Note: Okay, this is my first attempt at a WK/SM X-over, I still haven't seen WK all the way through so... if something is incorrect, sorry. Okay, I want to dedicate this lil number to GirlChama03 aka Mako-chan for renewing my inspiration for writing. It's just the type of story you'd like, Usagi-centered with the same old story… take a look at the title 'Betrayal in its Truest Form' looks Like Usagi is going to be betrayed once again… I KNOW how much you like stories where Usagi is betrayed and such (P.S. Sorry if some of you don't know what I'm talking about… if you want email me and I'll tell ya bout it k? Or just read about it in my 'rants' section ). pokahydee@mysticallegends.net
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or Weiss Kreuz so please don't sue me. The story belongs to me; steal and you'll be in physical pain.
Thoughts italicized
Dreams italicized (thoughts in dreams not)
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Chapter 5 - Redemptions
Usagi sat in her bed staring out the window beside her. Her tears were long since dried, but she had a huge weight on her shoulders and was unable to do anything but stare. She knew Nagi was somewhere in the hospital watching her, but she wasn't sure where. She knew that Schuldich would have him keep an eye on her, until Schuldich needed her again. She frowned slightly. Why did I trust that baka?!? She thought to herself. Why did I let my hatred overcome me? She sighed and leaned back against her pillow, still facing the window. She hated hospitals. She'd been in the hospital when she was seven to have her tonsils taken out and she'd hated them ever since then.
"Why did this all happen to me?" She asked herself quietly as sobs began to escape from her throat.
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Aya and Yohji had searched for the blond girl for several hours but had seen no sign of her. Aya figured the girl was already dead. He frowned slightly. She was the only lead… He thought to himself as he parked in the parking garage below the hospital. Aya-chan would probably still be asleep when he walked into the room, but he would never give up hope. It had been two years already, but some day she would wake up and then he could leave his duty as a hunter of light. Then he could take care of his sister and possibly regain his humanity.
He walked down the familiar hallway that he followed every day when he went to visit his sister. He glanced into the room as he walked by and saw children in hospital beds with their parents, or adults in a hospital bed with a vase of flowers sitting on the table beside them. He stopped walking when he glanced into a room and saw twin blond streamers of hair hanging off of a bed. He couldn't see the face of the girl, but he had a good idea who it was.
He walked into the room and closed the door silently behind him. Her back was turned to him but he could easily see that she was crying softly.
"Go away Nagi! I don't want to see you…" Her voice said softly when she heard the door close. Aya's eyes narrowed but he didn't speak. He walked up to the edge of the bed and sat down next to her. "I said go away!!" Usagi yelled as she spun around and tried to slap him across the face. Aya caught her hand and glared at her.
"Who is Nagi?" He demanded. He didn't release her wrist as he glared at her. Usagi shrank back, and tried to free her wrist. His glare was intimidating. How had he found her? It was impossible that they had searched through different buildings and were just lucky enough to find her. That would be a one in a million chance.
"Let me go." She said as she refused to meet his eyes. He let her go and watched as she rubbed her wrists tenderly. "It's none of you business…" She said quietly. Schuldich was probably keeping a close eye on her from afar so she didn't want to make him do something terrible to her when Aya left. She was afraid of Schuldich more than she was afraid of Aya.
"He's a member of that group that kidnapped Omi, isn't he?" He said with a little more demanding tone.
"…." Usagi refused to answer his questions. "Leave me alone. I'm not going to be a tool that you can throw away once you know all you need!" She nearly yelled as she looked up at Aya with a glare. "I don't have to tell you anything, threaten my life all you, try to kill me if it'll make you happy, but I won't tell you anything because I don't like you!"
"…." Aya's glare deepened as he looked at the blond. She had a look of determination on her face and not a look of fear.
"I don't care if you refuse to protect me, I'll protect myself!" Usagi continued. "And if I die, I don't really care, then I'd be released from all this pain." The look on Aya's face changed as Usagi spoke. He recognized the broken-hearted look on her face… it was the same look that he had seen on his face right after his parents were murdered and his sister was taken from him. "Now go away and leave me alone!"
