Disclaimer: I do not own Star Fox. This series was created and published by Nintendo. All respect and copywriter ship goes to Nintendo and whoever is in part of making Star Fox.
Author comments beforehand: You'll just have to read the fanfiction to find out what the story is about, huh?
Beauty and the Beast
I. How do you do?
"Begin your tests. Let me remind you that you have only three hours to complete the test and write an essay based on what we have discussed. Once you are done, you may leave the room."
With that, students began typing down their answers on their computers as the professor watched. She sat at her desk, fiddling with her pen and gazed upon her four hundred students, trying to take their mid term exam. She sighed and picked up her mug filled to the rim with coffee, milk, and sugar. She looked out the window as snow began to fall. Fichina…
Yes, this is where I teach, the hare recalled. The planet, thanks to Star Fox and their leader Fox McCloud, has a better climate control system, making some parts of this wasteland available for creatures from all over to settle. She was surprised that they asked for her to teach Astrophysics at Armania College, but she gratefully accepted. After all, the pay was surprisingly high.
The woman hare continued to wander in her thoughts as time slowed in this lecture hall. She drifted into the depths of her mind, going back to her father.
Her father was Peppy Hare, the eldest member, or rather, the ONCE eldest member of the Star Fox mercenary team. He was now too old to be apart of the team and so, after the crisis with the Aparoid Invasion, he retired fully. But he was not out of duty, she reminded herself with a small smile. He was soon called into the General's office after Pepper had gone ill. So now, her father excelled in fame and stature by becoming the new General of Corneria.
She looked up at the clock and noticed an hour and a half passed by. Her eyes widened a bit that all of that thinking passed so much time! She stood up and decided to be the 'doting teacher' and wander around the room, just to make sure that they were alright.
And so the pink furred hare wandered up and down the stairs, glancing quickly at the students who now seemed to be loosing brain cells over this exam. She winced a bit wishing that she could make it easier, but this was Fichina's most prestigious college and she cannot make it a piece of cake.
Once she finished her rounds she noted that more than fifty percent had completed the exam. Excellent! Perhaps I thought about it too much! Maybe they'll do just fine!
So, the time ran out and each student logged out of their school accounts with completed tests. The hare stood up and nodded.
"Congratulations on completing your exams. May you all have a wonderful mid break and I will see you in a month with test results! Your first semester averages will be posted outside the classroom the day you come back so be sure to see where you ranked!"
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"ughhh…"
"Lucy, are you alright?"
The hare sighed again by the mention of her name. She looked up and saw a co-worker of hers, the biology professor Francesca. Francesca was a mouse, smaller and more fragile than Lucy. Her fur was a pale blue, matching Lucy's light fur shade. The biology professor looked at her friend with concern while taking off her half moon glasses to rub in between her eyes.
"No…these tests are going to eat my life. One thing I hate about teaching is grading. I always have to make things hard and then I get the joys of making student's academic career seem like shit."
Francesca coughed at the curse and smiled sympathetically. "Lucy, you know you are not the only one." Francesca chuckled and looked past Lucy and out at the snow covered colony. "Honestly, the students need the challenge. Heck, I think I gave my students cookies and tea with this mid term! I wish I was more like you Luc. Dainty but cunning like a wolf; waiting for the right opportunity to pounce on her pray!"
"A wolf huh..?" Lucy thought out loud. "If only I was like that!" But I thought the fox was cunning not the wolf…
And so, Lucy trudged out of the college and right into the snow shower. Her boots crunched in the snow and her hand made cream scarf blew with the constant breeze. Lucy stared up at soft grew clouds and watched the white frozen water float to the ground. She sighed for the third time that day and watched the cloud of air from her mouth float above her head.
She usually walked to her apartment alone. Francesca lived on Corneria, so she took a shuttle back. Lucy longed to be on Corneria with her father, but she was a big girl now. And big girls do not need to cry to their fathers, she told herself,
Lucy continued on her way, down the creatureless streets of Fichina, passing by a café. She paid no mind to the lone figure inside until something caught her eye.
