A Fox's Diary
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2/24/06
Dear Diary
I had a dream last night. It was horrible, way beyond a nightmare. I
dreamed I was human. Something I had been wanting for awhile. A voice
then spoke “This is what you wanted, is it not?” Then on the edge to
the darkness someone appeared. I don’t want to say who, but when he
looked at me with his deep blue eyes and smiled his funny half smile.
As I blush and smile back my heart melts and I become lost in his eyes.
He reaches out to me, but as I begin to move he’s suddenly lost in
darkness. I look around, but I saw nothing. I feel a funny prickling in
my legs and arms and when I looked I recoiled in horror. I was changing
back to my hybrid form; I began to panic “No, no this isn’t happing!”
But I keep changing. My feet are already changed back to fox’s paws.
The nails on my hand become sharper. Fur has all ready come to my waist
and elbows. “NO” I pled, “let me stay human” The voice answers “Why
would you want to be something that your not?” “I don’t want to an
animal any more” I screamed into the blackness, but the change went on.
My ears move to the top of my head, lengthen, and become pointy. My
face begins to stretch and soon my muzzle is back
. Fur finally covers my whole body as I fall down and begin to cry.
Once more the voice begins to talk “You are not an animal Fox, But are
nether are you human.” “No” I sob. My tailbone grows and soon blossoms
into my tail. The voice continues to talk ignoring my pleading, “You
cannot change who you are.” I awoke in a cold sweet, the voice last
words still echoing in my head, my breathing was quick and shallow, it
takes me a few moments to realize my surroundings. I was home. But
something was still off, in a few seconds I realized just what it was.
My “master” was sitting up and I was in his lap. He was cradling my
body and my head was tenderly pressed against his chest. One hand was
under my chin holding my head and he was massaging my cheek with his
thumb; the other one was slowly and gently rubbing up and down my arm.
He was talking and it took me another moment to really hear just what
he was saying. “Shhh, its ok, I’m here, it going to be ok now,” much
like a mother does when her child is scared.
I immediately started to calm, my breathing started to slow down and
deepen, and realized that I was covered in sweat and something else I
couldn’t place right then. A smell was hovering in the air, not of
sweat, but of something more foreboding. When I finally looked up at
his face it was bathed in moonlight coming thro the window, it was
contorted with fear and worry, but when I looked it changed into one of
pure relief.
I then snuggled back into his muscled chest, drew my feet up to my
chest, so that I was in a ball all the way in his lap and closed my
eyes and continued to calm down. We stayed like that, bathed in the
moonlight, for about 10 min or so when he finally asked “Are you all
right?” “Yes” “Bad dream?” “Ya” “You remember?” “No” I lied. I was glad
that it was dark so he couldn’t see me blush, it still felt strange for
me to lie to him, I’ve always been honest with him all my life in till
recently.
I’ve grown feelings for him that go beyond “father and daughter”
feelings, feelings that I’m not sure that I’ll ever reveal to him,
feelings that were beginning to worry my and some times my worry’s
showed when he was around, worry’s that he was beginning to notice.
“You’re starting to shiver.” His voice brought me out of my thoughts.
Indeed I was. Now that the terror had receded, my sweat had turned cold
and my fur was soaked. “I’ll get you a towel.” I almost spoke, almost
told him no and wrapped my arms around him, but I didn’t.
Carefully, he released me from his grip and I slowly moved from his
protection. As he swung his legs over the edge of the bed the moonlight
caught his chest and back and I thought I saw blood, but I dismissed it
as a trick of the light. He exited the room and I was alone once more,
I listened intently, and upon hearing water running, I intrigued on to
why he needed it and at the same time I was also still smelling that
strange odor, it seemed so familiar. He came back in with a washrag, a
bowel of water, and a towel, when he walked back in the smell became
stronger too.
By now he was holding out his hand and waiting for me to take it so I
could hop off the bed, so I did. He proceeded to use the washrag to
wipe something off my face, something that smelled eerily like the odor
that was hovering around the room, but was beginning to smell very
familiar. Then it hit me. Blood!!! It was blood! That’s what I’d
smelled, that’s what he was wiping off my face! But were did it come
from? My self or…. My heart began to beat wildly. I started to turn, to
really look at my master, but just then he covered my head with the
towel and started to rub my head dry. As good as it felt, I was still
worried about the blood. As he finished my tail and started down one of
my legs, a car drove by and its headlights filled the room and then I
saw the bowl. The rag and water were stained a sick deep red.
I let out a gasp, my master who was by then drying my feet, stood up
faster then I could have ever imagined. “What?” his voice was drawn and
quick, I could see than he was looking around wildly. “What?” then it
was calmed and level. “Nothing” He looked at me and I could tell that
he was debating my answer. After a second he decided it was good enough
with a small shrug of his broad shoulders and he told me to climb back
in to bed as he was walking of the door to place the rag and towel in
the wash and to dump the water. I tried to get another look at his
chest or back out I couldn’t.
After jumping back up on the bed I slowly slid under the covers,
pondering (and fearing) was the blood had come from. Deep in thought I
slowly fell back to sleep. I awoke a few hours later and my first
thought was “how long have I been out?” my 2ed one was about my master,
and were he was because he wasn’t next to me. Suddenly and very
unexpectedly, the bed heaved up, needless to say I was quite startled,
my eyes flew open and then I realized were my master was. When my
master had returned he had gotten in to bed so gently and quietly that,
even with my super sharp senses, I didn’t even know. My master had then
gently moved me so that I was half way on to his chest. One of his
muscular arms was draped across my back, so light but at the same time
more protective then anything I could think of.
