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Name: I'm not telling, but I go by Maxlin

Sex: Female, you dolt

Age: too old... jk XD

Location: Spokane

Job: I currently work in a bakery... that's why i haven't been updating a lot lately... get on once or twice a week...

Myspace- if you're actually into that and have one then e-mail me and i'll give you my myspace adress thingy, but only if you give me yours... that's fair...

Current Mood: relatively happy... although i'd be happier with more reviews...

Favorite Foods: Ummm... italian, japanese, and chinese, oh and some american. Specifically Sushi, philly cheese steak, fettucini alfredo, Subway, Quiznos, Arby's, Taco Bell, and I'll write more when it comes to me. (Yes, i just included resturaunts XD)... actually that makes it seem like i like a lot... but i'm a picky eater...

Favorite Story of Mine: Perfect Happiness... that's my Furuba fav. and it's sad not more people want to read it or give me reviews. Plus, I know how it ends. You read it up to the end: OMG; it'll floor you (hopefully). My fav. chapter is 13 it's... well just read it, and the least favorite is probably... like 11 or something... it's not that it's unimportant just.. my least favorite. Saddest chapter: the end ones...

Favorite Story not mine: Probably 'Eyes of the Cat' by TigerTerror... it's Fruits Basket and it's REALLY good.

Funniest thing I've ever written: Chapter 13 of Tohru's Tasks... at least I think it's funny. But I'm kind of twisted so... ALSO chapter 19, the antics of the reaper gang is quite hilarious,

Funniest thing I've ever read: Either this one story from Samurai Deeper Kyo that's like over 30 chapters long, have to go find it... i think it's called High School Deeper Kyo. Or 'Viva La Cows' by Mizu the Water Dragon.

anime/manga: Angel Diaries, Azu Manga Daioh, Chobits, Crescent Moon, D. Gray-man, Death Note, Demon Diaries, D N Angel, Fruits Basket, Full Metal Alchemist, Good Luck, Inuyasha, Loveless, My Cat Loki, One Piece, Rave Master, Rouroni Kenshin, Samurai Deeper Kyo (not the anime, not as good), Shaman King, Tsubasa, XXXholic, that's all i can remember right now...

Cartoons: Xiaolin Showdown, duh... after that... uhh... Danny Phantom, Ed, Edd, and Eddy, and a little bit the Fairly Odd Parents, then... i think that's it.

TV shows: Angel, Buffy, Charmed, Dark Angel, Heroes (although I haven't gotten to see much of it T.T), Roswell, Supernatural (Drools- Dean is SO hot)

Things I hate: Mary-Sues, Flamers, Grape jelly, snobs,

FAVORITE BANDS:

3 Doors Down, 50 cent, AC/DC, The Academy Is..., Adema, Apocalyptica, Audioslave, Avenged Sevenfold, Black-Eyed Peas, Blue Oyster Cult, Chevelle, Cobra Starship, Coheed & Cambria, Cradle of Filth, Crossfade, Danko Jones, the Darkness, Dark New Day, Destiny's Child, Disturbed, DJ Green Lantern, El Nino, Evanescence, Fall Out Boy, Flyleaf, Foo Fighters, FORT MINOR, Future Leaders Of the World, Godsmack, Good Charlotte, Gorillaz, Green Day, Hol Filler, It Dies Today, Jet, The Killers, Korn, Lamb of God, Linkin Park, Maroon5, Matchbox 20, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, N.E.R.D., Nickelback, Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt, Nonpoint, the Offspring, Panic at the Disco, Papa Roach, The Plain White Tees, Powerman 5000, Rammestien, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Rob Thomas, Seether, Sevendust, Shinedown, Mike Shinoda, Skindred, Snow Patrol, Styles of Beyond, Story of the Year, System of a Down, Ted Nugent, Thousand Foot Crutch, Trapt, the Used, Wheezer, the White Stripes,

RANDOM SPOUTINGS:

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Draw me a gift- please! If anyone wants draw a picture of one of my characters I'd love to see it. I tried to once... it wasn't so bad... but i couldn't scan it in... no scanner. I still don't, it was Kri. Atleast i know where it is now! XD

It pays to check up on my profile every once in a while I do have goodies here.

