Willow here;

Let me start off by say I AM SO SORRY! This chapter is way beyond late and for that I am sorry. I had a hell of a time writing this and if it weren't for all the follows and reviews you guys always send me I seriously doubt this story would still be going. You guys are awesome! This was hard to write and tbh it's not my best and probably as a carry over of emotions Hikari is having a really tough time in this chapter. Also the Wizard does something out of character (as per actual in game events) and in the end I hated this chapter. I just hope you have more fun reading it than I did writing it! lol

Hikari's PoV

"Ah-choo!" I sneezed loudly and the sound echoed mockingly off the cavernous stone walls around me. Suddenly I was surrounded by sneezing.

"Hikari you shouldn't be down here." Finn advised wearily, "You are only going to make that cold of yours worse."

"I told you already it's just allergies. I'm fine." I said stubbornly as I hefted my hammer above my head preparing to bring it down on the large rock before me.

Finn sighed but said no more. We had been having this argument for most of the day. I had long ago scheduled for today to be a mining day. It had been awhile since I had come down into the mines to collect raw materials and when I awoke that morning I had every intention of carrying out those plans, even if I had developed a bit of a sniffle. Finn on the other hand did not agree with this plan in the least saying that I was in no condition to go exhausting myself in the chill air of the mines.

He was of the opinion that I had caught cold from the previous day's adventure in the rain. He felt that I needed to stay inside and get plenty of rest today. I understood what he was saying, I really did, but rest was simply a luxury I couldn't afford. Literally, buying all those seeds for the new season had all but cleaned me out and unless I earned some coin fast it was going to become increasingly hard to feed ourselves.

I let the hammer fall and heard a satisfying "crack" from the rock underneath. I grinned that had sounded promising. I quickly cast the hammer aside to inspect the rubble and much to my excitement there gleaming in the dim light was a pale yellow wonderful. I hurriedly stashed it into my rucksack as if I feared someone lay in wait to snatch it out of my hands and eagerly reached for my hammer yet again. Today was going to be a good haul, I could just feel it. In fact if my luck continued as it had so far it might even become the best haul yet.

I scanned my eyes over the remaining rocks on this level of the mine. Sometimes I wished I had the ability to tell which ones would be worth my while and which were worthless before I even struck them with the hammer but, alas, much of mining was a guessing game with a little bit of statistics thrown in. Sometimes to keep my mind busy while I mined I'd try to calculate just what the likelihood of the ores and wonderfuls in my rucksack refining into valuable materials. The trouble with this pastime is that I would inevitably come to the conclusion that the more I gathered and brought in for refinement the better my chances. This always caused me to push myself too far to gather just one more for my bag.

I brought the hammer down on another rock and looked over the rubble, nothing. I sighed and moved to the one next to it. I crushed it eagerly, still nothing. I took a moment to wipe the sweat from my brow, mining was hard work. Most girls wouldn't even set foot in the mines and those who did almost never took a hammer, but not me, I could be found wherever I thought there was a profit to be made. I sniffled loudly as I walked over to another rock and took my hammer to it. This one yielded some gold ore I smiled as I scooped it up and shoved it into my bag.

I glanced at Finn who was watching me nervously his uneasiness clearly shown on his face. I was pretty sure if he thought he could he would forcibly drag me back to my house and make me go to bed and stay there until the next morning. I giggled a little at the thought. I couldn't blame Finn for being unhappy with me, in truth even I knew I shouldn't be down here right now but I couldn't stay put in bed all day. I was anxious and uneasy I needed something to do to maintain my peace of mind.

I was alone. I couldn't believe it, no one wanted to tell me their wish, well except the wizard. I felt myself frown as I crushed another rock and found nothing. Did that one even count? I sort of felt he told me his wish more out of pity than anything else. Could pity be a basis of a friendship? I didn't know, but that didn't mean much given my recent track record with personal relationships. I brought the hammer down forcefully on the next rock, junk ore, not thing of value.

How had this happened? Why hadn't I noticed that I was unable to connect with everyone around me? I smashed the last in this cluster of rocks, nothing. I looked to another group on the other side of the level and quickly strode over to them. I was alone; since when? The rock at my feet made a satisfying "crack" I looked down, still nothing. All of those smiles and friendly faces all the laughs, what had those been? Another forceful swing and crack, nothing. What were they messing with me? Swing, crack, nothing. What was wrong with me, hadn't I'd put in a good enough effort to get along with them? I was panting and my arms were trembling. I smashed another rock and felt it crumble before me, still nothing.

