!!MaxMariam Contest Information At Bottom!!

MaxMariam Songs: I Promise You and The Way I Loved You by Selena Gomez. Just so you know, the YouTube account isn't mine and some of the lyrics may be slightly off, but here you are. "The Way I Loved You" goes along with an idea of mine that Judy would eventually tear Max and Mariam apart and this song would go with one of their (Mariam's?) thought processes or whatever. That would be the one I would write if I did one, which I might...but I'm not great at songfics.

Name: Tori

Gender: Female

Hair: Blond

Eyes: Blue/Gray

Religion: Christian

Age: That's highly classified information that this party is not able to disclose at the present time.

Birthday: June Fourteenth

Siblings: I have two younger sisters, which makes me the oldest. This is one of my sisters --> .Queen.Violet. Read her stories!! She's a brilliant author no matter what she says!

Collaboration Account:.Queen.Violet. and I now have a separate account for any collaborations we may write. We have two planned but they're no where near being ready to post. The profile's nothing interesting as of yet, but I'll let you all know whenever we get something up.

This character enjoys many things in her spare time such as writing, reading, drawing, being on the computer, singing, dancing, watching TV/movies, and many other such activities.

I collect Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie books and as soon as I have all of those, I'm thinking of starting on the Hardy Boys. As you can see, I love a good mystery and books with some action. A favorite series of mine is and will always be the Harry Potter books; these books will never cease to amaze me with their depth and character development. But, that almost certainly means that I hate the Twilight series with a passion...and I do. Nothing against you if you like that kind of thing but it's just not for me. (Oh and another thing on this subject: I read the first two books before deciding that they weren't worth my time so I can give legitimate reasons if anyone has a problem and wants to PM me about how stupid I am. I know how obsessive you fanatics can get.)

I love: France, the UK, Russia/ns, my family, chocolate, Velveeta, nice people, art...and much more I don't feel like noting.

I hate: Sappy girls, creepers, mean people, real cheese, Hollister, skimpy clothing, Victoria's Secret, lies, spiders, and more I can't be bothered to note.

I want to: Someday I wish to be an author. I'd love to travel the world and see all the things I can only read about, walking the streets of my books and being where the characters were written to be. I love the fact that I can lose myself in a good read and get away from the hectic life we as beings of this world are accustomed to. But I do need a back-up plan so I'm thinking something with French or math. I love French!! I'm good at math, it's not like I enjoy it but I could make a career out of it. Oh yeah, also I'd love to grow up to marry a British guy; their accents make me positively melt! I'd also like to travel to Russia someday and adopt a Russian kid; I just think they'd be cute and have amazing accents as well.

I'd never in a zillion years: Litter...it's disrespectful. We were given this world to take care of it, not trash it!! And no, I'm not some "Go green!" maniac, I just don't litter. I'd also never agree to become an astronaut; I'm not a big fan of space and I think it's okay to leave some things unknown.

Favorite Reads: Harry Potter, Agatha Christie's books, Nancy Drew books, Alex Rider Series, Narnia books, Pendragon books, The Thief Lord, The Storm Thief, etc.

Favorite Movies: Harry Potter movies, Narnia movies, Clue, Beyblade Fierce Battle, The Borrowers, The Thief Lord, Disney Classics, Glory(I also love history.), etc.

Favorite TV Shows: I don't watch a lot of TV (or any) but when I'm home sick I enjoy watching Scooby Doo (I collect the episodes.)...I guess it's my love of mysteries. I also catch Disney Channel once in a while when my little sister watches it. I used to always watch Cartoon Network too; I loved the Power Puff Girls when I was younger. That and Teen Titans...it's amusing but I haven't seen it in ages.

Favorite Actors: Tom Felton, William Moseley, and Ben Barnes are the first three that come to mind. Notice how they're all British...hm.

Favorite Animes: BEYBLADE!! (This is the only one I write about.) I also kind of like Pokémon and Code Lyoko(haven't seen this in 2 or 3 years), but not enough to write or read about them.

Favorite Pairings (Beyblade):

~MaxMariam (Perfect, just perfect. I could go on for ages.)

~RaySalima (Mariah who?)

~EnriqueQueen (My creation!!)

(I guess you could call me a V-Force shipper.)

Pairings I like:

~TysonHilary (This one's in this list because both Hilary and Tyson annoy me, but they're clearly perfect for each other. I couldn't really decide where to put it, but since it's not something I avidly read or write, it's here.)

~RickMariah (A recent addition.)

~RaulMathilda (Aw!)

