Hi everybody! Ok, so first of all (well, ever since i started taking the quizilla quizzes) i've always wanted to write a story where every guy in Konoha (maybe sand) liked one girl. if i'm "stealing your guy", then just pretend that the girl is you or something, even if you don't like her personality. Sorry if she seems a little mary-sue (or mary lynn or however u describe a person who is shallow, like...good looking or sumthing...i dont know)..but i swear she has a personality and isnt always happy. but being happy is good so dont blame me.
AND i'm going to have a contest type-thing where you people get to decide who she ends up with. obviously this is only the first chapter, so you shouldn't decide yet unless you're absolutely sure. she meets almost everyone in this chapter, so i dont know if it will help...but on to the disclaimer!
Disclaimer: I...I...cant say it
Naruto: just spit it out!
me: i cant! its too heartbreaking
naruto: y is it heartbreaking?
me: becuz if i owned naruto, it would be AWESOME! and just admitting it makes it harder to bear!
everyone from konoha: JUST SAY IT!
me: glares fine
Disclaimer: i dont own naruto! except i do own my oc's!
Hope you enjoy!!
"I can't start a new school! No one would like me! They'll all make fun of me because my parents are divorced!" Five-year-old Yume cried to her grandmother, as they sat in her house.
"Listen, Yume darling. No one will make fun of you. Just be yourself." Her grandma replied, smiling kindly through all her wrinkles. Yume smiled back through her tears.
"Just be myself? I can do that!"
"Miss? Miss Nusumi? We're here." A bodyguard ninja told sixteen year-old Yume Nusumi as she woke up from the dream she was having. About four hours earlier, her legs had gotten tired from walking, so one of the ninja's offered to carry her on his back. It was a good thing she was light, or it might've been trouble. It was then she had had a flashback from her past before she left her grandma's house to come to Konoha.
"You can let me down now." Yume smiled at the big man who was carrying her. "Thanks, Hitsuro." She said gratefully. He gently let her down and she stretched.
"Ah, it feels good to stretch. Are we really at Konoha? For real this time?" Yume grinned slyly at Hitsuro and Mikio (the other bodyguard) prank on her before saying that they had arrived, but really hadn't.
"Yes," Mikio laughed. She grinned back up at him. She looked up at the towering gates and almost asked if she could turn around. Nervous butterflies filled her stomach as the gate guarding ninja came up to them and asked what they were doing here.
"Yume Nusumi, huh?" One of them asked, raising an eyebrow. "From the infamous Nusumi clan?" He asked, grinning.
"Yes," Yume sniffed, turning away. Her clan was the most famous in the land, but for all the wrong reasons. Her clan used to be notorious bandits, and had drinking and smoking problems. They originated in the Rock village, but moved around until some had settled in the Sand village, and that's where Yume came from. Her parents had gotten divorced when she was eight, and she was sixteen now, so it had been eight years. Her parents absolutely despised each other and didn't even remember why they got married in the first place. Yume guessed that they had been drunk that night. Or at least her mom was. Her mom was constantly drinking. Her father, on the other hand, had abused drugs for all his life ever since he was young, so he was unfit to raise Yume. It was a surprise he was even still living. Since then, Yume had lived with her grandma, until she died, about a month ago.
Yume's grandma was about the only thing that didn't make people come destroy the Nusumi clan permanently. Her grandma, was a professional medic-nin and had greatly helped heal people during the wars, in which the nine-tailed fox came and destroyed Konoha. She was called there from the Sand village to come help them, and she had earned great respect from everyone by doing this. She was constantly out of the house that Yume used to live in because she was off at some village helping to heal people. When she died, people thought it a great tragedy and there was a great funeral held. In her will, she left all her money to Yume, and a house that she had bought in Konoha when she helped. Which was why Yume was now standing at the front of the gates of Konoha waiting to move in.
"Ok, you can pass. Do you need help to find the location of the house?" The guard ninja asked, but Hitsuro shook his huge head and the three of them continued inside.
"Wow! This place is AWESOME!" Yume smiled, looking around like a newborn baby just exposed to the world. Her purple eyes looked at everything she could take in, from the people bustling around her, to the Hokage mountain in the far distance.
"Would you like us to take your stuff to the house while you look around more? We can meet you by the Hokage mountain in about three hours." Mikio offered. Yume nodded happily and continued on her way, looking at everything, while Mikio and Hitsuro went the opposite way.
