INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS!
1) THE FUTURE OF HOPE - I've said it before, and I'll say it again – I am never going to abandon this story! Life is crazy right now, and I feel terrible that you guys have to wait for me. However, I'm ecstatic that you guys are still interested in reading my story, and I promise to see it through to the very end.
2) CONTEST - In the last chapter, I held a contest in which you guys had to correctly guess Ashlynne's costume, and the winner gets a preview of the next five chapters with the chance to write their own.
Only one of you guessed correctly so I would like to congratulate Musicological Journey on guessing correctly. Ashlynne will be dressing up as a character from the anime Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) called Alois Trancy, aka Jim Macken.
Once again, I am so sorry for the delay in updates. Here's a little tidbit of what will happen in a future chapter of the story. Enjoy.
"Thanks again for inviting us, Kurt." Nick says, toeing of his shoes, and helping Jeff out of his jacket.
Kurt smiles brightly at the couple, and responds with, "No, thank you for coming. Once I found out your past with Blaine, I couldn't resist inviting you, and Jeff too, of course."
"Still, we're both glad to be here." Jeff offers.
Kurt steps aside to let the pair into the warm apartment, and Jeff is quick to follow. However, Nick hangs back noticeably, shaking his head in a 'you go on' gesture when Jeff looks back questioningly.
"Actually, Kurt, I wanted to speak with you privately for a moment if that's alright." Nick voices, and Jeff takes that as his cue to find Blaine.
"Oh, um, sure. What about? Is everything alright?" Kurt's tone isn't nervous so much as curious.
"It depends. I wanted to speak with you about the investigation on Ashlynne privately before we sat down with everyone else." Nick is nothing if not professional, and his voice gives no certain negative or positive connotation to his findings.
Suddenly, Kurt regrets his invitation.
