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Name: Noname
Birthday: 7/12/1991
Gender: Male
Interests: I'm random. One week I'll like skateboarding, the next, listening to music. I mainly do stuff like writing and arts crap, and I do appreciate good music! and girls, yes
Expertise: Not much, off the top of my head I guess writing...
Occupation: Computer related (Internet)
Industry: Computers (Internet)
Message: message me
Member Since:
7/6/2005
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IT'S OFFICIAL! I HAVE MOVED!!!!!
If you continue watching this site, you will be tragically disappointed. My new site, Anime_News_Gallery, is now under construction is will soon be ready to be launched! If you visit this new site, don't keep your hopes up, it'll be a few days before I have everything I want transfered over. Any donations of the following are well appreciated and will later be awarded (with fancy little awards with contribution of services, your name and all that good stuff!) Also looking for staff members to help me run my new chained site (See Hiring Slots for more details).
To visit my new page, click here. | | |
| Read This First!
*News Update*
~November 6~
As of today, this site is official closed down temporarily for reconstruction. I will probably take the next month or so to fully clean up, straighten out, and move all objects here to probably a series of several other sites. I'll let you know ahead of time what the hell I'm doing, so don't freak out. This way, it'll be much more easy for me and a hell of a lot more convenient for all you people. If you are an affiliate, I will most likely have a new button link posted on my other site (if I move all this equipment to another site). Don't worry; even if you don't link me I'll still have your link, so you win either way! Just trying to be as convenient and simple as possible. Updates to come.
~October 29~
It's finally fall break! That means I'll be able to work on your requests now that I have until Wednesday. I'll leave everyone and all a comment when/if I complete your requests, ok everyone? I'll also try to get the music videos to work too...
~October 22~
I'm sorry everyone, I know it's been forever since I last updated, but next week we have fall break so I will be updating this site. My Cross Country season has ended as well, and since I'm not taking a Winter Sport I may update this at random times through the winter solstice. I hope you all haven't forgotten about me! I updated a few things on this site: New layout, new affiliate and a new advertisement: Please join the anime role-playing game similar to a sims game by clicking here. It is quite an interesting concept, and I myself have joined under the name 'Vincent Valentine' on Lone_Gunslinger_Valentine. Just thought you'd all like to know!
~September 12~
Yes, believe it or not I am still alive. I have decided that this is too much of a pain in the ass to continue during school, so I have decided the following:
I shall work on this xanga when in sheer boredom and free from my assignments and projects.
I also will work on this xanga on vacation breaks, i.e. winter vacation, thanksgiving weekend, etc.
If it is an extreme emergency, then I shall see that it is completed to the best of my abilities.
Good enough?
~September 3~
Damn, I am still alive!!! I apologize, I just had my first Cross Country meet today and it was so cool, all my training by far is really paying up. I dropped my last race time by 3 minutes!!! Then we went and partied and all that good stuff. Anyhow, I'll be out of state for the holiday weekend, but just so you all know I am still here, here's my current request list:
Request List:
BoObOhOlIc - Get Backers (Yoai)
Rebel_Boy_Forever - Yuyu Hakusho (Possibly Capt. Marvel Jr.)
If I missed anyone, please let me know. Also making a playlist for 'Give_Me_NovacainE412'. Thanks everyone, I'll get on this as soon as I can.
~August 15~
To all loyal viewers and subscribees out there, I must apologize. I have taken cross country and running 10 miles a day does not put me in any mood to sit at a computer desk and create new layouts. Therefore, I will do most of my work on Thursday and Sunday these next to weeks, and when school starts on the 29th I will see what to do from there. I promise I'll do my best to maintain and improve this site, but at the present moment I'm too sore to really do anything. I'll update later for further alerts (if I do not write in here the next week, I'll have dropped dead from practices :) I'm sorry for the inconvenience everyone, but I will be keeping this site up whether I continue it or not for future xanga users looking for their anime needs. Thanks again, I'll hopefully see you all soon!
~August 14~
Click here and let me know what happens. This is a layout I made with a very fancy download that, for some reason, cannot give me the html coding straight, but must make me publish it to a hosting website (i.e. Tripod, Angelfire, etc.) except when I tried it was gay and wouldn't let me log in (kept repeatedly saying error and shit) so I'm pissed that I have a perfectly good way to create layouts nice and simply and have no way to place them up here. I am cursed! Haha I just watched that movie (Cursed). Anyhow, let me know if you guys can get to the site (doubt it) and I'll see if I can figure out the coding problem. Grrr, problem problem problem with this site! But I love it :)
~August 13~
24 props, 21 comments, 1 guestbook entry (thanks Noah!) and 13 subs in a week. Not too bad if I say so myself. Thanks to everyone that contributed!
Whoo hoo! I received my first award! I don't know if I'll gain any more, but it's just real exciting :) Anyhow, I added a new section to place them in (Check rules and directions) so that's been my only update today. Also remember people: I do make layouts, too, so if anyone needs one don't hesitate to ask. I actually have too much free time any ways :) Oh, and if anyone knows any other xanga award sites, could you please tell me? I can't find any others...
EDIT: AMV's still down, haven't fixed the problem, it's still a pain in the ass lol.
EDIT II: Yes, I have changed my layout, once again. Lol I know this is a more japanese-ish layout but I'm looking around for a Linkin Park one because I'm too damn lazy to make one. I also am aware that I have two playlists up (no, you are not seeing double) and I am also aware that some songs do not work on either of them (too lazy to fix haha). If you have a problem with this layout, come back here in two days.
~August 12~
I seem to have found the problem to the AMV problem, I'll sort that out later though. It'll take a while to place everything back in order regardless. As for the anime espisodes, it seemed I can place them on here, but I cannot play any of them because I do not have the proper software (something called ftp or ftph or some technical shit like that) so I'm debating whether to even put them up (because I don't know if they'll work even if you have the software, nor will I know if they're virus free). So besides the downloading problem, all else seems steady. I am later going to place up some more Inuyasha wallpapers and add some more random icons, and I have finally fixed my guestbook link ^ ^ All's good and well here, I think I'll leave it at that.
