-THE GAMES OF THE GODS-
-Disclaimer:-
Legolas: Well, Crimson Starlight ran out of ideas for disclaimers, so she FINALLY allowed me to put in an appearance.
Haldir: And what a lovely appearance it is.
Legolas: *sighs* Along with Haldir, in honour of his first appearance in this fanfiction.
CS: *grins insanely*
Legolas: So, *ahem* Crimson Starlight owns nothing at all.
Haldir *purr* You said that so well.
Legolas: ...
Haldir: You know, you have lovely eyes, Legolas.
Legolas: Uh...thanks?
Haldir: *purrs again and eyes Legolas*
Legolas: ...DAMN YOU, CRIMSON STARLIGHT! *runs*
Haldir: *runs after* Come back, my pretty!
CS: *giggles* What, you don't think I'd actually let Legolas get extra time in the spotlight without having a little fun? He already gets too much attention...
-41: Lothlorien-
For the next week of our journey, the weather remained crisp and clear. Then came the lovely part where we had to cross the Misty Mountains, and every day became a grey blur interspersed with snow flurries. Needless to say, while we were going through the mountains, I snuggled up to Glorfindel at night. He didn't seem to mind.
Then, five days after we entered the mountains, we came 'round a mountain and found foothills in front of us. I gave a little cheer, and sang a few cheery songs - mostly what I could remember of random Monty Python songs. After asking what the first few meant, and giving me strange looks when he found out, Glorfindel stopped asking what the songs meant. That night, we camped in the foothills, and Glorfindel announced that we would reach Lothlorien in three or four days, if nothing happened.
"And by my lucky Irish blood, it won't." I growled menacingly, glaring at the world at large. "I want a BED."
"And a bath?" Glorfindel added dryly, used to my complaint by now, and I nodded vigorously. Glorfindel just chuckled, as he usually did, and went back to eating supper.
And lo and behold, we actually managed to make it to Lothlorien in three days, without anything happening. Bless my Irish background. It was actually quite funny when we arrived - I could tell the moment we entered Lothlorien, because not only did a sense of peace and safety settle over me, but Glorfindel visibly perked up. I swear, if an Elves ears could twitch, Glorfindel's would be doing so. It took me a few moments to realize, though, that he wasn't just happy to be in Lothlorien - it seemed he had put himself on full alert and was listening and scanning the trees intently.
"Glory, wha-" my slightly worried question was cut off as Glorfindel's hand shot out and covered my mouth. Then he shot me a look that clearly said 'be quiet'. I gave him a confused look, but obeyed. A few moments later, Glorfindel abruptly reigned Asfaloth in.
"Hail, Marchwarden!" he called out, and I heard a few chuckles coming from the trees before a rather familiar looking elf appeared, followed shortly by a merry band of ten or so Elves.
"What was it this time?" Haldir asked Glorfindel dryly.
"Your breathing, as per usual." Glorfindel replied, looking far to innocent, and Haldir made a noise of disbelief.
"Someday I shall figure out how you manage to always hear us." he said.
"Perhaps." Glorfindel said with a mild smile. "I doubt it, though."
"So this was what you had me keep quiet for? Doink." I said to Glorfindel in annoyance, and whacked him on the head. The Lothlorien elves looked shocked - well, Haldir just looked mildly surprised - while Glorfindel just rubbed the back of his head and glared at me.
"And who might this charming lady be, Lord Glorfindel?" Haldir asked, eyeing me. The sarcasm in his statement was not lost on me, and I considered thwapping him, as well, but figured I'd probably get a few arrows stuck in my face if I tried.
"This -" Glorfindel started slowly, sounding as if he was going to thoroughly enjoy revealing who I was - and I realized then that that might not be such a good idea, since it could get back to Kari before I had a chance to tell her and ooooh, that would NOT be good. If she heard it from Elrohir, I still maintained it would be OK, but a random strange elf? ReallyReallyAngry!Kari.
"Is Lady Asira of Gondor." I finished Glorfindel's introduction crisply. Glorfindel looked at me in surprise, but the Lothlorien elves were too busy doing the same thing to notice.
"Of Gondor, you say?" Haldir asked, stepping back and looking me and my horse up and down.
"Tutor to the Lord Stewards sons." I confirmed blandly.
"Indeed." Haldir said with a slight frown, and I wondered if he'd heard something about me.
