Laraandkurtisfan97: Nothing interesting happening...actually XD Practising my arse off for playing the violin at the Christmas concert on Friday, and we're going to the Corrie Centre earlier that day...at least I get to miss school, but it's still really nervracking!! Yeah, nothing interesting :-P

First off, a HUGE, HUGE, HUGEEEEE thanks to Al (trjunepearl). I give a BIGGGGG hug to you for all your support and just being there as a friend :-D How long has it been...hmmm, three months? Wow, I actually consider you one of my closest friends!! It's like your my twin in the personality department!! Haha, but you're a GREAT writer! And I could definitely see you in Paris (or better yet, England!) writing a book. And I'm not exagerating when I'm saying that you're a REALLY talented writer! You're one of the most friendly people I know, and not to mention, you're someone who won't think I'm crazy when I rant about Tomb Raider ;-P Sooooo, a big, super duper hug goes to you for the support and just being there as a friend :-D xx

I would ALSO like to say another huge thanks to ExtremeRainbowRaiderPrincess. From when I started writing my fanfics, you were there giving me support, and now I feel like you've become a close friend!! :-DXX And I love how we tell each other stuff, like little things you would maybe whisper to your close friends, and it makes me smile XP I give a big cuddle of thanks to you for ALLL your support (from the very start) and also to the very end, when my fanfics are finished and I'm thinking of new ones to write :-P So, a big super duper hug of thanks goes out to both of you!!

Right, where to start, where to start

Name: Nikita (pronounced Nikeeta)

Nicknames: Ok, so my main nickname would probably be Bubbles, which was invented by Amy when I wanted a new nickname. then there's Niki, but that's only really w/ Al and SOMETIMES my cousin Ciar and sometimes Jason. and last but not least, there's Kita, a nickname my sister STILL calls me, 'cause when she was little, she couldn't pronounce my name :-P Aww, how sweet! And she called herself CeCe o.O Oh, and Nikizzle is a new one, but that's only really w/ Al and Jade :-D

Birthday: 30th of January

Nationality: I'm Scottish/Polish/Irish/English/Welsh. My whole family's Scottish, but I have routes from other countries. The pure Scottish-ness (not a word? Haha) stops at my dads parents, and my mums grandfather...yeahhh.

Hair: REALLY dark brown. If you think of Kurtis Trent's hair, it's A LOT darker than that. And it's all natural, people. I also have natural highlights that my mum can only seem to spot. Other people have seen them, they just thought I had black hair with brown highlights. It's BROWN!! Anyway, the highlights are coppery/chestnutty that, I can actually see when the light hits it at a direct angel, it's like magic. Not. There's these fringey side things that I have that do not want to go away, they're soooooo irritating. My hair is quite thick as well, but I've had it thinned several times. I also have layers in my hair and it's naturally wavy. And in case you didn't notice before, I don't like it when people say I've got black hair. They can go stick their heads up their bums...AHEM. Sorry. Seen as it's my friends that usually say that, they shouldn't mind. I hope so anyway.

Eyes: Brown that get lighter towards the middle. I don't know where I get that from.

Regular hairstyle: I have to straighten (well, don't HAVE to) my hair. Every. Single. Day. Really annoying. I wear it up in a ponytail or loose braid if I'm out and if I'm in the house, I'd wear it in a bun-ponytail-thing-that-makes-my-hair-shorter-than-it-actually-is. It's kinda long, I guess. It sits just below my shoulders, and I WAS wanting to grow it long, but I'm not sure if I want to any more, haha!! I like NEVER EVER wear it down, but when people see it down, they usually say it's nice, but I still don't take that fact into consideration, lol. :-P

Skin: White. Yupppp, not tanned!! What? I live in Scotland...what were you expecting??

Closet Friends: Amy, Derry, Jason, Jade, Claire, Shannon, Shivey, Laura, Millie...and I CERTAINLY cannot forget Alice!! XD

Personality (What I've been told anyway):

Brain box: I don't really think that's true, but I've been called quite smart before. Emmm, yupp. I'm usually introduced as the "brains". Haha, it's 'cause I'm kinda a genius...but crap at PE; except for swimming XP I didn't do myself any favours with that sentence, did I? Oh well.

