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Yvette Francaise

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Tusks and Daggers Part Sixty: A Nutty Day!

Yvette Francaise

Sir. Acorn: Darwin hummed next to me, his scythe spinning his palm. Feeding me a nut, Rosey chattered on the top of his head. Tommy leapt onto his shoulder, his head rubbing his cheek. Wondering what we were doing wandering about a strange forest, Darwin was keeping us in the dark. The forest was just outside the castle, his finger scratching behind my ear.  “We need to cheer up my mom. I thought I could bring her something from home.” He sang gleefully, his ivory blouse fluttering in the breeze. “Life has been a little tough on her. Do...

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A Light in the Dark Part Twenty-Nine: The Rot Behind the Beauty!

Yvette Francaise

A portal swirled in front of me, Victoria and Boomer appearing at my side. Gripping my scythe with an anxious smile, a decaying museum taunted me. Stepping through the portal, it sealed shut behind us. Paintings of all styles played like movies, the serene scenes clashing with the dark ones. Empty footfalls echoed all around me, a sharpened paintbrush whistled by my head. The paintbrush quivered in the wall, our heads turning slowly behind us. A rotting painter tilted his head to the left, maggots squirming underneath his gray skin. A torn p...

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Tusks and Dagger Fifty-Nine: Witch Side to Choose?

Yvette Francaise

Nightshade:Cauchemar paced behind me, his robes dancing with every stomp. Running his hand through his hair, something was eating at him. Ice crept out from underneath his feet, a blast of ice causing me to leap into the air.  “Get me Lottie! I am too weak right now to get her myself!” He roared thunderously, picking me up by my throat. “Poison her. I need her gone to take over what belongs to me! Go to the silver castle and say you need help. Poison her once you have her trust. If you fail I will kill you like I did to your family. Go!...

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A Light in the Dark Part Twenty-Eight: A Lighthouse and Horns!

Yvette Francaise

A cold breeze nipped my cheeks, the decaying lighthouse towering behind me. Holding my slightly bigger bump, Victoria appeared next to me with a lovely smile on her lips. Boomer barked a few feet ahead of us, his nose pointing towards the storm approaching. A lighthouse keeper had rotted and his dark spirit had been possessing people to jump into the choppy waves on the surface. Lightning danced across the sky with another clap of thunder, my eyes catching a man in a cable knit sweater and torn jacket dashing into the lighthouse. Spinning m...

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Tusks and Daggers Part Fifty-Eight: A Vampire and a Bit of Home!

Yvette Francaise

Emmie: Lottie sat on her seat, a sadness resting in her eyes. Smoothing out her silver robes, her broken smile met my bright smile. Her request to go by herself was odd, guilt eating at me for asking her to help me hunt down a monster at my train station.  “Are you okay?” I inquired with genuine concern, a wave of her hand doing little to quell my nerves. Staring out the window numbly, my fingers clung to my conductor’s uniform. Surprise rounded her eyes at my warm embrace, her chin resting on the top of my hat.  “I am okay as ...

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A Light in the Dark Part Twenty-Seven: A Day With Dad!

Yvette Francaise

Lily:Harboring a secret from him was hard, excitement buzzed in my eyes. Running his hand through his hair, his kind gaze rested on me. Tugging on my scarlet sweatshirt dress, the pocket over my stomach hid my bump. Ruffling my hair, the sleeve of his scarlet velvet suit brushed against my cheek.  “We are doing the maintenance work on a library and museum. Then tonight we have to guard the place.” He informed me with a crooked grin, his hand resting on his hip. “I have been waiting so long for a day like this.” Smiling softly to myself,...

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Tusks and Daggers Part Fifty-Seven: Lust Finds her Home!

Yvette Francaise

Lust:Wondering why Somy would propose all over again, perhaps it was a chance to have the reception that they deserved. It had been small but I had a feeling that he wanted a royal wedding with everyone involved. Then again, she did ask him instead. Wondering when my soulmate would show up, a tap on my hand had me leaping into the air. Lottie waved up at me, her long waves danced in the wind. Tugging on her emerald wool dress, her scythe spun in her palm.  “Do you want to get out of here?” She asked with a tired smile, both of us starin...