I was getting angry. What the hell was this? Another swing, another rock broken, and yet still nothing. What was I doing wrong? Again I lifted my hammer, my heart pounding, again I frantically smashed a rock, and yet again I was rewarded with nothing. What more was I supposed to do? Another rock smashed, and still nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing!

I ran over to the last group of rocks and just laid into them one by one. Nothing, still nothing. All my effort, all my hard work, all my hope and nothing! NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING! I let out an enraged scream and brought my hammer down again and again. I could only be sure that I was hitting my targets by the sound of cracking stone for my eyes had gone blurry from tears and rage. Finally my hammer fell on the last remaining rock on the level. The sound echoed eerily around the now empty cavern and I suddenly froze at last becoming aware of myself.

"Hikari?" Finn called out nervously his tiny voice filling the air around me.

I was panting for air, drenched in sweat and suddenly very cold. I carefully set down the hammer and inspected the results of this last rock, sitting there in the pile was a copper ore. I laughed bitterly and my echo mocked me cruelly. Just what was I doing? I felt like an idiot down here in these mines getting all worked up over whether or not I found anything. I needed to get ahold of myself. I bent down to pick up the copper ore and held it in my hands a moment. Not nothing, not much, but not nothing. Suddenly those tears that had sat stubbornly in my eyes began to fall.

"I'm sorry Finn." I choked out between sobs, "I'm sorry." I couldn't hold it back anymore, none of it, not the anger, not the frustration, not the sorrow none of it. I just lost control and began wailing for all I was worth down there in that cave on the cold stone floor. If I laid myself bare like this for them, if I broke down and let them see me like this, if I told all and shared this with them would they accept me then? It was too much, I could never give them this; I didn't even know how to anymore.

"Auntie why is Daddy crying? Is something bad gonna happen?"

"Hikari, Mommy and Daddy are going through a rough time, we need to be strong for them ok?"

"Strong?"

"Yes, sometimes we have to be strong for the ones we love."

"I'm not very good at being strong, Daddy usually carries heavy stuff."

"Strong means different things for different people. For Hikari, I think strong means smiling cheerfully no matter what."

"That'll make Daddy happy again?"

"I'm sure it will."

I just had to stay strong and everything would turn out alright just like it did back then. If I just kept smiling eventually everyone would be fine. I couldn't falter, I couldn't waiver. I knew I shouldn't be sitting here crying on the ground, I needed to get up I, Finn was probably really worried by now. I needed to show him a smile and carry out my day.

"Hikari." Finn called out again as he flew over to me. He gave me a worried look and gently put his tiny hand on my cheek. "It's ok." He said reassuringly as he looked me straight in the eye, "Let's go home."

I felt a fresh wave of tears fall down my cheeks. Who said I was alone? Finn had been there every step of the way, always right behind me. He might not have seemed like much but he was always there; I was never alone. Tears of gratitude and guilt trickled down my face as I sniffled loudly. Slowly I picked myself up off the floor and stood up.

"I'm sorry Finn." I said trying to quell my sobbing.

"You keep apologizing Hikari." Finn said tilting his head to one side, "I don't recall you having anything to be sorry about."

I smiled then though weakly, "Thank you."

"Come on, let's go home." Finn smiled kindly and I nodded in agreement.

Wizard's PoV

I stared down at the concoction dubiously. I had made a good number of potions over the years but when it came to food and cooking my skill was limited. I poured a small amount of the green liquid into a glass and swished it around. I had to make sure it was edible, I was pretty sure it was impossible to mess up such a simple recipe but I had to be sure. I slowly brought the glass to my lips and tried a sip.

…Well I wouldn't call it good but there was nothing wrong with it. Vegetable Juice had never been a favorite of mine but it was the most vitamin packed thing I could think of that I knew how to make. Of course the number of dishes I was capable of making wasn't great. I knew enough to get by but as cooking had never interested me I never bothered to learn more than I deemed necessary. Now I wished I had, certainly there was a tastier way of receiving these same nutrients? I let out a sigh, what was I doing? I had begun to think that I lost my mind, what did it matter how it tasted? It wasn't like it should matter, the point was that it was healthy and would give the person who drank it a boost.

