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Post by stampededtyphoon on Sept 10, 2004 1:16:03 GMT -5
It was now a couple of weeks since Sakyo had given Shizuru his "Good-Bye" letter, and, except for some comfort he felt taking care of teh kitten, Shizzy, he was MIS-ER-ABLE! He tried HARD not to think of "her", occupying his mind by reading up on cats in general, as well as feeding and caring for them--as a result, Shizzy was one of teh HEALTHIEST cats ever SEEN!--But, often, when he'd least expect it, his mind would wander back of it's OWN accord to teh night of teh Bachelorette Party, when he had taught Shizuru to dance with him.... teh way she looked in teh moonlight, how her body so naturally matched his in rhythm to teh music of teh Tango, that lovely clean smell of her skin so close........ "STOP IT!" he would tell himself, ANGRY to have given in to his desire for her wuv--"I CAN'T hurt her AGAIN-- EVER!!!" And so he went On, not really knowing WHY, and too miserable to want to think about it much. But, then teh Nightmares started AGAIN! And they were [glow=red,2,300]TERRIBLE[/glow]in some ways similar to those before, yet somehow WORSE, because THESE seem to come from INSIDE HIMSELF, "sent" by teh Voice--and they WOULDN'T STOP!!! Sometimes they seemed to go on ALL NIGHT, endlessly repeating in variations of themselves, and he'd wake up feeling paralyzed with Fear, dripping with a cold sweat, unable to even cry out, as if waiting for something "unspeakable" to take over his Soul, Forever..........And he'd hear teh "Voice" screaming at him, filling his mind with its disgusting desires, and telling him to do HORRIBLE THINGS, far WORSE than ANYTHING it had EVER "suggested" before! Then, Evelyn Vivian Sakyo would squeeze his eyes tight shut, trying to keep back teh tears and hold onto his sanity, feeling has if his head would EXPLODE with teh STRAIN........! But.......just as it seemed he could no longer fight it, Shizzy, mewing with concern, would come and lick his face with her scratchy lil' tongue, or push her cold lil' nose against his chin, purring up a storm, or start "kneeding" his chest WITH HER SHARP lil' CLAWS *OUCH!*---and her "distraction" would BREAK teh seeming "Spell", relieving him of teh Nightmare Terror, if NOT of teh Memory of it......... To be Continued--- He was standing in a city reduced to ruins and rubble, and as he picked his way thru' teh destruction, he saw BODIES--or more correctly, PIECES of bodies, strewn thru' teh remains of buildings and streets, men, women.........and children--sickened, he tried to turn away from teh awful sights, but they were literally EVERYWHERE he looked, some even hanging from windows above his head, like terrible "flags" of Death and Fear! teh silence all around Sakyo was suddenly broken by a voice calling his name--HER voice, Shizuru's!! He turned in teh direction from whence it came and saw her, running towards him--and behind her, bearing down on her trail RELENTLESSLY, was a Huge..........."THING"--a DEMON, he guessed, but as BIG as an Office Building, and more HORRIFYING than ANYTHING he had EVER SEEN, even at teh Demon Tournament!!! Sakyo began to run to meet Shizuru, not at ALL sure he could SAVE her from teh Monster hot on her tail, but DESPERATE to TRY--"Maybe I can "distract" it somehow..." he thought, "Or, if NOTHING ELSE, I can let it have.....me..." But JUST as he reached Shizuru, and was holding out a hand to her grasping fingers, teh Monster was UPON HER, snatching her up in it's ugly, tooth-filled mouth, and with a flick of it's massive head and a *SNAP* of it's jaws, she was....GONE! There was only teh echo of her last scream of his name, teh memory of her eyes PLEADING for teh HELP he could not give, to "comfort" him........... Sakyo began to shriek with Anger and Grief, and picking up a broken piece of pipe, CHARGED straight at teh BEAST that had destroyed teh Woman he had Loved as casually as a dog snapping at a fly annoying it with its buzzing--but HE, teh "Great Gambler" Sakyo, teh man who had wanted to get RICH by letting such THINGS loose on teh world, was nothing