Naruto: The Sealed

By: EleosLeonhart

Chapter 1: Frozen

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, but I do own the ideas I add in!

Authors's Note: A large amount of this chapter is the beginning of Naruto, as many readers will see. BUT DO NOT FEAR COMRADES! Keep on reading, and you will find the plot twist! WEEEE!

Enjoy!

PROLOGUE

"A long time ago, a demon fox with nine tails appeared. When a tail was swung, it would destroy a mountain and cause a tsunami. To counter it, the people gathered ninjas. One ninja sealed the monster in a life or death battle and died. That ninja was known as the Fourth Hokage... and with his death, he sealed the powers of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox into the body of a young boy..."

Twelve Years After the Kyuubi's Attack

It was night, perhaps three in the morning, and the moon and stars were out, brilliantly shining down on the forest. The forest was that of one in Fire Country, approximately 55 kilometers away from Konoha, the mighty village of ninjas.

In this very forest, a man with a cloak was traveling toward the village at a moderately slow speed. At the rate he was walking, it would take three or four days to reach the village if he were a normal man. His cloak was black, which would blend well in a starless night. The clothing piece covered his black pants, extending all the way down to the top of his boots, which covered nearly half of his shins. He wasn't very old, perhaps thirty years old, but he had silver hair, much like the famous nin from Konoha, Copy Cat Kakashi. His eyes, however, were different in comparison to most persons'. They were a gold color and had a light shine to them.

The man was accompanied with what seemed to be a white-furred wolf. It too, like the man it accompanied, had yellowish-gold eyes.

"Gin…I smell danger." Spoke the wolf to the man. Gin began to sniff the air.

"I don't smell anything," he said in a humored voice. The wolf growled at the man taking his advice so light-heartedly.

"I'm being serious. We must hurry to Konoha." Gin looked at his partner, as his eyes narrowed ever so slightly.

"What do you sense, Fuyu?" Fuyu gave the man a deadpanned expression.

"What makes you think I know, dumbass!" the wolf growled. Gin just sighed at the wolf's attitude, shaking his head with a complacent expression.

"Then let's get moving!" he replied, using chakra to give himself a boost of speed as he took off running.

And with that, the two surged toward Konoha.

Konoha

The sun would be rising soon. Most of the Konoha population was either asleep or getting ready for the day. However, there were a select few who were up this early. And one of those few was a young boy who had the bright idea to paint the Hokage Monument and add artistic flavor to each face. The monument was established in commemoration of the Hokages, past and present. There are currently four faces carved in the monument, but the boy now painting their faces was determined that someday…

"I will become Hokage! And I will surpass all of you so that everyone will recognize me!" the boy almost yelled. He jumped onto the Sandaime's statue's nose and, taking a large paintbrush doused in black paint, and painted the face a pair of sunglasses. The boy's name…Uzumaki…

"NARRRUUUUTOOOOOO!" yelled a few older ninjas. Taking the cue, Naruto took off, climbing down the monument and running away from his pursuers.

The Sandaime looked outside his office window and chuckled. Taking out his pipe, he muttered, "At it again, are we, Naruto?" Chuckling again, he put the pipe back in his mouth and continued with what all Kages hated most: Paperwork.

Naruto could hardly wait. Today was the day that he would graduate from the academy. He had both the determination and the hard work needed to graduate.

He had just returned to the streets from the Hokage's office after a good scolding from jounin ninjas. The Hokage, during Naruto's small trial, just chuckled while taking a few good puffs at his pipe.

As Naruto continued down the streets, he saw a very familiar and attractive pink-haired head, namely, Haruno Sakura. "SAKURA-CHAAAN!" yelled the blonde as he raced toward the girl with hearts in his eyes. As Sakura turned around, she thought the exact opposite as Naruto.

"Get away from me Naruto!" she yelled in disgust. "You're so annoying!" He refused to give up.

"But Sakura-chan, today I'll show you! I'm going to become a real ninja. I will graduate from the academy and become Hokage!" Sakura gave him a deadpanned expression.

"You, Hokage? Don't make me laugh!" she spat at him. "Now…if it were someone like MY Sasuke, then HE could do it! But you? You're just the dead last!" As Naruto heard this insult, his heart sank and his posture slouched in depression, but Sakura didn't care; she continued on her way toward the academy.

