Finally, after a week of being stuck in the middle of the ocean, everyone had returned to school and the trip was deemed over. Classes had been going on for a week now and Jackie spent more and more time with Tokiya, exploring their new found friendship. Turns out, even though they had very different personalities and interests, they got along very well. He could take her sudden jolts of hyperactivity and she listened to he talking about his books. Tokiya was still in the A-class with Jackie, Otoya, Natsuki, Tomochika, and Masato, but he seemed much less intent to get into the S-class then Jackie had thought he would.
Tokiya had been asked to sing in front of the class a moment ago and so far he blew the class away. He had such an amazing voice that could reach many different pitches that is was no wonder he was in the S-class. His songs showed his new found heart and his music glowed with a new vibe of life. Jackie couldn't help but close her eyes as she absorbed the pitch of the song he sang, a smile falling on her face as she felt his love for music in every word he sang. She found that in the last week and a half she had grabbed a large number of his songs. They were flying off him like there was no tomorrow and the music just had to sing~! She greedily gathered as many strands as she could get, her 'Tokiya' folder getting a little cramped over time. Of course, the other boys weren't slacking either.
All the boys have been producing amazing music constantly, causing the air to ring with a feel of inspirement, even to those who couldn't see the music. But, it was rather odd for this to occur. After all, none of them had ever produced this much music- in fact, she had never seen anyone, or anything for that matter, produced so much music in such a short amount of time. It was overwhelming- to both her and her black box. It could only hold so much and she found herself trapping many pieces of music in any old random container she could find when she didn't have enough time to just slide them onto pieces of paper. Her black box was filled with music. Their music was flying off of them to what seemed to be a never ending flow of songs. She had been finding them everywhere, even finding one stuck in the sewers just outside the building. In fact, in the classroom, right now, there were already five strips floating around. She was afraid that they would cause a chain reaction and music would just fly everywhere.
Music never behaved this way before. Music was usually written over whenever someone's personality or mood changed, always changing to a toon that fit the person and the place. Music never breaks off when being replaced- otherwise there would just be a world of music. And, those few times when they did just break off, they would disappear rather fast, since nothing was supporting their song anymore. The only time a strip of music was replaced was when the previous music strip had been physically torn off either by accident or by her own hands. It was unnatural to say the least.
When Tokiya finished up his song the class gave him a round of applause and Ringo rushed over to him to give him outstanding reviews and praise. Tokiya thanked him and turned his head to Jackie for a moment, sneaking her a smile. Jackie responded with a thumbs up and a goofy smile, clearly happy with his performance. After all, she did write that song and give it to him, wanting to do something with the many strips of music she had from him just idolly laying around. He sat back down just in time for Ringo to dismiss the class, the students beginning to chat among themselves. Jackie and Tomochika stood up as well, packing their things up while Tomochika talked about a new dress she had ordered for Jackie, who responded less than enthusiastically. Just as the two friends were heading to the door a whistle sounded, causing them to turn around. Ringo, who had wrestled with his fingers, moved his finger in a summoning motion, calling them over.
"Hold on a moment, Jackie-chan, I need to talk to you." Ringo said, winking at Jackie. Jackie came back into the room and stopped in front of him, Tomochika right on her heals. "You can go, Tomochika." Tomochika shrugged and turned around, heading to the exit and saying her 'see you's. Jackie smiled at her friend's 'no care' attitude. Jackie turned back to Ringo with a smile on her face.
"Is there something you need?" She asked, tapping the toe of her shoe behind her like a kid, her hands swept behind her back as they knitted together.
"It's nothing I need to talk to you about. Shining requested to see you in his office at the time." Ringo explained. "I'm bringing you down."
"What about dinner?" Jackie asked, feeling her stomach on the edge of rumbling, but just not hungry enough for to to give it's satisfying rumble.
"Don't worry, you'll get to eat." Ringo smiled, pushing Jackie out the door. "Now come on, we mustn't dadle~!"
"Okay." Jackie compiled, following Ringo as he lead her through the halls. Ringo praised her on their way, continually finding a way to extend his impressment on one simply subject.
"I have to admit, it's impressive how well you'd been doing." Ringo smiled. "I thought that it wouldn't go too well- putting a girl who only speaks English in a class of kids that speak only Japanese. But you've done very well! It takes a lot to translate writing for you so you can read it, you know. Shining actually hired someone to translate everything for you so you can attend." Ringo shrugged, brushing it off as nothing. Jackie turned to Ringo, surprised. Shining did all of that for her? Surely he had his facts wrong.
