Chapter 1: Birthday Celebrations

September 18, 2010

The sun reached over the horizon, tickling the landscape with its golden rays, greeting the start of the new day. Not a single soul was stirring in Nuvema Town.

Not long before the sun shined its first lights of the day, a girl suddenly shot up from her slumber, eyes already wide awake, head buzzing in excitement. She snapped her eyes to her alarm clock, where the flashing lights of the digital clock read 5:27 A.M. It was not set to ring for at least another 2 hours, but it made no difference to this particularly excited teenager.

She swung her legs over the edge of her bed and hopped over to the bed adjacent to hers. A lumpy mess of blankets completely consumed the sleeping figure under them, but a snore so loud that a bulldozer would be jealous rumbled from underneath. The girl grinned and she jumped onto the bed with a graceful leap. The elasticity sprung her up and down as she landed on the soft material. The boisterous snores ceased and a small muffled groan broke the silence.

"Oy, Touya, TOUYA! Wake up!" The girl started to bounce on the bed, the springs creaking under the pressure. A muffled sound of protest sounded from the blankets, but the girl was not giving up. She took a particularly large bounce and landed in a straddling position on top of the lump and Touya gave a small yelp at the moment of impact.

"Come on, come on, you KNOW what day today is, and if you don't, then there's something seriously wrong with you! Come on, don't you want to wake up early today?" With a wide grin on her face, she started to shake her sleeping twin, in hopes that he would at least poke his head out of the blankets. It was not very effective at all and she felt him pull tighter into a ball beneath his blankets. Huffing in exasperation, she stood up and stared down at her brother. Deafening silence filled the room. Then, she spoke again.

"I said…" She leapt into the air and folded her legs in to a kneeling position. "…RISE AND SHINE!" She let gravity slam her shins down, with a terrible force, on top of her unfortunate, sleeping brother. A yell of pained surprise resounded through the room and Touya finally pulled the blankets off his head, although he neither rose nor shined. His sleepy eyes gave the laughing girl a withering glare, although said girl completely ignored it. She rolled off of him and sat cross-legged on the side of his bed, the grin still on her joyous face. "Good morning Touya!" she chirped.

Touya groggily lifted his head to look at the alarm clock. Squinting so that he could read the blurry numbers, Touya groaned and complained, "Touko, it's fricking 5:30! The hell would anyone be awake this early for?"

Correction, two souls were now awake in Nuvema Town.

Touko smirked and hopped off the bed, landing with a soft thud. "How can you expect me to sleep on this momentous day? Hell, I'm surprised you can sleep in!" she teased, stretching her stiff muscles and joints. In truth, she was only exaggerating. The two were going to meet their best friends later and have a birthday bash, just like the year before this one, and the year before that…and the year before that...and basically for every year that the four of them had been friends. Belle and Cheren were the twins best and only two friends, but neither one could ask for better companions.

Touya raised himself up into a sitting position and tousled his messy brown hair, sighing again. Now that he was mostly awake and sleep was leaving his mind, he began to compose himself. Touko watched her brother hide behind his emotional wall again and inwardly sighed. He only ever seemed to show his true colors when he first woke up.

She hopped back onto his bed before taking a huge leap and landing back on her own bed. She grabbed two objects in both of her fists from the table at her bedside before hopping back over to Touya's bed, holding out one of her hands. Resting on her palm was a little keychain charm, the kind that can be strapped to a cellphone. A mini plastic Carracosta hung on a blue silk string with a tag labeled "Touya" attached to it. Touko flashed a bright grin to her twin and chirped, "Happy birthday, Touya!"

She offered the charm to him again. Touya blinked before taking the gift, flashing his signature mini smile. "And happy birthday to you, Touko."

Touko grinned and opened her other palm. It was also a cellphone charm, but instead of a Carracosta, an Archeops hung on a yellow string. "I got a matching charm," she smiled, "Since I knew we both really love these ancient Pokemon, I figured it would be a nice gift, you know, matching charms!" Considering that Touko barely had any allowance to spend, it was an incredible miracle that she had bought a gift, and Touya knew it. As if reading his mind, she scratched her cheek, and sheepishly said, "Since today is our birthday, I thought I'd actually try and get you something this year, ya know?" She cracked a small grin.