If you're wondering why I didn't list my 'Favorite Characters' it's because I like almost everyone and it's not like I'm going to type half of the Beyblade characters names up. Also, I'd have a hard time choosing what order to put things in because even if you say it's in no particular order, people always take the first as your absolute favorite anyway. I can say that I love all the V-Force characters and I was mad when most of them (everyone but Hilary) never showed up again. I guess none of them really cared about the world of beyblading being turned upside-down when an evil maniac took over. Who knew?

There are, however, some characters that I'm not particularly fond of. These would include: Ming-Ming (Her voice, dual personality, girliness, and general annoyingness get on my nerves.), Mariah (There's such a thing as too much pink. There's also such a thing as clinging to a man too much and not giving him room to breath. Poor Ray. The only time I can stand her is when she's with Rick.), Kotaro (That creeper in the third season who tried to get onto a team with Tyson and Kai. 'Nuff said.).

There are also some people I only hate on occasion, like: Daichi (He's good for humor and not a bad character, but I hate him for dragging a just-about-to-mature-a-bit Tyson back down to monkey level.), Tyson (He's too full of himself. Quite honestly, without any of the other Bladebreakers or half the other characters, he'd be nowhere. Does he ever show them any sincere appreciation? Not really. But, as main characters go, he's pretty much like all of them so he's not too bad. Plus, he does have a knack for growing on people. Face it; if anyone else was the main character, Beyblade wouldn't be Beyblade.), Mathilda (Her voice is annoying and she's weepy, but she's one of the better girls in the series. Nowhere near the best, though.), Zeo (When he has a total fandude attack over Tyson and the other Bladebreakers it's really creepy and annoying. I do really like his 'evil form' though.), Mister Dickinson (He's okay when he's just doing his job, but when he's stalking the Bladebreakers he loses his charm pretty fast.), and Hilary (Second season pestering girl who dresses in pink and follows the Bladebreakers everywhere and whines because she can't see bitbeasts = ew. Amazing chick who's no longer overbearing and matured more then the whole team put together = :D). This list could really go on forever, but I'll stop before it gets too out of hand. If I get bored, expect expansions.

So basically I'm just an aspiring author trying to make it in this world. So cliché.

~Updates in My Life~

FRENCH EXCHANGE STUDENT!! I just got her letter and everything's final. She'll be coming to live with me for three weeks in April.

EAR INFECTION!! I'm sick. I'm on antibiotics. And the pharmacist has me on A FREAKING 8OZ. OF WATER EVERY HOUR!! Who knew 8oz. was like a whole glass? Certainly not me; I'm in a total brainfart at the moment.

KING AND QUEEN!! Oh my goodness me! I e-mailed for them to be added and they were! I feel so helpful. :D

MURDER MYSTERY!! Me and Riley(.Queen.Violet. You should just get used to me calling her Riley, because she's my sister so I'll be talking about her a lot.) have started sketching out plans for our first collaboration; a murder mystery with the beybladers! DUN, DUN, DUNNNNNNNN! It will be a long while before we get any writing done because I'd like to finish at least one of my stories first, preferably both, before we start writing. She probably will want to finish hers also. But if you can stay tuned for a while, I think it'll be interesting enough.

TRAGEDY!! We had to take my exchange student back to the airport today; I bawled like a baby. It was tragic! But if you're thinking 'Who cares?', then you'll be happy to know that this means I will be having more time to write.

COLLABORATION ACCOUNT!! Riley and I created a separate account for our collaborations. I'll keep you posted on anything we put up!

END OF SUMMER UPDATE!! Riley and I just posted ten stories between the two of us to give anyone who has/had to go back to school recently or anyone who just needs a little boost of happiness. XD

PUPPY!! We have a new puppy. She's a handful, but so darn cute. Updates may be sluggish.

~Stories I Have Written~

The Knife That Could Open Any Door: Harry Potter one shot written quickly for a friend. Not very well written and thought through. I'm thinking of deleting this one because I hate it and it tarnishes what little image I may have.

Purple Flower: Beyblade story that's sort of on hold until I find time to rewrite it and change it up a lot o bit. I got a little tired of this old storyline; I mean how many times does an OC come into someone's story and fall for Kai? ZILLIONS! So I'll rewrite and change it when I feel like it. If not, it might be deleted since I'm not fond of it.

Kyoko: Beyblade story; this one needs a little fixing up so I'll get around to it. Or rather I won't. I really have no idea. Unless I get some sudden inspiration, this one's gone as well.

