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  • Nov. 28th, 2009 at 11:55 AM
navy
  • 13:26 just voted "no, your not my type" on "What would you do if Justin Bieber asked you out?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/2Mw9tc #
  • 17:26 just voted "No way! Seddie is better no matter what." on "Who thinks there are too many ship wars over iCar" vote too ➔ bit.ly/5rrzPY #
  • 21:27 just voted "YES! DEATH TO CREDDIE!!" on "Are you a #Seddie warrior?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/8StUN7 #
  • 23:37 just voted "Seddie!" on "Seddie or Creddie?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/3IeGoy #
  • 23:37 just voted "Yes! Omg! Total Seddie moment!" on "Do you think Sam was jealous at the end of iSpeed Date?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/2F0e0e #
  • 23:39 Seddie is definitely amazing, but Sam/Carly/Freddie are my OT3. bit.ly/5rrzPY #
  • 23:40 I hate all the ship wars that take place in most of my fandoms (creddie vs seddie, zutara vs kataang bit.ly/5rrzPY #
  • 23:40 Sam was totally sad/jealous there. Poor chica. bit.ly/2F0e0e #
  • 23:43 just voted "Neutral. Nothing better than friendship." on "Who Should Nathan Date?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/8ucm5n #
  • 23:43 Ah, it's always best to remain neutral when it comes to real life people and real life relationships bit.ly/8ucm5n #
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Starlit c2: Trapped

  • Nov. 28th, 2009 at 12:11 AM
jackie {wistful}
Starlit
Story summary: AU set after BD. What if Jacob didn’t imprint on Renesmee? What if, instead, a certain moody female werewolf did? Leah/Renesmee, canon pairings.
Author’s note/disclaimer: Yeah, last chapter was super short. This one will be much longer, promise. This chapter starts more than six years after the confrontation with the Volturi. Renesmee has finally stopped aging. She now has the appearance of a seventeen/eighteen year old, and the mindset of an adult.

read on... )

Nov. 27th, 2009

  • 12:38 PM
seymour :'(
Starlit
Story summary: AU, set after BD. What if Jacob didn’t imprint on Renesmee? What if, instead, a certain moody female werewolf did?
Author’s note/disclaimer: I own nothing, except perhaps the idea of Leah imprinting on Renesmee. On a side note, in research for this, I reread the part of BD where Bella gives birth, and oh my God. I can’t wait to see how they handle it for the movie.
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Prologue – Jacob’s POV
Warm brown eyes, the color of milk chocolate–the exact same color that Bella's had been.
My shaking jerked to a stop; heat flooded through me, stronger than before.

I’d never felt such rage, such pain, such sadness. I stared into those eyes, and I hated what I saw. It was a monster, but it was still a part of Bella. No matter how much I wanted to rip apart Bella’s child, Bella’s murderer, I couldn’t.

The Bella upstairs was not my Bella anymore, but I still couldn’t bring myself to do anything to hurt her.

I stared at Rosalie and the creature in her arms for a moment longer, before I turned and strode out the door.
And at the moment I walked out the door, I knew I’d never be walking back inside again.
---

Super short, but the next chapter is rather long. Just wanted to change this scene, so the story flows better. The first two lines are taken directly from the novel.

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  • Nov. 27th, 2009 at 11:55 AM
navy
  • 13:26 just voted "Other (Please comment which TV show!)" on "What is your favorite TV show?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/3Pbvj5 #
  • 16:00 "Time she spends getting beautiful" - twlol.com/tw/?v4-26897 #lol #graphs #
  • 17:26 just voted "She has great style!!" on "How do you like lady gaga's Wardrobe?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/XT5gJ #
  • 21:27 just voted "yes !" on "do u love ur mom ?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/25AVrz #
  • 01:26 just voted "Avatar" on "Which is the BEST cartoon series??" vote too ➔ bit.ly/rjCVl #
  • 03:35 Happy belated Thank!! I love all you guys. (: #
  • 03:49 One part of is so content, so in love, so happy to have found the missing pierce. #
  • 03:51 She fights that part of her with everything she has. #
  • 03:53 Leah would give anything to free her heart from the forced imprisonment of love. #
  • 05:26 just voted "9" on "Which less eccentric Lady Gaga look is your favorite ?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/2dTnxN #
  • 09:26 just voted "Seddie (Sam & Freddie)" on "What TV couple are you dying to get together?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/3fhrJc #
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rainbow glitter and cocaine

  • Nov. 26th, 2009 at 7:05 PM
lady gaga {bad romance}
LADY GAGA PICSPAM



"I didn't fit in in high school and I felt like a freak... So I like to create this atmosphere for my fans where they feel like they have a freak in me to hang out with and they don't feel alone."
+ more (image heavy) )

Writer's Block: Raincheck!

