"Tomorrow and yesterday are always equally far away."
-Tuomas Holopainen

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
-William Shakespeare (Macbeth: Act V, scene V)

"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all."
-Oscar Wilde (from The Picture of Dorian Gray)

"So this is how liberty dies: With thunderous applause."
-Padme Amidala (Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)

"This will mark the third time that an arrow has entered my chest. The first time brought me to Marianne Engel. The second time separated us. The third time will reunite us."
-Andrew Davidson (from The Gargoyle)

"Let's just say I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards, and broken things."
-Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones: "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things")

"When you can't run, you crawl. And when you can't crawl, you find someone to carry you."
--Tracey (Firefly: "The Message")

This Just In!

January 8, 2012

Sometimes, I think life is conspiring against me.

All right, so I did have some more story for you, my lovely fans. In fact, I had an entire chapter of Dark Ripples in Blood prepared for you. I swear to God, I'm telling the truth here, it was all ready to go.

And then karma decided I needed a good dose of "fuck you".

I was walking to class one day, sometime back in...I'd say early November. It was raining, not entirely unusual around here. My umbrella is complete shit. I had done some rearranging of my backpack, to make sure I was only carrying the absolute essentials so I could compress my backpack a little bit and have a chance of covering all of it with my crappy little umbrella. One of the essentials was the thick pink three-ring folder/binder that I keep all my stories in, as well as some notes from some classes. I made sure to put that where it would be dry, and all was good.

Or so I thought.

As it would turn out, upon arriving in German class and digging said binder out of my backpack, I found out all the papers I had been keeping in the very front of the binder were now sporting soaked bottoms. The notes, of course, were simply wet. The fanfiction, including all of chapter fourteen of Dark Ripples in Blood, was not only wet, but the ink from the lines on the paper had bleed all over the place and made one fantastic mess.

I'm still in the process of recopying--mercifully, everything is still legible, or as legible as my handwriting can be. I didn't make much progress in November due to NaNoWriMo, and December was exams and holidays and birthdays galore, so little progress was made then as well. I hope to have everything updated soon, though! Thank you all for being so patient with me!

Before We Go Any Further!

After a review left for a chapter of Intrusive Dusk, it has come to my attention that people may mistake the characters Edward Orenstein/Edward Van Helsing (Intrusive Dusk, Dark Ripples in Blood) and Jacob Tornincasa (Intrusive Dusk) as none other than Edward Cullen and Jacob Black from Twilight.

Um, no.

I'd like to say that they are in no way, shape, or form, the same Edward and Jacob. To begin with, I only thought Twilight was okay, and the concept of vampires that didn't burst into flames when they walked into the sun boggled my little ninth-grade brain to no end. Now, as I have had nearly three years to ponder the concept of vampires that sparkled like Tinkerbell, it rather repels me from the series. As it may have repeled the reader who left the review asking me if the Edwards and Jacobs were the same, I feel it's important to not only clear this little case of mistaken identity up, but to point out the differences for future reference.

1) Edward and Jacob are not the same species as the Twilight characters of the same name. Edward Orenstein/Van Helsing is a born vampire-demon hybrid with, yes, bat wings and demon claws. He does not sparkle in the sunlight, and if you ask him to do so, he'd probably tell you to go screw yourself. Jacob Tornincasa, unlike Jacob Black, is a full-fledged (and very sadistic) demon who, if you asked him to fursplode (I thank cleolinda on LiveJournal for the term 'fursplode', and I may have to use that in daily conversation now) he would probably chain you up and start torturing you. Just for shits and giggles.

2) Edward and Jacob do not look the same as the Twilight characters of the same name. Edward Orenstein/Van Helsing has spiky black hair and black eyes that turn orange when he's angry. Complete opposite of Mr. Sparklepants Cullen. And, unlike Rob Pattenson, he knows how to use a hairbrush (no offense to anyone who likes him, but have you seen his hair in real life? It's atrocious!) Jacob Tornincasa is a middle aged man with grey-streaked hair and...I think he has brown eyes, actually. I can't remember. Anyways...unlike Taylor Lautner, you probably wouldn't want to see him without a shirt on.

3) Edward and Jacob have completely different love interests than the Twilight characters of the same name. Edward Orenstein/Van Helsing does not much care for whiny klutzes who want to die before they-God forbid-get old. His lady of choice is a Van Helsing, and an ass-kicking one at that. No chance that Catherine would be in love with someone like Edward Cullen-she'd probably kill him just because he got on her nerves after a while with his bizarre moodswings. Jacob Tornincasa's lady, Blanca, is a badass shapeshifter who enjoys helping him torment people for no apparent reason. Not a rapidly-aging dhampir who he fell madly in love with the moment she was born (which, may I add, is just a bit creepy?).

So, all in all and when it comes down to it, these are not the Edward and Jacob you Twihard fans are looking for.

You may now return to your mundane lives.

A Random Little World...

Hello, my freaky darlings. As you can see, you've stumbled across the page of Celtic Aurora. I am Aurora. Or Rora. Or Rora-Face. Or Celtic. It all depends on who you talk to.

For those of you know know me well, welcome back to my little corner of the world. For those of you who don't know me yet, greetings. I will be your guide for the page. I ask that you keep yours arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times, and please do not feed the plot bunnies, or plot orcas, or plot dread-hawks that may be lurking about.

I'm a simple person, really. Just your average now-college student who enjoys her fandoms enough that she wastes her time writing stories of both a serious and a crack-fic nature about them. I am a reader, a writer, and above all, a dreamer.

Also, I'm an English major and future teacher of English literature and composition. So bad stories, beware! Rora's coming for you.

