Time for chapter 2.
Oh and this is AU too, not the feudal Japan thing, but it's AU in it's own way with hanyou's, miko's, etc…
Title: Tell me a Story
Summary: This is a story about a girl who fell in love with a ghost. Their love was so strong they were willing to do anything to stay together, even defy god.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, they belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
Genre: Romance/Humour
Aging: Kagome: 30 – Inuyasha: 32
Tell Me A Story: Knowing
Kagome laughed as she nestled her daughter by her breast. "Because, this story is very special to me."
Inuyasha returned with a few apple slices for the younger ones and two bags of chips for the older kids. Kagome got a bottle of orange juice and Inuyasha had a chocolate bar. Akiko finished feeding and was sitting on her mothers lap. Muteki and Suriya came back and Muteki but the candle back on the table.
"Any more interruptions before we being?" Inuyasha asked his pups. Muteki rubbed his ear since it was really itchy and Ryujin scrunched his nose, the smell of the rain getting to him.
"No?" Kagome asked.
"Nope," Inume grinned.
"Ok then, we'll get on with the story." Kagome smiled as she started to tell the story.
"It's a surprise."
Kagome sighed as the two started to walk.
"Dude, you're 18, don't you have a car?" Kagome asked him.
"I do, but my brother Sesshomaru stole it." Inuyasha said yawning.
"I see," Kagome said as she looked at her surroundings. "And where are we going?"
"Like I said, it's a surprise."
"I hate surprises!"
"I on the other hand, adore surprises." Inuyasha chuckled.
"I hate you."
"I adore me too."
"I hate dog poo…"
"I adore dog- OI!" Inuyasha roared and Kagome burst out laughing. "Did I get the all mighty inu-hanyou?"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Very funny Kagome,"
Kagome laughed as they kept on walking, this time in silence.
Kagome sighed as she stared at her surroundings. God knew where she was, she'd be surprised if she was still in Japan any more. She's been all around, but she's never seen where she was right now. It seemed as if she was by the grocery store in one second, but the next she was by the most beautiful restaurant there was.
"I've never seen this place before," Kagome whispered.
"Not many people have." Inuyasha said softly. Kagome saw the name of the store and gasped as she saw a white pure aura surround the name.
'Gates of Heaven'
"What kind of- name is that for a restaurant?" Kagome asked.
"Whoever said it was a restaurant?" Inuyasha asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing, I'll tell you when I'm sure."
"Sure of what?"
"Nothing," Inuyasha said as the doors magically opened. He and Kagome walked in to find angels sitting on pedestals with harps, humming a tune, tables all over with white sheets and a golden bridge that carried over to another half of the restaurant where people danced and had fun.
"This place is so- beautiful." Kagome said in awe.
"Ain't it?" Inuyasha said, smirking like a… man.
"Grr," Kagome said playfully as she rolled her eyes. "Are you sure you aren't going to rape me?" Kagome asked raising a brow.
"Positive. If I had the chance of raping a girl, she'd be tall, sexy and blond." Inuyasha smirked.
"And that has totally ruined my day." Kagome said dryly as a waiter came and ushered them to a table. Inuyasha laughed as he held out a chair for Kagome. Kagome eyed him suspiciously before sitting down. He smiled innocently before sitting down and staring into Kagome's eyes.
"What would be your perfect guy?" Inuyasha asked comically.
"Tall, sexy and blond." Kagome said mockingly.
"That's my idea of a perfect girl!" Inuyasha said playfully, "We're totally compatible."
"Yeah right," Kagome said as a waiter looking oddly like cupid came bye.
"Oh hey Inuyasha!" he said.
"Oi Cupid," Inuyasha glared at him, "I don't want you taking our orders."
"Why's that?"
"You might do something," Inuyasha growled, "call Aphrodite."
"She's not in the house."
"Ok then, call Mercury."
"You're insane," Cupid said as he walked off, calling Mercury.
"What was all that about?" Kagome asked.
"He's an ass; I don't want him messing up our orders." Inuyasha said casually.
Kagome rolled her eyes and examined her surroundings. Mercury came by and took their orders.
"I want crab cakes, a martini and ramen." Inuyasha grinned.
