A Different Kind of Friend
It'd been a few weeks since school started. To say the least... things never got much better. That other wolf and his friends had been bullying and making fun of me every single day. At least I wasn't the only one though. They began picking on the...
Second Thoughts
I knew middle school was gonna be way different, but I had no idea there was gonna be so much walking! Between all my classes - between _every single one_of them - I only got five minutes to walk across the entire school just to get to my next one. And...
A Helping Hand
It was Halloween night and the neighborhood bustled about with the laughter of children running around in the streets. Door after door, no house was spared from the cubs' ruthless pillaging as each of them amassed their own pile of sugary loot. Kazan...
Growing Expectations
Grumbling in his sleep, Aiden tossed and turned in the morning heat, bed sheets tangling around his soft thighs and thick tail before the sun finally won out and woke him. Rubbing over his snout and eyes as he slowly sat up, Aiden couldn't help but...
The Definition of Enabling
"But mo-om!" Kazan groaned, "We can handle ourselves at home!" "Yeah! We don't need a babysitter anymore!" Deklan begged. Their parents had been invited to a short vacation with a few of their father's colleagues. However, given the nature of the...
Birthday Binge
Deklan impatiently mashed the doorbell with a stubby finger. "Coming!" a boy cried out. Kazan and Deklan restlessly waited outside, their tails blurring behind them as they heard their friend bounding downstairs. Having secretly plotted weeks in...
Brotherly Love
Friday afternoon, the most anticipated time of the week! The school bell rang and the halls were filled with the happy hustle and bustle of children excited for the weekend. "Hurry up, Kaz!" Koar cried out by the classroom door, "We don't have all...
Fitness Testing
A persistent beeping blared through the room as the alarm clock went off. Refusing to wake up just yet, Kazan rolled over and turned his back to the noise, covering his large ears and wrapping himself tighter in his blanket. It took a few seconds, but...
Winter Coats
The first snow of winter had finally arrived. Just in time too as all the neighborhood's children were released from school for winter break but minutes ago. While some lingered behind to play in the fresh snow, others hurried to seek the warmth of...
From Friend to Family
_ There was a light pitter-patter of rain on the window and the occasional rumbling of thunder in the distance. In the newborn __'s room, two somber voices could be faintly heard over the sleeping canine__'s steady breathing._ _ _ _"What should we do...
Of Diets and Defiance [1/2]
Endless hours of mindless cartoons clamored in the background, the TV's racket having faded away into distant droning. On opposite ends of the couch lay Kazan and Deklan, their heads propped up by the armrests as they lazily slept the afternoon away....
A Good Influence
"I read this article the other day about a guy who got rid of his fear of spiders this way. I'm sure it could help make you bigger too!" Kazan's ears perked straight up as his friend spoke, listening at full attention. He was skeptical at first,...