Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. A simple fact.
Note: I haven't updated this for two months. Because it's near the end of the first semester, I've been really busy with tons of papers plus the annoying finals. But, good thing I have a one month winter vacation coming up now that the finals are officially over as of today after 4:00 p.m.! Woo-hoo!
The Spirit of the Sword
Chapter 25
A Spirit Bound to the Sword
Pure white snow swayed slowly from the unreachable gray sky down to the earth, coating everything in the purest color – white. The ground covered with snow, tree branches covered in snow, frozen-river covered in snow… Everything looked white. The pure snow covered the original ugliness of the world, giving people the illusion of a world rid of evil…
Half way up the northern mountain, a brown horse trod rapidly through the thick snow. On the horse, two cloaked figure sat together, with one in the arms of another. The purple hood with furs on its trim covered Mai's head, revealing only her pale face and a few blonde strands falling down her face. The blue hood covered Joey's head, keeping him warm. Joey wrapped his strong arms around Mai's waist, keeping her unconscious body in place.
"We're almost there, Mai. We're almost on top of the mountain. I'll find the pure white flower that can cure your poison. I will definitely find it, I promised!" Joey whispered gently into Mai's ears. He had been whispering to her along their journeys to find the cure, hoping that she would hear him and wake up.
No response from Mai, as expected. But still, his heart ached when she didn't respond. That only meant that she was still in danger of dying anytime soon. The poison had been in her body for days. He was so afraid of losing her anytime.
Just last night, after escaping from Pegasus's castle with Mai in his arms, but without his friends Yami and Tea, Joey had no choice but to journey to the northern mountain first with Mai. He promised to go back for his friends after Mai was no longer in danger. He sneaked to a farm and "borrowed" a horse from the farmer. Not that he wanted to steal other people's horse, but he urgently needed a horse. While at the farm, he also opportunely grabbed the two cloaks, hanging outside of the house, that they were wearing now to keep them warm. Luckily, the farmer did not catch them. Hell, the farmer didn't even notice he "borrowed" the horse and the cloaks. The farmer was probably dead asleep in the middle of the night.
Focusing his keen eyes on the grounds, Joey tried really hard to see if he can find the flower that matched the description Kaiba gave him. Mai's life depended on that flower, so he would not be careless and skim through the area only to find out later that he didn't notice the flower on his way up the mountain.
Sighing, his head started to hurt for using too much of his eyes. He had been scanning the grounds and the bushes ever since they reached the bottom of the northern mountain, and it had been a couple of hours past already. His patience was growing thin, even though the possibility of the flower growing at the top of the mountain was high.
Joey scanned in front of him, but couldn't see too far because of the snow blurring everything in front of them. Suddenly, the snow seemed to fall faster and harder. A strong gust of wind blew past them, leaving both of them freezing to death. Mai's purple hood got blown off, so Joey struggled in the strong wind and snow to put it back on her head.
Not a good sign. It seemed like they were walking right into a snow storm. The worse thing is, they were half way up the mountain, in the middle of no where. They would freeze to death and turn into icicles without a place to hide from the approaching snow storm.
"Damn. We might have to find a cave or something… I doubt anyone will live in this place…" He mumbled to himself, abandoning the original search for the white flower, turning his attention to finding a cave for shelter first. He lowered his head and whispered to Mai, "But not to worry, Mai. We'll be all right… At least I hope so…"
The horse trod some more, but seemed to be having a hard time continuing in the snow storm. Snows had been piling up on their shoulders and their hoods. The temperature seemed to have fallen a little too sharply. Just when Joey was about to go back down the mountain for now, he spotted a cavern on the side of the cliff. It wasn't an obvious cave, but they can squeeze in for sure.
Quickly, Joey pulled the strings, changing the direction the horse was heading. They stopped in front of the small opening of the cave. He jumped off the horse and scooped Mai into his arms. Gently brushing off the snow on her hood and her hair, he went into the cave.
The horse followed them, and lay down near the exit. Joey stopped in the deeper part of the cave. He sat down with his back laying on a rock, and held onto Mai's lifeless body. He let her head rest on his shoulder, and put one hand on her waist. His other hand was smoothening Mai's silky blonde hair.
