A/N : So. Thank you for waiting, here's the next chapter, which nothing important happen, but you gotta read it to understand the plot-sort of. I'm uploading this at 17th April, I don't know what time you are right now, so yea. So at 17th April is my birthday (i'm 17 now yay me) and I thank evanescentfacade for actually finish betaing this chapter before 17th-god, thank you so much! And thank you for all the follows, reviews and favorites. You guys are the best *heart* oh, and announcement below! c:
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And mundane days did happened in between...
"Tsu," Tsuru lifted her vision from the book that laid on her lap, her caramel orbs widened in surprise. She turned her head to watch the green haired scientist approach where she was sitting, his hands stuffed in his coat's pockets. She tilted her head slightly in question, and Verde had a sudden urge to stop what he wanted to do, but his scientist side who was begging to experiment on her won by a landslide.
"Can I...check on the things that were installed in the experiments?" Verde asked, his eyes flickering from her eyes to her ears, and then to her fingers. Tsuru unconsciously cradled her right hand, all while looking at Verde with a suspicious gaze.
"It's nothing serious, I assure you. I merely wish to know how your mechanic body parts are performing after all these years.." Verde trailed off, his gaze settling on a wall close to the two of them, which was on his left, to prevent Tsuru from thinking that he was pressuring her by staring.
"...Sure? I assume that this is just the usual check up. Like before." Tsuru said as she dropped the heavy book she was holding in the free space next to her. Her lips were pressed tightly together as she debated the pros and cons of the situation, but then she nodded, eyes resting on the male.
"Okay then. Here or...?"
Verde smiled slightly. "Here is fine." He glanced backward, eyes boring holes into the three people who were eavesdropping on their conversation, "Besides I think they want to observe what will be performed in the exam."
His face was flat, but his voice showed the obvious amusement that he felt. He predicted that the others might peek, but seeing that they actually did made him slightly smug about how well he could read his comrades.
"I'm just making sure that Tsuru is fine." Reborn gruffly said, fixing the fedora that was tilted slightly on top of his head. Fon smiled nervously as he fiddled with his sleeves, and Mammon crossed her arms above her chest, eyes averted to look anywhere but at Verde and Tsuru.
Tsuru smiled, amused, "Of course."
Mammon sighed as if she was done with all of the pretending to not be listening in, before she plopped down next to Tsuru who tilted her head in question at the sudden move. "I want to watch." Mammon said flatly, her gaze staying on Verde.
"Then let's start with... Your hands? Or do you want to do your eyes first?" Verde asked as he kneeled in front of Tsuru. The girl blinked for a moment, before she smiled as she cracked her fingers. The usually soft whirring noise turned slightly louder than usual, loud enough that Reborn and Fon, who finally joined the group near the couch, could hear them clearly.
"It wasn't that loud before." The scientist remarked as he flipped her hands around, moving her fingers one at a time. Tsuru nodded as she wiggled her middle finger, also wondering why it was so loud suddenly.
"Usually it's only me who can hear the noise, but now it's so loud it's kind of scary. It feels like something is starting to rust." She stated quietly, letting Verde move her fingers gently.
"Other than her fingers, what else did they change?" Reborn asked quietly as he stared at Tsuru who looked far too calm for someone who was now being examined like a lab subject. Well, she was, but it was all so long ago and she shouldn't have been this calm-wasn't there trauma that people usually went through? Or maybe she was just someone with a heart so big she forgave everyone? How is that even possible?
"Eyes and ears," Tsuru replied instead of Verde. Her throat let out a soft purr when Verde massaged her fingers. It wasn't actually massaging, he was trying to feel the joints in her fingers, but the sensation of that movement for Tsuru was the equivalent of getting her palm massaged, especially when her fingers were sensitive like that. It felt amazing.
"Ears?" Fon raised one of his eyebrows, moving behind the couch to tap on one of Tsuru's ear lobes.
"These ears?" Tsuru nodded slightly, her eyes travelling over her Chinese companion that was now practically towering over her with concern written all over his face. Tsuru giggled.
"Oh come on, it's okay now! It doesn't hurt as much as before. Nowadays it's just a mild discomfort, especially if I sleep on one side for far too long." She smiled gently, "It feels like the ears are pushing into my brain, but that's probably just my imagination..." She shrugged her shoulders as much as was possible without jostling the focused scientist.
"Okay. Turn on your eyes." Verde ordered, and Tsuru nodded as she closed her eyes. When she reopened them, the bright orbs turning from a rich caramel to an astonishing sunset, and all of the others present (except for Verde because he already knew) realized why her eyes turned orange.