  • Nov. 26th, 2009 at 5:39 PM
navy

If your best friend forgave his or her partner for cheating and lying, would you try to forgive him or her too? Would you find it difficult to spend time with them as a couple?


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That's a tough one. I think I would just trust my friend's judgment, though, since she is the one in the relationship and knows more about the situation to me.
Unless I was privy to something she didn't know, like I'd seen or heard about something bad he did, or if he had a history of that kind of behavior and she was too in love to realize his assholes ways.

Writer's Block: If we took a holiday ...

  • Nov. 26th, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Greek Orthodox {Greek pride<3}

What is your favorite holiday and why?

Submitted By [info]crazyprotein


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Christmas, probably. I love decorating, and wrapping and giving gifts (and receiving them of course), and just the feeling of happiness that permeates the holiday season.

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  • Nov. 26th, 2009 at 11:55 AM
navy
  • 13:27 just voted "TAYLOR SWIFT" on "WHO WILL MOST LIKELY WIN A GRAMMY 2010????" vote too ➔ bit.ly/6MER36 #
  • 17:26 just voted "Selena Gomez" on "Who Looked the Best at AMAs 2009?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/7Hln8b #
  • 21:27 just voted "Scarlett" on "Who looks better with red lipstick?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/4LKwek #
  • 01:26 just voted "Her!" on "Choose Your Christmas Present:" vote too ➔ bit.ly/1Nu6DP #
  • 01:57 A's Stephen is really getting on my nerves. #
  • 01:58 I want to find a cute, nice, MATURE guy. But I feel like I never will. D: #
  • 01:59 "what's with you?" ugh!! He's the problem not me. Goddamn it. #
  • 02:02 Time for some ship whoring. #seddie #seddie #seddie #seddie #seddie #seddie #seddie #seddie #seddie #seddie #seddie #seddie #seddie #
  • 02:03 Love is a many splendored thing! Love lifts up where we belong, all we need is love! #
  • 02:04 Ah, Moulin Rouge! I love Nicole Kidman. #
  • 05:27 just voted "Brenda Song" on "Who looks best in curly hair ???" vote too ➔ bit.ly/s50l8 #
  • 09:26 just voted "Haley" on "If You Would Turn Lesbo, Who Would It Be For?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/4DLsyh #
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Christmas wishlist meme!

  • Nov. 26th, 2009 at 12:54 AM
amanda seyfried {coy}
Step One:
- Make an LJ post, albeit public or locked. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. These wishes can be anything, from simple and fandom-related (a fic written about your favorite pairing), to medium (a DVD you want), to really extravagant (a brand new car). Just make sure these are wishes for things you really, truly want.
- If you wish for real life things, like a DVD or CD, make sure you include some sort of contact information in your post. It can be your address or your email address, as long as Santa (or one of his elves) can somehow get in touch with you. ;)
- Make sure you post a version of these guidelines in your LJ, because it's important that the holiday joy will spread.

Step Two:
- Skim through your friend's list (or the brand new friends of friend's list, or random journals) to see who has posted their list. Now is the most important part: if you find a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make that person's wish come true. Sometimes your trash is another person's treasure! If you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use - or you even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free - give it to someone who wants it.

Step Three:
- Post this, in your LJ, any time after November 1st. Then repost it two weeks before Christmas.

Step Four:
- You don't need to spend money on these wishes to make them come true. Only spend money if you want to. The point isn't to put people out; it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf. It's to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not. It's all up to you. :)
- There are no rules for this project, nor are their any guarantees or any strings attached. Just wish! Your wish might come true! And give if you can. You'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday a special one. :)

(I cheated, and paired some things together. I don't really expect anything on this list this year, but it sure is nice to dream)
1) monogram E pillowcase
2) True Blood season 1 + 2
3) 'The Basic Eight' by Daniel Handler
4) The Outlaw on DVD
5) Ugg Classic Cardy boots
6) Lady Gaga's 'The Fame Monster' [deluxe editon!]
7) new iPod + Heartbeat earphones
8) disco ball!
9) livejournal paid account
10) cash :p