Now all they can do was to wait there in the cave. Wait until the snow storm subsides. Joey frowned. They had no more time to waste sitting here doing nothing! Damn! Mai has no more time! What if something happens while he was sitting in the cave like an idiot, simply waiting for the snow to stop? As much as he liked to continue the search, he couldn't. He can't control the weather! And that was what makes the whole snow storm so frustrating!
Sighing out of frustration, Joey had no choice but to wait patiently…
With Mokuba in his arms, Seto Kaiba walked out of Pegasus castle without any obstacles since he had killed all of the guards blocking his way into the castle. Behind him was Yami and Tea, hand in hand. Once at the front gate of the castle, Seto flipped onto a white horse waiting for him. With Mokuba secured in front of him, he was about to leave when a voice stopped him.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing? What about us?" Tea yelled out angrily to Seto. "Don't you have another horse or something that we can ride too? How are we suppose to-"
"Be quiet, girl!" Seto said harshly, annoyed with Tea's whiny voice. He reluctantly glared at Tea and Yami.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Tea was about to run over and slap Kaiba with her hand. She was already feeling terrible from all the troubles Pegasus gave them, and now another arrogant jerk was yelling at her. A great day she's having.
"Calm down, Tea." Yami pulled her back from dashing to hit Kaiba. "She's right, Kaiba. We need to leave as soon as possible too."
"That's too bad. I don't have an extra horse, and frankly, I don't think all three of us can ride on one horse." Seto said, stating the obvious and giving them a look implying they were too stupid to figure that out.
"What is that look you're giving us?" Tea yelled, angry at the attitude Kaiba was treating them with.
"It's not my fault I only have one horse. How am I supposed to know you two are here? Plus, I thought you and your mutt friend are going to the Northern Mountain to look for the cure?" Seto said apathetically with a scowl. "Anyway, I have to get Mokuba to a doctor." With that said, he rode off into the North, where the next town lies.
"That arrogant, egotistical, conceited, smug, full-of-himself, good-for-nothing, fatuous jerk!" Tea yelled angrily.
"Tea, you're overreacting. Calm down. What Kaiba said is true though, he didn't know he'll see us here, so he couldn't possibly prepare two horses. Right?" Yami explained to a fuming Tea.
"But, but, but- But! Shouldn't he wait for us? What if the guards from Pegasus's castle caught up with us? Isn't traveling in a group much safer?" Tea whined. She understood what Yami said was true, but she just didn't like Kaiba's attitude.
"You're right, that's why we have to go now!" Yami said and grabbed Tea's hand, then started running in the direction Kaiba went, not to catch up with Kaiba, but that direction also happens to be where Joey and Mai had headed to—the Northern Mountain.
Tea sighed. Besides, she needed to save up energy for escaping rather then arguing with Yami, or Kaiba. Running with Yami, Tea noticed that they had run into a forest. It seemed like Duelist Kingdom was surrounded my forest, strange that she didn't notice when she came in the carriage.
Turning his head to look back, Yami sighed in relief that no guards have come after them… at least not yet. They needed as much time as possible to run as far away from the castle. If they have a horse to ride, then there won't be any problems. But now, look at them, they were running on foot!
"Yami…" Tea called while running forward, panting a little bit. "Serenity… I swear I saw her in that burning room… I swear that she pushed me and Mokuba out of the room… and that she didn't come out…"
Yami was silent. He believed Tea wouldn't lie to him, but he also doubted that if Serenity really were in that room, Kaiba would just stand outside without going in himself to save her. He didn't know what to believe at this point, since he didn't see Serenity by his own eyes.
"Okay, Tea, I understand. I don't know what happened, but we can ask Kaiba if we see him in the next town." Yami finally answered, tightening his hand on hers to give her assurance. Tea nodded and kept her attention on jumping or ducking tree branches.
They jumped over a few branches on the ground, and bent down to duck a few tree branches over their head. Time seemed to go by so slowly, and they seemed to be running for hours already. Tea's breathe became hasty and sweats covered her forehead. Yami wasn't in a much better condition either. But they had no choice but to keep running forward…
In the middle of the forest, a river flow down from the Northern Mountain. The mountain itself, covered with white snow at its peak, was visible from the forest. It was a rather nice view. Stopping by the river, Seto jumped down the horse. He tied the horse to a tree and put Mokuba under another tree with his back leaning against the tree.