Aya rose from his seated position next to her and frowned slightly. He hadn't expected to see that look on her face, it made him feel uneasy. He didn't want to see the girl end up like him and lose her humanity. Deep down, he wanted to make sure she survived to the end so Aya-chan would have someone to be her friend when she woke up. Aya gasped audibly at that thought and took a few steps away from Usagi. The blond girl was strange; she looked so sad and so determined at the same time. It reminded him of Aya-chan…
"Why are you staring at me?! Say something bastard!!" Usagi shouted as she stood up in front of Aya. She regretted standing up a moment later, though, when she felt her chest start to burn. Aya had gotten her worked up and she was having a hard time breathing at the moment. She sat back down and took in long, deep breaths to try to pull enough air into her lungs.
Aya looked down at the blond quizzically. She appeared to be struggling to breathe. Was that why she was in the hospital? She appeared perfectly healthy on the outside. Did it have to do anything with the way he'd acted earlier when she was with Omi? Her hand was on her chest as she struggled to take in small breaths to ease the burning sensation.
"Daijoubu ka?" Aya asked as he kneeled in front of her and placed a hand on her shoulder. Usagi looked up and cerulean blue eyes met deep violet. She wasn't quite sure what she saw in his eyes, but it definitely wasn't hatred... it was as if he were looking at her like he would a sister or something...
"... hai... daijoubu..." Usagi said slowly as a blush broke out on her face. She hadn't seen a look like that in his eyes before. His face was still mostly expressionless, but his eyes... his eyes weren't like two chips of ice anymore. There was depth to them... they looked sad... they looked... sincere... "Why are you here?" She asked quietly as she looked into Aya's eyes. "It wasn't to look for me... I know that." His eyes went cold again and he took his hand off her shoulder and stood up. He straightened his shirt and turned away from her.
"That's not your concern." He said simply as he headed for the door.
"I know you're here to visit someone you care about... a girl friend? Your parents? A sibling?" She questioned. He stopped walking at the mention of a sibling. "I'm right, aren't I. Your little sister is here, isn't she?" Usagi questioned as she rose from the bed and took a few steps toward him. "I walked down the hallway a little earlier today and saw a door labeled 'Fujimiya Aya'. She's your sister." Usagi stated slowly. Aya didn't turn back to face her, he stood in the doorway with his eyes closed. He took a deep breath and sighed. This girl was making him reveal something that he tried to hide from everyone.
"Hai..." He said and paused. "She's in a coma... Taketori killed our parents and nearly killed her..."
"And she's been in a coma ever since..." Usagi finished as she felt the corners of her eyes burn. "This can't go on!" Usagi cried. "O-negai! I have to get away from Schuldich! O-negai, help me..." She finished quietly as tears filled her eyes. Aya turned around and looked at the girl. He put his hand on her shoulder and pulled her into a hug as she sobbed against his chest.
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Schuldich frowned at the blue-haired girl that approached him. She was a strange one, that was true... but how could she resist him? Was it because she didn't have much of a mind left? Or maybe because she was so simple-minded. She shrugged and his smirk returned as she approached. He raised his gun once again and aimed it straight at the girl.
"Too bad, I've always thought you were kinda cute, koneko." He said confidently as he squeezed the trigger. Tot was surprisingly fast for such a simple-minded girl and dodged the bullet, at the same time, she lunged at Schuldich with her parasol knife. He hadn't expected it and felt the knife slice into his side. He lost his hold on the two Weiss members on the floor as he shoved the girl away. "I'll kill you!" Schuldich roared as he spun to face Tot and grabbed her by the throat. He lifted her up off her feet and held her above him in the air.
"Let her go!!" Bombay shouted from behind. Schuldich ignored him. A dart shot past his hand and caused him to drop the blue-haired girl. Tot lay on the ground breathing very slowly, her neck already starting to bruise.
"I guess I'll just have to kill the rest of you later. I have other business to attend to. Until then, ja." Schuldich said as he jumped and did a flip right out the window. Omi ran to the window and searched the nearby buildings for evidence of where he had gone.
"There he is!" Omi cried as he turned, preparing the go after him. He felt a hand clamp on his wrist and looked up to see Ken.
"There's nothing you can do now, Omi-kun." Ken said simply. "Usagi's not here, we'll have to wait until morning to find her... gomen."
