Wonder Twins (Book7, Chapter10)
Chapter -10- Wonder Twins _July 19, 2049 - Unknown Time New Atlantis Underwater City_ ... **Topaz Parker rubbed her face** and hunched over a piece of metal, sitting on an apartment floor. "What if we're caught before we figure this out?" Her...
Free Running (Book7, Chapter8)
Chapter -8- Free Running _Friday, July 16, 2049 - 8:40pm CDT Chicago, Illinois_ ... **James Parker sat up in bed.** He looked around the dim room then reached over and felt a warm body. He moved towards it, pressing his chest against her back....
Alcatraz Ch. XXVI-Aiakos
/// Perth, ANZU October 28th One year ago Bedsprings. Shifting sheets. Shaky, irregular breathing. Perhaps that was all there was to hear but his heartbeat wouldn't have had to be much louder. He opened his eyes again, gray and orange...
Our Goddess - Chapter 1 - The Shrine
Centuries ago, the city of Shinjoh had been the center of a vast agricultural region that grew rice and other food to feed people all across Japan. Its residents believed in Shinto spirits and gods of nature, and the people paid tribute at shrines as...
The Item, For Sale
**_The Item, For Sale_** "Send in the next item!" The voice from the loudspeaker reverberated through the octagonal room. A figure, wearing a full body shroud, was pushed through the door onto the walkway leading to the center of the room. The...
Our Goddess - Ch 2 - The Spirits
Akari awoke in an unfamiliar place that was warm, stuffy, and dimly lit by sunbeams that slipped through wooden shutters. Before her was a long workbench that ran the length of the room. The surface was coated with sawdust and there were shelves...
Our Goddess - Ch 15 - Nine Tails
Less than eight hours after the festival ended, Akari was back outside, helping the moving company pack out all the rented equipment. Inara's spell allowing humans to see the major spirits was still in effect, so they assisted as well. Inu and Usagi...
Our Goddess - Ch 3 - Recruitment
Akari was still sitting at the little table in that elegant room, trying to keep from being overwhelmed by the majestic presence of a goddess just a few feet away. After her torrent of questions, which still hadn't received any answers, Akari had...
Our Goddess - Ch 4 - Moving In
A medium sized dog with a long fluffy tail and pale blonde fur jogged ahead through the forest. Akari tried to keep up, but the path was faint and fraught with branches at inconvenient heights. Judging by the occasional hoofprints in the sandy soil and...
Our Goddess - Ch 5 - Telling Tails
Dinner was served shortly after the bath, since Usagi had started preparing it before taking a break to bathe. It was a simple homestyle meal of spicy vegetarian curry over rice with radish salad on the side. It was also absolutely delicious. "Wow!...
Our Goddess - Ch 16 - Running Wild
After that heavy and emotional conversation about Inara's needs and her nine different forms, Inu quickly returned to an oddly rambunctious mood. Over the next two days, the dog-spirit's mischief and roughhousing ramped up until it was genuinely...
Our Goddess - Ch 17 - Homewrecker
Akari was halfway dressed when her phone rang. And she actually recognized her ring tone this time. She finished pulling her t-shirt down and answered, "Hello? This is Akari." A shy-sounding voice said, "Hi, it's Hanako. I got your number from Jin....