After a good helping to Naruto's favorite food, ramen, Naruto headed over to the academy. He ate less than usual on account of Sakura's treatment toward him. Instead of eating his usual eleven of so bowls of ramen, he only had eight this morning! Teuchi, the ramen shop owner, knew Naruto well, seeing as how the boy came to the shop nearly every day, usually more than once in the shop's open time! "The bill's on me." said the old man with a smile on his face. "Train hard Naruto!" Hearing these encouraging words helped cheer the blonde up as he made his way to the academy.

Nearly fifteen minutes later, he found himself in the academy room where he had learned all sorts of things from Iruka-sensei, his main academy teacher. As he walked in, he saw the usual: A bored Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chouji eating his bag of chips, and a dozen fan girls swarming all over Uchicha Sasuke, including Sakura. Naruto rolled his eyes at the site. Why was it that the Uchiha always got the attention from Sakura, as well as all the girls for that matter? Naruto decided to ignore it, taking his seat, awaiting the exams to become a true ninja. He could hardly wait.

It hadn't been fifteen minutes, when Iruka entered the room. "Good morning everyone!" began Iruka. "Today is our graduation exam! Now, to graduate, you will perform the Bunshin no Jutsu. When you are called, come to the next room." As Naruto heard this, he felt a hole growing in his stomach.

"That one!? That's my worst skill!" he thought to himself. However, he wasn't ready to throw in the towel. "I'll do it!" he decided. When it was his turn, he was called into the next room. "Watch this! Bunshin no Jutsu!" he yelled, forming the hand signs needed for the technique. When the dust settled, Naruto had successfully made one clone of himself…however...there was a slight problem. The bunshin was lying on the ground and completely useless! As Iruka looked at Naruto with deadpanned eyes and sweat rolling down the side of his head, he could only utter one word…

"FAIL!"

Mizuki, however, spoke up. "Iruka-sensei, let him pass. He did technically create a clone. And this is his third time taking the exam."

"No, I can't let him pass," retorted Iruka. "Naruto created one useless clone, whereas all the other students created three useful clones." And with that, Uzumaki Naruto failed the graduation exam.

Naruto was up on a ledge on one of Konoha's buildings, where Mizuki found him. "You know Naruto…Iruka-sensei is a serious person.. His parents were killed when he was young and he had to do everything by himself."

"By why does he only pick on me!?" questioned the young boy.

"He probably sees himself in you. He probably wants you to be as strong as you can be. Try to understand his feelings…since you also have no parents." At this, Naruto began to feel as he could relate to Iruka.

"I know…I just wanted to graduate so badly."

"Well then…I'll tell you a little secret" Mizuki said to the now perky-eared Naruto.

"Huh?"

Mizuki smirked. "If you take the Forbidden Scroll from the Hokage tower, Iruka will realize your strength and pass you. But you must do this late at night…and you must not be caught by anyone, including the Hokage…if you do this, Iruka-sensei will see that you have what it takes to be a ninja!"

"Really!?" said Naruto excitedly. Mizumi smiled in response. Naruto gave Mizuki a big foxy grin. "Thank you Mizumi-sensei!"

"Bring it in the outskirts of town in this location." Mizuki pointed to a map. "Go to the forest, not too far away from the cabins. Good luck Naruto!"

It was now about one in the morning. Naruto was able to get away from the Hokage, compliments to his original "Oiroke no Jutsu" (Sexy no Jutsu), where he takes the appearance of a nude blonde young woman. And with that, he knocked the Hokage, the most powerful ninja of the village, out completely, blood spurting from his nose at the pleasure of such a fine site. Naruto laughed, calling the Hokage a "perverted oji-san!" He then escaped the Hokage Tower, taking the Forbidden Scroll with him. Running through the streets of Konoha so late helped him stay hidden from any possible pursuers. It wasn't until another ten minutes later that he found himself in the forest, opening the Forbidden Scroll. "Kage….Bunshin….BUNSHIN!? Aw, craaap…." he muttered as he looked at the first jutsu in the scroll. "I might as well try to learn it…" he said to himself, practicing the jutsu for the next five hours.

It didn't take long for the Hokage to summon various ninjas of the village to find Naruto, that is, after the Hokage awoke just before sunrise.

"Hokage-sama! How did that demon brat even steal the scroll from you!" asked one of the ninja there.

