Stories about 2000-5000 words

Beads of sweats rolled down his face as he paced the corridor. He had just gone through hell and back. It wasn’t his fault entirely.

Nyela awoke with a start. She was having the strange feeling that some one was following her. She shot up realizing she wasn’t in the

The ladies’ room at the Sunrise Tavern was about what you'd expect in a neighborhood bar in west central Florida. If you hung around the c

Midnight was supposed to be the height of the night, with prime meat swarming the streets, unknowing of the evil lurking in darkness around

Two months had passed since Demyx had told Marluxia about what he and Xigbar were trying for, but now the younger nocturne was feeling a bit under the weather and wanted to try and find his older rose haired friend. Mainly to

A couple days had passed since the birth of Xiuying, and things seemed to be pretty much back to normal around the Castle that Never Was. Aside from the addition of an extra member at the breakfast table, sleeping in her smal

A few weeks had passed without incident, Marluxia was feeling better and recovered well from the hypothermia he suffered at 20, almost 21 weeks into his pregnancy. Of course now the rose haired assassin was currently fighting

The next day started off without too much of a hitch, with the exception of Marluxia sleeping through breakfast and yet another meeting which did not appease Xemnas or Xaldin. Xigbar understood, mostly after talking to Demyx

Vexen sighed, he hadn’t seen Marluxia in a week and he was waiting on Xemnas’ final decision as well after showing their superior the ultrasound image. He kept a copy for himself, and he knew Marluxia had one as well. But wha

Reyena sat silently upon a smooth, slate-grey stone, and stared up with her beautiful blue eyes at the silver pine. Her tilted head was fra

BODYBUILDER / By Robert Davidson / ‘Can I give you a hand with those boxes?’ / The upstairs flat had been let at last and

Preface / / A long time ago even before the universe was inhabited, a planet was on the brink of destruction. The creator would destroy th

Mission briefing for Kip Ehlers, Lewin Cary and Harry Goodlet. These details are not to be taken out of the control room. / It seems the US government is up to something. And when ever somethings up OMNI's on to it.The

Nightmares constantly torment me, eating at me, feeding my fear. I don’t know where to run or from what I am running. I am trapped within myself. I do not know why I can’t do anything, other than think. For some reason, I have been in a dreamlike estate f

She was only going forty miles per hour when she hit the deer. Her car was a small two-door, a green Ford Escort ZX2, and it was low enough to the ground that, had she been going any faster, the deer would have come over th

She walked aimlessly, oblivious to anyone or anything around her. Completely without purpose or direction her feet carried her forward, sometimes slowing to aoid milling group

Prologue
“I’m sick of this lousy place! I’m sick of my typical routine! I’m sick of my depressing and dull life!” I screamed as my fist flew into the mirror and it shattere

“Fire Ninjas!” Cathy cried from her office, “You need to get out of there!”
‘Too late,’ Varun replied.

So then what happened? Lemme see. Okay, well I just drove home Friday night kind of pissed at myself for giving in to her but also kind of not giving a shit. and man, in apathy

"Wasn't that the most beautiful wedding you've ever seen Hilda!?" Mia sighed as they entered their three bedroom apartment. "He's made Jane so happy!

It was a beautiful day.
So there.

THE CHILD
The initials were there in front of Shubha, a worn-out pen, few sheets of paper, a wall clock with its glass broken so much so that there was enough space for a li

The year was 1054 A.D., and the trip had been a long and arduous one. The day was hot, very hot, the kind of heat that kills. Drought had gripped the land for several years by

Chapter 5
The next day we found out that there would be a court date in a week. Angel panicked.

Chapter 2
Around five o’ clock the next morning, we awoke to the sound of Haydn’s yell. I opened my eyes to see Haydn staring at the mirror. He was looking at his sticky ho

Chapter 1
Hi. My name is Angela Damien Sanders. I am a fifteen-year-old girl. I have copper colored chin-length hair and eyes to match. I have three brothers and two sister

THE CHILD
The initials were there in front of Shubha, a worn-out pen, few sheets of paper, a wall clock with its glass broken so much so that there was enough space for a li

Zed Gretson hated waiting for anything. His life always seemed to be about being forced to wait on something. What griped him the most was that the more he wanted something the

"Do you ever stop that?" He leaned against the door frame with that jovial grin on his face again.
Looking up from the journal she was writing, she rolled her eyes and huffe

Note: These are all short fairy tales. In some way my friend/confidant/mentor/diary, Peter, inspired these (that is why the collection is called Peter Is The Muse)! Not all the

Meanwhile Cole and Laura were in Biology. Cole sat in front of Laura. They both sat down and their teacher, Mrs. Jones started going on about the scientific method. Cole though

I have a shoe box in my room.

I usually considered the bi-weekly, weekend trip to my father’s house a vacation from the normality I had been accustomed to when I was a young kid at my mother’s house. Even t

A luminescence surrounded her heart-shaped face as it lighted up with joy and elation. Like a hothouse flower, love had caressed her soft glow and gently unfurled the delicate

I paced the small house. The walls painted in an off white. I had a few brightly colored paintings decorating the bland colored walls. The furnishings were scarce. Because

Chapter One
“Hey, Mom? My car broke down, can I get you to pick me up?”