http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5071703/1/Home

Go read that. Yeah.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5105759/1/AnalyzationCommentary_of_TOS_for_KS

...Too bad i don't have the time to discuss it right now though.

Maybe I'll come back later.

well, chidori was just asking for the link.

Hey guys. Back from the Heritage Festival, not that i'll see you after vacation anyways, but hey.

just thought i'd let you know:

WE WON.

A small town in massachusetts just DOMINATED big city music students.

Of course, it's impossible to win EVERYTHING, since there were giant bands, small bands, jazz bands, middle school bands, choirs and orchestras, but damn, we got close.

first, every musical group is awarded a type of rank, ranging from gold, silver, bronze, merit and festival. and since our band actually STOPPED, oh god, we STOPPED during our last peice, we weren't really expecting a GOLD. oh yeah, and our criticizm was harsh, too. the judge kept saying that "THIS was how Eric [the composer] wanted it to be played, not like that. Do you know eric?" [that became a long-running joke; oh yes, eric and i go bowling on tuedays, and we just discuss exactly how he wants his music to be played. mumble mumble]

all the other music groups were fantastic too;

Concert choir: Silver
A Capella: Gold
Band: Gold
Orchestra: Gold

And don't forget that we won a total of 14 awards. 14!

orchestra won best point score, we won best music program, BRITTANY HILL and Sinai Tabak won individual recognition awards, [congradulate them when you see them! brit was crying...;3] and there were so many others that i can't remember. but most of all, we, as an entire festival music department, won with all point scores combined. so over all, we won EVERYTHING.

hell to the yes. ;D

and so. you'll see 4 huge trophies and several thick plaques in the music dept. hall sometime soon.

;3

love you guys!!

Guess what guys?

yeah that's right.

Touzoku teim. ;D

I believe this is chapter nine. i can't remember. i know that's sad.

Well. it has been a year.

On with the show~

“How do you know me?” I eyed my attackers warily, keeping a good distance from them.

“We’re not stupid, you know.” The long-haired girl scoffed. “Hydrophobic aliens are pretty easy to find on Earth.” She stepped closer, and my nerves went on high alert. “Besides,” her friend continued. “You’re currently traveling with a Touzoku, right?”

I knew lying was pointless. “…How do you know that?”

They didn’t answer my question. “Well, that doesn’t exactly work well with us at the Order, if you get my drift.”

The fight started all too quickly, and I had to rush to keep up. The girl with black hair [who I temporarily dubbed ‘Iris’ for the time being,] had lunged at me with her staff, which I managed to dodge with a fluid roll to the side as I simultaneously cast a barrier spell. I cast the barrier to cover the entire flat rooftop we were on, making the area soundproof and impenetrable. We did NOT need the police to walk in on this fight.

“Hmm… impressive,” murmured Dahlia. It covered a good amount of space. But the barrier didn’t distract [Iris] from her target. Completely ignoring the seal, she bombarded me with attack after attack while I kept dodging them almost effortlessly; finally realizing that I had been reading her moves with my predictive mind.

She became more defensive after I changed my strategy to offensive, whipping out my throwing knives, but she still easily dodged them with quick, sudden springs and advanced while avoiding the blades. I finally had to resort to more magic, but I didn’t move quickly enough as she landed a blow to my ribs with her staff. Pain exploded in my side, distracting my mind momentarily as she moved in for a flying kick to my face, landing squarely on my left cheek.

Moving as far and quickly as I could, I separated them from me with as much space possible, gaining distance between me and mortal danger. I spat blood that was pouring from the inside of my cheek, and wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. “Geez, what did I ever do to you?” I muttered.

My female attacker simply readied herself for another advance, whirling her staff effortlessly. Even under her mask, you could see her smirk as she suddenly raised it perpendicularly with the ground, and shoved it into the concrete roof of the building beneath them. Cracks spread from the epicenter of the impact at a five meter radius, giving you an idea of what kind of tremendous force that had just shoved a piece of wood into solid concrete.

She calmly stepped around her weapon and said, “I won’t be needing that for this fight anymore.” And in one blurry step, she sped toward me at unnatural speed, and her hand was at my neck before my nerves could even warn me. She had me pinned at the throat against my own barrier, staring straight into the pupils of my brown eyes. “So, since we’ve been getting along charmingly, I was wondering if you could tell me where Kayzo is,” She interrogated me as I choked for air, and she stepped on my feet to restrain me from any kind of retaliation. She squeezed tighter, waiting for an answer. “Aw, you can tell me. Friends don’t make themselves, you know.” I wasn’t really sure what to do. It didn’t really matter to me if I ratted Kayzo out—I’d never met the guy until last week. But then again, would that have been the right thing to do? Besides, it’s not like I could say anything if she was going to choke me to death.

“Some guardian…” A boy’s voice echoed through my fading mind. Was that…Kayzo? I caught a blur of white hair and a smirk as my world faded to black.

***

            “Don’t even think about it,” growled Chidori at her brother Harlequinn as he inched towards an unconscious Sharu. They had retreated from the garden into the patio of Chidori’s Touzoku base on planet Kestria, and placed Sharu on one of the benches.

            “Why did we kidnap him, anyway?” muttered Harlequinn, scowling as he retreated.

            “Well we definitely didn’t knock him out on purpose…” Chidori glared at Tobi, who hastily looked away, guilt-ridden and blushing. “I can just push his on button…jeez,”
            The siblings looked at Tobi in disbelief. “Um, what?!”

            “Well, I didn’t mean—“

            “Don’t talk about him like he’s a freaking Chobit—“

            “I didn’t say he was a Chobit, you just push his on button, see…” And Tobi jabbed his right elbow.

            Everyone jumped as they saw the boy with purple hair suddenly sit up wide-eyed and gasping for air. They just kind of sat there in anticipation as the boy’s breathing became regular again. Then the atmosphere broke.

            “SHARU!!” Tobi had attacked him with tackling hug that had thrown them both off the bench and onto the floor. Harlequinn and Chidori leaned over the furniture to watch the awkward greeting between two men on the floor, whispering gay commentary.

            But Sharu was in shock. Not only did his body suddenly hurt like a bitch, but there was someone on top of him crushing his organs, he couldn’t understand a word he was saying, nor did he even know where he was. Deep breath…now exhale. Let’s see now, what’s going on?

            An image was finally coming clear…red, spiky hair. Sharp, dark eyes…and a grinning mouth with clearly visible white teeth. Oh, it’s Tobi. Hello there.

            “Sharu, Sharu, Sharu it’s been exactly twenty-six years since I’ve seen you why didn’t you visit OH MY GOD you really are a man when did that happen oh well I still missed you so much WAHHH!!!”

            Wow. I didn’t know he could talk that fast and grammatically incorrect.
            “I…I missed you too…” He managed to reply. He didn’t know what else to say.  He looked down on the red-headed boy that now occupied his lap. His face was overflowing with emotions, and didn’t look like he’d move from his location anytime soon. Chidori chimed in. “Of course he’s a man, I already told you that!”

             

            Sharu shook his head. He looked to Chidori for an explanation, pointing to the man currently blocking his circulation. She simply mouthed the words “sugar high,” in a silent response. “Ah…” He mouthed back, and nodded.

           

***

            Back with the rest of the landing party…

            “You okay Heather?”

            Tinumi was standing up, offering a hand to help the white-haired girl from her butt. “Thanks,” she said, as she firmly took it and hopped to both feet and dusted herself off.

            Looking around, she realized they were surrounded by vegetation. A beautiful, alien garden of all colors…and of such radiance never seen by humans before. Heather turned to the sky, and there shone three moons. She realized it was in fact, night time on this planet. It was often bright here all day and night, she was later notified.

            “Hey…” She was brought back to reality. “…Where’s Sharu?” Tinumi asked. They searched behind plants similar ‘bushes’, ‘brush’ and ‘trees’, and found nothing.

            “I could have sworn I heard him a minute ago…” Tinumi grumbled, and at this point felt like tearing the garden apart. At that moment, Heather heard a distant noise. “Where the—“ Tinumi started. “Sh!” Heather suddenly whispered. They listened…and heard something.

