My Obstinate Familiar

Chapter 4 – Fulfilling the Master's Command

Roxas was beyond pissed. He was downright angry.

How dare she! He thought. Just when it was getting interesting, Larxene just had to show up and ruin the whole thing. Who cares whether her husband was cheating on her or not? If she had more guts to confront him, then it wouldn't have turned out like this. She should have just dealt with the whole matter herself!

Women! Roxas mentally threw his hands up in the air. Always making things more complicated than necessary!

And then there was his master. Or rather, his mistress.

First, it was the damn collar, and now it is this silly "mission" that she's forced upon him. He knew there were other possible options she could've used to solve this problem, but she chose to send him away. In the end, she ran away from her problems like a coward. She hasn't changed one bit since she summoned him. She's always running away from something whether it was a dinner invitation from a possible suitor or an offer for a prestigious position at a well-known instituation. If she had the will, she could have been living a life of luxury – which of course also applied to him, being her familiar and all. But she opted out for a simpler, more modest life. Roxas knew that she constantly underestimates herself and knew that she could do anything if she put enough effort into it. Anyone could see that she had the talent! Everyone saw it! Except for her.

Besides, she should have known that he was only teasing her! The faces she makes whenever he walked into the room were so amusing! How could he not have fun with making her uncomfortable? She clearly didn't see anything amusing by it, but he thought it was downright entertaining. She should have at least seen things through his perspective. All he does at home is lay around, sleep, eat, take long walks, and do whatever he liked. It wasn't that he was complaining about this lifestyle, but it gets boring pretty quickly if he's doing the same thing over and over again. Every day was so boring, and his only entertainment was to tease his mistress. Then this opportunity shows up, and he went with the flow, thinking that this could be his chance to make things more interesting.

As he brooded, he silently followed Larxene into town while giving glares at anyone who stared even at the giggling girls who whispered to each other about how good looking he is. Normally, he would have found this amusing and would have played along but not right now. He was not in the mood for this at all. He merely glared at them, and they shrank back, averting their gaze. Some, however, giggled even more.

When they reached Larxene's house, she turned around with her hands on her hips.

"Listen, Roxas, I know that you're still the self-centered, disobedient familiar you're known as, so I'll make it clear: if you ever tell my husband about this whole situation or if he ever finds out about it, you will be very sorry you became a human. Understand?" The intimidating look she gave did not faze him one bit. He shrugged in response and shoved his hands in his pockets.

"I said: do you understand me?" she repeated. The collar tightened a bit, not quite cutting off his air supply, but it did make him uncomfortable. Leave it to the mistress to pass on authority to this woman.

"All right! Yes, I understand!" he spat out. The collar loosened.

Larxene smiled ruefully. Roxas glared at her, but she was unfazed by it.

"Very good," she said. She went inside the house and then came right back out with a bundle wrapped in a handkerchief. According to Roxas' keen sense of smell, it was food. "Now, we're going to blacksmith, because Axel forgot his lunch. I would have let you take it to him by yourself, but quite frankly, I don't really trust you to go straight there."

Roxas opened his mouth to retort, but he closed it once Larxene gave him a pointed look. "When we get there, I'll tell him that you're my nephew who ran away from home because you had a fight with your mother, all right?"

"Whatever," he replied, kicking dirt.

"Good. Leave all the instructions to me, but I'm counting on you to get all the information out of him. You do this, and I'll tell Naminé how good of a job you did. Maybe she'll make you a whole apple pie to yourself. All right? Now let's go."

By the time they arrived at the place where Axel worked, Axel and his mentor were sitting outside, taking a break. They were both covered in dirt and grime. It was fitting since both of them were blacksmiths. They laughed out loud at some joke Axel made and then spotted Larxene and Roxas in the distance. Axel raised his hand and waved to greet his wife, but then he stopped midway once he caught sight of Roxas. He stood up and approached them.

As he came closer, Roxas' nose wrinkled in disgust. Not only was he dirty, but he also smelled.

"Hey, Larxene," he nodded to her. "What brings you here?"

"Forgot your lunch, stupid," she grinned. He grinned back as he leaned over her to give her a kiss, but Larxene blocked it by shoving the bundle of food in his face. She gave him a sly grin as he chuckled and took the bundle from her hands. Then he swiftly swooped down to steal a kiss, which took Larxene by surprise. Her cheeks became slightly pink.

Axel turned to take a good look at Roxas.

"Who's this?"

