Hi everyone!
This a Red Riding Hood AU fiction inspired by the film. It will follow the film's storyline, but without the illogical parts, different dialogues and also this story will be longer than the film's story but I hope you will like it. The rating may change, but I'm not sure yet. If you like this story then I'll continue the "Fairy Olicity" series, which means that I'll write Cinderella, Snow White and other tale Olicity stories, so make sure you tell me what you think of it (no matter if it's bad or good, because even bad reviews are reviews ;))
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Also, I'm looking for a beta, so the story can be even better than now. Sorry for the grammar mistakes, but English (unfortunately :'() is not my first language.
Felicity looked around the village where she lived, in her little hand there was a rust pail. The little village, Starling, was in the middle of the forest, surrounded by big mountains. Only few people knew that it even existed, but more people knew the legend, the small village held. The legend or rather truth, that terrified everyone who lived there, especially when the moon was full.
The 8-year-old blonde girl turned around and watched the busy men and women who were working everywhere. With her tiny legs, she slowly made her way to the brook, in the edge of the forest, and got water before noticing her friend, who was 2 years older than her. He had brown hair with some blonde locks and beautiful blue eyes.
He ran to her and placed a kiss on her cheek. He then grabbed the pail from her hand, to help her, and started to go back to the village. Felicity went side by side with him, with a fairy smile on her face. Her mother and father, even her sister always told her to not speak with strangers, but the boy next to her was exceptional. She knew him too well.
"So, how are you today?" Felicity asked, just when the boy took another step and stopped next to a tree.
"Better now that I met you again," he answered and put the pail on the ground next to the big tree's trunk. The boy pointed at a spot in front of him and the little girl turned her attention there. "I captured a wild rabbit," he said proudly and Felicity laughed.
The boy knelt down beside the trap, where the frightened rabbit was, and looked at Felicity for confirmation. "And what do you want to do with it after you killed it?" She asked when the boy grabbed softly the animal and placed a knife to its neck. Maybe this sounded brutal from the child's mouth, but they had to do things to survive.
"I can't," he said.
We will seeā¦
10 years later:
Felicity stepped out of her parents' house, with a happy smile on her face. The air was fresh and even though it was snowing the temperature was bearable. She went through the narrow street, all the while watching as the people worked really hard just like every time Felicity gone for a walk, and walked into the woods.
She couldn't see birds only a few, which hadn't flown away few months ago, and even those little creatures that stayed here, were hiding in their warm nests. In this time of the year it was a miracle to hear the song of the birds or even see some wild animals.
The land was full of snow, making it difficult to walk in the floor-length dress what Felicity had to wear since her 18th birthday. It was a gift from her mother and father, while her sister gave her a beautiful hand-made bouquet. She liked the dress, but to wear it every day? No, she preferred to wear different dresses, but she knew that her parents didn't have enough money to buy more.
Felicity stopped next to a tree and ran her fingers through a small part of the trunk. When she was smaller she played a lot here, with her friend. They played hide and seek or tag with several other games nearly every day, when Felicity could escape from their house. She could always hear their happy laughter as they played, like it was yesterday and it brought an even bigger smile on her face. But today she wasn't in the forest to remember the old good days. She was there to check on her love. The boy whom she fell in love years ago, the little boy who was now a strong, beautiful man.
She walked deeper into the forest, watching carefully where she stepped to prevent from falling. She didn't want to look like a mess, it was just past 12 o'clock. Her mother wouldn't let her go out there next time if she went home muddy and Felicity didn't like to spend her days at home, not that she didn't like to be with her parents, it's just that she liked to meet with her paramour. It was a big miracle when they could be together, just the two of them, since he had to start working early in the mornings.
Felicity paused for a moment to look around, and after she heard the familiar noise, she turned towards the source and a happy sigh left her mouth. The sound of the axe cutting through the tree made Felicity's heart bit quicker each moment as she got closer to the noise. He was there, she knew it.
When she got there she hid behind a tree and waited for him to take a break. She looked out from behind it and saw as another man approached him and told him to take a break, because those trees could wait. Just in time, Felicity thought and saw when he turned around and walked away.