"Really?" Jackie asked, not sure. She would have thought that Shining would want her to learn how to read Japanese, let her fend for herself. He didn't seem like someone to cheat the system for one student.
"Yeah! When we first heard that you wanted to take classes, Shining agreed right away- No questions asked! It was very surprising. He must have seen your talent." Ringo smiled, patting Jackie on the head. Jackie smiled as she was petted and praised more and more, finding the praise and gratitude very moral boosting, almost as if she could now hold her head up just a little higher now.
"I'm glad he feels that way." Jackie hummed, a big smile rolling it's way onto her face. Rounding a corner, they found themselves at an nonexistent wall as they spotted a familiar blue haired man walking down the hallway towards them. Tokiya spotted them on his way down the hallway, having seemingly just exited from Shining's office himself. He approached them, stopping about two feet from them.
"I'm going to tell Shining you're here, let you two have some alone time~" Ringo giggled, walking past them. Jackie nearly frowned from Ringo's comment. She knew that Ringo had seen them together numerous times, watching them interact on a regular basis. So it was no wonder that Ringo was leaving them alone.
"Hi Tokiya." Jackie greeted, looking up at Tokiya with big eyes. The moment Ringo closed the door behind him Jackie jumped forward, hugging Tokiya. "Tokiiiiyaaaaa~ Ohayo!" She squealed happily as Tokiya pet her head. She released him from her vise grip and jumped back, swinging her arms around as she did. However, she was right back to his side in a moment, grabbing hold of his sleeve and tugging at it a little. "Ne ne, Tokiya, why were you in Shining's office? Is it a secret?!" She asked with a toothy smile, jumping up a bit in unreleased excitement.
"No, it's not a secret. He was just telling me that if I keep my grades up then I might get back into the S-class." Tokiya explained, placing a hand on her head in an attempt to calm her down.
"Aw..." Jackie pouted, looking up at Tokiya with sad eyes. "I wanted you to stay in my class. I love hearing you sing!" She smiled, causing Tokiya to smile back, clearly happy to hear her say that.
"I'm glad to hear that. If you'll excuse me." Tokiya walked past Jackie and headed down the hall, most likely heading for his diner.
"Bye, bye, Tokiya~" Jackie called, smiling widely and giving him a big wave over her head, finishing up her childlike act. She turned around and headed over to Shining's office, opening up the door and going inside. Inside Hyuga and Ringo were standing in front of Shining's desk, the principal sitting at the desk while leaning over towards the door expectantly. He looked up at Jackie, smiling from her entrance.
"Miiiisssss Jaquiliiiinnnnnee, soo good for you to joooiiin us!" He said, jumping from his desk and landing in front of Jackie, causing her to jump back a bit in surprise.
"You did call for me." She pointed out, blinking in confusion.
"Yesssss!" Shining shouted, throwing his hands in the air. "I have something for you." Shining jumped back behind his desk, throwing something large up. It slammed on the deck with a thump, causing a few papers to fly into the air while Hyuga and Ringo jumped back a little from the impact. It was a wonder the desk didn't break with Shining standing on it so often and slamming thing on it so much. Shining had thrown down a red suitcase in front of them, which looking rather old with it's worn out fabric and ripping sides. "The airport found your luggage!"
"Really?! Thats great!" Jackie cried, rushing over to grab her suitcase. She hauled it off the desk with some effort, holding it in her arms for a brief moment until the could position it right to fall to the floor. The wheels thumped on the ground, stopping the package itself from smacking on the ground. "YES! I wont have to use deodorant any more!" Jackie jumped, opening the suitcase.
"What does a suitcase have to do with deodorant?" Ringo asked, leaning in close to Jackie. Jackie smiled up at her teacher and quickly undid the lock and pulled something out in haste.
"I have my deodorant rock now!" Jackie smiled, holding up a small rock that looked like a square crystal. "It's like a lifetime supply of deodorant!"
"Really? I thought it wasn't sold in America?" Ringo Thought aloud, tapping his chin.
"It isn't."
"How did you get it?"
"One of my friends gave it to me... before he moved... aw, now I'm sad. Pouty face." Jackie frowned, her lip jutting out in an unwomanly pout.
