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I'm kind of trying to visualize the relationship between Angeline and Ushio right now.

Angeline was adopted by Kozue and Ayame during a visit to Earth, but it was a very short time after they all returned to Kinmokusei that Ayame ended up pregnant with Ushio. So it was only a little over a year after moving to Kinmoku that Angeline welcomed her new sister.

( She didn't want to think it, didn't want to believe it, but a nagging voice in the back of her mind whispered 'what if.' )

Haha, Kozue calls Angeline "Tenshi" as a nickname, since the beginning part of her name is "Angel."

Anyway, Angeline and Ushio have a very close relationship, even though they aren't blood-sisters. They're probably closer than most siblings are, possibly because they're from such different backgrounds, but have very similar personalities. Angeline looked after Ushio as she grew up, and then when Ushio got older they basically ended up as very good friends.

They hardly ever fight, though they do have the occasional argument. With the Plague and Angeline's Starlight training, Ushio doesn't get to spend as much time with her as before, and they both miss it, but there's not much they can do about it.

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So, my New Year's Resolution this year was to write something every day. Not necessarily a whole story, but something; a scene, a drabble, whatever. I've been unable to write much the last few years because my various meds (mostly my bi-polar ones), as they've changed my personality quite a bit and made it nearly impossible to focus on any one thing for more than a few minutes at a time.

It sucks, but what can I do, right? I have to take the meds, as they keep me stable. Not having the attention span for some things is just something I have to put up with in exchange for not feeling suicidal a good 90% of the time. >>;; Basically, MEDS = GOOD THING.

Anyway, I've really missed writing. I used to write every single day, lots of different things. Part of the reason I set up Beautiful Silence in the first place was to help me organize my thoughts some and (hopefully) keep me motivated to try actually writing some things out.

And it's actually worked relatively well. Musing over things here has kept the cogs in my brain turning decently and I've managed to actually scribble out a few things here and there. So the whole Beautiful Silence thing has definitely been worth while. ^^~

But anyway! In the spirit of writing every day, here's another new N.D. drabble! Again, toying with one of the new generation Starlights. ♥

( Angeline named him 'Diodore' and that was where the trouble began. )

I'm actually liking Angeline more and more all the time.

Angeline is the only Starlight that isn't originally from Kinmokusei, which makes her unique among the Nagareboshi. She comes from Earth, specifically Beauvais (Oise department) in France; an agricultural town about 80 km north of Paris. Beauvais has a very interesting historical center known for it's astronomical clock and tapestry production.

While Angeline hails from Beauvais she was originally born in Paris. She's an orphan, stereotypically left in a basket on the doorstep of an orphanage when she was a baby. (While she has a general idea of how old she is, Angeline doesn't know when her exact birthday falls.) She spent a few months in the Paris orphanage, but they were overcrowded, so she and a handful of other children were moved to the nearby town of Beauvais. (Angeline was still an infant, so she doesn't remember her time in Paris at all.)

In Beauvais she had a relatively normal childhood, living in the orphanage there until she was about fourteen years old. She had friends both within the orphanage and outside it, but there weren't really any prospects for people to adopt her. Angeline took that in stride, though of course wished someone who wanted her would come along.

This wish was granted when Kozue and Ayame arrived. They were taking a vacation on Earth, and met Angeline while there. They got to know her and decided they would take her back to Kinmokusei with them when they returned. This was how Angeline made it to Kinmoku. There are some details I'm not 100% clear on, like how she was chosen to be Sailor Star Lover, but I can work on those kind of things as I think of them.

On Kinmoku, Angeline found herself not only with a family, but a large extended family. She was also away from the only home she had ever known, not just a different city, but a new planet. On top of that, she only had half a grasp on the language. This was all, as you can imagine, a lot to take in all at once.

Angeline attempted to settle into her new life, but was finding it hard for many reasons. Being chosen to be a Starlight was just one more thing in a huge pile of HOLYCRAPNEW that landed in her lap. Thankfully, she was introduced to Hiroki, who would be her Nagareboshi partner, as well as Hiroki's current roommate, Charmer. Shortly after she moved to live with them, as is custom with Starlight teams.

