Okay, I decided to update this dusty story. Even though there's not much reviews... I got the idea of a mini story from the anime 'Princess Tutu' BUT I made up the story, okay? Thank you to the few people that actually bothered to click on this story and reading it. Thank you.

The Wolf who fell in Love with Red Riding Hood

Right and Wrong

Once upon a time… there was a girl who loved to explore. She loves going to different places, seeing all the interesting things they had to offer. One day, she stumbled on a forest. Thirsty for an adventure, she fearlessly walked in. The girl had a splendid time exploring the woods. When the sun started to set, the girl decided to return home. However, when she walked back on the forest path, she was surprised to found a fork in the road. Which path will she choose? And…is there a wrong way or a right way?

Rin sat on a bench near a fountain, in Town Square. She sighed and played with the page's edge of her book. Rin looked down at the illustration; the Big Bad Wolf talking to Little Red Riding Hood. Her mind wondered back to the wolf that she had saved from a steel trap.

"What are you reading?"

Rin quickly shut the book.

Miku was leaning above her, "Oh, your story," she smiled.

"What are you doing here Miku?" Rin asked.

Her eyes scanned Miku's attire; rags.

Miku did a little happy dance, "Can't I see one of my best friends?" she beamed.

Rin had to smile back.

"Anyway, what's on your mind?" Miku asked.

Rin blinked.

Miku wagged her finger in front of Rin, "Don't play dumb with me," she winked, "You've been distracted these days. Is it a boy?"

Rin jumped at the question, "Not at all!" she exclaimed honestly.

Miku stared at her then leapt forward and hugged her.

"Of course not!" she cried, "Since when did Red Riding Hood have a prince charming?"

Rin forced out a laugh. After the laughter died down, Rin decided to ask Miku something.

"Miku?"

"Hm?"

"What does it mean if you can't stop thinking about someone?" asked Rin.

Miku thought for a moment then smiled, "It means you love them!" she happily replied.

Rin flushed, "W-What if it's...an animal?" she nervously replied.

"Well...," thought Miku, "You care about it very much!"

Rin sighed.

Ever since Rin's grandmother had fallen ill, Rin's mother made her deliver food to her every day. Every time Rin pass the shady tree, where she first found the wolf, she would always leave a treat for it. Whenever she returned the treat would be gone or eaten.

It soon became a routine that Rin wasn't sick off, although she did wish she could see the wolf again. Rin was staring at the clock in her room.

"Three...two...," she counted, "...one."

"Rin!" called her mother.

Rin immediately leapt up, with her hood already fasten, and rushed out to the kitchen. Rin took the basket from her mother and left with a smile and a wave. She ran through the village, towards the woods.

"Oi~! Rin!" called a voice.

Rin stopped and turned around. A girl with long sandy hair, tied in a side ponytail, approached her.

"Good day," she said casually, "Where are you going in such a rush? Argh, just saying the word 'rush' makes me tired. Urgh...I just said it again."

Akita Neru. Notice her laid-back behaviour? Well, she's Sleeping Beauty.

"I'm going to my grandmother's," Rin replied.

Neru cocked her head, sleepily, "Your granny's?" she repeated, "What's so exciting about that to rush off to? Urgh, I must stop saying that word..."

A sweat drop appeared on Rin's head.

"I-I just like the walk," she nervously replied.

Neru stared at her suspiciously...or is it half-asleep?

She sighed, "Alright," she said, "I'll let you off." Neru then yawned, "It's time for my beauty-sleep. Well, if it's a boy, tell me all about it."

Rin blushed at the last statement as Neru walked away. She then turned to the direction of the forest and ran off.

The wolf sniffed at the drumstick the girl had gave to him. As usual, he would stay out of sight whenever he smelt the girl. After she left, he would come out of his hiding place and look to see what she had given this time.

The items change everyday; from fruits to meats. The wolf lay down onto his stomach and held the drumstick in his front paws. The bandage she had wrapped around his paw had loosened. The wolf had to admit, he did enjoy the girl's passing by. He closed his unusual azure blue eyes after he finished the drumstick. The girl's cheerful face was lingering in his mind.

Why can't I get her face out of my mind?

"Oh!"

His eyes snapped open. The girl dressed in red was standing before him, smiling.

Rin was quite happy to see the wolf again. She hadn't seen him for a few days. She then noticed the mangled bandage around his paw. "

Oh!" she exclaimed, "Your bandage! Here. Let me change it."

