As My Lady Commands

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Chapter 8: The Blue Fairy

Summary: 

After Rumplestiltskin accidentally slays a dragon, he is rewarded with knighthood. But with war on the horizon and the Dark One under the control of their enemy, an attempt on her life forces Princess Belle to flee her kingdom with only the reluctant knight Sir Rumplestiltskin to protect her.

Belle/Sir Rumple, Rated Explicit for eventual smut

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Chapter Summary: The Blue Fairy comes to the rescue as the real adventure is about to begin.

Belle let out the breath she’d been holding and fell to her knees.

She wanted to weep, to scream, to laugh with utter relief. Her family had never been very religious, catering to the clerics when necessary, but she felt as though her prayers had been answered. She looked up at the Blue Fairy and smiled, blinking the tears out of her eyes.

“Oh,” the fairy gasped softly. Then she knelt down in front of Belle. “Please don’t cry, Princess.”

“I’m sorry,” Belle replied, swiping at her cheeks. “I can’t believe you’re real!”

The Blue Fairy laughed lightly, a twittering almost musical sound, and took Belle’s hands, pulling her to her feet as she stood. “I am very real, Your Majesty.”

The fairy’s hands felt warm against Belle’s, and she gave them a squeeze before stepping back. “H-how can you help me?”

Reul Ghorm tilted her head, making her red curls bounce and sway. “By protecting you from the Dark One,” she explained. Then she looked around the small corner of the garden, her eyes narrowed sharply, before she looked back to Belle. “We should go inside, Princess. With magic there are eyes everywhere.”

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