Kitsunetsuki

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Chapter Four: Onmyouji

The study was quiet, like it should be. The Tengu leader liked the silence. Noise irritated him, plus it was disorderly. So it was well known among his subordinates that any kind of reckless commotion was disconcerting to him. Hibari thought that was understood by his crows until he heard the thunderous pounding against the floorboards. The ebony headed tengu looked up from his work, when the door to his study opened abruptly and then was closed just as suddenly. He was surprised to see a brunette human, leaning against the paper door, releasing laboring breaths. Hibari sat quietly, since the human didn't noticed him.

"Over her-" was his canary's muted shriek, before it was enclosed within the runaway's hands. The tengu leader watched the human as he quieted when a couple of footsteps raced pass the door, Hibari figured was his crows searching for the brunette. It was a rule of his for them to only enter the house in human appearance, instead of in their feathered forms.

After the footsteps died down, he decided to announce himself. "What are you doing here?"

Hibari watched the startled human as he slowly turned to face him. Their eyes met and it was like the human was stricken with rigor mortis. He saw the way he quivered just by being under his gaze. Weak, Hibari labeled the human. All humans were feeble creatures, afterall.

"Hibari! Hibari!" Hibird was able to free himself from the human's hold and perched itself on a nearby bookshelf.

The Tengu leader was first to notice the recollection within the brunette's irises. The human knew his name. Surprisingly, the human gained some guts, releasing himself from his rigidity and attempting to leave his study. Hibari wasn't having it. Not only did the human trespass into his study, gawking at him while ignoring his question, the disrespectful human was attempting to leave in cowardice. The ebony headed man stood up from his chair and in a flash, he was at the brunette's back. He placed a firm hand on the door, hindering the brunette from leaving. "I asked you a question."

"Y-you kidnapped me." Tsuna slinked away from tengu leader, watching Hibari with fearful eyes. The avian yokai followed the brunette as he stopped in the center of the room. The brunette squared his shoulder and bravely requested. "I-I want you to let me go."

"No." The tengu leader answered. His face emotionless and his voice lacked sensitivity.

"B-but I haven't done anything wrong." Tsuna argued, clenching his hands into fists.

Hibari turned to face Tsuna, his back to the door, blocking the human's only exit. "Your actions against the crow tengu are intolerable."

The brunette shook his head, back and forth. "I haven't done anything to your clan."

The tengu leader's steel blue eyes burned into the human, making the smaller of two shiver. "You stopped the arrest of a criminal, making you an accomplice to his crime."

Tsuna figured that arguing for his justice would get him nowhere. So he decided to go by another method, perhaps if he bargained with Hibari, he would reconsider. Hopefully. "I didn't mean any harm to you or your clan. If there is anything I could do to fix this…"

"There isn't." Hibari dismissed.

No way. This is completely unfair. Tsuna was completely taken aback by how uncompromising the tengu leader was. His face was a mixture of emotions. He felt afraid for what was to come next. Disappointed that the outcome wasn't how he wished. Angry because Hibari was so unyielding and hopeless since there was nothing more he could do.

The avian yokai studied Tsuna's distraught face and smirked, "Were you expecting a trial?"

I keep forgetting. Tsuna thought as he gazed at the other. He had been too naïve to believe that he would actually get justice from a creature that wasn't even human. Even though they have human faces, bodies, expressions…it's only a persona. Underneath it all, they're monsters.

The brunette felt the cold metal against his neck, his honey colored eyes widened as he realized a tonfa was placed to his throat. He then realized that tengu leader was right in front of him, standing over him with his tonfas drawn and ready to annihilate him. "I'll administer your punishment now."

Tsuna closed his eyes tightly, waiting for the death blow. However, after moments of anticipating a strike that never came, the scared human opened his eyes. Hibari was still in front of him with a single tonfa raised, but frozen. The dark haired tengu studied him, staring down at his face.

"You look like that man." Hibari started, peering at the cowering human before him. "Why do you look like Ieyasu Sawada?"

Tsuna went from scared to perplex in a smooth transition. "H-how do you know my grandfather?"

Hibari became silent. He didn't want to reveal to Tsuna what happened between him and his grandfather. The crow tengu placed away his tonfas and went to his desk. Tsuna watched the other, contemplating whether he should take this chance to run for the hills. Then again Hibari was pretty fast, he wouldn't even make it to the door.

