The Cycle of Pain

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Naruto opened his eyes only to come face to face with his worst enemy: The Sun. The damn fiery orb of light just loved to beam him right in the eyes. Especially when he was having a rather pleasant dream about how cool his family must have been.

He fought the beam of light for several minutes before finally conceding to the sun and getting up. "You win this time." He grumbled to no one in particular, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and letting a hearty yawn fill the silence of his home.

He stretched happily till his eyes caught hold of his clock. "Ahhh!" He shouted. He had a grand total of 30 minutes to shower himself, pack his supplies, and meet his team. He sped out of his bed and cloths and hurried into the shower.

He lathered on his soap and washed himself off. He dashed out of there naked as the day he was born. He threw on his outfit which consisted of a black long sleeve shirt, a dark sage green t-shirt over it. He wore the same colored sage green pants and Shinobi pants. He hastily shoved all his gear inside of his pack and blasted out of the door, intent on not being late.

He hopped from roof to roof, pushing his body to its limits in the rush to beat the time. His face became tight in concentration, his focus purely on the attempt to make it. "Come on! Don't be late!" he berated himself as if it would make him go any faster.

He actually smiled when the gates of Konoha came into view. Energy and emotion overwhelmed him at the last second.

"Yes!" He shouted victoriously.

[At the Gates]

Kurenai tapped her foot impatiently against the floor. Naruto was running dangerously close to being late for the second time. Normally she would just give him a slight scolding and a slap on the wrist. That would be under normal conditions. This was not one of those times.

Not only was this their first real mission. One that would vastly improve their record as a team and their renown, not that they were after that. But add to the fact the Yondaime had decided to personally see the team off on their first C-ranked mission added to the stress.

'Naruto will be late in 3...2...' Kurenai was cut off by a victorious shout.

"Yes!" Team Eight and the Yondaime all looked in the direction of the shout. Kurenai could have face palmed at the sight. It became quite obvious that Naruto had rushed his process by the look of his outfit upon arriving.

"Sorry (pant) Kurenai-sensei. Had to (pant) rush to get here." He bowed to his Sensei before realizing the Yondaime was there as well. "Sorry to you as well Lord Hokage." He bowed to the Hokage as well. Kurenai was about to say that Naruto wasn't late by roughly five or so minutes when Minato cut her off.

"That is no excuse to wake up half of the Village Genin. And perhaps you need your training updated if you can find enough time to be lazy and show up whenever you feel like." He growled out, making Naruto cower under the man. Shino and Hinata both shivered silently at the way their teammate was being treated.

Naruto backed away slowly as the memory of what had happened last time came to mind. Kurenai was about to speak up on Naruto's behalf when she sensed a presence coming to her. A rather calm and friendly chakra. Not to mention strong and vast.

Not two seconds later the elderly Sandaime arrived with Asuma in tow. Asuma looked as though he was literally dragged out of his bed and brought here. Hiruzen gave the squad a bright smile that seemed to warm up the icy air the Yondaime had set before.

"Hello everyone." Hiruzen greeted them all.

"Yeah good fuc-" Sarutobi shot him a death glare, reminding him that there were still children in the area. Not to mention two ladies. "Freaking morning." He grumbled out. The Sandaime smiled brightly at his son.

"Hello Hiruzen." Minato was the first call out. The Hokage's exchanged head nods. Hiruzen could tell that Minato was displeased that he had shown up when he did, saving Naruto further berating.

"Ah good morning Lord Sandaime. Hello to you too Asuma. Better keep good watch on that mouth of yours lest it get you in trouble later." Kurenai teased. Asuma blushed slightly and rubbed the back of his head causing Minato, Hiruzen, Kurenai, and Hinata to chuckle/giggle. Shino didn't because he simply did not find it to be so funny.

Naruto didn't because he didn't quite understand. He had no idea why his Sensei's words had such a profound effect on the man. One second he was positively glowing with confidence and pride and the next he was blushing and had an aura of submission. Naruto would look into this more when he got a chance to do so.

"Pardon me Hiruzen but may I ask why you are here?" The aged looked up to his successor with a smile.

"Same reason you are Minato. I wanted to see the team off on it's first serious mission." Minato frowned for a brief second. Every time him and Naruto got into a spat or anything of the sort the Sandaime would show up and act all innocent. Minato sometimes thought that maybe he was going too far when it came to Naruto but then he remembered Kushina and would be re-motivated.