"He's my nephew," Larxene explained, her cheeks still pink. "He had a fight with his mother and will be staying with us for a few days so that both of them can cool off."

Axel studied him, staring him down. Roxas stared back, not caring whether the redhead was trying to intimidate him or not.

"I don't remember your sister ever having a kid," he said, trying to decide whether or not the blonde looked friendly enough. Roxas vaguely remembered from Larxene and Naminé's conversations that the in-laws did not exactly approve of Axel.

"He's my distant relative's son," Larxene quickly added.

"What's your name, kid?" Axel said with his hands on hips. His eyes narrowed in suspicion.

Roxas took a quick subtle glance at Larxene, who looked at him slightly alarmed. He knew that if he used his real name, people would get suspicious and then put two and two together. Then the whole plan would be ruined. It's a good thing that Roxas was not one of those halfwit ordinary familiars. His nose wrinkled in disgust at the thought of it.

"Ventus," Roxas replied, pulling the first name from the top of his head. Ventus was actually the name of his older brother, but they didn't have to know that.

"Ven, then," Axel grinned, dropping the whole "intimidation" act. He stuck out his hand. "Nice to meet you."

Roxas shook his hand. "Thanks for letting me stay." He might as well get brownie points for being polite. It can't hurt to be nice to the host.

The mentor shouted something towards Axel, making him turn to answer. As he did that, Roxas wiped the grime from his hands on the back of his pants. It went unnoticed by Axel.

"Hey, you know what? Since Ventus is going to be staying with us for a while, you should give him a tour of the town," Larxene suggested. When Axel faced her, Roxas shot her a glare, letting her know that he didn't appreciate her suggestion. She took one look at him and then smiled at her husband.

"Yeah! That's a great idea," Axel agreed. He lifted his hand and slapped Roxas' back, leaving a black handprint on his white shirt. Roxas glowered. "Not that lounging around at home is a bad idea, but you look like you need to get out more. I'll show you around after I finish work, and then we can go get some drinks at the bar."

"Sounds like a plan," Larxene smiled. When Axel faced Roxas, she shot him a "you better not mess up" look.

"Sounds…fun," Roxas said through his teeth.

Axel laughed. "C'mon. It won't be that bad. Everyone in this town's really nice."

He knew. Everyone in town was nice, except for maybe the butcher.

"Anyway, boys, I'd better get back home and finish the chores. I'll leave Ventus here with you, since he won't be much help at home."

Axel nodded. Once Larxene's figure disappeared over the hill, he turned to Roxas.

"So, Ven. I don't think you'll like hangin' around here unless you're interested in blacksmithing, which I'm pretty sure you don't. Being a city boy, you're probably not used to this kind of place, are you?" he said, quite mockingly.

Roxas scoffed. "What makes you think I'm a city boy?"

Axel raised an eyebrow at him. "Well, for one thing, you don't like getting your hands dirty. Don't think I didn't see you wipe off the dirt on your pants." He then pointed to the back of his head, "I got eyes right here, and I see everything. So let me tell you something, Ven: you best be careful with what you do around here, because I will see every wrong step you make through these eyes right here. Got that memorized?"

"Which part? The one about being careful or the one about you having an extra set of eyes?"

They stared at each other for a minute before Axel burst out laughing.

"You're all right, kid," he grinned.

He then hooked his arm around Roxas' neck and gave him a noogie, ruffling his blonde spikes as well as dirtying them.

"Hey!" Roxas said in protest.

"They're just going to get dirtier as the day goes by! Might as well be sooner than later!" Axel jested.

Once Roxas broke free from his grip, he shook the soot and dirt out of his hair. He tugged one of his spikes down to inspect it and scowled when he realized that it wouldn't come off. Axel merely laughed.

"It'll come off when you get your bath. Just leave it. You'll learn that being dirty is a part of life, city boy."

Roxas glared at him, which made Axel laugh yet again.

Axel managed to leave work early since nothing was really going on. He and his mentor also finished some commissions earlier than they expected and could leave the rest for tomorrow. Even though it felt like forever for them to finish, Roxas found their work quite artistic, which was an unexpected thing coming from him. Their passion also showed through their work, which oddly reminded him of his mistress and her passion for potions.

So then Roxas found himself going around the town with Axel, who pointed out each shop with enthusiasm. He told him which shop sold the best of whatever, which shopkeeper tends to give out treats with purchases, and oddly enough which places were good makeout spots.

