Note: To my readers. Sorry for the long wait in this chapter. I went on holiday and then had to catch up on all the missed school work, so it took me a while to actually write this chapter. I hope to have the next chapter up a lot sooner. Sorry again, hope you enjoy this chapter. Over and out!
Chapter 4
The carriage returned to the palace on time, but Wolf and Virginia weren't inside. This worried Wendell in case something would happen to them. The driver of the carriage explained that Lady Virginia and Lord Wolf wished to walk home through the forest. That scared Wendell even more. The forest was huge what if they got lost or someone jumped them and grabbed Virginia. Tony reminded Wendell of Wolf's abilities and that they would be safe as long as they were together. Wendell calmed slightly. Tony had no idea why the King was getting so worked up, if anything Tony should be the one to get worked up as he remembered what happened last time they were alone in the forest. Then again Tony had no idea about the troll threat.
Wolf's arms were going dead from carrying Virginia, but he couldn't put her down, he shifted her weight and heard her wince in pain. She was loosing a lot of blood from her injury and her face was as white as a sheet. Wolf could even start to see the white of her bone in her leg. He didn't know what to do to comfort his love. Her head was resting on his shoulder and she kept drifting in and out of consciousness because of the terrible pain she was in. He was scared that if she did go unconscious she wouldn't wake up again, so he kept trying to get her to talk to him, however this was proving to be more difficult as the minutes pasted on. Wolf looked into the face of his mate to see she had her eyes close. Oh no not again he thought.
"Virginia, Virginia, come on lamb chop, wake up." Her eyes fluttered open, but they don't focus on him. She needs to see a doctor straight away.
"Oh cripes, come on Virginia talk to me, what names do you have for the baby?"
" I….I thought about, Christine, or……Paige……or Alexia for a g…girl…" Virginia said in a raspy voice. She didn't get any further, before her eyes closed again, however she didn't go unconscious.
"Wolf it hurts so much" She cried. It pained Wolf to hear her like this.
"I know Cream Puff, we are nearly there now." And Wolf ever true to his word was right, they were coming over the hill and up to the gates as he said this. A guard who saw them coming came running up to see what was wrong.
"Go to King Wendell and Lord Antony, tell them Virginia has been badly hurt and she will need a doctor sent to our room right away. GO!" Wolf ordered the man. He went scurrying up the steps and into the palace. Wolf climbed after him and went to the grand stairway, which was next to the Ball room and made his way up to their bedroom. He found it hard to open the door with Virginia in his arms so he just kicked the door with all his might and it swung open. He walked over to the bed and placed Virginia on it as carefully as he could. She moaned in pain but opened her eyes and tried to focus them on Wolf. He was kneeling by her side holding her hand whispering soothing words to her when Antony and Wendell barged in.
"Oh my God Wolf what happened" Tony said as he ran to his daughter's side to see if she was ok. Wendell suddenly went pale when he saw Virginia lying on the bed, deadly white and in obvious pain. What he had feared the most had come about. The trolls had attacked them and it was his entire fault. How could he explain and excuse himself for what he has done. It was as much as his fault as the trolls, he should have warned Wolf, Virginia and Tony about the threat letters.
"Well me and Virginia were in the forest playing a game, when I smelled something that wasn't right, well I tried calling to Virginia, but she thought it was just part of the game and, she ran straight into an animal trap that caught onto her angle. It took all my strength to open it, but it still has done a lot of damage" Wolf finished telling of the events. Wendell couldn't help but feel a little relieved that it wasn't the trolls after all. However this sudden attack on Virginia has made him realize that he has to tell them, obviously not at the moment though, there were more pressing matters.
"The doctor is on his way Wolf, he will be here any minute now" Wendell said while coming over and also sitting next to Virginia taking her other hand and giving it a gently squeeze to let her know he was there for her. Before they knew it a doctor came running in with his briefcase swinging madly.
"Can I have some space please while I work on this lady's leg" Everyone back up including Wolf who was very reluctant to leave Virginia's side, but did as the doctor said. The doctor was looking intently at Virginia's ankle. Every now and again you would hear a wince of pain as the doctor started to clean up the blood and dirt from the cut. However the bleeding still wouldn't stop. The cut was too deep.
"I am going to need to stitch this leg up" the doctor told everyone in the room and Virginia immediately looked worried.
"Don't worry my dear, everything will be ok, I promise, I will put some fairy dust on it to stop the pain"
"Won't that make her fly?" Tony asked
"No don't be silly that's pixie dust" The doctor replied
"Oh silly me that's Pixie dust, as if there is a difference" Tony said in a sarcastic tone under his breath, while rolling his eyes.
Everyone left the room while the doctor worked on Virginia's ankle. Wolf started pacing. How could he have let his mate get so badly hurt after he had sworn to protect her, he was a bad mate! He glanced over at Wendell to see him looking out the window obviously deep in thought, but something was bothering the King. Something in his scent told Wolf that he was worried, concerned, and agitated about something. Wolf made his way over to the King and stood silently looking out the window at the beaming sun just peeping over the hills and forest that the castle over looked. Wolf turned to look at Wendell and noticed the King was still deep in thought.
"Wendell?"
"Hmmm?" The King replied glancing at Wolf.
"What's wrong, I know something is wrong, I can see it and I can smell it, so you really can't hide it. Is it something I can help you with?" Wolf asked his dear friend
"Oh" Wendell had not been expecting this. "I just have some things on my mind that's all. I will tell you about it when we see Virginia"
"I think I know what it is about" Wolf replied. Wendell looked worried. How did he find out? "It's about the meeting with Red Riding Hood III isn't it? About her refusing the wolf pardon. Look me, Virginia, and Tony all said we will go with you. I know it is in 3 days, but I am sure Virginia will be better by then she is a strong woman. So don't worry about it so much we are with you."
