I know you all were expecting a chapter, and I truly wish I could give you one. My summer has been insanely busy. I've actually been working as a law clerk for an office that advocates for foster children, so I've been dealing directly with real kids like Sam and Chelsea. It's been really life changing in so many ways, but it's also kept me extremely occupied. Plus I'm entering my last year of law school, so I have pieces of the bar exam to take (one on Saturday actually), job hunt to complete, classes to prep for, etc. The good news is, I have the next chapter about halfway done. I never stop completely writing a story, I just jot things down when I have time and inspiration. I'm not going to give you a date when I'll update, because God knows I've failed at keeping to that in the past. But one day you're going to open your inbox and there will be a legitimate update on this story, I promise.
Unfortunately, once again, one reader has decided to be completely out of line and ruin things for all of you. If anything destroys my muse, it's people being rude and saying things that are totally uncalled for. Since the person opted to post under an anonymous name, I'll have to address my answer to all of you. As I have pointed out several times, I have an extremely busy schedule. Writing fanfiction is not my life. It is a hobby, and one that I mostly enjoy. However, it is very hard to find time to write, and I have multiple stories going on at once. So if one story is getting 30+ detailed reviews per chapter, and the other is getting 8 short reviews, which one do you think I'll be more inspired to update? Updating the story with more reviews doesn't make me needy, it makes me practical. Any writer on here knows that when people are enjoying your story with you, it makes you more inspired to write. How else will I know if people are actually enjoying the fact that I share my work with them? It's a direct correlation. I know that people are sometimes uncomfortable with reviewing, and that's their prerogative, but I have to have a way to balance everything, and this is it.
I really have some wonderful followers on this story who have stuck with me through plagiarism, personal tragedies, writer's block, etc., and I will not end this story until it is completed because of them, and because of my own personal love for the story. But another review telling me that I am needy or that I need to reorganize my priorities in life or anything equally insulting and this story will be completed way sooner than it should have been. Most of you know jack about my personal life, and therefore have no business commenting on it or how I choose to update. Annie, if you contact me again, it better be to apologize to me for being so rude to me. At least half of what you said was completely inappropriate.
Guys, I really am sorry that the story hasn't been updated in so long. I am working on it, but please remember that nagging me and being a jerk aren't going to make me update any faster. I love you all and I hope at least some of you are still looking forward to the next chapter. We're headed to Disney World!