Hello everybody! Yes I know those few of you who actually watch me are freaking out not knowing why I'm posting yet another story. Ok well here's the 411 on my stuff

A Lost Soul-On Hold, started writing it two years ago and forgot where I was going with it, so its gonna be a while before that has any new chapters.

The Fallen Leaves of Life- Still alive but being changed from what I planned so, it will be a while before I update.

Life as We Know It- I'm not sure if I'm going to finish this one or not, I'm at a loss.

I'm also coming up with another story soon called Desert Rose. It's yet again Naru/Sm x-over but this time its Gaara/Mako, and the other senshi are in it this time! YAY! -.-. I pretty proud of the plot to that one too! So tell me if you think you'd like it or not. I've got chapter one written and all ready to go.

I would also like to dedicate this chapter to Daminitri from DA, she's so sweet and one of the best Naruto artists I know! Her work is so inspirational!

And also I dedicate this chapter to Dimonyo-Anghel she has been with my work for the past four years and even after my two years of death to she still came back to my stories. Thank you all your kind reviews aren't forgotten! glomp

Now sorry for all the talking but I had to get those things straightened out.

Disclaimer-I do not own Sailor Moon or Naruto

Written In The Stars

Chapter One: Our Forgotten Past

"Setsuna! We can't keep doing this forever! There has to be something you can tell us to kill this guy!"

The red haired priestess exploded, anger once again getting control over her emotions. The temple was quiet as all eyes looked intently at the all powerful Senshi of Time in plead.

"Rei-Chan is right, Setsuna, every time we think we have this guy figured out, we're purposefully led to another dead end. I can't even comprehend his power source, let alone calculate it, or, at the least even, predict his movements. We are undoubtfully… Going to loose if this is all the better the legendary Sailor Senshi can do…"

Ami Mizunos voice was more quiet than a pin drop, as they all looked down thinking of how infuriating it would be to loose to an enemy after clawing their way so far to the goal of Crystal Tokyo, just to have it ripped away like someone tearing a piece of paper.

Setsuna Meiou sat in silence mentally fighting with herself over what to do, then finally came to one conclusion and one conclusion only.

"Minna… I'm sorry, but I am unable to assist you… It is forbidden by Queen Selenity… Gomen…"

She said quietly unable to look up and see the broken faces of her team mates. Usagi as well as everyone else were tired of trying to convince her to help them all KNOWING she was the key to their success.

Makoto swallowed hard, biting her bottom lip, in order to suppress her tears. She had always been one to never give up or be defeated and now that was just what Setsuna was asking her to do. She couldn't choose what was harder; trying to reason with the fact that they all were going to die and fail in protecting their queen as well as best friend, or; trying to reason with the fact as to why she wasn't she screaming her ass off and forcing Setsuna to save her queens future.

She clenched her fists then felt a twinge in her leg. She looked down and realized that she had forgotten about her injuries. This had to've been the worst beating she had ever taken as well as the other Senshi. Thick burgundy liquid still poured out of her leg from where she had been stabbed. Unfortunately that wasn't the only place she was bleeding. Her arms were bruised and battered both also having blood dripping down them. Her knuckles raw from punching as well as her arms somewhat burned from using so much electricity. She snarled at the thought of the man's face that had defeated her along with her fellow Senshi.

His snake like eyes had been tantalizing her in her sleep ever since they first met him. She hated him and everything about him, his malicious laugh, and the snide smile, the tone of his voice when he spoke to them, but most of all the look of desire in his gaze when he would stare at her.

All at the same time he made her blood boil, her stomach, curdle, and her adrenaline rush. Then Kino Makoto realized, for the very first time in her life, she was absolutely petrified of the man. No matter how hard she forced herself to look away from his gaze of crave, every time he would lick his lips and smile. That was the only thing she had ever seen that made her grab her head in pain, collapse to her knees and cry, the sad thing being she could never look away. She was so horrified she would make herself sick at night due to nervousness that tomorrow she might have to face him and his deathly gaze again.

Her thoughts began to drift off into the past four months. The attacks had started only a few weeks after the elimination of Chaos. Everyone couldn't believe the swiftness of the new enemy, but all soon began to realize this enemy was different from any other they had fought. He was, unlike the others that had weaknesses, undefeatable. They didn't fight with youma, or multiple people but one and only one, a man who they had just recently found out went by the name of Orochimaru.

