Hello! I'm back! Let's see... WOW. I actually have nothing else to say! O.o
Mustard: Don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of the songs in this fic. Just my imagination! MWAHAHA YOU CAN NEVER TAKE THAT! MWAHAHA IN YOUR FACE!
Me: coughcough... aren't you supposed to be on vacation?!
Mustard: Oh yeah, I am aren't I?
Me: -.-
Mustard: See ya! –Pops back to vacation area... wherever that is...-
Me: Crap! I do have something I wanna say! I keep changing the time they were gone. Like they were gone 2 years, then I say 3 years and stuff like that. Let's just say the girls were gone between 2-3 years. NOBODY KILL ME FOR THIS CHAPTER OKAY?! EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING FOR A REASON!
Spirit
Chapter 5: Let's Talk
::Thinking::(a/n)
((The Club))
"So what is it you want to talk about?" Yukina asked, breaking the silence.
"Everything," Touya got out. Here it is, the moment of truth. (Sorry I just always wanted to say that...)
::I've been waiting for this for so long. Why am I clamming up now?:: Touya thought, he was extremely nervous. And he was NEVER nervous.
"Everything as in what?" Shizuru said, why can't they just say it?! Tell them they were wrong so they can get on with their lives and go back to America to sing! That's all she really wanted at the moment.
"You know what we want to talk about!" Yusuke crowed. Why do they have to make this so hard?! All he wanted to do is talk.
"Yes, but I want to hear you say it." Botan said coldly again. She wasn't letting them go that easily.
::How did she get so mean?:: All the guys thought. Before, when she was mad, she always seemed kind in a way. Now, there was no hint of warmness in her eyes. None.
"I agree," All the girls nodded their heads. They made a silent agreement to each other to make this as hard as possible for the Rekai Tantei.
"Fine. About what happened. When you left... and when you were gone... and why you're back," Yusuke said.
Keiko's heart sank. It almost sounded like he didn't want them here... didn't want HER here.
"Why do you care? You made it quite obvious you didn't before we left," Keiko said harshly. If Yusuke didn't want her here, then she didn't want to BE here. Well... at least she keeps telling herself that anyway.
"I-," Yusuke started, but stopped. He's not the mushy gushy type and never would be. He decided not to say why. He thought they knew anyway.
"Can we just get on with this?! What's your guys' problem?!" Kuwabara yelled frustrated.
"Do you not get that we don't WANT to talk?!" Shizuru said, seriously tired of talking to them already.
"Why not?" Kuwabara asked stupidly.
"Everyone, let's just stop. I don't see why we have to make this hard for each other," Yukina finally spoke up.
"I believe Yukina is right. We are making this worse than it needs to be," Kurama told everybody.
"Whatever." Shizuru said, glaring at Kurama. God she really hated him right now. But then again... she didn't. It's not enough though. She would probably always resent him... all of them.
"Shizuru stop. I want to hear what they have to say to us," Botan said to her. This was getting interesting...
"Finally! We can talk!" Kuwabara exclaimed, he made the tension level rise a bit with that comment.
"Baka!" Hiei yelled at him and was about to unsheathe his katana.
"Hiei don't! Not in the club!" Yusuke said. He REALLY wanted a drink right about now...
"Hn. He's still a baka." Hiei sighed, and sheathed his katana again.
"Shut it Shorty."
Hiei just glared at Kuwabara for his comment, and Kuwabara shut up.
::It's almost as if... we're normal friends again. Too bad it's not true:: Botan thought sadly.
"Let's just talk and get this over with already." Botan told them, she was very impatient and VERY uncomfortable.
"Right." Yukina agreed, she was also feeling a bit fidgety.
"Ok first question. WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GO?!" Yusuke screamed, getting quite a few stares.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?!" He yelled at them.
((OO))
::That seems familiar:: Botan thought about the mall when Keiko was eating her 'Long lost Hamburger'.
"To answer your question, we went to America." Keiko told him, and went to sip her drink.
"America?" Hiei said bewildered. He may not be a ningen, but he knew where America was. Kurama had told him when he was doing a Social Studies project for that school thing a few years back.
"How did you get there?" Kuwabara asked.
"Well, we took a plane smarty," Shizuru told her little brother sarcastically.
"Why America? Why not tell anyone? Why couldn't we find you?" Were Touya's questions.