Aurora's Loves

Movies

Van Helsing, Underworld, Underworld: Evolution, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Underworld: Awakening, Phantom of the Opera, Pirates of the Caribbean (all four), Sleepy Hollow, Dracula 2000, Interview With the Vampire, Queen of the Damned, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, Blood and Chocolate, Juno, The Covenant, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Sweeney Todd, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Wolfman, The Book of Eli, Solomon Kane, Gabriel, Black Swan, From Hell, Inception, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Easy Virtue, and Black Death

Bands

Evanescence, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Skillet, Three Days Grace, Linkin Park, Flyleaf, Nickelback, Evans Blue, Paramore, H.I.M., Magica, Apocalyptica, Lacuna Coil, Kamelot, Halestorm, Epica, Eluveitie, David Garrett, Tristania, Emilie Autumn, Seether, and Xandria

Books

Vampire Academy (all books)--Richelle Mead,

Blood and Chocolate--Annette Curtis Klause

Bloodlines (all books)--Kate Cary

Harry Potter (all books)--J.K Rowling

A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing--Libba Bray

The Mortal Instruments (all books)Cassandra Clare

The Infernal Devices (all books)Cassandra Clare

Lords of Avalon (all books)--Kinley MacGregor

The Gargoyle-Andrew Davidson

Poison Study-Maria V. Snyder

The Dark Queen, The Courtesan, The Silver Rose-Susan Carroll

A Song of Ice and Fire (all books)George R.R. Martin

TV Shows

Angel, Bones, Charmed, Dollhouse, True Blood, Operation Repo, Wife Swap, Speeders, The Smoking Gun Presents World's Dumbest..., The Soup, Family Guy, Whose Line Is It Anyways?, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Big Bang Theory, Moonlight, The Pillars of the Earth, Merlin, Legend of the Seeker, Leverage, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Firefly, Once Upon a Time, The Tudors, and Awake

Celebrities

Guys: Gerard Butler, Hugh Jackman, Orlando Bloom, Antonio Banderas, Will Kemp, David Boreanaz, Milo Ventimiglia, Daniel Radcliffe, Criss Angel, Stuart Townsend, Ben Barnes, Tuomas Holopainen, James Marsters, Oded Fehr, David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Tony Curran, and Drew Fuller

Girls: Kate Beckinsale, Amy Lee, Amy Acker, Emmy Rossum, Kiera Knightly, Rachel Weisz, Eliza Dushku, Summer Glau, Anette Olzon, Sharon den Adel, Tarja Turunen, Rhona Mitra, Kaley Cuoco, and Sophia Myles

Quotations

"So we live with a cross-dressing bat who's in love with a side-show mutt who's friends with an immature teenager who can't tell the difference between the Oscars and the truth."
"Yeah, pretty much."
"Great-the world is doomed."-Sora Lockheart and Terra McClain (Whispers From Within)

"You cursed. Not very well, mind you, but you're a monk. You shouldn't curse at all."
"Well, actually, I'm just a friar. I can curse all I want...Damn it!"-Gabriel Van Helsing and Carl (Van Helsing)

"Good morning, Vietnam! It's oh-six-hundred! What does the "o" stand for? Oh my God, it's early!"-Adrian Cronauer(Good Morning Vietnam)(how I feel every morning when I wake up for school...except it's not oh-six-hundred, it's oh-five-hundred)

"Let's go get professional on this son of a bitch's ass."-Angel (Angel-"Sacrifice")

"I'm not that guy! That guy is funny, and charming, and...emotionally useful! I'm the guy in the dark corner with the blood habit and the 200 years of psychic baggage!"-Angel (Angel-"Smile Time")

"Mister West! How nice of you to join us tonight and add color to these monochromatic proceedings!"
"Well, when a fella comes back from the dead, I find that an occasion to stand up and be counted!"
"Miss East informs me that you were expecting to see General McGrath here. Well, I knew him years ago, but I haven't seen him in a coon's age!"
"Well, I can see where it'd be difficult for a man of your stature to keep in touch with even half the people you know!"
"Well, perhaps the lovely Miss East will keep you from being a slave to your disappointments!"
"Well, you know beautiful women; they encourage you one moment and cut the legs out from under you the next!"-Dr. Arliss Loveless and Capt. James West (Wild Wild West)

"Did you know my birth name...wasn't really Catherine?"
"Really? Then what was it? And please don't tell me it was Chastity!"-Catherine Van Helsing and Egil Swenhaugen (Van Helsing RPG: Seperate Scenes)

"It's about damn time you came! What took you so long to come?!"
"That's what she said."
"Well, Lilith, we're here now, and we're getting you out of here. Here, take this."
"Do I really have to hold that?"
"That's what she said."
"That came out wrong."
"That's what she said."
"That's obscene."
"That's what she said."
"Phoenix..."
"In bed..."-Lilith, Phoenix, and Luna (Ring Around the Iris)

"Could you stop squirming?"
"Well, if you had bought me the proper sized corset I wouldn't have to squirm!"
"There...a vision of loveliness."
"I told the Cardinal-when he recieved your cable-that I'm not a field man!
"There's not much chance of you being mistaken for any kind of man, Carl."
"You've put on too much powder. And this lip rouge with this scarf? No real lady would be caught dead with-perhaps not the best choice of words..."
"You know, for a friar, you know an awful lot about lip rouge..."
"Any job worth doing is worth doing well. Even if it is being demon bait!"
"Well, it's not as if I could put an innocent life at risk..."
"What about my innocent life?!"
"If you truly believe this is beyond the scope of your calling..."
"Don't worry. I know exactly what I'm doing!"
"That's what worries me..."-Van Helsing and Carl (Van Helsing: The London Assignment)

"I'm making an action movie soon, and you won't be able to see me dance. I'm Wolverine. Wolverine does not do high kicks!"-Hugh Jackman (2005 Tony Awards. Ironically enough, he was doing high kicks with the Rockettes about...four minutes later or so)

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"I don't know! Are you thinking 'HOLY SHIT, HOLY SHIT, A GIANT SWORDFISH ALMOST WENT THROUGH MY HEAD?!'?"-Maxwell Smart and The Chief (Get Smart)

"I should have crushed you under my heel the day you were born!"
"Yes, you should have. But you didn't."-Viktor and Lucian (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans)

"Okay, ya'll are talking Elizabethan crazy talk!"-Amy Acker (Screentest for Angel)

"I'm an immortal, not a gazelle. How are we supposed to outrun this?"-Dorian Gray (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)

