Here I am. In bed. I’m staying home from school because I’m…“sick”. Well, I’m faking it. I said I had a really bad stomach ache from too much popcorn – my dad’s so gullible. I’m really staying home because last night was really, really weird. It’s that necklace. I’ve put it on my desk, but I just keep staring at it. It was when I touched it; I was in bliss. The light made me feel so peaceful. But after all that, the light faded and was gone. Did I just imagine the light? I don’t know. Wonder what they’re doing today….thank-god I miss out on a day with crap subjects. I want to pick up the necklace and look at it. I was scared of it after the light; I just put it in my bag. But now, I just want to examine it more. This feels all too anime-manga-ish. I’ll become some sort of superhero or something, defending people from, oh I don’t know, the negaverse? I don’t want to get out of bed.
“Come here, necklace” I said sarcastically, with a flick of my wrist. But, wait, is the necklace…floating?! It just stopped in front of me and fell into my lap. I touched it; no light. What the…? “What are you?” I asked the necklace in awe. Then, out of nowhere, a small, pocket-sized book came out of thin air onto my lap (again). ‘The art of Magic. By Isis Louhi’. It was brown, and looked like it was from the 18th century, but it looked so new. So I opened it, hoping it would answer the weird question I just asked the necklace. And when I opened the book, it wasn’t pocket sized. It was all big and thick; boooriing. The front page, at least, gave a briefing for me. This necklace, is the source of my…my power!? And If I do not wear it for over 3 days, I could…I COULD DIE!?!?!? Woh, crazy stuff here. And that I’m a magi…magise….How do you pronounce it? I traced my finger on the word, and, the book talked, and pronounced the word. It talked…It’s pronounced “magic key” and spelt “magice” – who the hell made that up? Anyway, it says a “magice” is a being of power so great, only someone with a pure heart can contain the magic and keep it from going evil. I have a pure heart at this age? Hello, magic-freaky necklace. I lie to everyone about who I am; I mean, sure I say I love Japan, but I don’t always act true to that, I lie to people to be kind; how is that pure!? The book also says there are rules. And stuff. “Thou magic shall improve with thy time and practice.”
What does Isis mean by ‘pure’? Oh, my phone just went off. It’s Alisha. Of course, it’s lunch. The girls would want me to tell them “all the juicy details”.
“Hey?”
“OMG! Hey Nat!!” Here we go
“How was last night, nudge nudge, wink wink. Bahaha” Oh girls, please shut-up. That’s right, I’m “sick”. I can let them off lightly.
“It was good. Although, I think I caught a cold since it was really freezing.” Ka-ching!
“Oh…okay. Ttyl!” That was Hannah. Then they all said bye. For 20 seconds. Urgh.
My laptop just went bing. Sally’s on msn, Cool. I might tell her – darn it. Just read a rule at the bottom of the third page “Thou shall tell about magic to those also with ye pure heart”. How the heck do I know who has a pure heart?! Argh! This book is too confusing. Anyway, talking to sally is cool. She had a day off today. I feel tired. I said bye and went to bed. I lay down and put the necklace on. I thought real hard about it being invisible, and it did. Cool. I asked you term two, to give me your best. As in to give me a challenge, not give me a date with the greatest guy on earth and magic that is so powerful that my worries will be gone by a click of my fingers? Wonder if the necklace doubles up as a dream catcher?
Glossary“I’ll become some sort of superhero or something, defending people from, oh I don’t know, the negaverse?” – The negaverse is the evil head-quarters of the evil people in the English dub of Sailor moon (and maybe Japanese version- can’t remember)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Chapter 4
So I walked to school. Then took a right at the corner, walked through the bush path, and reached the park. I was five minutes early... well, my watch can’t be trusted. It could be slow. Or fast…argh! I’m so stressed. I trusted Liana to cover for me. The three girls are going to the movies, and I told my parents and stuff that I’m going too, or, so my parents think. I bet they’re gossiping now. About what’ll happen. Fuuuunn. I’m wearing something that’s casually me. A bit Japanese, but metro as well. Wonder if he’s coming soon? Maybe he said 7:30, not 7:00, and I didn’t here the thirty bit. Oh god oh god!!! Craap. I started spinning around in circles, stressfully. Then Evan came.
“Eh…hey Nat.” I swear, just then, he’s thinking I’m some kinda freak.