"It's not from your flame?" Reborn asked, curiosity evident.
Tsuru smiled in response.
"It is from her flame." Verde replied, moving closer to Tsuru's face to study her eyes better. "If her flame were...let's say, mist, then her eyes would be turning into an indigo shade," Tsuru felt a pang in her chest when she heard the words mist and indigo, but said nothing, "and because her flames are Sky flames, they are orange." His lithe fingers gently tapped the bottom of her eyes, smiling when he found that no bumps were to be discovered underneath his fingertips.
"On the first day of our meeting..." Fon murmured, his calloused fingers unconsciously still playing with her earlobes-their texture was strange, "Your eyes turned into orange. What in the world did you do?" He asked, glancing at Tsuru who couldn't even move because of Verde's hands that were on her chin forcing her to stay still.
"It was my subconscious. Whenever I'm overwhelmed by my emotions, it just...happens." Tsuru lamely explained. She let out a sigh afterwards, before shrugging her shoulders again (she had been doing that a lot ever since she arrived in the cottage) and letting her lips pucker up into a pout. "But I can't really see too much, because your numbers go through the roof, it's like crazy bananas." Tsuru joked, her lips curling up into a smile.
"What." Mammon deadpanned, and this in turn made Tsuru laugh.
"What do you mean by numbers?" Reborn asked, now sitting on the couch next to her. Tsuru hummed as if contemplating how to answer his question, before her eyes twinkled in amusement.
"Well, it's like this. I can see your measurements right now. Numbers. And the temperature of your body. The darker it looks, the hotter the area is currently." Tsuru broke out into a grin.
Fon chuckled, his thumb moving from her earlobe to the back of her neck, where he just slowly caressed the nape with his thumb. Tsuru let out a pleased sigh, and Fon couldn't help but enjoy the relaxed slouch her body collapsed into.
"When I say the hotter it is, the darker the color becomes. When you guys returned from your mission to destroy that place," Saying the name has never been a comfortable thing for her to do, so she avoided saying their name as much as possible, "I knew where you guys got bruises. I could see where the thrombocytes were rushing to clot, causing the temperatures in those areas to increase from the blood and... yeah." Tsuru smiled, as if it was nothing special.
"We're sorry," Fon sighed. Reborn chose to move his attention to her fingers, playing with each digit. Mammon averted her eyes, and Verde didn't say anything.
"It's alright. It really is. You guys have nothing to apologize for, after all, it wasn't your fault this happened to me." Tsuru said, her eyes brightening. Verde chuckled as he tapped her temple gently, a sign that the only the two of them knew which they had created for fun during one of the many examinations he used to perform. Tsuru nodded slightly as she closed her eyes, and when she opened her eyelids once again her caramel eyes had replaced the formerly bright orange.
"I should check on your ears now. Fon, would you mind moving?" At Verde's request, Fon nodded as he glided soundlessly to stand in front of the girl, watching her lips turns into a softer smile. Verde moved to Fon's former position, and with a tap on the back of her ears, she turned on her sensitive hearing and let Verde observe how they were performing.
"It looks so surreal." Fon commented as he finally took a good look at her fingers. There was no blotched skin like in movies, everything looked perfect, down to the slight movements from her joints as she clenched her fist. Reborn chuckled as he lifted her hand close to his lips, before he kissed each digit softly, not even commenting on how red the girl was now.
"W-wait, wha-what are you doing?!" Tsuru screeched, her cheeks as red as tomatoes. Fon smiled in amusement at how adorable the girl now looked, and Reborn could only smirk when he got the reaction he wanted. Tsuru who finally realized that she was being played huffed in annoyance, before she averted her eyes in embarrassment.
"Tsuru, is it still uncomfortable here? I know it took you longer to adjust to your ears then your eyes and your fingers..." Verde trailed off. Tsuru giggled after she recovered from her moment of shyness.
"It's already as good as it can be. It feels uncomfortable, I'll give you that, but of course it will. My ears were torn apart before they were replaced by machines and it hurts." The girl sighed, "But it's okay. It's as comfortable as it can be."
Fon leaned forward to kiss the girl on her forehead, surprising her as well as the others. "It's alright if it's still uncomfortable. I was cut open during an operation when I first started this job of mine, and it was uncomfortable for me to touch the scar post-surgery, even now it still is." He smiled at her, warm.
