| HowCouldThisHappenToMe |
Author has written 38 stories for Yu-Gi-Oh, Treasure Planet, Xiaolin Showdown, Ninja Turtles, Naruto, Green Angel, Avatar: Last Airbender, Bleach, Criminal Minds, One Piece, Sweeney Todd, and Yu Yu Hakusho. Name: Just call me Min. Likes: Anime/manga, music, writing, reading... the usual. About myself: I'm a college student with the intention of becoming a high school math teacher. Why math teacher, you wonder. I want to become a teacher because I have learned that I love inspiring people. I inspired some people to write with my own works, and I've inspired others to realize their love for music through my own passion for the subject. I've had many teachers who have helped me grow to become the young woman I am today, and I want to be the kind of teacher that does that for my students. If I can help just one student realize their dreams, then I feel like everything that's led me to that point will be entirely worth it. I am fairly religious, I would say, though I'm still learning. I was raised Presbyterian, but wasn't brought to church very often as a child, and baptized Pentecostal this past spring, and have been trying to attend church more regularly now. Overall, I'm an easy person to get along with and am more than willing to be friendly with someone, so long as they show the same towards me. About my writing: I am an OC writer, and I am very proud it admit such a fact. I put forth a lot of effort into the characters I create for writing purposes. Now, the characters I create for 'in my head' scenarios are a different matter, but let's not get too off-task here. I create characters with the idea of hopefully adding something interesting to the story I am writing. Be it a tough pirate chick who has to learn to be softer (Ember Silver), or a servant girl who is broken from her bondage and must learn who she really is (Kala), or even some character I have yet to create. I try to make my characters grow through their stories and while I do include romance in these stories, I try to focus more on the character growth and how a romance works with that. I'm not the best at it, but it's a continuing process and I like to think I'm getting better with each story I write. Despite the fact that I write OC stories, I actually read very few of them, simply for the reason that I can't stand to. Yes, you've read correctly. I can hardly stand to read the very story types that I write. "But why, Min?" you may ask. Or "Well, that's rather hypocritical of you" you may judge. But let's be honest, not all OC fics are top quality. I'm not saying my work is top quality--far from it. But when it comes to me finding a story I want to read, I'd rather not spend my time reading about Miss Mary Sue and how she made the hottest guy fall for her and her 'quirky' nature through sheer force of will and the fact that the universe loves her. I've come across so many of those that I'm too wary to read many OC fics. The ones that I do spend my time reading, however, are very good and I would recommend anyone that looks through my favorites list to check some of them out to see if they might be your cup of tea. EXCITING NEWS! I have been published. My novel The Confirmed is now available on eStore at this link: https://www.createspace.com/3741565 And on Amazon at this link: http://www.amazon.com/Confirmed-Brittany-Vanderzyden/dp/1468040162 Words cannot describe how happy I am about being published! Tribulations of a Pirate Thread This is a thread I found on livejournal through the profile of another writer here on FFN. My contributions are posted here, but if anyone would like the read the other AMAZING fanfictions that are posted by other people, feel free to follow this link. Chapter 1: http://naye.livejournal.com/799901.html Chapter 2 onward: http://eiliem.livejournal.com/31727.html?view=416495#t416495 Here are the statuses on my stories. Completed Title: Here Title: Ebony's December Title: Raimundo Lies Title: Never Gonna Be Alone Title: My Brothers Title: Blank Sheet of Paper Title: Was Never Intended As Such Title: Truth Beneath the Rose Title: Free To Be Me Title: Ashen Angel Title: Domani Title: Wake Up Title: Lifetimes Title: As the Pendulum Swings Title: If Only A Moment Title: Not Daddy Anymore Title: Snapshots of Siblinghood Title: Sleepy Waters Title: Of Flies and Fists Title: A New Year Title: Wilted Flowers Title: Beautiful Disaster Title: A Rose That Won't Bloom Title: Burning Flower Title: Poker Face Title: Tribulations of a Pirate Title: All These Lives Title: Fallen Flames Title: Shinobi Title: Call My Name Title: Black Widow Title: Dance With the Devil Title: His Angel, Her Savior Title: For Good Luck Title: Family Matters In-Progress Title: Missing Piece On Hiatus None Dead-Fics (Fanfictions I will no longer be updating) Title: In My Heart Upcoming Title: Phoenix Blood Title: Until The End Title: In Another Life | |||||
