Chapter 33 The Secret Is Out! Why Have You Been Avoiding Me?
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Author's Note: I like the name of this chapter. Don't you? Thank you guys for taking time to review and to those of you who are reading but not reviewing. This chapter was kind of hard for me to write. I had a hard time thinking of a way to begin it but once I did… the rest came naturally.
Special thanks to:
MoonRaven13, Taeniaea, Akari-san, Botan dah Wolf, juusan'ya, Girl in the Light, squirt, Inuyasha05, Crimson Blade66, Berii
Important A/N: Kagome's mom's name is going to be Aki! Thanks Juusan'ya! Now I won't have to keep saying Mrs. Higurashi or Kagome's mom so much anymore. Yay! I was really getting annoyed with that before.
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The planning continued as the days before the wedding began to grow smaller and smaller. Invitations had long been sent out and already they had gotten several replies from friends and relatives, saying they shall be there and couldn't wait to meet the handsome groom. Most of them were happy to see Kagome was finally being married off, and beginning her own family.
In all the planning and hysteria, Kagome's friends had decided to stop by the very same day they had gotten their invites, much to Kagome's dismay. They were practically hysterical because their friend had not told them of this before hand. Didn't friends tell each other everything? Why hadn't they met the groom before now? Kagome told them they had, that is was Inuyasha she was to be marrying. This seemed to calm them and their anger seemed to shorten.
With that out of the way the three girls demanded to know who the Maid of Honor was and were not happy to learn it was not one of them that Kagome had chosen, but a cousin, whom they had never even met! Why, they demanded, had she been chosen over one of them? Had they not been friends since they were young kids? Had they not been there for each other always? Who was this young girl that had taken unwanted precedence over Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka?
But Kagome, not even missing a beat, replied that it was because rather than have them getting upset because she had chose one of them, it was easier for her to choose Tessa, her cousin. That way no one would be upset. This seemed to satisfy them and they calmed once again. Of course the next question was: What about Bride's Maids?
This might be a hard one to explain. Kagome had each one of them take a seat on the sofa before answering. She told them that she and her mother had decided a small wedding because they only had so much money. Weddings were expensive these days. Hence, they decided there would be no Bride's Maids.
Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi were slightly taken aback by this last statement. They had been so sure if one of them wasn't Maid of Honor they could always fall back on being a Bride's Maid. Now that wasn't even happening!
Kagome apologized repeatedly, hoping they understood. But it was at that moment that Tessa took to return home with Takashi. She and Takashi had just returned from a flower shop down the street. Mrs. Higurashi had sent them to order the cheapest flowers they could find, that still looked made for a wedding.
"Is that her?" Yuka asked looking Tessa up and down, scrutinizing every curve of her body. So this was her? She didn't look anything like the way she had imagined her.
"Uh, yeah. This is my cousin Tessa." Kagome replied rather uncomfortably. Tessa also appeared to be just as uncomfortable. But Takashi seemed completely fine. Did anything ever bother him? "And this is her friend Takashi."
"Hi." Both said trying to sound warm and friendly.
"Hi." The three girls said not at all too welcomingly.
"It's nice to meet you all and Kagome has told me so much about you guys! But…um… Takashi and I are going to go into the kitchen to… to…. do something." She unnecessarily pointed in the direction of the kitchen. "Yeah. We'll be back later." Tessa said laughing awkwardly.
Kagome shot her cousin a 'please don't leave me look' but Tessa pretended not to notice. She could feel the tension in the room begin to rise and had a feeling it had something to do with her. The alarms sounding in her body were telling her she better get out of their while she still can. She hated to abandon Kagome, but hey, they were her friends.
"We'll be back later." And she and Takashi were gone, leaving Kagome alone to deal with her friends.
"So that's her? The girl you chose over us?" Ayumi said snidely.
"I just thought it would be easier on us all if I did it this way! I'm sorry if I hurt you guys but this is my wedding! If you are going to bring anger into this house please leave now! I don't have time to deal with you at this time! I have too many things to do, things to plan!" It was then that Kagome lost all control. As of lately she seemed to have no control over her emotions, and she had no idea why.
Maybe it was the stress of planning a wedding in two short weeks? Who knows? Whatever the reason, she somehow found herself sobbing like a baby.