Parting: Small MaxXMariam oneshot. First story of mine on the list written recently enough to be considered a good example of my more modern work. Beyblade, of course. This was before I decided that I'd write about Max and Mariam being two different ages. Mariam and Max are forced to part after the time they've spent together.

Should I Not Wake: Multi-chapter. Chapters being updated as I write them. It's slowly but surely being finished. I have no idea how long it will actually end up being. Max falls ill one day. For Macy!

Chemically Combined: Beyblade. Oneshot. MaxXMariam. Second in a small string of them that keep popping into my head. Mariam has a poolside accident. (NOTE: I can't believe I'm so stupid! I use several different names for the red-head lifeguard throughout the whole story! I may kill myself. But if you can look past that, I think it's a decent story.)

Lessons: Beyblade oneshot. Oliver can't ride a bike; Enrique teaches him how. For Riley! Attempted humor. I'm not a fan of the Majestics, but I liked writing this one, because I made Oliver a total brat.

Dating Dilemma: Beyblade oneshot. Celebration of the fact that King and Queen were added. Intro to my pairing - EnriqueXQueen Queen's always disappearing and King wants to find out why.

Connect the Dots: Beyblade oneshot. Five year-old Kai and Tala centric. Kai's parents are out of town so he stays with Tala for a week. Soon the boys become spotted... To be quite honest, I'm getting bored with this one, but I'll finish it, since people seem to like it.

Masseuse: Got a sore neck? Then you need a masseuse... Kai/Anyone Pure genius on my part. I mean, everyone likes this kid with someone different so now we can all have our fantasies.

A Ribbon for Your Secrets: Mariam wants to know why Max has a ribbon on his ring finger. What if he refuses to tell her? MaxXMariam

MaxMariam Drabbles: A collection of drabbles about this fabulous but highly under-appreciated pairing. This is my most reviewed story; it has over two-hundred. I tend to baby this one, because I adore the pairing. I like being able to write something small and stick it up on the same day so it's got more chapters than any of my other stories, too.

Sweet Sorrow: Goodbye is the sweetest sorrow of all. Yet, goodbye is something we all have to go through. MaxMariam I overuse the idea of Max and Mariam parting, but they seem like the up-and-down relationship type.

Birthday Surprise: The Blitzkrieg Boys team up to make sure their captain's birthday actually goes well this year. What could possibly go wrong? Birthday present for Riley. Kai's cat's name is rather unimaginative, but I was too lazy to come up with anything different.

He's A Mystery: No one really understands him. Did they ever even try? Brooklyn/Anyone. Not a fill in the blank story. For Macy. Another one of my Canon/Anyone stories. :) I'll probably end up doing a few more.

Once In A Lifetime: Sometimes once in a lifetime is enough. RaySalima This is my first Ray/Salima and I'm rather proud of it.

Be Mine?: Max is one of those people who needs a reason for everything. MaxMariam For Sanich.

Of Dreamers and Birds Alike: Flying and Falling are the fraternal twins of dreamers and birds alike. I wanted to write a little something about someone new and not over-wrote. I made Riley spit out names and when I heard Mystel, the first sentence of the oneshot came into my head and I knew I had to write it.

Not Meant for Your Ears: Max wasn't thinking when he snuck into the Saint Shields' hideout. And he certainly didn't think about how significant one accidental push of a button could become. MaxMariam For RedWheeler. I think this one's my favorite MaxMariam oneshot, that I've written.

Not Even In The Rain:"He wouldn't let them know how much the loss of their lives has cost him. His love for them, not his pride, couldn't allow it. Not even in the rain." Kai pays a visit to his parents' grave. There's some little tidbits hidden in this one. So far, Demolition-GIRL-33236 is the only one who noticed that Marilyn's last name was Kuznetsov. There's still at least one thing that no one else has noticed, though it's V-Force related so I shouldn't be surprised. This is one of my favorite oneshots among the ones I wrote.

Dance With Me: Dancing. In the rain. Under a full moon. With the one you love. Can life get any better? Anyone/Anyone. I've surpassed my Canon/Anyone with an Anyone/Anyone. It started as Ray/Salima, but no names, or physical features are used, so it's Anyone/Anyone.

ABC Challenge

I've asked Demolition-GIRL-33236 to give me a word for every letter of the alphabet and I'm going to write a oneshot to go with each one. I've seen something similar around, so I thought I'd give it a try. The following is a list of the words she gave me and a link to the oneshot I've written for it.

