CHAPTER FOUR - I'm a devil now?!
"...This is it, huh? This is how I die..After cheating death once, it comes back to bite me in the ass..." I think to myself, my brain slowly beginning to work again. "...Wait...If I'm dead, then...How am I thinking all of this right now?"
"...You're...alive?" a pair of glowing yellow eyes, not too dissimilar from my own, gazed at me through the darkness of death, the voice from before echoing around me, it's soft, feminine, yet melancoly tone ringing throughout my mind, suddenly, the creature which the eyes belonged to made itself known, as a candle ignited in front of it, revealing the slightly smirking face of a woman, violet hair streaming down her back and slightly over her body, her face had a slight gentleness to it, almost motherly, but this was overshadowed by the ghastly look in her eyes. "You...you lived?!" she grinned, something moving in the darkness behind her. "I-I...Oh, I was..." the woman cleared her throat, her grin seemingly a mix of crazed and glad.
"W-who are you?" I said, fear clear in my voice as I stared at the woman as she put her finger on her chin, looking like she was feigning thinking...although with that slight look of confusion, I couldn't help thinking that it may have been more genuine than I thought.
"Now...that," she began, looking back at me, her grin faultering, a sad smile replacing. "Is a question to be answered at another time..." I blinked, trying to figure out if I knew this woman or not, her face and voice was ringing a few bells, but I couldn't figure out how she was familiar to me.
"Huh?" I asked, blinking more, my confusion and fear deepening. Just as I began to open my mouth to speak more, I heard a voice echo around the darkness, a voice which I instantly recognised.
"Lyonette. Wake up, please." it was unmistakable. The elegant, classy tone was too unique to me for me to mistake it for anyone elses. The woman cocked her head, looking up at the 'ceiling', smirking.
"R-Rias...?" I muttered, my voice resounding with disbelief and shock. The woman looked over at me, her eyes seeming to gleam a tiny bit.
"I'm...terribly sorry if this is confusing you...But, I suppose if you've managed to cheat death, then you might have a bit more of a purpose in the world than you think..." she said, the candle suddenly extinguishing, along with it, the glowing eyes which stared me down... "Until we speak again, Lyonette Griffin."
I jolted upright, looking around the room frantically, barely able to see anything through by blurry vision besides the slight colour of some objects.
"She's awake!" I heard Issei's voice state excitedly, relief lacing his voice as he spoke. My vision began to focus as somebody slipped my glasses onto my face, I blinked, realising that I was in a small room, which I recognised as the guest room in Issei's house, looking to my side, seeing two people, both of them smiling at me, one a girl, one a boy. The boy was unmistakably Issei, who looked relieved to no end, and the girl was non other than Rias Gremory, the girl who, in the past few days, seemed to have become a reoccurring theme.
"I'm surprised you pulled through." Rias said with a gentle smile, putting a hand on her hip. "I'm sure most people would have given up the ghost by now. But even after what you did the first time, you're fine." it took a moment for my brain to process all of what she said, before the wording she used hit me like a truck.
"...what did I do?" I asked, blinking curiously as I looked at the red-head. Rias smiled for a moment, waving her hand dismissively.
"I'll tell you later." I opened my mouth to speak, letting the duvet over me fall down, warranting somewhat of a blush from Issei. "I'll say this right off the bat: I'll tell you everything later, that's what I told Issei, and that's what I'll tell you." she responded before I could even speak, folding her arms. "In the meantime though...I think you should get yourself dressed, you can't go to school nude, you know." my eyes widened a bit as I slowly looked down at myself, realising that, yes, I was completely naked. I squealed a little, looking around frantically.
"Where are my clothes?!" I asked, looking up at Rias, covering myself with the duvet of the bed I was in. Rias giggled a little, pointing to the radiator on the other side of the room.
"They're on there. We'll leave while you get changed."
[Timeskip: Walking into school with Rias and Issei.]
As Issei, Rias and I walked onto the school grounds, we were met with plenty of stares and whispers, many seeming jealous of Issei and I, what with us walking in with Rias, with many of them, I simply smirked and gave them a thumbs up, which seemed to rub a few of them the wrong way, considering how much complaining I was hearing.
"I'll send someone to fetch you both later." Rias stated, looking at us both, smiling slightly. I tilted my head in slight confusion, unsure of what she meant.