"Aw~ You are so cute in every way!" Ringo said, patting Jackie on the head.
"What about in the terrifying way?" Jackie asked.
"It terrifies me how cute you are."
Jackie laughed lightly, pulling the suitcase upright and taking out the handle from the top, getting ready to whip it around the halls. "I should bring this to my room."
"WAAIIITTEE!" Shining cried, causing her to stop dead in her tracks. "I was going to inform you after class, BUT, because you have a call, I thought I would give you the suitcase to you now." Shining said, holding out a phone. Jackie stared at the phone. She had... a call? From home? Surly her parents wouldn't have called her, so who did? Jackie tentatively took the phone from Shining, holding it up to her ear.
"Hello." Jackie said, almost forgetting to speak English through the line.
"Ohiyo." A deep voice rumbled through the lines, a hint of kindness lased in it.
"Onee-san!" Jackie cried, realizing who was on the other line.
"What, you speak Japanese now?" He asked in a tepid voice.
"Shut up! Baka!" Jackie said in English... except for the last part.
"Anata wa damatte, anata ni meiwaku sukoshi shiroari." Nick hissed through the phone. (A/N: Translation down in the A/N)
"You speak Japanese?!" Jackie asked, surprised.
"Of course, I learned it for you. I know that you would have gotten use to speaking Japanese now, so I thought it would be helpful to learn a bit."
"Arigato, onee-san! You're the best!"
"Whatever."
"...Hey! Why did you say that before?!"
"Felt like it. How are you doing?"
"Fine, I'm taking classes in this awesome Japanese school for idols!"
"I know, Shining told me about it."
"He did? Hu, I didn't know he knew some English."
"...have you already forgotten I can speak Japanese too?"
"...No."
"Liar." Just before Jackie could remark back to him, she heard the ring of a bell, signaling 6 o'clock.
"Ah! Dinner is over in about twenty minutes! Bye Onee-san!" Jackie quickly spoke, not wanting to miss out on food anytime soon. After saying goodbye, she hung up, handing the phone back to Shining. "Thank you."
"NNNOOO PROBLEMOOOOO!" He cried. Ringo lead Jackie out of the room, her suitcase rolling out behind her.
"Well, I'll leave you to have your dinner, but you should hurry." Ringo warned, turning back into the office and closing the door behind him. Jackie readjusted her bag on her shoulder and turned on her heals, turning down the hallway and heading for the lunch room. She made her way to the dining room and began looking for her friends, suitcase still in hand. But just as she spotted them she heard someone call out her name from behind her. Turning around, she found a familiar redhead standing behind her with a big smile on his face standing behind her.
"Otoya-kun." Jackie chimed with a big smile on her face.
"Kon'nichiwa, Jackie-chan." Otoya greeted her, a small blush on his face.
"Do you need something?" Jackie asked, tilting her head to the side in question, a small smile still sitting on her face.
"W-well, I just wanted to let you know that I filled out the forms and put you down as my composer candidate- my only candidate." Otoya informed, causing Jackie to bite her lip.
"Don't you thinks that's a little rash, only putting me down?" Jackie asked, her voice no more than a whisper.
"No way, you're the only partner I would want! It's gotta be you, 100%!" Otoya smiled in confidence, his eyes shining in determination. "I know what if we worked together, we would win the audition!" Otoya said, taking Jackie's free hand. She was taken back by this motion, but Otoya didn't seem to notice in the slightest. "You don't have to answer me now, take all the time you need. But..." Otoya's face became serious as he looked down onto her eyes, his eyes shining with a serious light. "I would like an answer sometime." Otoya lightened up, letting go of her hand. "W-well I'll see you tomorrow. I'm done eating, so ja ne!" Otoya said as he turned around and left, giving her a bright smile as he jogged through the crowd of people. She just watched after him as he left.
Jackie sighed, feeling a little pressure over choosing Ren or Otoya. In fact, she wasn't hungry anymore. She turned around and began to exit the dining room, ignoring her growling stomach as she headed to the dorms, rolling her suitcase behind her. She hauled it up one flight of stairs before turning to go up a second. But she found her path blocked by a bouquet of flowers, held out to her. Jackie stopped, taking a step back to clear her vision. Looking up, she found a familiar blond haired man smiling down at her.
"Ren?" Jackie asked, blinking up at him in surprise.