            “Is that…music?”

***

            “And what business does The Order have with me and my Guardian?” Kayzo stood atop the roof of the barrier Tinumi had set, looking down twenty feet to see a girl choking his only companion. But with Tinumi’s consciousness slipping, the barrier’s stability quickly crumbled; it gave way for Kayzo to enter the scene and almost fall on Tinumi’s assailant if she had not released her grip to retreat.

    Smirking, the primary attacker went back to her staff, pulling it from where it had punctured the roof and went to stand by her own partner in crime; Dahlia. Kayzo swiftly landed directly in front of an unconscious Tinumi, sprawled on the roof, and stood to shield him from potential attack.

    Kayzo was tall. Taller than most, he was the type to stand out in a crowd. But more striking about him was his shocking, chin-length, short, white hair for his young appearance. His attire refused to let him blend in as well. Jade-green jeans hugged his legs, colorful sneakers shoed his feet, and he wore a silky, light purple high collared Chinese style shirt.

    “The Order has released commands for all units to rid the planet of Touzoku. We have no need for your kind,” The girl with black hair stated.

    “Have they told you their motives for suddenly doing so?” Kayzo questioned. “The Order is old, is it not? And we Touzoku are ever older. Why extermination…now?”

    The masked aggressor turned to her near-silent partner, who narrowed her eyes at his words. “Unfortunately for you, such information remains classified…” she said, with tight, red lips. She gripped her clipboard tighter, eyes practically burning it with a glare, and continued. “But the subject remains blatant… Touzoku and all things pertaining to a Touzoku must be eradicated. And that is final.”

    Dahlia looked up to face her partner.

    “Sharu? It’s time to wrap up the job.”

    The girl with long, black hair smiled at her once again.

    “May I request backup?” said Sharu. The brunette thought for a moment. Then, “…granted.”

    And the second battle began.

Aaaaand that's where we stop.

it's shorter than the others. hopefully i'll post the next chapter BEFORE next year. yes?

It's scary.

Just watching everyone fall apart. And knowing that maybe i'll go down right with them sooner or later. Or maybe i already have? I remember feeling exactly the same about shit in life, even though something COMPLETELY different happens, i BELIEVE i felt the same way, and would have used the same words to describe it.

Falling down an entirely different dark, endless pit, maybe. but still falling.

And once i get past everything and land on two feet, that has already happened, life is beautiful again. I may see different things, or realize something i'd never noticed before. But it's absolutely wonderful.

Oh no, i'm fine right now. In fact, i just watched The Little Drummer Boy about 10 minutes ago. Honestly, sounds pretty corny, but it's mah ABSOLUTE favorite christmas story. I don't know why it's probably the shortest one, too. And why NO ONE has ever decided to re-make it into a film. Does anyone remember/know the story...? it's so good.

Please tell me you do.

I was watching it with my dad. it was a great experience. and it was one of those rare moments in my life when i remembered how much i really do like my dad....

but i forgot how angsty this story really is. An orphaned boy scarred for life as he watched bandits kill his parents and raid his farm.

all he has left is a drum his parents gave him and a few animals that had escaped with him.

he becomes a travelling street performer, hating every human on the planet, blaming everyone for what was taken away from him.

make a long story short, he learns to love again by the end after meeting the newborn christ...

but whatever! I can't believe i just ranted about a christmas special...

but it's good! go watch it on youtube or something right now if you feel like crap and have too much time on your hands!!

I got my Godot wig on friday.

:D

I was very pumped to see it in my mail box.

It's...amazingly perfect for godot's hair, too. Now all i need is another hair cut...

but the funny thing is that the inside of the wig looks like it was made out of lacy bra material. It legit looks like they dissected a bra and used its parts to line a wig. Heh.

Pick ten peoples!

1. Kayzo
2. Desya
3. Jade
4. Harlequinn
5. Jashin
6. Tobi
7. Akemi
8. Sayuri
9. Bleu
10. Mishi

1.) so....4, 9, and 3 are all eating a radioactive pie. Do they say anything about it's radioactivity? [Harlequinn Bleu and Sayuri]

Jade: Is this pie glowing? [examines closer] WHAT THE HECK?!

Bleu: …[doesn’t care nor has she eaten any]

Harlequinn: Shut up and eat your pie, woman. Kukuku.

Sayuri: HELL NO!! [Rants for 5 hours]

2.) 7 decides to take up line dancing. Does this end well?

Jashin: …Mommy?

Akemi: Come dance with me, Shin-chan.

Jashin: But…wh--?

Akemi: DANCE WITH ME.

Jashin: ;__; o…k?

4.) 10 becomes gay/lesbian!!!! what does 6 say?

Tobi: Mishi…what?

5.) If 4, 3, and 6 were to jump off of a waterfall, would any of them survive?

They would all be fine, but…were they drunk or something??

6.) After Jumping off of the waterfall, would 6 be stupid enough to do it again?

Yeah.

7.) If x = 7+3 then what must X equal? Furthermore, what is the point of this question?

well~ x=10 = mishi? But if we’re talking about the characters, if Akemi + Jade = x, then x = crack.

8.) You are falling from 8,952 feet in the air. you can either land on, and kill, 3 or 5. Who do you choose?

…kill Jade or Jashin?? Why must you torture me~? As Akemi, she’d probably kill Jade, no offense or anything…

9.) If 4 was to open up a lemonade stand and then get sued for selling toxic lemonade, what would they do?

Harlequinn would break out one way or another.
[ex. Harlequinn: Well hello, there~]

10.) 7 and 1 are getting married! The catch? 7 is already married to 3 and 1 is already married to 8!!! What does 5 do?

Whoa, Akemi is marrying Kayzo. Akemi is already married to Jade and Kayzo is already married to Sayuri?? I think five would go on a murderous rampage and kill everyone but Akemi involved with this crack web.

11.) Is nny hot?

I don’t understand this question…?

12.) If 10 was to get mauled by a rabid hippopotamus on steroids, what would 3 do?

Jade:…Who are you again? Oh, sh*t! [fights off hippo and gives medical attention]

13.) If 3 was to get mauled by a rabid hippopotamus on steroids, what would 10 do?

Mishi: Jade~ [gives first aid]

14.) Now lets say that they were both mauled by said hippopotamus. What would they do?

Jade: Dammit! Where’s Kai when you need him?!

Mishi: Um, who do I call for…?

15.) Now let’s say that the hippopotamus remarked that 10 tasted like mustard. What would 3 say?

Jade: How do you even know what mustard tastes like…?

Hippo: I’m actually Harlequinn in disguise, you see.

Jade: Ah ha…

16.) If 7 was sat on by a rabid hippopotamus, would 1 laugh?

[that would never happen. But…]

Akemi: LAUGH, and you DIE.

Kayzo: *struggles to contain laughter*

Akemi: You know what, go ahead and laugh. I was planning on killing you later anyway.

17.) Everyone throws 5 a surprise birthday party. The surprise? It's not 5's birthday. What happens?

Kayzo: Who cares? I was only here for the cake anyway.

Tobi: Yeah, let’s just party anyway.

Jashin:…what’s a cake?

18.) 4 becomes a rabid hippopotamus and begins to chew up 3. Does 3 survive?

Harlequinn: OM NOM NOM…

Jade: KAAAAAIIIIIIIIII!!!!

19.) 7 challenges 2 to a wood-eating contest. Why?

Akemi: If you win, I’ll get you a new arm. If I win, you’ll kill Kayzo for me.

Desya: WHAT?! Are you on crack…?

Akemi: Oh, is that what that stuff was?

Desya: O.o

20.) If 5 suddenly gained a third eye that allowed them to see into the future, what would 8 do?

Sayuri: Can you tell me when the next Gakuen Alice chapter comes out?

Jashin: Didn’t Earth already blow up?

Sayuri: …oh yeah…

21) 2 kills 1 for no apparent reason. 3 goes into spiraling depression because of this. How does 6 comfort 3?

Desya kills Kayzo for no reason...why is Jade depressed again? Sayuri would need the comforting.

