2fab4reads Stories

You walk into a dully lit room. A plush crimson red carpet dents underneath your socks. You approach the brick fire place. The embers dance, giving the room a warm glow. The tv above it is off and the bookcases that flank at its side beg you to talk a book off its shelf. You drag your eyes away, refusing it offer. You finally turn to acknowledge me. I'm draped over an L-shaped couch. My head lolls back onto the rim of the cushion. A warm comforter lays on my stomach. I offer you a seat. You shake your head and tell me that it's okay. You sit down on the carpet in a quarter lotus, facing me. "Tell me a story." I hum. You do this everyday. "Let's see, I had a weird dream last night." "Tell me about it."

Saffron's father has been grouchy since her mother died of fever after they moved to the Seaweed Slum. Life there could send anyone of the cliff edge, but Dad is all Saffron has in the world and she prays to Infinity the patrols won't catch him when he sneaks off on his secret missions. Dad was an astronautics engineer in his heyday, and his obsession with space junk gives metal fatigue a whole new meaning. At least she has her puppy, Nigel, for company. Hippie Hermione scrapes by with her quack medicine and her stinky meat pies, but Saffron has ambitions. She will qualify as an herbalist and make fab cosmetics for the rich people in Server City. Hermione offers to coach Saffron for the exam, but Hermione's methods don't ring true. Her strawberry dreadlocks, black fingernails and pothead lifestyle are vile, and her recipes stink like rancid rats tails. Sophisticated Marianne, the master herbalist, is the new neighbour. Dad invites her to tea, but for Saffron it's a disaster. First Marianne steals Nigel's heart and he squirms round her ankles like a pole dancer; then tells Saffron she won't pass her exam. Saffron's father has absolutely no resistance to the woman's charms. Their cosy hearts-and-flowers club leaves Saffron out in the cold. Dad and Marianne? At their age? It's disgusting. Nate, the student astrophysicist, seeks the engineer's help with his space probe, snagged on a defunct satellite in the junk orbit, but the authorities hear of it and the three must flee to the Astro Station. When it's too dangerous, Dad sends her back to the slum for safety, but he's arranged for her to stay at predatory Marianne's; the last place in the universe Saffron wants to be. Dad and Nate are arrested, and Marianne and Saffron venture into the deadly city to discover what they can, but the plan goes wrong. If Saffron wants to see Nate and her father alive again, first she must survive the dangers of the city and find them.

Hades got me out of Algebra, which is a big deal. It does my head in. But, he kidnapped me and took me to the Underworld all because Persephone has faded away. And he's making me love him. After meeting gods and goddesses, finding my parents were dead then not dead, and Aphrodite, the goddess of love casting a spell over me, it turns out he's making me love him. So, naturally, I want freedom. Is that too much to ask?

❝Its hard to live with the fact that you're in love with someone who will never love you back.❞ ©caesium- Highest ranking #22 Short Story

Remember Wonderland, the place Alice discovered after she fell through the rabbit hole in the ground? The entire realm fell into darkness. Sabel, Aciano, Jacelyne, Joyce, and Cyne have become trapped in the realm of Wonderland in their sleep. Will they be saved from such a nightmare? Or will they be forced to roam the hellish world forever? Cover by Abyss-of-Crazy

Travelling from town to town had never been a problem for Aaliyah, but a single night changed it all. One encounter leaves her with a red hood, glowing golden eyes, half the soul she once had and an insatiable hunger for the souls of her comrades. Suddenly, nothing is as it once was. Now the leader of a steal-from-the-rich-and-give-to-the-poor caravan called Hood, Aaliyah's secrets are becoming harder to hide and impossible to deny. With a relentless assassin on her tail, the reappearance of the savior she assumed was dead, and the wavering opinion of the companion she relied upon most, loss seems imminent in Aaliyah's future. The souls she has stolen are tired of waiting for the retribution they deserve, and something tells Aaliyah that they have a much stronger hold on her mind than she ever imagined. *** Cover by Astariel

[NOW FEATURED IN GENERAL FICTION!!!] Everybody has secrets, something to hide. Some say your secrets are your blood; when you shed too much of it, you die. For Zara DeRealis, nothing is as heavy a burden as her tempestuous past. Orphaned as a young child, she was passed from foster home to foster home, each form of abuse worse than the last. Every single day was lived in fear, and even now, as a senior in high school, there are things nobody can know about her. Like the fact that she's part of a gang of delinquents, with no lock or pocket too hard to pick. Or that she has somehow gotten entangled in the dark, murky depths of New York City, courtesy of Maximilian Rubair, whose father's company is involved in the manufacturing of a new, highly addictive psychoactive drug: the 'Butterfly'. Her secret? She stole it. Everybody has something to hide. Do you? [UNEDITED-CURRENTLY EDITING] HIGHEST RANKING: #152 General Fiction Cover by: @Aphrodite270 Character Banners by: @errantce Vote and Comment Banners by @MaryTijssen

Princess D'Lyt is a genius, and is well aware of it. At the age of three, she could name every pirate with a bounty over 100 million Beli in her sleep. At the age of four, she knew just how powerful her real father was. At the age of six, she met her brothers - Luffy, Sabo, and Ace. And at the age of thirteen, she's well aware of how mighty her brothers can be. And she'll do anything to help them. Even if it means breaking her own heart. = cover made by @xChasingCarsx =

Collin moves to Florida with her kind crazy single aunt, Margo for a while over Christmas break. Collin definitely isn't a social butterfly, but when the power goes out in Margo's neighborhood, Collin finally has a chance at making friends.