"Demo-" Omi started but stopped as he glanced at the figure of the unconscious blue-haired girl on the ground a few feet away. "We have to help her." Omi said quietly as he walked over to Tot and looked down at her. Ken's eyes widened at this and he ran in front of Omi.
"Iie, Omi-kun! She's the enemy, she'll tell them where our hide-out is!" Ken began as he waved his hands frantically in front of him.
"We can't just leave her here, though!" Omi countered as he stepped past Ken and stooped to pick up the blue-haired girl. He brushed a few strands of hair from her face and picked her up, one hand under her knees and the other behind her shoulders.
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Usagi was quiet on the drive back to the Koneko no Sumi Ie. Aya had smuggled her out of the hospital right under Nagi's nose. At least, that's what he thought. Usagi knew better... he would know exactly where she was... she wouldn't get away that easily and she knew it. She glanced over at Aya and saw that his eyes were again steely cold as he concentrated on driving. She hadn't realized they had spent the whole day searching for her. She figured Omi might look, but not the rest of them. Then again, this might be an elaborate scheme to use her for information. She was better off with them than Schuldich, though. At least she might survive them when they were done with her... Schuldich would see to it that she was killed. She was afraid of him, but there was something else. She felt almost drawn to him. Maybe it was that charm... or maybe it was because he made her stomach do flip-flops when he was around. It didn't matter, she didn't intend to go back to him. She didn't even care about her revenge for the time being... she just wanted to go to sleep and never wake up again.
A few minutes later, the two of them were walking toward the back door of the flower shop. Usagi was a few steps behind Aya with her eyes on the ground. She was nervous... what if they were going to do something bad? Iie... Omi-kun won't let them... She told herself as she shook her head from side to side. Aya stopped at a door and dug around in his pocket for a key... he couldn't seem to find it.
"Kuso..." He muttered as he pulled his hand out of his pocket and began to walk toward one of the windows.
"Looking for this?" A quiet voice asked at the mouth of the alley. Usagi turned and frowned deeply. Nagi stood in the opening silhouetted against the street beyond where a few cars passed every few minutes. In his hand, Usagi saw a glint of metal and knew that it had to be a key. "Come with me, Usagi-sama." Nagi said calmly from where he stood.
"Iie." Usagi said as she rose to her full height. Aya stepped in front of her and pulled a small knife from inside of his coat.
"Leave." Aya demanded calmly. He glared darkly at the younger boy as he blocked Usagi from his view.
"She belongs to Schuldich. They have a deal." Nagi said calmly as he tossed the key into the air and caught it again. "You won't win this, Abbysinian." He said simply as he raised his hand out in front of him. "Come with me, Usagi-sama." Nagi said calmly and lifted her off the ground with his telekineses.
"Let go, Nagi!" Usagi demanded as she struggled against the invisible hands that had lifted her into the air. "Put me down!" Aya's glare deepened and he lunged at the younger boy. Nagi lost his concentration on Usagi and she fell to the ground a few feet in front of Nagi. Aya slashed his knife at Nagi and only caught fabric.
~Let her stay here, Nagikins.~ A voice sounded in Nagi's head. Nagi frowned when he heard Schuldich in his head. He didn't want to leave Usagi in the care of these guys... she might tell them a little too much and have to be eliminated. He didn't want to see that happen for some reason... the same reason he didn't want Tot involved. He sighed and took jumped into the air.
"Ja." Was all he said as he disappeared into the night. Usagi sat on the ground with an angry look on her face. How dare he!! She didn't even realize when Aya picked her up with one hand under her knees and the other on her back. She blushed slightly as he carried her back to the door. Nagi had dropped the key so Aya was able to easily open the door. Usagi suddenly felt very tired. She leaned against his chest and closed her eyes. She wasn't completely asleep, but she was comfortable and on the edge of awareness and sleep. She was vaguely aware of Aya going up stairs but she didn't know, nor care, where he was headed. The next thing Usagi knew, she was lying down on a soft bed with fluffly blankets up to her chin and someone was stroking her hair. The room smelled like aftershave and the scent of cologne waifed toward her. She squeezed one eye open and saw bright red hair over a tired-looking face and violet eyes.