but a "fly" to this Abomination, also, and it just a casually snapped HIM up as it had Shizuru, heedless of just "who" he was--and it WOULDN'T have cared if it HAD known, ANYWAY......! With a "flip" of its head, teh Creature tossed Sakyo into teh air, and as he came back down, he saw what was "left" of Shizuru, caught between two snaggely fangs--her right arm, teh one he had almost TOUCHED a moment ago! It seemed to motion him "further in", and he no longer CARED where he was going...... As teh needle-sharp teeth pierced thru' Sakyo's heart and lungs, teh immense jaws crushing his Life from him slowly, Evelyn Sakyo could only think, "I DESERVED this.....but NOT HER! Oh, GOD--WHY HER!" ----------------- He woke with a SCREAM "caught" in his throat, breathing so fast and hard he felt dizzy and sick, his body slick with sweat, his limbs numb and paralyzed with Horror and Fear and Pain! Shizzy, as usual, came up to his face, mewing anxiously, sniffing at his features as if checking that he was "all right", then finally settling down in teh space under his chin, snuggling her warmth and soft fur against teh racing pulse in his throat....... Then, just as Sakyo was beginning to feel his heart-rate returning to normal, and enjoying teh purring *rumble* of Shizzy's little body up against him, even as he reached to pet her--teh Voice spoke, BLARING in its intensity within his aching head! "KILL HER, SAKYO!! KILL THAT NASTY, DISGUSTING LITTLE CREATURE!!! [glow=red,2,300]KILL HER NOW!!!!"[/glow] He turned his face away from Shizzy, then, facing teh back of teh sofa he was sleeping on, his fists clenched in teh sheets---and SOBBED wretchedly, like a man who has lost even his LAST HOPE............................ To be Continued--
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Post by snapdragon76 on Sept 10, 2004 8:23:23 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]SNAAAAAAAAAPPPPP!!!!!!![/glow] HIEY I'm so glad that your back I was just gonna post a note asking if anyone had a clue as to where you were. Thanks for teh welcome, wildkat! I missed you guys too! For my honeymoon return, you'll hafta go to teh last thread...
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Post by snapdragon76 on Sept 10, 2004 8:29:06 GMT -5
Hmmmmm..........Soooo....Witch-Boy was THAT GOOD, eh!? *giggles* DANIEL! Stop that--it TICKLES!!!!! *laughs giddily....* Veggie-Boy ain't so "bad", EITHER! *snickers* You know, some things are worth waiting for! It was actually very sweet. We were both a little nervous, but after a while... it was allll good! ;D
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Post by snapdragon76 on Sept 10, 2004 8:30:28 GMT -5
You know, Snap's general wedding stuff and everything to do with it has probably been teh most significant for me, though I could never forget any of them (could you?). I mean, a big change came for me. Everything seems to look... different... now. Really? In what way? EDIT: I guess you sort of answered it already...
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Post by snapdragon76 on Sept 10, 2004 8:33:18 GMT -5
Hey, Everybody! Look what I FINALLY got finished n' scanned!!!! THIS is teh Month of APRIL in our "Bishie" Calendar--Hope ya' LIKE! [And I apologize for any "mistakes" and for taking so long.....!] It looks good! Wow, you're quite talented!
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Post by snapdragon76 on Sept 10, 2004 8:37:03 GMT -5
Speaking of Katsu and "Works of Art"......... HERE'S that Promised pic of Kiyone! It's NOT teh "Best", but it gives-ya' a Good Idea of what she looks like, especially in her Galaxy Police Force uniform--SEE what I MEAN about "Beautiful Children"!? [Oh--teh "weird" position she's in hasta' do with her "floating" in Space and Time from one of teh HILARIOUS "Alternate Tenchi Universes" in "Tenchi Universe"--MY personal favorite is a toss-up between teh "Bonny and Clyde" send-up and teh VERY funny "take" on "Sailor Moon"!] She does look a little like Katsu... even down to teh headband. I hope that's not to "weird" if he dates a girl that looks a bit like him.
