My Testimony

She sat on a bus, staring out the window, not sure why she even bothered with this world anymore. She hated this world. Yeah, God loved her. Her family loved her. But outside of those people who were forced to love her? Not a single one cared. She could disappear today and no one would notice. She shifted in her seat as more and more people piled onto the bus.

A bit of time later, she turned up her earphones, not particularly caring about the mind-numbing conversation that surrounded her. She couldn't wait for her stop to finally come, though when the torture would finally end was beyond her. She glanced around as the person sitting next to her finally disappeared. She moved, collecting her bags as she finally reached her stop. She gave the driver a small smile before getting off.

Slipping into the house, she mumbled a hello as she threw her bag onto her bed and going to rummage for a snack in the kitchen before she had started her homework.

She was moving to get a cheese stick. She didn't know what was so special about what she saw. Her mom and sister were always doing weird stuff together. She was stopped, though. She was stopped right there in her tracks. She both heard and felt the rebuking sent down from heaven: How can you think that no one would care? What about your mom? your sister? your dad? And those people who you will meet in the future? Those people I will use you to reach? How can you even think of denying them the blessing you have received from Me? The girl was stunned. She hadn't actually heard God before. And she knew that no matter how horrible things got, no matter what anyone said to her, she would never be able to take her life. Because she had something to live for. And it would be an insult to her Maker.

He created her with a purpose, and what one person who thought little of all the people that surrounded her -- God reminded her of that, too -- said meant nothing. If anything, though she didn't know it yet, God would later use that to His advantage. He was creating her testimony, on betrayal, on trust, and on love. He would use her to reach the broken, the hurt. He would use her to fight His battles because, while her story wasn't -- and isn't -- finished yet, He was using it already.

God has a purpose for every single one of us. Let Him use your gifts, your talents, for His battle. Let Him prove your worth to the world. He chose you for a reason.

"...His chosen ones..." Psalm 105:6

You never know what will come out of this lackadaisical mind of mine.

I am an an aspiring author who plans on making creative writing my life. At some point in the future, near or far. I am a hopeless romantic "desperately" in search of her of the southern gentleman. He is still MIA for those who are even slightly curious. You can also find me on Quizilla at

XOXO, I.L.K. 13

Stories:

Updates will be sporadic. I gave up on schedules a long time ago.

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Disclaimer: I do not own ANYTHING FAMILIAR in my stories. These are called FAN FICTION for a reason. You cannot even post your own work here on Fan Fiction to begin with, so I really see stating this redundant. Why would I be writing on FanFiction.net if I was the owner of the rights to a product?

Titled Works:

Ok. I swear. I am going to get something out soon. I just haven't had much time to do so. Of course, I always say this. Even though it is true. Wish me luck, my loves.

Iris Petals: ONGOING

This is still a work in progress. I swear. The next chapter is up. I was on a bit of a roll that unfortunately ended and died roughly about the time I was almost done with the chapter. Since then, I have opened the document and stared in desperation since.

While I am glad and proud to admit that my plot bunnies, Calico and Rio, have finally started to work with me again, I am working with a very stubborn Calico and Rio right now. They are giving me plot bunnies for everything but what I want them to, half of the time.

Wandering Romance, Unwavering: ONGOING

I apologize for the long and torturous wait I force my lovely, beautifully stunning readers to bare. Alas, I plan on getting the next chapter out sooner than I did with this one. SCRATCH THAT! I am never going to get any form of normalcy for this one. I would suggest just taking what you can get from me. My poor brain can't handle all the stress I put on it sometimes.

I am working on the next chapter. I just wish Calico and Rio would help me with this one as well. I think they are stumped.

I really need ideas to get past this one stage in the chapter I am working on. If anyone is willing to PM me inspiration, I will gladly take it -- usage, however, is optional on my end.

Drabble This, Prompt That: ONGOING

This has more chapters ready, however, I am only going to post one chapter a week. I want to keep ahead and make sure I have for whenever I haven't put anything out in a while, so I can give you guys something to tide you over. Please work with me on this one!

Must. Need.: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT
Completed. Gaara evaluates the reasons why winning this war is so important to him and just who he is doing this for. A birthday gift to the lovely, amazing TheGrandSpecter, one of my best friends.

A Discount and a Date: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. Just a short little piece I happened to come up with out of the blue one day that I figured people might like. Shikamaru is sent out to do some shopping for his dad. In the one shop he really prefers not to go into unless absolutely necessary.

