"If all the world hated you and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved of you and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends."
-Charlotte Brontë

There's this thing about your conscience, as long as its there, its always telling you what to do and most of the times, its actually right. It can make a pretty good friend if you let it.

Now don't be confused. Everybody's life can be boring sometimes, and for me that's mostly the case. So Me, being fond of pretty books and diaries came up with an idea. I got a bunch of notebooks and diaries i had sitting on the back of my shelves and put them in the bookshelf in the cafe near our house. I would write random stories and quotes in them and put them back there. It was just a mere act of fun but then some people, surprisingly actually read them. And some even responded to them, writing some quotes back and sometimes just a simple greeting. 

I usually wrote down my thoughts down and sometimes asked questions too and not going to lie, it really did do some good. It's like the 18th century version of quora maybe.

I got to know many people this way, not their names but their thoughts and that's a stronger bond.

Now ofcourse, once or twice a journal got missing too but that's okay I guess. Atleast somebody might be using it. 
This activity actually became pretty therapeutic, Costello being a small yet busy city allowed many people into the place. 

I remember a stranger once writing that I had a way with words. That really did feel nice. Writing really did become something I dearly loved doing, till day.

"And another journal has been finished." I murmured to myself. "I'll take it to the cafeteria with me."

I got out of bed and made my way out of the room.

"Morning." I heard Tyler say.

I turned around , "Good morning, sleep well?"

"Yeah it was alright, you?"

"Oh yeah me too." There was no way I was gonna Tell him that I hardly had any sleep at all for I was binge watching anne with an e for the third time. Too bad there isn't going to be a season 4. It really deserves to have one.

I rushed my starving existence downstairs and made some lunch. Cheese and salad , here we go. Yeah okay this isn't exactly the lunch you make but more like grab but whatever. Every body else went to visit a relative. So it was just the two of us home and I definitely wasn't gonna cook for him.

"Want some Cheese??" I shouted loud enough so he could hear me from his room.

I heard some footsteps and then I could see the satanic sibling ready to head out.

"No thanks, I'm grabbing something to eat with my friends. Seeyou!"

"Suree have fun." I said as he closed the door shut.

I sat down on the couch and started changing the channels on tv hoping to find something worth watching. A documentary on Ted Bundy. Perfect 

"What was it about the cheese again?"

"Wha- Mason, you were home?" I said slightly embarrassed. " I thought you went with everybody else." I added while muting the channel.

My apologies Mr.Bundy .

"Oh yeah I was supposed to but I slept pretty late and woke up just a while ago." He answered. 

"Ahh, I see. I'd ask you if you were hungry but I honestly don't think you'd like salad or cheese. I'll order something."

"Oh no it's fine." He chuckled. " I'm fine with cooking."

"YOU'RE gonna cook?"

"Why not?"

"Can you cook?"

"Yeah sure."

"I'm gonna doubt your cooking skills but okay, let's see what we get "

"Well you better not for you're soon gonna have the best mac and cheese you've ever had." He flexed. 

"I look forward to it, Then I'll be the judge."

*******

He wasn't wrong. Now I'm not saying that it was the best food I had ever tasted but it was pretty good. Aunt Laurice did him some good.

"I was actually a little surprised when mum told me that you guys were coming. " I blurted out of nowhere.

"Well yeah , it wasn't planned exactly. Dad said that he missed it here and school was off too so here we are." 

"I see.."

That wasn't what I heard uncle Paul talking about. I'm sure there was a  reason...

His sudden interest in scrolling his insta feed told that he didn't want to continue on this topic so I tried changing the subject.

"School's starting soon. Will you join it here?"

"I don't know yet, let's see." He clearly didn't wanna have any conversation at all. Maybe I shouldn't have asked him about coming here in the first place. Damn woman you just have to make everything awkward.

"I'm out of data, what's the Wi-Fi password again?"

I laughed internally and told him. The last time they visited, the password was the first thing he asked about.

*****

Have you ever felt like you're supposed to be somewhere? Anywhere but where you are? Like you're constantly falling and moving back up to the top And there's no end to It?You feel like a raindrop that's falling but never actually reaches the ground. It was made only to disappear before it actually got to be where it should've been. And there's no end to it.

 This is the story of a seventeen year old girl named Emma who is confused about her feelings, but basically about who she is and who she wants to be.

The story about a girl who had to drown in herself to find out who she truly is, without any external circumstances attached.



As they walked into the throne room, King Mendebal's mind suffered through confusion and he interjected it with a question. "What brings you here Arthur?" 

With a smirk, not to be confused with a smile, as he walked forward Arthur deciphered. "Isn't it obvious? I'm trying to save you from being beheaded by your citizens." 

Most definitely offended, Mendebal stood from his throne and echoed. "Save me? I don't need saving, anyone who tries to kill me will be burned in the city centre." 

"That will just cause a riot that will destroy the city, the chapel got a quarter of the city convinced by now." As he finally reached the throne, merchant Arthur bickered. "After all, 25 hundred soldiers can't handle 18 thousand people." 

Reason splashed on his face, the King took calmness as his best friend as swallowing his spit became the inevitable. 

Sitting back down on his throne, Mendebal Griffin questioned. "So what are you planning? This 3 god thing is all bullshit right?" 

"Although I can't tell what the afterlife carries, what's happening now is far from being holy." Unwilling to attend to this fool as a subject, Arthur took a sharp right turn and made for the kitchen, gesturing for Mendebal to follow. 

It would be better if they sit across each other with a table in between rather than feeling smaller by the inclusion of a throne, better for Arthur at least. 

Catching up to the merchant with curiosity piqued, he asked. "Then what's happening?" 

Taking a seat on the dining table, Arthur slowly described and with a tone light as if speaking about something casual. "Those fires aren't holy ones but were in a way... man made. Or nature made, yes that's also a way to look at it." 

Trying to keep calm but fairly puzzled by this man's wordplay, the King slightly raised his tone. "This is no time to make fancy quotes, tell me what's going on!" 

"I never make quotes, on the contrary my words are fact led." Enjoying the King's panic at this point, he finally pitched another quarter of what's happening. "This entire event is staged, the 3 gods don't want your head." 

"I knew it!" Mendebal hollered and wanted to call for a castle guard to bring Andonil Wehe here, because shit just got real. 

The contract of which Andonil Wehe signed, stated that the chapel can't cause any trouble to this city or the bear bloods. 

If that agreement was broken then the consequences would be irreversible, King Mendebal would finally have the fighting chance. 

But before he uttered a single word, the merchant before him interrupted. "Don't call for anyone." 

And chewed through a bit of chicken, letting silence stretch and anticipation build up brick by brick before he continued. "You can't prove the chapel wrong without my help." 

Not quite understanding the merchant's presence at this point, the King hollered. "Then tell me!" 

Using a napkin to wipe a bit of grease off his face, closing his eyes even. 

Arthur raised his forefinger high and carried a smirk as he stated what the other side of the table wasn't able to filter out yet. "You need my help and I need a favour, this however isn't a big favour." 

Understanding that this might cost quite a lot, he requested. "Let's hear it then." 

Slow to explain so the King doesn't miss anything, he chirped while looking up and twirling a knife. "See I've noticed that one of the bear bloods is far too smart, he shouldn't waste away in the Arena like most of the mindless brutes that lurk in there." 

Forming a pattern here, Mendebal sensed the ray of authority trying to be interjected here and therefore questioned. "So you want to put that man in my castle?" 

Fixing his gaze back to Griffin in a break of a second, the merchant curled his lips and refused. "No, not at all." 

Continuing his waves of an offer, the merchant pitched. "I made him into a Count, in this village called Footek." 

Trying to assert authority since a gateway to it was finally found, Mendebal Griffin hollered. "You made him a Count and I know nothing about it? How are you walking around with my slaves like that?" 

Regenerating a smirk, Arthur answered. "Because I can." 

And then reminded the grand problem, "Do you want to survive this or not?" 

Tightening his teeth and letting out steam by pinching the table, the King agreed. "I do, tell me what you want?" 

Reaching the end of the offer, Arthur slowly ran over the sentences. "It's quite simple really, the slave became a Count and you won't do anything about it and in exchange I'll show you how to prove the chapel wrong. There's no big loss really, he's a terrible swordsman." 

Giving out a large sigh because of this loss but obviously not putting it on the scale with his own life, the King answered. "Okay, you have my word." 

"Perfect." The merchant answered as he chewed on a bit of chicken once more and then rubbed his fingers on a napkin. 

Happy, Arthur pulled out a little metal container out of his pocket that was pretty much sealed shut and reached for an empty silver goblet. 

Opening the container, he poured a light orange liquid on the goblet, it seemed a bit like urine too. 

Through pouring it, he asked the King. "The fire wasn't holy but it had to come out of somewhere, right?" 

"Right." Griffin answered, not quite sure where this was going. 

After pouring all of the liquid, he sealed the small container shut and put it back in his inner pocket. 

Afterwards he reached for the bottom outer pockets and explained why he was wearing a coat in this summer heat. 

Arthur pulled out a flint along with a bit of steel, a molded small ingot really, one that wouldn't be heavy in a pocket. 

Meeting them with each other like a virgin couple, sparks flew out of the two pieces of work and made its way towards the goblet. 

As the spark breached the liquid in it, a small fire bursted faster than the eye could blink! 

It forced the King's eyes wide open, this doesn't exactly fit the usual and in Hawk city it was pretty much unheard of. 

"So this is the weird water that burned my ship!" Griffin hollered as the realization hit him like a ballista's arrow. 

"Most likely yes." Arthur answered as he used another napkin to cover his nose, as this liquid truly smells like something died once ignited. "This is linseed oil, the chapel has been extracting oil from plants to cause those fires." 

Unwilling to talk about this any further, Arthur stood up and greeted. "Thanks for the chicken."

Due to a Car crash, Aaron James has reincarnated to a completely different world and time zone.

There, people have powers such as the ability to Rip or Quake the earth, the ability to breathe Fire as well and much more. Aaron has reincarnated as a EarthQuaker.

Due to his abilities, as a Slave Aaron James has been forced in to an Arena. Now, the only way to attain freedom is to become a Champion.
It is either kill or be killed so what option does he have?

*WOOSH*

We were flying through the clouds when we made it through and flew into the air. The wings broke off, and we started to fall down.

*SPLASH*

We fell on the clouds and started floating on them.

"Look! We are floating on the clouds!" screamed Ace

We all looked down at the Sea Clouds.

"I knew that I was fated to one day make it here!" said Van Augur

"It's so beautiful!" said Mikita

*WOOSH*

A weird-looking guy suddenly appeared above our ship and aimed a bazooka at us.

He fired his bazooka, and the rocket went straight for Robert.

Robert held his palm in front of him, and shadows started coming out from his palm.

"Shadow Exchange."

The rocket went into his shadows and disappeared.

A shadow portal suddenly appeared behind the guy, and the rocket came flying out of it.

*BOOM*

He got hit on his back, and he started falling down.

*WOOSH*

Another guy appeared and caught him. 

He glared at us and disappeared.

"What was their problem?" asked Deuce

"Who knows. But what I do know is that Robert has become a lot stronger."

"I still have a long way to go, Captain."

"It's good to not let the power go to your head."

"It's pretty hard to breathe here." said Robin

"That's because of the thin air here, but you should be able to adapt to it pretty quickly." said Deuce

*WOOSH*

An old guy in armor riding a purple bird, horse hybrid suddenly appeared. 

'It looks like he bought a Pegasus from Aliexpress.'

He looked at us, confused.

"Where did those two people go?"

"They ran home to their mommy." said Sabo

He had a surprised look on his face.

"You guys must be strong to defeat them when you just came here. The air here is really thin, so it's hard for newcomers to fight."

"Who are you, and what is that ugly creature?" asked Deuce

They both glared at him.

"Hahaha, sorry for this guy. He didn't mean to be disrespectful. Could you please forgive him?"

"Since you've asked so nicely, I'll forgive him, but the next time I won't be as forgiving."

"Who do you thi-"

Laffitte quickly put his hand on Deuce's mouth.

"You've got quite the troublesome fellow on your crew."

"Hahaha, he is a nice guy, but he just has a big mouth. Do you mind telling us the way to the nearest civilization?"

"Just go North-West. I will be taking my leave now."

"Alright, it was nice meeting you, and thanks for showing us the way."

He nodded and flew away on his "Pegasus". When he was far enough away, Laffitte let go of Deuce.

"What was that for, Laffitte!"

"Captain must have apologized to him for a reason. You could have gotten us in a big problem."

"Oh, I see."

"I just didn't want to offend someone who we didn't know. We don't know anything about the Sky Islands. He could be a king or something. I just want to keep a friendly relationship until we know the situation about this place."

"That makes sense. Sorry about that."

"It's fine. But damn, that thing was ugly as hell."

"Hahaha, yeah, I almost couldn't keep in my laugh when I saw it!" said Ace

"Hahaha, and what about that color! It looked hilarious." said Sabo

"You guys, don't say that. It looked cute." said Robin

Everyone stopped talking and look at her.

"Hey, Deuce. You might have to look at her eyes or something." said Robert

"Yeah, I might have to if she finds that thing cute."

"Alright guys, stop bullying the bird and Robin. Let's start going to the Sky Islands."

Laffitte started telling everyone what to do, and we started heading towards the Sky Islands.

Twenty minutes later, we arrived at a huge gate that looked like a star, and that had Heaven's Gate written on top of it.

We started going through it when we saw a short old lady on the side with a camera in her hand.

"My name is Amazon. I'm the gatekeeper. You will have to pay 1.000.000.000 Extol per person."

"What! That's extortion!" screamed Ace

"If you want to pass, I won't stop you."

"Is she okay in the head?" asked Deuce

"What should we do, Captain?" asked Laffitte

"Amazon, do you know how much that is in berries?"

"10.000 Extol is 1 berry."

"I see, thank you."

"So it's like that. It makes more sense now." said Laffitte

"Robert, give her that bag that Van Augur gave me."

A shadow portal appeared next to her, and the bag with the 1.000.000 berries from Van Augur appeared out of it. She grabbed it and started counting it. 

After she counted it, she dropped ten tickets in the portal.

"You're a smart guy. Normally people just go in when they hear the amount, but if they do that, they become a criminal and have to pay ten times at much."

"You're a smart woman yourself. Not telling them how much it is in berries and just letting them go inside so that they have to pay ten times at much."

She smiled.

"You guys are free to go in. Goodbye."

"See ya."

We officially entered Skypiea.

"You just saved us a lot of trouble." said Sabo

"Well, I do tend to think with my brain, unlike most of you guys."

"You're a funny guy." said Ace

"Excuse me, Ken. Can I ask you something?" asked Van Augur

"What is it?"

"Did you already know the price?"

"No, why are you asking?"

"Then why did you ask 1 million from me to let me come with you?"

"I just taught that that was the most I could get from you. How do you expect me to know about the prices here? I didn't even know if it existed."

"Then it must have been fate."

"Yes, that must be it."

After 10 minutes of sailing, we saw an island.

"It's a Sky Island!" screamed Mikita

"It really exists!" screamed Ace

"Fate was kind to us today." said Van Augur

"To think islands floating on clouds could actually exist." said Sabo

We stopped a before we got stuck in the sand, and Deuce put the anchor down.

"Robert, bring us to land."

He nodded, and the floor under us turned into shadows.

We went into the shadows and appeared on the beach.

"We've made it to the Sky Islands!" I screamed

"Yeah!" x9

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[Thank you, everyone, for the 1 million views & 3 thousand Collections!]

I ran out of fun facts, so here are some quotes.

One Piece Quotes:

Only those who have suffered long can see the light within the shadows. 
– Roronoa Zoro 

When you decided to go to the sea, it was your own decision. Whatever happens to you on the sea, it depends on what you've done! Don't blame others! 
– Roronoa Zoro

YOU NEED TO LIVE A LIFE WITHOUT REGRETS!
― Portgas D. Ace

This is a story about a boy that witnessed his little brother being killed by his abusive and drug-addicted parents. After immediately taking his revenge and ending up dying while crying and hugging his little brother, he gets transmigrated into the one-piece world with a 5-year-old body.

What will he do after finding out that he transmigrated here alone in a dangerous world full of monsters? Will he give up on life or continue living and finally be free. 


There will be no system or cheats. He will have knowledge about the One Piece world and use that to his advantage. 

He will have to train like any other person and he won’t get some manual that explains Haki to him.

There also won’t be a harem.

He is the same age as Ace and Sabo so he transmigrated 15 years before the start of the storyline.

**Disclaimers**

-All copyrighted content is the property of its respective owner(s).

-I don't own the cover. If you own it message me and I'll take it down.

"I'm sorry what did you say again? Felix has what?"
"He's gone, reduced into atoms."
"Wow, very funny," I replied in sarcasm.
"Sounded funny to me. So as I've said, Felix is moving out tomorrow. The kid went on crack and decide to migrate to another country with Yyanne and Vincent."
"Oh, I see. Well, man. They sure are brave."
"Yeah, but those kids will be fine. They've got each other and it's not like they won't get any support from their parents."
"Hmm. So are they going to stay there for good?" I then asked while pouring myself some hot coffee.
"No idea. All they were they're going to finish their studies there."
"Is that so?" I said and gently blew my coffee before taking a sip. "Poor Jace, left alone by his siblings."
He laughed. "Nah! It's great actually. Now, I no longer need to stay in that freaking apartment. I have the whole house for me-self."
I shook my head. "Well, that's good. Your mom will still have some accompany."
"Yup, she was actually reluctant to let the kids go, especially Yyanne, but you know them. They'll always persist."
Hearing that brought me back to our childhood. I remember Jace and her siblings coming to our house to play with us. We would play until dawn on our little playground that dad had built us. Yyanne would even cry and insist to stay at our place when Mrs. Garcia comes to pick them up. Good old times. 
"So anyway, I got to go now," Jace said cutting me off from my thoughts. 
"Oh, sure."
"Say, you don't have any plans this afternoon, do you?"
I pondered for a bit and checked the calendar on the wall near me. April 4. "Nah, I don't. Why?"
"Perfect. I'll pick you up at your place at three. Let's hangout."
My eyebrows raised and my lips curved into a smile. "Ho-ho-ho. Hangout, huh? And just the two us?"
"Exactly. It's been a while since we last went out."
Well, now that I think about it. It sure has been quite a while now.
Knowing that I don't have anything worthwhile to do anyway, I said yes.
At school…
"Lenora."
I shuddered upon hearing someone call me by my full name. I quickly turned around and there I Ryan smiling at me.
"H-Hey," I stuttered. I don't know, hearing him say my name felt kind of different. Well, not in a bad way.
"So do you have the thing?"
I raised the folder I'm holding. "Right here." Today's the submission of the research thingy and I'm confident that we'll get a pretty high score, maybe even a perfect score actually.
He gave me a thumbs-up. "Great. Come on, let's get inside." He then went ahead and opened the door for me.
I went inside and secretly smiled because of his kind gesture. 
Almost twenty minutes passed and our teacher is still not popping out. After a while, the door creaked open.
Finally...
But I was wrong, it was not our teacher but Jace. He poked his head inside and his eyes immediately went on my way. I raised my eyebrows at him questioningly. He beckoned me to come over.

"Did your teacher leave?" he asked when I got close.
"Nope, he hasn't even entered yet," I answered and close the door behind me. "So what is it?"
He scratched the back of his head and looked bothered. "Well about our plan this afternoon…"
"What about it?" I asked, still clueless about what he wants to say.
"I—I'm afraid I can't come. They gave us a lot of work in the office so we had to work 'till noon."
Oh, I thought it was something else. I shrugged. "Well, it's okay. It's no big deal."
"Th-thanks, but I promise next time I'll treat you to a five-star restaurant."
I crossed my arms. "Are you sure about that?"
He raised his right hand and swore. "Yup. I solemnly swear."
"Fine, fine. I'll be looking forward to that. Now go, today's your defense, right?"
His eyes widened upon the sudden realization. "Shoot! I nearly forgot. I—'ll go ahead then. I'm really sorry about that, Laura."
"We're cool. Good luck with your defense!"
"Thanks, babe!" he said and laughed as he sprinted away leaving me speechless.
Babe. Sheesh.	

"Was that Jace?" asked Ryan when I got back inside.
"Yup, apparently our 'date' is canceled," I answered with air quotes.
He chuckled. "Oh."
"Uhm, what is your relationship with Jace if you don't mind me asking? Are you like just friends or do you have something—"
"Oh no, no, no," I snickered. "Me and Jace? We're just close friends."
"I—I see. That's good then." 
I don't know what he meant by that but anyway…
"I can't even imagine us actually going out together as a couple," I continued. The mere thought of it is enough to make me grimace. 
Though, now that I think about it. I wonder when will that guy plan to get himself a girl. I'm pretty sure he had already moved on from his ex by now.
"Hey, Ryan."
He turned around. "Yeah?"
"Do you have a girlfriend?" 
"Nope. I don't. Never had one yet," he immediately answered, more like eagerly actually.
I just nodded in response. "For you, what do you think is the right time or age to be in a relationship? 
"Sorry if I'm asking such things so suddenly. I'm just a little bored you see," I immediately explained after. It seems our teacher isn't coming anyway.
"Nah, it's fine. I'm a bit bored too actually," he answered. "Well, about that. I think there isn't really the right time. An appropriate age? Yes, there is. But the right time? I don't think so. I believe it just comes randomly."
"Fair point. But for me, I think the 'right time' does exist" I said making air quotes again. "I mean, as you've said it comes randomly, right?  That means the moment you met that person must be considered the right time then, right?"
"Fair point. But for me, I think the 'right time' does exist" I said making air quotes again. "I mean, as you've said it comes randomly. Then that means the moment you met that person must be considered the right time then, right?"
He nodded. "Makes sense. Though I think what you're talking about is when you'll be able to find the one," he said and I smiled when he also did the air quotes. "You wouldn't know if that person is actually the one you'll be settling with right away. Who knows, you'll eventually break-up because it turns out he or she is apparently not the one for you."
"Wow. You sure do know a lot about this stuff. Now I doubt if you really never had a girlfriend before?" 
"Nah. I swear, I never had any experience," he chuckled. "I just got those from books, films, and other stuff."
"Ah, no wonder." 
"You can learn a thing or two from them I guess."
"Well, that's the reason why they make them. They want to convey a message to their audience. It could be about life, school, work… love."
"Say, Laura?"
"Yes," I said, still staring in front.
"What would you feel if a guy tells you that he likes you?"
I faced him. "You mean like a friend?"
"No. As a woman.," he said. His eyes went on mine which made me froze for a second.
Feeling a little uneasy, I looked away. "A-as a woman, huh?"
"Yes."
"I… I don't know. I mean, naturally, I'd be shocked."
"Okay. Thanks for answering."
Hearing that gave me relief especially when he looked away. Sheesh. This guy sure caught me off guard with that one.
Though as I've said, I'd be shocked if a guy would confess in front of me. Not to mention it'll be my first time to experience such a thing if it does happen. 
Time went fast and it was finally time to go home. And Thanks God It's Friday. I can finally sleep without being disturbed by my 6:30 alarm in the morning.
I decided to find someplace first so I decided to take another exit that which is nearer to the food stalls and restos. 
I was on my way to the other building when I ran across two familiar faces. Well, well, well. If it isn't the nephews of the Academic Director.
A smile appeared on their face upon seeing me. 
"Sup, Laura," said Blane and beside him was Daniel waving his hand at me.
"Hi, I'm on my way to grab some lunch. I didn't know you have classes in the afternoon."
"Every Friday, yes," answered Robert.
"I see."
"By the way, who was that guy I saw with you before in the cafeteria yesterday, if you don't mind me asking?" asked Daniel.
Yesterday? Oh, it must have been Ryan.
"Uh some friend," I briefly answered. Blaine looks convinced but judging by the way Daniel grinned after hearing that, I already know what he is thinking. "Oh please Daniel, he is just a friend."
The jerk laughed. "What? I didn't say anything."
"Whatever. It's not like that."
"If you say so," he said but I can still see him grinning.
"But that's good. Make new friends too or else everyone will really think that something is going on between you and Jace again.
Ah, that indeed reminds me during the time everyone believed Jace and I were together, not to mention Mrs. Garcia had a lot to do about it because even she herself thought and told people that Jace was courting me. Rumors then spread like wildfire and voila! Everyone believed it. I can't even count how many times I had explained to people that we weren't especially to my parents. I received an earful from them because of that especially since were just like sixteen or seventeen during that time.
"That would be another hell of a pain in the neck if that happens." I then glared at them and pointed at their faces. Now don't go spreading rumors or else, especially you Daniel"
He quickly threw his hands in the air. "Yo chill, girl. We won't."
"Good."
After we said our goodbyes and gave them a couple of threats of mine, I went on my way. I picked up the pace when I was already near the exit for I am really starving now.
The warm sunlight greeted me as soon as I stepped out of the shadows of the building. It didn't take me long to choose where I want to eat. Fast food rule! While I was eating, I remembered my conversation with the two guys a while ago.
I wonder if Ryan has gone home already? He and his group should be finished with their presentation by now. 
Thankfully, I didn't have to wait for hours in line. After paying for my food, I went upstairs to go to my usual spot beside the glass wall. I was in luck because no one has occupied it yet, so I didn't waste any second and walked straight towards the spot. 
From here I can clearly see the people and vehicles going around the city as well as the well-known city park nearby. In the middle of the park was a lake where a lot of people can be seen rowing the colorful boats they rented. It seems the fountain isn't on though. I checked the time and it was still 12:30. 
No wonder, they close it at twelve and open it again at three in the afternoon. The lake could use a little bit of cleaning though. It's been a while since they did so.
After a while, I was in the middle of taking off a fiber of meat stuck between my teeth when my phone lying on the table notified me. I took a peek and it was a message from Ryan.
With a quick swipe, I unlocked the phone and read the message.
"WE GOT A PERFECT SCORE! LOLOLOLOL," it said.
"Okay…," I answered as If I wasn't impressed just to tease.
My phone chimed a few seconds after I sent that.
"Come on. A simple "Congratulation, you're so cool" would suffice."
Reading that put a smile on my face. "Okay…" I just answered again and then I received a sad emoji followed by an angry face which made me laugh.
I can already imagine that annoyed look on his face. "You angry?" I typed with an innocent face emoji.
"LOLOLOL NO. 
Where are you anyway?" he said.
"Take a guess."
"In the toilet, eating your lunch?"
"Eww, no way!"
"Haha. Just kidding. But seriously, where are you rn?"
"McWillie's. Was craving for their chicken. And if your fast enough, you could still get some fires."
"LOL No thanks. I'm already stuffed. Robert treated us for lunch."
"Is that so? Luck you then, that guy is filthy rich."
"Sure is. He ordered a lot of stuff. A little waste of money though, since we weren't able to eat everything they've placed on our table."
"Aww. Says the guy who spends a fortune for his fancy clothes."
"My clothes don't even look fancy at all," he answered and spammed some laughing emojis.
"But still expensive."
"Well, I can't lie about that."
"Anyway, I better get out of here already so…ttyl?"
"Sure, sure. Later," He answered with a flying kiss emoji which made me laugh.

Be a part of the journey of Lenora, a weird teenager troubled by her past. She finds her life boring and meaningless, but everything changed when her path has crossed with an unusual guy with a fancy name, who thought life without a loved one was not worth living.

Discovering that they had so much in common, a connection was built between them and they didn't expect it would give color to their life.

Ordinary, they thought their life was.

However, fate has proved them wrong when they realized it was already too good to be ordinary.




[REWORKING]

Things were great when we had just Wikipedia,
Then we got Facebook and other Social Media.
-
Some of the firsts were IRC, AOL & Yahoo Messenger.
You could chat up with friends, foreigners or a stranger.
-
This was followed by MySpace, Orkut & Facebook.
A few words to type and a click, was all it took.
-
Finding old friends and flames was never this easy.
Making new friends had also become pretty cheesy.
-
These platforms were meant to broaden our horizon.
Yet they have ended up limiting our creativity & reason.
-
Recently, I logged into my Facebook account,
Thought I would share, learn and recount.
-
But what awaited me was a surprise,
Disappointment awaited my discerning eyes.
-
The stories and images were filled with Selfies and Pics.
With accompanying 'Quotes' there were just random clicks.
-
Some of them were the students I had trained.
Others were recruits the Industry had re-trained!
-
I browsed through the feeds of many such 'friends'
Majority of cases showed similar trends.
-
All their efforts were for their looks & outer appearance.
Their skills, spirit or soul had undergone hardly any change.
-
I felt sad, for their lost Innocence.
Exchanged for sexiness and appearance.
-
I felt disappointed, for their lost brilliance.
Exchanged for corporate policy adherence.
-
I felt upset, for their lost resilience.
Exchanged for herd mentality & obedience.
-
I felt bad, for their lost transilience.
Personalities and life have become stagnant.
-
I still would prefer that lost cuteness & Innocence.
Alas! They exchanged it for sexiness and appearance.
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E3 END

"I couldn't. Mum and dad will find out I wasn't happy with their decision." I said in a low tone.

"I know you, babe. You're too stubborn, to show your weakness. It's okkay, I'm here." She said in a soft tone.

"Thanks for coming. It's been hard maintaining everything." I said wiping the last tear on my face.
"Why don't you...... go and freshen up. We can talk after breakfast." She said after cupping my hands.

"Okkay. Give me 10 minutes." I replied.

I went inside the bathroom to freshen up. After coming out we both went downstairs and joined my parents for the breakfast.

"I'm so happy you came, dear. You can help your friend with the wedding." Mum said to Celine.

"C'mon, she can't walk down the aisle without a bridesmaid," Celine replied.

"Dad, you guys know that Celine's coming?" I asked.

"We honestly don't. I saw her getting off from the cab after you went for a run. She wanted to surprise you, so we acted along." Dad replied with a smile.

Since the day, I agreed to the marriage, the smile on mum and dad's face wasn't leaving. They were being ecstatic about my marriage and me...I'm fucking freaking inside and acting like I'm happy on the outside. I'm relieved to see Celine, I at least have someone to talk to.

We had breakfast and went back to my room. Celine closed the door and her happy face turned into a frown.

"Now, explain. What the fuck is going on here?" 

"On my run, I saw tulips blooming in the nearby park. Your favorite. Wanna go and check them?" I suggested.

"Tulips? Park? I'm being serious. Answer the goddamn answer." She almost yelled.

"Tulips tells you the answer. I'll take shower, let's go check them out together." I smiled and went inside the bathroom. 

I got ready and I asked Ralph to take us to the park. Celine is sure an impatient woman, but seeing her being calm is making me wonder how she will freak out after we reach the park. Finally, we reached the park and asked Ralph to leave us. We walked through the freshly bloomed tulips, its smell always soothes the stressed minds.

"Now, answers. What the fuck is going on here? I thought you said there's a problem with the business. Why did it end up to you getting married?" Celine asked.

I took a long breath and turned around. 

"Long story short. The family business is doomed. Dad and Mathew Harrisons decided to merge the businesses and our families." 

"That's the worst reason I ever heard. If you marry him, your life will be doomed." Celine said coming towards us.

"I know, but it's the only way." I tried to convince her.

"But it comes with a price. You're aware of the consequences right?" She asked with a worried tone.
"Yes, I can't sign the contract with Elite. I have made my decision after considering all consequences." I said with a small smile.

"Lyn, marrying isn't always an option." 

"It is now," I said nodding my head.

"If you've decided to get married. There's something I have to tell you." Celine said after taking a long breath. She sounded way more serious than ever.

"I have one to tell you too." 

"First, you." She said.

"Okkay. Here it goes. The marriage isn't real. I mean it's real... for my parents." I took a long breath.
"I'm getting into a contracted marriage. It's for one year. Then we'll get divorced and my life will be mine." 

"What? Contract marriage, like in novels?" She asked. I simply replied with a nod.

"Then why the hell didn't you tell me in the first place? I made a trip to Manchester for no reason." Celine sighed shaking her head.

"Selfish. What is yours something to tell?" I asked.

"Nothing........ I was just gonna ask about your career." She replied.

"I'll be continuing my modeling career in the company after the whole merging thing," I said with a hand gesture.

Celine slowly came towards me and held my hand. I looked at the hand she's holding and to her face.

"Real or fake. You do know that you're letting go of the prestigious contract with this marriage, right?" She said in a soft tone.

"I know. It wasn't my choice to make. The decision has already been made and I can't help but act along." I exclaimed.

"Whatever you do. Make sure you won't regret it. It breaks me to see you in pain." She said in a soft tone.

I hugged her in response.

"I know," I whispered burying my face on her shoulder.

"I just feel, awful for lying to mum and dad. A part of me wants to tell them about this contract marriage so badly." I said still hugging her.

"Please don't. I can figure out what you're going through, but this is something that's worth hiding. Just don't tell them anything, it may worsen the things." Celine said in a slow tone.

"I'll try," I replied.

We broke the hug after some time and sat were walking in the park.

"These tulips do are beautiful". She said caressing one of the tulip flowers.

I smiled in response. We grabbed drinks from the wending machine and were walking when she finally decided to ask the question.

"So who is that stranger, you're gonna marry to?" 

"Well, he isn't really a stranger. We met him before." I replied.

"We? You mean I know that guy too?" She asked surprisingly pointing her index finger towards her.
"Yes. It's been years, but I'm pretty sure you remember him." I said with a smile.

"Well, he must be a special one, if I remember him. Whose he anyway." She asked.

"The asshole, we got into a fight, during our University internship program." 

"There were many assholes during that program." She replied.

"Yeah, but I'm talking about 'The Asshole'" I said with air quotes.

As soon as I made air quotes, Celine remembered him.

"The Asshole?" She said with a surprised tone along with the air quotes.

I nodded my head in agreement.

"Adam? your first kiss? I can't believe the shit that's happening around me." She said rolling her eyes.

"Well, I was shocked too. We got into an argument when we met for lunch and he proposed the contract marriage. And now, I have to bear that bastard for one year." I said with an exhausted tone.

"Great. So, is he the same asshole like before, or did he become less?" She asked.

"He used to be an asshole and now he became Cold bastard. I get chills, because of his cold attitude." I replied.

"You must have made a sin in your past life to end up with him." She mocked.

"Oh, I'm sure, I did." I laughed.

We chatted for some time and came back home. We had lunch, played video games with Ralph, had dinner, and went to bed. I'm finally stress-free to share all these things with someone close to me.

"Adam and Eve were meant to be together, but..... this Evelyn isn't that lucky. I always said' forever' and you always said 'never'. Today is our Wedding Anniversary and the day that ends our contract. So, I'm giving you the best gift I can give, the one you always wanted.

I have signed the divorce papers, you loved since our marriage. And the baby... he'll never know who his father is, don't worry. I said you'll fall for me instead I fell for you........ I love you, Adam, I love you so much that I want you always to be happy, so I'm leaving from your life and this country. Good Bye."

I left this short note, alongside the divorce papers, being too stubborn to let go of the tears I'm hiding. I was about to turn around when my eyes caught my wedding ring. Seeing that ring, flashed back my memories and my time with Adam.
I lost my stubbornness and tears started rolling down, but I can't stay here, I lost the bet and I have to move out. I took my luggage and left for the airport in a cab.

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Harrison Advertising Pvt Ltd and Lawrenson Advertising Pvt Ltd, are the two rival companies that are fighting hard to be in the top position, for a long time. But who knew that their rival was the start of their doom.

Slowly the companies started losing their current positions and both companies started losing a lot of their wealth. To sustain their place and to make Monopoly in the market the owners of the companies plan to merge the companies and also the families, by making a marriage arrangement.

Adam and Evelyn, a cold fish photographer and a stubborn model, both have two different worlds but are bound together by marriage, to save their companies and their families. How will they react when they come face to face and realize that they are the ones they hated since years ago.

What will happen when a contract marriage to save families end up being real? The story started with hatred slowly starts turning into love, only to be apart. Come and find out the modern love story between Adam and Eve who are never meant to meet.

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Webnovel Spirity Awards 2021.

Theme: Slice of life.

Clary says." Also don't even that bitten in frustrated tony with me or your dad you get it." "yes fine whatever" "I mean it her voice was in a serious or do I have to give you a spanking again because you know I will. she continues "We are so sick in tired of this attitude that you show use back that the appointment". "Christian counter "how would you like it if somebody says her the life you spend a good three build-up is not your real life." he continues " So how about you drop everything income in start your new life." "look I known it can be hard it can be difficult to start a new way of living dive into a culture, it can be confusing and dangerous." " Maybe in time, you will find those elements of shadowhunter life that you wish to pursue more closely." "Because of either your natural aptitude in them or your interest you in the deeper study." "Did you just quote the codex? Jace asks " yes to make a point" in what would that be? he asks I'm trying to make it better so that it not the end of the world for you." " you can do something ask a shadowhunter better thing." We come to a stop that the bottom of the stairway. Jace "I will see you two back at the institute ok then taken her hand being it up to his thin lips kiss it softly in she looks deep into his eye. She smiles her jade greek eye shining then forehead in nose touch each other she with the right hand wiping around the back of his head input him into to her lips. His lips were sweet as honey pushing their lips together as hard hold it for a long time into they separated. After the separated. Jace says something in Japanese but his voice was to low I couldn't make it out but I thought I hear "暑いです, (atsui desu – It's hot/I'm hot") in clary saying something like " きれいです (Kirei desu – It's pretty)". Jace responded "好きです "I like it." she did him one better by saying" が好きです"[ga suki desu]. "I have a huge sweet tooth, he responded, "お菓子が好きです" ("Akashi ga suki desu – I like sweets"). The codex recommended that you know of several mundane languages preferably a mixture of living languages spoken near your geographical base quotes on quotes. Flashback Memories come flood back the first time they kiss each other him kiss Emily in cricket on the lips take a turn to make out with one another. See which one can keep or holding a sword steady for thirty minutes. The loser will have to make out with one or both of his/her competition. The was the first my time was think 16 min Emily was 18 min in Cricked was 23 min so he wins yes Cricked win he had me make out with him " he says you lost so you know what that means" " yes I do given you my time just don,t waste it " he comes up in stood right front of me he grabs my face in just pushing his lips to my I feel joy in weak like my knee was going to buck go over more nervous was none. We separated both smiles at the end of the flashback. Christian said in his low voice おいしそう[oishisou], meaning "It looks delicious, " 美しい思い出 Utsukushī omoide beautiful memories. "What was that clary," say and I Clean my voice in a rase it voice by in said " 失礼します shitsurei shimasu" – Excuse me (for my rudeness). In English, he says "But its time to go" ok then Jace let go in start to walk on the sidewalk going to the bus stop. He had to take the bus in two subway back to the institute. Are was no time to drop him off. Because of the appointment with dr Jacob, we were already running late too. The car ride takes about 15 min from my apartment to dr Jacob his home office was deep within New York City. We found a place to park the car. She pulls out the punishment log in write out three something after she was done she pack it back in the tote bag it was brown with leather. We got out in being walk out the sidewalk to the building Dr. Jacob buzz us. We walk in taking the elevator up to his place in a knock on the door. Dr. Jacob answers the door. The job he did on the side was being a spanking therapy. I've has been forced to in seeing him for the age of 8 it was a form of punishment in therapy.

Christian Fairchild would like none but to live a good and quiet life but there one problem. His mom and dad are Jace and Clary two of the most famous Shadownhunters and the Shadow world. They try there best to raise him in the way of the Shadowhunters world teaching him how to hunt and kill Demon about the downwards the oath they take etc. He becomes a famous author with his romance mystery fantasy it is written with his wife along with the New York Times bestselling list a number a five-time in his one-shot manga. He would like to be a good fiance to his new fiance But Destiny will not be denied in an old prophecy they have planned for Christian Fairchild can he fight or will he end up becoming what he hates. Sci-fi space adventure has sold millions in he has been on  This will be based on the shadowhunters book and the tv show all of them also this will be take 30 years after the event of the city of heavenly fire in the dark artifices. The runes with being black will be red but most will be black.

I woke up the next morning in a great mood. Yesterday had been a good day. I had sent the link to Steamstorm and though he did not purchase my Jumpbot, he was a potential customer. Having a potential customer after just two days was great. After sending the link, I went into another two Arena battles and acquitted myself well on both occasions. Another reason for my good mood was the soft announcement the System gave me before I fell asleep yesterday night.
I called up the System and went under the Jobs tab. Right there beside Battlesuit Designer was my second job; Marketer- Trainee. I ignored it for now, went to the Skills tab and saw my new skill; Quick-Thinking Promotion. I smiled and notice that the Mission tab was blinking. I accessed it and saw my reward.
[Mission completed. 5,000 DP awarded to User Tobias Wong. New Mission available]
I was surprised and happily so. Someone must have bought my Jumpbot. I just made my first sale! I jumped up with my arms raised in triumph. Luckily I lived alone or I would had woken someone up with all my screaming. After a few minutes of celebrating and fist-pumping, I calmed down and selected the Mission tab to see my new mission.
***
Mission: Create Your First Actual Battlesuit
A weapons designer not only need to design, he also need to build. You have successfully design a Grade 0 Battlesuit, now you must build it. Build a real-life working prototype of your Grade 0 Battlesuit. One million credit has been awarded to an account for User Tobias Wong.
Note: The credits can only be use for the sole purpose of building the Battlesuit. No other usage is allowed.
***
Wow! My human went into overdrive, blinking several times to make sure I was seeing this right. A million credits? That's…actually pretty reasonable. The main reason why there were so few Battlesuit designers in the market was due to cost. Modern Battlesuits cost millions to design and build so a million is actually a pretty good estimate of a Grade 0 Battlesuit. My mind went into overdrive and my cybernetics pull up my contacts. I had linked my cybernetics to my mobile phone long ago and accessed it remotely to make the call. I went out to the kitchen with my mobile, set my phone on speaker mode and began making breakfast. My eggs were still boiling when the line was picked up.
"Hello, Jaya here."
"Hey Jaya, Toby here. You remember me?"
"Of course! William hasn't stop bitching since the day his best worker suddenly decide to quit to go straight."
"Ha. As if I'll believe that. How's the old miser anyway?"
"Same old same old. Vehicles still need to be repaired and business has been steady though the money is really in the exotics."
"Oh, sounds like you got something."
"You know how it is; the more exotic the modification, the more it cost to do the job. Interested?"
"You heard about me going straight right?"
"And I'm a vehicle broker running a totally legal service. However if some customers want to install some parts in their vehicles that bend the rules a little, and a new repair company quietly agrees to it, that's something I know nothing about."
"Except for your cut."
"If some kind soul want to give me a little extra on top of my commission for making such an introduction, I would hardly say no. That's totally out of my hands.""
"Ha! I take it we are on a secure line."
"Always. So you want an introduction? As a first timer, I would even give you a discount on my cut."
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind but I'm calling you about something else. How much do you much about the production license of old Battlesuits?"
"Battlesuits? How old? And what's this about?"
I told him about my new business in designing and building new modified Battlesuits. I didn't tell him about the System or who my father was of course but I told him about using Dive for the designs and my need for someone to handle the licensing agreement.
After I had finished, he replied almost immediately. "You are crazy! You know how much it cost to get the licensing agreement for the Steambot alone? The money…"
"I set aside a million credits for all the licensing."
"Correction; you are not crazy, you're just an eccentric millionaire. I'll get right on it."
"You sure you can do it? It's not really what you usually do right?"
"Hey, you're talking to the best vehicle broker in the SEAL."
"I thought only in Singapore, and maybe in parts of **…"
"You won't find a better man in the whole of the League. Sent me the parts you need and I'll get you the info by today or…I'll give you a further discount on my commission."
Jaya cut off the line and I could only laugh at the shamelessness of the man. He was always good fun and he was right, he was the best vehicle broker in the League. I quickly send him details of the Steambot, X-S Cable Punch, IK Battle-axe, and SH-3 Legs. Putting the broker out of my mind, I turned on the news. It was still on the kaiju off the west coast of America and the news agencies even had a shot of it via sonar-photo. It looked big and the various governments in North America has been putting out news on how prepared they were to meet the coming disaster. A news anchor even said that unofficial sources claimed that there was an offer from the famed mercenary group Demon Cannon Regiment to combat the kaiju if it ever made landfall. As the Regiment was mostly a mech group, their offer was being seriously considered by several of the smaller countries.
I listened to the news before switching off the channel and went onto the net. I turned to Solar Chance or as it is more commonly known, the solar gambling website. It is a site that give gamblers quotes on anything and everything, and true to form there were odds given on the kaiju. There are ever-changing odds on where it would land, how much damage it would create, how many lives would be lost, even one on whether the Earth Satellite Laser needed to be used to kill it. I scanned through the site before putting some credits on where it would make landfall. I threw the dishes into the sink before going up to the roof. It was time to go to work.
By the time I arrived at the workshop, I already got a message from Jaya. I went to the Dive console to access the message and saw that he already got the quotes for the various licensing agreement. He only need my okay to seal the deals. It was shockingly fast. I had expected word from him only in a few days and saw that Jaya also sent me a private message. I quickly accessed it and found out why he was able to get the quotes so quickly.
The rights to the IK Battle-axe was held by a small virtual company that exist solely on the Dive designer platform. Only a minimum payment was required and even that might not be necessary as it was highly doubtful that the company could afford the legal fees to take me to court. Jaya however suggested that I just pay them as the payment was so small it just wasn't worth the risk of going to court.
The rights to the Steambot and the X-S Cable Punch were held by the same company. Called Classic Knight Private Limited, they were delighted by Jaya's enquiry and offered him a twenty year production license agreement on the Steambot for sixty thousand credits. They would throw in the agreement of the Cable Punch for free if I agree to it. Jaya had the impression that someone asking for the production license of the Steambot was a rare occurrence. The situation with the SH-3 Legs was no different.
Held by a company called Clockwork Lovers, the small company was created by enthusiasts of clockwork technology and they holds the rights to several clockwork machinery. According to Jaya, they all but admitted they can't remember when was the last time someone wanted to buy a license agreement from them and a man who call himself the company president got on the line with him to thank him personally. He also wanted to know who the buyer was. Jaya brush him off by saying he needed to consult me before giving out the name. Jaya also wanted to know if I really want to use 'The Fat Tinkerer' as my company name.
I gave a small laugh. Although I thought up the name on a whim, I liked it. I'm fat; tinkering is the first skill I gained through the System; and the name was a subtle tribute to my father. It wasn't a great name, but it was fitting and I was going to keep it. I began looking through all the documents Jaya sent me and was surprised by how low the prices were. After thinking about it, I realized it made sense. There may be a niche market for Steam and Clockwork machines but most of the buyers would be looking for vintage and classic machines. Few buyers would be interested in a brand new modified Steambot. It almost make me pray to the non-existing Gods that the System was not going to give me a new mission to sell the Jumpbot.
"System, you're there?"
[Yes, User Tobias Wong. How may I assist you?]
"I take it you won't be able to tell me if you are going to give me a future mission to sell my Jumpbot?"
[That is correct. As I had said before, the Mad Triple did not want to unduly influence the choices of his descendants, only to help them on their life journey. Thus I am unable to give information on future missions before you unlock them.]
"Thought so."
I typed out a message to Jaya telling him I was happy with the terms given and to complete the agreements. I added that the company name is staying and his commission fee would be transferred to his account once the agreements were signed. I hesitated for a moment before sending out the message. Jaya must have been waiting for my reply as he confirmed my message almost immediately. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. Now that the paperwork is done, I'm finally a bonafide Battlesuit Designer. Now for the fun part of the job; Production.

Tobias Wong is a man with secrets. 
He dreams of being a Battlesuit Designer.
He does not hate the government.
And his father is a supervillain.
Then one day, his absent father left him another. A secret so big and powerful, it would change his life forever.
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