* the sound of Snow falling *

TITLE: Growing Pains
AUTHOR: Leni
DISCLAIMER: Matsuri Hino owns. I make sure they don't skin their knees while playing in my imagination.
SUMMARY: K/Y, Y/Z if you squint. Some things change because they must, some things don't ever change, and some things need a push.
WORDCOUNT: ~2200
FEEDBACK: This is highly experimental, so comments are really appreciated.

Written for vk_guardians. Prompt: "One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done." - Marie Curie .

Yuuki stops counting.

Why kia ora, comm, long time no see ...

I come with cosplay pictures.
Which are not really cosplay pictures, so much as our-uniforms-arrived-so-we-must-try-them-on-now-and-take-photos-because-they-are-beautiful pictures.

IE all we've got is the uniforms, so we don't look much like any character at all.

But I thought it'd be worth posting here just so you guys could enjoy the lulz.


Click the image or this link. ♥
I hope our silliness manages to amuse you 'till we get our cosplay sorted out. :D

I went a bit nuts buying stuff from Strapya a few years ago, so I'm clearing out my collection. I have one more of these charms available:



It is an official Sanrio/Hello Kitty licensed product and still sealed in package.
I would like $6 each + shipping (should be about $2 in the USA) and can take payment via paypal.
Please send an email to lelei@livejournal.com if you're interested. Thanks!

I was bored, looking for a way to avoid doing homework.  This is the result.  All I can say is that I had a lot of fun with the subtitles.  I hope you like it. 
www.youtube.com/watch

 

By now, you've most likely already seen the sneak-peek of VK 59 that 狗狗的鏡花水月 posted on her page on Baidu.

I wrote a short summary/translation of events from the sneak peek, if you're interested. ^^/

*hopes you'll enjoy it, if you're interested. ♥ ^-^/

More as soon as I have my LaLa magazine and can see the whole chapter or something. XD;
*goes back to poking all nearby shops to find out if any of them has LaLa delivered early, and tweaks her fics while she waits* XD;;


 

Are You counting the Days for Chapter 59???

Goddd, Zerooo, Be good boy and take care of HER.

Is just some shot of the end of the chapter but... THREESOME NOWWW ARRIVES!!!!

*My Emotions go high* Hino, at last haven't been waiting us books and books for the "imminent" ('cos it's rather obvious she needs blood)

My prays are coming nearer. I have so many good wishes for those three. Go, Yuuki!! Go for Your boys!!

I'm reading thinking of how awkward and sarcastically funny the dialogue, and the tension will be on ch 60.... I've got some realistic theories already. What ever is gonna happen [ or not] it will a lovely jewell. It will be some clues about what's going on Zero's head.

http://hi.baidu.com/狗狗的镜花水月/blog/item/a08d5334de39eb1d91ef3985.html  (Copy - Paste the hole URL)

i will keep searching for the rest of the chapter.

EDIT: 04.47 a.m --> more pics have been added (same link)

EDIT 2: 16.47 p.m. FOUND OUT COMPLETE CH --> http://hi.baidu.com/%C0%F2%C4%A5%D6%A7%BF%FB/album/item/c9d25ffb9a9ab2174f4aea89.html

Ahhhh, and in a couple of weeks more o less, a special chapter in LALA DX. *ññeñeñeñe*

( 腹へた. )

This is my new story, Daybreak. I updated the second chapter yesterday and didn't post it here yet.



Title: Daybreak
Author: atemu-mana / Kiyu Yuu
Chapters: 2/?
Rating: T, hints of smut and violence in future chapters
Summary: I am the Ancestor of Kuran. I've died and I've lived. Living in this new time, I began to see that the family I thought only as outsiders were actually warm in the inside. The love I never had, I began to have it. And I want to confess. To my family.

Notes: The story is written based on the ending of chapter 58, but the story follows its own plot. The FAQ will be updated to explain the confusions that will definitely come when reading.

Chapters:
Chapter 1 - HERE.
Chapter 2 - HERE.
FAQ - HERE.

115 icons; air gear, lovely complex, pandora hearts, starry sky, toradora!.




here.

We're going to keep this short and sweet (Frank and birthday vgifts will be back next week). You've probably seen the updates to our main menu. Don't be alarmed. You'll find everything you need, just in slightly shifted format. Just so you know, we based these changes on input from both experienced and new users who were not familiar with LiveJournal. Our goal was to reduce barriers to usability and make LiveJournal more accessible and easy to navigate. Please note that this is a work in progress. We welcome your detailed suggestions in feedback. We thank you, in advance, for helping us improve your LiveJournal experience.