A bionic eye patch.
Lucy did a double take and stepped back to the shop and placed her gloved, human-fingered paw on the window. Her magenta eyes sparked with awe and fear. Lucy knew that face all too well.
It was Wolf O'Donnel.
Why is he on Fichina and ALONE for that matter? Where's Panther and Leon? Where's Star Wolf? Is he here on some kind of bounty? So many questions flooded the 23 year old's mind. She peered further until she decided there was only one way to find out. So, she straightened her clay pink coat, fixed her cream burette, pulled her cream gloves so that they would not fall off and she stepped into the café.
The bells on the door handle chimed as Lucy stepped in. Her boot heels were caked with snow so they sounded muffled as she stepped in to the simple café. The interior reminded her of the sun, yellow and cheerful against the bleak outside. The couches, arm chairs, tables, everything seemed to be different shades, tints, solid color of yellow. She stepped up to the counter, where the out of place mercenary sat. She gulped and decided to take another leap and sit down next to him.
So far, he hasn't noticed me, she thought nervously. Lucy looked up to see an elderly canine waiting for her order. His tiny glasses sat on his nose and his brown eyes reflected the "elderly kindness", much like fresh baked bread with golden butter slathered on it.
"What can I get you miss?" the wire-haired dachshund asked.
"I-I would like a coffee with milk and sugar with a piece of carrot cake, please."
The man peered at her and she grew even more nervous. He then smiled big and nodded. "Yes, coming right up Miss. Hare! It's nice to have the daughter of Peppy Hare in my café!" Lucy looked at he man and he could tell that while he was able to recognize her but not Wolf. I suppose it's because his glasses are so small. He even had to lean in to recognize me, she concluded.
That got Wolf's attention. His head shot up from his mug and he turned his head at the creature next to him. She watched as his right eye gazed at her while his eye patch focused on her. Lucy couldn't help but blush in embarrassment.
"Peppy's daughter, eh?" the wolf replied, his gruff voice going through Lucy like tropical ocean water. She felt her face grow hotter at the man's voice. She couldn't help but think he was attractive. But that's how he gets to you, he's sexy one second and then he's munching on your bones the next!
"U-u…ugh…uh yes! Yes! I a-am!" Lucy looked away nervously at Wolf and then the counter as her order appeared in front of her.
"Interesting," he replied, turning back to his mug. "I never knew that old timer had a daughter. Then again," he paused to take a drink from his mug, "That man never talks much about his personal life. I figured he was all alone and all he had was Fox."
Lucy looked at Wolf and took a sip of her coffee. She relaxed under the heat and smiled softly.
"Father is always kind to me. Keeping me a secret so I won't come to harm…" She looked away and let the wolf stare at her. He then chuckled.
"Well, aren't you precious? Loving your after that way, it almost brings life back into my heart."
Lucy turned red. Why are you doing this? Her sub conscious yelled, don't let him get to you! Remember who he is!
"U-uh well…who wouldn't love their family like that? Isn't it easy to show compassion to the ones you love?" she replied quickly, trying to push her conscious away.
"I suppose," Wolf said smoothly.
And then, silence. Lucy looked down and began eating her carrot cake while Wolf finished his mug and sighed. After Lucy was finished, she watched Wolf as he did not leave, but wait. It was interesting enough to share such a moment with someone like him, Lucy thought, but I wonder why he is still here?
"Mr. O'Donnel," she replied formally, "Why are you still here?"
Wolf jerked up at this. He stared at her and then chuckled. "Mr. O'Donnel? Well, isn't that cute? You're also polite!" Wolf paused to watch his companion look down in nervousness before speaking again.
"I'm here because I'm enjoying talking to you. It's not everyday I get to have a normal conversation."
Lucy thought about it and then decided that was true, since his head is currently wanted for three million. She smiled a bit and got out her wallet.
"How much was it?"
