AN: Thank you to those who have read, reviewed, alerted and faved this story. I'd show a lot more gratitude, really, if it weren't 4 in the morning and if both my eyes could stay open. As it is, I'm now cranky and blabbing so I'll just … thank you again… ok, my brain is shutting down.
I know this update took a while but, before you say anything, I would suggest you direct your anger towards the following:
Oolongsingy : for 1. taking days to beta (well, it was more than 1 day… maybe I shouldn't have encouraged her to do that roller thingie).
2. I think I caught a cold after taking those pictures. And
3. I think I spent more time ogling …errr… looking at those other pictures than doing the editing. XD
Rainee-chan : for keeping me busy … (I did warn you that I'd blame you)
Syncope : for those long chat sessions (I know I'm safe for now)
D3st1n0 : also for long chats
Shizuru and Natsuki cats : for demanding constant attention, Shizuru for being so cute while trying to bite my fingers off, and Natsuki for thinking my chest makes a good bed and almost giving me a hairball.
My Job : for taking more of my time in preparation for the holidays.
The Other Shiznat Authors : because I can't resist reading their work (I'm still trying to catch up)
Well, those are all I could think of right now… so feel free to blame them, if you will.
Warning: Yeah, still no smex scenes. I'm working on it! Just give me several more chapters and OWWWW! Who hit me? Oh, Natsuki, just keep your pants on for a while longer…
Disclaimer: mumble mumble not own mumble mumble
Chapter Two: The Dance
Shizuru's eyes traveled over the dance floor, taking in the mass of bodies moving to the noise … rather, music being spun by the djs. In her state of inebriation, everything was a blur in the myriad flashes of colored lights, spotlights and laser lights. It was difficult to distinguish anyone among the throng of dancers.
So it surprised her when her eyes, after looking over the entire crowd, went back to focus on one particular subject. A woman. With long, straight, dark hair that was just shy of reaching the waistline. Ara, is that blue hair?
She lost sight of the mysterious woman for a while, but managed to catch glimpses of her whenever the other dancers moved away from her line of sight.
Strange. What is it about that woman? She asked herself, but she supposed it wasn't all that odd. The other woman was attractive, beautiful, in fact. Sexy in tight leather pants, boots, and what appeared to be a short, white low-cut blouse.
It wasn't dancing so much as it was 'getting it on' on the dance floor. She had her arms around her partner and was kissing her neck. Their hips were grinding to the beat of the music.
I wish I was that other woman. She sighed. Ara, what am I thinking? This place must be getting to me.
She had never been to Shinzu, the club where Nao-san and the others had taken her. She had recognized a few prominent people upon entering, television and movie personalities, several models, even a minor politician or two. Not to mention some of their own clients, specifically people that Nao had brought in.
It was a few minutes after sitting at their table that she had gone into shock seeing some couples making out, to the immense amusement of her companions. She wasn't such a prude that seeing such things would surprise her.
No, it was that the couples were of the same gender. She was in what she assumed to be one of the more popular gay bars in town. She wasn't homophobic, far from it, but she had very little experience with such matters.
Her second and third shock came soon afterwards. The former after Aoi-san offered to buy the first round of drinks and she heard what the others had wanted. She had chosen the Long Island Iced Tea because she had heard of it. She figured anything with tea couldn't be bad.
Her third shock came after watching Chie-san partake of her drink. She remembered blushing like a schoolgirl the first time she witnessed the woman lick her secretary's bare shoulder, sprinkle it with salt, lick it again before downing her drink, then finished it off by sucking on a lime wedge Aoi-san held in her mouth.
She blushed again the second time, when Chie-san moved up to the neck. Also the third time using Aoi-san's tongue, and the fourth, the top of her breast. She was thankful that it was dark enough in their corner that the others might have missed all the blushing she had done.
Turning her eyes back towards the dance floor, she caught another glimpse of the mysteriously alluring woman and felt a stab of jealousy. She deserves better than that. She glared at her dance partner. She even looks like an ant.
"Shizuru? Is there something wrong?" Aoi asked.
"Oh? What's the matter? See something you like?" Nao turned to her, smirking.
"No. I was just admiring the dancers." She replied nonchalantly, forcing her facial muscles into a neutral expression as she turned to face them. She was grateful that the flickering lights hid her earlier reaction. Unfortunately, it didn't conceal her distraction.