Touya smile grew a little wider and he replied, "Well thanks. I like it, really." Although he did not say the words with particular enthusiasm, Touko knew he was happy. She could always tell what he was feeling or thinking. It was a twin thing.

Touya got out of bed and did some quick stretching before saying, "I've got a gift for you too, but get dressed first. Since we are up anyways, we might as well just start out early on our jog."

Touko raised her eyebrows and crossed her arms. "Why can't I get it now?"

She gave her brother a suspicious gaze, but he shrugged it off and poked her head with his index finger. "Just trust me, kay?" He walked into the bathroom to brush his teeth.

Touko sighed and followed after him. Once inside, she grabbed her toothbrush and slathered on a mountain of toothpaste before brushing her teeth furiously. In contrast, Touya used a sufficient amount of toothpaste and brushed in a methodical manner, careful not to miss a single tooth.

Safe to say, Touko was done much faster than her brother was and had rushed back into their room to change. She threw on some sports apparel and was in the processing of putting on a pair of socks when Touya came back into the room as well. Somehow, they knew when the other was not half-dressed and never walked in on the other in such an embarrassing manner.

With that, she ran to the bathroom to tie her voluminous mess of wavy brown hair into a ponytail. She yanked a brush through her hair, not caring too much about the hair that was pulled out along with the moving brush. She had so much of the stuff on her head; losing fifty hairs made no difference.

Pulling her hair up into a bouncy ponytail, Touko tied it off with a hair tie and smiled. She then noticed that two tufts of hair were sticking up…again. Sighing, she wet her finger and tried to press them down, but to no avail. Frustrated, she rolled her eyes and stomped out of the bathroom. For as long as she could tie her hair into a ponytail, those two tufts plagued her. She would not mind them as much if people did not call those follicle anomalies "cute." If there was one thing Touko hated, it was people calling her "cute." Sure, she loved her baby Pokemon and stuffed plushies, but heaven forbid anyone call her adorable. She did not do adorable.

Touya had dressed himself in jogging attire as well, and was…holding something behind his back. Blinking, Touko walked forward to him, looking at him in anticipation. Touya gave her a small smile and pulled one of his hands out from behind his back. Touko let out a loud squeal.

"Is that..?!"

"Yup."

Touko took the present, a baseball cap, from his hands and held it like a pirate would with his precious treasure. The white baseball-styled cap had a pink bill and Poke ball design sewed onto the face of the cap. Practically bursting from excitement, she exclaimed, "Touya! This is Lilligant Apparel's new Sports Edition cap! These aren't even released yet, how did you…?" Her voice trailed off. Oh of course: his job at the sports store.

Touya nodded to her inaudible realization. "Yeah, my boss pulled some strings, since he owed me a favor anyways. I got to buy the hat before the official release next week. You like it?"

Touko scoffed, grabbing her ponytail and stuffing it through the hole in the back of the white hat. She pulled the cap over her head, adjusting it before grinning. "You tell me. Do I look like I like it?"

Touya feigned ignorance and shrugged. "Dunno. You're not smiling enough," he teased as he pulled his other arm from behind him. In it, he held an identical hat, except the bill and Poke ball were gray. The front half of the crown was red while the back remained white. He pulled the hat over his spiky hair and said, "And now we have matching hats as well."

His sister lightly punched him in the arm, grinning. "You're the best, Touya, ya know?"

Touya chuckled, walking past her. "You're welcome. Come on, let's get going," he replied as he opened the door out of their bedroom. He glided down the steps of the stairs while Touko decided to slide down the railing bars instead. They two went to the kitchen to grab their water bottles before heading outside.

The crisp and cool morning air hit their warm faces as the two stepped out. By now, the sun was shining a bit brighter, illuminating the dim morning scenery with its golden light and pricking their skin with warmth. The joyful song of early morning Pidoves foretold the coming of a great day. Touko ran after a huge flock of them and upon seeing the girl approaching them, the Pidove scattered in all directions, disappearing into the canopies of trees. The girl looked like she wanted to be able to follow after them, staring longingly up at them from the ground.

Touya said nothing of his sister's childish exploits, and turned to lock the door, a task he was used to doing after Touko would run off after leaving the house. Seemed like turning seventeen did nothing to quench the everlasting child-like spirit she harbored within her. In some ways, it was something to be envied and admired.

Touko's voice broke him out of his thoughts as she impatiently called for him to hurry up. Touya shrugged to himself and ran forward, catching up with his speedy twin.

