Title: Without You
Rating: PG-13 for mild language and violence
Summary: Usagi and Mamoru tease each other constantly...but when Usagi gets stalked by 2 strange men, and harassed. Mamoru comes to her aide and ends up getting kidnapped and hurt. Now Usagi must go to his rescue...can she save him?
Standard Disclaimer but I own Kent and Dakota! ;) Onto the story!
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When Usagi had picked up the phone and heard Dakota's voice, a feeling of such dread came over her, that she thought she would faint. "D.Dakota?" Usagi asked timidly. There was a pause on Usagi's end as Dakota responded.
"B...but you said that it was about Mamoru," Usagi blurted out already feeling cold. Again Usagi's end was quiet as Dakota responded. Usagi finally asked quietly and dangerously, "Where's. Mamoru.?"
Usagi closed her eyes when Dakota responded, "Where is he? Why right here!" giddily. Usagi's eyes flew open.
"WHERE IS HE BASTARD?!" Usagi screamed sobbing, "YOU HAVEN'T HURT HIM HAVE YOU? YOU BETTER NOT HURT HIM OR I SWEAR I'LL."
Usagi was interrupted by Dakota. "Now Usagi, I don't appreciate your attitude and you aren't helping poor Mamoru at all."
"What do you mean?" Usagi asked gulping. Dakota didn't answer but Usagi had her answer as she heard punches and grunts of pain in the background. Usagi heard the punches land painfully and winced as she heard her dear friend cry out in pain and gasp as the air left his body.
"Please," Usagi sobbed, "Dakota please stop." More punches landed on Mamoru. "I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" she cried out, "please don't' hurt him anymore!"
"Usagi.what are you crying for; he's your enemy remember?" Dakota snapped into the phone.
Usagi fell to her knees sobbing. "Please Dakota stop." Another punch landed on Mamoru and this time instead of his cries, Usagi heard only a whimper and this broke her heart. "Please," Usagi began again, "please.I'll do anything."
"Anything?" Dakota inquired.
"YES!" Usagi blurted out quickly, "anything *ANYTHING*" she screamed and then finished softly "just leave him alone."
"Okay then you comes to the place where we met alone in one hour." Dakota laughed.
"Yes, yes I will Dakota! Just don't' hurt him anymore please!" Usagi cried. Usagi listened intently through the phone as she heard a small moan. "No."
"MAMORU?!" she cried.
"Come in an hour and then we'll see if we can't stop Mamoru's bleeding." Dakota laughed and clicked off the phone.
Usagi fell to her knees. "No." she sobbed. Usagi cried for a good 5 minutes before she picked herself up off the floor, scribbled a note to Raye and ran out the door. The note read:
Dear Raye, I'm sorry that I had to leave, but.one of my friends is in great need of my help. I will return shortly.but.if I'm not home by the time you read this in the morning, please alert the other scouts and come look for me. Uhm Raye.just in case this doesn't work out, I just wanted to tell you I love you and all the other scouts! Ja Ne! Aishiteru! Usa-chan
Usagi then ran out the door and into the darkness.
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"Where is that girl?" Dakota growled from his car parked in a nearby alleyway. Looking at the clock, he realized that she still had 3 ½ minutes to get there. 'Chill out Dakota man.you need to keep your cool.' He thought to himself.
Dakota had positioned Kent on the sidewalk where the two had met Usagi earlier that day, to retrieve Usagi, while Dakota drove the getaway car. 'She better hurry and get here,' Dakota thought, 'or there will be nothing left of Mamoru by the time she gets there."
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Kent stood alone out on the sidewalk where himself and Dakota had met Usagi earlier. He leaned coolly against the brick with his arms folded against his chest and one leg propped up on the wall behind. Kent closed his eyes and listened for the approach of Usagi.
Finally after waiting a few minutes, he heard timid footsteps coming closer. "About time Usagi," Kent said coolly without opening his eyes.
"Where's Mamoru?" Usagi asked just as coolly.
"That wasn't part of the deal to have him here," Kent replied opening his eyes taking in Usagi's small petite form. Her narrow hips were clad in light loose fitting blue jeans, and her small torso wrapped up in a yellow drop off sweater.