Loyal and bubbly: I think of people before myself and am usually happy! Y'know all that bubbly stuff. And I ain't selfish...I think.

Assertive: I'm not scared to do what I think is right or stick up for myself. I've been told that I handle arguments well by not letting the opposite side get to me. But I kinda don't stand down when someone's trying to pick a fight with me, 'cause that REALLY pisses me off!! Hmmm, yes, very assertive, indeed!

Sarcastic: Erm, yeah. I take that from my dad. I'm not super sarcastic, but I can come up with a witty comment. But, it sometimes does get the better side of me and I get too cocky and it leads to an argument. But I'm more of a funny sarcastic than an offensive sarcastic. I can come up with a witty comment, and people are shocked when I don't come up with one, or if it takes time for one to process in my head! Like, one time my friend, Amy, said something, and it took me longer than usual to come up with a come-back and she was like, "OMG, something's happened to Nikita!!" Haha, and if I can't come up with anything, I settle with, "So's your maw" or "suck eggs."...which isn't very often, 'cause I HATE those sayings!!

Very kind: I'll always look out for people and I'm a good shoulder to lean on. And I'll support my friends in the long term no matter what. I've even met new friends by sticking up for them, when I haven't even met them!!

Impatient:I'm not good at waiting. I get all agitated and fiddle with things if I'm stuck waiting for too long. I know, it's not a very good trait. But there's times when you HAVE to wait for stuff, like school. That's when I'm FORCED to be patient.

Hyper and Artistic:I'm always talking, moving about, writing, taking videos or photos, drawing, playing video games or listening to music. Sometimes all at once =) And I am like joint at the hip with my music XD But, like everyone, I have my lazy days, or Sunday's as I call them :-P I just sit and play...yuppp...you guessed; Tomb Raider!! I seem to be the artistic one out my friends, 'cause I'll be writing or drawing more than them. :-D And when I'm hyper...I'm HYPER!! (It's fizzy, it's ginger, it's phenomonal...it's Amy XD) It's an inside joke, but people from the UK MIGHT know what I'm talkin' about.

Headstrong:I'll never let something get to me. And usually, when I get a goal in my head...it's not going away for a while XD I'm also quite good at holding my anger in, but it all depends on who's trying to get me angry. Sometimes I end up really angry, and sitting/standing there with clenched teeth (and sometimes balled fists :-O) but other times, I can easily let it pass over me.

Adventurous:Or "daring" as people usually say!

Oh, and I can't forget Completely insane!:Yeah, I'm a VERY good laugh. I love to laugh, but I know when to stop things from being taken too far. I do kinda get hyper easily when drinking Irn Bru, and God help my friends then!! I like to live life to the fullest, and I don't want to regret not doing something. But I know when to stop - 'cause there's a difference between having a laugh and attention seeking.

Favs:

Current song: "I'm So Sick" by Flyleaf, "Easier To Run" by Linkin Park and "Weight Of The World" by Evanescence. :-D

Hobbies: Video Games, compettitive swimming, cross country running, blasting my music full volume, writing, drawing, taking photos, netball, a little bit of football (or if your from America, soccerr) and erm, having a laugh

Music: I usually listen to all types of music because my friends listen to differnt genres and have COMPLETELY different views on music. I'm a hardcore metal/rock fan because I grew up listening to my big brother's music. He got me hitched on bands like Evanescence, Linkin Park and Nightwish. And other bands among my favourites list are Shinedown, Seethers, Muse, U2, Within Temptation and Coldplay. But I do listen to some pop, but I either decide whether I can listen to that or not on the spot XP. Give me any genre, I'll listen to it. Unless it's country or floorfiller club music. The beats in the latter give me a headache sometimes, and I just...can't listen to country for some reason! Most of my friends agree on the same style of music, but others have their own views. I'm the metal/rock girl (or "half metal head" as I'm usually called! haha) and can usually be found listening to Evanescence, Linkin Park, Nightwish or Shinedown, who are all either rock, metal or aletnative. The only person who thinks it's wrong that I listen to what I listen to is my friend Jason who can be a real JACKASS at times!! He was complaining 'bout metal music and I said there was nothing wrong with listening to music (without saying I listen to it) and he was like, "Aye, Nikita, nothing's wrong with listeing to that type of music." He can be soooooo byest at times! Nobody else minds what I listen to. My sister's girly...not so far into the rocker stage as me...YET! Ha! I can listen to any music, which is quite good, but the groups listed above are my favs! And I DO listen to pop, so don't get started on the whole "emo" stereotype, because I am NO WHERE NEAR emo, or goth. BELIEVE ME. But I don't just listen to music, I play it. Like I compete in the FFOM (Fife Festival Of Music) where I play a violin duet with my friend, Beth. Hmmm, yes, I am VERY addicted to music!!