"So the reason why you can't hold a weapon is that your fingers are way too sensitive?" Reborn asked, as he let his fingers run over the tips of her's. Tsuru smiled nervously as she scratched her cheek.
"Sort of? The feel of a weapon in my fingers is uncomfortable, and it reminds me a bit too much of that place, so yes in a way, I suppose." She said.
"But you can actually use weapons, right?" Fon asked, and Tsuru nodded once again.
"I can, but when a gun recoil it just feels...weird." She tilted her head, and then she hummed in thought, "Yeah, weird is the best way to describe it."
"So you can only be support?" Mammon, who had stayed silent until now, asked.
Tsuru nodded, smiling softly as if remembering her past, "Yes. Nothing but support." Reborn hummed in affirmation at her answer, his brain beginning to make a new plan for them that included the girl beside him so that at least, she could join in a mission once in a while.
It could be fun.
But of course, a little self-defense lesson first wouldn't hurt.
"Tsuru." Reborn called as he emerged from the hallway that led to their bedrooms. Tsuna tilted her head in reply, her fingers which were gently stroking Mammon's head stilling. She glanced at the man, a sign that she was listening to him. Reborn let a smirk appear on his face, and he silently enjoyed how a shiver ran down her spine when she realized that whatever Reborn had planned, something was bound to go wrong.
"Yes...?" Tsuru asked carefully, dragging out the 'e' unconsciously.
"What do you think of visiting CEDEF headquarters?" He asked as he crossed his arms. Tsuru blinked slowly, her eyes widening slightly at the invitation.
"Wait, me?" She asked as she pointed at herself dumbly.
"No, I'm talking to the wall. Of course you." Reborn rolled his eyes, and Tsuru could only let out an exasperated sigh.
"Oh, that's a great idea! Both me and Lal can show you around while Reborn reports to the head!" Colonello exclaimed, as he emerged from his room, his blue eyes sparkling at the prospect of showing Tsuru around. Maybe he should plan it out? They should start from the training grounds to the CEDEF building… Well, the two of them did have clearance to go there and leave as often as they liked, so this was a great idea!
"Uh, okay?" Tsuru blinked in confusion, before she shrugged her shoulders. It didn't sound like a bad idea, but there was one problem. "What if the head of the CEDEF recognizes me? Isn't that going to be an issue? I don't want to see him...again…" Her voice trailed off, eyes distant.
Reborn, however, didn't look concerned at all. If anything, the smirk on his face grew wider. "That's why we'll drag Mammon along," Said illusionist lifted her head from Tsuru's lap, turning to glare at the hitman, "and make her hide you beneath her illusions. Maybe make Tsuru look like a boy? Who knows." His smirk reminded them of a predator, "But it will be fun." But his smirk was anything but fun.
Maybe fun for him, but not for them. For them it meant Chaos.
"...There has to be a catch." Tsuru stated, her fingers buried between the silky strands of Mammon's hair. The illusionist sighed softly-or was that a purr?-before she laid her head in Tsuru's lap once more, letting the girl continue her petting.
"There's no catch, I swear." Reborn shrugged, "I need to report something to HQ. Colonello and Lal could show you and Mammon around…" Colonello looked positively ecstatic, and Lal hid her eyes, her body language trying to display indifference, but the light tug on her lips destroyed the whole I-don't-care-if-you're-coming-along-or-not thing she was trying to do.
"..." Tsuru narrowed her eyes in suspicion. "Really? Nothing? I can't believe that, especially coming from you, Reborn." The girl said without tripping or stuttering. The hitman raised his eyebrow, suddenly his onyx orbs filled with amusement.
"Now you suddenly have the courage to talk back? I'm impressed." The man said, voice thick with mockery.
"Why you-" A vein popped out on her forehead, and before she could actually launch herself at the smug hitman, Colonello patted the top of her head gently, smiling as he did so.
Tsuru huffed, her lips puckered into a pout.
"Mou, Nello-nii, I thought you were on my side." The brunette whined, causing the azure eyed man to chuckle softly at how childish she was acting.
"I am on your side. I was thinking about Mammon, after all if you suddenly moved she would fall." He said easily, eyes glancing at the resting illusionist.
Suddenly Tsuru felt guilty. "Oh gosh, I'm sorry-"
"No worries, it's okay." Mammon replied easily. She, however, turned her gaze to Reborn again just to glare at him because man, if Colonello wasn't there, the girl probably would have accidentally shoved her and then her head would have hit the edge of the table and-yeah, that didn't seems very comfortable.
"Ugh, fine," Tsuru groaned in annoyance.