She was also introduced to Vesta, a cat from Mau; usually Starlights aren't given guardians (it's only happened one other time in the history of Kinmoku), but given the uniqueness of Angeline's situation it was deemed that she would probably benefit from a guardian to help her out. The first thing Vesta did was connect to her psychically, at which point she was able to reach the language part of Angeline's mind and instantaneously teach her the language of Kinmokusei.

Knowing the language helps immensely, though she still slips into her native French from time to time. ♥

Now Angeline is "sisters" with Vesta, extremely close with Hiroki and good friends with Charmer. She is also getting to be good friends with the other younger Nagareboshi team (Ayu/Neo-Hunter, Shizuki/Dazzler & Yuuhi/Neo-Singer). The time she's spending getting to know them has increased exponentially since the outbreak, since classes and lessons are often cancelled lately.

Angeline is having a very hard time with the plague, including having nightmares nearly every night. Her friends are very worried about her, and take turns comforting her when it happens. Vesta, Ayu and Shizuki are better at this than the others, though Hiroki, Charmer and Yuuhi are learning.

She is also very dependent on her kitten, Diodore, whose hijinks help to keep her mind off of things (at least when she's awake, anyway.) She finds watching Dio attempt to play with Vesta to be amusing and quite entertaining; Dio can usually make her laugh, even if it's just a bit, no matter how down she's feeling.

NOTE: Haha, Vesta and Diodore are based on two of my own cats. Vesta is literally exactly the same as my Vesta, at least physically. Diodore is physically (and personality-wise, mostly) a match for my cat, Nio, though I switched his name since Angeline would have given him a French one. His name is often shortened to "Dio", though, which is so similar to Nio's that it might as well be the same. Haha. ♥

EDIT: Random Ezno icon since I don't really have any that match this entry. Hmm. I need more N.D. icons... =/

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Another old Nagareboshi Destiny scene. I'm actually writing a few new ones right now, so maybe I'll post them later. ♥

( Dekiru had threatened his life. Kaida hadn't been surprised by that. )

While I love all of the characters from N.D., I have a special place in my heart for Kaida, simply because he's so very different from all the other characters that inhabit the N.D. universe. He's quiet, reserved and almost stoic, but still manages to be warm, friendly and comforting in his own way. (Actually, Hiroki from the newest generation of Starlights has a few similarities to Kaida, though.)

His relationship with Arashi is really sweet, too. Downplayed and kind of traditional. (Kaida even went to Arashi's parents to declare his intentions to propose to her, as evidenced by the above scene!) They aren't nearly as attention-grabbing as a lot of the others, which really suits them perfectly.

When I first created Kaida (and Shii), I hadn't really intended on pairing him up with anyone. I figured he would probably be single forever because of his quirks, but somehow Arashi just kind of fit together with him like pieces in a puzzle. She even has a soft spot for Shii, lol. And if she hadn't, that would have certainly been a deal-breaker! Like a "Love me, love my chameleon!" type of thing. Haha! XD

Also, HOLY CRAP I WROTE THIS WAY BACK IN 2006. O__O;;

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So the last day-and-a-bit I've been going through the N.D. scenes that I have archived in my personal LJ. My intent is to archive them here as well, as BS is much more organized and so it would be easier to find specific drabbles when I was looking for them. But considering there are upwards of 200 archived in my other journal, this will take... a while. A long while. >.>;;

But at least I'm starting, right? Even if it'll take a long time, I'm determined to see it though. I also plan to write more in the ND-verse, as I'm still very, very fond of everything Cassandra-san and I have created there. ♥

Anyway, last night whilst looking through the reams of scenes I came across this one with Saya and Hansa. We didn't do a ton with the two of them, since that generation we focused so much on Tetsuya, Kenta and Hiro, but this drabble made me remember how much I loved them together. :3

( He was focused on the maroon-haired girl who was currently playing defense for her school's soccer team. )

Aw, they fit so well, don't they? Even though they're so completely different. Saya is always all 8D over stuff, and Hansa is so much more reserved. He kind of inherited part of Hide's personality there. That and the motorbike thing. Haha.

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