Grasping at Shadows
The woman replied pausing outside the room before opening the door. "i am not a deadbeat." the tiger grumbled as he squeezed past the defiant looking old lady. "yeah, of course you're not."
Reckless
Ishada shiro paused, uncertainty in his eyes, then leaned the broom against the wall and hastily caught up to walk by his teacher's side.
I, Dacien -- Chapter Twenty: Displacement -- CORRECTED CANONICAL VERSION
The brown mage paused. "chelm ... there is ... another matter. a sensitive matter. it may ..." and the mage paused. "no. i equivocate. it will distress you, i think, to no purpose, and that ... while you are recovering is not the right time."
Chapter 5 - Poetry
There was a long pause as wanda stepped around beside him. "what kind do you write?" _why did i tell her that? i'm not too sure about where this conversation is heading._"i've written several love poems to cindy." he paused to catch his breath.
A Life In College: Renewing a Bond, Part 1
"and there's fifty eight," the wolf paused, "fifty nine now," anji started to twirl a finger through the air. "you wanna," i paused my current push up, "shut the," i dropped back down to my sixtieth push up, "fuck up?"
Curse of Smiles
"yeah. that." he paused for a moment. "yeah." alius paused for a moment. something seemed off. "you good smiles?" "what? yeah, i'm fine." smiles took a deep breath, "alius, do you trust me?"
A Theory of Equilibrium, Book 1, Part 3: Locks and Keys
I've used it myself," he paused, "but only when the situation called was dire.
Life Among The Grass
He paused as if half expecting something to happen when he said that. when nothing did he gave a sigh of relief and closed his eyes. "good night alex." "night kickaha!" the next day was easier.
Bonds of Love (5)
I paused "chinese." he kissed the hickey that he gave me. "let's go then, do you want to drive?" i shook my head. after we finished eating chinese we headed to the drive-in theater. the previews started. "oh!"
Open Season Chapter 47: Under Construction
I asked, pausing to wash out a few glasses. "well, for one thing, i couldn't keep my nose out of her fur! kath smelled like buttered popcorn, just about drove me nuts," the old badger shook his head as he headed back to his office.
Canvas and Melody - Chapter 7
There was a long, awkward pause as michael painted a banner covering the bleachers, "so, are you going to prom?"
COMM - Just Lion Around - Commission for Jensen - Prologue -
pause..." a chirp come from the tablet. phillip paced back and forth as he pondered what to say and how to say it. "resume." again, the tablet chirped. "i worked for the inteli-pet corporation for nearly twenty five years.