AnimeKiwi369: Longest chapter so far!
Copper: Exactly how long?
AnimeKiwi369: Almost five thousand words.
Copper: That is long.
AnimeKiwi369: I told you. Now please remember that I am an only child, so I don't know anything about babies.
Copper: AnimeKiwi369 doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's or its characters.
AnimeKiwi369: I only own the storyline and my own characters. And sorry if any characters are out of character.
Reminiscences
Chapter 9: First Meetings
"Those first few weeks with Copper were tiring." The psychic commented.
"Because everyone wanted at see her?" the Satellite raised man inquired.
"Mainly."
-Flashback-
Copper still slept close to her mother's heart. She'd been sleeping for several hours now and Akiza still felt exhausted. A few hours ago, the nurse had taken of picture of the new family. The psychic's eyelids felt heavy as Yusei stroked her cheek.
"I don't think you've ever looked so beautiful." He told her quietly, seeing her falling asleep. In truth, he was tired, too. She smiled a little, her eyes closing.
"Less talky, more sleepy." She said, a little delirious from the lack of sleep and the pain she had felt when she was having Copper. Both heard a giggle from the doorway and looked over to see Carly, with her and Jack's son, Jonathan on her back; he seemed to be asleep.
"I see you're both doing well." She commented, walking in.
"Please, don't do a story on our daughter, Carly." Yusei told her, in an almost begging tone.
"I'm not here as Carly Atlas, reporter and photographer. I'm simply here as Carly Atlas, friend." She informed them and looked at Akiza, whose eyes were beginning to close again, "You must be tired, Akiza."
"Whatever gave you that idea?" she asked sarcastically and sleepily. Akiza tried stifling a yawn, but was unable to do so.
"I just thought I'd stop by to see how you were doing." Carly told them, "And I see you're both doing well and tired."
"We've been up since ten-thirty last night. We basically haven't gotten any sleep since the other night." Yusei informed her.
"You're holding up better than Jack did, though, Yusei." The reporter commented, "As soon as John in my arms, he just fell asleep. He didn't even get to hold him until he woke up. Although, then again, he was with me for all forty-three hours of labor." She came over by Akiza, who was half-asleep. "She's lucky to have you two for parents."
"Thanks." They both responded.
"What's her name?" Carly inquired.
"Cyli-Elizabeth, but we're calling her Copper." Yusei responded.
"That's cute." The reporter commented, "I let you guys be. I'll see you later."
"See ya, Carly." They both replied, tired.
"That was…nice of her…to stop…by." Akiza remarked slowly, her breathing becoming deeper while she still held Copper, "Yusei?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you know if my parents are coming?"
"Not today. You're father is on a business trip with your mother, but he said that they'd leave today, so they could see us as soon as possible."
"Oh." She said quietly, "Will Martha come at all?"
"I haven't exactly called her yet. But don't worry, I'll handle that. Just rest right now, Akiza." Yusei told her, able to stifle a yawn to kiss her cheek, "You deserve it." But the psychic didn't hear; she was already fast asleep, still holding Copper in her arms. They both looked so relaxed and happy.
They look so cute together. And when they sleep. He thought, rubbing his eyes sleepily, I think take their example and do the same. The dark-haired Signer leaned back a little, closing his eyes and fell asleep.
Akiza slept peacefully through to the next day, occasionally feeling her daughter nuzzle her head against her chest during her sleep. She slowly opened her eyes and looked down at Copper, still sleeping. The psychic gently kissed the top of her head. She looked over at the chair Yusei was in and found him asleep. She smiled gently at him and turned her attention back to her daughter.
The little baby stirred a bit and opened her little eyes. Copper gave a little yawn, making Akiza laugh a little in a low tone, so as not to scare her. A nurse came in quietly and looked over the baby, as well as changing her. Copper cried a little when she was taken away from her mother and the redhead was a bit reluctant to let go of her. The infant whimpered when she was given back to her mother.
"If you were planning on nursing her, you can start right away." The nurse whispered before leaving.
Copper whimpered again, crying softly.
"Are you hungry?"Akiza asked, stroking her child's cheek. She dropped one of the straps of her nightgown, exposing her breast as she began nursing her daughter. She gently rubbed Copper's head with her thumb as the baby drank for several minutes. The psychic pulled the strap back up and just cradled her new daughter as she listened to Akiza's heartbeat.
