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Spice and Wolf + Canine Ch. 01

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Chapter 1



The apple blossoms were blooming well that spring, and as the sun set over the horizon Horo stood at the back door of the cabin and sighed happily. She was content with the orchard she and Lawrence had bought a few months ago off of a very good merchant, who was repaying them for dealing them a large amount of ground pepper and furs from the west. Lawrence walked up next to her grinning; his silver hair glowed orange and red.


"What are you so happy about?" the girl asked him, playfully angry. The man smiled.


"Well it's just…I can't believe that the orchard is doing so well after such little time," he said. "The apples will be ready in the late summer, as long as you continue to give permission for a good harvest." Holo laughed.


"They're apples Lawrence! Of course I shall allow them to grow fruitfully; all for me to eat." Lawrence sighed, a grin on his face.


"Come on, dinner's ready." A howl was released from Holo's lips. "Porkchops and potatoes with goat cheese."


"And dessert? Please tell me there's dessert."


"Apple pie."


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The next day started off wonderfully with a blue sky and the sun shining. There wasn't a cloud in the sky as the two headed down the dirt road in their cart, toting a large shipment of spices. Alongside the cart were the words inscribed in golden letters Spice and Wolf. Holo stretched out her arms and yawned a bit.


"What, are you bored?" Lawrence asked as he steered the cart to the left towards a town. Holo shook her head.


"Just a little sleepy," she said with another yawn.


"That's only because you were up all night 'conversing' with those forest wolves." Holo shot a look at Lawrence that immediately made him shut up and continue to steer the horse.


"If you must know, I was asking them what has been going on in the forests and the plains." She nodded to herself and then continued. "They said there have been a lot of travelers going to this town, most of them having a mysterious air about them."


"And you're interested in this because…?" he asked her, curious.


"Because there might be someone famous there! Or another merchant, perhaps one who's rich!" Holo closed her eyes, imagining how many apples she could buy with a rich man's trinny silver coins; she was brought back to reality as the cart jumped a bit. "Ah we're here!" she cried like a child in a toy store. The streets were filled with people, street vendors, and many carts. Far off she could see a church where Lawrence would probably want to stay the night. Holo despised churches, voicing her opinion often about how they made no sense to say that one person created nature; Lawrence usually groaned and continued to listen. They soon stopped in front of a trading guild. Pulling the cart into the gates Holo immediately jumped off and began to look around to see if she could find anyone selling apples. She screamed happily when she found a small cart selling a few bushels of apples for a reasonable price. Lawrence facepalmed and looked back to the man who was asking about the ground pepper.


"Can I take a few of these bushels please?" Holo asked happily, resisting the urge to have her tail burst out from under her cloak and wag it rapidly. The young woman who was also wearing a cloak kept her head down and nodded. Holo clapped her hands and called Lawrence over to the stand; he picked up the bushels and took them to the cart, grumbling the whole time. "Thank you, how much will that be?" The hooded woman pointed to the sign silently. The price was 300 coins a bushel; Holo dug through her pocket until she found her coin purse. It wasn't like she was spending all of their money and it wasn't like the two were poor. Lawrence and Holo were swimming in trinny coins so this was like a little shopping spree for the girl. She handed the coins over to the woman; as their hands touched the woman retracted her arm which caused the coins to fall, clinking to the ground.


"Careful!" Holo scolded. "What's the matter?" The woman shook her head, kneeling down to pick them up. Holo, thinking she should help as well, knelt near the woman and began to help. As Holo got closer she could see a bit of the woman's face; she was blushing. Most likely out of embarrassment from clumsily dropping the coins, Holo thought to herself. Suddenly a large gust blew in through the open doors causing everyone's cloaks and clothing to rustle, along with the tarps on people's carts to almost blow off. As Holo looked to the cart and back she saw the hooded woman had something on her head. "Ears!" she cried. "Dog ears!" The woman immediately tried to cover her head, blushing furiously. She began to get up and run but Holo caught her by the arm. The woman struggled to get free but couldn't; Holo began to hear a low growl…but there were no dogs around. She then realized that it was the girl and quickly pulled her hand off, the girl rushing off into the back of the guild and out a side door. Holo rushed after her, curiousness getting the best of her.


"Holo? Holo!" Lawrence cried, but she didn't hear him. He sighed angrily. "Dammit…"



A/N:  LOL another story. Sorry that I'm posting a new one, but I'm doing this as a Christmas gift for my friend since she bought me Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. X3 Don't fret because I am still working on 'Brand New World,' just had to get this done today so she would be happy. ^^

R&R please and thank you! Oh and I don't own Spice and Wolf; if I did then Lawrence wouldn't be such a prude and confess his love for our sweet Holo.
The first chapter of my Spice and Wolf fanfic for my BFF :iconridleysilverlake:. It's her Christmas present. X3

Themes: Romance, Adventure

Pairing: HoloXOC

Characters: Holo the Wise Wolf, Kraft Lawrence, OC, minor characters

Spice and Wolf (c) 2009 Isuna Hasekura, IMAGIN, FUNimation, MediaWorks, Yen Press
© 2010 - 2024 Fullmetal-Alchemyst
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morgan66's avatar
So is ch 2 complete I love the whay you made this story