The River... In Winter
"We're here; time to get out." The voice broke through the fuzziness in Zip's head. Where was he?... "Dude, chill. He's asleep; at least give him a minute to wake up." Another voice, one that caused a vaguely protective feeling to come out of the...
Sealed Lips
* * * A boy, staring at a blank sheet of paper. A teacher writing on the board at the front of the room, white marks following her chalk on the board. "Okay class, today we're going to learn how to _write_. These are letters! Every word has them,...
Case Closed
"It's obvious the guilty verdict was incorrect, and I have overturned that decision to officially clear your name. Additionally, after reviewing the filings, considering testimony from the researchers in regards to the pain experienced, and...
Shut The Full Cup
* * * The boy, older now, surrounded by others in a playground. Shouting, angry faces. "You embarrassed me on purpose!" A flying fist, the boy knocked to the ground. Anger, hurt in the voice. "I didn't know what was going on! I was...
Sinori's Tale - Chapter Eight
I took a deep breath and tried to calm down. It took a few tries, and I didn't do a very good job of it, because what I was about to do was _insane_. I lurked out of sight and stared at the unassuming PokeCafe. It was bright and cheerful, and had...
Sinori's Tale - Chapter Seven
I slid to a stop right behind my wisp, hiding in the shadows it cast from nearby garbage. I panted from the run but focused instead on the building across the street from me. The pawn shop, the unassuming store where the Raticate worked at. Where he...
Sinori's Tale - Chapter Six
I woke to the sound of an angry growl. My eyes shot open and I was halfway to the entrance of my den... when I realized in embarrassment that the growl had come from my stomach. I glanced around the den just to be sure, but I was alone. ...
Sinori's Tale - Chapter Five
I woke up to a sudden feeling of pain at my back... and then I was slammed into a wall. Instinct took over. I scrambled to get my legs under me and shut out the pain screaming from my back and my side. I had to get out. That was priority one -...
Sinori's Tale - Chapter Four
I woke several times during the day, and finally gave up trying to sleep closer towards the afternoon. It was early for me to be up, but I was feeling too annoyed and guilty to really rest. Hunger was starting to become more noticeable too - I had...
Sinori's Tale - Chapter Three
The next few days were nice. I didn't do much the very next day - I didn't want to run out of food before another job came along, so I conserved my energy and lazed around my den. The day after that I ate the second berry, and with that in my belly...
Sinori's Tale - Chapter Two
My stomach rumbled again, but I forced myself to wait. I was hungry, but barging in wouldn't get me fed any faster. It would probably just make it take even longer out of spite. I was waiting in a back alley between two buildings. One of the...
Sinori's Tale - Chapter One
_ My name..._ Long before I was born, _thousands_of years before that moment, I already had a name. A musical sound of syllables strung together to mean me, and none other. A particular inflection, perhaps a bit of awe, maybe a slight amount of...