Hi… since this is yet another author's note and not a new chapter, you must be thinking that something isn't quiet right… well that may be true. Before I get to what I am going to say, as a prelude, I would like to say that now I comprehend why people stop in the middle of fanfics and never finish. Some may think it is because they are just plain lazy, but that's not always the case. In most cases, as I suspect, the author has either gotten over the particular series and doesn't feel so attached to it anymore as to continue writing a fanfic about it, or they have grown up and now have lives and have no time to do this anymore. I fit into both scenarios, I…just don't have enough time anymore for this. It is a nice hobby when you're twelve and carry free and all you have to worry about is school. But now as I become an adult, or rather, I am an adult at 19, I am just too old to continue with this. Not that all 19 years old's are childish or anything, but this 19 year old is too busy with college and other responsibilities that accompany adulthood. So, it's not bad to be a childish or to reads fanfics, it's great and so fun if you have the time for it, but I don't have time to either write them or read them anymore. I know some of you maybe adults reading my work and saying 'Well, hey now, I am adult and have all time in the world to read them, why can't you?' well simple, all situations are not the same.
Most of you have been very nice and supportive in your comments and indeed made me strive harder with your generous comments, but as always a few bad ones spoil the bunch, that's how the world is. I got some negative comments, well not totally negative, but negative in the sense that they were hurrying me up, of course not understanding that I just don't have time anymore. So, I hope you guys understand, with this final author's note that, when an author is not updating, it isn't always because their lazy, it might be because they are just plain too busy, so when asking them to update faster, either say it nicely, or don't say it. It bothers the author because they want to hear reviews that tell them how to improve or comments that applaud them, not comments, simply saying to update, because those comments become useless to the author.
So, in the end, I am not complaining, overall you have all been very nice to me and patient, but this is one of the things of my adolescence that I have outgrown. It's natural, but at least you guys know now why I will no longer update, instead of leaving you hanging. I am sorry, but I do hope that you guys will enjoy your reading and that you continue to promote other authors.
Thank you for this year of faithful reading and as always: x
-Chinesefleece
P.S. And just for the record…I would have wanted Kaoru to stay with Kenshin, why? Because he was there first and he, in the end, was the best man for her.