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*Yeah, so the other night, it hit me: I want to write something. But I wasn't really sure what. Though, I remembered how I used to start writing novels in middle school (never finished, I might add), so I rummaged through some old sketch books and found a small notepad. 'Nopperabo' I think is what it was called (it was in katakana), a story about a ghost with no face. I was a major weeaboo back then. Anywayyy~ I read through the pages (I only wrote two chapters) and decided to revise the original version, adding more detail and making it a little less... dramatic? Confusing? The words and sentence structure was sh+t, so I just added and changed a bit, even a few names. I know the story may seem strange and unrealistic, but I tried fixing it the best I could without changing the story completely (there was seriously no background detail whatsoever- I wasn't the best writer). Soooo I hope you guys like it. Tell me if you would read a book like this. You don't have to spare my feelings. If it's a sucky plot, don't be afraid to say so. I just revised this for fun.*

    While thinking of a plan to go to Hiroshima without my parents freaking out, I find Saki walking with our regular group of friends. Since that incident yesterday, we've been keeping strong attention to that forceful guy, making sure he never so much as looks at Saki. She tries to act like nothing happened, but we can tell otherwise. We're her friends after all. We've seen no trace of him, till one day-
    We were all on our way home, laughing and joking as usual. About ten minutes go by, and we end up in front of Rina's house. You can see her mother standing outside the front door, holding a phone. "Rina, you have a phone call!" She gestured, waving at Saki and I as she handed the phone to her daughter. "Nice to see you two again."
    "Nice to see you too," I say, Brandon and Joseph putting in their two cents.
    "Hey, Mrs. Matsuki!" Rina's mother sighs as she greets back. Those two always seem so troublesome to her.
    After a while of chatting with Mrs. Matsuki, we notice the sun's final appearance and start to head home once again. Shortly after, we end up in front of Brandon's house. "See you tomorrow, Brandon!" I yelled from the distance of his front gate. He stopped me, pressing his lips to mine before letting me go.
    "Bye, honey," He casually whispers before opening the gate and entering his house. Turning back to the sidewalk, my eyes show signs of sarcasm. I don't know why he still insists on calling me 'honey'. Joseph looks over at me. He can tell I'm annoyed. Saki doesn't even dare say anything. Looking away for a slight second, he looks back with a smirk on his face.
    "You guys should go out. I swear, you two are the perfect match," He lets out, not hiding the sarcasm one bit. He folds his arms and continues speaking. Too bad I'm not listening. his words are full of irritation. I can tell he's bothered, but in a way, I am too. It seems Joseph and I have been friends for years, though he just moved here. We act like brother and sister- and we tell everyone that's our relationship, keeping everyone from the truth that we aren't even ready to uncover.
    We end up fighting the whole way to his house, which evidently is right next to mine. Here and then, Saki would chuckle at the stupid stuff we'd say. "Goodnight, Saki! I'll see you tomorrow." I waved, opening the gate to my yard. Turning to Joseph, I shouted,     "Come to my house later! I wanna talk!"
    Joseph chuckled nervously, "Okay, okay," answering as he opened the door to his house, walking inside.
    Before I was able to walk in, Saki stopped me, "Sh-Shinori," I took my hand off the door handle and turned to face her. Her voice was a bit shaky. She even looked a bit pale. "C-Can you walk to my house with me?" She stuttered again. Something was definitely wrong.
    I immediately opened the door and answered, "Sure, let me just ask my mom." A minute later, my door opened, a solemn look on my face. "I'm sorry, my mom said I can't." Not much of a surprise there. It is getting real dark. Saki's face sunk. "But maybe Joseph can!" I quickly exclaimed. I grabbed a medium size rock and threw it at the window on the side of the house. Joseph's head poked out.
    "What?" He sounded pretty agitated for some reason.
    "Could you walk Saki home?" I asked, ignoring his attitude.
    "No, sorry, I'm helping my dad with something," He said, before shutting the window behind him. Well, there's that.
    I turned back to Saki, sighing before speaking, "Sorry, Saki. If you're scared, you could stay here for tonight," I paused. "You can call your m-"
    "That's okay, I can walk home by myself," She interrupted, "You know how my mom is."
    I didn't exactly know what to tell her. I knew she didn't want to walk alone, but there's nothing I could do. "Please be safe." Saki nodded, walking away slowly. I made sure she was out of view before opening the door and entering my house.
    Saki's house was a bit farther to get to compared to everyone else's. She was unsteady and shaky, and it somehow felt like someone was watching her. Her gait sped up, getting faster with each passing silence. Sprinting, she didn't exactly know if she was going towards her house anymore. She was frightened and paranoid, till eventually, she bumped into something. She noticed a shadow of a silhouette as she faced the ground, so she immediately apologized. She never looked up, taking the silence as danger. As she started to run again, the silhouette grabbed her arm to stop her. "Wait! Please," The low voice sounded familiar. Saki looked up to see the forceful guy from the other day. She felt stiff, as if she was frozen where she stood. "I know we got off on the wrong foot, so let's start over," Still holding her arm, the guy bowed, "Takumi."
    Scared to moved, she opened her mouth, the only thing escaping being her name.
    "Let's talk for a while, shall we?"
    Still holding on to her arm, he asked her all sorts of questions, never getting answered. The only thing circling around in her mind was an escape plan. Some time passed, and they both ended up in front of a house, though it wasn't hers. She reluctantly entered the house behind him.
    It was quiet and a bit soothing, in a way. You couldn't even hear bugs or creatures from outside. All of this was too suspicious, but Saki didn't dare move. Takumi gestured her to make herself comfortable, as he went into the kitchen. He walked back in the living room, holding two cups. He handed her one and sat down beside her. "Is no one home?" She asks.
    Takumi takes a sip from his cup and sets it on the coffee table in front of them. He starts getting closer. "My mother's out of town," Noticing his incapability for boundaries, she drinks a bit of liquid from the cup, gagging at the flavor.
    "This tastes weird," She told him in disgust, setting the cup down on the table. He chuckles a little, chugging his drink and slamming the cup down. He quickly pins Saki against the couch before she even realizes what's going on. Urging to break free, her body starts feeling hazy and numb. "Wh.. is this..?"
    "Now you can't interfere," His voice sounds viscous and evil with every passing second. As she still struggles to get loose from his grasp, her vision starts leaving. The last thing she could recall was his voice, saying, "You are weak."