1. Missing Piece » reviewsHe'd already lost everyone else in his family. He'd be damned if he would let anything happen to Bolin. Series of oneshotsAvatar: Last Airbender - Rated: T - English - Family - Chapters: 4 - Words: 2,362 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 5-19-12 - Published: 5-17-12 - Mako & Bolin2. Family Matters reviewsThat was what big brothers did. They protected their scared little siblings from anything that frightened them.Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: T - English - Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,877 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-16-12 - Mako & Bolin - Complete3. For Good Luck reviewsA heart is broken as Mako receives a gift from an anonymous fan.Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,149 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 3-25-12 - Mako - Complete4. His Angel, Her Savior » reviewsThe story of Ebony and Seto's life, starting when they met at the age of eight. It goes over main points in their life together. Seto/OC hinted at and will probably be in there at some point.Yu-Gi-Oh - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 8,978 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 1-18-12 - Published: 12-5-08 - Seto K. - Complete5. Wilted Flowers » reviewsI could clearly remember the day Lily became my friend, and the day she vanished from my life. I was never going to allow that to happen again. Childhood-fic.One Piece - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Tragedy - Chapters: 3 - Words: 7,241 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 9-29-11 - Published: 5-6-10 - Luffy & Ace - Complete6. Dance With The Devil » reviewsHe was gone and dead. But now Amy sees him everywhere she goes. Is she losing her mind? Or is it something else? Sequel to "Beautiful Disaster".Ninja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Family/Angst - Chapters: 13 - Words: 17,475 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 9-22-11 - Published: 6-27-11 - Complete7. Black Widow » reviewsHe found her annoying, but brave. She found him dangerous, but intriguing. He was the Wind Death and she was the Black Widow. Twoshot.Bleach - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 979 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-26-11 - Kazeshini - Complete8. Call My Name » reviewsTwo halves of the same whole. What could that possibly mean? Whatever it is, I know I must help my prince, and dearest friend, restore his honor. But what will I do when Fate decides to interrupt the life I once knew? How can I possibly choose?Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 51 - Words: 132,396 - Reviews: 73 - Updated: 7-29-11 - Published: 8-6-09 - Zuko - Complete9. Beautiful Disaster » reviewsMy brothers have undergone a change none of us could have been prepared for. To make matters worse, some guy comes into my life and won't leave it. How can I get Leo, Donny, Raphie and Mikey back to normal if we don't even know what happened? OCXOCNinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 29 - Words: 44,029 - Reviews: 32 - Updated: 7-1-11 - Published: 3-5-09 - Complete10. Shinobi reviewsThe shinobi had never lived particularly noble lives, but a change was stirring within them. Please, Gama, allow me this one last dishonorable action before we change our existence.Yu Yu Hakusho - Rated: T - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,130 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-1-11 - Touya & Risho - Complete11. Until The End reviewsAttend the tale of Sweeney Todd? No. Attend the tale of William Nazar, also known as Lucy Barker. She did not, in fact, take poison and she wants revenge for what Judge Turpin has done to her husband. AUSweeney Todd - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,731 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-1-11 - Lucy B.12. Fallen Flames » reviewsMaybe that was why they always got along so well, she figured. They had been kindred spirits, and had understood each other for years... The telling of young Hotaru in her life as a member of the Whitebeard Pirates.One Piece - Rated: T - English - Family/Romance - Chapters: 22 - Words: 31,941 - Reviews: 60 - Updated: 3-14-11 - Published: 1-24-11 - Ace & Marco - Complete13. All These Lives » reviewsMy daughter, my ONLY daughter, has been taken from me. I intend to do whatever it takes to get her back, even if that means bringing Eternal Youth to the most wicked being in all existance. Final story in the Treasure Hunter Trilogy.Treasure Planet - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Family - Chapters: 11 - Words: 13,660 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 2-19-11 - Published: 6-7-09 - Complete14. Tribulations of