CHAPTER 1 / Normalcy

October 15th, 2011 / After School

Apparently, I had disappeared just a few days before midterms. But I had only been missing for a couple days before the group had come to save me. I managed to be rescued in time to go back to school and take the midterms for the second day, only missing the first day of midterms. And because of my homeroom teacher I had been told I would be allowed to come in Sunday to make up for the first day. I suppose that was a good thing. I had studied for quite a while for the midterms before anyway. I'm not sure if I enjoyed doing schoolwork or just wanted people to not bother me about doing better in school.

I sighed as the last bell of the day rang. What was more surprising to me was that I really should have recognized all of them in that group that had come to rescue me. They were all my juniors at . Four of them were juniors and the other three were sophomores. Who knows what that bear looking creature was supposed to be? It was amusing that I was actually their Senpai and yet I could tell that I was nowhere near as strong as the rest of them were. It was so pathetic. Even though it hadn't even been a full 24 hours since I had been rescued I was surprised how easy it was for me to think about the past. Before it would cause me to lock up and be unable to do anything. Just what exactly was going on? None of it made any sense to me as it stood.

I gathered up my belongings and left my class and made a stop at the bathroom. I had short black hair that I usually would have spiked up but I hadn't been that energetic in the morning. I wore the typical Yasogami High school uniform but swapped out the white shirt for a black one. I usually wore cuffs on my jacket that had spikes on it but really I just didn't care to put the effort into it. I bent down towards the sink and splashed some water in my face. Taking a good luck in the mirror I could see my blue eyes vividly. My adopted Mother, Nanase who was Miyuki's Mother, often told me it was incredibly unique and that my eyes often had a glow to them. I'm not sure exactly what that meant. All I knew was that I felt sluggish at the moment and that it would probably take a few days for me to fully recover.

After a few moments I recollected my things and headed down to the school entrance. I was surprised when I got to the school gates and I saw a group standing there, apparently waiting for me. The same group that had rescued me from...that place. Rise was the first to speak and she bounced up to me as she did so. I'm not sure how else I can describe it.

"Senpai! I'm glad you're at school," she grabbed my hand as she spoke. Instinctively I retracted my hand but she must have expected it because she showed no reaction in response. Physical contact was not something I was comfortable with and her insistence to try and do so made me nervous.

"Were you able to start your midterm?" Yu asked, he seemed actually concerned. Even if it was faked concern I appreciated the gesture.

"Yeah, luckily it's only the second day. They said I can come in on the 23rd to take what I missed yesterday, so I should be fine. Would have been better if I didn't have the police interrupt just to have me answer a bunch of questions that I didn't have an answer to," I looked off to the side towards a tree. I'm really not used to talking to people at all. But I owed them...so I was more comfortable with the thought of talking with them...plus...they all knew something about me that no one else did and yet...they were here waiting for me when they didn't have to. They had no obligation to explain to me anything. "Honestly, I'm not even sure how long I was gone…or where I even was."

"That's kind of why we wanted to see you," Yosuke was the one who spoke this time. "We want to explain everything properly."

"Perhaps understanding the full situation will clear up the confusion you have," Naoto added to reinforce Yosuke's statement.

"Well it is better than spending my time wondering what the hell had happened," I shrugged as I looked back towards the group. But the experience had definitely shook me...remembering Miyuki so vividly...the sights...the sound of her voice...even the way she smelled had been apart of the odd dream like occurrence. Things I had tried years to forget and bury in myself..and now...not only had I been forced to face them...but everyone in this group knew about what I had tried to hide. Yet...none of them held it against me. I don't feel like I deserve that.

"Why don't we meet up tomorrow? We don't have school after all," Chie pointed out.

"If you don't mind me bringing stuff to study, I want to make sure that experience didn't make me forget all I studied out of biology, English or math," I muttered as I groaned thinking about it. Plus it gave me something to distract myself with...and could use as an excuse if I wanted to duck out of it early.

"Maybe you can help me study too, Senpai! Since your two years ahead of me I'm sure it would help me a lot," Rise stood close to me. I'm not sure why she kept getting close and really I didn't know how to deal with it so I simply took a few steps away from her as if I was going to leave. The proximity was too much for me to handle.

