Chapter 1: To stand up and defend
Misaki-chan's notes: Hi Reviewers! Please leave a review after you have read this chapter and tell me what you think! I have 6 other chapters already typed out but I'm not sure if I should post them on ff.net. What do you think? Do you like it? Please tell me! Thanks! *bows *
Shiyuan sat staring at her fingernails as she cracked her head thinking of something.trying to recall something.The door opened with a crack as her mother stepped in.
"Shiyuan.don't you have to meet your friend at HMV now? Come on, let's go!" Shiyuan screamed. A piercing scream that could have shattered a few dozen glass window panes. Thankfully there were not glass windows in Shiyuan's room.
"I GOT IT!!! I GOT IT!!! I REMEMBERED IT!!! OMG!!! SHIYUAN NO BAKA!!!" Shiyuan shrieked happily!!!
She turned towards her mum with a face full of glee and her eyes shimmering with pride. " I remembered that the kenshin anime's real name is Rurouni Kenshin, not pathetic Samurai X!!! Mummy, in fact, I used to think that it was ruSHINI kenshin in the past. What a baka I was!"
Shiyuan's mother stood at the doorway, slightly shaking her head and smiling at the same time. It was a gift that her only child, Shiyuan was totally absorbed into Japanese anime, Japanese fashion and of course, Rurouni Kenshin the anime. She had dreams for her daughter to be an expertise in Japanese linguistics when she grew up. She knew Shiyuan had it in her to have an ambition concerning Japanese. Whatever it is.
Shiyuan changed quickly into a baggy whitish hood-coated sweatshirt and blue-starry Bermudas as she grabbed her greenish bag and rushed downstairs and into the Daihatsu.
While traveling to orchard, (note: Orchard road is the town area in Singapore. It is flooded with teenagers, adults, children and tourists as it's the busiest area in Singapore) Shiyuan fished out her Japanese learning book and learned some Japanese phrases. "Let's see.Do Itashimashite means welcome. Arigatou Gozaimasu means thank you. My jap name is Mie. It's pronounced as Me-eh."
Soon she and her parents reached the busy streets of Orchard and Shiyuan happily bade her parents goodbye as she stepped onto roads of the traffic junction.
She crossed the pedestrian crossing and entered The Heeren Shops.
She met up with Misaki and Izumi who then proceeded to shop happily for the RK soundtracks. They climbed happily up the escalators and proceeded to the Japanese animation section. They scanned through the decks of different anime splattered out on the cd racks. However, the Rurouni kenshin OST could not be found. The trio walked up the shop assistant and assisted her help.
Misaki scribbled the name of the Japanese anime on a blank piece of paper and the shop assistant took it in her hand. She typed into the computer search button and after a while, she took in a long deep breath and broke the devastating news to us," I'm sorry.but it is currently out of stock."
Shiyuan stood there, mouth gaping open. This can't be happening. Oh, Kami. I've been waiting for this soundtrack for too long and now you tell me you don't have it? What absolute rubbish!!! I will not tolerate it!!! This HMV shop is useless.USELESS!!!! "May I ask then when will it be in stock" Misaki's clear voice rang through her ears. "Maybe never. Maybe in 10 years' time" The shop assistant replied crudely.
Shiyuan's face turned from pale white to a face of pure rage. Her cheeks, which were of an original white, turned into pitches of seething red. Invisble steam seemed to be pouring out from her ears. Her eyes were widening. Her breathing pace increased rapidly. She was boiling MAD. Her heart pounded faster by the minute and anger pierced through every blood vessel of her blood system.
How dare that stupid imbecile woman try to act so nonchalant about the RK OST stock! How dare she be so rude to say that the RK stock will NEVER be replenished! Grrr.
Shiyuan shrieked another one of her infamous piercing hair-tearing screams.
" How dare you say that the RK stock will never be replenished again! DON'T EVER INSULT RUROUNI KENSHIN! OH, AND, WHAT KIND OF LOUSY SERVICE IS THIS? I WAS EXPECTING MUCH BETTER PERFORMANCE! THIS MUSIC SHOP SUCKS!!!" She bellowed loudly, saliva spitting out of her mouth. Clearly, she had caused a din, for all the customers in the stall were staring at her with wide, incredulous eyes.
Misaki and Izumi rushed frantically to her side, grabbing her arms. They were distraught. They did not expect such a big, surprising reaction from Shiyuan. Obviously, they had just witnessed another side of Shiyuan's character. Shiyuan was like a kitten, mostly sweet and nice and friendly, but turns aggressive when defending her loved ones, or rather, loved possessions.
A guy who was about 170cm tall, dressed in an oversized grayish long- sleeved tee with white cropped pants strolled up towards Shiyuan and gave her a tight slap.
A slap that sounded sharp and crisp in the curiously quiet atmosphere. S
Shiyuan self-consciously lifted her left hand to feel the stinging pain as she stared directly into the stranger's eyes with passionate fury and -bewilderment-.