"We are here with messages for Lady Galadriel from Lord Elrond?" Glorfindel put in, and Haldir nodded abruptly as he brought his attention back to Glorfindel.
"Yes, you are expected. Come." With that, Haldir turned and strode off through the trees, and we followed. I thought for a short while that we were to have Haldir as our guide to Caras Galadhon, but apparently he was only leading us back to where another guide was waiting on a horse. That guide then took us to Caras Galadhon.
When we entered the city, I cautiously pulled the hood of my cloak up over my face, not wanting to encounter Kari quite yet. The guide looked at me strangely, but said nothing, especially as Glorfindel seemed to take it in stride - I'd had a quick whispered conversation with him on the way here explaining my reasoning for adopting my Gondorian identity. Finally, we stopped at the base of a tree, and several Elves came and took our horses. The guide motioned silently for us to go up the stairs into the tree, and so we did.
We soon came out onto a platform where several other Elves were standing off to the side, and I brushed my hood back once I was sure Kari was not in attendance. Then Galadriel appeared - not glowing, thankfully. Glorfindel bowed slightly, and shot me a warning look telling me to curtsey, but I had already beat him to it and made the deepest curtsey I thought I could manage. Be disrespectful to Elrond? Sure, he looks funny when he's annoyed. Be disrespectful to Creepy Lady? Hell no. I wasn't going to push my luck that much.
"Welcome to Lothlorien, Lord Glorfindel, Miss Rachel." Galadriel said in a soft, clear voice, and I decided instantly that she must have an incredible singing voice.
"We bring messages from Lord Elrond." Glorfindel said politely.
"I know." Galadriel said with a smile, and I held back a flash of annoyance. Sure, she may know everything, but did she have to flaunt it? "But they may wait until later. You have traveled far. Go take some rest - I shall hear your messages later tonight." Whatever annoyances I had with Galadriel flew out the window with the statement, and I brightened considerably. Galadriel's gaze flickered over to me, and she looked amused, but even that didn't quench the thoughts of a bed and a bath. Then there came what felt like a soft brush at my mind.
//Out.// I commanded instantly in my head, looking sternly at Galadriel. I caught a flicker of surprise on her face. //Whatever you have to say to me, you can say to me OUT of my mind or not at all.// Galadriel looked amused now.
//Very well.// came the light voice in my head, and the touch withdrew, surprising me slightly. I hadn't actually expected that to work. I shook away my surprise to think over later, however, as Galadriel called an Elf over and got them to show Glorfindel and I to our flets - which were, surprisingly, near each other. When I realized that, I muttered an implication or two northwards, at Elrond, knowing that he'd most likely mentioned to Galadriel how easily I got lost.
"I rather think it was thoughtful of him." Glorfindel said mildly.
"Doesn't stop it from being annoying." I replied crisply, and then we split ways to go to our separate flets. My scarce baggage had already been brought up by the Elf that had taken care of Aratelpe, and I was also amused to discover that a few moments after I entered, another Elf arrived inquiring if I'd like a bath. I said yes, then asked them to come get me a Lord Glorfindel's flet when it was ready, because I was going to go bug the heck out of him. The Elf looked at me strangely, and I smiled sweetly before disappearing.
Haldir, it seemed, had come back to Caras Galadhon almost on our heels, as he was visiting with Glorfindel when I entered.
"You should knock, you know." Glorfindel said when I entered, interrupting whatever Haldir was in the middle of saying. Haldir looked over at me in amusement, but obviously not surprise - he'd probably heard me coming, just as Glorfindel had.
"Yeah, but you'd probably ignore me if I did." I said with a shrug.
"Well, now that you have suggested it..." Glorfindel said thoughtfully.
"Don't make me steal your boot and whack you with it." I said warningly, and Glorfindel just grinned, while Haldir looked very much like he was trying not to burst out laughing. "Actually, that reminds me." I said thoughtfully, and then whacked Haldir on the head.
"OW! What was that for?!" he demanded, instantly turning serious and scowling down at me.
"Earlier." I replied promptly. "When I couldn't do so because I would have become a pin cushion if I tried."
"You probably would have just been knocked out." Glorfindel said, arching an eyebrow.
"See, the 'probably' part is what worries me. You never know with these Lothlorien Elves. Dangerous, scary folk they are." I said solemnly, and Haldir eyed me as if he was trying to figure out if I was serious and he should correct me, or if I was joking. To solve his dilemma, I grinned. "Human misconceptions are such fun, don't you think?" I asked him, and Haldir nodded hesitantly.
