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Your POV 

After the town found out that I went missing it wasn't long until the whole town knew that Rumple and I were together. Turning to him as he's asleep, I smile to myself, moving some of his hair from his face. Watching him move a little before reaching a hand out to me, taking it in mine gently as I rub my thumb along the back of his hand. 

"Morning, love." 

He opens his eyes slowly as he squints from the sun working it's way into his eyes. The brown irises glowing in the process. Without a word he rolls towards me, his face going into my chest and his arms wrapping around me. Giggling from him hiding from the sun into me, I play with his hair. 

"I'll look into some blackout curtains for the room, Rumple. Looks like you might want to have longer mornings in bed." 

Feeling his low chuckle against me as his hands run up and down my back, he pulls away enough to kiss my jaw. "I won't mind opening the shop a little later." 

Kissing him gently from his words, pulling him closer to me as he sits up slightly. Deepening the kiss he leans over me a bit as my hands go into his hair. Pulling on his hair gently, making him give a small noise, his hands squeeze my hips slightly. Yelping from the long forgotten feeling of his hands roaming my body, his tongue going into my mouth as he smiles into the kiss. Keeping me close to him. My hands pulling on his shirt slightly, wanting him closer to me than he already was, though that was mostly impossible. 

Getting more noises out of each other, the lack of being together getting the better of us as we were in his large bed. He pulls away enough to go towards my neck, his mouth getting to work on it as he always did to distract me. 

"Rumple~" 

He hums against my neck as he bites me slightly, jumping a little from under him as I feel his hands holding onto the sheets under us, as if he's containing himself. Holding onto him for a bit, I breathe deeply from the sensations on my neck he was giving me. He snaps his head up, my face flushed for a moment as I try and regain myself. 

"Who could be knocking on the door now?" His voice is low, hushed as he narrows his eyes. Placing my hand on his chest he turns to see me for a moment, his features softening. 

"We're together again, and the town knows about us. No more secrets, I'll be here as long as you want me." 

He looks at me for a moment before smiling gently, it growing into a grin before leaning down to plant another kiss on me. Putting a hand on his cheek I smile. "We have a store to run." smiling gently he sighs, the sun shining on his skin for a second.

Giggling gently while looking at him he raises a brow. "What are you giggily about?" 

"It's been a while since I've seen you on a sunny day, too bad you don't shine like you used to." 

Shaking his head he rolls his eyes, laying on the bed next to me. 

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"Why don't you go outside when it's sunny? I've noticed you only go outside for your... deals when it's cloudy." Tilting my head I look at the Dark One that I had been sharing a life with for so long. 

Looking at me from his spinning wheel he puts his thread down and sighs. "I've found that if I'm outside when it's too... bright outside. My... skin shines a little" 

"It shines?" 

He nods before standing and walking over, grabbing my hand as we went out to the run down back garden. Watching as he unbuttoned the bit of his vest and looked at me, his arms raised slightly, as if he was proving a point. 

Crossing my arms as I watch in amazement, the sun bouncing off of his gold skin, giving gentle shines as it does. Walking over to him, I smile gently as I place a hand on his cheek and the other on his vest. 

"Rumple..." 

Pushing me off slightly as he covers himself up, making his way to the shadows again. "You don't have to say it, I already know it's hideous. Unnatural." 

Shaking my head as I grab his hand, he gets pulled back towards me as he tries to keep his back to me. "For someone who's part Seer, you're terrible at seeing things." narrowing his eyes at me as his large eyes watched my (e/c) ones. 

"I was going to tell you the complete opposite. I've been beyond poor for my entire existence, but even I know beauty when I see it. Your skin, when it shines in the sun is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. It's like the captivating sparkles of a freshly refined diamond from the Dwarf Mines." 

His eyes bounce between mine as my hand are on his biceps. My fingers tighten around his silk shirt slightly while he stares back at me. Before I could say anything more, he kisses me, pulling me close to him. Wrapping my arms around him tightly, I smile into the quick kiss, my words had really gotten to him. 

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"I had forgotten about those words you said to me. No one had ever said anything like that before. Most people that see my skin, or saw it, would call me Crocodile." he looks down as he plays with my shirt slightly. 

"if I hear anyone else call you that, It'll be my turn to beat someone with a cane." 

He chuckles as he shakes his head. Going to speak he gets interrupted with yelling downstairs. 

"Gold! Get your ass down here!" 

Shrugging I hum before getting out of bed, him doing the same as we get ready. Once we were down the stairs, seeing who was causing all of the noise. Seeing Regina and Emma I glanced at Gold. 

"It's a little early for all the yelling, don't you think?" 

"We have a problem, it's Henry." 

"What about him, did he steal a credit card again?" 

Emma turns to Regina as she hugs herself for a moment, sighing gently before she spoke. 

"Henry ate the apple turnover that was supposed to put Emma to sleep, forever." 

Raising my brows, as I look at the two. "So you ended up doing the whole, Snow White poison apple, on your son?" 

They looked at each other for a moment before looking back to me. "She remembers?" 

Regina, Rumple, and I all nod at the same time. "For a little while now." 

Getting back to the matter at hand, Rumple hummed. "The only one who can save Henry, is Emma." Regina went to protest, only for him to cut her off again. 

"Before you say it, Emma is his Mother. You're not." 

Putting my hand on his back, he glanced at me for a moment before turning back to the two. "Emma has to go get something of mine, but in order to do that, she needs to go see your old friend in the basement." 

Regina's face fell as Emma turned to look at her. "What is he talking about?" 

"An old friend, I brought her over and she's in a certain form. One that she's not pleased about." 

Chuckling gently as I knew who it was, standing behind Rumple as I was shot a glare. Feeling his hand snake around and rub my leg, making me relax. 

"In order to get you what I need to break the curse on Henry, you need to take this." 

Opening the large black box on the counter, it revealed a sword that I had seen pointed at Rumple more than I would have cared to see. 

"Your Father's sword." 

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It's dangerous to go alone, take this!