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A Light in the Dark Part Twenty-Six: The Stab of the Past

Yvette Francaise

Dean: Waking up in my old bedroom, a quiet fear burned in my heart at my uncle’s footsteps blocking out the light. Stumbling back, a clammy sweat drenched my skin. The older version of me kicked the door, one stripe of silver  separating our current appearances. A kitchen knife sparkled in the light of the yellow moon, my body trembling. Trying to scream, nothing would come out. Each thud had my heart beating harder, chaos erupting down the hall. Towering over me, his knife was inches from my face. A pop had him falling on top of me, th...

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Tusks and Dagger Part Fifty-Six: To Run or Not to Run!

Yvette Francaise

Darwin: Helios jumped around me, a shadowy hand ripped us through. Tommy leapt in at the last minute, the three of us standing in some sort of a depressing landscape of gray dead trees. Jumping onto my shoulders, his tail tickled my nose. Shadows darted around me, my hand rested on my hip. Pulling out my scythe, the stench of death tainted the air. Picking up Helios, his tongue licked my cheek, his head snuggling into the nape of my neck. Hopping from my shoulders something told me to run. Sprinting deeper into the forest, the number of the ...

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A Light in the Dark Part Twenty-Five: The Dullahan of It All.

Yvette Francaise

Holding a lantern, the flame refused to give off decent light. Victoria had been kicked out along with Boomer. Huffing in a simmering pool of rage, my job was to find a trapped dullahan and throw this rotting spirit into Hell. The sarcasm was rich in my thoughts, the smell of gas soaked strings wafted up my nose. Throwing my lantern on the brick pathway, the flames danced over to the strings. Orange flames lit up the night, a sea of twisted trees surrounded me. Howls echoed in the air as a blood moon came out of the clouds. Pulling out my sc...

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Tusks and Dagger Part Fifty-Five: A Dry Life.

Yvette Francaise

Boran: Tapping my chin, the demon lords decided it was going to be a boys’ night while we were hunting some kind of monster in the woods nearby. Wishing that I could drink with them, I thought it would be better to give up the juice. It wasn’t becoming a problem in that sense but it was doing nothing for me, a long sigh pouring from my lips. The boys sipped on a glass of beer, both of them laughing with each other. Donning matching black armor, I felt out of place in my blouse and black pants combination.  Not to mention how tiny they m...

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A Light in the Dark Part Twenty-Four: The Flame that Binds

Yvette Francaise

Lily: Pitch blackness swallowed all but a single flame floating in front of me, Boomer and Victoria sticking close to my side. The flame represented a soul's sense of hope, my heart yearning to be back home. Death had sent us on a mission to retrieve a lost soul in the space in between purgatory and the upstairs, the snarls around me not scaring quite yet. Her warning was clear, the flame should never die or we would have a hard time getting back. Not to mention, that particular soul would die. Knowing me, the flame would probably blow out a...

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Tusks and Daggers Part Fifty-Four: The Journey back to Hope

Yvette Francaise

Another portal swirled in front of me, my wool emerald dress danced in the early morning breeze. Lust joined my side with Wrathia and Lakmia not far behind them. Wearing matching black armor, my sad smile dimmed my features. Boran couldn’t make it again, a quiet rainstorm rumbled to life. Why did it have to rain? When was he going to let me work on my own? “I don’t know why I am being summoned but we probably should get going.” I choked out tiredly, the joy having been sucked out of my life. “Cover me and all that.” Stepping through with ...

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A Light in the Dark Part Twenty-Three: Two Steps Back and One Step Forward!

Yvette Francaise

Matty: Chewing on my sandwich after a long day, a strange man in a floor length leather jacket stopped in front of me. Dark energy swirled around him, a pocket watch swung back and forth. Dangling it over my head, his next words sent chills up my spine. “Go back to the time where you haven’t found your precious blossom.” He sang with a southern accent, the street in front of our deli shop faded to my teenage bedroom. Shouting echoed downstairs, my mother and father argued with raw anger. True fear rounded my eyes, her words causing si...

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A Light in the Dark Part Twenty-Two: A Nightmare of the Holidays.

Yvette Francaise

Lily: Sprinting through a black space, the Dark One had me in his trap. A blunt object smashed into the back of my head, a rough darkness stealing me away.  Rubbing the back of my head as I sat up, my eyes scanned the room. The worn walls of my bedroom of my aunt’s home greeted me. Glancing down at my hands, the younger but human version of my hands blurred in my visions. Staring out the window, snow fluttered outside the pristine window. Knocks jerked me awake, every breath growing shorter. Swinging my feet over the edge of the bed, ...

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