"Eh? Sure that's all?" Even Chie was looking at her curiously now.
"Of course." She smiled at them.
Nao looked over the dance floor. Her eyes widened in surprise for a moment before her lips curved upward into an evil smile. "Well well well."
Everyone stared at her for a minute before turning their attention to the dance floor.
"Recognize somebody?" Chie tried to peer at the crowd over her glasses.
"Just the regulars. I can't really tell anyone apart, though." Aoi replied before finishing off her drink.
Shizuru tried to look over the dancing crowd but her eyes, as if magnetized, were once again drawn towards her mystery woman.
Who suddenly looked up.
At her.
Clear emerald green eyes locked onto her. She felt as if time had stopped for a moment, everything else faded into the background, and they alone existed in this world. As she gazed into those deep pools, she felt herself drawn in, mesmerized. She wanted to drown in those depths. She could almost see into the other's soul, and felt her own exposed to the other's gaze.
It only lasted a few seconds yet she felt an eternity had passed by. She had never met the other woman but at the same time sensed that they had been together all through the ages. Time held no meaning as they sought each other over and over again.
Soulmates. The word flashed through her mind.
Suddenly, the world came crashing back as the music returned and the rest of the dancers once again blocked her view of the other woman. Bringing sanity along with it.
Ara? Did I just think that? I must be drunker than I thought. She giggled.
"Ummm, Shizuru? Are you alright?" Chie was looking at her with concern.
They were all looking at her now.
"Perhaps we should take you home?" Aoi offered.
"I'm fine. I do not need to go home just yet." At least, not until I meet that woman.
"Glad to hear it." A deep, yet feminine voice said.
They looked up at the newcomer, and Shizuru almost gasped as she realized her mystery woman was now standing so close to her, looking at her. How did she get here so fast? Where's the ant? Why is she here? She looks even better up close. I want her …
"Natsuki, you bitch! When did you get back? You could have called."
Nao's voice interrupted Shizuru's train of thoughts. Natsuki? Is that her name? It sounds so sexy. She mused. Fresh as the summer. And just as hot. Na-tsu-ki.
"Sorry Nao, didn't think you would miss me that much." The woman now known as Natsuki chuckled.
"Baka!" Nao spluttered. "Just wanted my partner in crime back." She stood up to hug her friend.
"You two make a perfect pair." Chie grinned at them.
"A deadly combination." Aoi laughed.
Nao? With my Natsuki? They don't look right at all! What are they thinking? I should fire them for having such ridiculous ideas. Why is my Natsuki being so friendly with them?
"Hey Chie, Aoi. How's it going?"
"Oh it's going," Chie replied with a smile.
"Welcome back. How was the trip?" Aoi asked.
Have they forgotten all about me? She began to fume inwardly.
"Oh, just your typical business trip. Boring as hell." She waited a while before speaking again. "So, is anybody going to introduce me to your lovely companion?"
Finally!
"No!" came three different voices.
Shizuru stared at her soon-to-be-fired companions as she raised an eyebrow. Natsuki merely laughed.
"Fine. I'll do it myself then." Emerald eyes bore into her. "Hi, I'm Natsuki, pleased to meet you."
"Shizuru." She smiled. The other's gaze and voice felt like a caress against her being.
"Can I buy you a drink, Shizuru?"
Nao gulped down her drink. "Why, thank you. I could use another." She smirked.
"We could all use one, right, Aoi?" Chie looked at her companion slyly.
"I am feeling rather thirsty," Aoi winked back at Chie.
"Ara, I suppose it ismy turn to buy drinks…" Shizuru began.
"No, please. Allow me." Natsuki cut her off before she could continue. She turned to head towards the bar but Nao called out to her.
"Oi! You didn't even ask us what we wanted."
She turned around and glanced at their table for a few seconds. "Long Island Iced Tea. Red Headed Slut. Straight Tequila, with salt and lime. And a Sweet Tight Pussy." She looked at them and smiled. "You guys are easy." She headed back to the bar laughing.
"Damn, she's got us tagged." Nao muttered.
"Rather than worrying about that, you should be more concerned about her interest in Shizuru." Aoi admonished the red-head.
"Eh? What about it? I think it's a good thing."
Shizuru agreed with her.
"Are you out of your mind?" Chie asked. "Have you forgotten about your friend's reputation?"
Reputation?
