AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Hey, there. Sorry this isn't a chapter, only a note. I know, I know... I also hate it when people leave author's notes instead of chapters, they're such pains in the you-know-what. But I felt I needed to explain to my readers. This isn't a "pity me" note or one where I'm going to outrageously demand at least 200 more reviews before I write the next chapter or I'll threaten to delete the whole story. I'm just here to explain the facts.

I was really counting on having chapter 8 up by last Thursday, however several things came up that were completely unavoidable and unfortunately prevented me from doing so. I'm not just talking about homework and crap, but personal things as well. But hey, that's life for ya, huh? Sometimes, there's just nothing you can do, we've all been there before. So, I was extremely disappointed when I couldn't get it done.

People sometimes ask why I don't just post SOMETHING instead of nothing. Well, I can be a bit of a perfectionist, and all the research can take a while (Don't get me wrong, I love the research. I practically live at the library anyway, and I find this time period fascinating, that's why I chose it as my setting for this fic). I'm not the type of person who'll post a terse, superfluous chapter that sucks just to placate her readers for a couple of days. When I write something, I work on it until I'm satisfied and hope my readers will enjoy it. Writing is something that is meant to bring pleasure to others, and you can't do that with a paragraph that sounds like it came from a homework assignment I wrote in the first grade. Well, at least I can't, I was pretty stupid when I was in first grade! don't know about you guys...There ARE some fairly smart first graders out there...

Anyway, I have a couple various drafts, none of which I have completed. I really want this next chapter to be a good one, since so many responded last time and I don't want to disappoint you! (heh...Domon and Rain sleeping together really got you're attention, huh?) SO, I'm going to work my butt off and commit myself to having the next chapter posted by Wednesday/Thursday, depending when it will show up cause it takes a while to show it's been updated. This isn't one of those evasive promises like "soon". Who knows, maybe even sooner!

Thank you so much, as always, for reviewing and supporting me!! ^_^ And once again, I apologize. I feel awful about taking so long, I'm such a terrible person. And this post will be replaced with the next chapter when I'm done, just to let you know.

~Raye

P.S.: if you have any suggestions to help stimulate my mind, as always, feel free to post a comment or e-mail me at scarlettlady1082@hotmail.com! Thanks!!