She spotted a huge white and brown dog sniffing the ground on the street, looking as if it was lost. She ran over to it, not even thinking that a dog that big could ever get lost.
"Aw! Poor doggy! Are you lost?" She asked sympathetically, petting its big head. It barked happily and nuzzled her hand. "We should find your home." She looked around, hoping to find something that would help her find the dog's home.
"Akamaru! Don't run off like that when I'm buying something!" She heard a male voice say. She turned around and spotted a brown haired and black eyed boy running towards her and the dog. He had red triangles on his face and a leather jacket on.
Akamaru barked and bounded over to his owner. Kiba pet him distractedly as he stared at Yume. "Who's this?" He asked Akamaru, grinning.
"Oh! I'm Yume Nusumi. I just spotted…Akamaru walking around and I thought he was…lost or something…" She finished lamely, now realizing that a big dog like that couldn't get lost, especially if it was a nin-dog. Kiba laughed.
"I'm Kiba Inuzuka. Thanks for looking out for Akamaru." He smiled, offering his hand. She took it and smiled gratefully. He's cute!Yume thought as she shook his hand.
"Are you new here? I haven't seen you around before." Kiba asked.
"Yeah, I just moved here. I'm just exploring the town right now." Yume explained, grinning.
"Do you need a guide?" Kiba offered, gesturing to the town.
"Oh! No, thanks! Thanks, though, but I'm just walking around and I have to meet my friends soon. So, maybe I'll talk to you later. Bye Kiba! Bye Akamaru!" Yume said, walking away, not before giving Akamaru one last pat and turning around.
"Definitely!" Kiba said, waving to her as she walked away. Her caramel colored hair blew in the wind and Kiba blushed. Akamaru barked. "Your right, Akamaru. She's cute."
Yume walked around again, looking at everything. She finally took a road out of the main, bustling part of Konoha, and to some peaceful forests. Yume breathed in the earthy air and smiled. All of a sudden, she heard some grunting from a distance away.
She followed it and heard counting. "290...291...292...293..." Who is that? And what are they doing?She followed it and finally came to a clearing. It was a training ground and there was someone doing pushups there. He had a green outfit on and humongous eyebrows.
"300...301..." The boy fell down and tried to get back up, sweating and grunting from the effort. What does he think he's doing? He's going to kill himself! She thought, running out to him.
"What in the world are you doing? Are you trying to kill yourself?" She asked incredulously, placing her hand on his shoulder. He jumped up, a little wobbly, and looked at her confusedly. "Why are you training so hard? You could really hurt yourself!" She exclaimed, looking worried.
"I'm training to become stronger! Yosh!" He gave the good guy pose, and his teeth sparkled.
Yume laughed. "You can't become stronger if you're dead." Yume said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Oh, I'm Yume Nusumi by the way." She said, smiling.
"I'm Rock Lee!" He said, taking her hand and smiling.
"Well, Rock Lee, you better be careful, or the next time we meet, it'll be at the hospital." Yume said to him, and started to walk away.
"Okay, thank you!" Rock Lee yelled after her. Yume turned around and waved, running into a tree and almost falling.
"Oops! My bad! Okay, well see you later, Lee!" She said, walking back into the forest, leaving a stunned and blushing Lee staring after her. Hehe, he would look better with his hear spiked. I should give him advice sometime about fashion.Yume thought as she walked away. Not that I know much about it myself, but still.
Yume ran through the trees, back to Konoha. What a weird kid, though…He seemed strong enough to me! 300 pushups? I can barely do one hundred! She thought, shaking her head. Just then, her stomach rumbled.
"Where can I get some food around here?" She mumbled to herself and spotted a stand not far off that said Ichiraku Ramen. Ramen! My favorite! She smiled and skipped down towards the stand. She pushed back the cloth and sat down.
"I would like Miso ramen!" She called to Teuchi, the ramen guy, and he gave her a steaming bowl.
"Itadakimasu!" She cried, and dug in, savoring the flavor. She slurped and ate the bowl clean.
After five more bowls of ramen, she was finally stuffed. "Ugh, I'm so full…Now I need to pay. Where did I put my money again?" She looked through all of her pockets and finally pulled out some money.
