To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Evergreen has an official artist! My good friend Kochich has been illustrating several pieces of work. He's a very talented artist, and he would very much appreciate your views on his work. The cover art for Evergreen can be found here.

http:// kochich.deviantart .com/art/Evergreen-613245618 (You need to remove the spaces for the link to work)

Several future chapters will be illustrated, to add to the feel of the story. Chapter 8: Photograph is the first of those chapters.

Chapter 8: Photograph

"While packing Nick's belongings under the bridge, Judy discovers an item of his that she soon realises might be the most important thing she's ever found."

http:// kochich.deviantart. com/art/Evergreen-Bittersweet-Memory-632901203

http:// kochich.deviantart. com/art/Evergreen-Moving-day-632899966

His profile can be found here.

http:// kochich.deviantart. com/

I'm sure he'll really appreciate a comment from you! :D

Chapter 6: I told you so

"But not before snapping some pictures of Nick holding her stuffed rabbits."

A wonderful little piece commissioned by BeecroftA for Evergreen! It's a beautiful picture that really captures Nick's fluffiness and adorableness. Kudos to ziegelzeig for the picture! You can view the picture below.

http:// ziegelzeig.deviantart. com/art/Plushies-644821976

And the coloured version, coloured by zl0tty

http:// zl0tty.deviantart. com/art/SUNNY-DREAM-Plushies-By-Ziegelzeig-667367358

About me

First of all, I'm not dead. But 2 years of military life will really do a number on you. I've finally returned to civilisation, and it feels good to continue writing, picking up where I left off.

My name is Anillio Natson, or Aninat for short. I love reading, gaming, and I've always dreamt of posting something worth reading for the rest of the world to see. Or at least, anybody who's interested in the stuff I write.

I am a person who's easily impressed, even by the smallest things. I find that to be a good thing; being able to maintain a childlike wonder of things is how I can really appreciate life. Life is too short and goes by too fast to worry about making things perfect. Sometimes, simple is best. And I like to translate that into my writing style. Sweet, simple words that convey the message but still with meaning. To me, every sentence has to have a purpose of being there. When I've got that down, I make sure it's written with passion. Having both come together makes everything flow more naturally, I feel. Just like a real life conversation.

The best part of writing to me is being able to take something you love, and building on it. It's a challenge to write a story and staying true to the characters. But when you do, and you can imagine the character doing everything that you wrote him/her to do, it's a wonderful feeling. Creating original characters, giving them looks, personalities...it's like giving them life. A child you can be proud of. It needs discipline, care, attention, and of course, love. Looking back at my older stories, I am still proud of them, if nothing else, for their believability. Even though they may not be up to my current standards, or to the standards of others, if I can tell an enjoyable story, then I feel I have succeeded.

Time flies, and I now sit in a university trying to get by. But my love for stories and games still remain. I play Halo, Starcraft, Pokemon, and several others. I have every game in the Halo series, having been introduced to Halo: CE when I was small. Halo: Reach will continue to be my favourite halo game, although I am currently having a blast with Halo 5.

Starcraft II has grown on me deeply as well. The ending of Legacy of the Void was enjoyable to me, even though some did not enjoy the story. I'm glad there was finally closure. What can I say? I'm a sucker for happy endings. Even in my stories.

Pokemon. Ahhhh, Pokemon. The nostalgia. I'm pretty sure the first version I played was yellow...back then I had a 100-games-in-1 catridge which had all the pokemon versions, but they'd never really save properly. My first real Pokemon game was Crystal, then Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum, White, Y, and soon, a new generation will be released. I look forward to that as well.

I love a game with a good story. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a game I treasure deeply as well with a rich, powerful story. A new one is due in September 2016. I am excited for that as well.

Drop me a message if you wish to play!

Stories

The reason why I am here.

If you have read my existing story, "A little bit of everything", I thank you sincerely. It was something I had thought of doing for quite a while now. Although the movie came out in 2008, I didn't watch it until July 2010. I had been planning to watch it in theatres, but it slipped my mind until a dvd rental shop opened near my house. I grew attached to it, and the adorable white dog and black cat that came with it.

I watched it again the next day, something i'd never done for any other rented dvd. Then, ideas started forming in my head, and now here I am. Writing Bolt fanfiction. And I never regretted it one bit. There may not be as many people left from the last time I updated, but the story deserves an ending, for its sake. I will strive to finish it as well.

I've written stories for Rio too. "The Only One", "Hot Chocolate", and "Stay The Night". They're all short stories that I put a lot of heart into, especially "The Only One". It's my personal favourite, and the story I feel I've written the best, out of all I've written, although it's hard to compare a one-shot and a 30 chapter story...

And of course, my new story, Evergreen. This is one I've planned for a while, and knew I was going to write when I watched Zootopia in theatres. It brought back so many memories of Bolt, and motivated me to continue writing. I hope I can get back into the essence of my stories as I continue to write, and before my next school semester begins. I have great things planned for Evergreen, and I hope you will enjoy the ride.

The people who are important to me

That's you, my friend! Yes, you, the one sitting/standing in front of your phone/tablet/computer/electronic device (Seriously, it's like everything can access the internet these days. Even the fridges...)

The readers and reviewers don't inspire me to write. They push me on and give me the extra push I sometimes need to continue writing when motivation is low Inspiration comes to me easily, but acting on it is so much harder when there are other responsibilities in my life. I try my best, though.

Kudos goes to Finalsmasher13 for making my original profile picture. I haven't heard from him in a long time, but I really appreciate what he's done for me. He will always be known as my Pokemon friend, who helped me create my very first profile pic and encouraged me to start writing after lurking on Fanfiction for about 6 months.

Srgeman is the author of the story "A Little Night Music", which was the story that inspired my first writings for the Pokemon archive. This was before I watched Bolt, and I can say his stories are amazing, if not a little crude. The practice really helped me make A.L.B.O.E. what it was back then.

Many thanks goes to Evarice for being my first editor and my friend.

To my first Editor, Evarice, and my second editor, Arkazu. They're not only awesome editors, but awesome friends in real life too. The stories would have been nothing without them, especially, Arkazu. He's not only proofread my stories, he's given me ideas and analysed situations with me and fixed a lot of plot holes that used to exist. He's awesome, period.

And of course, MadRacer, my artist and wonderful friend, whom I have mentioned at the top of this page. I hope he will continue to be one of my best online friends. Those pictures of his, I cannot say enough, are fantastic.

And of course, reviewers who've been here for a long time, I thank each and every one of you. side-fish, my first online friend after I posted A.L.B.O.E., who's a hilarious and amazing friend, Carl Minez, one of the later reviewers to my story, but a very thoughtful, sweet friend who's given me lots of encouragement and advice, Aronim, the thorough reviewer who gives me the most constructive criticism I could ask for on a regular basis, Mojothemegawolf, how's also been a great friend to me over the internet, and a whole ton of others. Bane7567, Mike101, and so many others.

Once A.L.B.O.E. is done, I'm definitely writing out a detailed list of all my reviewers and thanking them individually here.

If there's anything you wanna talk about, feel free to PM me! I love talking with new people! :D