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Wooowww...the 1st pic really HOT. Yes, I like him too. He helps a lot with Gii x Takumi's relationship on the movie and manga, he's like an angel who will always help his friends whenever they're needed..IMO, he looks as a perfect man...I don't know about his real life a lot, but from the variety I watched, I guess he's a nice person and warm, sometimes funny too. Me and my friends sometimes wondering if Takumi-kun series make a movie about Akaike-kun's personal life. As far as I knew, he isn't gay in the manga,right ? He has a childfriend, a girl. That's all I know... Once, when my friends came to my office, and we're talking and gossip about Takumi-kun series. We're curious about Akaike too...and we're wondering about Sagar-senpai too, because we feel sorry for him, about being rejected twice by Gii and Misu..ahahahahaaa... :hamtaro-005 (5):

Sweet heart, I am an all time fans of Queer as Folk. I thought I have seen it all. I watch porn, Japanese or non-Japanese. I thought I have seen it all but I still can't watch this carrot sticking scene without blushing like a mad-woman. And I think the carrot sticking term will be stuck permanently for rape-related movies...No I havent watched Permanant Resident. Might try it as long as I can find it somewhere. If it is porn, they will need to use PORN actors, I doubt these young actors can go to porn level to satisfy us crazy fujoshis here but ah well, now we need FUJIMI ORCHESTRA 2 *starts chanting over and over again* I don't think my life span will decrease, when the porn version comes out, my soul will go to the devil XD!

Ne Minna san I'm wondering something. If Misu is rivals of Gii why is he always helping Gii or in his case Saki and Hayama I figured he'd want Saki to be alone... or is it because he truthfully cares for Hayama and that's why at first he couldn't return Shingyoshi's feelings and he's jealous of Saki? (looks at pics of Taki:cuteonion25:) Wah what am I saying?! NO FAIR I WANT ONE TOO!:leaf7: (To Taki's significant other [if he has one right now]) May I borrow him for a while? :msn_red_fox 6

@Jed: where can i read your review? ok guys...i finally found the time to watch this film today and i have 3 pages of notes about it. but i am not gonna post everything here because a lot of people are still watching or wanna watch the movie and my notes have spoilers in them. i also admit that i have to hold myself back from writing everything here as well. i have yet to see it for a second time with the english subs so my movie experience will be complete. i hope more people gets to watch this film. when i looked up for the director...i almost fell off my seat and clutch my chest. OMG..HE WAS ALSO THE DIRECTOR FOR JUNJO...not just ai no kotodama. OMG...my fingers are shaking as i type this. oh gosh...can i FANGURL THE DIRECTOR PLEASE? CAN I? i'm gonna be a little brave here and say..if they EVER EVER plan to make a Takumi-kun 6 movie in the future...i would so lobby for Mr. Satoshi Kaneda to direct the movie. OH GOD, PLEASE!!! i mean no disrespect to Director Yokoi. i'm sorry...but director Satoshi does amazing work. oh gosh...i love him. the cinematography..the angles...the flow of the story...the artistic feel...the scenes...i mean...we've seen what he did in Junjou and Ai no Kotodama...i'm enthralled. the guy's an artistic romantic genius. what can i say? he's brilliant. and may i say Iwata Sayuri who plays the female lead here...wow. wow. for someone as young as her..at 22 she has a strong presence about her. gosh..i love this girl. if i were the producers..i would most definitely cast her in more films. this girl is crazy good. wow. i couldn't keep my eyes off her. she's a scene stealer through and through. and she knows how to kiss! THANK YOU LORD!! it's pretty easy to tell who were the real musicians in the orchestra from the nots with the way they held their instruments. Baba-chan...oh you are the EASTER EGG of the movie. you darling you...i was so engrossed with the film, i almost forgot about him. LOL (what's wrong with me?) but he handled his scene very well for something so uber minor. he even changed his tone of voice and manner of speech for this role. he breathed the character so easily. i love you, Baba-chan. you can take any role you and you nail it EVERY TIME. okay so at the scene where Shota yells Yamero...i was like grinning from ear to ear and i said.."Dude, are you sure you wanna yell Yamero?" *grins more* watching Yusuke Arai the whole time makes me wanna give him a nice deep relaxing massage on the shoulders and a playful karate chop to his nape. "Dude, STOP! you need to relax. I can feel and see a lot of tension and stiffness from you." going back to director SAtoshi...we can see his signature scenes in this movie from the ones he also used in Junjou and ai no kotodama which i think is so brilliant. very atmospheric and romantic. man...i am spazzing over the director. demmit! this guy is GOOD. i love how he takes a manga and then adapts it on film. wow. makes me wanna kiss him so hard! take him to dinner. i dunno! i really really like this director. can i say i LOVE Kei's apartment? again kudos to director SAtoshi for the amazing living quarters of the characters. not only is it so good to look at but it also speaks the personality of the character. i mean, look at the 1DK apartment Ootani and Tachibana shared in Ai no Kotodama and then look at the apartment of Tochihara in Junjou...and now Kei's...see what i mean? CHARACTER. PERSONALITY. I LOVE YOU DIRECTOR SATOSHI!!! YOU BRILLIANT BRILLIANT MAN YOU!!! yep, he's the man i would like to have a long dinner date with and pick each other's brains.

sorry if you have see itready...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXkkVPjuxe4&feature=player_embedded

You know, I salute you for being able to watch through that scene without squirming ^^ hehe honestly I couldnt even properly look at it without cringing, not because I hate it (on the contrary, I love the whole movie) but because I am too embarrassed to practically see this kind of 'violent' movie hehe. come on, you have to give kantoku the credits, he took BL movie to the NEXT level. when he did Ai no kotodama, there is nothing in there, Junjou, you see the improvement, ai no kotodama 2, ok it's lovey-dovey and then Fujimi, he went out all the way!!! Now we need FUJIMI ORCHESTRA 2!!! I hate that the fact the anime was made into such dark story but the manga itself was kinda comical and I would like to see the innocent Yuuki and the really sweet but possesive Kei seducing Yuuki till he submits. Oh by the way, good luck with your translations^^ I hope you don't kill yourself over this (I did) and I am exhausted but it's all worth the time ^^ I love to see your version of translations too. May I please have a copy too so I can compare my notes to yours? And dear SLOAN AKIRA!!!!! Thank you darling for sharing this wonderful movie with us. Thank you so much for being so KIND!!!!! and spread this even further. See, I told you, every normal BL fans, or not will give this movie a try AND shouta and Arai will get known. And...anything Sloan, will it be too much for me to ask if you can share with us the commentary version too? I would love to see how shouta and arai reacts to the carrot sticking scene with the director...*I still couldnt watch that without blushing* I mean, it's ok if you are too busy or anything!! I will buy this DVD as soon as it has discounts or as soon as I have money , which ever comes first!!! Oh, I know you love Arai and I shouta but I have to praise Arai more because I thought (from the trailer) that Shouta will be the better one and in the end, I am very impressed with Arai's acting. He is FABULOUS as tounoin and I like his longing and his silent love to his love. Damn, his lines gets me now... Now my ideal man is someone like Tounoin, someone musically gifted, a gentleman, straight forward, a little arrogant minus the carrot sticking proneness. Anyways, thanks guys...especially you Sloan dear^^