Baby?
"Kagome! What's wrong? What's the matter? We're sorry for making you cry! We didn't mean it! We're not mad that you picked Tessa over one of us! Honest!" Yuka said trying to sooth her sobbing friend. Maybe they had gone too far. Kagome was their good friend and all because she had chose Tessa to be the MOH they had let their jealous get the better of them. "Please calm down! We're sorry!"
But Kagome seemed inconsolable and continued to cry even harder. Realizing they needed help Eri offered to go get Kagome's mom. She returned minutes later with Mrs. Higurashi.
"What happened?" Aki asked pulling her daughter into a warm embrace.
"W-we don't know! She just suddenly started crying! We couldn't get her to calm down!" Ayumi said looking guilty. She couldn't even look her friend's mother in the eyes.
"Alright. I think its best you three headed home. I'll take care of Kagome. I think the stress has finally gotten to her."
"Okay." Without looking back they headed from out the door, feeling terrible for making Kagome cry.
Mrs. Higurashi ushered her daughter into the kitchen where she sat her down at the kitchen table. Kagome's tears seemed to lessen by this time and she looked more herself.
"What's the matter?" Tessa asked. "Why is she crying? Is it something her friends did?" Tessa looked ready for Mrs. Higurashi to say yes so she could go teach those girls a lesson.
"I don't think so. I have noticed Kagome being rather emotional lately…" Aki, Kagome's mother said.
Tessa and Takashi exchanged knowing glances but said nothing.
Aki rubbed her daughters back soothingly as Kagome sniffled one more time and wiped the last remaining tears from her eyes.
"Where is Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.
"He went with Sota and gramps to look for tables for us to set food on for the wedding." Takashi answered.
"Good. I don't want him to see me like this." Kagome laughed weakly unable to make eyes contact with anyone in the room.
"Kagome… have you and Inuyasha…um, recently…" Aki began uncomfortably. She began to fiddle with her hands and her face flushed slightly. "You know… I mean… lately you have been…acting rather emotional…. And I was wondering….if you had… That is… what I mean to say is…" But she could not finish. How was she supposed to just casually ask her daughter if she and Inuyasha had recently had… she couldn't even think it! This was her daughter! Her little girl. She knew they had but… she just wanted to make sure.
"Mom? What are you saying?" Kagome asked as heat rose to her cheeks.
"Well… I was wondering if you and Inuyasha had…"
But it was then at that moment that Inuyasha picked to return with Sota and gramps in tow.
"You were wondering if Kagome and I what?" He asked. His sensitive hears had picked up that last part.
Sota came in behind him. "We found the tables, Mom." he said.
"Thanks honey. You can go play now." Mrs. Higurashi ruffled her son's hair affectionately.
"Yes!" Sota took off running for his room to play his Play Station. It seemed lately that's what he spent most of his time doing. Whatever happened to playing outside?
Gramps followed after him muttering about some ancient bone he really needed to find. He shot a quick look at Takashi as he passed by, probably wondering if he over heard.
"You were wondering if Kagome and I had what?" Inuyasha repeated when he received no answer the first time.
"Um… Tessa, why don't you and Takashi take Kagome to the pharmacy and get um... some… well you know… And I'll have a little chat with Inuyasha here." Aki Higurashi lead Inuyasha to the kitchen table just as Tessa was helping Kagome out of her seat. "And you can take my car. I think I left the keys under the mat on the driver side."
"What's the matter with Kagome?" Inuyasha asked when he was sure she was out of earshot.
"She was just a little upset, that's all." Mrs. Higurashi answered vaguely. She uncomfortably took a seat across from Inuyasha, wondering how she should begin.
"Kagome has been really moody lately." Inuyasha commented. "So what was it you wanted to talk to me about, Mrs. Higurashi?"
"Call me Mom or Aki, which ever you prefer. After all it won't be long before you are to be my son-in-law."
"Okay…. Mom." The name sounded so foreign on his tongue. It had been so long since he had used it… back when his birth mother was alive about a hundred years ago.
