Tala: Err… Crystal's not available right now due to fatigue and the fact that she just came back from camping… so being a nice cousin that I am, I volunteered to do this… -points at Crystal sleeping soundly- Isn't that adorable? Now… if only she's quiet like that too when she's awake -coughs- Anyway so, I'm here to tell you that she's really, really, REALLY sorry for the very long wait… and umm, let's just pretend that she's on her knees begging for mercy, okay? Okay.
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Breathe - Chapter 20: Slight Complications
Rei woke up from the sound of the birds chirp chirping their hearts out. He blinked slowly, trying to adjust his eyesight and sat up, stretching like a cat. The neko-jin felt like he was forgetting something, but he couldn't figure out what it is. He shook his head and gave a small smile. No matter… he'll just ask Dizzi or Kenny what day it is today. Poor, poor Rei… I can't believe he would forget his wedding day… wow; that rhymed!
He turned his head to the right and saw that Kai was already out and about. Hmm, how odd… he should've been woken up when Kai had gotten off the bed because of the lack of warmth from his side, AND that the mattress of the furniture would've at least moved when his crimson-eyed fiancé left the bed. Unbeknownst to our little kitten, Kai was just sitting one of the armchairs near the fireplace, waiting for him to wake up.
"So, you're finally awake," Kai said, making Rei a bit startled.
Rei turned at the source of the voice and smiled. "Good Morning, Kai!" he said sleepily, while getting off the bed.
Kai stood up from the armchair and walked towards the still tired Rei, who was rubbing his eyes. He then leaned over and gave a small peck on the younger man's cheek. "You've been asleep for an hour after I woke, at first I thought you were dead," he said, while giving a smirk. Both had agreed during the rehearsals and for the rest of the week before they get married, that they should start acting like a real married couple and start hugging and kissing in public. At first, Rei was very timid at the idea - still is - while Kai was very smug about it… hmm… interesting. Since then and throughout the week, they have been holding hands, giving kisses on the cheek, and stuff like in front of everyone.
The said neko-jin blushed slightly at Kai's semi-affectionate gesture, but pouted right after the older one of the two had said the slightly teasing remark. "You're so mean! Just because you woke up earlier than me… hmph," Rei looked away from Kai's gaze while crossing his arms over his chest and continued on pouting. Both didn't even realized that someone had been knocking on the door for the past five minutes, until the door was almost literally smashed to pieces because of the incessant knocking.
"OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! I'VE BEEN KNOCKING FOR FREAKIN' FIVE MINUTES AND NOBODY - " Tyson yelled while barging into the room, with veins popping out of his forehead indicating that he was annoyed; but was stopped at his ranting when he saw the couple - one who was still pouting and the other who is now annoyed that the bedroom door almost broke - already awake. "Oh, so you're awake then…" Tyson said, his tone quietening bit. "Well… uhh… they just err… wanted to let you know that you should start getting ready for this big, HUMONGOUS day… Heheh…" With that, the advisor's son ran away as fast as he could before Kai could throw a vase at him.
Rei had stopped his pouting and looked at the doorway curiously. "What did he mean by that?" he had asked no one in particular. He then noticed the servants outside (the door was very much open) running here and there, looking all frantic while either holding big boxes or muttering nonsense like "Must not collapse from pressure…" or "Don't let it fall, don't let it fall… Damn it! I let it fall!" He gave a confused look and shook his head; he then finally realized that all servants were a bunch of weirdoes.
"Hello, my dear friends!" Both Kai and Rei looked towards the doorway again to see Dizzi smiling a sugary, almost too evil smile that made Rei hide behind Kai. "You two should've been up a long time ago, you know." Dizzi strolled into the room, making Kai took a step behind, which also made Rei take a step back. Even though Kai is very anti-social and whatnot on the outside, this so-called childhood friend of his is starting to… well, scare isn't really the right word. More like intimidated… but hey, as long as nobody finds out, right? Right. And besides… if Dizzi is slowly losing her sanity, he has to protect his beloved - err… you didn't read that. Even though they've come to a mutual understanding of the infamous PDA (Public Displays of Affection), he was still a bit touchy over the pet names.
