that all he wanted was a pretty little thing to carry around on his arm, to carry his children and stay out of sight until she was needed, to secure a business deal with her beauty and charm. Belle is so strong willed, and unbelievely smart, yet he will just keep her hidden away until he see's fit to get her out to play - as that is all she is to him , a toy! Not a woman. Not someone to love and care for, to enjoy the rest of his life with. An object. 

*Town Cavern*

The cavern was filled with rowdy drunk men, all there for one thing and one thing only.

"Down with the dark one!" They were yelling, banging their metal beer glasses onto the wooden tables. 

There were a group of men, who seemed to be at the heart of it all.

"WHO BROUGHT US BACK?" one of them pounced upon a table and yelled above the chaos.

"THE DARK ONE!" the crowd cheered back, throwing up their arms in anger.

"AND LEFT OUR FAMILIES BEHIND?"

"THE DARK ONE!"

"AND WONT UNDO HIS WRONG?"

"THE DARK ONE!"

"SO WHAT MUST WE DO?"

"FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" The crowd chanted. 

"EXACTLY! NOW WHO IS READY TO GET REVENGE!?"

"WE ARE!"

"WHO IS READY TO FIGHT?"

"WE ARE!"

The man who had been getting the crowd excited turned to the other three behind him, smiling down at them, hunger for revenge clear as day in his eyes.

"Now," he said to them, 

"Lets tell them the plan."

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