Just then, a blonde boy with an orange jumpsuit walked in. "Miso ramen, old man!" He called, smiling. He spotted Yume next to him handing the guy some money and the six bowls of ramen next to her. He raised his eyebrows, interested. He didn't know girls could eat as much as him and still keep their figure.
"It's not enough…" He heard Teuchi say, and Yume groan. She started to dig more around in her pockets, and even checked her shoes. Naruto pulled out the amount of money and handed it to Teuchi.
"This one's on me! I didn't know girls could eat so much! That's almost as much as me!" Naruto said, smiling at Yume. She smiled gratefully back.
"Thank you so so so much!" She cried. "Well, I do love ramen. It's the greatest!" She said, giving the peace sign.
"Me too!" He said, as Teuchi gave him a steaming bowl of ramen.
"But thank you so much! Can I repay you somehow?" Yume continued on, looking worried. "I don't want to be in debt-" She started, but was stopped by Naruto.
"Don't worry about it! Just the fact that you love ramen just as much as I do is payment enough." He said. Yume blushed.
"Yeah, but-" Yume started, but was once again thwarted by Naruto.
"If it makes you feel better, I'm sure you'll think of something later. Don't worry about it now. I'm Naruto Uzumaki, by the way. The future Hokage of Konoha!" He said, grinning.
"I'm Yume Nusumi Thank you so much Naruto! I'll definitely pay you back!" Yume said, walking out. Naruto waved and continued on with his ramen, a smile on his face.
Hmm…How much longer do I have?Yume checked her watch. About two hours. She looked around, and finally decided to go to look around on the opposite side of town.
She walked around for some time, thinking about some of the people she had met. Suddenly, she spotted a man with big white hair and silver hair walking next to each other talking. She recognized the white haired one and ran over to him.
"Your Jiraiya-sama, right? You write the Icha-Icha Paradise series! My dad used to read your books all the time! I'm Yume Nusumi! I read one of your books. It was…" Yume tried to think of words to describe the porno novel. "Never mind…" Yume shuddered at the memory of when she was seven and had taken one of her father's books and read part of it, then having disturbing nightmares for about two weeks.
Jiraiya swelled with pride in front of her. "So your father reads my books? I knew I was getting even more famous!" He smiled. "Told you, Kakashi!" He said to the man standing next to him.
"Kakashi? Kakashi Hatake? Is that you?" Yume asked, peering closely at his face. "It is you! Do you remember me? I'm Yume Nusumi, of the Nusumi clan! You went on a mission and you got hurt so my grandma took care of you for a couple of days."
"Yume? Is that really you? You sure have grown a lot!" Kakashi smiled perversely behind his mask, not quite looking at her face, but at something a little lower.
Yume punched him on the arm. "Still as perverted as ever! Well, sorry, but I got to go! Man, if my dad was still with me, he would want your autograph so bad." She said to Jiraiya, and started to walk away. "Bye! Come see me sometime, Kakashi!" She walked away, whistling.
"Wasstill with her?" Jiraiya asked Kakashi.
"She's from the Nusumi clan, didn't you hear? She's the daughter of Ren and Sato Nusumi." Kakashi explained.
"Ah, the infamous Nusumi clan. I see." Jiraiya said, frowning thoughtfully.
Yume walked away, somewhat saddened. If only dad were here. He would've loved to see Jiraiya-sama… Yume sighed and continued walking. I miss my parents, even though they hated each other. She changed directions and started to walk towards the Hokage mountain, until…
WHAM!
"Ouch! What the heck? What are you doing running into people?" Yume yelled angrily at the person who had just run into her, her short temper rising.
"Hn." He said, annoyed and got up quickly, looking suspiciously over his shoulder. He had midnight black hair and onyx eyes. Yume was momentarily stunned as she brushed herself off and got up. He's hot! She thought in awe. Though he probably is a stoic idiot…
Just then, a horde of screaming girls came running around the end of the street. She heard the guy sigh frustratingly and turn to run away again.
"You got fan girls?" Yume smirked at him, and he glared at her. Yume rolled her eyes. "Come here. I'll help you." She said, grabbing his wrist and quickly dragging him into an alley next to them. A cat meowed in annoyance and sped away.
"Where did he go? I just saw Sasuke-kun a second ago!" Yume heard the fan girl say.