a Pirate » reviewsDrabbles and excerpts. Reposts from LJ chaos thread. Multiple themes, characters and prompts. Ace, Thatch, Marco, LuffyOne Piece - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 8 - Words: 3,453 - Reviews: 28 - Updated: 9-23-10 - Published: 6-25-10 - Ace & Marco - Complete15. Poker Face » reviewsAfter the deaths of his captain and 'brother', Marco finds himself leading the crew that is family. Disaster strikes and he not only loses his crew, but his memories. Marco must now uncover these memories, as well as protect his new companions.One Piece - Rated: T - English - Friendship - Chapters: 15 - Words: 19,141 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 9-6-10 - Published: 7-19-10 - Marco - Complete16. Burning Flower reviewsLife is short, Ace thought as he was struck by the magma fist belonging to Akainu. It was like a flash of lightning, really. You're born, and then you die when it seems like you're at your brightest.One Piece - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,317 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-27-10 - Ace - Complete17. A Rose That Won't Bloom » reviewsThe Winter War has ended. Now, a new battle has been set into motion and it is up to Renji Abarai to get to the bottom of it. The lone survivor of a brutal attack declares Tousen as her assailant, but he should be dead. What does this mean?Bleach - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 16 - Words: 24,858 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 7-26-10 - Published: 4-5-10 - Renji A. - Complete18. In My Heart » reviewsToshiro Hitsugaya... is dead. Now, a young child has been born, bearing a stricking resemblence to the late captain. What is in store for this ten-year-old boy, and his older sister? DISCONTINUEDBleach - Rated: T - English - Family/Adventure - Chapters: 30 - Words: 33,071 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 5-17-10 - Published: 11-10-09 - T. Hitsugaya19. A New Year reviewsThe silence was broken in an instant when a loud pop sounded next to his ear and colorful pieces of paper flew past his head. "Happy birthday, Ace."One Piece - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 872 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-2-10 - Ace - Complete20. Of Flies and Fists reviewsTheir roles on the ship were clearly defined: black and white. Beyond those roles, things got a little less defined. Ace/OC, in varying degrees.One Piece - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,201 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 4-21-10 - Ace - Complete21. Sleepy Waters reviewsThe new kid didn't seem too bad. The crew got along with him, the captain took a liking to him. There was just one little problem... Ace-OC budding friendship.One Piece - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 914 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-18-10 - Ace - Complete22. Snapshots of Siblinghood reviewsOne of those one-sentence prompts, using an OC. It's just as the title suggests, a bunch of sentences revolving around siblings. I'm sorry, but there's really no way to come up with a clever summary for this kind of thing.One Piece - Rated: T - English - Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,359 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-9-10 - Zoro - Complete23. Not Daddy Anymore reviewsHe was far too used to this. The time between was growing shorter. Some days, he wished he could be naive again... As told by 7-year-old Spencer Reid.Criminal Minds - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 841 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-9-10 - S. Reid - Complete24. If Only A Moment reviewsAnd just for this moment, as long as you're mine, I've lost all resistance and crossed some borderline. HisagiXunnamed OC. Lyrics used in this summary belong to 'Wicked', though not a songfic. Rated for safety.Bleach - Rated: M - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 698 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 12-22-09 - Shuuhei H. - Complete25. As The Pendulum Swings reviewsA series of flash-fictions. They met in the Soul Reaper Academy. Through the years, much had changed, but they somehow remained a constant in each other's lives. Onesided RenjixOC, some RenRukiBleach - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,164 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 12-2-09 - Renji A. - Complete26. Lifetimes reviewsThere are some things in this world that are plain to see. Their love was among those.Yu-Gi-Oh - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 680 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-6-09 - Seto K. & Kisara - Complete27. Wake Up reviews."You gotta wake up, Amy. You just gotta." Who do these voices belong to? They're so familiar, yet I can't figure them