Do You Hate Me?
Title subject to change, rating PG13 to be on the safe side.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, I do own the plot of this story (for as far as there is one) and the extra characters I may or may not add.
Response to reviews at the bottom, be sure to read the A/N's.
Chapter 10 – Midnight Trysts and Broken Hearts:
(This one is dedicated to Rickard, you know who you are.)
Naruto was running through the encroaching darkness, desperately trying to get away from the questions that would be asked of him. Desperately trying to get away from it all. His face was a mask of anguish as tears cascaded from his sky blue depths, creating a trail of wetness across the dirt which was strewn with a myriad of fallen leaves and branches.
'Why damnit?! Why is this stupid thing inside of me?!'
The boy shook his blonde hair as he kept on running and brushed the back of his hand across his eyes to try and stop the flow of tears.
Momentarily not seeing where he was going, the blonde boy collided with one of the many trees which were a part of the great forest that surrounded Konoha. Out of balance for a split second, his left foot snagged fast on the root of the tree which stuck stubbornly out of the ground and caused the young boy to fall down with a painful thud.
As he lay there, face in the decomposing leaves and his hands automatically trying to lift himself from the ground, he felt himself giving up.
He didn't have the energy anymore, he couldn't keep fighting. Once the girl he had tried to protect found out that something evil was lurking inside of him, and what it exactly was, she would leave him and hate him like everyone else.
Suddenly a low, echoing growl sounded out from nowhere in particular, but still from everywhere at once...
"Kid, you giving up so easily?"
'What was that?' Naruto asked himself in his mind. He was sure no-one had seen him run into the forest aside from the girl whom he was running away from. But the voice sounded so familiar...
"You're such a weakling, you know that?"
'What the...'
"Oi, who are you!" Yelled the young boy aloud as he picked himself up from the ground, his body tensing as he scanned his surroundings carefully.
"It's a disgrace to be locked inside a stupid container as you, who the hell do you think I am!"
Understanding dawned on the boy, and he slumped down wearily, propping his chin on his palms, closing his eyes as he tried to focus.
"What do you want from me?" He said moodily as the he was in no mood for a talk with the source of all his suffering. 'Stupid overgrown fur-ball...'
"I heard that..." The 'fur-ball' growled. "Shut up and just talk to me in your mind, if you can call the little bit you have a mind. It might explain why it's so cramped in here anyway..."
'You shut up! You're the one that got me into that mess. Why should I lis...' Naruto trailed off. 'Since when can you talk to me like this?!'
"Treat me with respect, insolent whelp! My name is Kyuubi, I am the greatest of all the Demon Monsters of the Ancient Underworld, I am..."
'Yeah whatever, just answer the damn question!' The blonde boy snapped impatiently and rudely interrupted the demon that resided within him. Greater men would have cowered at the mere mention of the name Kyuubi but not Naruto. At the moment, he couldn't have cared less, he was much too angry at the demon to be afraid.
"You are very lucky I am not able to break this seal..." The demon snarled in barely suppressed rage. "If I could I would rip you to bloody bits and pieces you... AAARGH! This damn seal!"
In the back of his mind, Naruto could feel Kyuubi struggling. It felt almost like a big pressure growing in his brain but after a few moments, the demon fell silent for a short while until the he once again spoke to the blue-eyed boy. "I don't know how I can talk to you, I just can ever since your thirteenth birthday. I've been seeing what you've been seeing and feeling what you've been feeling. Your damn mood swings are enough to make me sick."
'What, everything?!' Naruto asked, horrified. Did that mean Kyuubi was watching when Temari kissed him?
The demon snickered. "Yes, everything..."
Naruto's stomach seemed to clench painfully. 'What do you want from me?'
A deep, booming scornful chuckle echoed throughout his mind.
"Like I said, you are a disgrace to be called the container of the great fox demon. I came to... bargain with you..."
'Why the hell would you want to bargain with me?' Naruto asked angrily. He was interested, however, in what the fox had to say. He had made a promise to himself that he would protect his precious persons from harm even if he had to use Kyuubi to do it. But could he uphold his promise if the cost was too high?
"Your normally useless teacher, Kakashi, actually managed to make a useful technique but you have to use my chakra for it. Both our entities are merging more and more with each passing day but you still need my consent to use my power." The demon explained. "What happened today was a damn fluke, if you ask me you should have snapped that weakling's neck..."