They had only fought with him three times and already knew their outcome: death. They all knew it would eventually happen but none of them ever expected it BEFORE Crystal Tokyo. This man had no mercy, didn't only look inhuman but he acted it too. Any attack they used, failed nothing worked; with a flick of his wrist he could change the path of their combined attack. But what really got to the Senshi, was how easily he could deflect Usagi's attacks.

They all knew she had the strongest attacks and if he could so easily rid himself of them, they were all as good as dead. They all also noticed how he loved to toy with Makoto. He knew of her past with her parents' death, as well as the others but he would make a snide remark about how weak she was and she would boldly attack him, anger taking over her body making her movements sloppy and predictable. His amazing speed was no match for her. As she attacked he would smirk at her mistakes and then throw her around like a rag doll. Unfortunately anytime this happened he would put up an impenetrable field so no one could interfere with his fun.

Makotos' shiver of dread brought her out of her memory, to find ten pairs of heartrending eyes staring at her.

"W-What is it?"

She asked her voice cracking as she spoke. They all gave her a pitiful look.

"Koto you're bleeding awfully badly… Maybe you should take care of it before it gets on the floor. Or more importantly you get an infection."

Haruka said looking at Rei as she ran out of the room to get peroxide and a bandage. Makoto began to quiver as she looked at her blood, making her stomach flip over. Never had she Kino Makoto been afraid of blood, let alone her own, until today.

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The battle was going on as it normally did none of the citizens being harmed; they weren't even in the city. They were all lured there to be toyed like they always were, they knew it yet they always came, fearing for if they didn't he WOULD begin harming the people and they all knew their would be no stopping him if that began This time he didn't even bother with the other Senshi, only Jupiter. It was almost like, to him, the only ones there were him and his little 'chew toy'. Once again he had hit Makoto's soft spot and ignited her flame of fury.

After repeatedly getting knocked down and becoming more and more bloodied Makoto unwillingly collapsed to the ground. She could hear his footsteps nearing but did the only thing she could do, sit there and wait until he got closer. Her eyes began to water in fear as her mind raced at what to do, but unfortunately it was too late. She felt cold hands snake around her tiny neck, as he lifted her body up effortlessly. He brought her eye level to him staring into the depths of her soul. Her hands clasped the arm that held her in the air. She grinded her teeth as she sent out a blast of electricity and sneered seeing a look of shock and pain on his pale face. Regrettably for her he didn't let go or even loosen his grip if anything he tightened it. She struggled to breath but never lost the determination in her eyes. He looked at her and smiled.

"You still have that resentful determinate look in your eyes. Looks like I'll just have to break your spirit." He his sickening voice mocked her. Her eyes widened and she began to struggle more as he moved closer and closer to her face. Her breaths quickened with every inch he gained. Then when his lips were right next to her ear, so close that she would hear him breath, he whispered.

"When will you learn little Mako-Chan that you are my puppet, my toy?" But nothing prepared her for his next sentence.

"You are mine, and mine alone." Then what he did next no one not even the Senshi of Time herself expected. He licked a spot of her blood off her face, swallowed and smiled at her. She couldn't breathe; even if her windpipe wasn't being constricted she wouldn't be able to. The only indication that told her she was alive was the rapid thumping in her ears, as tears spilled over her jewel like eyes.

He then moved his lips next to her ear again.

"No wonder Sasuke-Kun liked you so much; you taste like sweet rain, very luscious." He snickered licking his lips like he needed and craved more.

This was the first time Makoto had breathed in about a minute. She inhaled as sharply as she exhaled.

"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!" She screeched a blood curdling scream, and cried more than she had when her parents died. Electricity surged all around her body linking to his. From the others point of view it looked like a fifty foot ball of lightening was engulfing the enemy, and was growing bigger.

"K-Kuso!" He screamed feeling his arms becoming useless once again. He felt the same feeling he did when the Third had placed a seal on him. He quickly preformed a jutsu and was gone as fast as the lightening striking around him.

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Makoto looked down at the ground below her finally remembering something important from the battle from only an hour ago.