"I don't mind, I can help you all out if you want. It's the least I can do after what you guys did for me," I said simply. I didn't like the fact that all of them knew so much about my past, but it couldn't be help and besides they looked like they had genuinely wanted to help me. I wasn't really used to that, but I couldn't ignore it either. "So where should we meet at?" Hopefully a place that was easy to leave.

"The Junes food court. Plenty of room for us to spread out, plus it's a good place for us to explain what happened to you," Yosuke smiled. Everyone simply nodded in agreement. That worked for me...easy to escape if I needed to.

"What time?" I asked.

"How about 10AM? Gives people time to wake up and have breakfast," Yukiko suggested.

"10AM it is then," Yu gave the final confirmation.

"See you all then," I said and started walking away. It wasn't particularly cold today, and the sun had definitely shown itself. Still it felt oddly peaceful as I walked away from the school and in the direction towards my house. Then again...I for some reason or another enjoyed the cold...or perhaps the discomfort of being cold was oddly what I enjoyed of it. Either way, it wasn't until a few minutes later that I realized that I wasn't alone. I turned to see the silver haired, Yu walking along beside me.

"Hope you don't mind, my house is this way too," Yu said with a smile.

"Why should I mind?" I yawned a bit before returning my eyes to the path ahead of me.

"Can I ask you a question?" Yu sounded a bit hesitant. I could understand that, I didn't really give off an aura of being sociable. And really there was no point in hiding anything when he already knew the worst of the guilt I felt about my youth.

"Go ahead. You've already heard more about me then I would normally tell anyone. No real reason for me to avoid talking to any of you," I spoke honestly. And really it kind of felt liberating to know that my past was known to somebody. And people that had not turned away from him when they learned the truth about the feelings I had.

"Did you ever try…to, you know, kill yourself?" Yu asked and I looked at him for a long moment considering how best to word it. A logical question considering what they had learned but from what I gathered the only one that maybe made this connection was Yu...but I had barely interacted with any of them at this point.

"More times than I care to remember. But being the coward that I am, I obviously never succeeded. Miyuki's Mom has tried to get me to do counseling for the things that happened to me when I was a kid. All I did was try to forget it. Yet no matter what all I ever ended up doing was focusing on that pain and memories," I pulled off my jacket and slung it over my shoulder and pulled up my left sleeve, then flipped my arm over to show Yu my arm. Scars covered my arm, some tiny and some bigger than the others. "After some time I stopped trying to commit suicide but I never stopped cutting myself." I pulled my sleeve back down and then put my jacket back on. I'm surprised amidst the other information they had learned of me that this part was never brought up by the one they referred to as my Shadow. Or maybe that was just why the creature that had appeared had hundred of blades embedded into itself... probably was a dead giveaway if it was supposed to basically be me.

"You became addicted to it," Yu stated. It wasn't a question, just an affirmation of the facts.

"Yeah, I'm not sure if it would make any sense to you or the others though. Mom found out about it so she shakes me down for sharp objects all the time to try and stop me," I shrug looking away from Yu. "I'm pretty messed up, huh?"

"No, I think everyone has issues they have to deal with. And sometimes we aren't sure how to do so. I may not agree with how you coped with it but I suppose it could be a lot worse," Yu said thoughtfully. Even though I was more expecting a look of disappointment, it seemed like Yu had the suspicion from the beginning that I had done something like that. The signs were there for it.

"You're a dangerous guy, you know that," I couldn't help but laugh. The limited knowledge I had still told me a lot about Yu...and his apparent ability to be a good observer.

"Dangerous? What do you mean?" Yu actually looked shocked at my statement.

"You must be the leader of that bunch. You are too easy to talk to," I had no reason to indulge him on my less than savory activities but yet here I was doing just that. Then again I had no reason to hide it from him at this point.

"Is it weird that I would be worried?" Yu let out a smirk.

"Only weird that it is me that you are worried about. But maybe it is just because I am not used to that," I sighed. "Or maybe I just never wanted it before."

"You faced your Shadow, Senpai. That is not an easy thing to face. Nobody wants to admit that they have that kind of part in themselves. But all of my friends had to face their Shadows to get where we are now. You aren't the only one that had to face themselves," Yu spoke with a gentle smile on his face.

"I see. So everyone had to face something similar," my mind went to the image of Rise. I couldn't imagine what kind of Shadow she had to face, but it had to be hard. For all of them. I doubt many were as self destructive as mine was. Perhaps I just didn't want to believe that anyone had as bad of time in their youth as I did. I really shouldn't make assumptions.