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Usagi awoke the next morning and breathed in the fresh scent that filled the room. The window was open and it smelled like aftershave and cologne. It took a few moments for Usagi to realize where she was. She had gotten used to the little girl room at the apartment Schuldich had her staying in. She sat up and looked around the room. It wasn't decorated and it looked like a hospital room from the lack of decoration. She nearly yelled when she glanced at the window and saw the familiar orange-haired man sitting there staring at her.
"Nani!?! What the hell are you doing here, Schuldich!?!" She spat as she pulled the blankets up to her chin. She was still wearing the hospital robes from the previous day as she clutched the blanket to her chest.
"Aww, you're not happy to see me?" He questioned as he jumped out of the window sill and santered up to her. He plopped down on the bed beside her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. He pulled her against his chest and breathed in the scent of her hair. "Mmmm... you smell good, koneko-chan." Usagi put her hands on his chest and shoved as hard as she could. She must have caught him in a bad place because he winced and pulled her head back roughly.
"Itai..." She mumbled as he tipped her head back painfully. His eyes were contorted with pain and he held his grip on her hair. "Let me go..." She whispered as she moved her hand away. His face calmed as he released her hair. She wiped away the painful tears from her eyes and then turned to look at him. He didn't look like his normal cocky self, he looked extremely pissed and on edge. She took her hand and gingerly placed it where it had been moments before and saw a small wince on his face.
"What are you doing?" He questioned when she began to untuck his shirt. A smirk spread across his face and he sent mental images to her of the two of them lying together undressed in the enemy's bed. Usagi blushed.
"That's not what I was thinking and you know it!" Usagi cried as she blushed furiously. She lifted his shirt and ran her fingers over the bandages there. "What happened to you?" She asked, not sure why she should be concerned for him. He had betrayed her and now she was worried because he was hurt.
"Worried about me, koneko-chan?" He questioned as he read he thoughts. She frowned and shoved him away from her, this time she missed the injury.
"Fine, I'm not worried at all, baka..." She mumbled as she crossed her arms over her chest and faced the opposite direction. "Why would I worry about a jerk like you, anyway? Besides, I'm still mad at you... you left me there to die!"
"Would I do that, tenshi?" He questioned as he put his hand under her chin and turned her to face him. His face looked different this time. He didn't look like the normal cocky Schuldich she knew. He looked serious as he held onto her chin lightly. She felt herself being drawn toward him, but he wasn't pulling her toward him. She was moving of her own free will, she didn't even fell Schuldich touching her mind. She closed her eyes and felt his lips touch hers lightly. He kissed her gently, which surprised her. She expected him to be more forceful. He must just be all talk... Usagi thought to herself. She hadn't quite gotten used to the fact that no matter what she thought, Schuldich would know and felt him deepen the kiss. She felt his tongue slip into her mouth and begin to search the contours of her mouth as his hand slipped behind her head and pressed his lips tighter against Usagi's. She heard a deep thought in her mind as his other hand went behind her back and began to reach up her back causing chills to run through the length of her body. ~All talk, huh?~ Schuldich's voice sounded in her mind. He didn't sound cocky or mocking, he just sounded as if he were proving her wrong. She shuddered and pulled her face away from his.
"... iie..." She mumbled as she pushed him away and turned her back on him. She could sense the triumph from him as he leaned back against his hands on the bed.
"What's wrong, koneko-chan?" He asked in the normal arrogant tone. He stood up and headed for the window. "Don't worry, koneko, we're still going to get your revenge. This was your job, remember? You were supposed to keep them distracted. You're doing a good job so far. I'll be back to see you later." He said and sent a rather nasty image into her mind. She picked up the thing nearest to her, which happened to be a very large shoe, and chucked it as hard as she could at the open window. Of course, Schuldich was already through and it just bounced off the wall below the window and landed a few feet away.
"Baka... hentai... ecchi...." She mumbled as she began to wring the blanket in anger.
"Ohayo." A cheerful male voice said from the doorway. Usagi turned and saw Omi walk into the room holding a tray with what looked like steaming soup and crackers on top. He walked into the room and set the tray down on the table next to her. "Daijoubu ka?" He hadn't seemed to notice her as she tried to strangle the life out of the blanket draped across her lap.
