hikari.ikoma [fin]

[Hikari Ikoma]

i'm smoother than words

• • • full name: hikari kusa ikomi
• • • nicknames: hikari-chan, lion-girl
• • • gender: female
• • • date of birth & age: 17th august - seventeen
• • • sexuality: bicurious
• • • race: lioness shifter

you're smoother than curves

Hikari is a very petite girl, rather much like a pixie if you want to call her something. She only stands at five foot and four inches, making her small for her age. Still, she hopes she’ll do some growing before her twenty-first birthday, where you’re meant to stop growing. She’s not anorexic at all, nor over-weight. She’s perfectly formed for her height, even if a little tom-boyish with regards to her physique. Well, Hikari thinks she looks more like a tom-boy, frequently calling herself shapeless.

Her face is heart-shaped, with a small chin and a slightly wider forehead. She doesn’t really have any features which stand out miles. Apart from her eyes. They are a striking shade of violet-purple; getting lighter the closer to her pupil you go. Her skin is quite pale, only very slightly tanned by a bit of blusher on her cheeks. Pale lips are always bare, never coloured by gloss or anything like that. Still, she has a splash of colour added to her face. She doesn't really like make-up, never has. Her skin is covered with nothing at all, which is probably why she looks like a child. Hikari doesn’t have any piercings on her face, or on her ears. In-fact, she has no piercings at all due to a hidden fear of needles.

Hikari takes pride in her golden locks of hair. It is cut in choppy layers and comes down to her hips, maybe even a little lower than that. Her fringe comes over her forehead, swooping down in longer sections to frame the outside of her face. That part of her hear reaches just past her shoulders. Hikari likes to keep her hair back, clipping the longest parts back with a large red bow, or even tying one into her hair.

Finally, there are her clothes. Slighly odd. You can find her in two styles of clothing. Hikari likes to wear her school unirofm, even at her age. The white shirt has puffed out shoulders, with black ribbons tied above her elbows. The cuffs reach down to her wrists, and the collar comes to the top of her neck almost. A black bow is the replacement for a tie, the collar coming over her bost at the longest part. Over that (and under the collar), she wears a crimson waistcoat with four golden buttons attatched. Her skirt is the same colour, very short indeed, not even reaching her knees. She wears coffee coloured tights, with large brown-leather boots on her feet. Her other outfit is very regal, much like a priestess would wear. It has the exact same colour scheme as her school outfut, but is a bit more revealing at the top, and the dress draggs a little on the floor, covering her feet at times.

i speak so eloquently

"Incase you haven't seen already...well, I'm a bit shy. Okay...very shy. I don't do so good around other people. I get really scared and shudder. I've always had a realy close knit group of friends you see. I don't like meeting noew people half of the time, well...most of the time. I've heard there are some pretty nasty people out there...so I think I'll stick to the safety of my friends. It isn't my fault I'm so shy...promise. I just don't know what to say, or how to act around others. Especially...because of my Shifter abilities. I...can scare people. It doesn't do my confidence much good really. Because of this shyness, I'm really timid and a bit on the mousey side too. I tend to shy away from those I don't feel comfortable around. It's a habit.

In all my life, I have done no wrong. That sounds awful doesn't it? Again, not my fault. I just know right from wrong is all. I am not exactly the most mature of mind either. I blush at anything. Seriously, it gets a little off-putting at times. I am just...sheltered. I don't know much about the ins and outs of life. And because I'm getting older...it's getting to the point where I just need someone...to help me along a little.

I'm not really...liking myself much. Mentally speaking. I can live with the way I was born but...with everything piled together, I'm not the best girl out there. I'm not really good at anything in particular. I don't have any special abilities. At least, none I know of. Well, apart from Shifting. So, I'm rather useless. I'm not a fighter...truth be told I can't even hunt well. It's rare I bring anything back if I go Shifting for food. Which is probably why people avoid me, because I'm worthless.

But...I am getting better. I guess...someone told me so."

(gradually starts to display great determination and courage)


• • • loves: reading in the sun, swimming, flowers, dressing up, going shopping, cooking, sweet things, seashells, summer or any sunny day/time

• • • hates: being scared, loud or sudden noises, blood (to a certain extent), bullies of any sort, loosing her books, theifs, winter (again, to a certain extent)

• • • flaws: very quiet and reserved, overly emotional (easy to upset), blushing

• • • secrets: has deep knowledge of 'love', thinks she will fall for a girl rather than a guy

• • • fears: drowning, loosing her shifting abilities, falling into depression

you won't have a chance to deny me

She was born in the same hospital where her parents worked, her mother coming into labour whilst working light duties. Hikari was slightly premature, only by a week, but was still observed for the first few days. After that, she was clear to go home. Both of her parents stayed off work for the first year of her life, easily able to afford it. This meant that Hikari was quickly connecting with both parents, and grandparents as well. She was very bubbly as a little baby, often seen with a small brown teddy in her hands.

However, things quickly changed as she grew older. Her first days in pre-school were fine. In fact, so was her year there. Her parents were shocked at how quickly Hikari made friends at such a young age. And then she his junior school. And, well, things carried on well there. Hikari was a quick learner, and was very helpful too around the other children. It really was luck. Because, once she hit the upper year, things got a little out of control. One of the other kids decided it was a good idea to tease her for her purple eyes. And that went around the entire school. Hikari was being picked on by the other children, even those younger than her. Slowly, she began to close herself off from others.

Onw good thing came out of it. There was one girl who stood up for her, until she left the school at the end of her term there. Her name was Izuma, and Hikari always referred to her as 'the best friend she had always wanted'. Sadly, the pair split up, going to different high schools. By that time, Hikari has become very shy and secluded in herself. And things managed to get worse. During the break-time, Hikari was wandering around the coridoors of her school, and something happened. She felt quite sick in her stomach, feeling shaky all over. Sitting down on the window ledge, the pain got worse until she had to scream. The scream turned into a strange gurgle, and then a roar. Launching onto the floor, Hikari's body quivered more and more until the pain stopped. Walking into the bathroom, she realised that she couldn't reach the mirror. Streching up, still nothing. Going to one of the metal doors, Hikari understood what had happened. Looking back at her, was a lioness. Roaring again in shock, she ran out of the bathroom and into the yard. It caused hysteria, and she had to transfer schools.

Sakari sent her to a new school, where Shifting was a little more common. An older student named Kairi taught her how to control her Shifting skills. It took around two years for her to become fully comfortable. At sixteen, Hikari left school. She went off to collage to study English Literature and Art. At the collage, she made a few aquaintances along the way. She brushed paths with one girl quite frequently, Kaonami Shizuma. Sure, they didn't have the same courses, but they kept meeting. And slowly, they got talking.


• • • father: zeno ikoma - 43 - doctor
• • • mother: sakai ikoma - 41 - nurse
• • • siblings: none
• • • pets: none
• • • additional information: theme song: re-sublimity

i'm a sucker for lovers

• • • your name: chip mostly, or any of my other nicknames
• • • your age: 16 fawkyes
• • • other characters: soon to be rozen sariko
• • • how did you find us?: site graphics freak = first member

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