22) Everybody transforms into rabid hippopotamuses except for 7. Does 7 feel lucky or left out?

Akemi: Jashin, I know you can shape shift, but didn’t I ever tell you NOT to give into peer pressure?

Jashin: Sorry mom…

23) 8 confesses their love to 3. What does 3 do?

Sayuri: Jade-sempai…I…I…I love you!!

Jade: Um, where did that come from?

Sayuri: I always have…

Jade: Ok, sorry, but I’ve decided never to fall in love again. Sorry.

Sayuri: ;__;

24) 1,2,3 and 4 all decide to start a band. 1 wants to name it "The rabid Hippopotamuses". 2 wants to name it "The artichokes". 3 wants to name it "The rolling stones" and 4 couldn't care less about the name. What do they do to resolve this?

Kayzo: Please, guys? It’s a great name!!

Desya: But…But…

Jade: Oh, come on. My name is classic!!

Harlequinn: Ok, how about this. We’ll be The Rolling Rabid Kinky Artichokes.”

Everyone else: …How did kinky get in there?

Harlequinn: *shifty eyes* um…waffles?

25) 8 and 9 switch bodies. Describe what happens?

Sayuri and Bleu switch bodies…nothing dramatic would happen, for sure. They’d try to logically get back to normal.

26) 4 walks into their new school to find that all the students are zombies. What do they do?

Harlequinn: Aw, I don’t want to be a necrophiliac!

28) 3 is being held captive by Tarzan and his rabid hippopotamus army. What do 4 and 7 do to rescue them?

Jade: Seriously, what’s with all of these Hippos attacking me today?!?!?!

Akemi: What am I doing here to save you, anyway? I don’t even know you that well, and you kind of ditched my ally…You know what, I’m leaving.

Sayuri: Jade-sempai~ what should I do?

Jade: Augh, just go get Bleu.

Ya, i'm back, temporarily.

So hey guys. What's up? [Psh, you think i'd take the time to read EVERY SINGLE POST i've missed? Yeah right. Sorry guys. If ya wanna tell me something, i'll be on dA.]

I've gotten several pokes from readers to update Touzoku.

Yeah...i have, what, two sentences for chapter 9...? I'm not going to be working on that for a while. Don't worry, it hasn't died. I'm just trying REALLY REALLY hard to keep working on my doujin with Tobi. I still have so much to do...so i won't really be on lj much either, as you can tell. Altho i'll be on dA! Be sure to check out updates from our new joint account, Team-Dysfunctional on dA. but we haven't posted anything yet...

So bye! I love you for even reading this!

Heh. wow.

And I stole it from Tobi. XD

Yay, i'm different.


What's Your Classical Ninjutsu Element?

Well, i just found this on Kristin's journal, so I'm gonna do a meme. Because memes waste time but are totally ftw. No joke.

Ask me a question about each of the following topics, no matter how rude, sexual, or confidential:

1. Friends
Have you ever gotten truly frustrated at a close friend before? If so, did this affect your friendship?

2. Sex
-_-

3. Music
Do you ever sing into a brush pretending it is a microphone, like Klavier does in his spare time?

4. Drugs
Please tell me you've never taken drugs...=_=;

5. Love
Honestly, i always wanted to know if you really are straight.

6. LiveJournal
What is there to ask about lj?

heh, you asked for it.

Sigh. I stayed up until 4 doing this...i'm an idiot. And my feet are frozen.

This is my most emotional chapter, although even so it may seem quite lacking in emotion anyway. Please enjoy it. i like how it came out, remembering i stayed up til early morning doing this.




It was cloudy that day. It wasn’t the fluffy passerby clouds that float in the sky, no. They were serious business clouds, like they were out for murder. Out to murder me, perhaps. But even if they weren’t, I was still nervous that it might start pouring any second.
I was on my way to find Kayzo, where we had agreed to meet at the ship. I was ahead of schedule, so I took the long way—the streets. On the busy sidewalks of Shinjuku I walked to keep up to pace with the rest of the locals, hands in pockets, just walking. I passed a group of five girls on the way, and they had eyed me with mixed feelings. I had even heard one of them with short curly hair say, “Oi Oi, isn’t he cute? That one, with the brown hair,” and her friend with long dark hair mutter, “Meh, he’s okay.”
“Oh, come on. I think you should go for him,”
“Me?! You’re kidding, right? But isn’t he—“
The girl’s sentence had been cut off by the roar of a passing truck, but I could feel their gazes on my back walking down the rest of the street, so I went to an alley and cut through the local ramen shops, avoiding their eyes.
I wandered the tight corners of Tokyo’s business district until I reached a quiet area with barely any people at all. But I had lost the direction of the ship, and jumped to the top of a building to find my location. And then I heard something behind me. A vaguely familiar voice.
“It’s him.”
Have you ever noticed human’s abilities to sense or predict the future? Individuals who apparently have stronger psychic senses are still rather weak in comparison to my own.
Data flashed through my mind, sending an alarm through my body. There were three possible angles from which I could have been injured—left temple, right knee or lower back. I moved quickly; from experience. I dodged a blow to my lower back, just in time.
I turned to face two girls, dressed from head to toe in black, masks covering their faces from the nose down. One had long, straight black hair and the other had short, curly brown hair. They wore their hair back in ponytails, and sleek uniforms that made me think they were ninjas or something. But even in a different disguise, I recognized them as the girls that had seen me in the street. Except I realized now that they were not ordinary girls; they had a fighting aura out to kill.
“Didn’t I tell you, Dahlia? It IS him,” said the girl with long hair. She even held a fighting staff in one hand, relaxed but ready. The other girl only sighed. “Shame that we’re always assigned the pretty ones.” She pulled out a clipboard and a clicking pen and scribbled on a pink sheet of paper attached to it.
“Tinumi.” My heart almost stopped when she said my name, not realizing she was reading off the paper. “Type B criminal. Wanted dead or alive.” She looked at me. “It’s him.”
***
Training with Sharu was absolute hell. Ok, partner crunches were hard, but partner push-ups sucked pretty badly too. And partner relays. But let’s not get into that. And what was with everything partner related anyway? It definitely wasn’t waltz training for newly engaged fiancés or something.
Oh, but after-training brunches almost made training worth it. Almost. It was the same thing every morning; wake up, scarf down a small bowl of cereal, warm-up for training, Sharu explains the daily set exercises, walks away to start breakfast, Tinumi assisting, cool down stretches and then—Delicious breakfast buffet!!

While everyone else was training, Sharu and Sayuri [that’s where she was last chapter, too, if you’re wondering] were in the kitchen for several hours preparing food for almost 20 starving trainees—trust me, they eat A LOT. Besides the French toast Sharu complained about almost burning, there were omelets, pancakes or waffles, more assorted cereal, and if they had enough prep time, the two cooks would make miso soup [they ARE in Japan, after all] and other assorted foods of the day. Yuna joined them for breakfast for only three days, and left on the third around midday. Heather had just met her, but oddly, she was saddened about her departure.
As soon as the first training session was over, Sharu returned to his normal self, smiling and laughing most of the day. Sayuri had helped Heather cut her hair evenly, and Tinumi explained that as a Touzoku, they could change their physical appearance, minus gender. Heather grinned at this—that explains the hair problem. Sharu helped her design a new look; it was time for a Touzoku makeover.
She changed her hair color from blonde to pure white, and extended her hair length to about her waist. She grew out her bangs, and sharpened the look of her eyes and changed one to a clear blue, while the other was green. Her longer hair was pulled into two lowly tied ponytails, but everything else about her appearance was similar to her human self.
After almost two months of training, Heather had gained unknown strength in a shocking amount of time—she was now able to run almost 4 times faster than her previous self, and could do things she thought never possible for herself.


