KONICHIWA!! I know i'm posting these things out like a rabbit, lately, but it's because i'm anxious to get to some of my further chapters!! They start getting a little better, and i'm actualy quite proud of some of them. Once i get caught up in my Kanshihei: The Observer chapters, i MIGHT start another side blog to post a couple chapters from my The Cat & The Jay book. It's way different from this book and the storyline and character directions are totally different..The writing style is more modern too...But i'm not sure it's ready for scrutiny yet. (I haven't edited it to my standards quite yet, but it's written much better than these beginning few chapters to Kanshihei: The Observer ) Well, I think I've done enough rambling for today, so, here's Chapter Eight mi amigos!
Chapter Eight:
Date Night
From The View Of:
Kanshihei
"You will be escorting the man in the charcoal black suit with light silver pinstripes. His under shirt will be ivory. Dress formally and don't act out of place. The Client will approach you first."
I'd already recieved the location in a previous messege and I guessed that this one was so that I wouldn't rip off the guy's head when he approached me. I didn't quite understand it but whatever this was about, I could handle it. Probably some rich snob that needs protection. The petty little shit.
There wasn't much I could do with my hair to go formal so i just sprayed some shine serum into it and brushed my fingers through it. I wanted to play up the vulnerable-rich-girl look so I used more makeup that i usually do- which is absolutely none.
When I looked up into the mirror I almost believed the disguise myself. My eyes looked large and sweet with all the shadow I had used and my lips were a pale pink. Other than the fact that my pupils were back to being slits, I totally had the vulnerable look down.
I, of course, hadn't had any formal clothes with me when I came to France so I had just used all the money I needed from some rich guy's bank account to buy a dress from some website with over-night delivery.
I didn't quite feel like myself in the light material of the black dress. The shortest point was right below my hip and the longest point to right above my knee. The diagnal cut passed for formal so it would have to work. The straps were thin and the front was revealing so it helped with the little-rich-girl look i was aiming for. I wanted to add my own touch so I put on a thin silver necklace with a small emerald jewel in the middle of it. My shoes were heeled but I knew I could run in them if i had to.
Before I walked out of the bathroom I sprayed on enough perfume to smell like a French Hooker and smiled at my reflection one last time. One may think it was because I was happy with my looks, but It was actually because I was wondering what my client would think we he saw "fragile" little ol' me. My slitted pupils transformed into round little circles and I left the hotel at a leisurely pace.
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I honestly couldn't contain my nerves when I walked in the door. I mean, I've done escorts before, but not his kind. The last one I did was running through a savannah in Australia with a quarter-demon jewel theif thrown over my shoulder. I'd been keeping him away from the Australian mafia whom he apparently owed money. "Australia has a mafia problem?" one may ask... My answer... You don't even know the half of it.
The lights were dimmed so the brightest areas in the large room were around the clumps of candles at the buffet tables. It was wide open so I didn't feel too cramped, but there were quite a lot of people. What is supposed to be going on here, anyway? Escape routes seemed easy to find. There were quite a lot of stained glass windows which were always extremely easy to smash and I could spot a few open doors leading to various hallways. All the food on the buffet tables was fresh and smelt free of toxins so food poisoning was out for a possible assassination option concerning the client. Although I do think that I may have recieved a few stares when I was sniffing the crumpets.
I was about to start looking for the job i was assigned to when a hand closed lightly around my forearm. I turned and stared straight into brilliant swirls of purple and blue.
"Didn't I tell you not to act out of place? Darling, normal people don't sniff the crumpets..."
I kept staring in disbelief as he smiled at me. He was wearing a charcoal black suit with thin, almost non-descript, silver pinstripes. His undershirt was ivory. Oh damn.
"Now, quit staring because it may pull attention." he said softly, then continued when he recieved no response from me. "You might as well forget the notion of being my escort. That was only to get you here, but i'll still pay you whatever you want if you complete the rest of the task I have planned."
He raised an eyebrow and I blinked a bit to try and clear my mind.
"What's the job?" I mumbled.
He smiled and spoke softly, "All you have to do is be my date for the night, sweetheart."
I could have beat the crap out of him at that very moment JUST for calling me sweetheart, but I needed the money more than I was going to let on. Stealing from the occassional rich man wasn't helping me keep up my particular lifestyle. Even the rewards for my jobs don't add up to much, considering all my traveling fees.
"I'm guessing that i'm not getting my pistol back...?" I raised and eyebrow.
He just smiled and grinned again. Tch. What an Ass.
(end)
THERE YOU GO!! Chapter Eight!! While I was typing it, i DID realized that this was the chapter that i had so many tense problems with...please don't judge me?? haha, i hope you enjoyed it even a bit anyway. I'd love to hear opinions about the character developement and opinions on the way the characters act/talk/etc/etc. GOOD OR BAD...i wanna hear it!! Thanks for reading!! ;)
-Writer
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Chapter Seven
One of these days..well, probably right after this post, I'm going to put up a little biography type thing about myself. Why not know the author?! :D (even if only one or two people ever read this...I WANT YOU TO KNOW!!) so, be prepared for that... and just as another add-on, I'm sorry if this chapter has a few problems with tenses...i don't think this was the chapter i have trouble with concerning tenses, but i won't know until i read over the others. I'm better about it now, but back when i wrote this one i think it was bad, ha ha. (I'm all the way up to chapter 20 in my written format!) so here we go! enjoy!