Misu hates Gii but he truthfully cares for Hayama. When he becames roommate with Takumi he knows that Takumi is in a relationship with Gii. Misu really can't understand why Takumi likes Gii but he want to protect Takumi. He helps Gii because of Takumi. He doesn't want Takumi to be hurt.

ok wait, my bad >. here's what i think.. i think, it's still part of the rape scene it's just that shota's hand was busy pushing yusuke, while yusuke was also busy scrubbing shota's thigh. im so sure, those hand will land on shota's butt and squish it until his hole? is ready for yusuke's carrot. ok, i think, i got it right now XD this is what i did yuki = yusuke and yusuke = shota all in all it's really confusing LMAO! onion4 sorry sloan :cuteonion50: i think, my brain just stopped functioning after watching it over & over >. update on the translation 40 mins done. ok this is me from 7am to 5pm :cuteonion7: onion2 :cuteonion45: :cuteonion44: :cuteonion51: :cuteonion50: onion10 :cuteonion58: :8onion74: :1onion52: :cuteonion25: and this is me :6onion72: LMAO!

@rainieric: Heyy,dearrr....I'm hereee!! I'm the one who is not busy hereee~~let me accompany you though~~XDDD:Red_fox10::Red_fox10:

ok i actually pause that part to investigate, since im repeating the scene like 5 times already LOL im stacked up there XD here's what i think.. i think, it's still part of the rape scene it's just that yuu's hand was busy pushing shota, while shota was also busy scrubbing yuu's thigh. im so sure, those hand will land on yuu's butt and squish it until his hole? is ready for shota's carrot. WTF!! seriously, what kind of explantion is that LMAO!!! :Red_fox10: this emoticon really reminds me of YUU ROFL!!! ok that part was about to finish XD

just passing by.. i am now currently on the rape scene.. i just wish that, it won't distract me from translating >. ok back to work :cuteonion44: oh wait, should i translate the sound effects? the moaning and shouting?? *AND WHAT AM I SAYING NOW* -_-

Yoji-chan.... You just made my night. ♥ ♥ ♥ . I totally agree that Natsuko was a very good character in the movie. J3dmed seems to hate her so much by calling her B everytime he involved her. LMFAO! JK, mate *XD But seriously, *I hated her in the manga but she was simply an awesome chick in the movie.* I think I mentioned Pure Hearts in the DL section that the director did. JunJou. my bad, I might have mistyped it. Tekeke You werent the only one.... OOPS? It's just hard to expect another when I have my kuchi-mizu right there on my screen. rabbit5 I totally didn't expect him to have so many 'sad' scenes where he is clearly upset. Almost as if it's about Kei, not Yuuki. I still loved it anyway. It really showed that it's just pointless to try to be someone you're not. It really tears me up when I see Yuu cried a couple of times- like he doesn't understand why he did what he did. That scene when Yuuki arrived after a long absence...omfg....the awkward feeling, the conducting ceased...... ....... silence BAAAAAAAAWLLLLLLLLLLLLL MY YUUSUKEEEEEE WHERE U GOING???? At first, I thought the director's way of explaining from Kei's perspective at the end was strange. I don't remember similiar in his other films... but it was VERY POWERFUL... and unusual for a serious film with a consistent flow of moving images to artistic stuff... It was very interesting and new to me. PS> ur image isn't working.

I woke up in my bed Saturday morning. This dream was really weird. How did my brain come up with this stuff? I tried to think of what I could have eaten to cause that reaction; I sure hoped it wasn't the fried chicken Uncle Jack fixed last night. Then I remembered that I had a sleepover at Monty's house. I was up and got my day started. The uncles were full of questions about what Monty and I had planned. I told them we were planning on playing some video games and watching the Harry Potter movies. They were surprised that I had never seen the Harry Potter movies or read the books. They did that silent conversation thing, and I figured they were planning something, again. Jeez! It was finally time to go to Monty's house. Uncle Matt drove me over and went in to meet Monty's parents. His mom was pretty nice, but a little too excited that Monty had a friend over. His dad seemed pretty uninterested in me, but had a bunch of questions for Uncle Matt. As soon as Uncle Matt left, Monty nearly dragged me to his room. It wasn't as big as my room, but it was full of stuff. For some reason, I imagined that his dirty clothes were usually scattered on the floor. I think he had made an effort to straighten up before I arrived. I was already impressed, just because he asked me over. He showed me the stuff in his room, and then we played his new video game. I really sucked at the game. He laughed a lot, and then I admitted that I had never played a video game before. He was amazed, then got out an older game and we played that. It was much easier, and I began to understand how the controller worked, and I got better. When my thumbs got tired, he took out the game and put in the first movie. I really got into the movie, Harry's uncle reminded me of Herbie. I'm hoping at some point Harry gets to zap his... Ah, well you know. I guess Stonehouse is my Hogwarts. Man! Just as the movie finished, his mom called us to dinner. Monty groaned, as he saw that we were eating in the dining room. There was lots of silverware at each place, and things looked real fancy to me. Monty and I sat across the table from each other, his mom on the end to my right and his dad to the left. I watched which fork or spoon Monty used and then used the same one from my place. The conversation was mostly about different people they knew. I think they were trying to impress me with who they knew. It was a lot of, 'I had lunch with Mrs. Humpernickle, you know her husband, the judge,...' Of course, I didn't have a clue about any of them. I tried to make appropriate comments and act impressed, which seemed to make Monty's parents happy. I was really glad when dinner was over and Monty and I could escape back to his room. As he closed the door, Monty said, "God, Jade, I'm really sorry. They aren't usually that bad. It's like they think you are some kind of royalty or something." I thought that was funny. "Of course, who else would be good enough for you?" Monty rolled his eyes. "Almost anybody. You are the only boy I have ever asked to come over. The 'rents are just over-reacting. Want to play another game, or watch the next movie?" I didn't even have to think about that. My thumbs were still sore. "Movie!" We actually watched the second and third movies. I really enjoyed them. Then it was bedtime. I went into the bathroom, brushed my teeth and put on my pajamas. When I returned, Monty was in bed. He scooted over so I could get in the queen size bed with him. For some reason, Monty was blushing. I turned off the bedside light, and we faced each other. "Ah, Jade?" "Yeah, Monty?" "Ah, well, crap." "Okay, that was clear." "Damn, ah, well, ah..." "Jeez, Monty, we're friends. What is your problem?" "Well, just ignore me", Monty's face just getting more red than before. Silent is filling the room for a moment. "Hey", i suddenly lead a talk, "Are you, by any chance, can do it with a guy too?" "Ah, well, I guess. Jeez, what're you trying to say anyway, Jade?" "Just asking. I never thought about it before. I mean, about gay and stuff. Even never had any interest to girl before". For a moment there, Monty stare at my face with his expressionless face. Damn! I just can stay pretending look at the room's lamp and ignore him. Then I turn my head and face him at last. We both kind of surprised that our face are so close to each other... I can feel my heart suddenly beats faster.. "Jade...", Monty said my name in a very deep and low voice, "Mind if I kiss you?"