7/11/08- Hey, Im finally stirring from my one year hiatus... If anyone cares... If anyone who reads this wants me to update my stories just send me a holler... i'll see what i can do...

8/5/2007- I'm a REALLY try to stay on top of it from now on... I put out the first parts of 2 new stories (But they're sequels). SO hopefully I will keep writing and not flounder. I figure if i put them out I'll be more inclined to finish them. AND if you look around my profile you'll notice I've updated a few things as well.

8/6/07- I don't know if i can do this... i wanted to write- need to write- but... i really need to write something completely new... nothing comes to mind and wow calls... its hard to ignore that call.

10/05/07- Hmmm... not doing too bad... kinda of interesting thought... Of my 2 new stories, it seems CIL is doing better... Odd seeing as it a lot more sloppily put together... but an interesting plot has been formulating in my head... One that i hadn't had originally... although I'm still going to push Tohru and Saki together.

3/30/10- Umm so 'hi' I don't know if anyone still cares but i was thinking about going back and actually finishing 'Crazy in Love' and 'A Charmbox is Still a Charmbox' so i was wondering if anyone was actually still interested in reading any of it. I haven't wrote anything in a long time. I've kind been into bandom but I haven't even written anything in there either.

SO if you want drop me a line it doesn't have to be about the stories if you don't want it to be. You could just say 'hi' I'm going try and be on at least once a week.

If you want to borrow or use any of my muses/OCs in your story you'd better ask but I'll probably say 'yes.'

The Do’s and Don’ts of Reviewing

By Starfire-is-not-a-wimp

Are you one of those people who R&R? No no no no! Not read and review. Review and Run! You type in the simple ‘update’ or ‘awesome’ and press the submit button. And frankly, that isn’t good. So, here’s a guide to fix these problems.

Note: These are opinions. Don’t like it? Well, that’s not my problem. It’s a guide, and you don’t have to do what I recommend.

Do’s:

If you haven’t noticed by now, on the bottom of the review page it says “It is extremely helpful to use this opportunity to comment on an aspect of the story that can be improved. A well rounded critique is often the most rewarding tool for the writer. ”. Take that advice to heart because besides the fact that it is true, it will really mean a lot to authors.

-Tell why you liked it. Here comes the psychology part… Tell how it made you feel -. Sad? Happy? Did it make you laugh? Were the characters in character?-

-Tell what you liked. Talk about your favorite part and why you liked it so much.-

-Just like the above, tell what you didn’t like. Unless the fic was absolutely “perfect” or the author is a god, then I doubt that everything is perfect. You don’t have to say it harshly or not at all if you want. Just don’t be afraid if the author is a baby and thinks they/you/their sibling suck. It’s okay to have your opinions.-

-If the fic happens to be “perfect”, to quote the critique thread on the Robin and Starfire shrine, “You better have a convincing explanation as to why”-

-Making it long is a good thing, so as long you have something helpful to say. Not just hitting the enter key a gabajillion times.-

Don’ts:

With Do’s of course there are don’ts! Why else would I do this? Now, some of these things I’ve noticed time and time again when looking at the reviews. They just won’t stop!