I’d never felt more comfortable right then, then I have ever been in my
entire life, and yet something was still off. Once more my nose told me
what it was. My master’s chest was wrapped in gauze, thus confirming my
fears that I had indeed hurt him earlier that night, but how and how
badly? I resolved to ask him in the morning, but for then I thought
back to how tenderly he had helped me,
I’d never had seen that side of my master ever before, oh sure he was
nice and helpful, but he never revealed his feelings like that either,
he had all ways kept his feelings to himself. Maybe he did like me more
then he let on… I then shook my head to clear it, and my master let out
a slight grunt, so I quickly, but gently, laid my head back down. There
were more questions that were flying around my head, but right then the
steady beat of his heart was all I needed and once more I fell in the
abyss of sleep.
2/25/06
Dear Diary
He had awoke before me, and had all ready gotten into the shower, I lay
there thinking, and when I heard the water stop. I heard him come in to
the room, and when I heard the drawer open, I opened my eyes slightly.
I had to bite my tongue to keep from screaming. He was covered in
scratches; some were deep and had reopened in the shower. They were now
oozing blood down his back. He quickly dressed his wounds and then
wrapped them grunting every time he moved; he then put a shirt on and
left for the day. After taking my shower and gotten dressed in my lab
outfit, I proceeded to check on the experiments for that day, but my
mind was fixed on that horrible image.
I couldn’t stop looking at my hands, and my nails. In the middle of
Experiment 1,986 he returned home, I quickly stopped the experiment,
but I was scared, I slowly began to exit the lab and return to the
house, when I saw my master I stopped completely in the doorframe, not
knowing how he was going to act. We look at each other for about a min.
“Hi Fox” “Hi” “What’s wrong?” “Nothing”, my response was quick and fear
filled, his reaction startled me. Never braking eye contact, he placed
his binder down, then slowly walked over and embraced me, putting the
side of his head on mine. “Still scared from last night?” “No” “Then
what is it?” I pulled away from his embrace, not looking at him, I
wrapped my arms around my self “It’s nothing.”
The next thing I knew he had gently moved my face so it has looking at
his. “What is it Fox?” I knew that tone, he wasn’t going to take no for
an answer then. I ripped my face out of his hand, and hid it behind my
hands and started to cry. “I hurt you last night” I sobbed, he opened
his mouth, “Don’t lie to me” I cried “I know about the abrasions, you
must hate me now.” “The fact is I...I…” I just couldn’t say it, I stood
there crying and I could tell that he was looking at me. I turned to
leave the room, to run, my face still hidden from view, but then I felt
strong arms pick me up and start to carry me. He sat down on the couch
with me on his lap, once more I drew myself into a ball, and once more
he placed his head on mine, cradling me, he spoke not one word, but sat
there letting he cry myself out.
Soon my tears had stopped, and then he spoke. “So you do remember the
dream last night don’t you?” “Yes” “Do you want to tell me?” His words
were soft. I began to talk and he tilted his head to listen. When I was
done he asked “Who was it, who was the person?” “I don’t know.” I
looked up and I could tell that he not only didn’t believe me, but that
he fully knew who that person was. “Fox” he said “You are the best
thing to ever happen to this world. You are who you are, and I wouldn’t
change one damn thing about you, I think you’re the most beautiful
person I ever meet.” I looked into my masters deep blue eyes and he
looked right back into mine. Then he smiled he funny half smile and I
knew every thing was going to be all right.

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Wassup White Wolf. Just finished reading Fox Diary and just wanted to say nice story. And just wanted to say that I cant wait for you to add more The Demon Withing chapters.
Tough Read
When I read this story, I found myself both puzzled and confused. I wasn't sure what was happening and what was real. That sensation made me want to stop reading, but I continued on. Then I caught myself skimming the story because I could not make sense of it, so I made myself go back and read. Most people will experience such a sensation will simply find something else to read. There is promise in this story-line, but because I had to force myself to read it I wasn't able to truly enjoy it.
A few minor edits could help. First, indenting the paragraphs would make it easier to follow (I lost my place several times while reading the story.) Second, another read-through will reveal minor grammar and punctuation errors that, when fixed, will make the story a smoother read. That will help keep reader attention, and by extension, will keep them reading.
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Always,
Nathan "Nadan" R.
'He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him. Then he goes out to the Wet Wild Woods or up the Wet Wild Trees or on the Wet Wild Roofs, waving his wild tail and walking by his wild lone.'
I like this.
I like this story. It gives a sense of the emotions involved without too much exposition. I like that it is taken for granted that the reader knows what's going on (as it would be in a real diary).
The things to be careful about are spelling and grammar. Especially be careful about consistency in the verb tenses (unless that's intentional because of the colloquial first person narrative nature of the piece). Just reading the story aloud should help to get all the detail straightened out.
Thanks and keep up the good work.
A Fox's Diary
Hi Firewolf:
This is an interesting story and you show promise as a writer. There are a million things you need to know to become a good writer, and it takes practice. Some people are good with grammar, never misspell a word, and have perfect sentences—but they don't know how to tell a story. Some people have finely focused descriptions and their dialog sparkles—but they don't know how to tell a story. Here, you tell a fine story and you get some things right about anthrofiction that more practiced writers don't seem to understand.
However, you need work on your small-scale writing techniques. Your greatest challenge seems to be paragraphs.
Writing is my passion. I'm still learning and I'm still practicing and I hope that each of my stories is better than its predecessor. I also have a heart to teach. If you'd like I can help you with your small-scale technique.
Interested? Go to my profile and click on contact to send me a message. Or contact me though one of my websites.
Scotty
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