It was around 7:45 when the two twins returned home. They tiptoed into the house and back up to their room, careful not to wake up their mother. Their large bathroom had two showers, installed by their mother for their convenience and privacy. By the time the sun was higher up in the sky, they were ready and dressed for the day to come.

Touko had on a loose white tank top and a short trimmed black vest. Her hair was back up in a ponytail, with her new hat on. She glanced at herself in the mirror, looking at her blue shorts in particular. Too short? She spun to the other side. Nah…

Touya wore a simple black T-shirt underneath a blue turtleneck jacket. His ashen cargo pants touched the floor and he made a note to tuck them into his shoes later when he left the house. With that, the twins walked down the staircase, where the telltale sounds of bacon sizzling and metal utensils banging against pots told them that their mother was awake and cooking a birthday breakfast for them.

"Good morning Mommy!" Touko gushed, bursting into the kitchen.

Their mother, a rather attractive woman for her age, turned and smiled at her daughter. "Good morning, honey! Happy birthday!" Even though her mother was busy cooking, Touko ran up to hug her, planting a kiss on her cheek before skipping to the table to take her seat.

Touya walked up as well, saying "Morning, Mom," with a warmer smile than usual.

His mother returned with a bright smile of her own, reiterating her words from earlier, "Good morning, sweetie, and happy birthday!" Her son took a seat at the table, replying with his thanks.

Touko grabbed a carton of orange juice from the table and filled her glass to the brim while Touya went for the milk. Their mother soon finished her cooking and brought over their dishes. Both had eggs, hash browns, bacon, and pancakes. However, Touko had chocolate chip pancakes while Touya had blueberry, just as they liked. They waited until their mother sat down with her own plate of food before digging in, but not before Touko had drowned all of her food in maple syrup. All of it.

Touya sighed at her actions as he dripped reasonable amounts of syrup onto his pancakes. In many ways, the two of them were so different, but it somehow brought them closer. He chewed his food thoughtfully as he watched his sister delightedly shovel syrup-covered eggs into her mouth. Maybe syrup on eggs tasted good?

He forked a piece of his scrambled eggs and dipped it into the runoff syrup on his plate. He put the morsel in his mouth, letting the flavor sink into his tongue. Furrowing his eyebrows, he decided that the taste did not suit him after all.

"So when will you two be meeting with Cheren and Belle?" the twins' mother asked, looking at her teenagers.

Touko was first to speak. "Oh uh, I think we were supposed to meet them at Belle's house!"

She did not provide the answer her mother was looking for, so Touya helped her. "Around 9:00. Belle wanted to give us our gifts first, so we are going to her house first."

With a twinkle in her eye, their mother said, "Oh is that so? Well, I have a small gift of my own for you two, but it will not be ready until 10:00. Why don't you bring over Belle and Cheren around then?"

Now both Touko and Touya were surprised. What kind of gift needed extra preparation? One look at their mother and they knew her lips were sealed. Touya had already decided not to press on, not caring all too much. He was able to wait. Touko, however, was a different story.

"What's our gift?" she asked, eyes sparkling in curiosity.

Her mother shook her head with a smile, saying, "I can't tell. It's supposed to be a surprise."

But Touko was relentless, pleading, "Not even a little, tiny, itsy-bitsy hint?" she pouted.

Touya listened on, amused when his mother rejected her infamous pout. "Nope. No can tell."

Touko sighed in resignation, stabbing a whole pancake and holding the floppy cake to her mouth, eating it in huge chomps. The family of three finished their breakfast with little conversation afterwards, and Touya helped his mother bring the dishes to the sink while Touko brought the drink cartons back to the fridge. The clock read 8:50 so Touko skipped towards the door to get her black high top boots on. Touya slipped his shoes on as well, tucking his long pants into the mandarin orange sneakers.

Grabbing her pink pocketbook, Touko ran out the door, yelling, "Bye Mommy! We'll be back at 10:00 to see what this super awesome present you won't tell us about is!'

Touya smiled before throwing the strap of his cerulean shoulder bag over his head, adding, "See you later Mom."

Up in her room, Belle was furiously coloring her card for her best friend. She had meant to wake up early to finish it, but had overslept, so was now rushing wildly to complete it. She whined as her arm started to cramp from the speedy movement, but pushed on, seeing that it was nearly time for Touko and Touya's arrival.

