EtoileCyberPrima

Eid Mubarak! I'm ALIVVVVEEE~~~!

2009-09-20T20:36:42Z

Yes, I admit I've been dead these past million years. I've been wanting to do a lot of LJ things since last month but Ramadan seemed to just slip in and I literally felt like doing nothing until Eid. And well it's Eid so I'm finally gonna be up and about.

Even though it's a holiday for us, I'm still working. And my feet feel like crap!

I've been planning and the reason why I've been so dead is because I've started my own comic! It's a comedy romance which consists of a harem and a triangle. I'm not sure if I will share it to the general public. But I'm pretty certain I will present pictures of my beautiful/wonderful characters. And although its a comedy, it has it's mix of seriousness in it. It has drug usage and alcohol consumption every now and then. Oh, and minors partying because it happens! <3
(Okay, maybe that doesn't sound too serious but it is!)

I'm almost finished the first chapter and I've almost completed drafts for the next seven chapters. Trust me, it's hard work.

Hopefully, I'll stay on my word and share all the nifty things I've been doing recently.

For my Fire Emblem obsession, I will share many of my beautiful fanarts. I'm currently a Cormag/Tana fan at heart and will always be. I have tons of fanart of them because I'd be doing them injustice if I didn't. I've got some Rennac/Le'Arcehel, JaffarNino, PentLouise and other things.

And for my Reborn obsession, I'm determined to finish this lemon fic that I have been putting on hold for a while. It's Gokudera/Haru/Bel, hopefully you'll all enjoy. Oh, and some fanart on the side. (BelHaru and GokuHaru stuff)

Currently, I've been watching this awesome BBC show, Merlin. I recommed it for anyone to check it out. Bradely James as Prince Arthur is just the greatest idea ever! I'm currently a fan of Arwen since it's gonna happen! <333

Anyways, got to go. I hope you enjoy my layout. Kat-tun is the best!
And Eid Mubarak.

etoilecp @ 2009-05-08T10:51:00

2009-05-08T17:10:16Z

Naruto Chapter: Is good, I just felt squirmy reading the words "Messiah" because I'm religious. But it's very good nonetheless you really fell their pain. Kudos to Kishi for giving dead Orochimaru some screen time. *thumbs up*

Bleach Chapter: Boring as Ever. I hate Soi Fong.

Reborn Chapter: I'm trying so hard not to laugh! >< ROFL WTF BBQ?!?!?! The best thing was Yamamoto and Hibari but, AMANO WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT!?!?! LOLOLOLOLOL

Stealing!

2009-05-06T22:20:24Z

Plagiarism within Manga [Clamp, D.Gray Man, Nana and what not.]

As of late I've been having and hearing a lot of people bitch and moan to me about the issue of Katsura Hoshino's "D.Gray Man" plagiarizing Trigun and Death Note. A lot of people I know have being asking about my opinion on this issue.

Well what can I say, it's not like it's never happened before.

All in all some mangaka's are suspended and recalled, or get away with it and others just stop working entirely. I believe Hoshino's a good person and her story is amazing and unlike certain people she hasn't lifted any characters, stories or dialogue.

When I think of plagiarism in manga the first thing that comes to my mind is one of China’s most popular teen novel publisher “Joustar” stealing from almost every single one of CLAMP’s works (Chobits, Tsubasa, XXXHolic, X, Card Captor Sakura and more) Both artwork and text were copied. X( When I found out I was totally pissed. If there’s one thing you shouldn’t do it’s plagiarize from CLAMP. They own ass.

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And then CLAMP had another encounter with a plagiarizer from China. Apparently he was ranked 100th on the 2004 Forbes Chinese Celebrity list and was awarded for being one of the most commercially successful young writer in China.

Guo's debut work in 2003, City of Fantasy, sold over 1 million copies in a year, but was actually copied off of CLAMP’s “RG Veda.”

Three years later his second novel was actually an almost exact copy of some Chinese womens novel. (I can’t recall her name) Apparently, he had to write some sort of apology and pay a fine or something.

However.

He didn’t pay the fine and he refused to offer an apology. Instead he came out with a third installment, which then again plagiarized from one of my favorite mangakas ever, Ai Yazawa! Everything from the characters, story and dialogues were completely lifted! X( Fuck this guy, he is so leotarded!

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Back to D. Gray man, I can’t say I’m not disappointed but I do hope that she continues the story because it is currently well done. Though when I heard she copied from Takeshi Obata, I was kinda pissed. I really admire Obata and Death Note is a classic so it did bother me. At least she’s only copied poses and nothing else. (Well I hope so) Lavi or Kanda with a Death Note would be distressing. XD J/k

The Top 3 Mangaka’s I’d HATE to See Get Ripped Off

Eiichirō Oda (He totally doesn’t deserve that! I’d kill anyone if it was in my power. Besides he’s already got somebody akin to his style. *cough*Fairytail*cough* Not that it’s bad or anything, Natsu = Luffy and Lucy = Nami, bleh)
CLAMP (They do my fave type of art!<3333)
Ai Yazawa (My favorite Shoujo writer, I’m so pissed at that stupid lanky for stealing almost all of the assets of NANA.)

Oh yeah, Slamdunk takes a lot of things from the NBA, not that I care.
www.geocities.jp/slamdunk_trace/

Got Tagged!!

2009-05-01T17:38:04Z

Got tagged by my Leriko-chan. Thanks I think I really needed it. :D
leriko_rasen

Character(s):
Gokudera

1. Do you like this character?
WELL, DUH! Yamamoto used to be my fave but it's been replaced my Gokudera! <3 He's just too/so awesome!

2. What name/s do you call this character?
Usually Gokudera, sometimes Goku-chan, Gokudela, Gokkun and even rarely "Flying Pig". It's an inside joke, I have with my little brother.

3. What image-color do you associate with this character?
Almost reflexively it would be Purple, because he wears that colour too damn much! And it just doesn't suit him. ><

4. What image-song do you associate with this character?
Mr. Tough Guy by Home Made Kazoku! Everything about it fits his outward appearance! XD

5. What do you like best about this character’s look?
His facial expressions! They are just so interesting to look at unlike Yamamoto. His facial expressions show a lot of depth, even the funny ones! And he has the best TYL! Body! ;) Hawt-ness to the extreme!

