Red and Wolf
Little Red Riding Hood walked through the forest to her grandmother's house. She was a young woman of 17 and was carrying some special bread and candies for her Granny who had been stricken with a cold. Red loved her grandmother. As she was walking she felt footsteps coming from behind and quickly turned around. The forest was a dangerous place for a single female to be walking in but since she had walked the same path since her childhood Red never had felt scared and had taken solace in the sounds of crickets and animals scurrying through the forest going on with their daily business. She turned around clutching her basket to her body with apprehension.
" Who goes there?" she asked of the dark shadows that surrounded her. A rustling came directly in front of her and a form began to walk towards her. She spotted a flash of gray and white. She finally recognized the creature for what it was a wolf. He stood a little taller than Red and had a mixture of gray and white fur covering his muscled body. Her basket fell to the floor and she scrambled to pick it up trying not to scream or give away her fear but she shook like a leaf. " Puh-Puh please don't hurt me Mr. Wolf," she mumbled as the wolf went down on his haunches to face her. He got up and offered her his hand.
" Get up child. I won't hurt you. Pick yourself up from the ground and stop shaking," he admonished with a grin clearly amused that Red was actually frightened of him. Red slowly got up and shook herself off adjusting her apron. She wiped her hand on the front of her dress causing the wolf to stare at her chest. Clearly this is not a child, he thought staring at Red's breasts, snap out of it she's human for cripe's sake just because you are starved for female companionship doesn't mean you should be thinking about this human girl just help her and get on with it!
" So do you need any help?"asked the wolf.
"Not really I was just on my way to my grandmother's," said Red," I really must be going now but it was nice meeting," she replied grateful that she had not been eaten. There were many accounts in her village of travelers in the woods ending up on a wolf's menu. She went off on the well- worn path. The wolf was left in the middle of the path looking at her slowly disappearing back. A wind dragged a scent past his nose and he quickly sniffed at it. His ears perked up as he recognized the scent of a Grizzly Bear and the scent was coming from the direction the girl was walking towards. Trevold as was named the wolf ran after the girl. to warn her.
At the sound of him behind her Red started to run faster. Oh dear I must get away, she thought, he has changed his mind and feels like eating me after all. She ran with all her might that she failed to see the tall brown Grizzly that stood by one of the trees in the path trying to dislodge a bee's nest. The Grizzly saw Red and let out a roar. Red was brought up short. She was stuck between two creatures and neither looked very friendly. Red gave a scream that annoyed the bear .Red started to step away from the bear slowly. The bear started to sniff in the air. Red backed up into Trevold's chest and let out a screech.
Trevold soothingly caressed Red's cheek and whispered in her ear," Just put the basket down gently on the ground. The Grizzly is only interested in what it can eat. " Red followed the wolf's instructions. The Grizzly picked the basket up and upended it to let the contents fall to the ground. Red backed away together with Trevold until they were a safe distance away. Red gave a sigh of relief. She had misjudged the wolf once again and felt ashamed at acting the way she had done. It was never easy to shake an image that one had had ingrained in their mind since childhood. She gave the wolf a peck on the cheek and she could almost see him blush underneath his fur. She thought it amusing.
Trevold gave her a stern grin," Allow me to escort you Madam," he said offering his arm. She took it and they arrived at her grandmothers without further incident. The wolf intelligently left her side a small distance away from the actual home, reluctantly since he had enjoyed Red's company. Red enjoyed a pleasant visit with her granny. When she stepped out of the cottage to leave for her home in the village she saw Trevold, as she knew him now, come out of the dark shadows once again to walk her back home. Red got home without incident and when she walked in her living room she told her father what had happened. He laughed at Red's insistence that the wolf had been friendly.
" For Goodness sake every knows that wolfs are evil creatures. They exist to eat smaller animals and hate humans;"he refused to listen to Red's protest and went back to reading his novel. Red shrugged it off confident that she knew something her father did not. As she got in bed she spared a thought to Trevold and experienced a slight butterfly on her stomach and giddiness. She went to sleep and dreamed of the forest and her wolf. Meanwhile Trevold howled at the moon as he settled into his den to sleep. He dreamt of a pale skinned, red haired, green eyed girl who wore a red hooded cloak and had a laugh that tinkled like the bells he had heard sounding as Gypsies had made their way through the forest.
The next day the routine was repeated. Red went to visit her granny and the wolf appeared to escort her. Trevold could smell Red so fast that it was quite easy to be lying in wait for her before she came upon him. Red learned about a flower she had never seen before from Trevold and about the bees that buzzed around merrily. She had a good time. When the visit was over he again took her home. When Red prepared to walk all the way to the village she turned around and said," Same time tomorrow then?" The wolf nodded then quickly disappeared into the woods.