"I'll pardon all your crimes, if you take me to him." Hibari finally said flatly, bringing Tsuna out of his reverie.

"Huh?" Tsuna uttered. He was even more puzzled than before. At first, Hibari seemed unrelenting about his punishment, now the mention of his grandfather made him willing for bargain? Now he was even more curious why his grandfather was so important to the crow yokai. "Do you have business to settle with him?"

Hibari looked to Tsuna. "I want to kill him."

"Kill?" Tsuna shrieked. His grandfather was the gentlest person he knew, why would anyone want to kill him? The human tensed when he heard a soft knock on the door. Hibari held his pose, looking over his shoulder to the door that slid open.

"Kyo-san!" Kusakabe said urgently as he stood outside the room. The retainer's eyes looked to Hibari. He then realized that the brunette prisoner was there as well. He was surprised to see Tsuna out of his cell, but since Hibari hadn't beaten him with his tonfas yet, that meant he was okay with it for now. Kusakabe cleared his throat, turning back to his leader. "He's back."

Byakuran stood in front of the crow tengu's peach tree. The kitsune was right underneath a few branches of the magnificent tree. His back was turned to the murder of crows that had rallied around the tree. Still, the fox spirit seemed interested in the tree rather than the icy welcome he was shown. Finally, he turned to the group of feathered fury. "Nice to know everyone came to greet me. I just hope the head of the household is as cordial."

"Ah, here they come." Byakuran said as he looked passed the group of the gathered crow tengu to see a couple of people exiting from the main house. The tengu leader, his loyal retainer and the human headed for the crowd. The group of Hibari's underlings separated to give their leader space and to situate him in the middle. Kusakabe and Tsuna lingered in the back.

"Have you come to turn yourself in?" Hibari questioned as he eyed the smiling fox.

"No," The vulpine yokai answered blithely. "Why would I do a silly thing like that?"

The tengu leader's unsmiling face didn't see the humor. "Then you're here for that human?"

The ivory kitsune looked to Tsuna and then returned his gaze to Hibari. "Well I do owe him a favor, but I really enjoy our interactions, Kyo-chan."

"I've heard enough." Hibari concluded and the crows began closing in on the snowy haired intruder.

"Nah ah." Byakuran said waving a single finger. The single action halted the movements of the black birds. The cunning fox pulled out something from his clothing. It was a feathered fan, each feather a different color and it was decorated with beads and the handle was made of a hard wood. To Tsuna, it seemed like an ordinary fan, but the object brought about a flabbergasted response from the tengu. "Don't be too hasty. I would hate if this was damaged."

"Where did you get that?" One crow cried out.

"Found it." Byakuran mused, tapping the fan on his left shoulder idly.

Another shouted. "Impossible! That fan was sealed under many wards. There is no way you could have gotten it."

"I thought I felt an itch." The Kitsune said pensively, causing some to shuffle uncomfortable, even angrily. "You didn't think I just came to steal a few peaches, did you? The tengu fan was my main target and I managed to steal it under all your noses."

"It's probably a fake." A different cry came from the flock of crows.

"Really~?" The white kitsune hummed with amusement, before he looked to the crowd audaciously. "Do you want me to test it out?"

With one swing of the fan, gusts of winds crashed into the flock. The strong winds caused Tsuna and Kusakabe to cover their eyes. And if it wasn't for Kusakabe's firm grip on him, he would have been pushed down by the vicious . The wind around them died down and the brunette was able to lower his hands. His brown eyes widened as he saw that the wind that Byakuran had created from the tengu fan had sucked the crow tengu into a cyclone, twisting and turning Hibari's subordinates within the whirlwind. The strong gales dispersed into the atmosphere, taking the avian yokai with them. The only proof of their presence was the ebony feathers that rained down the estate. The only one left was Hibari, who was seemingly unfazed by the wind.

Nonetheless, Byakuran held his hand out, allowing a black feather to fall into his palm. His hand closed around the weightless quill. "I think they would agree that this is no fake."

"I'll bite you to death." Said the tengu leader stated coldly, his weapons out as he raced toward the fox. Byakuran just waited for the onslaught, a humored smirk still on his lips. Hibari used his right tonfa to hit the fox squarely in the chest. The blow connected, but it didn't hit the cunning fox, it hit the tengu fan, instead. Immediately upon contact, the tengu fan transformed into a broken branch from the peach tree, the branch crumbled within the fox's hand, unable to hold up against the power of the tengu's strike.

