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Birthday
• 1990-03-04
Gender
• Female
Location
• ..... my own world
Member Since
• 2005-07-02
Occupation
• Part-time worker, artist, yep.... that's about it
Real Name
• ....

Personal

Achievements
• Honor roll for 3 years straight... but being homeschooled kinda makes it hard to do anything else. ^^"
Anime Fan Since
• .... I guess since I first saw Sailor Moon, not that I really cared for the storyline but the art was cool.
Favorite Anime
• Rurouni Kenshin, Bleach, Inuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rave Master, Cyborg 009, Naruto, Fruits Basket, FMA, Tokyo Mew Mew, Ouran High School Host Club
Goals
• To get a Bachelor's in Graphic Design, then hopefully Commercial Art. ^^d
Hobbies
• drawing, writing, reading.... oh yeah, and making stuff
Talents
• .... drawing, writing, and cooking

myOtaku.com: briar rose90

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

Story Excerpt!!

My life at this point is utterly miserable... *cries* I'm practically flunking in plane geometry... and I thought it wouldn't be that bad!!! I knew I should've taken algebra 2. At least I understand that... *sigh*

On a happier note, I've been playing around with my new programs and found that I love using corel painter. At least, the airbrush feature. ^^v It makes the pic's colors look so soft!!! I used that for a pic for my friend on her b-day. She absolutely loved it. ^^ Everyone kept commenting on the color, so I smiled outwardly. Inwardly I cringed and cursed the printer.... as the colors didn't come out quite right. They were pale in comparison... *sigh* but it was okay since she liked it.

Also, I've been trying to decide on a story to work on... but haven't quite comed up with anything.

Here's a smidgen of one I've been working on:

Excerpt from Hunter and the Hunted Chap. 1

Moonlight shimmered, bathing the silent forest in a wash of silver light and dark shadows that moved with a life of their own. The leaves stirred and branches rustled as a faint breeze whispered and sighed through the night. Clouds drifted with lazy complacency over the ink black sky and over the silvery-blue moon, causing the shadows to grow drastically.

And as the shadows grew, the Hunter moved.

Slowly, silently-he was just another shadow himself as he walked with inhumanly quiet steps, as full of grace and liquid ease as a panther. His golden eyes pierced the darkness like two glowing twin orbs of purest gold flecked with amber. The silver light filtered down through the dense foliage and toyed with the deep red of the Hunter's waist-length fiery mane.

The Hunter moved.

The shadows and light both took turns ebbing and rising like waves of the sea with the passing of the dark clouds overhead. Crickets chirped
out their unceasing song, while nightbirds took up a mournful chorus to the faint rhythem of the trees.

The Hunter watched.

Nothing escaped his gaze, his roving golden eyes saw everything that moved or breathed within his presence. Lifting his head, he felt another breeze drift in and away through the woods like a ghost. The Hunter's nostrils flared as he caught a strange scent the breeze carried with it.

Something had invaded HIS forest. Growling low in his throat, the Hunter turned sharply on his heel and stalked soundlessly in the direction of the intruder's scent.

The Hunter began his chase.

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Kaoru ran, chest heaving, bare feet slapping loudly against the cold earth. Her tattered garment, what remained of her borrowed tunic and breeches, fluttered and waved gaily as she dashed through the thickening woods. Labouring for breath, she plunged ever onward. There was no going back.

There would be no escape. To return from whence she came was death. Not literal death, but Kaoru considered the fate that awaited her there to be worse (almost) than death.

She could only hope the forest would give her shelter for the night. The girl barely dared to allow hope for that. Pushing back her tangled mass of raven-black hair that had been robbed of its ribbon a few hours ago, she blinked away the growing fatigue from her crystal blue eyes. She had to keep going, she had to-

Kaoru tripped and fell face forward with a startled shriek that pierced the night air like a thunderclap. The child lay like a stone on the ground, hardly daring to even breathe. "Please don't let them get me." she prayed, the words becoming a steady mantra in her exhausted mind. Three, four, five minutes came and went with agonizing slowness. Pushing herself up with trembling, bruised, and dirty arms-Kaoru took a shuddering breath and tried to calm her racing heart while wiping away the dirt from her face.

Petal pink lips trembled, and sooty black eyelashes caught the scalding tears that threatened to continue and fall down the girl's face. A tiny, whimpering sob escaped her throat as she felt the fatigue crawl its way up and over the adreneline's borrowed energy.

She could not break now. She had to be strong.

Biting back another wave of despair and tears, Kaoru chewed relentlessly on her lower lip as she grasped the tree beside her to help get to her aching feet. Kamiya Kaoru did not give up so easily, never before and not now. Beginning at a walk, Kaoru quickly changed her pace to a jog, then began to run again after catching her breath and recapturing a hold on the temporary store of energy the newest adrenaline rush had given her.

She would make it.

Xx----------------------------------------------------------------xX

End of excerpt

Okay, if you couldn't tell-it's a fanfic about Rurouni Kenshin. ^^ Love that series to death. The books are way better than the anime as far as a storyline goes. I really hated the arc with that wanna-be Christian guy. (not even going to mention his name) It rankled me.

Moving on... please tell me what you think of the piece, and whether or not you think I should continue it. ^^ I'll post chapters on here if you think I should. My sis says I should do something with my stories other than let them collect dust in the computer (figurative, people!!!) Please and thanks!!!

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