"Oh, that. I'm sure it won't be a problem." She shrugged. "At least, one that Shizuru can't handle."
The two looked at her like she had gone crazy.
"What reputation?" Shizuru asked.
Chie seemed to give up on Nao and turned a serious face towards Shizuru. "Listen, Captain, you should be more careful with that one." She glanced towards the bar. "She's rather well known around here."
"The Queen of One Night Stands," Aoi added.
Queen of … what? Shizuru wondered, perplexed. She turned to look for her new acquaintance, finding her surrounded by a group of women. Why those … How dare they talk to my Natsuki!
"She's not that bad!" Nao defended her friend.
"Yeah, she must be pretty good if she managed to seduce three hundred women." Chie replied.
Shizuru's eyes snapped back to her companions. "Three hundred …?"
"So the rumor goes." Aoi answered her unfinished question.
"Those women came on to her!" Nao said indignantly.
"And she's never turned them down, has she?" Chie challenged.
Nao couldn't refute the statement so she glared at her. "Better her than her bro…" she stopped and looked at them. Seeing no reaction, she seemed relieved that they didn't get what she had been about to say. She began to mutter under her breath.
Shizuru's mind, meanwhile, was swirling with thoughts. Three hundred women? With MY Natsuki? Unwanted images of Natsuki with various women flashed through her mind. A jealous rage burned within her.
"Sorry, got held up. Miss me?" Natsuki flashed a smile at her as she handed their drinks before sitting down beside her.
"All my life." She smiled back in return. All the emotions and doubts she had seemed to melt away under the warmth of Natsuki's smile.
"So, what poison areyou drinking?" Nao asked, eyeing the glass in front of her.
Natsuki gave a sheepish grin. "Summer Rain."
Nao started laughing uproariously. Even Aoi seemed to find it amusing.
"Oh? Turning a new leaf, are we?" Chie chuckled.
Shizuru turned an inquiring eye at Natsuki. Her look was returned before the other woman gently pushed the glass in front of her, offering her a sip of the drink. Indirect kiss! She decided to accept this generosity.
"Mmmmm, fruity. No alcohol?" She guessed.
"No. I brought my car."
"Oh? Is that advance planning on your part?" Aoi asked her.
"Planning to get lucky, were you? You dog, you." Nao leered.
Natsuki rolled her eyes. "No. I was on a bike for months. I needed a change of pace." She explained.
"Ara, you ride a motorcycle?" She asked. "So you're one of those … 'biker chicks' I believe they were called?" She teased while her imagination took off on its own visual adventure.
"Well, I do own a bike shop," Natsuki replied modestly.
"Make that a chain of bike shops. More than a hundred of them scattered all across the country, if I might add." Chie informed her.
"Ara, ara!"
Natsuki merely shrugged. "I got lucky. Hit the market at the right time."
"Ah, I see. So you were hoping that Lady Luck would again grace you tonight?" Shizuru leaned closer to her. "For the three hundred and first time?"
Natsuki gave her a confused look. "Huh?"
"Your Majesty," Shizuru whispered in her ear.
"Your … Oh, that!" She laughed. "The rumor is rather exaggerated."
"But not untrue." The surge of jealousy returned.
"I … I've been with women before." Natsuki turned her emerald gaze to Shizuru uncertainly. "Does it bother you?"
Yes. "No." She turned her head slightly to meet the other's eyes. Their faces were mere inches apart. "Whoever Natsuki chooses to sleep with doesn't really concern me, does it?"
Natsuki gave a low chuckle. "I suppose it doesn't."
Shizuru thought she saw a brief flash of disappointment pass through the other's eyes but it was gone so quickly she wondered if she had imagined it. "You must be very good to have all those women coming back to you."
"Well, actually …"
"Actually, this is where her reputation comes into play." Chie seemed determined to remind her about it. "The Queen of One Night Stands has never been known to sleep with the same woman twice."
"You mean …"
"She means Natsuki here slept with a different woman every time." Aoi added.
"You know, there's a word for women who do that." Nao grinned at her friend.
"Shut up, Nao!" Natsuki gave her an icy stare. "Or I might mention that I wasn't alone whenever I went bar-hopping and picked up those women."
"Well, at least I didn't sleep with three hundred of them." Nao answered.
"There weren't three hundred of them!" Natsuki seemed exasperated. "Barely even half of that, probably."
