BYWAYS - Chapter 1
He turned his head to appreciate a new angle while a cicada cried in the distance, his inner ears flushing with the thrill of saying it out loud. "fuck off," he hacked, waving away michael's concerning look in the distance with a thumbs-up. "i mean it!
Out Fox'd
It was early evening so the song of the crickets and cicada masked any sound the guard made in her approach. "what business have you with lord daisuke?" her voice firm but feminine.
Dragon Lust: 1-Meeting and Mating
She heard a couple of cicadas churring. she looked to the sky and seen it was getting late. "its getting kind of late...i was going to make dinner your welcome to come" garon thought about eating her all right but not how she meant.
Chapter 1: Jake's Dukes and Steven
The cicadas were gone to make room for the crickets, who told me it was time to go inside, but i was too comfortable there in the grass next to the water. i fell asleep. well, i tried.
Dad Camp Day 8
The sound of cicadas greeted them as they exited the mine. elliot held up the clue, "north of the lake you go, travel near and far with a bro, down the river and through the woods, the mountain throws its goods."
Heart of the Forest ~ Epilogue
Not until one day this past year, on the border between spring and summer when the cicadas roared high in the trees and the dew lay heavy on the grass."
Empty and Rising: Second Movement
He knows he is hearing manmade music in cicadas' mating calls and assigning the metallic tang of an unwashed spoon to the taste of fresh-spilled blood on the forest floor, but the significance of it troubles him.
Symbia:Beginning
By the late afternoon, the heat was settling into a comfortable oven-bake, concrete shimmering, cicadas singing harshly. ben tromped out of school, looking forward to a cold shower.
Flare & Ember: Installment 1
The cicadas were screeching, a constant reminder of the warm summer months. the three had just set out on the four hour walk home, and lei was struggling to formulate a sentence: in essence, 'don't tell mommy!'
Revelation
Not even a cicada was making a sound. slowly so unzipped his pack and put a silencer on his desert eagle. he didn't want any gunshots to disturb mimi. he glanced around, watching carefully. then he saw a human walk onto the path, looking right at them.
Apples of My Eye
The cicadas, though, pretended not to notice, and were ascending (in number and sound), leaving their empty, amber skeletons clinging to the tree trunks. oh, it was that time of year when it was never hot enough, even when it was steamily so.
Summer Breaks
And then he was gone, the sound of the car's engine fading into the distance, replaced by the intermittent chirp of cicadas. carly felt increasingly aware of the cold.