"Well speaking of which we really must be off. Wouldn't want the team from Kumo to be forced to wait on us." Kurenai said with a smile. Hinata paled slightly, even more than she normally looks, at the mention of Kumo. While it was true that relations had improved with them recently Hinata still lived in fear of the Nation.

"Of course Kurenai. Have a safe trip." The Sandaime spoke sincerely. Asuma and Minato nodded in agreement and the soon Team Eight was off to The Land of Grass to meet their contacts from Kumo. The Genin of Team Eight all waved at the departing party that had gathered. Soon though the team was out of sight and hearing range.

Minato looked to the Sandaime with a foul look "Why do you always do that?" He asked with an icy tone. Hiruzen continued waving and staring at the backs of the group. Minato started getting upset that He wouldn't answer. Eventually though he did.

"Because your grudge against that boy is foolish. He has done nothing but be of service to the village." He started. The Yondaime already could feel his blood beginning to boil. "What happened with Kushina-"

"Don't you dare go there. She died because of that fiend. How many lives has he ruined other than mine? That man is the walking definition of Evil. Pure, uncorrupted Evil." Hiruzen looked away in shame. He had always felt that every death Orochimaru caused since he left the village had been his fault. All the pain and suffering Orochimaru caused weighed heavy on his heart.

Perhaps the heaviest weight would be the death of Kushina. When Orochimaru caused the seal to break and the Kyuubi to be let free. The death and destruction the Kyuubi had caused to the village and it's people were sky high. Not to mention the after effects of such an attack. Many were left with emotional scars that ran deep.

Minato had secretly let the information that Orochimaru had caused it leak out from the council to the people. Needless to say they were in an uproar by such a vile action. It was a smart move by Minato as it directed the hate away from his son and to the son of Orochimaru.

"Exactly. Remember Hiruzen. You won't be able to protect him forever." With that Minato left the Sarutobi Clan Head and Heir to mull over their thoughts.

"Hey Dad don't worry about him. Orochimaru is not your burden yanno? I think the Lord Hokage went a bit overboard with that last comment." Asuma patted his Father's shoulder, causing the elderly man to let a small smile hit his lips. It was a rare moment to see his son stand up for him.

He knew Naruto would stand up for him if he could. That only made his smile grow bigger.

[With Team Eight]

The group had made excellent progress over the past few hours. Kusa was actually not that far away from the village. Just past the Village jurisdiction, right on the outskirts of the forest. Right when grass met trees. It was here that the group decided to stop for a second. To catch their breath so they didn't look like complete vagabonds when meeting the other team.

"Hey why are we stopping Kurenai-sensei?" Naruto asked in a slightly whiny voice. Kurenai sighed and tossed him a rag.

"Because we don't want to seem tired or weak in front of the other team. What if they decide to attack us?" She inquired to Naruto and, by extension, the group. Shino was the first to come up with something to add to the conversation.

"Would they do that Kurenai-sensei? What would they have to gain from such an action? Surely they know that they would damage the already weak alliance between our nations. Not to mention I am sure their Kage would disappointed in them for their rash action." Shino inquired as logically as he could. His brain could not figure out why they might take aggressive action.

"Oh? And what if they plan on becoming missing nins? Or perhaps this is all just a set up to capture the Hyuuga Heiress again and give her to Kumo anyway?" Naruto gulped. He had heard of the incident with Kumo, who hadn't?, and he could honestly say he wouldn't want anyone to live like that. Much less a teammate.

Hinata almost passed out on the spot. The only reason she had stayed standing was the looks that both of her teammates gave her. They weren't angry or one of pity for her being weak. No they were ones of defense and determination to protect the Hyuuga if it came to that.

"I won't let them harm her." Naruto said lowly, his voice had released some of the pent up rage his body held from his treatment over the years. This made the air around him drop several degrees. All to show how serious he actually was.

"I concur with Naruto's statement." Shino added in with...fire in his voice.

"Well while I am happy to hear that we still have a few hours before the team gets here. Let's get cleaned up and get ready for them. We have two hours to spend so be back here at the end of that and do not go into town yet." Kurenai informed them and they did as they were told.

