Btamamura's Rant Files

Tobita Nobuo!! <3

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:18:33 GMT

Hey there, everyone, how are you all? Good? I hope so...

This entry is just some fangirling...

Tobita Nobuo~! I love his voice, it sounds so soothing at times, even when he's voicing a villain with a smooth voice (from what I've heard so far). I have had the pleasure of hearing him in these fandoms as of yet...

Angelique as Lumiale (so soothing...)
Get Backers as Akabane Kuroudo (soothing yet diabolical, gotta love it)
Okane Ga Nai as Someya Kaoruko (he does a good job for an okama like Kaoruko)
Fushigi Yuugi as Tomo (like Akabane, soothing yet evil)
And get this, he was even on the Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 & 3 Chi no Genbu (Yasutsugu and Ridvan) CD in the drama Shikkoku no Enma as the villain Yasutsugu had to fight! (The voice was hard to pick at first, I had to pay very close attention)
I learned he was also in Slayers Revolution as Zuuma the assassin as of late, but I have yet to see that episode, let alone the majority of the series. And he was also Kuroudo in Bleach, but I have yet to see more than episode one of that as well.

A slight in-joke for fans of Crush Gear Turbo...Tobita-san has voiced two characters with the first name Kuroudo while Kuroudo in CGT is in the Tobita Club. (It's a sucky joke, but it had me amused when it hit me).

Gonna go now, if anyone can think of other fandoms Tobita-san has been in, please do let me know. Ja ne! *waves*

Happy Birthday, Imouto-chan~!

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:19:55 GMT

Hey there, everyone! How are you all? Good? I hope so...

This is a special entry today. I would like to say...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, kisekiss-IMOUTO-CHAN~! from me and all of my 200+ bishies.

I told you I'd write a Yasusen story for you...well, this does have Yasusen in it, however, it's got extra for ya. ^^

Title: A Special Party
Rating: All ages, nothing objectionable
Pairings?: Yasuaki/Eisen
Warnings?: Shounen-ai
Fandoms: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 1, 2 and 3 and Angelique
Disclaimer: I do not own either of the series nor the characters.

Yasuaki's eyes fluttered open. He was surprised to find he could not feel the warmth of another's body beside himself. He sat up and looked to see that indeed he was alone. Where could Eisen be? He climbed out of the bed and went in search of his partner and lover. Before he left the room, he noticed a little message taped to the mirror.

Yasuaki, please don't worry about me, I am alright. I just have to do many things today. Please decorate the house with the contents in the box in the living room, it is a special day after all. I'll be home before the sun goes down. I love you a lot. Eisen.

Well, that solved at least one part of his question as to why Eisen wasn't there. Now he was wondering where Eisen could actually be. His stomach grumbled lowly and interrupted his thoughts. He decided it'd be wise to have some breakfast before he did anything else.

Yasuaki entered the kitchen, and to his surprise he found another note on the table. He picked it up and read it.

I have prepared breakfast for you, it is keeping warm in the oven. Love, Eisen.

Yasuaki smiled gently. Thank you, Eisen. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't cook anything, so he was more than a little grateful Eisen had prepared breakfast for him. He stepped over to the oven, opened the door and found his food sitting on a rack. He grabbed an oven mitt from nearby remembering what had happened last time he had neglected to wear one (a situation involving burns on the fingers that were kissed tenderly by a certain someone) and slipped it on before reaching in, grabbing the plate his food was placed perfectly onto, closing the door and turning the oven off. He set the plate on the table and went to get some necessary utensils before he started to eat. Once again, he could swear his tastebuds were dancing because of how delicious the food was. He soon finished and washed up what he'd used before he went into the living room and found the box.

He stepped back and admired his work. He hoped that others would be pleased with it as well. He fixed up some streamers that were starting to fall off the wall. He then noticed yet another note taped on the box itself.

Thank you very much for doing this, Yasuaki. If it's not too much trouble, could you please set out numerous plates, utensils, cups and napkins? Thank you, I appreciate it. The guest list is in the cupboard on the plates. Love, Eisen.

Yasuaki nodded to himself. He first went into the guest dining room and threw a tablecloth over the large table, then after being certain it looked orderly, he went to get the plates out of the cupboard. He found the list sitting where Eisen had told him and after looking it over, he mentally counted how many of each would be needed.

Yasuaki sat down after he finished arranging everything on the table and just waited for Eisen to return. He didn't have to wait long, he heard the door opening. He got to his feet and made his way to the door to greet his lover. "Good day, Eisen."

Eisen smiled brightly as he saw his lover had once again greeted him at the door. "Good day, Yasuaki. I trust you found the notes I'd left?"

Yasuaki nodded and took a couple of shopping bags from Eisen. "I followed all instructions that you had left for me to follow."

"Thank you so much, there was no way I would be able to complete it all before everyone arrived." He followed Yasuaki into the kitchen and set down his bags. "I'll prepare these while you wait for our guests."

Yasuaki nodded and went to do so, but not before he wrapped his arms around Eisen and gave him a kiss on top of his head.

Eisen sighed gently in content, and he lifted his head so he'd be able to kiss Yasuaki on the lips. It was a tender, chaste kiss, one much like their very first. "I love you, Yasuaki."

"And I you, Eisen. Always." Yasuaki gave him one more kiss before he left to wait for the guests to arrive.

Eisen had just laid out all of the food with help from Yasuaki and many of the guests including all of the Hachiyo (yep, even from 2 and 3) and all of the Shugosei (incl. the new lot in Kagayaki no Ashita). The last thing to be set on the table was a giant cake which Shimon had prepared. "Our special guest should be here any minute now, I don't think her onee-san told her about the party itself, just to come to this address," Eisen commented.

"Hold on, I think I see her coming up the driveway," Marcel commented as he gazed out the window.

"Okay, everyone, have you got your streamer cones?"

"YES~!" most of them replied while others just held up their cones.

There was a knock on the door and after Eisen opened it, everyone pulled the strings on their party poppers and called out, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KISEKISS~!"

To say the special guest was pleasantly surprised was an understatement, her joy skyrocketing when Eisen wrapped his arms around her in a tender embrace and wished her well for her future before he showed her to the party room. He then handed her a card. "It is from your onee-san."

I couldn't think of anything better, so I hope the thought of you having a party with these wonderful bishies was pleasing for you. Happy birthday, imouto-chan! *hugs*

The party was a lot of fun for all involved. Although Leonard did complain that there was no alcohol at the party, and he was soon joined by Tomomasa, who later revealed he'd snuck along a flask full of sake that he didn't mind sharing with the Hikari no Shugosei...just as long as Eisen, Yasuaki and Luva didn't have any it would be fine. Hinoe and Oscar kept flirting with the special guest, while Olivie presented her with a gift consisting of (clothes/make-up/jewellery of your choice) knowing that she liked them. The games were rather enjoyable despite Julious often speaking up that someone had cheated which led to him and Clavis (as well as whomever was accused) having an argument which was soon broken up. Lumiale, Eisen, Motomi, Atsumori, Takamichi and Tomomasa played a birthday song that was written espcially for her.

Soon, the party had to end, but as all of the bishounen present gave the special guest an embrace and best wishes as they saw her off, they all thought the same thing...did she enjoy the party we held for her?

And that's it! I hope you liked my gift, Imouto-chan~! *hugs*

That's all for now, maybe next time I will post my Lumiale/Eisen fic, yep it's finished. Bye~! *waves*

I'm late with my report...

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:58:53 GMT

Hey there, everyone, how are you all? Good? I hope so...

I did wind up going to Shepparton but didn't report on it for two reasons: one was that I hadn't slept at all, and even on the way back Pa was keeping me awake by asking me questions; the other was because nothing worth telling happened while we were there.

However, I did end up seeing Forbidden Kingdom, and I am DEFINITELY getting it on DVD when it's released. It had the kung-fu action that had me on the edge of my seat as well as the humor that had me in stitches, so it pleased me, just like a lot of Jackie Chan's films do.

Okay, especially to all Aussies here, anybody remember Footrot Flats? I got A Dog's Tale on DVD tonight, and it feels better being able to watch it clearer with no commercials and I can actually understand a lot more of what they are saying.

I learned something f***ing awesome! David Matranga, the man who voiced Orphen in Sorcerous Stabber Orphen and Genjo Sanzo in Gensoumaden Saiyuki and Saiyuki Requiem, was in an episode of Law & Order as a bellhop. XD

Gonna go now, just wanted to make my superbly brief report in the end. Imouto-chan, I'm posting a Yasusen fic for your b'day, Tiffy-chan, I still need to access a scanner so I can send you your fanart.