"Then take me to him," Usagi ordered, her blue eyes icy.
Kent laughed. "Very well," Kent said grabbing Usagi's upper arm and dragging her towards Dakota's car, "let's go."
Usagi allowed herself to be dragged to the small black beat up Cadillac where she saw Dakota in the front seat. Kent opened up the back door for Usagi and bowed. Usagi turned away and got into the car willingly before Kent got into the passenger seat and closed the door.
"Hello Usagi," Dakota greeted coolly.
"Just drive," Usagi snapped.
"Fine," Dakota retorted then added, "but you do realize that you were 4 minutes late so that means.hmmm Mamoru gets 20 hits."
Usagi's head shot up fearfully and she looked at her watch. She saw she was only 2 minutes late because of her and Kent's conversation. "If anything I was 2 minutes late because your partner and myself were having a small conversation!" she protested.
Dakota nodded. "Right in half then. He shall get 10 hits."
Usagi shook her head quickly. "NO! Please don't!" she cried out.
Dakota sighed. "We shall see how good you are," he said.
"Th.Thank you," Usagi responded.
Usagi watched as they left the main part of her town to a more desolate area full of different sheds and warehouses fearing the worst since nobody was ever out there. Finally Dakota stopped the car just outside a small warehouse at the end of the street. Dakota got out of his car and opened the back door grabbing Usagi's upper arm. "Come on," Dakota said gruffly dragging Usagi to the door.
Dakota produced a key and unlocked the back door. He opened the door and dragged Usagi inside. Once inside, Dakota released Usagi who looked around the area quickly. Kent came inside and Dakota locked the door behind him. Usagi turned to them and cleared her throat.
"Wh.Where's Mamoru?" she asked timidly once again.
Dakota sighed and grabbed Usagi by her arm again. He dragged Usagi to one of the back rooms and opened the door. Dakota dragged Usagi into the room which Usagi noticed had one barred window and some boxes in the corner and nothing else. He shoves Usagi to the floor and left Usagi and Mamoru alone in the darkness.
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Usagi crawled in the dark over to the opposite wall. She reached for a light switch and was granted her request as a soft yellow light flooded the room. Usagi gasped at what she saw and tears sprung to her eyes. "Mamoru," she whispered and walked to his still form lying on it's right side with his arms underneath him.
Mamoru had a huge cut above his right eye and bruises down his cheek bones and jaw line. What was left of his shirt was torn and tattered and revealed deep cuts and blue/brown bruises on his chest. The pants on his legs were torn in places to reveal long harsh cuts that were bleeding heavily.
Usagi noticed Mamoru's hair full of blood and tear stains on his face. If she hadn't seen his chest rising and falling raggedly, and the way his body shivered from the cool breeze, she would have thought he was dead. Usagi gave a small whimper before dropping next to him and shaking him gently.
"M.Ma.Mamoru?" she asked timidly. Usagi was given no response. "Mamoru." She said stronger this time shaking him more insistently. This time she was given a painful moan and whimper. "That's it Mamoru," Usagi encouraged through her tears, "wake up for me."
Mamoru's eyes fluttered open slowly. Mamoru winced noticeably and took a deep painful breath. "Mamoru," Usagi whispered softly. Mamoru's gaze turned toward Usagi quickly before his eyes shot open.
"U..Usagi," he gasped out, his throat raw from screaming and his attempts to breathe. Mamoru tried to pull himself into a sitting position, but Usagi pushed him gently back onto the ground.
"Stay Mamoru, you need your rest," Usagi said softly. Mamoru nodded before closing his eyes as a new wave of pain hit him. He whimpered softly and Usagi took his hand gently squeezing it. "Are you gonna be alright Mamoru?" Usagi asked quietly.
Mamoru laughed softly. "I'll live," was his soft response. Usagi smiled reassured.
"I'm sorry Mamoru," she said finally.
Mamoru searched her eyes. "What.for Usagi?" he asked weakly.
"For making you receive that beating instead of keeping my mouth shut." Usagi said shamefully.
