Angel
@Kairu, haha LOL. You didn't figure it out? It was kinda obvious to me. It's... *wait for it* Yuushi~! I always thought Yuushi was better than sensei. I don't like sensei.


I've been watching "Annoying Orange" lately and been enjoying it. :D I like Pear. :3 And I've also been listening to Gumi's "I'm sorry for being a closet otaku." I like it. :) Also, Ritsuka's Hello/ How are you. And Dear Mother by Miku. Oh, and Kaito's When I get home my wife always pretends to be dead. I love them all~! School's fine and I'm classmates with Natsuki, one of my best friends. I've also made some new friends. And two of them likes anime. Yay~ Andi (not real name) is really good in drawing. I saw her drawing once and Yvy (also not real name) 's favorite anime is Special A. Recently, I don't have any requests as a beta-reader, but I really want one! If you want a beta-reader, keiko-chan is at your service!


PS: I'm just sneaking out writing this and I don't know when I'll get to use the computer again. :(


~Keiko-chan
Angel

Gakuen Alice (Alice Academy) is a very funny anime about Mikan Sakura, who followed her bestfriend (accdg. to her) Hotaru Imai, to a prestigious school called Alice Academy. When she arrives there, she finds out that the school only accepted students with "Alices" which are special powers only a certain percent of the population have. Once Mikan gets accepted without knowing what her alice is, she meets Sumire Shouda who brags about "them alices." Mikan gets angry and tells them that they are just normal people and the argument stops when Natsume Hyuuga insults Mikan (I think) and Hotaru pulls a prank on Sumire and her friends.

This is currently my favorite manga, but I think the anime is a little childish. But I still love it. In the anime, Penguin is replaced with Amanatsu, who is supposed to be Mikan's duplicate. Oh, I forgot Nogi Ruka, the handsome best friend of Natsume Hyuuga~! I have a crush on him even though they're just ten in the anime~ teehee~ I also like to draw him older.He looks better that way.

So yeah, read Gakuen Alice, if you haven't!
Angel
A/n: My first chocolate cosmos fanfic. :D Dedicated to Kairu: (if you ever read this) good luck in your new school! When you become famous, remember me. :)




Dear Sayuki Sakurai,

I'm tired of waiting for you. I have been trying to impress you since the day I met you. Why must you be so stupidly dense?

Are you happy now? Even if it sounds cliched, I'm still going to say it. You broke my heart like the way a careless sister drops a medicine bottle. You must be having fun with your new 'secret' boyfriend. As if it's not obvious. For me, anyway.

I don't even know why I'm writing this. You make me do this. It's your fault. If you have seen me right there beside you, it could have been a better picture. I'd take care of you. I'd make you happy. And we don't even need to make it secret.

But, no, you just had  to fall in love with an idiotic sensei. Is he that great? Not even saying that he's a teacher. How idiotic.

He's a coward, you know that? He doesn't deserve you. You deserve an awesome, handsome man. Like me.  You said you liked me before. Why didn't you tell me? All because of a stupid  eraser. How idiotic. Do you know that if two idiots get together, the world will explode? Or something like that.

So come back to me already.

A/n: It totally sucks. GOMENASAI!! I had this crazy idea of 'getting tired of waiting' with my mom. Don't ask. And I got the stupid metaphor (or was it simile?) about the medicine bottle because my sister dropped one when we were eating dinner. And I thought it was like crushing a heart. I mean, breaking it. I suck. :(
Angel
 And I'm sorry I told you all that I won't be active for two weeks. Okaa-san changed her mind. ;D So now...I present to you: The different meanings of Birthdays!

