Hope you enjoy this chapter, and sorry about the wait I got really busy past months and didn't really have the energy to work on the story. But inspiration hit me like a two ton semi truck to the head (R.I.P Burt Reynolds) and I was able to get this chapter done. Also my story 'What if' will be getting another chapter and 'Rebellion' will be getting more chapters into Dragonheart a New beginning. I was trying to figure out if I still wanted to make a sequel story or just continue it and I have chooses the latter. 'Rebellion' chapters coming out late October or early November. 'What if' continuation late October as well. Enjoy.

Thoughts or telepathic communication between characters

Animals/animal spirits speaking human tongue

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Point of view switch (Belles Point of View) like that

Lou Lou POV

I woke up snuggled close to Belle who was now wearing a wolf skin dress, and a strange disorientating feeling. Strange new scents warped around me. Looking around I was in a wooden cabin laying in a large bed with white sheets. There was a fire place on the far side of the small cabin, a small fire going with a large old wolf with a body full of scars. He was asleep by the fire curled in a ball on the rug. I recognized the wolfs scent, mama had brought him to our den once. She told me he was my grandpapa.

Hoping off the bed I walked over to the wolf nuzzling his shoulder with my nose. He growled at me as he woke up jumping to his feet. I got down on my belly whimpering apologies for waking him. He growled at me for another moment then stopped.

"Oh good morning my child," he said laying back down, "Don't you know it is rude to wake your elders."

"I'm sorry grandfather," I apologized still on my belly, "I didn't mean to wake you. But now that you are wake I'm so glad to see you again Grandfather. It has been awhile hasn't it."

"Yes it has been sometime little one," he wrapped a paw behind me pulling me closer to his chest, "You have grown so much my little grandpup. You are looking more and more like your mother."

"Thank you, have you seen mama grandpa? I haven't seen her in two days and I'm a little hungry. I hope she brings a stage or maybe a qual."

"Someone from our pack is bringing food for all of us," he said and started grooming my fur, "You me and your human friend."

"That's great grandpa but where is mama?"

He was silent then, pausing his grooming of me for a moment then continued. The scent around us became heavier. I could feel grandfathers body stiffen and feel it move a little away from me. Something was wrong that he wasn't telling me.

"Grandfather what's wrong," I asked him looking straight in his eye's. He was quite looking away from me for a moment pulling me into his chest.

"I'm so sorry my pup," he whispered to me, "But your mother isn't coming back my child. She is no longer in our world child."

Mama's not in our world… that would mean, "No no mama's not dead. She said she would be back for me."

"I'm sorry my child those hunters killed her," grandpa said nuzzling my neck. He had to be wrong. Mama had to be alright she had to be alive.

"You lost your mother too," I looked to my left to see Belle sitting on her knees next to us, "I lost my mama when I was just a baby too."

I started crying into my grandfather's chest for the better part of an hour till all my tears were spent and I was just hiccuping against my grandfather while Belle stroked my back trying to comfort me in someway.

Several other wolfs then came into the cabin each carrying a rabbit in their mouths. Belle looked a little nervous and a little disgusted as one of the wolves set a rabbit in her lap.

"You have to remove the fur," I said grabbing her rabbit by the scruff tearing a segment of fur off, "Then you cook it by the fire like this"

I set the rabbit on a skewer over the fire to let it cook. After Belles rabbit was done cooking over the fire she ate all but the bones. After we both had finished eating more of my mother's pack came into the cabin, two stayed by the doors while everyone else scattered about the cabin. One of my aunts came over to Belle and started to clean her face. Grandfather did the same to me.

"Grandfather where is my papa," I asked.

"Don't worry little one," my aunt said, "Your papa is taking care of the humans that were hunting you and your mother."

Back in the Human World

Fox wondered through the empty streets of the small town as the rain came down. As he wondered through the streets he searched for the houses of the hunters that killed his mate, they would be the first to taste his wrath. When he found their homes he pressed his paw against the front door of each house which burned an imprint of his paw as he muttered incantations under his breath. These would be the first to receive his and the Scarred Ones curses. After he marked the last of the hunters doors he wondered through the town till came to the towns small church. Taking cover under the church's front step he began preparing to cast his curse upon them.

"Prepare your selfs mortals and pray to your lone god for mercy from my wrath,"he said looking out at the houses he marked, "For I shall show you none as you showed none to my beloved mate and young pup."

Darker clouds formed around the village, a foul energy flowed through the town, the rain fell heavier. The wrath of Thor seemed to be unleashed as thunder clapped and lighting struck around the village. The village animals became uneasy stomping and thrashing around as Fox's curse began to set in and take effect.