"Fetch us?" I asked, looking at Rias, frowning a slight bit as she turned away, beginning to walk off.
"Correct. I'll talk to you both after school." she said to us, taking her leave and walking off fully. Issei seemed to panic for a moment, looking at Rias.
"R-Rias, wait! Shouldn't I walk you to class or some-" he was cut off by a sudden punch to the face, knocking him backwards into a wall, I stepped back, looking at the agressor, finding it to be non-other than a very upset Matsuda.
"What the fuck?!" he shouted, clenching his fists and scowling angrily. "Is that how it is?! How're we meant to be bros when you're pippin' big red on the DL, man?!" he continued, his voice raising even more as I stared at him, blinking.
"What the actual shit did he just say?" I mentally complained, now confused and angry. "Those words made no sense..."
"What the actual fuck, Matsuda!" I yelled back at him, stepping forward slightly. "I oughta deck you for that, you massive prick!" slowly, Motohama came along, putting his hand on mine and Matsuda's shoulders.
"Now now, Matsuda, Lyo, there's no need for that..." he stated, seemingly trying to diffuse the situation to the best of his ability. I looked at him, shocked that he was actually being responsible for once, and not getting in on the violence towards Issei.
"What!? He's frontin'!" Matsuda complained, looking at Motohama, who simply looked at Issei, pushing his glasses up his face a bit more.
"Issei is our buddy, let's give him a chance to explain." he stated, his voice a lot calmer than usual, looking at Issei expectantly.
"Oh shit. Motohama's actually being reasonable for once!" I thought to myself, smiling a slight bit, slightly proud of the bespectacled boy.
"Where did you go?! And what did you do after you left yesterday?!" he said, pointing at Issei, a slight bit of anger in his voice, meanwhile, Matsuda looked ready to explode. I suddenly realised that if I didn't intervene, this situation would escalate, I stepped between Issei and our two pissed off buddies.
"Leave him alone! He walked me home last night because of my headache and shit!" I lied, trying not to give away the fact that I was lying, trying to keep a straight face. Issei looked up at me with a 'Come on man' kind of expression, as if he was about to say something.
"Then why was Rias with you?!" Motohama queried, looking ready to punch us both. I froze for a moment, trying to think of a good lie to use.
"...We met her on our way home yesterday and arranged for us to walk to school with her." I bluffed, nearly letting a smirk cross my face, but managed to remain straight-faced. Motohama seemed to relax a bit, standing up straight and clearing his throat, adjusting his glasses.
"...Alright then, I apologise, then." he said hesitantly, folding his arms. Matsuda seemed to loosen up a bit, but still looked a little mad.
"Fine, I guess..." he said, walking over to Issei and helping him up to his feet, muttering something about how he wanted to 'tap that red-head ass'. I smiled a little, sighing in relief, glad that I could diffuse the situation.
"Erm...With that out of the way..." I said, rubbing the back of my head, sighing a bit. "I'm gonna head to class. Since I really don't want to be late..."
"...I may as well go too." Issei said, folding his arms, glaring at me slightly. Matsuda and Motohama looked at each other, then nodded. I began to walk to class, sighing a bit, still in a little bit of shock about how I managed to successfully bluff me and Issei out of that situation.
"Sheesh...I have a silver tongue." I said, smiling a bit to myself, adjusting my glasses and clutching my bag to me. "Then again...Matsuda's as dumb as a brick, and Motohama's easy to fool...So, maybe not that far..."
"You could have let me handle that situation, you know." Issei said, walking next to me, looking away from me. I looked at him, pouting a slight bit.
"Knowing you, you would have gotten yourself into deeper shit." I stated, folding my arms. "And I'm sure you don't want to have a repeat of the Tit Hole incident..."
"Yeah...True." Issei said with a sigh, pursing his lips. "...Would have still been funny to make them jealous, though."
[Timeskip: After School]
The bell had rung, marking the end of the school day, the people around us were packing their things into their bags, discussing what they would be doing, where they'd be going, etcetera. But not me and Issei, we got our shit packed up and proceeded to stand there awkwardly like idiots, waiting for this person Rias was sending to show up.
"Sheesh..How long is this person gonna be?" Issei asked, attempting to break up the awkward silence which befell us. "Whoever they are, they're taking their sweet ass time."