"I can't wait to get back home." Yusei commented, startling her a bit, as he woke up, "I miss our bed."
"You could leave you know." She pointed, "Or you could sleep on the couch."
"And miss spending time with you two, I think not." He retorted, rubbing his eyes, "I'll be fine. And I'd rather be close you two, anyway."
"If you say so, Stardust." She told him, continuing to stroke Copper's head. Yusei reached out a hand and joined in stroking their daughter's head.
"Do you want me to get you something to eat?" he asked.
"Not at the moment, no." she replied, "I don't want to let go of her." She moved her hand and began stroke her baby's cheek. Copper reached out her tiny little hands and grabbed her mother's index finger. She stuck it in her small mouth and began suckling it a little, like it was a pacifier or a bottle. "And I don't think she wants to let go either."
"I think you're right." He agreed, "I don't I want to leave you two either." He told them, although Copper couldn't understand. Yusei gently kissed their daughter's head and then lightly kissed Akiza on her lips, "I love you."
She kissed him back, sweetly, and smiled at him, "I love you, too."
He smiled back and began to stroke his wife's hair, brushing and twirling it with his fingers. She closed her eyes, enjoying the dark-haired Signer's tender touch.
"How do you feel?" he inquired, looking up and down her.
"I still feel exhausted." She answered, "And I feel really sore."
"I could only image." He responded.
"How?" she asked, smirking, "I'm the one that gave birth to her."
"Yeah, that's true." Yusei admitted, chuckling, "I guess I wouldn't know."
They stayed like that for a couple hours. Copper had fallen back asleep and Akiza was falling back asleep as well when they heard a knock at her hospital room door. Both looked at the doorway and saw the psychic's parents standing there.
"Mom, dad." She addressed, surprised; she hadn't really expected them to come for a few more days, "You're here."
"Of course we are." Mrs. Izinski responded quietly, both coming over by her side.
"We wanted to meet our granddaughter as soon as possible." Her father told her in a low tone, "I'm sorry we couldn't be here to actually see her birth, little rose."
"It's all right, dad." She responded, "I know your work is important."
"But you're more important, Akiza." the Senator disagreed. She blushed despite herself.
"Thanks, dad." She told him, looking lovingly at her daughter who was still held tightly against her chest.
"She's beautiful, Akiza." her mother commented, looking at her sleeping granddaughter as Copper nuzzled her mother's chest again.
"We think so." Yusei agreed with his arm around his wife's shoulders.
"What's her name?" Senator Izinski asked.
"Cyli-Elizabeth." The dark-haired man replied.
"A beautiful name for a beautiful child." Akiza's father told them.
"However, we're calling her Copper, dad." The psychic said to her parents.
"That's cute." Her mother commented, "When are you going to be taking her home?"
"In a few more days." Yusei informed them, going and sitting on the bed next to his wife.
Akiza wasn't really listening much; she just kept holding Copper as she slept. The baby stirred and opened her eyes. She looked at her mother and then to her father before she looked over at her grandparents curiously. Copper held up and tiny hand and waved it in the air. The other occupants in the room laughed softly as the female Signer reached out her own, slender hand and took the baby's hand in her own. She kissed her child's head delicately.
"You've really taken to your daughter, haven't you, little rose?" The Senator inquired. Akiza just looked at her father with a smile and nodded.
"She's hardly put Copper down since the doctor gave her to her." Yusei told them.
"Is that true?" Mrs. Izinski asked.
"Yeah," Akiza answered, feeling tired again, "I just feel so protective of her."
"As am I." Yusei added.
"Becoming parents does that to you." Her father told her, looking at her and her husband, who both nodded.
"I'm so glad you came to see us, mom and dad." The redheaded psychic thanked, closing her eyes and leaning back into the hospital pillows.
"So are we." Her mother said and turned towards her husband, "I think we ought to leave. They're obviously tired. We can come back and see them later."
"You're probably right." The senator agreed, looking at his daughter, who already half-asleep. Both turned to leave, "We'll see you two soon."
"All right, good-bye Senator." Yusei told them.
"Bye, mom, dad." Akiza added before falling back into a peaceful sleep.
