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 105 - The Long And Short
Ket winced as he heard the alarm go off. For a second, a wave of panic washed over him as he tried to get his bearings; but in the next he recalled where he was. "Okay, whatever you did not finish is homework," said their teacher, who thankfully...
Lonely Oak Chapter 113 - A-Tisket, A-Tasket
The bottoms of Lyza's blue socks made muffled footfalls as she paced about her room. It wasn't even two hours to noon, and she was already bored. She could watch TV, but it was all re-runs until the summer. She could play her flute, but she had done...
Lonely Oak Chapter 112 - Dark Side Of The Moon
End-of-day break. As Ms. Hupp's class filtered back in from their science lesson, the students snagged their backpacks off the hooks on the way to their desks. In small groups, they talked weekend plans and re-counted the number of school-days they...
Lonely Oak Chapter 111 - Forgiveness Versus Reconciliation
"Look at me, I'm Emmy. I'm a nurse! I diagnose myself with _I'mabuttitis_." "Kelly, come on," the rat grumbled. "That was serious, Justin and that other girl had to go to the med clinic." Kelly-Elly let the soles of her shoes hit the sand on the arc...
Lonely Oak Chapter 95 - Broken Wisdom
Nachos. One of the few lunch items that many kids could actually stand. After all, it was simple and easy. The nacho chips tasted okay, even if they were a little stale sometimes. The cheese was probably not healthy. But it was so runny and gooey, and...
Lonely Oak Chapter 94 - Bubble'n'Squeak
The day was humid. Since P.E., clouds had shrouded the skies and now the sun was hidden behind a gray, cumulonimbus monolith. Thankfully, now and again, a gentle breeze stirred the air. But that was a luxury, up in the Slide Tower. Emeral looked out...
Lonely Oak Chapter 93 - The Artist
"All right," coach Robert's said, "Your numbers dropped a bit, which is good. Make sure you're keeping active." "Uh-huh," Panda muttered. He knew what the coach meant. It was "Physical" day, or something like that. As if the Tests weren't boring...
Lonely Oak Chapter 92 - Emeral, M.D.
The mother tigress stood in the kitchen, pulling her hair into a pony-tail as she watched the coffee pot begin to gurgle. Oh how she needed the caffeine this morning. Allergies were terrible; why-ever they still existed she couldn't understand. As far...
Lonely Oak Chapter 103 - The Queen
Humid. The storms over the weekend were the last to be expected for some time. They came, they ruined the weekend, and now they left. In their wake, the sun-baked ground began to dry, pulling the water into the air. Even indoors, there was a sort of...
Lonely Oak Chapter 102 - Roomy Undies Of Bravery
She squeaked when she felt a weight depress the mattress next to her. She started to panic when she heard him breathing heavily, grunting and groaning. She rested her hand on him, feeling him rock and squirm a little. "Wh-what's wrong?" She...
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...