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Post by snapdragon76 on Sept 10, 2004 8:38:03 GMT -5
*ment to do this earlier...* *Glomps Snap* WELCOME BACK! and enjoy my "outta personality moment" 'cause this don't happen often. Good to see you is Safe and sound. Awww, I'd gladly take a glomp from you, Emi-chan. Especially since they're so rare!!
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Post by snapdragon76 on Sept 10, 2004 8:45:24 GMT -5
Two days after teh reception teh Suzaku Seichi Seishi all stood in a circle in teh Japanese Gardens waiting for dawn. Lucia and I stood in teh center of teh circle as did Hikari, as Miaka didn't know what teh little girl was to do. As teh sky began to turn gray I knelt down to Hikari's level. "Hikari, I want you to go stand by your mother and picture that big flaming bird, okay?" Hikari nodded before slowly walking over to her mother, standing between Miaka and Tamahome (Taka). Then teh ceremony began and teh Suzaku warriors began focusing their energies as Miaka summoned teh beast god of teh south. Lucia looked at each of teh warriors in tern with amazement, as if she wasn't believing what she was seeing. "We hafta stay in teh center," I whispered to Lucia, so only she could hear me. Lucia nodded and stood still watching Miaka. Just as teh sun peaked over teh horizon teh circle, and those in it began to glow a bright red, and a Phoenix appeared flying over head. teh phoenix flew in lazy circles over everyone's heads before finally landing in front of Lucia and I. Then it flashed red and before us stood teh man-from of teh god. teh Seichi and Miaka all kneeled, then quickly rose again, and I curtsied gracefully. Lucia just stared. Suzaku smiled. "Greetings, Lucia, child. I am Suzaku, Phoenix god, and lord of teh south." Suddenly it seemed to hit Lucia what was going on and she droped to one knee. "This is not an occasion that you need to be so formal, child. Stand please," he said offering his hand to help her up. Reluctantly Lucia accepted teh help. Then Suzaku turned to teh seichi, "you may leave, but do not leave teh gardens, I wish to speak with you all in turn." teh seichi all nodded and broke teh circle. I stayed where I was. Suzaku looked at me for a second then nodded that it was okay that I stayed before turning his attention back to Lucia. "You, no doubt, have many questions for me, but first I must explain. It was not my intention to alow your clan to fall teh way it did. They strayed from their path and thus met their end. You, and your wuv, however tried to return teh Phoenix Clan to teh right path, and so you and your unborn child were spared," Suzaku explained, "It was never my intention for teh phoenix to go to battle like that, only in defense do I alow a fight. As any of my seichi can tell you." "But... I was told my power could be dangerous to my child..." Lucia spoke up after she let what teh phoenix lord say sink in. "That, I'm afraid could come to pass, but you see. Where you would normaly be guided by your clan, you shall now be guided by my Seichi and Ms. Emi-chan. They shall be your clan now as they all gather under teh signs and stars of teh south... My stars. Even if some of them don't always show it. Also I will be keeping a close eye on you, and I shall see to it that no harm comes to you or your child. Just as I protected Amon from your arrow." Lucia nodded. "Now I shall alow you to gather your thoughts as I can see you are overwhelmed by this and take my leave. I must speak with my seichi. Emi-chan, You already know your duty as I've already spoken to you about it," he said before turning to speak with teh seichi without waiting for an answer from me. "Its not as easy as you think it'll be, Ms. Lucia. Whereas your powers won't suddenly overwhelm you, they will have a nasty tendency to pop up when you need them but don't know what your doing. But he's usually there in your mind to guide you. Rather anoying really," I say with a sigh, then sit on a bench to wait for us to be told we are alowed to leave. Lucia didn't say anything, but stayed deep in thought for a while. Then suddenly she relaxed and gave a weak smile. It was well past dawn, and Hikari had fallen asleep before Suzaku finally left us, and alowed us to go on our way. Good story, Emi-chan! I'm glad Lucia will be taken care of. Oh, I must remember to thank Suzaku for teh feather. It came in very handy during teh honeymoon...