She's so cute when she sleeps. Yusei thought as he looked at his wife; he looked at their daughter, who was still awake in her mother's arms. He tried gently to pry Copper out of his wife's arms; her arms had to be tired. But he couldn't; the psychic had too strong, yet gentle of a hold on their daughter and the baby was clinging to Akiza a bit. He chuckled silently; it was cute that both wanted the other so much.
The dark-haired Signer tenderly touched his lips on Copper's head, "I love you, baby." He whispered in her little ear and she giggled as his warm breath tickled her ear.
He kissed his wife's cheek and rubbed her abdomen gently, "And I love you."
A week later, after very long visits from friends, the psychic was allowed to leave to hospital. Yusei carried Akiza with Copper still cradled next to her heart, bridal-style up to their bedroom and laid her in their bed. He went back downstairs and got the suitcase out of the car, bringing it back upstairs.
"How do you feel?" he asked his wife as she nursed their daughter; he still wasn't used to seeing that yet.
"I'm less sore, but still really sore and I'm kind of hungry." She told him.
"I'll go make you something." He went back downstairs and made Akiza something to eat before returning upstairs again.
"I could just go downstairs, Yusei." She pointed out as he entered their room with a tray of food. He noticed that Copper was in her crib that was by the female Signer.
"You're still resting." He told her, kneeling on their bed and setting the tray across the redhead's lap, "I don't want you to strain yourself too much."
"You're sweet." She commented, like she always did, and cupped the back of his neck attempting to pull him into a kiss, but was interrupted by the phone ringing. A growl emitted from the back of Akiza's throat; she hated being interrupted when she was trying to kiss her husband. Yusei grabbed the phone.
"Hello?" he asked in a bored tone.
"Yusei!" Crow addressed, "We need you at the shop. The new runner's not working properly. We've tried everything."
The dark-haired Signer sighed, "Fine. I'll come and see what's wrong. See you in a few."
"Thanks pal." The two hung up.
"Think you'll be all right for a few hours?" he asked his wife.
"I'll be fine, just hurry back home." She told him.
"I'll try and don't strain yourself." Yusei said and kissed her cheek, "Love you."
"Love you, too, Yusei." Akiza replied as he left.
He got on his duel runner and quickly went to the shop.
"All right, guys," he said upon entering the garage where the others were, "what's wrong with the runner? I'm not even gone a week and you're already frantic."
"It just won't work." Kalin huffed, light shades of dark circles under both his and Jack's eyes.
"How long has it been since you guys got a good night sleep?" he asked.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Jack snapped.
"Let me take a look at the engine." Yusei told them and studied the piece of machinery. He attached two wires and turned back to the other, "You didn't see the two wires you forgot to connect?"
"I guess." Crow admitted, "I guess I've been worried about Dove lately and Jack and Kalin haven't gotten much sleep because of their boys and now you've been gone on account of Akiza. So I guess we're all just a little frazzled. We know you probably want to be with your wife and daughter, but we feel kinda lost without ya."
"I'll work today but only until two." He told them, "All right?"
"Fine." The others responded.
He got back home at about two-fifteen and saw Akiza in the kitchen with a baby bottle in hand, looking tired.
"I thought you were going to keep nursing Copper for a while." He commented coming beside her.
"Too tired." She responded shortly.
"I thought I said not to strain yourself." He pointed out as they left the kitchen.
"I haven't strained myself yet. I'm just still sore."
"Sit down for a minute, Akiza." Yusei commanded her, and helped her down on the couch. She placed the bottle on the coffee table.
"I'm just so sore." She said.
"Do you want me to rub your shoulders?" he asked.
"I'd like that." Akiza told him and he started doing so. She yawned a little and felt herself falling back into unconsciousness, "That feels really good, Yusei." She told him, lowering herself onto the couch.
"Akiza?" he asked, seeing her lower onto the couch. Yusei looked closer and saw she was asleep.
He slid his hands under her and picked her up bridal-style. He carried her back upstairs and placed her under the covers of their bed. The Signer looked at the daughter sitting up in the crib.
"I think it's best if we give your mother a break." He whispered as he lifted her out of the crib and went back downstairs. He grabbed the bottle that was still on the coffee table. It was still warm, like it was supposed to be; he stuck gently in her small mouth and she began to drink slowly. He set the bottle in on the counter when she finished and rocked her in his arms.