6. What blood type do you think this character is?
I don't care although I know what his blood type is. No big deal for me. -.-

7. Of all the titles that this character appears in, what character do you like to put this character with? Yamamoto. But fandom wise I love him with Haru. <3 Just stay away from Tsuna, Gokudela-chan.

8. What would you want to say to this character?
STOP BEING SO GAY! Be a real man! Geez...

9. What do you want to do to this person?
Play Matchmaker with him and pair him up with Haru-chan!

10. Now, tag five people to do this:
I tag:
1.akumugan: Totally Tsuna!
2.akriachan: Gokudera.
3.valerya_deidara: Haru. XD Sry, I'm not picking Kyoko.
4.isoya: Your pick Yama-mo-chan, Hibari or Both.
5.drifth: And for my inner Soul Eater self. Do Blackstar! Onegai!

Recent Reborn Chapter

2009-04-29T17:18:03Z

Review about Newest Chapter of Reborn, very scrap like so there may be spelling mistakes. Sry for lateness. --;

Well, when I read the newest chapter I was completely bemused at the beginning, I was like "What's up with this crap?" but all in all I figured that they would make good subordinates for Byakuran since they are all so quirky.

Zakuro was the best for obvious reasons, and I really like Kikyou excluding his name and girly looks. Honestly he reminds me of Miyavi so I don't mind.

I also hope Daisy doesn't happen to fight with voodoo dolls or something because then he'll be too much like Basil Hawkins in One Piece. Who just happens to be way cooler and hotter~! Supernova's FTW! (Although Kidd is so much druel-able X3)

I actually like Blue Bell in all her stupidity. Dunno, it's kinda cute.

But overall the chapter was meh. I really hate Shouichi. Stupid Geek. -.-

Newest Naruto, Bleach and Soul Eater Chapters

2009-04-17T18:28:02Z

Bleach:
Well I got to say I'm really becoming an UlquiHime fan but never to an extent that it will override my love for IchiHime. <3 At the beginning the progress of the pages were nice but the rest was entire bullshit! Seriously, Yami ends up being "Number 0"!?! Srsly! WTFBBQCHICKENSANDWHICHS?!?!? I'm honestly sick and tired of finding bullshit in such awesome series. Kubo, whatever's happening to you. Get well soon.

Oh, and I'm in really no mood for Hitsugaya-ness. (Although it will most likely be in the next chapter.>>)

Naruto:
Just stupid stuff, if you haven't read it nothing changes.

Soul Eater:
Honest to God, my love for Medusa just keeps on growing!!! <3 And Damn she's just as hot with black hair. She's on of my favorite villains in the history of Anime! Also, I'm glad they're back to mentioning Chrona and Stein, I was really wondering about them.

And the SoulMaka-ness was LUV!

The Monkey death scythe is super cute too! <333 Oh, and hands down Chrona is a girl!

me Me ME MWAH!

2009-04-15T01:07:45Z

I got TAGGED a REALLY long time ago, but I never managed to upload it onto the internet. XD
Watch if you have nothing to do.

One Piece [Newest Opening]

2009-04-12T17:51:01Z

It's okay not the best, the song can get slightly annoying but I did enjoy it nonetheless.
I'm just completely enthralled by the amazoness Boa Hancock! <333 She really is gorgeous! And her crush on Luffy is just completely hilarious! XD I can't wait to see her in the anime!

Side Note: Happy Birthday Bro! My younger brother just turned 14 two days ago. He's severely autistic so I'm always praying the best for him. I honestly get worried about his future, we all know life catches up with everyone and when he gets older I don't know who will be able to care for him. I have a lot of faith in him though.

I got a new layout, as well.

GokuHaru Finally!

2009-04-10T16:47:36Z

Title: Band Aids and Wakeful Nights
Author: etoilecp
Pairing: Gokudera X Haru a.k.a 5986
Disclaimer: All things to do with Katekyo Hitman Reborn are the property of Akira Amano. I do NOT own any of it! GOKUHARU FTW!
Warnings: SHORT! XD
Summary: “I don’t need it,” Gokudera said firmly, folding his arms like a defiant child that didn’t want to go to the dentist as he glared at the small but considerably offending object in Haru’s hand.
Note: Two really short scenes of prose just to get my mind off of things. And maybe I can start writing fanfic’s again. Scenes go hand in hand.

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“I don’t need it,” Gokudera said firmly, folding his arms like a defiant child that didn’t want to go to the dentist as he glared at the small but considerably offending object in Haru’s hand.

“The stupid thing will fall off tomorrow.”

“You know I really don’t care but for Haru-chan’s sake you should leave it on.” Shamal unflappably spoke as he looked up from changing an unconscious Tsuna’s bandages.

Almost instantaneously, Haru squealed in agreement. “Even for someone like you, I keep telling you! You’re not to train! Your body needs time to heal!”

“It’s fine.” Stated Gokudera firmly, oppositely his body was too tired to even bother what “someone like you” meant as it shook reflexively. Almost proving Haru’s point.

“Please Gokudera!” Haru said, stubbornly holding up the band-aid. “What if some sand or dirt gets inside the cut and it gets infected?”

“Pfft! You think something like that could hurt me? Retarded bitch.” Gokudera sneered, though not meeting eyes with her childish yet vexed gaze. Something told him that it would stay locked in his memories a tad bit longer than he wanted it to. His body had been doing it as of late. Thinking of her… it was just brainless.

Though why did it bother him when he’d wake up late at night in search for a midnight snack only to pass the chocolate haired girl’s room hearing her sniffle and silently cry in her sleep. Even though she was annoying, loud and just too damn hard to be around, it disturbed him to listen to something so tastelessly poignant. It was too obvious.

“Gokudera, you know prevention is better than cure.” Haru declared getting him out of his stupor; nevertheless she didn’t seem to notice.

“There’s nothing to prevent because I don’t need it.” Gokudera growled, urgently trying to get her out of his system. “And there’s no-”

He was cut off suddenly when Haru pressed her lips against his. Quickly, and before the storm guardian could do anything to reject, he felt a simple and gentle rub against his pale face. When she broke away, he touched his face and sure enough there lay the band-aid neatly on top of the cut.

Haru kissed her finger, then pressed the band-aid with it. Gokudera didn’t seem to put much refusal against it as he was completely taken by edgy surprise.

