Sara

[size=1]That was....very good..[/size]

[size=1]Three things: -Double space it, easier to read that way. ;) -Love it, love it, love it. -Give me permission to put it on the fiction site. ;)[/size]

[size=1]I've been asked out a couple times, but never been on what I would consider a date. It's just fun to hang out with people, so that's what I try to do. Heh.[/size]

[size=1]I honestly like mine the best, but that's probably because of all the time I spent messing with it [i]until[/i] I liked it, heh. I liked the titles for each of the characters, that was pretty spiffy. It was really weird/cool reading a whole bunch about Xii at the beginning of CWB's. My vote goes to Lady A..the others just seem too formal for me to work with. [/size]

[size=1]Desert! Heh, 'tis Cera. I was just thinking about you the other day. [You recommended a song to me a long time ago, and I was trying to remember what it was....Switchfoot....something...] I remember when this was up on the main page...you posted it then, also, didn't you? Buckets and swords, heh. I love the way you posted dialect and whatnot. Jes' and stuff. You're so goofy. Make me laugh. :)[/size]

[size=1]I like the foggy window one...it makes a spiffy muted desktop. ~_^[/size]

[size=1]James...You seem like you'd be a great big brother. ;) Semjaza...When I saw this, I immediately thought of my AIM profile and how you commented on it. ;) [b]Who Am I In My Own Mind[/b] I'm...Sara. Heh. Eccentric, sometimes sarcastic, almost always amused by something. Life is funny. I'm pretty confident with myself, I can act and sing in front of lots of people....it's what I love. I've been in a bit of a whirlwind this past year especially, suffering from depression. Bah. But this particular moment I am in a good mood. *waves* [b]How Others See Me[/b] Funny, smart, sweet, sarcastic, the list goes on. At school, I'm the quiet smart kid in the corner, I'm the girl who wears a gumball-machine ring to school every day, the one who dresses up fancy for no reason and wears a sweatshirt on picture day. I'm the girl who puts up a sign on her locker every day with an obscure holiday on it, who actually sings during chapel, who keeps a log of stupid things teachers say, and who always has a book on hand, who carries around a dictionary, who is always drawing or writing or reading. Heh. [b]How Would I Rather Others See Me?[/b] I'm pretty satisfied with that, actually. I wrote it in an extremely positive manner. Heh.[/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B][color=#507AAC]It just depends how much time I have left.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE][size=1] ::cue ominous thunder:: I like this skin, though.[/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by wrist cutter [/i] [B]Two words: DUMP HER. [/B][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]Heh. The whole [b]Man I love her sooo much :love:[/b] probably makes that a bit tricky, though. [/SIZE]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Miketsmith [/i] [B]they either have to belive it is there or not... do they fall or not...[/B][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]They 'believe' it's there, because they fall, my friend. Not the other way around. [/SIZE]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by muetank [/i] [B]i think thay should bring the insane asilums back for prople like that. you know the back in the day asilums, where you eather snaped out of it or thay filled you full of electro shock and snaped you out of it.[/B][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]And I'm sure that technique works [i]so[/i] well.[/SIZE]

[size=1]Would you still exist if no one knew about you, and you were not conscious of yourself? Well, let's try it. Assuming that you are referring to only sentient beings, we'll try this: There's a guy living alone in Montana. No one knows he exists. What happens when he falls asleep? Does he blink in and out of existance with each nightfall? Miketsmith: So you're saying that if more than half the universe 'believed' that suddenly objects had no attraction to each other, gravity would cease to exist? I very much doubt that. When people believed the earth was the center of the universe, did that make it so? No. One might argue that a bunch of people in Europe do not constitute more than 50% of the universe...but they believed they did. ;)[/size]

[size=1]See, and people made fun of me when I said that stuff moved...Yeah. [i]Any[/i]hoo, I like it. Very spiffy, I like the dark colors as well. And I already told Syk3 I like the banner, sooooo.... *looks around at the darkness, and momentarily considers typing in hot pink*[/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by genkai [/i] [B]*sigh* Young love.....[/B][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]And how old are you, Grandfather? :p I agree with genkai, though. If you can't talk to her, corner one of her friends. Girls gossip. ;)[/SIZE]

[size=1]*pokes Juu* I can change it if you want me to. ;)[/size]

[size=1]I like yours, Rae. It's...spiffy.