Ten Pin Bowling: COMPLETED

Completed. Inspired by an AyanePin fan fiction I read and re-read called One to Ten. She knows he is off limits. She doesn't even like him. Who would? At least, that is what she tells herself.

The Butt of the Joke: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. A one shot involving butts, Harry, scary girls, and shocking words coming from the queen of straight lace herself, Hermione Granger -- and all of Gryffindor hears the case. A little Christmas present of sorts as well as an apology for not posting in what I consider ages.

A Smashed Cupcake: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. A one shot about Sakura's birthday. Naruto had given Sakura a cupcake. Keyword: given. The girl smashed it in response to Sai's stupid comment. So what does Naruto do? Well, why not ask everyone what he is supposed to give her! Featured couples: ShikaIno, hinted at NaruHina.

The Last Time I Ask You This: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. A one shot about James finally giving up on Lily and how she copes with it. Let's just say that Remus forces Lily to wake up and the ending is a not so happy one and Lily may or may not have ended up in tears.

A Goal Barely Missed: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. My first challenge story written for the Minor Character's challenge given by A Sirius Crush On Moony. It may or may not be fulfilling of the challenge, as I was going blind into it. But it is about Alicia Spinnet and her remembering the days before the war.

Wind: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. A one shot in which Sesshomaru remembers the only woman he loved, and the love he lost. A gift for my friend GrandSpector.

Weird: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. A one shot in which showcases a confused and frustrated Kakashi as human and social. A complete list of his weird traits below.

I've Had My Moments: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. A one shot in which Seamus, being his witty self (or what I imagine him to be. I mean, he's Irish, people!), attempting to cheer up a severely depressed man he happens upon when he goes for a walk.

The True Cost of War: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. Just something random I thought about when reading someone else's story. I thought, what would that girl think when she is older and the second war has ended? And this is what came out of it! Enjoy!

Out of Breath: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. Oliver has a bit of a routine. Kill his players, kill them some more, and kill them some more. And a certain chaser decides it is about time to kill Oliver. With a kiss.

Skirting Trouble: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. Katie is waiting for an abnormally late Oliver, and just when he shows up, his dog decides that she wants to change their plans. This is a little nugget I happened across on my computer that I instantly wondered why it wasn't up on here yet. Hope you lot like it!

Deep and Inviting: COMPLETED/ONE SHOT

Completed. Oliver sits and reads a books by the fire, and Katie, looking for homework help, discovers that her Quidditch Captain is an avid reader of muggle classics.

Ideas:

After the War (Title A Work In Progress) Harry Potter: Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley. Honestly? I decided to write this one just because I personally think that all the Harry-Ginny fics post-DH, pre-epilogue are generally not that good. They always seem a bit too dramatic. This one is definitely going to be posted by me. Just give me some time. I redid the plot in my head...as usual and have to rewrite the first chapter. I will not be posting this story until I get two or three chapters written out.

Naruto: A Shika/Ino two-shot. I plan on writing one and have it started on paper, but have yet to type it up. An update, though: I have found the paper I started this one on. I just have to actually get to typing it up. I am a bit of a procrastinator... Such a bad habit. I really should try to figure out how exactly this happened. I will have this up as soon as I actually get to working on it.

The Naruto Collection. For more information on this in particular, please wait for me to post. I have a WHOLE chunk about my Naruto Fan Fictions. They are planned out for the most part. They still have minor details to work out. However, expect a Chouji/Emi (OC) FanFic soon! I am getting to where I am able to start him really soon. I can actually start him now, probably, if I get the motivation. Who knows. We may have a surprise in store for us, me included. I have my plan on Quizilla in a journal entry, if you wish to look at that -- it is one of the 'The Random Thoughts' entries (I cannot remember the number).

Naruto: Kiba/Ayame S. one-shot. A little winter treat on my behalf. I really want to get a cute winter one shot out with these two. I will try to have it out sometime in the near future. I want to further the plot a little bit in Iris Petals before I get this out so that it makes sense.

Naruto: Hinata H. one-shot. I have to look it up, but I think that Hinata's birthday is the 23rd of December, or at least around that date, so I want to write a little cute one shot, maybe involving Naruto getting her a present (due to missing her birthday, as I have a strange feeling that I have...).

Hana Yori Dango: Tsukushi/Domyouji. I was watching Hana Yori Dango (about a year's worth of) a couple of days ago and thought, Hey! I want to write something for them! I cannot promise much, but I am thinking on it. I might write a post-wedding fic or something.

