Ok I have been very bad for not posting this especially as I have been sitting on it for a long time. I warn you it is not betad hence why I waited so long to post it. I am trying to get it betad and have someone go over my other chapters as well. So bear with it if you can cause it will be fixed and soon.
Blessedly Cursed
The Big Bad Wolf
chapter 4
The forest was an old one, and the size of the trees reflected this. Moss liberally covered everything, and the tree's had roots coming up out of the ground. Flowers grew in the few places where the sun would break through the leaves but you would find more mushrooms then flowers. The further in to the forest she travailed the denser it became making it seem as night had come to the world early. The path at time's was hard to distinguish from the rest of the forest floor. And Sunny was starting to get the feeling she always did when being watched intently.
"Damn you Gildy were are you when I need you. It is so just like you to take off when things appear to be getting dangerous or troublesome." muttered Sunny unfairly.
"Ouch" was to be herd many times as she kept tripping and losing her balance on the many branches and roots on the path. Finally getting feed up and frustrated after one particularly nasty face first fall and a strong suspicion that she was lost finally creeping up on her, Sunny stopped walking clutched the quickly forming goose egg on her head, and started to shout.
"Ok you win. You were wright and I was wrong, now will you get you butt back here and give me a hand before I break my neck." There was no answer although Sunny was sure now that she could hear breathing coming from some bushes.
"Gildy? Sunny took a few steps toward the bush "Gildy is that you? You can come out now you know... you do have me properly scared and chastised I promise to listen to you next time." The bushes just started to shake with what sounded like a deep rumbling laughter. Sunny began to tremble as the realization that what ever was behind the bushes was not Gildy.
Slowly she started to retreat, but knew that there was no way that she could out run what ever was hiding behind those bushes, unless they had no legs, and the chances of that were very unlikely. Sunny decided to make a stand instead of futilely fleeing.
"All right you have had your fun who ever you are so out you comme." in a softly determined voice her eye's flashing more then sparkling.
A voice came from the bush "You have nothing to fear from me my beautiful one for we are mutual friends of a certain fairy." The Hairs on the back of Sunny's neck rose as the owner of the voice started to come through the bush.
Sunny was not sure what to make of the talking black wolf before her. Should she trust him or start screaming like hell in the hopes that some one would hear her and then get there in time to save her. After the two of them had stared at each other for a few minutes Sunny decided that trust him or not at this moment she was going to have to play along as if she did.
"You know Gildy?"
The wolf nodded his head.
"Yes we once shared an unforgettable evening. But that of course was before the unfortunate accident that made me a wolf." he then looked up in to her eye's with a look of such sorrow and pain that Sunny could not help but let down some of her guard and feel sorry for him.
"So you used to be a fairy then?"
"No I was once a human like your self. A man among men if I do say so myself."
Sunny just rolled her eye's at this and gave him a smile of annoyance and thought to herself typical man. The Thief not catching the eye roll completely missed read the smile.
"I assure you young lady that this is no smiling matter to me" he growled at her in fright Sunny took a step back and unsurprisingly fell to the ground. The Wolfe started to beardown on her, Sunny's eye's grew wide as she gulped down a large amount of saliva turning her mouth dry. The wolf stopped and just stared at her as if stunned.
"My what large eye's you have" slipped from his mouth
Always the smart ass apparently even when faced with death Sunny could not help but reply with
"All the better to see you with?"
This seemed to snap the wolf out of his trance and yet again he began to stalk towards her.
Think Sunny, raced through her brain, come on you did not spend the last 18 years of your life being rased by Tilly and end up slow on your feet. He's cursed you are cursed, equals common ground, work with that girl.
"Im cursed to"
the wolf stopped
"The smile, I am so sorry if I hurt you with it, but you see the only emotion I can show is happiness. It was truly nothing personal, in fact those who know me well can attest to the fact that the bigger the smile the more upset I am."
" Well then my little red riding hood it would seem if we are a pair"
"Indeed we are...so please don't eat me?"
The wolf then started to laugh again
" My dear red you are truly something special. Tell me what would bring you to this dark and dangerous place where it is known that the big bad wolf who likes to eat little girls resides?" Said the wolf teasingly
Sighing "I thought I would take a short cut home and wolves don't usually frighten me" she gave him a critical look " and I have to say that is the first I have ever heard of a big bad wolf living hear...So are you?"
"Am I what?"
"A big bad wolf of course?"
"Well I have been called big in my time" said the wolf suggestively making Sunny blush prettily, "and I have not always been good, so I suppose now that I am a wolf the title would fit."
They just looked at each other in silence. Sunny not sure if she should take him serous or not and the wolf becoming more and more enthralled with Sunny.
"So red what is your name?" Said the wolf in a voice that could only be called seductive
Sunny eyed him suspiciously her smile more of a smirk
as she blurted out
"It's not matting season for wolves is it?"
Now the wolf obviously did not quite know what to make of that question and found himself replying honestly
"No, but I have found that I am not influenced by animal habits. Such as matting season and hibernation. I may have the body of a wolf but am still very much a man in my hart and soul" The earlier look of pain had returned.
Sunny seeing this finally came to feel the connection that she had mentally made before. They were both cursed with an appearance that was not their true self and they were both being falsely judged on said appearance. Or so she assumed.
The wolf then pulling himself out of his moment of self pity looked at Sunny taking in her beautiful face smiling widely and decided that she was going to be the crowning jewel in his collection.
"Sunny my name it's Sunny." she said softly and with concern and the wolf knew that he had her all he had to do was lead the way.
"Sunny how very appropriate for you are truly a sun come in to this dark place and have in a very short time brought light back in to my life." Spoke the wolf in what appeared to be a sincere tone.
Sunny smiled slightly her face sparkling "My father named me."
"Ahh so you are a daddy's girl?"
"I suppose...but I am very much my mothers daughter and although I hate to admit it I guess Gildy has played her part in my life."
"Yes Gildy my old and dear friend how I have missed her...Is she around here some ware?"
"Well she is supposed to be my chaperon for the afternoon but I admit I ditched her when I took the not so short cut through the forest. I admit it was a very bad idea but please if she shows up don't tell her I said that."
"Is she likly to show up?"
Sunny gave a short sarcastic laugh "Not if I actually need her. I have to say that as a fairy godmother she is umm a bit lacking?"
" Good ole Gildy. Sounds like she has not changed a bit." Said the wolf with relish.
Sunny then noticed that the forest was actually getting darker.
"Ohh my I must have been walking around here for hours I hate to admit it but I think I am very lost."
"Well my sweet you are in good fortune. I know this forest like the back of my paw and would be delighted to lead you were you should be." said the wolf in his most charming voice.
"You truly are a life saver thank you so much If you could lead me to the apple and peach orchard on the north end of the forest I would for ever be in your debt." then ginning from ear to ear as she started to follow the cunning beast "It sure is nice to actually have a good turn of fortune for once."
The Thief of harts just looked at her with glee.