Flash Stories 1: Red Hood
We call it the flash. No one knows what else to call it, and only a few people actually know what caused it. Nuclear reactors around the world all began to leak out and mutate the local wildlife. These carriers were called ghouls, and it was they who...
The Vulpine Smile chapter 6
The way Vin led me on, I was assuming that we would be making our way to the heart of an impending nuclear apocalypse or plague outbreak or _something_; not a field of screaming girls that coordinated a stampede when we walked outside the compound to a...
The boy with the wolf eyes 11
_I was in a bed with a huge shape lying down next to me. The shape moved into the light, and I saw that it was Komamura with his eyes closed. I turned over and kissed him on the nose and woke him up._ "_How'd you sleep?" I asked._ "_I didn't. How...
The Boy with the Wolf Eyes 18
I stared, dead-eyed, at the wall of Sajin's room. It had been six days since Sajin and I had arranged for Captain Unohana to help me. Without conscious thought, I touched the right side of my face where the mask had formed. I kept probing, looking for...
The Vulpine Smile chapter 5
You know how everyone says first impressions are everything? If that's the case, then the training center would be hell for me in the long run. It looked just like a gargantuan high school or college, complete with lockers and angry-looking teenagers....
The Boy with the Wolf Eyes 17
The 11th squad barracks came into view relatively soon. I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat and started making my way forward. Sajin placed a firm hand on my shoulder and said, "You don't have to go through with this; if I talk to the...
The Boy with the Wolf Eyes 16
Sweat fell from my body in tiny rivulets as I stood shirtless with my sword drawn, pointing at the third, fourth, and fifth seats of squad 7. I gasped for air held my katana horizontally across my body in a defensive stance. This morning, Sajin had...
The Boy with the Wolf Eyes 15
The sun streamed through the thin curtains hanging over Sajin's window, shedding light on our curled up forms in his giant bed. I grumbled as the sun hit my face and rolled over, burying my face in Sajin's furry chest. "So you're awake now?" Sajin...
The Boy with the Wolf Eyes 14
I was still griping to myself when music started to play. Almost everyone paired up immediately; Yamada had paired up with a random girl from the academy. A small smile touched my lips when I saw Komamura dancing with Unohana; despite the fact that...
The Boy with the Wolf Eyes 13
I was walking back to the squad seven barracks when I heard the sound of running feet behind me. I turned and saw Yamada booking it towards me. "What is it?" I asked. "Where are you going?" he asked. "To the squad seven barracks," I explained. He...
The Boy with the Wolf Eyes 12
Everyone in the arena turned toward me when I stepped out into view. I stopped and felt everyone's gaze on me; hundreds of eyes bored into me, and I started to sweat. _Oh fuck what now?_ Everyone stood up, and I flinched thinking I was about to pelted...
The Boy with the Wolf Eyes 10
"All of you, listen up!" an official yelled. "Captain-commander Yamamoto will tell you how this will go down." The man turned to Yamamoto and bowed to him. "You will all draw a number from this container," he started. "Your number will correspond...