~August 11~
Alright, to make everything easier, everytime I update or add something to my xanga, I'll place an  or a  sign next to the respective articles in 'Rules and Directions'. That way you don't have to scrounge around all over the place, seeing as how it's a bit messy :) I'm not a tidy person. Anyhow, Momo, your request is done, I'll be leaving you a comment later to pick it up if you don't read this. Remember if you don't like it, then just tell me and I'll rework it (Sorry that I got Kagome in, but that wallpaper seemed already ready to use, so I just went ahead). Updates later!
~August 10~
What to Expect: I plan on, if my computer does not give way under all the data, to start placing down actual espisodes of animes. I plan on testing with Inuyasha and Hellsing if I can find any, then I'll start adding on more. Keep in mind that each will take about 30 minutes to download, so I will not go through each and every single one like the AMVs to make sure they are virus free or non-corrupted. None of them may work besides the ones I test, but hey, so be it. Also Note - AMV's above are just some of my favorite ones, they may take a few minutes to load so be patient.
Whoo hoo! I finally did something productive to the site! I added alot of anime music videos and changed the setup a bit. If anyone knows a code to allow more than 5 entries per page, could you let me know? Anyhow, I felt so bad about not doing anything for this site for a long time that I took all night finding an anime video site, downloading them onto my computer and then transfering them to a wordpad as a .mpg file. Then I spent half the morning transfering that into html coding. It wouldn't have taken so long if my computer hadn't restarted last night right after I had gathered all the urls and shut down before I saved. Gr, not cool. Anyhow, I know it's not alot, but I'll add some more later, then I'll see if I'm up to putting up some more layouts and then some more wallpapers and music. Bye everyone!
~August 9~
Sorry it's been so long people! I've only managed to add some trigun wallpapers before I grew restless. I've been spending most of my summer writing, making music and sleeping, so I get this feeling I'm trapped and stuff. I even cleaned and rearranged my room! Gosh, I feel like such a dork. Anyhow, I'm asking all you peoples out there who actually come to this site if any of you know of a quick, easy way to obtain your own personal website (not like angelfire, tripod, myspace, etc) but to actually have your own website domain (and I am cheap, so if it's for free that would be great!). Anyhow, I'm sorry for everyone who's waiting for me to add something, I can't promise anything but I'll try and find some more icons, maybe some music if I'm up to it and some more layouts.
~August 6~
Fixed xanga site! Whoo hoo! Sorry, the new layout had to be tweaked a little with the modules I added to the side. Also placed up two non-anime layouts (though I take no credit). Leave me some comments so I know you're alive, people!
~August 5~
Updated - Added more icons...a LOT more icons heehee
~August 4~
I'm sorry for not doing anything radical with my xanga. I planned on uploading a helluva lot more icons, but I got so caught up in a cute fanfic about an all-time favorite game of mine (Breath of Fire kicks ass) and I just couldn't get away! Anyhow, I'll most likely update this about every other day or so, I'm really into this fanfiction website (fanfiction.com, imagine that) and ever since I joined in with some of my stories I've got nothing but positive reviews, so I'm really eager to continue writing. This is good practice for honing my skills, too, because I can write something creative that I can't publish and get public opinions from different writers around the country, or even the world, about what they think. Ok, I'm rambling, so I'll just say I'll put up some more icons this weekend, make two more layouts and look for a better skin. Leave me some comments, people :)
~August 3~
*New Skin...again*
I got a new skin from Createblog.com which I must say I am very happy with, it gives me alot of room to throw stuff in and it has quite a flexible code, so it is nice. Anyhow, I think I'm pretty much stable in this site, I already uploaded all my icons that I had (I don't have much variation but I do have alot of them heehee). I'm debating whether to put more wallpapers and music in, and I'm planning on updating my fanfics soon (I have this really cute one on Breath of Fire II started, if you don't know what that is I pity you lol). Anyhow, I'll try and finish up with everything I'm doing, thanks for all your guys's comments, they really mean alot!
Oh, and I'm also entered for the "Best Anime Site" award from videogame_layouts (actually videogame_awards, but it's basically the same thing) and I'm looking around for any more places where I can publicize my xanga, so if anyone knows a good site, let me know, please? Thanks again everyone!
~August 2~
*New Layout*
Ok everyone, I'm feeling much better and getting over my illness, so I think I'm long overdue to update this thing. I decided not to just update it but add a few things to it. First off, as you may have noticed, I am writing fan fiction (well, mostly fan fiction) and I currently take requests for what I should write about next. Next off, I have redone my 'Icons and Images' section, so you don't have to vote any more, and am now using avatars. If you wish to use them, go ahead, just make sure to save them to your computer or else they will overload and stop working in which case I'll have to redo the entire thing over screwing up any and everyone that used them (Don't worry, I have more icons coming up, it's just a pain in the ass without premium). Now, lastly, I will be adding more layouts and music shortly so keep your eyes out for that. I will be extending the 'Layouts' section into two sub-sections, one for anime the other for random ones I find along my way. I won't be making any non-anime layouts, though. Sorry for any inconvenience for my absense and I'll try to make it up to you guys. Thanks so much for subscribing and visiting you all! (Also on the look out for more affiliates).
~July 31~
Request for more Sango theme music has been added! Request by - Anime_Layouts4u
Ok everyone, I noticed my icons weren't working (Except for Kenshins) so I decided to erase them and put up some that did work. Sorry peoples! Anyhow, just remember to take that survey up top if you want some certain icons.
~July 30~
I'm really sorry everyone that visits this site, I've been quite sick and since I have a good immune system anything I get is a real big pain in the ass. I decided I might as well go ahead and post some fanfics, but the ones I do are mainly for games. If you guys want a certain one, and seeing as how I'm bored all the time, I'll try and get one up. Since I've been sick writing is the only real thing I do. Sorry again to anyone who comes here, I should be posting more stuff next week, alot more layouts and alot of new images and stuff since I've been out.