Okay, now I really am going. Bye~! *waves*

Promotion on behalf of a friend

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:43:21 GMT

Hey there, everyone! How are you all? Good? I hope so...

I went to a party the other night to celebrate my friend's 21st birthday. I can't recall the last time I had so much fun! I had a couple of drinks and woke up with a slight hangover the next morning...it passed without aspirin though thankfully.

While at the party, kitty5rosestold me that she's making an Xmen RP site, and I'd offered to help promote it here, so here is the website if you wanna check it out. There are many vacant spots.

http://s1.zetaboards.com/XmenTheTakeover/index/ and the plot overview can be found at
http://s1.zetaboards.com/XmenTheTakeover/topic/470985/1/#new

Please check them out if you're interested.

In other news, my grandfather is taking me to Shepparton tomorrow if it's not raining, if I do go, I'll give a report tomorrow night.

That's all for now, everyone. Ja ne! *waves*

Inspiration from anime...

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:39:26 GMT

Hey there, everyone, how are you all? Good? I hope so...

I was able to cope on Mum's birthday, but that's not to say I was alright; actually I was sick that day...however, I'm feeling better now.

Okay, when I last saw my psychologist Bernie, we started talking about One Piece. His kids sometimes watch it. A thought came to mind during the conversation and I'd expressed it. It was why I liked One Piece so much. Well, aside from it being very entertaining (always manages to make me laugh), it's also inspiring to me. Every member of the Mugiwara Kaizokudan has a dream, and they became pirates to make their dreams come true, like with Nami wanting to make a map of the world (what better way than to sail the world yourself and explore the regions?) or Sanji's dream of finding All Blue (you can't find that staying in the one place). It's their determination to make their dreams come true that drew me in. It's a positive message...only you can make your dreams come true, but you need to find the path to do so yourself. That's the message I get anyway.

And just tonight, I'd found yet another reason why I like Tracey so much (aside from how awesome he is, he's handsome, his personality, his talents), and that was his aim to reach his goal of meeting Professor Oak. The way he speaks of the prof. in such awe and amazement usually reminds me of myself speaking of certain voice actors to my family and friends in real life. He wished to have his portfolio assessed by such a great person, and that's usually how I feel...I wish to have all of my audio portfolio assessed by certain voice actors, it'd mean a lot for a professional who knows how it should be done because they'd done it themselves to actually tell me if I need to improve. (My audio portfolio is myself reading the quotes from my own fanfictions, I usually have to put a lot of emotion into it). I aspire to be a voice actress in my future, so I need to get started. The folks at Network Ten said I did alright when I recorded for a commercial and for a mock-commercial (of which I had to write the script), but I want to hear it from a voice actor's point of view, like Greg Ayres or Ed Paul/Ted Lewis.

Well, that's it, just had to get that off my mind or it'd be keeping me up all night long, not that it isn't late now anyway...

Gonna go now. Ja ne! *waves*

News and Some Drabbles

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:31:41 GMT

Hey there, everyone! How are you all? Good? I hope so...

Imouto-chan just informed me that Cafe Kichijouji de is going to be adapted into a live drama which will hit TVs in Japan late September. I have seen an image of the cast, and here's what shocked me...Master will no longer be male! By that, I mean they decided to switch him with a young woman (I am now thinking of Momoko). "Tarou" looks too old now, "Jun" looks too lanky. The others...I suppose they looked alright...though "Maki" is no longer blonde...

Other news...I got volume one of the Corda manga a couple of days ago!! XD Much love to Videoland and Madman Entertainment for actually bringing it here! I looked all over in Melbourne and couldn't find volume one anywhere!

More news, this time it's concerning my brother...he's not getting better after all, he's already f***ed up his lungs by smoking so much, and he's not even 20 yet! On top of that, he's going to court next month and from what his charges are, chances of him being imprisoned are rather high. I can't understand why he actually f***ed himself up so much! DX

Mum's birthday tomorrow...hopefully I can make it through the day alright. Tiffy-chan, if we're able to chat that day, please try to keep me in high spirits. I'm not going to sleep all day, it's not what Mum would want me to do. She would've been 50 years old.

Now for the drabbles, note they are under individual cuts.

Titles: Swords and Skills; Flower Talk; Don't Say That!!; Student-Teacher Relations; Why The Curses?
Characters: Ishizuki Naoji and Marume Kuroudo; Camus Pfalzgraf von Silvaner Luneburg and Abe no Yasuaki; Hidaka Ken and Ichinomiya Jun; Cho Hakkai and Tsukiyono Omi; Minagawa Hifumi and Sohma Kyo
Fandoms: Meine Liebe/Crish Gear Turbo; Meine Liebe/Harukanaru Toki no Naka de; Weiss Kreuz/Cafe Kichijouji de; Saiyuki/Weiss Kreuz; Cafe Kichijouji de/Fruits Basket
Warnings?: Some coarse language
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the fandoms or the characters, I'm just borrowing them to write these little ficcies.

Naoji accepted the book from the youth whom he was conversing with. He slid it into its proper place on the shelf. "Ah, so you have been interested in duelling from a young age?"

Kuroudo nodded. "I took up fencing while living in France, then after I moved to Japan with Mama, I took up kendo. I still study it now."

"I see."

"If we may, I'd like to spar with you one day."

"Very well, though I am just a novice."

Kuroudo shook his head. "I have watched you train, Naoji, and I know that you are very skilled."

Though not enough to impress my father...

As if reading Naoji's thoughts, Kuroudo stated, "don't belittle yourself and others won't have reason to belittle you. Don't allow others to belittle you, then you won't belittle yourself."

The young man nodded, the youth's words repeating throughout his mind.

"Ah. Is that so?"

"Yasuaki, you can understand what the flowers are saying?" Camus asked the supposedly older male.

Yasuaki nodded. "I can. This flower is claiming that it is still a little parched, though the flowers surrounding it claim it is greedy."

Camus smiled gently. "I make sure to water all of them appropriately. If one is still feeling parched, it may require a special formula. I shall fetch it in a moment, I just need to finish pruning this bush." He returned to what he was doing.

Yasuaki's eyes widened upon what he heard the flowers say. "That is not something we needed to know."

Camus laughed sweetly. "I'm sorry, Yasuaki, I forgot to warn you that the flowers here enjoy speaking about everything that is happening."

Yasuaki nodded again and turned to face Camus. He noticed the teenager had very light tinges of pink in his cheeks. "Mondai nai."

Ken suddenly started laughing to himself which caught the attention of the slightly younger teenager accompanying him to the market. "Sorry, just had a thought."

"What was it, Ken-san?"

"Just thinking it's a good thing you don't work at the flower shop my friends and I work at."

"How come?"

"We seem to attract a lot of fangirls."

"That happens at our cafe too."

"Still, the fangirls at the flower shop would probably eat you alive."

"What makes you say that, Ken-san?"

"I mean, you're so cute that they wouldn't want to let you go once they got a hold of you."

"Excuse me?" Jun's smile was more strained.

"Hell, I bet even a few of them would be jealous of your pretty face."

"Pretty face?"

Ken realised his blunder, he remembered being told, no warned, to never call Jun cute. Shit... He made a mad dash away from the younger teenager and just barely avoided being squashed by a boulder.

Omi sighed in frustration. He had a huge assignment he had to finish by the next day otherwise his grades would drop. "Ugh, aside from last night's mission, this is pure torture! Why did I have to get such an assignment when all of those tough missions took place?!"

"Are you having trouble, Omi-kun?"

Omi turned to the owner of the voice and saw his kindred spirit. "Yeah, this assignment is worth 75% of my grade, but because I had so many damn missions, I couldn't even start it."

"When is it due?"

"Tomorrow..."

"Oh dear, that is frustrating. I'll help you if you'd like."

"Really? Are you sure it's alright?"

"Positive. You seem to have forgotten I was once a teacher. I'll help you gather the information you require."

Omi smiled widely. "Thank you very much for this, Hakkai-san."

Hakkai returned Omi's smile with one of his own. "It's no trouble at all, Omi-kun."

"Okay, I give. Why do you keep cursing Maki and Tokumi? What the hell did they do to you?"

Minagawa shrugged. "They saw me and were afraid without even getting to know me. Then, they did get to know me and became even more frightened of me."

"It's no surprise, really..." Kyo murmured.

"Hmm? Did you say something just now?"

Kyo shook his head. "You were saying?"

"I decided to curse them to help them face their fear of me. They say the best way to beat someone's fear is for them to confront it."

"Ah." Maybe he's not so bad after all...

Minagawa's smile became more eerie. "Besides, it's fun."

