Here's chapter one. It's a slight time shift from the prologue like...a few days after at the most. The whole story will be going through time shifts so I'll put up a note if that happens so you won't be confused as hell. XD

And thank you for those who reviewed, I'm going to stick to this story no matter what.

But fair warning, this chapter may feel like reading a boring-ish novel at some point but don't worry, good stuff will be happening. You just have to fill in the point A, point B and everything in between. So please be patient.

Enjoy~!


Life goes on as normal


Kurogane groaned as the noise of the alarm clock was blaring around his ears. He slammed the clock down, silencing until the next day. Rubbing his eyes, the tan young man sat on his bed and yawned. He glanced at the nightstand and blinked.

"Huh, that's odd. I thought I set it for 5am."

It was almost fifteen past the hour.

Standing up, the man stretched before changing into his attire which consisted of shorts, a white tank top and a wooden stick. Why do you ask that he would be wearing such attire? The reason was simple.

As a former dojo trainer, one must continue to practice so they don't lose their refined skills. And as gym teacher who is also the supervisor of the kendo club, he must be in tip-top shape so he can teach students the skills he has learned when he were younger.

As he left the bedroom, he walked down the hallway and into a room that was makeshift training room. It was very similar to the training room where he and his father were training from the crack of dawn before school every day and on weekends. In fact, it was his father who helped him transformed the room into a makeshift training place.

He can hear his father just laughing at him right now for being sentimental at a time like this.

Jerk.

Moving into his position, Kurogane held the stick with a tight grip.

"Don't lose it." He told himself. "Steady your breathing; hold your ground and concentrate. Pretend there's an opponent in front of you….and strike!"

This went on for an hour or so.


With training done, Kurogane took a shower, changed into his school uniform and made himself some breakfast. He wasn't the best cook ever (unlike certain blondes he knew), but he knew enough to get by. An omelet with bacon along with a cup of coffee. He only drinks one cup of coffee every morning just to wake himself up. As much as an adult as he was, he didn't like the aftertaste it came from coffee plus the caffeine it had.

But it mostly had to do with a chemistry teacher who went overboard with the stuff and half the students and the staff suffered because of it.

Never again.

As he was sipping from his mug, his cell phone started to ring. Blinking, he took the phone and checked who was it. He then scowled. "Really? Tch, moron." Nonetheless he answered. "What?"

"Good morning Kuro-puu-sensei~!"

"I know it's you, moron. I have caller ID. So I ask again. What?" Though on the phone, the gym teacher can practically hear the blonde on the other end pouted and looking hurt.

"Well, someone has woken up from the wrong side of the bed." Fai teased a bit. "It should be illegal to be that grumpy early in the morning."

"Not as illegal as a certain moron violating almost all the school rules and possibly a few laws in a single day." Kurogane argued back. "How you're not in jail is beyond me."

"Aww~! If I was in jail, who will be there to call you those cute names?" Fai cooed with giggle. "It's be a shame to have you all alone in a school where everyone's scared of you. It's nice to have a friend, wouldn't you say?"

"And who's that?" Kurogane let out a small smile as he heard Fai gasp and huffed in indigence.

"Meanie!"

"Yeah, yeah." He rolled his eyes. "So…what do you want? So hurry up and spit it out already."

"Oh yeah, I forgot. Say Kuro-sama-sensei, are you doing something later?"

"…" Kurogane had to think about it. Besides his usual stuff, he got nothing. "I…no, I don't. Why?" In the background he heard another voice, it was low but it was there.

"Well…it's just that it's Friday and I—or WE were wondering if you're up to go to a bar and get some drinks."

"…"

"Please~! I promise it'll be fun! Nothing bad will happen this time!"

"You said that last time." Kurogane grunted. "And you still managed to not only get wasted but ended up half naked and on a freaking table."

"…..I made some cash though…."

"That's beside the point!"

"Please!" Fai whined. "Yuui will be there and so will Fuuma! Yuuko wanted to go but she has to stay behind to fill out some paperwork. So will you join us~? Please~?"

The gym teacher sighed as he chewed off the last of his breakfast. He really didn't want to go anywhere but if he refused, he knew that he'll never hear the end of it from the blonde. "Fine…I'll join you guys later tonight but," He lowered his voice. "If I see you wasted and goofing off, consider the bar trips over, got it?"