"America because we could start over there, and nobody knew who we were, plus we could make a living there. And we did." Yukina told him, to answer his first question.
"Why not tell anyone? Simple. We didn't want to be found." Shizuru finished for Yukina.
"And why couldn't Hiei use his Jagan to find us, or Koenma try and find us? That's because I found a book for a spell I could use to block them in the Rekai Library. Took me days to perfect it." Botan told them.
"A spell? That's all?" Yusuke asked.
"Bingo."
"How did you become a band?" Kurama asked. He was quite curious about it, he had never heard any of the girls sing before.
"Well I always loved to sing. I was listening to a radio in the park and singing along and everybody started just clapping and cheering and then Shizuru and Keiko joined in, and that's how it all got started." Botan told him, getting a distant look on her face. That day was one of the best she had had in a while. It kept her from going off the handle after they left Japan.
"What about Yukina?" Hiei asked.
"I'm their manager. I rarely sing on stage with them," Yukina answered.
"One last thing, why did you come back?" Yusuke asked in a small voice. The girls looks went to forlorn. Yusuke made it sound like he didn't want them here. Plus, they couldn't tell them the REAL reason.
"A tour." Shizuru said quickly and simply.
The Rekai Tantei's hearts fell when she said that. They didn't come back for them? Not to see them? But just because they HAD to for some stupid concerts and tours?
"Right. Sorry I asked. We'll just leave you alone now." Yusuke said, and the rest of the boys walked over to the other drink counter in the club and left the girls to themselves.
((Girls))
"They didn't ask WHY we left." Keiko said.
"That's because they already KNOW why we left." Botan told her.
(Here it is everyone! The moment you've been waiting for!)
...::Memories- Why they left, By the way, this will be VERY long::...
The girls were sitting around, waiting for the Rekai Tantei to come back from the mission. It was a rainy day and the girls were waiting at the window, looking for the Rekai Tantei. Koenma said Botan couldn't go because it was too dangerous.
That really made her mad. She may not be able to use spirit energy like they can, but she had her oar, she could fight well enough in man to man combat, and she had Genkai teach her a few tricks in psychic abilities. It wasn't exactly spirit energy, but it could pack a punch like it.
Plus, Shizuru could fight well too, and she had been gaining her own power in spirit energy like Kuwabara, but defiantly not to such a great extent as Kuwabara could use it.
Keiko, well she had a good hand on her. Shizuru had also taught her how to make a great punch.
Finally, Yukina. She was a koorime for god's sake! She had the power of ice on her side! Plus, her healing hands come in handy a lot.
Together, they could fight as well as any other demon, and take on another without a problem.
But, the guys left them out of EVERYTHING lately. They barely ever spent time together! The guys were always either training, on a mission, too tired, or didn't even bother with them.
::What's going on? We can't be THAT much of a burden to them. Right?:: Botan thought sadly. She had been doubting herself a lot lately, as were the other girls.
Botan sighed and decided to go make some tea.
"Would any of you girls like some tea? I'm going to make some now."
"I would like some please," Keiko told her and went back to looking out the window, waiting to see a silhouette of a certain black haired boy with brown eyes and who's name was Yusuke.
"I'm fine. Thanks anyway," Shizuru said, not even looking away from the window to answer.
"May I help you with it? I would like some myself," Yukina asked, she felt no use in just sitting there waiting, and wanted to do something helpful.
"Yes. I would like that," Botan told her and smiled. She walked into the kitchen and Yukina followed, leaving Keiko and Shizuru to look into the rain, waiting for the boys.
Yukina had wanted to ask Botan something for a while now. She had noticed it for a while now, and wondered if she was the only one.
"Hey Botan?" Yukina asked while Botan was grabbing the tea bags out of the cabinet.
"Have you felt that the boys have been neglecting us lately? I-I just feel extremely left out and alone at night. Touya never comes back until early in the morning and I never see him during the day. Whenever I try and talk to him he just snubs me off!" Yukina started sobbing quietly.
Botan quickly dropped her tea bag and ran over to aide Yukina. They had become like best friends after Botan's one vacation when she stayed at the temple.
"It's like I'm just a stranger! Like I mean nothing!" You could hear her tear gems dropping on the tile.