"You are messed up, you know that?!"

And that's it. I'll leave you with a pic of the cast for the live Cafe Kichijouji de drama...I still say it should be made into an anime, and they should bring back the old cast too (and be certain to include Na-chan).

The cast...Tokumi, Jun, Minagawa, the new manager, Maki and Tarou...oi, where's Na-chan?
Best image I could think to use for comparison...Tarou, Minagawa, Tokumi, Master, Natsumi, Jun and Maki.

That's all now. Ja ne!

o^_^o

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:05:38 GMT

If there are one or more people on your friends list who make your world a better place just because they exist, and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the Internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

In other news, my modem is working again...funnily enough, I just got home and onto my lappie and discovered after restarting it again, my modem was going. So, yeah, I'm back! ^^ I will post the fics later today, I'm going out soon, but felt I had to let everyone know.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:51:27 GMT

Hey there, everyone, how are you all? I hope you're well...

I'm still at my cousin's house at the moment, so still no net at home...

Taleisha told me I talk in my sleep! Last time I was here, she told me I'd said "I'm going to the toilet, you go ahead and take care of Pikachu", two nights ago I had a dream about Lumiale, and I learned I was murmuring his name in my sleep, then last night, I was dreaming about Lumiale and Luva. I recall in my dream they kissed each other shyly and tenderly, but Taleisha told me she heard he proclaiming they were wed! Well, that was a shock and a half! You know, I wouldn't be surprised if I had dreams about Meine Liebe since my cousin has been burning them onto disks for me and I watched the first earlier to see if it worked. It did.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, shiroi_ume!!! From me and all of my 200+ muses.

Gonna go now. Ja ne! I miss you all very much! *waves*

Pardon my absence

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:37:25 GMT

Been a while, huh? Sorry, my darn modem died once again, and at the moment, there is no way to fix it.

Anyway, I will try to make updates when possible, and will have a few new fics up as well, one is Cafe Kichijouji de and another is for Anime Tenchou (but it's focusing on Hikaru, Wataru and Yuzuru). Oh right, there will also be a couple more of those little crossovers as well (Meine Liebe and Crush Gear Turbo; Cafe Kichijouji de and Weis Kreuz; the expected Saiyuki and Weiss Kreuz; and Cafe Kichijouji de and Fruits Basket).

I went to Melbourne yesterday for some more shopping and purchased boxsets of Weiss Kreuz, Azumanga Daioh, One Piece and Negima?!. I also purchased the Gravitation novel and the Azumanga Daioh Character Vocal CD.

Gotta go now.

Oh, Tiffy-chan, I will send your pic to you soon. Happy birthday for Monday~!

Good news

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:32:31 GMT

Hey there, everyone! How are you all? Good? I hope so...

I spoke with a doctor last night about what Jason told me (while there with Tash for an appointment) and he said it could just very well be Bronchitis. That's a relief. Once again, my anxieties started getting the better of me and I started to worry myself too much over it.

Thanks for the support, everyone, I appreciate it.

On another note, I now have an ebay account! Today, I won an auction for a Cafe Kichijouji de artbook, which I will scan when I get it. I've also placed the only bids on a Sanji plush, a Nami plush and some Weiss Kreuz playing cards (with pictures on the backs) which will finish in about a day and a Madeline poseable doll that finishes the bidding next week. I missed out on a Goku plush, but oh well, maybe next time. The final bidding price is what I get every fortnight (plus money to help pay the rent), so yeah, I wouldn't be able to pay for it in time anyway. I also missed out on the Madeline's Favourite Songs CD, but I'm gonna try again next time.

No pics today. Ja ne! *waves*

We got the results...

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:16:10 GMT

Hey there, everyone! How are you all? Good? I hope so...

Jason called today to tell me his results...while he acted as if nothing was really wrong, Dad said it could still become serious. Reason why is because Jason has infected phlegm. They've given Jason stronger medication, but he's a smoker and a drinker...plus he had stomach ulcers earlier this year, he might still have them. He didn't sound too well on the phone, so I'm still a little worried. Hopefully his immune system and the medicine will beat the infection soon. I tried looking it up, but haven't had luck finding out what infected phlegm could mean.

Imouto-chan? Could you please ask your mum for me? Please ask her what it means...?

That's it for today's entry, just wanted to let you all know. Ja ne.

Good News...and Bad News (note the icon)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:58:47 GMT

Hey there, everyone, how are you all? Good? I hope so...

First, some good news concerning my last entry. Tash came over today and told me that she'd spent the weekend thinking about the move and how such a big move that she was excited about wasn't fair on me. I'd also sent her an email to tell her how I felt about it. We decided that by the end of this year, we will have left our houses, but not Bendigo, so we're still in close contact with our family.

And that's where the bad news comes in...something's wrong with my brother. Last week, Pa told me Jason had tonsilitis, but last night, Jason told me that it's worse than that (in his words, he hasn't been very healthy lately). He needs blood and saliva tests, x-rays...pretty much the works to see what's wrong with him. I really hope it's nothing serious. If it is, Tash and I are putting our move on hiatus so I may stay home and support Dad. When Mum was sick, he tried to be strong, but in the end, he crumbled. I don't want him to do that again, so I'll help him and he'll help me. The tests will be sometime this week, results come in early next week. Please keep my brother in your thoughts and pray that it's not as serious as it seems it could be.

I'd like to thank everyone for giving me advice concerning my previous entry. Telling Tash how I felt was the best thing to do, and I'm glad I did.

You know, I wanna add a little something to this entry, just to show that I am feeling a bit better. I posted this on the Saiyuki comm a while back and got many pleasant reviews for it, so here it is!

Title: UraSai--Drawing
Rating: All ages
Warnings?: None
Pairings?: None
Summary: Goku draws his friends in a different way,
Disclaimer: Saiyuki belongs to Minekura Kazuya. Pokemon belongs to Tajiri Satoshi.

Sanzo:Urasai

Goku, Gojyo, Hakkai:Urasai (as in an echo)

Goku is lying on his stomach on the floor of the room the four of them were staying in. The others saw Goku was drawing them in strange ways and wondered what the hell was going on. He chuckled. "I just saw something cool on TV and decided to draw you guys that way!" He held up a drawing of what was supposed to be Sanzo. "This is Genjo Sandslash!"

Sanzo's left eye twitched as he saw the picture of a strange-looking porcupine with blonde hair, wearing a robe and scripture over his shoulder. The Sandslash was smoking and holding out a banishing gun.

Hakkai smiled as he saw his. "And who is this?"

"This is Pikachu Hakkai!" Goku exclaimed happily as he held up the drawing of a yellow creature with long, black-tipped ears and a lightning-bolt shaped tail. The Pikachu was wearing the same clothes Hakkai wears, it even had a monocle.

"And this is Sha Golduck! It looks like a water-sprite!"

Gojyo didn't know what to think as he saw the blue Golduck in his clothes smoking and holding a shakujou. "And what about you?"

"Um...I can't think of one for me."

Gojyo smirked as he grabbed a piece of paper and some crayons. He made a quick drawing and held it up for all to see. "Check it out! Son Goku, the stupid Mankey!"

Hakkai tried not to laugh, Sanzo smirked, Gojyo howled with laughter and Goku fumed quietly as he stared at the picture of a Mankey dressed up in his clothes and holding the
nyoi-bou. "HEY!!!"

End Theme:Break down, Wild Rock!

Oh, what the hell, one more...

Title: Similarities
Rating: All ages
Warnings?: Spoilers
Pairings?: None
Summary: Hakkai has discovered Goku and Luffy have much in common.
Disclaimer: Saiyuki belongs to Minekura Kazuya. One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichiro.
Inspired by a scene in the Saiyuki Reload manga

Hakkai couldn’t help but notice that Luffy and Goku were quite similar in different ways. “Okay now, here’s your next question. If you have five oranges and you take away two oranges, how many would you have left?” he asked as he moved aside so they could see the drawing on the blackboard. He’d learned not to use real oranges because in the end, the two younger males would eat them.

That was one thing they had in common, their love of food. Luffy would always eat so much that Sanji was rather busy in the kitchen to prepare not just enough for the rest of the crew to eat, but enough to fill Luffy…at least for a little while. And when Luffy had eaten enough, it was shown physically by his rubbery body becoming as round as a beach ball. Of course, that wouldn’t faze the young pirate captain. Goku would order everything on the menu when they dined at a restaurant, it was fortunate the borrowed ATM card was able to cover that expense with ease. And even though Goku had ordered himself plenty, either he or Gojyo would be sneaking food from each others’ plates causing their usual dinner ‘debate’.