Then, he walked over to the river. After unsheathing his beautiful sword covered with blood, he took out a cloth and dipped it into the cold water. He gently wiped the blood away from the blade, as if he was caressing something dear to him. His cerulean eyes focused on the sword, and only the sword, as he wiped it clean.
Beside him, a faint figure slowly formed out of nowhere. The beautiful maiden with long auburn hair, hazel eyes, and white dress tainted with blood appeared like magic. The blood on her white dress disappeared little by little with each time Seto wiped the sword with the watered cloth. She looked at Seto sadly.
Cerulean eyes looked at her from the corner of his eyes. "You saved Tea and Mokuba back there?" It wasn't a question, it was a fact stated simply.
"Yes." Serenity answered simply. She walked over to Mokuba, a body deprived of its soul. By this time, her white dress had been all clean. Seto put the sword back into the sheath and walked over to where she was.
"Yami and Tea… why did you abandon them back there?" Serenity asked gently without looking at Seto. She was looking at the Northern Mountain. That's probably where her brother and Mai were at right at that moment.
"I'm in a hurry to get Mokuba back to town." He answered her, scooping up Mokuba to put him back onto the horse. "Besides, I don't like to travel with others. Don't worry, they won't be in danger, because I've slain all the guards in the castle."
"But they are innocent. The guards are innocent. How much blood do you want to spill? How much blood do you want to taint me with?" Serenity asked with a heart-wrenching voice. "I helped you out to save Mokuba! Not to kill innocent people!"
Seto stopped his action of getting onto the horse. He turned around and looked at her with hidden pain in his eyes. She was blaming him, and that made his heart hurt, a lot. "They worked for Pegasus. They blocked my way into the castle. If I did not kill them, they will kill me!" He said strongly to her.
Serenity closed her eyes. She understood his point. She didn't want him killed… But, slaying so many people, using the sword she sacrificed to help him create… She just felt guilty for all the deaths created by their hands.
All this time, she had been avoiding eye contact with him. Seto couldn't stand that. He wanted to see his reflection in her hazel eyes once again, like in the past… He walked over shiftily, trying to raise her head from her chin. But his hands went through her, like she was just an image that existed in his own mind. His hand froze near her face. How come he could never touch her when she was just standing in front of him? Damn! How he longed to once again caress her baby-soft skin…
Slightly panicked, he tried again. This time, he wanted to pull her into his arms, as if that way, she would never disappear in front of him again! His hands moved towards her shoulders in an attempt to pull her into his arms… But once again, his hands went through her image… Dropping his hands to his side, he closed his eyes, trying to fight back his fear.
Not able to touch her only served to remind him that he had already lost her. She will never be in his arms again. Never. Clutching his hands into fists, he had the urge to hurt Pegasus! That snake was the only reason he lost Mokuba, and her!
Serenity looked at him sorrowfully. How she longed to be in his arms once again! But she couldn't… because… "You still don't believe in my existence? That's why you can't touch me…" She whispered painfully as tears slid down her face. If only he believed in her existence, then she could be held by him again.
Seto turned around, hands still clutched tightly. With his back facing her, he walked over to the horse. "I don't believe in ghost or magic." His whisper carried to her ears by the wind.
"I don't know why… But my soul is bound to the sword… That's why I'm still here…" She whispered back to him as he got onto the horse. "Perhaps I don't want to leave. Perhaps I want to stay by your side, even if I'm only a spirit. How can I leave this world behind when you are still so lonely?" She mumbled to herself this time, without letting Seto hear it.
"We're leaving." He announced. Nodding, Serenity disappeared slowly, fading into the air. Seto turned his head and looked at where she was standing. There was no one there anymore. She had faded back into the sword. He pulled on the string with one hand, and clutched another hand on the sword tightly.
"Let's go!" With a yell, the white horse charged northward to the next town. His coat billow in the air, forming a rather nice scene…
After about five hours of walking mixed with running, and several rests on their way, Yami and Tea had finally made it to the town. Exhausted, all they wanted to do was to find a place to stay over for a day, and also to eat some delicious food to fill their grumbling stomach. In the town, they saw the Northern Mountain very clearly. It seemed like they were just another five miles before reaching the bottom of the mountain.
Walking on the busy street, Tea's eyes were focused on all the delicious food she saw. She wanted to taste each and every type of food here on the street! On the other hand, Yami was focused on finding an inn for their stay. Suddenly, he stopped. Tea, who was following closely behind him, bumped into his back.