One morning during the daily brunch, Sharu declared the inevitable.
“Tinumi and I have decided that it’s time to go to Kestria,”
The table was awkwardly silent as they all waited for him to continue. The lack of response seemed to be a mixture of disappointment and confusion. Saya spoke up first.
“Does this mean Heather’s done with her training?”
Heather looked up and took a bite of her toasted bagel, silently waiting for an answer from anyone.
“Well, yes and no.” Tinumi took a sip of…whatever he was drinking, and put his glass down with a strong thud. He looked straight at Heather and said, “Sharu and I agree that step one of your physical training is complete.”
Heather beamed on the inside as she swallowed her food. Was she finally done with this torture that had made her so much stronger and confident? It may have her improved her as a person in general, but it was still pretty painful.
“But,” Sharu continued. “Step two can’t be taught by either of us,” he said before popping a strawberry into his mouth. “So we’re going to Kestria for a bit.”
“So…” Heather said. “Where exactly is this ‘Kestria?’”
“Several billion miles away from our galaxy,” said Mari. She was one of the other teens working with Heather during morning training sessions. She may have been pushy and kind of unusually smart, but a good friend.
“Oh…” Heather didn’t expect it to be so far. “Are they coming?” She nodded to the twenty training partners she had been living with for the past two months. “And please don’t tell me we’re going by motorcycle.”
“No and no.” Sharu said. He was unusually serious this morning, Heather noted. “The training group would be safer here with Sayuri.” They table fell silent again. People even stopped eating, losing their appetite from the melancholy.
Sharu raised his voice in frustration, noticing the sinking mood in the room. “It’s true, and you all know it! You are NOT leaving these premises.”
“Oh just shut up!” Hayato snapped, also growing frustrated. “You can’t just leave us here forever, you know!”
“So what do you want me to do, kid? I’m not babysitting you wherever you go!” Sharu growled. “Don’t yell at him, he just wants to help us!” Eriko joined the argument. “Oh, so do you want to hold responsibility for anyone who get’s KILLED?” He said, standing up.
“Sharu…” Tin-Tin warned. “I never said that!” She wailed. “Hey, chill out! We just want to get out of here at least once!” Akiko defended her friend Eriko and tried to calm the situation. No luck.
“NO ONE is leaving until we are ready for the final stage!” Sharu declared. “And how long will that take?! Another freaking fifty years? Or five-hundred?” Asio wasn’t happy with the way things were looking for the residents of the JP Touzoku Manor. Were they prisoners to this place forever?
“Have you forgotten what happened to Kazuki?!” Sharu yelled in disbelief.
“Of course we haven’t! But we’re so much stronger than we used to be--!” Hideki chimed in.
“Like HELL you are! I know you guys were sitting on your behinds while we were gone! You call that STRONGER?!”
This comment sparked an all out argument where all twenty-something people broke out into an all out verbal fight, yelling filled the room. Heather didn’t even know what to say or think; she was so lost. Who were these people…?
Finally, everyone heard a loud slamming noise, followed by a sharp crack. The room went silent again as people turned to see Sharu’s fist on the evenly split dining table.
“I DON’T CARE how long it takes, got it?” He said with an unnatural tone that made everyone’s skin crawl. “The final stage will be complete before ANYONE in this squadron moves a STEP out of this building.” He glared at Asio. “You think I’m locking all of you away because I WANT to? Because I get a kick out of it, or something? Well, do you?” No one said a word.
“If you really think so, I’m sorry you think of me that way. Because I WILL NOT lose another one of my screwed up family to a freaking Royalist, do you understand me? NO ONE here is going to risk their lives by FOOLISHLY thinking they can stand a chance outside. If you want to leave your safe place so bad, prove it. TRAIN you ASS off, and maybe you’ll EARN a spot on the front lines with us on Kizuto, alright?”
Everyone looked down, afraid to say anything. “DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?”
“Yes sir.” Said Saya. The rest awkwardly followed. “I can’t hear you,” He said angrily but calming down.
“YES SIR!” they said in unison, some people of the verge of tears. Even Heather joined in, afraid of what just happened.

“I’m glad we could come to an understanding,” he said as he turned to leave, his breakfast unfinished. “We’re leaving as soon as I contact Chidori.” He turned to look at the true victim of the argument—the table. “…and after I clean this mess up.”
***
“Um, Tinumi…” Heather whispered as soon as Sharu had left. Everyone lost their hunger after the fight, ashamed and depressed. They began cleaning up the food and storing leftovers in the refrigerator while others washed dishes in the several sinks in the large kitchen they shared.
“What is it, Heather?” Tinumi honestly looked pitifully stressed after the argument that morning. “Well, me being clueless and all, I was wondering what they were even arguing about…”
“Like what?” He refocused his attention to the maple syrup on the plate he was scrubbing in the sink with his elbow high rubber gloves. “What happened to, uh….that Kazuki guy?” Not even shaken by the question, Tinumi said, “He was murdered.”
Everyone in the kitchen fell silent as they undoubtedly eavesdropped on their conversation. His simple answer wasn’t helping Heather at all. “Well, I FIGURED something bad happened, but what makes this murder significant here?” Heather huffed impatiently.
“It’s not SIGNIFICANT, really, just upsetting.” “Okay…can you explain?” Tinumi sighed as he moved on to a dirty bowl. “Sharu met them decades ago,” motioning to the teens. “They’re all former athletes,” He paused. “And they’re all former humans.”
***
“Chidori, it’s Shadow Guardian 1. Come in, Touzoku no Hewa Chidori.” Sharu sat in his room before a giant floating screen, receiving nothing but static until a blurry figure became apparent and focused into a cheery blue-haired girl. She was fairly unusual with her REAL cat ears and tail, but besides that, her hair was long and tied into two ponytails at the back of her head.
“Sharu? Is that you? I can’t really see you…oh wait, there you are!”
“Hi Chidori. We’ve finally located Kayzo, if you’re wondering.”
“Oh, that’s good. How is he?”
“Eh, she’s ok. But she’s apparently lost her memory.”
“What?” She laughed at this statement. “I bet that sucked for you guys.”
“It sure did. But we’re going to stop by your place, if it’s ok with you. Do you mind?”
“Nah, come right over! I even just got some pocky! Want some?”
“Uh, sure? But she’ll need help with some ‘Touzoku specifics’, you know?”
“Alright, whatever. Come right over, we’re ready!” And she flexed her bicep to demonstrate her excitement of familiar company.
Sharu just sighed.
***
“They’re not human…anymore?” Heather asked. Tinumi shook his head. “Just let me finish the story, alright? So, at that point, Kayzo, Sharu, I and others were at war with the Touzoku government, and we were short on numbers. Sharu had connections with these people here, so he asked for their help. They agreed to help, although not directly. They helped with anything they could, like supplies or shelter.
“We were gaining the advantage of the war, when a spy from the Royalists discovered these humans helping us. They had reported it to the Head, and he sent a secret squadron to get rid of them.”
Everyone in the room must have been reminiscing that day, because the mood in the room became incredibly depressing.
“When we found them…well, they were all lying together, in pieces, blood everywhere…” He shook his head as if he were still in disbelief. “Sharu broke down, crying uncontrollably. He begged me to do anything to save them, anything…it was all his fault, and that they were innocent and didn’t deserve this as an ending…”
“I tried my best to collect any living cells of the bodily pieces. I did my best to keep the cells alive, which I would then use that energy to bring them back to life…eh, it’s kind of complicated…Anyway, and I began reconstructing body parts, creating synthetic replicas of the ones that were unusable. It became a rag doll project, and I eventually completed thirteen bodies of the human athletes who became our allies. There was only one person I couldn’t save…”
“Kazuki.” Heather finished for him. Some of the younger girls in the room actually started crying at the end of their true story, probably stirring up old memories.
“So that’s why Sharu exploded just now…?” Heather was in shock of this freakish story in front of her eyes. “Yeah, it hit him pretty hard…” “No kidding.”
“He just wants them to live. He took away the life they had ahead of them as athletes, filled with success and excitement, as well as failure and disappointment.” He sadly finished washing the dishes, and continued. “He took away their true life, with their families, their future, their natural death…he feels tremendous guilt. And they feel tremendous gratitude.”
***
“Alright, we’re leaving now, guys.” Sharu, Heather and Tinumi stood at the main entrance they had entered two months ago. “Be good for Sayuri—whoa?!”
Nearly fifteen teenagers huddled around Sharu for the world’s biggest group hug, most of them close to tears. “We’re alive for a reason,” said Asio. “And we’ll never forget it.”
“…” Sharu didn’t know what to say and was momentarily confused. Then he hugged them back tightly, as if they were children. “Don’t thank me, you fools. Thank Tinumi for all of his hard work.”
All Tin-Tin could do was smile.
***
“So how are we getting to Kestria? Space ship?” They just stepped out the front door, and onto the front lawn. Heather was curious of their form of transport. It actually gets quite exciting. “Nah, that would take too long.” Said Sharu.
“We’re using magic,” Said Tinumi. “…Seriously?” Heather asked, unsure if he was joking or not. “Yup,” he said as he formulated a ball of light out of nowhere and threw it into the air, where it then swallowed them into nothingness.
***
“I think they’re here!!” Tobi said excitedly. “Shut up! They’ll hear you!” hissed Chidori. “I think if you just stop talking will work…” said Harlequinn. “Oh, just shut up!” said Chidori as she quickly elbowed him in the ribs.
A ball of light appeared in front of the bushes where the trio was hiding, and spat out three very disoriented people. “Ow…” said Sharu, who landed closest to the bushes of where the three hosts were hiding. “Tin-Tin, I told—hmph!!”
He was grabbed from behind and pulled into some bushes with a hand over his mouth. What the--?!
And a blow to the left elbow put him out cold.
“…Oops.”
“Idiot!”
***