“You’re just stubborn because you know you have no chance at winning this fight” Haru confirmed happily, like a spoiled child. “Now remember not to take it off or I’ll get you another one.” This still she pinched him just so that it could sink in.

Haru shared a few words with Shamal before she effortlessly bounced towards the exit. Gokudera all the while taking notice of the complicated scarlet blush underneath her veiled shy brown eyes.

Once out of sight, Gokudera cursed Haru for being just as crafty as him. Well, at least sometimes, for most of the time she was still an idiot. Yet he fumed angrily in denial for feeling somewhat satisfied at her action.

Laying down, he wondered how long would it be before he could get away with taking it off.

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He returns from training, against doctors orders, to find her still at Tsuna’s bedside with her hands calmly folded in her lap. He “supposedly” hears his heart skip a beat much to his inflexible denial. There is a worried expression on her face but she doesn’t look like she’s been crying. That he’s glad about as he never quite knows what to do with a crying woman.

When he approaches her from behind and places a rigid hand on her shoulder, the girl jumps in surprise. In silence she smiles when she turns to see that it’s only him there, but now he can clearly see how exhausted she is.

“You know he won’t blame any of us for anything,” Gokudera tells her. “He’ll just be happy to finally know that he’s protected all that he values” Both knew the last word didn’t quite fit well but to her revelation she didn’t seem to snub.

Haru just makes a tired, unsure murmuring sound.

Suppressing an irritated sigh, Gokudera drums the fingers on his other hand against his leg. Even Haru still had to know how Tsuna’s little pieces worked.

“He’ll wake up soon. He’s just tired from using up all his energy fighting.” The silver haired hitman states as he takes a quick look towards her. “You should take a rest yourself, you look uglier than usual.”

Haru gives another tired mummer, something that sounded akin to a protest.

Gokudera can only see one solution. He roughly picks her up, sits in the only chair at Tsuna’s bedside and settles her in his lap.

She shifts in lagged irritation not wanting any of it.

“Get some sleep. When he wakes up, I’ll wake you.” Gokudera says. Haru’s half-lidded eyes stare at him for more assurance; maybe he won’t keep his word and leave her to sleep more than nessecary.

As Haru finally slips into sleep, she mutters and incoherent noise that sounds like, “Thank you.”

Owari.

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Okay, which do you prefer a Hard-Core 15 page LEMON fic or a multi-chaptered fic with lots of drama?

Thanks.

Reborn Stuff [Newest Chapter 236/Opening/Ending]

2009-04-05T23:56:10Z

FINALLY! Even though I usually put Reborn in a negative connotation now a days, I figured it was from my older brother who keeps on dissing every chapter. -.- Seriously, why bother reading it if you don't like it.

Anyways, I was very pleased with this chapter, because you go to admit that the girls of Reborn have a stupid twist to them. And what better way of making them use that twist by boycotting the boys by not doing house chores! Very amusing.

I just loved looking at their serious faces, a nice difference compared to their "hunky dory" selves.

I completely enjoyed the Ryohei-ness too! X3

Looking for more Red Rover between the boys and the girls.

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KUDOS to Reborn for finally using a different band/person for their opening!
The song is sung by Kazuki Kato, and I just love his voice! Definitely refreshing, compared to listening to L.M.C all the time. And I prefer it more than the "Last Cross" one.

I adored the serious-ness of the girls yet again! <3 And that hinted 27K moment was adoreable! <3333

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The daily life vibe is so nice! Animals are too cute! >3< And I love/adore Aya Ueto's voice! I actually look forward to hearing her voice in another ending!

Owari.

Newest Chapter [Naruto 437]

2009-02-28T07:46:09Z

If you wish to read. Lot's of cursing.

First things first, I got to say. WELL. SHIT.

I admit I've been really enjoying the Naruto chapters lately.
Usually I would just breeze through the newest chapters only looking at four or six pages but Chapter 436 got me unexpectedly hooked and kept me reading. I was actually enjoying Naruto Shippuden for the first time in ages! And it left me with a tingly sensation. Maybe Kishimoto finally got LAID!

Surprisingly, I was itching to see the latest chapter. I was working today at my usual job as a waitress, my younger sister popped by to keep me company for the rest of my work hours. The day was slow due to the sudden change in climate so I took my phone and dialed home to talk to my brother. Who just happens to be my BESTEST friend in the whole entire FrEaking universe!~! My sister and I sat on a table as I talked about the usual to my brother.

"What are you doing?"
"Watching a science fiction anime." Yeah shit like that.

Then all of a sudden he was like.

"OMIGOD!"
"Wha! Wha! What happened?!!?" (My brother rarely shouts)
"The newest Naruto chapter is named 'Confession'!"
"Uh, yeah. So?"
"It's Hinata centered!"
"Is she confessing!?" ><
"Wait! I'm reading it!"

Approximately, 5 minutes later.

"OMIGOD!"
"What?!"
"I'm melting!"
"What?"
"I'm melting!!!!!!!"
"He's melting." I told blandly to my sister who was arching her eyebrow at me. She just shrugged and continued reading her XXXHolic volume.

"I've got to save this chapter!"
"Why?"
"It's got THE BEST NARUHINA EVER!"
"Oh, you mean like how I save all these SteinMedusa moments into my computer?"
"You've got to read this!"
"Okay, I will."
"Yay! Hinata! Finally!"
"Shit. She confesses right?"
"I won't say."
"I like Hinata."
"What? I thought you hated her?"
"Well, actually I don't really care about her. I like her sometimes and sometimes I don't."
"Uh, yeah...oookaay."
"I used to really like her in the beginning but I've been a hardcore Ino fan in like forever."
"Well too bad for you, Ino's not with Shikamaru right now."
"Aww! Well, whatever."
"He's with that Shiho girl"
"Wha?!? Heck, Shikamaru with Temari is better! Anything but her!"
"Heh, too bad for you."
"Shut up!" >///<
"*SIGH* I'm falling in love with Naruto/Hinata all over again~!"

Anyways, we ended up talking about good Naruto action and stuff. And the minute I got home he rushed me right into his computer so I could read the chapter.
So, I admit to enjoying the chapter though the initial thought I got on the first page was "What the FUCK?!? Hinata's staring at Naruto's butt. What's the big idea?!"