Ara. She's cute when she's angry. But still … a hundred and fifty women? That is still a lot.
"Pfffft! Yeah, right! And I'm a goddamned virgin." Nao shot back.
"Listen, you!" Natsuki tried to get up, but was held back by Shizuru's hand on her shoulder.
"Now, now, children, don't fight." Shizuru tried to smooth things out.
"But she started it!" Natsuki turned to her, a pout on her face.
So cute! "It seems that you two have known each other a long time." Shizuru tried to change the subject.
"Oh. Yeah. We've known each other since high school." The blue haired girl told her.
"Childhood sweethearts?" Aoi asked eagerly.
Another pang of jealousy ripped through Shizuru.
"Hell, no!" Nao almost shrieked.
Everyone laughed at her reaction. Though only one person's laughter was tinged with relief.
"We just … spent a lot of time together." Natsuki tried to explain.
"So you were friends? Classmates?" Chie probed.
"No! We weren't even in the same year." Nao was beginning to look annoyed. "We just … spent a lot of time together." She repeated in a low voice.
The others waited for an explanation. When none was forthcoming, Shizuru tried again.
"So you spent some time … in a school club, perhaps?"
"N-no. We just … ummmm … met often." Natsuki finally answered. "At the Student Council's Office," she added.
"Ara. So you two were in the Student Council? So was I, actually."
"Well …" Natsuki turned to Nao.
"We were still underclassmen at the time, so …" Nao stared back at her friend.
Aoi tried to guess. "You were volunteers?"
"Well, I did eventually become a member. In my senior year." Natsuki proudly told Shizuru.
"Hmmmph! You only won by a popularity vote. When we met, you were there for the same reason I was." Nao finally blurted out. "Detention."
Three pairs of eyes stared at the red-head. Then at the blue-head. Silence filled their table.
"Detention?" Shizuru wanted to make sure she heard right.
"Well… you see… ummmm…there were…. I guess… ummmm… yeah." Natsuki finished with a blush.
Chie and Aoi were too shocked to speak.
Then everyone burst out laughing.
"Ara, ara." Shizuru tried to control her mirth. "So you two were a couple of delinquents? I wish I had been your Student Council President. I could think of several ways to …" she leaned closer to Natsuki's ear and murmured "punish you." She ran a hand over one leather covered thigh.
Natsuki, who had been taking a sip of her drink, sputtered, nearly giving the rest of the group a non-alcoholic shower. "O-oi" she glanced at the culprit, turning a shade of pink.
"Hey, watch it, you rabid dog!" Nao glared at her friend.
Aoi merely laughed. Chie was smiling but still had a worried expression on her face.
Shizuru couldn't hold back her laughter. She found it amusing that she could make this so-called player blush like a schoolgirl. She's so adorable. It's intoxicating. Wait, I AM intoxicated. I must be. I'm flirting with this woman. Have I forgotten? I'm engaged!
As a warm hand enveloped hers to prevent it from further explorations, it almost felt as if an electric current passed from one hand to the other. She stared into clear emerald eyes for a while. But I don't love him… She sighed. I only have to marry him.
"Are you alright?" There was concern in those green orbs. The hand holding hers tightened slightly.
"Shizuru?" Nao was also looking at her now. "I hope this stupid dog hasn't tried anything funny … no wait, that was what I had … ummmm, I mean …" She turned to Natsuki. "What did you do, you stupid dog?"
"I haven't done anything, you stupid spider!"
"If you ruin this you're gonna be soooooooo dead!"
"Ruin what? What are you talking about?"
"Just don't do anything stupid and you'll thank me later"
"Thank you? What the hell would I want to thank you for?"
"Just trust me." Nao smirked.
"Not if my life depended on it."
As the two friends argued, Shizuru managed to compose herself, taking several sips of her drink. She smiled when, having finished with the verbal abuse, the two ended up glaring daggers at each other instead.
"Nao," Aoi began tentatively, "can we talk to you later?"
Nao glanced at the two lovebirds. She smirked when she saw their expressions. "Oh? About what?" She feigned ignorance.
"You know what." Chie said in a dangerous voice.
Nao merely shrugged. "Fine." She rolled her eyes.
Natsuki seemed to sense that the others wanted to talk without her presence so she turned to Shizuru. "Care to dance?"
She smiled. "I would love to."
