MY PROFILE

Name: Ana Paula Vicente Moura (Paula for everyone, Vicente to a very peculiar group of friends, Palula to my sister :3)

Nicknames: kathlaidaprincess on deviantART, kathlaida-princess here on fanfiction, vicente7 on LiveJournal, Vicente on Blogger. I also have many characters on PokemorphMUSH, ask me if you're interested

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Country: Chaves, Portugal. But I was born in Macau

Favorite songs and artists: songs? Maybe Nickelback's Savin' Me or Tool's Reflection. As for artists, there are many: Tool, A Perfect Circle, Josh Groban (the perfect man!), Depeche Mode, Nickelback, t.A.T.u., Deep Forest, The Spill Canvas, Muse, Three Doors Down, Evanescence (the songs that don't appear in their albums), Mika... But I can listen to many, many artists, as long as the song has good lyrics and/or a nice rhythm, in fact, if it reaches that special place in my heart, I'll love it :D

Favorite movies and TV shows: my favorite TV shows are Friends (my most favorite), Pushing Daisies, Dexter, Digimon Season 02, Naruto, How I Met Your Mother, loads of American sitcoms… my favorite movies are Stardust, The Dark Knight, Pride and Prejudice, Watchmen (though I don't really know what to think of it, I loved Rorschac), Artifitial Intelligence (the movie that made me cry the most...), The Island, The Ring (I and II) The Brothers Grimm, Titanic, every Harry Potter movie (specially the second and the forth), Moulin Rouge, X-Men (I, II and III AND especially Origins!), every superhero movie, every Pokemon Movie, Van Helsing, Digimon the Movie (which had loads of Takari-ness), Star Wars (specially the third one), Forrest Gump, Ella Enchanted , every Jim Carey and Brendan Fraser movie, Pirates of the Carebbean, Disney movies in general (Brother Bear, Treasure Planet,...), Shrek (I and II), the list goes on and on...;

Favorite books: I love every Juliet Marillier’s book (specially the Dark Mirror and the Well of Shades) and Neil Gaiman's too.

Favorite games: The Sims 2, Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time (probably the best game ever created), Jak and Daxter series, Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts (I and II, though I like the first one better), Prince of Persia (all of them for the PS2), Shadow of the Colossus, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Pokémon Silver (I'm glad they're remaking it!), Chess (the actual board game...), Black and White (so funny xD)

When I'm not writing or at school I'm: reading, listening to music, playing the computer, drawing or hanging out with my friends.

Favorite things to write about: Takari, because they're an OTP of mine, they truly love each other and Hope and Light are two entities that match so well! GaaNaru, because I love everything about Gaara, Naruto and their connection together. Pokémon, because I love the creatures and think many can be done with them. I love writing about adventure and romance the most, I love to tell stories :) Other fandoms may show up if a good story for it appears

Favorite quotes: "Even guardians need saving sometimes", "In the greatest Darkness, there is always a Light that leads out of it. That Light is called Hope" (these ones can be found on the fic The Survival of Hope, which in on my favorites), "Even Angels cry, but they know they will smile later" (I came up with that one), "Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end" (anonymous)

My idols are: Takeru Takaishi, Jak Mar, Gaara of the Desert (he evolved so much and really teaches us to fight for the life we want to have, surrounded by the joy of having many people to share it with, no matter how hated you were in the beginning). Naruto too, because it was personality to change Gaara :P I guess Sora from KH can be considered an idol too... I would like to be as positive and optimistic as he is... And the awesome Josh Groban is close to become one too, for his music and way of life truly inspires me to carry on with my projects.

