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(So what you are about to read was mainly inspired to me sa pamamagitan ng a very weird yet interesting dream. I know that virtually every single time I make one of these, something goes wrong, but I have good faith that I can continue this one to the best of my ability. So, without further ado, let's get started.)

Tick, Tock...Tick, Tock...

BZZZZZZT!!

#1: AUGH! *Falls out of bed*

#1: Jesus, I thought I got rid of this stupid alarm clock...Always frightens the living hell outta me!

#2: YOU should be complaining, Miles. I sleep right susunod to it!

#1/Miles: True, James. But still, whose idea was this anyway? Ah, never mind. I'll bet the sorry son of a gun has already left for breakfast.

#3: Come get your pagkain guys, or the boys will hog it all!

#2/James: Speak of the devil, let's go give him a piece of our mind. Ugh.

My name is Miles, also known as #1. I have black hair, am 17, and REALLY hate that damned alarm clock. I live inside of an abandoned facility with my 30 comrades (18 male, 12 female) which we've simply dubbed "The Household of Hope."

I'd tell you my last name, but remember it I cannot. And trust me, it's the same for all of us.


#3: James, tell Miles to stop talking to himself so he can get his breakfast!

#2/James: Come on, mate. We ain't gonna live forever. *Drags Miles to table*

And that couldn't be any madami true...

#4: *Digs into Turkey* Man, I'll never get tired of eating turkey for breakfast! This has been and will always be one HELL of a facility!

#3: If you think cooking that stuff is cheap, then think again, Adam. After all, I'm the one who pays for all this!

#2/James: And I'm the one who has to sit susunod to arguably the messiest eater of all damn 30 of us. Cheers...?

#5: Oh please, James. Don't even get me STARTED on the people I have to sit with.

#2/James: Fair enough, Audrey. But let's not introduce too many characters at once!

#1/Miles: *Picks at food*

#3: Eh? Is something wrong with my cooking, Miles?

#1/Miles: Oh, nothing. To be honest, I'm just very bored, Katie. Nothing has been going on lately, it's like my life is just as boring as the weather reports now.

#4/Adam: Are you subliminally trying to hit on Audrey? Haha, this year's gonna be great! *Digs into madami Turkey*

#6: *Sighs* I will never understand why the first idea for breakfast that Adam had was turkey. But hey, what can ya do?

#4/Adam: Hey, do you have any idea how hard I had to convince Katie to make this for us today? You should be grateful, not pessimistic!

#6: I wasn't complaining, I just thought it was strange, not necessarily in a bad way.

#4/Adam: Oh please, May. I mean, does it really matter what time of araw you eat something? Personally, I've always found that mindset lame. *Digs into yet madami Turkey*

#2/James: *Wipes off eaten turkey fragments from Adam* I hope my insurance covers this sort of thing...Eww!

#5/Audrey: Ditto on that, James. They really don't pay me enough for this.

#3/Katie: We don't pay you at all, hun! I do most of the work around here!

*Table Laughs, Doorbell Rings*

#3/Katie: Ooh, I wonder who that could be!

#6/May: If it's another one of those missionaries trying to force their opinion down our throats, then I'm 100% outta here.

#1/Miles: I'll answer the door, since I already know that nobody else will.

#4/Adam: Hah, look at this emo kid, complaining about his life!

#5/Audrey: You know, he's absolutely right, when you get down to it.

#2/James: Shots fired Audrey, haha!

#5/Audrey: That includes you too, James.

#2/James: Oh, right... *Hides head under mesa in shame*

#1/Miles: *Opens Door* Hello-

???: GREETINGS FROM FLORIDA, MATES! :D HOW YOU DOIN', HOW YOU DOIN'? *Shakes everyone's hand in rapid succession*

#3/Katie: Oh no, I'm already feeling uncomfortable...

#6/May: It's even worse than I thought....A BUSINESS SALESMAN! QUICK, EVERYONE, FLEE FOR THE HILLS!

???: HOLD ON THERE, QUICKSTERS! TODAY'S PRODUCT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY-

#7: *Muffles ???'s face, slowly pushes him out door* You can tell us about your sponsor when we actually care. Spoiler alert: That's never.

#8: ♫Plays X Gon' Give It To Ya♫ YEAH, THAT'S MY BRO!