Another thing was they both enjoyed fighting, but had a strong sense of justice. Luffy loved a good fight, but he’d only be completely serious if the person he was fighting was either in the way of his dreams or was hurting innocent people for some petty reason. Like how Captain Kuro was going to attack Usopp’s friend Kaya, or how Arlong had taken over Cocoayashi and made Nami create maps for him. Luffy would fight to the death for his friends. Goku would do the same. He usually treated the fight like a game unless innocent people’s lives were at stake, that even included his own companions. When Sanzo had been poisoned, Goku even removed his diadem and fought Kougaiji as Seiten Taisei. Even if he’d managed to hurt his own friends, Goku felt remorse for it no matter how much they told him in their own ways that he shouldn’t blame himself and wallow in guilt.

Their friends meant everything to both of them. Luffy probably wouldn’t be where he was without his nakama, all of his fellow crew-mates and even Princess Vivi of Arabasta. So, whenever he found out someone was harming his friends, he would fight tooth and nail until his friends were safe, even if they are perfectly capable of defending themselves. Goku hated being alone so he held his friends close, thought of them as family. Gojyo was a big brother whom he’d usually have a squabble with, Hakkai was his mother who’d take care of him when injured, sick or just needs to have a question answered. Sanzo was his sun, the light that came through the darkness and saved him from that prison in Mt. Gogyou.

Finally, they were both innocently naïve. While people would laugh at Luffy for always being so childish, the truth was it was a good thing that after every harsh situation he’d managed to keep his innocent demeanour, not everyone is able to do that. Outside of serious battle, Luffy was a bit of a goof, but that was one of his endearing qualities and though they wouldn’t always admit it, the rest of the crew wouldn’t have Luffy any other way. He’s always so optimistic and believes that no matter what he will achieve his dream of being Kaizokuou. That helps his friends find the same belief in achieving their dreams, no matter how far off they may sound. Goku had been trapped in a mountain for five hundred years, so it really was no wonder he was always asking questions about a lot of things. Sometimes that would earn him the insult ‘bakazaru’, but in the end he is justified. Though sometimes his naivety can cause issues, like when Gojyo told him he had something for him to eat and it turned out to be unburnable trash. Goku held trust in a lot of people and always manages to learn the hard way that not everyone can be trusted. But, those lessons help him to mature slightly each time.

Luffy raised his hand which startled Hakkai from his musings. “Yes, Luffy?”

“It’s zero!” Luffy exclaimed proudly.

“And how did you come to that answer?”

“Because we ate them all!”

Goku pouted and turned to his study mate. “No fair, Luffy, I knew that one!”

If Hakkai was the kind to do so, he would’ve facefaulted, but instead he just sweatdropped and tried to explain the solution.

Alrighty, please comment these, the second one got no reviews at all when I shared it on the Saiyuki comm...

And that's all for now. Ja ne! *waves*

About my new icons

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:02:50 GMT

Hey there, everyone! How are you all? Good? I hope so...

I had a great time at my cousin's house, and I'm surprised yet pleased to know I'd converted Taleisha to Corda and One Piece.

Now to get to the topic at hand...I made these after filling out the meme, so I'm going to talk about these. Here we go!

Tracey Sketchit--Glad to be loved
Okay, those of you who know me pretty well know that I am a total Tracey fangirl. This icon marks how there are other fangirls out there who love Tracey (like you, Medea), not just bashers, and that would make Tracey very happy.

Negi Springfield--My own jokes make me laugh
The amused expression on Negi's face just made me think of each time I think I've written/said something amusing. This will come up when I am feeling amused.

Lumiale--He's gorgeous...and he knows it!
Just look at him! He truly is a beautiful man! Will come up when I am happy but not over happy.

Tsukiyono Omi--Who? Me? I'd never hurt a fly! ...I might kill people though
My "innocent" icon. Just look at him, he does appear harmless, but don't be deceived by outward appearances, Omi-kun is a trained assassin.

Jin Kyousuke and Marume Kuroudo--Daisuki!
This is my new best friends hug icon, it will show up when speaking to those on my f-lists and it's something that makes me want to hug them.

Sha Gojyo and Cho Hakkai--Cry it all out
When I first saw this during the end credits of Gensoumaden Saiyuki, I couldn't stop thinking that Hakkai looks like he's crying, and Gojyo, though also sorrowful, is trying to comfort him. This will come up when I am upset.

cat!Abe no Yasuaki--You won't like me when I'm angry
Truer words could never have been said. Make me angry and you'll know about it. This is a rare one though as it's hard for my friends to make me feel angry, though what goes on in the world can.

Natsumi Hironobu--Hungry!!!
Na-chan is eating something tasty...this will come up if I post something while feeling hungry.

Ichinomiya Jun--Leave me alone! I'm in shock!
This is especially for one of those "OMG!!! WTF?!?!" moments, or when someone just mentions something that tends to shock me. Finally I have one to express shock!

Shichijou Omi--Omi is a H.A.T... Hamster At Work
I could not resist, especially since I am often on my own laptop. If I have done something creative like fanart or am talking about my projects, this little hamster will show up.

Minagawa Hifumi and Sukekiyo--A cat is...man's best friend
Well, in Minagawa's case it's pretty true. I wanted to make a good icon of Minagawa, but didn't want to use creepy as that would never get used at all. Plus, it has Sukekiyo in it, so it is perfect! I tend to use this one on the ishida_akira comm.

Eduard, Ishizuki Naoji and Camus (do not make me write Ed and Camus' full names)--Pretty boyz rule the world
Just look at these three handsome gentlemen. I can detect glares from Isaac, Orpherus and Ludwig fangirls, but I especially like these three, so I used an image with them in it.

child!Ishizuki Naoji--*squee* ^w^ Widdle cutie! <3
Naoji is so adorable as a small boy. I couldn't stop squeeing when seeing this image, so I chose this as my official icon to mark I am in a fit of fangirl squealage.

Ichinomiya Jun and Minagawa Hifumi--A happy ending
The little things that Jun and Minagawa are saying are (M: Yes, yes) (J: Exactly). This just works for when I read fics that start angsty but have a happy ending, so you may see this when I comment you on them.

Minagawa Hifumi and Natsumi Hironobu--Happy couple Natsumi Hironobu and Minagawa Hifumi
My OTP for Cafe Kichijouji de. It's hard to find good images of these two together so I made do with a fanart...I may have to do that if I wish to make my Jun/Minagawa/Natsumi OT3 icon. This will come up when I am in a lovey-dovey mood, or when I post fics of this particular pairing.

There, that's all that I am using at this present time. Catch you all next time. Ja ne! *waves*

Two new fans

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:34:06 GMT

Hey there, everyone! How are you all? Good? I hope so...

Just writing to say there are 2 new Australian fans of La Corda D'Oro...myself and my younger second-cousin Taleisha. I was watching it yesterday morning with her and then next thing I knew, she continued to watch it with me throughout the day. She'd even decided that Tsuchiura should be with Kahoko. The interesting thing is that even last night when she was meant to go to sleep (even after I had), she had turned on the DVD...we're up to when Yunoki's personality takes a turn for the worst.

Going now. I might be seeing if I stay here a few more days so she can watch it all before I go home. (Plus I am so relaxed here and have been sleeping very well.) Ja ne!

PS--Anyone know where I can find some great screenshots? Especially the characters in SD form? Thanks!

A blast!

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:37:48 GMT

Hey there, everyone? How are you all? I hope you are well...

I am reporting to you from my cousin's house in Digger's Rest, 45 minutes out of Melbourne. I had a wonderful day on Friday, I managed to get a One Piece boxset as well as the whole series of Corda, a Chopperman mini-plush, a Shippo figurine/keychain, a classic!Pooh Bear purse/plush....and for my cousins I got them each little dog charms, and for Tash an InuYasha badge. Animasia will also be sending me Weiss Kreuz Verbrechen and Strafe this week! XD Same design but pretty good animation, that's a huge relief.

Angela's dog Candy had pups, they are all 4 weeks old now. Taleisha is with them at the moment, just having a bit of a play with them. Also, Taleisha is eager to see more One Piece, though my disks are in Japanese with subs, she still enjoyed it. She also joined me for the first two eps of Corda.

That's all for now, I will catch you all online tomorrow and onwards. Ja ne!

Hi hi!

Thu, 29 May 2008 13:47:09 GMT

Hey there, everyone, how are you? Good? I hope so...

I'm going to Melbourne yet again for more anime shopping, and then I'll be spending the weekend at my cousin's house. She's my oldest cousin, so she can tell me a lot about relatives I didn't get to meet (like Pa Gorrie) and she always has funny and interesting things to tell me about Nana Gorrie and Mum. Oh yes, Angela is my cousin on Mum's side, her mum is Mum's sister. I mainly have second-cousins on Dad's side, he has no siblings.