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  • Nov. 25th, 2009 at 11:55 AM
navy
  • 13:26 just voted "No" on "Is Miley Cyrus Prettier than Demi Lovato?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/5hg8x1 #
  • 17:26 just voted "Again,Again" on "Which is your favorite song from Lady GaGa?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/6qXMMG #
  • 21:27 just voted "Selena Gomez & Taylor Swift" on "Who do you think should do a song together?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/8x7PTH #
  • 01:27 just voted "Selena" on "Demi's or Selena's Dress at AMAs 2009?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/6UOIoH #
  • 05:26 just voted "NO AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT" on "Did you see new moon?how did you like it?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/8ueDh4 #
  • 09:26 just voted "here we go again album" on "how demi lovato looks better?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/84dn9Z #
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  • Nov. 24th, 2009 at 11:55 AM
navy
  • 16:23 Eyeliner and cigarettes #
  • 16:42 Justin Long is adorable. #
  • 19:21 Russian roulette is not the same without a gun #
  • 19:22 You and me could write a bad romance #
  • 19:23 Let's have some fun/ this beat is sick/ I wanna take a ride on your disco stick #
  • 19:47 Some damn idiot teenagers on the bus. Ugh. #
  • 20:32 Ugh. More losers on the bus. Damn idiots. #
  • 21:03 You've got brown eyes like no one else #
  • 21:04 I'm never ever riding the bus again. Ever. #
  • 01:19 just voted "Sonny and Chad" on "Best TV couple (or not couple):" vote too ➔ bit.ly/89Tr6X #
  • 01:19 just voted "No way! Seddie is better no matter what." on "Who thinks there are too many ship wars over iCar" vote too ➔ bit.ly/5rrzPY #
  • 01:19 Seddie all the way, of course. bit.ly/5rrzPY #
  • 01:22 I love Again Again, but all her songs rock. bit.ly/6qXMMG #
  • 01:28 The fact Avatar is not winning this is a travesty! It's the best show by miles. bit.ly/rjCVl #
  • 01:30 I love Gaga with curly hair. bit.ly/2dTnxN #
  • 01:30 lol @ channy bit.ly/3fhrJc #
  • 01:31 lol no thanks. bit.ly/2Mw9tc #
  • 01:42 @slicknickshady twitpic.com/qe4hz - love this! #
  • 05:26 just voted "scarfs" on "what's your winter clothing favorite?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/5RbSma #
  • 09:27 just voted "Titanic" on "The Notebook or Titanic?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/6XFoMF #
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  • Nov. 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 AM
navy
  • 12:36 @mikhymonster: did you watch justin bieber on chelsea yet?? #
  • 14:51 just voted "JENNIFER HUDSON" on "Best mixed women in hollywood?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/3zBeVg #
  • 18:51 just voted "Chucks (Converse)" on "Best Shoes ever?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/26U9Pv #
  • 22:51 just voted "Gwen Stefani" on "Who's outfit is better?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/14LGIT #
  • 02:51 just voted "Lady Gaga" on "Which ones have the most beautiful legs ?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/octZD #
  • 06:51 just voted "Taylor Swift" on "Who looks great without make up?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/2XP8ey #
  • 10:51 just voted "Lady and the tramp" on "Wich is the cutest movie couple?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/1pyJ0p #
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  • Nov. 22nd, 2009 at 11:55 AM
navy
  • 14:36 To @SenJohnMcCain: Please support the Senate's health insurance reform bill bit.ly/r2eoE #hc09 #AZ #85710 #
  • 14:36 To Sen. Jon Kyl: The country needs you to support the Senate health reform bill bit.ly/r2eoE #hc09 #AZ #85710 #
  • 14:51 just voted "Both Cute and Disturbing" on "Is this Photo Cute or Disturbing or Both?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/2kfuRE #
  • 16:19 Guess who just bought the Chelsea handler issue of playboy? :-o #