"Trust me Usagi," Mamoru said with a small squeeze of Usagi's hand, "they would have done it whether you would have yelled or not."
Usagi nodded but didn't say anything. "Your wounds need some tending," Usagi said standing quickly. Mamoru looked after her.
"It's okay Usagi," he murmured. "You don't' have to."
"I know," Usagi said simply as she knocked on the door, "DAKOTA!" she yelled firmly. Mamoru closed his eyes against his pain and hoped that this did not give him another beating. Seconds later the door opened.
"What?" Dakota snapped.
"Uhm..Well." Usagi said losing courage for a second.
"Well what?" Dakota asked impatiently.
Usagi looked back to Mamoru and got the courage she needed. "Could you bring me a bowl of water and a rag? Something to drink maybe? And something to keep warm with.I'm a little cold." Usagi asked sweetly with a small smile.
Dakota hesitated. "I suppose," Dakota said while leaving to get the stuff that Usagi asked for. Usagi waited patiently by the door until Dakota returned. Dakota handed Usagi a thin blanket, 2 bottles of water, a plate of stale bread, and the bowl of warm water and rag.
"Thank you," Usagi said bowing slightly. Dakota nodded and left. Usagi turned her attention back to Mamoru. She knelt next to him and spoke quietly as if to a child.
"Okay, let me check out your wounds, and wash them out. Then you can have something to eat and drink and you can rest," she said. Mamoru nodded. "I'm going to remove your shirt now." Usagi said and Mamoru nodded again.
Usagi pulled off the last of Mamoru's shirt gently and looked at the cuts and bruises. "Just tell me when something hurts too much Mamoru okay?" she asked. And he nodded again.
Usagi carefully dipped the rag in the warm water and put the rag on one of Mamoru's cuts on his chest. Mamoru wince and grunted in pain and Usagi winced as well. "Sorry," she murmured. Mamoru nodded again and Usagi did the same all down Mamoru's body cleaning the cuts.
When Usagi reached the cut on his face, he cried out in pain and pulled away unintentionally. "SORRY SORRY!" Usagi cried out.
"It's okay Usagi," Mamoru gasped out. Usagi finished cleaning the cut and pushed the bowl away.
"Would you like something to eat?" Usagi asked. Mamoru nodded. Usagi pulled the plate of bread to herself. She watched Mamoru try to sit up but fall back down helpless.
Smiling she crawled behind his head. "This might hurt at first," she said gently, "but it'll be more comfortable afterward." She reached for Mamoru's shoulders, and pulled him upwards into her lap, never faltering even when Mamoru cried out in pain and whimpered.
Cradling Mamoru's head in the crook of her arm, she broke off a piece of bread and offered it to him. Mamoru reached up to take it from her and ate it slowly. Usagi did the same with the rest of half the bread and offered the other half to Mamoru who shook his head. "That's.your half," Mamoru croaked out.
Usagi smiled. "I already ate at Raye's." She said softly. "You have it."
"But Odango," Mamoru said weakly with a teasing tone, "It's almost been an hour."
Usagi laughed. "Don't be mean Mamoru-baka." She shot back. Usagi gave the rest of the bread to Mamoru and then one of the bottles of water before grabbing the blanket. Mamoru started to slide out of Usagi's lap but Usagi held him there.
"Come now Mamoru, I'd have to say I'm more comfortable than the floor. You can sleep here tonight." Usagi said kindly as she spread the thin blanket over Mamoru who was shivering still.
As Mamoru started to drift into an uneasy sleep he softly whispered, "Usa?"
"Yes?" Usagi answered pushing his bangs out of his hair.
"I'm glad you're here," he said and paused, "thank you for coming to my rescue,"
"Always Mamoru," Usagi whispered rocking Mamoru's still frame back and forth, "Always."
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A/N: Well.I thought it would be cute to have Usagi say the same thing to Mamoru as he did to her when he rescued her in Chapter 1.it was probably lame but I don't' care ( Thanks to everyone who reviewed and cherryblossomgoddess I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that.they ARE Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask but I don't know if it's gonna have a big part in this story or not. *yawn* well it's 1:07am so I'm gonna submit this and I hope you enjoy! ( JA!
