Burdens - Chapter 1: The First Day
Chapter 1: The First Day It was sometime toward the end of January that the new classes were starting. A fox gave off a disgruntled sigh, upset that he had to take this class he had been put it. He had gotten very sick the last year and they pulled...
Burdens - Chapter 86: Sanctuary
Chapter 86: Sanctuary It was not long before the fox heard a knock on the door, as was usual. He got up from the couch he had previously been sitting on and opened it. There stood the wolf, just as tired as usual. He was holding onto his school bag...
Burdens - Chapter 2: Selection
Chapter 2: Selection He awoke, too early to rise and too late to fall asleep again. He groaned, got out of bed anyway, and grabbed some clean clothes he had from one of his drawers. He shuffled over to the bathroom where he turned on the water and...
Burdens - Chapter 3: Repercussions
Chapter 3: Repercussions It wasn't until lunch that he saw his friends again. They resided in the same area, talking to each other about their new classes and about the other students, as per usual. He managed to get a word in to at least one that he...
Burdens - Chapter 84: Heavy
Chapter 84: Heavy His face was struck with a blow he did not expect. Indeed he felt it immediately. It was warm at first, and then it spread. It tingled. He felt faint. He even let out a cry initially when he felt it. The thing that he did not expect...
Burdens - Chapter 9: Ball
Chapter 9: Ball He thought he had been awake, but only when he awoke had he realized that it was false. The sun was coming up and he had his face in his legs. The air was cold and moist, it smelled of dew and morning. For the moment, he was...
Burdens - Chapter 106: Grating
Chapter 106: Grating When the fox opened his eyes, there was but darkness. At first, he thought he had been blinded, but when he looked around a little, he realized that it was merely dark. Had it not just been light outside, though? What time was...
Burdens - Chapter 12: Incubus
Chapter 12: Incubus It was dark outside, as far as he could tell. The window was not very large and was mostly facing toward another building, but he could still see that there was only black outside. Roger yawned and stretched. They had worked on...
Burdens - Chapter 4: Reprieve
Chapter 4: Reprieve The fox had shouted in rage and frustration, and he was quickly filled with regret. Any feeling of anger he had quickly abated. He knew he had made a mistake the moment his words left his mouth. He did not see a fist reared back...
Burdens - Chapter 17: The Views
Chapter 17: The Views It was only a moment, mostly due to the fox's situation, that they stood up and decided to depart. They still maintained what direction was the street, so they were not lost, yet they wanted to decide on where next to visit. They...
Burdens - Chapter 7: Impropriety
Chapter 7: Impropriety The embrace held for a moment. Roger struggled to free himself, and it was only somewhat to an effect, as each time he squirmed, the wolf loosened his grip. Finally, he managed to separate. He straightened out his clothes, and...
Burdens - Chapter 6: Amends
Chapter 6: Amends All of his actions fell to fallacy. He hated that no matter what he did, he felt it fell short. Roger thought to himself that if only he had a chance, and yet now that he had it, his actions were inconsequential. They were at his...