The
sun blazed down through the trees, the summer heat warming the most
shaded areas of the forest. Birds sought shelter beneath the
branches; small critters under logs or in holes; and many others
wherever space permitted and shade was present.
It
was, of course, the perfect day for adventure, to explore the great
outdoors in all its heated glory, and taking advantage of this was
Raven, a lean, five foot six red squirrel, wearing little more than a
tank top and cotton shorts. With a small satch

Chapter
One
Introduction
This
street was always quiet, even during the day it seemed deserted. It
spooked me, but being the quickest way home, especially when running
half hour late for dinner and rain pelting down, I had no other
choice but to come this way. My feet pounded the ground as I ran;
splashing water against my ankles with my folders held close to my
chest, it had only taken five minutes for the rain to start and to
soak me through. By the way, my name’s Alicia, eighteen year old

The
music hummed steadily louder as Draylen made his way along the
darkened street, his paws pushed deeply inside his jacket pockets. As
he neared the popular nightclub, his heart pounding heavily inside
his chest, he gave a short nod to the canine fur at the entrance, who
returned the gesture and pushed open the heavy door. Draylen entered,
the music now booming around him, mixed with the nearby chatter
barely audible above the beats.Pushing his way through the throng
of furs and tables, he hea