Author's Note: The most depressing thing about writing these things is the amount of work it takes for such a short amount of story. *bashes head against desk* Six pages in word is next to NOTHING on this site…dear sweet holy mother…*sigh* No, I don't own Inuyasha. And anyone who has taken the time to review, thank you. I really really appreciate it. ^_^ But, if anyone here just wants to read my stories, that's fine too. Listening to people begging on hands and knees for reviews is bad enough…But really, I just want to say, Kagura, you're so sweet. XD Thank you! *warm fuzzy feelings* And everyone else. I really really really appreciate it.
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Sesshoumaru smirked to himself the moment he uncovered the face of the new maid, examining her every feature. Keh…That fool Kouga made it much too easy for me, this time…
"Sesshoumaru, what are you…" Inuyasha was in a state of panic. Kagome, though he still did not know she was called as such, would be dead in a matter of minutes if this kept up. Maids were not exactly treated with open arms in this castle.
"Tell me, Inuyasha, what business of yours is it how I treat my own servants?" For a fraction of a second, Sesshoumaru allowed his younger brother to capture his attention. "Could it be you have a soft spot for these humans?"
Inuyasha immediately tensed, gripping his fists violently into his lap. "Damn you…"
"Sesshoumaru-sama, I beg of your grace."
The youkai prince flinched noticeably, turning back to the servant in an instant. She had leaned forward as far as was possible for her, forehead resting against the ground as she pressed her sweaty palms to the floor. Then, in a quiet voice, she repeated it once more. "Sesshoumaru-sama, I beg of your grace."
The graceful demon's lip curled up menacingly, glaring down at the young woman bowing in front of him. The insolent wench…!
"Gyahahahaha!" Everyone started as Inutaishou let out a loud, good-natured laugh, slamming his large hands down onto the table, shaking nearly every plate that rested on it. "Come now, everyone! Eat! Drink! We cannot embarrass our Sesshoumaru here, now can we?!" He laughed once more, making the room itself vibrate.
Almost immediately everyone went to chuckling and talking among themselves, no doubt about the events that had just passed between the youkai prince and his young servant. "Sesshoumaru, my boy, you really must lighten up!" Every crack in Inutaishou's face glowed. "Come, if you will talk to a human, surely you would talk to your own father as well!"
Inuyasha snickered to himself, nudging his head towards Sesshoumaru mockingly. "Ah, such a pity that the wonderful Sesshoumaru must lower himself to corresponding with a mere kitchen maid for his kicks."
"Well, little brother…" He accentuated those two words to such a point he was almost growling. "It is easy to trust you when it comes to the subject of associating with lowly humans."
Kagome let out a sigh of relief when she realized the focus was no longer on her. She grabbed her hood and pulled it low across her face, nearly shrinking in embarrassment. Thank god that's over. For the rest of the evening, Sesshoumaru said next to nothing, unless an opportunity to insult the hanyou presented itself. Inuyasha seemed to begin enjoying himself, laughing and corresponding with the people around him, especially his father. Kagome could see the look of admiration that lighted up on Inuyasha's face every time he captured the attention of the great youkai lord. The night went on pretty much uneventful, except for the one visit Inuyasha's 'friend' Miroku made while in a completely drunken stupor. He had stumbled over to the end of the table, wrapping an arm around Inuyasha's shoulder as he slurred out a story about god knows what. The poor hanyou looked ready to dig his claws through the perverted man's heart at any moment.
Not once had Kagome risked looking up at Sesshoumaru after the whole event. Sometimes she could swear she could sense his eyes on her, but she was always able to convince herself that it was only paranoia. You have to calm down, Kagome. She mentally comforted herself as she breathed in and out slowly, losing herself in her own thoughts. Soon it'll be night, and you'll be able to sleep this all away. However, unfortunately for Kagome, this ended up being longer than she had hoped. The night dragged on and on, and the poor girl was finding it hard to keep her eyes open anymore. She felt like she was in the carriage once more, trying to keep her dignity while trying to keep from passing out at the same time. Every time she caught herself leaning forward, she was able to keep awake simply by the sight of Sesshoumaru's striking hair. Kagome decided she couldn't stand the man, but she wasn't blind. No one could deny how beautiful he was.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to Kagome, people began to disperse. Even the diehards like Miroku were beginning to tire out and return to their chambers, or, in another case, to their own homes and castles. Inuyasha had excused himself the minute his father had, and it took all the willpower Kagome had not to look up. She was almost hurt by the action, feeling as if he had just left her to be eaten by a hungry crocodile. That hungry crocodile, of course, being Sesshoumaru.
