Gosh, I'm sorry for another late update Things are getting so busy around
my house! And I have bad news too; due to my, well, inability in the art of
something the world calls 'school', I may not be here so often anymore.
Considering my Foster parents will probably get mad. They're nasty people,
you know? YUCK! ^_~ Good thing I have people like you or I'd go insane!
See, they want me to do good in school or it's NO computer! And have to
stay with them for another month! *dreads the days* I'm sneaking on right
now..
Chapter 9: Bridezilla!
"Hey Bulma!"
"What's up, Krillin?"
"I think he's starting to come around."
"Yamcha?! Oh, good, I'm so glad he's okay!"
Yamcha slowly opened his eyes, feeling a hard headache come upon him immediately. It felt like it hurt so bad it even messed up his sight. Everything was so blurry.
Maybe it's because I just woke up, he thought. He nodded mentally, agreeing with himself. Yeah, that's it. It's only because I'm waking up. See? It's getting clearer already.
"Bulma!" He shouted, sitting up on the bed he was on. Her bright blue eyes were filled with joy that he was awake again and her lips were curled to a brilliant smile. That's the Bulma he wanted to see. Before he even had a chance to ask where he was she already pulled him into a tight hug, relieved he was okay. It hurt his waist when she held him so tightly, but he didn't care. He stroked her emerald hair that she had down at the moment, and though he held it back, he so badly, wanted to smile.
See Vegeta? She still cares about me. I've seen the way you've flirted with her, and I'll tell you, she'll be mine forever. You can't win.
"Vegeta," he muttered absentmindedly. There was a tone a distaste Bulma caught in his voice, and she pulled out of the hug she had embraced him in. She looked at him in the face with a confused expression. When he realized what he said, Yamcha looked away and out the window the bed was sat next to. He noticed when he shifted his eyes to Bulma again for a second that Krillin was there as well. No one else.
"Vegeta?" Bulma asked, sounding confused. "Why do you wanna talk about him? He isn't here anyway."
"Yeah, sorry Bulma."
"You better be! I was expecting something nice from you, at least a 'How are you Bulma?' or, 'Were you hurt in that explosion?' but NO! All I get is 'Vegeta..' Do you realize how stupid I am, that I've actually been at your bedside for eight days worrying about you and nothing else, and-"
"Shut UP Bulma!" Yamcha shouted, instantly regretting his words. He had already gotten her worked up enough; did he have to say something like that? Even in that small sort of way he found jealousy and hatred towards Vegeta. IN the small time he had known him, he knew there was something about him that was wrong.
And what did I do? He thought. I took it out on Bulma.
"I'm sorry," he said quickly, looking at Bulma who was still angry. Her eyes softened a little. "I didn't mean to say that, really didn't. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have told you to shut up and I really shouldn't have mentioned Vegeta. I was just wondering if he and the others were taking care of you. You did say I was out for eight days."
"Yeah right!" she shouted, startling him. His muscles ached. "You were just thinking if Vegeta did something to me, or if I cheated on you while you were knocked out! Weren't you, you lowlife!?"
A lowlife? Is that what she's thinking of me right now? Well, two can play at that game!
"And I bet you were ya damn bitch! In fact, I'm sure Vegeta isn't the only one you've been sneaking around with in this town!"
Ha! That'll teach her to think of me in any way! After all, you have to keep your women in line. Whoa... Is she crying now? Now I've done it.
"That's it," she said under a hoarse whisper. "We are THROUGH you hear me! I've been with you this whole time! I never even left the building and this is how I get repaid! Well good bye!"
Before Yamcha could say another word Bulma had stormed out the room, stomping as loud as she could and when she slammed the door, it echoed through the hall and cracked the walls.
"Man," Krillin muttered, either surprised or highly impressed of Bulma's strength. "You really did it this time Yamcha. And I thought everything else you did was bad."
"Bad?" Yamcha said, trying to control his rising temper. He was sitting up at the moment which started to take a toll on his back, so he lay down comfortably and closed his eyes. He didn't want to fall asleep though. "What do you mean bad, Krillin?"
"You really don't have any common sense, do you? If you notice Bulma has always been loyal to you, and she's even put up with you when you weren't so loyal."
Oh. That bad thing.
"But that only happened once or twice, right Krillin?"