"God-knows." I responded, sighing slightly, trying to wrap my head around what was even happening, due to my brain still being slow and overwhelmed from the lesson we just had. Suddenly, my efforts to mentally steady myself were interrupted by the squealing of god-knows how many girls, as a boy strolled into our classroom, blonde hair, blue eyes, wandering in as if it was some kind of sitcom.
"...Kiba Fucking Yuuto?" my eyes narrowed a slight bit, giving the boy the death glare. "The fuck is he doing here?" immediately, girls began swarming him, causing even more of a racket which worsened my already raging headache. Issei muttered something under his breath, a spiteful look crossing his face as he glared at him, his face shifting to confusion as the boy began to approach us.
"There you both are!" Kiba stated, smiling cheerfully, his voice equally cheerful. I scowled at him, frowning.
"What do you want?" I growled, clenching my fists again, a little angry that I didn't have another rock to throw at him.
"Rias sent me to fetch you both to her." he stated casually, seemingly failing to realise the fact that he was speaking to two people who hates his guts. "Would you both mind coming with me?"
"...So, Rias sent Kiba to come and get us...Popular kids talk, I suppose."
"Oh my god! Is Kiba about to walk out of this room with those two?!" one of the girls from the crowd squealed in disbelief, horror in her eyes as she spoke.
"Please shut it! I have a headache, and you're making it worse!" I yelled back at the girl, standing up with my bag in hand. The girl simply looked at me scornfully, looking like she was about to come over and try and beat the shit out of me.
"Now now, ladies. Settle down." Kiba said calmly, trying to stop the situation from escalating further. I growled slightly, beginning to walk out of the classroom on my own, purposefully bumping into the girl on the way out. Kiba walked out after me, with a relatively pissed off Issei in tow. "Follow me." Kiba stated, as he walked in front of, continuing to walk through the corridor and out of the building.
"Smug bastard..."
"Oh, and, Lyonette?" Kiba suddenly stopped, turning to look at me, much to mine and Issei's ire, the blonde haired boy rooted around in his bag, taking a rock out of it, handing it to me. "Thank you, here's your rock back. It's been really useful as a paperweight." he casually stated with a calm, semi-sarcastic smile on his face.
"Did you just...?" I was a mixture of confused and impressed, thanks to the smugness of this action. "This dude really kept the rock I threw at him last week just to give it back to me...What a fucking power move." we had soon arrived at the old school building, standing in one of it's rooms. The room had a series of paintings and pictures on the walls, the whole thing lit by the various candles placed around the room, a small coffee table with two fancy couches situated on either side of it, on one of which, a white haired girl with a small cat pin in her hair was sat, eating something.
"Where are we?" Issei asked, looking around the room, his gaze falling onto the girl sat on the couch. I walked away from the two of them, looking around the room, whistling.
"This is a pretty nice place..." I said, nodding as I looked around, looking over at an area where what appeared to be a curtain was hung, the sound of running water being heard from behind it, I blinked, looking over at Kiba. "Do you have a shower in the club room?"
"Yes. We do." Kiba responded, seemingly finding nothing to be strange about the concept. "Trust me, there's a lot more to be surprised about here."
"I love this club!" Issei suddenly exclaimed, jumping up into the air, a look of joy on his face, seemingly hearing about the shower. I sighed, looking at Kiba.
"That's going to be issue with Issei here..." I stated, pursing my lips and folding my arms. The girl on the sofa gave Issei a disapproving look, going back to eating whatever she was eating.
"Well, things certainly seem lively in here.~" a soft voice stated from near the shower, where a relatively busty girl with black hair done up in a ponytail stood, smiling at all of us, seemingly after she'd brought whoever was in the shower their clothes.
"Where'd you come from?" I asked, blinking, quickly, startled by the girl's sudden presence. The girl giggled, walking nearer to me and Issei, who seemed to back up a little, flustered.
"There's no need to be alarmed." the girl said with a smile, looking at us both. "You're the new guys that Rias was talking about, aren't you?" she bowed politely, much to my confusion.
"Uh...Yeah? We are?" I replied quietly, blinking slightly, adjusting my glasses a bit. The girl stood back up, still with a soft smile on her face.
"It's nice to meet you.~" she said happily, seemingly trying to be as reassuring as possible.
"Likewise, miss...?" I began to say, trailing off as I realised that I didn't know her name.