She produced the roll of bandages from her hood. Rin then removed the old bandage. She drew a breath. The wound had stiffened and that looked painful.

"Oh dear!" she gasped, "I'll have to wash it!"

She took out her handkerchief and fished out a bottle of water. She soaked the handkerchief then gently washed the wolf's paw. Rin then gently bounded the paw in fresh bandages.

After she finished, Rin gave a sigh,"I wish I'd brought some medicines."

She stared at the wolf who was watching her with its blue eyes. Rin slowly extend her hand then hesitated.

"M-May I pat you?" she shyly asked.

The wolf lowered its head in reply. Rin ran her fingers through its thick fur.

So soft…

She suddenly realized the time and quickly got up to her feet.

"I need to go," she announced, "I'll bring some medicine for your paw next time, alright?"

Rin then ran off, giving one last glance to the wolf.

The wolf stared after the girl. He sighed and walked behind the tree, careful to not exert too much weight on his injured paw. As he lay down, the wolf couldn't help but replay what just happened.

How the girl washed his paw was so gentle. And her hand felt smooth and warm through his fur. The wolf shook his head to clear those thoughts away.

Why am I feeling like this? I never experience this strange fluttery feeling before. What is it?

He looked up to the orange sky.

I want it to be tomorrow already…

"Whatcha doing?"

Rin jumped at the sound of Miku's voice and she spun around. Miku was still wearing her peasant disguise.

"Oh it's you Miku," Rin sigh, allowing her shoulders to relax.

Miku peered over Rin's shoulder. She had various medical supplies in her hands.

"Is your mother sick as well?" Miku inquired.

Rin stiffened, "N-No," she replied honestly.

Miku then pointed her index finger at the medical supplies.

"Then what are those for?"

Rin scrambled her mind to come up with a convincing reason.

"W-We're low on medical stuff!" she hastily replied, "Oh gosh! Look at the time! I better go! See you Miku!"

Rin then panicky ran away, leaving a bewildered Cinderella.

Rin sighed as she watched the moon from her bedroom window.

I envy my friends. I mean, they all take the role of princesses. And every princess gets her Prince Charming.

Miku was the only princess who Rin knew that already found her Prince Charming.

I bet the others will soon follow. Cinderella had the right foot size to find her prince. Snow White will soon have her prince save her from the poison apple. Sleeping Beauty will have her long-waited kiss from the one she loves… and Little Red Riding Hood is left alone.

Rin remembered what Miku had said earlier; "Since when did Red Riding Hood have a prince charming?"

Rin looked at the medical supplies on her desk. She felt a smile spread across her face.

"At least I have my wolf," she whispered.

The next day, Rin rushed to the kitchen instead of waiting in her room.

"Here Mother," she offered, "I'll pack the basket for you. Go have a lie down."

Her mother smiled gratefully.

"Thank you Rin," she said.

As her mother rest, Rin packed the food for her grandmother, adding an extra apple and the medical supplies in it. The basket was a little heavier now.

"I'm going now," she announced.

"Be careful!" her mother called, "Be careful of wolves!"

Rin flinched at the warning before running off.

Don't worry my wolf, I'm coming!

What the…?

Rin was standing on the forest path, dumbfound. In front of her, the path had suddenly split into a fork.

Since when was there a fork in the road?

Rin had walked this path for many years and never was there a fork in the road. She looked at the path on her right and gasp. She could see her grandmother's house in the distance.

If I take the path on the right I'll arrive at grandmother's faster but…

She turned to the left. Amongst the forest trees, she recognises the shady tree where her wolf hangs around.

Which one should I choose?

She looked at her grandmother's house, in the distance, then at the basket in her hands with its medical supplies in there.

Grandmother needs the food since she's too sick to cook but my wolf needs the medicine for his paw too…

Rin looked at both paths.

Eventually these two paths will meet.

Taking a deep breath, Rin turned and walked… on the left path.

The wolf lay in the shade of the tree. He had his eyes closed. Birds chirped overhead. Suddenly his ears perked up and the wolf quickly sat up.

He sniffed the air and felt a smile spread across his muzzle. His ears detected footsteps and his nose smelt a familiar scent. The girl in red suddenly appeared. The wolf could feel his tail giving a small wag.

"Oh! You're here!" she cried as she ran towards him.

I've been waiting for you.

He allowed the girl to check his paw.

