Belle



Belle, from Beauty and the Beast, first appears in Skin Deep.

Skin Deep
Rumpelstiltskin is called to Maurice's castle to offer a deal. Rumpelstiltskin offers to protect the town in exchange for Belle's servitude. Belle is taken to Rumpelstiltskin's Dark Castle and is promptly thrown into the dungeon. Belle, throughout her stay at the Dark Castle forms a friendship with Rumpelstiltskin. He later allows her to go to town, saying he expects her never to return. While walking in the forest, the Evil Queen's carriage stops on the road. While talking with the Evil Queen, Belle is informed that true love's kiss can break any curse, to Belle's delight. She then returns to Rumpelstiltskin (much to his surprise), in order to kiss him. Although his curse visibly appears to start disappearing, he believes the Evil Queen was behind it, trying to take his powers away. Refusing to believe Belle's claims that she truly loves him, he imprisons her in the dungeon, later telling her to leave his castle and never returns.

It is later claimed by the Evil Queen that Belle's father shunned her when she returned home and locked her in a tower, forcing her to undergo an exorcism of sorts. The Queen also claims Belle killed herself by jumping from the tower.

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Trivia

 * Her counter-part is being held captive in the hospital basement by Regina, in what appears to be a psychiatric ward. A possiblity for this treatment may be because she remembers her life as Belle and has been locked up to prevent from either telling the truth or from reuniting with Rumpelstilsken.