It had come to a point where there were only a few servants left in the room, other than Kagome and Sesshoumaru. The youkai prince sat there totally calm and composed, every once in a while taking a polite sip from the glass of tea she hadn't even known was there. What time is it? Her thoughts were beginning to get foggy and meshed up. She felt it must be far after midnight, but there was no way to be sure. And, it certainly wasn't like she could ask Sesshoumaru about it. Still, she couldn't lose the feeling that he was doing this just to make her uncomfortable. If that was his goal, well, he was certainly succeeding, since Kagome's legs had far since cramped up and were now starting to tingle. When she felt like she couldn't stand it anymore, Sesshoumaru finally moved to his feet.
In a hurry Kagome shifted as well, ready to spring onto her sore legs the second she had the chance. But, before she even had time to act Sesshoumaru had taken a strong hold onto her hair, violently pressing her face down onto the wooden floor. Kagome gagged for air, scraping her nails across the mat as her cheek was crushed so roughly against the ground that she was surprised her jaw hadn't popped out. "Where do you think you're going?" He hissed menacingly down at her, pulling up on her hair before shoving her down once more. "You'll be a proper maid and wait politely for your master to leave before even thinking of acting. Have you got that?"
Kagome gagged again, tears springing to her eyes. "Good. That's what I thought." Sesshoumaru let go suddenly, straightened himself out, and walked gracefully from the grand dining hall. The poor girl sat there for a moment in shock, barely being able to find the energy to push herself up onto her knees. If she were given the opportunity, she would have just fallen asleep right then and there, not caring about the consequences.
"Hey…" Kagome barely even registered the comforting, somewhat familiar voice. In a sudden fit of frustration she raised her fists, beginning to pound them against the floor as hard as she possibly could. "Goddammit! Goddammit goddammit goddammit! This isn't real! This isn't fair! Just let them kill me…" Her vision went hazy as she lost all the energy she had previously found in her rage. "Just let them kill me…"
A gentle arm rested around Kagome's shoulder, taking her hands and helping her to her feet. "You did wonderfully, you know…"
The poor raven-haired girl rubbed her cheeks, turning to look at her savior. It was the same maid as before; the one that had helped her find her spot. "I can't think of anything better that you could've possibly said. You did a very, very, very good job. I'm impressed…" The girl smiled, pulling Kagome's hood back. "Don't worry, it won't always be this bad. Sesshoumaru is a tough nut to crack…I think your cleverness just startled him a little. It'll get better, I promise."
Kagome stared up at the pretty young maid in silence for a few moments, before nodding a little. "I'm Kagome. I know I shouldn't tell you my name, but…Please. If Sesshoumaru doesn't like me, then…Well, I want to be remembered as Kagome…"
The girl looked down at her sadly before pulling her into a strong hug, pressing a hand into the back of her head. "Kagome! …I'm Sango. Don't worry, Kagome…I can see that you're strong…Stronger than me, at least…Trust me…You'll be all right." Kagome could hardly hold back her tears as she gripped back onto her new friend; as if she were a sister she hadn't seen in a century. "Sango, then…" Her situation suddenly didn't feel so desperately hopeless. "Then, what am I supposed to do now?"
There was an awkward pause before Sango pulled back, looking around to see all the other maids and servants staring at the pair strangely. "Come on…I'll introduce you to the others. I'll show you where you need to go." She grabbed on tightly to Kagome's wrist, leading her out of the dining room and dragging her down the halls.
"Everyone! I would like to introduce to you my new friend Raven here." On the way down the corridors, Sango had explained to Kagome that in the servants' world everyone had nicknames. Hers was youkai exterminator, which she promised to explain to her younger counterpart as soon as she got the opportunity. Sango had decided on the name 'Raven' because of Kagome's pure black hair. (Even though Kagome was convinced Sango had the exact same color.)