"I should have guessed," Mercury scowled before turning to Kagome. "What would you like?"
"Um… oden?"
"Alright, any drinks?"
"Coke." Kagome said as Mercury left. Inuyasha laughed as he saw Kagome eye him dangerously. "What?" Inuyasha said as he held up in defense.
"I can't trust you can I?"
Inuyasha mocked hurt. "I'm hurt Kagome,"
"Good."
Inuyasha chuckled as their orders came by. Kagome picked up her chopsticks and started eating daintily. When she looked at Inuyasha, she sweat dropped and her vain pulsed. He was slurping his ramen, the juices flowing down from his chin.
"Uh- Inuyasha?"
"Hmm?" He said as he shoved more ramen into his mouth.
"Is your mouth a black hole?"
"Why?" he said as he swallowed his ramen.
"Because you stuffed an entire bowl of ramen into your mouth and still managed to survive." Kagome said in the most obvious tone.
Inuyasha chuckled as he bit into a crab cake. Kagome was still eating her oden peacefully. He sipped his martini as Kagome daintily sipped her coke.
After they finished eating (which surprisingly went by quietly) Inuyasha held his hand out. "May I have this dance?"
Kagome laughed and glanced at her wrist watching, seeing she had a good hour before she was due home. She gracefully took his hand and he led her across the bridge towards the dance floor. It was a slow song so Inuyasha had his arms wrapped around Kagome's waist and her hands around his shoulder. She was staring up into his eyes, not wanting to put her head on the chest of a complete and utter stranger.
"You know I'm a hanyou, right?" Inuyasha started off whispering.
Kagome nodded while she rolled her eyes. "Well duh, and you know I'm a miko."
"Of course, so then if you're a miko, you know how demons and hanyous find their mate right?"
Kagome nodded slowly as she stared up into his eyes. "Yeah, I do."
"Then explain it to me, I want proof."
Kagome sighed and rolled her eyes. "Oi, we're on a date, I'm not giving lessons on how hanyous and youkai find their mate."
"Oh come on Kagome, please?" Inuyasha pouted.
"Fine, fine, but while we're dancing?"
"What better place?" Inuyasha said with a haunting smirk on his face. Kagome glared at him. "I hate you so much right now."
"I adore me so much right now."
Kagome grumbled some unladylike words before clearing her throat. "Demons and youkai live for a long time right, so during their life, they come across many females of many species. Those females have many scents, which could appeal or repel the male demon. The female with the most intoxicating scent is supposed to be their mate."
"Good, but you're forgetting one important fact."
"What's that?" Kagome asked looking into his eyes.
"That female needs to accept him, not shun him off. If she does have a strong intoxicating scent but she ignores him, than she isn't the one for him. She needs to smell good and be able to accept him for him."
"Never knew that," Kagome shrugged, "guess you learn something new everyday."
"Yeah," Inuyasha whispered. "Say, how strong of a miko are you?"
"Not as strong yet, but I'm one of the strongest of this time."
"One?" Inuyasha raised a brow.
"Of the miko's that are 45 and under, I am the most powerful, my trainer, Kaede-baba-chan is the strongest miko for the over 45 division."
Inuyasha coughed. "There are divisions?"
"Yeah, our status readings are real weird."
"Who was the strongest miko before you?"
"Kikyo Hiromi, Kaede's younger sister, but Kikyo died a few years ago due to cancer."
"Miko's get cancer?"
"We aren't monsters, we're humans with special abilities."
"Fine, fine, don't have a pup."
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Why'd you ask me in the first place? About what I know about hanyou and youkai mating?"
"I'll tell you when we go to the park."
"Park? Excuse me?"
"Yeah park, I ain't leaving our date after a measly dinner."
"But that's why it's called a dinner date." Kagome grinned cheekily.
"Ah shaddup." Inuyasha groaned. Kagome giggled and they continued to dance.
Finally after they finished, the two were about to leave but Kagome realized that they didn't pay their bill.
"Hey, we didn't pay,"
"So? It's on the house."
Kagome raised a brow. "What?"
"My uh- my father owns the place." Inuyasha said. He could have slapped himself for saying that. So what, God was somewhat like his father right? God was the creator of all and this was Gods special restaurant, and God was his father in some terms.
