Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 8
8 It turns out 'a little something' was actually a whole lot of big somethings. Kiana was sitting at their kitchen table, staring in disbelief as Sarah rummaged around in every cupboard and drawer, pulling out the most random assortment of foods and...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 7
7 Kiana couldn't believe she was all wrapped up in this stinky, sticky, mess of a Fox! _Oh gods, eww..._ she moaned in her head, constantly on the verge of vomiting. Seeing as Mateo's developed some... difficulties walking a straight line, she's had...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 6
6 He wasn't lying on the cold, hard ground anymore. No sharp stones or scratchy twigs digging into his back. This was soft and warm. He knew this feeling. It was the peace of sleep that always lingered for a few minutes just before you woke up...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 5
And inside this tear, bent over with his hands on his knees and gasping for breath, stood a tired-looking fox, a stark contrast against the dying tendrils of mist issuing from the mountain's maw like breath in the cold. but he was smiling, too.
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 4
4 - in my bar!" That voice startled Kiana out of her daydreams and slammed her back to earth with an almost audible thud. She looked around, trying to figure out who had shouted so strongly, and then the door to Othello's banged open to the strangest...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 3
The whole place was an attack of contrast on his tired head, with big black pools of shadow broken up by golden bars of sunshine flowing in through the open windows, with millions of little dust blinkles fluttering around inside... goes to show what othello
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 2
2 "Again?" Ma turned around, the knife in her hand nothing compared to the daggers flying form her eyes. "Didn't you visit him yesterday?" "And the day before that," Layla added. "And the day before _that_," Fa added still, although he and Layla did...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 1
Chapter 5 Blood in the Snow 1 Kiana awoke with a gasp, disoriented and shaking all over. It took her a few seconds to realize she was in her bedroom, lying in bed, staring up at the same old familiar ceiling with the same old familiar bands of...
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 25
The white bandages created a jarring contrast against his black fur, even more asymmetry he couldn't quite ignore. damn, this was going to be so annoying. banno took a deep breath, steeled himself, and put some of his weight down on it.
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 24
24 - lightly patted him on the shoulder, like he was a grieving she-wolf widow at her husband's pyre. It was all Banno could do to keep himself from bursting out in gales of laughter. He'd almost lost it back there with his little speech, talking...
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 23
23 "Boys. Get in here. Close the door." Luke briefly considered making a run for it, maybe hide in the woods with Tim for a day or two like a pair of fugitives, but the short tone of Dad's voice was enough to tell him that if he intended to run off...
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 22
22 _Ssshhh..._ Luke could see those eyes, black inside the black. He could feel them boring into his own like one of Dad's hand drills, going deeper and deeper. _Ssshhh..._ He could still smell the smoke from the dead candle, mixing with the...