A/N: This story takes place after *SPOILER* Cinder kills Levana in Winter. This is before Cinder wakes up and before the whole scene with Wolf and Scarlet in her room, talking about going back to her farm. You will notice that there are some added details in this story that weren't mentioned in main 4 books. I got these details from Stars Above (Which you should totally read, by the way)

I loved the Lunar Chronicles and the couples in it. Of the four couples, though, Scarlet and Wolf are definitely my favorite. So here are a series of one-shots of them. This is the first time I've just done one-shots instead of writing an actual story, so I hope you enjoy!

Wolf jumped as Scarlet grabbed his hand, stilling it. They had been waiting for what felt like an eternity in the waiting room.

"Calm down," she said with a grin. "It'll be fine."

"I just…I don't know if they'll be able to fix me. I may be stuck like…this…forever," Wolf said, gesturing at himself. He suppressed a shudder as he remembered the holograph first shown to him when he had been transformed. He had only been 12, and the holograph of the man-wolf had terrified him. The idea of being turned into something so animalistic, with the hungry yellow eyes and furry body, still terrified him. And he now was one. He did shudder now. Scarlet smoothed her fingers over his hand, which had begun to tap against his knee again. He let loose a held breath, sighing as Scarlet ran her fingers through his hair, letting her calm wash over him.

"It's okay," she murmured. "I'll still love you either way." Wolf froze, looking at her. Her eyes widened as she realized what she had said and her cheeks quickly matched her hair. "Sorry, that just kind of came out. I didn't mean to use it so flippant-"

Wolf silenced her by covering her mouth with his. He groaned at the feel of her against him, and reveled once again in the fact that she was his. His alpha female.

"A-hem." Wolf pulled away from Scarlet with a low growl, scowling at the doctor waiting at the door. "Should I come back for you two later?"

"No," Scarlet cleared her throat. "Let's get this over with." She threaded her fingers through Wolf's, giving his hand a comforting squeeze. Wolf straightened his shoulders as he stepped into the examination room.

If Scarlet hadn't been holding his hand the entire time, Wolf probably would've bolted from the room multiple times, or possibly attacked a few assistants. If he started to get excessively agitated, Scarlet would drum a rhythm on his hand, distracting him. The doctor- his name had already been forgotten- poked and prodded at Wolf. He grit his teeth as the doctor stuck a needle into his arm; with it came a flood of unpleasant memories. His vow to never again be on an examination table with needles stuck in him. Thaumaturge Jael watching him with cold eyes. Being torn away from his family. Fighting Alpha Brock.

"All done," the doctor said. "I will have the results soon. Please, make yourselves comfortable." Yeah, like that was going to happen.

"Are you okay?" Scarlet was watching him with worried eyes. "You look a little…"

"Yeah," he managed to say. "I'm fine. Just some bad memories."

Wolf was seriously beginning to question the doctor's version of "soon." He was sure that he was driving Scarlet crazy with all of his tapping and fidgeting. Finally, finally the doctor returned. Wolf tried to read his expression or get a whiff of his scent or anything to determine if he had good news or not. Nothing. He frowned.

"Mr. Kesley, Miss Benoit," the doctor said by way of greeting. He was tapping away at his portscreen, his brow furrowed. Wolf swallowed as the doctor met his eyes. "I believe I have some good news for you."

Wolf forced an impatient growl back down his throat as the doctor went back to his portscreen. "What, exactly, is this good news?" He ground out.

"You know what they say: good things come to those who wait."

Wolf did growl this time.

"Stop teasing him," Scarlet snapped. "How could you be so callous? This isn't some sort of game! This is about Wolf's life." Wolf felt his brows rise. Heat spread through his stomach at Scarlet's defending him. It was usually the other way around, but even Wolf had to admit that it was a nice change.

"I apologize, miss. I was only trying to lighten the mood."

"Just tell us what you came here to say. If it is indeed good news, then that'll lighten the mood itself."