All the maids in the room looked up as soon as Kagome and Sango entered. They all looked friendly enough…although some looked more tired and broken in than others. "This is the maids' chambers. This room is reserved for all the servants who have a certain lord or master they must serve to. Here is where you get changed into the night clothes." Sango pointed over to an old cabinet that had at least three racks filled with dresses of all the same style and size. "After you get changed, you have until 2 AM to get to your master's room on nights like these…Other than that, it is to his discretion. Don't be late. Don't ever be late." Sango said this to Kagome in such a way that she suddenly had the feeling that Sango must have been late before, and suffered considerable consequences.
"I want to talk to you more, Raven…But, it's almost 1:45 now…Tomorrow morning, if Sesshoumaru permits you…" Sango was immediately cut off by a few of the other maids who were rushing around the room trying to get changed.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?! Wait…This girl is Sesshoumaru-sama's new one?!"
Sango blinked at the girl with short brown hair, who had just spoken. "Yes. Does that surprise you?"
"Well, it's just that…I heard rumors about how Kouga had…well…you know…"
Most of the other girls in the room immediately perked up when gossip was taken on as the topic of conversation. But Sango was quick to pull Kagome away from the swarms, shoving her towards the cabinet. "Just grab one and put it on quickly. Like I was trying to say before, if possible, come here tomorrow morning as early as you can. Don't disobey Sesshoumaru, of course, but…" She glanced over at the buzzing group of teenage girls, all who were giggling over some dirty rumors they had heard from some of the more irresponsible lords and cooks. "You'll get to know them soon enough. Now, hurry!"
Kagome was a little discombobulated over the whole situation, but she managed to pull the black cloak and dress over her body and get the new gown on in a matter of only minutes. The 'night dress' as the maids called it was nearly the same thing as the 'day one,' except that it was white and had a row of white bows going down the collar. Kagome sighed, just over how ridiculous it looked on her. Her black hair and dark brown eyes contrasted so drastically with the white dress and socks that she felt her head might be lost in comparison.
"Now then, Sesshoumaru's room is down the stairs that will be on your left, fifth door to the right, across from the window with the big green curtains. Got that?" Sango spoke in a hurry, straightening out the folds on Kagome's outfit the whole while.
"Wait…" Kagome swallowed, looking up at the taller girl. "How do you know that?"
"We have our own society in this castle. We know more about what's going on than anyone else, I'd wager. But there's no time. I'll talk to you tomorrow, I promise!" Sango turned the frightened girl around and pressed her hands into her back, giving her a nudge along. "There you go!"
Before leaving, Kagome made it a point to turn and give Sango a quick, tight hug, smiling happily. "Thank you."
The youkai exterminator smiled back, patting Kagome on the shoulder. "You'll be fine."
Sesshoumaru waited silently by the window, his stoic expression still holding true as his mind mulled things over. Compared to the robes he had attended dinner in, his outfit was overall simple. A plain white long-sleeved shirt made of silk, and pants made of a similar black material. He stood motionless that way for nearly half an hour, no doubt pondering over ways he could make his useless new servant's life as miserable as possible. Kouga…He bared his fangs at the name. I'll make sure he stays in my debt for the rest of his life.
Momentarily, his ears twitched, and he turned his head to the door. There, standing in the doorframe was his maid, looking uncomfortable and intimidated.
"You're late."
Her shoulders instantly tightened up when she heard him speak, and even in the dark Sesshoumaru could perceive the startled expression on her face.
"Excuse me, Sesshoumaru-sama. I will make sure it never happens again."
The surprisingly confident tone in her voice was almost enough to discourage the youkai. "Do you not understand how things work around here? You are not to speak. You are never to speak to me. You're lucky I don't have you killed just for having that filthy human blood in you." For the words he was saying, his voice sounded amazingly calm. Of course, Kagome didn't doubt the threats, but the expressionless personality of this man disturbed her to no extent. Instead of responding verbally (which she had just been warned against), she simply nodded.
"Good." Sesshoumaru turned his head away from her, staring out the window. Of course, he was only doing it to make Kagome uncomfortable, and she realized this. But what could she do? She stood there, stiff as a board, just waiting for him to make his move.
I know what you're trying to do, Sesshoumaru. But it won't work…Keep me standing here all night, if you want to. I don't care. If Kagome had known what was truly on Sesshoumaru's mind, she would never have said that, even if it were only to herself.