"Are you kiddin?! You must have stabbed her in the back a hundred times!"
Yamcha looked at his short friend in disbelief, as his eyes abruptly opened again, though he didn't sit up. He stared up at the ceiling. "Are you. serious?"
"Yeah man," Krillin said. "See you later. I think you need some time to think or something. Besides, I need to calm Bulma down."
Krillin left the room then, but this time it was only the creak of the door heard.
~
"Goku, this place is wonderful!" Chi-Chi exclaimed as she wrapped her arms around one of his, pointing at all the attractions she saw. "Look how busy it is! Ginger Town is much better than I thought it would be!"
"Yeah, tell me about it," he agreed as they continued to walk through the crowds. On both sides of them there were stands filled with jewelry and Clothing and any other attraction you could think of. They even had a stand that sold Capsules! But this place didn't look as advanced as the town they lived in. It looked like a busy, festive town full of joy. Like the towns where everyone seems to know who you are, and if you're child is in trouble, you can trust anyone to give them help.
People constantly threw up confetti as they strolled through the busy dirt streets, laughing and smiling, and there wasn't a single person with a frown. It was mid-day and the sun was set was set in the middle of the sky, but people ignored the heat. They acted like there wasn't a trouble in the world.
"I love it here," Chi-Chi whispered, leaning her head on Goku's shoulder. "I want to live here when were married, okay?"
Goku nodded, although he didn't completely agree. He liked the bustle and happiness so far, of course he did; but he just wanted to wait and see the town more first. Of course, if Chi-Chi wanted to, than of course he would consider it. Then a thought occurred to him.
Does she want to marry.. His thoughts paused for a second . Today? Tomorrow? Goku gulped.. Tonight?
"What's wrong?" Goku tore away from his thoughts to look at his young fiancé, who smiled cheerfully and laughed. "I want to see more!"
"Sure," he replied, half wanting to listen and half wanting to think more on this. If it was true, could he be a real Husband before the next sunrise?
"Goku, watch where you're going!"
Before he could even think about what was going to happen he bumped into someone walking in front of him, throwing him back on the ground. The person he ran into almost fell completely on the dusty ground, but was caught by her arms by a man standing beside her. Goku felt his hand, feeling a light headache all of a sudden, but he shifted seconds later to see if the woman was okay.
"Are you hurt?" Goku asked, concerned. Chi-Chi stood next to the woman, completely unharmed as she wiped stray bits of dust that fell on her dark blue Chinese gown. She noticed the woman was wearing something very much alike to her, only it was a silk white and had a ring of flowers in her shined black hair. Her blue eyes flicker with tears when she saw brown on her gorgeous attire.
"Oh no!" she exclaimed, dropping to the ground, only messing up her dress even more. The man next to her also had stony black hair but had green eyes, and his suit was a silky black. He kneeled next to her along with Chi- Chi and Goku, trying to make her feel better.
"Honey, it's alright," he said in a comforting way, although part of his voice was shaky. Nothing helped at all. The woman started to cry an outburst of tears and the make up on her face was smeared. The crowd stopped as they were walking by to see what was wrong but when they found nothing their interest ceased. She continued to wail as loud as she could, as if trying to make a scene.
"Why me of all people?!" she complained. "And on my Wedding day! Why does my dress have to get dirty on my Wedding day?! Why? Why?!"
"It's your wedding day?" asked Chi-Chi. She stared into the eyes of the blonde woman who stopped crying like a child momentarily, then her face lit up with a smile. "Really?! I love Weddings! I can't wait to see it! Me and Goku are gonna get married too!"
"Today?"
"Yeah, that's what I want!"
Oh great, Goku thought. I was right. We ARE going to get married today... Hey, what's that around that guy's neck?
"Is that a. Dragonball?" Goku asked as he pointed to the round orange glow around the man's neck. He nodded and pulled it off the chain, acting as if it could be easily replaced.
"Yes, it is," he said. "I found it a couple years ago when I was 16, and my Father said it was a Dragonball. He told me the story behind it too. Why?"
"We've been looking for them. We need all seven to save a friend's little sister from dying." A horrified expression lay on the man's face as he thrust it in Goku's hands.