[size=1]Xii grinned as she caught her first glimpse of the villagers' trail through the forest. "Almost there," she whispered, her voice ripe with anticipation. It had been a long week's journey alone through the forest, and she was eager for the companionship of the villagers. She moved quietly and quickly through the trees. Finally reaching the path itself, she smiled at a sign the villagers had placed along the trail. [I]Stay on the Path?.[/I] ?I don?t think I could get lost if I tried,? she thought absently. She?d lived in these woods all her life?how could one get lost in her own home? You might find yourself in a room you?d never seen before, but it?s still your house. Still, she always followed this stretch of the path. It was not the fastest route to the town, but it lead, in its own meandering way, to the city gate. Beside that, there were always villagers walking along the length of it. Since she had left home, Xii had hardly seen a soul. It would be nice for company again. After a short time on the path, she heard hoofbeats further ahead and moved to the side of the trail. The path was wide enough so that any rider could avoid her, but it was safest not to take the chance. People on horseback were always in a hurry and tended not to look out for anyone but themselves. A large brown horse came into view....and the rider, to her great surprise, did not pass by but slowed to a stop a meter or so in front of her. He was a young man, tall, dirty, and a little scared. "You!" he called. Her heart skipped a beat as he pointed at her. "Endelin!" Xii looked at him evenly. "What is it?" He nudged his horse closer and pulled a rolled paper from a leather pouch. "Here! Take this." Xii blinked. A message? "Who is it for?" she asked, reaching for it. The paper was rolled tightly and sealed with a wax acorn--the symbol of Aiken, the nearby town. "I don't know," the young man said gruffly. "Read it, take it to someone, keep it for yourself, I don't care." He turned his horse back in the direction he'd come, leaving her with the paper in hand. "Wait!" Xii cried. "Why are you giving it to me?" The man turned to look at her. "I'm just a messenger; my job was to give this to the first Endelin I saw. You're it. I'm going back to the village." "But I'm not going back into the forest, I'm going the same place you are!" Xii argued. "My job's done," he said, kneeing his horse. "I don't care what you do." The horse whinnied and broke into a gallop. A moment later the pair had gone the same way they had come. Xii stared after him for a moment before shaking her head. Whatever the message was, it wasn't getting back to her clan--she'd been on her way to Aiken for close to a week, now. With only a day left, she wasn't going to turn back just because some town boy was too lazy to properly deliver a message. By late afternoon, however, Xii was ill at ease. She hadn?t seen anyone since the messenger had abruptly appeared?and disappeared?that morning. Now only an hour or so away from Aiken, she had fully expected to see children playing games in the forest or picking blackberries along the trail. Her own hands were stained purple from the tempting fruit, and the bushes were heavy with overripe berries. No one had been through here in several days. A noise on the path ahead?was there actually someone else about? Xii walked quietly up to the curve in the trail, not wanting to be seen. Something around here was wrong, and she had no intentions of falling prey to the problem. She peered through the foliage and gave an involuntary sound of surprise at the sight of the person there. The man she had snuck up on whirled around, startled. ?I?Yaah!? he choked back a cry when he saw her. ?What are you?? Xii was wondering the same of him. The man was wearing the most ridiculous clothes? ?You don?t have to be afraid--? she started to say?but the man wasn?t listening. Nor, she realized a moment later, was he frightened. ?No, wait, don?t tell me!? he was saying. ?Elf? No?Tree Spirit? Possibly? Oh, wait?You?re Endelin! Of course you are! How could I miss it, the hair, the eyes?? The man continued to exclaim to himself. ?Sir?? Xii ventured uncertainly. The man blinked at her, jerked back out of what Xii would later term ?Scholar Mode.? ?Oh! Terribly sorry, I?m Percy Cooper. Ever so pleased to make your acquaintance, Miss?? Percy faltered. ?Xii Endelin,? Xii supplied. ?Percy?? She tried out the new word. ?What kind of a name is that?? ?British. It?s actually not?? He looked as though he might be gearing up for a long explanation. ?Never mind,? Xii said quickly, ?I didn?t mean it.? ?Oh..? Percy looked faintly disappointed, but that only lasted a moment. Xii made a mental note not to ask any questions she didn?t want answered. ?You?re not from around here,? she said curiously. ?No,? Percy admitted. ?How ever did you know?? ?You look ridiculous,? she smiled. ?Are you headed to Aiken?? ?Yes, actually, I received a letter from the mayor of the very town in question,? he replied. ?Oh, you read?? ?Well, yes,? He looked at her. ?Why do you ask? Xii was digging that morning?s message out of her bag. ?Here,? she said finally, handing him the rolled paper, ?can you tell me what this