Ficlets | Stories posted 2/26/2008

Stories posted 2/26/2008

It All Started With a Soda

by wytherwings 4 months ago

My fingures are drumming the desk. I sigh and pick up my Hansen’s- no, diet Hansen’s black cherry soda. I take a very l…
Muting Colors

by More Ways Than One 4 months ago

The television is on
But I put it on mute a while ago
When you came over
And now we’re here
Sitting on my bed
But your star…
impossible

by childish acts 4 months ago

Is it possible?
can it happen? Its only been a short time.
It’s illogical and impossible.
Then why?
Maybe its just me.
Shoul…
The Sacrifice She Had To Make (1)

by Nadia Banik 4 months ago

Kelly was in a knot.
She had gone camping with her two best friends, Mitta and Mark, but had been secretly in love with him.
...
The Sacrifice She Had To Make (2)

by Nadia Banik 4 months ago

But before Kelly could protest, Mitta had jumped and failed to reach the other side.
The Blue River was full of sharks and ba…
How To Make Enemies And Influence Dragons

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 4 months ago

“Wait, hold on a minute.” I shifted my focus back to the real world for a second. The fire was dying down. I had already wast…
One Person At A Time

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 4 months ago

I plugged a quarter into the meter. Twenty minutes. That’s all the time I had. I couldn’t afford another ticket, unless this …
and the curtain came down,,,,

by Garreth 4 months ago

The play ended and the theatre patrons quickly emptied into the street. It was a chilly crisp October evening and soon the s…
Mix Up Between Love (1)

by Nadia Banik 4 months ago

Two lovers.
Terrible disaster.
Lives ruined forever.

You see, an ordinary guy meets an ordinary girl at university.
They l…
Mix Up Between Love (2)

by Nadia Banik 4 months ago

Little did they know that their parents weren’t birth parents.
They were both adopted.
So they get married and their parent…
amelie part 2

by Melrose 4 months ago

Amelie’s hand felt cold in Shawn’s. Despite that, the feel of her skin was still the same. Smooth and soft. Shawn loved the …
Guess who?(Hidden message challenge)

by J.B. Williams 4 months ago

I am inside of most living things. I am balance, I am karma. I am the countrweight and I also tip the scales. I am the cause …
Chase Interrupted

by Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus) 4 months ago

I took off after it. Something inside compelled me to chase it down. What I was going to do once I caught it was anybody’s gu…
Durango Vengeance

by uselessness 4 months ago

I haven’t held up a locomotive in years. And I thought I wouldn’t ever again, until Franz Harris came along. King of the Rock…
Happiness is a subjective feeling

by vampierella 4 months ago

I was sitting behind my desk, flipping through some files and tapping self-conscious with my pen against my lower lip. Happin…
I'm Feelin' Good!

by NightMaiden 4 months ago

What did I just do?! I screamed inside my head. This was totally not like me.

And yet, I somehow, twistedly, enjoyed it….
Our Acceptance Speech

by Kevin Lawver 4 months ago

Because ficlets is all about storytelling, I let the community come up with the bulk of this little acceptance speech, but be…
What Happens When You Make a Fire-Breathing Creature Laugh

by NightMaiden 4 months ago

One of my close friends; Actually a childhood friend went out on an expedition.

He came back with the most amazing array of…
Catherine of Aragon, The Warrior Queen (II)

by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

At first it was easy to love him back. He was so full of life, so eager to please me. The English came to love and respect me…
Catherine of Aragon, The Warrior Queen (I)

by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

My mother was not just a queen. She was also a warrior, like my father. They rode side by side in times of war, and she fough…
Jane Seymour's Promise

by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

On the same day they beheaded her, he proposed to me. As they were dismantling the scaffold and wiping her blood off the henc…
Super Hero Obit: The Dating Duo:Rainbow League of Justice