"My name is Akeno. I'm the vice president." the girl said, looking over me and Issei. "And you are?"
"Lyonette Griffin, or, Lyo, for short." I pointed over at Issei, smiling back at Akeno a little. "That's Issei Hyodou. He's here too." Issei rubbed the back of his head, chuckling nervously.
"Rias told me all about you two.~" Akeno said, her smile not faultering as she looked at us. I blinked slightly, looking around, pursing my lips.
"Speaking of Red-Head-McBigTits, where is she? This is her club, right?" I looked at Akeno, tilting my head slightly. "Where is Rias?" Akeno giggled slightly, looking over at the shower, then back at us.
"She's just freshening up a bit, she'll be out soon.~" she stated, standing up straight. "In the meantime, why don't you talk to your friend or one of the other club members?" I looked over at the white haired girl on the sofa, who was looking over at us curiously.
"...Sure." I said, looking back at Akeno, walking over to the white haired girl, looking down at her, the girl gazed up at me, her expression indifferent, and her eyes displaying nothing but sheer, absolute boredom. "Heya, wh-"
"Suck it." the girl stated, looking away from me, looking on the other side of the room. I glared at the girl, frowning a little.
"Hey! That's pretty damn rude of you, all I did was say 'hey'!" I exclaimed, putting my hands on the arm of the sofa as I leaned down a bit, growling slightly.
"Girls, please don't fight!" Kiba said, walking over and putting a hand on my shoulder, I whipped around and pushed him away.
"Get outta this! This is my business!" I growled, glaring daggers at Kiba. The white haired girl looked at me, sighing.
"You've gotta real bad attitude, you know that?" she said, pursing her lips, glaring slightly.
"I have a bad attitude?!" I responded, looking back at the girl, gritting my teeth slightly. "Says the girl who responded to 'hey' with 'suck it'! What the hell is your problem?!"
"Calm down, Lyonette, it was just Koneko trying to joke around with you, that's all." Kiba chipped in, giving a nervous chuckle as he looked between me and the girl, apparently named Koneko. Koneko raised an eyebrow at Kiba.
"Who says it was a joke?" she stated with a deadpan expression, her voice sounding just as disinterested as she looked. I gritted my teeth, standing up straight, trying to resist the urge to kick this girl's shit in.
"The nerve of this bitch!"
"Sorry to keep you all waiting." Rias' voice stopped me in my tracks, directing my gaze over to the shower, where she was standing, drying her hair with a towel. "I haven't had a chance to wash all day."
"N-no, you're hot- I mean, fine, uh..." Issei stammered, trying to find the best way to word what he was trying to convey without sounding like a creep and failing miserably. Rias looked at Issei, an amused giggle escaping her, before she diverted her attention to all of us.
"Well, now that you two are here, I think that's everyone!" Rias stated, a smile on her face as she walked over near the sofas, gesturing for us to sit, which we all did. "I formally welcome you both to the Occult Research Club!"
"...Thank you?" I stated, crossing my arms, looking at everyone, glaring at the white haired girl, before looking back at Rias.
"Y-yeah...Thanks." Issei muttered, rubbing the back of his head nervously again. Rias looked at us both, smiling a little more.
"...But, you should know that the name of this club is just a front." she stated in a matter-of-fact tone, folding her arms. It took me a moment to process what she just said, about this club being a front, which made it sound rather ominous. "... It's supposed to look like this is some sort of hobby."
"Okay..." Issei began, blinking, his expression a mix of fear and confusion. "...Then, what is this really then?" I felt the atmosphere change from comfortable and inviting to sinister and tense in an instant as Rias' smile turned to a smirk.
"...Well, since you asked, I'll be frank with you, Issei." she looked at Issei as she spoke, I felt myself shiver a bit, holding my head, feeling a little sick. "... I'm not the only Devil here."
"Devil?!" I shouted, blinking, intending for it to be a mere thought, but shouting it instead. Rias looked at me, her normally calm and elegant face seemingly more sinister with this newfound knowledge I had of her.
"Yes, Lyonette. Devil." she said, her smirk seemingly going back to being more calm and reserved, but the eerie aura she gave off remained.
"What do you mean?! Like, a demon or something!?" I felt myself panic a little, being a girl who grew up in a fairly religious household thrust into this situation, in a room full of Devils, I could do naught but panic.