Dizzi on the other hand, was very ecstatic. It was finally the day of her two precious friends' wedding, and she can't help it if she's being emotional! Just before she came into the room, she'd been crying her eyes out and mumbling jumbled words to her boyfriend, while Kenny was just awkwardly patting her back, saying that it would be okay and the wedding would be a total success. She had no reason to disagree, after all her father and the rest of the advisors made sure that this wedding would be the greatest wedding of all, and if somebody messed it up… there would be a whole lot of hell to pay, lots of it. She took the initiative step again, still smiling. "Kai, please tell your adorable soon-to-be wife to stop hiding like a mouse. If I didn't bite him when we first met, I'm as sure as hell wouldn't bite him now," she replied, while her eyes have a pure amused look in them.
Kai smirked, and took a step to the right, revealing an embarrassed Rei with red patches across his cheeks. "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I'm here to collect our dear Rei here so he could get ready," the girl replied, making Rei give her the look of confusion.
"Get ready for what? I'm really confused here… first Tyson was here telling us to start getting ready, and now you come in telling us - me that I should get ready…" Rei trailed off, while scrunching up his face into an adorable sulk - or a pout if you prefer.
Dizzi gave a small squeal and tears almost started pouring down her cheeks. "Oh I can't believe this is the day! We've only known you for a while, and now it's time for you to tie the bonds that you have with my childhood friend! Take care of him, okay? He needs all the attention that he gets, and make sure that he doesn't kill any of the servants, because I'm pretty sure that you don't want the smell of blood around you, much less your castle…" she rambled on and on while crushing Rei into a very tight hug.
Kai sighed exasperatingly and tried to pry the crying maiden away from his suffocating fiancé. Wow… Dizzi can really be so emotional, he's really glad that it only happens once in a blue moon. Wait; is there even a blue moon? He shook his head from the stupid question that appeared his head, and gave a handkerchief to Dizzi, who gladly accepted it and used it to dab her eyes.
"Sorry about my emotional outburst… you know that it only happens once in a blue moon," Wow… what a strange sense of déjà vu here. "But enough about that, come on soon-to-be bride! Time for you to change and look your very best for the soon-to-be groom here, and you can't see each other until it's time! Ta-ta!" With that, Dizzi dragged the neko-jin, leaving Kai to ponder what that the young girl had said.
"HEY! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!"
"Umm… so where exactly are we going?" Rei asked, while still being dragged by Dizzi. They have been walking for five minutes now, going right to enter another corridor, and turning left to another corridor, and sometimes they would meet a dead end, and Dizzi would just laugh half-heartedly at the sight and then drag him somewhere else; in other words, Rei was really getting a massive head ache with all the walking and turning.
Dizzi ignored him and kept on dragging the neko-jin, while looking for a certain room. Lady Leila and one of the advisors, Miss Judy had asked her to get Rei from his and Kai's bedroom so he could start getting ready for the wedding. And from the looks of it, a lot of things are in need to be done for the young man. First they have to put up his hair and then put his wedding attire on, AND also interrogate - err… I mean, ask him if he memorized his wedding vow, and that he could say it like it was etched on his mind since the day he was born!
Ooh, where is it! She thought frantically, as she turned into another corner and almost bumped into one of the servants. "Oops, sorry!" Dizzi called out, from behind her shoulder. I swear it's in this corridor… but where! Darn it… Lady Leila and Miss Judy are going to kill me! No wait… first bury me alive, THEN kill me!
"Oy! Dizzi!" The platinum blonde-haired girl turned around and saw Tala walking towards her and Rei. "Lady Leila's been looking all over for you!"
"Oh… uhh… Tala… you know where the room where Rei is supposed to get ready, yes?" Dizzi looked at the red-haired boy with hope shining through her eyes. Tala HAS to know! After all… he was there when the Lady had asked for her son, right? …Right?
Tala smirked inwardly as he watched the only female in the corridor panic silently. It was so much fun getting her riled up like that! Truth to be told, he didn't meet the Lady of the Southern Lands at all, and was just bluffing to see if Dizzi would break down and start crying all over again. "Ehh, not really… why?" he asked nonchalantly.
"DAMN IT! WHERE THE HELL IS THAT STUPID ROOM! I'M PRETTY FREAKING SURE THAT IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THIS STUPID CORRIDOR! GRR…" she kept on ranting on and on, leaving Tala laughing his head off in his mind, and Rei confused as ever.