Colour: I don't really have a fav, I guess. I like anything, but my favourite colour used to be pink, and I've kinda grown out of that. Hmm, I guess I don't have one!

Siblings: I have two siblings. A younger sister, Tenci. She's 8 and like...kinda...different from what she used to be. It's hard to explain, because you had to know the 'old Tenci' to get what I mean. We don't really have a great relationship, and sure, I'm sad at that. Y'know that crap online game Toontown?? Yeah, that's the cause of it. We just don't really talk that much any more, and we used to be really close. I love her, and she loves me, but it's a debate on whether we'll still be close in the years to come. But my older brother, Greig is a different story. He's 21, and like a proper big brother. He's really fun and stuff, so at least I have a good relationship with him! I think I should shut up about me and my sisters relationship, because you're probably thinking we hate each other - where we don't. We'll hopefully grow close again...HOPEFULLY.

Reason why I love Tomb Raider so much.
When I was younger, I used to sit watching my dad playing Tomb Raider. I was only 1 when the second game came out, but as I grew older, I loved watching my dad play it. Every year a new game would come out and I would buy it, play it and love it altogether. My favourite Tomb Raider game would be Angel of Darkness. Although the controls were confusing, I loved the plot and wished that they would continue it like what they were ment to. I was really obsessed with it, I used to pretend Lara Croft was my big sister =D and I would act out the first cutscene of the first game by jumping down the stairs and pretending to shoot the wolves. OK, that never leaves your lips. Only recently (Febuary 09) did I discover fanfiction.net through my friend. She told me to read a Twilight fanfic, but I read almost every Tomb Raider one involoving Lara and Kurtis in it that there was. So, after a little while, I decided to write my own stories and not read Twilight stories. Well, apart from my friends, I don't have a choice but to read and review her stories =(

When I was young, Tomb Raider wasn't JUST a game. I was deluded and went to the hairdressers asking for a "Lara Croft haricut" and I used to call Lucozade "Lara Croft juice". I also used to react the first cutscene of Tomb Raider 1, but that's a different story :-D And, yea, this doesn't leave your lips: I used to call Lara my big sis o.O As I said; I was deluded!! But to Tomb Raider fans, Tomb Raider isn't just a game, and Lara Croft isn't just some chick that you have to play as in a game. We obsess over it, and aren't affraid to say it. I know it's true for me!

Brief note about stories:

So, as you know, I'm currently working on the sequal to With Or Without You; Returning To Darkness, which is the second installment into the With Or Without You trilogy. I've also got another story - Just Random Tomb Raider stories, but that's just for a laugh!! Haha, so after I finish this trilogy, I'm getting a new account, and working on a four-part fanfic I've had planned in my head for a while...so once that's done, I'll give you a note on my new account! But don't worry - this one will STILL be active. I'll still be updating and such, but I've kinda went off my username, and I don't feel like changing this one. I feel like I should put something to do with Tomb Raider in it, not just Lara and Kurtis. And after THAT, I'll be working on ANOTHER set of fanfics (all to do with Tomb Raider) on that other account. I have no life whatsoever, so I've thought of stories I am no where NEAR starting!! Haha. I might not get a new account, it all depends.