Ironically, she had been ordered to stay by the window for the duration of the night, to 'make sure that nothing outside would make a noise and disturb the sleeping youkai,' as Sesshoumaru had put it. It wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't so cold, and if she weren't only sitting in her thin dress next to the opening. In the end it ended up being a blessing in disguise, because she knew that if conditions had been any more comfortable, there was no way she'd be able to keep herself awake. "Don't test your luck." Sesshoumaru had told her in that way of his. "I'll know the minute you become unconscious."
Why me?! Why why why why?! Kagome was beyond livid. If given the opportunity, she would've pounced on Sesshoumaru right there on his bed. She knew that she didn't stand a chance…She knew that in a second she'd be dead. But her exhaustion and the cold and the scenario in general was enough to make her not care. After a few hours she gave up standing and decided to sit on the windowsill, which was long enough for her to lie down on, though of course she didn't dare.
How can he bear the cold? She thought bitterly, every once in a while glancing back at his sleeping figure. She wrapped her arms so tightly around herself that her knuckles began to turn white. It wasn't until a few hours later that Kagome truly did hear something outside. …The hell? She perked up a little, leaning her head out the window some. There, sitting on the ground a ways off from her perch was a harmless looking little squirrel. Smirking menacingly, Kagome reached her hand down onto the side of the castle, searching for any little rocks that might be clinging to the gray stone. She found a small piece of rock and yanked it off, tossing it up and down a few times in her hands. You silly little thing…What were you thinking coming around here this time of night? You might upset the almighty Sesshoumaru-sama.
The poor furry little animal made a high squeak as the rock came soaring its way, smacking it hard down in on tail, before it scurried off in a hurry. Kagome had to resist the urge not to laugh. Normally she wasn't the type to attack anyone, especially woodland creatures. However, she was so vexed and frustrated and all-around pissed off with everything that she was ready to attack a fly if it ventured to close.
Sesshoumaru, although appearing to sleep, was just as fidgety as his servant was. Something about her presence bothered him to a point where he was ready to walk over to that window and just shove her out so he could get a little rest. Unfortunately for him, whenever he closed his eyes, he saw the girl bowing down in front of him, foiling his plot to embarrass her by asking for his grace in that feminine voice of hers. Or, even worse, he saw her staring up at him curiously after he had pulled off her heavy hood, or he saw her standing timidly in the doorway, as if she were a piece of paper that could be blown away by the slightest gust of wind. As a further inconvenience his body naturally tensed whenever she looked back at him, or whenever she attacked whatever it was outside that might cause him problems, which had been his earlier excuse. It wasn't true, of course, he had just wanted to keep her from sleeping. It wasn't the animals or the bugs that were bothering him, it was the existence of the pesky young servant who didn't have a clue to what she was doing. The rest of the night he spent making mental notes to ways he could annoy the young maid, sending her on meaningless tasks that would never end. He didn't necessarily need the sleep, but the fact that a human girl could cause such unrest in him was enough to keep him grumpy for the next few days.
For having not slept at all, Kagome was unexpectedly energetic as the sun rose up. The dawning rays of light warmed up the room considerably, and Kagome suddenly had an urge to run outside and apologize to the poor squirrel she had attacked during the night. However, the feeling when away the second she saw the look on Sesshoumaru's face. He was obviously very, very, VERY pissed off.
He swung himself out of bed gracefully, practically gliding over to the door that Kagome would soon find out to be his humongous bathroom. "What are you standing around like an idiot for? Get my clothes, human wench."
And so began the little episode of deciding on what Sesshoumaru would wear, which consisted of Kagome running back and forth aimlessly as he pointed to all the different things he'd decide on only to later throw to the floor for her to pick up. She did everything she said, and with all the energy she could muster, but it was never enough for him. He always managed to find a reason to send her a dirty look, or to say some demeaning comment about her or her race. Maybe the most frustrating aspect of it all was the way he was so sophisticated about it. The exact opposite of Inuyasha, whose eyes and voice shown with emotion, she never knew what Sesshoumaru was thinking, and every silent pause provoked indescribable fear in her. Finally, they chose a robe that was white (like the rest of his clothing, Kagome noted) and made of a beautifully rich material that, although magnificent, really isn't worth a detailed description. After that was finally finished, Kagome foolishly thought she might finally be out of the hardest part. And, predictably, she was wrong.
