Updated - November 21, 2011.

Name. Rizu
Penname. Hotaru
Age. 22
Occupation. 5th year in university.
Location. Texas.
Three Likes. Thunderstorms, fashion, horror films.
Three Dislikes. Hot weather, nato, P.E.

Hey guys I am FINALLY graduating from college. I am moving to Yokohama in February to teach for a year and then hopefully get a job with one of the design firms on my list in Tokyo.

That aside, that means I can finally sit down and do some writing again. The past year has been intense to say the least. I just wanted you guys to know that I am going to sit down in front of the keyboard and actually continue my stories. At least the ones in the current category. Possibly will explore the ones on hiatus if I get the itch to do so.

I graduate in about three weeks, so I plan a pretty big update for the month of December.

Hotaru

Current:

End Game.

AU. Year: 2002. Place: Chicago, IL. After the death of her mother, Kaoru comes to the States, accepting an open invitation from an uncle she has never met. Her move sets up the pieces for a cruel and terrifying game of ghosts and ghouls that will change her life forever. KaoruxSaitou

Forgotten Memories.

Sakura is a fashion-ista, one of the top designers in Japan. Xiao Lang is a mobster, leader of the underground factions of the Japanese Yakuza. She did it in memory of her best friend. He did it as a form of revenge against his Chinese brethren. The days of their running together in search of the Clow cards have been long forgotten. A scary twist of fate brings the two back together into a now dangerous world of magic, and it is all they can do to stop it, and try to remember what was lost all those years ago, before it’s too late…
Chapters 1-4 are up!
Chapter 5: 80 PERCENT WRITTEN.

King of Me.
One Night with the King spinoff, but different! Kaoru was just an ordinary girl. However, when the King is in search of a new queen, she catches his eye. She, on the other hand, is not as enthusiastic as any other girl would be.
Chapters 1-5 are up!
Chapter 6: PENDING

HIATUS:

Flavor of Life.
Kamiya Kaoru is a successful actress, as well as a demon. Himura Kenshin is a government official, and a fallen angel. The government has discovered the existence of their kind, and chaos has started to grow with terrorist threats on Japan.
Chapter 1-4 are up!
Chapter 5: HIATUS

Double Edged.
AU: present day. BKK. Kamiya Kaoru thought her bodyguard was dead. The Bodyguard is an Assassin. The Assassin's employer is a Business Leader. And the Business Leader is Kamiya Kaoru's StepFather. See story for more info. xD
Chapters 1-6 are up!
Chapter 7: HIATUS

Rivers Run Dry.
Post-SM. The weather has been acting unnatural of late. The planets are not the cause. What is it that is strong enough to break the planetary power over the weather, what is strong enough to create such powerful winds, such powerful storms? Perhaps the weather is simply a warning of what is to come. A warning that the beings wishing for power over all, have come, that havoc will be let loose very soon. This power, comes from no normal enemy, as they are not human, they are far worse, far superior... and this time around, the Sailor Senshi may not be enough to quench it.
Chapters 1-6 are up!
Chapter 7: HIATUS

Complete:

Butterfly Kisses.

An AU placed in present day Tokyo. Battousai-Kenshin-Kaoru. Kaoru has been chased by the leader of Japan for several years. Salvation comes when she is taken by none other than Hitokiri Battousai, under orders from his boss. Hiko wants to know what lies within this woman, what it is, that Shishio, lusts after. To find out what it is, then you must read.
Part 1 Complete: Chapter 1-12!
Interlude Complete: Chapter 13!
Part 2: Complete: Chapters 14 - 17!

Happiness in Slavery.

BATTOUSAI-KAORU, slight AU. Kyoto. The immense capital of Japan. Filled with people of every type: commoners, hookers, samurai, lords, the emperor of the entire nation ruling from his beautiful palace, Nijyoujyou. However, lying in the shadows, await assassins. Sent by their superiors to do their bidding. Among the best, are Hitokiri Battousai. A manslayer who has never been caught, only seen, bearing eyes as gold as the sun, hair as red as blood. Known for his mercifully quick deaths. And then, there is another, a ghost assassin no one knows the name to, no one has ever seen, except for the dead victims. Simply, that this person kills ruthlessly. Slow, painful deaths await those who are victims to the ghost's blade. When these two are made to work as a team... only those who see them are able to observe what develops...
Complete: Chapters 1-15!