1: Sharu
2: Bleu
3: Chidori
4: Kayzo
5: Desya
6: Tinumi
7: Tobi
8: Jashin
9: Sayuri
10: Akemi

1. Four invites 3 and 8 to dinner at their house. What happens?
Kayzo invites Chidori and Jashin over his house for dinner. IT’S ACTUALLY A GENIUS TRAP TO CAPTURE JASHIN AND LURE AKEMI TO THEM…yeah, like that would happen.

2. Nine tries to get five to go to a strip club.
Geez, Sayuri is always trying to get us to strip clubs all the time. This time, poor Desya is her victim…wtf. Sayuri gets pretty intense in these quizzes, no?

3. You need to stay at a friends’ house for a night. Who do you choose, 1 or 6?
Sharu’s house or Tinumi’s house? Oh, I honestly can’t decide—THEY LIVE TOGETHER.

4. Two and 7 are making out. Ten walks in. What is their reaction?
Whoa, Tobi and Bleu are ACTUALLY HOOKING UP?! When did they get back together?? Oh, SNAP, it’s AKEMI!! Akemi would walk in—no, SHE WOULD DROP-KICK TOBI AND DO GOD KNOWS WHAT FOR CHEATING ON JASHIN.

5. Three falls in love with 6. Eight is jealous. What happens?
LOL Chidori falls in love with Tinumi while Jashin gets jealous…dude, you have a boyfriend. Anyway, awkward crack love triangle, someone could get critically injured.

6. Four jumps you in a dark alleyway. Who comes to your rescue, 10, 2, or 7?
I can’t believe I just got jumped by Kayzo. Who will rescue me, Bleu, Tobi, or Akemi? …Maybe Tobi and Akemi? I honestly don’t understand Bleu’s mind at all.

7. One decides to start a cooking show. Fifteen minutes later, what is happening?
“…and that, dear viewers, is how to make breakfast for 20 athletes in fifteen minutes.”

8. Three has to marry either 8, 4, or 9. Who do they choose?
Chidori must choose between Kayzo, Jashin or Sayuri. Who will be the lucky man/girl? I’ll leave that to Chidori. I don’t want to choose for her. [Jeez, Sayuri.]

9. Seven kidnaps 2 and demands something from 5 for 2’s release. What is it?
Tobi kidnaps Bleu and demands ______ from Desya. …Er, I’m lost.

10. Everyone gangs up on three. Does 3 have a chance in hell?
Chidori could definitely handle that by herself.

11. Everyone is invited to 2 and 10’s wedding except for 8. How do they react?
Bleu and Akemi are getting married??? Talk about Ro-I mean, Juliet and…Mercucio? Wtf, Jashin would be GLAD he wasn’t invited.

12. Why is 6 afraid of 7?
Who wouldn’t be afraid of Tobi? XD jk.

13. One arrives late for two and ten’s wedding. What happens and why were they late?
Why SHOULDN’T a dead person be late for her incarnate’s crack wedding?

14. Five and nine get roaring drunk and end up at your house. What happens?
Desya and Sayuri are probably just getting back from the strip club. Geez, guys, just STOP going to those. They’d probably be ready to crash so I’d let them stay in my living room.

15. Nine murder’s two’s best friend. What does two do to get back at them?
Ah! Sayuri’s a MURDERER now? And she murdered JADE? I thought you liked Jade! Bleu would probably try to kill Sayuri, but Kayzo would protect her.

16. Six and 1 are in mortal danger. Only one of them can survive. Does 1 save themselves or sacrifice it for 6?
Tinumi and Sharu are in mortal danger…Only one can survive…sounds familiar…guess who lives first and later dies? XD I love torturing you guys.

17. Eight and 3 go camping. For some reason, they forget to bring any food. What do they do?
Jashin and Chidori go camping. Ok…they could just like, hunt or something. No biggie.

18. Five is in a car crash and is critically injured. What does nine do?
I didn’t realize they had cars on the Touzoku planet. Eh, she would call the ambulance.

19. The quiz is over, tag someone.
You’re next, Kayzo…

Same quiz, different order. Kayzo and I decided to do it for the heck of it.

SPOILER WARNING!!

1: Tobi
2: Jashin
3: Sayuri
4: Kayzo
5: Desya
6: Bleu
7: Mishi
8: Tinumi
9: Chidori
10: Akemi
11: Jade
12: Sharu


01) Who would make a better college professor, 6 or 11? What subjects would they teach?
Bleu vs. Jade. Jade is a Tech, she is SUPPOSED to be smarter, therefore the better teacher?

02) Do you think 2 is hot? How hot?
Jashin.
EVERYONE in Touzoku is supposed to be hot.

03) 12 sends 8 on a mission. What is it, and does it succeed?
Haha, Sharu sends Tinumi on a mission. Go find us some freaking bishies that are compatible, darn it….MISSION FAILED. Destined to be forever single.

04) What is or would be 9's favorite book?
Chidori.
Twilight. What else?

05) Would it make more sense for 2 to swear fealty to 6, or the other way around?
Jashin vs. Bleu. Heh, it could work either way. Bleu is out to kill his mom AND his boyfriend…let the battle begin.

06) For some reason, 5 is looking for a roommate. Should he share a studio apartment with 9 or with 10?
Should Desya stay with Jade or Sharu…Um, Sharu is DEAD when Desya comes in…but Jade is a traitor…Just sleep on the couch.

07) 2, 7 and 12 have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
Jashin, Mishi and … Sharu? That is ALSO physically impossible. Jashin must go into the past to meet them at…Wanakura? XD They would talk about overrated Touzoku. Like light. Yeah, light’s so overrated.

08) 3 challenges 10 to a duel. What happens?
Sayuri’s always part of these stupid duels…but challenge AKEMI?!?! Are you suicidal??? Is this another cooking duel for a [late] rematch or something? Because you would STILL lose.

09) If 1 stole 8's most precious possession, how would s/he get it back?
Tobi would steal Tin-Tin’s heart—I mean, Phoenix Wright game. He would get it back by seducing—I mean, kicking him in the groin.

10) Suggest a title for a story in which 7 and 12 both attain what they most desire.
Mishi and Sharu would get what they most desire…Hm…let’s name it TOUZOKU FLUFF EDITION.

11) What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 and 1 to work together?
Heh heh heh heh heh. Kayzo and Tobi must [and already] work together, but a great plot device to use would be to remind Kayzo that he put Kai through hell back on earth. Heh.


12) If 7 visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
I already visited Mishi for the weekend, and we get along fine.

13) If you could command 3 to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
Sayuri…just live your life to the fullest, alright?


14) Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11?
Jade? No. She only has a floating head at this point.