"Got it~! I'll do my best. Ah! I got to go. Yuui's ready and we need to pick up something before coming to school. I'll see you later, Kuro-sweetie-sensei~!"

"That's not my name you-" But the blonde hung up before the man got to finish that sentence. Growling, Kurogane took his empty plate and mug and dumped them into the sink. He sighed as he stuffed his cell into his pocket. He turned his head and looked at the window. His anger lowered a bit as he blinked.

"Huh, spring's here."


"Good morning, Kurogane-sensei~!"

"Morning." Kurogane muttered as he walked into the teacher's lounge. He glanced at the chairman of the academy, Yuuko Ichihara who was smiled very sweetly back at him. He sighed. "I'll make tea in a minute."

Nodding, Yuuko walked to the table and took a seat. She sighed dramatically. "Isn't it nice? Spring has come once again."

Kurogane nodded. "Hm." He dropped his stuff on a chair and went to the concession desk to make some green tea.

"The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing and the sun is shining upon the earth~!"

Raising an eyebrow, the gym teacher continued to make that tea. He knew that woman was up to something…but didn't know what exactly.

"Such a perfect season to just sit under a tree, have a picnic…spending time with friends…. having a drink or two…"

"I knew it." Kurogane rolled his eyes. "You're pissed that you actually have work to do when you really want to do is get drunk at that bar tonight." He gave the chairman her cup of tea. "Here."

"And that's why I admire you; nothing gets past you." Yuuko took her cup. "Thank you." She took a sip and smiled. "Ah, and no one makes a great cup of green tea like you either."

Kurogane blushed a bit. "Flattery will get you nowhere, witch." He then got himself a cup and sat down across from her. He took a sip. "So, what do you want?"

The chairman smiled before taking a sip. The sip was slow and long as if she was thinking of something to say. However it was something to get a rise out of the gym teacher.

And it worked.

"Witch!"

Gulping, Yuuko sighed before smiling. "I was or rather I am hoping that you'll be so kind as to fill in for me tonight, filling out that paperwork. It's just a few sheets; that's all." She grinned as she saw Kurogane's skeptical look. "Oh come now, it's hardly work."

"It's always hard work when it comes to you." Kurogane muttered as he took a sip. "Besides, I can't. I promised the moron that I would come. If I don't show up, he'll never shut up about it and I rather keep my hearing as it is."

"My, my; that is a problem." Yuuko mused. She finished her cup. "Well, you're in luck that I'm the chairman. I can say that you have to do some work after school and you'd be too tried to go and I'll take your place; it's a win-win~!"

"So, you're making excuses for me not going and you going." Kurogane blankly stated. "You know that the moron and Yuui will find out even if this plan does work, right?"

"Yes but by the time that happens, tonight will pass by then." Yuuko smirked. "Unless….you want to see Fai-sensei stripping and dancing on the table again. Yuui would be on the other side of the building and Fuuma wouldn't bat an eyelash; in fact he'll encourage it, leaving you in a pickle…that is… if you refuse my offer."

"…." Kurogane stared at the woman. He knew that what she said was true. But why did it sound like a punishment waiting to happen? He can just say no to Yuuko's offer and that will be it….right? Tapping his finger, Kurogane closed his eyes. "Alright then. I'll play along. But in exchange, I want you to lay off on Watanuki and those lunches for the rest of the week."

"Eh?" Yuuko yelled. "But his cooking is amazing!" She pouted as she saw that the man will not be swayed. "Fine. You got a deal but if I die of starvation before the weekend, it's on you."

"Wow, watch me sink with guilt." Kurogane sarcastically said. "You'll be fine, witch. It's just a week and you can do a bit of cooking once in a while, right?"

The only response he got was a huff.

"Kuro-rin-sensei, Yuuko-sensei~!" Fai walked in with a wave. "Good morning~!"

"Kurogane-sensei, Yuuko-sensei." Yuui bowed as he was trailed after Fai. "Good morning."

"Morning~!"

"Hey."

"I miss you, Kuro-tan-sensei~!" Fai said as he wrapped his arms around the gym teacher.

"It's only been a day." Kurogane muttered as the chemistry teacher let go of him and went over to Yuuko. The man glanced up to see Yuui smiling down at him. "What?"

"May I take a seat?" Yuui asked.

Blinking, Kurogane nodded. "Sure."