"The fan…" Kusakabe murmured surprised that the fan that Byakuran possessed was actually a sham.

But the wind? Tsuna thought to himself, equally stunned by the turn of events. Even if the fan was bogus, why was Byakuran able to create such a large wind and blow all of Hibari's subordinates away?

As if able to read Kusakabe and Tsuna's confusion, Byakuran replied. "Of course it wasn't real. There was no way I could get a hold of the tengu fan. All those wards and booby traps. Too much trouble."

He then continued to beam pleasantly at Hibari, who had daggers (or should we say tonfas) in his eyes. "I knew I couldn't fool you, Kyo-chan."

The wind was merely an illusion created by Byakuran. At first, Hibari had been deceived and almost allowed himself to be carried away by the fabricated air currents, but he realized that the wind carried a familiar fragrance. It was the smell of the peach blossoms. Hibari was able to break the spell and evade getting caught up in the kitsune's delusion. Of course, Byakuran knew this would happen; Hibari wouldn't be leader if he fell for such a trick.

Hibari then proceeded to attacking the fox spirit usingwith his left tonfa. The kitsune swiftly dodged the incoming attack. The tengu leader followed by doing an uppercut, narrowly missing Byakuran's chin by a millimeter and the fox spirit skirted a blow to his abdomen by twisting around, evading the strike. "You're still it, Kyo-chan. Try to tag me out." The white haired trickster said teasingly.

At the same time

"That was way too easy." The kitsune commented as he leisurely strolled away from the estate unhurriedly.

The brunette human was a few steps behind him, looking back at the crow tengu compound. He couldn't imagine that he just escaped from there and as easily as Byakuran had put it. In truth Byakuran and Tsuna, the real ones, had been swept away by the wind just as the Hibari's subordinates had. Unbeknownst to Hibari or even his retainer, the two had successfully sneaked off. The tengu leader was not fighting Byakuran, but a product of his fox fire and Kusakabe was babysitting a single black feather taking the form of Tsuna.

"Wouldn't he find out?" Tsuna asked Byakuran has he turned back to the snow headed male.

"Kyo-chan is too impulsive to realize it off the bat. I planned it that my doppelganger would lose in the fight, so he could put us both to death. Then we'll have him off our backs for a while." Byakuran explained. "But when he finds out, he'll be really upset."

Tsuna wondered how long a while was. The human looked back at the estate, as if he was expecting Hibari and his crows sprout up any moment. To Tsuna's relief, it didn't happen, but every now and then he would look back just to make sure.

The trip back to Tsuna's apartment was somber, they didn't speak. Mainly because Tsuna's mind had wandered away and although the kitsune had bragged how easy it all was, he was exhausted from the whole ordeal. However, his slight fatigue did not stop him from noticing the human's detachment. Being as perceptive as he was, the kitsune figured that the abduction had put a toll on the brunette. Byakuran waited to say something until Tsuna was back within his homeplace.

"Let it out." The snow haired reynard said suddenly.

Tsuna woke out of his stupor, just realizing he was back at his home. He turned to the other, "Huh?"

"You've been through a very traumatic experience. Of course, you have things on your chest."

"…." The human didn't say anything, but Byakuran could clearly see the unsettled feelings on the other's face.

"It's not good to have things pent up inside. Come on, yell, rant, and allow those feelings out." The kitsune encouraged with his usual smirk.

Tsuna glared at the vulpine yokai. "Well, I'm angry at you for leaving me."

Byakuran chuckled. "That's a start.~"

"No, you abandoned me!" The brunette continued his voice higher than usual as he began to pace back and forth. "And those crows came looking for you…they called me a criminal, twisting my arm…telling me there was nothing I could do about it."

Byakuran face sobered as he allowed the human to vent and explain to him what he endured at Hibari's. Somehow, through the brunette's tirade, the kitsune had not cracked a smile. His face was neutral and he seemed to be listening to Tsuna's words.

"They were going to kill me. They were really going to kill me…" Tsuna halted; the anger ebbed out of him and was then replaced by sadness. All his emotions build up within his being and got stuck in his throat. The brunette lowered his head and became very silent. He could no longer speak about it; the memory playback was enough for him. He clenched his fists at his side, fighting back the tears that threatened to fall.