"Hello, My Lady." Ren greeted. Jackie was surprised, use to being called 'Little Lamb' by the playboy. "For you." Ren said, placing the flowers into Jackie's hands which she naturally stuck her hand out for, cradling them in her free arm. But before she could thank him for the flowers, he snuck behind her and whispered into her ear: "Also, I turn in my forms, with your name on them, naturally." Jackie gave a gasp of surprise and jumped forward, wiping her body around to face him again. She blinked in confusion, shocked by his actions. "Oh my, it couldn't be that you're still a lost little lamb, are you?" Ren chuckled, taking a step towards her. She moved to back up but found that her jump had already pushed her against a wall, cornering herself. "There's no reason to wonder any longer, Little Lamb." Ren said, placing his arm above her head and she looked up at him. "I won't let you down. I need you." Ren said, looking deep into Jackie's eyes.
Looking closer, she found that his eyes were not as gray as they appeared a long time ago, they were more of a dark blue with a light blue lining to them. His eyes shined passionately and they were enrapturing. They stole her attention for so long she nearly missed him leaning down towards her in a very intended way. But when she did notice, she jumped slightly before falling down the wall a little. Ren chuckled at her attempt to escape, but still backed off.
"I looking forward to a favorable reply, My Little Lamb." Ren said, giving Jackie a wink as he turned away from her. She watched as he walked down the stairs, giving her a shoulder wave as he left. She kept watching until his back disappeared and she continued her climb up the stairs. She rolled herself and her suitcase to her room, placing the red suitcase on her bed and opening it. But then she closed it up again, placing the padlock on it once more. Knowing Tomochika, her clothes would be hidden from her if she was caught with them. She would have to bear it. Though, she did take a second black box out of the red case, knowing that she needed more room for all of the run away music strips she found everywhere all the time.
Jackie stood back up, moving to the bathroom where she placed the flowers in a free vase from under the sink, placing them on her bedside. She almost wanted to turn in for the night, but she found her head clustered with too many thoughts to rest easily. So instead, she exited her room and headed back down the stairs and moved down the hallway. Making her way to the front entrance, she heard a loud 'yo' call out for her. Looking around, she spotted Syo leaning against one of the walls. She strode over to him and he pushed off from his spot, standing in front of her. Only now did she realize that Syo was probably a little shorter than her, his hat and high top sneakers hiding the embarrassing size difference.
"Lets talk." Syo said, gesturing with his head towards the exit. She followed him outside as he turned out of the building and into a small, shielded field by the building, hiding them from prying eyes.
"So, what do you need?" Jackie asked, smiling kindly at him. Syo blushed in response to her pure innocent, looking away for a brief moment.
"Well, you see, I turned in my form today. And I put you name on it." Jackie's smile disappeared as her face went blank, blinking in surprise. "You see," Syo said, turning around as he bent down to the field of three leaf clovers. "You saved my life. I'm not sure how, but that moment you caught me, I felt some strange magic and I knew it- You're the only person I could chose as my graduation partner!" Syo explained, turning his head to Jackie. "I want to repay you for that, and the songs you write are amazing! So, I've chosen you as my partner." Syo turned to Jackie, seeing her distant gaze. He changed the subject, giving a small laugh before he began again. "I feel like you're clumsy and hurt, still trying to fix yourself. So when I see you like that, I feel like I can't leave you alone. But at the same time, you're strong and can pick yourself up after anything. A little rash and you don't make the right choices very often, but somehow those choices always cause the outcome to work."
"It's not them impressive..." Jackie whispered, looking down.
"But it is- very impressive." Syo corrected, turning back to her and lifting himself to his full height. "And I've been looking for someone who can turn a hopeless situation around." Syo moved towards Jackie, placing his hands carefully on her shoulders and moving in close. His intentions were not the same as Ren's, but they made her nervous just the same. "So I think that you could... be my partner." Syo said hopefully, eyes shining with excitement.
"I feel the same." Both Jackie and Syo stopped and turned around in shock as a new figure snuck into the field. They were surprised to find Natsuki in the field. "Konichiwa, Jack-chan." Natsuki giggled.
"J-Jack-chan?" Syo questioned.
"Jack-chan, I want you to be my partner." Natsuki stated, smiling at the two of them.
"What?!" Syo shouted while Jackie simply took a step back. She didn't usually get like this, but the sheer number of surprises as of late was getting to her.