"Well, I'm not kissing the mundane. I'd rather stay down here and rot."
"Forever? Forever's an awfully long time."
"I knew it. You want to kiss me, don't you?"
"Of course not! But if-"
"I guess it's true what they say. There are no straight men in the trenches."
"That's atheists, jackass. There are no atheists in the trenches."-Jace Wayland and Simon Lewis (Cassandra Clare's City of Ashes)

"Why do I have a feeling that you are about to do something stupid?"
"Most likely because I am about to do something stupid."-Blaise and Kerrigan (Kinley MacGregor's Sword of Darkness)

"You've got to be kidding me."
"Do I look like I'm kidding? (pause) Acting isn't your forte. Put your arms down."
"I don't like to play games."
"Trust me, this isn't a game. We screw this up and the bitch of the damned is going to turn me into a countertop."
"We don't have countertops yet."
"Yeah, look around, we're not supposed to have gargoyles and dragons either, but they seem to be here, huh? Trust me, countertop is in my future, and with my luck, the bitch will use me to prepare some nasty-smelling shit on top of me. But I guess it's better than being stuck in the twentieth century as a damned lawn ornament for a dog to piss on."
"Would you stay on topic? And what is your point anyway?"-Kerrigan and Garafyn (Kinley MacGregor's Sword of Darkness)

"We're about to become a driveway here, Kerrigan. Do something."
"I thought you were going to be a countertop."
"No, I just shafted the Queen Bitch who we both know isn't real forgiving. I don't even rate a countertop at this point. Not unless you grow a ball and suck the juice from your pet here."
"I think you should just kill them, Kerrigan."
"Then suck off the dragon. He's a worthless piece of scale."
"I don't suck energy off any male. Ever."-Garafyn, Kerrigan, Blaise, and Anir (in order: Garafyn, Kerrigan, Garafyn, Blaise, Anir, Kerrigan) (Kinley MacGregor's Sword of Darkness)

"Awww, he's like a retarded puppy!"--The Lord of Impeccable Timing

"I don't need the TV Guide anymore. I pay my TV and it tells me shit."--My dad

"Harry Potter can kiss my ass!"-Reed Garwin (The Covenant)

"You are ever a pain in my ass."
"Good. I've spent the whole of my life aspiring to hemorrhoid status. Nice to know I've finally attained it."-Bracken and Varian duFey (Kinley MacGregor's Knight of Darkness)

"If the next words out of your mouth are 'kill Spike', we just might have to kiss."-Angel (Angel-"Not Fade Away")

"Oh very well. He says we should be kind to you before you make good that threat."
"That's not exactly what he said."
"What?"
"He said the best way to get under Merewyn's skirt is by kindness."
"Didn't know you spoke ferret."
"Ah, you know rodents, we stick together."
"I thought dragons were reptilian."
"Rodent, reptile, we're all slimy creatures who are hated by others."
"I don't hate you."
"We do."
"Ah, your mother was a hamster."
"I think the Python reference is lost on them. I doubt they have many theaters here in Hell."
"Damn pity that. I'd shoot myself if I had to live without Monty."-Merrick, Derrick, Varian, Blaise, and Merewyn (in order: Merrick, Blaise, Derrick, Blaise, Varian, Blaise, Varian, Blaise, Merewyn, Merrick & Derrick, Blaise, Varian, Blaise) (Kinley MacGregor's Knight of Darkness)

"Angel told you to do whatever you wanted...today. Tonight you may all be dead."
"Yes. Good point."
"I am not what you want."
"No."
"Then why-?"
"-Don't I go off and have one last perfect day? Smell the flowers, or skydive, or have a go with Mistress Spanks-a-lot...or whatever the hell one is supposed to do in these situations?"
"Mistress who?"-Illyria and Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Angel-"Not Fade Away")

"Goth opera. Blood saga. Sometimes I wonder how we ever got here. Old grudges. Scorned lovers. Sometimes I wonder why we all don't move on! Cause we all end up in a tiny pine box. A mighty small drop in a mighty dark plot. And the mighty fine print hastens the trip to our epilogue. Epilogue. But the little girl fled, and the king is dead. And the castle is left for the taking. But GeneCo may survive if it undergoes surgery, surgery."-The Graverobber (Repo! The Genetic Opera)

"I don't know what I was thinking. There's no sense in girlish dreaming. I'm only seventeen, seventeen...and it's better than forty!"-Shilo Wallace (Repo! The Genetic Opera)

"Bloodbath! It's gonna be a bloodbath! 'Cause no one crosses GeneCo! No, not even Repo! Will Rotti clean house? Damn, we're gonna find out! At the opera. So stay tuned. 'Cause the winner of this blood feud will take GeneCo!"-The Graverobber (Repo! The Genetic Opera)

"And this time, art made science her bitch."-Angela Montenegro (Bones-"Stargazer in a Puddle")

"The Gravedigger made a mistake, and that is why he is not God. God doesn't make mistakes."
"I don't know-putting testicles on the outside seemed like a bit of a bad idea."-Seeley Booth and Angela Montenegro (Bones-"Aliens in a Spaceship")

"Can't you just be satisfied that if I'm wrong about God, I'll burn in Hell?"
"That could be tempting."-Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth (Bones-"The Priest in the Churchyard")

"Are you sure this is really Cleopatra's bed?"
"Perfect replica for the new exhibit. We're just making it a little more authentic."-Angela Montenegro and Jack Hodgins (Bones-"The Priest in the Churchyard")

"Let's see who's going to Heaven and who's going to Hell on the day of reckoning."
"I've already been to Heaven. It was inside your wife."-Steve Newlin and Jason Stackhouse (True Blood-"Timebomb")

"I'm going to Hell, aren't I?"
"I'll save you a seat."-Angela Montenegro and Jack Hodgins (Bones-"The Truth in the Lye")

"For what it's worth, my mother says that when we decieve for personal gain, we make Jesus cry."-Sheldon (The Big Bang Theory-"The Classified Materials Turbulence")

"So you're telling me our evidence adds up to an old fat guy with a white beard who smoked a clay pipe and got kicked in the ass by a reindeer?"-Angela Montenegro (Bones-"Santa in the Slush")

"Did you just kill a guy with an appetizer?"
"I don't know!"-Nathan Ford and Elliot Spencer (Leverage-episode unknown)