  • 18:51 just voted "YES absolutely!" on "Did Taylor Swift deserve Entertainer of the Year?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/1JpMyJ #
  • 19:16 Sushi is delicious #
  • 19:50 Oh, and I lovelovelove Owl City. #
  • 22:51 just voted "1" on "which taylor swift photo is the best? (all!)" vote too ➔ bit.ly/yA90r #
  • 02:41 @mikhymonster: well, you're a whore, and everybody knows whores don't have good taste in music. #
  • 02:51 just voted "Or Taylor and Taylor" on "the cutest couple" vote too ➔ bit.ly/ATvoK #
  • 06:51 just voted "or someone else" on "If you were on a desert island, with which star?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/1CBVJH #
  • 10:51 just voted "Jennette McCurdy" on "Who's Your Favorite Girl Singer?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/yHiz5 #
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  • Nov. 21st, 2009 at 11:55 AM
navy
  • 22:21 arghhhhhhhhhhh #
  • 22:21 ugh chelsea noooooooo, why him?? #
  • 22:21 justin whateverhislastnameis does not belong on chelsea lately. #
  • 22:22 is he 12? he looks 12. #
  • 22:22 oh god he's 15 #
  • 22:22 aw okay that wink was kinda cute #
  • 22:23 but I still dislike his music #
  • 22:24 Has he gone through puberty? like seriously, his voice seems a little high pitched for a 15 year old. #
  • 22:24 aww he asked rihanna out! "so um I heard you're single" #
  • 22:25 "tomorrow, 7 o'clock" "um, no" okay, kind of cute. #
  • 22:25 And @mikhymonster: I'm still working on surpassing your # of tweets. don't think i forgot #
  • 22:30 okay, so for what it's worth, @justinbieber was pretty cute during his interview on chelsea lately. #
  • 22:33 I kind of want to see levi's playgirl pics. he's reasonably cute. #
  • 22:33 damn, carrie prejean is crazy!! #
  • 22:35 twitpic.com/qbta4 - Halloween '09 #
  • 22:37 spencer pratt and heidi montag need to shut their mouths. damn famewhores. #
  • 22:38 I still keep mistaking Sarah Palin for Tina Fey when I see her. I guess it's obvious who I like more. #
  • 22:43 I really need to start avoiding the temptation to eat meat and dairy. It's just so hard ): But I'm going to do a better job. #
  • 22:44 Soy milk in my Starbucks, no more eggnog and milk, no more steaks or chicken nuggets. I can do it! #
  • 22:46 just voted "Miniature Pinscher" on "Which dog is cuter?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/I0Aqw #
  • 22:53 um, Jenette McCurdy is amazing, and everybody needs to listen to her. &lt;3 bit.ly/yHiz5 #
  • 22:54 though I can't lie, I like Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. Total pop addict here. bit.ly/yHiz5 #
  • 22:55 @elle_luna: Jenette needs to be promoted more! Nick needs to play her music like they play miranda's bit.ly/yHiz5 #
  • 23:01 dudes, I wish that youtube worked on this darn computer. #
  • 23:42 just voted "Demi Lovato &lt;33" on "Who is the prettiest? (5 Disney Girls)" vote too ➔ bit.ly/4rW5NN #
  • 00:45 finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108199/abercrombie-is-worn-out-and-quickly-fading #
  • 00:52 I want to start watching Glee!! #
  • 00:53 @mikhymonster: you alcoholic! #
  • 01:04 lol miley hates twilight! #
  • 01:06 @mikhymonster: that's why I love Selena! though I really can't stand miley. #
  • 01:19 AHHHH! MY FAVORITE SONG IN A BAILEY'S COMMERCIAL! :D 'Lovefool' by the Cardigans!! #
  • 01:44 just voted "Lady Gaga" on "If You Would Turn Lesbo, Who Would It Be For?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/4DLsyh #
  • 01:45 That was a hard choice! I was stuck for a bit between Lady Gaga and Haley! bit.ly/4DLsyh #
  • 01:48 Lady Gaga won of course! but Haley, Taylor, and Megan made it close. ;) bit.ly/4DLsyh #
  • 02:13 dude. I can't sleep. and all sorts of weird things are happening. #
  • 02:51 just voted "Porsche" on "Choose Your Christmas Present:" vote too ➔ bit.ly/1Nu6DP #
  • 06:51 just voted "Demi Lovato" on "Who looks best with no make-up?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/14vP0U #
  • 10:51 just voted "yeeees!" on "do you like lady gaga's new song bad romance!?" vote too ➔ bit.ly/721fK #
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Nov. 21st, 2009