"Sasuke..-Kun…" She mumbled quietly putting her fingertips to her lips. Just saying this boys name made her lips tingle and her heart jump. But there was also something else she felt, something that made her heart snap in two and her eyes painfully want to cry.

"T-This boy…Sasuke-Kun, he must have been precious to me… But if he was so valuable, then why is it I can't recall anything of him?"

Makoto thought to herself not realizing everyone had heard her whisper his name.

Setsuna couldn't take her eyes off her, she too was shaken but not for the same reason poor Mako-Chan was. She was startled by the name she had uttered, the name she never should have heard or remembered at that.

"How… How did she remember his name? There's no way…Unless…"

Setsuna's head snapped up as her eyes widened.

"Shimatte." She cursed under her breath.

"This new enemy… Orochimaru… He must belong to one of their original worlds… And if I'm thinking correctly, it would be Mako-Chans'."

She looked back in the direction of the convulsing teen and grimaced.

"I can no longer put her through this… I have to do it Selenity… Forgive me, but I know this is what must be done. If he is from her world there is nothing left to do…"

Setsuna thought of the happenings after Makoto had passed out earlier.

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As soon as Orochimaru left, the force field was taken down. And all the Senshi ran towards the unconscious girl. Usagi skidded on the ground and placed her head on Makotos' chest making sure that she hadn't died like she had done in their first major battle using her Thunder Dragon too closely. She breathed easily hearing a normally paced thumping in her chest and looked up.

"Shes ok… I've never seen her be able to use that much power before… I wonder where she had it.." Usagi said looking back at her good friend.

"And to top it off, Mako-Chan injured Orochimaru.. That's the first time we've ever touched him.." Mina said looking down at her in shock.

"I'd like to know what he said to her that triggered it to unlock…" Michiru said softly as she looked at Hotaru who got on the other side of Makoto and began to heal her wounds.

After a few minutes she stopped to breathe, she too was weak from the fight now even more due to using so much power.

"That's enough for now Taru-Chan… Mako-Chan will be able to heal the rest on her own. But you also need your rest." Setsuna lectured the youngest Senshi as she nodded and stood up.

Setsuna watched the young heir of Jupiter sleeping before her. It was almost unbelievable as to how calm she looked when only a few minutes ago she was fighting for her life.

"Mako-Chan…. What is going on here?" Sailor Pluto whispered to herself, still watching the lightening Senshi like she might wake up and reply to her desperate question.

She looked up at Sailor Uranus and spoke quietly.

"Uranus, take Mako-Chan to Rei's, I'll meet you there." Setsuna told them as she disappeared.

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Setsuna then realized that Rei had now returned and was dressing Makoto's wounds. Setsuna monitored all of her fellow Senshi's expressions all each portraying the same-Pain. She sighed loudly and looked up.

"Minna... I have figured something out that will work…" Setsuna spoke, gathering everyone's undivided attention.

"Setsuna?" Luna asked giving her a questioning and worried look. She and Artemis knew what she was going to do and also knew the consequences that applied.

"Luna, its fine… This is my choice and mine alone…" She then turned her attention back to the others catching Makoto's worried expression, while Rei stopped treating her wounds.

"I am no longer going to put you through anymore pain and suffering…" She turned directly towards Makoto.

"Especially you Mako-Chan…" She spoke closing her eyes as all of them looked in wonder between the two.

"Setsuna? What're you talking about?" Haruka asked the question Makoto couldn't.

Setsuna took a deep breath and answered the best she could.

" All of you aren't originally born here… You're from all over the galaxy and I had to bring you here, because this is truly where you belong. I had to erase your past memories and give you new ones. Each one of you were from a different time and planet, all of you had good lives and friends that had to be ripped away from you. You even had a small family Makoto... for a good while at the least. But in the end, some how you still, like every other life, managed to have no family. Queen Selenity told me that I could never tell you of your past or even send you there. But now I know that's what I must do in order to save our future and Crystal Tokyo. If I am to send you to your homes, you will have powers you never knew you had, solely because that is where your true blood lies. When you're there the only thing you must do is train and become stronger because if what I suspect is true, Orochimaru has found a way to come and go as he pleases into our world for one reason…." Setsuna stopped almost looking like she was still contemplating on whether or not to tell them.