"Well, this is my house," Yu said and so I stopped with him and looked at the house he lived in.

"The Dojima's huh?" I said looking at the name plate.

"He's my uncle. I'm living with him and his daughter Nanako for the school year. My parents are working overseas for the moment and thought it be better if I stayed in the country," Yu shrugged. I could only imagine how hard that was because I had never really known my parents. I couldn't tell you if I was abandoned at birth and taken in by my Uncle or if my parents had died and ended up the same way. After a few years you stop caring about it.

"Sounds like an interesting arrangement. Must not be so bad considering all the friends you have here," I immediately saw a smile cross Yu's face. He must have a lot of good memories of being in Inaba, it was the only thing that made sense to me for the reaction he had.

"Would you want to come in for a bit? I'm sure Nanako would love to meet you," Yu offered.

Normally I would have turned him down almost immediately but I would normally never be talking to anyone. Things felt different so why shouldn't I take a leap of faith every once in a while? Or really...for the first time ever. Had the experience in that...place changed me? Still...I felt okay doing this

"Alright, I think I can come in for a bit," I said after a moment. Yu grinned and motioned me up to the door.

"I'm home," Yu declared and I came in behind him.

"Welcome home," a young girl came running over and hesitated when she saw me.

"Sorry for the intrusion," I said quickly as I shut the door behind myself.

"Who's that, onii-chan?" the girl asked. I could only assume that this was Nanako.

"This is a friend of mine. He's a senior at my school," Yu quickly introduced.

I stepped forward and bent down on my knees to be more at her level. "And you must be Nanako-chan. I'm Ikakure Kayane."

"Nice to meet you," she gave me a polite bow.

"You don't have to be formal with me," I chuckled lightly and looked up into their living room and saw that she had been working on homework. "You should probably get back to that homework, it won't do itself you know." I gave her a playful wink to which she blushed slightly. Now odd thing about me...I really enjoy interacting with kids. My Therapist believes its because I'm protective of children because of some unconscious desire to prevent anyone experiencing what I did. I guess that makes sense...really I felt the most comfortable around those younger than me...well maybe that also had a factor on why I felt okay talking with Yu and his friends.

"We'll be up in my room if you need anything, Nanako," Yu gave his cousin a smile. He led me around the corner and up the stairs and to his room.

I looked around for a bit and was pretty impressed with the way things were. Though I started to laugh when I saw a collection of origami spread out on the table in the middle of his room. "Man, you are pretty damn good at that."

"God, I hope so, I feel like it's the only thing I do at night," Yu reflexively stretched out his hand in response to the topic. It made me chuckle a bit more which made Yu laugh once he realized his own actions.

"Quite the hobby to pick up," I added.

"Well originally I was just doing it as a part time thing but then whenever I get stuck on something I just grab a sheet of paper and start folding," Yu laughed and seemingly a little embarrassed. "What about you? Any hobbies?"

"I don't know if I should tell you," I eyed him for a long moment. People reacted differently when I told them what I did...and often times it led to other questions. Which considering how comfortable I felt it might not be the worst thing in the world to tell him about.

"You trust me with your dark secrets but won't tell me about something you enjoy?" Yu raised an eyebrow.

I couldn't help but to start laughing again, "Yeah that's pretty messed up isn't it?" I laughed a bit more, "Alright, alright. I actually play the piano and I like to sing." Well that was putting it pretty lightly...it had to do more with Mom's job with how I started and the only thing that could ever be said as good from my childhood.

"Really the piano?" Yu attention was definitely captivated at this point.

"Yeah, it was one of the only nice things my Uncle ever did for me. I was taking lessons ever since I was little. I even have a mini-grand piano at my house that I play on. I can really lose myself when I'm playing though," I admitted. I'm not sure why this guy was so easy to talk to but it just felt so good to just not hold anything back. Had I really been craving a friend like this? Still it was kinda funny to remember how it all started after all this time...and after being forced to see all my memories. There was really one defining moment as to what truly drew me back into music. One artist in particular that sparked my own passion.

"Have you ever written your own songs?" Yu asked.

"Several actually. Just for myself and maybe the content of it isn't what most people would find…uplifting," I shook my head. "I guess it was just another way that I dealt with things." Nevermind the fact that I only recently tried to put any real effort into it. And most of it was just to keep my mind distracted. Mom always enjoyed it when I played though...