I still haven't watched the movie. I'm so busy. Thanks for the pic of Baba-chan and Shota. Baba-chan wears geeky underwear. LOVE EEEETTT! okay.. update~ness.. i am already watching it. almost 30mins into the film... i've also made notes while watching. i just wanna say this for now.. I REALLY REALLY REALLY...I MEAN SERIOUSLY LIKE THE FEMALE CHARACTER in this movie.

Well, another pic of myself.

hello everyone! there's a lot of outpouring of love for DaiMao and BabaTaiki...but this time i would like to take the time and give some love to another Takumi-kun favorite who has been there from the very beginning. Taiki's best friend and the one and only original Akaike-kun Yukihiro Takiguchi I dunno if any of you have already seen these images before but I guarantee they're really hot. Enjoy! Share the love. What's amazing about Taki is that he is so versatile. He can be cold. He can be soft. He can be casual. He can be funny. He can be a best friend. Onii-chan. Your worst enemy. Your boss. Your lover. Seme role. Uke role. Seke role. The guy is so talented. He can dance, sing, act and heck...make a gourmet meal while he's at it.

hahahaha, just tell me the date of the party, so that, i can put it on the invitation ill take care of the other contents~ i'll write it with love XD oooohhh, so yoji will be hosting that game, and do some examples eh? XD hey, my innocent mind got infected because of you too LMAO! my brain is now full of perviness XD HAHAHAHAHA my sporks are ready to kill them XD or should we stab them by bananas LOL! hamster on roids FTW! and yes, practice makes perfect XD me, takumi and gii are now practicing the games LOL im so sure, they're secretly going out :3 hahahaha, and i think, whenever baba chan feels alone, he send taiki an SOS.. or like when his cold, he will text taiki with this, im cold make me hot HAHAHAHA~ shouta's flailing arms and legs is a HIT! XD *drools* foxy5 they're HOT :Red_fox11: i love HQ thanks sloan foxy3 WAAAAAAHHHHHHH this made my day :msn_red_fox 1 thanks again sloan! :msn_red_fox 3 ill just color the black and white photos

Wew...2days and I missed a lot... :hamtaro-005 (5): And I wanna keep seeing him ages..getting older with Mao by his side...ahahahaaa...just my other dreams and imagining.. rabbit13 I'll be looking for your fic, always...and Tat-chan's fics too.. Hweeeee...you maked me more curious about the background fam of Misu and Shingyouji..I only read the manga until vol 3...because I couldn't understand the japanese very well :leaf9: Is it really will be another movie of Takumi-kun...I really hope so... leaf4 How's your friend today. I hope she and her baby are okay.. Wow...DaiMao duet...I really love to hear that. I just listening both of them and other actor from Prince Town or something singing together...but I wish next they could doing duet together.. :leaf15: Yoroshiku ne...nice to meet you too.. I'm so glad that it was Takiguchi..not Dai-chan or Baba...hahahahahaaaa... :leaf5: I would love too...but why 1000000000000000 fangirls from abroad ?? Oh my...What will happen to Mao if he hear about this invite for Dai-chan...He must be suffer for imagining the girls get close to his Dai-chan... :leaf7: May I choose two...hahahahaaa... :leaf5: For me is absolutly Dai-chan or Mao...well..I couldn't decided it.. yoyo7 The question is the same for both..How's your feeling when you're doing love scene and kiss scene..and did they met each other private before the shoot to get the feels and chemistry to the scenes ? leaf3 Oh...it was a good decision then, I think the producers really have a good eyes and instinct to choose the main actors..because DaiMao are really suit for the character IMO And of course BabaTaiki too.. Gyaaaaa...so glad to hear that they seems still keep contact each other..:leaf3: Everytime I stalked Mao's blog, I really hope I read he mention Dai too... leaf3 Thank you for the scans...you're my angel for sharing me the link... yoyo

Title: Katekyo! [Private Teacher!] Mangaka: MOEGI Yuu Genre: Yaoi, Comedy, Romance, School Life Length: 3 Volumes (Ongoing) Scanlator: Blissful Sin Summary: Rintarou is bothered by the throbbing of his heart caused by his teacher, Kaede for unknown reasons. One day, Rintarou finds out that he's actually in love with Kaede when he was receiving H punishment! But, without knowing Kaede's feelings, Rintarou became anxious. Little sadistic home teacher x natural high school student's after class love. Read Katekyo! Online Katekyo! Online Download Katekyo! Manga (MediaFire, English): Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Special Booklet Chapters 1-7 [RAW] http://www.4shared.com/rar/I5HS6Q1s/Katekyo.html? Please support the author by buying the book (Free Worldwide Delivery): Number of MediaFire downloads served on November 18, 2012: Volume 1: 1,182 downloads Volume 2: 1,165 downloads Volume 3: 1,351 downloads Special Booklet: 763 downloads More manga series by Moegi Yuu For download re-upload requests, post here so the staff notices them. Note: Please only ask for re-upload if none of the download links work after checking ALL the pages of the thread. Thanks! YO Staff

make decision again to post my pic lol.. :leaf5: now i post me and my good friend

@andreanitzoo : your welcome dear~♥ (￣ii￣) your friend is sure so naughty Xp

@jin: everytime you post a pic, there's nothing i can do but to stare and just mesmerized O.O your face is one of those few that i supah admire so... don't be surprised if one day, raivenz gonna fall for you *haha* ;D @awesome: so adorable and cuddly *ahe* (like a teddy) makes me want to hug you @lisa: i guess the one who told you that you look like a complete demon is T R U E yeah!, a demon in disguise! *ahehe* oh, cmon, you're such an angel! you really had an angelic face @ella: *woah!* another cute little angel 0.0 ... oh gosh!, PEOPLE could you please stop being BEAUTIFUL cause in my eyes, it's not just beautiful but TOTALLY U N D E F I N E D beauties i think i'm in heaven -feeling lucky- XD

Hmm, I better investigate in this matter. What you exactly mean by 15-20 degree?? time frame, plz??? and @Cass. Thank you... I feel deeply honored to have you guys working on this film on the team! I am so happy. In the beginning I was so overwhelmed with joy, I felt like crying! Shortly, I want to make a post to thank everyone for the inspiration!! :leaf3: Don't worry, extras will come soon. ^_^;; I just need to rip one more video and put them together.

@cass : rape-related movie will stuck forever with carrot sticking~ *YAY* totally agree, since they aren't AV actors~ The Second movie is something to wait for~! ♥ tanoshimi >. Go to the devil? will mine too? XP @andreanitzoo : yup, hehe. I wonder did the director told kei or kei requested it~ It's really NUDE even the carrot is visible inside the frame~ they are so brave! :Red_fox: Permanent Residence: here you go~

I wanna confess something. I accidently watched porn and i did not stop watching it. I was curious and anxious at the same time. Then I watched Hentai bcoz i wanna compare it with my love towards Yaoi. I ended up watching 5 hentai back-to-back. I also LOVE to watch and read smut yaoi. The real sin is that Im 17 years old and basically a nerd. @___@

Takumi said: OK... Gii. I would be your accomplice. I would be by your side forever.