"That reminds me," he said suddenly, "Lady Alkarisil wishes to extend invitations to the party from Rivendell to attend her Yuletide Feast, if they care to stay until the 24th of the next month."
"I shall most likely return to Rivendell before then, but I'm sure Lady Asira would be glad to attend." Glorfindel said, and then turned to me expectantly, only to find me staring at Haldir in shock. After a few moments of silence, Haldir shot a confused look at Glorfindel, who shrugged.
"Lady Asira?" Haldir asked, looking as if he wanted to wave a hand in front of my eyes to see if I was awake.
"Did you just say 'Yuletide Feast'?" I asked, pulling myself out of my shock.
"Yes, it is something Lady Alkarisil holds every year at this time - she says she picked it up during her travels from a human culture, which is why I remembered it just now." Haldir replied. There was a pause, and then I started cackling.
"That so rocks!" I said with a giggle when I finally calmed down. "She brought Christmas to the Elves..." I continued snickering quietly for awhile, while Glorfindel and Haldir looked at me oddly.
"You know of this tradition?" Haldir finally asked, and I nodded vigorously. "What is it about? Lady Alkarisil will not tell us - she says she never truly found out." I snorted.
"Oh, she knows. She just doesn't want to explain Christianity to y'all." I said. "Not that I don't blame her - I'm certainly not going to do it. Too complicated and too confusing. Gist of the holiday, though, is that, according to some, it's the celebration of the birth of a savior."
"A savior?" Haldir asked curiously, obviously hoping for elaboration on that.
"Yeah. Any more than that you shall have to prod out of Kari yourself." I replied.
"You know Lord Elladan?" Haldir asked abruptly, arching an eyebrow.
"Hm?" I asked blankly.
"You called Lady Alkarisil 'Kari'. I have only heard Lord Elladan call her that." Haldir explained.
"Oh, yeah, I know him." I replied with amusement, remembering how I'd helped him turn Kari and Elrohir purple those many, many years ago. "But I called her 'Kari' first. He just picked it up from me."
"So you know Alkarisil?" Haldir asked in surprise, and I noted with interest that the 'lady' was gone. Haldir and Kari apparently knew each other, as well. I wasn't surprised.
"In a way. I would appreciate it if you would not mention to her that I was here, however. We did not part on the best of terms the last time we saw each other, and I would like to approach her myself. Well, to be truthful, I'd rather let Elrohir approach her and then come in after he's calmed her down, but Elrond's a meanie." I said, making a face at the end. Haldir looked very amused at that comment, and opened his mouth to say something more, but at that moment there came a knock at the door. It proved to be the Elf telling me my bath was ready, and after dashing over and poking Glorfindel in the side, I ran off to my flet to get clean. Glorfindel, quite sensibly, didn't follow me, though I felt his glare until I shut the door to my flet.
----To be continued...with the Lord and Lady of the Golden Wood!----
(And a really corny plot twist!)
-Authors Note:-
Well, you people are impatient for Glorfindel and Rachel to get together, aren't you? *shakes head in amusement* Have patience, my dear reviewers! Romance shall come in time! Which reminds me, I decided the other day that Lothlorien has a hot spring...*innocent*
Also, the general consesus seems to be that nobody cares how long I make this story. So, off we go! Mr. Sun will get the opportunity to shine in Gondor. (You'll get it in a few chapters...)
And, I'm not sure if any of you noticed, I revised Chapter 18. It's been bugging me lately, because the entire time Rachel's in Gondor right before the War, I completely skipped over the fact that Aragorn was also prancing around down there as Thorongil. Also, there was the absolute lack of mentioning Gandalf (there was two or three sentences about avoiding him in Chapter 23, which have been deleted in favour of the new explanation) and Prince Imrahil. So I added a hand-written page's worth of material, and now it's much better...
Anyways! Thank you to each and every one of my...er...close to 30 reviewers who reviewed the last chapter. O.o Keep reviewing, please. It's absolutely wonderful to get up in the morning, get on the computer before school, and find reviews waiting for me. Of course, then I get inspired to write, and the next thing I know I'm going to be late for school, but hey. At least it gets more of the story written, yes? :)
See y'all on Monday!