The Hokage cleared his throat.

"Well, I was preoccupied…but let's not worry about how it happened. Let's focus on looking for Naruto and the scroll," he said quickly, trying to escape telling the ninjas there what really happened.

Iruka, after being told that Naruto had stolen the scroll by the Hokage just a mere half an hour ago, was now looking eagerly for the blonde boy. Naruto…where are you…? As Iruka kept on thinking to himself, he felt a very familiar chakra signature close by. Picking up on the trail, Iruka made his way to a small clearing, where he found the boy with the forbidden scroll, lying on the ground. Naruto looked beaten up, so Iruka couldn't help but be curious. Iruka leaned over, obviously tired from looking for Naruto.

"Narruuutooo….I've….FOUND YOU!"

"Heheh…You found me, but I've only learned one skill!" said the boy with a big grin on his face.

"Hey, Naruto….what have you been doing? You look all beaten up."

"Nevermind that!" the blonde cut him off. "I'm going to try an incredible skill! If I do it, let me graduate!"

"He was practicing here…enough to damage his body?" Iruka couldn't help think, slightly surprised at Naruto's hard work.

"Naruto, where did you get that scroll on your back?" questioned the Chuunin sensei.

"Mizuki-sensei told me about it, and about this place too! He said if I showed you this skill, I'D DEFINITELY GRADUATE!"

"Mizuki!?!?" thought Iruka. Before he could completely gather his thoughts, his ninja senses told him that there were kunai coming toward the two of them. "NARUTO! WATCH OUT!" exclaimed Iruka as he pushed the smaller boy out of the weapon's projected path, causing Naruto to fall out of harm's way. As the kunai came toward Iruka, he was pierced in the legs, arms, and lower stomach. The impact of the multiple kunai caused Iruka to be thrown against a tree. Thankfully, the light armor and padding that came with his Chuunin apparel helped guard himself from any life-threatening piercings. "I see…so….that's what's going on…." Muttered Iruka, blood dripping out of his mouth.

"NARUTO! QUICKLY! GIVE ME THE SCROLL!" yelled Mizuki.

"NO NARUTO! DON'T GIVE HIM THE SCROLL….EVEN IF YOU DIE!" yelled Iruka with equal loudness. All Naruto could do was panic. He didn't know what was going on. As he sat there on the ground, looking between two of his sensei, all the 12-year old could comprehend was that there was trouble going on.

"Naruto…" said a now smirking Mizuki. "There's no point in you having that scroll. I'll tell you the truth…"

"MIZUKI DON'T!" said an almost screaming Iruka.

"Twelve years ago…" continued Mizuki. "You know about the demon fox being sealed, right?" He paused for a moment. "Since that incident, a new rule was created for this village…"

"A rule?" questioned Naruto, still fearful of the situation, but taken in by curiosity.

"Yes, a rule. But Naruto, this rule was never meant to be told to you…" said Mizuki, his smirk growing ever wider.

"Not to me? What is this rule!? Why!?"

"Heheheheh"….Mizuki's sinister plan…he felt as though he were going to succeed…the boy growing tenser. He knew Naruto would break.

"What….kind of…rule is it?" asked a scared Naruto.

"The rule that nobody is allowed to talk about the fact that YOU are the demon fox!" Naruto's eyes widened as he forcefully fell back from his sitting position.

"Wh-what do you mean!?" Iruka's pleas fell on deaf ears as Mizuki continued.

"It means that you, Naruto, are the nine-tailed fox demon…it means that you are the one that killed Iruka's parents and destroyed the village. You were sealed up by the Hokage you admire and you have been lied to by EVERYONE!" Naruto's tears began to flow as the loneliness he had felt his entire life only began to grow. "Didn't you find it odd how everyone hated you?" continued the traitorous ninja. "Iruka is the same! He actually hates you!" As Mizuki said this, he took out his large windmill shuriken, getting ready to fire it at the boy. "Nobody will ever accept you!! That scroll was used to seal you up!" he yelled at the boy as he threw the large weapon toward the boy. Upon contact, blood was drawn, but the blood didn't belong to Naruto. As the boy looked up, he saw a crying Iruka, the large weapon embedded in his back as he hovered over Naruto, protecting the boy.

"Iruka-sensei…Why?" asked a surprised Naruto.