For the happy-go-lucky, it's a day of being happy and celebrating the day of your birth.
For the drama queens, it's means you're a year closer to your death.
For the ones who don't care, it's a normal day, filled with normal events.
For the feeling-old, it's a day when everyone reminds you of how old you are.
For the sadists, it's a day when you remember the day you were introduced to this... place. (If you're a sadist, you'd understand it)
For kids, it's a day when you receive all those pretty presents.
For the egotistics, it's a day to celebrate the day when a blessing was brought upon this world: them.
For the forgetful, it's a day of running around the mall, looking for a perfect present, running around National Bookstore, looking for a perfect card and running to the party. Basically, it's a day of running.
For the improvisors, it's a day of finding quotes like 'How do you expect me to remember your birthday, when you never look any older?' and sending it to the birthday person's e-mail when you get a phone call, telling you how great the party is.
For the rich, it's a day of dining in a fancy restaurant with all your friends.
For the snobby, it's a day of insulting other people's clothes and not getting scolded coz it's your 'special day.'
For the rich and snobby, it's a day of dining in a fancy restaurant, while insulting other people's clothes with your friends.
For twin sisters, it's a day of exchanging presents when they like the other one's better.
For wives, it's a day of receiving pretty flowers from husbands. Or a day of screaming at husbands for forgetting.
For husbands, it's a day of racing into a flower shop and racking your brain for your wife's favorite flower. Or a day of screaming if you forget.
For husbands and wives, it's one heck of a day.


A/n: I'm so sorry it sucks! Don't kill me!!! TT^TT I'm too young to die!! TTATT

Kairu hasn't been updating for a while. :( (Kairu's blog) I understand that she has school and they already have two projects for it. Poor Kairu. It's partly her fault for transferring schools, though. It was her choice and I'm sure she knows the pros and cons in it. That's life. Whenever you make a decision, it's a package. Well, need to stop typing now before I start containing figments of my suckish life. Ja ne~
Angel
A/n: This story's been in my mind for a long time now, so I just wanted to post it. Hotaru may be a little OOC in this. I'm not sure if I'll be able to update some day, but I'll try~!


"Ruka."

Ruka whipped his head to his right, his eyes boring into the amethyst ones of his girlfriend. He could see worry in her eyes, replacing the usual dollar signs. He immediately knew that something was wrong. He wasn't dense, after all.

"What's wrong, Hotaru?" He asked, worry evident in his sapphire orbs.

Hotaru sighed first then looked directly in his eyes. "I'm... getting engaged."

Ruka stared at her, unable to process anything until two seconds after.

"EH!?"

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"I-I--M-My name i-is Nogi Ruka," Ruka said, not believing that he just stuttered. Hotaru inwardly face-palmed.

A tall, brown haired-man with six-packed abs that were hidden beneath his appealing attire smirked at how fast 'the blonde boy'--as he calls Ruka-- became embarassed. He at least expected a guy as tall as him, but with this kind of guy, he's definitely going to win over Hotaru.

Hotaru crossed her arms over her chest, muttering negative things about Ruka under her breath. She sighed. How could he look so miserable? He was terribly failing. He was stuttering and couldn't even talk straight. His shoulders were hunched down and he looked very uncomfotable. He was occasionally tugging down at his sleeves unconsciously. His feet were beside each other and twitched at times.

'He looks like he needs to pee.' Hotaru thought, quietly questioning how he fell in love with the guy.

Hotaru directed her attention to the tanned guy in front of her boyfriend. He looked really handsome, maybe even surpassing Ruka's bestfriend, Natsume. He was obviously enjoying seeing Ruka all flustered up. He was smirking and he looked really handsome. He was wearing a simple sweater, since it's a little cold. His posture was perfect and he had his hands in his jacket pockets. He seemed used to the cold weather, unlike our favorite animal-lover.

Occasionally, the French guy would look toward Hotaru and wink, which greatly aggravated Ruka.

"Je suis Damien Blaise," the French guy finally said, "Je crois que vous devriez arrêter sur mon cher Hotaru, parce que, évidemment, vous ne mettez pas de chance contre moi. Comme vous pouvez voir, je suis français--" [I think you should lay off on my dear Hotaru, because, obviously, you don't stand a chance against me. As you can see, I am French--]

Ruka quickly cut him off, "Je suis la moitié du français." [I'm half French.]

Damien's smirk disappeared and after a few minutes, he spoke, "... Vous n'avez pas toujours de chance contre moi." [You still don't have a chance against me.]

Hotaru suggested, "Why don't we all--Oh, I don't know--go inside?"

Damien smiled at her and said, "You know, I was just going to say that! You read my mind, my dear Hotaru! Like they say, 'Quand vous aimez vraiment quelqu'un, vous savez toujours qu'ils pensent'" [When you truly love someone, you always know what they are thinking]

Hotaru sighed and proceeded to walk inside. Contrary to popular belief, she never liked the cold. She liked being in front of the fireplace reading a good book.