~July 28~
Update:
Added new Kenshin Layout
Added new icons to *Icons and Images*
Ok, hello again everyone!!! I haven't made any new layouts or done anything extreme with my xanga yet, but I'm debating whether to start posting anime/video game fanfics on my site as well because it matches with my anime theme. I don't know about it yet though. My other xanga seems to have grown popular over night, meaning I'm getting so many comments too quickly, everyone wanting to know my AIM or MSN so we can chat. It makes it very difficult to concentrate on writing or making good layouts, though I'm not really complaining when I meet up with hot girls ;) Anyhow, give me your thoughts on that fanfic thing and let me know if you all want anything else on here that isn't up yet (concerning anime, of course)
EDIT - Since my xanga premium trial is almost up, and since I'm not willing to pay 4 dollars a month for premium, my custom module with my affiliates will be down. Sooo I add another entry here below Rules and Directions containing my affiliates. That's all, thank you.
~July 27~
Since I'm so into making layouts at the moment, especially FMA ones, I made another site where I place all of my original work. Keep in mind you can highlight at copy with Ctrl + C but can't right click, just thought I'd tell you. If you request a layout on here at any time, when it's done it'll be displayed at Alchemic Layouts with the code. I think that's all for now, besides that, a few more layouts have been added and I plan on placing some more wallpapers and music if I have the time.
~July 26~
Ok, I love making different layouts now! Even though I'm completely horrible compared to some people, I like some of the ones I do (like my Hellsing and FMA ones). Thanks to Spiffy_Spinky for getting me to do a Full Metal layout, cuz I ended up doing this one and I love the gray style! Thanks again!!! Anyhow, bout the poll things, I'll add more icons only if I have a different winner, so that way I don't keep putting up Inuyasha or Hellsing icons the entire month (not that they're bad anime, just I'd have trouble finding that much). So I guess that's it for now. Thanks for all your guys's comments!!! They make me feel special to get comments this early on, whoo hoo!!!
Whoo hoo!!! I made my first layout ever!!! I'm using it right now, in case you didn't notice. I'm really excited. I know it's not great, but its just cool to me! Whoo hoo! Ok, I'm done, sorry.
~July 25~
Request for more FMA wallpaper has been filled out! Request by - rurounixforever
Now, since a complication came up last night, I decided that, in the case of a tie in the poll, I will take the easier choice to do, because I'm lazy that way. Besides that, nothing new has really taken place today. May update music and layouts again, not certainty but a possibility if I get bored.
EDIT - Hey, thanks everyone who's left a comment and signed me up as an affiliate! It's great to hear words of encouragement! Thanks again people, just thought I'd throw this in so you know I appreciate all your guys's comments!
P.S. I don't expect many or any help, but can anyone make me a neat banner/header for my xanga that matches with the layout? Banners aren't my thing, I'm afraid...
~July 24~
I have found the source of my problem, so I have moved my icons and such back onto this site yet again for now. It so happened that the latest Hellsing pictures were not quite compatible with the scroll bar code, and so fucked everything up. It's all good now!
~July 23~
For some reason, my scroll bar code decided to take it upon itself and change my whole xanga into scroll bar format, which is, needless to say, annoying and quite frustrating. Everything on my site is below, and if you have any idea on how to return my xanga back to how it was but still keeping the scroll bar per entry html, then let me know please.
EDIT - I fixed it! Well, sorta...icons, images and pictures (for the daily poll) are now in my storage (Click there). Remember: take the survey at the top (and vote if your bored, but mainly do the survey).
~July 22~
This is it; my newly upgraded xanga! I basically pulled out all stops and redid my xanga over night, with some help from several layout sites, html_codes_R_us and some fanciful thinking and luck on my part (I finally found the text box coding, whoo hoo!). Anyhow, I decided to divide my xanga into several parts: Backgrounds & Wallpapers, Layouts & Recommendations, Icons & Pics, Music, Fanfics and this news bulletin! If you haven't noticed, I've added that annoying 'Vote' thing at the top of my xanga. Don't worry about it, I'm not going to say you need to vote, I'm just gonna see how many people actually think my site's good enough to do it on their own. I'll forget about it in a week.
Moving on, I'm also adding affiliates, so if you have one, then let me know and I'll gladly put you on my site! Also, in accordance to the poll thing, I check it every night about 10, add them to the 'Icons & Pics' section and then in one week I clean that out, starting new every Monday.
Now, for the last piece of information: I did not make, nor take responsibility for making, any layout, image, wall scroll, xanga site, or any thing else I miss that I advertise on here. It is strictly copyrighted by someone else and I am only serving as a link to help promote these xanga sites (speaking of which, if you know a good music, layout, icon, etc. site that should be in the recommendations, let me know!). I'll clear this news area every week too, but I'll always leave this entry in here just in case!
*Request Forms*
Since I'm giving everyone a chance to get the most from this site, I am placing all request form sheets here. Simply copy and paste them into your comment and fill it out. More may be added later.
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| *Music Downloads & Requests*
Since J-Rock and J-Pop are so hard to come by free here in America without searching through hundreds of music xangas and fruitless attempts at internet serfing, I make my site not only open to music requests, but I can also make playlists for not only J-Rock and Pop, but American music as well (Needed time: 2-4 days) I can make them faster if necessary but only for emergencies. This way I can't be blamed if something unexpected happens during one of those three days (The first is merely seeing if I have the music available).
*NOTE* You must be quite specific with your musical selections if they are japanese; names tend to get mistranslated when carried overseas, so it makes it very frustrating to try and find a song title that's off by one letter, so please state the anime, where it is played and if possible which saga/season.