"What room?" the raven-haired boy asked, still oblivious to what day it is. Hmm… it's interesting how Rei could forget such an eventful day as this, ne? Maybe it was something he dreamt last night? Bah, how should I know? I'm only the author… unfortunately, I'm not that mean to manipulate what my characters' dreams… or am I? Oops… getting sidetracked there… - cough - carry on.
"Ne, Rei… you're getting married today, remember?" Tala told him, still looking amused as Dizzi kept on muttering under her breath about total nonsense.
Rei closed his eyes and pondered for a moment… oh yeah! This is the day that he… was GOING TO GET MARRIED! "I'M GOING TO GET MARRIED TODAY!" he suddenly yelled, making Dizzi stop brooding and Tala stare at him.
"Huh?" Both said in unison.
The neko-jin clamped his mouth with his two hands and blushed lightly. Okay… so that was a bit loud, but he - Kon, Rei - didn't care! He was going to get married today! He's going to be with the guy he had first hated and now loved and going to live in a great big castle where it's always peaceful and relaxing and - Rei stopped at his train of thought and frowned slightly. If he loved Kai… then, wouldn't that be an unrequited love? After all, he doesn't know what the crimson-eyed youth is thinking… and he's pretty sure that Kai didn't harbour any feelings for him… Poor, poor naïve Rei… doesn't he realize how he makes Kai feel all tingly inside and how the slate-haired young man wanted to jump him randomly - so many times he's tempted, I might add - in a corridor and ravish him so badly that he'll never bend or walk or even freaking sit for ten years!
Tala and Dizzi looked at the now frowning Rei and got a bit worried. A few minutes ago, the happiness shining through the raven-haired young man's honey coloured eyes when he finally figured out that today was his wedding day dispersed suddenly… and instead, a feeling of sorrow replaced the happiness in his eyes.
"Rei… are you okay?" Dizzi asked softly, making Rei come back from his thoughts.
The neko-jin shook his head and gave a fake, cheerful smile. "Yeah, I'm fine! Now, come on… I'm pretty sure that Mother's going hysteric since we're not there yet," he said, while dragging Dizzi.
Dizzi and Tala looked at each other. Both saw through the fake, cheerful smile and thought the same thing. Something's wrong… yup, definitely wrong.
Kai was pissed off; in fact, he's BEYOND pissed off. Why? Well… he was having such a sweet moment with his Rei - err… did he just say that Rei was his? Oh well, he's going to be his soon… anyway, he was having such a sweet moment with him, but no… stupid Dizzi and her stupid once-in-a-blue-moon emotional nonsense dragged his fiancé off somewhere before he could even ravish him! Grr… so yes, now the heir to the Hiwatari throne was ready to impale the next person who comes into his room…
And that person just happened to be a bystander aka a servant, who was know stuttering and probably pissing their pants off because of the glare that the Hiwatari was giving them.
"Uh… M-Master K-Kai… you're needed in the s-study r-room…" the servant had stuttered before they had fallen off in a faint. Wow… if I didn't know any better, I'd say if Kai had that permanent look, the whole servant population in this castle and possibly the whole kingdom would've dropped dead.
Kai gave an ignorant snort, and left the poor defenceless servant lying on the floor, hoping for his pet Dranzer to poke the servant's eyes out. Do I feel sorry for the next person who comes across Kai's path or what? Okay… so maybe I was lying…
"Are you really that pissed off?" Kai didn't turn around. Oh great… now what? He thought, while still walking - more like stomping like a three-year-old kid with a tantrum - through the corridors.
Bryan raised his left eyebrow and shook his head. He was sent by Lord Rai and Lord Hiwatari to tell the servant (the one who had fainted) that he should be the one to fetch Kai instead, but… I guess he got there a bit too late… or either that he was being sadistic today and just wants to see the servant fainting so he could be amused, either way…
"Your grandfather and Rei's father wanted me to tell you that you should be getting ready," Bryan tried again, while hearing Kai mutter, "No shit…" under his breath.