"My Hotaru's house is as beautiful as always~!" Damien praised.

Hotaru wanted to hit him, anything just to stop him from calling her his Hotaru. She didn't belong to him. She belonged to Ruka, who by the way, just sneezed.

Damien held back his laughter at Ruka's idiotic sneeze.

"You call zat a sneeze?" Damien challenged, "I'll show you a sneeze!" And he sneezed really loud.

Then they had a sneezing contest, until Hotaru stopped them both, by shooting them with the BAKA gun.

"That hurt, Hotaru!" Ruka complained, rubbing his head from the impact.

Damien simply smiled. "I will accept anything that comes from my dear~!"

Hotaru glared at them both, letting her actions talk for her, because, as we all know, talking is such a pain. Both of the guys shivered and quieted down.

"So what do we do know?" Ruka asked, getting tired of the silence.

Damien suggested, "Why don't we compete for Hotaru-sama?"

"Okay," Ruka replied.

Round One: Clothing Styles

The three of them went into a men's clothing store and Ruka and Damien picked some clothes and started changing. Hotaru, being Hotaru, sat down and munched on a bag of chips.

Two bags of chips later, Damien was the first to come out. He was wearing a very traditional classic style of clothing from France and Hotaru had to admit, he looked amazing. He smirked and walked toward Hotaru.

"Do you like it?"

Hotaru looked up at him. "It's French clothing."

Damien chuckled. "Of course it is. I am a French man."

After a few seconds, Ruka came out wearing impressive clothes. (I am so sorry! I don't know how to describe stylish clothes xD) He looked very uncomfortable, but still managed to smile at Hotaru.

Hotaru found herself scanning him from his cute tartan hat to his brown boots. Damien frowned at this, looking back and forth between the couple, who were unconsciously radiating a comforting aura.

"So who wins?" Damien asked.

Hotaru looked back and forth from the two.

"Tie."

"What!?"

Round Two: Impression

"Okay! Whoever impresses Hotaru best wins!" Damien proclaimed, proudly," This round will end at six o'clock and Hotaru will pick the winner."

Ruka stayed silent, unsure of what he should do. He looked at Hotaru and saw that she was totally calm. Damien took advantage of Ruka's unsureness and walked toward Hotaru.

"Ne, Hotaru-sama, do you want me to treat you for lunch?" Damien asked, kissing her hand. "That blonde guy can come too if you want."

Hotaru stared at him before sighing and saying, "Fine."

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Damien led them to a fancy French restaurant and Ruka gaped at it. He had never seen a restaurant like this. There were few people, but they looked really rich. There were also some well-dressed waiters, a tray with drinks in hand, walking gracefully from one table to another. The background was a fresh dark violet, with black here and there. The tables were wrapped in plum-colored tablecloths and above the, were delicious-looking food. Ruka had to stop himself from drooling every other second. He directed his eyes to the floor and the ceiling. The floor was wrapped in a velvet carpet and it looked beautiful, just like everything else in the restaurant. When you look at the ceiling from inside, it looks like you're looking from below a cylinder.

Ruka directed his attention back at Hotaru. She looked absolutely gorgeous in her violet dress, obviously fitting in with the surroundings. His eyes unconsciously trailed down to her shoes, uncomfortable. He was behind Hotaru and Damien and someone was looking at him like he's a third wheel, unfortunately for him. He trailed behind as Damien proceeded on telling Hotaru about the building and other useless things.

"Ruka." Ruka's head shot up as he heard Hotaru's voice and he saw the couple sitting down on their chairs. He immediately went to follow, mentally scolding himself for being so careless.

"Are you impressed yet?" Damien asked, anxiety in his voice.

Hotaru's answer made his smile dissolve. "Not really."

Ruka felt something tug at his lips and he stopped himself from laughing.

'It really is hard to impress Hotaru Imai. At least he knows now.' Ruka thought, inwardly smirking.

A waiter came and they ordered. Hotaru, being Hotaru and knowing that somebody else will pay for her, ordered a lot. She was impressed when she saw Damien without the down look Ruka would usually have when she ordered this much.