~Crimson Starlight
-Disclaimer:-
Legolas: Well, Crimson Starlight ran out of ideas for disclaimers, so she FINALLY allowed me to put in an appearance.
Haldir: And what a lovely appearance it is.
Legolas: *sighs* Along with Haldir, in honour of his first appearance in this fanfiction.
CS: *grins insanely*
Legolas: So, *ahem* Crimson Starlight owns nothing at all.
Haldir *purr* You said that so well.
Legolas: ...
Haldir: You know, you have lovely eyes, Legolas.
Legolas: Uh...thanks?
Haldir: *purrs again and eyes Legolas*
Legolas: ...DAMN YOU, CRIMSON STARLIGHT! *runs*
Haldir: *runs after* Come back, my pretty!
CS: *giggles* What, you don't think I'd actually let Legolas get extra time in the spotlight without having a little fun? He already gets too much attention...
-41: Lothlorien-
For the next week of our journey, the weather remained crisp and clear. Then came the lovely part where we had to cross the Misty Mountains, and every day became a grey blur interspersed with snow flurries. Needless to say, while we were going through the mountains, I snuggled up to Glorfindel at night. He didn't seem to mind.
Then, five days after we entered the mountains, we came 'round a mountain and found foothills in front of us. I gave a little cheer, and sang a few cheery songs - mostly what I could remember of random Monty Python songs. After asking what the first few meant, and giving me strange looks when he found out, Glorfindel stopped asking what the songs meant. That night, we camped in the foothills, and Glorfindel announced that we would reach Lothlorien in three or four days, if nothing happened.
"And by my lucky Irish blood, it won't." I growled menacingly, glaring at the world at large. "I want a BED."
"And a bath?" Glorfindel added dryly, used to my complaint by now, and I nodded vigorously. Glorfindel just chuckled, as he usually did, and went back to eating supper.
And lo and behold, we actually managed to make it to Lothlorien in three days, without anything happening. Bless my Irish background. It was actually quite funny when we arrived - I could tell the moment we entered Lothlorien, because not only did a sense of peace and safety settle over me, but Glorfindel visibly perked up. I swear, if an Elves ears could twitch, Glorfindel's would be doing so. It took me a few moments to realize, though, that he wasn't just happy to be in Lothlorien - it seemed he had put himself on full alert and was listening and scanning the trees intently.
"Glory, wha-" my slightly worried question was cut off as Glorfindel's hand shot out and covered my mouth. Then he shot me a look that clearly said 'be quiet'. I gave him a confused look, but obeyed. A few moments later, Glorfindel abruptly reigned Asfaloth in.
"Hail, Marchwarden!" he called out, and I heard a few chuckles coming from the trees before a rather familiar looking elf appeared, followed shortly by a merry band of ten or so Elves.
"What was it this time?" Haldir asked Glorfindel dryly.
"Your breathing, as per usual." Glorfindel replied, looking far to innocent, and Haldir made a noise of disbelief.
"Someday I shall figure out how you manage to always hear us." he said.
"Perhaps." Glorfindel said with a mild smile. "I doubt it, though."
"So this was what you had me keep quiet for? Doink." I said to Glorfindel in annoyance, and whacked him on the head. The Lothlorien elves looked shocked - well, Haldir just looked mildly surprised - while Glorfindel just rubbed the back of his head and glared at me.
"And who might this charming lady be, Lord Glorfindel?" Haldir asked, eyeing me. The sarcasm in his statement was not lost on me, and I considered thwapping him, as well, but figured I'd probably get a few arrows stuck in my face if I tried.
"This -" Glorfindel started slowly, sounding as if he was going to thoroughly enjoy revealing who I was - and I realized then that that might not be such a good idea, since it could get back to Kari before I had a chance to tell her and ooooh, that would NOT be good. If she heard it from Elrohir, I still maintained it would be OK, but a random strange elf? ReallyReallyAngry!Kari.
"Is Lady Asira of Gondor." I finished Glorfindel's introduction crisply. Glorfindel looked at me in surprise, but the Lothlorien elves were too busy doing the same thing to notice.
"Of Gondor, you say?" Haldir asked, stepping back and looking me and my horse up and down.
"Tutor to the Lord Stewards sons." I confirmed blandly.
"Indeed." Haldir said with a slight frown, and I wondered if he'd heard something about me.