#3/Katie: Now let's all thank Michael and Gerald for saving the araw for us all!

*Table Claps Passionately*

#5/Audrey: Thank merciful Neptune, I was about to give that guy a piece of my mind...and my kusina knife.

#2/James: *Hides under mesa again* Just when I thought I was safe....This family is BONKERS!

#1/Miles: uy Gerald, can you shut off the music now? After all, you don't want to get COPYRIGHTED, now do you? >:)

#8/Gerald: *Shuts off radio* SIR, YES SIR!

#1/Miles: Also, James, you can stop hiding now.

#2/James: But...but.......Audrey's got a PLASTIC KNIFE!

#9: ZOINKS! *Divebombs into the living room*

#3/Katie: That one of the problems with living in a house this filled....Paranoia spreads like the plague!

#1/Miles: You couldn't be madami correct, Katie. HEY WILLIAM, THE COAST IS CLEAR!

#9/William: ...You sure?

#4/Adam: Fantastic job Audrey, now you've gotten everyone all scared over plastic knives.

#2/James: FEAR THE PLASTIC! *Nervously shakes under table*

#7/Michael: So uh, anyone else afraid of plastic knives in here? I mean, I knew this family was pathetic, but JEEZ...

#6/May: We're no less pathetic than the fact that you still haven't done your chores, Michael.

#7/Michael: Hey, just lemme finish eating, I'll get right to it!

#5/Audrey: Aaaand cut to three hours later where he's goofing off in his room.

#3/Katie: So, is everyone done eating? And James, get up off of the floor, there's nothing to be afraid of!

#2/James and #9/William: *Desperately hurry up the stairs*

#3/Katie: Maybe just using your hands would've been a better idea...

#8/Gerald: Personally, I think that all they had to ♫do is put their mind to it!♫

#3/Katie: ...Gerald, do you wanna get COPYRIGHTED? >:)

#8/Gerald: *Desperately hurries along stairs with James and William* HEY, WAIT FOR ME!

*Meanwhile, in Miles's room...*

#1/Miles: *Plants face under pillow* Today's gonna be a long day, isn't it?

#2/James: Hey, look at the plus side, all of the knives are gone and we can some time to chat before it's time to do our chores!

#1/Miles: I mean, I suppose so, but still James...I've been feeling kinda down lately.

#2/James: What do you mean sa pamamagitan ng that? You live with a great bunch of people with all the pagkain and caring in the world, how could anyone be down like this?

#1/Miles: It's just the same thing every single day. I get jump-scared sa pamamagitan ng the alarm clock, get outta bed, eat with the others, answer the door to some numb-nut who wants to shove their product and/or opinion down our throat, wait for chore time, and it just cycles over and over....I want something new to happen. Something fun, interesting, and worth my time.

#2/James: Maybe Adam was right, you could be just subliminally hitting on Audrey, heh.

#1/Miles: HEY, I AM NOT!

#2/James: Heh, I'm just playing around. But in all seriousness, I understand what you mean. But have you ever thought that it really wasn't bad at all either?

#1/Miles: I mean, I guess so-

*CRASH*

#1/Miles and #2/James: AUGH!

*Whoo-ee-oooo!! Whoo-ee-oooo.....POW!*

Everyone: AAHHH!

#1/Miles: James, let's go! What in the bloody hell just happened!?

#2/James: I'm right behind you!

*Miles opens door, smoke erupts everywhere*

#1/Miles: *Coughs* What....is going on!?

#2/James: I can't see a thing, my eyes hurt... *Coughs*

#3/Katie: Everyone, please evacuate outside RIGHT NOW!

*Whoo-ee-oooo! Whoo-ee-oooo!

Outside, a little bit later...

#7/Michael: That's my rotten luck, alright. I was JUST about to do my chores. Wonderful.

#8/Gerald: I'm not even gonna make a song reference, what in the world was that!?

#5/Audrey: The entire house is smoking like a factory from London, what do we do!?

*Panic Spreads Rapidly*

#3/Katie: Calm down everyone, I'm going inside right now! Luckily, I was prepared for a situation like this. *Puts on Gas Mask*

#6/May: Well great, now what're we gonna do?