The fox spirit watched the human's transition from furious to being deeply upset. Byakuran went over the brunette, he was careful not to alarm the other in his fragile state. When it seemed as if Tsuna wasn't bothered by his presence, the kitsune decided to console him.

"Tsunayoshi-kun must have been very scared." Said Byakuran as he placed a hand on top of Tsuna's head and soothingly ran his fingers through the other's seemingly unruly hair. The ivory fox wasn't surprised that the human was brought to tears. It was a very normal reaction to their world. In most human television shows and movies, stepping into the world of the yokai was usually portrayed as adventurous and extraordinary, but it was really the opposite. Yokai were dangerous creatures. For a long time, humans and yokai could not stay in the same room without one, usually the human, being killed. Tsuna was very lucky that he was alive. "Yokai are cruel and ruthless. You should remember that."

The brown haired human subconsciously leaned into the other's touch. So far, Byakuran was one of the few yokai to show him kindness. He trusted him enough not to eat him, at least. Tsuna turned to the kitsune, his eyes wide and full of terror. "What if they come back?"

Understandably, Byakuran knew Tsuna would fear this occurring again and there was a high probability that being abducted by yokai could happen once more. There was nothing he could say to prevent this, but he was sure there was something he could do.

"Well, some would say this is my fault…" The Kitsune trailed off, removing his hand from the brunette's head.

Tsuna gave the kitsune a stern look. "It is your fault."

"Are you still on that, Tsunayoshi-kun? That was so a few hours ago. That's all in the past now. What's important is the present." Byakuran started. He then grinned as the intensity of Tsuna's glare grew. This was the kitsune's aim, he rather the human be angry at him, then sad about the events that had already transpired. He then got to his proposal. "I still haven't repaid you for the other day. So I guess I'll have to protect you from the big bad yokai."

"Seems like a lie." Said the human. Tsuna didn't believe Byakuran would protect him if Hibari or if any other preternatural creature wanted to harm him.

"Doesn't it?" Byakuran's grin widened, not denying that such a promise seemed a bit unbelievable coming from a trickster like him, but the fox was very serious in his claim. "But once a kitsune gives his word, he has to keep it."

Tsuna peered into the smiling kitsune's face. He still didn't believe him, but somehow he was comforted by what Byakuran said. After all, the fox spirit did come to rescue him, risking his own life. He was grateful for that. "I'm holding you to it."

The Kitsune waved a hand, nonchalantly. "Don't worry; we just formed a verbal contract. If I break it, I die. And I kind of like living so, no problems there."

I wouldn't be so carefree about that? Tsuna exclaimed to himself. "I didn't know it was that serious. Plus, you barely know me."

"Promises are taken very seriously, you know." Byakuran informed, there were greater force in the universe than karma. But yokai were very generous when it came to returning a favor. It was rare for any yokai to help another, let alone a human to come to their aid. However, when it did occur, yokai usually rewarded their saviors handsomely. Yet, yokai gifts weren't anything petty and small as pocket change, or setting up people on dates with opposite sex (yes, it happens.), they awarded the big stuff; infinite knowledge, protection for all your ancestors, wealth that your great grandchildren can spend frivolously in the distant future and sometimes a solution to incurable illness.

"And I know you. Your name is Sawada Tsunayoshi. You're a human that can't cook, can see the yokai and gets himself into a lot of trouble. I think I know you pretty well, Tsunayoshi-kun~."

Tsuna ignored that, not because he didn't care or he didn't want to stoop to Byakuran's level, but he couldn't object to the other's observation of him. So far it was very true. Still, the brunette felt that the kitsune was making a pledge to a complete stranger. However, the brunette considered that the world would be a better place if people kept their promises. Then again if things came up, things they couldn't control, then it would be a bit extreme to be so unforgiving. He would hate to die just because something silly obstructed him for fulfilling his promise. Tsuna then remembered something. "Hieeee! I'm late for work!"

The snowy fox watched the human frantically raced around his apartment, trying to prepare himself for work. To Byakuran it was very entertaining to watch Tsuna dance and wiggle around the small apartment as if he was possessed by a specter. "Are you well enough to go in?" Byakuran questioned.