Yusei heard the phone ring. He picked it up and his breath caught in his throat as he read the number.
"Might as well get this over with, huh?" he asked the baby and put the phone to his ear, "Hello?"
"Why am I just now hearing that Akiza gave birth a week ago, Yusei?" Martha asked, incredulously.
"I, um…just that, you see uh…" he trailed off awkwardly.
"Forget it, Yusei." His foster mother told him, "Congratulations."
"Thanks, Martha."
"So what do you have? A son or a daughter?"
"Daughter." He answered shortly.
"I can't wait to see her." She said, "How's Akiza holding up?"
"She's actually resting right now."
"You are taking care of her, right?"
"Yes, Martha. I am."
"I'll try to see you and the others soon, Yusei."
"All right. Bye, Martha."
"Good-bye, Yusei." They hung up the phone and the Signer let out a relieved sigh.
"That was easier than I thought." he told Copper and heard a knock at the door, "We sure are popular today, aren't we?" he chuckled, causing the baby to giggle. Yusei answered the door, revealing the twins standing there, "Leo, Luna. What are you doing here?"
"We wanted to go see how you and Akiza were doing?" Luna told him cheerfully.
"She's resting right now, actually." He repeated from his conversation with Martha.
"Is that your guys' baby, Yusei?" Leo asked, looking at Copper.
"What do you think, Leo?" Luna asked sarcastically, "Of course it's their baby."
Copper gave a little giggle at the twins' short argument. Yusei held her up a little more in his arms so she could see the twins.
"This is Leo and Luna, Copper." He whispered in her ear, "Leo, Luna, this is Copper."
"Oh, Yusei, she's so cute." Luna cooed, waving a little at the infant, who waved a little back.
"You guys' named her 'Copper'?" Leo asked.
"That's just what we're calling her. Her real name's Cyli-Elizabeth."
"Oh." The male twin said.
"You and Akiza must be so happy, Yusei." Luna commented.
"Yeah, we are, but Akiza's still recovering. She's really protective of Copper; she's hardly let go of her this past week."
"Who would've thought Akiza would be a protective, motherly type." Leo commented, earning a punch in the arm from his sister, "Hey, I'm just saying she didn't seem like she could ever be that way when we first met her. Sorry."
"It's fine. But you two should really see her when she has Copper. They're really close already. She's changed even more since she had Cyli."
"There's also another reason we came to see you."
"What?"
"We were wondering if you, Akiza, and your baby would like to spend Christmas week with us." Luna said
"Our parents are going to be out of town that week…again." Leo added.
"I'll ask Akiza about it, but I'm sure she won't mind."
"Well, we should get going. We don't want to be late." Leo told him.
"Don't want to be late for what?" Yusei asked.
"We've got a double date with Daniel and Majorie tonight." Luna told him as she and Leo began leaving, "See ya later."
"See ya!" Leo shouted back, startling Copper.
"Bye, guys." He responded and closed the door as the baby started crying. Yusei rocked her and stroked her cheek, "Shhh…it's okay, baby." He whispered. Copper cries soon diminished into small whimpers. Yusei cradled her near his heart and she rested her head over it until she fell asleep. He went back up to his and Akiza's room and gently laid her in her crib.
He looked over at his wife. She was sleeping soundly on her back. He crawled next to her and kissed her on the cheek, "Sleep well."
The next morning, Akiza woke up early, still tired, when her arm landed on the mattress instead of her husband's chest, like she intended. She noted Yusei wasn't beside her. She sat up a little. He was coming out of the bathroom just in his jeans, trying to dry his hair with a towel.
"You won't be able to dry that fast." She pointed out, "Your hair is too thick. Are you going somewhere? And why so early?" she asked looking at the clock that read 6:30.
"Work; the guys feel lost without me. And I'm early going in to make sure nothing else needs to be fixed." He told her, "Can I trust you won't strain yourself?"
"Yes, Yusei, I'll be a good girl." She half-mocked in a teasing way.
"All right. Can I do anything for you before I leave?" He asked, pulling a somewhat tight black v-neck tee-shirt that outlined his muscles over his head, "I won't take 'no' for an answer."
"Actually, I wasn't going to say no." she answered, covering her mouth as she yawned.
"What do you want me to do for you?"