"What is it Setsuna!" Usagi yelled pleading her to go on, unable to take the tension any longer.

"He wants Makotos powers, because she is from his world…" She finished looking right into Makoto's fearful eyes that were now teary.

"No.." Makoto whispered once again shaking in fear.

"She is the only one he can use to his full extent because once you all leave your home planet your powers return to normal, but if you train they will increase. Somehow he has figured all of this out yet I can't find out how. There is only one way we can do this. That is if you're willing to." Setsuna asked all of them.

Everyone agreed but Makoto, who hadn't said anything.

"Mako-Chan?" Mina asked her quietly.

Makoto was still shaking from what Setsuna had just told her, but she swallowed and looked as tough as she could.

"I'll do whatever it takes to save Crystal Tokyo." She answered, as Setsuna nodded and continued.

"You each will be given back your original past. You'll remember everything up until the day I brought you here. All of you left without causing any problems but you Makoto… You wouldn't leave and now somehow even after I wiped out everyone's memories of you… Three people have yet to completely forget you. I will not be able to explain to you what has happened on your home planet since you left. All I can do is send you to the best place that I can. I can tell you some but not enough not to change the future. Makoto you will still be going to your planet because you are our most important piece of this mission. You will still train and become as strong as you can; Orochimaru's not stupid, as we have already figured out. He will know what we're up to so when he comes after you Makoto, you will use your communicator to tell me and I'll teleport the rest if you to her side. You all will be much stronger and have Makoto as our 'Trump Card'. I know we will be able to beat him as long as nothing interferes, which is a good possibility, but we have to take our chances… Is everyone clear?" Setsuna asked as they all nodded not believing the words that had just come out of her mouth.

"Now that that's settled... I'll give you all your memories back…" Hearing Setsuna's last words Makoto's heart began to beat faster and faster, not anticipating it but more than anything fearing it. Something told her in the pit of her stomach that she didn't want to remember. She watched as Sailor Pluto pointed her staff at them and whispered something inaudible and suddenly Makoto felt as if her heart had been ripped out.

"Hi, I'm Uzumaki Naruto and I'm gonna become the next Hokage! Believe it!" Naruto's smiling face danced acrossed her mind.

"Naruto-Kun.." She uttered closing her tear filled eyes.

"Girls are so weird." Sasuke's voice rang out.

"Sasuke-Kun.." She mumbled holding her head.

"What's it like to have a mother Sasuke-Kun?"

"It's no fun! All they do is tell you to take baths and clean your room!"

"You know Naruto-Kun… You're my first real friend.."

"Well I guess that makes two of us!" She heard Narutos laugh echo.

"I've never had a girl friend before… Most girls are afraid of me…"

"Why? You're not going to make fun of me like everyone else are you?" Saukras voice asked in her mind.

"No way! I don't ever make fun of people! The only reason people don't like me is because I help people who get picked on…"

" Well I guess we could make a good team then…By the way I'm Haruno Sakura."

"Sakura-Chan…"

"Wow Itachi-Kun! You're so amazing!" She heard herself say.

"Mako-Chan! Come on! Itachi's gonna train us now!" Sasuke called to her his smile making her heart and stomach to flips.

"Happy birthday Mako-Chan!" Three voices rang out as they handed her a pair of rose earrings.

"Lee-kun! You're so cool! I want to be a ninja just like you!" The seven year old Makoto smiled brightly at the boy with the bowl haircut in front of her.

She fell down to the floor her eyes turning black as memories flew across her mind.

She could no longer hear the outside world full of shouts calling her, beseeching her to move or say something.

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She saw herself and Sasuke lying together watching the stars. She looked over at him and watched him staring so intently at the sky.

"Hey Sasuke-Kun?" She asked not taking her gaze away from his face as he turned to her.

"Yeah?" He asked curiously.

"Do you think it will be like this forever? I mean me, you, Naruto-Kun, and Sakura-Chan… Do you think we'll always be together? I know you guys aren't that good of friends but… If I ever lost one of you… I don't know what I'd do.."

She said looking back at the stars her eyes twinkling with tears as he watched her.

He sighed and scooted closer to her making her a little bit uncomfortable.

