Light bounced off of the castle, making it glimmer. There were jewels pressed into the walls simply because they couldn't fit inside without messing up the decor. Even the bridge was over the top, large stones organized to look eccentric and gorgeous.

You were disgusted by it.

Each and every precious jewel pressed into the stone walls was a reminder of his newfound greed.

Each carefully placed rock reminded you that his new life was being rebuilt around him.

And the glimmering castle glaring at you reminded you that within his new life, you had no place.

You marched into the castle with vigor and anger. Belle, his beautiful servant girl, stood in the entryway looking frightened as she was armed with nothing more than a feather duster.

You winced as you saw her luscious brown curls, her perfect skin, and her eyes that shined brighter than a thousand suns.

She was what fit into his life now.

"Rumple!" Belle squealed.

The poor girl was shaking as her eyes scanned over your armor and they widened when they met your sword.

A small bit of satisfaction burst through your heart and you stood just that much straighter. You let her be afraid, even when you heart was aching.

"What-what-what-what-what is it girl?...." 'Rumple' crowed.

He had appeared right behind Belle, annoyance practically burning off of him. The sight of his scaly skin hit you hard.

For some reason in your twisted head, you had thought that there was hope. You had thought that maybe if you came there, he might be normal again just for you.

But seeing his sickly green skin and his empty eyes, you knew that that was impossible.

"Hello 'Rumple'." You growled.

His eyes were pinned on you in seconds.

"____." He muttered.

When he said your name, you couldn't stop the tears that pooled in your eyes. His voice was the only constant in this twisted equation, and you hated it.

"Why?" You whispered.

He waved Belle away, and she gladly took her escape. Rumpelstiltskin tried then, to take a step closer to you, maybe even sweep you up into his arms.

But you backed away.

"____, darling."

You winced.

"You've replaced your son with jewels, you've replaced you wife with good food, you've replaced your lack of home with a castle, you've replaced.... you've replaced ME with...HER. You've replaced your entire life, but you can't replace your cowardice. No, that is something you cannot shake, not even when you have someone willing to go to the end of the world just to find you and tell you.... tell you she loves you."

The entire time you had been rambling, his head had been hung in shame, but when you said the three words that you had been dying to say ever since you had met him, he finally looked at you.

"Goodbye 'Rumple'."

And then you left the monster trapped in his perfect life without you.

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