"Can you hand me Copper, please?" Akiza asked her husband who was already getting their daughter. Yusei handed the baby to her and the psychic cradled her close, "I'm so glad we have her, Stardust. She's such a wonderful blessing. I still can't believe she's ours; that we're her parents." She told him, lying down on the bed. Copper clung to her mother even though she was asleep.
"I know, darling." He agreed, kissing her forehead, "I'll see you later today, all right?"
"Okay." She told him, "I love you."
"I love you, too." He said, smiling gently at her as he left.
Akiza gently pulled the covers around her and Copper.
"I love you, Copper." She whispered closing her eyes as their daughter nuzzled the crook of her neck and her small, soft breaths tickled her neck. She felt relaxed as she fell back asleep.
The psychic heard a cry reach her ears and opened her eyes. She looked down at Copper and sat up. She rubbed her daughter's head gently with her thumb, trying to calm her.
"What's wrong?" she asked quietly, bringing her head close to her child's, "Are you hungry, again?" they baby's cries ceased a little hearing her say that and reached out her small hands. She laughed softly a little bit, realizing that was what Copper wanted and started nursing her daughter. The baby looked at her brightly when she was finished drinking her mother's milk.
Akiza got out of bed and placed the infant in her crib while she dressed, not putting her gloves on at all. She looked at the clock; 5: 54; she must have been tired. She picked up Copper again, grabbed a few things, and walked downstairs. She took her daughter into the kitchen. The Signer plugged up the sink and began filling it with warm water. While water filled the stainless steel sink, the psychic slowly undressed Copper out of her little baby clothes and put her in the water. A surprised look crossed her face as she entered the water and she whimpered a little.
"It's okay." She reassured softly, kissing her forehead, "I'm just going to give you a bath, baby. There's no reason to be afraid." She cooed and covered her eyes with her hands, a small smile on her lips. She uncovered her eyes and the baby giggled.
Akiza scooped up a small amount of water in her cupped hand and trickled it over Copper's head. She repeated the process a few times, "See?" she told her. "It's not so bad. It's just a little water." She gently scrubbed water on her before she poured a little bit of baby wash soap into the palm of her hand. She slowly lathered her daughter careful to not get any in her eyes, nose, or mouth as she washed her head.
As she gently caressed Copper's cheek, the baby grabbed her index finger again. Akiza laughed softly as her daughter didn't let go. The little baby reached out her other hand out, like she wanted or saw something. The psychic didn't know what Copper wanted or saw, but found out a few seconds later when familiar, strong arms wrapped around her from behind.
Yusei rested his chin over her shoulder with his eyes closed and rested his head in the crook of her neck. He nuzzled her, like Copper did, and let out a tired sigh before he kissed her where her neck and shoulder met. She let him do so as she continued to wash their newest addition of their family.
"Tired?" she asked.
"They really were lost without me." He said, "I did inventory, went over every piece of machinery, every schematic, every equation, and how much has been brought in, our expenses, salaries. By the way, I get paid tomorrow. Then Trudge and another client had problems with their runners that I only knew how to fix. Then Tanner's car was acting up that I had to fix. And Yanagi got back from his recent trip and told us all about it. It took all of lunch for him to explain, so I didn't get a chance to ice my headache. And there wasn't any aspirin in the medicine cabinet at work."
"Sounds like you had a rough day." She commented.
"My head hurts, my arms hurt. I just hurt. And I'm just plain tired." He told her, a bit delirious from everything, "How was your day?"
"I just got up a little while ago." She answered, trickling water over Copper's head, beginning to wash off the soap, "Copper was hungry. And then I came down here to wash her, which I'm almost done doing."
Yusei opened one of his eyes and looked at their daughter, "Hey, baby." He told her, taking off a glove, and reaching out a hand to stroke her soap-covered cheek, "How are you?"
She just made a giggly sound and cooed at her father. He let out a yawn, making both the baby and his wife giggle. Copper let out a little yawn too. Yusei chuckled a little, tiredly.
"You tired again, too, sweetie?" he asked as he scooped up a little water and let it trickle over Copper's small body.
"Go take a nap." Akiza told him.
"I think I'll take one with the baby, like you have." Yusei told her, taking off his other glove and flicked some of the water at his wife.
"You are tired if you're flicking water at me." She said, flicking him back.