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Post by snapdragon76 on Sept 10, 2004 8:48:09 GMT -5
I'm liking this story better and BETTER! [And now, Snap is getting some "ideas" about Lucia....!] Really teh only idea I have has to do with her unborn son, but you never know what else may come up!!
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Post by snapdragon76 on Sept 10, 2004 9:18:37 GMT -5
I wake up, glad to be home with my new hubby. I turn over and notice that teh space next to me is empty. I sit up, looking around.
"Amon?"
I get up and head towards teh living room. There I see Amon, sitting at teh dining room table sipping a cup of coffee. It looks like he's going over some papers.
I give him a quick kiss, "Morning. What'cha doin'?"
He looks up at me, "Oh, good morning. I'm sorry if I woke you. I was just going over teh plans for teh school."
"You didn't wake me. Want some breakfast?"
"Yes, that would be nice," he said, returning to his paperwork.
I plug in teh toaster and get out teh pan to make some eggs.
"So, how's it coming?"
He sighed, "A lot more complicated than it would seem. I have teh space, I just need to think of a lesson plan I guess you could say. I've never done anything like this before."
I pour him some orange juice. "Well, let's see. You could start with simple things at first. Mostly what they need to learn is control. Then you could move onto more advanced stuff. Maybe Karasuma could lend a hand!"
"That might not be a bad idea. I only have about three students as it is."
I smile, "At first. But I have a strong feeling that we'd get more. We have a strong population of 'craft users.' "
He looked over at me, "So you'd be willing to help me as well?"
"Of course! We're in this together, right! After all, I was teh one who came up with teh idea, right?"
He smiles at me again. I nearly melt where I stand.
"What would I do without you?"
"I'm just glad neither one of us has to find out."
I lean over and whisper in his ear, "I noticed Gren and Blue are outta teh house..."
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Let's just say, breakfast got cold... ;D
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Sept 10, 2004 10:43:44 GMT -5
*snickers* You know, some things are worth waiting for! It was actually very sweet. We were both a little nervous, but after a while... it was allll good! ;D Kinda' teh OPPOSITE o' goin' at each other like a coupla' horny rabbits on a bearskin rug, eh.......!? [Figures.......] DANIEL [rollin' his eyes at me--]: "Stam-PERSSSS!!!"
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Sept 10, 2004 10:45:52 GMT -5
It looks good! Wow, you're quite talented! Thanks, tho' I MUST be honest and admit that I had NO IDEA that I could DO THIS until VERY recently--I thought I wasn't very talented at drawing PEOPLE, just animals!
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Sept 10, 2004 10:47:52 GMT -5
She does look a little like Katsu... even down to teh headband. I hope that's not to "weird" if he dates a girl that looks a bit like him. Which is WHY I think they'll have teh MOST beautiful children! KATSU [sorta' DREAMILY....]: "Yeahhhhhhhh..........!"
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Sept 10, 2004 10:50:25 GMT -5
Oh, is THAT'S what it was FOR!!!??
*Laughs herself SILLY!*
[Hope Suzaku found it "amusing", too!]
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Post by lizardali on Sept 10, 2004 11:13:59 GMT -5
*sniff* How sweet. Or you could say someone's trying to outdo everone else. I was trying to outdo anyone, I swear! *shifty eyes* Actually I just couldn't decide whether it should be a girl or a boy, so I decided I'd do both, and since there were already enough twins here, I decided on triplets.
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