Aki managed a weak smiled. "I wanted to talk to you about my daughter and your future together. I want to make sure you always promise to take care of her, to be there for her when she needs it. 'In sickness and health, until death do you part.'" She quoted, knowing Inuyasha would not recognize the line. "And most importantly, I want to know how you truly feel about her." Mrs. Higurashi finished with her hands clasped together on the table and her eyes boring into Inuyasha's.
Inuyasha opened his mouth to speak, then immediately closed it. He opened it again, and then closed it again. He was sure to Mrs. Higurashi it looked as if he was doing a crude imitation of a fish. Still, it wasn't his fault he was having trouble forming his words the way he wanted to. He had never been a man of many words and always had difficulty telling even Kagome how he felt. Where should he start? What should he say first? His feelings for Kagome? Deciding this was good a place as any he finally spoke.
"I love your daughter, very much. She has melted the ice around my heart and helped me to love again. Well… more accurately she taught me how to love.I'm not sure I've ever really experienced true love until meeting her. I mean, I thought I did. I thought I loved Kikyou, I'm sure you've heard all about her." Aki smiled and nodded. With more certainty Inuyasha continued on. "She changed me for the good and I guess I want to pay her back the only way I can."
"And how's that?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.
Inuyasha's golden orbs locked on hers as if really seeing her for the first time. "By always being there to protect her from all the dangers. By loving her like she should and deserves to be loved." Inuyasha finished and suddenly found his hands extremely interesting. Now that he had just poured his heart out to Aki he couldn't look her in the eyes anymore. But he had so say one more thing. "And by starting a family together."
(A/N: Could he be any more lovey-dovey here? This is making me sick! jk Lol)
Aki was beaming. If she wasn't sure before that Inuyasha truly cared about her daughter, she definitely was now.
"Good. It's good to know how you really feel because you are in for some tough roads ahead of you. But I think you can handle it." She winked at Inuyasha and left. Leaving a confused hanyou behind to ponder what she was didn't tell him.
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Kagome sat in the passenger seat of the car as she waited for Tessa and Takashi to come out of the pharmacy. She had opted not to come in since her face appeared to be covered in tear stains. The last thing she wanted was people to think she had been crying… even though she had.
A few minutes later Tessa and Takashi returned. Tessa took the drivers seat and handed the bag to Kagome, while Takashi climbed in the back.
"Let's hurry up and get out of here." Tessa said backing up quickly and speeding out of the parking lot. "I hope that is the last time for a long while before I have to by something like that again." She shot a sharp glace at the bag in Kagome's hands.
"What did Mom want you to get?" Kagome asked and opened the bag. A hiss of surprise escaped her lips upon seeing what lay inside. "A pregnancy test? That's what she wanted you to get?"
"Yeah. The guy at the counter, I guess thought it was for me, because he gave Takashi the solemn look." Tessa rolled her eyes. "Guys are losers. No offense Takashi."
Takashi seemed to not hear though. He practically had his face pressed up against the window, taking in everything he saw and heard. Kagome wanted to slap him on the ride over. He had to push every button and ask what every little thing did. It was sooooooo annoying!
"Who's it for then?" Kagome asked the box now in her hand.
"Um…you." Tessa replied like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Me?" Kagome squeaked.
"Yeah! Hello! You have been really emotional lately. And when is the last time you have gotten your monthly visit from Aunt Flow?" Tessa momentarily took her eyes off the road to glance at Kagome.
"It has been some time…. But I can't be pregnant! I mean, Inuyasha and I have… But...! No! There is no way that I'm…. I can't be…. No! I don't think I'm ready for a responsibility like this!" She whined unappealingly. "And I don't wanna pee on a stick!" Kagome started sobbing again. Suddenly she stopped and her eyes widened as realization finally dawned on her. "Maybe I am pregnant! I mean, look at me! I'm crying over peeing on a stick!"
"I would cry too if I were in your position." Tessa said trying to be comforting.
"Really?" Kagome wiped the tears from her eyes.
"No. But we are two different people. We react differently to certain situations. I cry if a demon tries to kill me. You cry if you have to pee on a stick. We're both different."
Kagome giggled at her cousin's analogy. "Let's hurry up and get back. The sooner we get this over with the better." Kagome said trying to keep the lightness of the mood going.
It was when she said this that Takashi seemed to snap out of his state of wonder. "Pee on a stick?" He scrunched up in nose confused.