15) If 2 had to choose sides between 4 and 5, which would it be?
Jashin has to choose between Kayzo or Desya…what the heck? Asdf I repeat, what the heck? Jashin is an enemy of Kayzo and Desya WHO ARE ON THE SAME SIDE, BY THE WAY… Desya, maybe?? I have no freaking clue…


16) What might 10 shout while charging into battle?
*chuckles* Akemi, charging into battle? I admit she does charge into battle, but not screaming. Just let the tsunami do the talking.

17) If you chose a song to represent 8, which song would you choose?
I already HAVE chosen a song to represent Tinumi, that’s how n00bish I am. “Disenchanted” by MCR. [Notice they’re all MCR songs? <3]

18) 1, 6, and 12 are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
Aw, Tobi, Bleu and Sharu eating together…eh, Bleu or Tobi. Sharu probably doesn’t even like Scallion pancakes.


19) What might be a good pick-up line for 2 to use on 10?
*chokes on air*


20) What would 5 most likely be arrested for?
Desya wouldn’t even get caught if she DID do something.

21) What is 6's secret?
She doesn’t have one.

22) If 11 and 9 were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
Jade vs. Chidori. Guess. Lightning…versus Tech?

Stolen from HA again, another OC quiz! List twelve OCs, and answer away. Funny thing is, they’re not really OCs. They’re REAL PEOPLE in MANGA FORM. With SPIFFY POWERS. BEAT THAT.

1: Kayzo
2: Tinumi
3: Sharu
4: Chidori
5: Tobi
6: Akemi
7: Jashin
8: Bleu
9: Jade
10: Sayuri
11: Mishi Dishy
12: Desya


01) Who would make a better college professor, 6 or 11? What subjects would they teach?
Hm, Akemi vs. Mishi? Good question. They’re both pretty smart. They could both teach anything, but I think Mishi would be more willing to teach.

02) Do you think 2 is hot? How hot?
Tinumi.
Sizzlin’.

03) 12 sends 8 on a mission. What is it, and does it succeed?
Desya sends Bleu…to capture Tobi. Holy crap, that’s a great idea! OH, I can feel the plot development coming! Yes, yes! …to be continued.

04) What is or would be 9's favorite book?
Jade….[or Yuki] I have absolutely no idea! Go ahead and ask the real person.

05) Would it make more sense for 2 to swear fealty to 6, or the other way around?
*SHOCK* Akemi vs. Tinumi?!?! The thought itself is too heartbreaking!!

06) For some reason, 5 is looking for a roommate. Should he share a studio apartment with 9 or with 10?
Tobi looking for a roommate?! Why am I not surprised? With Mishi or Desya…? Tobi, go sleep outside, for god’s sakes.

07) 2, 7 and 12 have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
Tinumi…+ Jashin…+ Desya…ok, now that’s just physically impossible. Unless…Tinumi went into the future [which is completely possible but a dumb idea] to meet them…
They would go to a sushi bar…and completely ignore each other. Come on, they’re practically enemies!!

08) 3 challenges 10 to a duel. What happens?
Sharu…Challenges Sayuri?!?! That…would be completely against her beliefs…unless it was like, a cooking duel. Now that would make sense. Sharu would win.

09) If 1 stole 8's most precious possession, how would s/he get it back?
Kayzo stealing Bleu’s dual swords…would be incredibly stupid, deadly and unnessesary. She practically MURDERS Sharu, and you PROVOKE her? Oh, there would be blood.

10) Suggest a title for a story in which 7 and 12 both attain what they most desire.
Jashin and Desya getting what they most desire…I don’t even know what they most desire. Maybe The Utterly Pointless Goal.

11) What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 and 1 to work together?
Nothing much, since Chidori works under Kayzo already. She was defeated earlier before the story started anyway.


12) If 7 visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
*Squeals* It’s Jashin!! I don’t know if he would be able to handle my motherliness.

13) If you could command 3 to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
Sharu…LOL. I am Sharu. I would tell myself to stop stalling and finish the doujin already.


14) Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11?
Mishi. *chuckles* NO ONE has drawn Mishi. I don’t even think he has a character design yet.

15) If 2 had to choose sides between 4 and 5, which would it be?
Tinumi has to choose sides between Chidori and Tobi…*laughs* Oh man. That’s really mean. Abusive woman…spaztic pervert…poor guy.


16) What might 10 shout while charging into battle?
Wow, Sayuri. That’s…impressive. I guess it depends on what she’s fighting. Hmm, probably with the rebellion…*mutter mutter* She’d probably be too frustrated to say anything specific to her mortal enemies, so—“RAHHHHHHHHH!!!!” or something.

17) If you chose a song to represent 8, which song would you choose?
Does Bleu even deserve a song after what she did to Tobi?! Hm, maybe “I Don’t Love You” by MCR. Even though that’s supposed to be Akemi’s song. She’ll let you borrow it for today.


18) 1, 6, and 12 are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
Kayzo, Akemi…and…Desya…*starts crying* I DON’T KNOW, WHAT DOES IT MATTER? They’d…They’d…AS THE AUTHOR, I COMMAND YOU TO SHARE IT!!!!!!


19) What might be a good pick-up line for 2 to use on 10?
Tinumi on Sayuri???!?!?!?!?!?!!?! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL I thought you were GAAAAAAY


20) What would 5 most likely be arrested for?
Tobi. Sexual Assault or Rape.

21) What is 6's secret?
Ack! Why Akemi?! I’m not telling!

22) If 11 and 9 were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
Mishi vs. Jade. Jade would win by using magic.

[still can't get over my results...]

As the title states, i took a high school stereotype personality quiz on Rum and Monkey. I love that place mostly because of the seme uke test. <3333

Anyway, my results were royally incorrect yet hilarious. I'll type it word for word, here:

Yes, it's a stereotype. That means it is a generalization. That means it does not apply to everyone. Quit bitching about it. I didn't force you t take the damn test.

You probably do drugs. You probably drink. You probably will have an arrest record. By the time your class mates are graduating college you will probably have at least one STD and/or missing fingers. No one knows how you made it this far. Your heroes are Jonny Knox, Bart Simpson, Bender and Beavis and Butthead. At least you're easily amused.

I'm a Jackass!

...[speechless...]

You're kidding, right?

I can't believe it's chapter 7!!

When Heather woke up, it was morning. She knew she was still in the estate, but had no idea where she was. Looking around, she noticed she was in a giant bedroom, much like Tinumi’s, but with a silver colored theme. She was in a king-sized bed with thick sheets, and she threw them aside to reveal she was wearing the same clothes as the night before. Her memory from the night before had slowly come back to her when--
“Good Morning!!”
Sharu slid open her bedroom door with a cheery look on his face. He was dressed a lot more casually than the other day; he wore black tank top with thick sweatpants around his waist. Was he still in his pajamas?