"I'll go to CEDEF with you guys." She huffed, arms crossing, as if she was trying to show that she was angry with them but as her lips formed a smile, the effect was lost. "I wanted to visit anyway. I wanted to know what kind of place Iemitsu-san worked at." She said wistfully, oblivious to the looks the others were giving.
Colonello slid away from Tsuru's side to Reborn's, his eyes not straying far from Tsuru who looked like she was remembering something from her past.
"Do you think it's a good idea?" The blonde whispered, concern thick in his voice.
"It would give her closure, at the very least." Reborn replied, voice barely a whisper. Colonello sighed softly, before he nodded in agreement.
"Yeah… maybe…"
"So this is CEDEF Headquarters?" Tsuru mused, her eyes on the huge, building in front of her that looked exactly like the twenty other skyscrapers they had just passed. Whoever designed the building probably thought that camouflage was important which was why the building looked like the others, but at the same time not. She whistled at the size, though, because man, it was big! She imagined there were at least 5 floors inside of it.
"Yes. Iemitsu isn't here with Nana usually," all respect that Colonello had for his superior and his wife crumbled the moment Tsuru told them the basic outline of her past. He didn't know why, but it did, and he couldn't even find it in himself to question the reason it had, "But since Reborn was scheduled to come here today those two will be present." The blonde sighed as he grabbed Tsuru's hand, tangling her fingers with his, "But I will-I mean we will protect you. So don't cry, okay?" He whispered.
She touched her cheek lightly and then frowned as she felt liquid. Tsuru rubbed the tears away, before huffing in annoyance. "Sorry. I don't know what happened." She whispered, shame clouding her voice.
Mammon laughed softly, choosing to nudge the younger girl's shoulder with hers, "It's not like they'll know it's you or anything. Do you want to see how you look right now?" The illusionist asked, taking out a mirror from her pocket. Tsuru's eyes brightened at that, reaching for the mirror without saying anything.
The reflection of a boy staring back at her made Tsuru feel giddy. His brown hair was a shade darker than hers, and his hair actually defied gravity. Well, while her's looks like a bed head (even on good day!) his hair looked like he was zapped by a lightning bolt or something. His caramel orbs showed curiosity, a perfect mirror of hers, and he looked so much like her, but not at the same time.
"Oh wow, is what I would look like as a boy?" Tsuru exclaimed in wonder, cheeks reddening slightly at the thought. Both Reborn and Lal peeked over Tsuru's shoulder, and the midnight haired woman nodded in satisfaction.
"As I thought, you look so much like Primo it's scary. Especially in your male version," Lal said, brushing Tsuru's hair gently, "Why don't you turn on your vision for a moment?"
Tsuru stared at her in confusion, before she let her eyes turn to orange. Lal smirked and then she gazed at Mammon who got what she wanted, and the reflection on the mirror distorted a bit, and instead of brown, her hair turned blonde. Reborn narrowed his eyes slightly and Colonello whistled, impressed.
"There you go. You look like Primo now." Lal said, a small smile appearing on her lips. Tsuru's eyes widened slightly as she self consciously stared at her own reflection in the mirror, shaking her head as she closed her eyes and the caramel shade returned to her orbs.
"That's nice. I'm glad I'm not taking Iemitsu-san's genes in regards to hair color. What a mess it would've been if people kept on mistaking me for Vongola Primo." Tsuru giggled.
She went silent after that, choosing to stare at the building. "If I was a male and there was no heir but me, does that mean that I would've been Vongola Decimo?" She mused, smiling slightly.
"Yes." Reborn stated, firmly. "And I would've most likely been your tutor." He smirked, imagining the possibilities of tutoring Tsuru. And by the squeak that left her lips, he knews that she also was thinking of the same thing.
"Oh well, I need to report to Iemitsu now." Reborn stuffed his hands in his pockets, lips curled in disgust, "I'm so not looking forward to his rants about his beloved Nana." He huffed, the brim of his fedora covering his eyes even more, "I'm going first. Bye." And with that, he left the four to think about what to do next.
"Why don't we check out the training grounds? Let's see what the other fuckers have been doing while I've been gone." Lal suggested with a devilish smirk on her lips. Colonello shuddered as he took a step back, his blue eyes staying on Lal's figure as uncertainty filled his azure depths. "I pity the others…" The man whispered, shuddering once again.
"Calm down, Nello-nii. It's going to be okay! Now let's go, I want to see what Lal's going to do!" Tsuru chirped in excitement. Colonello and Mammon stared at her in confusion, before fear settled into their eyes. Oh no. This seems like such a bad idea now.
