Writer's POV

"You almost look peaceful." Snow said. Bigby grunted and opened his eyes.

"Yup." He said while rubbing his aching head.

"Except you're lying in a dirty alley." Snow said.

"Yup." Was Bigby's only answer.

"With an open wound on the back of your head."

Yu- Emma!" Bigby sat up and looked next to him. Lexy was lying next to him, still unconscious and a cut on her forehead. He put her in his lap and examined her head. "That's gonna hurt." He said with a shake of his head. Bigby lightly shook Lexy.

"Emma? Wake up, Em." The girl grunted and opened her eyes. She looked around before closing her eyes again.

"Shit." She said.

"How do you feel?" Bigby asked.

"Like I was hit by a train paired with a hangover." She grunted. She opened her eyes and this time looked confused. "Why am I in your lap?"

"Uh…you were lying on the ground so…" Bigby searched for an answer but didn't really find one.

"Don't get your panties in a twist, sheriff." Lexy said and smiled.

Lexy's POV

I hesitated before giving Bigby a peck on his cheek.

"Thanks. For worrying about me." I said and looked in his now wide eyes. I shifted and stood up with Bigby doing the same.

"Where'd they go?" Bigby asked Snow. Snow was looking at us with a raised eyebrow. She gave me a long look that said 'we're gonna talk about this later'.

"Well, after the one guy hit you and the other one stopped kicking you…"

"That explains the ribs." Bigby Interrupted Snow while putting a hand on his ribs.

"Then they jumped into a car and drove off." Snow said. I looked around before slightly touching my head. I hissed when I touched the cut.

"We should check in on Toad. See if there's anything there that can get us back in the trail." Snow said while giving me a concerned look.

"Alright, let's go to that Toad guy." I said, slurring a bit.

"Are you alright, Emma? You don't look so good." Snow said. I felt Bigby's eyes on me the whole time. I glanced at both of them and smiled a little.

"I'm fine." I took a step to prove that I was good but started tumbling forward. Bigby caught me just before I broke my nose on the ground.

"Alright, maybe I'm not so fine." I said as Bigby brought me back up right and let me lean on him.

"I think you should go back to your apartment and sleep it off." Bigby said. He held me close as I began to sway.

"No! She's not supposed to fall asleep with a concussion!" Snow said in a panic.

"Relax, Snow. I don't have a concussion. Just the hit with lack of a good night sleep got me a little fuzzy." I said.

"Alright, come on." I squeaked when Bigby lifted me up in his arms.

"Bigby, I can walk!" I said loudly.

"Yeah, sure. We've seen that." He said with an eye roll and a little smile.

"Shut up, puppy." I said while putting my arms over my chest. I saw the annoyance in his face when I called him a puppy.

"Hey! I can drop you, princess." He said as he looked down at me.

"Oh cool it. Wait, did you call me princess? Don't do that." I snapped at him.

"You call me puppy, I can call you princess." Bigby said with a smirk.

"Asshole." I muttered but couldn't help but smile.

"Yeah, yeah." Bigby said while grinning down at me. Someone cleared their throat and Bigby and I slightly jumped at the noise. Wow, I didn't even remember Snow was with us. A few minutes later I was put in my bed by Bigby.

"Thanks…mom." He playfully glared at me as I said this. Suddenly Abbie came running in the room and sat on the ground next to my head. I looked at her and back at Bigby with a guilty smile.

"Uh, I know how this looks but-"

"I won't say anything." Bigby said as he petted Abbie's head who nuzzled her snout in his hand.

"Thanks." I said. He stood up and I gave him a smile.

"Just rest." He said and started walking out.

"Wait!" Bigby turned to me with a raised eyebrow.

"Give me your number so I can call you when I'm done resting." I said. He smiled a little and gave me his number.

"Sleep tight princess." Bigby said as he started walking again.

"See you later, Puppy." I said. I heard him grumble something under his breath before he closed my bedroom door. For a second I just smiled at the door before frowning and shaking my head.

"What the hell are you getting yourself into, Lexy?" I said to myself. I lie down and closed my eyes. A while later I woke up and felt better. I stood up and rubbed my eyes. I took my phone and called Bigby.

"Hello?" Bigby's rough voice came through the phone.

"Bigby? Where are you? I'm done resting." I said as I started pulling on my leather jacket.

"I'm going in the Trip Trap Bar in the Bronx. Meet me inside."

