The Other Side (Ch 18)
Title: the other side
AUTHOR: obisgirl
Rating: R
Characters: Belle/Rush, Belle/Rumpelstiltskin, Emma/Baelfire
Summary: It's Belle's turn to go through the Stargate - but what happens when she finds herself reunited with Rumpelstiltskin on the other side?
Disclaimer: Once Upon a Time characters are property of Disney and Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis. I do not own Stargate Universe, Once Upon a Time or any of their characters. All belongs to the lovely folks at SyFy and ABC. This fanfic is for pure entertainment.
Something isn't right. Emma still isn't back and Baelfire is still missing. Rumpelstiltskin knows Baelfire is a grown man and can take care of himself but when it comes to Princess Emma, Baelfire is, not exactly objective. He has strong feelings for her, which he doubts Emma feels for him. It's also almost time for them to leave the palace and neither are there.
Belle lightly squeezes his hand and turns her attention to Snow. “Thank you for inviting us, Snow. Dinner was ---” she starts, then laughs. “I think we all know what dinner was last night, but it was a lovely gesture anyway,”
“Dinner was a disaster,” Snow admits, “I'm just happy you enjoyed it, Belle. You're welcome here anytime you like,”
Snow leans forward, hugging the other woman. Belle warmly accepts the hug, then turns to Prince Charming, who sneaks in beside his wife; Henry beside him. “We almost missed each other, James,” she says.
“I'm sorry about that Belle, I'm also sorry that my daughter isn't here to show you off,” he apologizes.
“No need to apologize for Emma. I'm sure Baelfire knows the way home,” she says, then looks at Henry as he looks curiously at her. “Goodbye Henry,”
“You're not staying are you?”
“Here? I'll come by and visit again, soon, I promise,” Belle smiles.
“No, I mean here,” he continues, referring to Avonlea.
Belle doesn't know what to say. She doesn't want to upset Rumpelstiltskin but she knows if he did die tomorrow or next week, there was no way that she could stay. “This place will always be my home, Henry,” she affirms, “You, the Charmings, Rumpelstiltskin and Baelfire, will always be my family,”
“And family sticks together,” Baelfire adds, joining them finally, Emma not too far behind.
“You made it after all, son,” Rumpelstiltskin observes.
Emma exchanges glances with her dad and looks briefly at Snow. There's an uneasy silence with Baelfire and Emma's presence but Belle ignores it. “Thank you again for dinner, Snow,” she says.
Bealfire glances at Emma and the Charmings. “Thank you again for dinner,” he says, then looks squarely at Emma. “Goodbye Princess, it was a pleasure,”
Emma manages a quaint smile but doesn't say anything. Baelfire turns his attention to Henry and much to his surprise, the boy leaps into his arms. “Goodbye Baelfire, I hope you can visit again,” he cries.
“Thanks Henry. I can hope I can visit again too,” he says before turning to help Rumpelstiltskin and Belle into the carriage.
Henry watches them leave then turns to Emma, doesn't say anything and leaves. Emma frowns, looking pointedly at her and Snow. “What is going on? I leave for an hour or two and all of the sudden, my kid is not talking to me? What happened?” she cries.
“What happened,” Snow fumes, “Is that you have serious growing up to to do, young lady. I think it's safe to say that dinner was a disaster last night because of your behavior,”
“I think we should have this discussion inside,” Charming says, directing both ladies to the main hall. “Emma, your mother is upset because of yours - and Baelfire's behavior last night,”
“About Baelfire, you should be more upset with him than me,” Emma adds, “He was totally out of line,”
“I'm not Baelfire's mother, but I am yours and last night, was no way for a princess to act,” Snow continues, “You were disrespectful to your guests ---”
“My guests?!” Emma questions, “I didn't invite Rumpelstiltskin and his family; you did,”
“Ladies, let's try and not kill each other,” Charming adds.
“I have no intention of spilling blood, dad,” Emma says, “but I tried to be as polite as humanely possible but it's hard not to be bitchy when Baelfire is trying to feel me up every other second,”
Snow's eyes narrow. “I don't care about what Baelfire did to you but you could have at least been friendly for Henry's sake,” she adds.
