Sheltered from the Coming Cold
"and bats is bats, and mouses is mouses," he added, for good measure. "mouses," she whispered, her breath warm, "is mouses." a breath. asking of her husband, "so, that being so, do i need to ask you again ... as to what we'd like to do?"
Waechtersbach
"gotta sit for a bit," she told akira, setting the mouse-bat gently down on the ground (where she blinked and craned her neck and watched the scene). "okay," adelaide said, camera out.
Vespers
"and i know," he whispered, "you're a bat." "i keep forgetting," she said, matching the playfulness of his tone. and the gentility of his manner. "forgetting?" "that you've unlocked all the mysteries of my bat-ness."
The Anchor Holds
"the buildings," the bat whispered. her own voice ghostly. she, at the same time, was remembering it ... from her own memory. a sniffle. silence. adelaide exhaled.
Getting Ready for Church
"well, bats aren't so bad, themselves." "no?" her eyes sparkled. "i love bats." "what do you love about bats?"
Befriended
"well, yeah," the bat said, smiling. "we live, like, seven miles from the nearest town." "mm." the chipmunk sipped again. she and pyro lived in town, so ... " ... well, it does taste a bit different." the bat nodded a bit. "fresher?"
Daffodil Yellow
Less than two furs out of every one hundred ... is a bat. i'm a bat. they'd probably never met a bat before they met me." "yeah ... " pause. "well, i never had ... before i met you," he admitted. "so, they're probably curious. maybe nervous.
The Last Dragonboy Chapter 6
A big brown bat, hoarding all kinds of fruits and vegetables. the bat noticed our presence and turned around to glare at us. "you shouldn't have come here...get out..." the bat spoke in a menacing voice.
Upside down
The bat was! there had to be a way to prove it. wait, no! he told himself again. "that's not the point!" he exclaimed, both for the bat and himself. "you're in my house! please, leave!"
El Asesino
The bat went on. the elephant leisurely backed up, not wanting to take a chance because something about this young bat unnerved him.
Playing Catch with the Stars
The bat said, looking at the shadow of the wolf's paw. "you wanted a falling star, right?" he nudged the bat, "pick one." the bat thought hard for a moment, "oh, i uh.. i guess that one."
Checkmate
The bat laughed. "i haven't had the chance to eat yet. you wouldn't mind if i had a bite, would you? you know it will make you feel so good to say yes." the bat was right. he had to be. all daniel had felt with this bat was happiness and pleasure.