Friday, May 14, 2004

   and its so hot hot hot
It really hot here. But I like it. I didn't really have much else to say so I thought I would post more of that story.
Chapter 2

The four of them pulled into the driveway. Maki hoped out of the truck and patted her sword and whip which had been returned after they had left the station. She followed the three up another flight of stairs and into another building.

This one was different from the other two they had taken her too. It had furniture and other items in it that told Maki that this was their house. From behind a wall a women emerged holding a little sleeping toddler. “You’re home!” The women yelled. “Where have you been?! I’ve been so worried!” She made a face. “Who is that?!” She yelled seeing Maki for the first time.

“We… ah… found her.” Her husband stammered. “Anyway she’ll be staying here for tonight.” He moved his eyes to the ceiling as his wife’s face hardened in anger. He secretly thanked that Timothy was fast asleep or she would have been yelling by now.

“What are you thinking?” She said in an angry singsong voice. The last thing she wanted was her son to wake up.

“Chill out mom.” Josh said bored as he grabbed Maki’s wrist. “Come.” Maki followed obediently. Elizabeth followed not wanting to be around when their mother and father started to ‘discuss’ this.

Josh dragged Maki into Elizabeth’s room just because it was the first room that was empty. He let go of Maki’s wrist once inside and sat on the bed. Elizabeth sat beside him and rested her head on her hand. She could already hear her parents’ voices arguing. “Why did you have her come here?” She asked her brother.

“Because she’s cool!” He said excited.

“Sit.” Maki blinked at Elizabeth’s command. “S…i…t..”

“She’s not a dog, stupid!” Josh stood up. “Sit.” He said slowly and sat down. He repeated this a couple times. At first Maki found this an amusing site but then caught on that he wanted her sit down. She knelt down; she had always been a quick learner. Josh plastered a happy smile on his face and moved down next to her. “I wonder what her name is!”

“Who cares?”

“Josh.” He said ignoring his sister as he pointed to himself. “Eliz…a…beth.” He pointed to Elizabeth. Then he pointed to Maki and opened his mouth but didn’t say anything. He repeated this a few times.

Maki became very confused at this. When he said his name and pointed to himself Maki pointed to him also. “Jo…h” She repeated. The word felt funny on her tongue.

“That’s right!” He took Maki’s hand and pointed to him. “Josh.” He moved her hand to her. Again he opened his mouth but said nothing. He repeated this over and over.

Maki’s face blighted as she finally realized what they were doing and the next time he pointed to her with her hand she spoke. “Maki.”

“Mai?” Josh tried to say.

“Ma… ki.”

“Maki.” Josh turned and sneered at his sister. “Her name is Maki.”

Maki was excited now. “Josssh.” She said holding the s a little too long.

“That’s right! Jo…sh!”

“Josh.” Maki smiled.

* * *

“So that’s it? You just found her?” The mother said somewhat sadly after the story had been told.

The father nodded his head slowly and let out a tried sigh. “I couldn’t just leave her at the police station without giving her a reason. Anyway the officer told me they would get a translator in as fast as they can to talk to her. Until then told them that she could stay with us.” The mother sat down with a sigh next to her husband. “It’ll be alright Peggy.” He said and held her tightly.

“Does she have to carry the sword David?”

“She was going crazy when she found out we had it. I couldn’t help but give them back.”

“Poor thing she’s all alone.”

Well thats all I've written right now. I've been busy so dont expect anymore for a little while.
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Thursday, May 13, 2004

   WTF?!?!
I just went to a web site that has Kenshin scalations and I was working on getting volume 26 chapters 228-232 when I decied to go outside. Well I cam back in to finish reading it and they posted the next chapters 233-237 and took off the chpaters I still had to get... crap now I'll have to go through all the volumes again untill 26 comes through again to get those scans... oh well at lest it's free!

Don't forget to read my KENSHIN FANFIC called Kenshin Lost at Sea here: http://www.fanfiction.net/~xzigzagx

Also I forgot to explain a couple things about Maki that are kinda important for anyone reading the story below this post.