-Writer
Chapter Seven:
The Internet Can Be Useful
From The View Of:
Tetsudai
Don't get me wrong, France was pretty and everything, but not every Francian was extremely polite...
Don't judge for my new word "Francian"...You must admit that it sounds better than "French Person"...
It didn't help that I spoke absolutely no French, or any other language other than English at that...But their coffee was great.
One may be wondering, "Why is this lad going to France?" Well, my friend, I go anywhere I want, when I want. I had a certain impulse to come here, so, guess what? I came. Here, one may be asking "Isn't it a strange coincidence that the girl is here too?" Well, I have a bit of a longer answer to that one...
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At first, I had just known the girl was the only daughter of Love, which I would say, aided me in narrowing my search in extreme. I'd known she was an assassin by the way she had obviously thought of me as a job, saying something about money as well. "So," the little voice in my head says, "Thanks for all that, Captain Obvious. You find out anything we don't already know?"
Well, my little imaginary voice, whom I refer to as "One" quite a lot, I have found something out! Here is where the plot gets interesting. I am the reason this girl is here.
One may be gasping or exclaiming in surprise or confusion, but, I guarantee, it will make sense soon.
See, it started with finding out about her previous jobs, which considering this day and time, was fairly easy to start. "How?" asks the little voice. The simple answer is the demon-networking system. An intricate of demon-only coded material accessed over the Internet.
Most humans call the connections something like a virus or put them off as some sort of spam, but demons, or half-demons like myself, can easily decipher it and trace it back to the main network. The network holds all of the most recent important information: Births of newly powerful demons, Slayer Alerts, Assassinations of influential demons, Rogue Demons, and most importantly, the latest info on all the demon fashion and clothing.
Out of the things i listed, there was no way I was going to find anything on her under the Births or the fashion and clothing areas.
I had spent a lot of time in my upscale Dallas hotel room before the Plane trip reading through the major demon assassinations, but nothing ever really stuck out. Most of them were gory and without reason. I didn't give up though and continued looking all through the night.
I was barely awake when I figured I would look under rogue demons for the heck of it. I was completely awake when the #1 most wanted Rogue picture was a slightly blurry image of the woman's beautiful but sharp and expressionless face.
I had clicked on it right away and was surprised at how little they really had on her. Although it showed she had been suspected of being involved in an unreal amount of murders and assassinations. Even the written article on her was short.
MOST WANTED ROGUE DEMON
Calling: Kanshihei
Species: verified as half-demon
Age: Not specified. First murder proven to be committed by this demon was approximately 300 years ago. It was a human slayer. We assume it had begun as self defense.
Physical Age in Human Years: approximately 20 to 23
Height: Estimated to be about 5ft 8in
Origins: Unknown
Appearance: Silver hair. Facial descriptions have varied too much for any absolute facts. Rumored to have glowing green eyes, much like the late demon Love. No connection found so far.
Humans Proven to be Murdered by this Demon: 157
Demons Proven to be murdered by this Demon: 143
Other Deaths Believed to be Related to This Demon: 3,500 demons and humans combined
The Bounty for this demon dead is 15 million American dollars.
The Bounty for this demon Alive is 36 million American dollars.
Article:
This demon goes by the name of Kanshihei. We have conducted summonings and resolved that this is, in fact, not her real calling. This demon is extremely dangerous and any information on her will be promptly rewarded. Do not seek to conduct business with her. As stated before, this demon is extremely dangerous. If you find yourself in direct presence of her, every demon is ordered to kill immediately. If anyone is proven to associate with her, the punishment is death.
What a cheerful and light read, indeed.
I was surprised by the brutality of it, but there was a list of alleged associates that i was able to hack into.
I, or course, was able to use my amazing technological skills to find out all I needed to know about each of the suspects. I dropped a line to each one that was still living.
I had no luck with the first few but I was able to get a "business cell" number from one guy with a low, gruff voice.
I called and it was only a computerized recorder for "Customers wanting certain pests to be quickly eexterminated."
The extra annunciation on "pests" and "exterminated" kind of gave it away. I used a voice modifier to leave the sweet little Love's-Daughter a message that made her come to France without hesitation.
"Name your own price. Any amount. Difficult goal that may only be obtained by one of your expertise, Milady. Arrive in France before one week from this day or the deal dissolves and we find a new business associate. More information will be given after your arrival."
Oh, the little sweety didn't know what was coming at her. She would wrongly assume this was a usual job, but, oh, no! This was going to be something completely new to her.
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About a night after she arrived, I left her another message. I just can't wait to see her pretty little face in the situation I've put her up to.