Ehhh?? Ca..ca..carrottt?? *ugh!squirm!* :cuteonion25::cuteonion25::cuteonion25:you got it very damn right!! it's really awesome that you give the detailed about 'the degrees' too!! Very very agree! it must be because to avoid 'the hills' *ack!* (should stop it now! I'm being anemia due of massive nosebleed just now):1onion52::6onion72:

i love sports!! especially the extreme one:leaf15: the excitement cant be compared*sigh*

This morning it's

LOL that hairy potter XD oh oh, rapist in black (looks at myself) i always wear black XD im now resting don't worry i just finished the rape scene LOl and will continue tomorrow yeah, i never thought translating was this fun i love it now :3 your welcome sloan *hugs* foxy3 hahahaha, about the names, i don't know why i mixed it up LOL~

:3 :3 :33333333333333333333 I couldnt resist. Shouta.

It's not that I was surprised about his 'request' to kiss me like that, it just... well, i kinda know that this mood will lead both of us to this point. So, there's nothing wrong to give it a shot though. "Yes, don't mind" Then he moved his head forth and give me his light kiss. As I open my eyes after we kissing, I can see his face still blushing. "Well, enough for the 'sleepover kiss', now let's just get some sleep". "Sure, thank's" Ah, well.. Just a slight kiss, you know. Let put it at ease and just don't mind it. Ya, it was just a simply kiss. Now, I should take a sleep to prepare both of my body and mind, on everything that could be happen tomorrow. Everything... About Sam, for example.

Two days later, I was standing in the basement with the geeks surrounding me. Sensei Bromberg had us lined up and was looking us over. "So, Jade, you think these friends of yours can do this?" "Yes, Sensei. And they need it as bad as I did, maybe worse." Under her breath, Josephine Wade muttered, "Damn, I'll get you for that!" "Hmm, Spirit, good. However, never challenge above your skill level. Now let's get organized. Jade, you will be assistant Sensei." For the next forty minutes, everyone was run through some basic exercises. When Sensei was satisfied, he called a halt. "You have all done well. You may be disappointed that you have not learned any 'moves' yet. Soon that will change. Jade! Boot to the head." As he said that, he kicked, and had I not been half expecting that, he would have knocked me out. However, I did a back flip and was returning the kick, which he dodged easily. He then bowed to me, and I returned the bow. We were then dismissed, and the six of us went upstairs, where Uncle Jack had cookies and lemonade all fixed for us. If he didn't watch it, he would spoil me and my friends. Not that I'm complaining, or anything. After everyone had gone home, and Uncle Jack got dinner started, Uncle Matt asked me into the living room. "Hey Jade, I have some questions for you." "Ah, okay." Wow, I have such a way with words sometimes. Uncle Matt smiled. "I had some interesting information delivered to me today. I've had a private investigator checking on your foster father. Did you know your mother was his fourth wife?" "No, I don't remember him ever saying anything about that," I answered. "I have the police investigating him, now. Did you ever hear him say anything about any other kids?" Other kids? I hadn't even known the guy had been married before, so how would I know about another kid or kids? I shook my head. Uncle Matt explained, "Yeah, records show there was another boy who disappeared about the time Herbie married your mother. He was almost eight at the time, so he would be about your age." "Did, did he kill him?" I asked. Uncle Matt looked sad. "I don't know. I'm hoping he kicked him out, and the boy is alive." "Uncle Matt, we've got to find him!" "I don't have a clue where to start. The police are checking with CPS, so we can hope he is in the system." My mind was in high gear, trying to accept having a stepbrother out there somewhere. I didn't even know he existed, so how would I be able to find him? Uncle Matt left me to my thoughts, and I was still sitting there thinking in circles when Uncle Jack called me for dinner. As usual, at dinner, we each told about our day. I couldn't tell you what the uncles said. I was still trying to understand having a brother, or whatever he was. Uncle Matt got my attention by waving a hand in front of my face. "Huh?" "Bud, you were about a million miles away. Want to share what you're thinking about?" Uncle Matt asked. "Well, it's like, if I have a brother, sort of, how do we get him safe? I can't even figure how to find him, even. I mean, if he is my age and been on the streets for four or five years, what is he going to be like?" I couldn't even put all my thoughts in order. The uncles did the silent conversation thing. Jeez, that is just weird. Uncle Matt then said, "He is probably in a foster home or group home, after this long. I'm having my P. I. look into it." I thought that over. "What if he's not there? What if he's still on the street?" Matt got a sad look. "He may be impossible to find, if he is on the street." "Jeez." The rest of the meal was pretty quiet, as the three of us were thinking. The next day at lunch, the geeks were still excited about the karate lesson. I finally got to tell them that I had a sort of brother. Of course, they went nuts about a 'sort of' brother. At least that got their attention. Russ thought for a minute, then said, "I bet that P. I. won't be able to find out anything. CPS is tight about giving out information about kids. If you aren't looking for a blood relative, they won't tell you crap." Wade nodded. "We need to find a way to get into their computer. What do you think, Russ? Can you do it?" "How would I know? I'll check it out in the lab. Don't want it tracked back to me. I've got a random ISP generator on the lab computer, so I can't be traced." He turned to me. "So, what is his name?" I told him, "Uncle Matt said his name was Seamus Antonio McTavish. His real dad was Scottish, and his mom was Italian." Russ said, "Okay, I'll check it out." Wade said, "I guess the rest of us better pray for help." Later that night, as I lay in bed, I thought about Wade's words. I hadn't prayed in a long time, but decided to give it a shot. "Lord, I haven't talked to you in a long time, but I got a 'sort of' brother, and he might be in real trouble. If there is any way... I could use some help." I drifted off to sleep. I woke up sometime later, and there was a kid standing at the end of my bed. He was kind of glowing. I figured I must still be asleep. He smiled at me. "So, you need some help." It was a statement not a question. "Yeah," I replied. "Who are you?" "I am. But, some call me Ian," He said, smiling. "Hi, Ian." I smiled at Him. "Come, Jade, I'll take you to Sam." Ian held out His hand to me. I took His hand, and we, predictably, disappeared.