#4/Adam: Alright....Whatever idiot started a fire, you've got nothing to lose now. Who did it!?

#2/James: You ever think that it wasn't a fire, Adam?

#1/Miles: But that's the thing, James. I don't know anything that could kick-start that much smoke, not EVEN a massive fire. Plus, there's no flames in sight.

#9/William: I hope Katie's alright...Let alone the facility.

#3/Katie: *Shouting from inside the house* Guys, it's coming from Nadie's and Harold's room! Don't ilipat one bit, I'm going to investigate!

#5/Audrey: Katie's a warrior, jeez. I actually feel bad just standing here.

#7/Michael: Never mind that, why is so much smoke coming from THEIR room of all people? I mean, Nadia and Harold are the most tame people in the facility, I don't understand.

#2/James: Well, any of us want to confess anything that might've started this?

*Dead Silence*

#6/May: I don't think anyone here would've been evil enough to sabotage our entire home, James.

#1/Miles: So many questions, it hurts my mind just thinking about it. I hope Katie's doing alright.

*Smoke Completely Disappears*

#4/Adam: Alright. If this is a prank sa pamamagitan ng ANY of you, then it's not funny anymore. It never was, alright!?

#10: Contradictory to my admittingly very silly demeanor, I wouldn't do anything like this. Plus, I was sleeping all morning since I stayed up late watching TV and eating anyways.

#5/Audrey: It's nice to see that everyone's taking this seriously. Maybe you people aren't as bad as I thought.

#2/James: YOU JINXED IT! *Runs around in circles*

#1/Miles: James, I think you just jinxed it on yourself, heh.

#3/Katie: *Jogs out of house* Guys, guys! Nadia and Harold are gone! If I find out this is a prank sa pamamagitan ng any of you, then you're gong to be grounded for a VERY long time!

#11: I know a majority of us have some SERIOUSLY messed up senses of humor, but come on, I know us well enough sa pamamagitan ng now. Adam, Michael, George, none of us would ever go this far.

#10/George: Thanks, Chris. I owe ya one.

#3/Katie: Well, I think it's ligtas to assume that nobody could've started the smoke now, so that begs the question...Where did it come from?

#1/Miles: We can answer that later, we need to find Nadia and Harold!

#2/James: I'm right behind ya pal!

#3/Katie: Let's hurry guys!

#4/Adam: Don't forget about me!

#5/Audrey: And me!

#6/May: I normally hate joining in on lines like this, but what else needs to be said? I'll check the basement!

#7/Michael: I'll tag along as well, leave the attic to me.

#8/Gerald: I got dibs on upstairs!

#9/William: I'll check the bravest place of them all, the living room! With the lights on!

#10/George: I should've known, William. Even in times of crisis, you are WEAK, heh.

*Everyone glares at George*

#10/George: Uhhh, I got the hallways.

#11/Chris: I got the rooms!

#12: I got-HEY! You guys took everything, no fair!

#11/Chris: Umm, you can do the kitchen, Candace. Now, let's ilipat soldiers!

*A little while later...*

#1/Miles: uy Chris, James, let's get to Nadia and Harold's room. If there's anywhere in this place where something would've gone wrong, it's obviously the room where the smoke started.

#2/James: I'm NOT opening that door, Miles...Hey Chris, help us out here!

#11/Chris: Sure thing, I hope you're all ready. *Opens Door*

Ooooo-waaaahhhh....

*Awkward Silence*

#2/James: Uhh, do my eyes deceive me, or is that some sort of portal?

#1/Miles: What in the world....I've never seen anything like it, not even in those CGI movies.

#11/Chris: Well, I can already say for sure that we should definitely NOT touch that thing under any circumstance. Any ideas, guys?

#2/James: Not really. And I can't see Nadia or Harold anywhere.

#1/Miles: NADIA, HAROLD, IF THIS IS A JOKE, THEN YOU'RE ALL TOAST.

*Silence*

#1/Miles: ....Guys?

*Silence*

#11/Chris: Never mind them for now, we need to tell everyone about this. Let's get to the living room!

*A Tad Later....*

#3/Katie: I'm sorry everyone! Me, Audrey, and Gerald tried so hard to find Harold and Nadie, no luck.

#9/William: Nothing to report, Katie. I looked under every table, couch, nothing.