It's going to be a fun weekend, I already know that. I haven't been to her place since last year, but I saw her last week at a BBQ her brother held...the BBQ was a little something to celebrate the birth of his son Matthew Charles. The little one is so adorable~! I will have to ask Angela for a photo of him to post on here.

More news...I finally made a fanart the other night! However, I will not be posting it until after shiroi_ume's birthday. She already knows what's on it though so I can tell you about it for now. The fanart is titled 'Minagawa's Method To Stop Smoking In The Kitchen'. The image has Minagawa mixing up a bowl of screaming batter in the kitchen and Sanji overhears it. He'd been told numerous times not to smoke in the kitchen, but he never listened. He hears the batter screaming and thinks to himself 'I'm never smoking in the kitchen again!' as he imagines Minagawa torturing someone enough for the screams to be so loud and horrible. The final character who appears on the image is Xellos, but it's more along the lines of Xellos' stamp of approval.

I got Tash into Angelique! I started watching it last night while she was reading fics on my laptop, but she checked the screen every so often. She was drawn in when she saw Heuye. I saw her a few hours ago (meaning about 3pm) and she was instantly telling me about how she loved so many of the Guardians...especially Oscar, Francis, Heuye, Leonard and Zephel. I also heard her *squee* when she saw Julious, and she rather likes Clavis too. She couldn't stop laughing when she saw Francis pass out after seeing a cute little bunny rabbit, and neither could I when I first saw it. Her thoughts towards Sei-Lan kept changing, one minute she hates him the next she loves him. Ah, this one that I'm going on about is Kagayaki no Ashita, so those of you who have seen that one will know what the heck I'm going on about.

One Piece movie is screening on Cartoon Network on Saturday night! XD I remember when I saw it listed in the guide, I gasped and fell onto my knees in shock. But, even better is that the 8th One Piece movie is hitting Aussie shelves next month! Uncut too, so I can enjoy hearing Hirata-san's voice coming from Sanji's mouth! X3

Okay, I've worn out all of my excess energy, I should be able to sleep well...after I get something into my stomach first. Ja ne! To those I usually chat with, I should be back on either Sunday or Monday afternoon, it depends on when I come home.

My first attempt at making icons

Mon, 26 May 2008 22:47:58 GMT

Hey there, everyone! How are you all? Good? I hope so...

I made some icons! The quality kind of sucks because I made them on paint, so please don't get on my back about that, okay? Thanks. Here they are. Feel free to take and use, but please credit me.

Pokemon (Tracey)

Negima (Negi)

Koi Suru Tenshi Angelique (Lumiale)

Weiss Kreuz
(Omi) (Ken)

Crush Gear Turbo (Kyousuke and Kuroudo)

Saiyuki (Gojyo and Hakkai)

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de (Yasuaki as a cat)

Cafe Kichijouji de
(Natsumi) (Jun) (Minagawa and Sukekiyo) (Jun and Minagawa) (Minagawa and Natsumi)

Gakuen Heaven
(Omi)

Meine Liebe
(Eduard, Naoji and Camus) (Naoji)

And that's it! Ja ne! *waves*

Icons Meme and Something Serious

Mon, 26 May 2008 10:32:22 GMT

Hey there, everyone! How are you all? Good? I hope so...

This meme was taken from hikawasa

01. Reply to this post, tell me if you want to participate in the meme and I will pick six of your icons.
02. Make a post and talk about the icons I chose.
03. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
04. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon squee. Whoo!

And here they are!

Tracey Sketchit/Kenji from Pokemon. The screencap is from the episode 'Luvdisc Is A Many Splendoured Thing'. The writing on it says Tracey Sketchit Prince Charming. Okay, Tracey has been my fave anime character for many years, I first saw him in 'The Lost Lapras' when I was about 14 years old, maybe 15 years old.

Son Goku, Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai and Sha Gojyo, AKA the Sanzo-ikkou from Gensoumaden Saiyuki. The screencap is from the second episode of the series. I first became a fan of Saiyuki three years ago, what helped was hearing the theme song, seeing the trailers, learning that Ishida-san and Hirata-san were in the cast (I'm also a fan of One Piece and Slayers) and learning it was a more modern version of Journey To The West. All four of these guys are awesome, but my fave is Hakkai.

Ishizuki Naoji and Eduard Sekt von Braunschweig (feel free to correct me if it's wrong) from Meine Liebe. This is actually my fave pairing for this fandom. The image comes from the official game guidebook. There are two reasons these two are my fave characters in Meine Liebe (as well as dear, sweet Camus)...one is their appearance and personalities...the other is their seiyuu. I'm a fan of Seki Tomokazu-san and Ishida-san.

Kira Yamato and Athrun Zala as children in a Gundam SEED Chibi Character Theatre special episode. The scene has them nuzzling each other and just repeating each others' names...yeah, the scene is a bit questionable, but cute. I aviod using this icon when responding to people who don't like shouen-ai that much, though this is more best friend love.

Abe no Yasuaki and Eisen from Harukanaru Toki no Naka de. My fave pairing for this fandom. The fanart is from the site http://kiyori.easter.ne.jp (I'm sure that was the address). This is more of a cute, support pic that I use after someone has comforted me or when I try to offer comfort to them.

Another of Yasuaki and Eisen...this is from a vid ebipom posted on youtube called 'Hachiyo Drunk'. This image is at the very end. I can't help but find it cute, seeing Eisen happily sleeping off the alcohol while Yasuaki seems more hungover and confused. (Oh, Eisen is more of a happy!drunk, though he did start to get a bit bossy with Yasuaki; Yasuaki can be a happy!drunk too (he actually laughed!!) though he had to be stopped by Tenma, Shimon and Inori when he was about to use an attack).

And that's all of them, picked out by hikawasa.

Now for something more serious...

The other day, my brother visited me to inform me I was invited to a birthday party for our friend TJ (Mum's friend's daughter). Something was telling me not to go to the party, so I pulled a sickie act and didn't go. Yesterday I was told it was a good thing I didn't go. Two people who attended created a disaster for the party by spiking a bottle of drink that most people were drinking from.

The drink was spiked with 5 pills of Ecstacy, enough to kill someone! One person did wind up hospitalised, while my brother, my younger cousin and TJ were lucky to still be alive since their BAC levels were pretty high. That was one thing poor TJ didn't need to celebrate her birthday!

Remember hearing advice about how to avoid getting your drinks spiked? Pay attention to those, drink spiking is a very serious act! Like I said, my brother, cousin and TJ are lucky to still be alive after that.

Thank you for your time in reading this one

Last thing to add is a pic...

My two fave characters from Sukisho; Nanami Kai (voiced by Ishida Akira-san) and Chris (voiced by Yuuki Hiro-san). I like Nanami because he is just so motherly and sweet to everyone, and he's the only one to be able to put Minato-sensei in his place. As for Chris, just look at him, he's so adorable! In the anime, he didn't have a very big role, he was in the OVA episode in which they all go to the hot springs. In the games however, he seems to have ties to Aizawa. In the drama CD I've heard (Love Stories), he is sweeping in front of the school. For those who aren't familiar with these two, Nanami is the taller male in the tracksuit while Chris is the younger male.

That's all for now. Ja ne!

I Miss You!! (Edit!)

Mon, 19 May 2008 05:20:42 GMT

Minna-san, how are you all? Gomen nasai for being away, but I need a new modem...I hope you have been well and hopefully I'll be back before you know it! ^^

Edit: Tadaima! My modem is back up and running! To make things even better for me today, I found my cat Zelas! She ran away a few weeks ago, almost a month ago...however, I saw her this evening, she was running across the road. I had to double-check to make sure it was her. I ran after her after safely crossing the road and called her name. She stopped and turned to me. I approached her and called her again. I had a little difficulty getting her home. For now I have her in my brother's room until she calms down, but I made sure to give her food and water (poor girl looks like she hasn't eaten for a while...).

I did miss you all, and I am glad to be back online. Now to see what I missed these last few days. Ja ne! *hugs everyone*

What A Day I Had!

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:50:11 GMT

Hi hi, everyone! How are you? Good? I do hope so!

Yesterday, I went to Melbourne for an anime spree with frazzled_niya. We had a LOT of exercise, especially considering I managed to lead us back up to Carlton when we were meant to head back to her hotel.

