Disclaimer:The characters are mine at least as far as their names go.
Author's Note: I had never heard of the beast described as a wolf, and I absoballylutely love wolves. I had also never heard of the servants as being woodland creatures, and seeing how I absolutely love all sorts of animals I simply had to write it this way. And, in case your wondering, I got tired of hearing all the detail's of the girl's family, so her family is sort of kept to a minimum. You never actually see her father, you only hear him mentioned, and as far as mentioned here, she has no other family. I'm sorry if you have a problem with that, but that would be your problem, not mine.
The wolf-creature was standing on his hind legs as Karie beheld him with awe and fear. He spoke, a sound between an animal growl and the rumble of thunder, "Why have you trespassed?" Karie trembled but knew she had to respond, " Please, sir, I'm looking for my father. He never came home so I set out to look for him. Do you know where he is?" The wolf-like-creature snarled," Yes, he also trespassed here three days ago, but he committed an unforgivable sin...he stole a rose." Karie gasped __oh, what a foolish request from a silly girl! I should have never asked for a rose__ "He is in my dungeons where he shall remain." "Oh, please sir, let me take his place, for it was I who requested that he bring back a rose. I will stay if you will let him go." Her head was bowed when the wolf creature asked her, somewhat surprised, " Why should you give up your freedom, maybe your life, for him?" Karie looked him in the oddly human-like eyes as she said, simply and boldly, "Because I love him more than anything." The wolf-creature turned away from her, but not before she caught the shock and amazement that flashed momentarily in his human-like green-gold eyes. "Then it shall be as you have requested, he may leave if you will stay." The wolf-creature walked away, his black cape swirling about his beastly form. A thin, cat-like creature appeared from the shadows and led Karie to her rooms. " Forgive him, Karie, he has been this way for so long that he has almost forgotten the human emotions of love and bravery." "How did you know my name?" "I know lots of things, you name one of the least." A short plump creature of a species Karie didn't recognize entered carrying many dresses of fine quality, " 'Scuse me, miss, th' Master has requested your presence for dinner so we'd best get you cleaned up and dressed, eh?"
Kylar paced his chambers, the wolf-like form exerting its frustration on inanimate objects. Why did this girl arouse feelings he had not felt in what seemed like centuries? __ She is barely more than a child! how is she capable of evoking such emotion?!__ Kylar had just barely calmed himself when a rather large squirrel entered and announced that dinner was being served in the dinning hall.
Karie had tried on endless dresses until she found one she liked. It was rather plain compared to the rest, but the pale blue brought out her eyes beautifully. Sylva, for that was the name of the feline creature, had pulled back the hair from both sides of Karie's face so that you could actually see it, only one soft tendril of hair had escaped Sylva's grasp and it lay curling on Karie's cheek. " Oh don't you look stunning!" Sari, the plump creature exclaimed, "Won't Th' Master be pleased!" Karie smiled and then she frowned, __Why do I want to please "Th' Master"? Isn't this the same beast who imprisoned me?__ It was odd, whenever she thought of him her emotions confused her.
Author's Note: I had never heard of the beast described as a wolf, and I absoballylutely love wolves. I had also never heard of the servants as being woodland creatures, and seeing how I absolutely love all sorts of animals I simply had to write it this way. And, in case your wondering, I got tired of hearing all the detail's of the girl's family, so her family is sort of kept to a minimum. You never actually see her father, you only hear him mentioned, and as far as mentioned here, she has no other family. I'm sorry if you have a problem with that, but that would be your problem, not mine.
The wolf-creature was standing on his hind legs as Karie beheld him with awe and fear. He spoke, a sound between an animal growl and the rumble of thunder, "Why have you trespassed?" Karie trembled but knew she had to respond, " Please, sir, I'm looking for my father. He never came home so I set out to look for him. Do you know where he is?" The wolf-like-creature snarled," Yes, he also trespassed here three days ago, but he committed an unforgivable sin...he stole a rose." Karie gasped __oh, what a foolish request from a silly girl! I should have never asked for a rose__ "He is in my dungeons where he shall remain." "Oh, please sir, let me take his place, for it was I who requested that he bring back a rose. I will stay if you will let him go." Her head was bowed when the wolf creature asked her, somewhat surprised, " Why should you give up your freedom, maybe your life, for him?" Karie looked him in the oddly human-like eyes as she said, simply and boldly, "Because I love him more than anything." The wolf-creature turned away from her, but not before she caught the shock and amazement that flashed momentarily in his human-like green-gold eyes. "Then it shall be as you have requested, he may leave if you will stay." The wolf-creature walked away, his black cape swirling about his beastly form. A thin, cat-like creature appeared from the shadows and led Karie to her rooms. " Forgive him, Karie, he has been this way for so long that he has almost forgotten the human emotions of love and bravery." "How did you know my name?" "I know lots of things, you name one of the least." A short plump creature of a species Karie didn't recognize entered carrying many dresses of fine quality, " 'Scuse me, miss, th' Master has requested your presence for dinner so we'd best get you cleaned up and dressed, eh?"
Kylar paced his chambers, the wolf-like form exerting its frustration on inanimate objects. Why did this girl arouse feelings he had not felt in what seemed like centuries? __ She is barely more than a child! how is she capable of evoking such emotion?!__ Kylar had just barely calmed himself when a rather large squirrel entered and announced that dinner was being served in the dinning hall.
Karie had tried on endless dresses until she found one she liked. It was rather plain compared to the rest, but the pale blue brought out her eyes beautifully. Sylva, for that was the name of the feline creature, had pulled back the hair from both sides of Karie's face so that you could actually see it, only one soft tendril of hair had escaped Sylva's grasp and it lay curling on Karie's cheek. " Oh don't you look stunning!" Sari, the plump creature exclaimed, "Won't Th' Master be pleased!" Karie smiled and then she frowned, __Why do I want to please "Th' Master"? Isn't this the same beast who imprisoned me?__ It was odd, whenever she thought of him her emotions confused her.