Lonely Oak Chapter 51
It was still gray out. A sheet of clouds covered the sky, colored between violet and blue. It was damply quiet, the only sound the grunting of toads as they lumbered in the wet morning grass. Lyza sleepily walked down the hill. Her brother and she...
Lonely Oak Chapter 120 - How Bazaar
"Pledge. Pledge! Hey-hey! Pledge. _Hey!_" The classroom suddenly went silent. "...To the Republic, for which it stands," the students chanted, snapping into the patriotic pose. As soon as they were done, the announcements began, but amidst the...
Lonely Oak Chapter 73
Ket opened his eyes. "_Dang it._" He knew the whisper came from Emmy, even though he couldn't see her. "What?" He groggily asked. "Go back to sleep." She told him. He yawned, and moved his hand about. She was nearby, but he couldn't tell where...
4X+Y Chapter 02 - Three Of Flowers
_So, there I was, little five-year-old Froggy, caught in the din of the big school lobby; with all the other quivering, home-sick Kindies, waiting to be herded to our safe, quiet classies._ _It was lonely, in a way. I only had two faces of which I...
Lonely Oak Chapter 14
Rebecca Ingrid Naomi Isonheim stepped out of the building onto the steps leading down to the earth. As she did so, she moved the long sleeves of her shirt over her arms down to her wrists. She so hated to cover her fur after it...
Lonely Oak Chapter 108 - Zoological
The turnstiles ratcheted and clicked as each of the kids passed through, excitedly reforming into their groups on the other side to begin looking at the animals. As the group of four passed through, they were handed a pamphlet with a map of the...
Lonely Oak Chapter 106 - Mrwt
"You are... growing crystals!" "Nope, not that either." Emeral huffed as she and Ket arrived at his door. "It _can't_ be Egyptian-related, that's too easy." He pulled out his key. "It is," he replied. "What!?" She raised her hands up in animated...
Lonely Oak Chapter 109 - Horseplay
The smaller group of four had seen dozens of animals while late morning turned to early afternoon. It was hard to believe only a few hours had passed, as it felt like they had seen the whole zoo. While the younger kids still goaded one another every...
Lonely Oak Chapter 54
The rain had finally died down, having lasted long enough to wait for the sun to disappear below the undulating horizon before scudding away and leaving everyone without any real day. The twilight was made of fire, though. It looked like the clouds...
Lonely Oak Chapter 101 - An Emmy In Ket's Clothing
Emeral breathed with concentration, counting in her head. Her arms were stretched behind her, fists pointed down at forty-five degree angles. The muscles in her back and shoulders tingled with a satisfying twinge as they were loosened. She let out her...
Lonely Oak Chapter 32
Nine in the morning. The clouds had not yet broken in the sky. The air about was sweet with the smell of oncoming rain, half a month early. The grass was still a little wet with dew. There was a bit of a chill, which made the proceeding fifteen...
Lonely Oak Chapter 96 - If She Haddaway
As soon as the bell rang, the school burst with noise. Shoes scampered and squeaked across the roughly-polished tile, and like a tipped glass of milk the students began spilling through the doors and spreading about the courtyard. Buses tooted and...