#6/May: Nothing in the basement, sadly.

#7/Michael: Nothing in the attic either.

#4/Adam and #10/George: *Shrugs* Not a single sight of them.

#3/Katie: Well, how about you guys? Miles, James, Chris, surely you found some clues in their room!

#1/Miles: We did, and you wouldn't believe us if we told you.

#2/James: It....needs to be SEEN to be believed.

#11/Chris: Some sort of portal, as strange as that sounds. Come on, we'll ipakita you now.

*The group goes into the room*

Oooo-wah....

#11/Chris: Be careful guys. I don't know what that thing leads to, but I don't think we should find out.

#5/Audrey: So then what? We just leave Harold and Nadia gone forever, and let this anomaly stay in our house without even considering a viable segundo option?

#9/William: I'm far from the best at plans, but how about this? If we don't hear from them within 30 hours, then a team of us will go inside the....thing and investigate.

#1/Miles: Sounds good to me, who wants to volunteer?

*Everyone looks at floor*

#2/James: I'll go if you do too, Miles. And William, you suggested the idea, so you should sumali us.

#9/William: WHAT!? Me!? But there's, there's, it's a, you have to-doh, d'wah!

#4/Adam: Uhh, what did he say?

#6/May: "There's, there's, it's a, you have to-doh, d'wah!"

#3/Katie: Sounds fine sa pamamagitan ng me! I'll tag along as well to assure that nothing bad happens. So guys, take good care of each other when we leave tomorrow, because this could take a while. To let you guys know that we're doing fine, we'll use some expensive Walkie-Talkies I've been saving over the years. One for Chris, and one for us. Sound good?

#8/Gerald: This is happening way too fast....I guess we'll be fine. We'll take care of the house, George and I will do the shopping, and we'll all keep an eye out for Nadia and Harold. It's not like them to run away or anything, so there's not much of a choice. Stay strong when you go in there!

#1/Miles: Hopefully they return sa pamamagitan ng tomorrow....because I'm not sure that this is what I wanted when I asked for change.

???: Trial One, Commence. Nice to see they're falling right into my trap...
2009, San Francisco.
Piper was baking her famous cookies when Phoebe walked in in the kitchen. She stopped right in front of Piper. “Do I look like an idiot?”, she asked, expecting to hear no. Piper kept continuing her baking, when she said: “Is that a trick question?” She put the plate with baked cookies on the mesa and looked at her younger sister, who seemed to be upset sa pamamagitan ng her answer.
“Hey, Phoebes, I was just kidding”, she sinabi in laughter. “You’re not an idiot and you know it well damn too” “Good, ‘cause apparently Jason Dean thinks I clearly am”, Phoebe sinabi really...
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uy this is the l;atest chapter to the story, it is set when Nessie isfive months pregnant...x Hope you enjoy and keep your eys peeled for the susunod chapter...x
Amber/Twilightsauce

I slipped mums wedding dress over my head, it fitted perfectly. Mum smiled and sighed as she wiped a joyous tear from my eye.
“Don’t cry baby, Alice will kill us if you ruin your makeup she has spent all morning getting you ready.” She laughed looking at me with a delighted expression on her face,
“Oh mum! I am so happy; Jake is waiting down there for me isn’t he?” I asked nervously. I had felt a little queasy...
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Source: Google paghahanap
 Might as well throw in a joke to cheer you up. But this won't prepare you for the HELL that awaits you.
Might as well throw in a joke to cheer you up. But this won't prepare you for the HELL that awaits you.
Wow, didn't even give it a title. Bastard. And this is just a warning right here, read it carefully. I will not be responsible for your 3DS if you threw up on it. I am not responsible for your suicide, or anything. SO,


DANGERDANGERDANGER!
WARNING, EVERYONE WILL FIND THIS AS THE WORST GODDAMN PIECE OF SCRAP METAL THAT HAS EVER EXISTED, VIEWER DISCRETION SO F**KING ADVISED YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!!!!!!!

You can read my paborito fanfiction reviewer reviewing it here! ^___^

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This fanfiction, and I CANNOT believe I am going to say this, but it is even WORSE than Creation Of A Dry Buto AND Faker.