"I can pay for my own drinks," Wolf said roughly.
"How much was it?" Lucy insisted. Wolf looked at her quickly and then muttured, "3.45". She then paid for Wolf and her own goodies and got up. She looked at him and then placed a hand on his shoulder. She felt him jerk under her touch and he turned his head slightly.
"So you have a place to go, Mr. O'Donnel?"
"Sort of," he replied, "I have a base that I can sleep and eat in. Nothing as much as a house though." He chuckled softly. "Why do you care so much anyway? I've tried to kill your father countless of times. I don't see why you're doing this."
Lucy wondered the same as he said that. Why do I care so much? Is it out of sympathy? She wondered. Lucy couldn't help but have a flutter when she mused that she was slightly attracted to him. But, she felt more sympathy for him than anything. Lucy's instincts told her that she HAD to help this man some way, no matter what he tried to do.
"I want to," she finally got out. "You look like you need someone's shoulder to lean against."
Wolf's eye widened a bit before blinking. He smiled at that moment and got up. "Alright, show me to your humble abode if you're so sure about yourself."
And so, after odd occurrences, they left together, leaving the dachshund to grin at the two, thinking them as a loving couple.
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Lucy opened the door and turned on the lights. "Well," she said in mid huff, "Welcome Mr. O'Donnel."
Lucy led Wolf in and they both took off their boots. Lucy took off her winter things and hung them in the closet on Wolf's right. Wolf glanced quickly and proceeded with the same, taking off his spiked shoulder plates and vest, leaving his golden necklace to slightly cover his almost exposed chest. Wolf also took off the spiked knee pads and he dropped them next to his boots. He then removed his gloves and then followed the hare further into her apartment.
The apartment itself was large and spacey. The main room was large with a couch. The couch was white leather, and it leaned against a mini wood step that separated the large room. Before the couch was a glass coffee table littered with magazines. Large screen TV was next in line to the couch and coffee table, approximately thirty five inches with a surround sound behind it. Wolf noted the CD and record collection next to the speakers. In the far corner behind the TV was the record player and CD player, stacked neatly on a music shelf.
Wolf peered out the large windows that made up the wall and turned to the mini step. He stepped up it and walked to the "kitchen bar". The kitchen itself was in an "open-box" room with no door. It was a relatively normal kitchen with a stove, toaster oven, refrigerator and cabinets. The "bar" part was the counter outside the kitchen that hung off the "open box room". The kitchen had a large, glassless window that held the bar counter and three chairs.
He liked the apartment so far and he decided to check the rest out while Lucy wandered about in the kitchen, making tea for the two. The 31 year old wandered out of the main room and back into the hall where the door was. There were three more doors, he noted. Wolf walked down the hall and opened the first door on his left.
This room was Lucy's bed room. It had a queen sized bed with maroon and white bed sheets. Wolf touched the quilt and felt silk run under his fingered paw pads. He paused and the looked up at the rest of the room. The room was painted maroon to match the bed quilt, but the carpet was strangely white like the bed linen. He noted her taste and then walked over to her dresser, ignoring the closed behind the door. He saw various pictures of Lucy when she was younger and with Fox and Peppy. But also James. He stared absently at the shot with James holding young Fox and Peppy with young Lucy. They were smiling, enjoying each other's presence. Wolf's ear flicked and he drew his eye away from the picture until another caught his eye.
It was a picture of a green hare. Her fur was light, similar to Lucy's minus the different color. Her face seemed fragile, soft, and motherly. She was next to Peppy and she was holding a bundle, which was baby Lucy. The girl's mother…
Wolf turned out of the room and closed the door silently. This time, he chose the room on the right side and opened it. In there he found a bathroom with a large tub. He saw a mirror and a sink area, which was also above normal than any bathroom that he has ever seen. There was a toilet and a shower, which were nice. This room's color schemes were white, which seemed to be a popular color for the apartment, and a soft pink, almost the same color as Lucy's fur.