[Two and a Half Hours Later]

Team Eight strolled into the boarding town casually. Kurenai led the group, putting a strong air of confidence around her. Hinata was to her left. The poor girl was doing her best to put on her strongest face so that the Kumo nin didn't think she was weak. Naruto walked to the right of Kurenai. He wanted to be up here to foresee any attempts on Hinata. Shino brought up the rear, planting bugs on the others so as to monitor them.

Soon Naruto saw a team round the corner and start walking towards them. They were in a familiar formation as his Team. The leader bringing up the front had a white bandana on while wearing the traditional Jonin attire of Kumo. His three Genin were dressed in a black long sleeve shirt with gray pants. Over the shirt was a small sleeveless jacket. signaling they were Genin.

Kurenai and the Leader of the other stopped a good distance away from each other. Now that the Jonin of Kumo was closer he could see that his face had a deep scar going through his face starting from the left side of his jaw and going all the over his right eyes, which was grayed out. Naruto could say he felt uneasy around the man.

"You must be the team from Konoha." The man stated simply. His voice sounded like something one would hear from a smoker of thirty or so years. Very coarse and harsh.

"Yes my name is Kurenai and this is my team. Shino, Naruto and Hinata." She pointed to each member when their names were called. Each of the Genin stood proud when they were called.

"My name is Tarnki. These are my Genin. Tarakarshi, Maraby, and Kiun." The now identified Tarnki said. He too pointed to each member. The first being Tarakarshi. He was easily the tallest of the group, aside from their leader. He had a hammer on his back and slicked back orange hair. Maraby was up next, the female of the group. She had pale white hair that reached down to her shoulder blades. She had a small Katana on her back held in by a strap. Lastly was Kiun. He had his headband over his eyes with his brown hair falling over it.

"Nice to meet you all." She gave them a slight bow and motioned for her team to do the same. Which they did. Except Naruto kept his head up and eyes on the kid who had his eyes covered.

"Likewise." Tarnki bowed with his team. Kiun did the same as Naruto and kept his eyes locked on him.

"I have the scroll here if you have yours. Might as well get this over with so that we can head back home. I am sure you are a busy person." Kurenai tried to hurry things along. The look that Jonin was giving her was steadily making her feel uncomfortable.

"And if I wanted to play a bit first?" He smiled devilishly, his team behind him getting into a defensive stance. Kurenai narrowed her eyes at the man and readied her chakra. The others picked up in this and assumed a fighting stance.

"I don't know about your team but I know my team is not up for playing." Kurenai grounded out. Tarnki ran his hand through a scar on his face.

"A Hyuuga gave me this and I want to pay a Hyuuga back for it. Judging by the eyes on that one over there she is a Hyuuga." Hinata tensed heavily at this, her legs were beginning to buckle from the killing intent Tarnki was releasing.

Naruto couldn't stand that kind of talk towards a teammate. He had become very protective of his friends. "You won't lay one hair on Hinata's head."

At that declaration the entire group went into hostile mode. Tarakarshi moved his meaty arm up to grip the handle of his hammer. Maraby put her hand on the Katana and pulled it slightly out of the sheathe. Kiun assumed a very Jyuuken-like stance, confusing the others.

Hinata assumed the same stance as Kiun, her pearl white eyes blazing with activation. Naruto drew a Kunai and poised his vision on Tarakarshi. Shino let the air around him become filled with his chakra draining insects. Kurenai made no outward movement but readied her chakra for a group Genjutsu.

Tarnki shared a hearty laugh. "And who is gunna stop me? You?" He jabbed at the pale boy. When Naruto looked back on this moment he still couldn't explain what caused him to do this but he did. Naruto let his anger flow freely through his body. His eyes positively blazed at the man. Alas, that wasn't the worse.

When Tarnki looked at Naruto's eyes, his shadow moved behind him. Out of the shadow came the one and only Snake Sannin, Orochimaru. The Killing Intent being blasted from Naruto landed solely on the scarred Jonin. The shadow disguised as Orochimaru licked his lips maliciously. Tarnki soon found himself gulping harshly to ease the stress.

"Y-yeah whatever. He is the scroll." He tossed it to Kurenai who, in return, tossed her own scroll to the man. What had Naruto done to cause such a turn around in the man. As fast as they had arrived the Kumo team took their leave and left with haste. "Safe travels." He spoke before he got too far away.