Right now… what Kai really wants - and really hates to admit it - is to talk how frustrating it is to someone interrupting his and Rei's 'alone time'. But of course… he can't due to even though that he's friends with Bryan, the lilac-haired young man treats Rei like his little brother and if Kai talks about Rei in a… non-innocent way, he's bound to get pummelled by an overprotective Bryan… not that he would care, after all the almighty Hiwatari Kai can kick ANYONE'S ass at any time, yep…
Poor, poor Kai… How come he feels that something's about to happen, asides from his and Rei's wedding?
"AAAAHHHHHH! WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S NOT HERE YET?" Echoed through the whole courtyard outside the castle.
Kenny stood in right in front of two villagers, looking aghast and in panic with his jaw almost touching the ground and eyes as wide as saucers (if we can see it anyway). His father had told him that he was in charge of guiding the people who were bringing the wedding clothes inside the castle when he had come in. But the carriages were supposed to have come three hours ago, and he had asked the two villagers to see if there are any carriages that have passed by during those three hours, but to no avail none had come.
"We're really sorry, sir," Both of the villagers bowed down at the frantic brunet. "We'll check again if any have come if you want."
Kenny took a deep breath and massaged the bridge of his nose, feeling a migraine coming. "No, it's alright. You two are dismissed."
The two villagers stood up and left the castle premises, leaving Kenny muttering under his breath about injustice. The brunet didn't even realize that someone was coming towards him.
"What's going on?" Kenny turned around to see Max walking towards him. He ran towards the blonde and started to shake him senseless.
"WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT'S GOING ON! THE WEDDING CLOTHES AREN'T HERE YET! THIS IS BAD… WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!" Kenny wailed, while finally stopped shaking Max who has two swirls replacing his blue eyes.
Max, who still has the two swirls in his eyes, shook his head in amusement at his childhood friend's antics. Of course they're not going to die… the Apocalypse hasn't come yet… neither has the Armageddon… so what's to worry about? "Kenny… you're overreacting! I don't think we'll drop dead just because the wedding clothes aren't here yet!" He gave a vibrant smile, which would probably shine throughout the whole kingdom and into cruel people's dark and tainted hearts…
Kenny stopped wailing and looked at Max as if the other has just grown another head. He was staring at Max so much that he didn't notice that his left eye was twitching madly. How can Max not worry? His silence proved Max that he agreed with the blonde and with that, Max dragged Kenny back into the castle, not even realizing that the brunet is on a brink of a nervous breakdown…
When Kenny gets his hands on those people who were supposed to bring the wedding clothes… all hell would break loose; he would make sure of that. And he doesn't care if he gets thrown in the dungeon for that either.
We'll see… I'LL GET YOU, YOU TARDY PEOPLE! MUAHAHAHAHAHA…
…He really needs to lay off on the coffee…
Meanwhile…
Miles away from the castle, a certain person driving a carriage and two people inside the carriage sneezed at the same time. Hmm… someone's been talking about them…
Rei nervously watched the three ladies that were in front of him carefully. Finally, after one and a half hours of searching for the room that Rei needs to go to get ready, him, Tala and Dizzi have finally found the room and suffice to say… it was creeping the neko-jin out. When he had come inside the room, his mother squealed and dragged him inside, while forcefully pushed him down on a cushioned stool, smiling from ear to ear. For as long as he lived, Rei had never seen his mother smile like that.
Tala nor Dizzi was of no help either. Right when Lady Leila had dragged Rei in, the red head gave a salutation towards the neko-jin and ran as fast as he can away from the room. Dizzi on the other hand, gave an evil grin and closed the door, and Rei was pretty sure that the girl had locked and barricaded the door. To Rei… it felt like he was prisoner down into the dungeons, ready to be tortured with a… table fork.
"Umm…" he started, but Miss Judy raised her hand up, telling him to stop speaking.
"Now, now Rei… just relax on your seat and I promise that it isn't going to hurt… much," Miss Judy said, while Lady Leila and Dizzi smiled cheerfully… too cheerfully.
Rei took a big gulp and closed his eyes, fearing of what the three females are going to do to him…
Why me? Was his last train of thought…
Meanwhile, let's get to our dear, dear Kai, ne? Well… it's not really looking very well for him… err, actually not on the people that are trying to get him ready. They would either shake in fear, or just have a mental spasm because of the 'Touch me and you die painfully' glare that the crimson-eyed youth was giving them. Suffice to say… Kai wasn't really helping. At all. And so… with after many minutes that have been wasted, Lord Hiwatari sent Dizzi to help the groom.