Hellsing:
Hellsing OST 2
[x] Seikai saishuu reimeiki
[x] Hagakure no wasei
[x] SKY OF GOD MASTER
[x] Tsumitsukuri na nikui yatsu
[x] SOUL kyuumeitai
[x] I.B.C.J. houiami
[x] Shishou oka deno juugekisen
[x] Seishin keisatsu sousaka no urajijou
[x] Genshouku jibaku LOVE SONG
[x] Shikuretto karuma SERENADE
[x] Kikyou kaoru iroha michi
[x] Shinrikyou
[x] Netsu tsukusareta BACK GROUND
[x] Gentenkaiko RHYTHM NATION
[x] Mayonaka no ansatsusha
[x] LOGOS naki WORLD MALCOLM X ni sasageru
[x] Tsumihoroboshi shinpushi
[x] Saraba ponkotsu WORLD
[x] 666 yori 777
[x] Taima no kemuri ga me ni shimiru
[x] Aa seishun no ero makai
[x] Kisenu dekigoto
Inuyasha:
Best of Inuyasha
[x] Change the World
[x] My Will
[x] Fukai Mori
[x] Ai No Uta
[x] I Am
[x] Dearest
[x] Every Heart - Minna No Kimochi
[x] Yura Yura
[x] Owarinai Yume
[x] Shinjitsy no Uta
[x] Grip!
[x] No More Words
[x] Hanyou Inuyasha (b.O.I-K.W Edit Version)
Inuyasha Requests:
(Request by Anime_Layouts4u)
[x] Miroku to Sango
[x] Taiji-Oku - Sango Theme
Rurouni Kenshin:
Rurouni Kenshin OST 4
[x] Welcome to my Nightmare
[x] Curved Air
[x] Dancing Madly Backwards
[x] Lunatic
[x] Preacher
[x] Justice
[x] Let it Burn
[x] Shades of Cloud
[x] Lightning
[x] Typhoon
[x] Let It Rain
[x] Little Wing
Final Fantasy VIII Soundtrack: Play
Clean playlist:
Anime Playlist (One I have up currently)
*To easily highlight everything in the text box, click inside the box and press Ctrl + A, just an easy tip
*Anime Music Videos*
~Temporarily Down~
*Sorry for the inconvenience*
Something almost every anime fan wants - more anime. Now, I've placed up a new section that combines the growing passion and love for music with your favorite animes! You may request a certain music video with the request sheet (Found in the Request Forms Section in the 1st Entry) but keep in mind that as I do not make these videos, that I shall have a limited chance of finding one, nor can I even attempt to make one as the movie program available for Windows sucks. Anyhow, also bare in mind that these links require you to download them, so any virus or spyware that you get is completely unrelated to me (I have yet to find one, but I don't know if that is because there is none or because my anti-virus blocks them all off). Download at your own risk! (But they are very good videos)
Final Fantasy
Title - Ragnarok
Song - Lights of the Netherworld
By/From: Xenogears OST
Anime - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Title - Another Fantasy, Another Reunion
Song - Another Side
By/From: Yoko Shimomura
Anime - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Title - There is no End
Song - In the End
By/From: Linkin Park
Anime - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, VIII, IX, X and X-2:Another Story
Title -The Bad Boys of FFVII - IX
Song - Last Resort
By/From: Papa Roach
Anime - Final Fantasy VII - IX
Title - Final Fantasy - Instrumental
Song - Innocent Love
By/From: Zone of the Enders OST
Anime - Final Fantasy VII - IX
Full Metal Alchemist
Title - We Need a Miracle
Song - The Miracle
By/From: Xenosaga OST
Title - Alchemist's Trade
Song - Somewhere I Belong
By/From: Linkin Park
Title - FMA Project
Song - Soul of Rebirth
By/From: Kageyama Hironobu Cyber Formula Sin
Title - Crimson Destiny
Song - Dream On
By/From: Aerosmith
Title - Ed's Pain
Song - Whisper
By/From: Evanescence
Hellsing
Title - Black Pearl
Song - Black Pearl
By/From: Pills
Title - Midnight
Song - Mitternacht
By/From: E Nomine
Anime - Hellsing, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and Blood: The Last Vampire
Title - Eternal Damnation
Song - Pompeii
By/From: E. S. Posthumus
Title - A Zombie Apocalypse
Song - Children of the Grave (Cover)
By/From: Rob Zomie
Title - Alucard's Mercy
Song - Scum of the Earth
By/From: Rob Zomie
Inuyasha Title - Return of Inuyasha's Innocence
Song - Return to Innocence
By/From: Enigma
Title - Sesshomaru the Full Blooded Dog Demon
Song - Fukai Mori
By/From: Do As Infinity
Title - Brotherly Rivals: Inuyasha vs. Sesshomaru
Song - I Don't Know
By/From: Lostprophets
Title - Three Swords of the Fang
Song - No Leaf Clover
By/From: Metallic
Title - Tribute to Kouga and Ayame
Song - Somewhere Out There
By/From: An American Tail
Kingdom Hearts
Title - Gravity of Hearts
Song - Gravity of Hearts
By/From: Enigma
Anime - Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
Title - Riku - Crawling in the Dark
Song - Crawling in the Dark
By/From: Hoobastank
Anime - Kingdom Hearts
Title - Sora's Life
Song - It's My Life
By/From: Bon Jovi
Anime - Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
Title - Can't Stop Falling
Song - Kryptonite
By/From: Three Downs Down
Anime - Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
Title - Just a Dream
Song - Breaking the Habit
By/From: Linkin Park
Anime - Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2
Rurouni Kenshin
Title - Rurouni
Song - Help!
