Author's Note:

Warning: This story in general has major spoilers for the anime!

Hello, everyone! I'm here with a new story, called "A Wolf's Perspective". So I got this idea while watching a certain episode of Brothers Conflict, where Juli shows up in Ema's dream as a human. When he confessed to her, an idea popped into my head. What if Juli was originally human? That's how this story was born.

In this chapter, you will be introduced to Julien Nanami, but I'm pretty sure that after reading this, you'll figure out who he is...

Without further ado, I hope you enjoy this story!


A Wolf's Perspective

Prologue

In the hospital waiting room, people were walking about. Meanwhile, a young boy named Julien Nanami was running rambunctiously around the room while his father was with his wife, who was going to give birth to his little brother.

Julien Nanami was a five-year old boy, born to a Japanese father named Tsuyoshi and a French mother named Josephine. When he heard that he was going to get a little brother, he was so overjoyed that he started jumping around the house in excitement. After months of waiting impatiently, he was suddenly driven to the hospital by his father, while he tried to take care of his pregnant mother.

Hours had passed since the time where he first went to the waiting room. Then, while one of the employees took care of him, his father suddenly showed up and told him to come over. Taking his hand, he led her to his mother's hospital room to find his mother holding a baby boy in her arms.

Running over, he noticed that he looked a little bit like himself, having both the same coloured hair and same coloured eyes. Smiling, he climbed onto the bed so that he could see his brother.

"Mom," he asked his mother curiously. "What's his name?" As he looked at him excitedly, she patted him on the head.

"Julien," she said in a motherly tone. "I want you to meet your little brother, Louis Nanami..."

As the years passed by, Julien and Louis were practically inseparable. Julien would always want to play with Louis, while all he wanted to do was sleep. However, that didn't stop them from being with each other. It seemed as if they were going to be together forever.

Unfortunately, that wasn't going to be the case. Just shortly after Julien turned seven, while Louis was about to turn two, they were faced with bad news. When the authorities came over, Julien was told that their parents were in a car accident. His mother died right on the spot while his father suddenly went missing. Understanding what was going on, Julien burst into tears while Louis only looked at him worriedly.

The next day, they were taken to an orphanage, seeing as there was nobody else who could take care of them. While staying there, Julien constantly had an attitude, openly showing that he didn't like living in the orphanage at all. Meanwhile, Louis was quietly playing with the toys by himself. Despite what was happening to them, they were still always together.

Then, on one sunny day, a blonde-haired woman walked into the orphanage as she was going to adopt a child. While Julien was looking at her curiously, she walked in and looked at all the children in the orphanage. Usually, he wouldn't care, but as soon as he saw her set her eyes on his little brother, he panicked. Louis was going to be taken away from him.

Throwing a tantrum, one of the people who were looking after them tried to calm Julien down, though this was unsuccessful. Of course, he loved Louis very much, so seeing him as he was being taken away was to painful. As he was crying, the woman only looked at the young boy, feeling sorry for him.

The next day, he was also adopted, but the person who was adopting him looked really suspicious. She had a shady look in her eye as she took him to her car. When they arrived at the house, she immediately handed him a list.

"Do these or else!" she said bluntly, as if she was an authoritarian parent. Taking a lab coat, she opened a door and walked into the basement while Julien looked at her strangely.

Looking over the list, he noticed that it was a list of chores. Being the rebellious child he turned into while at the orphanage, he immediately shredded the paper into pieces and grumbled to himself, looking for any toys that were in the lady's house.

When the lady came back up, she noticed that he didn't do what he asked her to do. Stomping towards the sleeping boy, she pulled him by the ear and yelled at him.

"Stupid child!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, causing the young boy to look at her as fear started to creep in. "Can't you follow any instructions?"

Grabbing the poor boy, she literally threw him into a dark room and locked him inside. The room resembled a prison cell, causing Julien to bang at the door, apologizing profusely.

"Let me out! I promise I'll behave!" he screamed out of desperation, while the lady only smiled in satisfaction.

For the next three years, he lived a life of servitude, tending to her every need. Even though he still attended school, the lady was still harsh on him, locking him in that room if he wasn't the top of his class. Julien eventually became used to this life, he still longed for the day where he would meet his brother again.

One day, while preparing breakfast for the lady, he tried to rush so that he wouldn't be late for school. However, as he tried to finish, he suddenly dropped a plate by accident. When he heard a bunch of loud footsteps, he suddenly feared for his life.