"By the way, Leo and Luna stopped by yesterday. They want to know if we'd like to spend Christmas week with them."
"I think that'd be nice." She responded.
The female Signer lifted Copper out of the bubble-filled water and placed her on a towel, beginning to dry her gently. The dark-haired Signer absently played with a piece of his wife's hair. Their daughter whimpered a little again as the soft towel dried her.
"It's just a towel, little star-rose." Yusei told her and Akiza looked at him with curious eyes.
"'Little star-rose'?" she repeated.
"I must be tired if I'm coming up with nicknames for Copper."
"I like it. Little star-rose. That's what our daughter is; a baby from a star and a rose." She told turning back to Copper, gently drying her cheek, "Our little star-rose. Do you like that, honey?"
The little dark-haired baby just cooed and giggled, reaching out her little hands at her mother. Akiza gently continued to dry her off.
"I don't think you've ever been so gentle. Not even after that eleven and a half hour surgery I had."
"Mother's touch, I guess." She responded as she took a washcloth and dried the small amount of hair Copper had. A knock came from the front door.
"I'll get it." Yusei told her and went to the front door. He opened it and saw his foster mother, "Martha? What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you and Akiza, of course." She responded.
"How did you get here?"
"I got Jack to give me a ride. I had to come and see you. I told you I'd see you soon."
"Yusei? Who's at the door?" Akiza asked as she came up to him with Copper in a little sling to carry her in, "Oh, hi, Martha." She greeted, surprised.
"She came to see us and the baby." Yusei informed her.
"That's nice of you, Martha, to come all the way from Satellite just to see us." Akiza told her.
"I couldn't wait to see your daughter." Martha told them. The psychic took Copper out of the sling she had around her and cradled her in her arms.
"Martha, this is Cyli-Elizabeth. We're calling her Copper for short." Yusei introduced quietly, lightly rubbing the baby's head. His foster mother patted his shoulder.
"She's beautiful, Yusei." Martha told him, "She looks a lot like you, Akiza."
"Really?" she asked, looking down at her daughter, who was looking sleepy again, "I thought she looked more like her father. Her wonderful, sweet father." She commented, moving closer to her husband and kissed his cheek.
"She does. She might have most of Yusei's eyes and hair color, but she looks like you."
"Thanks." The psychic told her, "Would you like to stay for dinner?"
"Only if you let me help." She responded.
"Of course." Akiza replied and looked over at her husband. Yusei's head was down, his eyes closed; he was nodding off. She shook his shoulder, "Yusei? Wake up, honey."
"Huh?" he asked and looked up, "Sorry. Work really drained me today." He told them, yawning.
"Then go rest up, Yusei." Martha ordered him.
"I think I will. My head's killing me anyway." He told them, moving towards the stairs, "Just wake me when dinner's ready."
"Yusei, wait for a second." The female Signer commanded and he stopped for a second as she came over to him, "Copper's tired again. Can you take her up there?"
The Satellite-raised man nodded, trying to stifle another yawn, "Sure." He told her, taking their daughter from his wife. He went up to their room and lied down on the bed, his eyelids feeling heavy. He kept Copper close to him, over his heart. She was already asleep, just like he was.
A little while later, Akiza went up to their room and found both her husband and daughter asleep. Yusei was on his back and Copper was curled on top of his chest.
They look so relaxed together. She thought quietly as she went over about to wake them, but they looked so tired and relaxed. I'll fix something for Yusei when he gets and feed Copper when she wants it. I'll let them sleep for now. She decided and left the room, leaving both of them, peacefully asleep in the dark.
It had been an interesting week.
-End Flashback-
"That first week with Copper was easier than we thought." Yusei commented, "Really all of raising her was easy."
"At least," Akiza started, "it was for us."
AnimeKiwi369: I repeat, I am a fourteen year-old only child, so I don't know anything about what goes on with babies.
Copper: Yeah, what she said. Hey! We have a lot in common.
AnimeKiwi369: But there are some differences. But we do probably I created like that.
Copper: Oh.
AnimeKiwi369: Please be kind and please review. I'd really like to get more than two reviews for this chapter. And please review kindly. I'll try to update soon. Oh and before I forget, Copper's real name, Cyli-Elizabeth, the Cyli part is pronounced as Kai-Lee. Just since I've never really made that clear. Please review!
