April

            Our third meeting was different, in so many ways. The snow was gone completely now. In its place came spring rain, nights disrupted by thunder storms, and cool breezes that stirred the warm air. Her winter coat was gone as well. This time she wore a blue plaid shirt, sleeves rolled up to expose her pale arms to the sun.

            The biggest difference was how we met. The first time I had seen her from a distance, and she was gone almost before I knew what had happened. The second time we simply crossed paths. Everything had happened so fast before. Now she was sitting on a bench at the nearby playground, reading a novel. There was no need to rush; she wasn't going anywhere.

            I sat down at the other end of her bench, avoiding conversation at first. What did you say to a perfect stranger that you were madly in love with? Everything that popped in to my mind seemed strange or overbearing. In the end I decided on the simplest approach.

            "Hello."

            She looked up from her book, a bit startled at first. She must have been completely engrossed in the story and not realized I was there. After a moment she smiled though, the same bright smile she had given me when I helped her up last month.

            "Hello." she replied. "Lovely day, isn't it?"

            "Yeah." I replied lamely. "Hopefully the good weather will stick around."

            She nodded. Then her eyes scrunched up a bit as if she were trying to remember something.

            "If you don't mind me asking, have we met before? Your face seems familiar."

            It was better than I could have hoped for. She had actually recognized me somewhat, if not completely. I had been worried she wouldn't remember at all. In my mind I had imagined stumbling over words, trying to make her recall what I remembered so clearly.

            "I helped you up when you fell a few weeks ago." I told her, pointing to the spot. "Right over there, I think."

            "Of course." she laughed, and there was that smile again. "How embarrassing. You must think I'm a total klutz."

            "It could have happened to anyone." I reassured her.

            "Thanks. To be honest though, I am a bit of a klutz."

            We both laughed. The more I heard her laugh, the more I loved it. Some girls had pretty, fake laughs, but not her. Her laugh was heartfelt and unafraid of judgment, and as wild as her hair. Some people would think it was too loud or too strong, but I was not one of those people. I wanted to make her laugh again, but there was something I wanted more just then.

            "I'm Jared." I said once we had calmed down.

            "Nice to meet you Jared." she replied. "My name's Claire."

            Ever since I had seen her last I had been trying to dream up her name. I had never thought of Claire, but as soon as she said it I knew it was the one I had been looking for. It was like the name had been made just to describe her. It started out strong, but ended lightly. Similarly, she was strong and vibrant, but she was at the same time soft and light.

            Just as I was about to speak again a little girl who had been playing on the playground ran up to us. She tugged on Claire's shirt to get her attention, then whispered something in her ear. Claire smiled at her and patted her head gently.

            "No, he's a friend." she told the girl. Then to me, "She wanted to make sure you weren't bothering me. This is my little sister Madison, by the way."

            I gave Madison a smile to put her mind at ease. She shared Claire's bright, emerald eyes and wide smile, although her hair was brown and not nearly as wild. Her face still held a bit of baby fat, but instead of making her look pudgy it just made her smile seem even bigger. She was adorable, and very sweet for worrying about her older sister.

            "Hello Madison." I said, holding out my hand to her. "I'm Jared."

            "Hi." she answered softly, shaking my hand once before quickly releasing it.

            "Well Maddy," Claire announced. "How about we head home and make you some lunch, how does that sound?"

            Madison cheered happily. I however, was not quite as happy. This may be my last chance to talk to Claire. I had no idea if or when we would run into one another again. I did not want to wait another who-knows-how-many months to see her. I could not let this opportunity slip through my fingers like I had last time. I just had to come out and say it.

            "Claire." I blurted. "Before you go, I was wondering... well... would you like to go out with me?"

            For a long moment I thought she was going to say no. I could tell she had not been expecting the question, and I could almost see everything crashing down around me. I should have waited longer. She probably thought I was crazy, or that I asked out every girl I met. We had just met, and we knew hardly anything about each other. There was absolutely no reason in the world for her to say yes. But she did.

            "Alright." she said. "When?"

            "Are you free next Friday?" I asked. It seemed like an eternity to wait, but any time before that would definitely be too soon.

            "Yes. Seven o'clock?"

            "Sounds good."