"Stupid child!" she shrieked as he cowered in fear. In an instant, she grabbed the frying pan and whacked him on the head, causing him to fall down. In a daze, he then noticed her stab a syringe filled with some mysterious liquid into his arm. Wincing, he felt the liquid flow into his body. At that moment, he knew he was going to die.

"Louis..." he said quietly before blacking out.


As his eyes were beginning to open, Julien, who was dizzy, was trying to get out. That was when he realized that he was in a cage. Shocked, he went around the cage he was trapped in, crawling on all fours. Wait a minute... crawling on all fours? As that thought went to his head, he eventually was able to see a reflection of himself from a fish tank placed next to the cage. Looking at himself, his eyes widened when he finally realized what he became.

To put it simply, he became a squirrel, a small creature quite different from what he used to be.

Naturally, someone in this situation would do exactly that Julien did. He ran around the cage and panicked. Of course, becoming a squirrel was one of the very last things that came into his mind, so he didn't know what to do about this. In fact, there was no possible solution at this point.

Then, suddenly, the cage he was in was lifted off the shelf by a caring hand. Feeling the cage shake, he began to panic even more, knowing that he was going to be adopted. After all, the first time he was adopted, he ended up with a mean, scary lady. Trying to escape, he caught a glimpse of his new owner.

The owner was a tall man with long black hair and brown eyes. While he looked at him, Julien noted that he had a seemingly calm and gentle demeanour. Despite that, he could never be too sure, as what would be on the inside wasn't always the same as what was on the outside. As he smiled at the little squirrel, Julien began to squeak loudly, terrified about what was going to happen to him.

Clutching the cage in his hand, Julien frantically tried to find an escape route to no avail. Finally giving up, he slouched at the edge of the cage, finally accepting what he thought was his "death sentence".

Then, when they finally reached the house, the man took him out of the cage and held him tightly in the palm of his hand. Walking towards a young couple, he looked at the little child what was lying on the crib.

In the crib was a little girl, probably around a month old. The baby had short brown hair and big brown eyes, which looked at the squirrel curiously. As she began to chuckle upon seeing Julien, he had a feeling that this was a moment that would change his life for the better.


After spending about a month under the man's care, Julien finally grew accustomed to becoming a squirrel. Life with him wasn't like what he thought. For one thing, he actually treated him well, always playing with him. Of course, he was happy, since he could live the childhood he was stripped of by the woman.

One day, he was running around the apartment where he was living with a young couple and their child. Rintarou was rocking the little girl's cradle as she slept. Then, all of a sudden, he heard a knock coming from the door. Opening it, a police officer came as he informed him of the news.

"Kenji and Yukie Nagami have died in a car accident..." he said with a solemn tone, causing his owner to become shocked. At that moment, the little girl began to cry uncontrollably while the man took the child into his arms, rocking her back and forth until she calmed down.

Years later, Julien watched the girl grew up. As the time passed by, he noticed that the man started to go on adventures. After all, he was an adventurer. Now under her care, he finally began to understand a whole lot more about her. The girl was like a mother to him, always wanting to take care... no... protect the little squirrel.

Bit by bit, he began to look up to her, admiring everything about her. However, he noticed that she was very lonely, as her adoptive father was always out of the house. Seeing that made him feel bad for her, so he made a vow to himself.

That vow was to be her friend; someone who would always look out for her... almost like a knight in shining armour. Whenever she felt happy, he would play with her. Whenever she was sad, he would comfort her. It always pained him to see her like that, so he felt as if he had to stick to this vow. After all, in return for taking care of him, he would have to return the favour.

Even more years later, the girl received some startling news. The man, who became her adoptive father, was going to remarry and that she would suddenly gain a huge number of stepbrothers. When he heard that she was going to move in with them, he was not pleased in any way, whatsoever. After all, he began to grow feelings that a squirrel should never feel towards someone, even though he was originally a human.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is where our story begins...


Author's Note:

So... how was it? Good? Bad? I'm willing to accept constructive criticism, but not blatant flaming. I really appreciate reviews, favourites and follows! Also, since this story explains that Juli is Louis' brother, but, from what I know, I'm pretty sure the novel and/or anime doesn't say anything about it. I included it because, from what I know, it didn't necessarily disprove it, so just pretend that they are for the sake of the story, okay? ^_^ Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter! Bye bye!