It's a new year and I've decided to do things differently this year. For starters, I'm not going to worry about what others think of me or my work. I'm going to do things at my own pace and in my own way. I plan on working on multiple stories at the same time so not everything will get updated at the same time. I'm going to work on what I want to work on when I want to work on it, I'm going to make it as long or as short as I want to, I'm not going to check my traffic, I'm going to write the stories I want to write, and not focus on my readers. I don't know how that comes across to those of you reading this right now, but I think that writer's write better when they write for themselves... I honestly don't know where I'm going with this, but rest assured, I will write to the best of my ability and proof-read everything three times at least before I even think about posting it. That being said, I am still human so I will miss things and I will make mistakes, but when/if I catch them, I will fix them, so do me a favor and don't bitch about grammar or spelling or punction mistakes, it won't make much difference if I myself don't catch it.
Now that I've got that out of the way, here's something else you probably don't need to know but that I'm going to tell you anyway:
Every day I am going to have a word of the day, a song of the day, and a quote of the day.
My word of the day isn't going to be like you'd expect a word of the day to be, it's going to be a word that I select randomly from my pocket dictionary then write for a half-hour about/around. Now, while what I post may or may not be based on that word of the day, I've never been very good with chapter names, so for multi-chapter fics, I'll be naming the chapters after my word of the day, and if I update more than one multi-chapter fic a day... I guess those chapters will have the same names.
My song of the day will be the first song I listen to after I wake up, and my quote of the day will be a quote that I really like. It's very likely that I'll state what my quote of the day is and you'll recognize it from my profile.
I will state all three before the disclaimer of each chapter/story I put up here, and maybe on Fiction Press, too, I'm not really sure yet.
Anyway, I suppose it's time I talk about the story. I don't want to give too much away before you actually start reading, but since this is only the first chapter, thre's not much to give away yet.
As you'll find out, there's going to be a new girl because new forces of evil are going to be making themselves known and they'll really need her, because she's... Unlike anything else they've ever encountered. There's going to be twists and turns, but it won't be all fighting and violence and Sheng Gong Wu hunting. This girl is going to face trying to fit in here with new friends and trying to just adjust to things. She's basically going to face being the new girl at a new school in a new town where she doesn't know anybody, and on top of that, she has to deal with the whole saving the world thing, too. And through-out all of it, she's going to be trying to push Raimundo and Kimiko together, because even a new-comer like her can tell that there's something between those two and she for one is already tired of the game they're playing.
Rated T because sometimes you just need to swear.
Hm, I believe that's it for now...
Word of the day 1/2/11: Friend-person one knows well and likes; ally.
Song of the day 1/2/11: "Fearless" By Taylor Swift.
Quote of the day 1/2/11: "There's a wild side to every innocent face."
Disclaimer: If I owned "Xiaolin Showdown," I'm pretty sure I'd know about it, and since I don't know about it, I don't think I own it...
"A new monk? This late in the game? How come?" Raimundo Pedrosa, resident Shoku warrior, voiced what everyone else who was present- Kimiko, the Japanese daughter of a rich and successful game designer, Clay, a regular cowboy straight from the heart of Texas with the drawl and kind of slang that sort of grew on you to prove it, Omi, a true monk cut off from the developing world as a result of being raised right there at the temple by Master Fung and the other monks, and Dojo, the faithful dragon who had helped hide the Shen Gong Wu and now helped the monks in training recover it before evil-doers could get their hands on it when they reveled themselves, also their main form of transportation-was thinking.
They had all thought that they were the only ones to be given this honor, after all, they were the only ones thus far whom had reveived this training, and shouldn't all the monks to-be have been introduced to the game at the same time? But when you thought about it, Omi had been introduced way before Clay, Raimundo, and Kimiko had, and they'd been introduced at all because the world had needed them to protect it from the forces of evil. Did that mean that a new force of evil would soon be making itself known?
"That's right, a new monk. I'm sure you've each deciphered why by this point, so I'll just move on from there. She is the Dragon of-"
Raimundo didn't really care what she was the dragon of at this point, all his mind was on was that Master Fung had just basically confirmed his worst fear: there was a greater force of evil out there about to make itself known that trumphed Jack Spicer, Wuya, and Chase Young. Would a rookie monk really be of much help? Wouldn't she just get in the way and make it harder for the experienced monks to get the job done? Wouldn't that put all their lives at risk? This new monk wouldn't know what she was doing. She'd be clumbsy, and awkward and she'd screw up a lot... Huh, just like they'd been when they first started at the temple. And Omi hadn't given them too much greif... Okay, maybe he had at first, but now Raimundo got where he was coming from. Only he wouldn't-Okay, he probably would give the newbie some grief, but not on purpose. Being Shoku came with a lot of responsibilities and stress-lots and lots of stress-so maybe he would get annoyed and snap a lot more than he meant to with the noob, but on the plus side, it'd make her a better warrior for it. Maybe one day, she'd thank him as he'd thanked Omi. He could only hope...
"Raimundo, are you ready to go, or do you perhaps need a minute more with your thoughts?" Master Fung asked the Shoku warrior whom had apparently missed the whole debriefing on the new Dragon-in-training. Oh well, he knew he could count on his friends to fill him in on what he'd missed after Master Fung was out of ear-shot, followed by, of course, a speech on how he should start paying more attention since he was Shoku, but he'd just shrug it off and tell himself he was doing just fine the way he was. He was responsible and a good team leader, and that was all that mattered. The day would come when he would learn that sometimes listening to what people were saying could possibly save someone's life, but not until much later on, and at a much too late time.
"Um... I guess I'm ready to go." He shrugged and ignored the sigh that Master Fung let loose as he walked away. Okay, so maybe his Master getting impatient with him when he was now at the Shoku level was a bad sign, but he was Raimundo Pedrosa, he could do anything and he didn't need other people to tell him how to deal with his responsibilities, even in such a subtle way as a sigh.
"Where exactly are we going?" He asked as they all boarded the super-sized Dojo.
Kimiko, who was seated behind Raimundo and in front of Clay, let out a long laugh that got even Omi to look at her like she was crazy, maybe she'd finally snapped? Damn, another week and Raimundo would have won the bet... At this comment, she stopped laughing and smacked him upside the head before muttering a single word that made the others snicker and Raimundo get ready for yet another battle of the wits with the lovely, sharp-tounged, and a tad hot-tempered, Kimiko:
"Idiot."
Hmm... You know, it's been a while since I saw Xiaolin Showdown, so I just thought I'd warn you that Master Fung's and Clay's dialogue might be a bit shakey and seem OOC, and I do apologize for that, but eventually I'll get it. XP.
Peace,
~Hisa-Ai~