When I left the office, Uncle Jack was there. "Jeez, Jade! Can't you just get through one day without being in Mr. Jennings' office? You made it there quicker than your dad. took him almost two weeks, if I remember." Mr. Jennings was right behind me. "If I remember, you were sitting here in just three days." Uncle Jack actually blushed. There was a good story here, if I could get them to talk. Uncle Jack asked, "So, what kind of trouble is he in?" 'Hey, I'm right here!' I thought. "None, really, this time. Ninjas are very hard to catch." Mr. Jennings was trying not to laugh. Uncle Jack raised his eyebrows and looked at me. I just shrugged. The bell rang, signaling the end of afternoon homeroom, and the students were leaving like a stampeding herd of buffalo. Uncle Jack was quiet, driving home, and still didn't say anything after we got there. I didn't really understand, but just went up to my room and changed into shorts and a T-shirt. When I booted up the computer, I got a message that I had mail. I think all the Geeks had sent me a message, wanting to know what happened. I assumed they meant with Mr. Jennings. I wrote a short explanation and sent it off, cc: to all of them at once. I heard Uncle Matt get home and decided to go say hi. My new uncles were talking in hushed voices, and they stopped when they saw me. For some reason, I got a case of butterflies in my stomach, just like when I got caught by Herbie doing something he thought I shouldn't. Uncle Matt turned to me and asked, "Bad day?" "Not really, except for the end." Matt nodded. "Let's go out and get dinner and talk. I want to hear all about your day." He gave Jack a stern look. "All of your day, not just the last part." "Okay, Uncle Matt." I soon found myself sitting in this really elegant (Did I just say elegant? Jeez!) restaurant. Low lights, so you can't see if you drop something, white table cloths, so they can see what a slob you are, and the menu in French, yet. By God! Uncle Jack asked what I would like to eat. "Anything would be okay, just no snails." When the waiter came, Uncle Matt ordered in French. I had no idea what he said. Then it was time for me to explain my day. I told a little about each class and what I thought of the class and the teacher. I also described all of my new geek friends. Finally, the dinner arrived, if you could call it a dinner. Everything was very, ah, pretty on the plates, there just wasn't much there. Anyway it was time to get to the highlight of the day. "Well, after gym, we have to shower. And as I was leaving, I heard someone running behind me, so I stepped to the side to let them by. He ran into that ledge thing at the door, and fell." Uncle Jack looked at me, shocked. "That's it? You didn't give him a karate chop, or a judo flip, or anything?" He sounded real disappointed. "Honest, I just stepped to the left and pivoted to the right to face whoever it was. I was ready to take him down, but physics did all that was necessary. He evidently broke toes on both feet and had a bloody nose. I didn't even touch him," I explained. Uncle Matt was chuckling, so I guessed he thought it was funny. So I went on to describe Fenton's butt, the paramedics, and then the meeting with Mr. Jennings. By this time, Uncle Matt was actually laughing, and Uncle Jack was smiling. Uncle Jack said, "Mr. Jennings called and said you had been involved in some sort of altercation, and I needed to come early, because you might be suspended." "Huh? I mean, I didn't even touch the asshole!... Ah! I mean the guy," I growled angrily. Jack laughed at me, jeez. "Don't worry, he had that all figured out by the time I got there. Now, what was that ninja line all about?" "What the hell with that crap! I mentioned to my geek friends that I wasn't afraid of the goons, because I knew some martial arts. So they have been calling me Jade the Ninja. Gosh! it's so embarrassing." Both my new uncles laughed. Uncle Matt then looked concerned, "You haven't said anything about that." "What's to say? I went there to get out of Herbie's way. I'd clean up, and in exchange, I got lessons," I explained. "Jade, what I mean is, don't you want to continue?" Uncle Matt asked. "Sure, but I don't have to. Sensei Bromberg was real cool and all, but I don't have to hide from Herbie, now." "Sensei Bromberg? That wouldn't be Stanley Bromberg, would it?" Uncle Jack asked. "Ah, you know him?" Uncle Jack grinned. "Yeah, sort of. He never joined into much stuff we did. He wasn't a jock on any of the teams or anything, but he did well in PE. Now I know why." "I wonder if I could get any of the rest of the geeks to take lessons," I thought aloud. Matt and Jack looked at each other, and it was like they had a conversation with their eyes. Weird. Uncle Matt spoke finally. "Hey Jade, have you been to the basement?" "There's a basement?" I could really be brilliant with words sometimes. Jack said, "We'll show you when we get home." Later, I found myself in a gym. It was in the basement of the uncles' house. There were all kinds of weights and exercise machines. The thing that really caught my eye, though, was a large open area; it was a half court basketball court, and there were wrestling mats hanging along the walls. This would be a perfect place to practice. I felt like I was almost drooling. Jack said to Matt, "I think our boy likes it." Matt teasingly replied, "If he liked it any more, we would be mopping up the drool." How did he know that? Sometimes he was scary. So we went back upstairs. Dinner had been good, just not much of it. "Ah, can I have something to eat? I'm still hungry." The uncles looked at each other and did that conversation thing, and soon we were in the car headed for the Golden Arches. Jack was teasing Matt, because he had suggested it. My uncles were crazy, but they just so perfectly cool. ***

I side stepped to the left and pivoted to my right, so I was facing my attacker. I knew the shower's tile floor would not offer me much traction, but, of course, I also knew that it works both ways. Fenton tried to correct his trajectory, but basic physics was in control, and he just kept moving in a straight line. Now, if I had been standing by the wall, he would have hit it pretty hard, but, luckily for him, I hadn't been. It was kind of slow motion, as he rammed his feet into that nice one-tile high rim that separates the shower room from the drying room. His feet stopped with a wet smack that broke more than one of his toes. His body, though, was determined to continue on, and he landed hard on the tile floor and slid to a stop at the coach's feet. Coach had seen the whole thing. "Stuart! Go to my office! Call the headmaster and tell him we need an ambulance. The rest of you'd better get dressed. Peacock! when you are dressed, get your ass back here. NOW MOVE!!" While I was on the phone, talking to the headmaster, the class stampeded by. As soon as I hung up, I rushed to my locker and dressed. Monty and Russ were all excited about me really being a Ninja. By God's sake! I had just barely finished dressing, when the headmaster entered the locker room. The hush was immediate and kind of eerie. Mr. Jennings looked around, and his eyes stopped on me. "Stuart! where?" I moved quickly, and said, "They are in the drying room, Sir." I really wish I had a cell phone with a camera. When we turned the corner, the first thing you saw was Fenton's butt. He was pretty much curled into the fetal position and was holding his feet. Coach was standing there with his arms crossed, glaring at Peacock. I turned to leave, but Mr. Jennings said, "Stuart, go to the front and lead the EMTs back here." Coach added, "They should bring their Gurney. He has managed to break toes on both feet and can't walk." The bell rang, and I made my way through the crowded hall to the front of the building. The ambulance was just arriving. All the noise and flashing lights sure drew a crowd. I pushed through the crowd and went to the EMTs as they got out of the ambulance and told them I would lead them to the injured student. I told them he would need to be carried out, since he couldn't walk. When we got back to the locker room, Coach had the guys wanting to get to their gym lockers before afternoon homeroom waiting in the hall. Everyone was watching wide-eyed, as I led the paramedics into the locker room. When we got to the drying room, Fenton was still curled in a ball, mooning us. Peacock was there, talking frantically to Mr. Jennings, and he pointed at me when I walked in. What the fuck is that asshole said anyway. The paramedics soon had Fenton on the Gurney, covered with a blanket and strapped in for the ride. They wheeled him out. Mr. Jennings told Peacock and me to follow him back to his office. He told us to have a seat and closed his office door behind him. A few minutes later, he called in Peacock, and then, when Peacock left to go back to afternoon homeroom, I got called in. "So far, this has been an eventful first day. So what do you have to say?" Mr. Jennings looked at me and waited for my reply. I had been thinking while I waited, and decided that honesty was the way to go here. "Mr. Jennings, those two are bullies. They have been after me since I stopped them from cutting in line the first lunch I had here. Now, today, I heard someone running behind me in the shower, and all I did was get out of the way," I explained. "You know, that is not what they are saying." "I'm sure. Their only problem is that there is a shower room full of guys that will tell you that I didn't touch Fenton, Sir". Mr. Jennings smiled. "What is all this they were saying about you being a ninja?" I rolled my eyes. "Jeez, Sir, that's just a joke some of my new friends started. I do have some skill in martial arts, but I'm certainly not a ninja, not even in thousand years!" "Okay, so how much skill?" he asked. "I'm just a basic black belt. Nothing special." Mr. Jennings laughed. "Jade Stuart, you are closer to a ninja than anyone else in this school. Just so you know, I will expect you to behave. Understand?" "Understand, Sir," I replied respectfully.