"Just because I have breasts does not mean I have some magical power over infants!"-Temperence Brennan (Bones-"The Baby in the Bough")

"Sophie, how do you catch mob guys?"
"With two glasses of Chianti and a story about my grandmother in Sicily."-Nathan Ford and Sophie Devereaux (Leverage-"The Beantown Bailout Job")

"There's a difference between being stupid and acting stupid!"
"Yeah? Well, there's also a difference between being a jerk and being an ass!"
"No there's not! They're synonyms!"-Leonard and Penny (The Big Bang Theory-"The Guitarist Amplification")

"How bad is it?"
"Well, I haven't read the Book of Revelations yet, but it I was looking for adjectives, I'd start there."-Winifred "Fred" Burkle and Lorne (Angel-"Slouching Towards Bethlehem")

"Go ahead. Shoot me. I'm sure I'll be more talkative with my brains splattered all over Topher."-Adelle DeWitt (Dollhouse-"The Hollow Men")

"Yeah. So you're all healed from your, whatever, sickness?"
"Exhaustion, mostly. Tell me about your accident."
"I was stoned, and I drove off a cliff."
"He who eats fire, shits sparks."-The Narrator and Marianne Engel (Andrew Davidson's The Gargoyle)

"So, who is her real father? The plumber? A little...snake in the pipes?"
"Dean, you're confusing real life and porn again."-Dean and Sam Winchester (Supernatural-"Heaven and Hell")

"A woman winning a card game. That's the craziest thing I've ever heard!"
"Didn't she beat you in the second episode?"
"Do you wanna go back in the box?"
"Please don't send me back there!"-Joey and Tristan (Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, Episode 15: Duel of Fates)

"No, Yugi, you can't be dead! If you were dead, 4Kids would have censored it!"-Yami (Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, Episode 18: Turn Around, Bright Eyes)

"I'm not an angel, Jace. I don't return library books. I steal illegal music off the Internet. I lie to my mom. I am completely ordinary."-Clary Fray (The Mortal Instruments: City of Glass)

"I couldn't agree more. I guess I owe them something because when they found me, I was crawling up the stairs of the church half-dead and they nursed me back to health. Maybe that's why Jinette keeps guilt-tripping me into staying with the Order."
"That's why I left-I figured if God wants me to do his work, He'll tell me Himself, and not through some poxy Italian with an affinity for dry gin."-Gabriel Van Helsing and Arnaud Toquet (Van Helsing Roleplay Forum: Separate Scenes. All credit for Arnaud and his sage wisdom goes to vamplady101.)

"What would you do if England was approaching you while wiggling his ass and wearing a costume from Rio's Carnival?"-Germany (Axis Powers: Hetalia-Episode 12)

"I don't like him - the Roman. If he's here to dispatch us, then why doesn't he just give us our papers?"
"Is this your happy face? Galahad, do you still not know the Romans? They can't scratch their asses without holding a ceremony."-Galahad and Gawain (King Arthur)

"Well, if this woman of Gawain's is as beautiful as he claims, I expect to be spending a lot of time at Gawain's house. His wife will welcome the company."
"I see. And what will I be doing?"
"Wondering at your good fortune that all your children look like me."
"Is that before or after I hit you with my axe?"-Lancelot and Gawain (King Arthur)

"Imagine what a lovely, quiet place the world would be if everyone had their throats slit."-Galahad (King Arthur)

"That's it? I don't even get a flashback?"
"I just spoiled the entire plot of Season Two. What more do you want?"
"I demand a flashback!"-Yami and Ishizu Ishtar (Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, Episode 26: Mo' Money, Mo' Card Games)

"Wah! Wah! Baby Pharaoh demands milk! Someone fetch me a nipple!"-Yami (Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, Episode 26: Mo' Money, Mo' Card Games)

"You guys are making me sexy. You won't like me when I'm sexy."-Duke Devlin (Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, Episode 36: The Man Who Would Be Steve)

"You just brought sexy back for the last time, witch!"-Tristan (Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, Episode 41: Chenquieh!)

"Hello, Odion. I got you an early birthday present. It's called being stabbed in the eye socket! I hope you don't already have one!"-Melvin (Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, Episode 43: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mai)

"Stupid Stephenie Meyer! This is not how you book!"-Alex Day (Alex Reads Twilight: Chapter 19)

"Are you implying that shreds of my reputation remain intact? Clearly I have been doing something wrong. Or not something wrong, as the case may be. Thomas! We must away at once to the nearest brothel! I seek scandal and low companionship."-Will Herondale (The Infernal Devices: The Clockwork Angel)

"You know, there was a time I thought we could be friends, Will."
"There was a time I thought I was a ferret, but that turned out to be the opium haze. Did you know it had that effect? Because I didn't."-Gabriel Lightwood and Will Herondale (The Infernal Devices: The Clockwork Angel)

"An angel and a demon, riding in the backseat. That sounds like a set-up for a bad joke...or a letter to Penthouse Forum."
"Dean. Real life. Porn."-Dean and Sam Winchester (Supernatural: "Heaven and Hell")

"And you! I've heard how you...mistreat your servants! They do everything for you, but do they even get any thanks in return, noooo! You're a spoiled, arrogant brat with the brains of a donkey and the face--*hiccup cough sputter*--of a toad."-Merlin, aka "Dragoon the Great" (Merlin: "Queen of Hearts")

"In a false quarrel, there is no true victor. I have come to seek you both."
"We have been up and down to seek thee, for we are high-proof melancholy and would fain to have it beaten away. Wilt thou use thy wit?"
"It is in my scabbard. Shall I draw it?"--Benedick and Claudio (Much Ado About Nothing, Act V, scene i)

"So what can I do for you Father O'Malley O'Connell O'Carrol O'Riley O'Brien O'Sullivan? Who is also Italian?"
"Tell me Anderson, what is your favorite thing to do?"
"Spreading the word and love of Jesus Christ to the many people of the world, teaching peace and love for all!"
"And the killing of vampires?"
"Ah, just try to fucking stop me!"
"And what about the Protestants?"
"Second verse, same as the first! Now put me on a plane so I can put them in a hearse!"--Alexander Anderson and Enrico Maxwell (Hellsing Ultimate Abridged Episode 1)

