Saving Snow // The Wolf Among Us (SnowXBigby)

Part 6: The Morgue

Bigby closed his eyes and remembered back to the Bloody Mary encounter in the alley.

** flashback **

"Fuck ... You ... Wolf," Tweedledum choked out as Bigby pinned him by the throat into the wall.

A wave of uncontrollable fury washed over Bigby and he savagely tore Tweedledum's throat out. Dead in seconds, Tweedledum slid lifelessly onto the floor, his head lolling limply to the side. Breathing hard, Bigby looked at what he just done. There was a huge bloody rip in his neck that could only be caused by him, but Bigby felt no regret, no emotion.

He turned his head slowly to meet Snow's gaze. She was staring at him through a mixture of terror and horror, her hand to her mouth. She was looking at him as if he was a monster.

He'd never forget that look.

** end of flashback **

Bigby couldn't do it. He couldn't take another life.

He batted Gren across the face hard with his claws, simply knocking him out. Holly's eyes widened in shock and relief. Charming shook his head in disgust and pointed the gun at Bigby.

"Say goodbye, wolf," he smirked and pulled the trigger.

BANG.

Blackness.

*

It felt like someone was bashing Bigby's head repeatedly with a hammer. He tried to move but his limbs stayed stiff as wood. Slowly his heavy eyelids opened.

"Snow?" was the first word he whispered.

"Where the fuck ..." He peered around groggily at the bleak grey room he was in. Around him were stone beds.

Am I ...

** flashback **

"Take another silver at your chest and the only place I'll be visiting you is the morgue," Doctor Swinehart told Bigby solemnly as he packed his equipment away.

** end of flashback **

Am I dead? Bigby thought.

His chest started to thud.

No! I can't be fucking dead. Snow needs me. I didn't even say goodbye to her!

Snow!

The blackness was whirling back into his brain... Shuddering, Bigby let out a gasping breath and let himself fall asleep.

*

"Is he okay?" Snow cried as Doctor Swinehart came out of the hospital room.

After shooting Bigby in the neck with a (normal) bullet, Prince Charming fled. The only person stable was Holly and the first person she called was Snow. As soon as Snow heard, she had gone rushing over to the Trip Trap and fell by the unconcious grey wolf's side.

"Call ... The ... Fabletown ... Ambulance!" she choked out, her eyes streaming tears. Her hand shakily reached out to touch Bigby's thick fur. Please ... Please don't die, Bigby ... Not again ...

After the next few hours of stress and tears and panic, Snow went to the hospital in the ambulance and waited for hours outside Bigby's hospital room. Her eyes were red and raw like meat from crying so much.

Please let him be okay, she silently begged over and over.

As soon as Swinehart came out, looking grieved, she shot up.