Pulling a chair up, Yuui sat right next to the gym teacher before going into his bag and pulling out something. It looked like a book. "Thank you for lending me this novel. I read it in one go. It was intriguing and exciting."

Looking down at the book, Kurogane made out what the title said and shrugged. "I didn't think it would interest you, it was just one of the books that my father gave me that was in his dusty old storage room."

"But a story about a warrior in the Edo period of Japan who was strong and kind, who had a male lover waiting for him back home and defeated the most darkest ruler of the town," Yuui shook his head. "It was far from boring. I couldn't put the book down. So thank you."

Looking away, Kurogane sighed. "It's no problem." He glanced at the clock and groaned. "It's almost time for classes. I'll be in my office if you need me…." He then glanced at Yuuko and Fai who were chatting away about some nonsense. "Or want to hide somewhere."

"Noted." Yuui smiled. "Oh and before I forget, Kurogane…."

"Yeah?"

"There's a collar around your neck."

"….." Kurogane touched his neck and sure enough he felt the tight fabric with a tag on him. He glared at the chemistry teacher who stopped talking just long enough to smile and wave.

"See? You really are a big puppy~!" Fai smiled.

"You damn moron." Kurogane seethed. "I'll kill you!"

And the ritual begins again.


"Alright, you brats!" Kurogane shouted as he held his whistle. "Today we're starting with soccer. Before we play a game, you all must know to kick a ball back and forth so you all need a partner and a soccer ball. If you don't find a partner, then I'll dump you with someone!"

The gym teacher glanced as the students starting running around, finding someone compatible to work with.

It was the afternoon and for Kurogane, it was the busiest time of the day for him. After class, a lot of students have gym class with him. Though there were a few that he knew very well that were here in his class today.

The man glanced over at Syaoran who found Watanuki while Sakura was joined with Tomoyo. Of course, Syaoron (Syaoran's older twin brother), Himawari and Doumeki were in health class with Seishiro-sensei for the semester. God help their souls. That nurse shouldn't be near minors much less teaching them the facts of life and death.

How Yuuko found and hired that creep was beyond anyone.

"Um…Kurogane-sensei?"

The gym teacher looked up and saw Sakura looking a bit flustered. "Yeah, what is it?"

"Well…we don't a soccer ball and I was wondering…"

"If you want to go inside and get it, be my guest." Kurogane grunted. He watched as the girl went inside the building through the storage room. Sighing, he went back to watching the rest of the students who were already getting started with the drills. Syaoran tried not to laugh at his friend Watanuki who tripped while trying to kick the ball.

'The kid did good; picking Watanuki as his partner.' Kurogane thought. 'The wimp doesn't know much about sports and this one is what the kid does best. It balances them out.' He then surveyed the rest of the area, seeing the students' strengths and weaknesses while playing with each other. He eyes then fell unto Tomoyo, who was just standing there; waiting for Sakura to return.

Her black hair was slightly flowing as a light breeze was blowing in her direction. She had a very serene look on her face as she had her hands around her back. Her smile was as calm but it held the maturity that was rare for her age, as if she knew things that no child or teen should know. However as someone was calling her name, the girl's expression changed into the teen that she really was.

There were times that the gym teacher would think that Tomoyo might be a grown woman in a teen body. This was one of those times.

However, somewhere in inside of him, Kurogane felt his vision blur. The longer he stared at her, the less he saw the grassy plains where his students are and more of some other place that he never knew of.

And just like that, he was gone.

Instead, he found himself inside a room of some sort. It was hard to make out since it was still blurry around his vision. However, he saw a big crescent moon on a wall and drapes around the front but what were they for, he didn't know. The vision cleared a bit as he find out that he wasn't alone. There were two people right in front of him but who were they, he didn't know.

But he can see some stairs that reached up to one of them. There was a girl who looked like priestess or maybe a princess of sorts. Not far from her was another girl but she was dressed differently but he couldn't tell what. The 'princess' was standing right in front of him with what looked like a frown to him.

She wasn't happy.

But about what he didn't know.

All he knew was she wasn't with him.

But what did he do?

It wasn't like they met before.

Right?

Drip

Drip

Drip.

Kurogane saw spats of blood staining the floor below him. He lifted a hand and touched his cheek. He then waved in front of his face.

Red.

Blood.

That was blood.

But….

But it was not his.