Natsuki stood up first, and still holding her hand, helped her get to her feet. As Shizuru rose from her chair, she felt the world tip slightly. Her hand was released but two arms wrapped around her to steady her and help her stand upright.
"Ara." She gazed at the woman holding her. Their faces were mere inches apart. She gazed at the deep emerald pools before her eyes drifted lower, finding soft pink lips half-curved into a smile. She was fascinated by those luscious lips. She wondered how they would feel against her own. She couldn't remember wanting to kiss someone so badly. She leaned towards them.
"Hey, are you alright?" Natsuki's lips seemed to move along in time with the words as Shizuru kept staring at them, moving closer. "Can you stand?"
The other woman slowly released her to see if she could stay on her own feet. However, due to Shizuru's forward momentum, she fell onto the other woman instead, and wrapped her arms around her. Luckily, Natsuki may have been expecting something in that respect as she managed to keep them both standing.
"Oi." The cobalt-haired woman chuckled.
"Shizuru?" The three other women called.
"Captain, maybe we should take you home."
Shizuru felt heady holding on to Natsuki. She could now smell the other woman's light perfume. I feel so … aroused. Who are you Natsuki? What are you doing to me?
"Uhhhh, Captain?" Chie tried to get her attention.
She turned her eyes towards the woman. "Yes, Chie?"
"I said it might be a good idea if we took you home."
She held on tighter to the pillar supporting her. "But I want to dance with Natsuki." She pouted.
Natsuki laughed. "Alright. One dance. Then I'll drive you home." She turned to the others. "Unless you have any objections?"
"About time you did something right." Nao grinned.
"Nao!" Aoi was trying to prevent Chie from attacking the young red-head.
"Well, if you'll excuse us…" Natsuki headed for the dance floor with Shizuru practically hanging onto her.
"Captain?" The woman inquired.
"Hmmmm?"
"Chie." She clarified. "Why did she call you that?"
"Oh, that." She explained. "She calls me that …" Shizuru thought for a moment, "… for no apparent reason." She giggled. "At least not one that I can think of right now."
Natsuki turned her head to peer at her. "I think you've had too much to drink."
"But I've never felt better."
They had reached the dance floor and as soon as Natsuki turned to face her, Shizuru clung to the other woman. They started dancing, keeping their bodies together. Shizuru could feel their breasts grazing each other. Their legs and hips ground together.
Then she remembered the first time she saw this woman. "What happened to your partner?" She almost had to shout into the other's ear.
"Partner?" Natsuki gave a confused frown.
"The one that …"looked like an ant "… you were dancing with before."
"Oh, Arika? I just met her a few minutes ago."
You were kissing her! "Ara. Is Natsuki always that friendly?"
"I aim to please."
Please ME! "You never did answer my question."
"What question was that?"
"The one where I asked if you were good in bed."
Natsuki gave her a wolfish smile and spoke in her ear. "You'll have to find out for yourself."
The words and the hot breath in her ear caused Shizuru to shudder with arousal. She couldn't hold herself back any longer after such an invitation. Her hand reached out behind Natsuki's neck, fingers digging beneath the hair to lightly grasp her head. Making sure the other woman wouldn't move away this time, she leaned forward to capture her lips.
Oh sweet Kami-sama. I've died and gone to heaven. Shizuru had to admit that the other woman knew how to kiss. She could feel the softness of the other's lips as they moved against each other. Now, THIS is a kiss! She had kissed others before but never with such passion. Such unrestrained … lust.
When she felt Natsuki's tongue caressing her lips, she brought her own out to meet it. She wanted to taste the other woman.
Her free hand had been running along the other's back, feeling the smooth skin beneath the blouse. She dropped her other hand lower, tracing Natsuki's back until it rested on a leather clad butt. She drew it even closer to mold their hips together.
Natsuki broke the kiss for a much needed breath of air. Shizuru saw a burning need behind those emerald eyes.
"You want to continue this elsewhere?" Those eyes begged her to say yes.
"Yes." She didn't even hesitate. She knew she wanted this, too.
"Let's go."
Back at their table…
Three pairs of eyes watched the two women head for the dance floor.
"Nao!" Chie finally spoke.
"WHAT?" The red-head was annoyed.
"Do you know what you're doing?"
"I haven't done anything!"
"You're saying you didn't set this up?"
Aoi was trying hard to keep her lover away from Nao.
"Of course not! Need I remind you who invited Shizuru here in the first place?"