It became a ritual over the next few weeks as her granny recovered and grew well. Still Red craved the wolf's companionship so much that she visited her granny as much as she could. Her parents thought her an exemplary daughter but if they had known what her real reason was for her many visits than they would have forbidden her to go and kept her locked up in her room. Red learned more and more about the wolf. About his youth, his experiences, his family who lived in different parts of the forest. She grew to view him as her best friend and she confided to him her fears, her questions about the world, and even her crush on the miller's son. The wolf took this all in stride though he was surprised to feel a hint of jealousy that Red had amorous feelings towards someone other than himself. This interaction went on for three more months and like all things it had to change and evolve. No matter how much one wants things to stay the way they are they can not, it is the way of Mother Nature.
After an extended visit Red walked out to see that it was already dark. Not surprising since it was winter and the days had slowly started to shorten. She pulled her cloak closer to her body for warmth and hugged her granny. She really did love her granny. Granny always seemed to be there as a comfort when she was feeling bad. The wind blew harshly against Red's face causing her to shiver.
"Are you sure you will be alright?" her grandmother asked worriedly looking out at the harsh night.
Thinking of her reliable escort she answered," Yes of course granny. I'll be alright don't worry." She hugged and kissed her grandmother good bye and made her way to where Trevold usually met up with her. As usual he was there awaiting her appearance. As they made their way down the path a furious snowstorm unleashed itself upon them clouding their visibility to only a few inches ahead of them. Red clutched Trevold in order not to lose him.
" We won't be able to make it to the village. We might lose our way. My den is nearby. We can seek shelter there until the storm passes."cried Trevold in Red's ear. Red nodded and Trevold led her to his den which was really a small abandoned cave that used to house a wildcat before it had been killed and Trevold had claimed it as his own. It was surprisingly clean and Red got comfortable on Trevolds fluffy mat on which he slept made of hay and grasses over which cloth had been thrown over. It was obvious that Trevold had taken it from some unsuspecting human. Red lay down and gave a small contented sigh. She was comfortable and warm because Trevold had slipped in to lie next to her. Red cuddled even closer to Trevold leaning her head against him and put her arms around him. She soon fell asleep leaving Trevold in a state of contentment and arousal. He could smell her hair and feel her skin against him. He gave a yip and resigned himself to try to sleep. Which he soon did.
When they awoke it was still dark. Trevold guessed that they had taken a short nap of a couple of hours. He and Red prepared the meat from a deer he had killed before picking up Red that day. Red cooked hers over a fire she built with a flint and sticks while Trevold ate his raw. They ate in companionable silence. With their bellies full they soon grew bored. Trevold couldn't keep his eyes off of Red. He knew he was a pervert to even think about a girl that was half his age and altogether of a different species.
"Why are you staring at me?" asked Red who had caught Trevold giving her smoldering looks. "Is there something on my face or something?"
Trevold gave a weak chuckle at Red's naivete since she had no clue that his thoughts had grown lustful towards her innocent person." Just let it go Red. Believe me you don't wanna know. Best you wouldn't be interested anyway." He made a noise deep in his throat and turned away from her to stand facing a wall. Red felt he was feeling some deep emotion and walked up to him and hugged him.
"Come on you can tell me. We tell each other every thing. We are best friends." Red was concerned for her friend. He had been acting strange lately as if he was preoccupied with a thought that would not release him from its grasp. She was determined to find out what it was.
Trevold abruptly turned around. "Alright you want to know what has been bothering me. It's this," he grabbed Red and kissed her mouth taking her by surprise and letting his tongue enter her mouth to tangle with hers. Red gasped and Trevold let her go setting her aside." I don't just want to be "friends" anymore. I want more. Now how about you just go back to bed and I will try to keep away from you." He paced up and down the cave.
Red lay down on the mat slowly thinking about what the wolf had said. He must have had been harboring these feelings for some time, she thought. Her mind brought her back to when times she had caught glimpses subconsciously of this. She felt embarrassed that she had told him all about her crush on Gerald and how she had swooned over the small kiss they had stolen behind his fathers mill. Her cheeks burned red. Yet deep inside she started to realize that this feeling had not been only one sided. She too had felt a tug towards Trevold, a certain lure. She felt scared because she did not know what to do. She was being offered something she had never seriously thought she could have. But then Trevold said four words that jolted her out of her thoughts.