"I think so." Tsuna said, pulling a clean shirt over his head. Thanks to their conversation, the human didn't feel as bad about the whole situation.

"Better hurry then." The kitsune said as he began heading for the door.

"Are you going somewhere?" The brunette asked curiously as he watched the snow headed male exit.

Byakuran looked over his shoulder at the brunette. "Hmmm~ is that an invitation to stay?"

Tsuna shook his head rapidly. "No, I'm sure you have your own stuff to do. I wouldn't ask you to do that."

"I'll be back to tuck you in tonight." The ivory fox spirit said as he sauntered over to the russet headed human. Byakuran then brought his mouth to the other's ear and whispered. "Tsu~na~yo~shi~kun~."

Tsuna reddened hearing each syllable of his name breathed against the shell of his ear. The human became flustered, stammering to get his words out and backing up from Byakuran, creating a distance between them. "I-I didn't mean it that way!"

Byakuran simpered at the brunette. "You're late for work, remember?"

A wave of recognition crashed over Tsuna and he speedily went back to dressing for work. "Do whatever you want!" Tsuna said as he placed on his shoes and raced out of his apartment.

"Have fun~" Byakuran followed him out, watching the brunette dash down the street. Once the human was out of sight, the fox spirit's body gave up in response to all the energy he had spent. He leaned against the apartment complex for support and tried to limit his movements while he regained himself. Just dealing with Hibari took a lot out of him. Mostly because he was combat shy. He wasn't good at fights, he was more of strategist. So that was why he eluded fights as much as possible. However, getting out of fighting Hibari directly had its price. It wasn't easy fabricating all those illusions, especially the one that entertained Hibari while they escaped. He didn't say anything to Tsuna, mainly because he knew the other would not be comfortable with it. Luckily, he had a back up. If there was no one else he could rely on, he had other people who wouldn't mind the exchange.

The snowy reynard took out a white phone from his pants pocket and began to dial a number by memory. He placed the device by his ear and waited.

"Who is it?" A grouchy yet young sounding voice answered the call.

Byakuran wasn't troubled by the acid in the other's voice, because he knew it wasn't intended toward him. This person would never speak to him in such a way. "Did I catch you at a bad time, Bluebell?"

Expectedly, the voice became sugary and enthusiastic. "Of course not! I thought you were somebody disgusting and stupid!"

"Well, I'm not any of those thankfully." The kitsune replied, "But the reason I'm calling is because I need you…now."

"Where are you? I'll meet you there." Bluebell asked.

Byakuran hesitated in answering. His lavender eyes looked to Tsuna's door and then he pushed himself off the wall, walking onto the street. "I rather met you at the usual place."

Hibari watched the bright orange flames dance in front of him. His steel blue eyes glared at what was once the ivory haired fox's mirror image. The tengu leader had presumed that he had killed the fox, but soon after he had claimed victory, the body combusted into a flame. Fox fire. All Hibari could remark about being duped by the reynard yet again was: "That kitsune is irritating."

"Kyo-san, do you want us to go after them?" Kusakabe offered as he watched his leader stared into the small blaze.

"No." Hibari simply said. There was no need to go after them. He had merely let them go and now they were indebted to him. He let them live in order to locate Ieyasu, a person more worthy of his attention.

The tengu leader placed a pale hand on his chest that began to ache. Ever since he saw that human, he was reminded of his encounter with his grandfather. Years ago, they had met in the mountains. Ieyasu had to be a boy nonot older than ten, but he was already well known in the mountains for the exorcism of demons and vengeful spirits. Even at a young age as he was very strong, but he was also very mischievous and that was how their paths crossed.

Ieyasu was teasing a couple of mountain sprites, which caught Hibari's attention. He confronted Ieyasu, naturally, and surprisingly the onmyouji didn't back down. He fearlessly engaged in a test of strength with Hibari, which resulted in the crow tengu getting burned severely by a talisman meant to be used on a demon. Of course, the burn couldn't be healed and has been a constant reminder of his lost. For decades, the tengu leader had wanted a rematch with onmyouji and he hadn't been able to trace him. Now he was presented with the chance of finally settling his score with Ieyasu by using his grandson to locate him. That was the only reason the human and the infuriating fox were still allowed to live.

