“Lisa's Fanfic: The Original”
by ‘pd Rydia’
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Author's preface: 
This story is an original creation of pd Rydia, a.k.a. C. Diane Kuhl.  She owns this piece and it is copyright (©) of C. Diane Kuhl, 2003.  Do not copy this story in any part or whole, and especially do not claim it as your own.  If you find this story anywhere other than at RPGWW (http://greatdave.org/rpgww), please contact the author immediately, at pdrydia@hotmail.com.  You can use the same address to send feedback.
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Lisa bit the tip of her pen, nibbling the end of it while the wheels turned rapidly inside her head. She could swear she heard those very wheels creaking, and it was disturbing her artistic flow. She sighed and sat back at her desk, stretching her arms into the air behind her.

Idly, she tucked long, blond hair into place behind her delicately pointed ears. Her hair was so distracting when it fell about her face when she was trying to write!

She picked up her notebook and pen again, and resumed writing once again, muttering quietly to herself as she wrote.

"It was a beautiful summer day in Hotte Springs. Nekojin bustled to and fro, chattering animatedly with each other and going about their daily business. Tourists, brought in by tales of the...of the..."

Like a flash, Lisa's arm darted forward and grabbed the thick-bound book on the shelf in front of her -- a thesaurus. Paging through the entries, she found what she was looking for, nodded, and then shut the book with a snap, returning to her notebook.

"Tourists, brought in by tales of the renowned hot springs for which the town is famous, were a common sight on the streets. Among these tourists there were William Baseton and Aya Du-Mythril."

Lisa paused momentarily before the scratching of pen on paper resumed.

"William Baseton was among these tourists, but a head above the rest...literally. The tall, fiery haired ryuujin strode confidently among the nekojin, nobility etched in his very form, from his downy wings to his piercing emerald eyes.

"Beside him paced Aya Du-Mythril, shorter than Will by several inches but no less noble...

"Noble..." The Gunnir mage once again paused in her writing to consult her thesaurus. "...but no less august in demeanor. Her lively, sparkling green eyes flashed with charm, her mane of wild hair framed her delicate face.

"The two adventurers had come in their travels to Hotte Springs, hoping to relax their bodies in the soothing warm waters. Unfortunately, this wasn't to be the case.

"No sooner had the two adventurers reached the center of the town then they heard a great commotion. A nekojin ran up to them, panting for breath.

"'Z...z...zombies!' he gasped. 'They've taken the mayor of Hotte Springs captive! It's horrible!'

"In one smooth motion Will's sword was drawn. 'Where are they?' he growled deeply. 'I'll kill every last one of them!'

"Aya, too, drew her sword. 'By the souls of my ancestors, I will correct this greivious wrong!'

"The nekojin did not need to point the two in the direction of the zombies. Soon, they were there upon them. Surrounded on all sides, the two noble warriors battled bravely. Dozens after dozens of zombies collapsed in bloodied heaps around them.

"'Be careful, Aya!' Will called out. 'Be sure not to be hurt!'

"Aya turned a kindly expression to Will. 'Do not worry, my friend. I am a battle-hardened warrior! I will be okay.'

"Just then, a zombie leaped at Aya. With a flash, Will was next to Aya and had sliced the zombie's head clean off.

"'Oh Will...thank you...' Aya muttered.

"On and on the battle waged, until, finally, there were no more zombies left. Will and Aya trudged over to where the town's mayor was tied up and freed him.

"'By my furry tail!' the mayor blustered. 'You have saved the town!'

"'Yes...' Will assented graciously, smiling at Aya. 'We did.'

"Aya found herself smiling warmly back up at Will. 'Together...'

"Aya reached out tentatively with a single hand. Will stepped forward and hugged the slight ryuuzoku in a passionate embrace.

"'Oh, Will...' Aya murmured. She turned her eyes up to the taller ryuujin. 'I love you.'

"THE END."

Lisa sat her pen down and raked her eyes over her notebook.

Not bad, she decided. Not bad at all.