Mariettes life consisted of two things. Waiting to perform and performing. It was always so dark, waiting, always oh so dark. She would sit, twiddle her thumbs and fidget with her pale pink tutu. Sometimes she would stand up and try to peek outside through the little keyhole in her box. She never saw much though. She liked to listen instead. She stretched, practiced, and waited for her human to co...

"What's so funny hon?" His wife, Elenor called from the bedroom.

"Nothing, baby." James leaned back, reading the paper. There it was, the story that nobody knew wasn't true. Nobody but-

"Hi." She kissed him once, leaving some lipstick on his face. "Now what's so funny?"

He gestured to the television, where the news was playing the latest story.

“James Burnham was shot and killed yesterday, by...

(This is more on my OC's Kieran and Gia, just a bit about their backstory, go read Test Number #8 for their introduction though!)

"That was probably the worst idea you've ever had... how did it work?"

"Hah, told you I know what I'm doing!" Gia punched the vending machine one more time, knocking down a Dr. Pepper.

"Here you go!"

Kieran thanked her, and the two walked around the lab, bored.

...

"Well, I guess it happened again."

"I guess it did."

The room was empty, besides the two people inside, but neither of them seemed concerned. Gia sat down on the floor, while Kieran paced around the room. It was their 8th time being in a room like this in the last month.

Gia spoke, "I wonder where we are this time."

Kieran glanced over, then sat down as well. "I don't know. I am getting a littl...

"I told you to get out of my life 3 years ago!!! OMG nobody ever listens to me!!!"

Bri angrily walked around her room, smacking her head with her hands. The other being in the room, an odd-looking creature with dark blue skin, black eyes, horns, wings, and claws, but other than those features, fairly humanoid. Human looking enough for Bri to get it its face and scream,

"I SWEAR JUST LEAVE ME ALO...

I took the coat out, and went to go hang it up when something fell out of the pocket. I quickly bent and picked it up, before noticing what it was, I was holding. I had just started my shift, after school, and didn't much of it, things fall out of pockets all the time. But then I processed what was in my hand.

"EW EW EW EW AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

Jane ran over,

"What's wrong? What happened? Can yo...

My eyes blinked open to the harsh fluorescent lights. Everything was white, and too bright for me. My head ached.

I went to move up when something held me back. I slowly glanced over to see an IV sticking out of my arm. Was I in the.... hospital? How did I get here?

I blinked a few times and attempted to stretch when a nurse came in. She smiled when she saw me.

"Great, you're awake!"

I tried...

My seventeenth birthday is today. I know it's going to be a huge affair, being the only daughter of the queen, and becoming an adult is a big deal. I step out of my bed, stretching while looking at the view. I loved that view so much, it was of the teal ocean, the palm trees, and the sand.

"Happy birthday Augustina!!"

My ladies in waiting all ran into my room, each hugging me.

"Thank you all so ...

Tap. Tap. Tap.

This was the worst punishment Vokon could have gotten. It wasn't even his fault.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

He looked outside of the window at the parking lot. Looked around his cubicle at the gray walls, the wired phone, and the boxy computer. His was the only undecorated cubicle, no pictures of family or friends, no things strewn around the desk, he knew he couldn't be staying long enoug...

"MITTENS NO!"

He grabbed the cat out of the air, blushing furiously as his brother laughed.

"See, this is why I'm not taking any more requests."

"Come on man, help your brother out. You know I would do it for you." Ugh, he always used this card on me, and it always worked. Being the only wizard in our family, they always came to me asking for help with magic. The thing is, I'm not exactly the b...