"Maybe he's down that alley!" Another said, pointing to the alley where they were. Ugh, I don't want to do this.Yume summoned up her chakra and created a genjutsu around the girls that Sasuke was running down the street in front of them. They screamed again and started running after the illusion.
"Your welcome," Yume smiled to Sasuke when they could no longer hear the screaming. He stared back with an impassive look in his eyes.
"Hn. What did you do to them?" He asked. Yume twitched in annoyance. Yeah, he's definitely one of those hot stoic idiots. Probably got a stick up his a-…
"I created an illusion that you were running the other way." Yume shrugged. Sasuke cocked his eyebrows at her.
"What did you say your name was?" He asked.
"I didn't. It's Yume Nusumi." Yume said, but didn't offer her hand because she knew he wouldn't take it. "Yours?"
"Uchiha. Sasuke Uchiha." He said with an air of pride about him. Yume restrained from rolling her eyes.
"Well, Sasuke Uchiha, I guess I'll be going then. Good luck with your fan girls." She said, and walked out the other side of the alley.
I have half an hour left. What can I do in half an hour? Yume asked herself as she stood by the Hokage mountain. She looked up at the faces and spotted a woman as the Fifth Hokage. They have a woman? How cool! She thought admirably.
"I guess I could take a walk…on the outskirts of town." Yume said to herself, turning to go.
She reached a field about five minutes later. What a big field! She said in awe as the long grass swayed in the afternoon breeze. She walked down the middle of it, looking at the sky. She spotted a big puffy cloud that looked dense enough to lay on. That would be so cool to live on. She thought to herself. I wouldn't even need a bed. I could just sl-
Yume's thoughts were interrupted as she tripped and fell over something solid. "Sorry!" She said to whatever she had tripped on; it felt like it was human. "I wasn't paying attention! Are you okay?" She asked.
The guy she had tripped over opened his eyes wearily. "Troublesome…" She heard him mutter (can you guess who it is?). "Yeah, I'm fine. How could you not be watching the ground where you're walking?" He asked, somewhat annoyed.
"I was staring at the clouds. Well, mostly that big puff one. You could live on that thing!" Yume explained. The guy stared at her weirdly. "I'm Yume Nusumi, by the way. Sorry again for tripping over you."
"It's okay. I'm Shikamaru Nara." He answered, yawning.
"Ok, well, I better be going. Bye Shikamaru! Sorry again!" Yume said, getting up and walking away. Was he just sleeping on the ground? I want to do that…Yume wished as she walked away, waving.
"Troublesome…" He muttered, falling asleep again.
Yume got back to the Hokage mountain just in time for Hitsuro and Mikio to arrive. "So, how's the town?" Asked Mikio.
"It's wonderful…" Yume sighed.
Yume woke up to the sun shining in through her blinds. She groaned in frustration and turned over on her other side.
"Ugh. Sun go away!" She mumbled into her pillow. Wearily she sat up and rubbed her eyes, looking around at her new room. It was a square room with an outcropping for the balcony on the north wall. It had light purple walls with a queen sized bed and a desk, closet, drawers, dresser, and a bookcase. It was, by far, Yume's favorite room in the house, not only because purple is her favorite color, but also because of the bookcase. Yume loved to read, especially fantasy stories.
Swinging her legs over the side of her bed, Yume walked over to her closet to get her clothes. What time did Hitsuro and Mikio say I had to see Tsunade-sama? Yume tried to remember what Mikio had said before the two ninjas left yesterday. Hmm…I think he said…10:00? Yeah! It was ten. She glanced at the clock and saw it was 9: 59.
"CRAP! I'M GONNA BE LATE!" Yume yelled and ran out the door, pulling on her last shoe. She burst through the door and sprinted down the long walkway to the street. The house Yume was living in wasn't just a house, it was a MANSION. It had three stories and way too many rooms for Yume to use for herself.
Yume jumped on to the nearest building she could find and jumped the rest of the way over all the buildings she could find to the Hokage tower.
Finally, after about ten minutes of frantic running, Yume burst into the door of the Hokage's office, breathing heavily.
"Sorry…I'm…late…" Yume panted, doubling over and sinking to the ground, leaning her head against the door. She saw a woman with HUGE boobs sitting in the desk and a girl with short black hair next to her. A girl with short pink hair and green eyes was sitting off to the side, looking at Yume weirdly.