"Heeey, Police-Girl! Police-Girl! This is awesome! You should totally join in! Seriously, there's like, 40 zombies in here! Just one shot in the head and they explode! It's like House of the Dead, only, like, a hundred times more awesome!"
"Fine! I'll shoot some of the rotten bastards! Can't be that much fun...Oh, fuck the hell yes."
"Sweet Black fucking Sabbath, if I wasn't holding up with that beast of a woman Integra, I'd fuck the red right out of those eyes...Well, kinda like that, only with less symbolism and more of my penis in your vagina."--Alucard and Seras Victoria (Hellsing Ultimate Abridged Episode 1)

"See? This kind of shit is why I stopped going to church..."
"Police-Girl...Policeeee-Girlll! You are reading your Master's mind! Put my head between your booooooobs!"
"Now I'm all alone...the only one I had left was you."
"Verrrrrrry good. Now, the next thing I want you to do is put me between your legs--GOD DAMN IT!"--Seras Victoria and Alucard (Hellsing Ultimate Abridged Episode 1)

"Just shut up! Where the Hell is Alucard?!"
"Oh, him? I killed him!"
"Killed him?"
"Cut off his bloody head!"
"Oh. Well, that's step one. What about two through ten?"
"Aw, Christ!"--Sir Integra Hellsing and Alexander Anderson (Hellsing Ultimate Abridged Episode 1)

"How the blood-soaked Protestant Hell did you do that?!"
"Fuck you, that's how."--Alexander Anderson and Alucard (Hellsing Ultimate Abridged Episode 1)

"I am a khaleesi! I am the wife of the khal and I carry his son inside me! And the next time you dare to take a hand to me will be the last time you have hands!"--Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones: "Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things")

"He was no dragon. Fire cannot kill a dragon."--Daenarys Targaryen (Game of Thrones: "A Golden Crown")

"Certainly. I am yours, sister. So, now that we are of one purpose, we ought to have no more secrets between us. You say Joffrey had Lord Eddard killed, Varys dismissed Ser Barriston, and Littlefinger gifted us with Lord Slynt. Who murdered Jon Arryn?"
"How should I know?"
"The grieving widow in the Eyrie seems to think it was me. Where did she come by that notion, I wonder?"
"I'm sure I don't know. That fool Eddard Stark accused me of the same thing. He hinted that Lord Arryn suspected or...well, believed..."
"That you were fucking our sweet Jaime?"
"*slap*"
"Did you think I was as blind as Father? Who you lie with is no matter to me...although it doesn't seem quite just that you should open your legs for one brother and not the other."
"*slap*"
"Be gentle, Cersei, I'm only jesting with you. If truth be told, I'd sooner have a nice whore. I never understood what Jaime saw in you, apart from his own reflection."
"*slap*"
"If you keep doing that, I may get angry."--Tyrion Lannister and Cersei Baratheon (George R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings)

"Tarly, when I was a lad half your age, my lady mother told me that if I stood about with my mouth open, a weasel was like to mistake it for his lair and run down my throat. If you have something to say, say it. Otherwise, beware of weasels."--Jeor Mormont (George R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings)

"Waiting my pleasure. I like the ring of that, Bronn. You almost sound a proper courtier. Next you'll be kneeling."
"Fuck you, dwarf."
"That's Shae's task."--Tyrion Lannister and Bronn (George R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings)

"I liked you better when you were Esgred."
"That's fair. I liked you better when you were nine."--Theon and Asha Greyjoy (George R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings)

"This has been Petyr Baelish for 7-K news, reminding you to go fuck yourselves."--Petyr Baelish (Game of Thrones: The Parody)

"You look as though you need to confess."
"I have been an ass, and an idiot."
"Well, then, if that's a sin, we'll all burn in Hell."--Prior Phillip and Jack Jaqueson (The Pillars of the Earth: "The Work of Angels")

"Have you met the French? My God, they know how to party!"--The Doctor (Doctor Who: "The Girl in the Fireplace")

"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin' command here!"--Jayne Cobb (Firefly: "The Train Job")

"Well look at this! Seems we got here just in the nick of time! What does that make us?"
"Big damn heroes, sir!"
"Ain't we just?"--Malcolm Reynolds and Zoe Washburne (Firefly: "Safe")

"If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell. A level they reserve for child molesters. And people who talk at the theatre."--Shepard Book (Firefly: "Our Mrs. Reynolds")

"Whoa, hey. Flesh. Um... Saffron... i-it-it ain't a question of pleasing me. It's more a question of what's... um... of what's morally right."
"I do know my Bible, sir. 'On the night of their betrothal, the wife shall open to the man as the furrow to the plow, and he shall work in her, in and again, 'til she brings him to his fall, and rest him then upon the sweat of her breast.'"
"Wow. Good Bible."
"I'm not skilled, sir, nor a pleasure to look upon..."
"Saffron. You're pleasing. You're, uh...hell, you're all kinds of pleasing. And, uh...it's been a while, it's been a long damn while since anyone but me took a hold of my plow, so don't think for a second that I ain't interested. But you and me, we ain't married."--Malcolm Reynolds and Saffron (Firefly: "Our Mrs. Reynolds")

"River, honey, he's putting the hair away now."
"Doesn't matter. It'll still be there. Waiting."--Zoe Washburne and River Tam (Firefly: "Jaynestown")

"Wash, tell me I'm pretty."
"If I were unmarried, I would have my manly way with you."
"Because I'm pretty?"
"Because you're pretty."--Wash Washburne and Kaylee Frye (Firefly: "Heart of Gold")

"Please support the original release...ye Protestant fuck-buckets!"--Alexander Anderson (Hellsing Ultimate Abridged Episode 2)

"You know, they say that TV can make you violent. I'd say not having my TV is making me pretty fucking violent!"--Alucard (Hellsing Ultimate Abridged Episode 2)

"Oh, that reminds me for whatever reason...did we ever find out who sent them?"
"*silence*"
"It was the Nazis, wasn't it?"
"Nooo."
"Betcha I'm right!"
"Bet you you're wrong."
"Betcha you're a skank!"
"Bet you you're an asshole!"
"BITCH I EAT PEOPLE!"--Alucard and Sir Integra Hellsing (Hellsing Ultimate Abridged Episode 2)