The next two weeks passed, as Uncle Matt worked to secure my custody. He had the evidence that good old Herbie had received and cashed the trust check this month, after I was thrown out. There were charges filed, and he was trying to get the bank accounts frozen, especially the one in the name of Harold Weisman, where most of the trust money had ended up. I had spent a lot of time studying the text books I had gotten from Stonehouse School, so I wouldn't be too far behind in the classes I would be taking. I had scored quite well and would be in the accelerated classes in most subjects. I think that officially made me a geek. Finally, my first day as a student came, and Monty was waiting for me when Uncle Jack dropped me off Monday morning. "Hey, Jade. I heard you got scheduled into the 'Geek Squad'." I grinned. "Yup, I sure did. I guess I'll need to get a plastic pocket protector." "We don't need those here. Everybody already knows we're geeks," he replied. "So, where to, first?" I followed Monty as he led the way to our homeroom. I was surprised when that Wade gave me a hug when I entered the homeroom. "Wow, thanks." A guy I hadn't met before called out, "Hey, Wade, who's your new boyfriend?" "Jade, the Ninja." She gave the kid the most evil grin I had ever seen on a kid's face. 'Note to self: Don't cross this girl, you'll lose.' "Ninja? Really? No way, he's too young to be a Ninja." I introduced myself. "Hi, I'm Jade Stuart. You're right, I'm not a Ninja, just a Blackbelt. Nice to meet you." "B-b-blackbelt? Sorry, I didn't mean to make you mad or anything." I laughed. "Just trying to get Wade. I understand completely. I'm just not as brave as you. I have a feeling I'd lose to her every time." "You got that right. I'm Russ Coleman. Nice meeting you, too. Hey, you're the guy the Davids are looking for. Watch out at lunch and last period, we got stuck in Jock PE! They'll be gunning for you." "Okay, thanks for the warning." I had to do the standard introducing myself to my new classmates. First period was in the same room. Mr. Myers was our math teacher. I had tested very high in math and this class was Algebra 2. After that we had Social Studies. I was going to have to struggle here. History from post-Civil War to the present. I had always hated history, because I hated to have to memorize. After that was English; this was a literature class. We had to read a classic; then we could read two novels of our choice. We were to average a book a week. Fridays would be discussion days. Next was our first elective. I had been assigned to radio programming. This looked like it could be fun. Starting next week, there would be a daily five minute radio program during Homeroom, where the announcements would be read. My class would be responsible for Wednesday. We were to produce the show and had a fairly free hand, as long as we didn't violate any FCC or school rules. We could prerecord the show with the exception of the announcements, which had to be done live. Finally it was lunch time. Monty and I stopped by our lockers and then proceeded to the cafeteria. As I had feared, David Fenton and David Peacock came up to us in line. "Well, lookie here. The little asshole is back! What a annoying jerks!" I didn't acknowledge that they had said anything. Monty tensed up like he was going to run. Just then a teacher walked up, and stared at them; they quickly backed off and went to the back of the line. Monty just looked at me and said, "Jeez!" "Looks like gym will be interesting. Come on, let's get our food and go eat." I led the way, and soon we were at the geek table with the rest of our friends. I really enjoyed this group. It really was too bad that we couldn't just be left alone to enjoy things. After lunch was Earth Science, which looked like it was going to be cool. Then the second elective which I had gotten into, a class called 3D art. I knew this was going to be a blast. Wade was assigned as my partner, and we would be starting out at the potter's wheel. This was definitely going to be messy and fun. Now, at the end of the day was P.E. Uncle Jack had made sure I had the required outfit and those embarrassing accoutrements like jock and cup. I went to the coach's office, and he looked me over. "So, are you going out for a team, or are you with the geeks?" "Yes, coach." I gave my favorite smart ass answer. He looked at me with an expression that would have scared most kids to death, but I noticed the twinkle in his eye. "So, you are one of those Stuart. Which one was your father?" "Mark," I said sadly. "Let me guess, you like running, wrestling and tennis." "Yeah, track is cool. I don't know about wrestling or tennis, but I'm good in martial arts." "Well, we don't have karate but I'll let you go for track. Any preference?" "I like cross country and javelin." "Interesting combo. Here's your locker, between Newberry and Coleman. You ready to dress out?" "Sure thing, Coach." "Then move your butt, Stuart!" I found my locker and changed as quickly as I could. Then we all headed into the gym. The basketball team got to play, and the rest of us had to run laps. I stayed with my group for two laps, then the Davids caught up to us. There was some shoving, and I kind of snapped. Monty and Russ were amazed that their tormentors went down, and I just nudged them to keep running. Another lap and the jerks were back again. This time they did stay out of my reach and just passed us, laughing at the dweebs. "Guys, mind if I show them how to run?" They nodded, and I took off. I flew by the Davids. No comment, just sailed right by them. I heard them curse and turn up the speed to try and pass me. It felt good to stretch out and really run. It wasn't that long, and I lapped Monty and Russ. I had increased my lead on the Davids, and just before the end of class, I managed to lap them. The coach and the rest of the class had stopped to watch, as I pulled ahead again. The coach's whistle ended class and sent us off to the locker room and showers. I had just finished and was leaving the shower room when I heard the slap of running bare feet behind me. This was not where I would have chosen to confront the bullies, but...

Uncle Matt and I cleaned up, since Uncle Jack had cooked dinner. Matt kept the conversation going, asking me questions about my life and different things I remembered. As we were finishing up, I mentioned my dream and the name I remembered Dad saying in the dream. Uncle Matt grabbed a piece of paper and wrote it down. The next morning Uncle Matt drove me to Stonehouse. I was dressed just like everyone else. When I entered the office building, a kind of geeky looking kid said, "Hi. I'm Montgomery. You must be Jade." I shook the hand he held out tentatively. His grip wasn't much, and it was clammy. He was nervous as hell. "Hi," I replied, being at my brilliant peak as a conversationalist. Jeez. "I'm to show you around today. I'll take you to the test lab and come back to show you where lunch is. Did you bring lunch, or are you buying?" "Buying, I guess." Boy, I sure was holding up my end of the conversation. Soon Montgomery was gone, and I was taking one of those standardized tests where you colored in the box with your #2 pencil. When I had finished three sections of that, Montgomery showed up, and we were off to lunch. We got in line for the cafeteria. When we finally got towards the front, two big guys came and tried to cut in front of the girls ahead of us. My big mouth operated before my mind had thought things through. "Excuse me, is there a reason you are cutting in line?" Poor Montgomery went pale as a ghost. The blond jock looked at me like I was dog poop on his shoe. "Who wants to know?" "Me, that's who." "You must be new." "Oh wow, Genius! Right the first time." Just then an adult voice right behind me asked, "Is there a problem?" The jock said, "No." I said, "Yes," and turned to face the teacher behind me. "I'm new here and was just asking those two upperclassmen what special privileges they had earned to be able to cut in the front of the line." The teacher looked to the other two. "Good question. Fenton, Peacock, come with me! let's go talk this over with the headmaster. I'm sure he will be interested in your answers." When they were gone, Montgomery took a deep breath. "Are you nuts? They are going to kill you. They are the biggest bullies in the school." I sighed. "I seem to be able to make my life miserable. Oh well, I guess hospital food won't be too bad! I hope they enjoy it." "Huh? You think you can take on those two?" "They are too big to move quickly, and their size and weight would be easy to use against them," I said, as I shrugged and moved up in line to get his tray. Montgomery was wide eyed. "What, are you a ninja, or something?" I laughed. "There was this martial arts place within walking distance of where we lived, and I'd go there to get away from the house. I watched, and after a while the instructor started letting me work out. I'd pay by doing stuff like sweeping and taking the trash out to the dumpster."

