Returning the Favor I didn’t actually go to Alex’s fancy apartment, his fucking friend had me running again. Who the fuck did she think she was? But the fact that she was looking for him was also concerning. I eventually made it back to my apartment where my brothers were laughing in the kitchen. “You better not be making a mess.” I shouted from the … Continue reading Returning the Favor

I sat there for a while before I sent Alex a text. N: I’m going to come over, I need to talk to you. I didn’t wait for an answer. I knew he wasn’t going to answer me. He was ignoring me, we had a fight two days ago, and he didn’t want to talk. I got that. I’d left the conversation. I was angry, … Continue reading Where Are You?

It wasn’t long before I was running up the stairs of the Apex Unlimited building to the Infirmary. I’d forgotten all about my appointment with Margo today. I was pushing being late on top of my anxiety for all the shit I was doing and not doing and the fucking change. Margo had rescheduled me. I think that was part of the problem. She’d said … Continue reading Many Firsts

We walked for a little while before Ant took my elbow. Ryan intoned, “Take a deep breath, close your eyes and trust in Ant.” As we stepped through the shadows to the dojo we always shifted into. It was always dark and empty and no one else really used it. For the second time I didn’t lose my lunch. I punched Ant in the arm, … Continue reading The Grand Plan

The dragon looked up at me with a sneer on his face but he couldn’t breathe so the gasp sort of ruined the look that was supposed to instill fear in me. And he couldn’t answer because the pressure was so great. “I’ll let up the pressure, but if try to kill me I’m going to snap your neck like a twig.” The dragon tried … Continue reading I’ll Never Tell

If I were hiding bombs I’d do the ones closest to home last. It would be the easiest place to be recognized. Even in a City this large, there were regulars. Your neighborhood was still small, thousands of people but still small in consideration. And most people didn’t venture outside of their neighborhoods except for specialty stuff. Why ride the train or drive when you … Continue reading Finding a Dragon