However, Roxas knew all these things already…except for the makeout spots. But he had to keep up a front in order not to let Axel know so as to not incur the wrath of Larxene. He also found that it was easy to talk to the spiky redhead, and he didn't even have to say much. He saw him a few times before when he was still a wolf, but he was never really in the same room with him for long. He was quite an interesting character.

They went to the bar, the last stop on Axel's tour. It was a relief to Roxas, because it was one step closer to going home. They did so much walking, and after listening to Axel go on and on about things nonstop made Roxas want to do nothing but go back and sleep. He was wary of going to the bar and actually drinking the bitter tasting alcohol, but after a few coaxing words from Axel, Roxas managed to take a few sips and not gag. But Roxas had to make sure that he didn't drink a lot. He saw what the drink did to the drinker after consuming too much, and he didn't like it. As a wolf, it was one of the things that humans do that boggled him. Plus, Roxas had to pay close attention to all the things going on at the bar, because it was where Axel supposedly was cheating on Larxene with a barmaid or whoever it was.

While they drank – Axel on his second draft, Roxas halfway through his first – the topic suddenly went to Roxas' life at home and his hometown. Roxas quickly made up whatever he could and hoped that the redhead would buy it. It seemed like he did.

"So, Ven," Axel said as he took a swig of his beer, "I've been really quiet about this, and I was curious about it since this morning. But what's up with the collar?"

Roxas swirled the yellow liquid around in his mug and glared at it. "It's a curse from a witch," he said nonchalantly. When Axel's face was full of confusion, Roxas said, "Long story short, I did something she didn't like, and she put this on me."

Axel whistled. "That's tough, man. I won't ask any further, but it must have been something really serious to get cursed by a witch."

They sat in silence for a while. Some triumphant shouts came from behind them at a table nearby. They must have been playing some kind of game, because someone stood up and accused the other of cheating. This triggered a fight, which got both people thrown out. It was an amusing sight.

"Was it your mom?" Axel suddenly asked. "I hear that sons who have witches for mothers have it real bad."

Roxas smirked. "Not at all." Then again, after all her nagging and scolding, Naminé might as well be. Roxas took a swig of beer, reveling in the taste and the burning sensation that trickled down his throat. It was unpleasant at first, but for some strange reason, Roxas found it addicting. He always wondered what it was that made people come back for more. Now he knew.

"Then it's from your girlfriend," Axel said confidently.

Roxas choked on his drink. He coughed as he beat his chest until he settled down.

"I'll take that as a yes then," Axel grinned, taking a swig himself.

Roxas scowled. Naminé? His girlfriend? Ha! He opened his mouth to deny the redhead's claim, but he was interrupted.

"Axel~" called a feminine voice.

Roxas raised an eyebrow as both of them turned to see a voluptuous barmaid sauntering over, her long brown locks falling in curls behind her. As she passed a table, the men stopped talking to ogle her, most particularly her derrière. Roxas glanced at Axel and saw that he was staring right at her chest, his face completely blank. When she was nearer to them, the redhead immediately took his eyes away and stared at his drink.

"How are things, Taya?" he asked.

She stood with one hand on her hip, and she flipped her hair. Roxas instantly smelled some kind of sweet fruit as she did so, which caught him off guard. Her scent was rich and mouthwatering, but it was a little too much for Roxas' taste. He could tell that her pheromones were on full blast.

"Same old, same old. You have the drunks, and you have the I-think-you-are-beautiful-can-I-screw-you kind of men. Had a woman hit on me today. It was very amusing," she waved her hand flippantly. Her deep, sultry voice sent a small shiver running down Roxas' spine. Suddenly, he was aware of how tense and humid the temperature got. There were even heated stares directed at their general direction.

"How about you?" she asked.

"Nothing new," Axel smiled but gave her a sidelong glance. Roxas could tell that he was trying not to look at her rack again.

She caught his gaze, and the corner of her mouth lifted. "Well, I have news for you, dear. You've got a surprise waiting for you in upstairs," she winked.

Axel's eyes lit up and then narrowed when he remembered that Roxas was sitting next to him.

"I'll…come by later," Axel coughed. "I have to show my new friend here some more shops around town." Roxas inwardly groaned.

"Oh?" Taya said, her eyes trained on Roxas. Her alluring eyes travelled up and down, which made another shiver run down Roxas' spine. She smiled, liking what she saw, and Roxas took another long drink, trying to restrain a smirk. "So who's this handsome guy?"