'So you're saying you'll actually let me use your power?'
"Only on one condition."
'What condition is that? I should have known this was too good to be true.'
Kyuubi laughed. "I'll let you use some of my power and even teach you things you could never have dreamed of but in return you'll have to learn a certain summoning technique and promise me you'll use it whenever I ask."
The blonde boy wasn't quite sure if he liked the sound of this and squirmed uncomfortably. 'What kind of summoning are we talking about here?'
"You'll find out this later, someone is approaching. We'll have another talk soon..." The demon warned and Naruto felt the overpowering presence he had noticed in his mind diminishing.
Getting up quickly, he looked around to see who was approaching and saw a familiar set of four pigtails bobbing up and down as the person was running in his direction. He felt a sharp stab in his heart and ran off towards a place he often visited when the troubles of his life weighed too heavily on his shoulders. Surely she wouldn't know where it was.
After at least a half an hour of running, dodging trees and stumbling every so often, Naruto came across a clearing that had a small creek flowing gently through its center. Looking around, he saw a slightly charred old tree that had fallen to the ground due to the impact of a lightning bolt and sat on top of it. Naruto sighed and hugging his knees to his chest, he stared out over the clearing that was bathed in beautiful pale moonlight. At random intervals, a few dewdrops glittered as they caught the light and plummeted towards the ground from the leaves that refused to fall from the trees.
"You know, you shouldn't have run away like that." A female voice said softly behind him and caused him to turn around in shock.
"Wha... What are you doing here, how did you find me?"
The girl that had spoken smiled gently and narrowed her emerald eyes playfully at the wide-eyed blonde boy. "I would be a useless Kunoichi if I couldn't follow your tracks through the forest. You didn't exactly put in any effort to cover them up." She said and sat down next to him with a soft sigh.
"You shouldn't have come, Temari," Was the dejected, monotonous reply as he slumped his shoulders.
Clutching her sweater around her a little bit tighter as she shivered due to the sharp, chilling night wind, she noted the lack of the usual suffix attached to her name. The Sand-nin asked the only question she could think of. "Why?"
Clenching his fists, Naruto looked sideways at the girl sitting beside him, his eyes betraying the emotions he felt raging inside him.
Anger...
Confusion...
Fear...
Seeing she wasn't going to get a straight answer with a normal question, Temari gently but firmly covered the boy's trembling hands with her own.
This gesture caused the blonde boy to look up into her eyes and made him feel even worse. "Tell me what's wrong, Naruto-kun. What happened back there?"
A small flitter of hope settled in Naruto's stomach but was quickly washed away in a storm of depressing thoughts. He couldn't tell her... She would fear him... Resent him... Just like she must be fearing and resenting her brother...
Her... brother...!
The small flitter of hope suddenly seemed to fill his heart, like a glowing sun which banished the lonely darkness.
Maybe – maybe he could tell her! After all, one of her brothers was possessed by a demon. But it was hardly anything like having the great Kyuubi; the most powerful of all the ancient Youma (Demon Monsters) inside you, was it?
Naruto's stubborn attitude returned tenfold. Great Kyuubi? More like annoying rabid ball of red fur! He was in control wasn't he? This stupid fox was trapped within the confines of a mysterious and powerful seal and lurked behind giant towering bars inside him didn't he?
And if Naruto couldn't trust this beautiful girl sitting next to him, whom could he trust? Besides, there were already a few people who knew and didn't hate him. Who understood...
'Iruka-sensei, Ero-sennin, Obaa-chan, Kakashi-sensei...'
"Temari-chan, I..." Naruto started and the girl smiled at the return of the affectionate title he added to her name. "I..." He said and paused. Just because he had decided to tell her what was wrong with him, it didn't mean he actually knew how.
Temari noticed this and tightened her fingers around his, gently squeezing them in encouragement, allowing him the time to find his words.
"D-Did you ever hear of... of a – a great fox demon that appeared thirteen years ago?" Naruto asked tentatively, stuttering slightly.
"Yes..." The slightly older girl already didn't like where this was going and squeezed his hands gently.
"Well, it was impossible to kill... So the Fourth Hokage did the only thing possible; he sealed it... Inside a newborn child..."
The boy's breathing suddenly quickened as his chest tightened... His throat dry as he tried to swallow several times...
