A/N: Well, friends, I'm that asshole, aren't I? The kind of asshole that gets swept up in life, and fails to finish her story – despite promising herself otherwise. I remember how frustrated I was with other authors of that mix, but I cannot blame them. I am writing this now because I am touched by the continued reviews, and one particular review the other day struck a chord with me. Four years. Has it really been four years? It's difficult for me to believe, and I hardly know if any of my original readers follow this story anymore (I will assume not to maintain realism). So, what have I done in four years? Well, I graduated college last December, and am now…back in college (nursing school!). The past 12 months have been the busiest of my entire life, and I will continue to be busy. However, I want to finish this story. Perhaps I shouldn't, because it will certainly go in a different direction (not the ikarishipping, come on now I'm not going to change the entire premise! lol). I will be completely 100% honest – I have totally forgotten most of the pokemon world and landmarks. So it will take me a while to do a little research (when I have time) to get back up to speed. This fic, if you haven't figured it out already, is not so much focused on the pokemon though. It's about these characters…loosely…I need them to grow up, so obviously I cannot keep them in line with the show. And I love drama and romance, so expect it to keep coming. Fortunately, I have a MUCH needed vacation next month. So that's the timeline I'm planning for in terms of posting the next chapter – next month. I'm doing this for myself to prove I can finish it, for my best friend/copy editor, and for any reader who still wants to read. Oh, and one more thing, the most important of all, I'm sorry for being that asshole.
UPDATE: Yes, I know it's September. I did start the chapter, I really did, and then some trouble with my back and leg came up and I spent nearly every day of my needed vacation in a doctor's office. I wish that were some kind of sick joke of an excuse as to why the chapter isn't up, but here I am still going to doctors and physical therapy. Believe me, I would much rather just admit that I was lazy rather than be in this pain – the pain made it hard to focus on writing a chapter. But it was started, and I will keep working on it, and I sincerely hope to turn this thing out sometime in the next few weeks because this semester is going to suck. That doesn't mean I want to post a chapter and then leave it alone for another few years, this fic will get finished, damnit! :)