"Ah, having your annual everyone-thinks-Will-is-a-lunatic meeting, are you?"
"It's biannual. And no, this is not that meeting."--Will Herondale and Jem Carstairs (The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Prince)

"Then tell me what it is quickly. I have important business to get to. I plan to sulk all afternoon, followed, perhaps, by an evening of Byronic brooding and a nighttime of dissipation."--Will Herondale (The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Prince)

Aurora's Favorite Pairings:

Van Helsing:

Gabriel/Anna: In my opinion, they are the best fucking movie canon pairing ever. But then again, I'm biased because I love Van Helsing. Either way, they make an excellent team, and an excellent pairing. Tis a pity that Anna died at the end of the movie, because it would have been interesting to see them hunting monsters and ruling the Gypsies together. Really interesting.

Dracula/Verona: Sommers was mum on the "birth order" of the brides, but given how they act, I'd say Verona was likely the first. In my mind, she and Dracula relate to each other the best, having spent a long time alive together. Not to mention she's more mature than Marishka and Aleera--more like a mother to them than a sister.

Velkan/Marishka: I know it's weird, and maybe I'm delusional, but this could have been a really interesting plot point. Unfortunately, we don't see enough of either Velkan or Marishka to actually get any background on them. At any rate, even though they may have never crossed paths, can't deny, this pairing would have been interesting to hint at.

The Underworld Series

Michael/Selene: They do well together. Michael seems to be able to get through Selene's hardened exterior and make her open up a bit more, and in return, Selene acts as his guide to all things supernatural. It's a healthy, very symbiotic sort of relationship.

Lucian/Selene: I know, I know, it seems really strange, but I can see kindred spirits in the two of them. Lucian hates Viktor for taking Sonja away from him, and Selene ends up hating Viktor because he betrayed her. They both have great tragedies in their pasts, but they've moved past them, always continually working towards their end goals. I hadn't considered this pairing until I was chatting casually with a friend and she brought the two of them up, citing that Lucian might see so much of Sonja in Selene that he could come to love her. So I'm thinking that all they would have to do is work past their issues, and they could make quite a good pairing.

Lucian/Sonja: Obviously, Lucian loved her like he's loved nothing else. For God's sake, he's fought against the vampires for six hundred years to avenge her death. If that's not devotion, I don't know what is.

Kraven/Erika: Don't get me wrong, I detest Kraven. I do, however, feel sorry for Erika that her affections for Kraven have gone unnoticed to the single-minded regent. This pairing is really more for her sake than Kraven's, because for all I care, he can go bugger himself with a rusty spoon.

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Nathan/Marni: Judging by all the pictures and holograms of Marni around the house, it's safe to say that Nathan is still very much so in love with Marni, despite the fact that she's been dead for seventeen years.

Nathan/Mag: I can't help but think that he might have harbored some feelings for her. I know he claimed that he wouldn't repo her eyes because she was Marni's best friend, but maybe there's some other reason for his actions.

Graverobber/Mag: Bizarre, yes. Unlikely, very much so. Do I like the idea, though? Absolutely.

The Mortal Instruments Trilogy

Jace/Clary: This couple. Oh God, where do I start with this couple? I wanted to cry at the end of the first book because I thought that Cassandra Clare had basically taken this couple, dangled it in my face, then threw the possibility out the window just to fuck all the fans over. I held out hope for two books, and finally, THANK GOD, she gave the fans what they wanted. I once heard someone compare them to Edward and Bella, which served to piss me off because there is nothing Edward and Bella about them. Jace may be broody at times, but he has some rather legitimate issues to work through, and even with all that, he still finds time to kick some ass and take some names. Clary, unlike Bella, is actually useful and will not hesitate to step up and protect her friends. And together, they make an amazing kind of team.

Simon/Isabelle: Honestly, I think he would choose Isabelle over Maia. He likes Maia, yes, but I think there's is more of a friendship than anything else. With Isabelle, I can sense sort of a raw kind of passion, something I think works for them. Especially given Simon's "sexy vampire mojo".

Magnus/Alec: I'm not usually a yaoi person, but I can't help but love Alec and Magnus. Especially because they're so different, and yet, they compliment each other so well. It's a great harmony.

Angel

Wesley/Fred: The most adorable, awesome, nerdy, teeth-rotteningly-sweet pairing there is. I adore Fred and Wesley, they are so perfect for each other. Of course, Joss Whedon being Joss Whedon, he had to go and tear them apart completely and utterly, but at least before they were ruined, they had some time together. I will say, though, every time I watch "Hole in the Earth", I cry at the end.

Angel/Cordelia: Let's face it, they're pretty perfect for each other--or, at least, they're perfect for each other now that Cordelia isn't some dumbass valley girl and is actually capable of kicking some ass.

Angel/Faith: Because sometimes, a good guy just needs a bad girl.

Spike/Illyria: Oh my God, I'd laugh so hard if they hooked up. Especially seeing as Illyria wanted to keep Spike as a pet anyways.

Bones

Booth/Brennan: This couple. This is one of those had-me-on-the-edge-of-my-seat-biting-my-nails couples and they've been doing this since I started watching Bones in high school. Seriously. Just when I think they're so close, something happens, and I don't know what to do with myself anymore. It's madness. You have no idea the depths of my joy now that they are together.

Hodgins/Angela: They are absolutely adorable together, especially because Hodgins is such a big nerd and Angela digs that. When they broke up, I was stubborn and knew they would get back together again. And wouldn't you know it, I was right!

Lords of Avalon series

Kerrigan/Seren (They rule, hands down)

Garafyn/Elaine (SpeedDemon315 is right, the way those two argue is too bloody hilarious to pass up!)