“Oh...ah...hey Evan.” I tried to stand casually, then tripped. Thank-god that broke the ice.
“Here, let me help. That was pretty retarded” he said, laughing.
“Ah, thanks. Yeah, I know. Just calming myself down.”
“Is that how they calm themselves down in chi-“
“Japan”
“In Japan?”
“No, not as I know of.” Wonder when he’ll know the difference between china and Japan. Eh, that can wait. Then we just started to talk about school, and anything else that crossed our minds. It was fun. I could be more of myself in front of him. I didn’t have to act so girly. If this was an anime, in daylight, there’d be an ice-cream cart coming around the corner. They have ice-cream carts there all the time. But it’s night, and, it’s Melbourne. As if-
“Hey, can you hear bells?” What in the world?
“Yeah… what the?” Then came an Ice-cream cart.
“Well, isn’t that…weird?? I said
“Maybe it’s a ghost ice-cream cart” then he started to act all ghostly
“And he’s gonna get you with his ice-scream scoop of death and rainbow hell scoop!”
But it just looked like a normal cart. I was, “brave” enough to go up there and ask for a chocolate scoop. Evan got peppermint choc-chip.
“Isn’t it bit cold for ice-cream Nat?”
“Yeah, but Ice-cream is cool, all the same.”
“Hey, can I have some?” and then he just dipped his finger in my ice-cream.
“Hey!” Then I started play-wrestling him for some peppermint. It was fun; we were laughing like maniacs. Then Evan tripped, and we both fell on a park bench, and he landed safely. On. Top. Of. Me. Thank-goodness it was dark, or I’d be red. Somehow, though, the ice-creams survived the incident. Get a grip Nat! A guy has just fallen on you, and all you can think about is ice-cream?! We didn’t say anything for what felt like ages.
“S-sorry” stuttered Evan.
“Nah, it’s fine” although it was dark, I knew he and I sound completely embarrassed.
“So…ah…” trying to start a conversation is hard. Really hard. But then, out of nowhere. He kissed me. Evan, the greatest guy on earth kissed me, boring, Japan-obsessed me. His watch started to beep. He broke of the kiss.
“The bus is going soon. I’ll see you tomorrow, yeah?”
“Yeah. Bye.” I managed to say. He then went off to his bus. I feel so light-headed. My first kiss with the perfect guy. This is the greatest night in the whole entire universe.
Hey, that’s a pretty cool necklace. Just there, on the ground, was a diamond necklace with a sapphire middle. I’ll hand it in to the police station tomorrow- someone would be searching for it. So I went to pick it up. And then I was engulfed in light so magical, I couldn’t even guess what was going to happen next.
Glossary
"If this was an anime, in daylight, there’d be an ice-cream cart coming around the corner. They have ice-cream carts there all the time." - IN japan, alot of parks have ice-cream cartsetc around, so it's pretty easy to find an ice-cream cone to help make that date great! (woh..I sound like someone trying to advertise something....)
“Eh…hey Nat.” I swear, just then, he’s thinking I’m some kinda freak.
“Oh...ah...hey Evan.” I tried to stand casually, then tripped. Thank-god that broke the ice.
“Here, let me help. That was pretty retarded” he said, laughing.
“Ah, thanks. Yeah, I know. Just calming myself down.”
“Is that how they calm themselves down in chi-“
“Japan”
“In Japan?”
“No, not as I know of.” Wonder when he’ll know the difference between china and Japan. Eh, that can wait. Then we just started to talk about school, and anything else that crossed our minds. It was fun. I could be more of myself in front of him. I didn’t have to act so girly. If this was an anime, in daylight, there’d be an ice-cream cart coming around the corner. They have ice-cream carts there all the time. But it’s night, and, it’s Melbourne. As if-
“Hey, can you hear bells?” What in the world?
“Yeah… what the?” Then came an Ice-cream cart.
“Well, isn’t that…weird?? I said
“Maybe it’s a ghost ice-cream cart” then he started to act all ghostly
“And he’s gonna get you with his ice-scream scoop of death and rainbow hell scoop!”
But it just looked like a normal cart. I was, “brave” enough to go up there and ask for a chocolate scoop. Evan got peppermint choc-chip.
“Isn’t it bit cold for ice-cream Nat?”
“Yeah, but Ice-cream is cool, all the same.”
