Yin-yang
Thank you to all those who reviewed. I appreciate the fact that some people are still reading
this.
To Hacen and crazygurl1052004: thank you for your suggestions. Hacen, you submitted
your suggestion right as I was about to start it. Meaning, yes I planned to go more in-depth with the
other characters. The only reason it took so long for me to get started was I was having trouble
getting one characters scenario on the right track.
Crazygurl, without spoiling the story, your just going to have to wait and see.
Other than that I have nothing to say except Happy New Year!
Miranda was on her way over to Lizzie's when she bumped into Eric. "Sorry." "No
problem." She resumed walking and thinking when he called back to her.
"Hey Miranda."
"Hmm?"
"Kate's your friend, right?"
"Yeah."
"Did she tell you why she wanted to learn karate?"
"No. She just said she wanted to go along."
"Did she do anything suspicious when Lizzie told her about it?"
"Her eyes widened a little."
"Oh. Okay. Well, see ya."
"See ya."
Miranda was thinking so heavily about this burst of questioning, that she walked right past
Lizzie's house, and was almost a block away before she realized she had missed it. With a curse, she
sped off back down the street and up to the front door. When Lizzie answered the doorbell, she
found an out of breath Miranda.
"Miranda!"
"Hey... Lizzie... How's... it... going...?"
"Miranda come in and sit down before you keel over!"
"Thanks."
While Miranda was trying to breath, the one person she did not want to see, poked his spikey
little head around the corner.
"Go away, Matt!"
"What's wrong with you my love?"
"I said GO AWAY!" With this she threw a pillow at him. He dodged it and ran from the
room. When She caught her breath, her and Lizzie started on the conversation that she was there for.
"So Lizzie, what did you want to talk about?"
"Eric."
"Oh."
"What oh?"
"I mean oh as in you have the hots for him."
"Nothing different than what you have for Larry."
"Watch it, girl."
"Sorry, but it's true."
"Yeah tell me about it. I mean, how could I fall for a guy that eats worms?"
"He has that certain charm about him. I did date him once, remember?"
"Yeah, I remember."
A pause in the conversation.
"So what about you and Eric?"
"Well... I like him, and I'm told he likes me."
"Who told you?"
"His sister."
"Good move going to his sister like that. She would have something."
"Yeah. She was definitely helpful."
Just then the phone rang. On the other end was Eric...
Eric had just walked into his house after he bumped into Miranda Sanchez, one of his new
students. He was about to go to the kitchen for a drink of Dr. Pepper, when he noticed the letter
addressed to him. It was lying on the table. He opened it and knew automatically that it couldn't be
good. It was written in Japanese. Thankfully, Eric's dad had taught him how to read and speak
Japanese. So it wasn't too hard to read. Sadly, I can't write Japanese, so I'll write the translation.
Dear Eric,
It's nice to hear that you have followed my advice, but you have forgotten an important
detail in opening your own dojo. As part of tradition, you must have a member of the high council of
karate christen it for proper use. And if your still using the gym, the council member won't christen
it. You can solve this by finding your own building. But you have to come to Japan to get the
council member.
I must also see you in person to speak with you about obtaining your 4th degree Black Belt.
The whole thing shouldn't longer than 3 months. I should have you back home by June.
Enclosed are your plane tickets. The plane leaves December 29th. Please come.
Sensei Tetsujin Moriyama.
"Damn" Eric would have to postpone his classes for 3 months. He decided that if this was
how was going to keep teaching, then so be it. He picked up the phone and dialed the only numbers
he knew...
"Lizzie, It's Eric. I need you to pass on a message to all the other students. Classes will have
to be postponed for 3 months."
"3 months!"
"Yeah. Due to a technicality, I have to go to Japan to do some paperwork. Can you do
that?"
"Yeah."
"Good. Can you also do me a favor?"
"What?"
"Since your one of Kate's friends, could you find out why she wants to learn karate? She
won't tell me, and I'm worried she might be in physical trouble."
"Sure."
"Thanks. I should be back from Japan in June."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye."
With that he hung up the phone, and started to pack...
Well, that's going to be an interesting plot turn. With Eric away in Japan, I can focus on the
other characters. You know the drill. Read and review. See ya! Kikiki... mamama... kikiki...
mamama...