"We are here with messages for Lady Galadriel from Lord Elrond?" Glorfindel put in, and Haldir nodded abruptly as he brought his attention back to Glorfindel.
"Yes, you are expected. Come." With that, Haldir turned and strode off through the trees, and we followed. I thought for a short while that we were to have Haldir as our guide to Caras Galadhon, but apparently he was only leading us back to where another guide was waiting on a horse. That guide then took us to Caras Galadhon.
When we entered the city, I cautiously pulled the hood of my cloak up over my face, not wanting to encounter Kari quite yet. The guide looked at me strangely, but said nothing, especially as Glorfindel seemed to take it in stride - I'd had a quick whispered conversation with him on the way here explaining my reasoning for adopting my Gondorian identity. Finally, we stopped at the base of a tree, and several Elves came and took our horses. The guide motioned silently for us to go up the stairs into the tree, and so we did.
We soon came out onto a platform where several other Elves were standing off to the side, and I brushed my hood back once I was sure Kari was not in attendance. Then Galadriel appeared - not glowing, thankfully. Glorfindel bowed slightly, and shot me a warning look telling me to curtsey, but I had already beat him to it and made the deepest curtsey I thought I could manage. Be disrespectful to Elrond? Sure, he looks funny when he's annoyed. Be disrespectful to Creepy Lady? Hell no. I wasn't going to push my luck that much.
"Welcome to Lothlorien, Lord Glorfindel, Miss Rachel." Galadriel said in a soft, clear voice, and I decided instantly that she must have an incredible singing voice.
"We bring messages from Lord Elrond." Glorfindel said politely.
"I know." Galadriel said with a smile, and I held back a flash of annoyance. Sure, she may know everything, but did she have to flaunt it? "But they may wait until later. You have traveled far. Go take some rest - I shall hear your messages later tonight." Whatever annoyances I had with Galadriel flew out the window with the statement, and I brightened considerably. Galadriel's gaze flickered over to me, and she looked amused, but even that didn't quench the thoughts of a bed and a bath. Then there came what felt like a soft brush at my mind.
//Out.// I commanded instantly in my head, looking sternly at Galadriel. I caught a flicker of surprise on her face. //Whatever you have to say to me, you can say to me OUT of my mind or not at all.// Galadriel looked amused now.
//Very well.// came the light voice in my head, and the touch withdrew, surprising me slightly. I hadn't actually expected that to work. I shook away my surprise to think over later, however, as Galadriel called an Elf over and got them to show Glorfindel and I to our flets - which were, surprisingly, near each other. When I realized that, I muttered an implication or two northwards, at Elrond, knowing that he'd most likely mentioned to Galadriel how easily I got lost.
"I rather think it was thoughtful of him." Glorfindel said mildly.
"Doesn't stop it from being annoying." I replied crisply, and then we split ways to go to our separate flets. My scarce baggage had already been brought up by the Elf that had taken care of Aratelpe, and I was also amused to discover that a few moments after I entered, another Elf arrived inquiring if I'd like a bath. I said yes, then asked them to come get me a Lord Glorfindel's flet when it was ready, because I was going to go bug the heck out of him. The Elf looked at me strangely, and I smiled sweetly before disappearing.
Haldir, it seemed, had come back to Caras Galadhon almost on our heels, as he was visiting with Glorfindel when I entered.
"You should knock, you know." Glorfindel said when I entered, interrupting whatever Haldir was in the middle of saying. Haldir looked over at me in amusement, but obviously not surprise - he'd probably heard me coming, just as Glorfindel had.
"Yeah, but you'd probably ignore me if I did." I said with a shrug.
"Well, now that you have suggested it..." Glorfindel said thoughtfully.
"Don't make me steal your boot and whack you with it." I said warningly, and Glorfindel just grinned, while Haldir looked very much like he was trying not to burst out laughing. "Actually, that reminds me." I said thoughtfully, and then whacked Haldir on the head.
"OW! What was that for?!" he demanded, instantly turning serious and scowling down at me.
"Earlier." I replied promptly. "When I couldn't do so because I would have become a pin cushion if I tried."
"You probably would have just been knocked out." Glorfindel said, arching an eyebrow.
"See, the 'probably' part is what worries me. You never know with these Lothlorien Elves. Dangerous, scary folk they are." I said solemnly, and Haldir eyed me as if he was trying to figure out if I was serious and he should correct me, or if I was joking. To solve his dilemma, I grinned. "Human misconceptions are such fun, don't you think?" I asked him, and Haldir nodded hesitantly.