“Hey, can I have some?” and then he just dipped his finger in my ice-cream.
“Hey!” Then I started play-wrestling him for some peppermint. It was fun; we were laughing like maniacs. Then Evan tripped, and we both fell on a park bench, and he landed safely. On. Top. Of. Me. Thank-goodness it was dark, or I’d be red. Somehow, though, the ice-creams survived the incident. Get a grip Nat! A guy has just fallen on you, and all you can think about is ice-cream?! We didn’t say anything for what felt like ages.
“S-sorry” stuttered Evan.
“Nah, it’s fine” although it was dark, I knew he and I sound completely embarrassed.
“So…ah…” trying to start a conversation is hard. Really hard. But then, out of nowhere. He kissed me. Evan, the greatest guy on earth kissed me, boring, Japan-obsessed me. His watch started to beep. He broke of the kiss.
“The bus is going soon. I’ll see you tomorrow, yeah?”
“Yeah. Bye.” I managed to say. He then went off to his bus. I feel so light-headed. My first kiss with the perfect guy. This is the greatest night in the whole entire universe.
Hey, that’s a pretty cool necklace. Just there, on the ground, was a diamond necklace with a sapphire middle. I’ll hand it in to the police station tomorrow- someone would be searching for it. So I went to pick it up. And then I was engulfed in light so magical, I couldn’t even guess what was going to happen next.
Glossary
"If this was an anime, in daylight, there’d be an ice-cream cart coming around the corner. They have ice-cream carts there all the time." - IN japan, alot of parks have ice-cream cartsetc around, so it's pretty easy to find an ice-cream cone to help make that date great! (woh..I sound like someone trying to advertise something....)
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Chapter three
“And you agreed with him to hang out, even though you didn’t know his friends. You’re still crazy Nat, still crazy.” I was talking over the phone with my best friend from Queensland, Sally.
“Well I’m sorry that I’m madly in love with the greatest guy on earth”
“So, how’s Melbourne, apart from the ‘greatest guy on earth?’”
“I’m friends with,” I hate saying this, but it’s true, “bimbos.”
“You just can’t say no to people, can you? I’d hug you and take you back to warm, sunny Gold coast, but I don’t have superhero abilities like x-men.” By the way, did I mention Sally liked all those marvel comic, superman type things, like how I love Japan?
“If only I could fly and visit afterschool. But, looking on the brightside, this might bring up chances for me to leave the pink, and be less girly!!!”
“Good luck!!! Oh, my mum’s calling me for dinner. Bye bye!” and then the dial tone started, and I looked outside. It was raining. Hadn’t seen that in a while. It makes me feel nostalgic. I’ve left most of my life behind, and a part of the past has come back to me. Term holidays over tomorrow, new school term. Everything’s going so fast.
I came to Brettin high near the end of term one. I think it was week nine out of eleven. Yeah, and I was eating lunch by myself. Then came the Pink girls; I had….friends, but, not friends.
Term two, give me your best.
* * *
“OMG! Hey Nat!” Hannah ran up to me and literally squeezed all the air out of me.
“Hey Hannah” I managed to puff out.
“Like, I love a new term. There’s this fresh atmosphere about it that seems anything could happen! OMG!!!!! It’s Liana!!!” What was it that Hannah said? She was being smart for once. A fresh atmosphere…anything could happen…anything…
“So, hi Nat! Can’t wait to say hi to cutie boy, yeah?” Liana nudged me with her elbow and, awoke me from my day dream.
“Oh, look, here! He’s just the-ere!!!” Wha?! Oh my god, here comes Evan. Please don’t turn red. Please don’t turn red.
“He went over there. I bet he’s friends with the…”The girls have, like, I don’t know, a chant for the, I would say, popular guys. It goes like…
“Josh, Ced, Bryce and Chris! They’re the guys in our only wish! Bahahahaha!” A-nnoy-ing.
* * *
Its lunch, and it’s time to hang out with Evan. Oh god. This is so much like those stupid movies. Or when Ichigo was asking Masaya in Tokyo mew mew on a date. Not what’s happening, but same feeling. “Hey Nat, how you going?” Such a smooth voice…
“Oh, I’m fine, you?” I managed to say.