    As I waited for Joseph at my house, I worried about Saki. I couldn't stop pacing. I just wanted Joseph to get here, so I could talk to him. It was until I started making rice that he showed up.
    I heard the doorbell ring from the kitchen. About time! I put down the bowl I grabbed from the cupboard and rushed to answer the door. As it opened, I shyly pushed some hair behind my ear. In front of me was a good-looking guy, wearing stylish American attire. Though, to my dismay, another fellow sporting an American style stood next to him.
    "Hey, Shinori," Joseph nervously waved, trying to pull off a smile.
    "Hello, honey," Brandon leaned in, whispering in my ear, moving some hair behind it.
    "You brought Brandon," I shakily get out, trying to fake a smile as well. Joseph's half grin looks a lot better than mine, though.
    Joseph moved his right hand behind his head, his other in his jean pocket. "Yeah, sorry. He just came to my house," His voice didn't sound that happy that he was there. But who would blame him?
    Brandon decided to break the awkward banter, "He told me he was coming over here, so I decided to come too, since we saw your mom leave a minute ago. Didn't want you to be alone with him," Though he was smiling, I don't think he meant that cheerfully. He leaned forward to hold me, whispering in my ear, "It'll be better this way."
    Joseph looked away, turning red in the process. Brandon retracted his embrace and faced Joseph, still trying to keep his innocent and "happy" facade. "Yeah, but you guys are pretty much brother and sister, right? Maybe this'll be the day you confess your love to her," Brandon clasps his fist with grief and envy. He didn't listen to Joseph's signals to quit. A bit scared and a little curious, I remained quiet.
    After a while of back and forth condescending arguing, Joseph finally had enough, "If I wanted to kiss her, I would've done it already!" A few seconds go by, then Brandon scoffs.
    "So you never wanted to kiss her?"
    "N-No," Joseph hesitated, trying to hide his blushing. Brandon examined his expression.
    "Never?" He studied once more. "Then kiss her now. Act like it doesn't mean a thing."
    Joseph and I jolt with surprise, "Huh?"
    "Go on and kiss," It sounded as if he forced that sentence out. Looking at Joseph, it seemed we thought the same thing: this won't get resolved until we do this. Our faces looked like ripe tomatoes. We didn't want to do this here and now. Plus, we'll never get a chance to talk at this rate. We plucked up our courage and went for it. He gently placed his hand on the side of my face, leaning me in, and passionately touched my lips to his. It was wet and... hot. My face was burning. It felt like the kiss had lasted a life time. It was nice. I couldn't see, but I'm sure it took Brandon a lot of self control in order not to kill Joseph.
    As we detached from each other, his face was a deeper color of red than I've ever seen. When Joseph finally gathered his composure, he looked towards Brandon, "There, There's your kiss." He was about to leave the house when Brandon interrupted, leaning his back against the front door.
    "Now, was that so hard?" Brandon sounded so smug yet furious. You could tell Joseph wanted to kill him. I'm sure if he said anything, he would've.
    "Move," Brandon dropped his nice facade and stared Joseph blank in the face, not moving a muscle. It looked like Joseph was going to burst, but he was doing well at staying somewhat calm. After for what it seemed like a long time, Brandon stepped out of the way of the door.
    As Joseph opened the door to leave, Brandon whispered, "I'll call you later." And without another word said, it was just me and Brandon and nothing but silence.
    "Brandon," I spoke up, not daring to look up, in fear of punching him.
    I felt arms around me and a relieved sigh, "Yes, Shinori?"
    "Get out," He immediately released his embrace.
    "What?"
    "Leave," I looked up. "NOW!" I pushed him out, slamming the door behind me and cried.
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Next week (starting Tuesday, May 30th), I will be trying out commissions. Since I don't have a job now and I have a kid to provide (not to mention, I still have some waiting to do on this army stuff), I kinda need the money. Neko Emoji-36 (Oh no) [V2] 