"Really, what's your fathers name?"
"Inutaisho," Inuyasha said slowly, saying the name of his deceased father.
"Inutaisho, Inutaisho Takahashi?" Kagome asked him.
"Yeah, why?"
"Didn't he die a few years ago?"
Inuyasha could have slapped himself again. "Yeah, but now Sesshomaru and I took over."
"Your brother right?"
"Yeah."
The two silently walked to the park. Kagome mentally decided to keep notice of landmarks of how to get to Gates of Heaven restaurant. However, she felt dizzy for a split second and when her dizzy spell finished, she noticed she was back where she and Inuyasha met up earlier…
'Ok, total weirdness.' She thought as the two started to walk to a small park.
It was near sundown now, around 8:30 and Kagome had to be home in half an hour. The two walked around the edge of the park before inhabiting some empty swings. "So," Inuyasha said.
"So what? I repaid you for paying for my drinks, this is probably the last time we're meeting each other."
"I think not." Inuyasha said suddenly.
"What?"
"Remember how I asked you about mates and whatnot?"
"Yeah,"
"I kind of asked it because you hold a very strong scent… and you accepted me."
Kagome's eyes widened. "What?"
"Yeah, but I'm not going to force you Kagome, there are some things you ought to know if we were to mate."
"But- I can't- what? I just met you and now you're staying we're destined for each other?" Kagome raised a brow.
"Well… yeah?"
"Urgh! Men have no consideration for the feelings of the opposite sex." Kagome shrieked as she got up off her swing and started to pound her way home.
"Oi! Kagome wait!"
"NO!" She screamed.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and looked around, nobody was there so he might as well use his ghostly abilities. After all, being dead for over 500 years can really teach you some tricks of the trade.
Kagome was muttering furious words under her breath when she bumped into somebody.
"AIE!" She shrieked but that somebody caught her around the waist and pulled her into his chest; Kagome blinked a few times to see she was in the chest of that chauvinistic male, Inuyasha.
"GAH!" She shrieked as she pushed him away. "How'd you appear in front of me like that?" Kagome asked, her heart racing.
"Hanyou abilities?" Inuyasha asked.
"I think not! I would have sensed it in you."
Inuyasha sighed. "Didn't I say I'd give you time to think it through? I didn't order you to mate with me right away you know, I'm giving you some time."
"How long?" Kagome said, her eyes narrowing.
"Uh… a month?"
"Tough, I'm here visiting my dad, I'm going back to my Shrine after the weekend is finished."
"But your shrine is in Japan right?"
"Yeah…" Kagome said slowly.
"And I can drive right…"
"By your words, yeah…"
"So no biggie."
"GAH!" Kagome said as she ran her fingers through her hair.
Inuyasha sighed as he placed an arm around her shoulder. "Alright you go home now and we'll meet up tomorrow."
"Dads birthday tomorrow."
"Can I come?"
"No."
"Aw why? Please?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because,"
"Because why?"
"Because because."
"Because because why?"
"Because because because…"
"Because because because why?"
"Because because because because…"
"Because because because because why…"
"Can you get any more annoying?" Kagome screamed, the word because etched into her mind for eternity.
"Yeah, wanna see?" Inuyasha grinned toothily.
"NO!" Kagome screamed as she started to stomp off.
"Kagome," Inuyasha said as he snapped his fingers. His body dissolved and appeared in front of Kagome. Kagome's eyes widened as she took a step back… "How- how did you do that?" She asked, her voice shaking.
Inuyasha's eyes widened in realization. 'I didn't use ghost magic in front of her… damn I did!' he growled to himself.
"Do what?" came his smart-alec response.
"That- that- dissolving thing!" Kagome demanded.
Inuyasha groaned. 'Oh please god, forgive me.' He mentally prayed as he snapped his fingers and dissolved again, appearing behind Kagome. Kagome squeaked as she turned around.
"Inu-hanyous cannot do that." She said definitely.
"Duh Sherlock," Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "because this inu-hanyou is dead."
Kagome's eyes widened as she passed out cold. "DAMMIT!" Inuyasha roared as he caught her in time.
Kagome woke up a few minutes later, moaning. "What happened?" She muttered.