“Great. Those guys, Cedric and stuff, you know them yeah? They’re the guys I met at the party. Cool, yeah?” Them? Now the girls will be all “You go with him Alisha and blah blah”
“You talking to Nat, Evs? Isn’t it too early to have a girlfriend? Or is that how you play?” said Josh, the “joker” of the pack. Code red! CODE RED!!! I feel my cheeks going hot, hot, hot!
“Nah, she’s just an old friend from Queensland.” Thank-yooou Evan. And here come the girls…here we go.
“Hey guys! What’s happening, like, here?”
“Oh, Evs was just chatting up-”
“We were just talking to Natalie” Said Cedric. Cedric’s sort of the leader of the group, and, I must say myself, literally one of those guys you find in those pirate movies were he’s the hot guy who’s a gentleman. (Or Tadase from Shugo Chara…so prince like!) His hair is a burgundy colour that’s ruffled, to add that smoldering effect he has on girls. Not me though.
“So how’d you guys go on the, like, big math’s test we had last term? I, totally sucked, while Nat, like, ACED it, even though she wasn’t here till, like, the end of the term!” Please shut your big mouth Alisha. Now I’ll be seen as even more out of place and-
“You aced it too? High-five!” Ah, yes. Of course Chris aced it. He is, after all, the smartest person in our year level. He was dux last year, as it says on those chart things they have in the assembly hall. He has glasses and browny-black hair and, as Hannah calls them “Killer powdery-blue sapphire eyes.” How many colour’s does she have to use? They’re just blue. I high-fived him back. Hadn’t done one of those in a while. Bryce wasn’t here today. Hannah was a bit sad of that. She’ always had crushes on all of them, but especially liked Bryce.
“OMG, they’re goes the bell! ILY guys!” said Liana and the girls and guys went there separate ways. But Evan decided to go up to me. I was lagging behind so the girls didn’t notice. Thank-god.
“You free tonight?” I thought he’d never ask. My hearts beating ten gazillion miles a minute.
“Y-yeah.”
“Cool. Wanna meet me at the park near school at…seven?”
“S-sure.”
“Great. Bye!” and the prince ran to his group, leaving the girl happily speechless. Wait. How the heck will I tell my parents? “Hey dad, I’m just going to go out with a guy to the park at seven. That fine with you?” Crap. Crap. CRAP!!!!! Do I have to tell one of the Pink Ladies to cover for me? Seems so. Hell, here I come.
Glossary!!! And authors note (oooh!)
“Or when Ichigo was asking Masaya in Tokyo mew mew on a date.” – Tokyo mew mew is an anime/manga that I love.
“(Or Tadase from Shugo Chara…so prince like!)” – Shugo chara is my favourite anime, and manga. Tadase is one of Amu’s (the main character) love interests, who the girls of the school have nick-named him “prince”, for his sweet type of personality.
Authors note: What fun we’ve had so far! I’m gonna do authors not every 3 chapters or so. This chapter’s long, but it’s the basis for the quite-not-so main characters. Bryce’s personality will be told soon. But we have the basis, and slight understanding of all. Glossary has been added and will stay when any Japanese references are made. What will happen at the park!? Of course I know, but you don’t!!! Magic will be there soon, and more Japan, and waaaaaaaaay more boys.
“Well I’m sorry that I’m madly in love with the greatest guy on earth”
“So, how’s Melbourne, apart from the ‘greatest guy on earth?’”
“I’m friends with,” I hate saying this, but it’s true, “bimbos.”
“You just can’t say no to people, can you? I’d hug you and take you back to warm, sunny Gold coast, but I don’t have superhero abilities like x-men.” By the way, did I mention Sally liked all those marvel comic, superman type things, like how I love Japan?
“If only I could fly and visit afterschool. But, looking on the brightside, this might bring up chances for me to leave the pink, and be less girly!!!”
“Good luck!!! Oh, my mum’s calling me for dinner. Bye bye!” and then the dial tone started, and I looked outside. It was raining. Hadn’t seen that in a while. It makes me feel nostalgic. I’ve left most of my life behind, and a part of the past has come back to me. Term holidays over tomorrow, new school term. Everything’s going so fast.
I came to Brettin high near the end of term one. I think it was week nine out of eleven. Yeah, and I was eating lunch by myself. Then came the Pink girls; I had….friends, but, not friends.
Term two, give me your best.
* * *
“OMG! Hey Nat!” Hannah ran up to me and literally squeezed all the air out of me.
“Hey Hannah” I managed to puff out.