"Wow, Kai… you really gave the servants a fright…" Dizzi whistled low, as she watched the servant rushed pass by her when she had entered the room. She sighed and shook her head a bit. "Well… let's get ready then, Mr Groom… Your soon-to-be-wife is half-way done and you haven't even started yet!"
Kai raised an eyebrow. "Half-way done? Didn't he start way ahead of me?"
The young girl nodded and crossed her arms. "Well, yeah… but the strangely, the clothes aren't even here yet…" She then suddenly frowned. "It wouldn't be pretty if Father hears about this, I feel sorry for the people who were responsible for bringing the garments." After that statement, she clapped her hands and closed the door with her foot. "Let's get started shall we?"
All Kai did was glare at his childhood friend. Damn, she didn't forget…
As surprised as he can be, Rei looked at the reflection that was staring back at him. Wow… he looked so… different. As side from his normal attire (the robes aren't here yet), his hair was out of question, the most breathtaking thing that you ever have seen. Instead of his traditional hair wrap and bandana, his hair was braided down to the very tip with a ribbon intertwining his hair (it seems that even though Lady Leila had - reluctantly - agreed that Rei would not wear a gown, she insisted that he should at least have his hair a bit feminine… which was a bit of an understatement…). His bangs were framing his delicate face, making him more innocent than ever.
Wow… Mother and the others really did a good job… Rei thought, while his back was in front of the mirror, looking at his hair. He was really glad that they were finished for now, he never realized that getting ready for this occasion took two and half hours long. But then again… it was a wedding ceremony… and he's the one getting married, after all.
Rei smiled at his reflection then went to sit at one of the armchairs by the window. He sighed in relaxation and closed his eyes. Finally he can lean back, and just sit there… his back was really killing him, especially when Dizzi specifically told him not to slouch, or else she'll do something he'll regret later on. The neko-jin shuddered at the violet-eyed girl's words. He didn't know what was worse… being pampered like he was a lady, or doing something that he doesn't have a clue on what it was.
"I wonder where Kai is now," he murmured, while subconsciously twirling his loose hair. "Haven't seen him since this morning…" He sighed again and looked outside the window. He could clearly see white wooden chairs placed in neat identical rows with a red carpet in the middle.
He slowly smiled, thinking of the time that he and his husband-to-be used to hate each other's guts. It was a very immature sight indeed. The both of them had been through so much… to him, it had been worth it, no matter how selfish may it seem especially since he gets to spend the rest of his life with the one he cherish the most.
But…
Rei's honey-coloured eyes saddened at the thought. What if, what if Kai didn't want to marry him? What if he's only marrying him because for the sake of the Hiwatari kingdom?
Rei, you stupid idiot… He thought, scolding himself. That was the intention in the first place… The only reason that you're going to get married is so that you can strengthen the Kon kingdom… you just fell in love along the way… He leaned his head against the cool glass of the panel. And besides… I'm sure that, that's also Kai's reason, right? He suddenly stood up and gave a small smile.
"I shouldn't be thinking like this…" He muttered, while shaking his head. "Maybe a little bit of a walk and fresh air would help." Rei stood up from the armchair, and headed outside, carefully not bumping into anyone, especially like Kai or Dizzi… or worse, his mother, who's at a brink of an emotional breakdown.
Bryan grumbled as he went up the stairs to give Rei his lunch. Why was he the one supposed to give the lunch, anyway? I mean, sure… he wants his childhood friend to eat a healthy meal, but he doesn't want to give it to him! Why can't a servant give the meal to the neko-jin instead?
He gave a sigh and knocked on the door, while impatiently clutching the tray with only one of his arms. Damn it, Kon! Answer the stupid door! He snarled inwardly, feeling his left arm (the one holding the tray) going numb. After waiting for eight minutes, he couldn't take it anymore, and so a very irritated and pissed off Bryan barged into the room to find it empty.
What the - ?
The lilac-haired youth started at the empty room in front of him. Shouldn't Rei be here? Or was he in the wrong room? He entered the room further, carefully putting the tray down by the polished wooden table. He noticed the full sized mirror along with countless of brushes and combs lying by another table. Not mention a box full of ribbons with different sizes and colours.