The doctor turned toward Wolf, glancing nervously at Scarlet. Huh. That was a different: someone more afraid of Scarlet than of himself. He felt a grin pulling at his lips.

"It appears," the doctor pulled up a holograph of Wolf's blood cells as he talked. "That your body is attempting to fight off the chemicals injected into you. Your body is not familiar with them, so as is the case with anything unidentified, it tries to fight it. Now, normally the soldiers are slowly introduced to the chemicals and hormones so that their body will keep its new changes. But because they rushed with you so that you'd be ready by the Queen's-er, Levana's- coronation, your body wasn't given time to adjust. What should've happened in this case would be for your system to just shut down from the bombardment. You shouldn't even be alive, or even be thinking like a human. So what's happening with you is quite unusual."

"So…" Wolf tried to understand what the doctor was saying. "Does that mean I won't grow fur?"

Scarlet made a weird strangled laugh sound from the corner.

"Sorry," she whispered when Wolf shot her a questioning look. "That just took me by surprise."

"Um, no," the doctor said, frowning. "If your body keeps fighting this off, then the corresponding behaviors and some of the physical attributes should disappear with it."

"You're not giving us false hope are you?" Scarlet narrowed her eyes. "You said yourself that it was improbable that Wolf's body would fight off the chemicals in him."

"I said it was unusual," the doctor huffed. "And why would I give you false hope? I have no reason to."

Scarlet didn't look like she quite believed him, and Wolf wasn't so sure he did either. He guessed only time would tell before they knew for sure if he was telling the truth.

"So my body's fighting off the chemicals on its own." Wolf repeated, trying to wrap his head around it.

"That's correct. I advise getting some extra sleep and eating extra nutritional foods to help boost your immune system." Wolf snorted. It sounded like such normal advice, as if he had the flu or something. Not fighting off a wolf's DNA and added hormones.

"What about…the other things," Wolf asked.

"Well, I don't want to mess with your bone structure any more than the doctors already have, as that will do more harm than good. But you may heal a little on your own." Seeing Wolf's confused expression once again, he explained, "think of it this way: when someone breaks a bone, it is put in a cast or even pins are placed in the bone to make it heal correctly. Well, in this case, your bones may try to set back to their original position, since they weren't given the proper time to set into the forced position. It won't be like before, but it may not be as extreme as is now. As for your teeth implants…I could give you smaller canines, or even give you all regular implants- it'd be like you had all your human teeth. Your jaw may still jut out, though, since they messed with the bone structure. And it will be fairly simple to remove those claws and replace them with normal nails," he gestured at Wolf's hands.

"How do you know so much about this anyway?" Scarlet narrowed her eyes at him.

The doctor rubbed his neck, looking around the room as if he'd find the answer there. Finally, he sighed. "I was the leading scientist in bioengineering the wolf soldiers after Dr. Darnel disappeared. I trust you know him better by his earthen name, Dr. Erland?"

Scarlet gasped as recognition hit her face. Wolf knew she had never met the doctor personally, but she had known that Cinder and Wolf and the others had gone to him for help in Africa. He stifled a growl as he remembered why Scarlet hadn't been with them them in the first place.

"Dr. Erland…was the leading scientist in the wolf soldiers? He took kids away from their families and turned them into something they didn't want to be? How could he?" She glared at the doctor.

"To be fair," Wolf placed a hand on Scarlet's shoulder. "Dr. Erland did leave Luna and his work he was doing here."

"But you didn't have to pick up where he left off," Scarlet accused the doctor.

"I kind of did. Levana threatened my family. My daughter-" his voice broke. "If I didn't take up the job, she would've killed my baby girl. I had to protect her. You'll understand when you have kids."

Wolf felt his gaze sliding over to Scarlet. She was gawking at the doctor, her cheeks turning red. She glanced at Wolf, and he couldn't help but feel that he had been caught staring. Which he was, kind of, but- Scarlet just looked so beautiful with her cheeks flushed and lips parted. He cleared his throat and tried to find something to distract himself with- anything to avoid staring at her lips. But his gaze kept going right back to them, and he found Scarlet staring at him, too. He could feel his self-control slipping, slipping and he really didn't want to kiss Scarlet in front of the doctor.