says?? Percy?s eyes flicked to the seal. ?Do you wish me to open it?? Xii rolled her eyes. ?If such would be beneficial to the reading of said document,? she mocked, ? then by all means, yes.? Percy cast her a wounded look and broke open the seal, scanning the letter. "Mmm," he murmured, faint surprise visible on his face. ?You?ve been summoned to Aiken by Mayor Burman?says there?s a problem he?d like some aid in. Doesn?t say what. I received a similar summoning, virtually identical,? he added in answer to her questioning glance. "I wonder what's going on," Xii said, "?but the letter wasn't for me." Percy blinked. "It wasn't?" "Well, no--the man just gave it to me. Does it say who it's for?" "[i]To the receiver of this letter[/i]," Percy quoted. He glanced at her. "Intended or not, it would appear that the summoning now belongs to you." "Mmph," Xii said. "Well, I was going there, anyway. Want to walk with me?? Percy agreed, and the remainder of the hour?s walk was spent in quiet, or the occasional trivial conversation. Some time later, the pair crested a hill, and the forest fell away beneath them. This part of the land had been cleared hundreds of years ago for farming, and the town had now stretched almost to the forest edge. At the foot of the hill lay the town itself, walled away from the outside world. A few scattered houses lay just outside the walls, but the land was mostly occupied by fields and farmhouses. Xii grinned mischievously at Percy. ?Race you to the bottom?? Percy looked at her, somewhat taken aback. ?[I]What?[/I]? But Xii was already skidding down the hill. Percy sighed heavily, and set off after her. Xii reached the bottom of the hill a few moments later, and began to look around. Like the forest had been, the road and few houses outside the town wall were quiet and deserted. This was strange?she?d come here many times before, and she had never seen so few people. She knocked tentatively on one door. There was a rustling noise inside, but no one came to answer. ?Hello?? she called. ?Is anyone home?? She craned her neck to peer into the front window, but the curtains were drawn. She slipped past the houses to the city wall, and felt her heart sink. The gate was closed. She had expected it, but still? Xii tilted her head. Voices? Was there someone else around? She walked closer to the gate. There [I]was[/I] someone outside the wall?two someones. She hadn?t noticed their brown-clad figures against the greys and browns of the gate. They were arguing with the gatekeeper. As she moved closer, she caught snatches of the conversation. ?And I tell you that no one passes this gate on my watch,? the guard said gruffly. Xii couldn?t catch the man?s response. ?I don?t care if the Queen of Persia sent you,? the guard replied, ?you can?t come through after sunset.? ?It?s not sunset yet,? the man said acidly. The guard shifted uncomfortably. ?Well, that?s not my problem,? he said. ?You?ll just have to wait till morning.? ?Alex, it?s not worth it,? the woman said. ?We?ll stay in one of the empty houses tonight.? Percy appeared behind Xii. ?What?s going on?? he asked. The man at the gate looked up. ?The gatekeeper won?t let us in,? he said dryly, ?because it?s after sunset.? Percy glanced at the late-afternoon sun, and raised his eyebrows. ?And what time is sunset around here?? The woman smiled. ?I?m Relee, and this is Alex,? she said, gesturing to the man. Xii nodded. ?Xii, and Percy. Where are you from?? Her question was met with uncomfortable silence. ??Or not.? Relee?s smile looked almost sad. ?I?m from far away, and many different places,? she said. ?Originally, Platina.? Percy looked at her curiously, but said nothing. ?I?m a wanderer,? Alex said simply. ?Although I?d [I]hoped[/I] to sleep in Aiken tonight,? he added, just loud enough to be heard by the gatekeeper. Xii bit back a grin. ?I live in the forest,? she offered, tilting her head back towards the top of the hill. ?Erienthe.? She paused, but Percy was engaging quietly with the gatekeeper. ?And I believe Percy said he was from Britain.? Alex nodded. ?That would explain the clothes.? Percy turned towards the unusual group. ?He says most of these houses are empty, and we?re free to stay in one of them.? Relee nodded, and surveyed the buildings around them. ?Well, Xii, what do you say?? she asked. ?Which one?? ?Someone?s in that one,? Xii said, nodding towards the house she had knocked at before. "They won't answer." "Alright..." Relee walked up to another house and tried the door. It opened at her touch. Xii followed her in. It was a small house, but cozy...or would have been, if it weren't deserted. "Looks like this is it," Relee said, and set down her bag. She glanced at Xii. "Do you have any things?" Xii slung a small bag off her shoulders. It contained a blanket, a change of clothes, and some assorted odds and ends. She'd spent [i]her[/i] traveling in the summer-time forest, and hadn't needed to bring along many things. Alex looked in. ?Mind if I stick around? Percy?s still talking with the guard.? ?Not at all,? Relee said. She looked in a cupboard, blinked, and pulled out a loaf of bread and, from another, a jar of jam. ?Someone left in a hurry?.Dinner, anyone?? Alex got a