"Shhh, Yukina it'll be ok! I know what you mean, it's the same thing with me. But, don't worry! It's just a phase! Before we know it, things will be back to normal!" Botan said trying to soothe the sobbing girl, not even believing her own words.
"You're right. I'm just being selfish. I know they need to train and need rest." Yukina said and smiled at Botan thanking her.
"No, Yukina. You aren't being selfish... just worried and lonely. Don't ever think that you're a selfish person, because you're NOT," Botan told her sternly.
"Okay, Botan. Well let's get back to making our tea!" Yukina said perkily and picked up her tear gems that were on the floor.
"You should make a necklace out of those, it would be very pretty," Botan suggested.
"You know what? That sounds like a good idea! I think I will!" Yukina said and started boiling some water. Botan just nodded, smiled, and got out some cups.
When they were done making the tea, Yukina brought it all out on a tray, they even made some for Shizuru if she decided she wanted some later.
"Hey girls, we have the tea," Botan told them and Keiko finally looked up from the window.
"Thanks," Keiko said simply and gently took a cup of tea off the tray, and then she took a sip.
"Shizuru are you sure you wouldn't like some tea?" Yukina questioned kindly. Shizuru just gave her a curt nod and continued looking out of the window, into the empty rain.
"Okay! You know what?! We need to stop moping around the window and do something useful! The boys ALWAYS win and ALWAYS come back! So stop worrying!" Botan encouraged and snapped Keiko and Shizuru out of their reverie.
"I'm sorry," Keiko whispered and turned away from the window to drink her tea, her head down.
"It's alright Keiko, I just hate seeing ourselves like this. It's quite pathetic," Botan said, trying to explain and not sound so harsh towards them.
"Botan, we know. But I just feel like... if they're gone, they won't come back. Like I'm not important enough to come back for," Shizuru said, finally speaking up.
"Bingo."
"What?" Keiko asked confused.
"I mean, that's how I always feel! But, I can't let that get to me, I have a job to do. I am assistant of the Rekai Tantei and Ferry girl to Koenma. I have a duty to them, just like you in a way. And we shouldn't let our personal feelings get in the way of our jobs! I NEED to be happy for them and smile whenever I feel like crying when they are hurt and on the brink of dying! But that's ok, because that isn't often..." Botan said and trailed off.
::I can't believe I just said that! Is this what you have done to me? Made me feel so lonely lately that I said something that I'm not even sure is true myself?!:: Botan thought bitterly for once.
"Botan?" Shizuru questioned, making sure she was okay, and to see if what she said was true.
"I'll be okay. I-I don't know why I said that... just ignore the last part okay?"
:: What's going on? Why are we all so sad... lonely? I don't think any of us have ever felt this way... this depressed! I don't understand it!:: Keiko started panicking. Was there something wrong with them?!
Suddenly, the shoji door flew open, and in walked the five Rekai Tantei. (I had Touya join them!)
"You're back!" the girls yelled in unison giddily. They ran over to hug the guys...
But never got a hug back.
None.
...
...They always got a hug or some kind of greeting... any kind of greeting.
But, not this time.
The boys... they just pushed past them... pushed... just pushed past them!
What had they done? Were the boys mad at them?! But they couldn't be! They hadn't done anything! So... why?
"Did that just happen?" Shizuru asked.
Botan just nodded slowly and stared at the door the Rekai Tantei had just walked through.
"Let's go check on them, "Botan said half-heartedly and walked towards the living room that they went in.
"Guys? Hello? How did it go?" Botan kept asking and waving her hand in front of their faces, but they just ignored her and finally getting annoyed with her, Hiei snapped at her.
"Onna! We're tired here and don't need your annoying comments or questions, so just go away and guide some baka soul or something!"
That being said, she left with a silent tear streaming down her face. Why would he say something like that?
"Hiei! How can you say that to her?! Botan just wanted to help you know! We've been worried sick about all of you!" Keiko scolded them all.
"Yeah, well we didn't have any of you to worry about, so I don't see why you were all worked up over it," Yusuke said rudely and plopped down on the couch, his feet hanging over the side.
Keiko clenched, and unclenched her fists. "I-if that's the way you feel," she whispered and slowly turned around and walked out into the rain.
"What is wrong with you?! How can you treat them that way?" Shizuru yelled and ran out after them.