Meetings with Coffee Harry Potter: Draco Malfoy/Astoria Greengrass. I was thinking about this mainly because I have been reading a lot of Rose/Scorpius fics here lately and really like the idea of writing an anti-hate-Draco fic. I like his character after the seventh book, and even felt sorry for him in the sixth (one of quite a few times I felt Harry was out of control if you ask me, though I still like Harry). I already have the beginning in my head. Like animosity at Harry for getting him out of trouble with the Ministry of Magic.

A note to the wise: my stories will constantly be edited and cropped. Though none of this is really story changing, the changes themselves may be referred to in later chapters. Generally, this is just grammatical and slight sentence revisions. But if you come across something in a later chapter that doesn't really make sense, PM me about it or go back and scan through previous chapters. It may make more sense then.

Things that Annoy Me:

1. When someone writes a one-shot and does not mark it as complete.
2. When a multi-chapter is complete, the author does not mark it so.
3. An author does not complete a story or update for over a year, and does not bother to tell people they have no intention of completing it. Even though I am just as guilty as the next person.
4. When people write: "I suck at summaries, just read it." or "Sucks, but read it anyway." Have some faith people! Even if it sucks, don't say it! Some people may not think the summary sucks (a.k.a. me...). Or when you don't give a summary period. Normally, people will not look at a story if no summary is provided (a.k.a. me, too, unless the title is REALLY interesting).
5. Quotations, people! This is really one of the things that irritate me to no end. Does anyone know how to use quotes these days? At all?
6. Grammar. Not only do you have betas on FanFiction, but you should try to edit it yourselves people. Consider it practice for essays in school or that yearly Christmas Letter. Plus, when you claim to be an aspiring author, you should be able to make something of an effort to edit and revise your own work.
7. When my internet shuts down when I have a ton of stories I want to read. :.(
8. When I cannot post something after I finally finish it! Curse you, Error 2 messages!
9. When teachers or bosses decide to pile all their work within the same week. Do they collaborate or something? Not just that, but when they decide to pile all the work within a specific time frame that I really, really need free (a.k.a. November).
10. When things aren't canon when written after the facts came out, albeit some of this is the point of FanFiction, it still irritates me a little.
11. Spelling. It is essential in life. It annoys me when my mom asks for spelling and it annoys me when you spell things wrong. Typos, I understand. Letters on the opposite side of the keyboard? Not so much.
12. Over-dramatization in a fan fiction. I understand that people like to have action in their fics, and I also see the merit. However, by putting in too much drama, the story comes off as cheesy and difficult to read at several points.
13. When I can't, for the love of Fan Fiction, just want to read something, anything, and I cannot find any type of storyline that I want to read.

Fun Stuff:

OBITUARY FOR THE LATE MR. COMMON SENSE

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; and Maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Calpol, sun lotion, or a band-aid to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 3 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

A moment of silence.

Why Hatake Kakashi Is Weird

1. A rulebreaker who abides by the rules. - Anko

2. A merciless man with a heart. - Tsunade

3. Aways late. - Naruto

4. Obviously doesn't realize that Naruto has always been demented. - Sakura

5. Reads porno novels in the street without shame. - Inoichi

6. Covers his sexy face. - Ayame (Ramen Stand Girl)

7. Good with kids, yet refuses to have anything to do with them. - Gai

8. Deals with Gai on a regular basis. - Kurenai

9. Takes everything seriously. - Hyuuga Hinata

10. He loved me at first sight. - Amuri

QUOTES

One can go their whole life without being noticed, but one cannot go through life without noticing.
InuLoveKawaii13

You actually have to do something in order to get somewhere. It doesn't matter how hard you try to do something if you don't actually do.
InuLoveKawaii13

One day your prince will come. Mine? Oh he took a wrong turn, got lost, and is too stubborn to ask for directions.
Anonymous

"Stay," Sirius snorted once James left the room. "What does he think I am? A dog?" Wormtail opened his mouth to respond. "Don't answer that."
-- From A Hare,y Little Problem

Okay, so I don't normally post stories on my profile. This one gave me the chills: Expecto Patronum

Song of the Moment: "Thy Will" by Hillary Scott

I know you're good
But this don't feel good right now
And I know you think
Of things I could never think about
It's hard to count it all joy
Distracted by the noise
Just trying to make sense
Of all your promises
Sometimes I gotta stop
Remember that you're God
And I am not
So

Thy will be done