Misaki-chan's notes: Hi Reviewers! Please leave a review after you have read this chapter and tell me what you think! I have 6 other chapters already typed out but I'm not sure if I should post them on ff.net. What do you think? Do you like it? Please tell me! Thanks! *bows *
Shiyuan sat staring at her fingernails as she cracked her head thinking of something.trying to recall something.The door opened with a crack as her mother stepped in.
"Shiyuan.don't you have to meet your friend at HMV now? Come on, let's go!" Shiyuan screamed. A piercing scream that could have shattered a few dozen glass window panes. Thankfully there were not glass windows in Shiyuan's room.
"I GOT IT!!! I GOT IT!!! I REMEMBERED IT!!! OMG!!! SHIYUAN NO BAKA!!!" Shiyuan shrieked happily!!!
She turned towards her mum with a face full of glee and her eyes shimmering with pride. " I remembered that the kenshin anime's real name is Rurouni Kenshin, not pathetic Samurai X!!! Mummy, in fact, I used to think that it was ruSHINI kenshin in the past. What a baka I was!"
Shiyuan's mother stood at the doorway, slightly shaking her head and smiling at the same time. It was a gift that her only child, Shiyuan was totally absorbed into Japanese anime, Japanese fashion and of course, Rurouni Kenshin the anime. She had dreams for her daughter to be an expertise in Japanese linguistics when she grew up. She knew Shiyuan had it in her to have an ambition concerning Japanese. Whatever it is.
Shiyuan changed quickly into a baggy whitish hood-coated sweatshirt and blue-starry Bermudas as she grabbed her greenish bag and rushed downstairs and into the Daihatsu.
While traveling to orchard, (note: Orchard road is the town area in Singapore. It is flooded with teenagers, adults, children and tourists as it's the busiest area in Singapore) Shiyuan fished out her Japanese learning book and learned some Japanese phrases. "Let's see.Do Itashimashite means welcome. Arigatou Gozaimasu means thank you. My jap name is Mie. It's pronounced as Me-eh."
Soon she and her parents reached the busy streets of Orchard and Shiyuan happily bade her parents goodbye as she stepped onto roads of the traffic junction.
She crossed the pedestrian crossing and entered The Heeren Shops.
She met up with Misaki and Izumi who then proceeded to shop happily for the RK soundtracks. They climbed happily up the escalators and proceeded to the Japanese animation section. They scanned through the decks of different anime splattered out on the cd racks. However, the Rurouni kenshin OST could not be found. The trio walked up the shop assistant and assisted her help.
Misaki scribbled the name of the Japanese anime on a blank piece of paper and the shop assistant took it in her hand. She typed into the computer search button and after a while, she took in a long deep breath and broke the devastating news to us," I'm sorry.but it is currently out of stock."
Shiyuan stood there, mouth gaping open. This can't be happening. Oh, Kami. I've been waiting for this soundtrack for too long and now you tell me you don't have it? What absolute rubbish!!! I will not tolerate it!!! This HMV shop is useless.USELESS!!!! "May I ask then when will it be in stock" Misaki's clear voice rang through her ears. "Maybe never. Maybe in 10 years' time" The shop assistant replied crudely.
Shiyuan's face turned from pale white to a face of pure rage. Her cheeks, which were of an original white, turned into pitches of seething red. Invisble steam seemed to be pouring out from her ears. Her eyes were widening. Her breathing pace increased rapidly. She was boiling MAD. Her heart pounded faster by the minute and anger pierced through every blood vessel of her blood system.
How dare that stupid imbecile woman try to act so nonchalant about the RK OST stock! How dare she be so rude to say that the RK stock will NEVER be replenished! Grrr.
Shiyuan shrieked another one of her infamous piercing hair-tearing screams.
" How dare you say that the RK stock will never be replenished again! DON'T EVER INSULT RUROUNI KENSHIN! OH, AND, WHAT KIND OF LOUSY SERVICE IS THIS? I WAS EXPECTING MUCH BETTER PERFORMANCE! THIS MUSIC SHOP SUCKS!!!" She bellowed loudly, saliva spitting out of her mouth. Clearly, she had caused a din, for all the customers in the stall were staring at her with wide, incredulous eyes.
Misaki and Izumi rushed frantically to her side, grabbing her arms. They were distraught. They did not expect such a big, surprising reaction from Shiyuan. Obviously, they had just witnessed another side of Shiyuan's character. Shiyuan was like a kitten, mostly sweet and nice and friendly, but turns aggressive when defending her loved ones, or rather, loved possessions.
A guy who was about 170cm tall, dressed in an oversized grayish long- sleeved tee with white cropped pants strolled up towards Shiyuan and gave her a tight slap.
A slap that sounded sharp and crisp in the curiously quiet atmosphere. S
Shiyuan self-consciously lifted her left hand to feel the stinging pain as she stared directly into the stranger's eyes with passionate fury and -bewilderment-.