A is for Apples When Oliver, out of the goodness of his heart, bakes an apple pie for each of his teammates, he has no idea that his kitchen will soon play host to another of Johnny and Enrique's fights. At the base of this one: Rome versus McIntosh. Attempted humor. I felt like writing about the Majestics again and this came about.

B is for Because

C is for Cold

D is for Dreamsicle

E is for Ever

F is for Fair

G is for Ginger

H is for Hero

I is for Icecream

J is for Jail

K is for Karma

L is for Life

M is for M&Ms

N is for Never

O is for Over

P is for Popsicle

Q is for Questions

R is for Red

S is for Spiral

T is for Turnaround

U is for Under

V is for Vigilant

W is for Water

X is for Xenophobic

Y is for You

Z is for Zero

Never-Ending: MaxMariam. It was the winner in the poll I had up a few months ago, so it's the next to be written. I have a feeling it's not what a lot of voters thought it would be... I'm pretty sure you'll be surprised. Summary: It couldn't have happened, but it had. Today couldn't be yesterday, but it was. And he couldn't find the answer, but he had to. Luckily, it seemed he had all the time in the world.

Untitled: Obviously this one doesn't have an actual title yet. I'm not even sure what this will consist of, entirely. Anyway, it's going to be a multi-chapter story about how I think Kai's life went. So yes, there will be evil guys, dying relatives, and beatings galore!

~Requests~

Disabled, for now. I'm extremely busy and will be for a little while. Sorry. That doesn't include any pending requests, or ones that I offer in the notes of any of my stories.

Copy and paste this into your profile if when you were young... There were only 150 Pokemon.Digimon was popular.Yugi-Oh actually had Yugi in it. You didn’t get weird looks when you went Trick-or-Treating. Nobody cared what you looked like.Hamtaro ROCKED. Catching a pidgeon was cool. Pirates before Pirates of the Carribean. Nobody knew how to spell 'Volcano'.Pinky and the brain were cartoon characters, not body parts. Saying 'moron' was a swear word. Fire was considered dangerous. The only thing you had to worry about were cooties. Cursive writing was just a bunch of swirly lines. Multiplication was scary. Dora the Explorer and that goddamned monkey who follows her EVERYWHERE didn't exist. The first Harry Potter was the coolest thing since sliced bread. If you were, copy and paste then write your name.Catemonster, Angel Dumott Schunard Collins, Palinana, Kaz-za-15, Taijiya Mizu, AzikaRue394.

I'm so nostalgic that this almost made me cry.

You can tell a lot about a person by reading their answers to a few simple questions, so if my description of myself above just didn't do it for you, read this.

Secrets About Yourself.
Be honest no matter what. I got this from soraskybeauty who got if from summerrose12.

1) Have you ever been asked out?
Yes, and it's always by creepers because I'm too nice to them.

2) Where did you get your default picture?
L'internet!

3) What's your middle name?
Joanna, after my aunt.

4) Your current relationship status?
Single and not looking to change that, thank you very much. I don't have time for a relationship; too much nothingness. XD

5) Does your crush like you back?
He doesn't know I exist. :P

6) What is your current mood?
I'm dandy, just dandy.

7) What color of underwear are you wearing?
Black. Black as the night. XD

8) What color shirt are you wearing?
Red. I'm in my pajamas.

9) Missing something?
Where's my sanity?

10) If you could go back in time and change something, what would you change?
Rien, nothing, nada, zilch.

11) If you must be an animal for one day, what?
A turtle. Nothing but stopping to smell the roses and always being at home. I'm a homebody.

12) Ever had a near death experience?
One day, I almost laughed myself to death.

13) Something you do a lot?
Daydream, read, write, computer.

14) The song stuck in your head?
S.O.S. Jordin Sparks.

15) Who did you copy and paste this from?
soraskybeauty. :)

16) Name someone with the same birthday as YOU?
Steffi Graf-German tennis player. Donald Trump-filthy rich real estate agent. Che Guevara-Marxist revolutionary who helped overthrow the Cuban government. Darryl Sabara-actor in Spy Kids. Harriet Beecher Stowe-author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

17) When was the last time you cried?
Forever ago.

18) Have you ever sung in front of a large audience?
Only in a chorus concert with other people.

19) If you could have one super power what would it be?
Power Mimicry or Absorbtion-the ability to copy or absorb another's powers. (I totally found that on Wikipedia.)

20) What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Personality and eyes.

21) What do you usually order from Starbucks?
Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino with whipped cream. :)

22) What's your biggest secret?
I'm definitely a werewolf. XD

23) Favorite color?
Purple since preschool.