"It's okay. Tsunade-sama just arrived too." The girl with short black hair said sympathetically. "I'm Shizune, by the way, and this is Sakura Haruno." Yume stood up slowly, her breath returning.
"Hi!" Yume replied, waving to Sakura. Sakura waved back cheerfully. Yume then looked at Tsunade expectantly, waiting for her to say something.
"Yume Nusumi, was it? From the thief Nusumi clan?" Tsunade asked, her expression thoughtful. Yume's eyes hardened. It was happening again. The first thing most people thought when they heard her name was thief. Yume just nodded curtly and sighed. I should be used to this by now…
"Okay!" Tsunade smiled satisfactorily. "Now that we've got that settled, let's talk about your arrangements here in Konoha."
"Arrangements?" Yume echoed, confused.
"Yes. For example, now that you're a Konoha citizen and ninja, you'll need to start training with a sensei and go on missions." Tsunade explained.
"Oh!" Comprehension dawned on Yume's face. "Ok, well, who is my sensei going to be?" She asked, secretly praying for Kakashi because she already knew him.
"Hmmm…" Tsunade thought, putting a hand to her chin and taking a sip of sake. "Anko Mitarashi. She will meet you later at 3:00. As for missions, we'll discuss that tomorrow around noon. Come here again at that time. You can leave now." Tsunade said in clear dismissal. "You too, Sakura. Have a good day!" Tsunade called as Yume and Sakura left, waving.
"So…Yume, was it? How do you like Konoha so far?" Sakura asked cheerfully as they walked down the stairs to the bustling part of Konoha.
"It's great! I've met some really-er- nice people since I've gotten here and I really like the food and stuff…" Yume replied smiling, but hesitating on the word nicebecause of Sasuke.
"Who did you meet?" Sakura asked, interested.
"Hmm…" Yume counted her fingers off, "Kiba, Rock Lee, Jiraiya-sama, Kakashi-even though I already knew him-, Naruto, Sasuke, and…Shikamaru. Yeah, I think that's it."
Sakura looked slightly annoyed. "You met Sasuke-kun?"
Yume scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Sasuke-kun? Yeah I met him. I don't know why you or any other fan girl like him. He's emo, arrogant, self-centered…and yeah he's good-looking. BUT, that doesn't count for anything if he has no personality to back it up." Yume said knowingly and Sakura just huffed and put her hands on her hips.
"Sasuke does have a personality to back up his good looks! He's mysterious and dark and strong…and handsome!" Sakura said exasperatingly. Handsome…isn't a trait…Yume sweat dropped. "Anyway, you don't even know what happened to him. His brother, Itachi, killed his whole entire clan when he was young and then he swore to avenge him. He abandoned Konoha about three years ago to go train with Orochimaru to be come stronger. Then, he finally defeated Itachi and decided to come back here. You have no idea what he's been through!" Sakura finished, somewhat out of breath.
"His whole family's dead?" Yume said, feeling she could relate to him somehow. Even though my family's not dead, I'm still alone, just like him.
"Yes," Sakura said, getting all teary-eyed. "But I hope to become a part of his family someday!" She said, punching her fist into the air, suddenly inspired.
"Yeah, okay, you do that." Yume said sarcastically. "Ok, Sakura, I um…have to go that way. So, I'll see you later. Bye!" Yume called, already walking away.
Sakura snapped out her trance. "Oh! Bye, Yume-chan!"
Yume walked away, momentarily stunned. Nobody had ever called her Yume-chan. Except for her grandmother, but not a girl. Especially not one her own age. Sakura Haruno…She's okay…but a little annoying…Yume decided slowly, but couldn't bring herself to hate her because she seemed like she wanted to be friends.
Upon reaching her house again, she quickly restocked her money supply, intending on paying back Naruto today. She walked out her front door, looking up curiously when she heard a small banging up in her attic. Probably just the air vents…Yume said, collecting herself and walked off, in search of Naruto.
She checked Ichiraku's first, but he wasn't there. She searched the training grounds, but Naruto wasn't there. Instead, a guy and a girl with brown hair were sparring. The guy had beautiful silver eyes and the girl had brown eyes and her hair was in buns. Yume decided to ask them where she could find Naruto, since they seemed to be taking a drink of water.