Felicity came out from her hideout and slowly made her way to the stump, where his axe rested. She touched the end of the axe, which was still warm from his touch, and slowly lifted it up from tree. She knew it would get his attention and he would come after her. And that was exactly her plan.
She ran back to the forest and stopped next to a big tree, which was their secret meeting spot. She waited for him to show up and reveal his beautiful eyes. His bright blue eyes, which were even more beautiful with the white background thanks to the snow. She leaned back to the tree and listened to the sound that came from the forest.
After a few minutes she saw him walking through the trees with a not so happy expression and Felicity hid the axe behind her. When he approached her, he couldn't help but smile.
"Give it back," he tried to be serious, but his voice betrayed him. Felicity laughed and let the axe fall from her hands to the ground, then she stepped above it and smiled at him.
"What would you give for it?" She teased him, but his face turned into serious and Felicity thought she did something bad. She tried to say something, but he was faster.
"They didn't tell you, did they?" he asked her, voice full with sadness and love. It made her heart warm and worried at the same time. She looked into his eyes, their gaze met, and Felicity immediately knew that whatever had happened is not good. She shook her head and he took a step closer.
"They arranged for you to marry Ray Palmer," he answered her questioning look and Felicity closed her eyes. She couldn't believe her ears. No, she didn't love that person, she loved the man in front of her and her mother knew that. But still Donna would force her into a marriage she didn't want.
"That was always my mother's dream. Not mine," Felicity said. Her heart couldn't handle this. She turned away and sighed. She couldn't face with him after this, she didn't want him to feel like she betrayed him, or worse lied to him. Truth be told Felicity couldn't imagine a life where he wasn't the father of their children or where he wasn't the last man she saw before sleep.
"Well, then both of them got what they wanted. Your mother will have money and Palmer doesn't have to stalk after you anymore," he said and grabbed her hand softly, to show her his support. She always wondered how can he, the man with full of muscles, be so kind to her.
"You know that's not what I want, right?" Felicity asked, worried what he would say and turned back to him, but refused to look into his eyes. "What should we do know, Oliver?" She asked him and he placed a hand under her jaw and lifted up her face. He stroked her chin with his thumb and Felicity closed her eyes, just to feel his warmth against her cold skin.
"Come with me," he said and her eyes snapped open.
"What? Where?" She asked back.
"Wherever you want. I'll protect you, no matter where you want to go," he said and placed a small kiss on her hand. She had no idea where they could go, but she trusted him. If he said he would protect her then she knew he would do it and even though she couldn't fight, she would do everything for him as well. And no matter where they go, because if he was with her, then she was home.
"Oh, really?" She put her hands around his neck and Oliver happily nodded.
"Wherever you go," he whispered back and Felicity looked around. She spotted two horses not far from them and placed a kiss on his cheek, before letting him go.
"Then we shouldn't waste our time," she said and pointed at the horses. Oliver looked at the animals and grabbed her hand when she was about to walk there.
"Are you sure?" he asked and Felicity couldn't help but smile. He had no idea how much she loved him. "You would just leave everything behind you? Your parents? Your sister? Your whole life? Your-"
"Shh," she put a finger across his mouth and hugged him. She liked the fact that he was nervous. "Talking too much is my job, besides I would do everything if it means I can be with you," she mumbled while writing circles on his back.
He pulled back and Felicity watched his face as it shone from happiness. They knew each other since she was 3 years old. They became good friends pretty quickly. And even though her mother didn't like him and always told her, that she deserved someone better, someone whose father wasn't a woodsman, like Ray, Felicity always found an excuse to go to the forest to meet with him.
"Let's see who is faster," she said quickly and ran off, because she knew that Oliver was way faster than her.
She ran, but promptly froze when she heard it. The sound that she never wanted to hear. The sound which told them, that it happened. She never heard it before, because it had been 20 years since the last time they had to use it, but she recognized it. The bells rang insanely and Felicity turned to face with Oliver, who had the same worried expression like her. They both knew what it meant.
"The Wolf!"
