Grass swished with the speed and swiftness of the wolf. This was no ordinary wolf- he happened to be a shape shifting wolf, making it quite convenient when preying upon people of the nearby villages. The wolf licked his chops coming upon the center of the wonderful smell. Scarlet blurred past his view.
Alois hummed to himself running down to the spring that flowed just a few meters down from where the path was drawn.
"I need a cool drink." He sat the basket next to himself by the spring and kneeled down cupping his hands and drinking in the pure cool water.
"Mmm~"
The wolf crept closer from across the bank. The creature before him with the inviting scent…he was a curious one indeed. His ears twitched at the exasperated sigh the small boy gave as he stretched.
"I guess I better get going…" He leaned over to pick up the basket just as the wolf crept closer, ready to pounce. Alois heard a twig snap and looked up in time to see the wolf.
Their eyes met, golden and sky blue. His eyes went wide and quickly headed back up to the path panting madly with adrenaline looking back down and seeing no sign of the wolf.
"What the.."
He gave a relieved sigh, and turned back towards his grandmother's house only to come face to face with a tall distinguished looking man with a top hat on.
"Woa!Pardon me little lad! I didn't see you standing there!" Alois gasped surprised.
"Oh!Sorry.." He looked back towards the river.
The man noticed. "What is it? Something the matter?"
Alois shook his head and smiled. "It's nothing sir!"
"You know they say there is a dangerous wolf out here."
Alois gulped. "You don't say?" He visibly paled.
The man gave a small grin. "What do you have here in this basket?" He took a look inside.
"That all looks mighty tasty…might I have a bite?" He leaned in closer.
Alois pulled up the red hood of his tunic. "I'm sorry sir! I must be going!"
Quickly, as fast as Alois' small legs could go, he ran from that place.
Something just didn't feel right with the wolf, and then the man.
He shook his head slowing down finally realizing there was really no one around and began a light walking speed catching his breath.
The man grinned after the boy.
"I do enjoy a good chase."
He chuckled to himself, amber eyes glowing softly in the dimmed light of the forest.
Alois began to feel a little bit antsy on his trek into the forest. The sun seemed to have completely gone away. There were strange sounds coming from either sides of the path.
The animals here knew something he didn't. He could feel it. Alois rounded a corner and blinked. In a little clearing there were beautiful tulips growing in a patch.
He giggled and ran over to them.
"Pretty…" He knelt down picking one out from its small patch of friends and smelled the pint delicately frosted flower.
"I bet grandma would love you little one." He spoke to the flower finding it silly as he did so. He couldn't help himself around such beautiful flowers.
"Maybe..just a few more."
A dark shadow lurked just behind the boy admiring the flowers.