-If you read the story, take a considerable amount of time to review since it hopefully took a considerable amount of time to write it. If you don’t have the time, simply state that in the review that you really enjoyed it, and you wished you had more time to type out a review properly or if possible, reviews later. It’s not gonna run away, you know.-

-‘Awesome’ ‘Update’… These one word reviews are totally pointless. Sure, I bet mostly everyone gets happy when they get reviews like that because it shows that someone read the story but when I look at reviews for other stories, I just wish people would take some more time out of their day to actually know why they liked it.-

-Don’t write long reviews on what you did every second of your day. That’s why they made the PM system. Authors and their friends would take pages out of their fic to respond to one review and it was clogging up the bandwidth or whatever it’s called. Besides, it’s more private now hence the private part of the Private Message.-

-Keep da chat spk in da chat rms n wherevah!1123456! ‘Nuff said.-

-Annnnd here comes the cliché! Flaming is pointless and should be stopped! Normally it’s chocked full of cursing, spelling and grammar mistakes! If you didn’t like, you didn’t like it. Tell the author that or don’t. But stop with the cursing please, flamers. If they didn’t curse at you, you have no right to curse at them.-

If anyone has any more suggestions, PM me, as I am more then happy to learn more tips for good reviewing! After all, we should, as critiques, be as helpful as possible.

ALL WRITTEN BY STARFIRE-IS-NOT-A-WIMP AND USED WITH PERMISSION FROM HER...

MY STORIES:

Misc:

Twisted Up (temp title) TU- (this is a Cyberchase story that I'll probably never post; but its got my highly disfunctional Jenkins in it. So I'm writing it when I feel like it.)

How Random HR- a side project I've been messing around with. It's basically everything and anything... has to do with OCs... mine... It's a bunch of one-shots... AU... to what they're in... 1st chapter was Kri meets Chase... 2nd one, Remi meets Kri... Obviously Kri's not in every one but I was just on a Kri binge... wrote the 3rd one it's Chase and Saki (but it's kinda...)

A Rose By Any Other Name (temp title) (ARBAON)- I want to write something about Romeo and Juliet... decidely would be of the 'Charmed' fandom...

XS:

The World is Black (WIB), finished; completely posted

Depression Kills (DK), finished; is completely posted

Impending Doom (ID), finished; completely posted

Sick In the Head (SIH) (one where Jack isn't the main character), finished, completely posted YAY!

In the End (ITE)- is one chapter...

A Charmbox Is Still A Charmbox (ACISAC)- Seventh chapter is up... hey i guess its a better title than what I had been calling it. -It picks up where SIH left off. New villain being that Amir character (you'd only know that if read it here though... and if you are here's a hint: He's already showed up in the story)... also would pick more on the SGW and Jack... (cause he's still my fav. non-OC character). Amir relishes in chaos, manipulation, and betrayal...

Fruits Basket:

Demon Days (DD), finished; is completely posted

Tohru's Tasks (TT), finished (somewhat); about 23 chapters, has been all posted

Perfect Happiness (PH), finished, completely posted

A Sweet Moment (ASM), is one chapter...

Crazy in Love (temp title) (CIL)- Sequel to TT... Posted seventh chapter it's starting to become something else other than a love story though...

When Worlds Collide- I really just needed a new story to work on... but looking over some old forums i posted on i found this one idea i had once. So I've decided I'm going to try and run with it. We'll see how it goes.

If you'd like to Beta Read for me just PM me!

Shengongwu that belong to me: 10 now! Yay!

CharmBox of Daikuon- the charmbox, is the charmbox. It held Isaiah...

Datenshi kubikazari- the Demon Pendent; turns the wearer into a demon. The longer you wear it the more you become a demon and can’t change back.

Tenkanokoku Kashuten- it drive the user insane

Samurai Swap Medallion- the user swaps minds with their worst enemy

Li Vu Boomerang- turns the user into the polar opposite, takes the one things they do best and switches them i.e. a really dumb person into a smart one, a jock into someone who can’t do sports (i.e. nerdish, but not necessarily smart), a shy person into a loud person

Max Max Gauntlet- It maxs up the areas in which you’re not good at.

Fumetsu Gauntlet- When worn inconjunction with the Max Max Gauntlet it makes the user indestructible, unlimited endurance, high agility, and all other physical prowess.