"Let me guess, you're leaving now too?" Kuwabara said coldly too Yukina. She stifled a gasp; he had never treated her that way before! Even after she chose Touya over him!
"Yes, it seems that way," She replied, her bangs covering her eyes. Yukina walked out into the cold rain and caught up to her friends.
"Hm, should we have been that harsh towards them?" Kurama asked. He didn't really like seeing women cry. Especially not his friends and girlfriend.
"We had to. They just won't leave us alone!" Yusuke answered him. (Even though they are really blowing the girls off and the girls didn't do anything to them.)
"I think we got the point across," Touya started, "But, we should apologize."
"What?! Why?" Kuwabara questioned.
"We made them cry. That's not an honorable thing to do, especially not to your mate or girlfriend," Touya explained.
"Hn," Hiei silently refused to apologize. He did nothing wrong, and he apologizes to no one. (EVEN THOUGH YOU REALLY DID DO SOMETHING WRONG! GRRRR!)
"Nah, we can just get them a present or something, and besides, knowing them, they'll come crawling back and forgive us by tomorrow," Yusuke said snidely.
Kuwabara didn't exactly like how Yusuke was talking about the girls, but he let it slip.
(Do you see how bad they are treating them?!)
-Next Day-
The girls had decided amongst themselves that what the boys had said last night was just out of stress from the mission, and were going to see if they would spend time together today like they had promised a week ago.
(Here is where all the couples will be revealed if I haven't mentioned them or you haven't figured them out yet!)
-Keiko and Yusuke-
Yusuke was still lying on the couch from last night when Keiko walked in looking for him. She smiled lightly and walked over to where he was laying.
"Hey Yusuke, wake up!" She said while nudging him to get up. When he just kept snoring, she elbowed him in the stomach and he sat up immediately.
"Hm? Wha-? Keiko what are you doing?!" Yusuke asked drowsily.
"Yusuke, you've been sleeping for a whole day and you promised last week that we would go out together! So get your lazy rump up and let's go!" Keiko replied happily.
"I don't feel up to it Keiko, just let me sleep," Yusuke yawned and lay back down.
"Yusuke! You promised we'd go out tonight! You promised!"
"Nah, I'm too tired. Leave me alone-"
"BUT YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT!"
"Yeah well maybe because it's true!" Yusuke yelled, losing his patience.
"You never have time for me! You're ALWAYS blowing me off!"
"WELL MAYBE IF YOU WOULD JUST GO AWAY-"
"MAYBE I WILL!"
"GOOD! GO! SEE IF I CARE!"
"Alright Yusuke... Goodbye," Keiko whispered and walked out, going to find Botan to tell her she was leaving and for the others not to worry.
"Finally! Some peace and quiet around here!" Yusuke sighed to himself, and closed his eyes to go to sleep.
-Shizuru and Kurama-
"Kurama? You on earth? Helloooo?" Shizuru said while poking Kurama.
He was in his meditating session, and it was getting very hard to concentrate with Shizuru poking him.
"Shizuru, would you please stop poking me?" Kurama asked irritably, opening one eye to peek at her.
"Yes, just making sure you were alive there," Shizuru chuckled.
"I assure you, if I am breathing, then I am alive," Kurama told her like she was a young child who knew not what was going on in the world.
"Hey Kurama, how long are you going to be meditating?"
"All day, why?" Kurama asked annoyed. He really wanted to finish his meditating without interruptions.
"No reason," Shizuru answered, head down, and bangs covering her eyes. Then she got up and left.
::Good, peace and quiet:: Kurama thought and went back to his meditative position.
While Shizuru was walking down the street, she started thinking.
::It was obvious that he didn't want me there. I get that every time I come into a room near him... I guess, it would be better if I just never came into a room with him again::
-Touya and Yukina-
While Touya was outside making an ice sculpture (I'm sorry but I find that very funny!), Yukina was inside preparing some lunch for them.
::Maybe we can have lunch together. We haven't done that in so long! This will be so much fun!:: She thought while putting the food in a basket and smiling.
When she was outside she called for him," Touya?! Touya where are you?"
"I'm over here," was the gruff answer she heard from behind the bushes.
::That tone he used with me...:: Yukina shook off that thought and went to go ask Touya if he would have lunch with her. When she had finally pushed through the bushes, she gasped at what she saw.
