Raspberry Line Chapter 12 - Cross-Walk Talk
Emeral ran back in from recess, eager to get to the sanctity of the classroom. Ritzer was sort of out for her blood, but was kept at bay by Rini and her band. It was like a clash of the titans: Ritzer wouldn't dare do anything to Rini since she and...
Raspberry Line Chapter 7 - The Angry Tiger's Den
The white tigress's heart skipped a beat as she saw the street sign: _Raspberry Line_ and _Almond Field Road_. She looked down at the little sketch of the map she drew on a piece of notebook paper the night before. From here she turned right, and put...
Lonely Oak Chapter 119 - Can't Wait To Be King
With their eyes constantly on the ticking second-hand of the clock, the next few days crawled for all of the little Oakers. It felt frivolous to crack open their books and continue learning. Homework stopped being issued last week. At this point, it...
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...
Raspberry Line Chapter 1 - Silver & Gold
"All right class, now just like before: we take this number and ask ourselves 'how many times does four go into nine?'--and of course since two times four is eight, then four goes into nine... Ket, pick your head up and pay attention." The tiger's...
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 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 109 - Horseplay
The smaller group of four had seen dozens of animals while late morning turned to early afternoon. It was hard to believe only a few hours had passed, as it felt like they had seen the whole zoo. While the younger kids still goaded one another every...
Lonely Oak Chapter 121 - By Whom History Is Written
Emeral sat in the uncomfortable chair within the main office. The chair was plastic and had no arm-rests, just like the ones at their desks. Comfort was not a luxury a student would have in the main office. It was meant to be uncomfortable; if you were...
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...
Lonely Oak Chapter 123 - Principal Versus Principle
Ket felt like he was dragged through his dream out of his sleep. The alarm blared in his ear with what sounded like the decibels of a thousand air-horns. He pushed up, his arms tingling from pins and needles. He glanced at the clock even as it...
Lonely Oak Chapter 104 - Swimmer's Ear
The red wolf whistled. "Wiggin's class, let's go," Mr. Wiggin called, walking backwards across the cross-walk. On the other side, he tallied all of his charges. "C'mon, Max, that means you!" Ms. Hupp's class waited, as the beaver-kid lagging behind...