The first thing he remembered -- after the worst of it was over -- were the stars. Looking to the heavens, incandescent bodies glimmered and winked at him from a lush canvas of indigo: bejeweled timekeepers, watchers of the universe, billions of light years away. Oh my God, he thought, his eyes overflowing with the splendor of diamonds and sapphires suspende...
I am Princess Willow. I awaken on the morning of my nineteenth summer solstice and break my fast with fruit, bread, and a cup of wine. Nothing is expected of me today until the short ceremony that will install me on the throne as queen of our tribe. The second and equally important ceremony of the day will not take place until the sun sets. It will mark th...
The Awe of Being a Hucow by Lemaringouin, with the graceful assistance of Pimanko for the English translation from French. ***** Chapter 11 The Grand Contest and Its Prize Several days after her party with Claire, Stephanie was woken up by cries and laughter from the main hallway which connected all the hucows' bedrooms. "Sylvie, Wake up! Did you hear?...
Okay folks! Here is part eight of Guardian Wolf. I apologize for how long it took me to write this. And this isn't the complete chapter. The complete chapter eight was becoming too long and I had already missed too many promised deadlines in the past. So I decided to break this chapter into smaller parts for easier digestion. This chapter will still be four...
**Author's Note: I apologize that this is late. Had technical difficulties and time management problems. I had only up to 6 Chapters so have to spend the weekend coming up with more. ***** Agnes sat on the shore of the quarry. She was dressed again but still a bit wet; in more ways than one. Though James was only wearing pants. His firm muscles glistened...
The ship's mechanic had restored a lot of my confidence, but I still needed closure with what had happened at the sorority. How to get that I wasn't sure. Karen had said she owned me, and whether or not that was true, I didn't want to go through life believing it, no matter what I did on the weekends. Watching a dance class diverted me because I have alway...
The stone floor beneath him felt like ice to his flesh. Stripped of his weapons and clothing he was isolated within this room bereft of light and heat for what felt like weeks. It was a strange feeling to be so utterly trapped, one that he was not accustomed to. He had not lost his calm yet, despite the severity of the situation. He had mapped every square i...
Chapter 03 -- Trust When I woke on Tuesday, both women were already gone. The house was quiet, as it had been all last night. I cleaned up and decided to go do some quality thinking. I opened my closet and saw my favorite bat still leaning against the wall. I felt a great bit of warmth towards these women I lived with. They had left everything of mine untou...
When the throbbing golden waves ceased, Bree gained her senses before the rest of Zhair'lo's squad. She ignored her comrades around and passed the huddled forms of half a dozen sleeping Virgin girls to clamber up the stairs, afraid and as desperately hopeful as anyone over the last several bells. Still, fear or not, she knew her duty lay in finding the man w...
The afternoon sun beat down on a throng of exhausted girls as they wearily out of the square-embossed bronze gates of Form. Relief, if nothing else, was the emotion they held in common as the sweat from a day of military training soaked through their scant white clothing. Some were relieved to have finished with the gruelling physical activity. Others were r...