"You fainted on me." Inuyasha said grinning. He lay her down by the swings where the trees were shading them from the suns dangerous setting glow.
"Faint-" than it hit Kagome… he was a ghost.
"GHOST!" She screamed.
"SHH!" He roared as he covered her mouth. Kagome's eyes widened as she stared at his face. He was solid, he didn't waver… 'At the arcade he did!' her mind screamed.
"I'm going to remove my hand and you will not scream. You will not get up and run or I'll put up a very ghostly chase and you will not go babbling anything I say to your brother, father, or any other family member, understood?"
Kagome nodded her head and Inuyasha let her go. Kagome rubbed her face and glared at him. "For a stinking ghost, you sure have a grip of steel!"
"Thank you." He grinned.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Kagome asked looking up at him. He looked hanyou enough to her; he didn't seem to have ghostly attributes. "First you pay for my drink, take me to a restaurant, which if I may point out, I don't believe your father owns and now you say that I'm your destined mate when you are obviously dead. What're you trying to accomplish?"
Inuyasha sighed as he glanced at his wrist watch, it read 8:45, 15 minutes to get Kagome to stay or scare her away for good.
"I've been dead for 500 years." He murmured. Kagome nodded, trying to keep the look off her face. "I died at the age of 18, when a very, very terrible demon, Naraku killed me. My brother too died, but he died protecting his mate, Rin. Sesshomaru, myself and Rin –who was pregnant at the time- all turned into ghosts for the unfinished business we had. We found out that Rin and Sesshomaru's unfinished business was that they wanted the birth of their pup. Rin gave birth to a ghostly pup over 400 years ago and the three went to heaven. I recently found out that I needed to stay back to find my mate, which I've come to the conclusion, is you."
Kagome raised a brow. "Touching story, really, but in case you forgot, you're dead, a ghost and I'm alive, a human."
"That's the thing, God said that when I found my mate, he'd do something about it."
Kagome sighed. "And now you want to get to know me, correct?"
"If you want," Inuyasha said, his ears dropping.
"You're not one of those stalking ghosts I hear about?"
"No chance in doggy heaven missy!" Inuyasha laughed.
"Good, ok fine, I'll get to know you, but how do we go around… with you being a ghost, somebody is bound to find out."
Inuyasha thought for a moment. "I can inhabit an object…"
Kagome thought for a moment before pulling out a thin gold chain around her neck. "Will this do?"
"That's perfect, but I must warn you, I also see everything that chain goes too…"
"Then you gotta come out when I go to the bathroom or take a shower." Kagome said sternly.
"Or you can just take it off."
"That too."
They were silent for a few moments before Kagome coughed. "So are you- gonna inhabit my- necklace now?"
Inuyasha shrugged. "Sure I guess," he said. He closed his eyes and his body vamoosed into the necklace.
"God I must be going crazy," Kagome murmured as she walked home.
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Kagome made it home around 9:05pm and Rumiko, Akira and Souta were watching T.V.
"How was your date sweetie?" Rumiko asked her stepdaughter-to-be.
"It was okay I guess, we went to WacDonalds."
"He took you to WacDonalds?" Souta raised a brow.
"What?" Kagome said defensively, remembering that Inuyasha was in her gold chain.
"What a cheap ass, how old was he again Nee-chan?" Souta asked.
"18."
"Like I said, cheap." Souta said as he watched the television again.
"And what about you couch potato? You sit there watching the Flintstones all day!"
"They're gangster Kagome!"
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Yeah and Inuyasha and I are getting married."
"YOU ARE?" Akira roared.
"Geez dad! It was a joke," Kagome said.
"Oh," He flushed as he sat down. Rumiko laughed as she kissed his cheek.
"I'm going to take a shower," Kagome said as she walked up the stairs. She sighed as she sat down on her bed and Inuyasha came out of her necklace.
"Cheap? Married? Are you people insane?"
"Oh shut up, I just met a hanyou who says I'm supposed to be his mate AND find out he's a ghost, I'm lucky that I'm still sane."
Inuyasha chuckled. "Take a shower, it'll help."
Kagome eyed him dangerously. "What about you?"
"I'll sit here quietly and patiently and if anybody should come up, I'll fuse with anything appropriate in this room."