"That reminds me," he said suddenly, "Lady Alkarisil wishes to extend invitations to the party from Rivendell to attend her Yuletide Feast, if they care to stay until the 24th of the next month."
"I shall most likely return to Rivendell before then, but I'm sure Lady Asira would be glad to attend." Glorfindel said, and then turned to me expectantly, only to find me staring at Haldir in shock. After a few moments of silence, Haldir shot a confused look at Glorfindel, who shrugged.
"Lady Asira?" Haldir asked, looking as if he wanted to wave a hand in front of my eyes to see if I was awake.
"Did you just say 'Yuletide Feast'?" I asked, pulling myself out of my shock.
"Yes, it is something Lady Alkarisil holds every year at this time - she says she picked it up during her travels from a human culture, which is why I remembered it just now." Haldir replied. There was a pause, and then I started cackling.
"That so rocks!" I said with a giggle when I finally calmed down. "She brought Christmas to the Elves..." I continued snickering quietly for awhile, while Glorfindel and Haldir looked at me oddly.
"You know of this tradition?" Haldir finally asked, and I nodded vigorously. "What is it about? Lady Alkarisil will not tell us - she says she never truly found out." I snorted.
"Oh, she knows. She just doesn't want to explain Christianity to y'all." I said. "Not that I don't blame her - I'm certainly not going to do it. Too complicated and too confusing. Gist of the holiday, though, is that, according to some, it's the celebration of the birth of a savior."
"A savior?" Haldir asked curiously, obviously hoping for elaboration on that.
"Yeah. Any more than that you shall have to prod out of Kari yourself." I replied.
"You know Lord Elladan?" Haldir asked abruptly, arching an eyebrow.
"Hm?" I asked blankly.
"You called Lady Alkarisil 'Kari'. I have only heard Lord Elladan call her that." Haldir explained.
"Oh, yeah, I know him." I replied with amusement, remembering how I'd helped him turn Kari and Elrohir purple those many, many years ago. "But I called her 'Kari' first. He just picked it up from me."
"So you know Alkarisil?" Haldir asked in surprise, and I noted with interest that the 'lady' was gone. Haldir and Kari apparently knew each other, as well. I wasn't surprised.
"In a way. I would appreciate it if you would not mention to her that I was here, however. We did not part on the best of terms the last time we saw each other, and I would like to approach her myself. Well, to be truthful, I'd rather let Elrohir approach her and then come in after he's calmed her down, but Elrond's a meanie." I said, making a face at the end. Haldir looked very amused at that comment, and opened his mouth to say something more, but at that moment there came a knock at the door. It proved to be the Elf telling me my bath was ready, and after dashing over and poking Glorfindel in the side, I ran off to my flet to get clean. Glorfindel, quite sensibly, didn't follow me, though I felt his glare until I shut the door to my flet.
----To be continued...with the Lord and Lady of the Golden Wood!----
(And a really corny plot twist!)
-Authors Note:-
Well, you people are impatient for Glorfindel and Rachel to get together, aren't you? *shakes head in amusement* Have patience, my dear reviewers! Romance shall come in time! Which reminds me, I decided the other day that Lothlorien has a hot spring...*innocent*
Also, the general consesus seems to be that nobody cares how long I make this story. So, off we go! Mr. Sun will get the opportunity to shine in Gondor. (You'll get it in a few chapters...)
And, I'm not sure if any of you noticed, I revised Chapter 18. It's been bugging me lately, because the entire time Rachel's in Gondor right before the War, I completely skipped over the fact that Aragorn was also prancing around down there as Thorongil. Also, there was the absolute lack of mentioning Gandalf (there was two or three sentences about avoiding him in Chapter 23, which have been deleted in favour of the new explanation) and Prince Imrahil. So I added a hand-written page's worth of material, and now it's much better...
Anyways! Thank you to each and every one of my...er...close to 30 reviewers who reviewed the last chapter. O.o Keep reviewing, please. It's absolutely wonderful to get up in the morning, get on the computer before school, and find reviews waiting for me. Of course, then I get inspired to write, and the next thing I know I'm going to be late for school, but hey. At least it gets more of the story written, yes? :)
See y'all on Monday!
~Crimson Starlight