'But this is only the start.' Hotaru thought, planning what hell Damien would go through later, 'Let's just see if he will still like me after that.'


Damien, although not showing it, was frustrated and resisted from checking his wallet every order Hotaru made. He was trying to prevent the sweat from going down his face, refusing to show any type of uneasiness.

'She's worth it. She's worth it.' He kept saying again and again in his head, reminding himself not to scream out loud in protest and run outside.

A/n: That will be for now. :D I've been listening to Songdrops songs recently and I love them. Maybe they're childish for some people, but I still recommend it. Here's one of my favorites.. I don't think I'll be able to update for about two weeks (noooo~~ I want to use the computer~!!!) Thanks to my new follower Mara P. I couldn't send a message for some unknown reason. :(
Angel
I won't be active starting next week Monday!! It's because school's starting and my parents want me to study for the upcoming start of schools! I may be able to update about two weeks after that one, but it's still indefinite! Besides, I can't post anything because I'm having Writer's Block anyway. *sigh* I'm going to miss the Internet!!

~Keiko
Angel
I'm so proud of this. :D And once I figured I had nothing to do, I just listed this down~ The once battle between 'Forbidden' and 'The Best Birthday Ever' has been concluded. Forbidden wins. :D I have to admit, 'Forbidden' was more planned than 'The Best Birthday Ever.' But the latter has been included in a community. I think its name was 'Gakuen Alice Lovely Fanfics.' Thanks to mi.chan27 for adding it, if you're reading this. :D




I'm not boasting! It's not even something to boast about!! I'm just bored and have nothing to do. :D PenName in fanfiction.net: Sakura Keiko (My profile!)


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I've installed a chatbox on the right>>> Feel free to talk to me or other visitors! Sometimes, I won't be online though, but I'll try my best!

I like chatting with people so don't hesitate to disturb me!! I don't bite. ;D

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I haven't posted for a while--Okay, you got me. Not really a while. Two days, to be exact. I'm just having... you know, Writer's Block. (as usual) And school's starting soon. So I won't be able to post from about June 13 to Friday that week. I can only use the computer on weekends and Fridays... So... I'm going to give you this:

Note: This is a not a fanfic, nor a story with Japan as setting. It is one of my oldest fics and I think it's situated in the Philippines. I also do not think I will be able to update this in a while.


My Stories
Introdction:
There are indeed many unusual things in our world.

 Scientists have been trying to discover one thing after another.

Leaders have been acknowledging their discoveries.

People use these.

 But everything starts with the basic things.

Why do we keep underestimating the people who carry our things when we move, the people who collect trash?

Why, if they never existed, we'd all be thin of carrying our furniture from one place to another or worse, our houses would smell like canals.

We make fun of them, and don't you dare disagree.

They say they are not like other people.

They say they are not selfish.

 So they go from top to bottom of the world to help the poor. I wouldn't call that kind. "We have all the money we have so why don't they give about 1/8 to the poor? Plus, we'll get famous for helping them" I bet that's what they're thinking in their mischevious little minds.


Well, I can see right through your facade. So just be careful, because when I see one flaw in your work, I will not hesitate to bring you down.

Chapter 1: Finally Summer!

Finally I get to go home and not care about homework for 2 months! I've been waiting for this
day since, oh, I don't know, June? My brother is in summer camp, parents touring Hong Kong
and my favorite aunt, Aunt Trisha is going to look after us. Yes. Us.I have two more sisters. One
older, one younger. I don't really care. We get along. Well, most of the time.

I don't know how this summer'll get better! I already earned the privilege of a new laptop,
because I worked studiously hard during school days. So, now all my hard work will pay off.
First, I decided to eat. I knew that dinner was only two hours away, but I was really, really
hungry. So, I made a sandwich and brought it upstairs. Sandra and Jessica were arguing about
what show to watch.

Sandra, the older one, said, "I'm the oldest and I'm in charge, Jessy! Now, give me that
remote!!"

Jessica complained, "You always get to watch what you want!"