"Go get me my breakfast. Now." He pointed a stiff finger at the door, not even bothering the poor girl a look. Kagome's expression brightened at the idea. She'd get to be away from Sesshoumaru, AND find Sango! The first thing good to happen to her the whole day!
The youkai prince noted the change in a second. "I've changed my mind. Stay in here until I return."
No explanation, no nothing. Kagome stared at him, stunned. Wh-what?! "If you step a single foot outside this room, I'll have you executed by noon. Understand?" And with that, he left.
After a moment of silence, Kagome dropped to her knees, the exhaustion taking over her senses. "Nooo…" she wasn't exactly speaking, she was moaning. "No no no…"
When the period of Sesshoumaru-loathing had finally terminated, Kagome decided to get to work. Everything the man did confused her, but at least she was finding a pattern. He was doing this to make her miserable, and, maybe even more importantly, to make her mess up. If he had even the slightest excuse to why she was incompetent (other than her being a "filthy human", of course) he could and would have her executed in a matter of minutes. She didn't yet understand where the hate of her had originated, but for some reason she got the feeling that Kouga was behind it.
So, as a form of self-defense, Kagome decided right then and there she would become the best goddamn maid that Sesshoumaru had ever had. If that didn't make him insane, then she didn't know what would. However, she was a little confused. He hadn't actually given her any work to do. He had just left her in the room, perhaps to mull her condition over in her mind until she went totally loony. For some reason, Kagome just couldn't imagine Sesshoumaru coming up with an idea like that. Maybe he had just gone down for breakfast himself and would return soon enough with a list a mile long of meaningless tasks for her to complete.
Oh well, the sooner I get to work, the more I can get done, and the more pissed off Sesshoumaru-SAMA will be! It was a good thing that Kagome was brought up thinking in silence. She had the feeling that if she voiced any of her opinions, even if they were just to amuse herself, she'd be in a lot of trouble with the higher-ups. Now, the only real thing that bothered her (as she had seemingly gotten the Sesshoumaru issue resolved) was Sango and Inuyasha. She had stayed awake with the hope of seeing the two, but that would be impossible now. Sango had asked her to come to the maids' room, but now that was impossible. She had never promised to see Inuyasha of course, but other than Sango, he was the only friend she had. And he had tried to save her last night, as he had promised…She wanted to thank him personally.
Kagome went to her work humming, as it was a habit of hers to do such. She didn't have a particularly beautiful voice, but she didn't sing any particularly beautiful songs. She just made up random strings of beats and melodies to help pass the time as she worked. The tasks she had made for herself weren't at all foreign or hard, for she had grown up in a household where everyone had to put in his or her share. With her mother busy with Souta or grandfather, Kagome had found that her share was two fold the size of everyone else's. Half an hour into her work; making Sesshoumaru's bed, dusting the cabinets and dressers that were extremely out of use, cleaning the windows, and finally folding the youkai prince's clothes, Kagome heard some voices outside.
"Oi! Ooooooooi!"
Kagome blinked, turning her head so quickly she almost fell over. That sounded like… "INUYASHA!!"
She had screamed his name without even thinking, and she immediately covered her mouth. If that wasn't Inuyasha, then what would she do? Stupid Kagome…Stupid, stupid Kagome!
"Oi, wench!! Is it you?!" Kagome breathed out a sigh of relief. Yes, it certainly was Inuyasha. She rushed to the window, nearly falling out as she leaned forward as far as possible. And there, standing on the ground below her, (Sesshoumaru's room was slightly elevated from the ground, maybe six of seven feet up) was Inuyasha, wearing identical clothes to what he was in at dinner last night. "Inuyasha!"
The raven-haired girl smiled, shoulders immediately relaxing. Inuyasha looked equally relieved, a sympathetic look flashing over his face. "Hey, you're alive."
Normally such a comment would have called for a retort, but Kagome just laughed. "I manage."
"Raven! It really is you!" Sango suddenly rushed out from behind a tree that was a few yards away from where Inuyasha was standing, a look of elation on her face. "You're all right! I was so worried when you didn't come this morning!"
Kagome was close to screaming out Sango's name when she realized that everyone in the servant's world had a nickname. If Sango had made it a point to call her Raven in public, there must be a reason. "Youkai exterminator." It sounded strange to say, but Sango just laughed.
"It's all right, Raven-chan. They both know I'm Sango."
Blink. "They both…?"