"If you're serious, take it. No one should have to go through torment like- "
"EXCUSE ME!" The two men looked down at the man's fiancé, who had her arms crossed and gave them powerful narrowed eyes. "I don't think I gave anyone permission to give away something to complete strangers! It's my wedding day; I think they should be giving us something! And if we give that away, we need to ask for a hefty bargain."
"But Carem-"
"But nothing, Uri!" The man she called Uri just sighed, giving a longing look of forgiveness in Goku's eyes. 'I'm sorry', he mouthed.
~
Vegeta was alone in town, away from the bustling crowds in the fair. He couldn't stand this place. What a town full of weaklings! Every boy he challenged was nothing compared to his strength, and every time he tried to train alone, a hoard of women came after him. When could he get some alone time?! At least the festival started for the Mayor's daughter, or so he heard. Perhaps women were useful if you could get information out of them.
The quiet part was the village part, where all the houses were. In the far off distance you could hear the town square and if you squinted your eyes you could even see the confetti, but bah. Why would the great Vegeta ever want to see something like that? He was about to go by the woods again to train some more, like he had some every day when he saw Bulma run out of the Inn they were staying at. She looked sort of distressed.
"I wonder what's her problem?" he said out loud, running to catch up with her. "Bulma!"
"Huh?" She stopped and turned the moment she heard his voice, and a little of her anger wore. Off. She was much happier to have someone other than Yamcha around, especially an old friend. "Hey Vegeta."
"You sure look pissed off."
"How can I not be?" She sat down on a stray bench in town and Vegeta sat down next to her, making sure his tail was firmly wrapped around hi waist. He was determined to learn how to control it ever since he heard Goku could. Finally, she continued, staring only at the houses in front of her.
"I stay with Yamcha every day, even when I wanted to see the town," she said in a mourning down, as if she were about to cry. "He said I was probably cheating on him while he was resting, and he called me a bitch! I mean, that's practically the first thing he said to me!"
"Are you serious?" Vegeta asked, surprised. "Even I sure as hell wouldn't do that. Especially to you. You're, well... A little bit annoying, but uh. overall you're a lot- a lot better than some of the other females in this stupid world."
I.am? Bulma thought. She ignored annoying, looking at him intently while he tried to hide the flustered look on his face. He turned away when she saw him, clearly embarrassed. She smiled. He was trying to say he liked her! How cute!
"I like you too," she replied, surprising Vegeta.
There, what'd you think? Isn't Carem a real brat? She'll get worse in the next chapter, you'll see! And you'll also learn what poor Uri has to go through. Poor guy.. *sniff* He doesn't even want to marry her! And you would blame him! Huh?
Tiffany: I'll be sure to continue! And I hope you continue to read too!
Little-princess: Hee hee, you're so nice! Of course you're not selfish! I think I gave you a suggestion of what to put in your next chapter in my review, but I'm not sure. If you did put up the next chapter, I'm sorry I haven't read it right away. Things have been so bust lately I have been barely able to do anything!
Bulma Briefs^Yue Lover: I'm sorry I didn't update as soon as you wanted.. I TRIED, HONEST! ^_^
Venni: Uh-huh! Yup it was cute! Sorry I left you hanging so long. I'm only 10, gimme a break! ^_^'
Tenshi: It's okay that your review popped up three times.. That makes it look like I got more reviews than I really do! See, your helping me! *insert laugh*
Laurenicole6885: Good, another lover of Yamcha bashing! I know you'll hate the beginning of the next chapter, but don'tcha worry about a thing! It all comes to a good end! (
Angelbabe14: Thank you very much! And as I said before, I've been banned from the computer for the longest time, so I'm going to print your story now. I must seem like such a rude jerk. *begs forgiveness* I'm sorry! I really am!
Kyllir: Goody! You added to faves? I'm so happy! Sorry to keep you waiting, I didn't abandon my story!
SayinPrincess: Thank you very much! Here's the next chapter for you my nice fan!
Carrie: Thank you! *hugs* I really try!
Karamelhexe: I'm glad it makes you happy! Do you mean that warm fuzzy feeling? I hope you mean that!
Megami: Wow, another person who finds it original? I must be delusional! But then again, no one has ever put Veggie in a situation like this.. Unless I haven't read enough? *whacks self on head* I should read more!
Belinda: Thank you! (
Jenny: Who doesn't want Vegeta to look good? He's SEXY!
Rin: Sorry I left you waiting for the next 'cool chapter'! Hey, is your name Rin after that cute girl in Inuyasha? I love that anime!
