Autumn Woods - Chapter Eight
Rye's first day back was filled with greetings of students and teachers who weren't at the surprise party. Many of the students greeted Rye back with gratitude while those who he wasn't on friendly terms with remained quiet and distant. The day went...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Five
Chapter Five - Strange Opportunity Darkness still covered the sky, at the hour in which the sun should have been up. The shorter days of winter have come, and with it more cold and ice. I stood knee deep in the snow on the side of the street, but the...
Galactic Conflict - Chapter Ten
A red and tan abomination charged straight at Jun and Yukiomaru. The fox reacted instantly; he twisted his body and took a step back to give the foe a smaller target. Jun didn't even have time to hold his breath when the abomination collided with...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Thirteen - Kindest Wicked Acts Are Cruel Surrounding me was the forest again, with no one else there but I knew the refugees were out there somewhere, trying to find refuge from the ash. Its thick blanket covered the sky, ensuring that no...
Galactic Conflict - Chapter Thirteen
"Update Wolcotts?" Commander Ibori requested over the radio. A.J. exchanged fire with some strange aliens that have been infected by the Creepers. Standing near the engines, the ship was being overgrown by a Hacker Infection that was fueled by the...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Ten
Chapter Ten - The Worth of a Life Darkness had only been broken by the fire of torches or campfires, but a brighter light had tapped my eyelids and roused me from my slumber. Cracking my sealed eyelids open, I turned from my curled position to look...
Flames of Hatred - Interlude
Outside of the doorway was nothing but dark streets. Neither of the moons were out, and the stars offered little light for the alleyways of the city of Savasia. Two figures stood in that doorway and their features were obscured by the heavy hooded...
Tropical - Chapter Fourteen
Seven-o-clock the next morning, Rye woke up with Cloud still on him hugging him tighter than ever. Rye's heart beat slowly but strongly, and he was sure Cloud could hear it beating as he slept. Rye didn't wake up Cloud, but instead he kept his arms...
Tropical - Chapter Thirteen
The months went by, and the otters' troubled minds didn't lighten up, but only worsened. Their relationship started to fall silent because neither of them wanted to talk about it, no matter how inventible it was. Their friends recognized that Rye and...
Tropical - Chapter Twelve
The drama at school dissolved during the next several weeks, and the two otters kept themselves busy between homework and working at the pool. Cloud moved in with Rye, which Rye was even surprised when Nate, Ariel and Patrick came to help Cloud move....
Tropical - Chapter Eleven
Right on with Cloud's prediction, many more people came up to the couple and asked about, or gave their comments on, the new relationship during the next several days. Diane, and her friends, didn't approach Rye and his friends but there was tension...
Tropical - Chapter Ten
Early the next morning Cloud woke up before the sun rose above the horizon, which left the sky a dull grey-blue, proving that it was only dawn. Cloud looked down at Rye, who was sleeping peacefully in his arms and Rye's own arms lightly around...