Shaking, his eyes went up and saw the girl again but this time her eyes were staring down at him. Eyes that held something that another person he knew had…someone familiar. He couldn't move. His feet were planted into the ground. He felt his vision blurring again as the girl opened her mouth. His hearing was distorted and nothing stood in one place. But before his vision blurred completely, she uttered one thing.

"I asked you to avoid unnecessary death, weren't those my words?"


"Hey Tomoyo, I found a ball we can play with."

Kurogane blinked and he was back at the grassy field with his students. He placed a hand on his face as he sighed. 'Damn it. What the hell was that? A dream or something? But I'm awake and all. Or did I fell asleep standing up? Tch. As if.' He shook his head as he watched Sakura throw the ball and Tomoyo caught with by bouncing it with her head. He slightly smirked. Nice catch.

This went on for the rest of the class.


Ten before the hour, Kurogane blew into his whistle. "Alright, that's it for today. Now get your butts into the lockers rooms and change. No one leaves the locker rooms before the bell rings, am I clear?"

"Yes, sensei."

The gym teacher watched as he saw all of his students ran into the building with excitement. He then figured out that they all ran without putting the balls back into the bin. He scowled. "Those brats. What do they think this is; a freaking hotel?" Nonetheless, the man walked over and started picking up the soccer balls and placing them into the bin.

"Kurogane-sensei!"

The gym teacher looked up and saw Tomoyo still in her gym uniform running up to him. "Hey, aren't you supposed to be in the locker room right now?"

As the girl was near him, she giggled. "I know but I wanted to come." She then frowned a bit as she surveyed the area. "Wow, it's worse than I thought."

"It's nothing." Kurogane said. "This is paradise compared to the crap they leave behind when they are in the gym." He then glanced at Tomoyo who started picking up the soccer balls. "Hey, you don't have to do that."

"I know…but I wanted to." Tomoyo smiled. "Whether or not you can handle it is irrelevant. You have too much stuff to deal with, let someone help you once in a while." She then dumped the balls into the bin. "Besides, aren't you a bit tired?"

Kurogane gaped at his student. "Huh?"

"Well," Tomoyo started. "I couldn't help but notice that you were staring into space during class. You were here but your mind seemed to be somewhere else." She looked away. "I didn't want to say anything because I thought you needed the moment. I'm sorry."

Letting what Tomoyo say sink in, Kurogane couldn't help but feel a bit shocked. He didn't realize he was out of it for that long. Surely he wasn't staring into space. But then again….he wouldn't be the first one to let his mind wonder.

Maybe what he saw was just nothing.

It could be his imagination running amok.

Something he thought he left behind when he was growing up.

Yeah, just his imagination.

"It's alright." Kurogane ruffled Tomoyo's hair. "I would have done the same. But…thanks for not babbling."

"You're very welcome." Tomoyo grinned. "Now then, how about we put these away before next period?"

With a sigh, Kurogane nodded. "Yeah." His head was just not exactly back into reality and he needed the extra time to do so. Clearing his head a bit, with the help of one of his students, he managed to clean up the field.

He pushed the 'hallucination' into the furthest depths of his mind.


"Here you go." Yuuko plopped a stack of paper onto Kurogane's desk. "These are what need signatures."

Kurogane can only stare at the stack of papers before him. "Hold on, I thought you said that it would only be a few sheets!"

"If they really were just a few sheets then I wouldn't be asking for your help, now would I?" Yuuko smirked.

Frowning, Kurogane waved his hand to the chairman. "Fine. I'll get on them." He took a glance on the paperwork. "I'm glad that those business jerks are not too picky on who gets to sign these sheets." As he was finding his pen, the door to his office slammed open; scaring the gym teacher but only amusing the chairman.

"Kuro-boo~!"

"Great, him again." Kurogane muttered. "For once, I was hoping he'd use the window."

"Ah, Fai. Nice to see you again." Yuuko casually said as Fai walked into the room. "What brings you here?"

The chemistry teacher grinned. "Well I came to see my darling puppy." He dodged what looked like a pen that was thrown his way. "And to see if he's ready to go to the bar~!"

Yuuko and Kurogane exchanged glances.

"Fai, sweetie." Yuuko smiled nervously. "About that….Kurogane-sensei won't be joining you tonight."

Kurogane winced as he saw Fai's normally happy smile fade greatly into a look of shock.