"...And that child was..."
Temari gasped, she already knew the answer and widened her eyes in shock. She hardened her grip and was now almost painfully clenching the boy's hands...and was now almost unconsciously clenching the boy's hands almost painfully...
"...Me..." Naruto choked out hoarsely, and jerked his hands away to turn his back on the girl. He wrapped his now shaking hands around his middle, hunching forwards, head bent against the sharp and bitter night wind, through the slivers it put into his heart... his voice choked with emotion as he whispered gruffly to her.
"Sometimes his power comes out when I'm really angry and then I can't control it... I understand if you don't want to see me again or if you hate me..." He finished with a cracking voice, already tears were streaming down his cheeks.
'Naruto...
This – this boy...
...Just like Gaara?
Just like Gaara, he's the vessel for a demon?'
The girl just stared at the hunched up, miserable figure, and at the silver streaks on his face against the moonlight, the silvery glow in his hair...
'How could he...
How could he ever think... that I could hate him?
Not just because I understand the burden of a demon... goodness knows we've experienced it several times within Hidden Sand...'
The emerald eyes shone in the moonlight...
They sparkled...
And the feeling within her heart grew...
This feeling, this wonderful feeling...
It could only be...
...Love...
The girl had to fight down her tears...
'How could he have remained so innocent and carefree after so many years of hatred?'
The boy suddenly felt strong, gentle, soft arms encircling him tightly around his shoulders, and then felt soft lips press against the side of his head.
And a voice, a beautiful, lovely voice...
"How can you think that I would hate you, Naruto-kun? If anything," And here, he felt her shift closer, felt her gently rest her chin upon his shoulder, felt the soft tickle of her lips against his ear, "If anything, I admire you. You've been nothing but kind to me when we returned here after having betrayed you all. You made my brother change for the better. You saved my life today. No, I won't hate you and I won't run away from you... I never will..."
The boy turned, his sparkling blue eyes gazing into those beautiful emerald eyes... and received a smile that seemed only meant for him. Already he could feel the cold slivers melting away, at her very touch, her very voice... How could he have deserved such a beautiful, breathtaking girl like this in his life? He could only wonder at this miracle...
He closed his eyes as he felt her shift closer, felt a tingle run through him as her lips lightly ran over his face, kissing the tears away... and that tender, soft whisper... "I love you, Naruto-kun, I don't think anything could change that."
He didn't know why he felt as if his heart would suddenly burst... as if a thousand fluttering wings were in there clamouring for freedom, to rise into this beautiful starry sky... Was this the feeling you got when you truly cared about someone? It was so different than that night a few days ago...
'I don't deserve this girl...
I don't deserve someone so beautiful, so caring, so loving, understanding...
What could I have done in my past life to be blessed like this...'
But all thoughts were cut abruptly, and his heart did finally burst...
Explosions filled his head as her soft rose lips covered his...
How much time passed, the boy would never know, except that it seemed – and he wished it – to last forever... or even beyond that...
His heart threatening to race away with the very force of its thudding, he finally leant back and locked his gaze with those beautiful eyes again. Leaning forwards, he closed his eyes as his forehead rested against hers.
His heart, his mind, his whole body was still tingling. His very soul was a hurricane of a thousand different emotions.
All further thoughts were halted as Temari leaned forward to claim his lips once more under that magical starry night.
For an eternity, Sasuke had replayed his memories in his mind. Yet, he still hadn't found the answers he was looking for.
Visions of the corpses of his uncles, aunts, cousins littering the street, glinting metal embedded within their bodies haunted him continually... and that terrible image of his father and mother lying in their own blood, was like a nightmare he could never wake from. He felt his heart grow colder and colder as each memory surfaced, then submerged, only to re-surface with another lingering horror in his mind. It exploded in a fiery rage whenever the memory of that fateful day ended, with his brother standing over the two corpses and ruthlessly, coldly saying they were just a measuring stick to test himself...
'Itachi... I'll kill you...'
This was the whole reason for his existence. To kill his brother and resurrect the proud Uchiha clan, the clan which had upheld the law and order of Leaf, which had been the fortress and stronghold of the village.
To protect Konoha...
Sasuke didn't know what to think anymore. He had been beaten by Naruto, the dead-last. The blonde boy had told him that Orochimaru only wanted his body, that the sennin wouldn't even give him time to kill Itachi.