By/From: The Beatles
Anime - Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X)
Title - The Final Countdown
Song - Final Countdown 2000
By/From: Europe
Anime - Rurouni Kenshin
Title - Saitoh Hajime Tribute
Song - Bring Me to Life
By/From: Evanescence
Anime - Rurouni Kenshin
Title - Saitoh Fight
Song - Lostprophets
By/From: Fake Sounds of Progress
Anime - Rurouni Kenshin
Trigun
Title - Sugar Coma
Song - Sugar
By/From: System of a Down
Anime - Trigun
Title - Vash's Paradise
Song - Welcome to Paradise
By/From: Green Day
Anime - Trigun
Title - Somebody Hates Me
Song - Somebody Hates Me
By/From: Reel Big Fish
Anime - Trigun
Title - Tainted Donuts
Song - Siroi Yami No Naka (Kimidori Break Version)
By/From: Shakkazombie
Anime - Trigun and Cowboy Bebop
Title - Trigun - Beer
Song - The Beer Song
By/From: Weird Al Yankovic
Anime - Trigun
Various Title - Phantoms of Our Souls Song - Bring Me to Life By/From: Evanescence Anime - Final Fantasy: Advent Children, Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 Title - What's Life Without Games? Songs - Breaking the Habit, In the End, One Step Closer, Pushing Me Away and Faint By/From: Linkin Park Anime - 43 Different Titles and Games Title - FF & KH - Running Song - It's Easier to Run By/From: Linkin Park Anime - Final Fantasy VII and X, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Final Fantasy X-2: Another Story, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix and Deep Dive Title - Burning Down ! Song - Religion By/From: Front 242 Anime - Breath of Fire 5, Devil May Cry 1 and 2, Final Fantasy X and Legend of Dragoon Title - One Winged AngelSong - One Winged Angel By/From: Unknown (Final Fantasy VII Soundtrack?) Anime - Vampire Hunter D and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Excuse my choice of music, I chose the first thing that would load properly on my computer, so if there is at least two images on that file then it will be up there (to my knowledge, no corrupted or uncodable videos, but please let me know if there is). The player I use is Windows Media Player, I have no fucking clue which version, but my laptop plays it better than my other computer so I'm guessing it's an older version. Meh, you find out if yours plays or not. | | |
| *Fanfics*
Since fanfics (which is fan fiction, writing based off certain games, shows and books to express a writer) can be long and tedious, I've made this whole section dedicated to fanfics. The rating (NR, G, PG, PG-13 and R, I don't believe I'll have anything above that) will appear below the title, and since I don't know many people who write, these will mainly be by me (if you want to submit a fanfic, then just email me by clicking here and attaching your story). I don't think you should leave it in a comment including them, because, like I said, they can be quite long, unless your deathly afraid of email for some unknown reason. (You can also place requests for me to do, just fill out the survey and if I know the series, book, game, etc. then I'll most likely pick it up.)
Final Fantasy VII: A Tifa and Vincent Romance
Rating: PG (For Language and Violence)
Hidden Memories
By: Kirk Stiers
Chapter 1
Vincent ran his hand coolly through his hair as he gazed at the setting sun. He had always had a slight fascination of the burning sky as it slid into thick darkness. Perhaps it was just his anticipation for that darkness that he studied the falling sun so often.
He sat in a tree above the camp, his lack of needed sleep quite helpful during camping rounds. The crackling of the campfire illuminated Vincent’s face mysteriously as the others slept on.
It had been several days after they had defeated Sephiroth, and the world lay in shambles and ruin. Though Holy had successfully prevented Meteor from completely annihilating the planet, several parts had broken through the atmosphere and collided with the planet. Not only that, but the after math of the Weapons and the reversal of the Lifestream from the battle in the Northern Crater had not helped things. The Highwind was inoperable, laying north of Bone Village in the outskirts of the enchanted forest, where it had finally given in to the extreme damage it had taken. Though many found this a nuisance, Vincent was silently glad to prolong his return; he had no clear path now that his mission had been completed.
Lucrecia, he thought to himself. Finally he had avenged her death and memory, wiping out Hojo, Jenova and Sephiroth. The only link to her left was…him.
Vincent glanced down from his perch to find Tifa and Red XIII asleep by the campfire, awaiting their turn to take watch. Of all his companions, he enjoyed their company the most, slight though that enjoyment might be. Tifa, an energetic, optimistic woman, was exactly the opposite of him in his current state, and Red XIII was quite knowledgeable, and shared interesting views and facts he had learned in his studies and stay in Shinra about Jenova that Vincent found most intriguing.
Vincent shifted his gaze again, carefully and masterfully avoiding her eyes. Though she was silent he knew her to be awake; her change in breathing had given her cover away.
"Are you awake, Vincent?"
Vincent sat quietly in his tree, his right arm propped up against his knee. He quietly nodded in response, not turning towards her.
"Should I take over? It’s getting dark already…" She looked at him, trying to study the lines of his face with the waning light of the campfire, but his expression was unreadable.
Vincent merely shook his head weakly, and Tifa sighed.
"You really should sleep some time, Vincent, even though you don’t need it quite as often, you don’t know what we’ll find now that Sephiroth is gone." She grew quiet as she waited for Vincent to respond. When he did not oblige, she sighed again heavily, continuing. "I’ve wanted to ask you since we defeated Hojo as the lab, Vincent. Where are you planning on going, now that everything is all said and done?"
This seemed to penetrate Vincent. He bowed his head slightly, his deep red eyes gazing at her. She always felt a chill run through her body when she met those eyes, but it was not a hostile or malevolent glare, just one that seemed to read her thoughts and see her soul. It unsettled her greatly.
"I…have not decided," he said hesitantly, careful for his choice of words. He turned away from her and stared at the stars, now glowing brilliantly above.
Tifa studied him for a second, then said softly, "You’re thinking of locking yourself back in that mansion, aren’t you?" Vincent closed his eyes and she smiled slightly. "Now that Meteor is destroyed, the world’s in no immediate danger. Mako production has been stopped, thanks to Reeve, and Shinra cannot oppress anyone anymore now that Rufus is gone…" She blinked for a second, realizing Vincent had moved from his perch and rested his back against the tree in front of her, his feet on the ground as he stared at the fire with his cold, empty eyes.