"Why did I say that?" Tsuna said to himself. He still couldn't get over how he reacted toward Byakuran. Why did I have say, "do whatever you want", now he probably thinks I really wanted him to stay.

The distressed human tried not to think too much of it. The kitsune probably didn't care or thought it was amusing. Tsuna walked up to the Haneuma, the restaurant he worked at. Despite its name, it was a very respectable place. A lot of families and students came to the place. The latter group probably came because the owner was handsome and charismatic. Once the brunette walked in, Tsuna was immediately confronted by a man, a couple of years older than him with golden hair and chocolate colored eyes.

"You're late, Tsuna. I'm going to have to punish you." The Blonde owner took a hold of the brunette's cheeks, pinching and stretching the skin.

The brunette began to tear up from the torture. "Di-Di-Dino-san!"

Dino released Tsuna's face, leaving the brunette's cheeks sore and red. Tsuna began to rub at them to dull down the stinging. "I hope you learned your lesson."

"It wasn't my fault. I was tied up with personal stuff." Tsuna said in his defense. Although, he wanted to tell his boss that he had been kidnapped by the crow tengu, he was sure the other wouldn't have believed him.

"It's okay, Tsuna. I'm not holding it against you." The blonde assured his employee. "We were not that busy today anyway."

"Good, but I'm sorry for coming in late."

"It's fine, it's fine. You'll make up later. The rush hour customers will be coming in soon enough,though."

Tsuna nodded and headed for the kitchen. Enma and he usually worked in the back. It was mostly about damage control, rather than the position they chose. When they had first started as waiters, it was a disaster. They messed up orders and even if they got the correct orders, it ended up on the floor somehow. But Dino never gave up on them, he believed that they were good workers and made them into dishwashers. Actually, it turned out that they liked doing that better than serving people.

Tsuna entered the kitchen, greeting the chefs as he went by. The human spotted his best friend in the usual spot over the sink doing the dishes. Enma had short crimson hair and eyes. There was a bandage always on the other's nose, Tsuna figured was for style. The brunette was quick to realize the new bandages on Enma's chin and wrist. The other had his head down as he concentrated on a particular dish.

"Good afternoon, Enma." Tsuna greeted as he approached the other boy.

The quiet boy looked up from his work and acknowledged Tsuna. "You're late."

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you what happened." Tsuna began as he placed on his gloves and apron.

"Why is your face red?" The other said meekly as he continued to scrub a dish clean.

The brunette took his post next to Enma, plunging his hands into the murky and soapy water. He then searched the bottom of the sink for unwashed plates and utensils. "Dino pinched my cheeks because I was late." Tsuna replied.

"Oh." Enma uttered softly in response. "He did that to me once."

"Oh yea, when you broke all those dishes, right?" Tsuna smiled.

Enma nodded softly and laughed a little. "Didn't you break more than me, though?"

"I think he let me off the hook when he dropped that whole case of drinking glasses." Tsuna said, reminiscing about their experiences at the restaurant. Perhaps, Dino sympathized with the both of them because they were just as clumsy as he was.

However, a need surfaced in Tsuna. He wanted to share his experience with Enma, after all they were best friends since middle school and they rarely kept anything from each other. The brunette viewed Enma as his confidant, because he knew the other would listen and wouldn't judge him. "Enma, do you believe in spirits and stuff?"

Chapter End

Notes

Tengu Fan- The most valuable treasure of all Tengu, held by the leader of Tengu, Soujoubou. It is said to create gusts of wind with one swipe. The fan is made of feathers.

Ieyasu- The name Giotto took on when he immigrated to Japan in the KHR manga and anime. Except in this story, Ieyasu is not Italian, he's a very powerful Japanese onmyouji and Tsuna's grandfather…not his great-great-great-great grandfather.

Haneuma – means Mad Horse, but it was also used for Dino's Italian nickname "Bucking Bronco".

Author's note: I know the interaction with Hibari was kind of anti-climatic, but I wrote this scene multiple times. Either Byakuran got his ass handed to him and there was no solution or somehow Hibari was defeated, which I don't think is believable. I choose the way I ended it here better, because I felt it was more in character ( and gives Hibari the reason to potentially stalk or pursue Tsuna, if he wanted to).Thank you for reading my story thus far and please review my work. A little encouragement goes a long way. Thank you Dragonlady2000_15 for checking this chapter.