At first, Sasuke had denied this until he revisited all the memories he had with Team Seven. Up until the point where they first got together, Sasuke had been alone, always alone... Nothing to keep him company but that lurking hatred towards his older brother, a hatred that grew every time he would walk around in the Uchiha manor. He knew no other purpose, he had not wanted to know any...
But his teammates and sensei had let him know another part of life; rivalry, companionship...
Love...
He had always regarded Naruto as someone lesser than him, but he was jealous of the growth the hyperactive boy went through and that had spurred him on to towards greater heights. In another life, maybe they could have been the best of friends...
His sensei, Kakashi had devoted his time on him, had taught him a powerful technique as well as giving him tips on how to control the Sharingan.
And Sakura... Always annoying but she truly loved him. He found that out when she had tried to stop him from leaving. He never returned the feeling and had always been cold towards her. Maybe she deserved more...
Was this the power that Naruto was going on about? If you truly cared about someone, did you really become stronger?
No, it couldn't be, could it?
Sasuke had to be sure and tried to remember his earlier days doing insignificant missions with the rest of Team Seven. Maybe when he recalled these and when he finally woke up, he would find the key to greater power...
The next day, two people said their goodbyes after a long and grueling training-session on Field four.
"I'll see you tomorrow, Lee-kun!" A pink-haired girl shouted.
The boy happily yelled back. "Ok, Sakura-chan. Bye!"
As Sakura walked home, she knew she should have felt completely tired. But Sakura was still on a high from adrenaline surging through her veins. Every day she improved dramatically and it was beginning to show. No longer did she run out of breath after only a few runs around the field or after a number of sit-ups and push-ups. And she knew Lee had noticed it too when he said they could work on a few Taijutsu techniques the next week.
For the first time in her life, she felt proud of her accomplishments. Now no-one could say she was only good at reading books. Lee had almost overcome his abnormal behavior when he was around her and Sakura was extremely happy about that. Nothing was more annoying than having someone hound you every day about every little thing...
A slight pang of guilt coursed through her body. Naruto had annoyed her and in turn she had done it to her former teammate, Sasuke. However, when he woke up he would have no more reason to call her annoying. No, she was finally over him and didn't get those butterflies in her stomach at the mere mention of his name. Now she would focus her attention on other things... and maybe someone else...
She stopped suddenly. Speaking of refocusing your attention, didn't Naruto tell her that he had found a girlfriend? She slapped herself on her slightly overly large forehead and scolded herself for not thinking about it sooner. You could call the pink-haired Kunoichi a lot of things, and curious was definitely one of them. Breaking into a run, she decided she wanted to find out who it exactly was and she already had a pretty good idea. 'Just a quick shower and I'll go ask her.' She thought.
A mere ten minutes and a shower at breakneck speed later, Sakura found herself walking towards the only place she could think of where she could find the person she thought was Naruto's girlfriend. 'Maybe that dimwit finally wizened up and took a good look around him.' She thought and grinned.
Sakura prided herself on her analytical abilities and knew the girl she was looking for always put herself down. She had no faith in herself and looked up at Naruto as some kind of hero. Therefore, Sakura was not surprised when she heard labored breathing and the soft thuds of flesh hitting wood when she arrived at a small training area with nothing but large upright logs.
"Hinata-san!" She yelled and lifted one arm to wave at the Hyuga girl.
The girl was visibly startled, and turned her head so fast that her short blue hair whipped in her face. She focused on the person who had spoken her name.
"S-Sakura-san. What are you doing here?" She stuttered softly as she raised her arms in front of her chest.
Frowning as she saw the bloodied hands of Hinata but then grinning as she looked into her aquamarine orbs, Sakura decided to probe gently into the Naruto matter. She leaned forwards, beaming. "Well, you know, just thought I'd see how you were doing."
Hinata stuttered even more as she saw the sheer boldness of Sakura's new attire. "Oh... Oh really?" 'I could never wear something like that.' She thought as she saw the rather tight black pants of the girl in front of her...
Sakura frowned upon closer inspection of the younger girl's bruised hands. "You really should take better care of your hands, Hinata-san. I don't think your boyfriend would ever appreciate bloodied stumps." Sakura said and almost immediately groaned as the words escaped from her lips. 'So much for the gentle approach...'