The first shop we went to was Animasia. Normally I buy a lot of things at that shop, but instead I only bought a DVD of Monkey Magic (which I will talk about soon) and ordered in a boxset of Angelique ~Kagayaki no Ashita~ which should arrive Monday. Later this week I'll order the boxset of Kiniro no Corda ~Primo Passo~.

After that, we went to Minotaur. I purchased the first volume of Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time and volume one of InuYasha manga as well as a plush of Kirara.

We had lunch at Red Rooster, and because we were talking about anime and such so much I didn't feel the least bit anxious when eating my meal (I normally feel full when eating in public). We then left and went to Hobby Japan to have a look. I know she purchased some figures...but I'm not sure which ones.

Then we went to JB Hi-Fi. They have a huge stock of anime, they even have the Pokemon DVD wallets I'm after! I know I'm going there next time, I must get those!

It was time to go back to the hotel, but instead of heading one block south, I lead us three blocks north, like I said nearly back to Carlton. I soon realised the error and we made our way back down before it went completely dark. We got back to the hotel and exchanged some things (gifts for her and zelgadis55; items I purchased off her including a Gameboy colour, some games and some mini chara fortune figures of Evangelion and Bleach (I know I got Shinji, Kaworu and Rei from Eva and Ichigo, Kon and Rukia from Bleach, the other Bleach character puzzles me though since I'm new to the fandom; oh, and a disk of Weiss Kreuz Gluhen). We went up to the hotel room and I met her family who were quite hospitable. After a glass of coke and looking at pictures on her laptop, I left the hotel and began my journey home.

I got home and instantly started to watch Weiss Kreuz Gluhen, all 13 episodes!

Sena was so cute! And he was voiced by Yamaguchi Kappei-san. I like Aya in glasses, he looks very handsome. Knight from Crashers: Knight and Ran was in the series and even Schwarz had a makeover! Nagi's was cool, he kind of reminded me of a goth kid. Sculdig's outfit didn't make me consider he was evil, but at least he still has orange hair. Yeah, unlike Crawford who now has white hair and a monocle! I didn't get a good enough glimpse of Farfarello though. And, I'm sure all of you Weiss fans know this, but...Aya died at the end of the last episode! I cried pretty hard when I saw that scene, I hadn't cried like that when watching anime since seeing the final episode of Chrono Crusade.

And now about Monkey Magic. Of course, every Saiyuki fan would know about this tale, the Journey To The West. In this movie, however, our heroes (minus the horse) arrive in a village of Tiger People. The king and queen had been attacked and turned into tortoises. The princess Reimei wants to save them, and so she asks for their help. They agree to it, and go off to face the demons who attacked the kingdom. The demons names were Gold Horn and Silver Horn (Kinkaku and Ginkaku).
They get to the place Reimei said the demons would be at, but then they see the demons aren't there. They hear from their friend, a thief woman named Rin-Rin, that Kinkaku and Ginkaku are back at the palace. Only the monkey king continues onwards with Reimei and she leads him to her grandfather's hut on top of a mountain where she collects an orb that will create a dark cloud large enough to blot out the sun, on the demons' orders.
Things happen and then it leads into a battle against the demons. When the ikkou caught Ginkaku, his brother killed him and then attacked them. In a fit of rage, the monkey king goes to fight Kinkaku and defeats him. Their last problem to fix is a giant black dragon that they manage to seal in Ginkaku's gourd. And the heroes continue on their pilgramage to India.
The two songs at the end were great, the first was called Around The World, it's pretty upbeat, and then to a great surprise for me, the second song was a cover version of Gandhara, which was the first ED theme song for the series Monkey.

And that's it. No pics today. Ja ne!

Fic Time!!

Mon, 05 May 2008 11:15:27 GMT

Hi hi, everyone! How are you all? Good? I do hope so! To all of you who are feeling under the weather and not at your best, I hope you feel better soon!

I bring two fics today! The first is a mini-crossover, much like what I had done for that little meme a few entries back. By the way, you can still request, and I will post them in comments. Okay, this one is...

Title: Oh No, Yours Is Better
Pairings?: None
Characters/fandoms: Kenji from Pokemon, Iwai Takuto from Gakuen Heaven
Warnings?: None
Summary: What do you get if you have two modest artists share their work with each other? This!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon, Gakuen Heaven, or the characters. If I did, Kenji would have much more screentime, and there would be more scenes focusing on the relationship between Takuto and Kouji.

The two artists exchanged sketchbooks and had a glance at each drawing. They then looked up at each other.

"Yours is very amazing, Kenji," Takuto stated gently.

"Oh no, mine are nothing compared to yours," Kenji replied.

"Oh, those are just rough sketches. Honestly, mine are nothing compared to yours."

"You flatter me, but those really are just rough. The flowers you had sketched look so lifelike."

"No, they don't, not like the animals in these sketches. The animals look as if they will jump off the page any second."

Kenji chuckled gently, rubbing the back of his head and blushing lightly. "Thank you for saying so, but still, these are nothing compared to yours." He handed the sketchbook back to its owner, and had his returned.

Takuto held his sketchbook to his chest and smiled very gently, light pink tinges appearing on his cheeks. "Thank you for your kind words." He gazed at the young artist before him. "But, I still insist that your artwork is indeed marvellous."

"Thank you. So is yours."

The roundabout conversation began again at those words.

Hehe, I could definitely picture that happening! And now for the next fic, it's Cafe Kichijouji de (we need more fics for that fandom).

Title: Innocent Question
Pairings?: Natsumi/Minagawa
Warnings?: Shounen-ai, emotional Minagawa
Summary: Tokumi's innocent question leads to something much larger than anyone anticipated.
Disclaimer: I do not own Cafe Kichijouji de, if I did, I'd insist on it being made into an anime
Thanks to

shiroi_umefor being the beta reader.

They say that sometimes the most innocent of questions can lead to something much larger than the person anticipated. This would be one of those very times. Our story begins in a quaint cafe named Cafe Kichijouji. Let's enter, shall we?

Loud sounds and shouts filled the cafe as Tarou and Maki once again fell into another of their trademark arguments, which should really just be called screaming matches since that is all they do in them. Oh, wait, that's not all they do, Tarou also smacks Maki with a mop or broom or anything else he can get his hands on. And here comes the savior, the pastry chef Minagawa. "Maki-chan, Tarou-chan, I'd say that's enough, wouldn't you?" he asked calmly in his eerie voice as he prepared to poke needles through a couple of wara-ningyou labeled with the names of his victims. With those words, the argument/screaming match came to a temporary end.

"Minagawa-san, why are you always so interested in the occult, anyway?" Tokumi asked innocently. "You never seem to hesitate in bringing out the wara-ningyou, your cookbook looks like an occult spellbook, you're a master at placing curses on others, but why do you like it so much?"

There! Did you catch it? That was the innocent question! Let's see what it shall lead to.

Minagawa tucked away his wara-ningyou until they'd be needed again, which would be in another few minutes. He didn't bring out the one he saved especially for Tokumi. "That is none of your business, Toku-chan," he replied before making his way into the kitchen.

Tarou smacked Tokumi over the head with a broom handle. "Idiot! You complete and total idiot!"

Tokumi rubbed the sore spot, moving his hand once to see if he was bleeding. He wasn't. "What? It was just an innocent little question. I was curious, that's all."

"You just hit on a sensitive subject!"

Maki scoffed. "Sensitive? Please, he uses it all the time! The only ones it would be sensitive to are those who fall victim to it each time." No sooner had he finished saying those words did he feel Tarou's wrath in the form of a double broom and mop handle smack, enough to knock a man out.

Jun and Natsumi had been silently watching the whole exchange. Jun just shook his head at what was going on, while Natsumi cast a worried glance towards the kitchen. 'Hifumi-chan...'

***

The cafe had closed for the day. Minagawa hadn't said a word all day since Tokumi had asked his question. He'd stayed hidden in a cupboard when he wasn't busy, and didn't use his wara-ningyou threats on Maki, Tokumi or Tarou. He finished washing everything up before grabbing his jacket and making his way out of the cafe. Waiting for him at the entrance was... "Na-chan?"

Natsumi smiled widely. "Come on, we had a big day today, so I will treat you to a fun evening out~!"

Minagawa smiled in response. Trust Natsumi to pick up on his negative feelings. "Very well, Na-chan. Where are we going?"

"First we'll go out for dinner, I know of a great restaurant! Then we can go and catch a movie, and then go bowling afterwards if the alley is still open by the time the movie ends!"

"Sounds good. Then I shall take you up on your offer."

Natsumi's grin widened if that was possible. He was glad Minagawa had accepted his offer; he wanted his friend to cheer up. "Great! Then let's go~!" Without thinking about it, he took Minagawa's hand in his own and happily led the way.