"What happened?" She asked, rubbing her nose. Her blue orbs followed where Yami's violet eyes had been staring at. "Ah ha! That's Kaiba's white horse, isn't it?" She asked excitedly. "I'm finally going to get some answers about Serenity!" With that said, she rushed into the inn.
Yami rushed in behind her. By the time he reached the counter, he saw Tea describing Kaiba to the owner of the inn.
"Is there a very tall, brown-hair, blue-eye, arrogant man stopping by here? He's with a little boy with long raven hair? Oh, and a sword on his waist? And he rode that white horse out there?" Tea asked urgently, but still refusing to describe Kaiba-the-jerk as handsome. Yea right, she'd rather be dead than admit publicly that Kaiba is handsome.
"Oh-! I know! That handsome young man! Sure- um… wait, who are you? I can't tell you if you are an enemy of him. That's against my inn's rule. Our customers' information is confidential, young lady." The owner of the inn, a middle-aged man, said after admitting there was a customer like that here.
"I am… his sister!" Tea lied. "We got lost in the forest! Hey, what are you looking at? Can't you see our resemblance? Brown-hair, blue-eye, and tall!" Tea said a little too loudly, as if covering for her lies. She was inwardly praising herself for her own intelligence of coming up with something so brilliant.
"Since when do I have a little sister?" A cold voice came from the stairs. His sapphire eyes glared at the dual with annoyance. When would they stop following him? Tea and Yami turned around to that familiar voice – Seto Kaiba!
"Kaiba." Yami smiled at the sight of him. Not that he liked Kaiba that much, but he was glad Tea finally can get her questions about Serenity answered.
"Since I said so. Humph." Tea replied Kaiba's sarcastic question. She rushed to where he stood on the stairs and looked behind him, trying to see any signs of Serenity.
Seto frowned and stared at Tea strangely. "What are you looking for?" He asked, rather annoyed being bother by Tea for the whole day. Yami, at the mean time, had asked the owner of the inn for one room to stay over for the night.
"Where's Serenity? Didn't you say she's fine? Where is she?" Tea interrogated the tall man in front of her. "Hey! Wait a minute! I don't remember seeing Serenity with you even when you rode away on that white horse! What's going on here? Where is my best friend?" Tea yelled with a voice that's higher than normal, drawing attentions from the customers eating at the first floor of the inn.
"Be quiet, will you! Stop acting like a baboon. I don't appreciate so much attention drawn to me because of you!" Kaiba glared at Tea after hearing whispers coming from the customers sitting at the first lobby.
"Let's talk upstairs then, shall we?" Yami suggested as he walked over with a key to a room on the second floor.
"Humph." Seto snorted as he turned around to go back upstairs. Tea also crossed her arms out of rage. If she remembered correctly, Kaiba just called her a baboon! A god-damn baboon! She had been insulted for several times already just in one day by the same jerk!
Seto walked towards his room. He knocked and announced loud enough for the "sword" in his room to hear him. "Serenity, I'm coming in. Your friend Yami and Tea are here to see you also." After waiting for five seconds, he opened the wooden door and went in, followed by Yami and Tea.
With a stoic face, not surprise at seeing Serenity sitting at the bed beside a soul-less Mokuba, Seto went and sat next to her. Serenity's face lit up at the sight of her closest friends that she hasn't seen for a long time. Actually, maybe just one to two weeks, but it felt like an eternity to her, especially she was no longer a human, but just a soul bound to the sword.
Tea's eyes blue eyes also shined at the sight of Serenity. "Serenity! You're safe! I'm so glad!" Tea said as she rushed over to hug Serenity. "But how? How did you get out of that burning room? I didn't see you riding off with Kaiba outside of Pegasus's castle!" Tea started throwing questions at Serenity as she pulled her to the table in the middle of the room. Yami walked in and sat down next to Tea.
"I… um…" Serenity wasn't good at lying. She looked at Seto for help. She didn't think that Tea would start questioning her so soon. And she didn't feel like breaking the horrible news to her friends just yet. She can't just tell them that she wasn't human anymore, just a spirit… That'd be too sad, especially when Mai was still not safe yet.