The girls laughed uncontrollably leaving the sole male in the car to fall deeper into his state of confusion.
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About twenty minutes later Tessa and Mrs. Higurashi found themselves in Kagome's room, waiting for her to come out of the bathroom. They had instructed Takashi to keep Inuyasha in the living room until they told him otherwise. Just as Tessa was about to go and get her cousin, Kagome finally slipped into her room.
"What does it say dear?" Aki Higurashi asked her daughter. But she seemed not to hear. "Kagome? What does it say?" She repeated when Kagome said nothing. Her face was blank and her hand began to shake as she handed to test to her mother.
Mrs. Higurashi took one look at it and a smile immediately lit up her features. "I'm going to be a grandma!" Her voice was high pitch and excited. Finally she was going to have cute little grandbabies with adorable ears for her to tweak!
"Omigosh! Kagome!" Tessa squealed. She jumped up from the bed and practically had Kagome in a joke hold. "This is going to be so exciting!"
Only when Tessa calmed down was Kagome able to speak. "I was excited too until I realized I had to tell Inuyasha. How am I supposed to tell him? He's gonna freak!" Kagome sat down on the bed beside Tessa. "We didn't even talk about this yet! What if he gets mad? What if--"
"Kagome!" Tessa said in a firm voice, effectively silencing Kagome. "Listen to me. Something tells me that Inuyasha will not be mad at you. He may be a little shocked at first but I'm sure after that he'll be happy."
"How can you be so sure?" Kagome's voice wavered with uncertainty.
"Kagome, Tessa's right. Sources tell me he'll be just fine with your news." Mrs. Higurashi said with such certainty that caused Kagome to wonder if there was something her mother knew that she wasn't saying.
"I guess you're right. Do you think he'll be a good father?" Kagome asked remembering Inuyasha's not so nice treatment of little Shippo.
"I'm certain he will. If the way he acts around you is any indication, then I'm sure he'll make a great father." Mrs. Higurashi said running her fingers through her daughter's satin locks.
"Yeah. But when should I tell him? Now or after the wedding?" Kagome asked.
"That is not for us to decide. But I will tell you this; the sooner you tell him the better." Aki answered, much to Kagome's unhappiness.
Kagome frowned. To say the least, Kagome was not at all satisfied with this answer. She wanted her mother to tell her what she should do like she had done so many times when she was younger. Oh, how she wished she could go back to the days of her childhood where her biggest problem was decided what to do first: swing on the swings or climb on the jungle gym?
"Come on." Tessa said. "I'm sure Inuyasha and Takashi are wondering what's taking us so long."
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The next day Kagome was the first out of bed. She had been up most of the night deciding on when she should tell Inuyasha her 'good news.' She had come to one conclusion: She had to tell him before the wedding. It wouldn't be right to keep it from him for so long. But how was she going to tell him? She couldn't just casually say, 'Hey Inuyasha! Guess what! I'm pregnant!' Something told her that wouldn't work out to well.
Her stomach growled telling her it was time to eat. Carefully she disentangled herself from Inuyasha and headed to the kitchen. As quietly as she could and popped some toast into the toaster, all the while contemplating how she would tell Inuyasha her great news.
She had just shoved the last of her toast in her mouth just as the object of her thoughts came stumbling into the kitchen. "Morning." He mumbled scratching his head. "Sleep well?" He asked.
"Yeah. Great." She lied. "Um... I think I'm going to go take a shower now. My mom should be up soon to make you breakfast." And without so much as giving him a second glance she was gone.
"What's up with her?" He wondered aloud. She'd be damned if she thought he was going to wake for his soon to be mother-in-law to wake up to eat. He opened up every cupboard making sure to make as much noise as possible without making it seem intentional. The way he saw it was someone was bound to wake up that could make him a decent meal. And then maybe he could ask them about Kagome.
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All morning and into the early afternoon Inuyasha had the sneaking suspicion that Kagome was avoiding him. He asked Mrs. Higurashi and Tessa if they had any idea why and was upset to find they did not. He even asked Sota and Takashi and received the same answer as before. Inuyasha didn't even bother to try the old man. Someone was lying to him. And he had a feeling their names were Tessa and Aki Higurashi. But he didn't want to have to beg them for answers. He wanted Kagome to come to him. Hello! They were mates now! And soon to be doing this 'Human Marriage Thing!' What was bothering her so much that she was avoiding him? Was she having second thoughts about getting married? Or even being mates? Was she so disgusted with him she couldn't stand to be around him anymore?