Rating: PG-13 for mild language and violence
Summary: Usagi and Mamoru tease each other constantly...but when Usagi gets stalked by 2 strange men, and harassed. Mamoru comes to her aide and ends up getting kidnapped and hurt. Now Usagi must go to his rescue...can she save him?
Standard Disclaimer but I own Kent and Dakota! ;) Onto the story!
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When Usagi had picked up the phone and heard Dakota's voice, a feeling of such dread came over her, that she thought she would faint. "D.Dakota?" Usagi asked timidly. There was a pause on Usagi's end as Dakota responded.
"B...but you said that it was about Mamoru," Usagi blurted out already feeling cold. Again Usagi's end was quiet as Dakota responded. Usagi finally asked quietly and dangerously, "Where's. Mamoru.?"
Usagi closed her eyes when Dakota responded, "Where is he? Why right here!" giddily. Usagi's eyes flew open.
"WHERE IS HE BASTARD?!" Usagi screamed sobbing, "YOU HAVEN'T HURT HIM HAVE YOU? YOU BETTER NOT HURT HIM OR I SWEAR I'LL."
Usagi was interrupted by Dakota. "Now Usagi, I don't appreciate your attitude and you aren't helping poor Mamoru at all."
"What do you mean?" Usagi asked gulping. Dakota didn't answer but Usagi had her answer as she heard punches and grunts of pain in the background. Usagi heard the punches land painfully and winced as she heard her dear friend cry out in pain and gasp as the air left his body.
"Please," Usagi sobbed, "Dakota please stop." More punches landed on Mamoru. "I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" she cried out, "please don't' hurt him anymore!"
"Usagi.what are you crying for; he's your enemy remember?" Dakota snapped into the phone.
Usagi fell to her knees sobbing. "Please Dakota stop." Another punch landed on Mamoru and this time instead of his cries, Usagi heard only a whimper and this broke her heart. "Please," Usagi began again, "please.I'll do anything."
"Anything?" Dakota inquired.
"YES!" Usagi blurted out quickly, "anything *ANYTHING*" she screamed and then finished softly "just leave him alone."
"Okay then you comes to the place where we met alone in one hour." Dakota laughed.
"Yes, yes I will Dakota! Just don't' hurt him anymore please!" Usagi cried. Usagi listened intently through the phone as she heard a small moan. "No."
"MAMORU?!" she cried.
"Come in an hour and then we'll see if we can't stop Mamoru's bleeding." Dakota laughed and clicked off the phone.
Usagi fell to her knees. "No." she sobbed. Usagi cried for a good 5 minutes before she picked herself up off the floor, scribbled a note to Raye and ran out the door. The note read:
Dear Raye, I'm sorry that I had to leave, but.one of my friends is in great need of my help. I will return shortly.but.if I'm not home by the time you read this in the morning, please alert the other scouts and come look for me. Uhm Raye.just in case this doesn't work out, I just wanted to tell you I love you and all the other scouts! Ja Ne! Aishiteru! Usa-chan
Usagi then ran out the door and into the darkness.
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"Where is that girl?" Dakota growled from his car parked in a nearby alleyway. Looking at the clock, he realized that she still had 3 ½ minutes to get there. 'Chill out Dakota man.you need to keep your cool.' He thought to himself.
Dakota had positioned Kent on the sidewalk where the two had met Usagi earlier that day, to retrieve Usagi, while Dakota drove the getaway car. 'She better hurry and get here,' Dakota thought, 'or there will be nothing left of Mamoru by the time she gets there."
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Kent stood alone out on the sidewalk where himself and Dakota had met Usagi earlier. He leaned coolly against the brick with his arms folded against his chest and one leg propped up on the wall behind. Kent closed his eyes and listened for the approach of Usagi.
Finally after waiting a few minutes, he heard timid footsteps coming closer. "About time Usagi," Kent said coolly without opening his eyes.
"Where's Mamoru?" Usagi asked just as coolly.
"That wasn't part of the deal to have him here," Kent replied opening his eyes taking in Usagi's small petite form. Her narrow hips were clad in light loose fitting blue jeans, and her small torso wrapped up in a yellow drop off sweater.