"Good boy," Kagome said as she picked up some clothing and went to the bathroom. Inuyasha sighed as he sat on the bed and stared up at the ceiling.
"So God, is my unfinished business being finished?" He asked. A small light appeared and a small kitsune youkai appeared in front of them. That was Gods "earth" form. Whenever God needed to come to earth for whatever reason, he came down as a 7 year old kitsune youkai, Shippo.
"Inuyasha," Shippo said.
"Yes God?" Inuyasha rolled his eyes, hating to refer to a runt as God.
"I'm not a runt." Shippo said diligently.
"Sorry,"
"So why'd you call?" Shippo asked.
"Is Kagome my unfinished business? She does smell really good and she accepts my hanyou self."
Shippo sighed. "Inuyasha, she's human though… I can't do much about that."
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked, his heart beat increasing.
"I might be god, but even I have my limits." Shippo said solemnly. "A ghost and a human… it won't work out Inuyasha."
"You're god!" Inuyasha said strongly, hoping his voice didn't carry downstairs. "You should be able to do anything you want!"
"I should be, but I can't. I write the rules and I intend to follow them. If I broke a rule, than the angels will think it's ok for them and next think you'll know, Cupid shoots a mermaid in the tail and gets her to fall in love with him. Sorry Inuyasha, but this I cannot allow. You can hang around with her, but mating with her… is not available."
"Shippo!" Inuyasha roared.
"I'll talk to you later, Kagome is returning." Shippo said as a light picked him up.
'Even god has his limits, what fucking bullshit!' Inuyasha thought maliciously to himself as Kagome walked in wearing a pair of slacks, socks, baggy t-shirt and a towel bun.
"Hey," She said.
"Hi." He mumbled. He might as well spend time with Kagome before he goes off finding his unfinished business. If this wasn't it, then what the hell was his damn unfinished business! God/Shippo had said a long time ago that he had to find a mate, which was the only hint he gave him. Now Shippo was saying that Inuyasha can't be with a human? What crap!
"What're you going to do now?" Kagome asked.
"Spend time with you duh, I said I'll give you a month to decide." Inuyasha said, mentally groaning. 'Damn all the rules of nature!'
"I guess, if you don't rape me in my sleep."
"Hanyou's honour." Inuyasha said holding up his right hand. Kagome laughed. "Alright, so what do you wanna do now?"
"Talk, get to know you."
Kagome smiled. "I can live with that,"
"Me first, name Inuyasha, God gave me the last name Takahashi and the birthday March 23rd. Parents died when I was younger. I died at 18 during the feudal period when Naraku, probably a version of the devil, killed me because I was probably stronger than him. He killed Rin and Sesshomaru because Sesshy is my brother, vengeance comes naturally, and Rin was pregnant with Sesshy's pup."
Kagome nodded.
"Naraku managed to kill Rin first, than me and finally Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru inflicted big wounds in Naraku so he died a short time after we died. Sesshy and Rin are in heaven now with their dead pup and here I am, finishing my unfinished business. You?"
"Higurashi Kagome, parents divorced though my mom still loves my dad. One sibling, Souta, and my soon-to-be-stepmother, Rumiko. I'm 16 now and my birthday is October 28th. I visit my dad once a month and I came this weekend because his birthday is tomorrow."
Inuyasha nodded.
"I'm a powerful miko and I guard the Shikon no Tama, which is in my body."
"Shikon- that's the jewel of four souls, that can grant a single wish, any wish."
Kagome nodded. "Yeah, it existed back then too?"
"Some priestess, Midoriko guarded it with her life and when she died, the jewel vanished."
"Oh, yeah I knew that story." Kagome rolled her eyes. "So random demons and youkai… heck even humans come to my door, trying to seduce me into being their girl so they can take possession of the jewel, but I'm the guard so I can't fall for tricks."
"Shikon no Tama is nothing compared to you Kagome," Inuyasha said.
"Stop flirting with me."
"I'm telling the truth!"
Kagome blushed a bit before letting the towel fall from her hair. Coils of her hair framed her face and Inuyasha stared at her.