“Why is it so important to you that I be friendly with Baelfire? Just because he's Henry's father doesn't mean I have to be nice for him. You don't know what he's like...”
“I know what he's like now and he isn't the monster you paint him out to be,” Snow continues, “Emma, you're too focused on the past, you can't see that he's changed,”
“Trust me, he hasn't changed that much in twelve years,” Emma grunts.
Snow sighs, studying her daughter. “Remember that talk we had before Graham died?” she queries
“What talk?” Charming asks but Snow ignores him.
“You're putting up that wall again,” Snow continues.
“The wall theory again, really?”
Snow sighs, taking a lighter approach. “Emma, Baelfire is a good man. He's not that same troublesome man you met twelve years ago. He's grown up, so have you except the problem isn't him anymore. It's you because you're still stuck in this belief that in the twelve years since you last saw him, he's still the same guy. You're stuck on the pain and the heartache that he caused you, that you're willing to sacrifice a possible relationship between father and son,”
“I'm protecting Henry, and I can do that because I'm his mother,” Emma defends.
“Except you're not protecting him, Emma, you're hurting him. If you would just give Baelfire, love a chance….” Snow pleads.
“And he knocks me up and he's gone, again,”
“Somehow, I doubt that he would abandon you since he seems hellbent on creating a life with you Emma,” Snow muses.
"Can I say something?" Charming injects, eliciting curious stares from his wife and daughter.
"Please don't be on her side," Emma pleads.
"I'm staying neutral in this argument but there is something you should know Emma," Charming adds, “None of this really matters...”
“How can you say that?!” Emma cries, “Henry, is my son ---”
“It doesn't matter because Henry knows,” Charming interrupts.
“You told him?” Emma questions. “How could you tell him?”
Charming shrugs. “I did not tell him but he is a very smart boy. He must have figured it out on his own. But this also means, whether you like it or not Emma, you have to talk to him about Baelfire,” he says.
Emma sighs, looking between her parents. “This conversation is not over,” she warns, leaving abruptly to see to her son.
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AUTHOR: obisgirl
Rating: R
Characters: Belle/Rush, Belle/Rumpelstiltskin, Emma/Baelfire
Summary: It's Belle's turn to go through the Stargate - but what happens when she finds herself reunited with Rumpelstiltskin on the other side?
Disclaimer: Once Upon a Time characters are property of Disney and Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis. I do not own Stargate Universe, Once Upon a Time or any of their characters. All belongs to the lovely folks at SyFy and ABC. This fanfic is for pure entertainment.
Something isn't right. Emma still isn't back and Baelfire is still missing. Rumpelstiltskin knows Baelfire is a grown man and can take care of himself but when it comes to Princess Emma, Baelfire is, not exactly objective. He has strong feelings for her, which he doubts Emma feels for him. It's also almost time for them to leave the palace and neither are there.
Belle lightly squeezes his hand and turns her attention to Snow. “Thank you for inviting us, Snow. Dinner was ---” she starts, then laughs. “I think we all know what dinner was last night, but it was a lovely gesture anyway,”
“Dinner was a disaster,” Snow admits, “I'm just happy you enjoyed it, Belle. You're welcome here anytime you like,”
Snow leans forward, hugging the other woman. Belle warmly accepts the hug, then turns to Prince Charming, who sneaks in beside his wife; Henry beside him. “We almost missed each other, James,” she says.
“I'm sorry about that Belle, I'm also sorry that my daughter isn't here to show you off,” he apologizes.
“No need to apologize for Emma. I'm sure Baelfire knows the way home,” she says, then looks at Henry as he looks curiously at her. “Goodbye Henry,”
“You're not staying are you?”
“Here? I'll come by and visit again, soon, I promise,” Belle smiles.
“No, I mean here,” he continues, referring to Avonlea.
Belle doesn't know what to say. She doesn't want to upset Rumpelstiltskin but she knows if he did die tomorrow or next week, there was no way that she could stay. “This place will always be my home, Henry,” she affirms, “You, the Charmings, Rumpelstiltskin and Baelfire, will always be my family,”
“And family sticks together,” Baelfire adds, joining them finally, Emma not too far behind.