"Jack-chan is so sweet and kind, like a sunny spot!" Natsuki smiled, giving her a thoughtful glance. "I want to sing songs that will warm people's hearts, like you."
"Like me?" Jackie questioned, pointing at herself.
"Yes. And I finally found someone who can write songs that warm the heart and be my sunny spot, even on a cold day. I feel like I can walk into a new world of music with you, Jack-chan." Natsuki reached down to the brunet and pulled her into a loving embrace while Syo let out choking noises on the sideline. Jackie had grown use to Natsuki's hugs- he was much more gentle with her than he was with Syo, but at the moment, it was not a wanted gesture. "You understand music in a way I wish I could," Natsuki whispered, placing his forehead on her shoulder. " want to share that with the world... So, would you please-"
"Let go of her!" Syo shouted, finally getting his nerve back and yanking Natsuki from Jackie, freeing her from the embrace. "Can't you see your upsetting her?!" Syo shouted, pointing an accusing finger at his roommate.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable." Natsuki apologise, fixing his glasses, which had slacked while her hugged her. "I suppose I let my feelings take control, but when I saw you there I couldn't help it." Natsuki frowned, looking like a scolded child. Jackie looked down and away from him. She wasn't mad at him, but she wasn't about to get another hug of gratitude at the moment.
"Oh please!" Syo shouted, stepping in between them. "You're only asking her because you like 'small and cute things'! But I have a real reason for needing her!"
"Thats not true!" Natsuki shouted, raising his voice to an unusually loud volume, even making Syo step back in surprise. Jackie looked up at him as well, locked in his eye contact. "Jack-chan, I'm serious about partnering up with you."
"Wait a minute, Natsuki-"
"Syo-chan," Natsuki interrupted, bending his head down next to Syo. "You know that you've been my favorite love in the world for years." Natsuki hummed, making Syo tilt his head away from Natsuki, a blush coloring his cheeks. "But I can not let you have my Jack-chan~" Natsuki giggled, pulling Syo into a headlock. Syo desperately tried to pull himself free while shouting things like: 'You're on' and 'Let go!', but to no avail. The tall blond was just too strong for him to handle. Meanwhile, Jackie had snuck away in an attempt to get away from all the confusion and clear her head.
She headed towards the mailboxes for students. She would sometimes find things from old childhood friends who lives halfway across the world- weather she was in Japan or America it made no difference to the incredible difference in miles they were from her. Still, she liked the 'find your way home soon' cards which she knew were always chocked full of stupid jokes to get her to crack a smile.
But this time, when she opened the her mailbox, she found a small letter addressed to her, neatly written out in English, which must have taken a long time since it was clearly written out in ink and brush, like the ones they had in japan. She picked it up and opened it, reading over the contents quickly. Long story short, Masato had also picked her as a graduation partner, causing her to pale. This was getting worse and worse! Now she had no one else to receive any 'please be my partner' messages from. Well, except Tokiya, but there was no way that way coming anytime soon.
Jackie folded up the paper neatly and then hastily stuck it into her pocket as she ran back to her room in a frenzy. When she ripped open the door to her room, Tomochika jumped in surprise, turning to Jackie with a questioning look. Slamming the door behind her, she ran toward Tomochika as her friend stood. She slammed into her long haired friends who just barely kept balance as her roommate suddenly lunged at her. Jackie held her in a tight grip as Tomochika questioned her actions, to which she replied:
"Tomo-chan, I don't know what to do!" She said in a panic, hugging Tomochika closer to her. Tomochika could only blink in confusion until she could get the brunet settled down and sit herself on her own bed. Jackie clutched a pillow in her arms as Tomochika read the letter, whistling in amazement.
"Wow, he wrote in English. I'm impressed." Tomochika said, nodding to herself.
"Thats not the problem!" Jackie cried, lifting her head up and yelling out her displeasure before slamming her face back on her pillow.
"Then what is? You've got an candidate and he's a good singer. I don't see what the problem is." Tomochika said, looking the paper all over for any hint to her roommate's distress.
"The problem is that I now have five graduation audition partner candidates!" Jackie cried, rolling onto her back.
"F-five?!" Tomochika yelped, jumping up in surprise, finally understanding the intense heat of the situation. "Who?!"
"Otoya, Syo-kun, Natsuki-kun, Ren, and Masato!" Jackie cried, groaning in exhaustion.
"Well, which one will you choose?" Tomochika asked.
