A/N: Um… Well I would like to start with the fact that I have actually had this done for quite some time. Handed it over to my Beta Reader back in October and have been waiting for it to come back to me. Afraid it never did, so now I am looking for a Beta Reader for Brothers Grim stories, and posting the unedited version of Chapter 2. Volunteers for Betaing will be loved!

LIFE FOR LIFE

Part II

A dark hooded man walked down the dirt paved road humming to him self. Darkness had fallen not an hour before, and he was traveling towards the small village of Marbaden for business purposes. As he brushed aside some branches he heard a small cough from behind him. Slightly confused he turned back and looked for what had made the sound but could see nothing.

Then he noticed a boot sticking out from the side of the road. Bending over he realized a man was lying in the small alcove made by the roots of the tree. "Ah, Chap you got yourself in a right fix there haven't you?"

There was no response from the man, so John tried German instead. "Hello? My name is John Potter. If you stay here then you will surely catch your death." As he spoke he shook the man slightly and noticed a rather nasty cut on his forehead. John winced, "That's a pretty good scratch, no?" There was no response from the man... that would do no good. John sighed and pulled the man into his arms not bothered by the weight and began walking down the road.

He switched back to English, "We must get you well..."

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Wilhelm scowled at Angelica who was only now speaking to "grandmother toad". It had taken them probably five hours or more to find the confounded amphibian and Wilhelm bones ached from the all the stomping around they had done. Angelica of course seemed as though they had just gone for a walk in the park...

The said woman was done with grandmother toad and was looking at Wilhelm for an answer to her question. They stared at each other for a moment, before Angelica sighed and repeated it, "Are you ready to go? Grandmother Toad points towards the village, so we must have gone too far." She paused, before continuing "I believe it would be best to take her with us until we find you brother."

Wilhelm simply shrugged and started off in the direction Angelica had indicated eager to see where Jacob had gotten off to. His pace was dramatically renewed and Angelica soon trailed after him.

An hour later Angelica and Will were standing in front of the gate of the village. Grandmother toad and left them where the tree line ended and Will was preparing himself to explode. "Grandmother Toad this, grandmother toad that! Where does she lead us! Back to the village! Well that's just great Angelica, just great. My brother is probably dead somewhere and the confounded toad led us straight back to where we started, great Idea!" Wills voice was getting strained towards the end of his tirade and he stormed through the gate of the village leaving his horse at the stable.

Angelica winced; she knew there had to be some reason as to why grandmother toad led them here. Maybe Jacob had walked back since they left the village and they had missed each other. Yes, this seemed the most likely possibility. Wilhelm over reacted to everything related to his brother... She half smiled at that thought and followed Will's path to the stable before going towards the inn which Jacob would have surely gone too after arriving...

At the door however she was met by a well dressed man grinning from ear to ear.

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Some time before:

Jacob woke slowly, first feeling a gentle rocking against ruff fabric and then the sound of boots crunching into the ground. He took in these senses for a moment before finally fluttering his eyes open. For a while however, all he could see was darkness.

It was then that small lights appeared over the horizon and Jacob recognized which thankfully must have been the village. As he stared and the lights however, flashes of memory distracted him. He remembered the accident... and then falling down to rest for the night, but where was he now? He struggled in what he realized were arms to see whoever was carrying him. The movement caused him to begin violently coughing, and his care taker had to stop and set him down for a moment.

After a few moments the violent wracking of his chest stopped and he was able to turn his head slightly the look at the stranger through his damp hair. He met the ice blue eyes just before he collapsed into an exhausted sleep.

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"My, my, you must be Angelica." She took and step back startled only to be grabbed by the arm and brought into the building. "Jacob has told me much about you since he awoke. You must come in." Angelica met the eyes of Will who was by the fire sipping ale.

She scrambled towards him not liking the feel of the man's hand on her arm.

"Jake, you shouldn't have just run off like that..." Will nodded slightly not really acknowledging her, but instead turned towards the man would had pulled her rather roughly into the inn to continue whatever conversation they had been having.

"Yes, we talked of me publishing you and your brother's book correct?" Angelica growled... the confounded man spoke in English! Will seemed to have no problems with it, but seemed rather surprised at whatever the man had said.

"Oh, you must be John Potter! Well I am afraid that you came at a rather awkward time... But that's alright surely... Jake will be extremely happy to see you of course... You have already met him though haven't you? Well either way he's always talked of getting his fairy tales published..." Will stopped his rambling for a moment and got up to look around the Englishman just in case he was hiding Jakob behind him. "Where is Jakob in the first place, you said you put him up for the night, no?" The conversation was continuing in English.

John smiled slightly, and nodded. "Yes, he's up in my room... Feel free to come up." With that the man turned around and began up the stairs. "The doctor should be coming any time now."

Will froze in his eager steps to follow John Potter, "The Doctor?"