Suddenly, from behind the same tree Sango had come from, the drunken man Kagome had seen the night before emerged. "Sango-chaaan…" He was rubbing his head and whining in one of the most obnoxious voices Kagome had ever heard. "You're so violent…"
She turned back to him, glaring dangerously. "Well if you weren't such a perverted guy it wouldn't be a problem, now would it?!"
Inuyasha crossed his arms, obviously annoyed with the pair. "Would you two shut up?! We don't have all that much time!"
Sango sighed. "Right, right…Raven-chan, I'm so sorry about Sesshoumaru."
Kagome was about to reply, but was interrupted by the strange man with Sango, who had approached the wall and was now reaching up to her. "Oh, beautiful Raven! It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Miroku, and…Would you please bea-…"
SMACK!
Kagome blinked, confused. Sango had given Miroku such a hard slap upside the head that he was immediately smashed hard against the castle wall, groaning childishly.
"Like I was saying, Raven-chan. It appears that Sesshoumaru has no plans of letting you out now, or anytime soon…But don't worry, every other day he must attend classes with his father from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Though it's possible that he could keep you in there, I doubt he'll do it every time…There must be dozens of stupid little jobs he'll send you on soon enough…I'll promise to meet you then."
Inuyasha turned to stare at Sango, eyes narrowed. "Just how the HELL do you know all of this, anyway?"
"We know everything."
"We?"
"Well, anyway." Sango smiled brightly, waving up to Kagome. "I'll talk to you later, all right, Raven-chan? No matter what happens, I'll come to visit whenever I can."
"But, Sango-chan…I don't understand." Kagome leaned over a bit farther, pressing her hands down onto the windowsill. "What about your master?"
Miroku raised his hand and waved it around frantically. "That's me!"
There was a pause. "Wait…what?"
"Miroku is very bad at being intimidating." Sango sighed, annoyed. Miroku just pouted. "My Sango-chan treats me so badly! Although, I know if I want something bad enough, I could somehow find a way to convince her…" His hand traveled downwards, and he was rewarded with Sango's fist in his jaw. "Don't even think about it." After putting her 'master' down, Sango turned back to Kagome.
"Bye bye, Raven-chan! As soon as you can, come down to the maids' room! I have a surprise to you!" Sango waved happily and scattered off, Miroku following close behind. Which, of course, left Inuyasha and Kagome alone.
They stood in silence for a few moments before Inuyasha turned, snorting under his breath. "Well then, I guess…"
"Hey, Inuyasha." He paused and glanced up at her, a curious look on his face.
"Mm?"
Kagome smiled warmly down at him, hands gripping on tightly to stone of the castle. "Thanks. For last night, I mean. You were trying to help me, weren't you?"
"Feh!" Inuyasha threw his head to the side, looking as if the idea was ludicrous. "Don't be ridiculous."
"You always know just what to say, don't you?" Kagome's voice was low and sarcastic, startling the hanyou to the point where he turned to check if she really was upset. Much to his relief, she was still smiling genuinely.
He returned the gesture, in that rough way of his. "…See ya'."
And with that, he turned and sprinted off, leaving Kagome back to her work. She was happy to see them again, but now that they were gone she was filled with this overwhelming sense of loneliness. With half the enthusiasm she had before, Kagome returned back to her work, questioning if it was truly worth it.
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Author's Note: Sorry, guys. I had really wanted to write more, but I'm exhausted and I had high hopes of getting his up tonight, so…I'll just put this up for now. 8 pages. Can you believe it? I'm proud of myself, even though I know it's going to look puny on this stupid page. *sigh* What us authors do for our work. But anyway…Again, thank you for the reviews. The 7 I have, I appreciate to no extent. Kagura, 69366, sashlea, Rymsie, Mala, Moonwind, and Suki..*tear…big group hug…*
Oh! And as another sidenote, I'm sorry that my writing style is so repetitive. Yes, I do realize it, but what can I do…? It's just how I am. I want to improve myself, but I guess that takes practice. And I reread this thing a few times, but there are still apt to be mistakes, so I want to apologize in advance. I'm tired and I'm impatient, so I tend to skip some of the longer sentences when rereading them. _ I hope none of them are TOO serious…Well, I'll try to update soon. Love you guys! Ja ne! Watashi no hanashi wo yonda tame ni arigatou!