"Naruto what did you say to the man?" Kurenai's soft voice caused Naruto to snap from his anger filled stupor and to look at his Superior. He lowered his head slightly when he realized he had lost control of himself. His cheeks tinted red with shame.

"I'm sorry Kurenai-sensei. I didn't mean to lose my temper. I just didn't like the way he was talking to Hinata." Kurenai's gaze softened on the boy. He truly had no idea what he did and, truth be told, neither did the rest of Team Eight.

"It's okay Naruto. Just please try and keep it under control for now." Naruto nodded. Kurenai turned to the rest of the group to address them. "We are going to head back no-" She was cut off by a monkey faced ANBU landed in front of her.

"I am sorry to interrupt but I have an urgent message from the Yondaime. He requires that Team Eight move with haste to assist Team Seven with a mission that had just become A-Ranked." Kurenai's eyes widened upon hearing that. No Genin team should have to face an A-ranked mission. Especially not one so green.

"Inform the Hokage that we will be leaving at once. Where is the mission location?" She inquired with haste. They had to get moving. Team Seven could be in danger. The Monkey ANBU handed her a scroll.

"The Land of Waves."

[Several Days Later]

Naruto was plain out exhausted. Kurenai had pushed them all to rush to their destination with speed and stamina they just did not have yet. Not to mention that Naruto had to carry Hinata for the last leg of the trip as the Heiress was simply too tired to carry on without stumbling. Luckily Shino had managed to keep up. Naruto didn't think he could carry both of them.

When they arrived at a tiny waterfront shack Kurenai held up a hand and ordered them to stop. "We're here." She spoke softly as if the past few days of travel had no effect on her. Which in reality it hadn't. Using Genjutsu as her primary attack style required her to be fast on her feet to avoid close quarters fighting.

Instantly the trio of Genin collapsed on the dirt floor. Each breathing hard and pale from the physical exertion. Kurenai looked back and felt a pang of regret in her heart. She had pushed them too hard in an attempt to save others. Ensure another team did not fall apart like hers had.

"I'm sorry." Was the lasting Naruto heard before letting the darkness claim his vision.

[The Next Day]

When Naruto awoke the first thing he noticed were his muscles. They were unbelievably sore and stiff. No doubt from the extensive running and physical strain the past few days have brought him. He slowly made his way out of the bed and to a standing position.

Well more like a supported standing position. He had to rest an arm on the wooden chair that was next to him. His legs felt like pure jelly when he tried to apply even the smallest amount of pressure to them. It seemed like walking was out of the question for the day.

Instead Naruto simply turn around and sat in the wooden chair, too tired to really do anything. The chair creaked with confirmation of the action. He figured he would just wait for someone to come to him instead of screaming or shouting for help.

While he waited he took the time to look around the room. Obviously the room was not of a high standard seeing as how the teal paint was chipping off the walls. The wooden floor creaked rather loudly whenever someone moved it and the windows looks to be about two seconds away from shattering.

Yes Naruto was indeed in a very poor place. Or a well placed Genjutsu. Either way it did not sit right with him. Before long his eye lids began to grow heavy and slowly began to fall to a close. And they would have if not for his Sensei opening the door at the last moment.

"Oh Naruto. Good you're still awake. I came when I heard the floor creak to make sure you are okay." Kurenai asked in her best caretakers voice. Naruto could easily tell that she was feeling guilty for her actions. He voice was very weakened compared to the normal strength it held.

"I'm fine." Naruto said through a strained voice, causing Kurenai to wince as if she had been struck by a physical blow. He didn't intend for it to be a harmful statement. Her own guilt had done that to herself.

"Well I am going to do the same thing for you as I did the others. I know you must be so sore to the point where walking must hurt. I am going to heal your body as best as I can so you can at least move around today and train some tomorrow." Naruto could have jumped for joy at that moment. Alas his body was far to mangled to do such an action.

Within moments of her sentence Kurenai floated over to Naruto. Her hands burst into green, soothing light that enveloped his body in a green cocoon. His body was soon put to ease from his aches and pains that had haunted him for the past thirty or so minutes.

When she was done she greeted Naruto with a smile, who eagerly returned it. "Thank you Kurenai-sensei!" The now healed boy declared proudly.