The Pein and Naruto stuff was interesting and the pacing was great. The fast appearances of the other characters was nostalgic and I confess to smiling when I saw Gai-sensei. Seeing the characters even if for a glance was nice because lately I've been feeling like Kishi's been throwing all these good characters in the garbage.

As for the rest?

I breezed through it like pie.

But then I had a sudden shock. HINATA. JUST. CONFESSED... FUCK.
And right when I was in the middle of a NaruSaku mood. FUCK.

Before I got crazy, I decided to clam down and contemplate about it for a while.
Reality check.

- Up until recently Naruto manga has been really in the sewers. In "recently" I mean 3 chapters ago.

- Naruto manga had no energy and lots of panels had been just a waste of space.

- Kishimoto killed off and screwed up a lot of well respected characters that didn't deserve to have what happened to them, happen to them. (Orochimaru, Itachi, Jiraya and the grandpa frog) I just hope he doesn't kill off Kakashi, who is probably the only guy in the history of Naruto to not be fucked up or thrown in the garbage.

- Although, it's popularity is waaaay up, it honestly doesn't deserve such a seat. (As for right now)

And then BAM! NaruHina's are back on track with their frenzy. Well, this is what I think. Kishimoto was desperate and wanted to get some attention. I mean really, think about it for a second.

"If killing off Itachi didn't do much and Jiraya wasn't such a blockbuster maybe rocking the boats of the couple fandom should do the trick. People would do anything for love. I'll get moar attention. WooHoo!"

Well, I guess Kishi really didn't get laid.

Off topic: Playing around with my cousins PSP is fun. Maybe I should get one.

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etoilecp @ 2009-02-13T14:15:00

2009-02-13T22:49:41Z

Step 1: Put your media player on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 5: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is cheating

1. ~~It's not like I'm walkin' alone into the valley of the shadow of death~~akriachan
2. Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
3. I~~ts been one week since you looked at me, cocked your head to the side and said "I'm angry"~~akriachan
4. Chunky, Chunky, Chunky, Chunky, I like 'em big, I like 'em chunky
5. Look at me, you may think you see who I really am
6. ~~Making my way downtown, walking fast, faces passed and I'm home bound~~akriachan
7. ~~Every time we lie awake, After every hit we take, Every feeling that I get~~stitchylove
8. Trigger pulled, got the fuel, ready to burn
9. ~~I see your dirty face, high behind your collar~~stitchylove
10. Baby I knew at once, that you were meant for me
11. ~~Here's the thing, We started out friends. It was cool but it was all pretend.~~akriachan
12. ~~Am I more than you bargained for yet~~stitchylove
13. Hohh, Here come the men in black, Its the MIBS, uh, here come the MIBS! ---> So damn easy
14. ~~I looked away, then I looked back at you.~~ stitchylove
15. Once upon a time there was a girl
16. ~~You can run, you can hide, but you can't escape my love~~ akriachan
17. Its not time to make a change, Just relax, take it easy.
18. Woah oh! Yea yea! Woah oh yea yea woah oh! Woah oh! Yea yea! Woah oh yea yea woah oh!
19. ~~Say goodnight and go...Skipping beats, flashing jeeps, I am struggling~~akriachan
20. You and I got something, But it's all then it's nothing to me, yah.

My shuffle pulled out some really easy ones. Geez.. XD

Couple Meme~~~

2009-02-13T20:45:46Z

Just bored...

Six ships you're into right now
1. Ichigo X Orihime (Bleach)
2. Kaname X Yuki (Vampire Knight)
3. Stein X Medusa (Soul Eater)
4. Gokudera X Haru (Reborn)
5. Harima X Eri (School Rumble)
6. Gintoki X Kagura (Gintama)

Three ships you liked, but don’t like anymore
7. Shiki X Rima (Vampire Knight)
8. Ulquiorra x Orihime (Bleach)
9. Zero X Yuki (Vampire Knight)

Four ships you never liked
10. Ichigo X Rukia (Bleach)
11. Yamamoto X Haru (Reborn)
12. Ryuuji x Taiga (Toradora)
13. Gintoki x Otea (Gintama)

Two ships you're curious about, but don’t actually ship
14. Shiki x Ichijou (Vampire Knight)
15. Kukai X Utau (Shugo Chara)

Why do you dislike #11 so much?
When I have an OTP in any series, I become very hard-core towards it. And it just so happens that my OTP in Reborn is GokuHaru. I tired to like 8086 but my brain did otherwise. I don't really see anything special in it. For me it's too plain, bland and boring. They have too much like-like qualites for me to find any romantic chemistry from them. They're better as friends, in my opinion.

I prefer Yama-mo-chan with either Bianchi or Hibari.

Who is someone you know that ships #14?
I know Val-chan does! <3 valerya_deidara

What would be your ideal scenario for couple #3?
Simple. Stein dumps Marie and joins the dark side with Medusa! Muwhahahahahahaaa!
Insanity is contagious~!

Which is your favorite moment for couple #1?
EVERY SINGLE DAMN ONE OF THEM! <33333333333

How long have you been following couple #6?
Probably ever since I started watching the show.

What's the story with #8? What made you stop liking them/caring?
Lost interest in both the couple and Ulquiorra's character, Ulquiorra has pimpAizen, he doesn't need love. As long as he has pimpAizen, he's fine. GimmHime and Ichihime are way better.

You have the power to make one ship non existent. Choose from #10 or #12.
10. No, if's and's or but's

Which ship do you prefer #2 or #4?
Tough choice, I can't choose.

What interests you about #15?
I recently just started watching Shugo Chara but I see lots of the fandom have big interest in this couple. They seem cute and it would be great if Utau just stayed away from Ikuto.

Why did you stop liking #7?
Boring.

Did your waning interest in #9 kill your interest in the show?
Nope, KanameYuki is my hope~!

What’s a song that reminds you of #5?
Promise by Eve 6

If you could have any of these two pairings double-date, who would it be?
I think Harima and Eri with Ichigo and Orihime would be funny. XD

Have #2 kissed yet?
YESH! YES! YEZ! X3

Did #4 have a happy ending? If the show hasn't ended yet, do you think a happy ending is likely?
Um, I find it unlikely, unless if Amano starts to make the main cast a bit more heterosexual.