"I'm sure the rest of them would love to hear you play. And one in particular," Yu's smile told me immediately that he knew exactly which in his group would enjoy it the most.

"You must know them all pretty well," I heard my voice go to a softer tone. I hadn't known them very long, but I felt like I would be able to trust all of them. And I wanted to know this group of people that would risk their lives just to save me. My mind had a hard time wrapping around the concept that anyone besides my Mom would do anything for me. When Mom adopted me...I didn't feel anything at the time...but I could never imagine anyone else being there for me. So...it was hard to realize that Yu and his friends had done just that...been there when I needed it.

"You're our friend too, you know," Yu's words made my mind halt its current thoughts.

I looked at him for a long moment, completely stunned by his words. My mind immediately wanted to reject that possibility of having friends. It was a foreign concept to me. "Even after what you guys saw? I'm just a coward."

"You're not a coward," Yu said in response. I blinked a couple times before Yu elaborated. "Facing your Shadow and admitting to yourself the truth about who you are in a room full of people that you don't even know. How is that an act of a coward? You are one of the bravest people I know."

I wanted to believe that Yu was lying to me, but I could tell just from the look in his eyes that it was the complete and honest truth that Yu believed in. Suddenly a strange thought crept into my head and I began laughing once more. This whole thing was ridiculous, "I'm guessing you invited me here because you understood what I was thinking." He was incredibly perceptive...he knew that I had doubt about what I faced and even more doubt in myself. I could tell in just looking into his eyes...he also knew there was much more than that. Seriously...he was an incredibly dangerous individual.

"I just wanted you to know that no one is judging you and that we all understand how hard it is to go through what you did. We may not have experienced it ourselves, but we want you to know that you aren't alone in this. Not anymore," Yu offered me his hand with a smile on his face.

"This is all so new to me but I can't say I haven't enjoyed being to talk like this with someone," I took his hand and shook it. "Alright I won't avoid you guys then. I know I can trust you guys. Especially you." I wanted to believe that you couldn't fake concern like this...concern that Yu legitimately had for me. Just because I had never experienced it for myself...didn't mean it was impossible for it to happen.

"Thanks. Hey, it's getting late, maybe you'd like to stay for dinner?" Yu asked.

"Yeah sure, just let me call my Mom real quick," I grinned. It was nice knowing that I had friends, still there was the part of me that was hesitant about it. And I'm sure that my Mother…rather Miyuki's Mother, Nanase, would be so happy that I had finally taken a step forward. Even though it took an extreme situation to bring this about. Regardless of what happened from this point on, I had to do what I can. That was the promise I made this night in the home of my new friend, Narukami Yu.

Evening

"Good evening, Dojima-san," I bowed politely. Of course I had already met Yu's Uncle earlier today. He had come along with someone named Adachi earlier today at school.

"Ikakure, strange that I would see you again at my home," he said eying Yu. I sensed there was something more to this than I knew but I pretended not to notice. Observe but don't let others know you're observing...something I had done a lot in my life. But this time I think I was in a better position to disperse any tension here. So instead I spoke up.

"Well, Narukami-kun heard about what happened to me so he and his friends came to see how I was after school. And well I live on this side of town too so we ended up walking home together. We got to talking and he was nice enough to invite me to stay over for dinner, I hope I'm not intruding," I added, it had been a while since I had been this formal. Not that I wasn't polite. As a matter of fact I was usually incredibly polite to all the adults I interacted with as a general rule of thumb. If it appeared to grown-ups that all is well then it didn't matter if any of the kids his age saw a problem or not because they wouldn't believe it based on how he acted in front of them. It was something I learned to better deal with the adults that felt I needed 'help'.

"Not at all. It's rare that I'm at home for dinner anyway, so it's even rarer to have company. As long as Nanako doesn't mind," Yu's Uncle looked over to the young girl and she shook her head. "Then it's agreed then. Let's sit down; it seems Yu has dinner covered. What's on the menu?"

"Nothing special, I cooked up some beef stew. I figured that both you and Ikakure-senpai could use a good hearty meal," Yu said as he retreated to the kitchen to grab the stew. He was back out with the pot and placed it on the table. I quickly situated myself on one side of the table and settled down on my knees, sitting in a traditional style. The TV was situated behind me but that didn't matter, I didn't care for television anyway.