They were the best of friends and had no barriers except for the fact that Makoto was still getting over her huge crush on him. Her relationship with Naruto was so much more different and in many ways more relaxed. They had so much in common as well as she and Sakura but she and Sasuke had nothing in common but their care for one another. No matter, that was enough for them, and Makoto enjoyed every minute she spent with him and her other best friends. Ever since the day she met him they were inseparable and nothing would come between them… Or so they thought.

Makoto could feel the warmth of his body next to hers as their arms touched. She loved how comfortable he was around her because she didn't know if she could ever be like that towards him.

" Duh Mako-Baka what are you thinking? Sasuke-Kun only thinks of you as a friend! That's why its' so easy for him!" Makoto thought to herself sadly.

"Yeah." Sasuke said penetrating her thoughts.

"Huh?" She asked as she turned over on her belly and propped herself up to get a better look at him.

He did the same before replying.

"Yeah I think we can do this forever. I mean come on Mako-Chan, who or what can stop us?" The seven year old boy smiled at his best friend reassuring her.

She smiled back and looked down sadly while beginning to play with a blade of grass.

He looked at her questioningly not understanding why she was sad now.

"S-So can you promise me something?" She asked him without looking up. She had already asked Naruto and Sakura knowing that they never would they were both such good friends to her.

"Sure, what is it?" He asked still in the dark as to why she was acting like this.

"W-Will you promise Sasuke-Kun… That..That.-" Her head snapped up showing the tears flowing down her face.

"That you'll never leave me like my parents did?" She asked and began to bawl. He looked at his best and only friend sadly and did the only thing he could do.

Makoto felt hands grab her shoulders and make her straighten out to look at them. And then felt something she hadn't since the day she met Naruto, a hug and the love of a companion. She stiffened and her eyes widened realizing just what Sasuke was doing. The guy she had a crush on from the first day she laid eyes on him was hugging her, Kino Makoto.

"I promise Mako-Chan, for as long as I live, I won't leave you." The same exact words had come out of Naruto and Sakura's mouths when she asked them the same question. And at that moment she found out that she didn't need a family to be happy because she already had one, and that was better than any family she could ask for.

She smiled and hugged him back.

"Arigato Sasuke-Kun. I promise I won't leave you either." She smiled against his embrace.

After a few minutes she wiped her eyes and pulled away with a smile, receiving just the same from her best friend.

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Makoto suddenly flew up from the ground realizing just where she was at.

"Setsuna! I have to go right now! Naruto-Kun! Sakura-Chan!... and Sasuke-Kun!... I promised all of them I'd never leave them no matter what! Th-They'll never forgive me! I-..I-.."

Makoto felt everything hit her like someone taking a sledge hammer to her heart- an unbearable pain in her chest that could never be healed. Then she felt someone's soft embrace, and realized who it was.

"Mako-Chan… It'll be okay, there's no one who could hate you; you're too nice." Usagis soft voice calmed her as she looked down.

"Usa-Chan…" Makoto said softly looking at her future queen, as she looked up and smiled kindly. Suddenly Makoto saw Naruto's kind face flash in front of hers both with the same caring smile that she would never forget.

"Naruto-Kun… Gomen.." She whispered as Usagi pulled away from her.

Mina looked sadly at her friend feeling sorry for her, already knowing by her actions that she went through more than she had in her past. An idea hit her that she knew would cheer Mako up, or at the least make her laugh.

"Setsuna! This is SO not fair! Mako-Chan was friends with TWO guys, her being her, they were probably hot and all I got was, a quiet older brother who was always off on some pilot Gundam mission or something! He never even had his friends over! I want a hotty to go visit too!" Mina whined at Setsuna's feet begging her to switch time so that she had a boyfriend back "Home".

"And can I take Artemis?" She added looking at her white cat with a smile.

"Yeah what about Luna?" Usagi chided in after her look-a-like.

Setsuna nodded and smiled in approval, as the two girls grabbed their cats and hugged them.

"Artemis, what have we gotten ourselves into?" Luna asked as Usagi squeezed her.

"Oh Luna! Don't be such a party pooper!" Usagi scolded before Artemis could reply.

"Well Mina! It's better than being engaged to a pervert, whose other fiancées consist of the whole damn female population! Oh yeah and did I fail to mention he's a drag queen or something close to it!" Rei yelled as everyone looked at her like she was crazy.