Biggest beliefs: We are all connected. Like a huge puzzle: I am connected to many pieces, than these other pieces are connected to others. When we are apart, we get lonely and lost, once when we are brought together and work as one, we get happier, we work better. Kill loneliness with love, a small act of kindness can make so much difference. Life is beautiful and we should get the most of it while we can, even when we are suffering, but death is not to be feared either, it is just a transition. Seek out for information, don't believe everything people tell you, go find the answers by yourself. You have the right to have your own opinion and share it, but you also have the duty to respect other's opinions too. The best about sharing an opinion is that yours and the other person's perspectives mold together, and I believe that's the biggest purpose of humanity. Being awake or asleep (dreaming) are two sides of one reality:when you are awake, you can reach out for the others, when you're dreaming, you can understand yourself better. Dream and awakeness should be balanced that way. Humans are between the black and the white. The perfect human is a perfect shade of grey: the one that makes mistakes but forgives the others' mistakes as well. A person can be defined by the choices she makes, the reasons why she makes those choices and the circumstances she was in when she chose. Sometimes being evil isn't wrong (sometimes a harsh treatment can lead people to evolve, that's what happens in Nature) while being always good isn't always correct either (if you do everything for someone, you don't let them grow). Use both good and evil to do the right thing, to help yourself or others. Be honest, the truth is complicated enough to find without lies, let alone with them... Never judge a person: everyone has their own path to travel, defined by the choices they made and the alternatives chance has brought them, since no one can have a view of a "bigger plan" we are not qualified to judge anyone. Something or someone must have created us. Probably many someones. And yes, there must be a God of Love, if said entities exist. Love is to care for someone, selflessly. It can be physical or not, but the feeling in itself is the medicine for this world and can be so easily given. Everyone is beautiful in their own way, every person is a tresure if you care enough to find about it. Yes, everything will really be okay in the end: just keep holding on :) Be patient.

MY WORKS:

Current Projects:

TO WHERE YOU ARE (Pokémon OCs): Planned as it goes, 1st chapter written, 2nd in progress;

ONLY HOPE AND LIGHT TOGETHER CAN DEFEAT DARKNESS (Takari, Dark Ocean-centered): Fully planned, 14th chapter written, 15th on hold;

NARUTO AND GAARA, MAKE EACH OTHER HAPPY (GaaNaru, Cannon, Main Story): 20 chapters planned, 1st chapter written, 2nd on hold;

WHEN FRIENDSHIP IS FORBIDDEN, LOVE PREVAILS (Takari, AU): Fully planned, 4th chapter written, 5th in progress;

WHILE THE EARTH SLEEPS (GaaNaru Friendship as Kids, slightly AU): Fully planned, 2nd chapter written, 3rd in progress;

THE BOY AND THE HO-OH (Pokémon OCs, Sequel to The Girl and The Lugia): 8 chapters planned, 2nd chapter written, 3rd on hold;

Future Projects:

A CHANGE TO SEE YOU SMILE (GaaNaru, SasuSai, ShikaTema, KankuSaku, JiraTsu, NejiTen, AU): This is the idea I got when I went to Brussels. A group of academic students from an art university are sent to several countries as "embassors" of their own country's energic and joyful philosophy. They've been to many different places and loved them all, learned from all of them, but it's when they visit the most depressing country in the world that the "leader" of that group, Naruto, has the chance to teach a very dark redhead the true meaning of a smile. (imminent)

SPECIAL MISSION FOR THE KAZEKAGE (GaaNaru Friendship, Cannon, Prequel to Naruto and Gaara, Make Each Other Happy - MEOH): This story is about the mission (post Shippuuden) that made Tsunade nominate Naruto the next Hokage. Naruto and Gaara are sent to protect the five ninja countries from a terrorist attempt and end up developing their bond throughout it. (imminent)

UNDER MY SKIN (GaaNaru, AU, USA's 1930 to 1950 timeset, inspired by this): Singer wannabe Naruto tries to find fame while performing covers of his idol, Frank Sinatra, but a constant presence in his poor audience seems to fascinate him beyond anything... What will he discover when he knows more about his man? And how much will he affect him in the end? (still have a lot to think about here...)

THE GATHERING OF NINE (GaaNaru, AU, Disney-style, Jinchuuriki): Gaara remembers nothing of his past, only that he moved to this deserted island and had a strange scar on his forehead. One day, he finds a boy unconscious on the beach, a blond boy called Naruto who has a spirit trapped inside him, and he changes his life forever. Forced to leave his world of peace and tranquility for an environment of exaggerated but endangered bliss, Gaara and this Naruto boy are immediately dragged to an overwhelming adventure, in which only the gathering of all the nine spirit hosts can save this utopic world. But one of them is missing... What to do? (still have details to work out here...)