"W-What?"

"Yeah." Yuuko pointed to the gym teacher. "You see, this burly man is greatly behind on his paperwork and needs to do them ASAP. So he won't be able to go out or even leave the school until very late." She then looks at the man. "Which is way, he'll take the day off tomorrow to catch up on his sleep."

Fai and Kurogane looked at Yuuko in shock. Though the reason behind it were different between the two.

"Oh…." Fai muttered as he clutched his jacket. "Well…I guess…some other time then." He was disappointed. He wanted to spend time with Kurogane that was outside the school but neither one of them actually made of move to do that so the blonde relied on chance meetings.

Though in this case, it wasn't looking so great.

"Look." Kurogane spoke up. "It's not that big a deal. It's just drinking, and you won't be alone. Like you said Yuui and Fuuma will be there and now Yuuko will be there too. Believe me, you'll be fine, you big baby."

"Really?" Fai asked. "But I thought you had some work to do." He looked at the chairman.

"Finished it early." Yuuko smiled.

"….." Somehow Fai couldn't believe that but nonetheless he bought it. "Then….I guess we should get going."

"Agreed." Yuuko glanced at Kurogane with a smile. "I expect you to finish your work as early as possible the next time around, got it?" She winked at him.

Rolling his eyes, Kurogane nodded. "Yeah, yeah. Now get out so I can work."

Humming a wistful tune, Yuuko walked to the door. "I just need to get my purse and then we're off!" She cast a look on Fai whose expression hasn't changed since the shock of the new information he received. "Fai, are you coming?"

"Huh?" Fai blinked before smiling at her. "Oh yeah, I'll be there in a sec." As the chairman went down the hallway, the chemistry teacher stopped at the doorway. "Um….Kuro-sama?"

"Yeah?" Kurogane looked up from his paperwork.

A few seconds of silence passed before Fai shook his head and smiled. "No, it's nothing. Have fun doing papers~!"

"Have fun getting wasted." Kurogane muttered. As soon as Fai was out of the room, the gym teacher continued to sign those papers. On the inside though, he felt a bit bad. It was obvious that the chemistry teacher wanted him to go. The look he got was proof enough.

But what can he do?

Work comes first before play.

That's what he had learned through the years.

Nothing will get done if nobody did what they needed to do.

Which was weird to say since he was squeezed between two examples that argue with that fact.

But still…

A promise was a promise.

Damn it.

Burying his face in his hands, Kurogane let pout a big sigh. He shouldn't be surprised, this was his everyday and like anyone, he would still live to see another day. Rubbing his eyes, Kurogane picked up his pen and continued to sign those papers. Feeling a bit bored, he went into his drawers and pulled out a small radio. It was something he bought in case he needed a bit of noise.

Huh, he never thought he would think that.

Guess he had grown to the noisiness of the school plus with that moron running around-

…..

He turned on the radio and switched to a station. Any station would do for him as long as it doesn't blow his ears off. He may be young but there has to be a limit on how appropriate scream metal should be. After settling on a station, Kurogane went on to signing those papers. He vaguely listened to the music, just letting it sooth into his rhythm. Then his ears caught some of the lyrics.

I long for joy

I long for joy with you

I long for joy of you

So take me along

Take me long and far….

To somewhere far from here.

A small smile graced the man's lips. Somehow his day just got a bit better.


It was around midnight when Kurogane finally came home. "Those damn papers. Why did I even agree to do them for that witch?" He groaned loudly as he made himself a cup of tea. "Well it's a good thing she gave me a day off. God knows, I need it."

Sipping from his cup, Kurogane went to his home phone to check if there were any messages waiting for him. Knowing a few people, he was bound to get at least a couple. He looked at the machine and sure enough there were two and he can guess he knew the identity of one of them.

He pressed the button.

You have two new messages…..first voice massage.

[Hey son, it's me; your old man. Just wanted to call to say that your mom and I missed you and was wondering if it would kill you to call and talk to us for a change –there was some chuckling heard- Listen, I just want to make sure that you're okay. I know that you're an adult and very independent but don't forget you still have your mom and me. If there's anything wrong, don't hesitate to call, okay? Okay, well I'll see you later and your mom says Hi. Okay son, see ya.]

End of message….to save this message press-

Kurogane pressed a button.

Message saved for 30 days.