Varian/Merewyn (Haven't quite finished Knight of Darkness yet but they work out well, you know it)

Blaise/Merewyn (Another fun little side-couple, they do get along really well...besides, Blaise needs a honey :D)

A Song of Ice and Fire

Jon/Daenarys: I know it seems highly improbable, seeing as one is at or north of the Wall, and one is across the Narrow Sea. Not to mention, if the fan theories are right and Jon was the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, that would mean Jon is her nephew, and that would be kind of creepy. But I'd like to point out that first off, Targaryens have a tradition of marrying within the family (and they're hardly the only family to do so in the Seven Kingdoms), and had things not gone screwy, Dany was going to be married to her brother, after all. Second, there's just something about them that seems so right--Jon is the ice, Dany is the fire. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Jorah/Daenarys: Because it's plainly obvious that he's quite in love with her, even if she may or may not return those feelings.

Drogo/Daenarys: I fell in love with the two of them together, and nearly lost it when Dany had to kill him. In my mind, those two will always be together.

Jaime/Brienne: The sexual tension! Good God, you'd need an axe to cut it! And they bicker like an old married couple. It would practically be a crime to not put the two of them together. Not to mention I'm pretty sure Jaime would appreciate having sex with a woman that's not his sister for a change.

Sandor/Sansa: I know, I know, it's kind of creepy because he's probably in his thirties and she's only about twelve. There's something there, though, one can't deny that, and besides, given the medieval-type society, it wouldn't be entirely unheard of for a woman as young as Sansa to be married to someone as old as Sandor. He's proven that he, at the very least, cares about her, given that he risked his neck to save her from a mob and tried to get her out of the city, which is what he wanted. And it's clear to some extent that she cares about him. I think, if she were a few years older, they would be rather good together.

Eddard/Catelyn: Despite the fact that the marriage was arranged, and it was only arranged because Brandon Stark died, they made it work out, and they clearly cared very much about each other.

Gendry/Arya: They make a perfect duo, and thus, if Arya were a bit older and more inclined towards romanticism, they could be a potentially awesome couple. Not to mention it was rather adorable when Gendry found out Arya was from House Stark and freaked out because he hadn't been addressing her properly and she told him to stop being stupid and just call her by her first name.

Firefly

Mal/Inara: It's obvious that, despite his scathing comments to her, Mal fancies Inara, and she likes him right back. Mal is also noticeably more of an ass when she's not around. Now, if he would get the anchors out of his pants and tell the girl he likes her...

Mal/River: I'm a little iffy on this one due to the age difference (Mal has got to be in his thirties at least, and River's only 17), but I think it could work. They definitely work well together as a team--they flew Serenity together at the end of the movie and seemed to have everything under control. Not to mention, that little nickname he gave her--"little albatross"--I thought it was endearing.

Wash/Zoe: I love them to death. Wash is just so sweet and cute and Zoe's all business--but she loves her husband dearly. Poor Wash. Poor Zoe. But she held herself together incredibly well. And kicked some Reaver ass, too.

Jayne/River: Again, the age difference is a little off-putting, but I can't deny that they would be funny together. Especially because Jayne would act all like he wears the pants in the relationship, but he would totally kowtow to River since she can kill him with her brain.

Simon/Kaylee: These two. These two are so cute together. Good thing Simon finally opened his eyes to Kaylee's feelings (only took him, what, 12 episodes?)

Van Helsing Roleplays

Van Helsing Roleplay: Seperate Scenes and Seperate Scenes II: Blood Legacy

Egil/Catherine (Categil forever, betches! Love them so much SpeedDemon and I are writing a story for them, which can be found on our joint account Tuomas Is Our Sin. As a by-the-by, Catherine belongs to me, Egil belongs to SpeedDemon315)

Morfran/Alexandra (Gotta love those two, they make me think of Categil a little-they hated each other's guts when they started out. Alexandra belongs to me, Morfran belongs to SpeedDemon315.)

Gabriel/Akyra (Opposites really do attract. Gabriel is...borrowed, but mine in a way, and Akyra belongs to Latina Kitty)

Radovan/Nickelia (Despite all the shit they went through, they FINALLY got together! Nickelia is mine, Radovan belongs to The-Sapphire-Phoenix)

Erik/Shaelyn (Because Erik deserves a nice girl. Erik is copyright of Gaston Leroux and played by SpeedDemon315, Shaelyn is mine)

Van Helsing Roleplay: The Dawn and The Dawn: Revolution

Edward/Catherine (Really, one of the sweetest, most adorable couples ever. Again, Catherine is mine, Edward belongs to SpeedDemon315)

Rolf/Nickelia (Because love extends beyond the reach of death. Nickelia is mine, Rolf belongs to SpeedDemon315)

Thanatos/Alana (Gotta love the evil pairings. They are the ultimate evil pairing :D Thanatos the darling, sexy necromancer belongs to SpeedDemon315, Alana is mine)

Gabriel/Adair (A very endearing couple. Gabriel is mine (though borrowed), and Adair is property of The-Sapphire-Phoenix)

Alexsei/Irina (Gotta love scatterbrained lovers! Alexsei is mine, Irina belongs to vamplady101)

Michael/Isolade (Hybrid love, too cute Michael is mine, Isolade belongs to SpeedDemon315)

Cinaed/Lucy (This is going to be an interesting romance, a vampire-hunting priest and a pureborn vampire...Lucy is mine, Cinaed is SpeedDemon315's)

Ephidel/Gabriella (Oooh, boy, it's gonna be a hell of a time! Gabriella is mine, Ephidel is SpeedDemon315's)

Markku/Ruxandra (Another case for how childhood friend can often lead to adult relationships! Ruxandra is mine, Markku is vamplady101's)

Van Helsing Roleplay: The Vampire League: The Next Generation

Keiran/Tinuviel (Absolute devotion + Childhood friendship = Adorable-ness! Keiran is mine, Tinuviel is property of SpeedDemon315)

Hieron/Gabriella (A personal favorite :D Gabriella belongs to me, Hieron belongs to SpeedDemon315)

Kasper/Nasya (They're another favorite, and SO perfect for each other! Kasper is mine, Nasya is vamplady101's)

Dante/Fleur (More proof that opposites attract. Dante is mine, Fleur is SpeedDemon315's)

Hector/Marisol (Since they're both so jaded about love, you know they're good together. Marisol is mine, Hector is SpeedDemon315's)

Corvin/Livia (They're good for each other, too, a demon and an assassin. Livia is mine, Corvin is property of SpeedDemon315)

Ethan/Aliria (Also, quite perfect for each other, they're both HUGE flirts. Aliria is mine, Ethan is SpeedDemon315's)

Noah/Marika (Since Noah needs a honey :D Marika is mine, Noah belongs to The-Sapphire-Phoenix)

And Now For Something Completely Different!

