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Tae Kim’s Guide to Learning Japanese

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JapanesePod - Online Audio & Video Lessons & more. That’s right - all links go there. I just wanted to highlight a bunch of noteworthy stuff on this site alone that might be interesting to other Japanese learners. They have a lot of features - which is problematic for organization and actually knowing that these things exist.

Japanese Word of the Day - Widget/Email

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Top 25 Japanese Questions You Need to Know

Japanese for Everyday Life Lower Intermediate

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100 Most Common Japanese Words

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Perapera for Firefox

Series: Fairy Tail. Ship: StormxLuna. Parent Ships: Gruvia & NaLu. Dedication: fairy-mage <3

She couldn’t recall the last time he’d honestly landed a hit. In fact, just hours before he’d apologised four times for bumping into her. That’s why she’d invited him here today, to spar. But he wasn’t giving her his all. He’d gone soft. Biting her lip, Luna knocked her knuckles together, the white mitts wrapped around her fingers creaking. Storm shed his hoodie and tossed it on the pile where she’d left her coat and bag before flexing his fingers and adopting a defensive stance. Luna watched as his right leg slid back behind him, his left knee bent in front. 

If only he’d follow through with his preparations.

She lunged forward when he gave the signal, her right foot swinging up for the side of his neck. He blocked, of course he did, but then he simply brushed her aside. She stepped back and raised her fists to guard — but nothing came her way. His eyes fixed on hers.

“What the heck are you doing?” she admonished. “We’re supposed to be fighting. How can I practice if you’re just going to keep brushing me off? You promised you’d help me!”

His cheeks flushed. “I wasn’t! I’m just letting you go first.”

“There is no turn taking! You just have to go.”

She threw her fist out and he grabbed it, twisting her arm until she dropped to her knee. With the ball of his foot he then knocked her onto her side. She glared up at him.

"You’re not trying either,” Storm observed. “You’d never make a mistake like that.”

“No,” Luna huffed as she climbed to her feet, “I wouldn’t. But you’re making it too easy.”

He rolled his eyes. “Just hit me again. You’ll see.”

She swung her right leg out and flicked the top of her foot against his side. The motion was hard enough to knock him back a step, but not fast enough that he couldn’t block it. He really wasn’t trying. Without another word she leapt forward and with the weight of her whole body sent him crashing into the ground. From there she straddled him and brought her fist back before releasing the tension in her muscles to drive her knuckles into the side of his face. He grunted from the impact.

“Fight me!” she yelled. “What’s wrong with you?! When did you stop taking me seriously?! It’s embarrassing! Do you really think that little of me?! You’re the only person I can—”

She caught herself before she could finish. Caught the feelings bursting to the surface and stuffed them right back where they belonged. His eyes widened when she brought her fist down again — only this time he was ready. He caught her fist within both of his hands and launched her off him. The moment she hit the mats he was on top of her, pinning her arms above her head. She exhaled a deep breath that knocked his hair back from his face. He then leaned close enough that their noses touched. Luna writhed about in his hold, eyes squeezed closed as she tried to shift her legs. He didn’t move.

"Of course I take you seriously, idiot! We’re partners! That’s why I don’t want to fight you.”

“What are you talking about?! We train together because we’re partners! That’s the whole point of—”

She flinched when his lips touched hers, the gesture making her whole body tremble in surprise. Why did he have to taste so sweet? So addictive? She reprimanded herself for enjoying it. He gave her fingers a squeeze and withdrew his hands to sit upright, his weight barely affecting her as he raised himself on his knees. She brought herself upright with the palms of her hands and quickly drove a fist against his chest while he sat there, still as stone on her legs. He let out a laugh, his fingers curling around her wrist.

“Do you get it now, Luna?”

Tears welled in the corners of her eyes. This was so frustrating — so humiliating. She pounded her fists against his chest until he pushed her back onto the mat so that he could stand. She gazed up at the ceiling, her entire body shaking with the lingering taste of his kiss.

“How annoying,” she muttered, wiping the back of her hand over her lips. “You’re so annoying.”

He laughed. “So are we gonna fight or are we gonna talk?”

She heaved a sigh. “Loser buys the other dinner.”

He extended a hand to help her to her feet, a hand she took with reluctance — but also with a smile. 

“Deal." He’d regret saying that.

Yes all protective papas are the cutest!! ;v; He’s protective when his children are in any kind of danger, and gets very paranoid and worried in situations like when he’s sending them to their first day of schooooool. 

An example:

He constantly barges in to check on them in lessons and is so loud and obnoxious about any boy that looks at Luna that the school had to put up restrictions to make him stay out, much to Totomaru’s happiness. (YES TOTOMARU I MISS HIM IMAGINE HIM AS LUNA’S SENSEI)

Romance wise, he respects their choices, but is always on edge about his children’s relationships. His sharp dragon senses doesn’t give Luna and Nash any slack….

Both Luna and Nash have a very “colourful language” because of their father and the Guild. Although Natsu really really tries to control himself, his hot-headed spirit was inherited, of all things. Hearing his children curse has a heavier impact on him but he never knows how to go about “manners” since he isn’t the one to give them that talk LOL.

Reiki and Rosemary are the cool headed and well mannered siblings (Jer-za kids, what do you expect hehe), 

Nova vents her frustrations in witty sarcasm, 

Gale never curses but labels people like how Gajeel labels Lucy as “bunny girl”,

"Dad, don’t tell me you almost burned the food again.”

“…maybe. But I almost died for it, so it’s okay.”

Luna Dragneel rolled her eyes. Some things never changed.

Despite her protests, this was her night. A family dinner for the sole purpose of humiliating her. Well - in fact, it was to celebrate her first successful s-class mission, but to her it felt all the same.

To be in a room with her parents, her boyfriend aswell as her brother and his significant other - it was sure to end in chaos. And she would be the one to collect the most side-blows.

She glanced over at Storm, and he smirked knowingly.

It was in that moment that her mother burst through the door, balancing a pot that was almost as big as herself. Her brother was ready to rush to help, but Luna knew he was about to commit a grave mistake. Not like she’d warn him, though - he’d never learn anyways.

“Mom, do you ne-”

“Don’t touch it!!!” she yelled exasperatedly, face redder than her apron.

Nash was quick to flee back onto the couch, where he had been dozing in the arms of his boyfriend while their parents had been occupied in the kitchen.

Storm had tried to follow their example, but Luna had been quick to glare him down before his arm could wind around her hip. They had been dating longer than Nash and Reiki, but she just couldn’t understand how they could be so casual. If Storm were to be so lovey-dovey with her in public, she would smack him down faster than he could blink.

And now, in front of her parents - it was even worse.

And she just knew Storm would take advantage of this weakness of hers.

She could see it in the way his eyes glinted as he made his way to the dining table.