What would make you start shipping #14?
Maybe getting more moments with them. I find Ichijou deserves love more than Rima, for some reason.

If only one could happen, which would you prefer, #2 or #6?
Most likely 2. Frankly speaking, I'm not up-to-date with Vampire Knight so if KanameYuki has already happened as in FINAL. Then I would choose 6.

You have the power to decide the fate of #10. What happens to them?
Rukia falls for Renji. Ichigo falls for Hime-chan! End of story. Or Rukia falls in a ditch and dies.

Which do you dislike the most?
Ichiruki.

Which of these ships do you love the most?
Ichihime.

etoilecp @ 2008-10-16T11:36:00

2008-10-16T17:46:52Z

Meme from leriko_rasen

If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine... you're on my list, so I want to know you better!

Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal.

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favourite and least favourite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

SoulMaka-ness!

2008-10-14T18:44:48Z

Just sharin some really cute, SoulMaka "comics". I wouldn't mind having this loosely translated, though. :/ Art is just complete WIN! All the kissing is totally HAWT~! <3

Other comic

etoilecp @ 2008-10-13T13:22:00

2008-10-13T19:44:50Z

Ah, well I feel like this month's almost over and I haven't done any work. :-( Don't pity me as I deserve to be beaten, if I even bother to tell you guys the situation.

Any-who after I did a not so successful search for Soul Eater fanart, I'm left with much dread that we don't have enough artist's in the fandom. Aside from the badness/sadness of the search, I found myself, exploring the wonders of Blackstar X Maka. I thought about it a few times, enough to know that it's fairly clear that it's my second favorite Maka pairing...
1)SoulxMaka
2)BlackstarxMaka
3)Male!ChronaxMaka

Although I never really thought about it squarely and more so it was just a brush of my mind every now and then. So after seeing such wonderful art by Bluebird, which also contains some DeathxMaka and SoulxMaka...

I decided to do an unconventional Soul Eater couples sketch dump, which is a lot like my Reborn sketch dump I'm working on except this will be total and utter crack. :P
Here are some I know I'm gonna do...
BlackstarMaka
DeathTsubaki
SoulPatty
BlackstarPatty
SoulTsubaki
DeathMaka

This will probably be done after the Reborn one, so don't expect it anytime soon.

IN NEED FOR MORE 5986! >

2008-10-07T18:22:54Z

Every now and then, I get into these moods for certain "things" whether it be Soul Eater, Hard Candies or Michael Jackson, and they tend to stay for quite a while. Unfortunately, this time around my current mood is "GOKUHARU!!!!" which is kinda unusual because I've been taking a little break on Anime/Manga and such. But all of a sudden this thing has to pop up at the wrong time! Seriously, I "Googled" the words "Gokudera Haru" so MANY TIMES, yesterday and the day before that!

And I'm pretty sure everyone knows that this whole 2 months or so has been quite a dry spell for most Artists and Writers. So the obvious happens...
I'M ON AN EXTREME SHORTAGE OF GOKUHARU! ;;

I've probably seen every GokuHaru thing in the history of the English fandom! It sucks but even if I'm on Writers Block, I'll try to painstakingly write my way to another fic. X(
And maybe that will bring out more 5986 fics to come.

I'm currently working on a bunch of sketches of Reborn Het! Couples.
Here is the list:
27K (Completed)
2786
5986 (Almost Completed)
2796
6996
18Ipin
CoroLal
RyoIpin
Lampin

I'll be doing more but this is what I will have for sure.

PS: To compensate for the lack of GokuHaru in my body, I've been reading comments from YamaHaru-ians dissing/complaining about GokuHaru being so popular. XD Kinda Amusing. I really don't get provoked with people hating stuff I like and talking shit about it, in fact it makes me feel almost happy, a feeling that I weirdly enjoy wholeheartedly.

The only couple that gets on my nerves big time when people lash at it is "IchiHime".

etoilecp @ 2008-09-23T22:34:00

2008-09-24T04:56:03Z

Today, my younger sisters just joined LJ! They are identical twins so expect a lot of the same feelings from all of us. Because they are my minions/bestest friends! Muwhahahahaha~!

bianchi_lemons : The older one of the two by 5 minutes, and also the more mature one. She's very blunt about certain things as she tends to always say what's on her mind, and she's an avid YamaBianchi shipper~! She likes to go by strict rules but she's a very VERY nice person. :3 btw Just because her username has the words "Lemons" in it, do NOT think she is a perv.

haru_strawberry: The spunky one, she's lighthearted and almost reminds me of Patty from Soul Eater. She's very imaginative and I think takes after me on my brains right-side. Though she annoys me more than the other. She's very interactive so don't be surprised to find her roaming around maybe even more than me. GokuHaru and TsunaKyoko are her OTP'S! **

If you meet them, please welcome them with open arms.

P.S
Sry, for spamming your friends page. :P

Naughty, Naughty, Cute

2008-09-19T21:56:05Z

Just another un-edited FAIL fic, don't bother with trying to enjoy it.

Title: Near Dark
Author: etoilecp
Pairing: Gokudera X Haru a.k.a 5986
Disclaimer: Gokudera Hayato, Miura Haru, and all things to do with Katekyo Hitman Reborn are the property of Akira Amano.
Warnings:ALERT! DANGER! (Rated- M) This piece is very sexually explicit. If you are offended by this, please do not click the link to the cut. If you have a problem reading about consensual sex between a man and woman, then I urge you not to click the link below! :O
Summary: She can't help it when she moans a little, or starts to squirm against him, pushing back against the strain of clothes between them, because he feels so good, so splendid, so intoxicating…
Note: As stated before this is unedited, and is so FAIL! -.-

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Lying next to him has always been one of the most wonderful and awarding feelings she has ever experienced. Whenever she feels his body against hers, his arms circling around her in a slow embrace, it makes her feel safe, beautiful, wanted. The subtle push of his hips makes her sigh, and when he breathes softly against the back of her neck, or kisses her shoulders, or draws her closer, she feels that wondrous, anxious sensation of anticipation. She knows what she wants to happen, and she thinks that he wants the same thing. Somehow, though, she's never quite sure, until she feels his fingertips brush over the soft skin of her breasts, gently and slowly massaging the buds of her nipples until they became hard and it's almost painful for her to take anymore. She can't help it when she moans a little, or starts to squirm against him, pushing back against the strain of clothes between them, because he feels so good, so splendid, so intoxicating.

