Author's Book

Author is a black and white fox who collects books for him to read, or even write some. He never felt bored about buying or collecting books for himself, as it is his hobby, though he does the routine pretty much every day. In his house, there is a wide, high bookshelf served in his special room. It was so big, that Author have built himself a ladder to climb in between the shelves for the books. It is as surprising as himself, who is very small and short. He collects as many books for him as to read, and his paws are never left alone without a grip on a book. One of the books which he brought is his own personal book, coloured black and written his name on the book’s cover. The book has a unique ability. Whenever the owner of the book wrote their desire, it would come to a real being, anything that the owner wanted, any wishes are real potentials.

At noon, a human knocked on his door with a rushing gesture. His knocking sound became louder and harder the longer Author ignores it. He calls Author by his name, and so Author opens the door which is immediately cheered by a young teenager with black hair and a soft-tempered voice.

“Thank goodness you’re here!” The boy spoke.

“What do you want?” Author asked.

“Th-the city! A wolf, big enough, just as big as a truck, has been eating the whole generations! Please I beg you George, help us!”

“The hunter will be in touch.”

“Why don’t you just– Use your ability and help the progress faster?!”

“Little control of such a huge potential could help the progress of ending the world faster.”

Author closes the door and left the boy whimpering in front of his house. He then proceeds to call the hunter to kill the big wolf that has been eating innocent people in the city. Author watches the commotion in the city from a window in his house, and he thought to himself, “They’re not going to be able to help themselves.” And so, he opens the book and pulls out a pet through his white coat jacket, and starts to write about natural phenomena to help the city from his house. He wrote there on the plain paper, “A storm strikes fluffy wolf,” And then a cloud formed just above the city, turning black with flashes of lightning emitting from the cloud. A bright light shines through his eyes just for half of a second, and then an abstract white line stroke an area somewhere in the city, followed by a loud thunder noise and a deep, terrifying scream.

The cloud formation then disappears, and Author heard people cheering at the death of the wolf. They thought it was the hunter and God himself who helped them. Author then continues his daily routine, but someone knocked on the door once again just right thirty minutes while he was cleaning his bedroom. Author came to the door and opens it, simultaneously greeted by the very same boy who asked for his help.

“You did it! I knew it was you, who else can do that other than you yourself?”

Author sighed at the boy and then tells him to leave.

“Leave, Pete. You always disturb my estate.”

“He-hey! What’s with you–”

Just as the boy was talking, Author closed the door on him, silencing him ultimately. But then, he heard someone knocks over again. He opens the door strongly before yelling at the person, “I told you to leave!--” But he paused once he gaze at another red fox species, who was smiling at him with such a friendly look. It was a girl, Author’s girlfriend. She tease Author as he yelled earlier, before hugging him tightly.

“You’re so sensitive, sweetheart~!”

Author chuckled as he hug her back joyfully. He invited her to his house, and he served her a cup of tea which she thanked him. They had a pleasant conversation that day, and she seems to enjoy Author so much. Her name is Diana Kyle, often called Kyle by Author. They both were sitting on a couch, snuggling while talking about whatever was on their mind. Kyle made lots of jokes that makes Author laugh and chuckle over her goofiness. But one moment, she was spooked by a random crow flying by a window in front of them while chirping loudly. Author calmed her down as she breathe uncomfortably until she finally relaxed back. He tries to cheer her up, as she still seems shocked about that crow. While Author struggles to come up with a joke that would make her laugh, she suddenly asked him with a soft, unemotional tone,

“That bird.. It reminds me of Mark..~”

“Oh.. Mark..? Hun, it’s okay~ It was in the past, I’m sure he’s flying greatly with happy flops above the clouds now!”

“I know, but he was innocent.”

“Shh..~ It’s okay~ How about we read a book together? I bought a new book, it’s titled ‘Treasure Island’, and I’m sure you’ll like it as people recommended me about the book!”

“Okay..”

Author pats her fluffy hair before then getting up to pick the book from the bookshelves in his storage room. He walks back with the signed book in his paw, sat beside Kyle and opens the book then narrates the content to cheer her up. It worked. She feels safe after a brief moment, listening only to Author, narrating the book like a professional narrator. He would mimic the dialogues inside the book with a funny and mischievous tone, and Kyle laughs at his silly speaking style. After Author finished the book, he noticed Kyle had already fallen asleep on the couch beside him, and a small smile formed on her face. It seems like she enjoyed the way Author tells the story. He slowly leans toward her and kisses her forehead before bringing the blanket and wrapping her with it. She snores, and Author goes back to the bookshelves to store the book.

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