We Bare Bears Our Stuff Novels & Stories

The only other light leaks in through countless tiny cracks in the stick walls. Kai was partly right about not expecting much, but what he should have said was not to expect anything. There’s absolutely nothing in here except two large, furry animal hides that cover half the dirt floor. From their size and the thick brown fur with its distinctive black speckles, I realize they’re werebear hides. Having seen Kai in action, I’m only a little surprised to see that his people hunt the fearsome beasts. Kai follows the rest of us inside. “I told you it wasn’t much,” he says, smiling. “But it will keep you dry if it happens to rain, and the werebear skins are quite comfortable to lie on. If you unf

My legs felt unsteady, but I moved anyway, crossing the living room, every breath lodged somewhere in the back of my throat. I opened the door slowly, ready for anything…Except this. Emma and Eli stood on the porch, perfectly unharmed and smiling. Each holding a stuffed animal—identical bears with little ribbon bows around their necks. Bears we didn’t buy. Bears that didn’t belong to this house. Bears someone else gave them. “Daddy,” Eli said, lifting his bear. “Look what we got.” My vision tunneled and my lungs stopped working.

- I said desperately, looking back, shaking my body from side to side. - What do you mean bear? - He asked, confused. - A BLACK BEAR, HE CAME THROUGH MY WINDOW AND DESTROYED SOME THINGS INSIDE! A BEAR! - I spoke more clearly, trying to explain what happened. - All right, calm down, I'll get him out of there. - I said, taking a quick look around my house and going back inside his. I looked around, still terrified, but continued to wait outside, when he returned he was holding a large iron thing.

I almost died again when the next guy sang, "Booboo likes it up the ass." And the crowd came back with, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear." Um, I missed something in all my research. Joel put an arm around my shoulder and sang with everyone else. From Cindy being a grizzly bear because she never shaved her pubes to Yogi being a daddy bear because he didn't use a condom. I was laughing as much as singing.

Aki and Temujin couldn’t quite put their finger on it but there was indeed a certain troll-like industry in how the people in that frigid region worked. In no time, the bear was reduced to a much smaller sheath of rib cage and backbone that still lay right where the water dragon had left the bear’s carcass in the snow. People came away from the spot with strips, slabs and gong mallets of meat, occasionally hung on wooden sticks perched on their shoulders.

Last night was super weird. Owen snorted. “You mean the game you made? Yeah, I remember.” He kicked his feet up on the crate next to him and gave me the look—the one that says, you're about to say something that’s gonna annoy the heck out of me. “Still, whatever was on our tail was huge. Maybe he had good reason. Maybe a bear?” “A bear?” I retorted. “Like, I’m no expert, but it was like a giant moving through the trees. Not your average animal. I swear, it sounded like it could’ve eaten us for breakfast.”

“Make sure she doesn’t leave the pack grounds. Not even for a second.” Kellan nods, his expression shifting to one of determination. “Understood. I won’t let anything happen to her.” “Good.” I take a deep breath, preparing myself for the confrontation ahead. “I’ll be back as soon as I can. Keep her safe.” With that, quickly gather a small group of fighters that should be enough to handle our bear problem. Soon we are off, heading deeper into the woods, my heart pounding with purpose. The scent of the werebears grows stronger, and I can hear the rustling of leaves as they likely move close to our territory. We need to confront them before they become a real threat.

There’s a lot more to a human’s life,* I said, pointing out the obvious. “And you’re being selfish! He thought he would never have a mate, maybe even never get cubs of his own. Imagine how he feels, did you even think about that,* she huffed. I watched as Kendra laid some shorts in front of Diego, he quickly began to shift. Burgundy laid completely still and licked her lips with anticipation. We both watched without shame as his fur disappeared, his body shrank and his giant paws disappeared. Soon, there stood the stocky werebear, in all his glory.

Olivia POV: I was shaking with cold as I crawled into an empty cave, although it blocked out the elements, it did nothing for the wet ice that clung to my skin. I wasn't prepared for this, but I don't think I was ever supposed to be. I huddled into myself, pressing my knees to my chest and trying to keep the sound of my chattering teeth to a minimum in case there were other bears in the vicinity. Bears were our enemy, they were not civilised like us wolves or even like the vampires. They were complete savage monsters. I've heard the stories since I was young about the bears in the north ripping people to shreds for just being in the vicinity. How was I supposed to get home? How was I suppose

I was never going to sell this well enough. “The Ivory Queen found us first. She sent us on a mission to find you.” “Did she now? Well, I want no part of this. Off you go,” he said gruffly, relaxing his grip on Josh. As I struggled under the increased weight, Bruce the bear unleashed a loud, threatening growl and stalked over to us. My body froze. This was it for us. The bear was either going to chase us off, or we were about to be his dinner.