The easy part had been preparing it the hard part came next. Now I had to deliver it…

She hadn't come by yesterday, that farm girl, Hikari. When I remembered just how drenched she was and how cold it had become lately I became convinced that she had fallen ill. She didn't seem the type to take it easy when such things happened and the more I dwelled on her rash behavior and thought up all the ways she could potentially get herself into trouble the more worried I became. There was also her emotional state to consider, though from what I had gathered from my reading she had been separate from those around her for a long time, the way she had behaved told me that she had been unaware of it until recently.

If she was depressed her physical health would plummet with her emotional. Mortals were astoundingly fragile creatures, there were so many ways they could deteriorate, so many things that could ruin them and often if one thing fell everything else fell with it. I often wondered how they found the strength and courage to live at all when it seemed everything might kill them. These thoughts left me restless and uneasy and soon I decided I had to do something, anything, no matter how small.

After all she seemed incapable of taking proper care of herself, if I left her alone I worried what might happen. So I had ended up making the juice and now I was faced with the dilemma of how I should go about delivering it. I would have to take it to her I knew but the thought of going through town in broad daylight turned my insides a little. I glanced out the window, dawn would be approaching soon. I could leave now and get there early before most people had gotten up. She worked on a farm so she was bound to be up earlier than most, it might even spare me the pain of running into anyone on my way to and from.

Deciding that this was the best plan of action and not wanting to waste another minute for fear of wasting the opportunity I quickly grabbed the juice and made my way out the door. It was barely morning as I crept through the still sleeping town. I fought back a yawn, I had not been to bed last night and it was likely that I'd sleep through the rest of the day later. I trudged slowly knowing that if I showed up too early I would likely end up waking her, I didn't know what her disposition was like when she first woke up.

It didn't take long to get to the edge of her land, her farm was rather run down. I tried to remember how many years it had been left vacant before she had come to Castanet. I had some vague memories of a rancher whose wife never had any children but just how far back that I was I had no real way of knowing, time flowed different for the people than it did for me. Still it had to have been some time ago, I imagined the amenities offered by the property were minimal. It was a simplistic hard life she was living, this farm girl.

I briefly glanced over her field as I passed, it was brimming with small sprouts, a promise of future bounties. It was only a matter of time before things started improving around here it seemed. She must have been working very hard each day to care for so many crops. As I looked at them my worries increased, the work load presented by this field alone was enough to exhaust someone but I knew very well this was only a fraction of the tasks she set before herself each day. She really wasn't the sort to allow for rest.

A gentle breeze swept through carrying with it the scent of soil and fresh hay. The large bell clanged softly and the tall grasses swished in the breeze. I could hear the sound of several chickens coming from the shabby coop and I knew that the day on this little farm was about to begin. For as old and weary as everything looked I realized that it wasn't really a bad sort of place, it held its own sort of quaint and gentle charm. One could feel at home here very easily.

I made my way up to the door and paused a moment, waiting to see if I could hear any sounds of movement from the other side but I could hear nothing of the sort. I sighed and decided to go ahead and take a chance as I lifted my hand to knock on the door. I didn't wait long before the door opened to reveal a disheveled and weary looking ghost of a person staring out at me blankly.

"Wizard?" She asked uncertainly as though she could not trust her senses. Her eyes were red rimmed and her complexion was grey. She looked as though she hadn't gotten much sleep recently and if her slightly pink nose was an indication I had been correct in my assumption that she had fallen ill.

I nodded in response. She just stared at me a moment as if she were trying to process what was happening. She seemed to struggle for a reaction to give to my presence at her front door so early in the morning. She blinked a few times before finally giving me a small smile. "Good morning Wizard." She said cheerfully as if finally collecting herself enough to speak.

I nodded, "Morning." I responded simply not sure how exactly to proceed.

"It's rare to see you away from home," She commented tilting her head to one side curiously, "Is everything alright?" Her round rust colored eyes gazing at me in concern.

I felt a strange tickle in my throat just then as my pulse quickened and I coughed lightly to abate it. "….I tried making, er." I fumbled for the right words, "I mean I made it. Would you like it?" I held out the thermos for her to see suddenly feeling completely ridiculous. This was definitely not the sort of situation I found myself in usually.

She stared at me a moment with a look of surprise leaving us both in a seemingly endless moment of uncomfortable silence. Then she beamed at me with one of her genuine smiles, "Thanks Wizard, that's very kind of you." She said taking the thermos from my hands and inspecting the contents. She sniffed the liquid curiously and looked back up at me smiling, "Vegetable juice right?"