At a minute to 9:00, she finally relieved her cramping arm of coloring duty and proudly held up her card. Downstairs, the soft sound of a doorbell was heard, and Belle felt proud that she had finished just in time. She hopped up from her desk, grabbing the two gift bags she had on her desk and stuffing the newly finished cards into the respective bags. After slapping her green beret over her short, puffy blond hair, she barged out of her room and nearly fell down the stairs, stumbling and fortunately catching herself before she could end up in a really painful situation.

She heard the door open and the sounds of the twins' salutations, following by birthday wishes from her mother. Belle quickened her pace down the stairs, tripping again, but was not as fortunate to catch herself this time. Although she did not fall to the ground, she did end up crashing into a wall in front of the stairs instead. A loud thud resounded throughout the house. Rubbing her stinging face and dusting off her orange vest and white dress, she tottled towards the front door. A silly, friendly grin spread across her face at the sight of her two friends, who were looking at her warily after hearing the thud, knowing full well what probably had happened.

"Ohhhh happy happy, most happy birthday to you Touko! Touya!" she gushed, rushing forward to envelop Touko in a bear hug, the gift bags swinging through the air as her arms encircled her friend. Touko returned the hug with equal strength, squealing her thanks. Belle let go to give Touya a hug as well, which he returned timidly, patting her back awkwardly.

Belle let go just as she realized that her gifts had just gone through a roller coaster ride. "Oh oopsies!" she giggled, handing the bags to Touko and Touya. "Here you guys go! Happy birthday!"

Before Touko and Touya could reach for their gifts, Belle snatched them back, leaving the twins very confused until she switched the bags, her face flushing red. "Ahah, sorry! Wrong gift…"

Touko and Touya reached slowly for them this time, not sure if she was going to switch them again. Seeing that she was not going to, they took their gifts and thanked her warmly.

Touko reached into her bag and pulled out a card. Belle had drawn her in cartoon style, running in her track uniform. Belle was not a particularly talented artist, but her cards were always so full of love and heart that neither Touya or Touko cared about the art. However, Touko did have a comment about the art this time around.

"Uh hey Belle? My boobs are not this big…" She pointed the abnormally-sized bosoms of her cartoon counterpart.

Belle looked at her drawing, then looked at Touko's chest before clapping her hands to her mouth. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! Ah…ah…I'll redo it!"

She made a move to take the card, but Touko jerked her hand back, waving her off. "No no, it's fine!" Touko tried to reassure her, giving her a grin. Belle retracted her hand, not entirely convinced, and Touko opened her card to read the message. Her smile grew larger and larger as she read, and by the end of it, she had attacked Belle in a hug.

"Aww Belle, you're too sweet to me! Thank you! I love this card so much!" she grinned. "I'm going to add it to my card wall, along with the other cards you've made me each year!"

Belle blushed, returning the hug. "Oh Touko, you're so welcome! Really, it's just a silly little card!" She pulled away, pointing at her bag. "Look at the other gift, hurry!"

Touko dug through the ridiculous amount of tissue paper that was used to line the bag and pulled out a soft Joltik plushy. She squealed and hugged the yellow stuffed toy to her chest, delighted by its cuteness. "My goodness Belle, this is so adorable!" Touko gushed, clutching it tightly, and heard a squeaking noise come from it as she squeezed.

Belle clapped her hands together, equally delighted, and said, "Oh yay! I knew how much you loved Joltiks, so when I saw a mountain of these little guys at Gothita's Toys, I just KNEW I had to get you this."

Meanwhile, Touya had read Belle's heartwarming card and had reached into the bag to pull out…a Munna plushy. Belle saw that he had revealed his gift and giggled. "I was not sure what to get you and I saw these Munna plushies and remembered you like Psychic Pokemon. Do you like it?" she asked, her eyes hopeful.

Touya was not overly thrilled about owning a Munna plushy, but it did not make a huge difference to him. He squeezed it. Yes it squeaked. "Yes I do. Thank you Belle. And thank you for the lovely card. Truly." He offered his small smile to her and Belle breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew! I was afraid you guys wouldn't like my gifts! That's a load off my shoulders!" she laughed nervously, flicking nonexistent sweat off her head.

