Okay, thank you for all your advice/reviews. As you can see, I kind of
jumped headlong into this fic without doing much research. I promise I'll
do better next time!!! ~_~ ok and next, about the quotes and apostrophes.
I honest to God have no idea what happened. See, i got this new computer,
and it happens to be a mac, and I haven't installed word yet, and it comes
with this *appleworks* for a word processor, so I saved it with a *.txt*
extension. The file itself doesn't have the o things. So what I'm going to
try another encoding, and see if that works... And I'm open for
suggestions if it doesn't work. But please bear with me!! ^_^
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As she opened the door, Mai only vaguely recognized the mist that was slowly gathering in the distance in the corner of her eye. She left her apartment and veered of towards downtown Domino, and she wondered what it was that Joey/Tristen had stolen from the other. If it was Joey who had been stolen from, it was probably food that had been stolen. That was the only thing that would get a rise from that kid, besides his sister. It could possibly anything that had been stolen from Tristen. She decided she would find out soon enough.
Mai briskly walked down 7th street, heading towards Main street. It was definitely getting colder, with the Winter winds for the first time in awhile being able to pierce her heavy jacket which only made the street seem even more bleak. At last, just when the pizza-place was in view, Mai remembered what she had forgotten: *Oh F---!! I totally forgot about getting mom her birthday present!!* The best she would be able to do was go into the nearest shop and find something she would like and drop it off at the post office just around the corner.
True to her thoughts, Mai ducked into the shop right next to her, positive that she would be able to find something that her mother would like. This was obviously one of those new age shops, complete with the latest medicinal herbs. There wasn't anyone at the counter, so Mai just looked around the shop. She immediately found a glass case filled with jewelry.
At first all she saw was flashy plastic crystal, but she soon noticed one thing: a small, terra cota-like half disk, with a rough edge on the bottom, like it was broken in half. It was also covered in an intricate pattern of black markings.
"So you like the witches circle?" The sudden interruption made Mai jump as she looked up to see the owner of the shop, a dumpy, wizened woman with a certain grand motherly quality about her, smiling at her. "If you want, I can take it out for you to look at."
"Thank you, that would be great." Mai watched as the woman pulled out the pendant on it's thick cord.
"I actually got this from an old british man," she said, recapping its history of it's time with her," my, that was a long time ago...it must have been six years already! Anyway, he said it has magical powers, and that it's very old, dating back to the 17th century. I myself haven't seen any signs of magic or anything, but no one has taken any interest in it. In fact, I think this is the first time in those six years that I've brought it out of this case!"
As Mai held the pottery piece in her hand, she remembered the original reason she came in here. So she quickly looked in the case and spied some nice blue "crystal" earrings that her mother would like. "Could I buy this and those blue stud earrings there?"
"Certainly, dear." She took the earrings with her over to the cash register and Mai followed with the necklace. As she rang the items up, Mai quickly wondered if she had enough money, since she just saw a sign that said that the shop didn't take credit cards. She had about 5000 yen in her wallet, but she knew that alot of jewelry could cost alot, and she hadn't seen any price signs. "That'll be 2250 yen."
Mai silently breathed a silent sigh of relief as she handed over the money. She even had enough money left for express shipping, so the birthday gift would actually arrive on her mother's birthday. 'Thank you very much!!" she said, slipping the new jewelry of hers around her neck, and tucking the earrings for her mother under her arm.
"Your welcome, dear."
After she had come out of the post office, she rounded the corner to the pizzeria. A s she opened the door, Tea ran up to greet her.
"Hey Mai!! Feeling any better?"
"Uh, yeah. I'm fine" There wasa little *thunk* as something collided with Mai's head. She quickly turned around, not in the best of moods, to see two teenage boys, Joey and Tristan, slowly backing away. She bent down to pick up the small half disk. Shaking it at the pair, Mai said, "What the f**** do you think your doing??? You could have really hurt me with this thing!! I mean, I could be lying on the floor right now with a concussion!!"
"Geez, Mai, Settle down...."
Tea, trying at all costs to prevent world war 3, quickly glanced from Mai's reddening face to the counter with the cashier "Hey, Mai? Do you want something to eat?"
"Yes, Tea, as a matter of fact, I would!" With that somewhat sarcastic remark, she stalked of to the counter, still clutching the thrown item in her hand. After Mai had returned to the table with her food, she took her first really good look at that item. It looked like a small piece of pottery with many black lines crossing over it in all directions in a some what familiar pattern... Her consentration was quickly broken by the hand waved in front of her face and the ever-annoying "Earth to Mai!!! Is there a light in the attic??"
She quickly glanced up to see all them looking at her. I'm sorry, did I miss something?"
Tristan replied "Yes! Joey wanted back his thing."
"Oh, it's Joey's? Will Joey then answer me a question?"
"Uh, ok, sure."
"Where'd you get this?"
This question caught him slightly off guard. "Well, we were cleanin' out the attic, and we found that thing, and I thought it looked cool, so I kept it."
"Okay..." Mai was slowly putting the puzzle together in her head, so she pulled out the necklace around her neck. As she slowly pulled the two pieces together, the others watched with their mouths hanging open. All Mai saw, was that the two pieces fit together perfectly, while the others saw a bright flash, and then no trace of Mai at all.