"Because….I'm like you, Naruto," said Iruka. "My parents died when I was young. There was nobody to compliment me or acknowledge me after they died….so I did all that I could to get people's attention. I would always act like an idiot. I wasn't good at school, so that was the only way I could get attention. It was better than having nothing at all. It was so very painful…" Iruka opened his eyes, tears flowing down on to Naruto's face. "Naruto, you must have been in a lot of pain too! I'm sorry Naruto…if I had done my job right, then you wouldn't have had to feel this way…."

Naruto didn't know how to react. All he could do was The boy took off sprinting away from Iruka and Mizuki. Mizuki took after Naruto. After traveling through the trees of the forestry area, Mizuki had the idea to Henge into Iruka to fool the boy. As he continued, he spotted Naruto.

"NARUTO! HURRY! PASS ME THE SCROLL! MIZUKI IS AFTER IT!" exclaimed Mizuki in disguise. In response, Naruto tackled Mizuki to the ground. "Why…Naruto?" asked Mizuki as he reverted back to his usual form. "How did you know I wasn't Iruka?" demanded the man.

"Because I'm Iruka!" said the boy as reverted to his true form, Iruka.

"I see…" smirked Mizuki. "I've changed my mind. I think I'll finish you off now Iruka…" The chuckled darkly. "Naruto and I are the same Iruka…"

"What do you mean?" asked Iruka.

"If you use the skills in that scroll, you can do whatever you want…there is no way that the demon fox boy wouldn't to try to use the power, unlike what you're assuming…"

"Yeah, you're right…" said Iruka in response. Unbeknownst to the two Chuunin ninjas, Naruto was close by, hiding behind a tree and listening to the conversation.

"I knew it! See…even Iruka…deep down…he doesn't acknowledge me," thought the boy sorrowfully, but then…

"The demon fox would do that...but Naruto is different. He is...I've acknowledged him as...one of my most excellent students." Naruto was shocked by what he was hearing. Did Iruka really mean that? Iruka continued…"He may not be the hardest worker…and he's clumsy at times., so nobody accepts him. However, he knows what it's like to feel pain in your heart…he isn't the demon fox anymore! He is a member of our village! He is….he's Uzumaki Naruto!" Tears streamed down Naruto's face as someone had finally acknowledged him.

"Whatever Iruka…" said Mizuki. "It's time that you faced the music. HURRY UP AND DIE!" exclaimed the man as he took out another windmill shuriken.

"So this is it…" thought a sad Iruka. As Mizuki began to throw the large weapon, he was interrupted by a knee to the face.

Mizuki, now angry, spoke, "You should NOT have done that…."

"Don't touch Iruka-sensei….I'LL KILL YOU!!" Mizuki chuckled darkly at these words.

"YOU!? Kill me!? HAH! Go ahead and try you demon fox! I'll kill you in one shot!" And with that, Naruto made a cross-shape symbol, one that Iruka recognized. He wasn't the only one that recognized this handseal. There were two others from the shadows who were watching with keen interest. Their gold eyes viewing the scene through the bushes.

"KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" screamed the young blonde. Mizuki's eyes widened in both shock and fear.

"Wh-what the hell!?" he yelled through his teeth. And with that, retribution began.

"Fuyu…." Said a man from the bushes. "That's the older of the Kyuubi, the nine-tailed demon fox, right?"

The wolf nodded its head. "He's strong for a kid….but I'm worried. That group we were researching….eh…what's their name…"

"Akatsuki" grumbled the wolf, annoyed that Gin was an idiot who couldn't remember anything important, even if his life counted on it.

"Right, right! He's sure to catch their attention, him being the container of the Kyuubi. I don't want to do it, but to ensure both his protection, as well as the world's….the only option left is…." Fuyu nodded.

"It must be done. It is necessary," replied the wolf in an almost regal manner.

As the two looked back on the scene their eyes had left, they noticed that there was a beaten up Chuunin ninja on the ground. Mizuki had been utterly defeated by the young blonde. The victory was Naruto's, and Konoha's. The rest of that morning consisted of Naruto being given Iruka's forehead protector with the leaf insignia imprinted on the front, as well as some crying from both student and sensei, though Iruka had done well at fighting back the tears.