"I will let you two discuss the possible actions we can take from here. The first thing we can do is to get rid of those teeth implants. Let me know when you reach a decision." The doctor hurried out of the room. Wolf didn't blame him. He turned back to Scarlet and was surprised to find her face inches from his. She started to lean in, but he gently placed a hand on her, holding her back.

"What's wrong, wolf boy?" She licked her lips nervously. Wolf's eyes followed the movement and it took all of his self-control to stay where he was.

"Doesn't this repulse you?" He couldn't meet her gaze.

Scarlet pulled all the way away from him, and though he missed her nearness immediately, he figured it was for the best. But then he felt her hands framing his face, and he found himself staring into her eyes. Her very angry and hurt eyes.

"Why should it? Does it repulse you that you're with me?"

"Never! Scarlet-" he growled in frustration as he struggled to make her understand. "I have these huge canine teeth. Claws. I'm designed to destruct, to kill. You deserve better."

"At least you don't have fur."

"I'm being serious, Scar."

"I am too," she scooted closer. "All this-" her fingers lightly traced his face. "Is superficial. They didn't change you. You're still the same man that risked his life so I could find my grandmother. Who rescued me from your pack. Your wolf-like qualities didn't repulse me when I first met you, and they certainly don't now. Though," she tilted her head thoughtfully. "Kissing may be a little more difficult with those huge canines now. But we'll figure it out."

Wolf just stared at her and fell in love with her all over again. She didn't resist as he pulled her to him and she gasped as he took her mouth with his. He shuddered as her fingers slipped into his hair, dragging him closer against her. Her other hand splayed against his chest, her fingers digging into him, and unlocked something deep within Wolf. He deepened the kiss, growling deep in his throat. He realized with surprise that normally someone had interrupted them by now. But no one was here now. Scarlet pulled away from his mouth, and Wolf made a noise of disappointment. But then she moved her lips down to his neck kissing down his throat, and he froze. But then he was moving again, his hands bunching at the back of her shirt. She shuddered against him as his hands slipped underneath it, his hand against her warm skin. She gasped and he jumped back, sure he had hurt her.

"Are you okay?" He couldn't bare to look at her.

"I'm fine, why wouldn't I be? Why'd you stop?"

"My claws…I thought I'd cut you." Why had he thought it was a good idea to touch her bare skin with his clawed fingers? He easily could've cut her.

"Honestly, Wolf, I'm not some fragile little creature. I trust you. You won't hurt me."

"I'd never do it on purpose, but sometimes, in the heat of the moment-" He felt his cheeks heat as he remembered what they had been doing. He ran his fingers through his hair and refused to meet Scarlet's eyes. "I think I know what I'm going to tell the doctor when he returns."

"Subtle subject change there," Scarlet teased and Wolf gave her a small smile.

"I want him to get rid of my claws and teeth first. He said he could do that pretty easily."

"Wolf, before you do anything, I want you to know something," Scarlet bit her lip. "I do love you, just as you are. You don't have to try to become more human for me, you know that, right?"

"Yes," he said, grabbing her hands with his own. "But I never wanted to become like this. I want to try to get as close as I can to how I was before. I want to be able to smile freely, not worrying about scaring people off when they see my sharp canines. I don't want to worry that I'll cut you when I hold you."

"Well, then," Scarlet stood and tugged on his hand so he was standing too. "Let's go track down that doctor." She frowned. "You don't remember his name by any chance, do you?"

A/N: Please be gracious on this chapter. I fully realize that not all of that may have been possible, but, hey, it's fiction and with Lunar technology. Who knows what could happen ;) As always, I love to get feedback from you. If you have any ideas as to some other one-shots between these two, feel free to let me know, either through messaging or a review. Will try to have the next chapter up soon. Thank you!