How original can you be once they've changed your clothes, your hair and your name? Or the one where Ashton Irwin pines after an old high school crush who returns home after finding stardom. [COMPLETE][Alternate title: The Ballad of Whatshername] Copyright © 2015 by soundthealarm

Swirdaniad is a peaceful empire ruled by a not so peaceful king. One day, everything changes A prophecy is read Rebels stir. Chaos blooms. The light vanishes. The spotlight is stolen. The largest empire in the world is on the verge of collapse ------------------- A/N: pictures are randomly googled. This book is a first draft and will be updated every week on Fridays or Saturdays. Please put it into your libraries to know when updates pop up. Thank you

"A fire starts to burn inside my heart, but this one is new and painful with a lingering sting. Then it starts to blaze up until it has consumed my being and my brain finally starts to catch on to this new sensation. It's fury, and it's aching for revenge." April Smith is not sure who she is. Her life has always been a mess of things going wrong. So when the struggling lyricist is hired by One Direction, she starts to feel like everything may turn out okay. April automatically connects with Liam who has always been her favorite, but as time goes on she realizes that Harry has his own secrets as well, confusing her feelings and her life. Whether it is corruption within the management or corruption within the past, if April wants to find love, she'll have to fight for it. Maybe she will find something real, something inside those eyes. **completed February 28, 2016** Trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Zp0r8098PZM

"Under blue moon I saw you, So soon you'll take me." In which a boy with only a few hours left before a life changing surgery, meets a girl who easily distracts him from his impending fate. [SHORT STORY][COMPLETE][In Love and Death Series][Falling Overnight] Copyright © 2015 by soundthealarm

Being indebted to an alpha is not pretty, especially when the payment consists of you working for him as a maid. ********** Blair Winchester is Rouge running from her psychotic mother that stumbled into the pack of the most sadistic, harshest and most cruelest alpha of all alphas. Grayson Matthew. Working job after job she begins to get used to the pack until that fateful night. After being saved in an alley way by the alpha, and adding on top of that her mate, He tells her she is indebted to him and the way for her to pay is in the simple terms of her working for him. And not just any job. A maid. As time passes by and new chapters begin to open, will they begin to cope with each other or continue to snarl. Will Blair be a maid to the alpha or will she be the one made for the alpha? ©RamataMaguiraga 2016 Copyright All Rights Reserved.

[COMPLETED] A gripping and intense Paranormal Thriller that will keep you guessing till the end! When Zayn Malik falls into a coma, all hell breaks loose. Literally. Cover art by @redblacklady Ranked #326 in Fanfiction

"If there is "better", then there is a "best". If there is "half", then there is a "complete". Far more than being a "better half", you can be a "best complete"; Then instead of a better half, let's make 'the best complete'" _______________________ Montserrat Rose - The epitome of beauty, kindness, and humbleness, with graces and brains sent from heaven and eyes to light up the world. But never underestimate the girl, she's fierce when needed, strong when the situation calls for it, and remarkably bold and outspoken. But of course, this one-of-a kind girl has learned to live life alone. She has been, for 18 years now. Life has taught her to hide her beauty and work for what she wants. And of course, to never trust anyone. Now meet Jean R. Lockhart, a man that has won the ultimate genetic lottery. With looks that can glue every girl in the room's eyes on him, he is infamous for being the ultimate bad-boy, loved by all and hated by none. When he's walking down the street, whispers of It's the youngest billionaire! and Hollywood's Prince! Follow his every move. What happens when the most successful actor of all, with the swoon-worthy smiles and the bad boy demeanor, meets the most lovable Australian angel with long hair and a lovable personality, who just so happens to hate actors? Will their loathing for each other deepen, or would they find solace in each others smiles and eyes? Will they stick together like two pieces of a broken heart, or will it all be one big catastrophe? One thing's sure, though. They will be facing more pain, love, happiness and drama than they ever have before trying to find out Born with a personality equally confusing as her name, our princess starts her journey towards Far Far away

What would you do if over three quarters of the population was gone in the blink of an eye? That's what fifty humans are asking themselves, as one day in 2115 they wake up with everyone they knew and loved gone for good. From there, things only get worse. An alien species, known as subhuman, takes over the planet, against the will of the hybrids. Sure, they seem friendly, but five of the fifty hybrids soon learn otherwise. Divided into five riveting parts, 1.486: Foreigners of the Fallen tells the story of a terrifying post-human Earth, where there is only one rule: There are no rules. ----- Cover by @amythestnebula Edited by @Elansh Featuring a crossover with @Miramc22 's Time and Space https://www.wattpad.com/story/10088243-time-and-space Highest Ranking: #250 in Science Fiction

"Give your heart to wanderer who found your soul and called it home."