If you think Gabriel Van Helsing is not only the Left Hand of God, but is also your guardian angel, copy and paste this into your profile.

I think that the Phantom of the Opera doesn't deserve to have people hate him. I think his voice is like an angel's. If you would be the one to love the Phantom forever, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you think Christine should be slapped upside her head for choosing Raoul over the Phantom(who we all know is clearly the better choice), copy and paste this into your profile.

If you think rap is the most awful thing to ever be called "music", and that rappers are wanna-be's who are getting paid to make fools out of themselves and can't even sing, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you have music in your soul, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you are one of those people who think that there's no chance in hell that Gabriel Van Helsing and Vladislaus Dracula were lovers in the past, and are in agreement that Dracula probably hates Van Helsing now, copy and paste this into your profile.

93 percent of American teens would have a severe emotional breakdown if someone called them a freak. If you're part of the 7 percent who would ask the person "What was your first clue?", copy and paste this into your profile.

If you cannot see the world without Gerard Butler, copy and paste this in your profile.

If you think Hugh Jackman could-and should-play the Rum Tum Tugger in CATS, and that he'd do a great job doing it, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you have ever seen a movie (or show) so many times that you can quote it word for word. And you do at random moments; copy and paste this in you're profile

If you sign your name Mrs. Van Helsing, copy and paste this into your signature.

I don't suffer from insanity... I enjoy every minute of it. If you are insane, enjoying every second, and proud of it, copy this and paste it into your profile.

If you're writing a novel or book that ISN'T fanfiction, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you think Tuomas Holopainen is the most amazing lyricist and sexiest keyboard player you've ever seen, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you became a lycan supporter after Rise of the Lycans, copy and paste this into your profile.

If you think Lucian is completely and totally bad-ass super special awesome, copy and paste this into your profile.

Ninety percent of teens and preteens would have a heart attack if Miley Cyrus were on the roof of a ten-story building and threatening to jump. Copy and paste this into your profile if you're part of the ten percent that would be yelling "jump, bitch!".

If you would like nothing better than to see Tuomas Holopanen in tight leather pants...copy and paste this in your profile.

97% of teens (and middle-aged women) would cry if they saw Edward Cullen from Twilight on top of a skyscraper, about to jump. If you're one of the 3% who would sit there, watching, with popcorn, screaming "DO A FLIP, YOU SPARKLY MORON!", copy and paste this into your profile.

By the way, you can also find me at:

Quizilla: The website where I first got started with online publishing, with both original stories and fanfiction. Also the original home of Night Warriors and Intrusive Dusk. NO LONGER IN USE.
www.quizilla.com/users/Aurorabelle92

DeviantART The website where I show off my art. Second home to One for the Books, as well as original artwork, fan-based artwork, and a web comic/graphic novel created by myself and my fellow writers SpeedDemon315, The-Sapphire-Phoenix, and vamplady101. ACTIVE.
www.angelwolfsfire.deviantart.com

FictionPress: My Fictionpress account, where I have maybe four unfinished original stories. MOSTLY NON-ACTIVE.
www.fictionpress.com/~aurorawolfheart

YouTube: The website where I show off my videos. Most are fan-based. Some are original works done with friends. ACTIVE.
www.youtube.com/user/FallenVampireAurora

Mibba: What came along when Quizilla became overrun with screaming pre-teens. NO LONGER IN USE.
http://member.mibba.com/76292/

Collaborations and Communities

Communities
Manager: An Angel Among Us Van Helsing community, a community for any and all stories that support the theory that Van Helsing is the Archangel Gabriel.
On-Staff: Gabriel Fans Exclusive community, managed by Dr. Lust, for all stories featuring Van Helsing as the main man of interest.
My Life, My Job, My Curse community, managed by Satine Valerious, mostly for anyone and any story with Van Helsing and Anna and Carl and all those good peoples.

Collaborations
A Price to Pay For Shades of Gray-Collaboration with Sapphire-Phoenix, Fop Huntress, and vamplady101. Story can be found at the page for The Vampire League.
Serpent's Moon-Collaboration with Dr. Lust. Story can be found at the page for NightWolves.
Two Became One: The Story of Egil Swenhaugen and Catherine Van Helsing-Collaboration with SpeedDemon315. Story can be found on the page for Tuomas Is Our Sin as of Sunday, November 30, 2008

At This World's End

"Heavy Prey"--Lacey Sturm feat. Geno Lenardo

Betrayed by your kiss, hurry finish
You wasted your chance, I'm provoked
So I bleed until it is finished
And prove that my gifts have revoked

I won't repent from this, I won't repent from this
Blood is binding
Love, you were meant for this, but you weren't meant for this
Life by dying
I won't repent from this, I won't repent from this
Blood is binding
Love, you were meant for this, but you weren't meant for this love
You're my flesh and blood
You're my flesh and blood
You're my flesh and blood

I'll never feel at home
Anywhere, anywhere you go
And when you stay around
All your questions, they start to grow
They won't give you any answers
And they lie about what they don't know

I won't repent from this, I won't repent from this
Blood is binding
Love, you were meant for this, but you weren't meant for this
Life by dying
I won't repent from this, I won't repent from this
Blood is binding
Love, you were meant for this, but you weren't meant for this love
You're my flesh and blood
You're my flesh and blood
You're my flesh and blood

You only know my heart when it's cold
But it burns when I hear my affection in your voice
Don't you see all my soul that is yours?
When you stand in the truth
All for you

And I won't repent from this, I won't repent from this
Blood is binding
Love, you were meant for this, but you weren't meant for this
Life by dying
I won't repent from this, I won't repent from this
Blood is binding
Love, you were meant for this, but you weren't meant for this love
You're my flesh and blood
You're my flesh and blood
You're my flesh and blood