'Damn you Shippo- uh- oops? Did I just tell god to damn? Oops! Me and my big vulgar mouth! Kagome is sexy!'
Kagome plugged in her hair drying and started to blow dry her hair in her bedroom. "Can I come to the birthday party tomorrow?" Inuyasha asked.
"You're in the form of my necklace, you're obviously there."
"Oh yeah, but cake!"
"I'll bring a slice to my room."
"Yay!"
Kagome raised a brow. "You're 518,"
"Yeah so?"
"You're such a child."
Inuyasha snorted. "Oi Kagome,"
"What?"
"We're dating now."
"I know that." Kagome said dangerously.
"So isn't the girls boyfriend supposed to meet her parents?"
"I'd rather you meet my mother opposed to my father."
"Why?"
"Just because,"
"Why?"
"KAGOME!" Souta roared.
"COMING!" Kagome yelled back, glad for the interruption. She glared at Inuyasha. "Stay in the necklace or you'll regret it!"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah…"
Kagome sighed and left downstairs. Inuyasha glared at the ceiling. "I have this growing hatred for you God, why make my afterlife so hard?"
"Because it's fun," Came a Shippo-like voice.
"Grr," Inuyasha growled as he returned to the necklace.
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Akira's birthday party was fun. His friends were invited and they cut the cake and did whatever else you do at an old persons' birthday party. Half way through, Rumiko, Souta and Kagome retired to the kitchen, when Akira was talking about political crap with his friends.
"When's the wedding?" Kagome asked as she drank some juice.
"Three months, Kagome you're one of my brides' maids and Souta, you're my ring bearer." Rumiko smiled.
"Nice," Souta pumped his fist.
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Thanks Rumiko, but now you boasted Souta's ego by another five billion."
Rumiko laughed. "You guys leaving tomorrow?"
"Yeah," Souta said as he eyed the family room. "I'll miss the plasma."
"But get this, you're back with your games and systems."
Souta had stars in his eyes. "Nintendo … I love you!"
"Yeah and I love Inuyasha," Kagome rolled her eyes.
"With you mentioning him 24/7, I'd suppose you do." Souta smirked.
"Die Souta Higurashi." Kagome scowled.
"Gladly, but not in your hands, in the hands of Kohaku when he whoops my ass in Mortal Combat."
"You suck in Mortal Combat."
"And you suck in Soul Calibur II so we're equal." Souta smirked.
Rumiko giggled. "You two,"
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Korari had come to pick up Kagome and Souta and wished Akira a happy birthday. On their way home, Korari pumped the motherly questions.
"So, how was your visit?"
"Fun, dads plasma is kicking!" Souta grinned.
"I found myself a boyfriend mom, but dad doesn't know." Kagome yawned.
"WAI! REALLY! Age, name, location, physical, EVERYTHING!"
"Wow, I'm glad I didn't tell dad." Kagome murmured.
"Inuyasha Takahashi, 18, Japan, tall, about dad's height, long silver hair, amberish goldenish eyes, he's a hanyou so cute doggie ears… anything else?"
"Is he cute?"
"I'd say so." Kagome tried to keep her compliments to a minimum since Inuyasha was in her chain at the moment.
"Can't wait to meet him. Invite him over for dinner ok!"
"Sure," Kagome said as Korari continued to drive home, this time talking about grandchildren.
"Oh, Akiko is asleep!" Kagome purred as she patted her daughters back.
"Go put her to bed, Muteki take a candle, I'll get us some more snacks, Inume, bring me a candle." Inuyasha said.
Ryujin, Aki, Sao and Suriya were in the family room, huddled together.
"Why do you think this story is so special to mommy and daddy?" Suriya asked.
Ryujin grinned. "Maybe because it's a true story?" He messed with his siblings heads.
"Shut up Ryujin! Daddy isn't a ghost." Aki shot.
"Who knows, the Kagome in the story didn't find out until the Inuyasha in the story told her."
"More like showed her." Sao said.
"It's still a good story, it must have some meaning making it special to mom and dad." Ryujin said.
"Yeah," Suriya said, not understanding what her siblings were talking about.
18 pages, 4 487 words… wow… oh well, this chapter is done, I'd say 1-2 more chapters left…
Stay tuned!
Lub,
Sakura