Short Story

around their necks; he gave them necklaces of flowers and bands of flowers to adorn their

We arrived with a slight jerk and then a sudden halt. The first to get out is Alex, Alice follows close behind and holds onto Alex’s hand as she gets out and I take Owens. I can tell from this short time that Alice slightly fancied Alex, but you had to be really naive to ever think you had a chance with royalty as a peasant. The mansion is large and all white, it’s roof supported by six large pillars. When I turn my head, I see a small garden on the right side of the yard but the plants in it look out of the ordinary, some are vibrant colors such as neon pinks, some have a small glow, others are almost as big as the carriage itself. Around the perimeter was a small white fence with a sign that says: CAUTION MAGIC HERB GARDEN. Curious, I begin

He arrived to find the land filled with the exact flower she had instructed him to get, and began to gather the

It had been a beautiful wedding in the castle’s richly-decorated Great Hall. The servants had worked night and day decorating the space, and the Hall looked as if it was an extension of the immense, verdant castle gardens, with thick garlands of greenery hanging on every bare inch of the walls, and huge baskets bursting with vibrant and fragrant flowers arranged carefully on pedestals which lined the aisle. Arthur and Guinevere had been surrounded by their closest friends, companions, and loyal knights. And about a thousand or so other guests.

On Proserpina’s way home she noticed beautiful flower and thought her mother just had to have the whole bush.

''Not we, Cisco. Me. I need to do this alone'' Instantly answered back the speedster, without hesitation. His answer wasn’t harsh, but it was firm and definitive.

A flash of golden hair obviated Alayna along the way. Sharp claw-like fingernails dug into the exposed skin of Alayna wrist as Cersei Lannister threaded her arm through Alayna’s. The woman from the Reach paled as she regarded the other woman. Dressed in a deep red silk gown, the lioness looked absolutely regal. Cersei belonged in court, to be admired and inspire.

When he leaned in to kiss her, he thought he smelled a garden of sweet flowers lingering about. The lovely scent given off is fit for a young lady to adorn her lover. The speaker goes on to describe Elizabeth’s features in similes, comparing them to flowers. He starts with her lips, noting that they give off the scent of gillyflowers, also known as carnations. He goes on to portray her ruddy cheeks comparing them to red roses. The rose, which often symbolizes love and passion, also gives off a sense of caution with it’s thorns. They also represent female virginity, beauty, and respect which are all qualities that are attached to Elizabeth.

As the sun began to rise above the horizon, the blazing orange sky lit up the surroundings as the fiery embers of fuel began to spit and spread smoky fumes across the sky.

Even the goddess picks “the flowers now that, frighted, thou let’st fall / From Dis’s wagon” (IV.iv.117-8), and Perdita wishes that she could pick some of the same spring flowers in order that she may “make you garlands of, and my sweet friend, / To strew him o’er and o’er” (IV.iv.128-9). Although the two maidens share the same interest in the distribution and picking of flowers, Perdita desires to be even more like Proserpina by picking the same types of flowers to honor her friend.

“I guess you really want your revenge,” I chuckled. (Did the man just offer my little princess to receive the Twelfth Level Matrimonial Top Listing?) “However, don’t you think it would look strange, even for an Eighth Level, to

Eliana looked out the window of her tower as her servant braided her long, raven hair. Her kingdom was a beautiful one, growing stronger and plentiful after the fall of the wicked Queen.

“I have no interest in Lannister gold or their Rock.” Alayna declared as picked at one of the flowers decorating the table, “I

New York City, 2028: a time where the greatest mathematician ever lived to predict the worlds end. John, the mathematician, was a twenty eight years old man who had catoptrophobia, fear of what he might see. His father, on the other hand, worked in the police department directing crime. His partners Jack, a physicist, and Johnna, a mechanical engineer, worked with him at NASA. They always were there for each other to help solve theories of space. Everything was going well for them, until Jack noticed John was not cooperating.

“I have little choice,” Anya sighed. “I must bear my own children and manage my own household. A man may choose not to marry a woman if he pleases. But for a woman that is not so honorable.”