"Then take me to him," Usagi ordered, her blue eyes icy.
Kent laughed. "Very well," Kent said grabbing Usagi's upper arm and dragging her towards Dakota's car, "let's go."
Usagi allowed herself to be dragged to the small black beat up Cadillac where she saw Dakota in the front seat. Kent opened up the back door for Usagi and bowed. Usagi turned away and got into the car willingly before Kent got into the passenger seat and closed the door.
"Hello Usagi," Dakota greeted coolly.
"Just drive," Usagi snapped.
"Fine," Dakota retorted then added, "but you do realize that you were 4 minutes late so that means.hmmm Mamoru gets 20 hits."
Usagi's head shot up fearfully and she looked at her watch. She saw she was only 2 minutes late because of her and Kent's conversation. "If anything I was 2 minutes late because your partner and myself were having a small conversation!" she protested.
Dakota nodded. "Right in half then. He shall get 10 hits."
Usagi shook her head quickly. "NO! Please don't!" she cried out.
Dakota sighed. "We shall see how good you are," he said.
"Th.Thank you," Usagi responded.
Usagi watched as they left the main part of her town to a more desolate area full of different sheds and warehouses fearing the worst since nobody was ever out there. Finally Dakota stopped the car just outside a small warehouse at the end of the street. Dakota got out of his car and opened the back door grabbing Usagi's upper arm. "Come on," Dakota said gruffly dragging Usagi to the door.
Dakota produced a key and unlocked the back door. He opened the door and dragged Usagi inside. Once inside, Dakota released Usagi who looked around the area quickly. Kent came inside and Dakota locked the door behind him. Usagi turned to them and cleared her throat.
"Wh.Where's Mamoru?" she asked timidly once again.
Dakota sighed and grabbed Usagi by her arm again. He dragged Usagi to one of the back rooms and opened the door. Dakota dragged Usagi into the room which Usagi noticed had one barred window and some boxes in the corner and nothing else. He shoves Usagi to the floor and left Usagi and Mamoru alone in the darkness.
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Usagi crawled in the dark over to the opposite wall. She reached for a light switch and was granted her request as a soft yellow light flooded the room. Usagi gasped at what she saw and tears sprung to her eyes. "Mamoru," she whispered and walked to his still form lying on it's right side with his arms underneath him.
Mamoru had a huge cut above his right eye and bruises down his cheek bones and jaw line. What was left of his shirt was torn and tattered and revealed deep cuts and blue/brown bruises on his chest. The pants on his legs were torn in places to reveal long harsh cuts that were bleeding heavily.
Usagi noticed Mamoru's hair full of blood and tear stains on his face. If she hadn't seen his chest rising and falling raggedly, and the way his body shivered from the cool breeze, she would have thought he was dead. Usagi gave a small whimper before dropping next to him and shaking him gently.
"M.Ma.Mamoru?" she asked timidly. Usagi was given no response. "Mamoru." She said stronger this time shaking him more insistently. This time she was given a painful moan and whimper. "That's it Mamoru," Usagi encouraged through her tears, "wake up for me."
Mamoru's eyes fluttered open slowly. Mamoru winced noticeably and took a deep painful breath. "Mamoru," Usagi whispered softly. Mamoru's gaze turned toward Usagi quickly before his eyes shot open.
"U..Usagi," he gasped out, his throat raw from screaming and his attempts to breathe. Mamoru tried to pull himself into a sitting position, but Usagi pushed him gently back onto the ground.
"Stay Mamoru, you need your rest," Usagi said softly. Mamoru nodded before closing his eyes as a new wave of pain hit him. He whimpered softly and Usagi took his hand gently squeezing it. "Are you gonna be alright Mamoru?" Usagi asked quietly.
Mamoru laughed softly. "I'll live," was his soft response. Usagi smiled reassured.
"I'm sorry Mamoru," she said finally.
Mamoru searched her eyes. "What.for Usagi?" he asked weakly.
"For making you receive that beating instead of keeping my mouth shut." Usagi said shamefully.