  • 2:25 AM
Jennette McCurdy! {sunshine}
Um!
I want a paid account, so I can upload more avatars icons! And so I can take part in the other specials features of paid accounts, of course.
I need to more active on lj, too. I need to participate more in the communities I'm in. Otherwise it's a little silly to get a paid account. Haha :)

Oy, can't wait 'til I get a job.

oy, I was on neopets for so much of my life, I keep thinking of them as avatars. Another thing to work on when I get a job is neopets. I want to get a premium neo account, and go back to hanging out there.

eek boy troubles

  • Nov. 21st, 2009 at 2:16 AM
jackie+hyde {zen kind of love}
all sorts of weird things are happening, dudes.

This weird flirtatious subtext thing that I've got going on with T... ugh. I'm so confused by it. ):

I know there is something there. But nothing will happen.. or will it? Has something happened already? I don't know. It's not a good place to be.

Nov. 20th, 2009

  • 7:52 PM
seymour :'(
Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. You can't use the artist I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think!

Pick Your Artist: Panic! At The Disco


Are you a male or female?: She's a Handsome Woman


Describe yourself: I Write Sins Not Tragedies


How do you feel: Mad as Rabbits


Describe where you currently live: Behind the Sea


If you could go anywhere, where would you go: London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines


Your favorite form of transportation:​ Folkin' Around (Yeah I know, but this one was hard.)


Your best friends are: I Have Friends in Holy Spaces


What's the weather like: Northern Downpour


Favorite time of day: Nine in the Afternoon


If your life was a TV show, what would it be called: Do You Know What I'm Seeing?


What is life to you: Time to Dance


Your fear: We're So Starving


What is the best advice you have to give: There's a Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven't Thought of It Yet


If you could change your name, you would change it to: Camisado


Thought for the Day: Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off


How I would like to die: Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks


My soul's present condition: New Perspective


My motto: But It's Better If You Do

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  • Nov. 20th, 2009 at 11:55 AM
navy
  • 16:07 @FSCenter: I joined the Navy. #
  • 17:17 I want to get 'alis volat propris' tattooed on my shoulder blade. #
  • 17:19 God, I love Latin. Such a fascinating language. #
  • 17:20 I want to learn Latin, Greek, Italian... Maybe some French. Someday I will. :-D #
  • 17:25 I hate waiting. :-( #
  • 17:26 I want a pair of UGG classic Cardy boots for Christmas so bad! #
  • 18:54 @DOB_INC @SWAIM_CORP: AoC rocks. Anyone who thinks otherwise obviously doesn't have a sense of humor. #
  • 21:16 @mikhymonster: get my ass ready for what, bitch? #
  • 02:29 @mikhymonster: All the way to L.A.? Sounds fun but exhausting. #
  • 02:29 @mikhymonster: and that would be totally kick ass if Lady Gaga sang a song for you for your birthday. Though an autograph is just as good. #
  • 07:50 From cracked.com: www.cracked.com/article/194_7-popular-chick-flicks-that-secretly-hate-women/ #
  • 07:51 EDWARD CULLEN: I've killed people before. ISABELLA SWAN: It does not matter. #
  • 07:52 EDWARD CULLEN: I wanted to kill you at first. I've never wanted a human's blood so much, before.

    ISABELLA SWAN: I trust you. #
  • 07:52 "I just fell down the stairs and out the window! really!" #
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Born To Lose - That 70's Show

  • Nov. 19th, 2009 at 4:02 PM
♥jackie+hyde {trippy}
disclaimer: I own nothing.
author's note: The song at the beginning is 'Born to Lose', by Ray Charles. It's a beautiful song. So, I don't think I wrote this as well as I could have, and I'm no expert at Hyde's POV, but for a first attempt at real angst, I don't think it's too bad. Haven't decided whether or not to leave it as a one-shot, or turn into a multi-chaptered fic.

Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain
Every dream has only brought me pain
All my life I've always been so blue
Born to lose and now I'm losing you


February 21st, 1980

The door to the basement creaked open, a rush of cold air sweeping through the room. Hyde focused on the tv set, not bothering with whoever was invading the basement at the moment. Besides, he already had a pretty good feeling as to who it was, and acknowledging her presence was the last thing he wanted to do.

But Jackie Burkhart was not a woman to be ignored, and as she took a seat on the worn couch, she cleared her throat loudly. Out of the corner of his eye, the focus of his gaze hidden by his sunglasses, he watched her.

Her cheeks were flushed an appealing shade of pink from from the cold, and she was staring at him, eyes narrowed, and suspiciously red, like she'd been crying. Shit.

Feelings of concern and annoyance rose, but he pushed back the concern, pushed back the part of him that would kick the ass of anyone who dared to hurt her, the part that loved her. It was easier to stay in control when he pretended he hated her.