"I got some medicines with me," she explained, "It may smell a bit but it helps your paw."

She then took out a small jar that contains aqua ointment. The girl popped off the lid and scooped some of the context with her fingers. She rubbed it onto his paw.

The wolf wrinkled his nose. The girl was right; it did smell of strong herbs. After she finished, the girl bounded his paw in new bandages.

"Here," she said as she placed an apple in front of him, "It's for you."

The wolf happily took the apple and munched on it. The girl stared at him while he ate.

"C-Can I pat again?" she shyly asked.

The wolf looked at her then flattened his ears. The girl smiled and stroked his ears and fur. It felt very reassuring while he ate.

"You know," the girl spoke, "My mother says that wolves are bad creatures."

The wolf looked at her.

"But," she continued, "I don't believe that because I got you."

The wolf froze.

Her words echoed in his mind; "Because I got you."

Those words felt bliss on him. He could feel blood rushed to his muzzle. The girl gasped.

"Are you alright?!" she cried, "You're red all over!"

She placed her hand on his forehead. Her hand was cool against his burning face.

"Do you want me to get some water?" she asked.

The wolf shook his head, answering her and clearing his head. The girl placed her hand on him again and let out a sigh of relief.

"You're back to normal," she sighed.

She then stood up. "I got to now," she announced, "I'll come back tomorrow to check on you, alright?"

She gave him the last pat and smile then walked away.

The wolf watched after her.

I'll be waiting for you, always.

Rin hugged her pillow. She was replaying the conversation with the wolf; "But I don't believe that because I got you."

"Ah!" she cried waving her pillow about, "What's wrong with me?! That sounds like I'm talking to someone I like!"

She stopped as soon as those words escaped her lips. Her grip on her pillow tightened.

I don't understand. Ever since I met that wolf, I can't stop thinking about it.

Rin collapsed on her bed.

It's just a wolf…right?

Rin held her stuffed rabbit, Floppy, close. She blew out the candles and fell asleep, eager to greet the next day.

"I don't understand," mumbled Neru, "Every afternoon I always see her…going to the forest in such a…in such a fast pace."

Miku nodded in agreement, "Maybe she's worried about her sick grandmother," she suggested.

Neru yawned, "Or she's up to something. Should we follow her?"

"No!" cried Miku, "She's our friend! We should allow her some privacy!"

Neru sighed, "Always the goody-two-shoes."

Rin ran through the forest. She doesn't know why but she's always been eager to see the wolf. Without any hesitation, she ran onto the left path. A forest breeze blew on her face. Dried leaves fell onto the forest ground. Rabbits darted away at the sound of a human approaching.

Suddenly a bounding figure was racing towards Rin. She stopped only to realise it was the wolf. It ran around her happily. Its tail was wagging.

"You can walk!" exclaimed Rin, "That means you're feeling better."

The wolf placed its front paws on her with a smile on its face.

Thank you! It's all better because of you!

Rin crouched down and rubbed its fur. "I'm so happy for you!" she smiled, "Now you can be free!"

Her smile disappeared when she spoke those words.

"You're healed," she muttered, "Now there's no need for me to care for you."

The wolf's tail stopped wagging and his smile dropped.

No…it can't be. I don't want that to happen!

"You can now hunt for yourself," said Rin. Her voice was trembling, "You can be free, roaming the forest by yourself."

She fished out an apple and placed it in front of the wolf.

"The fruit that brought us together," she sadly said, "I guess this is goodbye."

Rin stood up and stroked his fur.

Those hands... I'll miss them. I'll miss your smile and voice.

"Goodbye," she whispered and walked off.

Tears poured down her cheeks. Rin wiped them away with her sleeve. The wolf sat there, in the middle of the path, watching her go forever. He lifted his head and let out a low and sad howl.

So our Little Red Riding Hood chose the wrong way, in order to see her dear wolf. Was that a wise choice? Should she have chosen that path? What path did the girl in our story choose? Did it lead her to home or doom? Red Riding Hood has grown fond of the Big Bad Wolf and he has grown fond of her too. But you must remember. Wolves are feared creatures, not pet dogs. A wolf is a wolf…or is it? There's always something more that meets the eyes.

Poor Little Red Riding Hood...she's in tears so is the wolf. BUT that's not the end. You don't see the words THE END, do you? Sorry if the wait was long! As I said before, I'm writing another story! PLEASE REVIEW! I love reading reviews! P.S school starts soon so I might be even more slower!