"His name's Ven, Larxene's newphew. Had a fight with his mother, so he escaped here," Axel answered.

"Hmm…" Taya said, her eyes giving him another once over, "I bet you have all the ladies around your finger, don't you? I wouldn't be surprised with the looks you have."

The corner of Roxas' mouth twitched.

"He's already taken, Taya," Axel gave Roxas a smug look. "His girlfriend apparently cursed him with that collar around his neck. I wouldn't go for him if I were you."

Taya put her hands up. "All right. I guess I'll go find some other handsome new guy then." She turned around and took a few steps before she looked back at Axel. "Oh, and Axel," she said, "You can stop by anytime tonight. I'll be up late…like usual. Make sure you bring that, too," She winked at him, which made him smirk. She walked away, and Roxas couldn't help but stare at the way her hips swayed.

"Wipe that drool from your mouth, city boy," Axel snickered as he playfully punched Roxas' arm.

"What was that about?" he asked.

"Oh, Taya? She, uh, does...some things for me, and I do some things for her," Axel said uncomfortably, scratching the side of his face. From the way she looks at him and the way he stared at her, Roxas wouldn't doubt it. He decided to take a chance, play dumb, and ask further.

"What kind of things?" Roxas raised an eyebrow and smirked.

Axel's face became red, and he tried to hide it. He reached out a hand to ruffle Roxas' hair "Things are things, city boy. Don't worry yourself over it. It's not anything you would find particularly interesting."

Roxas seriously doubted that.

Axel went back to being his cheerful self as they walked back to his house. If it was even possible, Roxas felt as if the redhead was even more cheerful and could have sworn that he had a bounce to his step. Maybe he was excited for whatever he was doing tonight or something, but Roxas was interested in seeing how he would explain this to his wife.

When they walked through the front yard to Axel's house, they saw that Larxene was already waiting by the door. A small girl and an even smaller boy waited by her side. When Axel grinned and greeted them, they rushed into his arms, and he gave them a crushing hug, which made them laugh. Once they spotted Roxas, they gave him a curious glance before their father took their attention.

Roxas was more intrigued about Larxene since she remained by the doorway. She stood with her arms crossed, and in one of her hands, there was a wooden box. By the looks of it, she wasn't very happy.

This came as a surprise to Axel, who immediately caught onto her mood. "Everything all right?" he asked, setting the children down. The children looked to their mother, and their eyes widened, noticing her angry expression for the first time. Axel looked down and saw the box, and all the color drained from his face.

Larxene glared at him and stomped towards them. She pulled on Axel's arm to separate him and the children. She looked back at the children and smiled, "You kids wait here. Mommy has to have a little talk with daddy."

Even though she smiled, the children remained silent. There was no doubt that their mommy was very angry, and they immediately ran inside to take cover.

Then she directed her smile at Roxas, which sent a cold shiver down his spine. "Ventus, you can go inside and play with the children before dinner."

Larxene then dragged Axel away from the house and onto a meadow next door. Even though Larxene told him to go inside, Roxas had no intention of obeying her since it was technically not an order. He didn't like children much anyways. So Roxas followed them, but he made sure to stay out of sight. He was still close enough to hear them.

When the couple was far enough, Larxene swiftly turned around and threw the box at Axel's feet. It opened as it hit the ground. It was bare.

"Would you mind telling me what this looks like to you?" she snapped.

"Larxene, I can explain-"

"You'd better have a damn good explanation for this, because I am this close," she held up one of her hands and made a pinching gesture while squinting one eye, "This close to cracking your head open on that rock. You know that we have been saving up that money for a very long time, a very very long time. So I want to know what the hell you've been doing with all that money."

She glared so fiercely that Axel looked down guiltily and couldn't meet her eyes.

"Well?" she waited.

Axel looked deep in thought as he tried to sort out his thoughts. He looked up and opened his mouth once only for no sound to come out.

Larxene's glare deepened. "You'd better not have spent it on anything stupid. I swear, Axel, if I hear that you bought yet another useless thing-"

"I didn't spend it on any trinket if that's what you mean," Axel suddenly said. Then he realized what he did and covered his mouth to prevent any other slips.

Larxene's eyes narrowed. "Did you spend it on that cruddy card game down at the bar?"

"No! That game is rigged. Even I could see that!"

"Then what did you do with all that money, Axel? It couldn't have just grown arms and legs and walked away," she put her hands on her hips.

