A/N: Here's the new chapter! Sorry for taking so long!

Kainoa, The Cool Cleopatra & RainInRiverdell-Thanks for the reviews!

Jake took out his journal as the young woman began her story.

"My father never liked the idea of marrying twice in one lifetime. He loved my mother, she was his everything. They lived a long time together, and were happy, but…" She sighed as tears filled her eyes.

"But one day, my mother grew extremely ill…My father stayed by her bedside day and night for weeks. He wouldn't eat, he wouldn't sleep, and his spirits were low. Doctors tended to my mother, but it was no use…her illness was incurable…and after a month, she…" She swallowed hard.

"She died…" She paused and looked into the fire as Jake scribbled her every word in his journal. Will just sat there, lost in his thoughts. He sighed; both he and Jake knew what it was like to lose a loved one. The young woman then continued.

"My father and I mourned for my mother for several months. Soon a year passed, and my father's advi- friends told him that he should marry again. My father was willing…but under one condition; that the next woman he married was as beautiful as my mother. Naturally, I was skeptical, as were my father's friends. But, they agreed to help."

"Did they find anyone?" Jake asked. The woman shook her head.

"They searched for months with no avail. I figured that my father would find someone sooner or later, so I didn't worry…" She stopped again.

"Then what caused you to run away?" Will questioned.

"My father's change of behavior toward me."

Will and Jake looked at each other, and then back the girl. Seeing the confusion in their eyes, she resumed her story.

"It was late one evening; I was getting ready to retire when I heard talking downstairs. I crept down and stood by the door of the room my father and his companions were in. They were talking about my mother and how I looked so much like her, I figured there was nothing strange about that, so I turned to leave when my father said that he promised himself that he would marry someone only if she was as beautiful as his late wife, and he told them that since my mother was dead, and that I looked so much like her…that he would marry…"

Will and Jake leaned forward in their chairs.

"Who?" They asked.

"…me…"

Will's eyes grew wide and Jake stopped writing in his journal. Neither one of them spoke for a few minutes. Will then broke the silence.

"Y-You?"

The young woman nodded.

"Me. Everyone was shocked, and my father's friends tried to talk him out of it; saying it was ungodly for a father to marry his own daughter, but my father was firm, he said that he would marry me or no one at all. So, plans were made. I tried to postpone the wedding for as long as possible by asking my father for a few things;"

She gestured toward the pile or furs.

"Such as this coat I'm wearing. But my father got the items sooner than I expected and when he announced that the wedding would be the next day, I knew my only choice to escape marriage was to run away. So, here I am." She finished.

Will and Jake just stared in disbelief. All was quiet for a few minutes except for the raging storm outside. The girl then broke the silence.

"Well, it seems like you two aren't going anywhere tonight." She said looking at the ceiling. "I guess you'll have to stay here until the storm clears." Jake nodded.

"Well, if won't be any trouble for you. I guess we could stay."

"Oh, it's no trouble at all. It does get kind of lonely staying here all by myself." The girl answered as she got up.

"By the way," She asked. "What are your names?"

"I'm Will Grimm and this is my brother Jake." Will replied with a gesture. He then scooted his chair closer to the fire and asked;

"What's yours?"

The woman looked up from what she was doing and answered.

"Clara."

A/N: For those who do not recognize Clara's story, it was adapted from the Grimm tale, 'Allerleirauh' or 'All kinds of Fur'. Sorry I took so long with posting this chapter! I had writer's block and school to deal with! Please review!