"Hai, daijoubu." Usagi said as she looked away from Omi. She felt guilty... she had just been kissing Schuldich and now sweet, oblivious Omi came into the room right afterward.
"Aya-kun said he found you in the hospital last night." Omi said as he fluffed the pillows behind Usagi's head. She blushed slightly and looked away. She didn't really want to be with Omi right now, he was too sweet. He took the tray and placed it in Usagi's lap. Usagi's mouth watered, she hadn't realized how hungry she suddenly felt. She had all of the food on the tray consumed in five minutes flat.
"Doomo arigato!" Usagi chirped as she set the bowl back down on the tray and drained the remaining juice from the glass. Omi looked a little surprised to see that the tray was empty already, but he smiled a moment later. He picked up his tray and headed for the door.
"I'll be back in a few minutes, I have someone else I need to attend to." Omi said as he smiled at Usagi. She nodded and turned toward the window. She sighed and sunk down into the pillow. Her chest still ached a little, but it was nowhere near the way it had hurt the previous day. She started to nod off but turned around sharply when she heard the door open on its own. When she turned, she saw Aya in the doorway. He looked taller than he had the previous day and the icy look was back in his eyes. She wondered if he always looked like this or if it was just when she was around.
"Arigato for helping me." Usagi said quietly as she refused to meet his gaze. He walked toward her and sat down on the edge of the bed. She continued to look away but felt his hand under her chin lift her eyes to his. "Nande?" Usagi questioned as she blushed. He stared at her intently for several minutes, which made Usagi shift uncomfortably, but he didn't say anything. "Can I help you with anything?" Usagi asked again as she turned her head to one side.
"Iie... you're nothing like her..." He said quietly and rose to his feet. He walked over to the dresser and began to rustle around through it to find something small enough to fit her. After several minutes, he took out a medium T-shirt he'd bought accidentally, a pair of shorts that would act almost as pants on the small blond, and a black belt. He set them on a chair next to the bed and headed toward the door. "When you're ready, I'd like to speak with you downstairs." Aya said calmly without turning toward her. She sighed and nodded to herself. She knew they would question her. She would have to go with Schuldich's plan, though she didn't know if she trusted him. That look in his eyes was so different from anything she'd seen in him before so maybe he was trustworthy. She still wanted her revenge, but it was the least of her worries right now. Right now she had to go face the music.
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"How is the operation going?" Oracle asked the orange-haired German man.
"Exactly as planned." Mastermind replied with a smirk. "It seems two of the kittens, Bombay and Abyssinian are already attached to her. She seems to have alot of charisma." Oracle smiled slightly, a scary looking smile, but it was the only smile you would ever see on his face.
"Good, do you suspect the others will fall too?" Oracle questioned. Mastermind nodded.
"Course they will. How can they resist such and angel?" Mastermind questioned arrogantly. Oracle smirked and nodded his head. He had to admit, even he hadn't forseen what this girl was capable of.
"When do I get to kill her?" A man with white hair and one golden eye questioned. He had a blade in his hand that he licked lovingly. There were scars all up his arms and a few fresh wounds bandaged up here and there. It was Prodigy's job to take care of him when he went into one of his insane 'fits' and begin to slice himself up. Prodigy didn't seem to mind at times, except when he was supposed to be watching over Usagi.
"Patience Berserker. She'll outlive her usefulness eventually. Then she'll be yours." Oracle said calmly to the insane man with a knife fixation. Berserker smirked and licked the blade once more. He was going to cut that little girl up into shreds to hurt God.
"Ne Oracle. Where's Prodigy?" Mastermind asked as he looked around for the younger boy. They were about ready to go into Taketori's office but Prodigy was no where to be seen.
"Don't worry about him, he's keeping an eye on her. If she reveals too much to Weiss, he has orders to bring her back, dead or alive." Oracle said calmly as the door to the elevator opened and the three filed out and headed for the office at the end of the hall. The three went into the room and closed the door behind them.