“So! It’s time for morning training! Here, you’re going to need to wear this,” He tossed her a folded outfit. It landed on the bed and she fumbled with it in her hands as she unfolded the outfit. It was only 7:30 AM and her hand-eye coordination was not quite top-notch. She held it up to reveal it was a uniform, much like Sharu’s, but better, and fitted for girls. Did he just say training?
More memories from the night before swam in her head before she remembered the lecture at the dinner table, the tingling on her neck, the blackness. What happened?
“So just change into that, and come to the kitchen for breakfast before our workout, ‘kay? I’m gonna go wake up mom—I mean! Tin-Tin. See ya!” And with that, he shut the door, and left.
She spaced out as she sat up in bed and rubbed her neck. She took a deep breath and fell back into her pillow. What have I gotten myself into?
Sharu didn’t have to walk far to get to Tinumi’s bedroom. It was only a door away from Kayzo’s, in fact. He knocked on the door to the blue bedroom, not that he expected a response or anything. There was no way Tin-Tin would be awake at 7:30 in the morning. So he shoved the door open and turned on the lights. He did this practically every morning, and it had become a daily routine since…let’s just say it’s been a long time.
Just like every morning, Tinumi was lying in a heap of sheets, completely knocked out, sleeping like a log. Sharu sighed as he walked over to the bed and ripped off the bed covers in a giant sweep of his arms.
“It’s time to wake up, Tin-chan,” the purple-haired boy declared as he threw the sheets to the floor.
The boy in bed moaned and rolled over with his face in the pillow of his queen-sized bed. “Your words and actions are contradictory, Schatzi…” he muttered into the pillow. Sharu looked at him for a moment. Was he still dreaming or something? He slapped the back of his head. Nothing happened. Yep, he’s still out.
Sharu decided to give up for the time being, and hopped onto the side of the bed. He sat thinking for a few minutes, and then fell back into the bed. After ten seconds of deep thought, he let it all out.
“ARRGGGGHHHHHHH!! WHY ARE YOU SO SCHTUUUUPID?!?!?!” He yelled/growled almost at the top of his freakin’ lungs.
Tinumi made a discontent face at the loud noise disturbing his sleep. “What the hell,” he mumbled and rolled over onto his back with his hand covering his face. “You’re going to wake up the house…”
Sharu glared at the lazy bastard who called himself a Tech. “You’re the only one still asleep, butt-face,” he grumbled. He was freaking pissed off at the world.
“Now, now, Herr Cowlick. Your blood pressure is going off the charts,” He sang in his Klavier- imitation voice.
Sharu snapped at last, after long months of built-up stress. “That’s it—you’re getting up NOW,” and he practically kicked him off the bed with no mercy. “And stop acting so out of character!! Why the hell do you talk like Klavier in your sleep, anyway?!”
“OW! What the—what are you doing in my room?!” Tinumi was in a daze with his brain barely working three hours earlier than he normally woke up. Seeing the rarity of a very agitated Sharu in the morning was not how he wanted to start his morning.
“I’m waking you up, stupid! I’m waking you up so we can re-train the Almighty Kayzo and bust our asses off working for the idiot who forgets everyone important to him! Why else would I be here?! What else do we do everyday? I don’t know, maybe narrowly escape dying for the fifteen-millionth time?!”
There’s no use screaming it at me…Tinumi’s mind was still in a fog, and the volume wasn’t helping.
“So, you’re disappointed…?”
“It’s worse than a disappointment! It’s like a miscarriage or something! You’re like, ‘OMG, I’m pregnant, baby. Yay!’ Then, ‘Oh, teh noes~ just kidding, it’s dead!’ See?! That’s not even funny!!!”
“WHAT KIND OF COMPARISON IS THAT?! AND WHEN DID YOU HAVE A MISCARRIAGE?!”
“You are such an IDIOT!!” And pillows went flying in Tinumi’s direction.
Getting up off of the floor, Tin-Tin tried to understand what was going on. Let’ s see, Sharu’s mad, something about almost dying…um…what?
“Ugh. Let’s make this simple…do you need a hug?”
“Eh? What the—I think I need to divorce my life,”
“Aw, you just need a chill pill. And a hug.” And with that, Tinumi snuck his arms around him and sleepily hugged the grumpy guy with issues. “Don’t you remember why you’re here?” He asked. “Remember the promise we made back then…to Kayzo, right here in this city.”
Sharu hesitated to respond. He wasn’t as angry as he was a few moments ago, but he was still upset. Why had He forgotten them, after so much had happened, after all they had lost, after giving their lives to him?
He remembered quite clearly what they had said; what they dedicated the rest of their non-human lives to—but he didn’t want to admit it. “Remind me,” He said as he returned the hug and wrapped his arms around Tinumi’s shoulders and closed his eyes. “What happened that day…?”
A half-awake Heather stumbled down the hallway, searching for the kitchen. When Sharu had woken her up, she didn’t realize how drowsy she actually felt. She had managed to slip into her new clothes without falling over, but walking was a little different. Why do I feel so gross…? And how do I get to the kitchen, anyway?? This place is so big~
“Sharu-san…?” She called for him, thinking maybe his voice could lead her in the general direction of breakfast. But there was no answer. She sighed and just walked aimlessly. Whatever...
For the first time since she had arrived at the estate, Heather started to pay attention to the details of the house. There weren’t many windows in the hallways, but a lot of mirrors. And the architecture didn’t seem very even. She noticed while walking down one narrow hall she would turn a corner and find an extremely wide hallway. Large mirrors were placed along both sides of narrow halls, making them appear bigger.
She paused at a full body mirror and stared at her reflection in the eyes. She adjusted the uniform she had just put on a few minutes ago, and noticed something rather bizarre. Her birthmark had changed completely. Originally, it barely resembled a crescent moon encircled by a sun. But now, it was the other way around—a moon swallowing a sun. That certainly wasn’t natural…
She took a closer look at herself. Besides the birthmark, nothing was different about her externally. But on the inside, she felt like crap. She brushed her fingers through her medium length blonde hair and sighed again. Maybe it’s time for some breakfast, she thought. She started walking again, and caught a last glimpse of herself out of the corner of her eye. She stopped dead in her tracks and slowly turned to look through another mirror.
“EEEHHHHHHHHHHH?!?!” Her hair had grown to twice the length it was before. Staring in disbelief, she grabbed a bunch between her fingers and examined it closely. “When did this happen…?!” Her hair was perfectly normal when she first looked in the mirror, and it was still ok, just…longer. Peering at the reflection of her hair in the mirror, she tugged at it. And the hair kept coming out of her scalp, as if there was no end to it. Her eyes widened at the sight of her never-ending strands of hair. At first she thought she was balding, but if she were, the hair would have fallen out by now. Wha~!?
“Kayzo!!” A girl with short jet-black hair ran towards her down the narrow hallway. Heather recognized her as one of the teens living with her in the estate in some of the smaller rooms. “Let’s go, you’re late!” She grabbed her wrist and tugged her further down the hallway, dragging Heather mercilessly along the hall.
Completely confused, Heather stammered incomprehensibly to the girl. “Sharu, um, train—breakfast! What’s—uh, my hair—kinda different—Bakura!” She had way too many questions. The girl could only manage to catch ‘Sharu’ in her broken sentences, and grinned. “He’ll be down in the training hall later—he’s always late. For now, you’ll just have to warm-up with us,”
They arrived at what appeared to be a rather large dojo, with a wooden floor and an enormous supply closet. There were already people inside, wearing similar uniforms and appeared to be stretching or warm-up exercises. But even if they were warm-up exercises, full splits and walking on hands were a bit advanced. Heather realized they were the people that had greeted them the day they had arrived, and also noticed that they were in very good shape.
“Um, can I talk to Sharu? Or maybe Tinumi? I want to ask them something,” Heather was a little nervous. She had to train with these amazing Spartans? She cried on the inside-- that was beyond embarrassing—P.E. was not her best class.
The girl smiled again. “You don’t want to bother them right now.”
“…”
“…”
“Why not?”
“Well, I went to check on Tin-Tin this morning, and they seemed, um, a bit…busy to say the least.”
“…You’re kidding, right?”
“Yeah. They were just talking.”
What the f—?!
“Um, can I talk to them?”
“Once they get here, knock yourself out. But we should get to work before they get here. They aren’t the nicest coaches, you know.”
“They’re coaching us?!”
“Yup. But since you guys have been away for a while, we haven’t been training nearly as hard.”
Heather’s brain was overflowing with questions, she didn’t know what to ask first. “What are we training for?”
“GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY!!” Sharu walked in with Tinumi close behind, warmly greeting the group. The girl that had been talking with Heather nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard Sharu. She swore under her breath as she grabbed her wrist again and ran towards a bigger mass of people, trying to hide. Completely taken by surprise, Heather whispered, “What exactly are we hiding from?!” The girl hissed back, “Punishment!”
“Is everyone warmed up?” Sharu continued. Everyone stopped working and replied in unison while Heather’s guide lied, “Yes, sir!”
“Good.” His smile vanished as if he was never happy in his entire life, and said, “Let’s get to work, then.”
“I didn’t even get to eat breakfast yet, though…” Heather mumbled.
“Too bad, because you won’t be able to eat for another 4 hours.” Heather looked up, surprised Sharu even heard her.
He was almost like a totally different person now. He had a hard expression on his face, not as if he were angry, just…strict. He continued.
“I know you guys have had a great ten year break, but that ends today. So we’re going to work on muscle conditioning and sparring this morning.” There were a couple of groans from a few scattered people in groups, but Sharu ignored them. “Everyone, grab a partner!”
Heather looked around as people partnered up with close friends, and was left with the girl she had met that morning. “I guess I’m with you,” She said with a smile. She seemed nice enough. “My name’s Saya, since you’ve probably forgotten.” Heather laughed half-heartedly. “Yeah, I really must have,” Get me out of here!!
Sharu continued with his exercise explanation. He grabbed Tin-Tin’s shoulder and used him as a partner. “For today, first we’re going to do partner crunches.” Some of the people murmured, ‘oh, that’s not too bad,’ or ‘oh, ok…’
Sharu talked over their voices. “Not your usual partner crunches, guys. Like this,” He turned to Tinumi, and told him to do a handstand. Once he was up on his hands, Sharu sighed, and smacked his hand to his forehead. “You’re too freaking tall,” he muttered under his breath. He still managed to grab him by the ankles and lifted him straight up into the air. “The person being held up has to do crunches up-side down, and the one holding their partner has to bear with the weight of over 100 pounds on their arms. Have fun, and Tin-Tin will tell you guys when to switch places.” He let Tin-Tin get back on his feet and fixed his clothes.
Heather died on the inside. Sharu walked out of the room and without turning back he waved and said, “I’m gonna start breakfast, I’ll be back in an hour,” and they were left to their duties.
Everyone’s attention switched to Tinumi when Sharu left. He looked completely bored out of his mind as he said, “Alright guys. The first group of people doing sit-ups first will work for 20 minutes, then switch, ‘kay?” He pulled out a stop watch. “I’ll wait ‘til you get ready,” signaling everyone to get into position. Saya looked at Heather with a look of ‘yeah, I know this sucks, but it’s not like it’ll kill us,’ and said, “I’ll hold you up, you can go first,”
Heather hesitated, and then agreed. She wasn’t sure if she could hold a person by the ankles for 20 minutes straight just yet. Saya knew what she was thinking, and gave her a look of pity as she helped Heather to stand on her hands. “Just do your best, ok?”
***
Once Heather was done with her crunches, she collapsed onto the ground, lying on her back. She knew they would be hard, but still…it was freaking hard. “Why are we doing this, anyway?!” She thought aloud; complaining. Saya didn’t say a word; she was too busy massaging her sore arms. Poor girl.
“To save the universe of course, why else?” Tinumi replied. He was sitting with his back to a wall on the floor of the dojo, playing Phoenix Wright again while timing them at the same time. Heather turned her head to look at him. “Ok, then. You’re telling us to get abs of steel so we can save the Ra damned universe?”
He didn’t even look up as everyone else snickered at Heather’s retort. “Pretty much.”
“Well, why?”
Tinumi finally looked up. “Once you have an idea of what we’re actually up against, you could figure it out yourself.”
“You’re kidding, right? You really just kidnapped me so I could help you save the universe?”
Tinumi sighed heavily and snapped his DS shut. “SHARU!!” He yelled in no general direction. Heather wasn’t even sure if he had heard him, but sure enough, less than a minute later, a very miffed purple-haired boy came stomping back.
“What is it?! Do you want me to burn the French toast?!” He was wearing a cooking apron over his tank top and pajamas now, and held a dripping ladle in one hand.
Heather almost couldn’t restrain her laughter at the sight. She was still lying on the ground, but shot up into a straight sitting position at his appearance. They ignored her, and Tinumi explained, “Tell our amnesiac here why she’s training. And make her remember this time.” Sharu shook his head and sighed. “You make it sound like it’s my fault,” he muttered.
He held out a hand for Heather and said, “Get up.” He didn’t seem angry, just tired. She took it, unsure of what to expect, and pulled herself up.
“Heather,” he started to say, and he looked her in the eye. “Do you know why your birthmark changed, or why your hair looks so dumb right now?”
She immediately remembered how she thought she was balding in the hallway and instinctively fiddled with the longest piece of hair, becoming very annoyed. “Oh, shut up!”
“No, seriously. Can you answer that for us?”
She was frustrated now. Why did he have to ask serious questions in such a childish way? “No,” she said, frowning.
“Didn’t think so. Do you realize you’re not a typical human?”
She thought for a moment. Huh, she hadn’t thought about that since the day she had weird visions when they were studying the black plague in middle school. “I guess…” she managed to say.
“Good, because you aren’t. Ever since your mark has been activated, you’re very different from a normal human. You’re a Touzoku, now.”
“…Really?”
“Yup. For example. You’re missing a very important organ right now. Can you guess what it is?”
Heather took a minute to think. Is this really happening right now? Am I…not human? She began to mentally scan her body for abnormalities. She was still breathing, so she had her lungs; check. She was hungry, so stomach; check. She was obviously thinking, so she still had a brain--Wait a minute…She had to double check. Her hand shot to her neck, her wrists, then finally the upper chest area, searching for any small sign for a pulse. She had no heart.
Sharu grinned. “So, you figured it out? You no longer have blood circulating through your veins. That’s special enough not to be human, right?”
“…”
“Heather, do you know what Touzoku do?”
She swallowed. “Are they a type of vampire?”
Sharu laughed whole-heartedly. “You would wish, wouldn’t you, Kayzo!”
“Is that where this ‘Kayzo’ business comes from, then?”
“Yep. Good to see you again, Touzoku no Hewa, Kayzo.”