“Like, I love a new term. There’s this fresh atmosphere about it that seems anything could happen! OMG!!!!! It’s Liana!!!” What was it that Hannah said? She was being smart for once. A fresh atmosphere…anything could happen…anything…
“So, hi Nat! Can’t wait to say hi to cutie boy, yeah?” Liana nudged me with her elbow and, awoke me from my day dream.
“Oh, look, here! He’s just the-ere!!!” Wha?! Oh my god, here comes Evan. Please don’t turn red. Please don’t turn red.
“He went over there. I bet he’s friends with the…”The girls have, like, I don’t know, a chant for the, I would say, popular guys. It goes like…
“Josh, Ced, Bryce and Chris! They’re the guys in our only wish! Bahahahaha!” A-nnoy-ing.
* * *
Its lunch, and it’s time to hang out with Evan. Oh god. This is so much like those stupid movies. Or when Ichigo was asking Masaya in Tokyo mew mew on a date. Not what’s happening, but same feeling. “Hey Nat, how you going?” Such a smooth voice…
“Oh, I’m fine, you?” I managed to say.
“Great. Those guys, Cedric and stuff, you know them yeah? They’re the guys I met at the party. Cool, yeah?” Them? Now the girls will be all “You go with him Alisha and blah blah”
“You talking to Nat, Evs? Isn’t it too early to have a girlfriend? Or is that how you play?” said Josh, the “joker” of the pack. Code red! CODE RED!!! I feel my cheeks going hot, hot, hot!
“Nah, she’s just an old friend from Queensland.” Thank-yooou Evan. And here come the girls…here we go.
“Hey guys! What’s happening, like, here?”
“Oh, Evs was just chatting up-”
“We were just talking to Natalie” Said Cedric. Cedric’s sort of the leader of the group, and, I must say myself, literally one of those guys you find in those pirate movies were he’s the hot guy who’s a gentleman. (Or Tadase from Shugo Chara…so prince like!) His hair is a burgundy colour that’s ruffled, to add that smoldering effect he has on girls. Not me though.
“So how’d you guys go on the, like, big math’s test we had last term? I, totally sucked, while Nat, like, ACED it, even though she wasn’t here till, like, the end of the term!” Please shut your big mouth Alisha. Now I’ll be seen as even more out of place and-
“You aced it too? High-five!” Ah, yes. Of course Chris aced it. He is, after all, the smartest person in our year level. He was dux last year, as it says on those chart things they have in the assembly hall. He has glasses and browny-black hair and, as Hannah calls them “Killer powdery-blue sapphire eyes.” How many colour’s does she have to use? They’re just blue. I high-fived him back. Hadn’t done one of those in a while. Bryce wasn’t here today. Hannah was a bit sad of that. She’ always had crushes on all of them, but especially liked Bryce.
“OMG, they’re goes the bell! ILY guys!” said Liana and the girls and guys went there separate ways. But Evan decided to go up to me. I was lagging behind so the girls didn’t notice. Thank-god.
“You free tonight?” I thought he’d never ask. My hearts beating ten gazillion miles a minute.
“Y-yeah.”
“Cool. Wanna meet me at the park near school at…seven?”
“S-sure.”
“Great. Bye!” and the prince ran to his group, leaving the girl happily speechless. Wait. How the heck will I tell my parents? “Hey dad, I’m just going to go out with a guy to the park at seven. That fine with you?” Crap. Crap. CRAP!!!!! Do I have to tell one of the Pink Ladies to cover for me? Seems so. Hell, here I come.
Glossary!!! And authors note (oooh!)
“Or when Ichigo was asking Masaya in Tokyo mew mew on a date.” – Tokyo mew mew is an anime/manga that I love.
“(Or Tadase from Shugo Chara…so prince like!)” – Shugo chara is my favourite anime, and manga. Tadase is one of Amu’s (the main character) love interests, who the girls of the school have nick-named him “prince”, for his sweet type of personality.
Authors note: What fun we’ve had so far! I’m gonna do authors not every 3 chapters or so. This chapter’s long, but it’s the basis for the quite-not-so main characters. Bryce’s personality will be told soon. But we have the basis, and slight understanding of all. Glossary has been added and will stay when any Japanese references are made. What will happen at the park!? Of course I know, but you don’t!!! Magic will be there soon, and more Japan, and waaaaaaaaay more boys.
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