"I'll never see the sky the same way, and I will learn to say good-bye to yesterday and I will never cease to fly if held down, and I will always reach too high cause I've seen, cause I've seen... twilight"

-Vanessa Carlton

"Come with me in the twilight of a summer night for awhile. Tell me of a story never ever told in the past."

-Yuki Kajiura

Updates:

(11/9/13) All right, I admit it: I'm back--to writing fanfiction, to be specific. After hitting a bit of roadblock with some of my original work I'm taking some time off to refresh. I'm using this time to have some fun in a new fandom while exercising my writing skills. Thank you all who are still with me and those who have just joined this conga line.

(3/6/11) Sorry to those who have been wondering what has happened to me. I have been focusing on my original pieces, and the truth is a lot of the stories I have written in the past don't appeal to me, partly because I have lost interest in the anime/manga, and partly due to my change in perspective/better understanding of the world. I don't agree with how the relationships were portrayed and/or how characters reacted in some of my past stories, so it is hard for me to continue them. GLM may continue or not. If I do continue it I may rewrite it. However, do not think that means it will be particularly better. The truth is, I love writing fanfiction because it isn't serious writing, it is something I can write and not think too much about it. I know there are a lot of writers who want to make sure every chapter is perfect, but I much rather use that energy for my original works, that way I may be able to write for a living one day.

(1/20/10) Zaidee asked for permission to write a continuation of my story Excuses, which I have given her. If you enjoyed Excuses then take a look at A Million Little Pieces http://www.fanfiction.ws/s/5682599/1/A_Million_Little_Pieces

Notes on Eyes Wide Open: I started Eyes Wide Open years ago, and took a long break from it for various reasons. Because of that, I want to warn everyone that the story may have more plot holes than expected, or go in a different direction than planned. It has been four years, and it is hard to recall everything I had planned for the story back then. I hope you can still enjoy the story though. Thank you all for your patience and support!

Story Status

Completed:

An Innocent Game Of Doctor
Excuses
Fallen
Fanfiction Voodoo
Shattered Memories
Haunted (sequel to Shattered Memories)
Not That Kind Of A Kiss
The Pregnancy Test
Our Destinies At Least
Did You Notice
A December Dream
Teenage Counselor
Because I'm Tired, Damnit!
All I Wanted Was A Candy Bar
To Catch A Girl
All I Wanted Was A Puppy (Sequel to All I Wanted Was A Candy Bar)
If I Had Done It
Rinse it All Away
Eyes Wide Open (Sequel to Haunted)
Lessons in Seduction and Prank Wars
Angels, Alcohol, and Marriage: Awesome

Some of Akira's favorite quotes:

“Oh you poor woman! I didn’t realize a writer could be so cruel!” “It’s true. We writers can be quite a handful.” Ritsu and Shigure, Fruits Basket

“My name is VASH THE STAMPEDE! Forgive the lack of warning, but it's time for my daily massacre! If you do not believe I am the real thing, take a good look at me and start freaking out!"- Vash, Trigun

"No one makes a fool of The Great Phantom Thief Dark! I'll get Daisuke back! You can count on that! No one steals from Phantom Thief Dark! I'm not going to sit back and watch while people take what's mine!" - Dark from DNAngel.

"Besides, watching Tsuzuki suffer is kinda fun." "Sadist!" "Pervert" - The Count, Hisoka, and Tatsumi from Descendants of Darkness.

"I let my pride get in the way, and in the heat of the moment I was the one to blame-" M2M

"Anyway, I am the great former violent general of heaven! The man with the blue dragon on his face that frightens all who see it! The angel of flames! King of angels, Michael!" "Oh... You're pretty short." Michael and Setsuna from Angel Sanctuary

"It's worth the risk of burning to have a second chance-" Mariah Carey

"Help! I'm in a truck full of psychic cannabals!"- Kuwabara, Yu Yu Hakusho

"In that case I too... am weird. Because here I am dressed like this, and you're all going on about rabbits. It must not suit me at all..." Yuki from Fruits Basket

“Where’s that aura of his makes me wanna just jump on him!” –Keji, DNAngel

“You’re the only one I want. I’d rather not kill anyone else.” “How flattering… Assassin!” -Chiaro and Cesare, Cantarella

"Gentlemen, I beg you to observe these girls: one has just lost her mind; the other, it seems, has never had a mind at all" Creon from Antigone

"Your very voice distresses me." Creon from Antigone

"What is with all of you? Getting so worked up over just deciding colors...! I mean... Don't you think that the very fact we're discussing colors at all is completely stupid! (Yuki crosses out the word 'black' on board) AAH! I'm sorry! That's right! I was the one who brought it up!" "Our whiteboard! Our brand new whiteboard is being buried in moronic words!" Kakeru Manabe and Naohito Sakuragi from Fruits Basket

"Do I smell the revolting stench of self-esteem?" Mr. Markes, The Producers

"I will say one more thing before I go. I'll tell you how to gain my affection. Drive that dagger through your heart. Do that for me and... the love of this thanatos shall be yours"-Cesare, Cantarella

"You get lonely when I'm not around, don't you, Chiaro? You can always come along you know. :heart:" "I think I'll pass." -Cesare and Chiaro, Cantarella

"Heart or no heart... at least he still has a conscious! You might not hear it... but right now it's loud and clear. And Riku... it's telling me you're on the wrong side!"- Sora, Kingdom Hearts

"Please Jack, I'm only an elected official, I can't do this by myself!" Mayor from Nightmare Before Christmas

"Lose one friend, lose all friends, lose yourself." -Eric from Boy Meets World

"Once upon a time, when I was a seagull..." One of my friends.

"Three murders?" "Six all together." "This is getting serious." The Butler and Mr. Green from Clue.

"Am I being flirted with by a psychotic rat?" Mrs. Fox from Fantastic Mr. Fox

"Where did you put my wife?" "She's dead, sir. They took her to the morgue." "The morgue! She'll be furious!" -Ernest Menville and Second Doctor from Death Becomes Her