"Um…Excuse me?" Yume asked nervously, walking up to them. They looked up from their position on the floor.
"Yes?" The girl asked, confused.
"Do you know where I can find Naruto Uzumaki? I need to pay him back for buying me ramen yesterday…" Yume asked.
The girl looked surprised. Even the boy, who seemed the stoic type, raised his eyebrows. "Naruto bought a girl ramen? Was it a date?" She asked, wriggling her eyebrows playfully.
Yume blushed lightly, waving her arms. "No, no, nothing like that. I just couldn't pay for my whole meal so he gave me some money and I want to pay him back for it…" She explained, laughing nervously.
"He isn't at Ichiraku's?" The guy finally spoke. It was then that Yume really noticed him. His eyes are so pretty…just like the moon…
Yume shook her head at his question, then asked one of her own. "Are your eyes naturally that color?" She asked, mystified.
"Yes?" He said dubiously, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Which, it kinda was.
"Oh, wow! They look like the moon!" Yume said staring at his eyes, not aware that it was making him uncomfortable.
"Um…" The girl cleared her throat. "What did you say your name was?"
"Oh, sorry! It's Yume Nusumi, at your service!" She grinned and shook Tenten's hand. "Yours?" She asked both of them.
"Tenten!" Tenten said, smiling also.
"Neji Hyuuga." Was all Neji said, an air of arrogance about him.
Oh great. Another one. But Neji doesn't seem as bad as Sasuke. "Ok…so neither of you know where Naruto might be?" She asked again, coming back to the topic.
Tenten shook her head, as did Neji.
"Aw, well, I guess I wasn't destined to find him today." Yume said jokingly, a faraway look in her eyes. Tenten glanced at Neji, who had raised his eyebrows. "Ok, then! Thanks for your help! Bye Tenten and Neji!" She called and sprinted off.
I guess I'll go get some groceries for my house before I have to meet Anko…Yume decided as she went to the nearest shop with food. She got all her items and started to get in line.
She got behind this plump guy with about twenty bags of chips. When he reached the counter to pay, he found out he didn't have enough money to pay for all of them. Anime-tears ran down his face like waterfalls because he didn't want to get rid of any of the bags. Yume sighed, remembering what it was like not having enough money, and stepped next to him, giving him the right amount.
"Here you go!" She smiled sympathetically at the boy. "This happened to me yesterday too and somebody helped me."
"Thank you so much!" He said, smiling. He had swirls on his cheeks and long brown hair. "I'm Chouji Akimichi, by the way."
"I'm Yume Nusumi! No problem. Have fun eating your chips!" She smiled as he walked away carrying around five bags.
"That was really nice of you, young lady," said the old lady at the counter. She almost looked like her grandmother through all the wrinkles.
"Aw, thanks! See you later, baa-chan!" Yume called. She walked out of the store carrying her groceries. Just as she was turning onto her street, she tripped over a crack in the sidewalk, but was caught on the arm by a firm hand.
"Careful," It said in a deep voice. "You could've squished the ladybugs." Yume looked down and noticed a ladybug with four dots crawling across the sidewalk.
"Aww! It's so cute!" Yume bent down and it crawled onto her finger. It tickled and Yume laughed. The laugh startled the ladybug and it spread its wings and flew away. "Bye, ladybug!" Yume called to the ladybug then remembered her savior-type person.
"Oh, and thank you!" Yume said, turning to the guy. He had a hood and glasses and you could barely see any of his skin.
"Hn. You like bugs?" He asked, somewhat interested.
"Um…Not really. I'm afraid they're going to bite or sting me or something. But I do like butterflies, ladybugs, earthworms, and…roly-poly's." She said. "I'm Yume Nusumi, by the way. You like bugs?"
"Shino Aburame," He said, introducing himself. "Yes, I love beetles."
Yume nodded. "That's cool, Shino, but I have to go or my groceries will get cold. Sorry, and thank you! See you later!" She called and walked away to her house only a block away.
When she got home and put her groceries away, she checked the time. 3: 05.
"CRAP! I'M GOING TO BE LATE AGAIN!"
Hope you liked! plz review or i'll be afraid no one likes it even though...i will keep writing anyway if nobody likes it...BUT PLEASE REVIEW! THEY MAKE ME FEEL HAPPY! hehe (i'm so proud of myself! i think this was...19 pages long!)