I twitched slightly in nervousness, "…It's good for you." I said simply as if it would explain everything.

She laughed then, "Yeah, I could probably use something extra healthy right now."

As I watched her I felt a strange sensation coming over me. I began to wonder why I had been acting so different today. It was unlike me to do anything for someone else let alone actually make something for them and even if I had I never would usually even consider going out and delivering said item myself especially in daylight hours when the chance of running into the residents of Castanet were so high. Yet, now that I had done just that rather than feeling exhausted and regretful of these actions as I should expect instead I was feeling infinitely glad I had. She was here before me smiling and laughing and for some reason that made it all worth it.

"Thanks for the vegetable juice Wizard." She said smiling, "I'll be sure to let you know how it is."

I nodded in response and gave a small wave as good bye before turning around to begin making my way back home. After a few moments I heard her front door open and shut closes and I let out a sigh of relief. Just what had all of this been about I wondered to myself. It was rare for me not to be fully aware of myself in all situations, yet today I hardly knew what I was doing or how to go about it but I was satisfied, why I could not really say I just knew that somehow I was.

I turned my gaze toward town and smiled quietly to myself. I had been up a great many hours, perhaps it was lack of sleep that dictated my actions. I would get some rest upon returning home.

Hikari's PoV

"What's that Hikari?" Finn asked curiously as I sniffed the contents of the thermos in my hands yet again. The aroma was decidedly green and I wondered if this juice didn't taste something like a liquefied salad with no dressing.

"It's vegetable juice." I answered absently as I rummaged through my cupboards for a glass, "The Wizard just dropped by and gave it to me."

"He what?!" Finn asked surprised.

I smiled a little at his reaction, "That's how I felt too when he handed it to me." I laughed locating one of my glasses on the top shelf of my dishes cupboard. "He said it was good for me, I think he suspects I'm sick."

"You are sick Hikari." Finn chided, "After we left the mines you spent the rest of the day in bed and you still look like you've had no sleep."

I pulled down the glass and placed it on the counter, "Did it have to be vegetable juice though?" I asked no one in particular as I poured the wizard's gift into my newly gotten glass, "I've never really cared for it personally."

Finn cocked his head to the side questioningly, "Then why drink it?" he asked curiously, "It's not like the Wizard would know any different, it won't hurt his feelings."

I felt heat crawl up my face, "That's not right Finn." I told him, "He went to all the trouble to make it and bring it over the least I can do is drink it."

Finn smiled happily, "You're a good person Hikari!" he said proudly and I blushed further at the compliment.

I let out a sigh and stared down the green liquid, I was touched, I truly was but I also was not relishing drinking it. "Better to just get it over with." I muttered to myself as I lifted the glass and proceeded to take a huge gulp. It had a surprisingly earthy flavor though it tasted just a strongly green as it had smelled. I refrained from making any sort of face as I drank it down. When I was finished I placed the empty glass on my counter and gazed at it satisfied.

"How was it?" Finn asked cheerily.

"Not great but not bad." I said honestly, "I would have preferred my morning coffee, but this is probably better for me anyway so I can't complain."

"Maybe it will help you feel better." Finn suggested optimistically.

"I think that's what the wizard was hoping for." I said wearily, "Honestly, I feel fine, you and the Wizard both worry too much."

Finn sighed and just shook his head evidently deciding to say no more on the subject. "So what are we doing today?" Finn asked deciding to change the subject.

I tapped my chin in thought as I bit my lower lip, "I don't know." I said honestly, "There's a lot of work to be done here at home first." I reached for my tools and walked over to the front door. Finn happily followed behind and flew out ahead of me as I opened the door. I glanced over at the now empty not yet rinsed glass of vegetable juice still sitting on my counter and smiled.

Thanks Wizard.

"Candace are you ok?" I asked curiously as I watched her jam the sewing machine for the third time since I'd arrived this morning.

After finishing my daily chores around the ranch I had decided to pay a visit to the tailor shop. There was nothing I wished to purchase but I had felt like visiting them on a whim. I liked talking to Candace and teasing Luna it usually lifted my spirits and if nothing else was an entertaining way to pass the time. But today Candace seemed distracted and I feared something was eating at her.

She blushed a bright red and refused to make eye contact, "I'm just a little clumsy." She said uneasily.