"Rei-Chan… Engaged?" Mina asked as everyone face-vaulted at her question not even caring at what Rei said about him being a cross-dresser.

Makoto giggled watching her friends, feeling stupid for overreacting a second ago, while everyone probably went through the same thing she did and kept themselves under control.

"I'll miss you guys so much while we're gone… You're my family too…"

Makoto thought to herself in despair.

"Are you alright now Makoto? I knew your affect would be a little more, for lack of a better word, dramatic." Setsuna asked catching the others attention. Makoto nodded, as she spoke again.

"Setsuna, you have to tell me, are they alright? I know Naurto-Kun couldn't find his way out of a paper box without me; Sasuke-Kun would probably never had anymore friends that or killed he and Naruto-kun would have tried to murder one another…a-and Sakura-Chan would also probably kill Naruto-Kun for trying to hurt Sasuke-Kun… Just tell me.." Makoto pleaded at the Senshi of Time.

"That's what I was getting to… The only thing I can tell you all, is if they're alive or not, nothing more is permitted because it would cause too much trouble with the time line, one simple slip of words and I could alter your past lives..." Setsuna replied looking at them all seeing their concerned expressions, even Rei, after sounding so hateful towards the boy.

She then smiled at them.

"The main people you were associated with are all alive. That's all I can tell but don't expect to go back and find no one precious to you dead because there will at least one for each of you." She looked at them sadly, and something struck her.

"Minna stand in a circle and transform, Orochimaru is on his way, I can feel it." Setsuna replied as they obeyed calling out there transformation phrases.

"B-but Setsuna, what about our families?" Eternal Sailor Mercury asked the older Senshi.

"Everything will be taken care of. Now get ready." She spoke as everyone looked at each other some tears in their eyes.

With a few whispers of 'good bye' and 'be careful', they were ready.

"Mako-Chan I'll be waiting for your signal." Mars smiled at her tearing up as Venus nodded in agreement.

"Take care of yourself Koto-Chan and show them whose boss, got it!" Uranus commanded next to her as she smiled back.

"Mako-Chan promise you won't get hurt… Orochimaru wont have any mercy on you if you don't call us as soon as you see him.." Eternal Sailor Moon cried looking across from her.

Makoto felt herself also feel a sting in her eyes and sniffed.

"I should be the one telling you that Usa-Chan… But I promise." She smiled at her queen, reassuring her and everyone else thinking the same thing.

"Usagi-Chan is right Makoto, as soon as you get the smallest idea that he might be coming after you, contact me ASAP. Understood?" Setsuna asked worriedly towards the Thunder Senshi as she nodded in agreement.

"Okay… Are you all ready now?" Setsuna asked calmly looking at them all nod as Makoto couldn't wait any longer.

"Then stand in a circle, but do not hold hands, if you do you'll all be sent to the same place. Now call out your powers." Setsuna commanded.

"Mercury planet power!"

"Venus planet power!'

"Mars planet power!"

"Jupiter planet power!"

"Saturn planet power!"

"Uranus planet power!"

" Neptune planet power!"

"Moon Crystal power!"

They all screamed as eight different lights shot out, Pluto whispered a few words pointing her staff at them and shot out a blast of light so fast that they couldn't even tell what color it was. As soon as it touched their bodies, they were gone.

"Good luck my Senshi… You'll need it…" Pluto whispered walking outside and looked up at the sky almost expecting to see their forms floating in the atmosphere above her.

"Please don't choose your death Makoto…" She begged, still focused on the sky, and cringed, already feeling the side affects of her performance.

Soooooooooooooooo…. What'd ya think? I think it was one of the longest first chapters I've ever written in my life! 13 pages! XP I don't like it very much but I swear that the next chapter will be good, full of drama and you'll never believe where Makoto lands. lol any ways you'll find out what happens to Pluto soon enough but you wont if I don't get any reviews! No but really reviews are like my fuel, people! The only thing that really gets me going is the sweet reviews you guys give me! And thank you to everyone that's been reviewing by the way! I'll HOPEFULLY have the next chapter up before the end of this month because, next week is our county fair and I show animals so I wont be able to type at all that week but after I'll be cracking down, that's a promise!

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-Kat

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