FY 6 - Revelation
Venn was in the shower with the boy, naked this time with his mane streaming down his back under the pressure of the falling spray. He was sitting on the floor which was odd but he pushed that out of his mind because the boy was leaning over his left...
FY 9 - Repercussions
Saturday Kittara was coming over to visit Kris; she was still having problems with her calculus so he'd volunteered to keep tutoring her so she didn't have another failed test that would disqualify her from joining them at the next swim meet. That...
Freshman Year: Chapter 3 - Girly Mags? WTF?
Chapter 3 - Girly Mags WTF!? Sliding his key in the lock gave him a horrible foreboding feeling. His Dad's car was in the parking lot so why was the door locked at all? The last time this had happened was when he'd had that skunk woman over and was...
Freshman Year: Chapter 4 A Little too Far
Chapter 4 - A Little too Far "Hey!" A girl's voice rang out over the general din in the crowded hallway. "Hey Kris, wait up!" Several students made protesting sounds as someone pushed their way through the tightly packed bodies in his direction. Kris...
SY 10 - Halloween Cheer
The next few weeks passed in a blur of sameness, swimming, classes, theatre work, everything kind of blended into one for Kris. The only highlights were the meetings he had with the new school counselor and that Liran along with a few others from Kris,...
SY 09 - Dinner and a show
About forty-five minutes later the doorbell rang. When Venn answered it, he found his arms full of overly excited raccoon. "Sorry, honey, traffic was hellish!" Those agile little fingers slid into his mane, and he found himself being expertly...
SY 08 - House Guests
The doorbell rang. Venn set down the basket of laundry he was taking to the loft at the foot of the stairs, looked at the time, and headed for the door. He had to pick up his sister and Gareth at the airport in a few minutes, so whoever it was at the...
SY 07 - The Interview
"When we spoke before, you mentioned that some bad stuff happened last year. Would you tell me what happened?" Tristan tried to keep his voice even and his body relaxed, just to make the boy feel more comfortable, but if the reports on this young man...
Freshman Year: Chapter 2 - Swim team tryout
Kris fingered the little slip of paper again, listening to the crinkle and watching the bold writing shift in the light. He'd taken extra care with his appearance today, wearing one of the new tailored school uniforms that his mother had had delivered...
Freshmen Year: Chapter 1 - First day at a new school.
Chapter 1 - First day at a new school A black suburban vehicle pulled up to the curb and spat out a tall rangy figure, dressed in black from his head to his hindpaws, with dark gray hair that hung down to cover most of his brown eyes. The black and...
SY 01 - Here we are again
The first day of school dawned clear and perfectly, with not a cloud in the sky. It was an affront to the students who unwillingly trudged toward the large grey stone building. Kris, having returned to his father's apartment the Friday before, was...
SY 02 - Advice
The whole school was abuzz the next morning with news of who made the swim team and who didn't. The full list was posted outside Coach O'Brien's office for everyone to see. Swim Team **Girls** Albrecht, Brynn Foxworthy, Kittara Gavin,...