The next half hour was spent being told what I would need and what was expected from me. When Uncle Jack and I left, he asked me what I thought about Stonehouse. "I kind of like it. I hope I'm smart enough to be there," I replied. Uncle Jack smiled. "You are smart enough. After all, your Dad, Uncle Matt and I all managed quite well there." "Dad went there? Okay, I'll try real hard, then." It was weird to know I was going to the same school as my Dad. Uncle Jack took me back to the mall and we purchased six shirts, six pairs of pants and a set of workout clothes, complete with jock and a cup. Jeez, that was embarrassing. We stopped and got junk food for lunch, but only after I swore to Uncle Jack that I would never tell Uncle Matt that we did. These guys were so cool. I had the afternoon to myself, and I spent it on the computer. Sure, I looked at some of my favorite sites and checked for new chapters of my favorite stories, but nothing new today. I was actually surprised when Uncle Matt stopped in to tell me dinner was ready. Jack filled Matt in on our morning, and that I was being tested in the morning. Matt congratulated me on being accepted. "No big deal. I mean, you are paying the big bucks, right?" I replied with just a touch of attitude. "Wrong. If your grades had not shown you were capable of handling the courses as taught there, they would have politely recommended another school as being more suitable," Uncle Matt informed me. "Hey Jade, do NOT ever throw that attitude at us. There is no free ride, here or in life. You have to take advantage of opportunities when they arise, or you will just end up a wasted individual. You have a chance to have an education at one of the best private schools in the country. You are smart, and I hope smart enough to take advantage of the opportunity. The people you meet here will give you a network of other bright people to rely on the rest of your life." Jack reached over and put an arm on Matt's shoulder. "Easy, dude. It's his first day. He is bright, and he'll figure it all out soon enough." Matt smiled at Jack then returned his attention to me. "Sorry if I jumped all over you there. I'm new at this parent stuff, and if I get carried away let me know." I shrugged. "I didn't realize all that, so, thanks."

Matt was waiting when I came downstairs, and then we were off. He took me to the high-end mall. I was expecting the discount store Mom always took me to. We went into this fancy place, and Uncle Matt went right up to the guy behind the counter and said I needed everything. It was like a whirlwind. That guy took measurements and proceeded to pull all kinds of clothes off the racks, and then he asked, "Boxer or brief?" In a stroke of brilliance I replied, "Huh?" "Ah, boxer-briefs it is. Excellent choice. Come along, let's try this on." I didn't have time to think, he soon had me naked. "Nice, very nice. Here, put these on." He held the cotton underwear, and I stepped into them. They were very soft, and I popped a boner. He didn't comment, and we continued trying on shirts and pants. Once we were through there, Matt gave the man his credit card. We moved to the next store, and I left with four pairs of shoes. Next was an electronics store. Matt asked if Mr. Henderson's order was ready. Finally we made it back to the car. When we arrived home, the house smelled absolutely heavenly. Jack had dinner ready. After one of the best meat and corn soup ever, Uncle Matt and I watched some TV. He had like hundreds of channels, and we watched some show where these guys were trying to make a steam driven machine gun. I was pretty tired and went up to my room. Uncle Jack was there, under the desk. There was this huge screen on the desk, a keyboard and mouse. He was installing a computer. "Hey, there, I'm almost done. You ever use a computer?" "Ah, sure, we have them at school." "Come here, Jade. Let me show you what a real computer can do." Well, you can say, I was no longer tired. I soon had an email account and knew how to get on the Internet. This was so damn cool! A moment later, as I lay in bed, I wondered if I was going to wake up in the back-seat of some car. I dreamed about my Dad. He was very happy about Uncle Matt having found me, or me finding him. The whole thing is weird. He also said a name, Arnold Weisman, but didn't tell me who it was. He said to trust Uncle Matt, and then he hugged me and said he loved me. I woke up in that marvelous room. Did I just say 'marvelous'? Jeez! I made a dash for the bathroom across the hall, and after relieving the pressure, I took another shower. It sure was nice to be able to really enjoy a nice hot shower. After drying off, I dressed in some of my new clothes and followed the smell of bacon cooking into the kitchen. Jack was there, cooking the bacon and sipping a cup of coffee. "Morning, Jade. Did you sleep well?" "I slept great! That is a nice bed. I felt like there was room for four or five more in there." "Wow, too kinky for me. How do you like your eggs?" Uncle Jack asked. "Huh?" "Your eggs, sunny side up, over easy, scrambled?" "Scrambled would be good." Uncle Jack indicated a place at the table with his spatula, and I sat and took a sip of the orange juice. Soon he placed a plate in front of me, with the eggs, bacon and buttered toast. He sat down with his breakfast. "Matt has gone to his office already. So, what are we going to do about your school?" "I don't know. Are we in the Montgomery district here?" I asked. I had walked most of the two days I was on the street. I stopped to eat and had found places to sleep, but I didn't really know where I was. "No, we're not. What I meant was, do you have a preference as to public or private? Do you play sports, or are you more academic oriented?" "Certainly not into sports. Jocks are not my favorite people. I did pretty good grade wise, but I hated PE. I did enjoy some individual sports like running, but team stuff just sucks. I was almost always last pick." "Me, too," Uncle Jack said. "Well, we'll take a ride over to Stonehouse and let you check it out." "Whoa! That is like the rich kids' school," I blurted out. Jack grinned at me. "You are the kid of two rich men, so get used to it. If what Matt tells me is true, you are rich,too." "Not me. I don't have nothin'. I only had forty dollars when I was kicked out." I was finished eating, and took my plate and rinsed it off in the sink. I was trying to make some sense of all of this. "Yeah, that's what Matt thought. See, he and your Dad both inherited a trust fund from your great grandmother. It provides a nice monthly income, but the principal can't be touched. The thing now is to determine who is getting the income." I was quite shock. "I bet Herbie is getting it." Jack actually giggled. "Herbie? The Love Bug?" "You're so weird, Uncle Jack. Herbie, my evil foster father." "Oh, that Herbie. Well, Matt will know shortly, and we can get you your money. We might wait 'til after the first of the month, so he can collect when he no longer has custody. That is illegal, and we can nail him for that, too." Jack smiled in an evil way, thinking about putting the jerk behind bars. I laughed at the look on Uncle Jack's face. "So, what am I supposed to do today?" Me and my big mouth. Less than an hour later, I was being given a tour of Stonehouse School. The main administration building was an old stone house and the source of the school's name. There were three other buildings, the Lower School, first to sixth grade, the Upper School that was three stories and held the seventh through twelfth grades. The third building was the gym and what they referred to as peripheral courses. All the students wore a uniform of sorts. The boys were all wearing khaki pants and light blue oxford shirts, and the girls wore Khaki skirts (knee length) and blue oxford shirts. I must say they did look pretty good, and they weren't something that looked out of place. It certainly wasn't like public school. After seeing all that, I was taken to meet the Headmaster. Well, i guess he's like the principal though. Mr. Jennings seemed like a nice man. He had me take a seat and then said, "Jade, we are looking forward to having you join us. Our next grading period starts in two weeks. That would seem the logical time for you to join us. I'd like to have you take some ability tests to help us place you in classes that you will not be bored in." He looked at me, obviously expecting a reply. "Ah, that sounds interesting." "Good, you come in tomorrow at eight o'clock, and we will begin. I will have a student assigned as your mentor, and you can meet him at that time." "That will be fine, sir. Thank you."