"I should apologize for having taken you out of class in the middle of your midterm," Dojima said with a genuine apologetic tone.

"It was no bother. I was finished with that portion of the midterm anyway. I was just waiting for the next part to be passed out. I wish I could have been more help," I said honestly. Even at this point I didn't know or understand anything...not how I was apparently kidnapped...how I had arrived in that world or even what that place was. My mind was still a mess as a result. Though they told me they would explain everything tomorrow.

"No, I half expected you to say what you did," Dojima looked like he truly expected him to say what I had. And I really hadn't been lying to him at all. I'd been asked if I had remembered anything about what had happened. Honestly I had no memory of the events leading up to my disappearance. Dojima seemed to imply that it had been a kidnapping, but never blatantly said that was his thought. I already figured that Yu and his friends activities in that place was a secret. And how could they tell him anyway? Still I didn't understand the whole thing yet myself. That was what I would find out tomorrow at our study session that was doubling as bringing me up to speed with the situation that I had somehow gotten involved with.

"Is what happened to me happened before or something? I don't really pay attention to the news," I said in earnest. I really had no idea if there had been other occurrences. To my surprise Dojima actually laughed a bit.

"It's nice to know not everyone is gossiping around town. You don't need to worry about it though. The important thing is that you aren't missing anymore," Dojima said waving off the topic.

"That's for sure," I was quick to agree.

"I cooked some rice up to, if you guys want some of that as well," Yu chimed in.

"Eesh, Narukami, you trying to fatten me up?" I chuckled.

"Well you were missing for a few days; you must be really hungry, so help yourself," Yu said as he passed out the bowls to everyone around the table. After a few moments everyone began to serve themselves some stew and rice. I took a pretty sizeable serving as my stomach had definitely started to rumble in anticipation of the meal.

After I took the first bite my eyes widened and looked over to Yu. "This has to be some of the best stew I have ever had. Why are you so good at cooking?" I asked as I devoured another spoonful of stew.

"It's a bit of a hobby, but also I'm just used to cooking the meals," Yu answered with a smile. I could honestly see that it probably had to do with his parents…if his parents were out of the country for work reasons then it was possible that his parents were often not home because of work to begin with. It made the most sense to me at any rate.

"I'm not a bad cook myself but I'm more of a spicy food kind of person. I can make a mean pot of spicy chili. Apparently it was one of the recipes that my Mother used to make. One of the few things I have of my Mom is her cook book," I shrugged as I recalled it. It was also one of the few things I was always using that belonged to my Mother. It was a gift from my Uncle when I was young…on one of the few good natured moments my Uncle had.

"You don't have a Mom?" Nanako spoke up for the first time since dinner had started.

"No, both her and my Father is gone," I gave her a smile. "Who I live with now is my adopted Mother."

"My Mom is gone too," Nanako said. "But I have Dad and Onii-chan."

I had always dealt with that truth in my life. That both my parents were simply not there and would never be there. I rarely ever met someone that had a similar situation. This girl had no Mom, but she still had a Father. The only thing was, he was a detective and spent a lot of time away from home. And if Yu was only here for the duration of the school year then that meant that Nanako was often left to her own devices. So I gave her a smile as I realize just how strong this little girl was. "You must be an incredibly responsible young lady. You must make your Father very proud."

"She certainly does," Dojima added with a grin.

"Are you close with your adopted Mom?" Nanako asked, obviously curious about my living arrangement.

"I certainly am. She was actually the Mother of a close friend I had when I was little. But she is gone too, so due to several circumstances I ended up being adopted by her," I explained it with a smile on my face. In reality it was the only real option at the time. And the two of us had both been grieving over the death of Miyuki. Her Mother blamed herself over what had happened, and not noticing what was going on before things turned out the way they did. And in the end both of them had lost someone important so Miyuki's Mother decided she would at least protect me as I was something very important to Miyuki. Rather, I had been. The truth was that the two of us hardly ever talked to each other. In the end we still dealt with it in our own way. That didn't mean that they weren't close now. There was just a lot that he had never talked to her about. The death of Miyuki was just a subject we never broached.