"Why don’t you come with us?" she asked suddenly, catching Vincent off-guard. He simply looked at her, an eyebrow arched up in confusion. "I meant come back with me and Cloud, help fix up Midgar a bit and maybe start a new life. You don’t have to lock yourself in that coffin again." She shuddered at the thought of his old resting place, a black morbid coffin that held him and his…powers in check.
Vincent shook his head weakly again, his eyes not leaving the fire. "I do not wish to be a burden any longer," he said after a moment of silence.
Tifa’s face contorted into frustration and anger, and she sat up, hands on her knees as she pouted. "But what else is there for you to do? I hate thinking some one like you would isolate himself…"
"Too late."
The impact of his simple and blunt words caught her for a second, and she opened her mouth stupidly, then closed it. Her expression softened a little and she relaxed. "Maybe not, it’s your choice to remain cold and alone. As when you joined us, it’s always been your choice if you wished to have friends or not."
Vincent sat quiet for a minute, as if contemplating something. Then he raised his left arm, a metallic, golden claw the reflected the dancing brilliance of the flames. "I am an ex-Turk, who has been turned into what you see before you: A demon. If there is no need for power, then I am but a walking corpse, surrounded in hatred and sorrow. A natural and reasonable prejudice engulfs me always, for I am…abnormal."
This was the most Vincent had ever said at once, and Tifa could make out the guilt and sadness in his eyes before he closed them, letting his left claw fall limp.
"You’re not a demon, Vincent," she mumbled, almost inaudible. However, Vincent could hear her perfectly. Under his cloak the corner of his mouth edged slightly into a smirk.
"Then what do you call Chaos? Hellmasker, Galian or Gigas?" Vincent retorted, and Tifa knew she spoke of his demon counterparts.
Vincent had long ago been conducted in experiments that Tifa had not understood completely, and never pushed the subject with this dark and mysterious ally. There was great evidence that he was different, but his ability to transform into four difference demonic entities was by far the most disturbing.
She could tell his transformations were painful and searing, but he must have used tremendous willpower not only to transform but to keep his demons under control. Her insides turned to ice as she thought of Vincent’s most powerful ego, Chaos, loose upon her and her comrades.
"You see?" he said, studying her face, clearly understanding the thoughts running through her mind as though they were said aloud. "Even among…friends, you must still be wary. I prefer desolation and isolation to pain and sorrow."
Now Tifa grew angry.
"So you’d rather hide than take a risk?" she whispered, her voice rising. "You are damn pathetic then, if you take the easy way out! Just look at Cloud, at Barret, at me! We’ve had things happen throughout lives, too! You don’t see us locking ourselves away!"
"How many of you can turn?" he asked simply, gazing distantly at his claw. This was an effective counter, and Tifa was silent.
"Vincent…"
Vincent stood up suddenly, his cloak wrapping around him as if it wished to embrace him. "Perhaps you should take watch. I must go for a walk." And with a swish of his cloak he vanished from his spot, disappearing into the thick and impending forest around them.
"Vincent…" she repeated softly, gazing at the spot where he had stood and sobbed silently. He keeps shielding himself from anyone to stop them from getting close. Why does he want to remain so hidden? Can’t he see he’s surrounded by friends that care for him?
She became buried in her thoughts, and a small voice spoke in the back of her mind. ‘Surrounded by friends?’ Tifa could hear the sneer in its voice.
Yes, by friends! He may scare us on occasions, but if you get to know him, he’s not a bad guy…
‘And how many people besides you think this? How many people have gotten to know him, hm?’
Tifa sat in silence as she wondered that herself. Surely Cloud, or Red XIII or even Yuffie had some connection with him.
But she couldn’t see any.
She tried anyhow. Vincent chats with Nanaki a lot. Nanaki, Red XIII’s real name, gave a small growl suddenly and rolled on his side, his tail resting on his nose. A strange and intelligent creature, a red lion-like being who’s tail tip was a burning flame. He talks all the time about different stuff…
‘No, just about things related to her…’ Tifa knew the voice meant Lucrecia, Vincent’s late wife who gave her life in an experiment, giving birth to the great and terrible Sephiroth and who’s blood became that of Jenova’s. ‘He is only concerned with learning more about those in his past, about more reasons to torment himself…’
Tifa could find no flaw in her subconscious reasoning, knowing it to be the truth. He still has me.
‘Exactly.’
This was such a bizarre reply that she did not know what to make of it. She pondered over it for a second, then stared at the flames hoping the logic would jump out at her. What are you saying?
‘Nothing.’
Tifa grew angry at herself, knowing she was missing something important her subconscious knew. Seething, she lay down and stared at the night sky, the stars shining bright above her.
"They look beautiful tonight."
Tifa turned slightly and saw Red XIII staring at the sky as well, following her gaze. He returned his eyes to Tifa and said, "Maybe I should take watch from here."
Tifa nodded silently, grateful that her feline friend had allowed her to focus more on her thoughts than her surroundings. She lay her head on her bag and curled inside her sleeping bag, closing her eyes and fell into an uneasy sleep as she questioned herself.
Chapter 2
Tifa awoke the next morning and felt dew on her hair, to her great annoyance. She looked up and spotted Red XIII at once, standing guard so vigilantly during her slumber.
She rubbed her eyes groggily and sat up, saying, "Thanks for keeping watch for me Red. You should have woke me up, you didn’t have to stay up all night for monsters."
Red turned his head slightly, looking at her through the corner of his eyes. She was reminded forcefully of Vincent’s elusive mannerism. "It was not creatures I kept my eyes for," he replied, returning his gaze to the dark forest.
Suddenly Tifa realized Vincent usual presence was missing, and she quickly looked around for him. "You mean he didn’t come back?" she asked, unable to keep the worry and anxiety from her voice.
"No, not to my knowledge. Knowing Vincent’s behavior as I do, I would presume he has already left for his mansion, or where ever he has settled on to seal himself away for the rest of his immortal life." Red bowed his head slightly, and Tifa could tell he felt no better than her.