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ok, there's chapter 2. im sorry, but im not going to be able to update as much as you *and i* would like because of school. but, if the weather is like it has been *lots of snow days here on the east coast!!!!* i should be able tot get a fair amount done. also, does anyone know how old Mai is?? in this story, she's going to be 20 and in college. Also, for those wondering, 5ooo yen is about the equivalent of 55 U.S. dollars (and im not sure, but i think its somewhere around 30 British pounds). either way, please review!!!
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As she opened the door, Mai only vaguely recognized the mist that was slowly gathering in the distance in the corner of her eye. She left her apartment and veered of towards downtown Domino, and she wondered what it was that Joey/Tristen had stolen from the other. If it was Joey who had been stolen from, it was probably food that had been stolen. That was the only thing that would get a rise from that kid, besides his sister. It could possibly anything that had been stolen from Tristen. She decided she would find out soon enough.
Mai briskly walked down 7th street, heading towards Main street. It was definitely getting colder, with the Winter winds for the first time in awhile being able to pierce her heavy jacket which only made the street seem even more bleak. At last, just when the pizza-place was in view, Mai remembered what she had forgotten: *Oh F---!! I totally forgot about getting mom her birthday present!!* The best she would be able to do was go into the nearest shop and find something she would like and drop it off at the post office just around the corner.
True to her thoughts, Mai ducked into the shop right next to her, positive that she would be able to find something that her mother would like. This was obviously one of those new age shops, complete with the latest medicinal herbs. There wasn't anyone at the counter, so Mai just looked around the shop. She immediately found a glass case filled with jewelry.
At first all she saw was flashy plastic crystal, but she soon noticed one thing: a small, terra cota-like half disk, with a rough edge on the bottom, like it was broken in half. It was also covered in an intricate pattern of black markings.
"So you like the witches circle?" The sudden interruption made Mai jump as she looked up to see the owner of the shop, a dumpy, wizened woman with a certain grand motherly quality about her, smiling at her. "If you want, I can take it out for you to look at."
"Thank you, that would be great." Mai watched as the woman pulled out the pendant on it's thick cord.
"I actually got this from an old british man," she said, recapping its history of it's time with her," my, that was a long time ago...it must have been six years already! Anyway, he said it has magical powers, and that it's very old, dating back to the 17th century. I myself haven't seen any signs of magic or anything, but no one has taken any interest in it. In fact, I think this is the first time in those six years that I've brought it out of this case!"
As Mai held the pottery piece in her hand, she remembered the original reason she came in here. So she quickly looked in the case and spied some nice blue "crystal" earrings that her mother would like. "Could I buy this and those blue stud earrings there?"
"Certainly, dear." She took the earrings with her over to the cash register and Mai followed with the necklace. As she rang the items up, Mai quickly wondered if she had enough money, since she just saw a sign that said that the shop didn't take credit cards. She had about 5000 yen in her wallet, but she knew that alot of jewelry could cost alot, and she hadn't seen any price signs. "That'll be 2250 yen."
Mai silently breathed a silent sigh of relief as she handed over the money. She even had enough money left for express shipping, so the birthday gift would actually arrive on her mother's birthday. 'Thank you very much!!" she said, slipping the new jewelry of hers around her neck, and tucking the earrings for her mother under her arm.
"Your welcome, dear."
After she had come out of the post office, she rounded the corner to the pizzeria. A s she opened the door, Tea ran up to greet her.
"Hey Mai!! Feeling any better?"
"Uh, yeah. I'm fine" There wasa little *thunk* as something collided with Mai's head. She quickly turned around, not in the best of moods, to see two teenage boys, Joey and Tristan, slowly backing away. She bent down to pick up the small half disk. Shaking it at the pair, Mai said, "What the f**** do you think your doing??? You could have really hurt me with this thing!! I mean, I could be lying on the floor right now with a concussion!!"
"Geez, Mai, Settle down...."
Tea, trying at all costs to prevent world war 3, quickly glanced from Mai's reddening face to the counter with the cashier "Hey, Mai? Do you want something to eat?"
"Yes, Tea, as a matter of fact, I would!" With that somewhat sarcastic remark, she stalked of to the counter, still clutching the thrown item in her hand. After Mai had returned to the table with her food, she took her first really good look at that item. It looked like a small piece of pottery with many black lines crossing over it in all directions in a some what familiar pattern... Her consentration was quickly broken by the hand waved in front of her face and the ever-annoying "Earth to Mai!!! Is there a light in the attic??"
She quickly glanced up to see all them looking at her. I'm sorry, did I miss something?"
Tristan replied "Yes! Joey wanted back his thing."
"Oh, it's Joey's? Will Joey then answer me a question?"
"Uh, ok, sure."
"Where'd you get this?"
This question caught him slightly off guard. "Well, we were cleanin' out the attic, and we found that thing, and I thought it looked cool, so I kept it."
"Okay..." Mai was slowly putting the puzzle together in her head, so she pulled out the necklace around her neck. As she slowly pulled the two pieces together, the others watched with their mouths hanging open. All Mai saw, was that the two pieces fit together perfectly, while the others saw a bright flash, and then no trace of Mai at all.
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ok, there's chapter 2. im sorry, but im not going to be able to update as much as you *and i* would like because of school. but, if the weather is like it has been *lots of snow days here on the east coast!!!!* i should be able tot get a fair amount done. also, does anyone know how old Mai is?? in this story, she's going to be 20 and in college. Also, for those wondering, 5ooo yen is about the equivalent of 55 U.S. dollars (and im not sure, but i think its somewhere around 30 British pounds). either way, please review!!!
