Young Adult

The Firestarter
Chapter 1 Fire crackles and swirls around me, scalding me with every pass. It pushes me further up the stone cliff, uninhibited and untamed. No way to control it. Like a rabid beast that craves nothing besides blood and destruction.
By S. M. Risdon4 years ago in Fiction
Coming Clean
Dear Momma, There has been a secret that I have been keeping from you. Something that has been weighing on me for some time. About 2 years ago I was sucked through a portal. That portal led to a world filled with magic, dragons, elves, and many other kinds of creatures and people. This world had humans like ours but their technology was hundreds of years behind ours. However, with the help of their magic, they can accomplish the same things we can. While there, I met many different kinds of people. Such as people that were half human and half animal (beast people), elves, dragons, dwarfs, and even fairies, small creatures who guarded the Great Forest.
By Cristian Grover4 years ago in Fiction
Untethered
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. In fact, it had been a relatively peaceful and safe place. Darius walked slowly over the scorched earth, reminiscing about times of peace while mourning the loss of his paradise. He was, of course, biased. This was a place he had created and ruled with benevolence towards any who sought refuge in his territory. He thought about the lush green earth with soil so fertile, food was abundant. He thought about the sky so blue it brought an instant sense of peace. He thought about how when he had closed his eyes and took a deep breath, his lungs filled with fresh air, and he could taste the native plants that colored the hillsides. But now, all of that was gone.
By Annie4 years ago in Fiction
The Beginning
Darcy October 2nd, the Monday when Darcy came to school with a whole new pack of mints and an assumption that Autumn, her frivolous friend, had gotten into another fandom. It was going to be a pretty normal day, which by that. . . she knew it was going to be boring.
By Anna Strickland4 years ago in Fiction
The Girl with the Glowing Eyes
AFTER ALL YOU'VE DONE, JUST WAIT TILL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU! WHY I'M GONNA- I guess it's best to start at the beginning. On a Saturday morning about 9:47 am, it was a cold winter morning. My cat Aisuru was sleeping at the foot of my bed. Snow was falling off the branches of the trees due to a gentle breeze outside. In the living room, there was a crackling fireplace and breakfast smelled wonderful.
By Stormy4 years ago in Fiction
The Football Star Fell for Me
Slowly the teen girl flutters her eyes open to a buzzing sound as she shifts around her bed; she rolls over almost to the edge of the bed before staring at the alarm clock. She raised her hand up and with a quick whack she caused the buzzing sound on her alarm to stop.
By Shauna 4 years ago in Fiction
Faith in Fire
“There weren’t always dragons in the valley.” Pesh points out in hushed tones with a giddy smirk that makes Dren roll his eyes and turn away from her large wooden desk with a groan.
By Shannon Hamling4 years ago in Fiction
Rebeca The Model
Say what you want to say about Rebeca. But in her in own words, she would say, that she was destine to be the next top notch model.
By SeaSeawrittenbooks4 years ago in Fiction
Winter
There weren't always dragons in the Valley. At least that was what the valley's history said. The town wasn't very big, only fifteen houses. There was a baker, a butcher, and a blacksmith. Each spends long days in their craft. The farmer grew fruits, grains, and vegetables on the edge of town. They also raised what little livestock they had.
By Crystal R Whitchurch4 years ago in Fiction
The Red Sky
There weren’t always dragons in the valley. The world was normal, until He came along. I write this after five years of living underground, in hopes that it gets to someone that can stop Him because I know that I can’t. Trust me, I tried and ended up losing my arm because of it.
By Jay Dee Quimera4 years ago in Fiction
Scales
There weren't always dragons in the Valley. The pervasive belief that they had crawled out of the primordial chaos was bunk. Hokum. The dragons had fed the first of the earth-bound races a false provenance, and waited centuries for it to set. A few believed the lie, passing it to their children. Time did the rest. Apocrypha became myth, then myth became common knowledge: Dragons were the first to taste the morning dew, and would be the last to stand upon the earth when it crumbles into dust.
By Ian T. Schulz4 years ago in Fiction
Freedom Dragon
There weren’t many dragons in the Valley. They had been leaving in droves or dying just out-of-blue. It was worrying how quickly they were disappearing because they kept Thorncliff Valley safe. Who needed the authorities when you had dragons to keep you safe, in other words, why reinvent the wheel?
By Jerome Smith-Pula4 years ago in Fiction