Axel said nothing and kept avoiding eye contact.

"Are you seeing someone then? Because I've had a lot of people tell me that they saw you and what's her face talking really intimately down at the pub for a few weeks now. They also said that they saw you frequently sneaking into her room at night."

Once again, silence followed. Larxene threw her hands in the air.

"I can't believe you! We were saving up that money to renovate the house, and you blew it on your own selfish needs! Our house is already falling apart, and we barely have enough room for guests. How are we supposed to live in a house full of holes, Axel? Huh?"

Axel's silence only served as fuel to Larxene's anger.

"And that's not what really gets to me. What really gets to me is that I found all that out through other people! You didn't even try to tell me anything even after all those weeks! How are we supposed to go on living together when you're doing things behind my back?" her eyes started to water. "How do I even trust you now?"

She turned and walked away, but Axel caught her by the wrist.

"Please," he said, "Just wait a little while longer. I promise to explain everything then. I can't explain it now, but please…just wait."

Larxene didn't turn around, and from where Roxas hid, he couldn't see her expression. All he saw was Axel's dejected expression as Larxene silently broke away from him and walked back to the house. He watched her with sad eyes as she disappeared through the doorway, slamming the door behind her.

Axel stood there for a few minutes, staring at the place where Larxene disappeared. Then he bent over and picked up the wooden box that Larxene threw at him. He stared at it, inspected it, and traced the cover. Then he sighed as he plopped down onto the grass.

Roxas came out of his hiding place and walked towards Axel, who was currently sprawled on the grass and staring at the darkening sky. Roxas took a seat next to him, sitting cross legged.

"The worst part is that I can't even tell her," Axel said, knowing full well that Roxas was listening in.

Roxas shrugged. "I don't see why you can't. She's your wife. You should be able to talk to her about anything, you know."

Axel sighed heavily. "I talk to her about everything, yes, but I can't specifically talk to her about this. I've got a temporary spell on me that won't let me talk to her about it until the day comes."

"Talk about what?"

"It was supposed to be a surprise, too…"

"Call what off?" Roxas asked. Axel was going off on a tangent, and Roxas had absolutely no clue what he was saying.

Axel sighed once again. "I was planning a surprise for her, and Taya was helping me."

"What kind of surprise?" he pressed on.

The redhead ran a hand through his spiky hair. "But I don't really get why she's this angry. I thought she knew me better than that."

"She thought you were having an affair with her. I think it's a legitimate reason to be angry. Now about this -"

Axel raised an eyebrow. "After all that work I've done to get Larxene to say 'yes' to my proposal? I'm not that crazy."

"Then why all the secrecy? You have to admit, it is pretty suspicious. You're conversations with that barmaid were also pretty suspicious," Roxas signed frustratingly. He was growing more and more impatient for the answer that plagued both Larxene and Naminé's minds.

Axel looked at him straight in the eye. "You shouldn't take barmaids' words seriously, Ven. Especially Taya. That girl is naturally flirty and doesn't mean anything by it. A lot of people tend to misunderstand her actions, but she's a good person."

Roxas put his hand on Axel's shoulder. "Axel, just tell me what this secret is. The spell only forbids you to talk about it with Larxene, right?"

He shook his head. "If I tell anyone besides her, the spell would also go to that person so that he won't tell her. The consequence of telling her is that that person would lose some sort of body part that's important to them. For me, I would lose my right arm since I use that to do my work as a blacksmith."

Roxas shrugged. "Not like it matters to me anyway. It's probably better than being cursed." But he still wouldn't want to lose any part of his body. It's not like he was going to say anything to Larxene right away even if he found out Axel's big secret earlier than expected.

Axel's green eyes subtly glanced over at Roxas' collar. Then he looked to his feet. His eyebrows were scrunched together, probably trying to decide if it was all right to tell him.

He sighed. "Taya knows a wizard who specializes in repair, and there's a particular spell that he's been working on for me. I've been going to his place with Taya to see his progress. We go during the night because only she knows the way and the wizard can't exactly show his face around town in the daytime. But the spell takes a lot of time to make and is a very delicate process. It's also very expensive, and there's no guarantee that it could work…"

"What spell is that?"

"It's a spell that would make our house repair itself and make it withstand weather and all kinds of damages. We wouldn't have to spend more time and money repairing it since it could do that itself, and we can even add more rooms if we wanted," Axel explained while staring at the ground and twiddling his thumbs.