"I love you Red."
Little Red Riding Hood walked through the forest to her grandmother's house. She was a young woman of 17 and was carrying some special bread and candies for her Granny who had been stricken with a cold. Red loved her grandmother. As she was walking she felt footsteps coming from behind and quickly turned around. The forest was a dangerous place for a single female to be walking in but since she had walked the same path since her childhood Red never had felt scared and had taken solace in the sounds of crickets and animals scurrying through the forest going on with their daily business. She turned around clutching her basket to her body with apprehension.
" Who goes there?" she asked of the dark shadows that surrounded her. A rustling came directly in front of her and a form began to walk towards her. She spotted a flash of gray and white. She finally recognized the creature for what it was a wolf. He stood a little taller than Red and had a mixture of gray and white fur covering his muscled body. Her basket fell to the floor and she scrambled to pick it up trying not to scream or give away her fear but she shook like a leaf. " Puh-Puh please don't hurt me Mr. Wolf," she mumbled as the wolf went down on his haunches to face her. He got up and offered her his hand.
" Get up child. I won't hurt you. Pick yourself up from the ground and stop shaking," he admonished with a grin clearly amused that Red was actually frightened of him. Red slowly got up and shook herself off adjusting her apron. She wiped her hand on the front of her dress causing the wolf to stare at her chest. Clearly this is not a child, he thought staring at Red's breasts, snap out of it she's human for cripe's sake just because you are starved for female companionship doesn't mean you should be thinking about this human girl just help her and get on with it!
" So do you need any help?"asked the wolf.
"Not really I was just on my way to my grandmother's," said Red," I really must be going now but it was nice meeting," she replied grateful that she had not been eaten. There were many accounts in her village of travelers in the woods ending up on a wolf's menu. She went off on the well- worn path. The wolf was left in the middle of the path looking at her slowly disappearing back. A wind dragged a scent past his nose and he quickly sniffed at it. His ears perked up as he recognized the scent of a Grizzly Bear and the scent was coming from the direction the girl was walking towards. Trevold as was named the wolf ran after the girl. to warn her.
At the sound of him behind her Red started to run faster. Oh dear I must get away, she thought, he has changed his mind and feels like eating me after all. She ran with all her might that she failed to see the tall brown Grizzly that stood by one of the trees in the path trying to dislodge a bee's nest. The Grizzly saw Red and let out a roar. Red was brought up short. She was stuck between two creatures and neither looked very friendly. Red gave a scream that annoyed the bear .Red started to step away from the bear slowly. The bear started to sniff in the air. Red backed up into Trevold's chest and let out a screech.
Trevold soothingly caressed Red's cheek and whispered in her ear," Just put the basket down gently on the ground. The Grizzly is only interested in what it can eat. " Red followed the wolf's instructions. The Grizzly picked the basket up and upended it to let the contents fall to the ground. Red backed away together with Trevold until they were a safe distance away. Red gave a sigh of relief. She had misjudged the wolf once again and felt ashamed at acting the way she had done. It was never easy to shake an image that one had had ingrained in their mind since childhood. She gave the wolf a peck on the cheek and she could almost see him blush underneath his fur. She thought it amusing.
Trevold gave her a stern grin," Allow me to escort you Madam," he said offering his arm. She took it and they arrived at her grandmothers without further incident. The wolf intelligently left her side a small distance away from the actual home, reluctantly since he had enjoyed Red's company. Red enjoyed a pleasant visit with her granny. When she stepped out of the cottage to leave for her home in the village she saw Trevold, as she knew him now, come out of the dark shadows once again to walk her back home. Red got home without incident and when she walked in her living room she told her father what had happened. He laughed at Red's insistence that the wolf had been friendly.
" For Goodness sake every knows that wolfs are evil creatures. They exist to eat smaller animals and hate humans;"he refused to listen to Red's protest and went back to reading his novel. Red shrugged it off confident that she knew something her father did not. As she got in bed she spared a thought to Trevold and experienced a slight butterfly on her stomach and giddiness. She went to sleep and dreamed of the forest and her wolf. Meanwhile Trevold howled at the moon as he settled into his den to sleep. He dreamt of a pale skinned, red haired, green eyed girl who wore a red hooded cloak and had a laugh that tinkled like the bells he had heard sounding as Gypsies had made their way through the forest.
The next day the routine was repeated. Red went to visit her granny and the wolf appeared to escort her. Trevold could smell Red so fast that it was quite easy to be lying in wait for her before she came upon him. Red learned about a flower she had never seen before from Trevold and about the bees that buzzed around merrily. She had a good time. When the visit was over he again took her home. When Red prepared to walk all the way to the village she turned around and said," Same time tomorrow then?" The wolf nodded then quickly disappeared into the woods.