Touko smirked, patting Belle's back. "Oh come on, Belle! You honestly think we don't love your gifts? You're like, the nicest and sweetest and most considerate person we know! Of course we love and cherish them!"

Touya nodded, poking Belle's head with his finger. "As Touko had said," he simply added.

At this moment, a cough caught their attention and the trio turned around to see their other friend standing on the porch, hands in the pockets of his teal blazer, looking bored.

"Sorry I'm late. My mother needed my help with something," the newcomer explained, walking into the house. He adjusted his frameless glasses and brushed his short black hair out of his face.

Belle, bubbly from her relief, chirped, "Hiya Cheren! Glad you're here! I just gave Touko and Touya their gifts, so it's your turn now!"

Cheren sighed, slipping off his matching teal loafers before stepping into the house with a smile. He reached into his blazer's inner pocket and pulled out two small, neatly wrapped packages. Touko's gift was wrapped in paper with a red rose pattern while Touya's was in a simple blue and white striped wrapping paper. Belle giggled a bit at Cheren's choice of wrapping paper for Touko's gift.

Really subtle, Cheren, she thought in amusement.

Cheren handed the gifts to the twins, who took them without worry that they received the wrong package. In fact, they were probably the same item…

And the same item they were. However, Touko was confused about… "Why did you get us digital maps of Unova?" she asked, clicking through the portable map. It was really nifty…if she needed it. "It's not like we will ever leave Nuvema town anytime soon, right?" She smirked, but was happy nonetheless. "But thanks! This is actually really cool. Like, I didn't know they made such advanced digital maps like this!" She continued to click through the device, reading the information about each city that came with it, not noticing that Cheren's shoulders slightly slacked with relief at her approval.

Touya, however, was wondering the purpose of this gift. Cheren never gave anything, even birthday gifts, without good reason or purpose, so why a map? Touya looked up at Cheren with a smile, offering his thanks. "Thanks a lot Cheren. This will come in handy someday, I'm sure."

Remembering an important detail, Touko suddenly chirped, "Oh yeah! Mommy said that she had something planned at 10:00, and she wanted both of you to come to our house later as well!"

Belle cocked her head to the side, surprised by this bit of news. Cheren did not seem surprised, or perhaps he was just looking bored as usual, but Touya had a feeling that he knew something no one else did. Cheren's deep sea-blue eyes met Touya's chocolate ones, and the two seemed to share a mental understanding of some secret. Belle's voice interrupted their stare, "Oh that's fine! But we have some time to burn, so why don't we do something until then?" she smiled warmly and Touko jumped excitedly, grasping her friend's shoulders.

"Oh can we play with your Xbox 360, oh please oh please?" she begged. She and Touya owned a Wii, but only Belle had an Xbox 360. Cheren was not much of a gamer and sighed at Touko's proposition. He was in for a long hour.

He sighed again when Belle grinned and took Touko's hand, running for the stairs. "Of course! Anything for the birthday girl! And birthday boy!" She amended her statement to include Touya.

Sounds of the girls running up the stairs could be heard, followed by a loud thud, along with Touko's worried voice asking if Belle was alright. After a moaned word of reassurance, the thumps up the stairs continued. Cheren chuckled and went towards the stairs. "Shall we?" he asked Touya.

The male twin shrugged and smiled. "Sure. At least until this 'surprise' at 10:00 is revealed." The two shared a knowing smile as they walked up the stairs, where Belle and Touko were happily starting up the video game console.

Meanwhile, up in the far northern parts of Unova, a very different birthday party was being celebrated. A youth of eighteen sat in front of a mirror while two women bustled around him doing last minute adjustments of his hair and clothes. Both women seemed jaded from years of tedious and harsh work. Ever since the death of their dear Lady Harmonia, life at the Team Plasma castle had been dull and cold. Life seemed to turn surreal and pointless, with no clear direction or purpose. Team Plasma had grown powerful over the years, but little seemed to be done towards accomplishing their goal. The women were not sure what they goal was anymore. Their last hopes of a meaningful existence rested in the stately young man sitting in front of them, the man who will bring a glorious future to Team Plasma, and perhaps bring purpose to the organization's goals.

The man gazed at the two women in the mirror with his sea blue eyes and asked in a patient voice, "Lady Concordia, Lady Anthea, are preparations finished yet?"