So if you hadn't guessed, my fav pairing is Lara/Kurtis. For me - AoD was the best Tomb Raider game, and I'm truly pissed off at Eidos that they made Core Design rush it which ended in Core getting the sack :-( And then Crystal Dynamics come along, and try to burry AoD as much as possible - they didn't do too well, did they? And now Square Enix has gone and got effing involved, and they're preventing the Eidos name from printing. Stuff them all; they've changed Tomb Raider, and now NONE of the original creators names will be printed on that game box. We should count our blessings that it's Square Enix Europe that's bought Eidos, and not the one over in Japan...other wise we would be looking at an anime TR!! So to me - and my close friend, Alice - Kurtis Trent wasn't just put into the games...he was there for a sorta love interest, and you can't deny it!! Why else would they have him in there! We can only hope that the new TR company will listen to us and continue AoD. sighs and we all know that won't happen any time soon. :-(

Games I've completed
Tomb Raider II PC
Tomb Raider III PC
Tomb Raider: The last revelation PC
Tomb Raider: Chronicles PC
Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness PC
Tomb Raider: Legend PC & Nintendo DS
Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Tomb Raider I doesn't work on my laptop or my computer) PC
Tomb Raider: Underworld PC
Tomb Raider: Underworld, Beneath the Ashes PC
Tomb Raider: Underworld, Lara's Shadow PC
Tomb Raider II, The golden mask PC
Tomb Raider III, The lost Artifact PC
(so basically all the tomb raider's)
Grand Theft Auto PS2
Star Trek Voyager PC
Simpson's Hit and run PS2
Sims PC
Sims 2 PC
I've also completed three or four, soon to be five of TRLE's on Skribblerz.com. Thanks to Trjunepearl for having that website on her profile!

If you agree that Kurtis Trent should be brought back to Tomb Raider, find the Kurtis petition, sign it and copy and paste this into your profile

If you agree that Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness should have been continued like the plan was originally, or if you're just finding out and agree, copy and paste this into your profile and then find the AoD continuation petition and sign it.

Random thing about me!!

1)I'm near sighted, which means I have to wear glasses. I NEVER wear them, though. Haha, I did kinda wear contact lenses, but my dog ate them (he's kinda, really...hyper) and my mum and dad wouldn't let me wear any more contacts until my dog wasn't a puppy any more. But I still don't wear my glasses!! I just go walking into lamposts and everything :-D But there will probably be a time when they tell me to wear them...but I'll just say my dog ate THEM as well!! Muahahahahah...AHEM, I shouldn't go around revealing my EVIL plans. :-P

2)I HAD braces, but I got them taken out about a year ago. I know what you're thinking, "Woah, she had glasses AND braces." well let you tell you one thing. Nobody ever seemed to notice that I had a combination of glasses and braces. My friends always said I looked far from a nerd. Yes, FAR from a nerd.

3)I am a person of many personalities. One minuet I could be leading the most serious conversation in the World, and the next I'll break away from it to mention something random...like pasta. I'm usually referred to as the "sarcastic" and "random chick" of the group, but also "the brains". But trust me, I am FAR from dull. My friend, Amy, is always relying on me to cheer her up when she's down in the dumps. I'll admit that I'm like a rainbow with my personality, I have LOTS of traits!! But one thing that I'm known for, as well, is that I will NEVER side with bitches. If someone is bullying someone, or if someone is doing something I don't think is right, I'm not affraid to stand up for that person or myself. There's never been a time when I haven't stood up for my friends or myself, and people respect me for that :-P I'm also quite adventurous, or "daring" as my friends usually say. And apparently I have similar traits as Lara Croft o.O. But there's NO way to round up my personality in one word!! Haha, well, I guess you could just say, "Me"

4)My hairy is naturally curly-wavy so I have to straighten it. Every. Single. Day. Do you know what it's like to have to straighten something that is so thick that if you just breath in the wrong direction, my hair can go out of place?! I hate it when it's wavy, so that's why I straighten it, and it annyoys that crap outa me!! I'm trying to grow my sidey-fringey things out, 'cause I've never had a side fringe, so I have absolutely NO idea how they popped out! I'm wanting to grow my hair longer, so I can plait it and so my lairs grow out. :-D It's also INCREDIBLY close to black. I get my mum's dark hair colour, and it's REALLY dark brown. But I have coppery highlights, that my mum can only seem to see. But...I have been able to see them lately, maybe it's 'cause my hair gets darker in the winter. But you have to look at them at a certain angle, and they are more obvious :-P

