Lonely Oak Chapter 36
The bell on the door jingled as the two moms and two tiger cubs stepped out of the little pizzeria. Ket was the last out, and he held the door open for a couple who were coming in. The sky was black, as night had fallen, and they made their way back...
Lonely Oak Chapter 35
"Come on Ket, they'll be here any minute!" Ket huffed, picking up his backpack and a large, heavy duffel bag. He looked about the room very quickly, mentally running through a checklist in his head. He panned about the room, in case he saw something...
Lonely Oak Chapter 68
Ket relaxed a bit with a sigh. He was last in the group, and as he exhaled Emeral glanced back to give him a bit of a smile. The apology wasn't as bad as he had imagined it. She even softened the blow for him. He wasn't really angry, she gave as an...
Lonely Oak Chapter 16
There is a place at Lonely Oak Elementary, in the school's courtyard, different from any other place in the world. There is an iron fence that has no gate; just an open way. The fence surrounds a modest square of land, nestled in the corner outside of...
Lonely Oak Chapter 15
The classroom was silent, save for the scritch-and-scratch of pencils against paper, the occasional eraser chirp, and a couple of kids with a persistent cough. It was only the second Monday since the...
Raspberry Line Chapter 5 - Get To Know: Arkethius Rachaun
Outside, it was raining a little. A storm had picked up from a cool front coming through. It was a nice change from the hot days. The soft drumming of the raindrops against the gutters, a random and hypnotizing pattern, couldn't quell Emeral's mind as...
Lonely Oak Chapter 13
"My legs..." Lyza groaned, flicking her left foot to stretch the tendons, "They feel like they're gonna fall off." P.E. was no fun today. Right after warm-ups, the coaches opened the garage doors,...
Raspberry Line Chapter 23
She knocked. She barely had enough time to begin catching her breath when the door slowly crawled open. She was looking upward, expecting to see the face of Miss Rachaun, but all she saw was the tips of two little black ears,...
Raspberry Line Chapter 22
"Excuse me?" "Nh?" Emeral was nudged to waking. "Huh?" She said sleepily. A lady badger smiled. "Are you okay?" She was rather nice-sounding for a teenager, maybe it was the...
Raspberry Line Chapter 21
[WARNING: Although labeled as "clean" this chapter does contain activity between minors some may not find agreeable. It is possible to read most of the chapter and skip the activity, or you may choose not to read the chapter altogether. The event will...
Raspberry Line Chapter 20
Emeral sat on her bed, tumbling the little red phone between her palms, and tumbling Ket's last, few little words in her mind. _I'll call your cell later..._ Back... front... ...
Raspberry Line Chapter 19
Winter break was near. It was Wednesday, halfway through, and there was just one more day to go, but time felt like it was moving slower than a turtle going at a snail's pace. Recess. Winter recess. Emeral sat on one of the...