(end of chapter seven)
WELL, it took me two and a half hours to type...not because i type slow...but because i was so distracted by quite a few other things,ha ha, anyway, what do you think?? be sure to comment!! Keep it real! Don't hold back. Comments. Insults. Constructive Criticism...I'll take it all!! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for Chapter Eight: Date-Night. ;)
Sincerely,
Your Wonderful Writer
-Writer
Chapter Seven:
The Internet Can Be Useful
From The View Of:
Tetsudai
Don't get me wrong, France was pretty and everything, but not every Francian was extremely polite...
Don't judge for my new word "Francian"...You must admit that it sounds better than "French Person"...
It didn't help that I spoke absolutely no French, or any other language other than English at that...But their coffee was great.
One may be wondering, "Why is this lad going to France?" Well, my friend, I go anywhere I want, when I want. I had a certain impulse to come here, so, guess what? I came. Here, one may be asking "Isn't it a strange coincidence that the girl is here too?" Well, I have a bit of a longer answer to that one...
...................................................................................
At first, I had just known the girl was the only daughter of Love, which I would say, aided me in narrowing my search in extreme. I'd known she was an assassin by the way she had obviously thought of me as a job, saying something about money as well. "So," the little voice in my head says, "Thanks for all that, Captain Obvious. You find out anything we don't already know?"
Well, my little imaginary voice, whom I refer to as "One" quite a lot, I have found something out! Here is where the plot gets interesting. I am the reason this girl is here.
One may be gasping or exclaiming in surprise or confusion, but, I guarantee, it will make sense soon.
See, it started with finding out about her previous jobs, which considering this day and time, was fairly easy to start. "How?" asks the little voice. The simple answer is the demon-networking system. An intricate of demon-only coded material accessed over the Internet.
Most humans call the connections something like a virus or put them off as some sort of spam, but demons, or half-demons like myself, can easily decipher it and trace it back to the main network. The network holds all of the most recent important information: Births of newly powerful demons, Slayer Alerts, Assassinations of influential demons, Rogue Demons, and most importantly, the latest info on all the demon fashion and clothing.
Out of the things i listed, there was no way I was going to find anything on her under the Births or the fashion and clothing areas.
I had spent a lot of time in my upscale Dallas hotel room before the Plane trip reading through the major demon assassinations, but nothing ever really stuck out. Most of them were gory and without reason. I didn't give up though and continued looking all through the night.
I was barely awake when I figured I would look under rogue demons for the heck of it. I was completely awake when the #1 most wanted Rogue picture was a slightly blurry image of the woman's beautiful but sharp and expressionless face.
I had clicked on it right away and was surprised at how little they really had on her. Although it showed she had been suspected of being involved in an unreal amount of murders and assassinations. Even the written article on her was short.
MOST WANTED ROGUE DEMON
Calling: Kanshihei
Species: verified as half-demon
Age: Not specified. First murder proven to be committed by this demon was approximately 300 years ago. It was a human slayer. We assume it had begun as self defense.
Physical Age in Human Years: approximately 20 to 23
Height: Estimated to be about 5ft 8in
Origins: Unknown
Appearance: Silver hair. Facial descriptions have varied too much for any absolute facts. Rumored to have glowing green eyes, much like the late demon Love. No connection found so far.
Humans Proven to be Murdered by this Demon: 157
Demons Proven to be murdered by this Demon: 143
Other Deaths Believed to be Related to This Demon: 3,500 demons and humans combined
The Bounty for this demon dead is 15 million American dollars.
The Bounty for this demon Alive is 36 million American dollars.
Article:
This demon goes by the name of Kanshihei. We have conducted summonings and resolved that this is, in fact, not her real calling. This demon is extremely dangerous and any information on her will be promptly rewarded. Do not seek to conduct business with her. As stated before, this demon is extremely dangerous. If you find yourself in direct presence of her, every demon is ordered to kill immediately. If anyone is proven to associate with her, the punishment is death.
What a cheerful and light read, indeed.
I was surprised by the brutality of it, but there was a list of alleged associates that i was able to hack into.
I, or course, was able to use my amazing technological skills to find out all I needed to know about each of the suspects. I dropped a line to each one that was still living.
I had no luck with the first few but I was able to get a "business cell" number from one guy with a low, gruff voice.
I called and it was only a computerized recorder for "Customers wanting certain pests to be quickly eexterminated."
The extra annunciation on "pests" and "exterminated" kind of gave it away. I used a voice modifier to leave the sweet little Love's-Daughter a message that made her come to France without hesitation.
"Name your own price. Any amount. Difficult goal that may only be obtained by one of your expertise, Milady. Arrive in France before one week from this day or the deal dissolves and we find a new business associate. More information will be given after your arrival."
Oh, the little sweety didn't know what was coming at her. She would wrongly assume this was a usual job, but, oh, no! This was going to be something completely new to her.
...................................................................................
About a night after she arrived, I left her another message. I just can't wait to see her pretty little face in the situation I've put her up to.
(end of chapter seven)
WELL, it took me two and a half hours to type...not because i type slow...but because i was so distracted by quite a few other things,ha ha, anyway, what do you think?? be sure to comment!! Keep it real! Don't hold back. Comments. Insults. Constructive Criticism...I'll take it all!! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for Chapter Eight: Date-Night. ;)
Sincerely,
Your Wonderful Writer
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