Disclaimer: I don't own ouat. Even though I love it sooooo much, I swear. None of this should be considered canon, frankly it's just me being a nerd. Leave the masterful writing to Eddy and Adam :3

The cool and dense wind from the forest swept into her den as Anita held her newly born. She smiled and coddled the baby, gently rocking it back and forth; her eyes shone like the moon during wolf's time. The others from her pack slowly gathered round' her, and started arguing over but petty and trivial things to the alpha.

"It's a boy right?"

"No! It's gotta be a girl. I'd swear it."

"A girl? No way, just look at the pudgy thing. It's gotta be built stronger so it has to be a guy!"

Were but few of the responses quickly spreading around.
Anita snapped her head around and scowled at the males. "Oh be quiet, can't you tell she's trying to sleep here?" The responses were quite mixed, but needless to say, the others bowed their heads at the alpha's command.
"Well.. What are ya gonna name her?" One brave wolf spoke.
She bit her lip as if in deep thought. "Hmm.. Well.. I haven't exactly thought up one yet. But I'm sure in time I'll-" The baby squeezed her finger tightly, causing her to look down at the giggling mess before her. As she looked into the baby's eyes, she swore she saw a beautiful and vibrant reflection of red and orange tones. Red... she thought, the color of danger, yet also exuding power and passion."Yes... that's it. Red. My little Red... I promise on my own life to protect you. You'll make a fine wolf one day." She couldn't help but smile proudly at the thought. She'd be the best hunter there was, that much was sure.

"Anita. We need to talk." An older figure emerged from the shadows of the now crowded den.

"What.. What do you want?" Anita backed up and visibly tensed at that grating voice. It was all too familiar..

"We made a deal. Don't you remember? I'd take care of the child. It's not safe for her, this life, and you know it; she'll be much better off not knowing don't you think?"

"It's not up to you to decide anything here. She'll be a wolf and live a perfectly fine life." Anita shot back.

"Right... A fine life. Being chased and hunted all her life. More than likely killed before she even gets the chance to live. I know that isn't what you want for her Anita, she needs to be human, this isn't negotiable."

Anita backed away further and held Red closer, backing up into a wall and unknowingly shedding her old red cloak. Bellowed shouts were heard from the distance, an orange glow seeping in through the walls.

"A hunting party is out now as we speak. We need to have our priorities straight here. Give me the child.. For her sake." She held out her arms.

Anita looked around and shook her head fervently. "I- I can't.. I hardly know her- I need to know she'll be alright.." She looked down at Red and tears began to form in her bright green eyes. The shouting became closer, and closer, steadily. The clanging noises of pitchforks and the smell of char and flame broke the though the air and broke the silence. The rest of the pack had already ran outside, prepaing to strike. One by one, they transformed, and the clanging was quickly replaced by pitched screams and growling from all angles. The smell of blood filled the air. All the outside disturbance made Red start bawling and curling her tiny fingers into fists. Anita looked down at this and thought to herself. Who am I kidding.. I don't know the first thing about keeping her safe. This is a regular occurrence.. I can't let her live like this. She needs to be happy, even.. Even if that's without me in the picture. She outstretched her arms and carefully handed the baby over gently. "You're- you're right.. Just please. Make sure she never gets hurt. I wouldn't be able to live with myself... Go."

The older woman nodded, picked up the red cloak, and left with the baby swaddled in her arms. The screeches outside had subsided, so Anita looked out, to see the white snow covered fields had turned red. Pieces of clothing, fur and flesh were all that remained- other than silence. A set of footprints trailed away. Her baby, her life, gone in an instant. Those from iher pack who weren't dead, had turned tail and hid. She was truly, alone. She collapsed against the rock covered wall and sobbed quietly to herself, as to not show too much weakness. Everything she knew and held dear was gone in an instant, a flash. She knew one thing for sure though, she WOULD see her daughter again. She didn't know how or when, but she had to; it kept her moving forward, and gave her something to actually look forward to.

Yea...I know it's short but, anyway I wanted to try to start making a story based off of Red's life or what could have been, since I at least haven't seen too many out there- plus Red is one of my favorite once characters ahem* well I'm still pretty new to this and so this is more of a trial start, see how it does. Please feel free to comment, or review, critique is welcome and thanks for giving it a read. I'll see if I can do more if it's demanded enough c: