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 Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:05 pm
Had it all been a dream?
Ophelia moaned as she rolled over in the bed, taking in her strange new surroundings. It took a couple of moments to register, but when it sank in she shot up, holding the covers close to her. She threw of her clothes during the night, and found herself in just her underwear. What was she thinking? Coming home with a total stranger! She bit her lip and pulled the covers over her head, sinking back into the bed and forming a small ball. What was she meant to do now?
Well, the plan was to stay in bed and rot away, however she needed the bathroom, and if she was going to rot away in a small ball, she would prefer to do so in a warm, dry bed. Damn her bodily functions.
She finally got up, throwing on her clothes as quickly as possible, a fresh pair of panties and tights would have been nice, but she did not have that luxury. It was then that she noticed the time on the clock, it was still early, she had not slept long at all. With this knowledge she opened the door and went in search for a bathroom. Luckily it was easy enough to find. After she had done with her business she splashed her face with some cold water, before her eyes drifted to the mirror.
She looked the same as she did before. She looked like Emilie. This glamour magic thing was insane, it was hard to believe that nobody would recognize her. She sighed, stranger things had happened, now she looked like Ophelia. She ran her fingers through her long hair, it reached the bottom of her back and was naturally straight. A small blessing to say she did not have a brush, she straightened her dress and played with her appearance until she deemed herself acceptable. With a firm nod she dried her hands and made her way downstairs.
Would it be rude to make herself a cup of coffee?
She entered the kitchen, flipping on the kettle before she began to look through the numerous cupboards. Food she could live without, coffee was a daily ritual she could not miss. Finally she found the cupboard she was looking for, and went about gathering the things she needed.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:40 pm
Raven had left the room, and heard something moving in the kitchen. She knew that Jett’s mother wouldn’t be back for a few more days at least, so all of her assumptions went to the fact that this must be the new girl that Jett had mentioned.
She hadn’t bothered to brush her hair, or put on clothes or anything, and she could only imagine how she looked. Like a crazy angry b***h most likely.
Jett had asked her not to scare this new girl away, but…honestly, she was starting to feel like that was going to be a difficult thing not to do. She was downright livid.
The blonde walked into the kitchen and stood just inside the doorway, hands on her hips. She looked the girl over, and really didn’t like what she saw. The girl was…she was just pretty. Downright pretty. If she had been ugly, that would have been one thing, but a pretty girl that Jett just happened to meet late at night.
Oh hell no.
“Okay. Tell me who you are, why you’re here, and just what you did with my boyfriend last night.” The words tumbled out of her mouth before she had a chance to think about them, and she almost didn’t even care. What had been in the well really did come out of the bucket. But at a time like this, tact wasn’t important.
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:33 pm
Ophelia was pouring the hot water when she heard someone else enter the room, she was expecting it to be Jett, but unless he had grown a set of boobs overnight then this was not him. Maybe it was his sister? They were both blonde, he had not said anything about one though. She stood there for a moment staring on, not really knowing what to say or do. Like a true deer in the headlights she jut froze, her body and mind becoming still and quiet.
Her expression kept the same emotionless look as the questions were thrown at her, she picked up the cup and held it to her lips. Boyfriend? Well that answered that question. This was Jett's girlfriend? Oh snap, she had not foreseen this situation. She needed to make a good impression, especially if she wanted to stay here. Did she want to stay here? "Ophelia." She finally replied out after a moment, her voice quiet and rather sweet. The other girl looked really angry for some reason, was it rude to make a coffee? All the brunette could do was stand rather awkwardly, she leaned against the counter, keeping her eyes on the other girl.
She raised her eyebrow at the questions, was this girl a Senshi too? Jett had told her not to worry about anything, she was kind of hoping he would fill people in for her, since he would do a better job at it than herself. "Didn't he... explain things?" She asked, more to herself than the other female in the room, ofcourse he hadn't or she would not be asking. Well, this was a situation she would have preferred to avoid.
She looked to the side, picking up the kettle before directing her honey coloured eyes back at the blonde girl. "Would you like a coffee?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:50 pm
“Ophelia, huh?” Raven was still fuming, and even more so when the girl looked half petrified. What kind of game was she even playing? “Did he explain things? Yeah. He explained enough, but I don’t believe it. He seemed too damn smug. Are you planning on living here, Ophelia? Are you planning on shacking up with my boyfriend now that you’re here? I won’t stand for this, I hope you know. I don’t care if you’re new, I don’t care if you don’t have a home, I don’t want you staying here.”
She walked over to the girl, and stopped a few feet away. That damn smirk that Jett had worn still in her mind, making her angrier than she normally would have been in a situation like this. “No. I don’t want any coffee, but I suggest you get out.”
The blonde closed her eyes, counting to ten, then fifteen. Finally she opened them again, trying to force her voice to become calmer. “I’m not happy with this. I’m really not.” Her anger wasn’t going away, and she backed up a few more steps. It wouldn’t do to get mad at a lost, confused newbie. No, her punches were reserved for her stupid, idiotic boyfriend.
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:27 pm
Ophelia raised an eyebrow, was she hearing this right? She shook her head in disbelief and sighed. Drama, oh wonderful teenage drama, how sweet it tasted first thing in the morning. Ophelia was not interested in Jett, she had never been interested in any boy and in truth she had bigger concerns in her life than getting laid. Somehow loosing your life, home, family and friends killed your lust for romance, though the girl was in too much of a rage to see that. "No." She answered plainly, keeping that same blank expression she was known for.
She was not going to get angry, there was no point wasting energy on a situation as stupid as this. She kept her voice calm and her words thought out. "This is not your house. Jett invited me to stay here, and only he can withdraw that invitation. Happy about it or not... it's not your choice to make." She shrugged, bringing the cup to her lips once more, she was not trying to be rude, infact she would have rather liked it if they got along. However from the blondes mood she knew that was near impossible. She had already sent out a verdict and Ophelia knew there was no case she could plead to prove her innocence.
She did not even know if she wanted to stay. A small part of her did, because as strange as this place was it was the place she knew the most. Spending two nights in two different places would be stressful, she would rather get used to one. Either way, if she went it would be her own choice, she did not like being bossed around, not by someone who was not making sense.
It was a shame really, Jett seemed like a nice person, though she did not know him that well. All she knew is that he had helped her when she was alone, and he deserved better than be a suspect.
"You should really learn to trust him."
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:46 pm
If any of you know me right, you will know that I find Selkielass a very dear friend, but extremely irritating at points. Recently, she forced me to read a book I've been set against reading ever since it became popular:Twilight. Supposedly, it was very good, because our friend(who's name I shall not list and protect), who loves books, said it was good, and she always seems to be right. After I heard that, I was a bit more OK with reading it. After all, she led me into the arms of Terry Prattchet, my favorite author since A.A.Milane and Dr. Seuss. Sorry, that train of thought was a runaway.
OK, so on to the review. Since no one seems to like my reviews when they're being nice, I'll get all the compliments and such out of the way first.
It was well written, better than I expected, had good physical description, and, when all other terms fail, was wrapped up very nicely in good wording.
Now to make all the fans eat their own crap and talk shittyness.
If you've read the book, you'll notice that it's really quite for teenage girls, and absolutely no one else. I do not know a single boy who has read that book and liked it, or an adult who has, either. Also, the book was a very easy read, and took me about 10 hours to read, not including all the time I spent getting up and doing something else to stop before the utter annoyance got to me.
And, I think I just mentioned the annoyance, didn't I? Yes, yes I did. The problem is, I found the main character, Bella, to be not only a totally weak and wimpy person, but extremely annoying and more or less too goddamned perfect for my taste. The fact that she was asked out by 3 guys within 7 hours is just all wrong. NO ONE gets asked out by 3 people in one day. NO ONE. Also, just because you're obsessed with someone, that doesn't mean all you think about is what they looked like. I found that most of the content was actually talking about how, and I quote, "Godlike and perfect" Edward was. That's just creepy. And stalkerish. Actually, her descriptions of him were altogether between 250 and 400 pages. Out of a 500 page book. But now I'm just picking on the characters, so let's move onto the plot, shall we?
The only problem with 'moving on to the plot' is that there is no plot. Not really. As far as I could tell, a girl named Isabella moves into Forks, Washington, from Phoenix, Arizona, and met a vampire who didn't like her. Or appeared not to. Then, a week later, he randomly started flirting with her, made her fall in love with him(because he was hot, which doesn't make sense at all, and later I'll explain why), dragged her off to meet his family, and he protected her from an attacker, which made the attacker want to attack her. (El oh Elz. XD) I actually only found the end of the book interesting, because they nearly killed off Bella. However, I was left disappointed. Because, as everyone knows, the good guys always win. Also, I was very irked how after Bella faints, you just see her waking up and the other guy's body is no where to be seen. The only guarantee that he's dead is one line where they're like, "Oh, yea, he's dead, lolz". I found this uncharacteristic and it made me feel rather more non-confident in the characters than I already was.