"Wow Touya! That's... beautiful!" Yukina told him, looking at the crystal shaped dolphin that was expertly made. But sadly, she didn't get any conformation that he had heard her praise his work.
"When have you seen a dolphin?" She asked curiously.
"At the beach," was the short and angry answer she got from him.
"Touya? Are you angry with me? Have I done something wrong?"
"No. Everything is fine koi," Touya told her and started on the waves crashing against the dolphin, completely ignoring her presence.
Yukina let out a breath of relief she didn't know she was holding. Ok, so he wasn't mad at her, so what was wrong?
"Yukina move, you are in the way," Touya said waiting for her to move. And indeed she was in his way. He needed to get to the other side, and that's where she was standing.
"Oh, gomen nasai," Yukina sighed.
"It's fine."
"Would you like to have lunch with me?"
"I don't have time, I've been meaning to finish this," Touya told her and grabbed and sandwich from the bag, took a bite, and continued working. (I know that might not be Touya like, but at least he's not being as mean as the others!)
"Oh... well alright then. See you tonight?" Yukina asked hopefully, she hadn't slept in the same bed as him for weeks.
Touya sighed and gave her a curt answer, "Yukina, we've been through this, I have duties I must attend to. I cannot be with you all the time."
"But you haven't been with me for more than five minutes a day! And I should be your first duty... I'm your mate..." Yukina whispered the last part slowly and turned to go back to the temple, hoping no tear gems would fall to the ground.
"Yes, and as my mate you should understand this by now."
"I understand fully," Yukina almost snapped at him... almost.
:: I'm sorry Touya, but I refuse to be pushed aside. I can't stay here with you anymore. Not that you ever are here to be with:: Yukina though bitterly, very unlike her normal caring self.
-Hiei and Botan-
Botan had been looking for Hiei all day. The last place he could be is the park she figured. And as it turns out, she was right. He was covered in a sheen layer of sweat and was slashing his sword with tranquility and grace... that is until a twig snapped under her feet. He quickly turned his head to her. Hiei, noticing it was just her, glared and went back to training.
Botan sighed and plopped down on a log. She watched him silently for a few minutes and finally getting bored of watching him, she asked if he was done yet. He growled ferociously and threw his katana to the ground. Botan gulped nervously, definitely not expecting that kind of reaction.
"What?! What now onna?" Hiei spat out and Botan looked down at her feet. Had she done something to anger him? Last night was bad enough... but this?
::I don't think I can stand for this anymore!:: Botan confirmed to herself and looked up to Hiei again.
"Why? Why are you treating me like this?! I'm so tired of it Hiei!" Botan managed to glare up at him.
"Hn. You're a waste of my time."
"I'm what?! You can't seriously mean that!" Botan screeched at him.
"Well I do, all you ever do is get in the way, and now it's just starting to get to me," he snarled and Botan could feel the tears welling up in her eyes.
"How long have you felt this way?"
"Hn. None of your business. Now leave me to my training," he grunted and went back and picked his katana up. He started slashing the thin air again and ignored Botan's presence.
::I refuse to take this treatment. I may love you with all my heart Hiei, but it seems you don't feel the same anymore. I hope you miss me when I'm gone.::
((At the Temple. Packing with Yukina.))
Yukina swiftly pulled her kimonos from the closet and threw them in her bag. She also grabbed a small bracelet that Touya gave her the day he claimed her as his mate. It matched her eyes so well...
::I'm going to miss them all so much!:: Yukina quietly let a few tear gems fall into her bag and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. She had no clue how she was going to break it to the other girls.
She heard a quiet knock at her bedroom door and slowly walked over to open it. She saw Botan's tear stained face and immediately opened it wider for the ferry shoujo to come in. Botan nodded in thanks and sat herself on Yukina's bed.
"Botan, tell me, what's wrong?" Yukina asked her best friend with worried eyes and took a seat next to her.
"I... Yukina I need to leave! I want to get away from the Rekai Tantei! I want to get away from my work... I want to get away from Hiei."
"Botan... why?"
"Too much suffering on my part. I can't handle this stuff anymore! It's too overwhelming!"
"Botan, let me come with you. Please. I have decided I want to leave this afternoon. It would be better if we didn't have to go alone."