"YO! The hell you faggots doing laying around like that?! You think because I'm not around you can fucking stop doing your training?!"
"OH SHIT, IT'S LAL! LAL IS HERE!"
"NO SHIT SHERLOCK."
"Lal, punishment."
"Wait, who the fuck are y-"
"Good idea, Shi. Punishment for all of you."
"Wait, who is Shi-"
"I pity you guys."
"COLONELLO HELP U-"
"Punishment~!"
"Oh wow, that looked brutal."
Colonello winced, "It is painful."
"I see."
"Pft. Let's try that method on Skull."
"Aw, don't do it on Skull!" Cue pouting.
"Ugh. Fine."
"That was fun." Tsuru giggled, her features brightening up like a lamp. Lal chuckled, ruffling the brunette's fluffy crown.
"You found that amusing? Why don't you watch when I punish Colonello sometime?" The bluenette asked, her brown orbs turning to Colonello who paled at the thought.
Tsuru laughed, shaking her head gently, "No thanks, I'm not that much of a sadist." She said, her lips curling up into a smile. "But, maybe once in a while would be fine..." Her eyes turned to Colonello as well, and he looked like all the blood had left his body and left him so pale, he could've been mistaken for a ghost.
"I'm joking." The Listener laughed as she hugged Colonello's arm tightly, leaning her head on Colonello's upper arm. The man chuckled softly as color returned to his skin, which was still slightly pale from the fear that had seized him, letting the girl do whatever she wanted.
"By the way, Lal, was it my imagination or did you call me Shi earlier?" Tsuru asked as she blinked and tilted her head slightly to look at the more tan woman's face. Lal scratched her cheek for a moment, her eyes avoiding Tsuru's stare.
"Well. I did. What, you don't like it?" Lal gruffly asked. Tsuru giggled, shaking her head lightly in reply.
"No, I was just surprise, I like it, though..." She trailed off when she heard footsteps approaching.
"Oh! Lal and Colonello! What a coincidence to see you here!" A distantly familiar voice greeted the quartet, the sound so damn happy and Colonello would've replied with an equal (or more) fervor but when he opened his mouth, his eyes turned to Tsuru who held his arm in a death grip.
A familiar voice..
"How rude, not replying to an elder's greeting." The voice chided, and Lal turned slightly to see Nana Sawada, standing there in fancy clothes and expensive perfume. Her eyes narrowed for a moment, before her gaze moved from Nana's figure to Tsuru's, noting the way her face was paling even when her back was facing the older woman.
"I've never see you two around before. Are you Colonello and Lal's friends?" And Nana stood behind Mammon who looked mildly uncomfortable by how close the older woman was. Tsuru stiffened slightly, and with a soft pat from Colonello she managed to relax, but her stance was still careful, ready to flee whenever needed.
"Yes, they are my colleagues from another group." Colonello replied, his hand still patting the Tsuru's head. He turned to smile at the older woman, obviously trying to direct her attention at anything other than Tsuru. "I'm sorry, my friend here is a bit afraid of strangers." He said easily, lying through his teeth.
"Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry! I didn't know-" Nana spluttered, eyes wide with surprise. Tsuru chuckled softly (she noted how low her voice was, was this part of the illusion too?) and she released her death grip on Colonello's arm to bow in front of the older woman, low and deep.
"Shi-"
"Oh my, what is this?" Nana blinked in confusion. Tsuru chuckled again, weaker this time, before she shook her head, not saying a thing after that. She straightened her back, before she returned to Colonello's side, shoulders shaking almost unnoticeably.
"Signore Nana, have you ever had a child?" Mammon asked, her purple eyes boring into Nana's chocolate orbs from beneath her hood.
Nana blinked in confusion, before she pointed to herself as she dumbly asked, "Me?" and Mammon held in the urge to punch the lady.
"Yes, you."
"I…" Nana felt like something was stuck in her throat. Her eyes desperately tried to avoid the mauve-tattooed girl's gaze which seemed to be staring deep into her soul. Answer honestly or lie, the choices were only between those two but it was hard. Nana knew that lying was a very, very bad choice, but answering the question truthfully meant that she acknowledged that thing as her own.
And she wouldn't. Not in a million years.
"I haven't." The older woman stated, her amber depths staring back at the robe wearing girl who suddenly looked startled. Not only her, even Lal and Colonello looked surprised, and the boy within Colonello's arms flinched suddenly. Nana narrowed her gaze, suspicious.
