The Neon Night Life, part 5
After I let Todd free from the bed, the wolf and i wiped ourselves clean, and headed back up front."You going to hang out for a bit?" I asked him.Todd smirked. "Sure," he said. "That tabby cat caught my eye on the way in.""You mean James?" I smiled....
A Life In College: Checking In, Part 2
Four months. That was what the little number etched into the sliver coin read. Four months. I looked at my backyard, my knees pulled up to my chin. I had my paws wrapped around my legs, and was looking at the grass. Laying near my was my mother,...
A life In College, Afterward Part 2: Final's Week, Part 1
I think I was sweating. No, I _knew_ I was sweating. My eyes felt dry, as did my tongue, and all the saliva I could lick onto my lips didn't do a thing. My chest was tight too. My ears twitched nervously, and I knew my fur probably looked like it had...
The Path Less Traveled, Part 1
It was early morning as I sat up in bed, a cold sweat broken across my body. I'd kicked away the thin blanket that was over my body during the night, and as I took a deep breath, the last bits of the dream still hung in my mind. _But was that a dream?...
A Life In College, Graduation Day
I very clearly remember when my phone rang the day of my graduation. It was early, for starters. But as my phone exploded with noise and the need for immediate attention, I sat up with a snarl and a groan and slapped at my desk. I felt it under my paw...
A Life in College: A Look Back, Part 1
When I woke up the morning after last night, I was immediately happy. It was cool in my dorm, it was quiet, and I had Zoe laying on top of me. One of her small soft paws was laying in my own paw, and the cold sheets felt good against my naked body. Zoe...
The Neon Night Life, part 7: Closing Time
Sitting in the locker room of Neon Lights, I looked up from rubbing one of my feet, hearing the opening of the door. In the room with me were two wolves who were picking out what they wanted to wear for the remaining couple hours of their shift, and...
A Life In College: Checking In, Part 1
"I'll call you," I said to Ari's front porch. "Okay," the fox stood in his doorway, dressed in a set of shorts and nothing else. He leaned on his doorframe with an arm, and let his other arm hang to his side. I looked up at Ari, then bit my bottom...
The Path Less Traveled, Part 5
I woke up a day later in the dungeons of Whiterun, in a jail cell in the back of the small prison. As I groaned and rolled off of the thin bedroll to sit up, the reminder of the fight came back to my mind. I groaned again and pushed my hands to my...
A Life in College: Back in the Rut
I groaned, rolling out of the warm comfort of my dorm bed. I really didn't want to get up, didn't want to leave the warm and inviting company of Zoe, the cheetah who had spent the night in my bed. But, it was Friday, and I had a class to get to. It was...
The Neon Night Life, part 3 (Max's return, part 4)
My body was still warm when I rolled over on my back, and the sheets on the bed were cool on my fur. I was sweaty though, and Max's heavy breathing let me know that the dragon was spent now. I closed my eyes and put my paws on my chest, then ran them...
A Theory of Equilibrium, Book 1, Part 6: Marked
Gellos glared at the map in his hands. He sat at the bar early the next morning, the light chatter of other patrons already distracting him. The tonal key was in Windhelm still, and Gellos cursed himself for not going to take it. The sense of...