Shiji Choker- is a dimensional/plane SGW. Most importantly the ‘death’ dimension. It the dimension my reapers work on. You can still see everyone on the normal plane but they can’t see you, well unless they’re dead… or a reaper.

Jarukai Battle Axe- allows the user to go to different parallel dimensions. Very dangerous- has no aim without Hime Ward. It shrinks up to travel size when not in use.

Hime Ward- makes it so the user of the JBA will take you to the dimension you want to go. i.e. it’ll take you back home, or make sure the dimension you’re going to will be a safe one, or take you to a dimension that you wish for something to have different (or that someone else rules it), the list goes on and on…

MY MUSES (INCLUDES MOST OF MY OCS): 34

XS: Kri Spicer, Yumi Spicer, Elijah Matsuda, Saimaro, Nakuma, Jisabel, Tides, CB (half canon), (8)

Canon Character Muses: Faust (Shaman King), Hotaru (SDK) (2)

FB/ Reapers: Remi Ishuzu, Saki Jiho, Evander (Eve), Fergie, Lulu Houston, Zi, Mara, Kanomaru (8)

FB: Knox James Sullivan 3rd, (1)

Reapers: Clove, Indie, Violet, Shisaki (aka God/Shinigami Saki), (4)

Others: Jacobi "Jenkins" Smith, Rory Jingu, Ami Hillsouth, Phoenix Alexander Avery Desmond-Frundenhiem, Felina Jixby, Mars Darktower, Jaws Kellington, Kylia Jenson, Ambrose Deth, Collyde Parker, Ryu (kitsune), (10)

OC CHARACTER DISCRIPTIONS for 5 of my OC characters. They’re all boys.

Elijah Motsuba-

Seen in: Sick in the Head, Xiaolin Showdown World

Physical Description: Well he’s a shape-shifting dragon… take your pick on form. More specifically a Hiirotao Dragon. In all his forms his eyes are gold to ruby red. Let’s start with the one that he’s been trapped in for over 1000 years. A small black kitten with black bat-like wings and golden eyes. His real form is medium-sized (a little bigger than an average person) black western-style dragon, quiet intricately colored with blacks and golds, as well large bat-like wings the colors of fire. His small dragon form is like a black colored western-type with large wings and orange colored eyes. He’s usual in the form of a human and looks about seventeen years old; black hair with streaks of crimson, ruby red eyes, rather tall, and a pale complexion.

Attire: Likes baggy clothing and bracelets a lot. In his human form he’s wears a band t-shirt and tan cargo pants. Like I said likes bracelets; so he has some that go all up the way up to his elbows on both arms. He has black nail polish.

Mood/disposition: for the most part quiet serious, but also likes to have fun. Blames himself for... Likes people. Hates Wuya. She destroyed his people.

Family: None (all deceased; Wuya killed them)

Kri Benjamin Spicer-

Seen in: Xiaolin Showdown World, Stories: Impending Doom,

Species: Demon

Physical Description: Looks about sixteen-seventeen. Has golden yellow eyes full of nothing but coldness. Dark green hair that goes down to his ears with the last inch or so stained black. His skin is pale. Ears have cuffs at the top of them and his left has a piercing at the bottom, too. Black eyeliner rimmed his eyes and a straight black line with a dot under it that went from the bottom eyelid to a little past the top of his cheek. Fairly tall.

Usual Attire: A long silvery gray lab coat with a pocket on one side that was tattered at the bottom and had writing and drawings all over it. Under the lab coat he wears a dark blue shirt that read, “Have A Nice Day,” on it with an evil looking smiley face. Under that could be seen the bottom of a mesh top. He wears baggy black pants that had a ton of different leather straps going around them that barely stayed on and only because there was a large black belt with little silver studded stars on it holding them up. On his arms he wears dark gray and blue cuffs that went from his wrists to his elbow. And he likes black meshed fingerless gloves. On his feet he wears large black boots.