out. Wait... my brothers.Ninja Turtles - Rated: K+ - English - Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,500 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-13-09 - Complete28. Domani » reviewsIt's been thirty years since Donatello left us... thirty years of hell. My brother, Chris, and I have been getting along just fine. Now, Don's back and wants to face the Shredder one last time. I can only pray he's the miracle we've been waiting for.Ninja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Family/Tragedy - Chapters: 4 - Words: 8,802 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 7-2-09 - Published: 6-22-09 - Donatello - Complete29. Ashen Angel reviewsDiamond looks back on his time with Ash, the girl who'd taken him in when no one else would, and his feelings for her. Written in Diamond's POV. Slightly Diamond-Ash, if you keep in mind what happened in the book.Green Angel - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 852 - Reviews: 21 - Published: 6-12-09 - Diamond & Green/Ash - Complete30. Free To Be Me » reviewsSequel to "Truth Beneath the Rose." My father had left me with only a fist-sized, silver sphere the day he had gone. I was always thankful to have that much. Little did I know, my father had left me with so much more. Second in the Treasure Hunter TrilogyTreasure Planet - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Family - Chapters: 19 - Words: 26,905 - Reviews: 24 - Updated: 6-4-09 - Published: 4-10-09 - Complete31. Truth Beneath The Rose » reviews"Sometimes… plans go astray." Those were the words of my father, Captain John Silver. Truer words have never been spoken, especially when the new cabin boy comes between my father, Flint's trove, and me. First story in the Treasure Hunter TrilogyTreasure Planet - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 18 - Words: 19,698 - Reviews: 19 - Updated: 4-12-09 - Published: 12-26-08 - Complete32. Was Never Intended As Such » reviewsThings change. If there's anything I've learned in the past thirty years, it's that. Thirty years ago, Donatello disappeared without a trace. To put my life in the simplest possible terms, it's gone straight to hell. SAINW story. OC's POV.Ninja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Family - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,439 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-12-09 - Donatello - Complete33. Blank Sheet of Paper reviewsI'm just your average 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper. I'm not even lined. What knowledge could I possible have if there's nothing written on me, right? Well, I'll let you in on a little secret. I know exactly what's going on. Onesided Sasusaku.Naruto - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 535 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 2-20-09 - Sasuke U. & Sakura H. - Complete34. My Brothers » reviewsA series of oneshots told from the point of view of an OC, the turtles' "sister" of sorts. WARNING: TRAGIC! EACH ONESHOT HAS CHARACTER DEATHNinja Turtles - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 4 - Words: 4,797 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-9-09 - Complete35. Never Gonna Be Alone » reviewsJim and Anya were the best of friends, since birth. They dreamed of finding Flint's trove as children, but could never have imagined the adventure they'd go through when a strange salamander crash lands at the Benbow Inn. Jim/OCTreasure Planet - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 19 - Words: 16,332 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 1-27-09 - Published: 12-29-08 - Complete36. Raimundo Lies reviewsWhen Alyssa arrived at her house, there were tearstains streaked down her cheeks. Her father walked into the hallway to find her there. "Alyssa," he questioned. "Daddy, Raimundo lies," she whispered, her voice breaking. Rated for character death.Xiaolin Showdown - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,929 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 1-21-09 - Raimundo - Complete37. Ebony's December reviewsEbony Sharpe is walking through an Egypt exhibit in the local museum and strange things keep coming to her mind. Story is better than summary, I promise. It's a songfic using "Once Upon A December" from the movie Anastasia.Yu-Gi-Oh - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 987 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 12-9-08 - Seto K. - Complete38. Here reviewsAnother story using Ebony. This was just a little random thing I thought of to show a softer side of Seto that people tend to forget about. This is set before the start of the show, so they're 16. And if I have the age wrong, I'm sorry.Yu-Gi-Oh - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,130 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-5-08 - Seto K. - Complete