QUADRUPLED...
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Source: Dearheart
posted by Rosy_Posey
My alarm rang at 6 pm for high school of mistical creatures/students (a private and secret school). School starts at 8:30 pm for those who need to be shaded from the sun. the school is located in sunny californina near san diego.

i dragged my feet from my kama and headed down the hall to my sister's room to wake her up for our "breakfast" but to others it would be dinner. my mother had made pork chops with mash potatoes and peas. After the meal me and my sister went to go get ready. as we were about to leave we sinabi good night to our mother.

The time was 7:15 and i got in my car to warm it up...
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posted by cynder1
chapter 4
spyro and cynder were flying with sparx to where the 'incedent' took place ,suddendly sparx sinabi 'there there!, thats where she commited suicide!' they all landed at the high cliff and saw how steep it was 'yep embers definately dead.' sinabi spyro they then flew to the bottom of the cliff where they got a shock. embers body wasnt there 's-spyro? wheres embers body?' 'i dont know' 'its like she turned into dust' 'hey spyro we've got company!' a mass of grublins were heading right towards them and to be leading them happened to be ember in adult form 'e-ember?' spyro sinabi 'the ember u...
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Meg took a bite from the waffle and frowned. “Did you put tsokolate in it?” she asked, looking up at Cas.
“Yeah, Anna told me you liked it as a human and since you’re human again…” Cas explained. “I wanted to do something nice for you”
“Hmm” Meg said, taking another bite from her waffle. “Seems to me that you’re trying to make up for something”
Cas bit his lip and sat down. He took Meg’s hand. “Yeah, I’ve been…quite a jerk to you yesterday. But…the pain…it was really bad” he tried to explain.
Meg pulled her hand away. “Yeah, I get it” she answered a...
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Rachel looked around her before she pressed the kampanilya of Ric’s loft.
“Rachel” Stefan sinabi a little surprised, when he opened the door. “Come in”
“Are you alone?” Rachel checked. Stefan nodded and she followed him inside. “I need to know something” she cut to the chase. “How do you know I’m a werewolf?”
“It’s a full moon tonight and you were pagganap strange earlier” Stefan explained. “Plus I’m a vampire, I have learned to recognize them, even if they’re in human shape”
“Veronica will kill me if she finds out I’ve been talking to you” Rachel sinabi scared...
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Caroline was waiting in the doorway while Bonnie put on her shoes. They were going out for a walk in the garden.
“How’s life in here?” Caroline asked casual.
“ ‘s Okay, I guess” Bonnie said. “Little boring though”
Caroline scoffed. “I wish I could say the same” she mumbled.
“What do you mean?” Bonnie asked concerned.
Caroline shook her head. “Come on, let’s go”
Five minutos later they were walking through the garden. Caroline whistled. “This place really is beautiful”
“Caroline” Bonnie sinabi a little harsh. “I know you didn’t just come over. There’s something...
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Stefan and Rebekah were driving. They had stopped to get their selves a late night snack and now they were on their way home.
“Can you try and call Damon for me, please?” Stefan asked, his eyes on the road. Rebekah conjured her phone and dialed Damon’s number, which Stefan had ibingiay her.
“Goes straight to voicemail” Rebekah said. She turned to Stefan. “I’m sure he’ll be okay. He’s got that boy looking out for him”
Stefan shook his head. “Derek’s just a teenager. Damon was in no good shape when I last saw him. I think he might be really sick”
“Then let’s go check on...
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Daphne was sitting on her bed, staring at the front page of the newspaper. She had wanted to give Meg the benefit of the doubt, since she knew Cas had a thing for her. But if she was a murderer Daphne had to keep her away from him. And in order to do that…
But how was she going to accomplish that? The security system was very…secure. She looked down. Maybe her bandage could be of use. No, that would be crazy. Although.
She took of her hospital sando and pinched her fingers underneath the bandage. Then she unrolled the bandage and cringed when she pulled off the last bit.
She heard a weird...
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The Gilbert House
Stefan kicked the door open and walked in.
“You can’t do this” Katherine sinabi behind him.
“Since when do you have a conscious?” Stefan scoffed. “Look, I’m just going to grab Elena and then I’m out”
“Why? Why can’t you let her be for a second?” Katherine sinabi frustrated.