He still kept up the pretense of ignoring her, and she made an annoyed sound, before clearing her throat again. She obviously wanted to talk, and if Hyde had learned anything about Jackie over the years, it was that when she wanted to talk, she would. It would be best to get it over with, and get her out of the basement so he could go on not caring.

"Fine, Jackie. I'll bite. What do you want?" He slid his gaze back to the tv show, refusing to give her his full attention.

"I got a call from Chicago today. It was the same T.V. producer who offered me a job," She paused, unsure as to how to phrase her words, "last time."

Hyde made a noncommittal grunting noise, but she had his full attention now. "He offered me the job again. And, uh, I told him I'd think it. I have until tomorrow to decide."

"So?" There's a pained look to her face at that, but he's telling himself he doesn't care about her feelings. "What's the problem?"

"Since Fez and I are over, there's not a lot keeping me here, but I thought..." She fell silent. "Can you please take off your stupid sunglasses, and talk to me, Steven? This is important."

And even after all that's happened, she still has some power over him, and before he even realizes what he's doing, he's sliding off his shades and turning to face her.

"What do you want me to say, Jackie? Please don't go, I want you to stay? I won't. If you want to go, just go."

There was a finality to his words, and she stood up, eyes flashing. "You know what, you're right. I don't know what I was thinking, coming here. I've got another chance at making something of myself, and I'm going to take it."

She stormed out of the basement, grabbing her jacket as she went.

"You'll be better off without me, Jacks," Hyde said quietly to the empty room. He pulled his sunglasses back on, and leaned back in his seat, letting the tv pull him back into oblivion.
---
Fin.

Signs - Avatar: The Last Airbender drabble

  • Nov. 19th, 2009 at 4:00 PM
zuko+katara {meant to be}

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

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Mai can’t remember when she first truly noticed Zuko. But somehow, she sees through the bluster to the gentle boy beneath, and from that time on, she is captivated. She tucks away those feelings in the corner of her heart, hoping against hope he will notice her, too. Under her cold demeanor, though she’d die before she’d admit it, she has a romantic heart.

But he is exiled, and branded a traitor, and she forces him out of her thoughts. He seems forever unreachable, and so she moves forward with her life (but she still sees him in her dreams).

Then he returns home, a hero, and that secret hope of so long ago is fulfilled when he kisses her for the first time. She could dance, if she were a dancing kind of girl. She doesn’t want to notice how much he’s changed during his years in exile; she pretends not to see the sadness and guilt shadowing his eyes. She wants him to be the Zuko she remembers, the Zuko she sees when she’s sleeping.

And at times, he is the Zuko she remembers, and she means it when she tells him, “I love you.”

Everything is going so well, so perfectly. So when Zuko suddenly disappears, breaking up with her by letter (she’s still a little bitter over that), her world collapses. She vows to kill him the next time she sees him.

As fate would have it, they meet again at Boiling Rock, and he locks her in a prison cell. How romantic.

When, for the first time in her life, she truly defies Azula, Mai is inwardly both terrified and elated at the strength of her feelings. She never thought she was capable of such love. For Zuko’s sake, even after he has hurt her so much, she will risk bodily harm and possible death (because Azula is, after all, quite cruel when she is angry).

And when Zuko kisses her, after Ozai and Azula have been defeated, her heart could burst from the happiness. She’s always been afraid to show her emotions, but Zuko is breaking down those walls. Like one of the cliché heroines in Ty Lee’s romance scrolls, she wishes for the moment to last forever.

So when she catches him staring at the water bender who is hand in hand with the avatar, an unreadable expression on his scarred face, she ignores the unsettling feelings his look raises, and dismisses it as concern for a friend.

Because Zuko is hers, and she can't, and she won't lose him again.

They’re just friends, so it’s fine when Zuko leaves her side to speak to Katara.

The way they stand so close to each other, the way they talk so softly as though they aren't surrounded by crowds, the way she smiles, the way he tilts he his head as he looks at her.

It doesn't mean anything.

Katara touches a gentle hand to Zuko's shoulder, and when he looks down at her, the expression in his eyes is so fierce and loving. He's never looked at her like that.

She feels her heart breaking.

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I’ve always liked Mai, despite being a hardcore Zutarian. I think because she reminds me of Kikyou, it’s easy for me to sympathize with her. And so this little drabble came about. This version is slightly different from the one posted to fanfiction.net