Of course, his father would always call him. Ever since he moved out and lived alone, his parents were still worry sick about him. He was young but he was smart and strong, if he can handle being away from his parents and he can do anything. Though he couldn't blame them. He was an only child after all.

Next voice message….

[Hey Kurogane. It's Yuui. I know that you have a cell phone but for some reason I can't seem to get through there….must have the wrong number….so I'll talk here. I wanted to ask if you wouldn't mind joining us –my brother and I- to a trip to a lake next weekend. It's quiet, peaceful and calm. It's your type of place…and don't worry, brother won't bother you that much. Call me back or talk to me at the academy when you get this message-KURO-RIN, IS THAT YOU? HYUU~! YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON SOME FUN OVER HERE AND THE LIQUOR'S GOOD TOO-will you give me back that phone?...Sorry, brother's off the edge here at the bar….again…so let me know, okay. Okay then, bye.]

End of message….to save this message press—

Kurogane save this message. A trip to a lake huh? Doesn't sound that bad. In fact, it sounded like a great idea. Though this was Yuui he was thinking about, the blonde with a ponytail is the sensible salvation from the giddy hell that was the chemistry teacher.

But right now, all he wanted was to sleep.


Changing into his night-ware, Kurogane turned off the alarm from his clock and settled into bed. He laid his head on his pillow and closed his eyes. A few seconds passed before he moved to another spot.

Then again.

Then again.

Then again.

Frustrated, Kurogane laid on his back and stared at the ceiling. The paint on the ceiling seemed to be peeling but slightly. He made a mental note to redo the painting one of those days. Sighing, he took his cellphone from the nightstand and check to see if he missed messages.

0 messages

He felt his heart deflate with both relief and disappointment. He can guess the moron wouldn't text him…and even if he would, what would he say? He wasn't good at conversations like the blonde and he preferred quiet over having someone yak about nothing at him. So how he and Fai can ever hang around with each other was complete mystery.

But that didn't mean he didn't like it.

Admittedly, he liked it.

But he won't say it to anyone…not even to that moron. If he found out, he would never hear the end of it. Putting away his phone, Kurogane once again settled onto the bed though this time he felt himself drifting off a bit easily. He felt the world starting to disappear as he fell further and further into the land of the sleep. His breathing started to slow down and his heart beat calm and far.

It was the fifteen to one in the morning when he was dead to the world that night.


I can't see…

Everything's dark.

There's nothing.

There's no one here.

Am I alone?

..

No.

I'm starting to see something.

I'm….I'm flying.

But I'm not moving.

Wait…

I'm starting to see colors…

Colors swirling around me…

I'm being pulled.

From somewhere,

To somewhere.

But where am I going?

I don't remember before here before.

The colors are starting fade.

My feet felt the ground.

Swirls of colors burst into nothing.

I'm….in front of a shop.

There's a boy holding something in his arms.

It looked like someone….a girl?

But wait…

There's a woman standing before me.

She looks mysterious…

I can't see her face…

Who is she?

Who the hell are you?

Are you the dimensional witch?

Who said that?

There's someone standing next to me.

Who?

..

It's a guy.

He's wearing all white.

And he's holding something…

A wand?

A weapon?

I can't tell.

He's looking at me.

He's smiling…

But it feels fake…

Like he isn't even close to being happy.

Like he's in pain, a lot of pain.

Just who the hell is he?

.

Wait, that face….

It can't be….

Are you….

And what is your name?

..

I'm a wizard from seresu, the name's—


Kurogane groaned in his sleep as he turned his head. His eyebrows were furrowed as his hand was clutching the sheets tightly. His body was slightly shaking but he wasn't cold. His mouth moved but no sound came out. It was like he was talking but there was no one around. His face then relaxed as did his whole body. He sighed into his bed as he something inside him felt content and happy even. He smiled slightly in his sleep.

"…Fai…."


TBC


Just to clarify, no there will no KuroTomo in this fic though there will be pairings later in the story. Also, when Kurogane said Fai's name with a smile, that's not an indication of some spur of the moment realization of sorts. Fai and Kurogane do have some feelings towards each other but just on the low level for now but don't worry, it'll simmer into a boil soon enough. *smiles*

I have a rough idea of where this is going so don't be surprised if there's any slow updating at some point in the future. But I'll not let you all down~!

Until Next Time~!