Well, major apologies for making you wait so long, but like I said, I'm sneaking in to do this one! I'm waiting for reviews, kay? *HUGS EVERYONE*
Chapter 9: Bridezilla!
"Hey Bulma!"
"What's up, Krillin?"
"I think he's starting to come around."
"Yamcha?! Oh, good, I'm so glad he's okay!"
Yamcha slowly opened his eyes, feeling a hard headache come upon him immediately. It felt like it hurt so bad it even messed up his sight. Everything was so blurry.
Maybe it's because I just woke up, he thought. He nodded mentally, agreeing with himself. Yeah, that's it. It's only because I'm waking up. See? It's getting clearer already.
"Bulma!" He shouted, sitting up on the bed he was on. Her bright blue eyes were filled with joy that he was awake again and her lips were curled to a brilliant smile. That's the Bulma he wanted to see. Before he even had a chance to ask where he was she already pulled him into a tight hug, relieved he was okay. It hurt his waist when she held him so tightly, but he didn't care. He stroked her emerald hair that she had down at the moment, and though he held it back, he so badly, wanted to smile.
See Vegeta? She still cares about me. I've seen the way you've flirted with her, and I'll tell you, she'll be mine forever. You can't win.
"Vegeta," he muttered absentmindedly. There was a tone a distaste Bulma caught in his voice, and she pulled out of the hug she had embraced him in. She looked at him in the face with a confused expression. When he realized what he said, Yamcha looked away and out the window the bed was sat next to. He noticed when he shifted his eyes to Bulma again for a second that Krillin was there as well. No one else.
"Vegeta?" Bulma asked, sounding confused. "Why do you wanna talk about him? He isn't here anyway."
"Yeah, sorry Bulma."
"You better be! I was expecting something nice from you, at least a 'How are you Bulma?' or, 'Were you hurt in that explosion?' but NO! All I get is 'Vegeta..' Do you realize how stupid I am, that I've actually been at your bedside for eight days worrying about you and nothing else, and-"
"Shut UP Bulma!" Yamcha shouted, instantly regretting his words. He had already gotten her worked up enough; did he have to say something like that? Even in that small sort of way he found jealousy and hatred towards Vegeta. IN the small time he had known him, he knew there was something about him that was wrong.
And what did I do? He thought. I took it out on Bulma.
"I'm sorry," he said quickly, looking at Bulma who was still angry. Her eyes softened a little. "I didn't mean to say that, really didn't. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have told you to shut up and I really shouldn't have mentioned Vegeta. I was just wondering if he and the others were taking care of you. You did say I was out for eight days."
"Yeah right!" she shouted, startling him. His muscles ached. "You were just thinking if Vegeta did something to me, or if I cheated on you while you were knocked out! Weren't you, you lowlife!?"
A lowlife? Is that what she's thinking of me right now? Well, two can play at that game!
"And I bet you were ya damn bitch! In fact, I'm sure Vegeta isn't the only one you've been sneaking around with in this town!"
Ha! That'll teach her to think of me in any way! After all, you have to keep your women in line. Whoa... Is she crying now? Now I've done it.
"That's it," she said under a hoarse whisper. "We are THROUGH you hear me! I've been with you this whole time! I never even left the building and this is how I get repaid! Well good bye!"
Before Yamcha could say another word Bulma had stormed out the room, stomping as loud as she could and when she slammed the door, it echoed through the hall and cracked the walls.
"Man," Krillin muttered, either surprised or highly impressed of Bulma's strength. "You really did it this time Yamcha. And I thought everything else you did was bad."
"Bad?" Yamcha said, trying to control his rising temper. He was sitting up at the moment which started to take a toll on his back, so he lay down comfortably and closed his eyes. He didn't want to fall asleep though. "What do you mean bad, Krillin?"
"You really don't have any common sense, do you? If you notice Bulma has always been loyal to you, and she's even put up with you when you weren't so loyal."
Oh. That bad thing.
"But that only happened once or twice, right Krillin?"
"Are you kiddin?! You must have stabbed her in the back a hundred times!"
Yamcha looked at his short friend in disbelief, as his eyes abruptly opened again, though he didn't sit up. He stared up at the ceiling. "Are you. serious?"