"Really? You want to come with?"
Yukina nodded with a sad smile and Botan hugged her like there was no tomorrow.
"I would love that Yukina! I don't want to be alone..."
"Where would we go? How would we get away without them noticing? What are we going to tell Keiko and Shizuru?" Yukina asked in a rush and they both quieted down to think about it. Ideas just popped into Botan's head.
"Bingo! We can't go to Makai, there is the slim chance they might find us, and there's definitely no going to Rekai! We should stay in Ningenkai. And I'm thinkin' we should go to America! This one ferry girl I met went there. She had so many stories about it! It sounds like the perfect place! And Koenma left a book on his desk one day... I saw it, even though I wasn't supposed to. He quickly grabbed it away and headed to put it back in the library. I had a small chance to look at the table of contents. One was about masking and hiding energy signals. I can sneak in and get it! It might take me a few days to master it, but it can work! About telling Keiko and Shizuru, I have no idea."
"Are you sure about this Botan? Do we really want to leave all of our loved ones behind?"
"I've almost never been as sure about anything in my entire existence. But, I think we should visit Keiko and Shizuru before we leave. I think they at least deserve an explanation."
"Yes. Why don't you go pack? I need a small amount of time to be alone, please?" Yukina pleaded and Botan gave her a small smile and went to the room she shared with Hiei to pack.
Botan took one last good look around their room and gulped. She shook off the wave of nervousness that hit her full on and the first thing she grabbed were pictures of her and the gang, and her favorite picture of her and Hiei.
::Well, here goes nothing!:: she thought and went to her dresser to finish the rest of her packing.
After about an hour they met up in the living room with all their bags and silently walked out the door together, headed to Keiko's first.
When they finally made their way to her porch, they could see a dim light on through the window. Botan walked up to the door and knocked on it lightly, hearing a muffled, "Be there in a second!"
And surely, it opened in exactly that amount of time. Keiko froze when she saw her two friends in her doorway with suitcases and bags and forlorn looks on their face.
"Y-you're leaving too?" She stuttered and her friends wore a bewildered look. Keiko held up one finger as to say 'hang on', and disappeared from the doorway. About thirty seconds later you could see her dragging a large duffle bag over to them.
"All three of us?" Yukina asked and botan nodded and hugged Keiko.
"The more the merrier I guess," she told them and Keiko invited them in until she finished packing.
"Where to girls?" she asked them and Botan told her the plan. Keiko sighed as they made their way to Shizuru's.
"I can't believe we're actually gonna do this!" Keiko thought out loud and Botan and Yukina gave her a miserable look. When they arrived they could already see Shizuru walking down the street, about to get into a taxi.
"NO! Shizuru wait! Don't get into that car!" Botan exclaimed and the three started running towards her. Shizuru suddenly stopped and looked up. She waved the taxi on and waited for them to get to her. She chuckled ironically to herself.
"It figures we'd all be leaving, huh?"
"It is quite odd," Yukina added jokingly and they all agreed. Keiko and botan explained to Shizuru how they planned on getting away and she asked where they would stay until Botan finished with the spell.
"How about a ningen hotel?" Yukina asked and Shizuru gave her a light pat on the back.
"I always knew you were brilliant Yukina!" Botan exclaimed and Yukina blushed modestly.
((Five Days Later))
"Flight 106 to America, boarding passengers now!" A voice said over the loud speaker and the girls looked to each other nervously and got out of their seats, heading to their boarding area.
::Goodbye Tokyo. Goodbye... koi.:: Was the thought running through all of their heads as they looked out the window while the plane was taking off.
-(End Memory/Flashback)-
"You just have to wonder though, what made them treat us so horribly?" Keiko stated to her three friends at the bar and they all agreed.
((The OC's excluding Koneko.))
"You morons! How blind they are!" Amani cackled and Sae came up behind her.
"How right you are! How could they not know we were controlling them the whole time before those wenches left?! It was so easy! Like taking candy from a baby!" She exclaimed and grinned madly. Mya nodded silently and examined the chicken teriyaki she was eating.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Linaki asked her and Mya shook her head.
"Nothing, nothing. Don't worry about it."
((End Chapter))
FINALLY! I GOT IT OUT! And it was so long!
THANKS: to everybody who reviewed from my author's note. YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO LOVED!
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