Nanako looked at me as if she had more she wanted to say but wasn't sure on how to say it. I'm pretty sure she was looking for a way to comfort me. What a strange thought that was. I wasn't exactly unhappy with my current life, and things were certainly changing around me quicker than I could adjust to. Still maybe I had at one time wanted or needed a kindred spirit of sorts. Still I was not particularly glad that this young girl shared such a traumatic event with me seemingly so casually. She reminded me of myself. I could feel that she might be a strong girl but it didn't feel to me that she had dealt with all of her grief over her Mothers passing. But honestly does anyone ever fully deal with someone's death? No, at best they finally accept that the event has occurred but the pain it brings never really disappears. It merely dulls with time. But there was always things that reminded you of them...and sometimes it brought the pain back just as bad as it was initially.

The room looked like it needed a change of topics, as Yu and Dojima looked unsure on what they could add to the conversation. "So what subjects are you studying in school, Nanako-chan?" I asked bringing a much more pleasant conversation to the table which had everyone including myself relax visibly.

"We were talking about how grass grows today," she smiled big.

"Oh really?" I smiled back at her. "Why don't you tell us? It's been a long time I'm not sure I even remember how that works."

A simple question that turned into an engaging conversation between the four of them. Lighthearted and definitely a lot of fun. I couldn't remember the last time I had a conversation this engaging and with a grade school girl taking the charge to inform them all the different steps that grass goes through to grow. Yu and I would often steer her towards the answers with easy questions if she started to stumble. And Dojima had quite a big smile on his face from seeing his daughter be so engaged in the conversation and as the amount of knowledge the young girl had on science.

Time passed and eventually Nanako was getting tired.

"Good night, Nanako-chan. I will see you again," I said. She moved over and gave Yu a hug and then took one from her Father.

"Good night," she said before disappearing towards her room.

"I guess I should be going. Thank you for the fantastic meal and I really had a lot of fun today," I said as I got to my feet. Yu was there and offered his hand which I took.

"I'm glad you're feeling better," he said.

Dojima was there as well and shook his hand, "I know I'm off the clock now but if you remember anything at all, even the tiniest detail, feel free to swing by here or down at the station and we can talk."

"Of course, Dojima-san. The faster this guy gets caught then no one else will have to go through the same thing, right?" Then again I knew that there was an unbelievable side to this case. And there was no way that Dojima would believe it if he explained all the things he did remember. Because most of what he had seen had been straight out of his memories. Wherever he had been, it was a place capable of projecting thoughts and feelings into reality. Telling anybody that would make you labeled as crazy.

"Well I'm off to bed. Early start tomorrow. You should head to bed soon too, Yu," Dojima said as he disappeared into his room.

Yu walked me to the door and I slipped my shoes back on, "Thanks again for today." I said turning to him.

"Want some company on the way home?" he asked.

"Nah, I really don't live that far away and you've already done enough. See you tomorrow at Junes?" I asked as I opened the front door.

"See you tomorrow," Yu offered me a final smile as I walked out the door and closed it behind me.

"I guess tomorrow will be one heck of an interesting day," I muttered as I made my way up the hill and towards my house.


A/N:

Another week has come and now for the first actual chapter of Last Symphony. After a bit of a debate with myself and going over possible timeline issues I have decided to not only add in events from Golden but also the spin off games as well. That means this Fan Fic is about to become a lot longer than I had originally planned, but I'm okay with that...and I feel like so is most others. I think the major factor from this comes from the release of Persona 4: Dancing All Night. I have been playing it...and incredibly surprised at how will the story works and fits within the Persona 4 story line.

Anyway, aside from that...I'll go into things that have changed as they get posted here. As always you can see this story as it was originally written on my deviant art account which...hint I have the same username there as I do here.

Alright, on to the actual chapter. Kayane is pretty clueless as to what is going on...which considering he doesn't really follow the news or what goes on around him...but I think he makes a realization here about knowing that he needs to change. But he also knows that a part of him is going to resist him. I've added some small nuances here to allude to some of Kayane's bigger issues which did not exist here in the original that honestly should have. I gave a reason for the differences in a later chapter but I felt it wasn't needed and wanted to have a more natural lead up to his issues down the line. Those of you new to the story will see it eventually.

Hope you enjoy this weeks Chapter. I got lots of work to keep up with my weekly release schedule...so this might get rough...haha. I'll do my best to keep it up though. I hope you'll support me as we go further into this.

Also those of you that are coming over from deviantart to follow me here and see the changes I've made to the story. Thank you immensely for your support. If it wasn't for you guys I might have never posted this story here at all.

See you all next week with the next Chapter.