            She entered her number and address on my phone so I knew how to get in touch with her and where to pick her up. Then, after a smile and a goodbye, we parted ways once again. Like the last time we met I watched her leave. I couldn't remember ever being happier in my life.

March

A continuation of December....

     It was three months before I saw her again. It was that time of year when the weather couldn’t make up its mind; it was warm and sunny one day, freezing cold the next, and sometimes in between. That day was one of the in between days. The sun shone through the clouds, and although it was below freezing, it still felt warm.

     The slight breeze rustled her hair and set her scarf fluttering. Again I was struck by her vibrant beauty. Her soft sparkling eyes were even more amazing than I had imagined. She was like the spring we were all waiting for.

     This time I got my chance to talk to her. As we were about to pass each other she lost her footing and slipped on the ice. I saw her going down, but I wasn’t quite close enough yet to steady her. She hit the ground hard.

     “Are you alright?” I asked, hurrying to her side.

     Then I realized she was laughing. Hidden beneath the mess of hair that had fallen over her face was a smile. She swept the hair back with a grey gloved hand, still laughing, and started to push herself back up. I offered her my hand, and together we got her back on her feet.

     “Thank you.” She said in a bright voice. “I’m fine. You’d be surprised how often that happens.”

     “No problem.” I replied.

     She smiled at me before walking off, seemingly unaffected by our interaction. I watched her go. All I could think of was her voice, the warmth of her hand in mine, and her bubbling laughter, like a brook over stones. It wasn’t until later that I realized I’d forgotten to ask her name.

December

This is just a short little scene I wrote a while ago. It's not for any of my books, just for fun. Hopefully I'll have something more for you soon. Enjoy.

            The first time I saw her, I thought she was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. It was late December, less than a week before Christmas. The snow had come late that year. When it did appear, it was almost over night. The world was blanketed with a sheet of white. The trees glistened with icicles. Snowflakes continued to drift down softly, distorting the horizon and turning the world into a wonderland.

            I saw her from a distance at first. Her scarf was a trail of colour in a monotone world, as red as a blooming rose. She had a small smile on her face, as if she had just thought of a joke she'd heard once. Everything about her spoke of warmth, and life, and passion. She radiated light. Suddenly my dull little world was set ablaze, and all I wanted was to touch the flames. I had to know her.

Heron

Do you ever wish your characters were real? Just so that you could see them, touch them, hear the sound of their voice. Just so that you could really know them.

I'm struggling with Heron right now. He's so complex. There are so many little things that make him Heron, and I'm having trouble piecing them all together. There's his past, with his brother and Serifina, back when being a psychic vampire was new to him. There's the witches, and him losing everything he'd ever cared about. That was what ruined him the first time. Then there's Jackie, slowly becoming part of his family, trying to fix things. That helped, but not enough. All those things are small really. They're so far in the past that they don't bother me as much.

It's the start of A New Beginning where things stop fitting. He falls in love with someone who hates him. He has all these awful habits that he uses to try and dull his pain. She can't stand that. He tries to change. It's hard at first, but for her he'd do anything. In Just Another Ending he finally starts to win her over. They fall in love, despite her reluctance.

Somewhere in the Middle is where things really fall apart for me. When he's with the band, and with the girl, he's bright and finally happy. He laughs, he loves, and he lives life to the fullest. He is so in love with this girl that it makes my head spin just thinking about it. But when they go to the Otherworld he almost completely ignores her, instead spending all his time with his first love, Serifina. Their relationship falls apart, and he again is the way he was in the beginning, as if he'd never met the girl. In the end he realizes his mistake and does everything he can to win her back.

In the beginning of The Last Chapter they are happy once again. They're married and living together, and they have a perfect life. The Heron just leaves, supposedly to go after Serifina once again. It just doesn't fit. Every time he's happy, he goes off and ruins it. Maybe he doesn't realize at first, but you would think after all this time he would've learned.

I think the hardest part for me is the band. I just can't fit that happy, joking guy with the rest of Heron. I just can't imagine him ever being that happy. It sounds horrible, but it's true. With everything that's happened to him, how could he ever feel that happy. Maybe that's my problem. I'm looking at his whole life. Maybe I should just look at his life up to that point. It's just hard not to get distracted by what I know is going to happen.

Sorry about this pointless post. I just needed to work things out. I'll try to find something proper to post soon. I tend to be really unproductive during the summer, which is why I have moments like this. I need to work on that.

