This story was posted more than a decade ago, and obviously a lot has changed since then. I'm sure a lot of the original readers of this story have also changed a lot, I know I have.

I truly want to thank all of you that have taken the time to read my work and share your feedback back when I was just beginning and learning to write and unsure of my voice. You have no idea how much your support and love for this story meant to me, and in gratitude to all of you that accepted my writing back when I first started I re-did this whole piece for you. I went through every single comment and every bit of feedback. I fixed all of the spelling mistakes (yes yes, chakra and chakara), updated my prose and developed my characters to be better and more fully grown like I myself have become.

Thank you for giving me a little space on the web where I could be myself and share my characters, and have them be so openly and well received.

I hope you enjoy the updated version of this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please feel free to share your thoughts, I'd love to hear them. Otherwise I hope you enjoy it, this community has already done so much for me.