I sighed as they didn't even notice me and proceeded to my room. Not even their bickering is
gonna ruin my good mood! And I'm kinda used to them fighting about anything and everything. I
changed to normal clothes and turned on my BRAND NEW laptop, while eating my sandwich.
Turns out, only one of my friends are online. I decided to IM her.

IamMe: Hi, Jasmine. Enjoying your summer?

Edward4Ever: Ugh. Not really. My dad's forcing me to go with him to the park to jog. I mean,
can't he see how THIN I am already? What about you? I bet Jessy and Sandra are fighting
again.

IamMe: You are so right. About both I mean. You should tell your dad to take John (his brother)
instead. So they could have some Man to Man time. And Sandra and Jessy's fighting is NOT
ruining my mood.

Edward4Ever: Wow.Summer has really boosted your brain and your... what do you call it,
optimism? Nancy.You know what, I am gonna do that right now. Also, it would be payback for
John's vandalization to my room yesterday.

IamMe: It's vandalism.

Edward4Ever: When have I ever consulted a dictionary?

IamMe: Haha. You've got a point there.Oh and by the way, did you see what happened to
Jane?

Edward4Ever: I didn't see it, but Lily told me all about it!. Serves her right.

IamMe: I kinda feel sorry for her. I mean, is she really that bad that a bird will 'accidentally' poop
exactly on her head?

Edward4Ever: Yes, she is that bad and what are you implying? Are you saying that I, Jasmine
Rivers, PAID someone to do that?

IamMe: Oh, so you paid him.

Edward4Ever: I didn't do it!!! And who's him?

IamMe: I caught the culprit, but he doesn't look like someone who has a grudge against Jane.
He looks like someone who can be tricked to do something. So, you bribed him...

Edward4Ever: How could you? I thought you were my friend!

IamMe: Jaz, I am not Courtney and you cannot affect me with you "how-could-you" act

Edward4Ever: Alright. I did it.

IamMe: I knew it! Oh, my new cat, Sarah, is going to fall off the bed!! Hold on for five minutes.



I caught Sarah just in time. We got her from our cousin, Annie. Annie developed an allergy to
cats and was forced to give Sarah to us. Thank you, allergy! Not that I want Annie to have an
allergy. I just wanted the cat. Well, I went back to the laptop.



IamMe: I'm back

Edward4Ever: You have a cat. Named Sarah?

IamMe: Yeah. Why?

Edward4Ever: Who named the cat?

IamMe: Uhm...My cousin. Why? What's wrong with 'Sarah'?

Edward4Ever: Well...Remember that girl who used to hate you in 5th grade? Um.. She was the
one who put ants in your lunch.. remember?

IamMe: Oh my gosh. Her name was Sarah, wasn't it?

Edward4Ever: Yeah...but who cares? Your cousin probably had nothing to do with it. Maybe she
just thought 'Sarah' is a cute name.It's not like the name will bring some bad luck. That's
impossible...

IamMe: Yeah. That's absolutely right! My cat's name has nothing to do with ants...

Edward4Ever: Well, I need to go now. It's dinnertime

IamMe: Okay. Bye

I sighed and watched as she became offline. Then, I took a quick glance at my cat. Sarah was
happily playing with a small ball of yarn I gave her. How could this cute cat be compared to
that... ant-putter-in-my-lunch girl. I looked at the clock. 6:45. I still have 15 minutes. What should
I do? Then, I remembered promising my other bestfriend, Maria, that I would call her. Her
parents are always fighting and she's afraid they might divorce, so she really needs to talk to
someone right now. I raced to the phone passing Sandra and Jessy miraculously watching a
show together and NOT fighting. I smiled and proceeded to the phone which was in my
parents'-room-temporarily-Aunt-Trisha's-room. I dialled Maria's number and she answered with
a muffled voice. Maybe she's been crying. Again.

I apologised, "Maria, I'm sorry. For not calling a little earlier.I kinda... forgot.."

Maria, being the understanding and kind friend she is, said, "It's okay..."

Then, I kinda blurted out, "A-Are they fighting?"

She sobbed a little then answered, "Yes. And they.. They said something about... splitting up..."

I said, " You mean divorce? How could they do that? I mean, don't they think of you at all? I bet
they tried to keep it secret and didn't bother to ask for your opinion"

She slowly said, "Yes...It's somehow like that...But I don't really blame them.."