Roxas' eyebrows shot up to his hairline. This was not a big spell; it was an enormous spell. It's already difficult to repair a broken object, but to make it self-repairing? As well as weather proof? For a house like that? Even though it's pretty small, that size alone for a spell like that must have been extremely expensive, well beyond the salary of a blacksmith.

Axel continued to explain with a sullen expression. "Larxene was always going on and on about either renovating the house or moving out, but I know she really liked the place right from the moment she saw it. I wanted to do something for her because…well, because I love her. I haven't really done as much as I should as her husband, so I wanted to do this for her. But I can't even tell her even though I want to so badly."

Roxas raised an eyebrow. It's a good thing that there is a spell to prevent that. He opened his mouth to say something, but then he hesitated. He doesn't usually hesitate either. It was just...he felt bad that Axel had to go through this. It was obviously something important to him, and Roxas felt that he had to be careful about what he said. It was a weird feeling coming from him.

The blonde sighed. "Then why don't you wait until the spell is done? I'm sure she'll forgive you then."

Axel smiled weakly. "Well, the spell is almost done according to that wizard."

"When will it be done?"

"He said by the end of this week."

So about four days from now, thought Roxas.

"There. See? It won't be that long."

Axel smiled weakly.

"What is it?" Roxas asked. He began to stand, brushing the dirt off of his pants.

"It's just that Larxene can hold a grudge for a long time. Even if it's at me…"

"Just hang in there and give her some space. Na – I mean, some people get angry at me all the time. I leave them for a while, and when I come back, they aren't so angry anymore." It was weird for Roxas to be giving advice when he's always hearing it from other people. It was kind of…refreshing.

Axel's demeanor immediately brightened. He grinned as he also stood up, and he slapped Roxas' back, leaving yet another hand print. "You're right. I'm probably being too down. Just a few days, right? I just hope that Larxene doesn't make me sleep outside tonight. I hear it's going to rain…"

Roxas chuckled as they began making their way back to the house. He could already smell the aroma of dinner, and it made him hungry. There was also the smell of apple pie – not like how Naminé made it, but he would still eat it – and it made his mouth water. But as they were walking, there was a nagging sensation in the back of his mind, and he felt like he had forgotten something…important. He tried to think about it by reviewing the day's events, and it came to him as if lightning struck him.

Roxas stopped in his tracks. Naminé's voice rang throughout his head.

"Roxas," she said, grabbing his attention, "I order you to carry out Larxene's mission instead of her cat. You will follow Axel every day in order to find out whether or not he is having an affair. At the end of the day, you will report to Larxene and give her a full report. Do not come back unless this mission is fulfilled. Do you understand me?"

Shit, Roxas thought. Not only was he supposed to keep Axel's secret in order for him to not lose a limb, he was also expected to relay all that he discovered to Larxene, further complicating things. It was different if the nature of two spells clash directly since they would cancel out, but this…this was a spell versus a spell casted on an object. That meant that both would be enforced.

Things became even more complicated.

How did it become like this?

But more importantly, how was he going to solve this?

To Be Continued…


Author's Note:

What...? Has it really been a year since I updated this...? I'm so sorry, guys. I didn't mean for it to take so long!

So as you all have found out, this chapter is in Roxas' POV! :D It was uber fun to write. I like the interactions between Roxas and Axel. It's funny. :)

I wanted to give the role of the barmaid to another Kingdom Hearts character or even a Final Fantasy one, but I couldn't find any that I liked (that fit the role I wanted them to play)...so I just made up a random name. I swear, she's not my OC.

Soooo. There's a lot of people that I have to thank (and to apologize for taking so long...), but I have to express my thanks to those who reviewed me: NeverGirl, rikku247, Draco Oblivion, Q-A the Authoress, Paper Train, TheShadowedKissedAngel, Orika, krytoniteuzumaki, Serena Scarlet, Vi ChaN91312, (No Name), ravens13 (Thank you so much! It was hard to write it because of all the adult themes...None yet so far though. Haha. By the way, I couldn't tell that English wasn't your first language. Could have fooled me!), sasusakufan2357, Hegodart, Alecdot, Lucid Stupor, purpleeninjaaa, Pikachulover25, smallwritergirl, and Namiroku.

I have to be better at updating this. It's shorter than "Correspondence with a Demon," after all. XD

Thank you guys for being so patient with me. Hope to finish the next chapter sooner!