"Are you sure you can't smell anything?" Virginia asked for the fifth time as Wolf sniffed persistently around crawling on all fours(1) to try and catch the smallest hint that would help him find his daughter.

"No nothing yet." he muttered miserably to the ground as he looked desperately over the small area his daughter had last been. "Its strange though, the scent just ends here. Even when we were attacked I didn't smell them until they were right on us"

Tony grew impatient, he was worried for his granddaughter and was pacing fervently back and forth. Finally he snapped. "How can someone just disappear!"

"Tony I'm trying the best I can, I don't see you doing much to help other than just pacing." Wolf growled threateningly as he got to his feet.

"Now, now this is no way to behave, especially at a time like this." King Wendell trying to call the peace between the two fathers with little avail as they both shot him warning glares. He quickly moved to stand behind Virginia.

"I wasn't the one with Linda when she got kidnapped! You should have protected her, you're her father damn it!"

"It wasn't my fault! I tried my best, besides its rich hearing that come from you."

The two men were glaring at each other with malicious intent. Wolf's eyes flickered yellow as a low growl ran through his throat. Tony was able to conjure a look that matched Wolf's feral stare. They both looked ready to rip each other apart.

"Dad, Wolf, please." Virginia whimpered. Her body was numb from shock and despair. "Lets just focus on finding Linda. Wolf, is there anyway you might be missing something or perhaps a way for a smell to just end"

"You could hide your scent by covering it with something stronger or muddle it and dull it but you can't just get rid of it without water or magic,… but even that would leave something behind"

"A mirror…" Wendell muttered to himself then looked up at Wolf. "A mirror could just cause a scent to end without a trace, right"

"Ya, but who has a mirror like that?" Tony asked, not seeing where this was going.

Virginia's eyes suddenly lit up. "It's a traveling mirror for moving about the kingdoms. Wendell, who has a mirror like that"

"Well the dwarves do in the 9th kingdom, and Cinderella has one, and o have one, and the 2nd kingdom has one." he said counting them off on his fingers.

"Queen Riding Hood" everyone said as one.

"Wendell let me see that letter again." Wolf eyes flashed as he read over the piece of parchment that Wendell drew out from his pocket. "She wouldn't hurt Linda to ensure that her son gets the throne"

"That's it, Queen Riding Hood has captured Linda in order to force you to denounce your wolf pardon and help her rid all chances of Linda becoming the next rightful ruler, but why would she do this now?" Virginia asked piecing everything together.

Wendell opened his mouth but surprisingly Wolf was the one to answer. "The coronation for ruler of the 2nd kingdom occurs at sixteen rather than twenty one. My mother made sure we all knew our history on the 2nd kingdom. I guess it was for emergencies like this." He chuckled mirthlessly. Tony suddenly spoke up after being unusually quiet. "Wendell set up a meeting with Queen Red Riding Hood"

Linda moan as her mind crawled out of the darkness of unconsciousness. She was sore from the beating the guards gave her last night though she did hold a sly smirk. Linda had sunk her fangs into one of her guards on the arm and was able to scratch the other man on the cheek drawing blood along with various kicks and punches that she had lashed out. She sighed though, it had been rather pointless to fight against two stronger, taller, older men who were trained to fight but she guessed it had just been her wolfish instincts.

She kept the tears of pain and loneness out of her eyes but she couldn't hold the shudders of despair down. Her throat burned with a desire to howl out her misery but her pride held her steady. She was half starved and weak, the air was stagnant and suffocating and she hated the lack of freedom.

"Linda…" a trembling voice called from the shadow. Her head moved over slowly to see Chris crouched in front of the bars. "Oh you look awful. This must be the work of the guards." He moved to the door and opened it with keys that had been hidden in his clothing and quickly stepped inside. He hesitated suddenly though once he stepped within the bounds of her imprisonment looking nervous. Linda could smell the fear on him as he stood there.

"Its alright, I'm not going to hurt you. Besides these chains only allow me to move just past the light that's made from that window." Linda sighed. She turned adverted her eyes away from his anxious gaze. He nodded and swallowed moving slightly.