It became a ritual over the next few weeks as her granny recovered and grew well. Still Red craved the wolf's companionship so much that she visited her granny as much as she could. Her parents thought her an exemplary daughter but if they had known what her real reason was for her many visits than they would have forbidden her to go and kept her locked up in her room. Red learned more and more about the wolf. About his youth, his experiences, his family who lived in different parts of the forest. She grew to view him as her best friend and she confided to him her fears, her questions about the world, and even her crush on the miller's son. The wolf took this all in stride though he was surprised to feel a hint of jealousy that Red had amorous feelings towards someone other than himself. This interaction went on for three more months and like all things it had to change and evolve. No matter how much one wants things to stay the way they are they can not, it is the way of Mother Nature.
After an extended visit Red walked out to see that it was already dark. Not surprising since it was winter and the days had slowly started to shorten. She pulled her cloak closer to her body for warmth and hugged her granny. She really did love her granny. Granny always seemed to be there as a comfort when she was feeling bad. The wind blew harshly against Red's face causing her to shiver.
"Are you sure you will be alright?" her grandmother asked worriedly looking out at the harsh night.
Thinking of her reliable escort she answered," Yes of course granny. I'll be alright don't worry." She hugged and kissed her grandmother good bye and made her way to where Trevold usually met up with her. As usual he was there awaiting her appearance. As they made their way down the path a furious snowstorm unleashed itself upon them clouding their visibility to only a few inches ahead of them. Red clutched Trevold in order not to lose him.
" We won't be able to make it to the village. We might lose our way. My den is nearby. We can seek shelter there until the storm passes."cried Trevold in Red's ear. Red nodded and Trevold led her to his den which was really a small abandoned cave that used to house a wildcat before it had been killed and Trevold had claimed it as his own. It was surprisingly clean and Red got comfortable on Trevolds fluffy mat on which he slept made of hay and grasses over which cloth had been thrown over. It was obvious that Trevold had taken it from some unsuspecting human. Red lay down and gave a small contented sigh. She was comfortable and warm because Trevold had slipped in to lie next to her. Red cuddled even closer to Trevold leaning her head against him and put her arms around him. She soon fell asleep leaving Trevold in a state of contentment and arousal. He could smell her hair and feel her skin against him. He gave a yip and resigned himself to try to sleep. Which he soon did.
When they awoke it was still dark. Trevold guessed that they had taken a short nap of a couple of hours. He and Red prepared the meat from a deer he had killed before picking up Red that day. Red cooked hers over a fire she built with a flint and sticks while Trevold ate his raw. They ate in companionable silence. With their bellies full they soon grew bored. Trevold couldn't keep his eyes off of Red. He knew he was a pervert to even think about a girl that was half his age and altogether of a different species.
"Why are you staring at me?" asked Red who had caught Trevold giving her smoldering looks. "Is there something on my face or something?"
Trevold gave a weak chuckle at Red's naivete since she had no clue that his thoughts had grown lustful towards her innocent person." Just let it go Red. Believe me you don't wanna know. Best you wouldn't be interested anyway." He made a noise deep in his throat and turned away from her to stand facing a wall. Red felt he was feeling some deep emotion and walked up to him and hugged him.
"Come on you can tell me. We tell each other every thing. We are best friends." Red was concerned for her friend. He had been acting strange lately as if he was preoccupied with a thought that would not release him from its grasp. She was determined to find out what it was.
Trevold abruptly turned around. "Alright you want to know what has been bothering me. It's this," he grabbed Red and kissed her mouth taking her by surprise and letting his tongue enter her mouth to tangle with hers. Red gasped and Trevold let her go setting her aside." I don't just want to be "friends" anymore. I want more. Now how about you just go back to bed and I will try to keep away from you." He paced up and down the cave.
Red lay down on the mat slowly thinking about what the wolf had said. He must have had been harboring these feelings for some time, she thought. Her mind brought her back to when times she had caught glimpses subconsciously of this. She felt embarrassed that she had told him all about her crush on Gerald and how she had swooned over the small kiss they had stolen behind his fathers mill. Her cheeks burned red. Yet deep inside she started to realize that this feeling had not been only one sided. She too had felt a tug towards Trevold, a certain lure. She felt scared because she did not know what to do. She was being offered something she had never seriously thought she could have. But then Trevold said four words that jolted her out of her thoughts.
"I love you Red."