Destiny Written in Ink

Summary: I'm a writer. I live in a fairytale. But the thing is, this fairytale was not supposed to happen. All of a sudden this Natsume guy shows up and my fantasy becomes a living nightmare!

Chapter One: The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword


Snow gently made its way to the ground. The sound of traffic filled the atmosphere, and the city lights added effect to this perfect setting. I let out a sigh at what I saw. I could see my breath in the cold evening air.

"Baka C'mon!" My best friend called out, snapping me back into reality.

I chuckled as I ran toward her. "Sorry Hotaru! I was just day dreaming." My raven-haired friend rolled her lavender eyes at me. "Tss. I thought so. You should really stop doing that." I simply giggled in return.

My name is Mikan Sakura. I'm a writer living in a crappy apartment in Tokyo City. I work for Tokyo Point magazine. It's a...(Oh gosh, I really don't want to say this) gossip magazine. I write my own stories, I just never thought it was good enough to be published. So I grabbed the first writing job I can get and it happens to be in a gossip magazine. I have auburn hair and chocolate-brown eyes and I stand 5 feet and 7 inches tall.

"Hotaru let's go to that store!" I exclaimed excitedly. The store I pointed to was called Magic Horizon and has a somewhat Aladdin-ish design.

Hotaru Imai is my best friend. She's a researcher/inventor/photographer/ EVERYTHING! She's amazing! And even with her boy-cut hair she still looks very feminine and stunning!

She looked at the store with a blank expression (Actually, she looks at everything with a blank expression). "Whatever baka." I smiled and skipped happily towards the store.

I opened the door and entered the store, Hotaru followed behind me. "Wow!" I said with sparkles in my eyes. It really was like Aladdin! Candles lit the room and curtains covered the windows. A nice carpet lay on the floor and the scents made the store look magical. The scents also made the store smell like lemon grass. Vases and gold lamps (Like a genie lamp) were seen almost everywhere.

But one thing really caught my attention.

"Oh my gosh! Hotaru look at this!" I said as I grabbed a notebook with brown worn-out pages and a feather pen that went with it.

"That's interesting." Hotaru said blankly.

"Yezz, it indeed izz my child." A voice suddenly said out of nowhere.

Me and Hotaru turned around to see who it was. We saw an old woman dressed in a belly dancing outfit, nothing too revealing though (whew). She had a sun marked on her forehead. "Konban wa!" I greeted with a bright smile. Hotaru gave her a respectful nod. The old lady smiled at both of us.

"Good evening to you too my dear! I am Madame Zerca! How may I help you?" Madame Zerca's eyes lit up as she said so, her accent strong.

"I'm interested in this notebook and pen." I said, pointing to the two items. "Aaah." She said expressively, raising her arms up. Hotaru stood there quietly and watched the scene.

"Thoze thingz are magical!" Madame Zerca suddenly put her hand over my head and closed her eyes. "Vhat iz written in, vill make destiny begin." I could feel a chill run down my spine as she said so. "Two destinies vill collide," Madame Zerca opened her eyes and looked up. "Two hearts vill be intertwined."

She put down her hand and looked at me straight in the eye. With a smile she said, "Please be careful my child."

I tilted my head, i could feel my eyes were the size plates right now. I didn't understand what just happened. I opened my mouth to say something, but was beat to it.

"They're yours. Please go on and take them!"

"Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!" I practically flew!

Hotaru and I left the store. I carried my new notebook and pen with much pride.

"What is written in, will make destiny begin. Two destinies will collide, two hearts will be intertwined."Hotaru said softly, looking up in the sky. I looked up as well, and we silently watched the snow fall.

"It's a sign, Hotaru!" I said brightly.

"Maybe." Her voice was without a hint of emotion.

But in the corner of my I, I saw Hotaru smile.

She knew as well as I did that we had just experienced something magical.

And we both knew that something was definitely going to change.


God, was I tired. I came home late from shopping with Hotaru

I sat on my bed and got the notebook and pen out of my shopping bag. I stared at the blank worn-out pages of the notebook. The words of Madame Zerca repeated in my head, over and over again. The event from this evening kept replying as well.

I got the pen and began to write.

"Once upon a time, there lived a peasant girl named Alice. She worked for an evil sorcerer..."

I laughed at the first line. It seemed like me and my boss. I continued writing, now that I started, I couldn't stop. My imagination spread like wild fire. I couldn't help myself! Before I knew it, I finished half of the notebook.

I looked at the notebook and smiled. Maybe the notebook and pen really were magic.

Maybe destiny was taking a new form of its own.


A/N: First chapter is complete! Whootooot! Please tell me if it's good or bad. I haven't written in a long time! Thanks for reading! :)

-Shimizu's Melody