Thank you for clicking on this story. OotW focuses on two of the most unlikely of friends becoming inseparable, only to eventually distance themselves due to reality finally setting in. It saddens me to say, this has happened to me on numerous occasions. So, why not write a story about it?
This story starts off with a poem and the following chapters consist of vignettes for every year from when the two main characters were seven to when they become nineteen. The story is loosely based off of Disney's The Fox and the Hound (because in the actual story, Todd and Copper are never friends T_T talk about my childhood being ruined) and other stories will also be referenced throughout the novel. It's a coming of age story so, you know it's going to contain a lot of teen problems: friendship/family drama, moral values, unrequited love, etc.
Anyway, enjoy!
Prologue: The Fox and the Hound
The fox and the hound
Naturally born foes
Hatred is bound
That's how the tale goes.
7
A kit and a pup
Two most unlikely friends
Promised to stay
Until the end.
8
They come across a treehouse
Making the place their own
Writing their stories
Seeking refuge from home.
9
Roles come into play
They create a gray floor
In a black and white world
Hiding, sneaking out the door.
10
Stay loyal to your kin
First shot is fired
Taking sides in the war
Hound, now rewired.
11
Kit pursues Pup
Despite warnings to stay away
The two friends conspire
To find new ways to play.
12
"Secret friends"
Hiding about
First love discovered
But, never to come out.
13
Second shot
Wounds the hound
Fox fights back
Now his round.
14
Opposites reconnect
Bond holds strong
Hound will wonder
Is love wrong?
15
Rifles reloaded
Targets in sight
A past lovers' tale
Will shine its light.
16
Wendy's thimble
Causing hatred to spread
Blinded rage and a curse
Will leave one for dead.
17
Now for the fox hunt
Prove your word
Guns fire
That will be the third.
18
Weary of fights
Tired of guilt
Where has it gone?
The trust they've built.
19
The love is no more
In its place lies regret
For the fox has found his vixen
And the hound will never forget.
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Out of the Woods
Short StoryThe silence between them grew heavy. He kept his head down, his eyes glued to the twigs by his feet. "I was in love with you, back then. I probably still am, in all honesty." Phoenix kept his eyes on their old treehouse and said, "I know." Ralph's e...
