Chapter 6 (Des-Berfo High): A Day Off
Donnie sat up with a jolt, knocking his bedside table over in an attempt to turn off the alarm. He rushed into the bathroom, pulling on a pair of shorts as he went. He pulled on his shirt and threw on some deodorant, all the while brushing his teeth...
Chapter 5 (Des-Berfo High): The Good Old Days
It had been three days. The school was calling frantically, wondering if he had the plague or something wildly contagious like it. They said if he didn't show up tomorrow, they'd send a truancy officer to drag him in. But, Devon was doing things far...
First Life ~Chapter 9 Heart of a Lion~
Devon sat in the passenger seat of James' old car, wishing the heater worked. There was snow all over on the ground, and due to James' poor quality of car, there was some inside too. It had been months since Devon had ended up in the hospital. Nothing...
First Defeat ~Chapter 8 Heart of a Lion~
"Devon R. Manneth." The doctor replied. James dropped the phone. Danny looked at James. James' eyes were full of tears, his body shaking. "James?" Danny asked. "Mr. Pearce? Mr. Pearce are you there??" The phone called out. Danny picked up the...
First Victory ~Chapter 7 Heart of a Lion~
Andrew laid on the couch, sulking. He didn't know what to do, he hadn't known what to do for weeks. Nearly four weeks ago he'd found out he had herpes, and that he'd gotten Dominique pregnant. Andrew's mind had been conquered by panic since that day....
First Loss ~Chapter 6 Heart of a Lion~
"...Fine!" Devon agreed. "Yes! You won't regret it!" James exclaimed as he pulled out his cell and began dialing someone's number. "Hello?" A voice asked. "Hey! Oscar it's me, James." "Oh hey James. What do you want?" Oscar asked,...
First Impressions ~Chapter 5 Heart of a Lion~
Dusk took off, Danny was quiet the whole way, strangely. Dusk started to wonder what had been going on with the wolf in front of Danny's apartment. He wanted to know what Danny was thinking. Dusk was not bringing Danny back to his house,...
First Tears ~Chapter 4 Heart of a Lion~
Danny sat down on the curb. He was once more waiting for Dusk to pick him up. Tonight Danny was wearing something a bit less revealing, a pair of baggy pants and a casual dress shirt. The pants were faded carpenters, and the dress shirt had brown and...
First Love ~Chapter 3 Heart of a Lion~
And they kissed. The kiss seemed to last forever. It was clean, for a kiss, no tongue or movement. They both seemed shocked the kiss was occuring. Finally, Devon pulled away. Both of the boys' minds had gone blank. Devon's mind click back on, like...
First Thoughts ~Chapter 2 Heart of a Lion~
Devon laid on his bed, stroking his mane. His mane was now completely grown in, framing his face. Devon was thinking about a night four years prior. The night which first pointed out to him that he was not straight. Now he knew he was bi. For the...
All-nighter ~Chapter 1 of Heart of a Lion~
It was another hot sticky summer day. A lone lion sat on the edge of a half-finished tree house. He ran his fingers through his mane slowly, it was still small, but he didn't care since it had just started growing in. The young lion was still cublike....
Chapter 4 (Des-Berfo High): In His Eyes
Devon scrambled out the door while the other furs were still dressing. He hurried down the hallway into the boys' bathroom and took a second to compose himself. He pressed two fingers tight to his jugular, steadying his paw to check his pulse....