"B-boyfriend?" The blue-haired girl squeaked.
Sakura winked. "Don't try to hide it from me, Hinata-san. I know who it is." She said, throwing all caution in the wind.
"I-I r-really don't..."
"Come on, you've always adored him. Aren't you happy he's yours now?" The pink-haired girl asked with her grin dying down slightly.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Hinata replied, a slight urgency now noticeable in her voice.
Sakura flailed her arms wildly and impatiently in the air. "Naruto! He told me he has a girlfriend now, it's you, isn't it?!"
Time seemed to stand still as the weight of the words sunk into Hinata.
'Girlfriend...?
Naruto...?
Naruto-kun has a...'
A painful, unfamiliar tightness spread across her chest, and suddenly she was finding it hard to hold that tightness from bursting out...
She could only desperately try and stop her tears from falling. With great difficulty, Hinata managed to voice her thoughts, as if to confirm the truth, just in case...
"N-Naruto-kun h-has a... girlfriend?"
Dropping her arms quickly, Sakura stared in disbelief at the obviously shocked girl. 'Oh crap, I've really done it now.' She thought and her inner self was already chewing her out with a few well placed insults.
The pink-haired Kunoichi never got a chance to say anything further when the other girl quickly ran past her. "Hinata-san!" She yelled at the back of the retreating figure. "I'm sorry, I really am!"
Her words fell on deaf ears though, and she was left standing alone near a bloodstained log.
Jade eyes gazed numbly on it, thinking that the girl's heart was probably as splintered and broken as the log was...
"Well that's it, I'll be going now. Bye!" A silver-haired man said before he quickly disappeared in a small cloud of smoke.
"Wha –! Hey! Kakashi-sensei, wait!" A girl with very long white hair yelled indignantly. "Damnit! Now who is going to help me carry all these things inside?!"
While Sakura had been rather tactlessly revealing certain information to Hinata, Kakashi and Kumiko had gathered her things at his own apartment. She had never expected it would take so long to pack all of her new belongings, and so she and her sensei had taken an extra day to make sure everything could be taken to her new house in one go.
Her mood took a nosedive as she remembered her horrible escape from her former village.
Forced to leave everything behind...
Leaving her family behind on the perilous journey to Konoha as they were slaughtered one after the other...
The screams, the cries for mercy, the cries from the wounded who were reaching out to those fleeing past... babies, children bathed in their own blood...
These would never, ever leave her...
'Killed... Everyone was killed... By those... Bastards...' She thought angrily and sniffed once. She wasn't going to allow herself to cry, that wouldn't bring anyone back or make her feel any better. She could only revenge her clan and exact horrible justice on the ones responsible...
"Hey, what are you shouting about and what are you doing here with all those damn bags?!" Someone suddenly shouted and caused her to look up.
"Uhm... My name is Mikadzuki Kumiko. Pleased to meet you." She said and bowed towards a boy with weird face paint. "I'll be living here from now, until I find my own place."
The boy puffed himself up and scrunched up his face, and if it wasn't for the paint covering it, it would have probably looked as if his head was threatening to explode. "What?! Another one of you brats coming to live here?!" He roared in outrage. "I've had it! Damn all you little brats to hell!"
Kumiko stood openmouthed as she watched him turn on his heels angrily and stomp back inside the large house, slamming the heavy oak doors as he went through the front entrance. 'Wow, what crawled up his butt and died?'
Slightly miffed about the fact that the boy didn't even help her carry her things, she sighed and started to do it herself. "Well... It looks like staying here is going to be interesting to say the least..."
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, sorry it took a week but I had some trouble beginning this chapter again and I've also started on a project with my beta. We've already got tons of ideas for it and we hope you'll like it when we finally release it! (No I won't give you details just yet :P)
Just a warning: This story focuses more on the events of Sasuke and the deal with Orochimaru/Itachi, after that I'll create a sequel which focuses on the story of Kumiko, ie: why was she run out of her village, what happened to her clan etc etc. That does not mean however, that you won't get to find out anything in this story about it. It's just not focusing solely on it.
Oh by the way, I've heard a lot about the spelling of Kyuubi and Hyuga, some say it's with one u or two u's. However, I'm keeping it the way it is now.
