Barred: Chapter 1
1 It was dark and cold and rain was slogging down in fat plops against the sidewalk. Nomac hated the rain, and it wasn't just because he was a cat...well, _part_ cat. Cougar and coyote, he was, but more coyote than anything. A joke, really. He...
LOS: "It's About You"
Jasper was lost in his own jubilant thoughts. The cougar's long tail was looping and popping against the side of the sofa where he lay sprawled over its entire length, and his eyes were clasped firmly shut--lips frozen in a grin--as he imagined all of...
Track and Field: Part 22 - Hey Now
T_his isn't happening. This isn't happening. This isn't happening._ There was urgent, soul-piercing beeping from somewhere. A weary-eyed Lynx doctor rushed down the sanitized corridor, whipping up the stale smell of disinfectant. He didn't even glance...
Track and Field: Part 21 - Demons
Red _"RAAAAARRGHHH!"_ _Lee comes at me--a blur of cobalt blue fur and white fists, his eyes red and trailing crimson vapors. My heart quivers. My legs quiver. My arms shudder as I somehow get my paws up in time to block his furious punches. The...
Track and Field: The Haunt - Part 2
Red "Thanks, Cap," Aaron sighed as I handed him back his head. He drummed his fingers awkwardly along the cardboard as I stood smirking at him. "I know, dude. Don't rub it in." I threw up my paws defensively. "No, no - I didn't say anything." He...
Plain-walker: Chapter 2
2 The fire was nice. Out on the outskirts of the town, near the border of the plains but within the cover of the Direwood, it became cold--fast. Darkness was approaching, and the warmth would be much appreciated when the night reached its peak. Fire...
Plain-walker: Chapter 1
1 Snow drifted lazily down from the heavy grey, overcast sky. Flakes had been falling for the past week since Ruik finally crossed into the north. The expansive forest surrounding him--called the Direwood--was blanched icy-white, the trees all bare...
Track and Field: Part 5 - Conall
Conall "Thirty-two to twelve," I scoffed proudly, looking left and right for any oncoming traffic before pulling out onto the highway. "It was a massacre! The Knights were spectacular! You were spectacular!" My eyes and ears swiveled to Lee in the...
Salem Rose Host Club: "The Appointment."
It was a typical Wednesday afternoon--nothing special--just me, myself, and Isometry homework for math class. I fucking hate math. Luckily, and to brighten my mood a bit, I'd been able to lay claim to my favorite booth at Starbucks to study in. I...
Track and Field: Part 19 - It's Time
Sasha The clock in my car's dash read 4:30 pm; my _phone_ read 4:30 pm; if I could've calculated time via the sun's location in the sky I probably would've gotten 4:30 pm there too. Why is it then, that when we agree to meet someone somewhere the...
Salem Rose Host Club: "The Performance."
"Hello?" I mewed timidly, taking apprehensive steps down the hall. I stared around anticipating Cooper to leap out and scare the shit out of me again, but I saw no one. And this hall went on forever--door after door after door. This building had to be...
Strangers After All: Part I
The trip to Myrtle beach had been an of-the-moment decision. Deacon and I just wanted to get away from our dorms and go somewhere since most of our fellow students had gone home for break. The sand tickled the bottoms of my bare feet as we walked...