TheJackal-XIII

"Have you seen the others, lately?" Ascher asked in a hushed tone as she returned to the side of the dark lord. "Others? No, I have not. I thought I had caught a glimpse of Ashley a few hours ago, but it was not her. Those Elves are becoming curious, they travel up here." Lucrezia's dark eyes shifted to stare down at the white-haired goddess clinging to her arm and she tilted her head back against the tree they were resting against. A bright day, cloudless and sunny, accompanied by a breeze which carried with it the scent of spring flowers. Such a gorgeous and breathtaking sight, it was, the first day of spring; Ascher's handiwork was remar

As second block rolled around and everyone had gathered their books and their backpacks, the gym teachers went to work setting up the goals and the nets for the next activities to be played. Students poured in and out of classrooms like ants in a hurry to get to their next block and suffer ninety more minutes of class. Among the crowd as a group of peculiar students rushing to their gym class with eager eyes and big broad smiles. Three girls that were the best of friends rushed through the double-doors of the locker room with their gym clothes clutched in their thin little hands. Today was a free activity day, and they could play whatever spo

In the beginning, it is said that a colossal explosion of such magnitude, of such power, was what created our Universe. It is said that from this eruption of celestial power these galaxies and planets were formed. Yet, it is not said what caused this immense explosion nor if it really happened. One thing is proven, though; we exist. Religion claims there is an omnipotent being that controls what is to be, what has been, and the now. It also claims that this being created us and the planet we live on in merely a week. Others simply state that this planet has always existed and that our existence is merely coincidence, or that we evolved from o

When the big game rolled around not a second was wasted dilly-dallying in anything other than preparation. Men stocked up on beer, women stocked up on food for that one single night, and kids stocked up on candy and what-not's. The usual Sunday came upon them with excitement and and glee, but in their house things were completely different. In their house, gloom and doom hung over their heads like the plague; it haunted them in their sleep for the past five months, and it often put one of them on the couch instead of in bed with the other. It wasn't hatred, no, it was more or less fear and regret. Fear of facing one another and regret of past

She stood there in the rain and the wind, in the hot sun and in the gentle breeze. She stood there with seemingly no purpose in mind; just stood there like a zombie awaiting a fleshy human to walk by. She stood with her eyes gazing blankly at the large oak door that never opened or welcomed a single being. Sometimes she sat down on the sidewalk to rest her scrawny legs, and no sooner stand once more as if she saw movement in the windows. The house before her, the one she was supposed to be living in with the woman who was supposed to be her wife, seemed empty. It seemed like nothing was inside but the shadows of what could have been her futur

The loud 'bing' of the coffee machine was enough to startle a sleeping child from quite the heavy dream. It certainly disrupted the morning, but a growing, working woman needed her fresh cup of black coffee. No half-and-half, no sugars, no sweeteners of any kind. Just plain black coffee. Its bitter taste could rile nausea in even the toughest of stomachs, aside from those who drank it since childhood. The news told no different tale than it did every other day; The headline declared, always, an outrageous tax complaint, or an accident, or another governor getting a blow-job and otherwise destroying his career. It was always the same boring t

"I guess we're both lucky they were forced to work today." Kari Adler chuckled heartily. "Well, it's only Valentine's Day. Plus, I have to go out on a romantic dinner with her later tonight." Tsukio Vyper sighed and gripped Kari's warmer hand. It was a colder day, it was, and the freshly fallen snow had melted half-way and turned to ice. Needless to say, it was an iceberg town for the time being. The lake to their right was frozen solid, probably four to five inches of ice keeping anyone from penetrating its surface. The teens were taking risks and skating on it, albeit recklessly, and having the time of their lives. "You know that some peo

 Parchment and quill laid before her, a bottle of black ink to her left, a pile of papers to her right, and a mountain of obligation and duty hovering over her head. Ruling an entire country was harsh, especially when you spent more intimate time with your work than you did your loving King. However, as war-leader and Queen, she was quite content with her work. Gentle red eyes stared back at her from the faint reflection in the window. "Why must we be so torn apart like this, my dear Rose." Undine lamented in a damaged tone of voice. The current war between her race and another was beginning to take its toll; she had lost a thousand warriors

"All right, there's twenty of us," Shouted the rather large, masculine yet female soccer coach, Eve McLeod, "Ellen, you're going to be the leader of group one. Give it whatever name you like." "Yeah!", Her sixteen year old daughter shouted and picked five of her best players, then ran to one end of the field. "The rest of the team captains are Andrea, Mark and Shane.", Eve pointed to each of the corresponding teenagers and flicked her wrist in a random direction, "Go formulate game plans!" As the teens darted off in every other direction, Eve retreated to the side lines to her wife and a new found friend, Lily Vyper. "Are you sure these