Hair color: Dirty Blond
Eyes: Light blue with gray mixed in
Specail Features: She has a notch in her ear and a huge scar on her back. If you want to know how she got it leave me a comment... if not it's not worth explaining.
Age: 18
Gender: Female... duh...
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own any Kenshin or Kenshin related characters. Nor do I own Kenshin's story line. HOWEVER I do own Maki's for Maki is an orginal character and I only threw her in with Kenshin in this story because I thought it would be fun. DO NOT STEAL MY PERSON AND HER STORY LINE!!! ~please!~
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   OH!!! What a beautiful morining! OH!!! What a beautiful day!
It's like 80 and I'm home from school! YEAH! I got to work on scholorships and stuff but right now I'm working on homework.

DA DA DA!!!! BUM BUM!! A TIME LINE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET!!!! BUM BUM!!! BUM!!! *snore*

Yeah... its really boring and due tomorrow... better get to work.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2004

Here is the first part to my story that I've been talking about. I figured if I was talking about it I might as well post it. Although you may not like it b/c you don't know Maki's past. Oh well... I wasn't planning on talking about her past too much anyway.

Maki Through Time

Maki knocked the man that stood in her way to the ground. “Maki! Do you see Kenshin?!” Kaoru yelled from behind her. Maki scanned the field. She shook her head she didn’t see the red head anywhere. She gave a look down at Blank who was already sniffing for the Rurouni’s sent. Suddenly the dog’s head jerked up and he let out a loud bark and ran off.

Maki sprinted after her beloved pet as Kaoru shouted that she couldn’t keep up. Maki ignored her knowing that Kaoru could take care of herself. She had seen Kenshin get injured earlier and was worried about him.

Just up ahead she saw him. He was high in the air and his target was standing ready to deflect his attack. Maki ran pass Blank as Kenshin started his call. “Hiten Mitsurugi-Ryù…” Maki watched eyes on Kenshin but suddenly there was a flash of light. Maki put up her arm to shield her eyes but kept running. She had never seen this happen before. Could this be a Hiten Mitsurugi attack she had never seen?

Maki suddenly felt the earth disappear from under her but she didn’t feel like she was falling. Everything was white and it was so bright that it stung her eyes. Then she was falling and fast. She gasped for air as the brightness dimmed then she could see stars began to form. Suddenly she found the ground again. She slammed into something hard, sturdy, and cold.

Maki’s head and chest throbbed as she struggled to get the air that had been knocked out of her back. She tried to sit up but her head swam and she fell back and lost conciseness.

* * *

“Kenshin!” Kaoru yelled when she came up to him. She smiled when she saw that he was fine. Then she looked from side to side. “Where’s Maki?”

“Oro?”

“I thought I saw Maki headed toward you.” Kenshin shrugged. He had been too occupied by his attacker to notice much. “Then where is she?” They both looked around the field but neither saw her.

* * *

Maki could feel that she was moving. Slowly she halfway opened her eyes. Her head throbbed as she looked around her. She was lying on a blanket and it was dark. There was a ceiling over her. She could tell that she was moving fast and she noticed that too their were windows all around and that trees were passing rapidly. Watching the trees made her sick. She gave a slow blink, what had happened?

She could remember that they had gone after a group of men that had stolen money from the Akabecko. Kenshin, something had happened to him. He had gotten hurt, not bad, but she remembered being worried. Then that light.

Maki reached down to touch her sword but couldn’t find it. Her whip was also missing. She felt all around her but all she felt was the cold walls that felt like metal. She sat up. “Where are they?!” She yelled frantic. Her head swam again but she fought of the feeling of fainting. She was trapped in a closed area and was unarmed making her feel very vulnerable.

She head strange sound come from behind her. “Stop the truck dad! She’s up!” It sounded like a boy’s voice but Maki couldn’t understand what was being said. Suddenly whatever it was she was in stopped and Maki skidded into a wall. She hissed as her side smacked into the wall sending a course of pain through her body.

She saw two bodies walk on either side of her prison and her muscles tensed. She heard a creak and the back of her prison was opened and there stood a man with a beard and a boy just a head shorter of the man. “Who are you?” Maki asked keeping her voice smooth and calm. The two looked at each other as if they hadn’t understood her. She repeated herself slowly. “Who, are, you?” The two began to speak to each other.

