Okay sorry if this is a bit short, especially considering the wait. Hope you like it and please give your opinion on what you liked, disliked and believed needed to be improved.
Bigby swore under his breath as he was awoke from his sleep. He got off the arm chair and stretched out, letting out a yawn as he glanced down at the clothes he slept in deciding he was decent enough before going to the door.
'Someone had better be in trouble or dead to be waking me up.' Bigby thought as he opened the door. When he saw no one the werewolf growled under his breath in annoyance... until he could a new scent and looked down to see what it was.
'What the hell?' He crouched down to get a closer look at the sleeping infant. He grabbed the basket and lifted it up, impressed by how light it felt as he cradled it in his arms.
"What idiot would trust me with a child?" Bigby thought with a scowl just before he heard a faint gurgle emit from the basket as the child began to stir and wake up, opening its light green eyes at him. "Crap, Don't cry. Don't cry." Bigby thought over, so used to everyone fearing him on sight. He prepared for the child to cry out and wake a good portion of the residents in the woodlands, instead he was surprised to hear the infant let out a light giggle as if it found his usual scowl that normally unsettled fully grown fables hilarious.
"Okay that's new." Bigby said, looking over the now giggling child, "Now where did you come from?" He asked to no one in particular. The werewolf decided to check with the Snow to see if she could shed some light. As he turned to close the door of his small apartment, he noticed on the floor was a folded piece of paper. Balancing the basket in one arm, Bigby crouched down and grabbed the paper, opening it up and glancing at its contents as he stood back up.
He let out a sigh and looked at the child once more before heading to the business office, muttering under his breath, "Oh Snow's just going to love this."
"It's late Mr. Wolf." Bigby cringed as he heard the formality in Snows greeting as he entered the office, Snow just barely glancing up from the stacks of paper laid out on her desk.
"If it's that late why are you still working?" He questioned as he walked towards her, though he already knew the answer. With Snow taking the position of deputy mayor from Crane, she now has to deal with all the problems presented to her which more often included complaints from the fables and Bluebeard acting as if he owns the place.
Snow let out a sigh as Bigby stood in front of her desk. "I'm busy Sheriff so whatever the problem is, it can wait till morning." She said, exhausted from having had spend the day talking to a long line of fables and now trying to catch up with file work that Crane had neglected.
"Actually it can't." Bigby said, placing the basket on the desk. For a few seconds there was silence save for the occasional noise from the baby.
"Bigby, where did this baby come from?" Snow inquired as she got up from her chair and moved her gaze from the infant to the werewolf, the tired expression that was on her face was now replaced with one of worry.
"Don't know, found her in front of my door. "
"Her?" Snow asked, curious how Bigby could possible know the child's gender. The sheriff remained quiet and handed Ms. White a note which she read.
To Sheriff Bigby Wolf,
My name is Alice.
Please protect me.
"Protect me." Snow repeated the last line as she looked up at Bigby, "Protect her from who?"
"I don't know Snow." Bigby said glancing at the basket as he scratched his chin, his usual 'tell' when he was either upset or worried.
Snow nodded. "Head down and speak with Grimble, hopefully he can identify who it was that left this child at your door. Meanwhile me and Bufkin will check the records to see if Alice here was born in fabletown, if she was then maybe this situation can be easily solved." She said, stifling a yawn before looking over at the baby who had fallen back to sleep during their conversation.
"Great plan." Bigby said in a sarcastic tone before heading to the door, though he stopped when Snow called out. "Wait Bigby, what about the kid?"
"She'll stay here for now till I found out who left her at my door step." Bigby said as he opened the door looking back before saying "Good luck." as he closed the door.
Bigby couldn't help himself but smirk as he walked down the hall to the elevator. He figured Snow could handle the kid for a bit, besides between the two of them She had better experience with kids than him.
"Who would be so afraid and desperate that they had to leave a kid with me?" Bigby thought, waiting for the elevator, pulling out a cigarette and lighting it