The characters? Well, lemme just pick at them again. Just once more. I didn't find many of them realistic. Bella, the main character, is a wimpy 17 year old who doesn't swear(Seriously. A direct quote is, "Holy crow!" I can't believe in a character who says stuff like that.), Edward, her lover, is apparently made of marble or something, and is, of course, smart, handsome, super strong, super fast, and a lady charmer. Everything every girl wants, and something you will never, ever, EVER find in a boy. Trust me on this one. You can keep dreaming. Not gonna happen. Sure, you might find someone with a couple of those qualities, but chances are, it's not going to be all of them. Actually, out of all the characters, my favorite was Alice, because she's the most like me. A hyperactive teenager(Well, pre-teen in my case)who could do serious damage if she actually wanted. And yes, we are similar in that respect, as well, because at one point this guy started following me and he wouldn't stop and he started to creep me out, so I broke his nose. Then again, when he started bleeding, I ran away and started beating my head on a tree. Hm.
OK, so Alice is slightly better than me, what with being beautiful and strong and fast and such, but she's a believable character. Unlike all the others.
I could keep on insulting Twilight....so I will.
The whole book should actually be only about half the size it is, because the stupid thing loops halfway through. I suggest the second half of the book, because you get less pointless waffling between the characters and more of Bella nearly dying(which was ******** AWESOME. I loved seeing her in pain). Also, you don't have to worry about missing any good lines. All of the good lines come out of whenever Edward says something more or less akin to, "Zomg, Bella I <3 you, but BEWARE because I am a BLOODTHIRSTY EBIL VAMPIRE WHO IS GOING TO KILL JOO! BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!! And you're my prey, so I'm just going to let you think we're going to be friends. Ha. Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha." Which you read four or five times every chapter. And the chapters aren't even all that long.
And I almost forgot my reference, earlier in the review. When Bella falls in love with Edward because, apparently, he is sexy. This does not make sense to me. I must admit, I have had 3 boyfriends, the third of which I am currently going out with, none of them look more than the average. Not to say they look bad, but none of them were total stunners, and they still aren't. Yet, I liked them a lot. As in, a lot, a lot. I wasn't attracted to them because they were particularly pretty. There was always a prettier option to fall for. No, I fell for the people who treated me like an equal. So falling for someone because they are beautiful and s**t doesn't really make any sense whatsoever to me. Ha.
So in other words, I had a lot more that I could be doing other than reading this book. When I accidentally left it at school for a day, I was genuinely pleased. I could be reading Terry Prattchet books, or Megatokyo, or Dr. Seuss or A.A.Milane(yes, I do still like Dr. Suess and Winnie the pooh. If you have a problem with that, you can go rape a dolphin. And if you actually do, please videotape it, so that I may watch). I could be watching [i:7adcfae4c1]I, Robot[/i:7adcfae4c1], or Hayao Mizake's films, or Unforgotten Realms, or Zero punctuation, or [i:7adcfae4c1]A League of their Own[/i:7adcfae4c1]. I could be writing music, or practicing the piano like I'm supposed to, or listening to my favorite songs, or emailing my friends. I could be playing Ragdoll Avalanche 2, or Portal(game of the gods), or WoW, or Fancy Pants man 2, or anything else I wanted. I could be hanging out with Selkielass and Flaming Void, my two besties who aren't in Russia right now(*sob* Arisha! *More sobs*). I could be eating ramen, or cake, or pie. Hell, I could be doing homework or studying rather than reading this book.
But, before I have my inbox filled with angry hate mail and followed home for an assassination attempt, I will end this review saying that Twilight is by no means bad. What it is, is average. Regular. Run-of-the-mill. Twilight did what it took to lower my standards and I hope it's goddamned well proud of itself. And if in 20 years we're all reading [i:7adcfae4c1]Mr.Boring's monotonous adventures[/i:7adcfae4c1] and working our asses off to pay our bills, I want to say that when it comes to the first book in sight, I ******** called it.
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