“What if she doesn’t speak English?” The shorter one said to the taller.

“Well, I don’t know what she is trying to say.” Was the other’s response. “Do you speak English?” The man asked to Maki. Maki slanted her eyebrows as she tried to figure out what the man had said. Her face told the man she didn’t and he let out a disappointed sigh. “You okay?” Maki gave him a blank look. “Ow.” The man said pointing to his head.

“Ow?” Maki repeated confused. The man nodded and pointed to his head again. Maki touched her own head and shook her head. She didn’t want them to know she was hurt.

“Live?” The man said next. Maki blinked at him. “Do you live around here?” Maki still didn’t understand.

“I told you we just should have left her dad.” The other said.

“I wasn’t just going to leave her lying in the middle of the road. Look at her, I think she is a tourist and is lost. We’ll drive her to the police station and they should be able to help her.” Maki heard a slam from behind her and saw another head move on her right. The head peered around and Maki saw this one was a girl with long brown hair.

“Can’t we just drop her off here? She kinda scares me.” The girl said.

“Elizabeth she doesn’t know where she is.” The father answered although the kid in the back of his truck also made him feel nervous.

“Are you hungry?” The boy said with a hint of broadness in his voice. Maki crocked her head and the boy jumped up into the truck with her.

“Josh get down!”

Josh ignored his father’s order and crawled his way to Maki. He sat cross legged in front of her and put his hand on his stomach. “Hungry.” He then touched Maki’s shoulder with a finger. “You.” He put his hand on his stomach and moved it in a circle. “Hungry.” Maki was starting to understand.

“Hai.” She said truthfully as her stomach growled in unison.

Josh smiled. “Now where getting somewhere!” He turned to his dad. “Let’s go to McDonnell’s!” He turned back to Maki. “You.” He pointed to her. “Stay.” He pointed to the truck. Maki stared at the spot he had pointed at not fully understanding. “We.” He said motioning to himself and the other two. “Get food.” He pretended to eat something. Maki was still partly confused as Josh crawled back out of the truck. The doors were closed and Maki was left alone.

The truck started and Maki fell forward bumping her chin on the floor. She wasn’t sure what was going on but these people didn’t seem bad so she decided to go along with whatever they were doing.

* * *

Elizabeth held Maki’s sword in her hand. “Why would she carry these things?” She asked anyone who would listen. “She dresses so weird.”

“I don’t know.” Her father answered as he pulled into a parking place. “But she definitely isn’t from around here.” He said as he listened to Maki as slide around in the back. “Let’s eat.”

Maki hopped down from the truck and gazed with amazement around her. She had noticed that the trees had slowly begun to disappear and that it seemed to be getting brighter but during the ride she had been more occupied at keeping her balance than were she was.

The group entered the fast food restaurant and ordered. Maki did receive a couple stares from the few people inside but after hanging out with Kenshin they were easily ignored. Maki was amazed by the cash register with each beep it rang out. The father took the food and together the four of them sat at a booth. He handed Maki a hamburger which she stared at.

“What’s this?” She asked puzzled as the thing crinkled in her hand. She took the wrapper off and found that some kind of food was inside. Maki held it questionably in front of her and watched the others eat. Maki copied them and lifted the hamburger to her mouth and bit it. It was pretty good. As the meal continued Maki noticed that the others would reach to the container in front of them and suck on the thing sticking out of it.

Curious Maki reached for the container in front of her and copied them again. A bubbly liquid hit her tongue. Maki made a face like she had eaten something sour and quickly put the cup down. The taste was still on her tongue so she started to rub it against her teeth.

Josh watched the whole thing and laughed. “I don’t think she likes soda Dad.” His dad let a smirk and got up to order a cup of water.

Maki was weary when the new cup was placed before her and the other thrown away. She looked at it questionably but the boy kept making jesters for her to drink. Reluctantly she sipped it again but was please to find that it no longer held that bubbly liquid.