by SKermitgorf 4 months ago

Camden New Jersey—Dobie Cornwall and his faithful side kick and long time companion, Shane Brighton were found slain on Fri…
Start of a Journey

by NightMaiden 4 months ago

The snow fell softly to the ground. The night was deep-the wind had a ghostly chill to it. It was on this dark December night…
Aphra

by NightMaiden 4 months ago

There was a sharp whistling sound. Aphra dodged lightly to the side. A spear penetrated the spot she had been standing previo…
The Untouchable Hybrid

by NightMaiden 4 months ago

This was a dojo; One training in martial arts, and Aphra had been sent by her family to complete her training and become the …
Amber Eyes

by NightMaiden 4 months ago

“That’s the new student, isn’t it?”
Aphra perked up. What did they say about her? Suddenly, there were whispers flooding from…
Arrival

by NightMaiden 4 months ago

“Elves have good hearing, but I have better. An elf and a demon combined into one body has its advantages,” Aphra smiled wolf…
Note From the Runaway

by Blusparrow 4 months ago

Jacob and I held onto each other until we heard sirens. It about time…Jacob and I came outside and waited for them to arriv…
Aqquaintance

by NightMaiden 4 months ago

Like a mother tends to her infant, Aphra sat down and fondly polished the surfaces of the swords until they gleamed. She look…
Liar

by NightMaiden 4 months ago

“Who might you be?” Aphra said calmly, unobtrusively laying her hand on the hilt of one of her blades.
“Tenma,” he held out a…
Missing

by RunningWithScissors 4 months ago

I woke up alone today. It wasn’t right. It was god damn horrible. There was, however, a note, and I couldn’t help but to thin…
Anthony: Numbers

by Stovohobo 4 months ago

Adam Bishops is not like me.

Anthony knew it upon first sight of him. The way he walked and talked, they were only subtly …
One Man Fan Club

by RunningWithScissors 4 months ago

I pulled my hood up and walked up the school’s steep front steps, hopeing – as always – to go unnoticed. It was a Monday, aft…
Anthony: Bastion

by Stovohobo 4 months ago

There were countless more differences – but not just between Anthony and Adam. In fact, Anthony was astounded by the sheer va…
The Jonas Robbery Part 15: Arriving At The Hospital

by Fantasy 4 months ago

“Wait a minute,” said Joe. “You two were talking before we showed up?”

Neither Nick nor I spoke.

Kevin suspiciously looked…
To Rascal

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

The day we brought you home, I was so excited! We had found you dying and abandoned, so small that you would fit in my hand. ...
Teddy Bear

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

You are my teddy bear.
Old and worn, stained

One of your eyes is missing,
and a black X stitched in its place.

One of your…
Last

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

I got picked last for gym today. (As usual.)
Everyone treats me like an outcast.
Just because I cant afford to shop at holli…
Destiny (Rain)

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

She never planned it to be this way, she never thought it would turn out this badly, but then again everything always happens…
Luck and His unlucky death

by yoITSme 4 months ago

At 11:11 last night, Lucky Ducky (Paul Smith) got a bit too lucky and got stuck in a pot of gold and then perished. Lucky w…
Torn Calendars

by SunEyedGirl 4 months ago

The best lines go unspoken
Just like the best times go forgotten
And just when you know what your dreams are
The hands of the…
Anne of Cleeves, The Flanders Mare

by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

My brother assured me I would be happy in my new marriage, that this marriage will make all of Germany happy, too.

He told m…
315.

by You Know You Love Mee! 4 months ago

I finally made my choice. I had to go in the hospital. And soon, before I got lost in my own world. Ahhhh. I’m losing it.
I h…
Letters to Amberly: Rescue Me

by Nouvelle Bardot 4 months ago

Hello Dearest Kingsley,

I was quite suprised that you actually made me a tape, but thank you. Did you pick those songs becau…
Kitty Howard Comes to Court (I)

by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

When my uncle called me to court I was only too eager to come. There was the promise of new dresses and jewels and even more …
Kitty Howard Comes to Court (II)

by Ana Cristina 4 months ago
Catherine Parr's Triumph

by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

Marriage is something I have gotten used to. You might even say I’ve become good at it.