"You are very welcome. Come to the living room whenever you are ready." And with that she left the pale child alone for the moment. Naruto sighed to himself before gingerly standing to test his leg strength. They managed to stand, albeit a bit shaky at first. He let out a grunt of frustration before walking out of the room.

When Naruto entered the living room he frowned deeply. The first time he had frowned so deeply in nearly two months. His vision first landed on Shino and Hinata and some kid with a small dog were talking with a small boy who seemed to be crying about something. Kurenai was next to a lazy postured man with one eye. Then his eyes met his rival's eyes.

Naruto locked eyes with Sasuke, who was seemingly ignoring a pink haired girl next to him. The Uchiha held the same confident smirk that he normally held but his eyes held something deeper. Something Naruto could relate to. Hate burned deep within his eyes.

"So Sasuke, when we get back to the village, do you-" The pink haired girl began before getting cut off.

"Shut up Sakura. You're annoying me." Sasuke said as he walked away. Naruto seethed with barely controlled rage as the Uchiha made his way towards, all the while holding that same smirk. If Team Eight learned anything about Naruto during his time it was that he was very possessive and protective of his things. Teammates included. And seeing someone mistreat their Teammates drove him mad.

Sasuke stop directly in front of Naruto with his arms crossed. "Something wrong Idiot?" The room went silent at that. Naruto could barely stop himself from shaking with disgust at the situation.

"Yeah my problem is the way you treat you teammate over there." Naruto said through clenched teeth. Sasuke scoffed.

"I don't see how that is your problem. She is worthless and I will treat her as such. Much like you Idiot." By now both Sensei's were on their way to their star pupils but Naruto was set. As fast as one might blink Naruto popped Sasuke right in the nose with his closed fist. Sakura screamed at her hurt idol and Hinata gasped at her teammates actions. Kiba yelled at Naruto and Shino analyzed the situation. Kurenai and Kakashi pulled the two Genin apart. Naruto went silently while Sasuke held his gushing nose.

Once Team Eight and Team Seven were separated Team Eight decided to have a group talk. "Team Meeting everyone." All three Genin perked up to listen to their Sensei. "We need to talk about what happened in there." Kurenai started out. She was about to continue her speech when Shino interrupted.

"Pardon me Sensei but I do not believe we or rather Naruto did anything wrong. The way the Uchiha acted toward his Pink haired teammate was not acceptable among ninja. His attitude towards the Shinobi world is in serious need of being improved." Shino said rather bluntly. Hinata nodded at her friend's statement. Naruto looked away seeing as how this conversation was about his actions.

Internally he was berating himself about his behavior. He had lost control again when his Sensei had asked him to keep control on himself. What would the Old Man think if he was caught acting so rashly? Surely he would be upset with the boy.

"Is that how you feel as well Hinata?" Kurenai asked in a neutral and curious tone. The meek girl looked up at her Sensei.

"It is Kurenai-sensei. What Sasuke did was wrong and Naruto was right for standing up for her." Naruto for his part was moved. No one had ever so selflessly defended him with their words and creditability except the Old Man. Kurenai was about to speak when Kakashi decided to drop in on the situation.

"Yo." He greeted the group with a strange...eye smile? The Jonin stood lazily in his blue and green outfit. His head protector covered over one of his eyes which made Naruto wonder if the man had lost his eye in some way.

"Hello Kakashi. Is there a reason you are here?" Kurenai asked the silver haired man sternly. Kakashi sighed loudly, the stress of the situation beginning to hit him.

"I came to apologize for a Sasuke. See we ran into the Demon brothers and Zab-"

"-uza Momochi. Yes we know. We saw the report and that is the only reason we came here as fast as we did. Still that alone is not reason enough for Sasuke to be berating his teammate and picking fights with Naruto here. Despite their history together." Kakashi nodded dumbly.

"I know and I agree with you. I talked with him about it but he said the only way he would ever apologize is if Naruto and him fought." Kurenai looked at him like he had grew a second head.

"Do you have so little power and command of your Genin that they can walk all over you like this? I swear Kakashi if my-"

"I'll do it." Naruto spoke quietly. Kurenai stopped speaking to turn her vision to him.

"Are you sure Naruto? You have to be exhausted and there is no need to stoke the Uchiha's ego." Kurenai pleaded with her student.