"B..but…but we talked last night about how he should stay!" she sputtered. "How we all care for him, so that we would miss him if he left, and what to do with his life now…"
Red looked at her, silencing her with his eerie stare. "Then I am convinced. It is probably your chat last night that drove him to remain in the shadows and leave us."
Red could tell her confusing by the wrinkle of her brow as she gawked at him. "What…?"
"You reminded him of, though he may never admit it, how much he cares for…us. He did not want his control of himself slip in yo…our presence. I can understand his concern, he has had much trauma in his life and this last battle has shaken his soul. He has no desire left to drive him, so resting to the hallucination of death seems to him as a fitting end."
Tifa stared at him for a second before the words seemed to register. She gave him a quizzical look and mumbled, "…hallucination?"
"Perhaps another time, if we ever cross paths with him again, he can tell you himself. As for now, I will not divulge the information of his past that I unknowingly gave him; I personally handed him the very tools of his torment and self-destruction." He looked crestfallen and stared at the ground in a mixture of guilt and remorse. "I had foolishly believed he had only desired knowledge of his existence."
Tifa stood up and walked to Red, patting his fur softly. "Don’t worry, Red. You’re not to blame, and neither is Vincent, as a matter of fact. He’s just had a lot happen to him, and you thought you were doing him a favor. In his eyes, you were. Nothing to worry about, all we have to do is find him and…"
Red XIII shook his head sadly. "Vincent is the most cunning being I have ever known. If he does not wish to be found he shall not be. At least, if he wishes to be found, it would not be coincidental. Vincent has let on enough for me to know he is ingenious at his game. I only can wait foolishly here for his return, if ever." Before Tifa could say anything, Cloud walked from his tent, followed by Cid, who sleepily scratched his head.
"You two are up early," he said, sitting down besides Tifa. Cid merely stood there, and looked around for a second.
"Vampire boy has left the building, hasn’t he?" said Cid unexpectedly.
Since when was he so observant? Especially as this hour…
Tifa’s thoughts were interrupted as Cloud asked her suddenly, "How long would it take to get to the village? You know," he added at her questioning expression. "Bone Village, the excavation place."
"Oh." She thought for a moment and did some small calculations, and said, "At our current pace, a day, at most."
Cloud stood in silence for a moment, then walked back to his tent, saying with his natural suave, "He’ll be back by noon."
Vincent’s shadow loomed out from the trees, his red eyes a giveaway at his identity. In his arms was a large bag of supplies and a small pouch of gil. He walked past a stunned Tifa and an expressionless Red XIII as he dropped the goods by a tree. Then, with a stupendous leap, jumped into the tree and landed gracefully on a sturdy branch, getting into his normal position: One foot dangling from the tree, swaying slightly while he rested one arm in his lap and the other on his knee, which was propped up close to his chest.
"Vincent!" cried Tifa from below. "Where have you been?"
Vincent gazed down at her for a moment, then turned away, his eyes closed. "We had almost no supplies. You all need to eat. I got some money from some creatures I fought and left for Bone Village to pick up provisions." Tifa continued her bewildered glare until Cloud walked out, and cried out in surprise.
"Vincent, you’re back!" Vincent made no acknowledgment Cloud had spoken, or even that he was there, but he simply shrugged and made his way to the bag, gazing in. "This should last us for a short time. We don’t have to rush to the pier yet. Enough for two and a half days, I’d say, if Yuffie didn’t eat it all up."
"I heard that!" cried Yuffie as she crawled out from her tent, her hair ruffled and her expression drowsy but she made her way to them all the same. "What’s all this chit-chat about? Are we going to get our asses moving and leave this stupid forest or not?"
Cloud smiled. "Yeah, let’s hurry and pack up, people. We can make it to the edge of the forest by nightfall if we keep pace."
Several months later, Tifa sat on the edge of the Costa del Sol dock, gazing distantly at the vast ocean. She had stormed off after her argument with Cloud, in which she had learned he could not have held the same feelings she had held for him, though her guilt for shouting at him built up in her all the same.
"Why do I have to be so weak?" she asked the air around her, her voice filled with sadness.
"If that is what you consider weakness, I envy you."
Tifa spun about and saw Vincent behind her, watching the ocean as she had moments ago. Somehow she always found him most talkative at sunset, though not by much more. "What do you mean?" she asked feebly. It had been the first time he had discussed him retaining feeling at all to her. She felt a joy inside her that Vincent considered her such a close friend, even if he only showed it in his subtle ways.
"To stand up to a love long lost, and to retain your dignity through it all…I only wish I could have had that determination in my youth."
Tifa raised an eyebrow in question, but he did not seem to take notice. To her, he seemed in his prime. Physically built, his senses at their peak, and quite attractive as well, in his mysterious way. She shook her head slightly and stood up.
"In your youth…?" she asked innocently, but Vincent knew she desired some long deserved answers.
Still, he was a reluctant bastard.
Sighing to himself, he walked up next to Tifa, his eyes not meeting her as he continued to watch the fading horizon. "I…am older than I appear to be." He raised his claw slowly, observed the metal, as if deep in thought. When he spoke, Tifa could tell he was choosing his words carefully. "I…am not quite…human. My aging is…different from yours. If I were to be figured in years from my birth I would be…" He sat there for a moment, counting. "…67"
Tifa almost fell off the dock into the ocean below her.
Swaying slightly, she straightened up and stared at Vincent in silence. This is the first time he’s ever really told me anything about himself. She felt important, acknowledged, and the joy inside her that she felt before arose, yet was instantly quenched by the look Vincent had in his eye. He’s studying me, she thought, seeing if he should say anymore.
She smiled slightly and tilted her head to the side. "That old, huh?" she asked playfully. Then her face grew serious. "How long did you sleep in that coffin, then? 10…20 years?"
