Stories tagged with "gem"

  • The Thief (VII) Inspired by text

    What the hells going on, thought the thief. It was supposed to be an easy routine job. Get in, grab the gem, get out. Yet her…

  • Sweet Dreams: 2 Inspired by text

    The dreamscape twisted and I was now in a festive banquet hall after a wedding. My mother beamed from across the crowded room…

  • Playing Dress-Up Inspired by text

    “I…see,” Kat said flatly. She glanced at me. “I don’t suppose I could get that kind of an order?”

    “Er,” I said uncomfortably…

  • Melanie, the Indentured Friend Inspired by text

    Melanie appeared in front of me. She was about my age, with brown hair where I had black, currently tied back in a braid. “He…

  • Of Ownership and Friendship Inspired by text

    “So I guess I’m stuck with you,” Katherine said.

    “I could order you to be happy about it, if you wanted,” I offered. “The en…

  • Cat in a Whole New World Inspired by text

    Her lower lip quivered. “Then…what are you going to do with me?”

    I considered for a moment. “Make you carry my books between…

  • Of Battles Won and Lost Inspired by text

    A war of epic proportions erupted within my mind, blurring my senses. Lust made a bold, burning charge for the center. Guilt …

  • Hello, Kitty Inspired by text

    Well, time to meet her. I held the gem in my hand, turned toward the center of my room, and invoked it. A moment later, she s…

  • A Gem for a Schoolgirl Inspired by text

    I held the catseye up to the light as I sat at my desk. I couldn’t believe what Daddy had gotten me—the other girls at school…

  • Girl Under Glass Inspired by text

    My grandfather had told me the story a dozen times—about the catseye gem he wore on a chain around his neck, with a magnifyin…