I will be changing my art status:

Requests: Open for FRIENDS ONLY
Commissions: Open for ANYONE
Art Trades: Open for FRIENDS and WATCHERS

And while I'm starting this, I still have army and mom stuff to do, so those come first.

And just for a clearing, all these changes I am making will start May 30th, not now.

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That said, here are some things I will draw:


"Thank You" Badges:


Maid Factor - AE Version by ElliTheInquisitive Thanks, dude~ by ElliTheInquisitive  
Transparent Background: $5

Thanks! - DA Version by ElliTheInquisitive   Thanks! by ElliTheInquisitive
Color Background: $3

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Personas:


Elli Reprised by ElliTheInquisitive  Persona Request - Ten by ElliTheInquisitive  
Full Body: $10 (longer to draw)

Clark Persona by ElliTheInquisitive
Chibi Full Body: $5

I Hate You by ElliTheInquisitive
Chibi Head Shot: $3

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Profile Pictures:


WTF - Colored by ElliTheInquisitive  
Color/Transparent Background: $5

Ghost Elli by ElliTheInquisitive
Ghost Picture: $4

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You:

Am I Pretty Yet? by ElliTheInquisitive  For Kuro-Chan by ElliTheInquisitive For Nick by ElliTheInquisitive
You w/others: $7
(Comes w/transparent background)

Rosie by ElliTheInquisitive  Star-E Nite by ElliTheInquisitive The Piage c: by ElliTheInquisitive
Chibi-ish (transparent/color background): $5

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Monsters:

(examples added, if confused)

I Love You by ElliTheInquisitive    
 Don't Go by ElliTheInquisitive
(Manic is a succubus, and Despair's a reaper.)
Humanized Monster Chibi (transparent/color background): $5

My Sweet Anxiety by ElliTheInquisitive  Wix-o-the-Wisp by ElliTheInquisitive


(Anxiety is a sea witch/grindylow, and Wix is a Will-o-the-Wisp.)
Chibi Monster: $7

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(And lastly~)

Fandums:


You love me, right? by ElliTheInquisitive    Marshall Lee~ by ElliTheInquisitive  
(If you want an elaborate background, just tell me.)
Headshots: $5

Yandere Simulator by ElliTheInquisitive  Marceline wearing Lumpy Space Princess by ElliTheInquisitive
Half-body: $7

Yuno Gasai Cosplay - Manic by ElliTheInquisitive ROKUDAN - Waterbender Despair - FINISHED by ElliTheInquisitive
Full-body: $10

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References are needed for all of these- OCs for all of these are fine (the last two pictures are cosplays, after all).


Sorry if this was a long list.. Pikachu Blush 
But if you have any questions, you can just note me!
I'm really excited to do this, and I know some prices are high. But some pictures are just harder to draw.. Kaori Fujimiya (Total Shyness) [V1] 

Anyway, the payment will be through paypal, so if you are interested, note me what you want me to draw. I'll get started on it once the payment is taken care of! I hope that's right..
I'm not really good at this, so bare with me.. Seishirou Blushing Icon 


But for now- I will finish the requests already made, and next week, this will all start~


Thank you so much for reading this, and thank you for liking my art!

Peace~
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Why..?