Wendell got a lump in his throat. He had completely forgotten about his meeting with Red III. His main priority had been the Troll threat over Virginia. Nothing seemed to be going right lately. What was he going to do, it was all so complicated. Wolf didn't see the panic look on Wendell's face as just at that moment the door to Wolf and Virginia's bedroom had opened and the doctor had came out.
"Doc how is she? Can I go see her? Is she in a lot of pain?" Wolf asked all in one breathe as soon as he saw the doctor and ran over to him. Wendell slowly follow and Tony rise's from his seat that was just outside the door to see how his daughter is doing.
"She is fine now. I gave her a strong dose of fairy dust to drink with her water and put some straight on to her leg, so she feels nothing but a numb sensation at the moment, but it may wear off in a few hours so here is a bag of fairy dust. Give it to her when she is in a lot of pain. She also may have trouble sleeping so here is some troll dust for her to take before she goes to bed tonight. Use it wisely, give her too much and she won't be able to wake up for a few days and her leg will be so numb that she won't be able to walk. She will also need this walking stick for a day until I return from the magic wishing well water where I can get a drop to place on her ankle so she can be walking in no time. I will return in 2 days with the magic water. Good day sir, good day your majesty" and with that they doctor turned and left for Little Lamb Village and the magic wishing well.
Wolf turned and went into the bedroom and saw his beloved lying on the bed looking a lot better than she had before the doctor came in, though she still looked a little on the pale side. She heard someone come in and looked up! She had tears coming down her face. It was only then that Wolf noticed she was holding her stomach for dear life. Wolf felt his heart sink. She has lost the cub he knew it by the way she was holding her stomach as if she could protect it. He wanted to howl all the way into the night because of the pain he felt. Virginia could see Wolf was coming to some kind of conclusion, but something wasn't right she looked like her world had just fallen apart. Wolf made his way over to Virginia and sat down next to her. Virginia looked up into his green eyes.
"Wolf, I thought I had lost the baby. I mean there was so much blood. I was being so stupid, how can a cut ankle harm the cub. It's ridiculous! But I couldn't help but think it and my heart just broke in two. It was my entire fault I should have just listened to you. I mean you knew about the trap, you must have smelt it. But I didn't and if the cub had died it would have been my fault, fault, what kind of mother am I?" At this Virginia broke down into tears again. Wolf couldn't be more proud of his mate. She was showing everything a true mother should show, including love and affection for his cub. Wolf had to admit he was a little worried that Virginia wouldn't accept their little half wolfie, after all, it took a long time for Virginia to over come her doubts of him, but it was inevitable that they would be together. After all wolves mate for life and Virginia was his mate. But this show of pure emotion showed Wolf that Virginia would truly accept their little wolfie and she would love him more than anything. All of Wolf's doubts no longer existed and he just smiled down at his mate. He got up from the chair and climbed onto the bed next to her and pulled her into his embrace where she snuggled down into his ripped shirt.
"My darling Virginia, you are not being stupid, you was just worrying for our little cub, our little wolfie. I was just as scared as you were, but I was in a double panic, I thought I was going to lose my mate as well as my cub. Then what would I have down?" Wolf scratched her temple in an affectionate way. "Virginia you will make the perfect mother, just like you are the perfect mate a half wolf could ever want, don't you see that. All these emotion you are showing right now, just shows how much you care for this cub and it is only 6 weeks old. Imagine what it is going to be like in 8 months time when you are going to be holding this little guy in your arms, he is going to be one lucky little fellow." After Wolf had said this Virginia looked up at her fiancée obviously a lot happier and a lot calmer. They kissed passionately. When they broke apart Wolf looked down at his mates wounded leg to see it was all bandaged up. He growled to himself. Stupid Wolf how could he let his precious Virginia get hurt like this. Virginia heard the growl and realized what he was thinking.
"Wolf I know, you think this is your fault and that you feel you always have to protect me, and don't get me wrong I really appreciate that. I love having my own Knight Shining in Armour, but this was so far from your fault. Please don't blame yourself love, I should have listened to you." She looked at Wolf in the face and saw his face had changed and that he knew she was right, but she also knew Wolf and secretly he would still blame himself, just like he blamed himself for his parent's death. There was a knock at the door and Tony had poked his head around the door.
"Is it alright if we come in now?" He asked
"Yes sure dad, pull up a couple of chairs." Tony and Wendell came in. Tony rushed over to his daughter. But Virginia noticed the trouble expression on Wendell's face and wondered what could be wrong. She gave her dad a hug and a kiss on the check and he sat down in Wolf's empty seat. Wendell was standing awkwardly at the foot of her bed. This was strange behavior for Wendell. She was about to ask Wendell what was wrong when her dad cut in.
"Oh honey, are you ok? Are you in any pain? Is there anything you need me to do? Are you hungry or thirsty I can go and get anything you want, I don't mind." He always got like this when she was hurt. Virginia remembered when she as little and she would hurt herself, he would go down to the shops and get her loads of candy and ice cream and cookies. It was just that he always wanted her to be happy. He always felt like he had to please her. Looks like that hasn't changed.
"I am alright dad honestly, don't worry about it, if I need anything I will let you know." Virginia replied.
"Ok, if you are sure"
"Positive" Her father relaxed a bit and sank back into his chair.
"So what was the cottage like?" Her father asked. Virginia was about to reply, when Wendell stepped forward and interrupted.
"I am sorry Tony, but that is going to have to wait. There is something of great importance that I need to tell Virginia, to tell all of you really. You all may be in terrible danger and it is my entire fault. Virginia I need to tell you about the Troll kids."
