Grant: Pool Toy Tag
"I let you talk me into everything, don't I?" Grant asked, a playful grin on his face. Perry returned the look, the wolf and hyena entering through the wooden gate into the backyard. It was the early afternoon, a bright and warm day with nary a cloud...
Perry: Tongue-in-Cheek
In hindsight, he really should have seen a professional _before_ things got so far as they did. Then again... Alone in his room, Perry groaned softly as he continued to stroke himself. He was atop his bedcovers, legs wide and bent at the knee, his...
Merry Christmas, Meili
Her eyes opened and a smile was quickly on her lips. It was Christmas. Shifting under the covers, Meili relished a few moments more of comfort, reluctant to leave the cozy confines of the flannel sheets; it was the snowy season, after all. At length...
The Madhouse
"A bit intimidating, isn't it?" At the front of the line stood the speaker, Renzyl, a tall and moderately-muscled black dragon. He seemed oddly relaxed, not just among the trio of friends, but out of most everyone in line. He was dressed casually,...
Circe's Island
They were setting out from New Port Richey, Florida, that night. After that Halloween, Camp Lycaon had been open for only a few more weeks, enough for the newly-converted juniors to learn how to transform at will, survive in the wilderness, and their...
New Pack Brothers
The blindfold was ripped away and Perry cautiously opened his eyes. His ears had already told him he had company before the revelation, but it was still an intimidating sight: he was on his knees in a clearing, the warm autumn night's air keeping his...
Going Native
"Oh, relax, you're not going to be punished," the old beaver assured his subordinate as he finished pouring himself a glass of whiskey, the ice hissing as it cooled the liquid. "I'm not?" the young arctic fox, Arthur, asked in surprise. When he'd...
The Submission of Eve
"I'm really glad you could make it," Beverly said, smiling down at Eve. The golden retriever and the brown mouse were at the corporate headquarters for Branstone Solutions. The latter had been sent an E-mail through the company's system, asking her to...
Howling in the New Year
"So how do we know these guys again?" Hogan asked as he followed Beth up the front steps. The place was out in the middle of the Wisconsin woods, miles from even one other human, let alone a town of them. Hogan had to admit, it was incredibly...
Sexy Santa II
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Two creatures were stirring, neither a mouse. The stockings that hung did rattle and shake, Upstairs Rita feared, "By a burglar the safety of home did break!" She grabbed the bat from...
Black Hand: House of Pearl
"See, sir, there's nobody here," the Labrador said, waving a hand around the room. The fire was still crackling softly in the floor-to-ceiling fireplace; the high-backed chairs with small tables, one of which had a glass of brandy resting upon it,...
Secret Sauce
"I just don't see why I have to go when I've already made plans!" It was two days before Thanksgiving, and Tyler and his mother were arguing again. Over a month before, he and his best friend, Chase, had conspired to take a trip to a nearby city to...