We've updated the global navigation menu:

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We've got your fix:

• UPDATE: Rolling several updates into one listing here -- 1) Scrapbook should be back and working again. 2) The problem with the Update Journal page in IE6 and IE7 should be fixed now. 3) The problem with the userpic add-on package pricing has been fixed and refunds issued to anyone who was overcharged while the erroneous prices were in place.
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Thanks again for joining us. Frank and company will be back next week!

Hi guys! I've got a virus on my pc and I had to delete all my Vk collection T^T! EVERYTHING cd dramas scans volumes  *snobs*
And I'm searching for the scans of the first and second novel!Only the art! Can someone please kinf to me and send me a link?
ONEGAI!!!! >.<

[20/20] Kaname Kuran Icons

♥ Icons here @ at vejiarts 

i made some profile layouts
get them here

http://kyuuketsu-neko.livejournal.com/5713.html

For awhile, I've been searching for Vampire Knight novels and today I've found one of them in English translation. Hooray! 

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Enjoy!

I've been watching Mraz DVDs lately (Tonight, Not Again totally beats out Beautiful Mess because of all the inside extra fun stuff between songs although Beautiful Mess gets 1000 points for having Bushwalla and "All Night Long") and it has been reminding me of all the other little docu-tastic extras I've watched about him over the years.


I remember when Mr. A-Z came out there was a DVD or maybe it was just an online video of recording the album in the studio, including a scene with Mraz getting shocked super bad by the mic. I can't find it anywhere though. I don't think I'm imagining it but I'd love if someone could point me in the direction of it. Pretty please?




Another question for all y'all: Which live DVD did you like better? Tonight, Not Again (Live at Eagles Ballroom) or Beautiful Mess - Live on Earth?


BTW, picture of my JM tattoo under the cut!


( The MESS part is in my own handwriting =) )

We're finishing up a few odds and ends before our next major release. Our mighty Ops guys continue to slay spambots and balance load times on a highwire without a safety net (which is kind of tough dressed in full ninja gear). Down on solid ground, we're celebrating this week's virtual birthday party with a warm toast to pants. If you can rearrange the letters of your favorite city, state, and/or country (feel free to combine these elements) to spell one of Frank's favorite treats (e.g., pants, wire, paper, etc.), he'll send you over a can of whipped cream to top it all off (provided you return the empty can for his midnight snack)! And, with that, let the word scrambling commence!

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To our paid users, we send squirrels in love!

If you have a paid or permanent account, you can send five free Squirrels in love vgifts through Monday, March 15th at 4pm, PST! You'll see both the free and the $0.99 squirrels displayed until they've scurried off to their new homes. Please send only one vgift at a time. In other words, you'll need to complete check-out and start a new order for each vgift you send. If you're not receiving vgifts (from friends and/or Frank), you may have disabled them. To enable vgifts, visit Edit profile (under Profile), scroll down to the bottom of the page, and select 'Do not disable' from the drop-down menu. Have fun!

Help is on the way!

We're pleased to announce the winner of our first charitable vgift poll, Doctors without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières, which provides critical medical care to under-served populations around the world. Priced at $2.99, we'll donate 100 percent of the proceeds we raise from the sale of this vgift (we'll cover credit card fees). We invite you to start recommending nonprofits for our next fundraising drive at ljnewscontests. We'll take suggestions through the month and post a poll in the news during the first week of April to let you choose the recipient. We thank you, again, for your passion and generosity.

We've crowned a header

Congratulations to ohterlus for submitting the winning header, which will go live next week and keep us leafy through mid-April! You can submit designs for our next header contest at ljnewscontests now until March 31st. We'll post a poll in the news to let you decide which header will sit at the top of LiveJournal from mid-April to mid-May. All artistic interpretations are welcome. The winner will get a $25 LiveJournal gift certificate. All other contributors will receive $5 gift certificates. Our heartfelt appreciation for sharing your talent and creativity!

For this week's winning photo and more adventures with Frank & Meme, we'll catch you under the cut!

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Author: shiryu_yugure 
Title: Kiss Me, Kill Me
Genre: Angst, drama, romance
Characters/Pairings: Kaname/Zero, somewhat Kaname/Yuuki and Zero/Yuuki
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Spoilers up to chapter 38; somewhat of an AU twist after that.

( the only relationships kaname has ever known have been take and no give, an eye for a pair. )

Hello, everyone! We present you the first DreamS TraderS' Contest ♥ "Let us Dream", it is called, because that is the key rule: dreaming.



Each of you can partecipate by sending us {dreamstraders@live.it} 1 story:

• Your story must be written by you and strictly created for the contest;
• The rating must be PG-15 at the most;
• It must be a one-shot, 3 pages AT THE MOST {nb: 1 page = 1800 characters}

( Click here to read more information! ❤ )