"I don't know!" Jackie cried, tossing her pillow up and hitting it with her foot as it came down, looking it across the room from too much foot force. "What do you think?"
"... Pick at random?" Tomochika suggested. Jackie hopped off the bed and grabbed her pillow, holding it over her head threateningly with a displeased glare. She was desperate, not stupid.
"I'm joking! I'm joking!" Tomochika laughed, holding up her hands defensively in an attempt to keep Jackie from starting her pillow assault. "You've just gotta chose carefully."
Jackie slumped down on her bed, hugging her pillow again. She slid from her sitting position into a laying one, where she stared out of a window. Tomochika had told her nothing but what she already knew, but at least now she knew that there was no easier way out of this predicament.
For the next few days the boys had begun greeting her as often as they could. They were inviting her to do things with them and just making a big deal out of everything. Ren had completely stopped talking with his fangirls and joined the group more often at the lunch table, causing many fangirls to turn on Jackie, not that it bothered her. Otoya would greet her quite loudly and engage her in conversations on just about any topic. Syo walked with her to class in the morning and soon Natsuki joined in, the two of them constantly trying to steal her attention, leaving pore Tomochika in the back. Masato smiled every time he saw her, which as nice as that sounded was really weird.
For the first time in almost a week, Jackie found herself alone in the halls, having finally escaped during lunch. She walked down the hall, glad to have a moment to herself. The entire graduation thing was getting tiring- she didn't know how much more of the stress she could take. She found herself heading nowhere in particular, just going where her feet took her. But as she kept walking, she heard someone calling out for her. She flinched and whirled around, coming face to face with her teacher.
"Ringo-sensei? Do you need something?" She asked, relaxing her shoulders and smiling kindly at her peppy teacher as he stopped in front of her, taking a moment to catch his breath.
"Ah, Jack-chan, I have something big to tell you!" Ringo gushed, acting like a schoolgirl as he knitted his fingers together and whirled around, little hearts popping out. Jackie blinked. What could be so important that it couldn't wait until after class? "It's BIG news!"
"And that is?" Jackie asked, getting slightly impatient.
"Fine, fine. You see, you got another one today!" Jackie clocked her head in confution. Another what? "You got another graduation partner request!"
"What?!" Jackie cried, eyes wide and body stiff. Another one? It was hard enough to chose from the five she had now, but another was just too much! She would have to turn this one down, no questions asked.
"Do you want to know who it is?" Ringo asked, bending close to her. Jackie nodded, steeling her face and getting ready for the name. "Ichinose Tokiya!" Ringo shouted to the heavens, causing Jackie's steeled exterior to crumble and fall. Of all people it just HAD to have been Ichinose Tokiya, didn't it? The man she finally made friends with. The man she had become rather close to. The man who was already a guaranteed win and had poured his heart out to you. "Oh my! Who will you chose, dear!? I'm getting faint just thinking about it!" Ringo gushed as he pranced down the hall.
Jackie leaned against the wall, holding her head in an attempt to clear her thoughts and calm herself down. This was not going well. How on earth could ANYONE chose from such an assortment of characters?! There was every type of idol to chose from- excluding the ones on drugs who curse a lot.
"Oh Miss Muse, why me?" Jackie asked, slumping to the floor. And it could have been her imagination, but she thought she felt a comforting hand lay on her shoulder as she contemplated what to do.
OMG you guys! Are you shocked?! Are you excited!? I know I am! I soooo wasn't going to start up again any time soon, but I just suddenly felt something hit me- like WOW! I just sat down, opened my Google Docs and started typing like there was no tomorrow! I mean- I already had about 1300 words down when I came back to this- like where Jackie leaves Saotome's office. But in the span of 29 hours (most of which I spent in school or walking in a forest somewhere), I wrote about 2900 more words. Can you believe that?! And this count is BEFORE I look over the chapter and fix all that needs to be fix and add a bunch of stuff no one really cares about (I'm also not counting this long author's note). Alright I fixed things and the chapters have gone from 4220 words to 5202 words! Wahoo, I'm so great!
Btw, when Nick was talking in Japanese before, when he said, 'Anata wa damatte, anata ni meiwaku sukoshi shiroari'. That meant 'You shut up, you're annoying little termite'.
Also, important! This is NOT going off of hiatus yet, I just felt like putting this up and I'm not planning on continuing for a while now. In a few more months I'll pick this up again- but until then, enjoy what I have!
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