* * *

Maki had gotten use to riding in the truck now and didn’t slide around this time. She was still amazed by all the glittering lights. Maki followed the family up the steps and into a large building.

Inside Maki felt unnerved by all the evil feeling ki filling the place. She, for the millionth time, whished for her weapons to be at her side. There were men dressed in blue uniforms that reminded her of Saito’s uniform.

The officer sitting at the desk eyed the strange group suspiciously as they approached. The man and the tow kids at his side looked normal enough but the girl dress in the funny clothes made him a little uneasy. “How can I help you?” He asked as the man stopped in front of him.

The man sighed as if he hadn’t slept in weeks. “We found her lying unconscious in the middle of a road.” He began pointing to Maki who stood glaring at a man who had just been brought in handcuffed. “I couldn’t just leave her and I don’t think she speaks English.”

The officer leaned a little out of his seat. “Oh great.” He thought. It was near the end of his sift and he wanted to go home. “Do you speak English?” He asked to Maki.

Maki looked at him knowing full well he was talking to her. She had no idea what he had said. “Do you speak Japanese?” She asked him.

The officer leaned back in his chair. He rubbed his right temple slowly. “Dose anyone her speak Chinese?”

Josh scuffed. “She’s speaking Japanese. Can’t you tell the difference?”

“Great, a smart-aleck kid too.” The man thought annoyed. “Alright.” He yelled to anyone who could hear him. “Dose anyone speak Japanese?” No one answered. “Alright we’ll have to keep her here.” The man sighed more complications for him to take of before he could leave.

“You’re just gonna lock her up in a cell like a criminal!” Josh yelled at the officer.

“Look kid.” The officer said a little annoyed. “We don’t have much choice. No one can talk to her; we have no where else to put her so she’ll have to stay here.” Josh scowled. “Did she have anything with her when you found her?” The officer asked hoping for some sort of identification.

“Just these.” Elizabeth said handing him a long bag.

The officer opened it and took out Maki’s sword and whip. “What the…”

“My sword! My whip!” Maki yelled upset that they had them the whole time. “Those belong to me give them back!” She yelled holding out her hand and pointing to herself hoping they would understand her.

The officer was not happy with that latest outburst. A kid in strange clothes walking around with a sword and a whip that speaks a langue he doesn’t understand. He could picture his wife as she yelled at him for getting home so late.

Josh saw the officer’s frustration and quickly came up with an idea. “What if she spent the night at our house?” His father and the officer both gave him a questioning look. He didn’t care. He had gotten intrigued by trying to find a way to communicate with the girl they had found in the middle of the road.

“Well I don’t see why not if you want to take the risk of bringing a stranger into your home.” The officer said quite hopeful that these people would take the ‘burden’ to their house so he could go home.

“Please dad!” Josh pleaded with the looked that had made the father take the two fishing earlier that day.

The father sighed. He didn’t like the idea of abandoning the girl here alone but he didn’t want to bring some girl with a sword into his house either. “You can tell your mother.” Josh smiled.

Again don't forget to read my other Kenshin fanfic Kenshin Lost at Sea at http://www.fanfiction.net/~xzigzagx

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   Enter Subject Here
http://www.fanfiction.net/~xzigzagx is the link to my Kenshin and Lupin Fanfic. I invite anyone who likes to read facfics to read them!!! I hope I did the link right! (yeah, I'll be promting this for awhile)

Anyway I registered to vote today! GO ME! Kinda a crummy day but I'm about to go into detail on it at www.livejournal.com/users/zig_zag123 so I don't feel like talking about it twice.

It is a GREAT day out. I am saddened that we no longer have our giant trampoline. *cries* It got ripped apart in a wind storm.

I don't know what I want to do right now. I want to go outside and type. I wish I had a laptop. I'm going to save up for one after the Senior Trip to NYC. OMG I can't wait for that!

Gas is wicked expensive. 2.03 is the cheapest I've seen it and that bugs me. Ick. If it keeps going up I might suggest I quit Teakwondo. I would hate to do that but I have to go far to get to class and quiting will save a lot of money. God I hope it dosen't come to that.
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Monday, May 10, 2004

   My Kenshin Fanfic
I got my Kenshin Fanfic all up on Fanfiction.net!! READ IT! I would like to thank Atlen for the proofreading!!! Yah Atlen!!! Anyway it's called Kenshin Lost at Sea. I also have a Lupin story up too for you Lupin lovers you can read that. That one is called Lupin at Summer Camp! I think they are both really good but I wrote them both so of course I think they are good!

