At last... here's chapter four! Those of you reading this didn't have to wait as long as the folks on Blissful Ignorance and fanfiction.net. 0=) So, sometimes I get a little lazy... Actually, writer's block hit me in the face, but I kicked its patootie! I know how this story's going to end, too! Yay! *Ahem* Well, brace yourself for some major goofiness and fluffy cuteness. Oh, and some more after-war angst, for good measure. Right, Wufei?

Wufei: Do not resist. >.< Give into temptation!

He's sexy, right? ;) Onward! 

Summer is slipping away faster than I can grasp it. I'm excited about going back to school, but I love just lazing around in the heat, reading, watching movies, and working on my stories. Soon the free time I have will be devoured by a very hectic school schedule (18 credits!), work, and possibly cheerleading (I'm on the fence about whether or not to participate this year). That's why I'm trying to write as many fan fiction stories as I can before summer's end. Also, I've started drawing my own 1xR doujinshi. ^_^ I'm so excited about it, but it's taking time away from this lovely little 5xR story that I'm hoping to complete in the next week or two. Next week I'm going on vacay in New Hampshire, and I really want to be done with this story by then!

As much fun as I'm having writing 5xR, 1xR just seems meant to be. D-U-H, most of you are probably thinking. But don't you think Wuffy deserves a chance? Read ahead and see just how sweet he can be... That is, when he wants to... ^_^

Pure Intentions
Chapter Two:
The Princess & The Dragon

A fan fiction update: I'm currently working on a 5xR fic. o_O I know, it pretty much defies everything I stand for! It's actually got some 1xR moments, too, or I wouldn't be the writer that I am. Still, I posted the fic in the Alternatives forum on Blissful Ignorance, and it's getting almost zero attention. :( I really want to post it in the 1xR forum because of where the story's going, but I don't know if I can do that because I spend so much time in Wufei's head... Arrghhh! *Screaming in frustration; one of the many things Wu-man and I have in common!* Fighting my writing muses makes me feel so... empty afterward.

Anyway, my story's called "Pure Intentions," for lack of a better title... Actually, that title's kind of grown on me. It's supposed to be ironic. I used to suck at irony, but now I think I've got a pretty good handle on it. Por ejemplo, "a traffic jam when you're already late," and "a 'no smoking' sign on your cigarette break" are pretty poor uses of irony. Too bad nobody told that to Alanis Morisette... and too bad (for struggling singer/songwriters like me, at least) she was actually able to craft a hit song showcasing her poor understanding of irony. Isn't it ironic?

Speaking of singing and songwriting... my little "band" is playing a coffee house tonight. That means free food and coffee, two of my favourite things in life... it also means opening for another local band I've never heard of. =/ It's okay, no one's heard of me, either. We're all in the same proverbial boat here. I'm actually nervous about playing some of my songs tonight, one of which I wrote only a week ago.  I feel like we're a tad under-practiced... I just hope the audience doesn't notice. -_-' I'm not worried about Amber (the better half of our folk/country duo and my subsequent partner in crime), because she sounds amazing even when she's screwing up. She plays violin, which is an instrument people around here aren't used to hearing with guitar much; since they don't really understand country and bluegrass music, they can't really judge it or tell when it sounds good or bad. ^.^ Believe me, we use it to our advantage! I'm not gonna lie, though; I think we sound pretty good. I'm just praying for no major screw-ups on my end; sometimes I get nervous and flub my strumming a bit. Eeek! I'm psyching myself out! It's gonna be awesome, and we're gonna rock the house! Yee-haw! There, I feel better now... ^_^