Meanwhile in the Fairy Land Lou Lou POV

I didn't question what my aunt said, I had a feeling if I did I wouldn't like the answer. Mama had told me what would happen to someone who had angered a magical being like a fairy or forest spirit. She told me that when I got older I would have these powers and responsibilities of a Forest Spirit. She said she would teach me those when I was old enough.

A new wave of tears welled in my eyes at the memories of my mother and the abilities she would have showed me to use. I started crying again curling up against my aunts chest as I cried into her fur. I cried for a long while into her fur till my tears were spent and I was just dry hiccuping.

Belle POV

I sat by the fire place listening to Lou Lou and the other wolves talk. I wasn't afraid of them as much as I probably should have been, but I had a strong feeling that they wouldn't hurt me and I trusted that feeling. I felt sad for Lou Lou as I watched her cry for her mother. I didn't have the chance to know my mother which hurt but I couldn't imagine what pain my puppy was going through.

I crawled over to her wrapping my arms around her pulling her close to my chest rubbing her back like papa does for me when I'm sad, "I'm sorry your mother died Lou Lou."

Lou nuzzled into my chest hiccuping. I wanted to make her happy for at least a little while so I started singing a song the robins would sing in the Spring while I rubbed Lou's back. She started to calm down as I neared the end of the song.

"Better?"

"A little,"she sniffled curling up in my lap.

"What a lovely voice," the older scarred wolf said sitting in front of us.

"Thank you," I replied.

"What a second," one of the other wolves said, "That was a robins song, can you hear the animal tongue young one?"

"Almost all," I said scratching Lou Lou's ear, "Squirrels talk too fast, as well as birds but I understand them when they start singing. I can understand you all just fine, as well as the other dogs and cats in town. The chickens at home like to repeat themselves a lot. I don't think the black smiths mule really likes me and the fairies in my garden will sometimes ignore me till I give them sweets."

"You can see the fairies," the female that Lou Lou was talking to earlier walked over to me and started sniffing my hair, "Have you always been able to?"

"Yup ever since I was little though no one really believes me. Papa thinks I'm just imaging everything. I sometimes stay up past my bed time to watch them dance even dancing with them."

"Well my child we believe," the scarred wolf said, "In fact we are a type of fairy."

"Forest Spirits to be more accurate," the female said, "But in the same family.''

"You're a fairy," I shouted at Lou Lou holding her at arms length, "My dog is a fairy!"

"I'm a wolf changer," she growled back, " Not a dog."

"Skin Walker Louata," the scarred wolf said, "Which is another name for us as well as shapeshifter. There was a bright light that surrounded the wolves blinding me for a second. When the light cleared and I could see again in the spot that the old wolf had sat was now an old man with a scar along his left eye just like the old wolf and was wearing a wolf skin cloak. He had a bushy beard as well that I thought looked like a big cotton ball. All the other wolves were replaced with humans as well, all wearing wolf cloaks. The female wolf who was sitting next to me was now a women with long brown hair in two thick braids.

"Wow," I gasped in amazement. Then ran to each wolf-turned-human admiring their cloaks, hands, hair, and being aw struck by what hey could do before I ran back to Lou Lou picking her up, "Can you do that? What does your human body look like? Can you do it right now?"

"Louata is too young little one," the old man chuckled taking her out of my arms and holding her, " She will have to wait another year before she is able to use her shape shifting abilities, as well as her other talents."

"Aw," I was disappointed she couldn't change yet but was still excited that she could when she was a little older.

''Now young one I believe our manners have left us for we have not been properly introduced. I am Louatas grandfather and leader of our pack. Most call me Alfa but you may call my grandpa."

"I am Belle it is a pleasure to meet you Grandpa."

"A pleasure to meet you as well young beauty," grandfather chuckled then pointed to the women next to us, "this is Loatuas aunt my sister and seconded in command Rosebud. You may call her Aunty Rose as well as the rest of our pack."

The pack greeted me in unison, "Hello little Beauty. It is a pleasure to meet you."

I giggled, "It is a pleasure to meet you to Aunts and Uncles."

For the rest of the day we spent talking around the fire. Grandpa and Aunty would read to us the books that were in the cottage. I tried to read them on my own but I couldn't make out the writing. Aunty Rosebud said that it was the Fairy Tongue.

"Would you like me to teach you how to read it," she asked.

"Yes please I love reading could you teach me how to read the books here," I asked over joyed.

"Of course," she smile at me, "It is about time Louata started her lessons as well so I will teach you both."

I was overjoyed bouncing up and down before Aunty Rosebud sat me in front of the fire place next to Lou Lou who had been laying in front of it for a while. I picked her up and set her in my lap as Aunty started our lesson.

"I was taking a nap," Lou complained.

"Shh Aunty is talking," I corrected her.

"I didn't agree to this," she said before grouchily watching Aunty as she showed us different symbols and what they meant.