Inuyasha could feel his body heat rising as he searched for Kagome. He was going to get some answers and he was going to get them now! It took him a few minutes to find her, but he finally sniffed her out. With all this flurry of activity in the house and the excessive moving around she did, it took him some time to anchor a new scent trail. But when he did he found her hiding in the closet of her room. He thought this an odd place to hide but that didn't stop him from yanking the door open.
"Kagome! Why--" He started to say angrily but when he saw her crouched in the corner sobbing, all his anger dissolved into nothing. With each sharp intake of breath her body shook violently. "Kagome?" He began gently. When she didn't even acknowledge he was there he tried again. "Kagome?" Still nothing. "Kagome, why are you crying? Come out and tell me why you are avoiding me lately! Are you regretting the wedding? Do you not want to be with me anymore? I thought you loved me."
That seemed to ignite the life in her. Her head shot up, allowing him a good look at her tear stained face. "I do love you! Why would you think I didn't!" She asked dismayed.
"The fact that you seem to be taking great measures to avoid me today, that could be one reason. And last night you wouldn't even look me in the eyes. You at least owe me an explanation. I asked everyone else and they told me nothing. But I shouldn't have to ask them. I shouldn't have to ask them things about you. You should talk to me when something I upsetting you. That more than anything, is what's bothering me the most." He reached out a clawed hand to touch her but she recoiled.
"I'm afraid you'll be mad at me." She said simply pulling her body closer together.
"Why would I be mad at you? Kagome, come out of there and tell me what's making you act this way." He gently ordered.
"Only if you promise not to be mad at me." She said firmly. She didn't care if she sounded like a child. No one ever said an over emotional pregnant woman couldn't act the way she wanted to.
"Kagome, I promise I won't be mad at you. I can't believe you could ever think that. I know I have seemed angry at you before but I promise I never really was… Most of the time." He added smiling.
"Okay." She said still uncertain. With his help she climbed out of the closet and took care to take her time blowing her nose and wiping the tears from her eyes. She seemed to be crying a lot lately and wondered when it would end.
Finally she sat down on her bed, but Inuyasha remained standing.
"You might want to sit down." She almost whispered.
He said down and took her hand in his. "I'm sitting. Now spit it out. What's been bothering you, Woman?"
"Are you sure you promise you won't be mad at me?" Kagome asked again her chocolate orbs staring deep into Inuyasha's golden ones.
"Kagome, I already promised I wouldn't. Now, tell me already." Gosh! What was so bad that she made him repeatedly promise not to get mad at her? He knew he was being rather insensitive but he'd waited long enough for her to tell him, and no one ever said he was a patient hanyou.
"Well, the reason I have been moody and the reason I have been avoiding you is because…" Kagome took a deep breath before continuing, it was not or never… "…because…I'm pregnant."
That was all? That's why she had been avoiding him all this time? That's why she's been so moody and emotional lately? Because she was…. Wait a minute…. What? Did she just say she was a pregnant? With his pup? "What did you say?" Maybe he had heard her wrong. Maybe his ears were deceiving him.
"I'm pregnant?" Kagome said making her statement a question.
"No way…" He, Inuyasha, trailed off into a dead faint.
Kagome watched him fall back on her bed, seemingly unsurprised. "Well, he reacted a lot better than I thought." And with that she flounced out of the room. He'd wake up in an hour or two and come looking for her. Right now she was hungry, having not eaten a thing all afternoon and that chocolate ice cream in the freezer seemed to be calling to her.
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About forty-five minutes later Inuyasha awoke to find himself alone on Kagome's soft bed. He blinked his eyes a few and shook his head to rid the sleep from his body. What was he doing before he blacked out? Oh yeah… Kagome had just told him… Kagome! He looked around the room and saw she was gone. Where was she? Inuyasha was just about to go looking for her when in she came in stuffing her face with ice cream.