"Alright, see you in a sec." I ended the call and took my car keys. I went down to my car and jumped in. I started driving towards the Bronx and stopped when I found a place to park. I put my keys in my jeans pocket and slowly walked towards the bar. Suddenly I heard growling and crash from the bar. I kicked the door in and-

"I'm the lap dog, huh? Here. Fetch." A large white arm fell down in front of my feet. I looked down at it with mouth open. That's not a human arm. I looked up to see a white monster cradling his shoulder, whimpering in pain. His shoulder had no arm attached to it anymore.

"You fucking monster!" A man yelled angrily.

"Emma." I heard someone familiar whisper. My eyes met yellow eyes.

"Bigby?" I whispered. The man in front of me looked just like Bigby but more animalistic. He had yellow eyes, auburn hair, a beard, sharp claws and sharp teeth. He looked like a damn werewolf. Bigby nodded sadly at me. His eyes held something animalistic but also some sadness. I looked him over and when he took a step towards me, I took my Archangel blade and held it in front of me.

"Bigby, you've got some serious explaining to do." I said as I glared at him.

"I know." He sighed and walked over to the bar. "Whiskey." I gasped a little when I saw a large pink woman with horns behind the bar. What the fuck is going on in here! The…woman gave him a glass but Bigby took it and let it fall to the ground.

"Double." He snapped. Slowly, the woman gave him a bigger glass and poured the whiskey in it. I was still standing at the door with the arm in front of me. I looked at the white monster who was sobbing in pain. I saw the guy who still looked normal to me backing off slightly.

"Don't even think about it." Bigby said. He turned his head and I saw he was back to normal…or at least without yellow eyes and beard.

"Is this the type of treatment I can expect if I let you take me in?" The bald guy said. I walked a little further in the bar but stayed close to the door.

"Hey, he started it." Bigby said. I was still too shocked to say anything. Suddenly we all looked towards the door as someone walked in.

"Alright, I got a hundred bucks for the first bloke that can tell me something about a girl named…" The guy stopped when he saw the white monster sobbing. It was one of the guys that knocked me and Bigby out. "Fuck." The guy said as Bigby turned to look at him. Bigby went after the guy that hit us before. I turned to go after them and saw that Bigby had the guy pinned against the wall.

"Fuck man! That's not necessary." The guy said. Was it Dum or Dee? And was he also like Bigby or that woman? I looked back to the bald dude who escaped in through the restroom. I went to go after him but was stopped by Bigby.

"It's alright we'll get him later." He said. I so badly wanted to say 'he, not we.' But I kept my mouth shut.

"He's the one you want. Not me." The guy yelled.

"Your brother won't be saving you this time." Bigby said. I merely stood there, watching them. I didn't know who to help anymore. "C'mon you're under arrest." Bigby said as they walked out the door. I cautiously followed them as I put my blade away.

"I told you, I didn't do it!"

"Then you got nothing to worry about." Bigby answered the guy.

"My car is a little further away." I say in a cold voice. We started walking with Bigby following me.

"Emma." I glanced towards Bigby to meet big brown puppy eyes that match those of Sam's. "I can explain this."

"You better. What the fuck was that?" I snapped.

"Let's talk about this at the Office." He said.

"Why should I trust you? For all I know you were keeping me around for a snack. Me being the snack." I said. The fat guy snorted and I glared at him, shutting him up.

"If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it already." He said angrily but his eyes showed sadness. I hesitated before answering.

"Fine, but no funny business or I'll kill you." I said. Bigby rolled his eyes at me and smirked a little.

"You can't-"

"I can." His smirk fell as I looked at him seriously. "You're not the only one who lied about what he is." He frowned as I said this. Well, it would be fair if I told him I wasn't Emma or an FBI agent if he tells me what he is. When we rounded a corner we saw police agents all over. Bigby put the guy down and cuffed him to a lamppost.

"Do anything stupid and I'll throw you down the Witching Well myself." Bigby said. I was too tired to even ask what a Witching Well precisely was. We started walking towards the agents. When he walked under the police lint, agents started going after him. I ran towards the agents and took my ID.

"He's with me!" I said as I showed them my FBI ID. They backed off as they looked at it. I turned and followed Bigby. We walked through the gates of the woodlands. We waited until the agents cleared and when that happened we were both speechless.

"Oh my…" I put a hand over my mouth as we looked at Snow's head…without body. I looked at Bigby and saw him looking sad and pained but also angry. I know how he feels. Loosing someone close to you. He was going to be a mess. I put hand on his shoulder to give him some comfort. Though I didn't know what the hell he is, he's my friend. And right now, he needs a friend to help him.

"B-Bigby…It's…I-I'm so sorry."