I absolutely love the 10th Kingdom and haven't written in a long time so figured I'd pick it up again. This is the story of what happens after Virginia and Wolf come back to live in New York and picks up right where the movie lets off with them sitting on the bridge in central park.

Hope you enjoy and please leave a comment!

Wolf couldn't take his eyes off of Virginia, his mate he mentally repeated, as she stared off into the trees. This was a fairytale for him, living in some mystical land he had only gotten a brief taste of with his mate and soon to be son after becoming a hero back home- never in his wildest dreams did he image his life turning out so wonderfully. He saw her try to stifle a yawn and was instantly off the edge of the bridge and standing behind her, a hand outstretched to help her down. "Shall we find somewhere to get some rest, my love?"

She chuckled at his antics and took his hand but stopped short. He resisted the urge to whine at the concerned look she gave him. "I have no idea where we can go."

"What about your home? I know the trolls messed it up a bit but that should be fine for tonight anyway."

"How do you know that?"

"Oh, well I went there. Followed yours and Wendell's scent to the building and found your father. He gave me the address of where to find you."

"He did what? How'd you get him to tell you that?"

Wolf whined, he hadn't meant to get her upset but now she looked frustrated. "I traded a magic dung bean for the information. It's how he was able to understand the dog I bet." He wilted under the look Virginia was giving him, "Anyway, we can find a nice place in the trees here, maybe play a bit of hide and seek." He pulled her close to him and grinned.

Virginia rolled her eyes and pushed him off, "We can't sleep in the park."

"Why not? I slept here last time. We've slept in the woods loads of times. What's one more time?"

"It's just- it's not something people do here. New York is different than the Nine Kingdoms." Wolf scratched his head confused as Virginia turned from him and began pacing, "and I bet Mr. Murray has already cleaned all our stuff out of the apartment by now. We've been gone for over a month..." She groaned running her fingers through her hair. "I bet I've lost my job and even if Mr. Murray hasn't already found someone else for the apartment yet, the only reason we had that place was because Dad was the super and my grandmother-"

Wolf cut her off, not wanting Virginia to become any more stressed. "Ah! We can go to your grandmother's, tell her I was only teasing, a joke between the two of us. Like I told you at the troll's castle, when I dashingly swung in and saved your life I might add," Virginia was rolling her eyes again but he saw the smile on her face, "I wasn't really going to eat her, she was a touch old bird." Virginia was about to speak again but he pressed forward. "If she still won't let me in then I can sleep in the hall while you get rested in a proper bed."

"But Wolf-"

"Don't you worry my dreamy cream puff, I was able to charm your grandmother once, I'm sure I will be able to do it again!" he said with his typical grandiose flourish. "Now after you, my lady."

They had arrived at her grandmother's building much sooner than Virginia would have liked. The entire walk there, she had tried to get Wolf to come up with some kind of plan but he had been overly confident in his own charm. She was just glad her grandmother had insisted on not calling the police for her own vanity's sake. She could still hear the shrill voice of her grandmother when she had proposed the idea. "Goodness no Virginia, you mustn't notify the police that I was fooled by some man and that he left me tied up in my kitchen! I'll become the laughing stock of the entire town!"

For Wolf's part, he had no idea what he was going to say and this time he didn't even have flowers to charm the old bird. He wished he had a bit of troll dust so he could just tie her up again (minus the threats to eat her, he was a changed man after all). Plus he was finding it hard to focus, with all the scents and new sights and his dreamy creamy girl walking just beside him, it was all incredible distracting. He was half startled when Virginia stopped in front of a door looking anxious.

Virginia knocked on the door and gestured for Wolf to stand off to the side. After a moment, Wolf could hear rustling inside.

"Who is it?"

"It's me Grandmother, Virginia." She smiled weakly at the door, hoping her grandmother didn't ask why she didn't let herself in with the key like usual.

"Just a moment." Virginia was surprised to hear more than one lock being undone before the door swung open. Her grandmother stood in the doorway in her nightgown and a cigarette, same as ever. "Virginia! It feels like it's been so long. No matter, I'm glad to see you haven't brought that wretched dog with you again."

"It's nice to see you too, Grandmother. I have something, or, rather I have someone I want you to meet, or I guess I should say re-meet."

"Oh! You have finally met a man?" Her grandmother clasped her hands together and was nearly bouncing with giddiness.

"Something like that," Virginia muttered.

Wolf took this as his cue and stepped out from around the corner, giving his best smile as he hooked an arm around Virginia's waist. "Hello! It's good to see you again." The old woman's face fell and a weak shriek past through her frail lips and reached for the door but Wolf was faster and stopped it. He had been expecting that kind of reaction

Virginia reached out, attempting to grab her grandmother's arm before she fled into the apartment. "Grandmother, please! Wait! This is my fiancé." That stopped her grandmother's shrieks as he eyes darted to Virginia's hand where a ring sat.

"Fiancé?"

Wolf jumped in, "Yes, yes. As I said last time we met, I am Virginia's betrothed. I'm terribly sorry for the trouble last time but you see it was all part of a- a game! Yes, a game! You see being heir to an enormous fortune can sometime leave you looking for something with, well, with more excitement." He was waving his arms around hoping that the gestures might distract her as he stumbled for what to say next. He could tell Virginia was staring at him but he kept his eyes fixed on the grandmother. "In the kingdom I'm from-"

"Kingdom?"

"Ah yes, he's-he's from one of those small, ummm, small countries. One of the ones from-from the Middle Eastern areas. You know, where there are sheiks and princes and his fortune is in oil." Virginia quickly said. She doubted her grandmother was going to believe any of it.

"Like royalty?"

"Yes, exactly. He is the son of someone very important there. That's where I've been these past few weeks." She couldn't believe that it was actually working.

It was Wolf's turn to stare. He had no idea what anything Virginia had just said meant but it seemed to have worked for her grandmother. And now he was royalty and he was going to start acting like it. He took a step forward and seized the old woman's hand. "In any case, we tend to play silly tricks there and I apologize for it getting out of hand. I meant it only to be a joke for Virginia and did not consider the fright it might have caused you. I hope you can accept my humblest of apologizes." He bent down as if he was bowing and placed a gentle kiss on her gnarled fingers.

She blushed, "Well, there was no harm but a little fright. Certainly a wealthy man such as yourself can make it up to an old woman like me. But please, both of you come in, come in. In the future though, no more games on me. I'm not as young as I use to be." Wolf couldn't image a time when the woman had ever been young as he followed Virginia into the bedroom. And you must tell me more about how you two met and this kingdom of yours."

Virginia and Wolf stepped in, both amazed that everything they said had worked. "Maybe in the morning, we are both really exhausted and just want to go to sleep." Virginia said, dragged Wolf determinedly toward a room.

"Oh, yes of course. In the morning then!"

Virginia shut the door and leaned against it. "I don't know how that worked."

"Ah Virginia, such an actress! First in the court room and now here, you have a talent for drama!"

"You weren't so bad yourself," she chuckled.

Wolf then grinned and stepped closer to her, pinning her to the door and took a deep breath. "Now I do believe last time we were in this place, I had you cornered just like this."

Virginia leaned closer so that Wolf felt her breath against his chin as she looked up at him, "And I do believe this is where I hit you in the balls and pushed you out the window." She ducked under his arm and laughed. "Now why don't you come over to the bed." Wolf was more than happy to comply.