"I saved her before I reached you guys. Then she came back first on another horse. That's why you didn't see her." Seto lied without even blinking his eyes. He didn't care if his lie was believable or not, because he wasn't planning on explaining anymore than that. Instead, he pulled on the bed sheet to cover Mokuba's cold body better.
"Really?" Tea asked Serenity with suspicious. To tell the truth, she didn't quite believe what Kaiba just told her.
"Yes, that's right." Serenity said, averting her eyes from Tea's blue eyes. If she looks at Tea, her lies will be caught easily.
"… Serenity… your hands are so cold…" Tea just noticed even though she had been holding onto Serenity's hands all this time. Tea quickly raised her hands to touch Serenity's forehead. "Are you sick? Do you have a cold?" She asked with a worried voice.
"No… no… I'm fine…" Serenity said as she tried to get away from Tea's hands. Her body had been cold ever since she became a spirit. Out of desperation, Serenity stood up quickly and walked over to the bed. She didn't dare go near Seto because if she were to accidentally "touch" Seto, her body will go through him like she didn't exist, and then Yami and Tea will become very suspicious of her.
Tea wanted to check on Serenity's health more, so she stood up, about to walk after Serenity.
"She's tired, can't you see? Stop bothering us and go back to your own room." Seto stepped in front of Serenity, blocking Tea's views.
"Hey, you're blocking my way. Move!" Tea said, trying to brush past Kaiba. But Yami pulled her back before Seto actually push her back.
"Let's go, Tea. Kaiba and Serenity need their rest. And so do we." Yami said, seeing that Kaiba was about to fume. He looked at Serenity's a bit pale face, a little bit suspicious that something was going on here, but decided to leave for now.
"… Fine…" Tea gave in to Yami. Before leaving, she turned back to Serenity, who wasn't looking at them, and said, "Get some rest, take care of yourself. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"
"Sure. You take care too." Serenity said, with a sarcastic smile. She didn't have to take care of herself anymore, since she wasn't even suppose to be here. Somehow, her soul couldn't move on, but instead was stuck with the sword.
"Nice sword you got there, Kaiba. Does it have a name?" Yami asked before stepping out of the door. He had noticed that sword since he got into the room.
"Pardon?" Seto asked with surprise. He thought they were leaving, and definitely didn't expect Yami to ask him anything about his sword, which he put on the table.
"Your sword." Yami said as he pointed to the sword on the table. "Does it have a name? Don't all the swords have names?" He turned to look at Serenity as he believed he heard a very slight gasp from her. Too bad she wasn't looking at Yami. Her attention was focused on the sword and Kaiba.
"Name… not at the moment… It's a new sword." Seto answered. He had the urge to say that the sword does have a name. He wanted to tell Yami the sword's name—Serenity. But that would only bring suspicious, he thought. And how ironic it was. A sword named "serenity." A sword is a weapon, there is absolutely nothing serene about it.
"Just curious." With that, Yami left after Tea, going back to their own room. After the door was closed, Seto turned back to look at Serenity, a bit angry at her.
"What? Did I do something wrong?" She asked, puzzled by the glare Seto was giving her.
"How come Tea can touch your hands?" Seto asked with a suppressed voice. He felt like screaming, because only others can touch her, but not him, only him! "Why can't I?"
Serenity looked away from him, averting eye contact once again. "Didn't I tell you already? They believed that I'm real, that I exist in this world in flesh and blood. You, on the contrary, knew that I'm no longer here in this world, that I'm only a spirit bound to the sword. You knew I don't actually have a physical body… Plus, you never believed in ghost, spirit, and magic, even though your little brother is currently deprived of his soul… That's why… if you don't believe in something, those things will not be real, and you can never reach them…" Taking a small break, she continued. "Perhaps if you are like others, who didn't know what happened to me… You will still believe that I exist… then… you can tou-"
"Enough. I don't want to hear that anymore. If I can't touch you, no one shall be able to, you understand? Not even your friends." Seto decided to end the conversation. As he listened to her speech, he only felt more guilt and more sadness. He couldn't bear to listen to her anymore. He knew that she was right. Because he knew what happened to her, he could never believe that she still exists. He must remind himself that she doesn't exist and can disappear anytime, so that his heart wouldn't bleed a second time if her spirit really were to disappear without any warnings.
"Did I smell… jealousy?" Serenity looked at the fuming man sitting on the bed. He didn't answer her, either because he didn't hear her, or he was just ignoring her.