She didn't seem ok to me, there were few places Candace seemed more in her element than at the sewing machine. It wasn't like her to be having so much trouble so I wondered if something was troubling her. "Candace maybe you should take a break for a minute." I suggested taking her hand and trying to pull her up from the chair.

"I really shouldn't." she stammered, "There is still a lot to do, Luna will get mad."

"It won't do anybody any good if you kept jamming it up like that." I said laughing as I got her up and began dragging her to the door, "Just for a little bit, I think some fresh air would do you good. Luna can't begrudge you a little break. Right Luna?" I called to the pink haired girl across the room.

Luna gave me a small frown in response but said nothing. I knew she had been watching her older sister nervously and doubted she would stop me.

"See?" I said smiling at Candace, "She doesn't mind."

Candace blushed and looked down at her shoes in defeat.

I just opened the front door to the shop and ushered her through. Once outside in the sunny afternoon I turned to Candace, "What's wrong?" I asked straight forwardly barely waiting for the door to close behind us.

"No-nothing…" She stammered nervously quickly walking away from me as if to escape my question.

"Come on Candace something is obviously bothering you." I pestered, "You can tell me."

"I don't want to be a bother." She said her voice barely above a whisper, "Especially when you look so haggard Hikari."

I blinked at her taken aback, "What?" I blurted out in surprise.

Candace finally looked up meeting my eyes there was worry in her cerulean orbs that tugged at my heart. I felt awful for causing such a look on her face.

"I'm fine." I said automatically giving my go to response and flashing her a reassuring smile.

I had expected to put her at ease but instead something seemed to deflate in her then. There was the briefest of glimmers of hurt in her expression before she turned her eyes down cast again. "So am I." She said in a tiny voice, "If you will excuse me…" her voice sounded so sad I knew immediately I had done something terribly wrong.

"Candace wait!" I called after her but it was too late the quiet girl had run back inside the door slamming firmly shut behind her. I strode up to the door fully intending to follow after her until Finn flew in front of my face and stopped me.

"Do you think that's a good idea Hikari?" Finn asked me unusually solemn.

I stared at his tiny form uncomprehendingly, "What do you mean Finn?" I snapped, "I need to follow Candace."

"And do what?" Finn pressed.

I faltered a bit then, "Say sorry I guess." I said helplessly.

"What will you be apologizing for?" He asked with a strange look of pity on his face.

"I…." I paused a moment, "I don't know." I admitted, "But I have to make it right anyway!" I said wanting to brush past Finn to go inside.

Finn shook his head and looked at me firmly, "It won't do any good Hikari." He said gently, "You are only going to make it worse."

I just stared at Finn confused. Make it worse? "I can't just leave her like that Finn." I insisted.

Finn sighed but refused to move, "Let's go Hikari." He said ask though the issue were not up for debate.

What right did Finn have to order me about like this? He wasn't in charge of me, I decided for myself and right now Candace was obviously very upset and I needed to go to her now. What did Finn know? Leaving things be was never the answer, things left alone only got worse.

"What do you know?" I spat at Finn pushing past him and stubbornly marching into the shop. I briefly caught a glance at him making a sad and pitying face that I couldn't identify but it lasted but a moment before my attention was elsewhere.

I looked around the shop trying to locate any trace of the blue girl but only found Luna glaring at me fiercely. "Where did Candace go?" I asked nervously.

"She doesn't want to see you." Luna said simply.

"Luna where is she I need to talk to her." I said feeling just a little frantic. I couldn't help but feel like something very important was slipping through my fingers.

"I think you should go home Hikari." Luna said coldly, "I don't know what you did to Candace but she's really upset right now."

Luna seemed to be seething in almost pure hate, I had always known how protective Luna was of her big sister but the intensity had been lost on me until this very moment. I knew better than to argue with a raging Luna but something in me refused to give up completely and so I just stood there staring blankly at Luna unable to either back down or proceed. I was stuck, what should I do? What had I done, why was everyone so hurt and angry?

Finally I did the only thing I knew how to in these situations; I smiled my best smile. "Ok Luna, I understand. I'll come back later."

Luna looked at me with revulsion, "What's that matter with you?" She snapped, "Grinning like an idiot at a time like this, it's disgusting!"

My smile faltered; disgusting? Was it really? Wasn't that what you were supposed to do to make people feel better? I looked at Luna feeling increasingly lost and unsure.

"Just get out of here already!"

I nodded feebly and turned around pausing only briefly before walking out the door, "Tell Candace I'm sorry." I said weakly not bothering to stick around to hear Luna's response.