I asked, "Why are they thinking of divorcing anyway?"

She replied, "Umm... I kinda heard dad say that mom should get a job too. He said that it
shouldn't be only him to earn money for the family. He said that mom was being inconsiderate
just lying around the house...Then mom protested that she's the one who gets stuck cleaning
after me and...Rina(their dog)..and that he is the inconsiderate one.. Oh, Nancy, I don't know
what to do!"

I assured her, "Everything's gonna be alright. And don't think that it's your fault that they are
fighting. I know what you should do. You should explain to your parents what you're feeling. I
bet They'd understand. You are their wonderful daughter after all. If you want, I can even
accompany you. But just not on Thursdays. That's when I lie around all day doing nothing. Dad
says it's to rest your body."

Maria chuckled lightly then said, "Thanks. That makes a lot of sense. I'll try doing it. oh, and you
don't need to come with me. I'll do it myself"

I said, "Okay. Good luck, then, bye."

SHe answered, "Bye."

I sat there for a little while, trying to think. Maria's really nice. I don't know why she deserves
this. She's always the one trying to help us out, so I decided to help her. I can't just ignore her
when she's facing maybe one of the biggest problems in her life. That would make me a bad,
ignorant friend. She's an only child and one of the smartest at class.

Then Aunt Trisha said, disturbing my thoughts, "DINNER TIME! Come down here or I'll eat all
myself!"

I laughed. Aunt Trisha probably CAN eat it all. Sandra and Jessy competed on the way down.
Of course, Sandra was first. While eating Sandra started a conversation.

She asked, "Nancy, did you watch Suite Life On Deck? It was hilarious."

I reminded her, "No. I used my brand new laptop. Oh, and what happened, anyway? Tell me."

She snorted, "You keep saying brand new laptop. Will you be saying that for the next five
years?"

Then, she started telling me about what today's episode of Suite Life On Deck was about. It
really was funny. Jessy butted in some of the parts and Sandra stared at her. That was another
reason why I laughed at times. Aunt Trisha didn't even try to fit in, because she learned(the hard
way) that she can't keep up with us.After about thirty minutes, we finished. DInner is usually the
time we tell each other about what happened today, but instead it turned into a Sandra-vs-Jessy
food contest. Because Sandra's older, she won. Jessy never complained about how her
competition is older than her. She still tried to win, but her efforts were futile. Still, I adore that
part of her. The part that doesn't care whoever she's competing with. Doesn't care if it isn't fair.
That part really is worth looking up to.

After dinner, I decided to think about what i'm gonna do tomorrow.

Maybe I'll convince Aunt Trisha to go to the mall, because even though I'm already in my 6th
year of gradeschool, my parents won't let me go outside by myself. I envy Sandra. She can go
anywhere she want as long as she goes bck before 5 o'clock, but she seldom goes out of the
house. Jessy says it's because she doesn't have any friends. I don't think that is the reason...

Chapter 2: False Alarm

I woke up the next morning and looked at my other two sisters. Our beds were right next to each
other and were seperated only by study tables. It looks like Sandra is already downstairs and
eating, while Jessy, is till sleeping like an...owl? Well, I don't really know how long an owl
sleeps, but judging on its being nocturnal, it has a longer time of sleeping. Wait, if that's true,
then bats sleep long too?

            Well, I hopped out of bed and fixed it. Then, as I went down I smelt a wonderful and
familiar smell. Pancakes. I always loved pancakes. Sandra said that when I was little I used to
gobble up about four pancakes and still asked for seconds. I don't believe that. i don't even
thinks that's possible. Sandra makes up a lot of stories. I remember that time she told me that
Santa Claus would get some pencils from bad kids after putting the gifts. Then, when Me and
Jessy checked our pencil cases, there were only 2 pencils left. After that, i discovered [by
staying up late] that Sandra was the one who stole our pencils. That's when i started doubting
her stories.
]           Well, I ate. AFter about five minutes, Jessy woke up. She looked sleepy at first then brightened up when she saw the pancakes.

Jessy exclaimed, "Pancakes! It's been such a long time since I tasted them!"