Vincent turned away from her again, gazing off into the distance. "…40. I’ve been 27 years old for 40 years."
This stunned Tifa. She had no knowledge of his past, besides very little and vague details he sometimes explained, before growing quiet and grave again. However, he was answering her questions, which made her grow suspicious. Vincent would never share this much unless he had a plan, a reason to do so.
"Vincent?" she said solidly. Vincent noticed her sudden change in tone and glanced sideways at her, his expression unreadable as always.
"Hm?" he breathed.
"Why are you tell me this?" she asked bluntly. She knew better than to expect an answer, but she would be straight-forward, letting him see that she wished to know. "You hardly ever talked to anyone, except Red XIII, and even then it was you asking questions; you never talk about your past. Why are you telling me this now?"
Vincent stood in silence, the question seeming to unnerve him. However, she could gain no answer from his red, lifeless eyes. "Because you are deserving. You have never given up hope that I may be human, and though I believe that to be futile, I…admire it. I thought it was time to allow you some answers you long for." With that, he spun about and walked off into the distance, Tifa vaguely surprised and disappointed.
He told me he admired me for being…well, me! She thought to herself. We actually had a conversation where I didn’t do all the talking! For some reason, her heart seemed buoyant, and she fairly skipped all the way back to the inn, the salty air that so righteously annoyed her hung around her and clung to her, yet she could care less. She felt so happy!
‘But why do you feel so happy?’ said the small, nagging voice in her head.
Because I was able to have a deep conversation with Vincent! How many times does he open up to people?
‘Why would this make you happy? Shouldn’t you be worried about Cloud’s feelings right now?’
Who cares about Cloud?
‘Who cares about Vincent?’
I do!
She stopped right outside the inn, her hand still on the door handle. She had been so delighted about Vincent that she had not stopped to wonder why. She just assumed it was the way she was supposed to feel, without questioning herself.
She could hear the voice in the back of her head chuckling. ‘Finally admitting it, eh?’ It grew silent and Tifa was left to her own thoughts and questions.
"I…I love…Vincent…?" Saying it aloud seemed to taunt her, to surround her, as if even thinking it was a sin. She had never thought herself in love with any one but Cloud, but now that she stood rooted to the spot, all her thoughts on Vincent, she wondered if it were really true. "Is it really possible?" Suddenly, something occurred to her. Why did he talk to me so much? Red and I are the only people that really talked to him. Why does he talk to me and not Yuffie, or Cid, or Barret…
‘OK, you admitted it, but don’t get your hopes up, Tifa. Not just yet.’
There it was again. What do you mean? she asked angrily. Isn’t there a chance he may feel the same about me?
‘You said that about Cloud, too.’ The reasoning behind this shocked Tifa, and before she could allow the tears to fall she shook her head and wretched open the door.
Cloud was no where in sight, and neither was Barret and Yuffie, who had brought herself with them to Costa del Sol to pick a few more pockets and gain one more chance of robbing them of their materia. Of course, they kept their eyes on her, and she had no such luck, finally agreeing to return to Wutai when the three Avalanche members left for Junon.
She made her way to her room, whom she shared with Yuffie, who, sure enough, was fast asleep, strewn on her bed in her clothes, snoring slightly. Tifa couldn’t help but giggle at Yuffie’s odd sleeping position, her arms and legs dangling off the sides of her bed at different angles as she lay across the middle.
She threw herself on her own bed, too tired and deep in thought that she did not even change. Does he really care for me, or am I just a giddy little girl with a crush? She fell into a troubled slumber, and slept through the rest of the night, unaware of the red eyes watching over her from the window outside until sunrise, when they vanished from view.
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"What do you mean ‘he’s gone’?!" Tifa fairly screamed as she inquired a scared Yuffie and a reproachful Cloud. Tifa had moments before come down for coffee to discover the group huddled at a table, discussing reasons why Vincent had left so suddenly. "You mean none of you know where he is?"
Cloud suddenly stood up, his face in anger and frustration, and, if possible, jealousy. "Why do you care so much about where Vincent is, Tifa?" he asked harshly.
Tifa was taken aback by Cloud’s usual tactlessness, but she could not think of how to reply. She gathered her composure and stared him in the eye. "Since when did you care," she shouted, imitating him, "about what I think?" Cloud looked as if he had been slapped in the face, and she knew thoughts of their argument yesterday were running fresh through his mind.
"Because you are my friend!" Tifa winced slightly at how he said ‘friend’, and she was certain that he would hold that against her for some time.
She put her hands on her hips, her lips pursued. "So you’re the only one that can be my friend? I can’t be friends with Vincent, or Barret, or Yuffie or any one else, is that right?" Cloud swelled up in anger and left, slamming the inn door as he strolled onto the streets of the city.
She sighed, sitting down besides Yuffie. "Sorry ‘bout that Yuff," she muttered. "It’s just Cloud has been on my nerves a lot lately."
Yuffie relaxed, but then narrowed her eyes at Tifa. "Why do you care about finding Vincent so much?" she asked shrewdly. Tifa threw up her hands in frustration and got up quickly to make her coffee.
I’ll just have to find him on my own, then, she thought angrily. If no one else wants to help me, fine, but I can’t lose someone like Vincent, he may have been passionless at times, but he did open up a little, and he was always a reassuring presence.
‘Anything else you want to add to that?’
Not now…Tifa locked herself away in the hotel room, refusing to speak to anyone but her roommate until their ship arrived. They silently made their way to the docks a few days later and bid Yuffie a morbid farewell as they boarded their ship to the other continent.
Tifa was staring out into the vast ocean around her, reminding her forcefully of Vincent’s old habit and pastime of thinking distantly. She did not notice as Cloud came next to her until he stood beside her, the scent she used to dream about now drove her to the brink of insanity.
He placed an arm around her and leaned his head onto hers, but she knew he only felt their relationship as that of a sibling watching his younger sister. She tried feebly to shrug off his arm, but he removed it on his own, knowing she f
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