He turns her around, and his eyes flutter closed, and so do hers, so that she can take him in only by his touch and by his smell. His hands move over and along her legs, very slowly, sending chills racing along her beaming skin. She reaches down to his waist, pulling intently on his belt and the buttons of his jeans, her fingers itching to hold him. One tug is all it takes, and she still doesn't have to open her eyes, because he nearly jumps into her hand, feeling warm and wet and stiff already between her fingers.

His fingers go between her legs, and even through her clothes, she's damp for want of him. It's slow and placid and wonderful, and he sighs and kisses her, his mouth warm and alluring, his lips tasting saccharine and sweaty. His hands go to the small of her back now, going higher, going lower, pausing to push her against him, even though her hand's in the way.

He stands up and turns her over, so she's on her back, and she doesn't know what he wants. He has a way of surprising her like that. But he puts her arms around his neck, lifting her up beneath her legs and back, and she pictures like she’s some enchanted princess being carried by her knight in shining armor. It's silly and charming and cheesy, and she wouldn't ask him to do it again for that reason, as she knows he’s doing it out of the way for her, but it arouses her nevertheless. Smirking amply, he takes her to the bed, lowering her head to the pillows.

He stands over her then, kicking off his jeans and pulling off his shirt, because he's hot and she's hot and it doesn't seem like they're going to stop anytime soon. Not that she wants that at all.

She smiles - almost laughs - and rolls over onto him, so that he's on his back. She kisses his lips, those hot, sizzling lips, and nibbles on his chin, and there's a chuckle from him. She kisses his shoulder, his chest, his stomach, and he lets out a little gasp. Her fingers hook under the lip of his pants and pull them down.

She looks up at him, pleased by the way the vulnerability in his smile contrasts with the tremors in his cock. A kiss, a lick, and a light breath on his head, and he sighs. He's not quite ready, so it's still easy for her to take him in her mouth, to run her tongue along the stiffening shaft, to run her fingers gently along the underside of his sac, a languid suckling that becomes more frantic with each of his moans, her head bobbing up and down and him hardening between her lips. There's the taste of salt in the back of her throat, and his hips buck a little. He's deeper now; she wants him deeper; she wants as much of him as she can take. Her mouth is rising and falling quickly now, and he's very hard and full, she knows he wants it she knows he wants to come she wants him so much-

And then she pulls away and kisses his lips, rising on her arms and lowering down on top of him, and both of their hands guide him into her like co-conspirators. Slipping onto him is the most incredible sensation she knows, the way that his muscles contract as those other lips close tightly around the head, the shaft, and finally the base of his cock. He reaches up and touches her breasts, runs his hands over her stomach, holds her legs as he swings up. And, oh, there's nothing like that, nothing like the thrust of his hips against her. But he's still just close, just on the edge, and there's still something they both want.

He pulls out, and her other lips suck and kiss along his retreat just like her mouth did, and now she's so wet for him and he feels so hard for her. They both moan, and then he's behind her, pushing her quickly onto her stomach, angling her just right. He slides up and inside very easily.

He moves slowly at first, and then the strokes start in earnest. Forward and up, back and forth, hastily, powerfully, hungrily. And he growls in her ear and it makes her want to scream. He strains against her, and she pushes down against him, forcing him deeper. There's so much to him and it feels so wonderful. He's thrusting, and she's pushing him further, her legs braced against his hips. She doesn't want him to stop, she begs him to keep going, to scream for her, to come for her….

A short cry - bitten back behind his lips - signals his climax, and he sighs and slips away from her. He lies down beside her, exhausted and exhilarated and beautiful. They're both wet from sweat and their satisfying pleasure juices, and it's all she can do to look into his drowsy greenish gray eyes and drown. His touch is very much feverish, his kiss is warm, and when she brushes her fingers against his spent manhood, it springs toward her fingers, and chuckle that he makes are the humid sounds to her ears.

So he holds her. He wraps his arms around her tired body, and she holds him close, and they sleep, and maybe dream.

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Owari!

Btw For all readers, this is NOT the lemon, I’ve been talking about to most people, that fic is going to be around 15 pages long and this one barely passes two! The other one is going to be much more HARD-CORE and with an actual plot.

Thank you.

Updates & Awards

2008-09-09T17:58:10Z

Basically this is where; I show completed and uncompleted data on my Music Videos and Fanfictions. A very small amount are completed, so please bear with me! :(
Many of the stories summaries and titles maybe renamed and my comments on that will be listed in some. Anyways, enjoy the list and expect some of them soon!

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Katekyo Hitman Reborn – Fanfic Ideas

~* Completed*~
- Paperback Romance Novels - Those Paperback Romance Novels, They’re full of lies. She knows that and she knows he knows. (Gokudera X Haru) (Angst/Romance)

- Oh, Amore… - He could have been saying something as innocent as, "My shirt needs ironing," but it was the breathy way that he said it that got her pistons firing. (Gokudera X Haru) (General/Romace) [Completely Un-drafted, don’t be surprised to find spelling mistakes…]

- Near Dark - She can't help it when she moans a little, or starts to squirm against him, pushing back against the strain of clothes between them, because he feels so good, so splendid, so intoxicating… (Gokudera X Haru) (General/Romace) [Un-edited.]

~* Multi-Chaptered *~
- Requiem of the Soul - An unusual event at the hospital leaves Gokudera the caretaker of an orphan, and with the help of Haru, he must take care of the baby. After losing his dearest companion and his sister, will this baby... and Haru... help him find happiness again? (Gokudera X Haru – Yamamoto X Bianchi) (Tragedy/Angst/Romance) [Title will not change! Currently in the making! Very bittersweet story.]

- An Empty Red Necklace With Golden Wishes - (Gokudera X Haru – Yamamoto X Bianchi – Tsuna X Kyoko – Yamamoto X Haru) (Drama/Angst/Romance) [I’m keeping this one a secret! :) ]

- Roses and Weeds Collection – A series of attentive one-shots, requests are accepted. (Various Het Couples) (General/Romance) [CREDIT goes to one99five for the idea.]