"I knew you were finally among the living again." She said with her mouth full. She then sat down on the edge of the bed like everything was all hunky-dory. Hello! Hadn't she just been upset not too long ago? Must be the random mood swings, he decided.
"Kagome," He began gently not wanting to start the water works all over again.
"Yeah?" Her mouth was still full of ice cream.
Inuyasha really wanted her to put the ice cream down and talk to him for a minute, but seeing as how she seemed to be really enjoying it he decided that was probably not a good idea.
"About what we were talking about before…" Kagome stopped mid another spoonful and waited for him to continue. "What you said…" He trailed off unsure of how to continue.
"Yeah… I said I was pregnant. With your pup."
"My pup." He repeated.
"Yes. I already said that." She shoved another spoonful of ice cream in her mouth. "What some?" She held the container towards Inuyasha. He shook his head. "Suit yourself. More for me then." She grinned evilly.
"Kagome, how can you be so upset about telling me one minute and the next act like it's nothing?" Inuyasha questioned. This was weird for him. He had never seen Kagome like this before.
"I don't know. Do you want me to cry?" She looked at him pointedly.
"Um… That's not what I meant. What I mean to say is…" Inuyasha distractedly ran his claws through his hair. What did he mean to say? "Never mind. I don't know."
He remained silent finally letting everything sink in. He was going to be a father. He, Inuyasha, was going to be a new daddy. HIM! Suddenly he felt giddiness shudder through his body. Kagome was pregnant with his pup! HIS PUP! He looked at Kagome smiling.
"What?" Kagome asked. That look in his eyes was way too freaky. Still, she couldn't help but smile back.
"I'm going to be a dad." He replied widening his grin. "And you're going to be a loving mother."
Kagome smiled and finally but down the almost empty container of ice cream. (She was pretty much done with it anyway.) "Yes. Do you think you can handle the responsibilities of fatherhood?" Kagome playfully taunted.
"I don't know. We're just going to have to wait and see, aren't we?" Inuyasha said pulling her into his arms where he proceeded to give her a loving kiss. The family he wanted to give her was already taking shape.
But as Kagome kissed him back, something tugged at the back of her mind. Was she ready for parenthood? What if she was a bad mother? This was a big step! Was she prepared to take it?
(Hey! Wait a minute…. Didn't I end the last chapter with an inu/kag kiss? Let's add a little more then!)
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"So she finally told him, aye?" Tessa asked Takashi, whose lap she now sat curled up in. The living room TV was on but neither of them was really paying attention to what was on, they were too much wrapped up in each other.
"Yep. I happened to pass by Kagome's later today and saw Inuyasha passed out on the bed." Takashi chuckled.
"He was so surprised he passed out?" Tessa asked incredulous.
"Yep! And then I found Kagome in the kitchen stuffing her face with ice cream, did I say it right? Ice cream?"
"Yes. You did." Tessa loved it when he asked her if he said things right. It was so cute! Just looking at him caused her heart to beat ten times faster. Was this how her cousin felt with Inuyasha? If this was true love she never wanted it to go away.
Tessa leaned back into his arms, resting her head on his shoulder. Maybe someday she and Takashi would be planning a wedding. But not anytime soon. She didn't want to rush things, but that didn't mean she couldn't dream about it.
Inside the kitchen the pair could hear Mrs. Higurashi telling her son that tomorrow they were to go get him, Inuyasha, Gramps and Takashi some tuxes for the wedding. Immediately came Sota's protests, complaining over how uncomfortable he would be. Why couldn't he wear just a nice pair of dress pants and a nice shirt?
Because, his mother said, that would be too underdressed for an occasion such as this. They had waited long enough to go get him a tux and he was going to wear one and like it! The young boy had lost this battle but that didn't stop him from mumbling some unkind words as she slipped off to his room.
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There ya go! Just another filler! There will be at least one more chapter, but I'm not making anything final. Things can change in a split second! I worked hard on this chapter, neglecting my homework and studying for the three tests I had today to get it to you! So you better be happy!
I really hate rereading my chapters like three times or more before posting them. I get bored with it. Plus it makes me realize how many mistakes I make while typing… that's never good. And I thought this chapter was extremely boring… Anyway, Please R and R. Thank you!
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