5)I don't believe in fate. I think that - depending on the steps you take in life, that's how it turns out. I believe that nothing is meant to be, and that nobody but you controls your life. I do, however, truly believe in supernatural, feng shui and astrological hororscopes. Yes, that means I believe in things like, "You think positive, then something positive will happen," and vise versa. I also believe in the undead - stuff like ghosts and hauntings. One time, me and a few friends completed a Ouija Board and it kinda worked...partially. It was the middle of the summer, and I kept getting these weird chills. And better yet, I was at swimming training. My coach had decided to let us train outside - 'cause it was such a warm day. So while everyone else was sweating and glugging down their water 'cause they were too hot, I was FREEZING!! And my family has a weird case of deja vu, but only on my mother's side. Like, one time, my older cousin had a dream that there was going to be a big commotion in my neighbourhood, and the next morning, lots of polis (police) vans were about!! And I can also sort of...feel...people's emotions without actually talking to them, and my friends would all joke around going, "Oooh, maybe you're physic!" but the thing is, what if they shouldn't joke about?? :-P

6)I love to laugh!! I'm always happy for some reason, and I don't mind saying that I always look on the brighter sides of things! My friends usually come to me to cheer them up, and I LOVE having a laugh!

7)I live on my computer, yes, I LIVE on it. I have about 5 computers in my house (not all belonging to me, of course) but I have a computer and a laptop. I'm being serious, I would be on my computer until I go to bed, and I would be lying in my bed on my laptop :-D I got Tomb Raider: Underworld for my Christmas, and I tried to run it on my laptop. I went MENTAL when it didn't install, so I tried it on my dad's laptop. It didn't work on that, and then I gave myself a mental slap when I realised it didn't work on laptop's. So I FINALLY installed it on my computer and vio'la, I didn't go and smash my computers to bits ;-P

8)Some people think I'm a few years older than I am because of the way I act. I'm more mature than most of my friends, so they guess round about 14/15. The guesses don't really get that much higher than what age I actually am, but I still feel the same way about it as I do when people say I've got black hair. I HATE IT!! I'm not 14 or 15, and maybe it should be taken as a compliment, maybe it shouldn't. And I don't have black hair, it's CLEARLY obvious to see that my hair is brown, hense it's the colour BROWN!! Ahemmmm...sorry, I hate it when people say I've got black hair. I act pretty darn mature for my age - by instinct - , but of course I still have a joke around with friends :-) I just ermmmmm, don't look or act like teenagers my age...would ermmmm, usually look like or do. If you get what I mean? Anyway, hmmmm, moving on.

9)I don't really have any one interest in something. Like...take the Disney Channel...I HATE their singers, like Hannah Montanna, The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato (sorry Amy, but it's true), but I like the Disney Channel's programs. But Selena Gomez...DON'T GET ME STARTED ON HER! And then in writing, I hate it when people do certain things in them. Like when they kill Kurtis off and leave Lara with a baby...it actually MAKES ME CRY!! But when I think of it, I'll end up doing that, as well, and sorry for this spoiler, but I KNOW I'll end up doing it. And I usually can't read a Tomb Raider story if it doesn't have a Lara/Kurtis pairing, but I'll go on and punch my pillow until it explodes 'cause I've read a fanfic with a different pairing. I have NOOOOO idea why I do it, I just...do. And I can't focus on any fanfics that aren't Adventure/Romance, but I WILL read and enjoy humor stories and stuff. Hell, I've WRITTEN a humor story. And when it comes to music...that's the only thing I can be really certain on. I LOVE rock/metal, HATE rap and country

~Tourniquent by Evanescence~

I've tried to kill my pain, but only brought more
So much more
I lay dying, and I'm pouring
Crimson regret and betrayal

I'm dying, praying,
Bleeding and screaming
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?

My God, my tourniquent
Return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquent
Return to me salvation

Do you remember me?
Lost for so long
Will you be on the other side or will you forget me?

I'm dying, praying,
Bleeding and screaming
Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?

My God, my tourniquent
Return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquent
Return to me salvation...

I want to die!

My God, my tourniquent
Return to me salvation
My God, my tourniquent
Return to me salvation

My wounds cry for the grave
My soul cries for deliverance
Will I be denied Christ?
Tourniquent
My suicide