Mood/disposition: likes to have fun. Rarely looses his temper. Often self-centered. He feels he’s entitled to anything he wants, including people. First to rub the fact that your assumptions are wrong in your face. The only loyalty he has is for Jack and Yumi. Other than that he’s completely independent. He’s a bit crazy and has an unnatural liking for Raimundo.

Family: Jack his brother and Yumi his sister. They’re triplets.

Remi Ishuzu

Seen in: Fruits Basket World, Story: Tohru’s Task

Physical Description: Egyptian. Appears to be around seventeen. His eyes are a violet hue rimmed with coal. They seem to be all knowing. His hair was as short and choppy and blacker than the night sky. His skin was creamy but darker in color (I know weird for an Egyptain guy). Remi is pretty tall.

Usual Attire: He usually wears his Reaper attire adorned with stones that are all blue and the chains and belt are silver. When not wearing this he usually just slaps on a pair big and baggy pair of black jeans and a sweater, commonly dark blue. Usually its some sweater with a name of a band on it as well. Godsmack is his favorite.

Mood/disposition: First thing to mention about Remi’s attitude is the fact that he swears whenever he can and he’ll never stop. Second, he’s almost always calm. ALMOST. Certain people can make him loose his cool. He is actually a pretty sweet and loving guy. Once one gets to know him. He is very loyal and will always back-up his friends. Therefore when friends fight it makes him frustrated and he sometimes decides the best way to handle it is to beat up both parties. Appropriately hardly any of his friends fight.

Family: Don’t ask

Saki Edema Jiho -

Seen in: Fruits Basket World, Story: Tohru’s Task

Physical Description: American-Japanese. Also appears to be around seventeen. A blonde with mischievous cloudy dark green eyes. On first impressions one would believe he’s mysterious. But he always looks like he’s going cause trouble. He has fair to medium complexion and is really skinny. Medium to short in stature.

Usual Attire: He usually wears his Reaper attire adorned with stones that are all emerald and the chains and belt are silver. Or he wears the most loud, obnoxious, weird, scary, or scantily made outfits he can find. And he not above wearing things that were intend for girls to wear either. Likes bright colors. Basically, his reaper clothes and his regular clothes are usually like night and day.

Mood/disposition: First impressions are usually shattered within seconds. There’s nothing mysterious about Saki. He has a funny/ twisted/ sometimes sick sense of humor, likes sayings, weird, annoying, has funny sayings like, “fucking jellybeans!”, “marshmallows.”, or “Out of my mind, be back to five minutes... if I can find it again.” He is actually rather bright only says things like that to annoy, bewilder, enrage, or warrant some other emotion out of unsuspecting victims. He never had any friends while he was a live and he died saving a little girl from being ran over.

Family Parents: Karen/Mother status deceased

Knox James Sullivan III

Seen in: Perfect Happiness. Fruits Basket world

Physical Description: English-Japanese, about eighteen, dark brown eyes that seem almost black. Smudgy black eyeliner all the way around his eyes. Shaggy green black hair. Light creamy complexion. Very tall. Doesn’t look muscular.

Attire: Long black sweeping trench coats with black faux fur around the collar and sometimes sleeves. They pretty much obscure whatever else he’s wearing. Lots of necklaces and rings. Big black clunky boots.

Mood/disposition: usually silent, calm, manipulative, dark, somewhat evil, and impassive. He’s actually really strong too. He’s the leader of a gang/ the mob. And is cruel to those who stand in his way. He’s an emotionless murderer. Rules with an iron fist. But those that are near him will do anything for him. He doesn’t seek to control everyone and doesn’t generally lose his temper. Never yells out in anger. Never yells period. Just not him. Haru finds comfort with him.

Family: Parents:Knox (Junior/ the second)& Machiko (Mother Machiko deceased)

Step-parents: Alison (step-mom)

Sister: Holly (23) & Kana (15)

Brothers: Jason (25) & Toshi (21)

Estranged from all of his family