Seeing that Seto no longer took any interest in her. She faded into the air with a small sigh. Perhaps he wanted some time to think alone, a habit he picked up ever since she had became a spirit residing in the sword.
Focusing his attention on his little brother, who had been checked by a local doctor already, Seto tried not to think about Serenity for the time being. The doctor had told him that his brother was physically fine, but the doctor couldn't figure out why the young boy was unconscious. Of course, a body without a soul could not function. But the old doctor didn't need to know that.
Closing his eyes, he rested his body against the wall. Tomorrow. He will get his revenge for Mokuba, himself, and… Serenity. Tomorrow will be the day Pegasus pay for his evil doings…
In a dark room, an angry person in a cloak was cursing at another figure. Both have silverfish-white hair up a little past their shoulders. Pegasus sat in his leather arm chair with a glass of red whine in his hand, staring coldly at the person in front of him—Bakura.
"What the hell? Not only didn't I get the woman I want, she even dies to help Kaiba! Didn't your good servant Ishizu foresee Serenity's death? Why didn't you warn me so that I can take her before she die?" Bakura roared angrily and punched the table in front of him.
"I don't know. If Ishizu, the traitor, had foreseen the event, she did not tell me about it." Pegasus said icily as he put an emphasis on the word 'traitor.'
"What? Traitor?" Bakura raised an eyebrow. He wasn't too familiar with Ishizu, but only knew that she was the high priest who owned the millennium necklace, which allowed her to see the future. He didn't really care about Pegasus or Ishizu for the matter, but a little more knowledge about what had been happening wouldn't hurt.
"She helped Yami, Tea, Joey, and Mai escaped. Her little brother Marik helped too." Pegasus explained.
"So, you're telling me that our plans had been breached by Ishizu?" Bakura asked apathetically. He really didn't care about Pegasus's plans. Even though he was the one who poisoned Mai, he only went along so that he could grab a chance to seize Serenity for his own lust. He believed that in a chaotic situation that Pegasus's plans created, it will be easier for him to take Serenity since Kaiba might be preoccupied by some other events.
"Well, not exactly. We can always have a change of plan. Now that Kaiba gained a new, stronger sword with the help of your poor Serenity, he's coming to get me. Actually, he had been here just this morning, slaying all my men." Pegasus said with a sly smirk.
"WHAT? Kaiba was here already?" Bakura gasped out of surprise. He couldn't help but wonder if Kaiba would get him next if Kaiba found out that he had been planning schemes with Pegasus.
"Not to worry. I've employed new guards. Once group is going after Joey and Mai right now, and another is going to get Yami and Tea soon. I will be waiting here for Kaiba. It had been a while since he came to challenge me with a strong sword. I will enjoy breaking his new sword. I wonder… what type of sorrowful face he will show me this time for not only failing to save his little brother's soul again, but also for losing his precious sword that he got by trading in his woman's life. Hahaha—" Pegasus's sickening laugh filled the whole dark room.
Bakura frowned. He didn't like this crazy man in front of him. Why did he ever chose to work with Pegasus in the first place was beyond him. Now that he could never get Serenity, no point in sticking with Pegasus's sick games.
"Good luck with your plans, then. I'm leaving. Our partnership is over as of now." Bakura announced and left the room. Pegasus's laughs continued on. He didn't care if Bakura worked with him or not.
"I'm waiting, Kaiba-boy." Pegasus mumbled with a scowl in the dark room…
Note: Yay, finished this chapter!
So now, we found out that Joey and Mai are stuck in a cave because of a snow storm, Tea and Yami staying at an inn, and that most important of all, Serenity is a spirit residing in the sword (that explains the title of this story, didn't it?).
What's happening next? Hmm… First, Joey will be able to find the white flower to cure Mai's vile, vile poison, along the way a little bit of obstacles from Pegasus's newly employed guards of course. Then, a big battle between Kaiba and Pegasus… Well, that's all the clues I will give for now.
As for Serenity, I'm currently thinking of a way to bring her back to life, if that is at all possible. Haha— (laugh nervously at the possibly very angry readers). So, want me to bring her back to live?
Now that winter break one month long, hooray! is here, I'll try to update more often. I really should be updating my other stories first though… So please be patient. Now, point your arrow at the blue button at the bottom to review, please :) Thanks!