There it is! So, yeah, i didn't realize i would finish it so quickly. And i didn't proof read so much, so if there are mistakes, pls forgive me!!

0.o Whoa, how did they know?!

Nothing worked out aparently, but i did tell them.

I decided to do some drawing this afternoon and I wasn't feeling very inspired. So i went back to my room and dug through all my papers looking for some old artwork from a year or two ago.

OMJ.

I found a crapload. The amount of paper i discovered may add up to a ream of paper.

But anyway, i found stuff from 6th grade and up. Before i did the search i already knew my drawing style had changed, but oh my god.

I know this sounds wierd, but kissing is FREAKING hard to draw, but i found a REALLY good pic that i drew maybe in...seventh grade? I was like-- WHAT?!?! Why am i so bad all of a sudden????

I only seem to have gotten better at drawing faces and MAYBE at drawing legs. But still....wow. i was better than i thought i was in middle school.

That wasn't the only good thing i found. I found some REALLY good character designs and stuff. But i also found stuff from the same time period that totally sucked. But that just shows that i had good and crappy drawing days. I still do, tho.

And on a totally different note, i have a new found liking of Kakuzu x Hidan. Random, i know. but tobi is a big influence on that part.

Ok, I just went to the bookstore and bought a book that I've been curious about for a while.

Have any of you heard of The Twelve Kingdoms? It's another light novel series translated by Tokyopop [I'm pretty sure they killed this series too--there're supposed to be like, 7 volumes, and there's only 1...]

Freaking amazing. I stayed up till 3 reading it last night. [I couldn't sleep~~]

The scary thing was that the beginning was SO much like Touzoku!! Girl at an all girl school, kind of normal, blah blah. Strange man practically kidnaps her, she has no idea who he is, and he's like 'you are my master, what you demand i will do' and all that. He has super long hair, but it's blonde...which i find kind of annoying but o well.

She and the school is attacked by other-worldly demons, and the guy gives her this really pretty Chinese sword, and he's like, 'Kill them,' and she's just freaking out, understandibly.

She ends up being transported to another world, and the guy with the long blonde hair is nowhere to be found. What i find EXTREMELY annoying is that it takes practically the entire book to find him again. Not that i finished the book or anything... I'm on pg. 329 out of 459, and she still hasn't found him! But it's a great book so far, and it's depressing because she's completely alone in another world and she is wanted dead or alive for reasons i don't feel like explaining. But i haven't cried yet.

BTW, I listened to the entire Black Parade album for the first time yesterday. I absolutely love 'I Don't Love You' because I can totally see an amv using that song for Akemi and Kayzo. Not that any of you even know who Akemi is...[only Heather and Tobi really kno...] You'll find out eventually.