Once outside I glanced around sadly for Finn, waiting for the inherent 'I told you so' that was sure to come but there came none. In fact Finn was nowhere to be found. That was odd, Finn had never been far from me since the day that we met.

"Finn?" I called him a terrible feeling coming over me as no answer came in reply. "Where are you?"

I looked around frantically in a mild panic, where did he go? He was nowhere to be seen. I felt suddenly so very terribly alone. I still wasn't sure exactly what I had done wrong but I was sure this was my fault. I had caused both Finn and Candace to become tired of me. Luna calling me disgusting was still fresh in my mind and my insides turned at the thought.

Just then Kathy came out of the bar and spotted me. She waved at me in a friendly manner but stopped abruptly as she got a better look at me. "What's wrong?" she asked worriedly as she ran up to me.

Almost on instinct I plastered on my automatic smile thinking to give off my signature 'I'm fine' but for some reason the words got caught in my throat.

Disgusting.

Suddenly I felt a single tear slide down my cheek with my usual smile still on my face. I found I had no words to give Kathy but neither could I bring myself to stop smiling. What was wrong with me? When did a smile become my only defense?

"Hikari?" Kathy asked seeming more than just a little freaked out.

I decided I couldn't stay there a moment longer, "I'm sorry." I choked out before turning and running as fast as my legs would carry me away from that place. As I ran my smile finally melted away but I found inA its place I had no idea what sort of expression I was supposed to make…..

A behind-the-scenes look at the writing process for Pure Magic

(a.k.a) Adventures in Distracted Writing

Ever wonder why it can take so long for that next update? Well here's the reason why. Feel free to ignore this part if you aren't in the mood to laugh at my bitter struggles and patheticness. If you are however interested in bit of a chuckle by all mean read on!

"Oh man I really need to get that next chapter up!" *Proceeds to pull up document and stares at keyboard blankly*

"Uhhhhhhhhhh." ^_^; "I know! I'll reread the last chapter to get back into the story's flow!"

*Reads last chapter, is still stuck* -_-

*Rereads whole story; still stuck* _

*Sleeps on it* zzzzzzzz

*Begins writing next day at work secretly* _

*Next day off types out scribbles made at work, finishes scene, feels satisfied* -^_^-

*Is stuck again* :(

*Walks away from it*

*Reviews and follows start trickling in* XD

*Guilt sets in* :(

"Oh man that next chapter is really late, I need to get going on that." *Opens doc and stares at key board*

*Starts panicking* .'

*Types out a few lame sentences* *...Is not inspired.* -_-;

*Open new doc and writes random scene completely unconnected to current story*

*Gets pissed that the scene came to me so easily when the actually story is so difficult* D:

*Painfully types out a few more sentences and realizes I'm not positive of the color of a certain item in the game*

"I better look that up." *Pulls up already open browser*

"Oh Facebook!" *proceeds to waste next half hour on quizzes and arguing with "friends" about stupid nonsense.*

*Remembers original task*

*Finds helpful sight confirms color of item."

*Goes back to writing*

*Suddenly wonders how estranged friend is doing* ?_?

*Shoots friend a text* *...Spends next ten minutes waiting for reply*

*In the mean time texts several other friends out of boredom*

*Realizes my friends all suck and no one is going to text me back* :/

*Grudgingly goes back to writing*

"..."

*Doesn't know exact dialog of event being written* :0

*Pulls up YouTube with intention up watching video of said event*

*Proceeds to waste at least an hour on suggested vids* ^_^; (Watch mojo and idea channel are like video crack I swear!)

*Finally remembers task at hand*

*Watches two more videos before actually doing what supposed to* ^_^;

*Finally watches intended vid* XD

*Goes back to writing*

"..." *Pecks out a few more lines writhes at thought of doing any more writing*

*Proceeds to open up Pandora on the ridiculous notion that music will somehow help.*

*All this time has passed and I only have two lousy pages to show for it*

* the next day there is an email sitting in my inbox informing me of my latest review or follower*

"Crap..."

It's ok to hate me guys, I swear! lol There are times when I hammer out a chapter in two days exhibiting a level of concentration and focus verging on epic but then there are chapters like this one where I could swear that they are going to be the death of me. Hopefully the next chapter will come easier. Thanks again for all the follows and reviews! You guys are what make me force myself to rein in my distracted mind and crank out more chapters! So until next time!