"I don't have a son at this moment, so no, I'm not a parent." She said, lips tugging down with a frown marring her pretty face.
"...Son…?" Lal gaped. Colonello's blue eyes turned a shade darker than usual, resembling the sky before a downpour.
"No, we're not talking about a son here, we're talking about a daughter. And no, don't give me that bullshit about you not having one, because I know that Iemitsu sometimes has this look of nostalgia while he's staring at something. I know something is up, why don't you tell us, Lady Sawada?" The boy gasped in surprise, his head tilted upward to see the anger within Colonello's eyes.
"Oh, dear." Nana sighed as she crossed her arms, one eyebrow raised and one turned downward, all with a pout on her lips. Instead of giving her a cute look, it made her look like a manipulator-perhaps she was, who knows? The innocence within her eyes disappeared with a blink, and now instead of Sawada Nana, the loving wife of Sawada Iemitsu, there stood an entity that only shared her name.
"I did have a daughter." She mused, resting her weight on her right leg, "I did have a daughter but I threw her away. I said to Iemitsu, complete with tears and everything that she was taken by some evil scientists, and it took me..what, three months?... to make him forget about the search and trap him with a kiss." Nana winked, her lips curled into a smirk.
"I was looking for you guys." A new voice joined their little half circle, surprising nearly all of them. Everyone but Tsuru who tilted her head slightly to see whose voice it was. She heard footsteps approaching while Nana was saying things that she could not comprehend, and when she found out that it was Reborn, glaring at Nana, her face brightened up, even if only slightly.
"I'm back. Now let's go home." Reborn said. The others nodded in agreement, not willing to put their sky in anymore emotional trauma. Colonello carried Tsuru piggyback, much to her displeasure, but Colonello didn't even give her a chance to argue. He kept silent and a few moments later, he could feel her arms around his neck loosen and the strands of her hair falling against his cheek. She was exhausted.
"Nana." Reborn called out when he knew that Tsuru could not hear. "I don't know what your reason to do something like that is, but let me say this." A blood-thirsty smirk appeared on his handsome features, Leon turning into a gun and he pointed the muzzle in Nana's direction, pleased when Nana realized that he was not playing around. "If you harm her again, I will kill you."
"The daughter that you threw away has become someone special to us, the seven strongest people in the world, and she has the power to command us. And you know what the best part of the deal is?" Mammon spoke up, finally having enough of staying silent.
No answer.
Well, they already expected that she wouldn't reply.
"We won't mind." Lal scratched her cheek, averting her eyes.
"...No, in fact, we will be gladly follow her orders, even." Reborn smirked, his gaze promising pain and suffering like no other.
"So be careful." Mammon murmurs.
"Because you could suffer the same tragedy that had befallen the Neo-Estraneo, probably even worse…"
"And we don't want that, do we?"
Nana felt like she had just made a very, very grave error.
"Don't cry, we're almost home, alright?" Colonello's soothing voice filled her ears, and she nodded slightly as the rocking motion of being carried made her sleepy. She buried her nose in the crook of Colonello's neck, a small smile appearing on her lips.
Home.
She liked the sound of that.
"Home…"
A/N : And with this chapter, I am very sorry to say that I will take a semi-hiatus...or at least, the next chapter will come very, very late. Probably more late than the last chapter, even. I love you guys to death, and I will NEVER abandon this story. I promise with my life. I got the ending written out, and good lord do I want to see your reaction to it. So no, no abandoning. Just very late.
Reason is I'm busy with real life. Very busy. I will spare you from the ranting.
I will try to at least post the next chapter around May, or maybe earlier, I can't really promise y'all.
Replies for anon reviews;
Crucifix HiME; Drama is easy to write, though XD Hehe, and then I'm gone :C
Gawd; I might can insert him somewhere… Well, complete with the kidnapping or something XD
Wonderland alice; Hmm… Well, I can't really answer your question, but I hope that this chapter is kind of answer your question? I'm not really sure, though. Since the confrontation is between Nana and the others, not with Iemitsu. Hehe. C:
BloodyClownz13; Yay, I'm glad!
...Okay, that happen. So yes!
Ciao!
Extra Note from Beta-Reader (Evanescentfacade): Okay, so I was hoping you guys could do me a favor by reviewing any ideas you have for the story, like things you think might happen, or things you really want to see happen that we could possibly put into extras for the story! Thank you very much! *bows*
Another Extra Note from writer (Reioth) : Who knows, if you guys gave me great ideas, I might be able to finish the next chapter faster ;)