Blog Design

I updated the design again. I like this one a lot better than the last one. What do you think? What do you like or dislike about it? Please let me know.

Blog Design

I updated the blog design today. What do you think of it? I'm not sure if I like it that much, so I'll probably change it around some more.

New Design

Hey guys! I'm thinking about changing the design and layout of the blog. I like this one, but I'm ready for something new. What do you guys think? Leave me a comment!

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!

Happy Canada Day to all you Canadians. I'm still awake and it's about 5 after midnight, so I thought I'd randomly post because I have nothing better to do. You would think I would post this on Completely Me, but you may or may not know that many of my stories are set in Canada. So happy Canada day, and have a great summer.

New Blog! Yay!

Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know that I made a new blog! Don't worry, Author in Training isn't going anywhere. It will be strictly my writing blog. My new blog is Completely Me. It is completely random and completely me! So if I'm not posting on here, I'll be posting on there!
Laterz!

Conspiracy Theories: The Dentist

Hi! I'm freaking out because I have to go to the dentist. Now, for most people this isn't a problem, but for me it is. You see, I'm working on this theory that my dentist is an alien. Yes, an alien. I have proof!

1.He gives you stickers and toothbrushes, even if you're an adult.
2.The toothbrushes are green! You may not think this strange, but it is well known that the favourite colour of aliens is green.
3.He is a dentist. That's proof enough for me.
4.The fluoride is always mint flavoured. And mint is green!
5.He has TVs on the ceilings. Normally that would be cool, but they always seem to be playing TV shows from the 80's.

Anyway, I'll update you later on whether or not he experiments on my brain. Of course I probably won't remember, but still.
Laterz.

UPDATE:
So, I wasn't brainwashed, or abducted, or anything. And I was probably wrong about my dentist being an alien, but you know me. I'm paranoid.

Anyway, it's the last full day of school for me. I have to do exams, and them I am completely free! Woo!

Also, I had a new story idea. I'll tell you about it later though.

See ya! Happy Summer!

Conspiracy Theories: The World Hates Me

Hey people! Tomorrow is my birthday!!! Actually, I'm at my birthday party right now, so my friends are all here. Say hi guys! They said hi. Anyway, today I was thinking about the way the world toatally hates me. I have proof!!!

1.My friend got me a new Ipod case, and it looks totally awesome, but I broke it. And, the plug for my Ipod speakers doesn't fit with it on. I have a picture of it so that you can see how sad it is that it doesn't work.

2.The guy I like asked out my best friend yesterday.
3.I have two major projects due on Monday and I won't have time to work on them because of my party.
4.I tripped over a balloon. Yes, a balloon. I'm the most unco-ordinated person on earth.
5.There are bugs in my house.
6.I have had major writers block all week. It is very irritating.
7.One of my friends is a vampire overlord. Not kidding. The rest of my friends are just plain crazy. Don't worry, I am too.
8.They deleted most of my favourite youtube videos.
9.I failed my french test.
10.They spelled my name wrong in the yearbook.

Anyway, there are a lot more reasons, but I'm too lazy to think of anymore right now. I'll update later if I do. See ya.

Fave Songs

Hey guys, it's me again. i feel bad for not posting, but I'm to tired to do a real post, so here's a list of my fave songs right now.
Calling the Maker - Aimee Allen This is one of my fave song to play on taptap revenge3 on my ipod touch.
Mad World - Gary Jules I just heard this song tonight, and I totally love it. It's song calming.
Neutron Star Collision - Muse This song is on the Eclipse soundtrack, and I think the video is really cool.
Lose Control - Evanescence One of my fave evanescence songs.
Kerosene - Miranda Lambert I love how upbeat this song is. It makes me want to dance.
The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert This song is so soft and sweet, and it makes me kind of sad when I hear it, but I still love it.
4ever - The Veronicas This is one of me and my friends fave songs. It's so awesome.

I'm taking computer engineering in school and today we learned about coding and stuff, so now I know hot to make words into links and stuff. Cool huh? Anyway, click on the name of the song to listen to it on YouTube.
See ya!

UPDATE:
I found another awesome song last night that I forgot to add, so here it is:
Take Me Away (Gothic Angel) - Avril Lavigne ft. Evanescence