fire started in the fireplace, and the house was soon as cozy as Xii had first imagined it could be. The sun had just set?for real?when they heard someone at the door. Xii walked over to let Percy in, and was surprised to see another person with him. ?This is Tylenia,? Percy explained. ?Another waylaid traveler.? The five sat in various corners of the living room, some eating, others relaxing. Xii took the opportunity to study the characters she had met that day. Alec was a bear of a man, tall and strong, with wild hair. She hadn?t noticed one earlier, but she imagined she glimpsed a weapon at his side. Now that she saw Relee with her hood down, Xii realized she was actually very beautiful, with dark hair and elegant features. What she was doing wandering around this part of the world, Xii had no idea. Their newest arrival, Tylenia, was also very pretty, in an innocent way rather than an exotic one. She seemed young, with large eyes and a soft voice. Her hair was the color of autumn, and pulled back with a bone ornament. ?Why are these houses empty?? Tylenia asked, startling Xii out of her silent reverie. ?The people are inside the city walls,? Percy answered. ?The gatekeeper informed me that everyone in the area is scared? There have been disappearances around the area, and animals slaughtered. Almost everyone is residing inside the city at this time.? Four pairs of eyes looked at him in wonder. ?No wonder they wouldn?t let us in,? Relee murmured. Another sound at the door. This time, no one moved to answer it. Tylenia stood. ?I?ll get it,? she said finally. ?No,? Alex said, ?You stay here.? Tylenia looked at him evenly. ?Trust me. I?ll be fine. She walked out of the room, with Alex close after her. The others waited, calmly or anxiously, in silence. In the next room, Tylenia thrust open the door to see?A large man, well dressed, and looking rather pleased with himself. The guard from the gate stood at his side. ?This is the house, Mayor Burman,? the gatekeeper said. The mayor nodded at him before looking at Tylenia. ?Whom do I have the pleasure of addressing?? ?Tylenia,? she said simply, standing in the way of the door. Burman peered behind her at Alex. ?May we come in?? he prompted. ?Not after sunset,? Alex said dryly, but he moved aside. Tylenia, however, stood firmly in the door. ?Who?s ?we??? she asked. Burman gestured behind him. There were two other figures there. ?Friends,? he explained briefly. Tylenia turned to let them through, and the four of them?the gatekeeper having returned to his post?followed Alex back to the room with the others. Burman introduced the latest arrivals to the group. ?This is Lacroix s'Xalerian,? he said, nodding towards the taller of the two, a man with skin even the warm firelight left pale. Xii looked at his eyes, and her blood ran cold. The second figure was clearly a noble of some sort, but stayed in the shadowed corner by the doorway. ?This,? Burman nodded in that direction, ?is the Rosary Knight.? There was scattered interest, a few in the room had heard things of this character. ?I?ve asked you to come here,? the mayor went on, ?and you have graciously accepted, although, perhaps, you were not received with the warmest welcome.? Someone laughed darkly. ?I believe you all now have some idea of the?ah?[I]issues[/I] that need to be handled here,? he continued delicately. ?The townsfolk are rather jumpy right now, and you understand it was not in our best interest to have half a dozen strangers appear in town at this time.? He received no response from the group at large, but smiled. ?I assure you that your arrival was far warmer here than it would have been inside the gates.? Xii glanced at the others, not sure what to think. Relee?s eyes were narrow, and she watched the mayor carefully. Percy looked intrigued, although that was hardly the reaction she had expected of him. Tylenia seemed impassive, and Alex watched Burman, listening, but not trusting. It was impossible to tell what Lacroix was thinking, and the Knight looked?satisfied? The mayor surveyed the room of travelers. ?So?? he smiled wryly, ?welcome to Aiken.?[/size]

[size=1]First things first... ::hugs you:: I suppose you'd feel weird if I told you I already knew.. But Ginny, I love you to death. Mmkay?[/size]

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[size=1]I'm a addicted to water. I swear--without it, I'd die.[/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Juuthena [/i] [B][color=deeppink] [size=1]

[size=1]I think he mentioned it's hard to find the email address there....I've had people emailing me episode stuff at the Fanfiction site, because they couldn't find any other way to contact theOtaku...[/size]

[size=1]Your posts are much more enjoyable to read when you puncuate and capitalize and whatnot. ;) Nice, Blanko.[/size]

[SIZE=1]You are infuriating.[/SIZE]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by DeathKnight [/i] [B][color=crimson]Rivercenter mall is the coolest place to hang out with your friends, makeing fun of all the tourists and sh*t. Lol.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1]I wanna do that! Can I some and visit you, and--and....wait...then I'd be a tourist...dangit.[/SIZE]