Uncle Matt pulled into his garage and closed the door, as we entered the house. He had a really nice place. He showed me around, and when we entered the den there was another man sitting at a desk typing on a computer. "Jack, I'd like you to meet my nephew, Jade." The man stood and offered his hand to shake. "Hi, Jade, nice to meet you. Matt has talked a lot about you over the years." "He has?" "Yes, I have. Your mom pretty much disappeared seven years ago when your dad was killed. I have been searching for you ever since," Uncle Matt told me. Jack came over and hugged Matt. Suddenly I knew. "You guys are... like... fags?" I didn't realize I had spoken out-loud until they both scowled at me. Jack looked me right in the eye. "We are going to have a problem if you use that term in this house again." "Uh, sorry. What do I call it, then, and are you?" Uncle Matt laughed. "I bet your foster parents said that a lot. Am I right?" "Yeah, like all the time. Called me a little fag... well, anyway, all the time." Jack considered that for a moment. "So, are you?" I answered, "Nah, I'm only thirteen, how would I know?'" Uncle Matt sat down laughing. Jack brought things back, "So how would you feel about it if we were gay?" I looked at him like he was crazy. "I'd ask if I could call you Uncle Jack." "Uncle Jack would be nice, then." "Kewl." Jack then turned to Matt, "It's just about lunch time, you going to stay or get back on the road?" Matt smiled. "I called the client and told them something had come up, and I wouldn't be able to get there today. They said next week would be better anyway, so I'll be going next Wednesday." "Great! Why don't I start lunch, and you show our lovely nephew his new room." Jack went to the kitchen, and Uncle Matt showed me to a huge room that had a queen-size bed, dresser and desk. It was almost as if they were expecting me. "This will be your room. Jack and I are on the other side of the house. Hopefully, we won't disturb each other at night. The bathroom is right across the hall; you might want to take a shower after you eat lunch. Then we will go do some shopping. You can't have very many clothes in that book-bag." I had to laugh at that. I didn't have any. Jack had fixed sandwiches, and they were fantastic. After eating, I went up and took a shower. It sure felt good and cosy. I had only been wandering about for three days, but being fed and clean made a huge difference. I decided to go commando instead of putting those dirty tightie-whities back on. They were old and tight, anyway.

I looked at him stunned, "Who... who are you?" "Luke, I'm your uncle Matthew, Uncle Matt." Things kind of spun around, and the next thing I knew, I was being held. I looked up, and the man had moved into the back seat and was holding me. "You okay?" "I guess." My stomach decided that now was a good time to grumble. Uncle Matt grinned. "Let's get you something to eat." We went into the truck stop. He sent me to go wash my hands. When I got back, he was closing his cell-phone. I wondered who he was talking to. We sat in a booth, and he let me order whatever I wanted. I told him I couldn't pay, and he just laughed and said, "My treat." I ordered the stack of pancakes with link sausages and orange juice, and he just ordered coffee. We sat looking at each other, and when the food came I proceeded to pig-out. When I was done, we went back out to the car. I sat up front this time, and we got back on the Interstate. I had no idea if we were continuing or returning. Soon I knew, as we were back into town. He exited and drove right to the police station. I tried the door but it was locked. "Relax, Jade. I've got to file a report and make all this legal. If I don't, CPS will come and take you away." I tried to relax, I really did, but I was breathing heavy and was pretty much terrified. "How old are you, Jade, twelve, thirteen?" "Thirteen." "Okay, here's what we are going to do. We will go in and file child abandonment charges against your foster parent. Then we'll call a friend of mine and get your custody transferred to my name. Then we go home and talk about what happens next." "You aren't trying to dump me?" "Hell, no. You are the only family I have left. Since I'll never have a kid, I'd love to be your new dad. I know this might be hard to believe, but I love you." "Bullshit... How can you love me? You just met me." "You're family. I don't know you, and I might not like you, but I do love you. I really loved my big brother, and you are all that is left of him." "I didn't know him, either." "Well, I can tell you lots about him. Will you give it a try? Please." What did I have to lose? I shrugged, and he unlocked the doors. We entered the station, and two hours and five thousand questions later, we were able to leave. We then went to the courthouse and met a man Uncle Matt called Judge Jenkins. A few papers were signed, and we left there. "Okay, Jade, I am now your temporary guardian. That means that you get to stay with me legally." "Temporary?" "Yes, for ninety days. Then we can file for something more permanent. I am you uncle, so that makes some of the problems go away. The only person who can cause problems is your ass..foster parents! That's why we had to file the complaint with the police." "Oh, if that's so, okay then."

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Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major) by Mozart. These sophisticated Japanese movie makers have to use the difficult terms to name a song. they can't just say serenade no,13. the have to katakana-nised eine kuraine. thank god for google translate!

Yojichan you feel the way like me I would like too be able make some staff by myself unfortunately I am not so good in converting data files into other things^^....I am happy enough to know that you was thinking about helping meleaf4 .... well at last we can always ask others for help ^^ and that's kind of nice feeling when someone replay to your request... so let's keep our bonds the way they are now... Minna honto ni domo arigato! Well if it's about subbed version of making of.... yes it would be wonderfull if we could ask somebody to translate that... maybe we should try ask some people ??? Very often I saw someone at youtube translate various videos at people request so maybe if we try ask someone (emailing him/her) will agree what you think???? Trying doing that won't kill us for sure^^... or maybe you know someon who know japanese well???.... just thinking that we could get all making with english subbed make me...ooohhhrabbit1 You sure thinking hard... i would never come to this idea^^use a plugin in virtual dub... i am impressed! well I saw links probably with "clean" video but they are already valid or take down they was on megaupload server;/:7yoyo: Let's have faith that someon was able save this video on PC back then and now he will be willing to share it with us...leaf4

you meant dai-chan drinking juice or baba interview with shouta??? I'm confused. hahaha must be so far back, or other place. To remove names of groups etc is possible with virtual dub with a plugin but it'll blur a little bit. It's probably impossible to remove hardsubs- they stain the moving images, ya know. i did that with this gif: if you look up closely both upper left and right corner, i managed to take them out a little bit. Bu I am pretty sure there is MAKING OF PURE raw without stuff on it out there.