At 15 I was married to a baron. He d…
The Professor

by J.B. Williams 4 months ago

“All people do have the capacity for both good and evil. The only thing that makes us choose one side more than the other is …
An Inspiration To Love(phosphoros challenge)

by J.B. Williams 4 months ago

“This is interesting. Is this a test from God or a byproduct of my own ambitions? Maybe I’m thinking too much,” I wondered al…
The Grandfather

by OrangeOreos 4 months ago

“Sir, sir! Are you alright?”

John Rand slowly sat up, pulling one aching bone up after another until he was sitting. ” I’m a…
I DON'T WANT THAT!

by Never Explain 4 months ago

Ok, I admit it:
Things weren’t slowing down. Ha!
But…things were getting monotonous. I wanted to take it slow, but we’ve …
Cheese Moments

by Russell Ruffino 4 months ago

“You have got to try this cheese, it’s absolutely divine.” She pushes a cheese board towards me and I start spreading it onto…
New York

by Freedom 4 months ago

I didn’t want to look at it or even wonder how he got it back there. “Jacob, this was obviously a joke. Let’s go guys,” the m…
Ah, Love. Wait! No.. I Already Loved You.

by RunningWithScissors 4 months ago

It was the wind, it was the fucking wind!
Because I am loosing my mind, I thought I might as well do it thoroughly. So, I tol…
Better Believe I Bled

by Lone Writer 4 months ago

I turned my head to try to look over my shoulder. Nick was right, blood was oozing from it. Kevin and Joe came over.
“Ouch.” ...
Cellar, Cellar Door.

by RunningWithScissors 4 months ago

Yummy, yummy, in my tummy. I stroked my wrist with the knife. It kissed me crudely and broke the skin. I felt beautiful. It p…
Tyler -- Abduction

by Stovohobo 4 months ago

Even as the CPFs were drawn away from me, my vision was going hazy and I knew I couldn’t do anything to help the battle. Max …
Stalker

by Storykeeper of Fae 4 months ago

I know your name.
I whisper it to myself while falling asleep.

I’ve seen you walk to school.
I walk the route myself for th…
Anthony: Deep, Deep Thought

by Stovohobo 4 months ago

An energetic thrum vibrated about the place, simply reeking of activity. Anthony was sometimes awed by how different people l…
136 -- SEQUEL ME!! :DD

by RunningWithScissors 4 months ago

mmkkkkkkk.
sooooooooooo.
maybe you’re sufin the web. or maybe youve been sitting on your arse all day just chillin with the p…
Bomb's Away

by THX 0477 4 months ago

Two shadowy figures skulked into the building, neither students nor volunteers. One was, however, international.

“Maschio,” ...
Rude and Crude Valentines Day (part 9)

by J.B. Williams 4 months ago
Double-Wet Day O' Destiny

by THX 0477 4 months ago

It may come as a surprise that we were summarily overwhelmed and courted off to face our fate. My fate. I say that because pe…
Miracles

by Officially 4 months ago

My mother and my father shared happy looks, nodding enthusiastically.

“We know that it may be hard for you,” my mom began, s…
Leech 1

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

Haley was anything but happy. It wasn’t just the fact that her parents had died on August 11th. On her birthday. It wasn’t ju…
BE LIKE A PENGUIN :D

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

Be like the penguin.
He waddles, waddles, slips.
Then he waddles and waddles some more.
Be like a penguin :D
It's A Call He'll Never Get

by Lone Writer 4 months ago

“Wow.” Kevin said.
“Yes, I know its freaky.” I sighed, exasperated.
“No, no, no!” Kevin exclaimed. “I like it, its really coo…
Didn't See

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

She cried her eyes out, screamed and yelled, she denied it. She never planned it to be this way. She didn’t want it to end li…
Do Anything

by Never Explain 4 months ago

I felt Ashley move a little under me.
“Tom..I…..I can’t say. I mean, with Jack and everything..It’s just…” I heard Ashley…
Inspiration Of Love Challenge: My Heart Decided For Me

by flute faerie 4 months ago

” I don’t love him anymore,” I said to my friend Seth.