24) Do you still watch kiddie shows?
Of course! The Backyardigans are my best friends!

25) What are you?
One of a kind. :)

26) Do you speak any other language?
Un petit peu de français. (I probably butchered that. XD) A little bit of French.

27) What's your favorite smell?
Anything musty, like my unfinished basement or garage.

28) Describe your life in one word what would it be?
Alive.

29) Have you ever kissed in the rain?
Nope.

30) What are you thinking about right now?
How to answer this question. :P

31) What should you be doing?
Writing.

32) Who was the last person that made you upset/angry?
Backstabbers.

33) Do you like working in the yard?
Not particularly. Though writing whilst sitting in the grass is fun.

34) If you could have any last name in the world, what would you want?
Felton. XD

35) Do you act differently around the person you like ?
I'm never around him so, no.

36) What is your natural hair color?
Dirty blond.

37) Who was the last person to make you cry?
I do not remember in the slightest.

Enlightening? I didn't think so. XD I'll admit to not taking this entirely seriously, but it was just too fun.

!!MaxMariam Oneshot Contest!!

I have decided, for the sake of something interesting to do, that I'm going to hold a MaxMariam Oneshot Contest. I thought this up while trying to think of something besides plain old requests to do to celebrate 200 reviews to "MaxMariam Drabbles".

Rules:

1. Your piece must be a oneshot. No multichapter stories, drabbles, or poems.

2. Your piece must be at least five-hundred (500) words long, give or take a few. I won't be too strict with this rule. If you're absolutely positive that your three-hundred word piece is what you'd like to submit, I'll take it, no questions asked. This is basically a guideline so that the oneshots are not too short. They can be as long as you like.

3. Your oneshot must include the following phrase: "Well, that wasn't how I expected our first kiss to be." Rewording is allowed as long as the same basic meaning stays.

4. In accordance to Rule 3, your oneshot must be about Max and Mariam's first kiss. I always imagined that they would have an odd one, so I'd like to see your ideas.

5. If you are thinking of entering the contest, send me a message saying so and, to prove I got your message, I'll add your name to the following list.

Contestants:

RedWheeler - Entry.

Kinkajouu

silver-hedgehog

Demolition-GIRL-33236

b0ld.as.l0ve

.Queen.Violet. - Entry.

Kamakaze Jazzy - Entry.

Sanich Iyonni

6. Once your oneshot is posted, send me a link to it and I'll add it to the contest's C2.

7. No oneshots should exceed a T rating.

8. All oneshots must be submitted by December 1st. That's 2009 for you rule-stretchers out there.

9. The judging will be done by me. .Queen.Violet. will no longer be helping because she's now a contestant, due to some (or a lot) of nagging by me. A poll may be added to see the general opinion of all of you, but it will not have much sway on my final decision.

10. You can enter as many times as you like.

11. Respect all your fellow contestants. No rude comments, plagiarizing, or bad sports will be tolerated. I hardly think that this will be a problem, but I have to say it, just in case. I would hope we all respect each other enough to act like civil adults.

12. These rules can, and may be altered at any time. I'll try to inform all of you when I make an adjustment.

13. Have fun! And if you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Prizes:

This is probably what you were all looking forward to.

First place gets two oneshot requests from Yours Truly. These do not have to be MaxMariam requests; it's an open field character-, genre-, and plot-wise.

Depending on how many entries I get, there may be a second and third place prize. In that case, both second and third place will receive one MaxMariam request.

Consolation prizes will be awarded to everyone who submits a oneshot. Everyone who submits a oneshot will be allowed one MaxMariam Drabble request.

The Main Goal:

I want everyone to know that my aim is not to assess your writing skills. The main purpose or goal of this contest is to spread the MaxMariam love by getting some more writing up about them. And, of course, we're celebrating 200 reviews on "MaxMariam Drabbles".

I want to thank each and every one of you ahead of time for your entries and creativity. I'd also like to say a big "Thank you" to anyone who's supported the drabbles in their rather short history, whether that be by reading, favoriting, subscribing, reviewing, requesting or any combination of those five. It's because of you guys that I keep writing them.

Also, your oneshots will not be judged by typing accuracy, grammar, spelling, knowledge of the English language, or anything else of that sort. I WILL NOT PLAY FAVORITES!! I will judge them solely on creativity and uniqueness. Make them as quirky, fluffy, adorable, or funny as you like.

Remember: Spread the MaxMariam love!

P.S. Let me know if you'd like a forum to go with this contest, where you can swap ideas, chat, or do whatever. Thanks!