Chris shook his head trying to gain control of his fear but couldn't force himself to move more than five steps from the door. He had never seen another wolf close up which had caused his first visit. Curiosity had been his motive then. All the stories he heard about wolves were horrifying and he wanted to see if they were true.

Chris suddenly thought about why he was there now. He had found his answer, so why had he come back… Why did he enter this wolf's prison? He glanced at her face which was turned away with a look of shame across it. His heart beat a little faster along with a wave of guilt and the courage he had had the day before.

"I'm gunna stay right here incase someone comes again so I can sneak away quickly. Though you look starved " he was trying to make an excuse and change the subject. Chris began rummaging in a sack he had brought with him to reveal a small roll which he tossed over to Linda.

"Here. It's not much, but it's better than nothing"

"Th-thank you" Linda ate the roll quickly and stared at Chris who had taken a seat against the opposite wall.

"So why are you back?" Linda started feeling like her cocky self again after eating.

"Well you seem a bit better. I wanted to talk to you"

"Why?"

"Never met a wolf close up before"

"Half wolf actually, but that's not really important. I assume I'm in the dungeons of Queen Riding Hood's castle or something like that..."

"Yes this is the castle"
Linda nodded "Ya, so how do you get down here?"

"Ah… you see… I-I…" Chris paused a moment to think. He couldn't tell her he was the queen's son. " I work at the stables and I live at the castle. I sometimes come down here to think"

"Right." Linda saw straight through the lie but didn't question it.

"So… do… do you really have a tail?" Chris rushed out breathlessly after a short pause.(2)

Linda's eyes shone with humor as she began to snicker with a miserable attempt to hide her amusement. "Yes I do." She sifted to the side slightly and pulled her tail free from its hiding spot. Linda curled it more around her body and flicked the tip slightly.

Chris stared in surprise. It was the same brown color as her hair with slight red highlights. The tip was a yellowish white color though. He suddenly wanted to stroke the fur which looked so soft.

"C-can I t-touch I-it?" "Sure" Linda nodded as Chris got up and moved beside her without realizing what he was doing. His fingers reached out the pulled back hesitantly feeling suddenly uncertain. He then noticed that he sat beside Linda. His old fear when he had entered caught him again.

Linda suddenly looked into his eyes. "Don't worry. I'm not going to do anything, I promise." The reassurance helped Chris and his fingers brushed against the soft bristles. As soon as he began to stroke Linda pulled back her tail with a sharp intake f breath and a small whimper.

"What" Chris pulled his hand back thinking he had done something wrong. "You don't go against the fur stupid! With it." Linda grabbed his hand and guided it over the fur. "Like this." Her spine felt shivers of pleasure as he moved his fingers smoothly along.

Chris's cheeks flushed as he felt Linda seize his hand. He looked up at her face to see her head tipped back slightly. Her eyes were half closed and a peaceful look crossed her face.

"You have soft fur"

"Thanks."

"By the way how did you end up here?" Chris removed his hand and looked Linda in the face.

"I was kidnapped. I didn't do anything. The guards just came out of nowhere and attacked me and my father. We weren't even in the second kingdom. The next thing I knew I was here"

"That sounds awful. I don't know why my mother would want you kidnapped." Chris mused softly to himself but Linda's sharp ears picked up what he said.

"Your mother! I thought you said you were a stable boy, not the son of the damn queen!" Linda jumped to her feet in surprise.

"Wait please. I'm sorry I didn't tell you but I wasn't sure how to tell you that I'm the son of the woman keeping you here. Please I meant no harm." Chris help up his hands to calm her.

Linda growled softly "Fine"

"But I have to ask you, you said you were with your father. Who are your parents"

"Wolf and Virginia."

Authors Note

Sorry for taking forever to update. 1) School started and 2) I ended up getting writters block but now thats over. I actually like this chapter and the length is pretty good too.

1)I was watching Inuyasha and this came up in the show and i thought it would be funny to include it!

2)That part of the movie is one of my favorites! I wanted to include it though I did change it a little

Oh and for the last few chapters I realized that I never siad how the time worked. Linda and her part was ahead of the part with Wolf. Wolf's part was in the late morning while Linda's was later at night (between 9-12). Now they are both together. I'm sorry for the confusion!

Thanks to all who have reviewed!