"In a sense, yes." she said, looking at me, her expression slightly more serious. "And the winged man you encountered yesterday was something else. A Fallen Angel."
"A Fallen Angel...Is that what that voice meant by 'Fallen one'?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact. You're quite the smart one, dear.~" the voice echoed in my mind once more, as I began holding my head.
"Hey! You're actually here? You still have a lot of questions to answer, bitch!" a quiet sigh reverberated around my mind as my vision was enveloped in darkness again, the woman was in the same spot she was before, but this time her smirk was more of a frown.
"Fine. So be it. Ask and I shall answer, to a limit." the woman stated, folding her arms, putting her hand on her face. I shivered a bit, her face giving me a horrid sense of deja vu.
"Um...Who are you?" I asked, blinking, surprised that she was actually willing to answer me.
"Hmm...Well, the name I had before was Equinox." the woman stated, seeming to think for a moment, before directing her attention back to me. "...Anyway, next question."
"...Uh..." I suddenly remembered about how that 'Fallen Angel' mentioned something called a Sacred Gear. "What's a Sacred Gear?"
"...That, you'll find out very soon, I'd hope." Equinox stated, smirking a bit, before waving her hand again. "Next question."
"Uh..." I racked my brain to try and think of any more questions I may have had, holding my head. "...I dunno. What's your measurements?" Equinox's eyes widened, blinking slightly, a dumbfounded look on her face.
"Excuse me?" she responded, looking incredibly perplexed by the question. "...What did you just ask me?" I felt my face redden a bit, looking around the darkness, pursing my lips, before looking back at her.
"Y-your measurements." I continued, deciding to roll with it, folding my arms. "What are they?"
"...I haven't the foggiest idea what you're on about." Equinox responded, blinking, tilting her head.
"Lyonette?"
Suddenly, my vision of the room returned as I blinked, looking towards the source of the voice, Rias, who was looking at me, tilting her head. "Did you hear my explaination? You seemingly zoned out for a moment there."
"Uh..." I blinked, looking around the room, before directing my gaze back to Rias. "No. I didn't...Sorry." Rias pursed her lips, sighing, folding her arms.
"The long and short of it is, you and Issei are devils now, just like everyone else in the room." she began, looking at me. "I also explained how the man you encountered yesterday was a Fallen Angel, one of the two factions which are actively trying to wipe us Devils out." it took me a moment to process all of this information, what with the clusterfuck of weirdness that made up the past few days suddenly being explained to me, I felt overwelmed.
"...So, we're Devils now...? As in, actual fucking devils?" I quietly asked, feeling a little sick at the thought.
"Mom's going to crucify me if she finds out...literally."
"Wait...The man had black wings, just like Yuuma did..." I suddenly realised, looking at Rias again, holding my head. "...Does that mean that she was a Fallen Angel too?"
"Correct." Rias responded, smiling at me. "You came to that conclusion quicker than I thought you would."
"So...That means that..." I looked down at my chest, patting where my heart was and frowning, before looking up again. "...What happened on sunday wasn't a dream? Me and Issei...Died?"
"Yes...You did for a time, and frankly, you nearly died again last night." Rias said, putting her hand on her hip, looking at the two of us.
"Wait...So, if it wasn't a dream, then how come her number isn't in my phone anymore? Or Matsuda and Motohama don't remember her?" Issei asked, looking puzzled and uncomfortable. "This is really weird stuff you're dropping on us, Rias."
"We can erase human memories. As can Fallen Angels. Usually it's the best thing for everyone, including your parents." Rias stated, seeming happy to answer our multitude of questions.
"...So, that's why my mom didn't remember me going out on sunday..." I realised, looking back at Rias, shaking a bit. "S-so...Yuuma said something about a thing called a Sacred Gear...What's that?"
"Well, that actually transitions rather well into what I'm about to tell you." Rias said, her smile never faultering. "The reason Yuuma killed Issei was because he had this aforementioned 'Sacred Gear', and although I can't confirm it, you may have one too."
"That doesn't answer my question." I responded, folding my arms, getting tired of this question not being answered for the second time. "What is this Sacred Gear shit?"
"Basically, it's a special power that manifests in a rare few individuals." Akeno said calmly, looking at me with a smile on her face. "Quite a few humans have them, to not to the caliber of Issei's, and if we're to assume, yours."