Boy, am I glad that I'm not the one getting married… Bryan thought while subconsciously shuddering at the thought of having ribbons in your hair. "Rei? Are you in here?" he asked while looking outside the balcony to see if the raven-haired was there, but to no avail, he wasn't there. Bryan was about to go and look for him outside the room when he saw his boyfriend by the doorway with a scowl etched on Tala's face.
"I was calling for you for fifteen minutes straight! Didn't you hear me?" the icy blue-eyed teen asked, with an irritated tone on his voice.
Bryan ignored him and pulled Tala outside the room, while closing the door. "Is Rei allowed to go out this room, with or without permission?" he asked, while giving Tala a serious look.
Tala was a bit surprised at Bryan's question and shrugged. "Unless your childhood friend wants to get his ass kicked then I'd say no… why you ask?" he asked curiously, letting himself get dragged by his boyfriend when Bryan cussed under his breath and took him by the hand, running down the corridor as if searching for someone.
"Let's just say that… Rei's not hungry and literally skipped his meal…" Bryan mumbled while turning right into another corridor.
"Oh… I see… WHAT?" Tala yelled, while accidentally bumping onto Bryan when the lilac-eyed teen stopped at one of the doors. Bryan pushed the door open, scanning the area to see if Max and the others were there, and fortunately they were.
Max looked at the couple curiously, while munching on another piece of pie. "Hey, you guys! We were wondering where you were… Oh! Bryan, did you give Rei's lunch to him yet? Do you want some pie - Hey, what's wrong?"
Bryan entered the room, and let his boyfriend sit by one of the armchairs, letting Tala breathe the amount of air that he can. "Max or anyone of you… you haven't seen Rei, have you?"
Tyson gulped down the food he was eating and shook his head. "Nope, no one was allowed to see him unless you have a permission, don't you? Why do you ask?" he asked, while drinking a goblet full of water.
Bryan and Tala looked at each other in the eye and looked at the people before them. "Uh… no reason."
"Oh… haha, for a second there I thought that Rei just suddenly ran away or something… haha…" Tyson laughed freely, thinking that the two were joking, not noticing Tala looking at the ceiling and Bryan smacking his forehead.
Kenny and Dizzi looked at each other, while putting two and two together in their heads… "You're not suggesting that… Rei abandoned the wedding, did you?" Dizzi narrowed her eyes, while slowly glaring at Bryan.
"Uhh… maybe…?" was the only reply.
"NOOOOO!" Kenny wailed, while clutching his hair with a terrified look in his face. "Could this day get any worse? First, everybody woke up late today - particularly the bride and the groom, second, the ceremonial clothes aren't even here… and now Rei ran away? AAAAHHHHH…"
Max gave a nervous giggle, and stuck his foot out to stop the brunet from running in circles, seeing someone come in the room. "Hey Kai! Want some pie?" he asked anxiously, while the others froze slightly when the blonde had mentioned the groom's name.
Uh oh… all of them thought.
They all turned around (with the exception of Max) and saw Kai's emotionless crimson eyes and tensed body when he had heard Kenny's loud exclamation. Is it true that his raven-haired beauty got cold feet and decided to run away? Nonsense… Rei wouldn't do that, right? Kai glared at them all, and left the room while ignoring Dizzi's "Kai! Wait a second!" He went out the courtyard, and ran all the way outside the forest. He's going to look for Rei, the slate-haired youth decided. He wants the neko-jin in his life… and so, he's not going to let go of him… not now…
Not… ever…
Kai: -glares at the sleeping Crystal-
Tala: -has an amused look- Wow… if looks could kill, my precious cousin's probably dead.
Kai: Hn…
Tala: -snorts- Oh come on, it's not like she's not going to let you two marry… if she doesn't do that, a whole mob of readers are going to come and beat the crap out of her… -shakes head in exasperation- Anyhow, Crystalinne hopes that you enjoyed this chapter, and she would very much like some feedback, as always… uhh… what else am I going to say… -looks at the paper he's holding- Oh yeah! And she's going to make sure that she updates before she comes back to school… which is a very long time too, I might add…
Anyhow, this Ivanov Tala, saying good-bye and that I'm somehow going to force Crystal to start writing the last chapter. Sayonara!