Thank you to all those who reviewed. I appreciate the fact that some people are still reading
this.
To Hacen and crazygurl1052004: thank you for your suggestions. Hacen, you submitted
your suggestion right as I was about to start it. Meaning, yes I planned to go more in-depth with the
other characters. The only reason it took so long for me to get started was I was having trouble
getting one characters scenario on the right track.
Crazygurl, without spoiling the story, your just going to have to wait and see.
Other than that I have nothing to say except Happy New Year!
Miranda was on her way over to Lizzie's when she bumped into Eric. "Sorry." "No
problem." She resumed walking and thinking when he called back to her.
"Hey Miranda."
"Hmm?"
"Kate's your friend, right?"
"Yeah."
"Did she tell you why she wanted to learn karate?"
"No. She just said she wanted to go along."
"Did she do anything suspicious when Lizzie told her about it?"
"Her eyes widened a little."
"Oh. Okay. Well, see ya."
"See ya."
Miranda was thinking so heavily about this burst of questioning, that she walked right past
Lizzie's house, and was almost a block away before she realized she had missed it. With a curse, she
sped off back down the street and up to the front door. When Lizzie answered the doorbell, she
found an out of breath Miranda.
"Miranda!"
"Hey... Lizzie... How's... it... going...?"
"Miranda come in and sit down before you keel over!"
"Thanks."
While Miranda was trying to breath, the one person she did not want to see, poked his spikey
little head around the corner.
"Go away, Matt!"
"What's wrong with you my love?"
"I said GO AWAY!" With this she threw a pillow at him. He dodged it and ran from the
room. When She caught her breath, her and Lizzie started on the conversation that she was there for.
"So Lizzie, what did you want to talk about?"
"Eric."
"Oh."
"What oh?"
"I mean oh as in you have the hots for him."
"Nothing different than what you have for Larry."
"Watch it, girl."
"Sorry, but it's true."
"Yeah tell me about it. I mean, how could I fall for a guy that eats worms?"
"He has that certain charm about him. I did date him once, remember?"
"Yeah, I remember."
A pause in the conversation.
"So what about you and Eric?"
"Well... I like him, and I'm told he likes me."
"Who told you?"
"His sister."
"Good move going to his sister like that. She would have something."
"Yeah. She was definitely helpful."
Just then the phone rang. On the other end was Eric...
Eric had just walked into his house after he bumped into Miranda Sanchez, one of his new
students. He was about to go to the kitchen for a drink of Dr. Pepper, when he noticed the letter
addressed to him. It was lying on the table. He opened it and knew automatically that it couldn't be
good. It was written in Japanese. Thankfully, Eric's dad had taught him how to read and speak
Japanese. So it wasn't too hard to read. Sadly, I can't write Japanese, so I'll write the translation.
Dear Eric,
It's nice to hear that you have followed my advice, but you have forgotten an important
detail in opening your own dojo. As part of tradition, you must have a member of the high council of
karate christen it for proper use. And if your still using the gym, the council member won't christen
it. You can solve this by finding your own building. But you have to come to Japan to get the
council member.
I must also see you in person to speak with you about obtaining your 4th degree Black Belt.
The whole thing shouldn't longer than 3 months. I should have you back home by June.
Enclosed are your plane tickets. The plane leaves December 29th. Please come.
Sensei Tetsujin Moriyama.
"Damn" Eric would have to postpone his classes for 3 months. He decided that if this was
how was going to keep teaching, then so be it. He picked up the phone and dialed the only numbers
he knew...
"Lizzie, It's Eric. I need you to pass on a message to all the other students. Classes will have
to be postponed for 3 months."
"3 months!"
"Yeah. Due to a technicality, I have to go to Japan to do some paperwork. Can you do
that?"
"Yeah."
"Good. Can you also do me a favor?"
"What?"
"Since your one of Kate's friends, could you find out why she wants to learn karate? She
won't tell me, and I'm worried she might be in physical trouble."
"Sure."
"Thanks. I should be back from Japan in June."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye."
With that he hung up the phone, and started to pack...
Well, that's going to be an interesting plot turn. With Eric away in Japan, I can focus on the
other characters. You know the drill. Read and review. See ya! Kikiki... mamama... kikiki...
mamama...