“So are you going to break up with him?” he asked bluntly.

“Yes, ...
At the end of the storm there is always a rainbow

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

I sat there, crying. The breakup had been horrible, just horrible. The storm raged on. I wanted to kill myself. He didn’t lov…
Perfect?

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

Girls are just expected to be perfect. We are expected to have perfect breasts, a perfect figure, and a beautiful face. And g…
Cherry Stem

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

Amy looked at Laura, embraced in Ben’s arms.What does love feel like? she wondered, looking down at her feet. Why are people …
Tomorrow

by Storykeeper of Fae 4 months ago

Tomorrow, I’ll feel better.

I’ll smile, and laugh, and sing. I’ll run around outside, because the rain will have gone.

Tomo…
Choose?

by Storykeeper of Fae 4 months ago

She lay, hands under her head, staring up at the sky. He lay with the top of his head touching hers.

“Sam, I love you.” He s…
Alone

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

She lay in utter blackness, unsure whether she was even dead or alive. All her senses had left her… she lay in open space. ...
GAH!...

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

Why do people read ficlets, but not bother to comment or even rate.
LEAVE FREAKING COMMENTS AND RATINGS YOU RETARDS D:
Random talking (Sequel to Runningwithscissors)

by Blusparrow 4 months ago

Hi!
I was doing algebra two accelerated HW boring!
I came on here, wrote a sequel, and did a couple comments. Most of them o…
Lickety Split

by Ms.Cherry 4 months ago

“Monkeys make horrible spouses…” A girl with long blonde hair said, while hanging upside down on her bed.

“And you know t…
Just a Saying, Poorly Timed

by THX 0477 4 months ago

Cooing over my shoulder, Rennick intoned solemnly, “Torn between two who would you choose, the one that you love, or the one …
My Short but Incredibly Sweet Ficlets Journey [Blusparrow's Challenge]

by Ana Cristina 4 months ago

My ficlets journey began just 4 months ago. One of my AP English students recommended this website to me when I shared my lov…
Lemonade?

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

They say if you fall, get right back up again. But sometimes its really hard. They say “Build a bridge and get over it.”
Yeah…
Dar

by butterflygirl6106 4 months ago

Dar was a huge black cat.

She walked the neighborhood at night stalking humans.

She would sit high up on a fence, and wait …
Look Past

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

Look at her, smile and you’ll see a happy girl.
Look at her clothes, and you’ll see a girl trying to blend in.
Look a her, an…
Burning Lips in Her Hair

by Daisy Miller 4 months ago

Sunsets painted with little streaks of pink were her favorite. She liked the gold in the clouds and the way the sun smiled, s…
The Awakening Smell of Flowers and Grass

by Daisy Miller 4 months ago

There is a window in the wall, a window that is open, allowing the spring wind to fill the room – the awakening smell of flow…
Mother Earth

by Daisy Miller 4 months ago

He dropped between her knees – home, home at last, with her arms around his trembling shoulders and his shuddering sigh again…
There Is Always One That Wants To Be Just One

by tekisui 4 months ago

“Journal Entry 24 Neauvebre
This will be my final entry. I will no longer record my thoughts and reactions, as I have decide…
Our Spot

by xxcatiexcatxx 4 months ago

I went to our spot today.
The spot where we would always sit,
watching the sunset together.
The last place I ever saw you.
...
Rude and Crude Valentines Day Part 10

by J.B. Williams 4 months ago

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