This is the link to get to them: http://www.fanfiction.net/~xzigzagx

Sorry about the copy and past but I don't know how to make links here at My Otaku yet!!!
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   I feel the love!
I keep getting new friends! YAH! People are talking to me neat!

~Anyway~ I just got back from a meeting about the senior trip to New York City!!! AHHH!! Can't wait!!! I can finally spend the money I've been saving!

Also I started writting that story I talked about yesterday. I find it funny because I love my character Maki. She is one of my favorite chacaters I've ever made up! But so far I have her going to McDonnells and this is her first time every seeing a hamburger. What's worse she comes from Japan and was thrown into present day America! She has no idea whats going on.

I kinda making this a more "for me" story because I'm not taking the time to re-adress Maki's past and attiude toward life like I did in the first novel I'm writting for her.

I have planned of Maki trying to find out what a toliet is, forks, knives, spoons, "american" clothing, cars, the idea that seeing someone with a sword is werid, lawn morrows, TV, and much more. And her being not able to ask for an explaintion.

~giggles~ I gotta go write more!
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Sunday, May 9, 2004

   Fishing!!!
Went fishing at last!!! Caught nothing. *SOB* It was still fun because me and my sister rode in the back of our truck. It gave me this really neat idea for a story.

I'm going to take a character that I've made. Her name is Maki and she comes from Japan around the same time Kenshin "lived".

I'm going to have her wind up in prestent day America. She gets nocked unconsous (sorry about my horrible spelling) from the time travel and a father, son, and daughter find her laying in the middle of the road.

Not wanting to leave her they put place her in the bed of the truck and take her sword. (Yes she is a samurai) When she wakes up she finds herself alone without her sword with people she can't understand.

I'm really going to have fun with this because I already decided I'm going to have the family take her to McDonalds. That I got laughing over as I pictured it in my head. Picturing my little Maki trying to eat her first hamburger.

The langue barrior will be fun to toy with too. Plus the fact that Maki is very up tight at being unarmed so she will be hard for the family to handle.

What fun! I can't wait to get started on my little story.
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   Wolf's Rain
I just watched Wolf's rain. I get the drift of the show AND I LOVE IT! It stars my favorite animal! Wolfs rock!!!

I also caved in and made yet another AMV. About Kenshin and Tomoe again. (I need to get more clips of other shows) I like most of it because I was able to use clips from the OVAs I don't normally use. Other parts were hard and I didn't like how they came out.

I did it to the song What Happened to Us? by Hoobastank. PERFECT song in my oppinon for Kenshin and Tomoe. Although when I first started to think abou tdoing this AMV I kinda made up some sences that never happen. *sigh* things always look better in my head.

Well its midnight so I'm going to type until I get tired or my whole body begins to shake for no reason. That is my body telling me I should have been in bed an hour ago WHAT ARE YOUO DOING UP! So yah... I'm going to go type now.
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Saturday, May 8, 2004

   I did good!
Why is it I feel so goofy when I come to this site?

Anyway I did really good at my Taekwondo testing. I did mess up a form but I fixed it. I also broke a wooden bord with a spinning back kick and another with a step in fron side kick.

I have this sudden urge to make another AMV. But I need to work on a fanfic of mine. *AGH!* I also have to read 3 mangas and return them to their owners on Monday. *Sigh* There is never enough time! *Mouse starts to wander over the Windows Movie Maker.* STOP IT ZIG-ZAG! Great... now I'm talking to myself. The song I want to make a movie to isn't even in the computer. I'm still talking to myself...

It's SATURDAY!!! ANIME! I'm gonna watch that Wolf show tonight! I wont miss it again! Although now I guessing I'm going to get really confused. OH WELL! I can't wait for the new Inuyasha and Yu Yu H. *pants* So happy!
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