(All characters are fictitious. No resemblance to anyone alive or dead is intended). Rubies are Red. Part 27. Paul I stood in the corridor and watched Heather's back as she walked back to the room the others were sleeping in. My grandfather stood looking out of the window at a fire that lit up the centre of the city. "Well?" He asked when the others had...
Chapter Twenty Two: The Final Battle Part Two I felt my wings spring forth I felt them flex and settle. They had grown. They were slightly bigger than father's but my wings were completely grey. I heard Gabriel gasp. "That's not possible! You can't shift!" "Oh, but I can Gabriel!" I said as I jumped into the air. I grabbed Gabriel and threw him throug...
Leanna was lost. She had been past this particular tree twice now. The reason she knew this was that she had set three stones beside it, just like she had been taught. Grandfather had tried to teach her. She just wasn't the best student. At twenty-three, she should be married with babies by now. Not running around the countryside, alone. It wasn't proper an...
a big thanks to laRascasse for editing this new story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I blinked. I was lying flat on my back looking up at the ceiling. I sat up slowly, the parchment was still in my hand. I didn't need to read it. I saw what it was and I put it back. Father's voice came from the upstairs room. They were still arguing typical. I sa...
In dealing with the death of a loved one, a person knows that they are going to have rough times ahead. I recently found out that it can be somewhat worse if the person you lost is a World War II veteran. My grandfather was born into a terrible family situation. His father had been killed by one of his uncles before he was born. His mother did not want him...
Chapter twenty five: the sword of the raiders Jess and I hammered into each other. She faltered and I grabbed her and threw her against the door. She opened the door and ran. I ran after her. She got away from me but I didn't care. I ran into the main hall, grandfather was waiting in the hall. "Grandfather, you need to get everyone out of the castle and I...
The Paul and Jenny stories Part 46. Rubies are Red. Part 18zt Paul. It was only ten-thirty when I escorted Louise to her room. Our plans were ever changing. Roddrego was returning to South America in three days with Bill when the team of American military advisors had been assembled. Both sides had stopped fighting. There had been celebrations on the stre...
On the ninth day of Hrive 'Isia The sharp pain of her hair being yanked and her head being tilted back brought Gilraen awake. She cried out and tried to jerk free. A pair of eyes, black as night, stared down at her and hair that looked thin and oily created a veil around her face. She pulled away, as the elf's breath threatened to force the contents from la...
Abby had completely forgotten about her mobile phone, and that evening after changing she turned it on, to see if there were any messages, there were a few, but the most important was from her deputy on the team, pleading with her to come back. 'That holding has gone ballistic, and we need you here now.' That resolved her diary for the immediate future. They...
Amber and I got off at the gas station but I was clearly in the dog house. This had to be the strangest situation I have ever been in. Amber stayed outside and sat on a nearby bench while I called CAA. I must have been on the phone for at least thirty minutes, trying to explain the location where my car was. Luckily the time I was inside gave Amber time to c...