2 min read
Why do I feel this way?
All because of one stupid picture..
The picture of her.
Why did I even want to draw her in the first place?
Why didn't I realize it would upset me so much?
Why do I feel so unwanted,
when I know I'm not..?
Why are old, painful memories coming back?
It's like I feel used and unwanted at the same time,
but why?
I feel as if everything I do is wrong.
But why?
Why does it upset me that her picture got more favorites than mine?
Why?
I drew both,
but yet it-
I feel like all the credit goes to her.
Is it because I'm not girly enough?
Or sweet-looking enough?
Why am I even sulking in the first place?
I'm upsetting myself even more,
but I can't stop it.
I don't want to be with anyone,
and yet I do.
No.
I just want to feel loved.
Not romantically, but-
Just needed.
Wanted.
And I don't feel that at all.
I don't feel like I'm a hard worker,
even when my friend tells me otherwise.
But why?
I don't feel like a good mom.
I'm home with my son all day,
but all I do is feed him and play with him.
Is that even a good mom?
I don't have a car,
a licence,
I don't even have a job anymore,
so how is that working hard?
Is it because I stress so much?
I can't even finish the pictures people have requests from me.
But why?
Why happiness?
Why sorrow?
Why pain?
Why life?
My star fades,
and I don't know why.
I'm sorry.



IronClark 
You're not the only one that sulks..
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I've been feeling really anxious lately, and I don't know why.
I've been dazing out and shaking. I shook so much last night taking care of my son, that I got lightheaded and had to quickly sit down. I don't know if it's the fact that I was hungry or what. I felt better laying down, though. 
Sigh.. I don't know, I just haven't been feeling like myself. I usually just let it ride, since there's nothing I can really do about it. Anxiety attacks can't really be stopped when they start.

Anyway, people that asked for requests might not get them so quickly. I've been stressing myself too much- finding another job, taking care of my son, dealing with my bipolar.. Trying to act normal so no one questions. And drawing like nothing ever happened. It's a hard thing to do. So forgive me if you don't get your pictures right away.

I'm sorry again.
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Tagged galore!!

4 min read
I got tagged by: ThePiage  c:

Rules:
-Write the rules in your journal entry if you are tagged <--
-Write 13 things about yourself
~Answer 13 questions made by the person who tagged you, and make your own 13 questions.~
-Tag 13 deviants. Make sure they know they are tagged 
-Don't say "You're tagged if you read this"
-It is forbidden not to tag anyone.
-No tagging back

OK.....so 13 things about me:
1. I'm crazy.
2. I love cats.
3. I can play piano.
4. I can... not dance.
5. I hate my job.
6. I'm a mom.
7. I vape (stopped cigarettes a year ago).
8. My room is a mess.
9. Captain America is my favorite superhero.
10. I named my son after a video game.
11. I slept with a nightlight till I was 19.
12. I've only really worn make up 5 times in my whole life (for longer than an hour).
13. I will pick random stuff off the ground to use for crafts (once found a bullet on the street- I still have it).


Questions:
1. do you know the meaning of life?

I don't even know how to keep friends.
2. what kinda music you into?
I'm pretty open to any kind really. I like stuff like Vocaloid, parodies (Natewantsto battle, MandoPony-), hiphop (like Shanghai Restoration Project), traditional Japanese music (Yoshida Brothers), anything with a beat really.
3. favorite school subject?
Band. And Creative Writing Class.
4. will you marry me?
Hell yeah!
5. Would you ever kill someone?
Who do you want me to kill?
6. how long can you hold your breath?
I'm not sure anymore honestly. I used to be able to hold my breath for a long time back in band, but alas, it's been years since then.
7. what is the weirdest thing someone has ever caught you doing?
Umm..... Uhhh.... Everything?
8. are you bored right now? cos i am
I'm actually extremely tired.. Dx
9. dream pet?
DRAGON!!!
10. scariest moment of your life?
Four years ago, I almost lost the person I loved. Recently though, my friend's mom showed up at our door at 3am looking for her daughter, and I just got done reading a bunch of creepy pasta stuff. I was researching how to spiritually clean the house when she rang the doorbell. xD
11. dream career?
Psychologist. But now, I REALLY want to be a homicide investigator.
12. are we friends? 0-0
I think so. o.o Are we..?
13. are you happy this is over ( i sure am)
Eh, I'm indifferent.

Now my 13 questions for you:
1. What kind of artist are you (style-wise)?
2. Other than drawing, what would you say is your special talent?
3. Do you hate life too?
4. What group were you in in high school (or are currently in if in high school: band geek, science nerd, jock, etc.)?
5. (I'ma steal a question) What kind of music are you into?
6. If you were a mythical creature, what would you be?
7. What first got you into drawing?
8. Is your room messy or fairly clean?
9. What's your favorite kind of soda (or beverage of any kind)?
10. What's your zodiac?
11. What would you say is your best feature?
12. Are you a yaoi or yuri fan (for those anime fans)?
13. What's your favorite anime (or show, if you don't watch anime)?

Here's who I tag!
Blue-Swallow-Comics 
FireNotez 
Pyroglifix 
Whetsit-Tuya 
Tiki-Star 
MisterKuroChan 
IronClark 
Ryriclan 
StuffySnog
Kisekinohana
jotozir 
MysteriousWillowChan 
Mangakiss 

Stay jazzy~
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