"Yeah man," Krillin said. "See you later. I think you need some time to think or something. Besides, I need to calm Bulma down."
Krillin left the room then, but this time it was only the creak of the door heard.
~
"Goku, this place is wonderful!" Chi-Chi exclaimed as she wrapped her arms around one of his, pointing at all the attractions she saw. "Look how busy it is! Ginger Town is much better than I thought it would be!"
"Yeah, tell me about it," he agreed as they continued to walk through the crowds. On both sides of them there were stands filled with jewelry and Clothing and any other attraction you could think of. They even had a stand that sold Capsules! But this place didn't look as advanced as the town they lived in. It looked like a busy, festive town full of joy. Like the towns where everyone seems to know who you are, and if you're child is in trouble, you can trust anyone to give them help.
People constantly threw up confetti as they strolled through the busy dirt streets, laughing and smiling, and there wasn't a single person with a frown. It was mid-day and the sun was set was set in the middle of the sky, but people ignored the heat. They acted like there wasn't a trouble in the world.
"I love it here," Chi-Chi whispered, leaning her head on Goku's shoulder. "I want to live here when were married, okay?"
Goku nodded, although he didn't completely agree. He liked the bustle and happiness so far, of course he did; but he just wanted to wait and see the town more first. Of course, if Chi-Chi wanted to, than of course he would consider it. Then a thought occurred to him.
Does she want to marry.. His thoughts paused for a second . Today? Tomorrow? Goku gulped.. Tonight?
"What's wrong?" Goku tore away from his thoughts to look at his young fiancé, who smiled cheerfully and laughed. "I want to see more!"
"Sure," he replied, half wanting to listen and half wanting to think more on this. If it was true, could he be a real Husband before the next sunrise?
"Goku, watch where you're going!"
Before he could even think about what was going to happen he bumped into someone walking in front of him, throwing him back on the ground. The person he ran into almost fell completely on the dusty ground, but was caught by her arms by a man standing beside her. Goku felt his hand, feeling a light headache all of a sudden, but he shifted seconds later to see if the woman was okay.
"Are you hurt?" Goku asked, concerned. Chi-Chi stood next to the woman, completely unharmed as she wiped stray bits of dust that fell on her dark blue Chinese gown. She noticed the woman was wearing something very much alike to her, only it was a silk white and had a ring of flowers in her shined black hair. Her blue eyes flicker with tears when she saw brown on her gorgeous attire.
"Oh no!" she exclaimed, dropping to the ground, only messing up her dress even more. The man next to her also had stony black hair but had green eyes, and his suit was a silky black. He kneeled next to her along with Chi- Chi and Goku, trying to make her feel better.
"Honey, it's alright," he said in a comforting way, although part of his voice was shaky. Nothing helped at all. The woman started to cry an outburst of tears and the make up on her face was smeared. The crowd stopped as they were walking by to see what was wrong but when they found nothing their interest ceased. She continued to wail as loud as she could, as if trying to make a scene.
"Why me of all people?!" she complained. "And on my Wedding day! Why does my dress have to get dirty on my Wedding day?! Why? Why?!"
"It's your wedding day?" asked Chi-Chi. She stared into the eyes of the blonde woman who stopped crying like a child momentarily, then her face lit up with a smile. "Really?! I love Weddings! I can't wait to see it! Me and Goku are gonna get married too!"
"Today?"
"Yeah, that's what I want!"
Oh great, Goku thought. I was right. We ARE going to get married today... Hey, what's that around that guy's neck?
"Is that a. Dragonball?" Goku asked as he pointed to the round orange glow around the man's neck. He nodded and pulled it off the chain, acting as if it could be easily replaced.
"Yes, it is," he said. "I found it a couple years ago when I was 16, and my Father said it was a Dragonball. He told me the story behind it too. Why?"
"We've been looking for them. We need all seven to save a friend's little sister from dying." A horrified expression lay on the man's face as he thrust it in Goku's hands.
"If you're serious, take it. No one should have to go through torment like- "
"EXCUSE ME!" The two men looked down at the man's fiancé, who had her arms crossed and gave them powerful narrowed eyes. "I don't think I gave anyone permission to give away something to complete strangers! It's my wedding day; I think they should be giving us something! And if we give that away, we need to ask for a hefty bargain."
