Her stepped into her home once again. It had been a week since his first visit, and he hadn't been to keen on returning. But at Snow White's request he was back. This time to inquire the whereabouts of Beauty.
She had been missing for some time now and her husband Beast was frantic. To the point that his horns and claws were beginning to show.
His eyes narrowed on the foyer. What had once been a pristine and beautiful interior of the building was now dark and dank.
Cobwebs littered the chandelier, and the polished wood of the staircase was rotting.
"Did her spells wear off or somethin'?" He thought aloud. His brow quirking when a faint meow replied to the sound of his voice.
At the top of the stairs sat a fat cream colored cat. It's eyes narrowed and staring him down, as its long tail flicked back and forth behind it idly.
Bigby felt his hackles rise at the sight of the feline for all of a moment before he reigned them back. He had nothing to worry about when it came to a simple cat, if anything it was the owner he should be weary of.
Making his way to the top of the stairs the cat rolled on its side, exposing its belly, weather it was a sign of trust or a lack of caring he wasn't sure but he leaned down and gave it a gentle rub, making it pur.
"I don't suppose you can talk like other fable animals?" He asked, continuing his ministrations as the cat began to pur.
A loud thud startled the feline and made it race off to the nearest bedroom. Bigby rose a brow and followed after.
"I'll take that as a no..."
Stepping into the room the cat had ran into he found Kagome. A bow in hand, with an arrow pulled back on the string, tears streaming down her face.
"Hit the mark!" She shouted releasing the arrow, the pointed tip of the projectile quickly lodging itself in center of a battered wooden target, alongside dozens of other arrows.
"Looks like you hit it," he spoke softly, easing himself cautiously towards her.
She turned on him then, her gaze furious. "What're you doing here!? I thought I told you to go back to your precious Snow White!"
Bigby took a step back holding his hands up in front of himself as if she had pointed a gun at him. "Are you always like this? What are you talking about?!"
"Just get out! The pups don't need you. Never a father like you!" She screamed tears dropping from her face and wetting her blouse.
"What pups?!" He shouted back. The damned seeress had him so confused and irritated. But seeing her like that made his heart clench.
Why was she like this? Did she see some future where he had hurt her?
When he saw her taking in a deep breath to yell at him again he quickly backed out of the room. "Alright alright, I'll go!" He spoke making his way down the stairs as more thuds began resound through the building.
He could faintly hear her chanting.
"Never play second fiddle. Never play second fiddle."