"I won't lose." With that Naruto started walking back towards the house to which there was a large clearing before the forest turned to beach. Sasuke was attempting to run up the tree. He would get about half way up and fall straight back down. Team Eight plus Kakashi followed Naruto to oversee the match to ensure that no one got too injured.

Sakura sat high up on her tree branch and cheered Sasuke on to get the rest of the way up the tree. Kiba and Sasuke seemed to be about tied when it came to progress. "Hey Sasuke!" Naruto called out, causing both boys and Sakura to look at the pale skinned child.

"Are you crazy? I could have hurt myself!" Kiba barked out. The little dog, Akamaru, yipped in response. Naruto said nothing but kept walking towards Sasuke with a determined glare. That is, until Kiba got in his way.

"Hey I'm talking to you!" Kiba tried to punch Naruto in the jaw. Naruto simply danced around the punch and chopped Kiba in the neck, causing him to passes out. Sasuke smirked and began to walk towards Naruto.

In one dash Naruto had cleared the distance and tossed Sasuke against the tree he was climbing on. Sasuke let out a pained grunt and looked up. There was Naruto clinging to the tree above Sasuke without any exertion on his part.

"Still can't climb a tree eh Sasuke?" The Uchiha growled fiercely and ran up the tree to try and get Naruto. The snake like boy jumped off the tree just before Sasuke got to him. The Uchiha lost his focus and fell back down the tree, smacking his head off the tree on the way down, and landing flat on his back.

A split second later a foot came crashing down on the young Uchiha's stomach, forcing all the air out of his lungs and doubling the impact. Soon Sasuke was gasping for air like a fish out of water. Kakashi was about to step in when Kurenai held out her hand and shook her head. Kakashi sighed. Sasuke was going to be mad at him later.

Speaking of him, when he finally caught his breath back he stood up and glared at the boy. "I am an Uchiha. How dare you lay a hand on me." Naruto scoffed while dodging wild fists from said Uchiha. Punches and kicks were thrown but Naruto just bobbed and weaves out of the way.

Eventually Sasuke began to tire himself out. Naruto saw this and made his move. Dodging a right fist Naruto slipped to his right side and let the Uchiha's jaw feel the power of his uppercut. Sasuke felt his whole world grow dark and cold before passing out. Naruto smirked at the fallen boy.

"Just because you have a name doesn't make you strong. Training and becoming strong, that is true strength." Naruto stalked away from the scene and went into the house. He quickly found the same room he was in before and sat in the chair. Kurenai was right. His body did need rest.

And rest is what his body got. His eyes practically slammed shut when he got into the room.

"He is going to be pissed off when he wakes up." Kakashi scooped up Sasuke and brought him back inside to lay him on the couch. Sakura instantly dashed off her tree and back into the house with her precious Idol. Kiba soon came back to life and looked around with confusion.

"Hey Kurenai-sensei what happened to everyone?" Kiba inquired as calmly as he could. Kurenai looked at the boy with disappointment at first before realizing he may have just been upset at the moment and never intended for the punch to hurt.

"They went inside Kiba. We should go too." Kurenai put a hand on Kiba's shoulder and walked back into the house. She was too busy thinking about the mental state of her pupil to see the smiles both Shino and Hinata wore all the way into the house.

She didn't even sense the presence at the edge of the woods that was looking upon them.

[Hidden Location]

"Lord Zabuza. The Team from Konoha has summoned reinforcements to aid them." A feminine voice called out from the shadows, a hunter mask adored to the face. The Man named Zabuza looked to his partner with a grin hidden behind the bandages.

"More lambs to the slaughter." He said in an icy voice.

"But-" The voice tried to reason.

"Haku do not worry damn it. They are nothing but insects compared to us. More people means more space taken up. It will be harder to fight us in the mist without tripping over themselves." The person named Haku bowed low at the head.

"Of course. When do we strike?"

"Tomorrow."

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AN: And there you have it. I thought to myself "They showed me so much love last chapter. I need to give them a reward." So I sat down at my desk and typed out another chapter. Yes I know that it is a bit shorter but I wanted to save all the juicy fighting for next chapter. Yes I know wave arc is old and used up but I need Haku for future events.

I wanted to thank you all for the love last chapter. It solely insipired to post this chapter early. I hope you enjoy it and keep the love flowing. I hope you all understand that it will be a bit before I post the next chapter. Say Monday or Tuesday. See you all then and don't forget to vote!