A Medley of Fairy Tales

[Marble]

The scent was still fresh, food in a basket. Food a certain wolf of a man wanted for himself, and something else as well. Something that smelled very sweet. The creature licked its chops, and moved through the forest with a mission. A mission that may have someone's life dependent on it, most certainly not his though.

There were a few people in these parts that were not big fans of this particular wolf. He had a habit of choosing picnics, they always brought nice food to those. Sometimes it got lucky, and came across people that were no doubt hoping to be alone. Of course they were always disappointed.

Today though, he felt dangerous. He felt a little more crazy than usual. The dark furred beast took a few steps through the forest, trying to locate the source of that wonderful smell. It would be a great find indeed, with his stomach rumbling so much. The big bad wolf knew pickings had been slim around here, so failing to catch this one could leave him hungry for quite a while.

How long had he been living like this? His past was rather riddled with things most would be ashamed of. Instead he was simply a rather bad guy, who had a special gift. Rather than be taken down by the mobs in villages, he chose this life. A good one, he had to say. No real rules being a wolf, none other than common sense. That sense that told me good things were on the way.

 

[detox__]

• Going to Granny's house. .
  
  The understatement of the century. She'd truly never wanted, or liked for that matter, going to visit her grandmother. The woman was old, and it was constant that her mother used the 'Only a little while longer to live' guilt trip on her to get her out into the forest with a basket full of so called goodies. Rubbing her forehead lightly as she watched her mother pack the basket, the sun was high in the sky but in certain parts of the forest, it seemed to disappear, which was why several humans made it keen to build their homes on the outskirts of the forest. They knew that strange things lived back through the woods, or at least the elderly did. This was probably why she was sent through the forest. Oh, you're young. You can't break anything too fast if you fall.
  
  Rolling her eyes to the ceiling, the brunette tilted her head gingerly when her mother finally tucked the red and white checkered napkin over the wide basket top, it had been handed to her in a swift fashion and before she knew it, she was out in the woods, calve high boots lightly crunching the ground beneath her feet. Little Red, who truthfully wasn't so little anymore judging by the curved body that the recently turned eighteen year old had, the slender red cloak had been a gift from the local tailor, the red hood still keeping a bit of warmth for her whenever the weather decided to grow bitter. Bangs pulled back and out of her green eyed vision, her eyes narrowed just slightly down at the basket, before letting out a sigh.
  
  "Grandma better still be alive, s'all I know." The autumn weather wrapping around her, the leaves were all going through their changing of color, falling down occasionally as she passed their trees, leaving them unshaken. Black shorts holding on to her lower half, thanks to the way her cloak hung on her body, only a few glimpses of her legs were able to be caught, a creme colored blouse on her upper half, there had been one too many times when Red had pondered visiting her grandmother to see the poor old woman still in her bed. It crushed her, truly, but at the same time, she knew there would be a mixture of annoyance and pain. Obviously, Red had never been that close to her grandmother.
  
  Of course there were responsibilities that should be taken when walking in the woods alone, Red was in a hurry, and didn't have the time to be overly cautious. She knew the basic rules, not to talk to strangers, not to stop for anything unnecessary, things of that nature. [/list:u]

 

[Marble]

There it was, and there she was. The problem was, she was still rather close to the village, and he wasn't sure just where she was going. The wolf stalked her for a moment, then sauntered out with a big tailwag. It wasn't often he came across such a nice piece of ass, and there was no doubt some good food in that basket. Plus, if he was really hungry he could just eat her. The wolf tried to look as kind as possible, its fur not nearly so shaggy looking as normal.

"Why hello there young miss, can I ask what brings you into the dangerous woods today?" he asked in a rather sweet tone. As sweet and borderline caring as he could manage. His eyes stayed glued to her own, not wanting to make her think anything but that he was a rather kind animal asking a simple question. An innocent question. It of course knew she might try and do something stupid, in which case it would act accordingly.

That said, he was a wolf. She was a girl. Alone to some degree, answering a simple question like that might be in her best interest. The wolf walked up to her, but stayed a safe distance away. She was even better looking than she smelled, a big bonus. Maybe she tasted good as well, but for now... patience. The color choices in a place like this was asking for a big monster to just come and snatch her. And of course the picnic basket was just bait, maybe this was all a trick. How could anyone think her coming alone into the woods like this was a good idea? Maybe God was just happy with Big bad today. Or maybe he was teasing him, anyone's guess.