Gin and Fuyu awaited their opportunity…

It was half an hour past eight in the morning. Naruto was now in bed in his apartment, asleep due to his exhaustion. He had just performed a jounin level ninjutsu that was written in the forbidden scroll. Coupled with the injuries and emotional strain from earlier on that morning, he crashed immediately after getting home, not needing to go to the hospital because those simple cuts and bruises were taken care of by the Kyuubi's chakra. Despite all the things that happened, Naruto was content. It wouldn't be long before he became an official ninja of the leaf village.

Iruka was currently changing the list of who was going to be graduating from Konoha's ninja academy. He gave off a warm smile as he added his favorite student to the list: "Uzumaki Naruto..." He paused for a moment in his thoughts. "You just might become a Hokage above all others."

Naruto had just woken up and was now getting ready to head over to the academy. Due to reasons that were unknown to the general populace of Konoha, villager and ninja alike, the time for the students to get together with their new teams was changed to 3:00 P.M. Naruto, who left his apartment at 2:00 P.M., had decided to leave early to get a bite to eat at Ichiraku's Ramen stand.

As Naruto exited the apartment complex door, he stretched out his body. With a rush of energy, he gave a "hurray!" for his victory and his passing the academy exams…though it was done through a very unorthodox way. As Naruto walked down the streets heading for his favorite food place in the entire world, he heard something that caught his attention. It appeared to be a kitten…and by the looks of it, it was all alone. What made things worse was that it had a gimp. The kitten was in an alley next to a garbage dumpster. Going over to the kitten, the poor creature tried to run away from the seemingly large and hungry invader. But because of its gimp, Naruto figured it couldn't run. Crouching down at the edge of the alley, Naruto began to stroke the cat's head and fur. "It looks like you're all alone…just like me…" Naruto said with a sad smile. However, unknown to Naruto, the cat was actually Fuyu.

"Now!" Fuyu exclaimed! Just on cue, Gin appeared behind Naruto, knife handing him in the back of the head, causing the boy to fall over unconscious. Naruto couldn't do anything as he was taken by complete surprise, although he was confused as to how the 'kitten' was able to speak. As Naruto fell forward, Gin caught the boy, not letting collapse head first onto the ground.

"We must hurry and get out of Konoha." Fuyu reminded the man.

"I know, I know," said the man in an uncaring tone of voice. "Give me a minute…" Gin began to draw out chakra, flashing through several hand seals. Suddenly, a blue circle radiating light was formed on the ground. It was about two Meters across, and was just big enough to fit in the alley, which was about two and a half meters wide. Both Gin and Fuyu stepped inside the circle. The circle's light was now full, no longer outlining the circle, but creating what looked like a full moon on the ground. As the light completely enveloped them, they disappeared, leaving nothing behind. This bright light had caught the eyes of a few ninja, who upon seeing it, sped toward the phenomenon to see what it was. But when they got to the alleyway, nothing was there. It was completely empty.

Outside of Konoha-15 Kilometers away from the Entrance

Not too far away from the village, a circle of light appeared on the ground next to what seemed to be a type of seal written on three metal plates embedded in the ground. The circle appeared in between these thee plates. Appearing in the circle were Gin, Fuyu, and Naruto who was resting on Gin's back. "I LOVE doing that!" exclaimed Gin. The man was referring to the teleportation technique he just used. If one creates a fixated location seal, in this case the area in between the three metal plates, then one can teleport to that place. However, the drawback to using this technique is that it drains a lot of chakra.

"Do you have enough strength left to perform the sealing?" asked Fuyu.

"I believe so." Answered Gin, taking scroll from inside his cloak. The two stepped out of the circle of light as the illumination dissipated. Gin walked over to what seemed to be a large oak tree. "This tree is good….I'll perform the jutsu here." The man paused, the scroll still in hand. "Hey, Fuyu…."

"What?" asked his fanged friend, seeing hesitation in the man.

"Is it really necessary to seal the boy. He has a good heart….and-" He was cut off by a subtle growl.

"Gin….you already know the answer to that. I don't like it either, but this is for the best. Think about it. If Akatsuki comes after Naruto, there is a high possibility that they could get their hands on the Kyuubi. It's for his protection, as well as for the protection of all others. Also….we don't know what the boy will become under that fox's influence. Granted, he may be strong enough to not be tainted by that demon's evil youki, but that isn't for certain." Gin sighed after hearing this. He felt Fuyu had a few good points, but he still didn't like it.