"So you weren't trying to set her up with your friend?"
"I didn't even know the bitch was in town. How could I set them up?"
Chie seemed to relax. "Sorry, I just don't want the Captain to do something she'll regret later. Or worse, make us regret."
"Don't worry. That dog never makes the first move … well, she never did." Until today. I've never seen her come up to a woman on her own before.
"Well, that's a relief because…"
"They're kissing."
"…they're kissing… What?" Chie turned to look at Aoi, who was looking at the dance floor. She turned towards that area and, sure enough, she saw the two kissing. "Nao!"
Nao looked like a cat that just ate the canary. "Way to go, Kuga!" Sensing Chie's eyes on her, she hastily dropped her grin. "Well, would you rather she married that womanizer Reito?"
"Even if they sleep together, it's not going to break off the engagement." It was now Aoi who tried to talk sense into the red-head.
"Wanna bet?" Nao smirked.
"What do you know?" Chie was now intrigued by her words.
"It's an s-e-c-r-e-t! You'll have to wait and see." She was enjoying the moment.
They were soon joined by the two returning from the dance floor.
"I'm going to drive Shizuru home. Will the rest of you be okay?" Natsuki faced them with Shizuru still leaning on her for support.
"We're fine. Don't worry about us. Just take good care of her." Nao replied, handing over Shizuru's purse and coat.
Natsuki looked askance at her friend before taking them from her. "Uh, yeah. Right. Well… I'll call you sometime, alright?"
"Sure."
"Chie. Aoi. See ya."
"Drive carefully." Aoi warned.
"See ya." Chie gave a short wave.
As soon as they left, Chie turned back to Nao.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?"
"Trust me." Nao had a wide grin on her face.
Chie sighed. Aoi handed her lover the glass and she drank it straight without the usual preliminaries. "I just wish my life didn't depend on it."
TBC
Omake:
Outside the strip club…
Natsuki: Grrrrrrr! Stupid bouncer! glaring
Nao: This is all your fault! also glaring
Natsuki: Where's Shizuru? wanting to get away from the club
Nao: With Chie and Aoi. She should be fine. wanting to get back in the club
Natsuki: Well, she should be out any second now. looks at the door, waiting
Nao: Unless she decided to get a lap dance… smirking
Natsuki: Nao!
The two continue their previous fight.
Omake 2:
Inside the strip club…
Lindred: sipping her Blue Motorcycle
Voice: Hey Lindred, mind if we join you?
Lindred: looks up to find Rainee-chan, Bad one and Naomi approaching her table
Rainee-chan, Bad One and Naomi: Hi, Lindred!
Lindred: Wha? Aren't you all undera…mmmmph! three hands clamp onto her mouth
Rainee-chan: We got ids! whisper
Lindred: Yeah, right! the three sit at her table Hey! Get away! You'll scare all the legal-aged women.
Bad One: But we're thirsty!
Lindred: You expect ME to buy you drinks? glares at their pleading looks
Naomi: But you're the oldest one here… death glare for this one
Rainee-chan: And you got a job… this one, too
Bad One: Though you still look 17… happy smile
Lindred: Oh, alright! Shirley Temples. pouts. Fine, what do you want? goes to the bar to get their drinks (for those who might criticize, let's say they ordered non-alcoholic drinks)
The show starts…
Lindred: Here ya go, little freeloaders! smiles as the show starts
Rainee-chan, Bad One and Naomi: O-O'
Suddenly one customer gets on the stage and does her own strip show
Lindred: Pfffffffffff! gives the others a blue shower Cough! Cough!
Raine-chan: Hey!
Bad One: Ugh!
Naomi: Urgh! You okay Lindred?
Lindred: O-o-oolong…
Rainee-chan: You want some tea?
Lindred: N-no… my beta… points at the stripping customer
Rainee-chan, Bad One and Naomi: O-O No way!
Lindred: Whoa! She's HAWT!
AN: Ok, I finished editing. Made the author's notes and omake. And it's 6 am! Goody! I didn't sleep at all! But I'm going to, now. So if you don't hear from me you'll know why. (Also, I got 20 new anime dvds so replies might be late, too. XD)
For those I never got to greet before: Belated Merry Christmas.
And to all of you now: Happy New Year! (well … I'll be celebrating it tonight…)
Reviewers get special (or the usual) treats! Thanks!