~* OneShots *~
- Shatter My Heart - (Onesided-Gokudera X Haru – Yamamoto X Haru ) (Angst/Romance) [Might not even be done, I have a strict dislike for YamaHaru, anyways, I have no idea why I came up with it.]

- Starbursts - There’s a rumor…Yamamoto is curious. Bianchi seems to be a good test subject. (Yamamoto X Bianchi) (Humor/Romance)

- Winter is Crap - If there was one part of the year Bianchi hated the most, it would be winter. She hated it. Most couldn’t blame her. It was a season that lacked love afterall. (Yamamoto X Bianchi) (Humor/Romance) [Title will most likely change, this fic will be random crap for my innnerself.]

- Hopeless Harvest - Haru gets an unexpected guest. LEMON! (Gokudera X Haru) (Drama/Romance) [Title will most likely change, as well as the summary. Rated – M for a reason.]

- Noises - Aren’t sexual assumptions stupid? (Gokudera X Haru) (Humour/Romance) [Title will possibly change, as it’s too cliché]

- Sexified - Kyoko feels uncomfortable and slightly left out, as she now knows what its like to be a slow runner and an unintentional voyeur. A thoughtful oneshot about Kyoko growing into a matured woman. (Kyoko Centric – Hints: Ryohei X Hibari - Yamamoto X Bianchi - Gokudera X Haru and other couples) (General/Romance) [Originally supposed to be a humorous fic but ended up making it a more serious concept, As I find Kyoko to be one of the more under-rated characters, and I find her to be so awesome.]

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Katekyo Hitman Reborn – Music Videos

~* Completed*~
27K – 5986 – 6996 [On The Way Down]
801886 [Pieces of Me]

~*Ideas*~
Gokudera X Haru [Revolution]
Tsuna X Kyoko [Must Have Done Something Right]
27K – 5986 – 80B – 6996 [No Air]
GokuHaru – YamaBianchi [If I Never See Your Face Again]
Yamamoto X Bianchi [Just the Girl]
Gokudera X Haru [Make-out Song]
Gokudera X Haru or Yamamoto X Bianchi [Bring it Back]
Kyoko X Chrome [Kiss A Girl]
R18 [Disturbia]
27K – 5986 – 80B [Burnin Up]
Hibari X Haru X Gokudera [Get Another Boyfriend]
Gokudera X Haru [Our Time Now]
Gokudera Tribute [Stronger]
Yamamoto Tribute [Fences]
Future Arc Tribute [Year 3000]

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Soul Eater – Music Videos

Soul X Maka [Damn Regret]
Black Star X Tsubaki [First Time]
Soul X Maka [He Said, She Said]
Stein X Medusa [Lovestoned]
Girl Tributes [Outrageous] - [When I Grow Up]
Soul Eater Tribute [Highschool Never Ends]

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Others – Music Videos
~* Completed*~
Naruto: Superstar [Shika X Ino X Neji X Hina]
Naruto: Put Em Up [Sai X Sakura X Naruto] Requested
Bleach: GrimmHime [Toxic]

~* Ideas*~
One Piece: ZoroVivi – LuffyRobin – SanjiNami [Burnin Up]
Vampire Knight: Kaname X Yuki X Zero [Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have]
Majin Tentai Nogami Neuro: Neuro X Yako [Scandalous]
Bleach: GrimmHime [Gimme More]

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Others – Fanfic Ideas
*None Currently*

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Awards

etoilecp @ 2008-08-09T22:08:00

2008-08-10T04:15:24Z

Title: Oh, Amore…
Author: etoilecp
Pairing: Gokudera X Haru a.k.a 5986
Disclaimer: Gokudera Hayato, Miura Haru, and all things to do with Katekyo Hitman Reborn are the property of Akira Amano.
Warnings: Two mentions of the F-Word. XD That’s Gokudera, deal with it. Other than that, nothing really, unless you’re super sensitive towards any type of affection.
Summary: She didn't know enough Italian to recognize much more than his phrase of endearment, but this latest entreaty sounded suitably naughty. He could have been saying something as innocent as, "My shirt needs ironing," but it was the breathy way that he said it that got her pistons firing.
Note: This is unedited so don't be suprised to find any mistakes. -.-

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They stumbled into the room together, in an intricate knot of entwined arms and legs. While Haru hunted blindly for the lights with one free hand, Gokudera swung the door closed behind them with an extended foot. Then, with their individual assignments accomplished, they set to again, purring and heaving beneath the strength and viciousness of their kisses.

They maneuvered themselves in the general direction of the bed, the hands of one fighting against the confines of clothes of the other. Gokudera, with the advantage of walking forward, was able to loose her tightly-braided hair from the elaborate knotted bun at the crown of her head. He had already flung the decorative ribbons to the floor, and he was starting to work on loosening her shoulder wrap.

Haru, meanwhile, was more inconvenience by the requirement of walking backward in her new high heels. After the third backward step that caught in the carpet and threatened to topple them both, she jerked off one shoe and fumbled awkwardly with the other. With her feet finally flat on the floor, she was able to focus fully on pushing off his jacket - it joined her ribbons on the carpet – and pulling at his tie.

Gokudera managed to unfasten her wrap and toss it to the side just as they made it over to the bed. With a courtesy that Haru found endearing, he cupped the back of her head with one hand and the small of her back with the other, and he lowered her gently to the bed.

She smiled at him, and giggled with a thrill that was almost elation. She sized up the parts of him that were readily visible from this angle, and she ran her palms over his shoulders. "Oh, baby," she chuckled. "You are fine."

He gave her a lopsided smirk, almost as if to be self-satisfied. The hand that had been supporting her head moved around to the side of her face, where he stroked his thumb over her cheek. He leaned down to kiss her again, panting through parted lips: "Oh, amore …"

She made an appreciative little half-sigh, half-hum noise in her throat, as their tongues danced languorously between their locked lips. They parted, too soon, and with feather-light kisses he marked a trail down her neck.

Haru ran her hands through his thick hair, massaging the shortest hairs at the base of his neck. "Say something else in Italian," she said with a just about tease.

Gokudera paused, and she could feel his smile when his next kiss came. Then he muttered something hoarsely to her, the brush of his lips against her ear sending tiny chills down her back. She didn't know enough Italian to recognize much more than his phrase of endearment, but this latest entreaty sounded suitably naughty. He could have been saying something as innocent as, "My shirt needs ironing," but it was the breathy way that he said it that got her pistons firing.

