The Wolf that fell in love with Red Riding Hood

Chapter 1: Natsume Hyuuga

He was cursed. He knew it. He felt it. Hell, he lived it. But it wasn't all 'fairytale-event-that-happened-but-you-knew-would-end-in-happily-ever-after.'

It was the farthest thing from a fairytale. It wasn't a spell; it was a curse. And damned if he knew what he did to deserve this.

Scratch that.

He probably knew why, but that didn't mean he had to receive the fucking curse, now did he? He gritted his teeth -fangs- in annoyance. His anger hadn't lessened in 124 years. He had one year left to try and break the curse. The bright side was, the curse caused him to age slowly. Counting the years since he was born, he would be around 136 by now. But in appearance, he looked about 19.

The downside was, he didn't have the faintest clue as to how to break the curse.

He slowly stood up, shaking his body to get rid of the dirt from the forest floor. He was hard-pressed to find another forest with enough thick trees and space that would ensure he would be able to move about freely. Civilization greeted Modernization with open arms; and threw away the natural thriving lands for buildings.

And a wolf had no place in the city proper. Especially a wolf as big as a horse, that can change into a human by will.

Even then, his human form was not much better. He couldn't get rid of the ears or tail; not to mention the claws and fangs. After a few years of living like a half-wolf and half-human, he decided that being a wolf was much safer. Especially now that stories of the supernatural were a novelty to the people.

He shook away his thoughts. Left alone with no one to accompany him, bitter thoughts kept him occupied. Of course, watching the humans scurry about trying to change the world was entertaining as well, though a bit risky.

A human had caught him off guard while he was still discovering what he could do a hundred years back while transforming into his wolf form.

It didn't end well.

Now, he was stuck listening the silly humans think of werewolves that howl to the moon never realizing that it was him. (Well, if they did know that it was him he was screwed, but still couldn't they come up with a better story behind it?)

He was a wolf. He was a human. He was half-wolf and half-human. He was cursed. There were a lot of things going wrong in his life right now, and he can't even kill himself to end it. Pathetic.

His paws padded softly against the grass, muffling the sound as his eyes darted over to the rabbit nearby. His human thoughts faded away as his wolf instincts came to the forefront of his brain.

Muscles bunched up as he tensed, prepared to pounce on the unsuspecting prey. The rabbit continued on its trek, oblivious to his presence. For now.

As he watched, the rabbit tensed, a sixth sense warning it to some unseen danger. His sharp eyes caught the slight twitch of its ear in his direction. Things were silent for a moment before he leaped, his sudden movement startling his prey into action.

It ran, and he allowed it a few seconds before following. No one can outrun him in this form, especially mindless animals only hoping to survive by instincts. He had lived for a long while, and his knowledge in hunting had merely increased in that time.

After eating, and a few more rabbits added in his stomach, he went to the river to wash off. By the river, he shifted to his human form, naked.

Although being in his wolf form was safer, not to mention less...vulnerable, he had discovered that his human mind and intelligence dwindle off if he stayed trapped in a wolf's body for long.

So, in safe places like this, he ahd no worries of being seen by others and mostly stayed human. Ish. However, meals and exercises were done in his wolf form, since it was easier and much more enjoyable in it.

Looking at his reflection, he ran a hand through his shaggy hair. The ends were uneven, cut with his claws after he got tired of the length. Pitch black, similar to his ears and tail. His skin was tanned and his features were...wolfish.

His crimson eyes, feral in its gaze, his upper lip curled and showed his fangs, and a stubbly jaw since it had been a long time since he had last stolen an object they called 'razor', and he was too lazy to try it using his claws, then a lean body, rippling with muscles and roughened palms.

He flicked his tail to his front and inspected it. More often than not, it was prone to get caught in burs and twigs. Double checking his tail, he finally released it as he turned his attention to his claws. He may look like a wolf while hunting and use his mouth to eat, but on the rare occasions he decides to eat in human form, it was disgusting to eat with his claws covered in dirt and who-knows-what-else.

Stretching, he shifted back to a wolf, to lay down on the grass. He wanted to rest while there was still light out, not having to worry about strangers or hunters stumbling upon him.

Closing his eyes to the world, he shifted through his memories before the curse.

His mother.

His father.

His sister.

Laughing and happy, before the curse happened and his family cried for the son they thought they had lost.

And his name.

He would always retain his identity, never losing sight of himself as a human.

He was a Hyuuga.

He was Natsume.

He was Natsume Hyuuga.

And damned if he didn't want to wring the neck of that witch for this

AN: Hahaha, yeah I know that I still have to finish my Once in a blue moon story, but I JUST CAN'T HELP IT! IT WAS TAUNTING ME, THE IMAGE OF SEEING NATSUME-SAMA WITH A TAIL AND EARS AND THEN I WAS LISTENING TO THE KAGAMINE TWINS SING THEIR THE WOLF THAT FELL IN LOVE WITH RED RIDING HOOD, AND IT WAS LIKE YEAH! THAT'S ANOTHER STORY!

Ahem.

Anyway, I'm not abandoning my first story. Duh. But! I'll be working on them both! How about this, I update as musch as I can here, at the same time as my first one!

And also, what do you think? I've been staring at a lot of drabble stories and I'm tempted to try it! Well, obviously this isn't but still! Oohhh, and also, would you like a really complicated plot for this, (because i have it in my head, but only in my head), or you know, a straightforward one? (which is also in my head).

What do you think? I love you all!