A THOUSAND ARABIAN NIGHTS PLUS ONE (GaaNaru, AU, Arabian Nights inspired): Are the stories of a civilization any use to the people? Can a culture survive with only satisfying the basic needs of its people? And must the King remain always selfless or should he fight for his dreams too? In the climate of religious and cultural war, King Gaara, the ruler of the last village to keep the remainings of the Persian culture, decides to kill the culture of his people to assure their survival. But when a group of explorers, outraged with this village's lack of identity, confronts the king, maybe he needs to rethink his beliefs... In a thousand nights, Naruto will tell the king a thousand meaningful stories, both to gain his and his companion's freedom and to convince Gaara to save his people's culture and himself. But there is one last story he must tell, one that will probably change everything... (imminent)

THE LITTLE MALE MERMAID (GaaNaru, AU, Mermaid Story): As the third son of the feelbe ruler of all oceans, mermaid Gaara never thought responsibilities of the kingdom would fall upon him. But a coup-d'état dealt to his father's rule makes him the only one able to save the day, and only with the help of a human, the most fascinating human he has ever met, will he be able to do anything. The bad thing is, Naruto always thought that when he'd meet a real mermaid, the experience would be a lot different. For starters, it would not be a man. Maybe things will change for the best, though... Maybe this whole keeping-the-balance-between-sea-and-land deal will be something pleasant... (imminent)

THE ANGEL WITH PORCELAIN WINGS (GaaNaru, AU, Angels): Having lost complete faith in this rotting humanity, the angel Gaara loses control of his rage and commits a terrible crime. He becomes then a fallen angel, forced to live among the humans he now detests and buried to the knees in their mud, forced to wear porcelain wings instead of just losing wings, with a new scar added to his forehead. But he has a chance to become an angel again (which he desperately wants), if he can find angels in the hearts of man and keep his wings intact. A single pure soul calls to him and his mission for redemption is laid before him... But perhaps this is more than a punishment... Perhaps this Naruto presents him a second chance to find his rightful place in the world... (imminent)

RECOMMENDATIONS:

GAANARU FIC RECS: Part 1 and Part 2

MY RECS :D

- mm-chan : The author of my all time favorite story, Hunger, but she has written other beautiful works too :) Hunger is everything I ever wanted in a story, so I'm infinitly happy I could find it! I just hope one day I can be a story-teller as good as she is, while keeping the emotional depth she gives to her works so flawlessly. My heart comes alive with every word of hers :) Look, I made fanart for her here!

- Lilianae : My twin, I believe, when it comes to GaaNaru. Her writing style is light but very original, she words things very well and all her stories leave me smiling in the end. Us, Public Displays of Affection and One Way to Form A Lasting Alliance were my personal favorites :) She works on cannon, which is something so refreshing to see!

- Lycan.Kallias : She has the cutest ideas for stories and develops them very well, mixing many things. Shudder and One Of Those Days are my favorites.

- Pwnanator : Somewhat of my co-writer for both The Girl and the Lugia and The Boy and the Ho-oh :) His story, Prophecy of the Pokémon Healer, completes mine, and he writes it beautifully!

- Prism0467 : She makes the perfect combination of sugar and spice inside her stories, making my heart melt and burn everytime :)

- ednama : I love her lighter works the most, because they are so awesome, but Inner Obstacle is an amazing read too. :D

- Red Riding Freak : My sister and companion in creating our vision of a GaaNaru world. Her written works are full of imagination and beautiful emotions too!

- tsusami : I love the way she writes Gaara and words things, as well as the many priceless scenarios she can create :)

OTHER STUFF:

The drabble Biology was inspired by a picture by my sister here. Be a sweetheart and visit the rest of her gallery too :D

The cake in my birthday fic is a bigger and more chocolaty version of this.

You’re always free to contact me via e-mail or send me a private message if you have questions about my stories or if you have suggestions for new fics or character names (which are my soft spot...).

Anyway, thank you for reading this and I'm sorry if I wasted too much of your time!

Oh, and if you're interested in reading original written works by me, visit my blog! http://a-sandmans-portal.blogspot.com/ or my shrine to GaaNaru here http://slob-loves-ex-insomniac.blogspot.com/

Thank you! :D