"But Carem-"
"But nothing, Uri!" The man she called Uri just sighed, giving a longing look of forgiveness in Goku's eyes. 'I'm sorry', he mouthed.
~
Vegeta was alone in town, away from the bustling crowds in the fair. He couldn't stand this place. What a town full of weaklings! Every boy he challenged was nothing compared to his strength, and every time he tried to train alone, a hoard of women came after him. When could he get some alone time?! At least the festival started for the Mayor's daughter, or so he heard. Perhaps women were useful if you could get information out of them.
The quiet part was the village part, where all the houses were. In the far off distance you could hear the town square and if you squinted your eyes you could even see the confetti, but bah. Why would the great Vegeta ever want to see something like that? He was about to go by the woods again to train some more, like he had some every day when he saw Bulma run out of the Inn they were staying at. She looked sort of distressed.
"I wonder what's her problem?" he said out loud, running to catch up with her. "Bulma!"
"Huh?" She stopped and turned the moment she heard his voice, and a little of her anger wore. Off. She was much happier to have someone other than Yamcha around, especially an old friend. "Hey Vegeta."
"You sure look pissed off."
"How can I not be?" She sat down on a stray bench in town and Vegeta sat down next to her, making sure his tail was firmly wrapped around hi waist. He was determined to learn how to control it ever since he heard Goku could. Finally, she continued, staring only at the houses in front of her.
"I stay with Yamcha every day, even when I wanted to see the town," she said in a mourning down, as if she were about to cry. "He said I was probably cheating on him while he was resting, and he called me a bitch! I mean, that's practically the first thing he said to me!"
"Are you serious?" Vegeta asked, surprised. "Even I sure as hell wouldn't do that. Especially to you. You're, well... A little bit annoying, but uh. overall you're a lot- a lot better than some of the other females in this stupid world."
I.am? Bulma thought. She ignored annoying, looking at him intently while he tried to hide the flustered look on his face. He turned away when she saw him, clearly embarrassed. She smiled. He was trying to say he liked her! How cute!
"I like you too," she replied, surprising Vegeta.
There, what'd you think? Isn't Carem a real brat? She'll get worse in the next chapter, you'll see! And you'll also learn what poor Uri has to go through. Poor guy.. *sniff* He doesn't even want to marry her! And you would blame him! Huh?
Tiffany: I'll be sure to continue! And I hope you continue to read too!
Little-princess: Hee hee, you're so nice! Of course you're not selfish! I think I gave you a suggestion of what to put in your next chapter in my review, but I'm not sure. If you did put up the next chapter, I'm sorry I haven't read it right away. Things have been so bust lately I have been barely able to do anything!
Bulma Briefs^Yue Lover: I'm sorry I didn't update as soon as you wanted.. I TRIED, HONEST! ^_^
Venni: Uh-huh! Yup it was cute! Sorry I left you hanging so long. I'm only 10, gimme a break! ^_^'
Tenshi: It's okay that your review popped up three times.. That makes it look like I got more reviews than I really do! See, your helping me! *insert laugh*
Laurenicole6885: Good, another lover of Yamcha bashing! I know you'll hate the beginning of the next chapter, but don'tcha worry about a thing! It all comes to a good end! (
Angelbabe14: Thank you very much! And as I said before, I've been banned from the computer for the longest time, so I'm going to print your story now. I must seem like such a rude jerk. *begs forgiveness* I'm sorry! I really am!
Kyllir: Goody! You added to faves? I'm so happy! Sorry to keep you waiting, I didn't abandon my story!
SayinPrincess: Thank you very much! Here's the next chapter for you my nice fan!
Carrie: Thank you! *hugs* I really try!
Karamelhexe: I'm glad it makes you happy! Do you mean that warm fuzzy feeling? I hope you mean that!
Megami: Wow, another person who finds it original? I must be delusional! But then again, no one has ever put Veggie in a situation like this.. Unless I haven't read enough? *whacks self on head* I should read more!
Belinda: Thank you! (
Jenny: Who doesn't want Vegeta to look good? He's SEXY!
Rin: Sorry I left you waiting for the next 'cool chapter'! Hey, is your name Rin after that cute girl in Inuyasha? I love that anime!
Well, major apologies for making you wait so long, but like I said, I'm sneaking in to do this one! I'm waiting for reviews, kay? *HUGS EVERYONE*