"Trust me Usagi," Mamoru said with a small squeeze of Usagi's hand, "they would have done it whether you would have yelled or not."
Usagi nodded but didn't say anything. "Your wounds need some tending," Usagi said standing quickly. Mamoru looked after her.
"It's okay Usagi," he murmured. "You don't' have to."
"I know," Usagi said simply as she knocked on the door, "DAKOTA!" she yelled firmly. Mamoru closed his eyes against his pain and hoped that this did not give him another beating. Seconds later the door opened.
"What?" Dakota snapped.
"Uhm..Well." Usagi said losing courage for a second.
"Well what?" Dakota asked impatiently.
Usagi looked back to Mamoru and got the courage she needed. "Could you bring me a bowl of water and a rag? Something to drink maybe? And something to keep warm with.I'm a little cold." Usagi asked sweetly with a small smile.
Dakota hesitated. "I suppose," Dakota said while leaving to get the stuff that Usagi asked for. Usagi waited patiently by the door until Dakota returned. Dakota handed Usagi a thin blanket, 2 bottles of water, a plate of stale bread, and the bowl of warm water and rag.
"Thank you," Usagi said bowing slightly. Dakota nodded and left. Usagi turned her attention back to Mamoru. She knelt next to him and spoke quietly as if to a child.
"Okay, let me check out your wounds, and wash them out. Then you can have something to eat and drink and you can rest," she said. Mamoru nodded. "I'm going to remove your shirt now." Usagi said and Mamoru nodded again.
Usagi pulled off the last of Mamoru's shirt gently and looked at the cuts and bruises. "Just tell me when something hurts too much Mamoru okay?" she asked. And he nodded again.
Usagi carefully dipped the rag in the warm water and put the rag on one of Mamoru's cuts on his chest. Mamoru wince and grunted in pain and Usagi winced as well. "Sorry," she murmured. Mamoru nodded again and Usagi did the same all down Mamoru's body cleaning the cuts.
When Usagi reached the cut on his face, he cried out in pain and pulled away unintentionally. "SORRY SORRY!" Usagi cried out.
"It's okay Usagi," Mamoru gasped out. Usagi finished cleaning the cut and pushed the bowl away.
"Would you like something to eat?" Usagi asked. Mamoru nodded. Usagi pulled the plate of bread to herself. She watched Mamoru try to sit up but fall back down helpless.
Smiling she crawled behind his head. "This might hurt at first," she said gently, "but it'll be more comfortable afterward." She reached for Mamoru's shoulders, and pulled him upwards into her lap, never faltering even when Mamoru cried out in pain and whimpered.
Cradling Mamoru's head in the crook of her arm, she broke off a piece of bread and offered it to him. Mamoru reached up to take it from her and ate it slowly. Usagi did the same with the rest of half the bread and offered the other half to Mamoru who shook his head. "That's.your half," Mamoru croaked out.
Usagi smiled. "I already ate at Raye's." She said softly. "You have it."
"But Odango," Mamoru said weakly with a teasing tone, "It's almost been an hour."
Usagi laughed. "Don't be mean Mamoru-baka." She shot back. Usagi gave the rest of the bread to Mamoru and then one of the bottles of water before grabbing the blanket. Mamoru started to slide out of Usagi's lap but Usagi held him there.
"Come now Mamoru, I'd have to say I'm more comfortable than the floor. You can sleep here tonight." Usagi said kindly as she spread the thin blanket over Mamoru who was shivering still.
As Mamoru started to drift into an uneasy sleep he softly whispered, "Usa?"
"Yes?" Usagi answered pushing his bangs out of his hair.
"I'm glad you're here," he said and paused, "thank you for coming to my rescue,"
"Always Mamoru," Usagi whispered rocking Mamoru's still frame back and forth, "Always."
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A/N: Well.I thought it would be cute to have Usagi say the same thing to Mamoru as he did to her when he rescued her in Chapter 1.it was probably lame but I don't' care ( Thanks to everyone who reviewed and cherryblossomgoddess I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that.they ARE Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask but I don't know if it's gonna have a big part in this story or not. *yawn* well it's 1:07am so I'm gonna submit this and I hope you enjoy! ( JA!