Kasper January “Will I see you again?” asks the blonde I brought back with me. I think her name’s Stacy? Or was it Lacey? Who knows. It’s not like it matters. I’m never going to see her again. “Of course,” I lie before giving her a quick kiss goodbye. “I’ll call you.” She leaves with a huge grin plastered across her face. I sigh as soon as she’s out of sight and run my hands over my face. It’s definitely   time for bed.   I’m just turning to go back into my room when som

Xander Sophomore Year                   “Have you seen Steven?” I ask Tony as we enter the cafeteria.                 “No. Which is odd. He’s never late for lunch.”                 I scan the room as we head towards our usual table, but I don’t see our obnoxious friend anywhere. Usually, you hear his voice long before you see him so his absence would explain why the space is abnormally quiet today.                 Where could he be?                 Tony and I just sit down wh

In 1920, the King of the Gods grew tired of the heavens so he came down to Earth to form a new kingdom. He and his three daughters gave a small portion of their power to the people they now ruled over in the hopes it would make them more amenable. Those people had one of three gifts: storm bending, water bending, or fire bending. Some people only married and had children with those that had the same gift as them to keep their gift "pure". That resulted in families with only

Chapter One Anastasia                  From the time I was a little girl, I yearned for more. More experience. More adventure. More life . Unfortunately, the sleepy coal-miner town I grew up in was severely lacking in all three.                 That isn’t to say I didn’t love my life. I did. My family brought me so much joy. I loved helping my mom bake her famous chocolate chip cookies on Saturday nights, going hunting with my dad on Sunday mornings, and making up new games w

The Story Of Kalyteros A bedtime story describing the kingdom’s formation in 1960                  No one knows why Vasilias, King of the Gods, would want to invade Earth after thousands of years of separation between the gods and humans, but in 1920 that’s exactly what he did.                He and his three daughters – Thyia, Nerine, and Tana – left the heavens to invade the land known as Soviet Russia. It is there Vasilias declared the formation of new his kingdom, Neos Ou