Minagawa smiled in amusement. He loved to see Natsumi so energetic, it suited him. And to have the part-time waiter holding his hand, he felt completely relaxed. He was already feeling better.

"Hifumi-chan, your hand is so smooth~! It's nothing like mine~!"

"That just adds to your charm, Na-chan."

Wait, were they really having this conversation? None felt bothered by it though, ever since the day they'd met they had been really good friends. Natsumi still appreciated how Minagawa saved him from dying of starvation and dehydration, in his mind, Minagawa was one of the kindest people he'd known.

***

They arrived at the restaurant. Minagawa was indeed pleased with Natsumi's choice; he'd heard nothing but good things about this restaurant. "This is a fine choice of venue, Na-chan."

Natsumi reluctantly let go of Minagawa's hand before they entered. "My oldest sister used to come here all the time whenever she stayed in Musashino; she always recommended this particular restaurant to all of the family." He opened the door and allowed Minagawa to enter before following him inside the building. "And I can see why, this place is beautiful!"

"Indeed it is, Na-chan."

"From what Sis told me, we just need to find ourselves a table and put up a little sign to say we wish to be served."

"That's a very different way to go about things."

"So, where would you like to sit?"

Minagawa glanced around and found a preferable area away from too many people. "Over there, if that's alright."

"Of course, Hifumi-chan, this is your special night." Natsumi followed Minagawa to the preferred table and had to admit it was a great place to sit.

Minagawa sat down and sighed in relief that the seats were comfortable.

Natsumi sat across from him. "Would you like to order anything, Hifumi-chan?"

Minagawa thought about it for a second. "No, not quite yet, Na-chan. Actually, I would like to speak with you, and do not wish for any disturbances."

"Of course."

"It's about today. About Toku-chan's question. I overheard Tarou-chan mention it's a sensitive subject for me, and he was right, it is. I became interested in the occult because my grandmother enjoyed it. Even though my parents continued to discourage it, I enjoyed learning more about it from my grandmother. She taught me numerous practices and how they can be used, such as a barrier to keep people in or people out of a certain area, or even how to use voodoo on someone, not powerful enough to kill them, but enough to give them a bit of pain so they may learn their lesson. As the years passed, Grandmother became ill, and none of the practices could help her. She had passed all of her knowledge onto me, and just after my eleventh birthday, she had passed away in her sleep."

"Hifumi-chan..."

"I continued to study the occult in memory of her, and each new practice would be something I wished I could've allowed her to know. Toku-chan didn't understand, so I felt hurt when he asked the way he did. To him, it just seemed like something I was intrigued in all on my own, but it was my grandmother who helped me develop my interest. And Maki-chan's statement didn't help either."

"No wonder Tarou-chan delivered a really hard blow when he said that. Oh, Hifumi-chan, that was so sad~!"

"The anniversary of her passing is next week. Master already knows, so I will be away on that day. Na-chan, I would appreciate it very much if you spent the day with me. I need a friend on that day."

"Of course, Hifumi-chan, of course I will." He reached out and squeezed Minagawa's hand. "She was very special to you, wasn't she?"

"Yes, Grandmother raised me more than my parents did, they were always away." He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply to try to calm himself. "It's so close to the anniversary, so Toku-chan's question was timed rather badly."

Natsumi nodded in agreement. "Hifumi-chan, do you still feel up to our night of fun? Or should we postpone it until you feel better?"

"You went through so much to plan this evening..."

"It's no problem. The plan was to cheer you up, but you are going through a tough time right now. Maybe we should just hold our night of fun in a few weeks."

"Very well." He opened his eyes again. "Come to my house, it's the least I could do after this..."

"Of course, Hifumi-chan."

Both men got to their feet and left the restaurant, planning on returning another night.

***

Natsumi waited at the table while Minagawa went to get something. His friend soon returned with a photo album. "What is that, Hifumi-chan?"

Minagawa knelt down beside Natsumi and placed the album on the table. "Photos of my grandmother and myself." He opened to the first page and pointed at each one, recounting the pleasant situations to Natsumi. He chuckled as the memories from each photograph replayed in his mind.

Natsumi heard the different chuckle and smiled gently. "You have a cute laugh."

"Thank you. This is my real laugh, but Grandmother taught me the eerie laugh gives more of an effect. I cannot change my tone to my normal one, this has stuck with me."

"Don't worry, Hifumi-chan, I like it." He saw a young Minagawa dressed up for Halloween and his smile widened slightly. He noticed the elderly woman in the photo was dressed up the same way.

Minagawa's tone started to sadden as they reached the second half of the album. He shakily pointed to a photo and swallowed the lump forming in his throat. It was obvious his grandmother was ill judging by how she looked in the photo. He reached into his pocket for a handkerchief, pulled it out and dabbed at his eye.

Natsumi noticed the movement in the corner of his eye. "Hifumi-chan? Are you alright?"

Minagawa didn't lie to Natsumi; he could never bring himself to do so. He just shook his head in response.

Natsumi became worried. Without thinking about it, he wrapped his strong arms around the chef and pulled him into an embrace, stroking his purple hair and whispering to him.

Those gestures allowed him to break down, he cried into Natsumi's chest, knowing he would not be judged for it. He felt the hold around him tighten slightly. He heard the gentle whispering. Those were the only words exchanged between them.

This was not the first time Natsumi had witnessed Minagawa shedding tears, though it was out of sorrow this time. He continued to offer comfort any way he felt he could and should.

***

After what felt like forever, Minagawa finally pulled back and wiped his eyes again, he'd finished crying for this evening. "Thank you, Na-chan. I am glad you are here right now."

"I'll be here anytime you need me, Hifumi-chan, that's what friends do for each other."

"And those who could be potentially more than friends?"

Oh! Another innocent question!

"Hifumi-chan? Are you saying what I think you are saying?"

"And it is not because I am tired either."

Natsumi blushed lightly. "Hifumi-chan, you should know that I have had the biggest crush on you ever since the day we met. And well, as time passed, it did become more than a crush. But, I was scared to tell you how I feel. Even though our compliments and actions may be intimate to most, they are just a sign that we are really good friends. That's why I avoided giving too many hints, aside from my behavior. So, I...I kind of feel wrong for telling you this now, you've just finished crying, it would seem like I'm taking advantage of the situation, but I don't want that, I..." he was silenced by an index finger on his lips.

"You're ranting, Na-chan..." Minagawa murmured. "And it is like I said, I am not feeling too tired right now, I am in my right state of mind. You are not taking advantage of the situation; I started it with my question." He leaned in close and moved his finger from Natsumi's lips. "This is fine with you, isn't it?"

Natsumi nodded in reply. "More than anything, Hifumi-chan," he whispered before he felt a couple of soft lips on his own. He returned the kiss instantly. After a few seconds, he felt Minagawa pull back slowly. "It's more than alright, because I love you."

"I love you too, Na-chan." And with that, the chef leaned in again for another kiss.

***

Tarou, Maki, Tokumi and Yuuichi all stared wide-eyed at the sight before them. Natsumi and Minagawa had walked into the cafe holding hands with each other, and in a more than friendly way too. Jun smiled knowingly, he'd always seen this coming.
Yuuichi thought about how he would break the news to Reina that her future husband has found the person he loved. Part of him was relieved; he didn't want Reina to marry any of his employees. But part of him was worried about his daughter's reaction to the news.
Not feeling the least bit modest, Natsumi and Minagawa gave each other a quick peck on the lips before they set off to do their jobs, not noticing Tarou and Maki standing stone still with mouths wide open, Tokumi becoming faint and Yuuichi murmuring about how he has to be the one to tell Reina the recent events.
"Congratulations, Minagawa-san, Natsumi-san," Jun stated before numerous thuds could be heard.

And that was one of those situations in which an innocent question can lead to larger things.

And that's it for today. Thanks for reading both of these fics. Please do tell me if you liked them or not, kay? That's all for today. Ja ne! *waves*

Meme Time

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:06:50 GMT

Hello there, how are you all? Good? That's good. If not, then I hope you feel better/things become better for you.

Today I bring you a meme that

hikawasahad posted on her journal. Please fill it if you have time?

Copy the questions into your comment and fill in your answers for each question. Be honest now. ^^

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
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2) What was your dream growing up?
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3) What talent do you wish you had?
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4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
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5) Favorite vegetable?
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6) What was the last book you read?
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7) What zodiac sign are you?
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8) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
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9) Worst Habit?
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10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
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11) What is your favorite sport?
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12) Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
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13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
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14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
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15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
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16) Do you have any pets?
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17) What if i showed up at your house unexpectedly?
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18) What was your first impression of me?
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19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
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20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
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21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
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22) What color eyes do you have?
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23) Ever been arrested?
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24) Bottle or can soda?
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25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
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27) What's your favorite place to hang at?
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28) Do you believe in ghosts?
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29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
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30) Do you swear a lot?
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31) Biggest pet peeve?
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32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
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33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
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35) Do you believe in God?
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36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?
A.