Then Sandra said, "You're so loud. Sit down and eat."

Aunt Trisha said, "Girls, don't fight in front of the food. It's bad manners."

Sandra and Jessy said in unison, "Yes, Aunt Trisha."

I smiled. It's just like when mom and dad are here. They always scold the two of them. We also
have an older brother. His name is

            George. He's in his first year of high school, Sandra is at her third and Jessy is in the fifth
grade, a year younger than me. George and Sandra get along well.Jessy likes sucking up to
mom and dad and I like minding my own business.

After breakfast, I was first in the bath. Then, I changed my clothes and watched TV. I scanned
through the channels until I saw a shocking Breaking News.

"There has been a fire in Ruby street."

Ruby Street was where my friend, Courtney, lived! I need to know more!

"The firemen arrived there at about two o'clock in the morning and claimed that they were called
by an elderly woman. They believe that the fire was started from a store at the far end of the
street and the cause is gas leakage."

I need to call Courtney right now. Just to see if she's okay. I went over to the phone and dialled
her number. A familiar voice answered.

"Hello? Johnson's residence."

I sighed in relief and said, "Courtney? It's me, Nancy."

She said, "Oh, hi, Nancy! Why'd you call?"

I said, "Well, um, was there a fire in your street at, I don't know, about two a.m.?"

Courtney replied, "Oh. That. Well, yes, but luckily it didn't reach our house."

I said, "That's great."

COurtney asked, "Is that all?"

I said, "Yeah...Well, bye."

"Bye."

I put down the phone and sighed again. I was so worried. I guess I was just being paranoid.
Sandra went up the stairs and sat beside me.

She asked, "What are you watching? News?"

I replied, "I just...saw something. I guess it was a false alarm. By the way, shouldn't you be
taking a bath now?"

She simply said, "Maybe.I bought another Cd the other day. It's about this family that's moving
to a new house. Then, they start experiencing spooky things. Wanna watch it?"

"Okay. But we better wait for Jessy." I said.

"No." she said, "She just put another five pancakes on her plate when I reached the stairs."

I laughed, "She never cares about her weight."

Then, the movie started. It was kinda scary. There were these scenes when something just
popped out of nowhere and I screamed at most of them. Sandra was a little bit braver, so she
just shuddered. Jessy arrived about halfway of the movie and sat down on my left. After a few
minutes, Jessy went to take a bath. She didn't even finish the movie while Sandra watched until
Auntie came up the stairs and ordered her to take a bath to which she responded with a groan
and stomping to the bathroom. I laughed. The movie was nearly ending and I wondered if I
should pause it. I decided not to. Besides, Sandra could always replay it. The ending was kinda
sad. One of the people got killed and joined the other ghosts in the house. The others moved to
their previous house and had the house demolished. But the movie says that the lot where the
house stands on was, after four years, built on again by another house. And a family moves in
again...And the cycle repeats itself. When I was seven, Sandra said I was always scared of
ghost movies until she showed me the benefits of ghost movies and explained that they weren't
real. But that's just another of Sandra's stories. I'm not really sure of they're true...

            Speaking of movies, I had a great idea! I ran to Auntie Trisha and pleaded for her to take
us to the mall. Then, we'll go our seperate ways and not  get lost.

She said, "No. Nancy, you know what happened last time, right? Your mom is going to kill me if
something happened to jessica."

I said, "Right. Jessica. Not me. That means, I'm going to be fine. You can stay with Jessica. I
just don't want to spend my whole summer locked up in here!"

Aunt Trisha said, "It's not so bad to be locked in here, Nancy."

I pleaded, "Please? I'll do anything! Except go with Jessy. Anything, but that!"

Aunt Trisha sighed, "Well, alright. But you have to go with Sandra."

Going with Sandra isn't so bad. Sandra's fun. Also, if she's in a good mood, which I know she is,
she's going to buy me something!

I said, "Okay." But I didn't sound super happy, or else Auntie may take back her word and
assign me to Jessy instead. I went to the other room, where Jessy was playing with her toys
(when will that girl ever grow up?) and told her to get dressed because we were going to the
mall. I also went and shouted through the door of the bathroom that to Sandra.



 A/n: Weird, I know. Sorry! GTG

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