Tropical - Chapter Nine
A bird tweeting outside the open window caused Rye to wake. With the haze of the dreams still covering Rye, he felt despair, thinking that last night was all a dream. It only took him a couple seconds to realize that his face was buried in white fur...
Spiral Nebula - Chapter 13
Across the shallow river, three armed soldiers in high tech exoskeleton were patrolling the dropship. All around it was clear, with no cover and well lit by the sunlight. It was a very defensible landing zone, and heavily guarded. Yuri, pressed flat...
Tropical - Chapter Seven
"Wow," Cloud commented looking at the house in front of the driveway that Rye drove into, which was already crowded with parked cars. Rye parked and looked up at the scene. Ariel's house was obviously one of the most expensive in or near the city, and...
Tropical - Chapter Six
Rye and Cloud got out of the car at the same time. "Looks like the whole school is going to be here," Cloud observed nodding toward the parking lot entrance where of the students' cars piled through. "We're lucky to have the pool so big then," Rye...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Twelve
Chapter Twelve - Don't Forget, but Forgive For the second time since Midnight had left me, the sun was setting. I sat alone on a cold boulder near the city walls, with my tail and arms wrapped around my body. When the sun goes down, the night will...
Spiral Nebula - Chapter 5
Gravity slammed Yukiomaru back against his seat. The quiet purr of the engines could almost be distinguished from the roar of the air resisting against the shuttle craft. Below the blue lakes and seas merged with the green and brown continents of the...
Spiral Nebula - Chapter 7
"One month," echoed Lucien's voice. Olivia was resting in her dark dorm, pondering over his decision to leave her people behind. Waiting a month just to make contact with the UDAS was far more time than she anticipated. Even though the nearest outpost...
Tropical - Chapter Fourteen
Seven-o-clock the next morning, Rye woke up with Cloud still on him hugging him tighter than ever. Rye's heart beat slowly but strongly, and he was sure Cloud could hear it beating as he slept. Rye didn't wake up Cloud, but instead he kept his arms...
Spiral Nebula - Chapter 22
Blindfolded, Yukiomaru listened closely to his surroundings for the smallest sounds. Air moved by a breath but the fox sidestepped, spun and kicked out. An invisible force blocked his paw, but Yukiomaru didn't hesitate and struck out again. He could...
Tropical - Chapter Twelve
The drama at school dissolved during the next several weeks, and the two otters kept themselves busy between homework and working at the pool. Cloud moved in with Rye, which Rye was even surprised when Nate, Ariel and Patrick came to help Cloud move....
Spiral Nebula - Chapter 23
A half closed fur fists flew directly at him. He pushed it aside with an arm and countered with a kick at the other wolf's torso but his leg hit nothing but air. With his balance off, his opponent countered with a kick at his back. The smaller wolf...
Blood on Ice - Chapter Ten
Chapter Ten - The Worth of a Life Darkness had only been broken by the fire of torches or campfires, but a brighter light had tapped my eyelids and roused me from my slumber. Cracking my sealed eyelids open, I turned from my curled position to look...