“Because she needs me now” Stefan said. “She’s going through an emotional time right now”
“She’s PMS’d” Katherine disdained. “She needs a pillow, a pot of ice cream and a good chick flick”
Stefan turned around. “I can’t lose her, Katherine” he sinabi with a sad face....
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“No, I do not want to talk to you. Not now, not ever, and the only reason I don’t rip your puso out this very instant is because of my girlfriend who’s celebrating her eighteenth birthday and who doesn’t need to witness such gruesome scene. So if you could lift up your anorectic butt and ilipat it out of the door you came in and vanish for the rest of your afterlife, I’d be forever grateful” Stefan said.
Amber ordered two beers and gave one to Stefan. “I just need you to listen to me. I’m really sorry for what I did. I Nawawala control that night. I saw Elena sitting there all alone....
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Elena and Damon were walking back home. They had spent the rest of the araw at The Grill and Elena had beaten Damon in a darts game. A small part of him wished she could stay this way. She was fun, she liked hanging out with him and she didn’t talk about Stefan that much. But he fell in pag-ibig with the real Elena. The one that saved his life and that stayed with him while he was sick from Tyler’s attack. Elena clung on his arm and shoved with her feet. “My legs hurt” she moaned. She looked up at Damon, with a tuta stare in her eyes. “Don’t look at me like that” Damon sinabi teasing....
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The door slammed open and Katherine speeded to the living room where Jeremy and Elena were still watching television. Katherine panted and they turned around. “Seriously? Stefan’s gone, Damon’s being controlled sa pamamagitan ng Bonnie and you are watching television?” she exclaimed upset. Elena pointed at the telebisyon screen. “This is a very educative documentary, Katherine. It’s about-” “I don’t give a fuck about what it is!” Katherine screamed. She flashed in front of Elena. “I don’t know what Bonnie did to you, but I need you to snap out of it, as in right now!” Elena sighed...
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posted by ObanKing
Eva and The Rest Of The Team Head For Alwas To
Investingate The Trail Of The pinagmulan that is
inside Eva's Watch But.........Ruuu...Ruuu.Ruuuuuu
Warning!!!! a Giant Diamond of Ice fell out
of the sky Then Eva Became CyberGirl Again
With Her Sword Ready Then The Battle Began A
Hurricane of Many Numbers Came Around Her And They
Started An Server Cyberbattle(The Battle Between
a Cyberperson And A Cybersoul) The Unknown Stranger Used A Poison Bag And it Hurt Eva with
200 Cyberpoints Left She is a Goner Eva Used Her
Sword To Cut Him But he Nawawala 200 cyberpoints with
200 left Eva Has The Chance To Beat Him But...
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Meredith poured herself a cup of coffee while Alaric checked his bag with weapons.
“Can you make sure Jeremy studies for his tests?” he asked without looking at Meredith.
“I don’t think Jeremy want to study, not with everything that’s going on” Meredith pointed out.
“Well, you have the night shift, so maybe you can keep an eye on him” Alaric waved Merediths arguments away.
“Sure, but it won’t increase my popularity” Meredith sinabi warning.
“You don’t have to be popular, you just have to make him listen” Alaric replied.
“You mean like I can make you listen, because...
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“I called her a slut and told her I never wanted to see her again. Then I left the house. She followed me into the alley. I took a shorter way home. I had taken a cab, but I didn’t want to wait for another one. I wanted to get away from her as soon as possible. So, I took a shortcut via the alley and she followed me. She cried and tried to talk to me. I didn’t want to listen and got angry. She grabbed my arm and tried to stop me from walking away. I slapped her and she fell on the ground. I walked towards her and checked on her. She was awake and she was only hurt a little” Andy said....
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Dean was driving the Impala, Sam was sitting susunod to him and Cas was on the backseat. They hadn’t sinabi a word so far and the silence was getting on Dean’s nerves. So he put a cassette tape in the cassette player and pressed play. A few segundos later Metallica rumbled out the speakers. Sam, on the other hand, was a little concerned about Cas’ silence. He lowered the volume and turned around. “Hey, Cas? If you want to talk about it, we’re here” he said.
Cas stared ahead of him.
“You don’t have to” Dean sinabi and he increased the volume again. A few segundos later Sam lowered the...
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