Haru purred into his ear. "Do some more," she mock-pleaded, pouting her lips for effect.

He paused for a lengthy moment, as if in deep thought. When he finally spoke again, his words were stilted, self-conscious, and nearly timid. At the end, he kept his head bent to the space between her neck and shoulder that he'd been favoring, but he just freed one, two, three long breaths, as if paralyzed.

Haru giggled, mostly to hide her sudden discomfort at his long pause. "Wow. That must have been really raunchy," she joked. She craned her head to look at him. "What did you say?"

Gokudera propped himself up on one arm. He stared at her, holding her gaze for a long while. Then he whispered, "I want to make love to you."

She fought against the sudden laugh that threatened to break from her lips. Not because she found his words amusing - she didn't - but because she was so taken aback by his sudden unnatural openness instead of the customary slurs dealing with the main words “fuck” and “fucking” . But then she recalled that this was Gokudera, after all; Gokudera had never been coy about anything.

Haru chucked him under his chin. "Why do you think I invited you up to my room?" She responded, with her own trademark irreverent audacity.

etoilecp @ 2008-07-15T11:02:00

2008-07-15T17:05:14Z

Title: Paperback Romance Novels
Author: etoilecp
Pairing: Gokudera/Haru mentions of Tsuna
Disclaimer: Gokudera, Haru, and all things to do with Katekyo Hitman Reborn are the property of Akira Amano.
Warnings: Some sexual hints and tints of fluff, although nothing graphic. XD I’m not going to bother warning you about het, because that’s how you were born. *realizes something* Shit…
Note: This timeline is set after Tsunas’ death and there are no mentions of any other the characters by name, other than Tsuna, Haru and Gokudera. This is a 5986 fic after all. Thanks.

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It has been a year since the 10th had died. It had happened, and yet no one could grasp why. Sorrow and cheerlessness filled each and every soul. It had been hard, but everyone knew that Tsuna would hate to seem them like this. Empty and Numb. It had to change. Gokudera initiated that.

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Gokudera had been so tired and full of content that he had not felt her leave the bed, leave that space between his chest and the inside of his arm where he hoped, she would gradually adjust to.

He finds her in the kitchen. The chime of the clock frazzles with its almost silent ticks and tocks. Her back to him, the moonlight shimmers against her skin. She looks too pale, too thin, Gokudera tells himself. He surveys the room. It’s quiet. There’s boiling water on the stove, she’s probably making tea. She’s seated, reading a glossy pink and white colored book.

“You should throw that away.” Gokudera said in a freezing tone, he meant it word for word. “It’s full of lies”

She says nothing, not turning around. Gokudera knows what this is about.

She had always been certain of change, not matter how many times she tried to convince herself the reverse. She had not been able to become the wife she always dreamed of becoming. She’s not Tsuna’s wife, and she never has been. She knows she can’t help it no more.

She’s trying to change, dreadfully trying to be accustomed to new wood under her ragged feet, always quick to adequate herself to her new surroundings – in this case, this insignificant, peculiar house, this kitchen that smells like nothing she has ever been used to, cold and unfamiliar, refined, unwelcoming with a faint smell of tobacco.

Haru is more afraid than she is willing to admit.

“You should have waited for me; I could have made chai instead.” He knew the spice and creamy mixture was her favorite.

She shrugs in silent cry off as he puts his lips by her silky chocolate hair. She slightly smells of tears, Gokudera dislikes that a bit too much… however she’s starting to smell like him too, his room, his clothes and his hair. Gokudera thinks he could like that too easily.

“Look,” Haru starts as she gets up; and makes her way to pour the tea into her cup.
She hears his strides. Ready to turn and confront him, she soon discovers his arms placed around her chest, towing her backwards, against him.

“No.” He states as she feels his breath against her skin.

“…No?” She asks hesitantly.

“No. I won´t let you do what you are about to do.”

“What am I about to do?”

“You know well enough. And no. I won´t let you get all weird after this.”

Weird, she shrugs and her shoulder brushes his rigid jaw, as he buries into her neck, inhaling her alluring presence.

“It’s all right,” Gokudera says, like he has thinking this for a long time. His tone is muffed but she can hear him clearly. “I’m perfectly fine with you being the silly one, the fool.” Haru tries to glare at him in vain, still unsure of what he was getting at. Gokudera lifts his head from the crook of her neck as he tightens his grip on her, “I don’t know why you let tonight happen, and now that you’ve come to your senses,” Haru gasps with a sudden jerk, recalling the past event, a red stained blush on her cheeks. The fevering caresses and the hallowed moans, along with the whimpers of pleasure that no one will ever affirm to.

“It probably won’t ever happen again but you can’t stop me from trying” Haru feels his smile against the back of her neck. She can’t tell if it’s genuine or smug, she’s puzzled.

“I’ll compose a sonnets and tunes just for you, I’ll write you letters, and I know damned well that I can’t sing but I’ll sing for you. I’ll buy you jewels, frilly blue dresses and I’ll give you flowers. Lots of Red Camellia’s because I know you don’t like the white ones.”

“Whatever it takes, I will do it.”

“Whatever it takes?” She asks questioningly.

Gokudera puts one arm across her stomach, rocking her a bit with his hips. The tea has gone cold, Haru still has her fingers around the cup, clasping to it like one would hang on to a piece of wood before drowning.

“From now on,” The storm guardian tells into her ear,” I, Gokudera Hayato, will tell you that I love you everyday until you believe me. And you, Miura Haru, you will tell me you love me until you believe it.”

“And that’s your plan?” she laces her voice with amusement, when deep inside she’s even more confused and insecure, should she be terrified or overjoyed.

“That’s my plan. Plain and Simple. What do you think?” He’s happy yet fearful. She can feel his finger tips quaver over her stomach. She remembers the smell of his hands at night, the strong smell of cigarettes and gunpowder, a smell she will always take with her, and how it has filled her life little by little, by a secret back door in her heart. Haru suppresses a shy smile, his feelings are genuine, she knows now.

“I think…”

She lets go of the tea cup and puts her hand over Gokudera’s for a brief instant.

“I think we should go to bed.”

The book stays there, discarded, until daybreak. Haru doesn’t throw it away, but she knows its all lies.