Now, another note. I would like to thank "refused" and "Princess-Tsunade" for their awesome help, without them this chapter would undoubtedly suck.
Next up: The long awaited talk between Gaara and Naruto. How is Hinata dealing with the sudden revelation of her idol having a girlfriend already and Kumiko gets to see the daily routine of the Siblings' household?
I might put a Shikamaru scene and a Sakura scene in just for kicks :P
On to the review response!
refused: Hah, you mean he's a pervert like you? :P
Princess-Tsunade: Thanks for the review, princess. I really appreciate all of them. :)
panuru4u: Thanks, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well.
One Azn Dragon: I think that guy learnt his lesson though, he won't be attacking Naruto and Temari any time soon anymore. Thanks for the review!
Crimson-Strike: It turned out ok in the end didn't it? :)
Ice Dragon XXI: I hope you'll enjoy yourself, and yeah, hopefully I'll have at least another chapter out before you return.
kashisenshey: Haha, take it easy, I hope you enjoyed this chapter.
Anime Lance: Well I might let you know what Kakashi did... ;) Thanks for the review!
Black Fyre Dragun: Thanks! Uhm I don't know how long this story is going to be, but I've already got a sequel in mind and this story itself is far from over.
d-scribe: Ok blah blah, I'll focus on the points you made. The reason Kumiko hasn't been showing up a lot so far is that I'll focus on her story in the sequel. Until then she's more or less just another character for this story, but yes you'll find out more about her later though. Don't think she'll be an super powerful character I just made up, because she absolutely isn't. Just like everyone else, she's got her good points and her flaws.
Ugh honestly, I couldn't care less if you think I'm focusing on Temari and Naruto too much, it has all been leading up to this point anyway. But you are right about describing what a person is wearing, I'll be sure to use that when I revise my earlier chapters.
Last part of your review: Sorry, but uhm... Yawn? Again I couldn't care less. Thanks for the review though.
Kuwabaras pupil: Yep I hate cliffhangers too and I hated myself for doing them twice in a row as well. The reason she wanted Naruto to leave the room in that first scene, was because she wanted to have a personal "talk" with her annoying brother.
dalcacris: Ah, I was wondering who might've called himself "me". Oh and by the way, just because you like a romantic situation, doesn't mean you're a wuss. Don't worry about it. :)
Max Knight: Yep I wish I could only see her like that as well, too bad I can't draw very well though. And erm, no, the monkey-man isn't related to the Sarutobi clan.
Kale Ironfist: Ugh, make the chapters even longer? Are ya crazy? :P It would take ages for me to update then. Thanks for pointing out errors here and there, my previous chapters are already in the process of being revised.
Peradis: Yep it is certainly an odd pairing. Odd pairings rule! :P
weirddramagirl: Well seeing as Kyuubi provides extraordinary healing capabilities, it dissolved the poison inside of him.
Raidin: Whoah, thanks a lot but keep in mind to get enough sleep though!
Lucas: Erm, ok if you're gonna go off on my fic, don't base it on the first fight. Base it on the whole. If you don't like it, you really don't have to read it. I can do without reviews like yours and without dying of boredom as well. This is my first fic ever and I'm still improving and I've already decided to revise my earlier chapters. Sasuke is not "weak", I hate him yes, but he's not weak. Trust me, later on in my story you'll get your oh so precious "powerful ass". About the curse seal? I don't think it would be appropriate that Sasuke would know how to activate the second level of the curse seal. And well... Curse Seal level 1 vs Kyuubi powered Naruto, you do the math.
Sue: Yep we'll find out more about Kumiko a bit later, she ties in with a sequal so not everything is going to be revealed right away. Kakashi will certainly be around more later on.
Inferno-Dragonz: Chinese camp? Whatever it is, it sounds kind of grueling. And instead of reading my fic you should've gone to bed eh? Oh and what does "XP" mean, lol. :D
Dream][Walker3: Ah man, reviews like yours make my whole day. Thanks! Oh by the way, I love "Redemption of Kyuubi", I read it on Kitsune no Hana. Keep up the great work!
Kirin Kage the Shadow Girl, ookami-kun, element4life, Crutches, MC-88, Anon, omnidragon, Gopu, SxStrngSamurai13, nothisisnotmyname: Thank you!!! I really appreciated all your kind words and reviews. :)
Now, let's definitely make it to 200 eh? :D