Love The One You're Within
"It's not because I don't love you enough, Eric." The Dalmatian stopped in the middle of cutting off a bit of his steak and looked up at Tiffany. It was early evening, but he had set up some nice red candles for a Valentine's Day dinner anyway,...
Secret Sauce
"I just don't see why I have to go when I've already made plans!" It was two days before Thanksgiving, and Tyler and his mother were arguing again. Over a month before, he and his best friend, Chase, had conspired to take a trip to a nearby city to...
The Madhouse
"A bit intimidating, isn't it?" At the front of the line stood the speaker, Renzyl, a tall and moderately-muscled black dragon. He seemed oddly relaxed, not just among the trio of friends, but out of most everyone in line. He was dressed casually,...
Circe's Island
They were setting out from New Port Richey, Florida, that night. After that Halloween, Camp Lycaon had been open for only a few more weeks, enough for the newly-converted juniors to learn how to transform at will, survive in the wilderness, and their...
New Pack Brothers
The blindfold was ripped away and Perry cautiously opened his eyes. His ears had already told him he had company before the revelation, but it was still an intimidating sight: he was on his knees in a clearing, the warm autumn night's air keeping his...
Going Native
"Oh, relax, you're not going to be punished," the old beaver assured his subordinate as he finished pouring himself a glass of whiskey, the ice hissing as it cooled the liquid. "I'm not?" the young arctic fox, Arthur, asked in surprise. When he'd...
Camp Lycaon
It was late in the afternoon when the bus arrived at the camp, located 20 miles south of Athens, Georgia. They'd all been separated: boys on the driver's side ("So I can keep an eye on you ruffians," the driver had said) and the girls on the passenger...
A Natural Civilization, Chapter 2: Monstrosity
Part I: The Hunt The others were, as expected, upset. They'd naturally reacted with horror at the sight of Charles and Meg being far more advanced in their conditions than before; Kelly and Amanda were visibly rattled and kept a distance, with...
A Natural Civilization, Chapter 1: Awakening
Part I: The Island The rocking and thumping sensations came again, but Charles just buried himself deeper into the comforting darkness. Even if he wasn't dreaming in the usual sense, he was still very much enjoying his sleep. And why shouldn't he?...
A Natural Civilization, Chapter 3: Ascension
Part I: The Mountain Joey's skin had started itching worse than ever worse than ever after the fight with Charles; apparently, getting the blood flowing _was_ the answer to how fast the infections progressed. He'd gone storming angrily through the...
The Submission of Eve
"I'm really glad you could make it," Beverly said, smiling down at Eve. The golden retriever and the brown mouse were at the corporate headquarters for Branstone Solutions. The latter had been sent an E-mail through the company's system, asking her to...
Howling in the New Year
"So how do we know these guys again?" Hogan asked as he followed Beth up the front steps. The place was out in the middle of the Wisconsin woods, miles from even one other human, let alone a town of them. Hogan had to admit, it was incredibly...