 

[detox__]

• The sudden movement and someone stepping out a little bit in front of her caused her to jump just slightly, her arms tucking over her chest at the wolf before her. Of course. On all the days she had to get stopped it was today. She'd gone through the forest before, many times, and of all the times that she'd wandered away from the trail or frolicked around a bit as a child, evidently she'd caught the attention of a wolf today. Arms still tucked over her full chest, her brow raised just slightly when he began to speak to her, 'don't talk to strangers' immediately came to mind. But he was a wolf, and he looked rather, to say the least, docile.
  
  Besides, the question seemed pretty simple and she didn't mind answering. "I'm visiting a family member." Taking a solid step back when he moved forward and grew closer to her, she wasn't entirely sure she liked the way he was looking at her, although perhaps it was just her mind giving that thought to her. Or perhaps he was a wolf and one of numerous creatures lurking in this forest ready for someone to get trapped in this forest or break an ankle or something. How unfortunate. "Now if you'll excuse me. . "
  
  Shaking her basket lightly, her feet began to work themselves up again, moving around him swiftly and continuing down the well enough walked trail. She wasn't entirely sure she should have her back to such a creature, being that he was a wolf and all, but Red had somewhere to be, and the faster she got there, the faster she was able to get back home. [/list:u]

 

[Marble]

"Well be careful, and if you are visiting someone important, be sure to pick some of the flowers blooming along the trail, they are very pretty, like yourself, and would only add to that lovely picnic basket you are carrying," Big Bad informed her as she left, hoping to catch her fancy.

A relative in the forest? The wolf laughed as she revealed more than enough information for him to know where she was going. The direction she was heading indicated some old lady deep into the forest, a forest he was much better at maneuvering around. A plan started to formulate inside Big Bad's head, one that would hopefully lead to a meal and a bit of fun with the rather scrumptious looking girl that had just passed him by.

The wolf moved off any sort of trail there might have been, and took off into a run. He was much faster when it came to running through the woods, and knew them oh so well. Before long he was already at the clearing in front of a cottage. His plan would work well enough, he was quite sure of that.

The wolf started to change, ever so slightly at first, but soon he was looking very different. His dark black fur was shifting into cleancut clothing, while his body was twisting itself into that of a humans. Soon enough, he almost looked respectable. A wolf among sheep as it were.

Big Bad approached the house, and gave a solid knock on the door. Slowly, a crickety old woman shouted that she was coming to let him in, no doubt assuming he was the granddaughter. As the door opened, a wolfish grin spread across the dastardly looking fellow, and the old woman jumped back in fright, while trying to slam the door. A foot came forward, catching it well before it was closed.

"Oh don't worry, ma'am, I am only stopping by for dinner and a show," he said ominously as he came in cracking his knuckles. He would deal with her later, for now he wanted room in his stomach for Little Red, and the granny would preserve well enough in a closet. Not like she would be moving much regardless.

 

[detox__]

• Flowers huh? They did sound a bit nice to put in with her basket, even if she was not necessarily excited to visit the old woman, to brighten the elderly woman's mood even a little bit with some flowers would make the trip all the more better. Ignoring the fact that he called her pretty underneath him suggesting a set of flowers to pick, still walking on her way, the female paused at a wild batch of flowers, picking off a few lillies and organizing them within the basket, her eyes ventured toward the sky. Seeing peeks of the sun still in the sky, she knew that it would take her a good hour to get to her grandmother's house, sighing because she probably wouldn't be able to leave in the same day like she wanted to.
  
  That wolf. He seemed shifty, suspicious to say the least, and Red hadn't liked how he had just popped up out of the woods asking her questions. Even if it had only been one question, she didn't think she had given him too much information as to where she was going. No, surely, those scarce details weren't anything, right? Her journey through, or rather deeper into the woods, was tiring, leaving her relieved when she saw her grandmother's house, stepping onto the cobblestone pathway that led up to the porch of the elderly woman's house. It made her smile that there were still passerby's and other people of the forest willing to take care of the old woman's yard, moving up the wooden steps and knocking softly against the door, awaiting a familiar response.
  
  Hearing none and knocking again, Red shifted the basket in her grasp, frowning slightly when yet again, there was no response from her elderly grandmother. It was an instant reaction for her to feel concern, opening the door to find it first of all unlocked, Red peeked into the house, pulling her hood back just slightly, her pretty face all the more apparent. "Grandma?" Peering about the living room, still clutching onto her basket, Red's long legs guided her throughout the house, pausing at her grandmother's bedroom door and pushing it open gently. "Grandma?" An empty bed. Although it did look as though it had been laid in, Red cautiously moved toward the bed, leaning down and pulling the sheets back; Where the hell was her grandmother? [/list:u]