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Usagi walked down the spiral stairs and found herself in a kind of living room. There was a couch and a large-screen television in front of it. There were a few chairs here and there and a computer on a desk in the corner. Sprawled out on the couch was a man with honey-colored hair and a cigarette hung out of his mouth. He turned toward her when he heard her soft foorsteps on the stairs and a grin lit across his face.
"So, you're back Usagi-chan?" He questioned as he looked her up and down. "Do you always dress like a guy? You should wear something to suit that figure of yours." He told her witha small wink. Usagi felt her cheeks turn red at this blatant flirting from the honey-haired man. She frowned slightly, he reminded her of Schuldich because of the cocky attitude. Usagi didn't say anything in reply but walked into the room and sat down on one of the leather arm chairs. Yohji stood up and sauntered across the room toward her. He lifted her easily out of the chair and plopped down with her in his lap.
"Excuse me? What are you doing?!" Usagi cried as she felt his fingers trailing up and down her back. She tried to stand up, but he pulled her back down on his lap.
"Calm down, I'll rub your back, you must be tense." Yohji said confidently as he began to rub the knots out in her back. "If you don't relax, it'll only make it worse."
"Make what worse?" Usagi tried as she tried to break free from his grip again. He pulled her back down onto his lap and kissed the back of her neck lightly.
"If you don't calm down, it'll make the knots in your back worse." He said as he began to massage [A.N. gomen if I spelled that wrong, I don't have spell check on this comp.] her back again. Usagi relaxed slightly while she blushed. She could smell cigarette smoke and a hint of alcohol on him, but it wasn't a bad smell. She pushed that thought from her mind and pushed herself as hard as she could away from him. This time, he let her go. She didn't like the advances he had been making. Sure he was attractive, but that was besides the point. What a play-boy... She thought to herself as she settled herself on the other side of the room. Yohji sat across the room and pouted at her. "What's wrong, tenshi?" He questioned. "Are you afraid of me?" Usagi snorted in reply.
"Not you, just your wandering hands." She stated indignantly. Of course, the rest of the guys came in at that exact moment.
"What was that, Usagi-san?" Omi questioned as he led a girl with blue-hair toward the couch. Her hands were tied and she had a blind-fold over her eyes. She looked about Usagi's age but she was dressed in what looked like lingerie or something. "Yohji-kun? What did you do to her?!" He demanded as his eyes narrowed on the honey-haired play boy.
"Che, I didn't do anything she didn't like." Yohji said quietly as he lit up another cigarette.
"I told you not to smoke in here." Aya said calmly as he took a few steps forward and snatched the cigarette from his mouth and crushed it in one motion. "Go outside." Yohji glared slightly at the red-haired man then shrugged and looked away. Another man had walked into the room with dark brown hair and eyes who was built like an athlete. She was sure she'd seen him on television before, but she wasn't sure where. Aya walked toward the blue-haired girl and took off her blind-fold. "Now, the two of you are going to answer some questions." He stated as he walked over to Usagi and led her toward the couch to sit next to the other girl. Usagi's eyes widened when she looked at the girl beside her.
"Where have I see you?" Usagi questioned as she looked at the blue-haired girl in awe. Tot just glared back at Usagi and refused to answer. "Were you in the orphanage too?" She questioned slowly. Usagi had always called the business man, Hideo, her father but in actuality, she had been adopted as a young child. She remembered the eyes of the girl beside her, but all she could remember was a name. "Nanami?" She questioned.
"N... nani?" Tot stammered as her eyes widened on the blond girl next to her. Something about the odd hairstyle sparked a memory in Tot's childish memory. A bad man... her father... and a blond girl that tried to save her... her friend, Bunny who she name her stuffed rabbit, Rabbi-chan, after...
::Fin::
September 11, 2003
All right, sorry for the long wait, writers block . I know this chapter
is kinda boring, I was just introducing some characters and advancing some others
~.^ I love Schu-Schu *giggles and glomps Schu plushie* Anyway, I really like
Tot-chan (I actually played her in an online RPG a while ago), she's so kawaii
*squeals* Anyway, I'm just making up this stuff about her past, all it ever
says about Tot's dad is that he was a bad man so I'm making it up^^ Anyway,
email me at pokahydee@mysticallegends.net
I hope you enjoyed^^ Please review!!