"I swear….if anything bad happens to this kid…I'm leaving this frickin' group." stated the golden-eyed man quite boldly. Fuyu's eyes widened in partial shock.

"I knew you were stupid, but that would be insane! Don't do anything foolish." Said the wolf, trying to hold back yet another growl. Gin nodded in response, but he couldn't help but feel that this was wrong.

Bringing the seal up to the tree, he slammed it into the trunk. The scroll began to react very strangely to the bark as Gin sent out a large amount of chakra. The scroll began to shine as it quickly unraveled, wrapping itself around the tree trunk. As soon as the scroll had finished unraveling and was tightly wrapped around the base of the tree, the scroll and tree trunk began to shine together. "Now!" exclaimed Gin as Fuyu hoisted Naruto up by his shirt, gripping it with his teeth. Dragging the unconscious boy over to the tree, the wolf set Naruto down at its base. Taking his hands off of the tree, Gin picked the boy up off of the ground and set his body against the tree. As he did so, the boy's body began to fuse into the tree, disappearing into the illuminated base of the tree. After Naruto was completely inside the tree, Gin exclaimed, "Fuuinjutsu: Taimu Furi-zu!" The chakra finally dispersed, leaving the tree as it was before. The scroll had fused with the tree, so all what was left was the appearance the wood had originally. Gin smiled sadly, as he looked at the tree where he had just sealed the boy. "Whenever you come back to waking…..grow strong Naruto…" said the man with a smirk on his face. Fuyu noticed the smirk, so he decided to question him.

"Gin..did you….do something?" asked the wolf as he quirked an eyebrow at the silver-haired man.

"I made a little…variation to the time-freeze seal…." said the man in reply.

"What!? What did you!?" barked the white-furred wolf. "I just added another seal onto that scroll…one that would act to create a smoother transition from Kyuubi's chakra to Naruto's chakra…and though I performed a time-freezing technique, this conversion of chakra will continue, even as the boy is sealed." Gin's smirk turned into a wide grin at his accomplishment. "Someday, he will truly become strong." Fuyu eyed Gin with annoyance, though he was also curious as to why the man cared so much for the boy.

"You can be so….troublesome," said the wolf, a phrase that many would know came from a certain newly instated Konoha genin.

With the sealing being finished, Gin and Fuyu began to escape the scene quickly, especially after the silvery wolf made it clear that there was a group of Konoha patrols who were on their way to investigate what the surge of chakra was that they had just felt. And with that, the two left, leaving behind the tree of sealing.

Author's Notes

Techiniques Guide:

1. Bunshin no Jutsu - Clone Technique –the ability to create clones that do not have actual physical bodies (original-meaning from the Naruto series)

2. Henge – Technique which can disguise a person (an example would be likened to that of Fuyu disguising himself as a kitten) (original)

4. Oiroke no Jutsu – "Sexy Technique" – Combining the Henge and some prankster-ingenuity, Naruto created this technique to defeat all perverted men around the world! The ultimate technique to combat lecherous old men! (original)

4. Kage Bunshin no Jutsu: Shadow Clone Technique (original)

5. Circle of Light/Teleportation (I haven't decided a name for it yet)-teleports a person to a fixed location by using metal plated for the fixated area. Although this can be a useful technique, it is quite taxing on the chakra reserves. Though I haven't made this quite clear yet, Gin is a high-level shinobi, and the technique used about 20 of his reserves. (mine)

6. Fuuinjutsu: Taimu Furi-zu – "Sealing Technique: Time Freeze" – This technique is one that a user can cast on something to seal it. With the case of a human being sealed, such as Naruto, he person will not age, but time will still progress outside of the seal. This technique is much more taxing on the chakra reserves than the circle of light technique, for this sealing jutsu used up about 50 of Gin's remaining reserves, meaning that if he used this technique before using the circle of light teleportation jutsu, it still would have drained him of 40 of his reserves. The reason for this drain is because it is an imperfect technique. (mine)

Final Note: It would be greatly appreciated if any readers would give me reviews and tips on what I can do to make this story, or perhaps my writing, better. Thank you for reading! Hopefully, I can begin writing the second chapter soon! My finals are over on December 14th, 2007, so any new additions won't be before that! Again, thank you!