"...Right...That explains it...Kinda." I blinked, holding my head, still feeling overwhelmed by the knowledge being bestowed upon me.
"Issei," Rias suddenly stated, sitting down at looking at him. "...Please hold up your left hand."
"Uh...Okay. But I'm not very good at catch." Issei jested, doing as he was instructed. I scowled, shaking my head at him for making such a terrible joke. Rias looked at me, folding her arms.
"Lyonette, do the same, but with your right hand." I sighed a little as I did so, my arm feeling a little weak for some reason. "Now, both of you, close your eyes and think about the body part you think is strongest, then focus on that strength." I closed my eyes, plunging my vision into darkness.
"Wait, we're doing this now?! Th-there's a lot of pressure..." Issei protested, nervously chuckling a bit.
"It will be easier if you focus."
"Body part that's strongest...I dunno. The arm I'm currently holding up? I mean, I use it a lot..." I could hear Issei struggling to focus, making weird noises and the like. I began to feel a slight burning sensation in my arm, a slight pained growl escaping me as I tried to keep my focus, the burning slowly growing more intense, until...
"OW, FUCK!" a sudden jolt of agony shot up my arm as I yelled out in pain, dropping to my knees and holding my arm, small tears coming out of my closed eyes. "Fuck, fuck fuck fuck!" I don't think I've ever swore that much in my whole life, and yet somehow I kept my focus on it, when suddenly, it all stopped. I heard a gasp come from everyone as I remained on my knees, panting, trying my best to recover from the intense pain I just felt.
"Lyo! You alright?" I felt someone's hand make contact with my back as I slowly opened my eyes, looking to my side, where Issei was crouched, his left hand on my back.
"Yeah, other than just feeling like I had my arm chopped off, I'm fine!" I yelled, looking at my arm, black veins clear as day on my arm, slowly vanishing. "...What happened?" Rias looked a little disgruntled, frowning slightly.
"You both failed to manifest your Sacred Gears...?" she said, sounding slightly disappointed.
"Well, I'm sorry miss Devil Princess! Believe it or not, I'm not going to put myself in agony just because you want to see me use some weird power!" I yelled, standing up and glaring at Rias. "I'm already overwhelmed with the amount of things I've learned today! I'm not going to willing put myself through pain right now!" Rias looked a little shocked, frowning a little.
"...Pain? You were feeling pain when attempting to manifest your Sacred Gear?" she asked, sounding a mixture of concerned and hurt, gazing at me.
"Yeah!" I shouted, getting ready to do something drastic, before recognising the tone in her voice. "..Is it not meant to hurt or something?" Rias slowly shook her head, seemingly pushing the thought to the back of her mind.
"Huh...At least you're not like me, too weak to even get close..." Issei piped up, frowning a little.
"Eh...I mean. Wasn't I the one who died to a Fallen Angel by running headfirst into them? I'd say that's pretty weak." I responded, folding my arms, sighing. "... Speaking of that, how are we alive?" Rias slowly held up a small sheet of paper, identical to the flyer the girl in the street had passed me.
"Do either of you remember this?" she asked, gazing at us both as she spoke, earning a nod from both of us. "Just before the end of your life, Issei summoned with his thoughts, through this flyer."
"Huh...Like a weird Devil hotline, with no telephones..." I replied, my voice somewhat of a mumble. "So, I suppose I have Issei to blame for this..."
"And so, that day, you were both revived and reborn as honoured members of the house of Rias Gremory!" a small bit of wind could be felt in the room, despite there being no windows open. A pair of bat-like wings sprouted from her back, her hair waving around as Issei and I watched her, the feeling of being in the presence of a higher being slowly beginning to make itself known. "Which means that now, you are both my devil servants." she stated, putting a hand on her hip, smiling a little. My eyes widened as I stared at Rias, coming to the realisation of why I had this feeling of inferiority towards her. It wasn't because she was more popular, was prettier, or had bigger tits than me...
"She's my master...?"
Once again, I thank Silver for helping me out with this story. I'm not gonna lie, I nearly had a mental breakdown over this chapter and what comes after it, but he convinced me not to put a torch to it all! Go check out his story: Welsh Dragon Eater, he's been working on his for a lot longer than I've worked on this, so I'd say you should check it out.
I'm sorry if this chapter isn't as good as the rest. I haven't exactly had the best week while writing this...