Concordia smiled into the mirror with tired eyes, fluffing the man's long green hair one last time before answering, "You look splendid, Lord N. Your mother would have been proud."

N blinked slowly. He had rarely heard things about his mother, and when he did, they were always vague statements, such as the empty compliment Concordia had just given him. He stood up as Anthea fetched a glamorous golden cape, decorated with intricate designs and expensive gems, which she proceeded to clasp onto his extravagant robe.

A knock was heard at the door of the dressing room, which Concordia answered. One of the sages, Rood, was at the door and he bowed his head, asking in his strong voice, "Is Lord N ready?"

N turned to the sage, who immediately bowed deeply. "Lord N, everyone is waiting at the grand hall. Please come with me."

The young man nodded and walked out the door, with Anthea holding up the long cape, so that it would not touch the floor as he walked. The other five sages were waiting for him and they all took hold of the cape from both sides, so that they could continue carrying it in Anthea's stead.

The group promenaded towards the coronation hall. The grand doors to the hall opened and N was met with the site of the hundreds of members of Team Plasma. The group proceeded down along the navy blue carpet, walking regally to the golden throne that waited at the end of the enormous hall.

All around, murmurs of excitement and anticipation were heard as members of Team Plasma watched their future king being escorted to his grand throne. N kept his head down as he walked, lost in his thoughts. He reminisced in the memories of the dear Darmanitan he was friends with as a child…the sweet Zorua who had suffered so much…all the lost and hurt Pokemon he befriended. All these Pokemon had to endure the cruelty of humans; they had to endure the pain, the abuse, the abandonment, and the insults. Humans they trusted and loved eventually casted them aside like useless scum and trash. Remembering these Pokemon, N recalled his true purpose in life, the reason he was here today.

He had finally reached the throne, and saw his father waiting for him. Was that pride he saw in his father's eyes? Pride that his son was finally ready to fulfill his duty of liberating the Pokemon of this world from the hands of oppressive trainers? Yes, that must be it.

For N's only purpose in life was to free his friends, the Pokemon, and rid their lives of the nuisance that was the human race.

N stepped up to his throne and turned around to face the masses that had congregated for his coronation. Beside him, his father, Ghetsis, stepped forward, his commanding voice echoing through the colossal hall.

"Fellow brethren of Team Plasma, I thank you all today for joining us at this momentous occasion! Today, you shall witness the crowning of a king: your new king! My son, N, turns the age of eighteen this day and has agreed to take over as the ruler of our magnificent society, to fulfill his innate duties as the liberator of Pokemon from mankind!" Ghetsis turned to face his son, the crown in his hand sparkling from the magnificent lights illuminating overhead.

The crowd erupted into tremendous cheers. Ghetsis grinned and boomed, "The younger generation will inherit this world, so N would serve as the most righteous king among us all. His ideals are pure and his determination is steadfast. Our organization needs a fresh, young leader to lead us all to a future where Pokemon can live freely!"

The cheers continued, increasing in volume as Ghetsis held up the crown above N's head. "So from this moment forward, I appoint thee, N Harmonia, as the new ruler of Team Plasma!" As he placed the crown atop his son's head, he finished, "Let us all go forth and commit ourselves to Team Plasma's mission under King N!"

A vehement cacophony of applause swept through the hall. Every member of Team Plasma was cheering loudly for their new king, feeling as if their decades of hard work had finally paid off, and that the organization's true purpose will arise from the dust of their labors. Concordia and Anthea watched uneasily, still apprehensive about the situation. Was this really what they had wanted? What the world needed? They did not know anymore.

Ghetsis watched his son, who had begun waving to his subjects. N's expression was still stoic and emotionless, without any hint of excitement or enjoyment in the cheers of the people. Ghetsis felt himself inwardly smirk. He had raised his son well.

Yes, after years of sweat and blood, his dreams were finally becoming a reality.

A/N: I can't believe I actually wrote this much. I wasn't planning on including this blurb about N's coronation at first, but I felt like it was a very pivotal moment, and needed to be included. So here it is! Again, I hope you enjoyed reading this, and the next chapter will be out soon! Please review in the meantime! Thanks guys!

Shout out to The Awesomeness(or whatever you true username may be!). Thanks for being my first reviewer! Your comment gave me a happy feeling on the inside! It made me feel very encouraged to write more, so thanks a lot for that!

~Alexie