“You made it after all, son,” Rumpelstiltskin observes.
Emma exchanges glances with her dad and looks briefly at Snow. There's an uneasy silence with Baelfire and Emma's presence but Belle ignores it. “Thank you again for dinner, Snow,” she says.
Bealfire glances at Emma and the Charmings. “Thank you again for dinner,” he says, then looks squarely at Emma. “Goodbye Princess, it was a pleasure,”
Emma manages a quaint smile but doesn't say anything. Baelfire turns his attention to Henry and much to his surprise, the boy leaps into his arms. “Goodbye Baelfire, I hope you can visit again,” he cries.
“Thanks Henry. I can hope I can visit again too,” he says before turning to help Rumpelstiltskin and Belle into the carriage.
Henry watches them leave then turns to Emma, doesn't say anything and leaves. Emma frowns, looking pointedly at her and Snow. “What is going on? I leave for an hour or two and all of the sudden, my kid is not talking to me? What happened?” she cries.
“What happened,” Snow fumes, “Is that you have serious growing up to to do, young lady. I think it's safe to say that dinner was a disaster last night because of your behavior,”
“I think we should have this discussion inside,” Charming says, directing both ladies to the main hall. “Emma, your mother is upset because of yours - and Baelfire's behavior last night,”
“About Baelfire, you should be more upset with him than me,” Emma adds, “He was totally out of line,”
“I'm not Baelfire's mother, but I am yours and last night, was no way for a princess to act,” Snow continues, “You were disrespectful to your guests ---”
“My guests?!” Emma questions, “I didn't invite Rumpelstiltskin and his family; you did,”
“Ladies, let's try and not kill each other,” Charming adds.
“I have no intention of spilling blood, dad,” Emma says, “but I tried to be as polite as humanely possible but it's hard not to be bitchy when Baelfire is trying to feel me up every other second,”
Snow's eyes narrow. “I don't care about what Baelfire did to you but you could have at least been friendly for Henry's sake,” she adds.
“Why is it so important to you that I be friendly with Baelfire? Just because he's Henry's father doesn't mean I have to be nice for him. You don't know what he's like...”
“I know what he's like now and he isn't the monster you paint him out to be,” Snow continues, “Emma, you're too focused on the past, you can't see that he's changed,”
“Trust me, he hasn't changed that much in twelve years,” Emma grunts.
Snow sighs, studying her daughter. “Remember that talk we had before Graham died?” she queries
“What talk?” Charming asks but Snow ignores him.
“You're putting up that wall again,” Snow continues.
“The wall theory again, really?”
Snow sighs, taking a lighter approach. “Emma, Baelfire is a good man. He's not that same troublesome man you met twelve years ago. He's grown up, so have you except the problem isn't him anymore. It's you because you're still stuck in this belief that in the twelve years since you last saw him, he's still the same guy. You're stuck on the pain and the heartache that he caused you, that you're willing to sacrifice a possible relationship between father and son,”
“I'm protecting Henry, and I can do that because I'm his mother,” Emma defends.
“Except you're not protecting him, Emma, you're hurting him. If you would just give Baelfire, love a chance….” Snow pleads.
“And he knocks me up and he's gone, again,”
“Somehow, I doubt that he would abandon you since he seems hellbent on creating a life with you Emma,” Snow muses.
"Can I say something?" Charming injects, eliciting curious stares from his wife and daughter.
"Please don't be on her side," Emma pleads.
"I'm staying neutral in this argument but there is something you should know Emma," Charming adds, “None of this really matters...”
“How can you say that?!” Emma cries, “Henry, is my son ---”
“It doesn't matter because Henry knows,” Charming interrupts.
“You told him?” Emma questions. “How could you tell him?”
Charming shrugs. “I did not tell him but he is a very smart boy. He must have figured it out on his own. But this also means, whether you like it or not Emma, you have to talk to him about Baelfire,” he says.
Emma sighs, looking between her parents. “This conversation is not over,” she warns, leaving abruptly to see to her son.
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