And now for a picture...today we have...

Ito Keita and Naruse Yukihiko from Gakuen Heaven. Once again, this is a Hamu-Hamu Heaven image. This isn't particularly my fave pairing, I like Keita with Kazuki, but this is a cute image and I haven't made a screenshot of Keita and Kazuki yet. Those who are familiar with Gakuen Heaven would know this, but to those who aren't, Yukihiko pretty much developed love at first sight when he saw Keita. He's always calling him "Honey" and is constantly trying to ask him out on a date, much to Kazuki's chagrin.
Keita is voiced by Fukuyama Jun-san and Yukihiko is voiced by Miki Shinichirou-san.

That's all for now. I hope you enjoy filling out the meme, and you can still make requests for the crossovers two entries back. Ja ne!

Why? Why did I do this?

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:23:17 GMT

Hey there, everyone! How are you all? Even though I'm leaving an entry now, the requesting is still and is forever open for the crossover drabbles/ficlets. Remember, you can make more than one combination request, and please try to keep to the list?

Now, you may be wondering why I titled my entry the way I did...no, I didn't do anything wrong per se like steal something or bribe anybody (I would never do those kinds of things!), though I am still wondering why my mind decided to write a certain fic that I am about to share with you. You may shoot me for it, but don't flame me, okay?

Title-Yasuaki's New Interest
Rating-G
Warnings?-Yasuaki indulging in the cuteness of the Care Bears
Pairing/s?-Yasuaki/Eisen
Summary-Alone and bored, Yasuaki channel surfs and decides to watch the Care Bears
Disclaimer-I don't own either Harukanaru Toki no Naka de and its characters or The Care Bears and their characters. The song at the end is not mine either, it is Flying My Colours from Care Bears Movie II New Generation.

Yasuaki was alone for the day. Eisen had gone somewhere that he wouldn't mention. He sighed as he sat on the sofa and clicked on the television. Shopping? No. That movie looks boring. Oh? What's this? Yasuaki had stopped his channel surfing when he clicked on one channel which was showing a cartoon starring little coloured bears. "The Care Bears?" he murmured. For some reason, the show appealed to his interests. He decided to continue watching it.

One hour later and another episode was screening. Yasuaki was still seated on the sofa watching the screen intently. He made a mental note of all of the bears' names and even found himself humming the theme song as he went to get himself a glass of water. He returned to his spot on the sofa and continued to watch. "Oh! Watch out, Bright Heart!" he found himself calling out as he saw the villains try to capture the little purple raccoon.

Two hours had passed and Care Bears was still screening. He heard the doorbell and went to answer the door, humming the theme song as he went. He opened the door and saw Tenma and Yorihisa. "Hello."
"Hey, Yasuaki! We just stopped by to see you and Eisen," Tenma greeted.
"Eisen isn't here right now, but would you like to come in anyway?"
"Sure." Tenma and his very quiet Hachiyo partner entered the house and removed their shoes. They all went into the living room. He saw what was on the television. "Were you channel surfing before we knocked on the door?"
"Two hours ago I was," Yasuaki replied as he sat on the sofa.
"So, you are watching this?"
"Is there a problem?"
"Well...this is really for little children, you know, three-year-olds or something. And I never really imagined you'd watch Care Bears."
"I happen to find this show intriguing and it is helping me understand more about what I have been learning about. And besides, I am only two and a half years old myself even though I do not look nor act like it. Therefore, I am in the right age bracket to watch this."
Yorihisa peered at the screen in confusion. "What is wrong with Yasuaki-dono watching this?"
Tenma sighed and scratched his head. "Nothing really. I confess I did watch this when I was younger myself. I don't anymore though."
The samurai stepped closer to the television and eyed what was happening. "That little boy is in trouble!" he exclaimed.
"It's not real. Remember, you've seen movies on my television similar to this."
"Oh, right."
"Besides," Yasuaki stated, "the Care Bears will save him. Just watch."
"Actually, we should get going. Good to see you're alright, Yasuaki," Tenma stated as he lead Yorihisa out of the house.
"Very well then. I shall tell Eisen that you stopped by."
"And try not to watch Care Bears too much, okay?"
"I will try, but I can make no promises."

Eisen entered the house and heard his partner crying softly. He didn't remove his shoes, just hurried into the living room where he saw Yasuaki watching the television and repeating I care, I care over and over again. He smiled gently. "I know you do, Yasuaki."
Yasuaki turned away from the screen to see his partner standing there. "Eisen!" He wrapped his arms around his partner. "It was awful, the girl was hit by a bolt of lightning and nobody could help her when she started to glow red. Noble Heart couldn't even touch her without it hurting and she's..."
Eisen rubbed his partner's back in reassurance. "It's alright, Yasuaki. She's alright now. I think you helped her."
The onmyouji faced the screen and saw that the girl was indeed waking up and everybody was cheering. "Thank goodness."
"What were you watching?"
"The Care Bears. It has been on television all day."
"I see." Eisen had heard about the Care Bears. He knew his partner was technically still a child, so he had nothing against him watching it. "I would like to join you if I may."
"Of course."
Eisen sat beside his partner, slipped his shoes off, mentally berated himself for lack of manners and wrapped an arm around his partner.

The group was at a karaoke club for Ran's birthday celebration. Tenma could only stare in shock as Eisen and Yasuaki were singing a certain song he remembered from his youth.
Akane, Shimon and Ran smiled as they remembered those good old days when they too watched this particular cartoon. "It looks like Yasuaki-san and Eisen-san are fans of the Care Bears," Akane whispered to Tenma who only hung his head and groaned.
"Does anybody like me?" Eisen asked in the song.
"Everybody likes you!" Yasuaki replied as they launched into the chorus again.
"I'm flying my colours so that everyone can see
Isn't this a perfect way to introduce me
To say that I'm different, I'm special, it's true
Let the magic of my colour put its power on you," the two Shishin no Genbu sung along to the music playing throughout their rented room in the building.

I told you...I blame a Weiss Kreuz fic I just read. Omi and Ken have "some fun" in Aya's porsche and end up getting busted. Youji is enlisted to help Aya in getting revenge on them and so he tells them that Aya is going to kill them. Poor Ken is so on edge, that he feels safer watching Care Bears than he does Zorro, and Omi apparently feels that the theme song means he's going to get "some" as it has in the past.

As for how I know their names? I am still a fan to this day!

Well, that's my entry. Remember, you can still make requests for the crossovers in my previous entry. I shall end this with a picture...

This fanart (which is NOT mine, I found it on a Japanese fansite the other night) is of the main guys from Cafe Kichijouji de, a drama CD/manga series that I adore, many thanks to shiroi_umefor sharing this series with me. Top "row" has Ookubo Maki and Shuuta Tokumi. Middle "row" has Ichinomiya Jun, Kurihara Tarou, Natsumi Hironobu (referred to as Natsumi or Na-chan); and finally we have Minagawa Hifumi (referred to as Minagawa or Hifumi-chan by Na-chan) and the cat Sukekiyo.

Cast:
Kurihara Tarou-Iwanaga Tetsuya (Sei-Lan in Angelique, Sean Firestone in Crush Gear Turbo, Ishtar Malik in Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Ookubo Maki-Itou Kentarou (Tsuchiura in Corda), Taisho-kun in Hamutaro, Renji in Bleach)
Minagawa Hifumi-Ishida Akira (Xellos in Slayers, Hakkai in Saiyuki, Athrun in Gundam SEED, Yasuaki/Yasutsugu/Ridvan/Ashvin in Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, Naoji in Meine Liebe, Nanami in Sukisho)
Shuuta Tokumi-Morikubo Shoutarou (Orphen in Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, Ginji in Get Backers)
Ichinomiya Jun-Houshi Souichirou (Goku in Saiyuki, Kira in Gundam SEED, Eisen/Motomi/Atsumori/Futsuhiko in Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, Camus in Meine Liebe, Sunao in Sukisho)
Natsumi Hironobu-Seki Tomokazu (Kenji in Pokemon, Ken in Weiss Kreuz, Yzak in Gundam SEED, Tenma/Katsuzane/Kurou/Sazaki in Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, Eduard in Meine Liebe, Shuuichi in Gravitation)

That's all now. Ja ne!