Wolf left this room now, closing the door and then lumbered into the last room which was on the left side and next to Lucy's room.
What greeted him was a guest room, with the color scheme being dark and light grey with the same set up as Lucy's room, but with nothing in it but the queen sized bed, nice sheets and the bed facing the rear of the room instead of right near the door as Lucy's was.
He left this room and wandered back down the hall to find Lucy at the kitchen bar waiting with biscuits and two cups of tea.
"Done exploring?"
Wolf's ear flicked. "Yes, nice place you have. Guess your father's wealth went into this one."
Lucy looked down and shook her head. "No, I bought this myself. I didn't want to burden my father so…" She paused and then smiled a bit. "It took quite a lot of money, but I re-did the place and made it my own. I still find it a bit big, but now that I have you in here, it's not so bad."
Wolf blinked and walked up next to the pink hare, pulling a chair out for himself and sat down. He sniffed the steam from his cup and thought of the scent.
"Cranberry tea?"
"Y-yes, well, I am a hare after all," she replied, "I have nothing but fruits and vegetables in the kitchen."
Wolf squinted and nodded. He took a sip and couldn't help but gag at the sweet taste. Lucy watched his reaction. "I'm sorry," she said.
"Not your fault," he grumbled, taking another sip before gagging. "Not like you knew I was coming anyway."
Then another moment of silence. Wolf looked sick by the time he finished his tea and Lucy looked down at the untouched biscuits. Lucy tried her best to find something to chat about but nothing came up.
Then, Wolf got up and began walking toward the hall. Lucy then became startled and followed him.
"Where are you going?"
"Back." He grunted, putting on one of his boots. "I've over-stayed my welcome."
Lucy saddened at this. The first creature she had over her home and now leaving? She didn't want this to happen, no matter who it was. Plus, she thought sadly as he put on another boot, he's all alone.
"W-wait!" Lucy said a bit loudly. Wolf looked at her and adjusted his thick sleeved tanktop.
"I-it's alright…I mean, what I want to say…I…"
Lucy swallowed.
"You can stay one night. Surely you hadn't had somewhere nice to sleep in awhile. Plus, it looks like you need a nice shower. I don't mind."
Wolf peered at the hare. He stepped closer to her, towering over her. Lucy was tall for a rabbit, but compared to Wolf, she only stood against his shoulder blade, and that was without her ears.
"Let me get this clear," he said gruffly, "You would let someone like me stay at your house for one night? You're surely mad. Do you know who I am?"
"Y-yes…but that does not stand in the way of helping a creature in need…I don't care if you killed ten thousand men. You are allowed here."
Wolf chuckled and smiled a bit. Lucy's brain told her it was a wicked predator smile; she tried her best to push that thought out of her head.
"Well. I guess I cannot refuse. I'll take up on your offer, but for only this night."
Lucy smiled fully now. But then the next question threw her off balance a bit and almost into Wolf, who was still standing over her.
"You never told me your name. Seeing is how you're Peppy's daughter, I should be able to know who to thank in the future."
Lucy sighed and game her best smile.
"I'm Lucy. Lucy Hare."
CHAPTER ONE END
Hello everyone, for those who do not know me, I am Chibisaturn, but on here, I am Etoile Tsubasa! This is my first Star Fox fanfiction and I hope you enjoyed the first chapter!
Now, if you haven't figured it out yet, this story is about Lucy Hare, Peppy Hare's daughter. But this story is like no other, because it is about the experimented coupleing of Lucy and Wolf.
Why you ask? I think they make an interesting fit. Lucy is a well mannered girl while Wolf…isn't? That's the best way I can put it. Put them next to each other and like the title references, they're Beauty and the Beast.
Well, I hope you will follow the story regardless of this pairing. Now, I understand if you do not approve of this, but do not waste your breath with telling me this through a review. Just simply not read this fanfiction. But, if you like what you see, stick around, because there is a lot more coming where this came from!
Thank you!